106: Chapter 106 Falling into the Trap

At the peak of Cangxia Mountain, a youth with sword-like brows, star-like eyes, and a face as fair as jade, dressed in a silver-white robe, was tightly gripping the head of a Yao Beast with one hand; that head belonged to a Rank 4 Yao King of the Flame Lion clan.

He was Chen Guanyu, one of the three Golden Core Great Perfection experts who had come to the rear of the Yao Race this time. Although his appearance seemed to be only in his twenties, none of the Cultivators present could compare to his true age.

"Senior Chen." Several Purple Palace Cultivators respectfully bowed.

They were the Purple Palace Cultivators who had accompanied Chen Guanyu deep into the territory of the Yao Race, and they were also one of the main attacking forces this time.

Originally, a full ten Purple Palace Cultivators had come, but after going through so many battles and attacks, three Purple Palace Cultivators had already perished.

Although the casualties were heavy, their battle achievements were also immense. All things considered, this Rank 4 Yao King was the third Yao King slain by Chen Guanyu.

Chen Guanyu only nodded and did not say much more. He and the other two Fellow Daoists had already discussed meeting up here, and then joining forces to wipe out the Yao King of the Yanyang Mountain Range before retreating back into the territory of the Human Race.

Just a few days later, the other two Golden Core Masters arrived one after another.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, Fellow Daoist Yuxu." An old man wearing a purple python robe appeared, cupping his hands with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist Leilong." Chen Guanyu and Master Yuxu also cupped their hands.

"How is your battle situation?" Master Leilong inquired.

"I've only slain two Rank 4 Yao Kings. On the other hand, Fellow Daoist Chen single-handedly killed three Rank 4 Yao Kings, and one of them even reached the Rank 3 High Grade. This old man can only look at such a battle record with awe, hahaha." Master Yuxu stroked his beard and laughed.

"Three Yao Kings? As expected of an elite disciple of the Qinglian Sword Sect." Master Leilong also teased.

"The two Fellow Daoists flatter me. I was merely lucky. If you had taken this direction as well, these three Yao Beasts would naturally have fallen by your hands."

"Fellow Daoist Chen is too modest. Let's not talk about this; our next target is rather tricky." Master Yuxu changed the subject, his tone turning serious.

"Our next objective is the Yanyang Mountain Range, which is the stronghold of the Flame Lion clan. As long as the three of us completely destroy this place, the losses for the Yao Race will be immense," Master Leilong explained.

"The three of us have already resolved seven Rank 4 Yao Kings. Don't you think things have been going a bit too smoothly?" Chen Guanyu raised the doubt he had harbored these past few days.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, you mean...?" The other two suddenly realized.

"How many Rank 4 Yao Kings could the Yao Race have possibly dispatched, yet the three of us have already killed seven? Even though we took advantage of the fact that most of the Yao Race's combat strength is concentrated over in Wei Country, the number of Rank 4 Yao Kings remaining in the State of Zheng is definitely not small. During this time, Rank 4 Yao Kings have also tried to encircle and kill us, yet they still let me escape."

"I feel that these past few days have simply been too smooth."

Chen Guanyu and the other two analyzed carefully.

"What Fellow Daoist Chen says is indeed true, but as far as we know, that great Yao King and quite a few Rank 4 Yao Kings are all gathered at Zhenyang Mountain. Zhenyang Mountain is located on the border between the States of Zheng and Wei. No matter how many Yao Kings there are, they still have to sustain the wars with Wei Country and Yan Country. Surely they wouldn't leave a large number of Yao Kings behind in the State of Zheng, right?" Master Leilong asked doubtfully.

"Perhaps..." Master Yuxu hesitated for a moment and continued, "Perhaps new Yao Kings have appeared, or perhaps they discovered our purpose long ago and are dispatching Yao Kings from the front lines to form an encirclement around us, then joining forces with the Yao Kings inside the State of Zheng to annihilate us."

Chen Guanyu and Master Leilong furrowed their brows tightly. If that were truly the case, they would be in great danger.

After all, their original plan was to eliminate some Yao Kings in the State of Zheng and then return to the border of Yan Country. However, if the Yao Kings blocked their retreat, no matter how strong they were, it would be very difficult for them to return alive.

The expressions of the three turned gloomy. The possibility of this conjecture was extremely high, and since the Yao Kings intended to encircle and annihilate them, they would definitely not let them escape.

"Let's not worry about that for now. Let's deal with the Yanyang Mountain Range first and talk later," Master Yuxu said.

The other two also agreed to first resolve the few Yao Kings in the Yanyang Mountain Range before figuring out a way to retreat.

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Several days later, they arrived at the Yanyang Mountain Range.

This was the main base of the Flame Lion clan in the State of Zheng.

The three Golden Core Masters used their Divine Sense to probe the surrounding area. After confirming that there were no threats around, they began to sneak into the Yanyang Mountain Range. The Yanyang Mountain Range was a mountain range composed of numerous volcanic groups. It was in a state of perennial volcanic eruptions, and even the air was permeated with thick fire toxins. Aside from Fire Spiritual Qi, Spiritual Qi of other attributes was exceptionally thin.

However, while this place was a forbidden zone of death for the Human Race and other Yao Beasts, it was the most suitable place for the Flame Lion clan to settle down.

As the main force that conquered the State of Zheng, the Flame Lion clan had dispatched no less than ten Rank 4 Yao Kings. Coupled with the Yao King previously slain by Chen Guanyu at Cangxia Mountain, fewer than half of them remained within the borders of the State of Zheng now.

"Attack." Chen Guanyu picked up a transmission talisman and sent a voice transmission to the other two.

Master Yuxu and Master Leilong received the message. Together with Chen Guanyu, the three of them struck from three directions, and countless Spells instantly descended upon the entire Huolong Mountain.

Bang, bang, bang!

Innumerable Spells battered the entire Huolong Mountain into pieces, and the magnificent palaces newly established by the Yao Race vanished into thin air in an instant.

Countless low-grade Yao Beasts had yet to react before they were annihilated along with Huolong Mountain, among which there were even quite a few Rank 3 Yao Beasts.

Seeing this, the twenty-odd Purple Palace Cultivators grew even more aware of and fearful of the strength of the Golden Core Masters. Fortunately, they were following the three Golden Core Masters; otherwise, even if their group of over twenty joined forces to face any one of these three, they would likely perish instantly, and even cooperating with a Formation would be unable to close the gap between the two sides.

As time ticked away, the Rank 4 Yao King had yet to appear. Feeling that something was amiss, the few of them stopped their attacks one after another to observe.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, Fellow Daoist Leilong, did either of your sides sense any Rank 4 Yao Kings?" Master Yuxu asked.

"No. That Rank 4 Yao King was still inside the palace just now, but now not a single trace of its aura can be sensed." Chen Guanyu frowned.

"Surely it couldn't have been killed by this single move of ours, right? That would be far too easy." Master Leilong was puzzled.

"Let's retreat right now and not waste time. I have a bad premonition," Chen Guanyu warned. He turned his head and immediately produced a flying boat, instructing all the Purple Palace Cultivators following him to board the vessel.

The other two also did not hesitate and likewise produced flying boats.

Just as they wanted to run, a cackling laugh rang out, "Jiejie, can you run away?"

Hearing this, the expressions of the three turned solemn. Was it truly as they had thought?

"Jiejie, if all three Golden Core Great Perfections die here, I wonder what will happen to the Human Race?" That figure finally appeared; it was a Golden Core Master dressed in a black robe.

Evil Cultivator?!

The three were shocked.

Then, within a radius of a thousand miles, a giant barrier surged from the earth into the sky, instantly converging at a single point in the heavens.