Chapter 167: Chapter 167

Zhao Letian's sword force had already reached the fourth layer, and with the accumulation of recent times, his comprehension deepened significantly. Today's advancement to the fifth layer was only logical.

"Unfortunately, my cultivation is still too low. If I could break through to the True Martial Fourth Realm and advance to the Middle Stage True Martial Realm, then with this sword, I would be able to defeat that Gray Wolf Kingdom's powerhouse," Zhao Letian thought to himself. After his sword force broke through to the fifth layer, his strength increased greatly, and he could almost stand equal to the Gray Wolf Kingdom's strongman in the True Martial Sixth Realm Peak, but he was still not satisfied.

As long as he couldn't defeat that Gray Wolf strongman and those Giant Stone Beasts, he wouldn't be able to influence this battle significantly.

"This kid is too terrifying. After reaching the Five Layers Sword Force, he can actually confront me head-on. If we let him grow, he will surely become a major threat to the Gray Wolf Kingdom. Even if it costs us everything, we must eliminate him today. It seems necessary to inform the General to take action personally," the Gray Wolf Kingdom's genius strongman at the True Martial Sixth Realm Peak muttered to himself as he stared at Zhao Letian. He then immediately used the Communication Jade Scroll to notify the General overseeing the armies from the rear.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!..."

Meanwhile, those several Giant Stone Beasts roared and pounced at Zhao Letian once more.

Zhao Letian dared not be careless; he quickly dodged far away with a flicker of his body. The Giant Stone Beasts were even stronger than the Gray Wolf Kingdom's strongman at the True Martial Sixth Realm Peak. Even with the Five Layers Sword Force, he could not confront them directly and had to avoid them as much as possible.

"Wang Zhen, Letian, retreat."

Just then, Xiao Feng, facing two True Martial Ninth Realm powerhouses in the sky, could no longer hold on. With blood on the corner of his mouth, he shouted to Zhao Letian and swiftly fell back to the safety of the Array Formation Light Shield.

Wang Zhen was also injured, with blood at the corner of his mouth and his armor battered and tattered. Hearing Xiao Feng's words, he immediately abandoned his opponent and rushed toward the Array Formation Light Shield.

Xiao Feng and Wang Zhen, although both were prodigies from the Galaxy Sect, were hard-pressed to fend off True Martial Ninth Realm experts with their own cultivation only at the True Martial Seventh Realm.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Letian's eyebrows slightly furrowed, feeling a bit of regret in his heart. If Xiao Feng and Wang Zhen could have persisted a little longer, he would have been able to comprehend even more from this life-and-death combat. But with Xiao Feng and Wang Zhen leaving, he couldn't fight alone and had no choice but to retreat into the Array Formation Light Shield.

"Hmph! Continue the assault, blow up this damned array for me,"

The Gray Wolf Kingdom's leader's face darkened as he coldly commanded.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

With no interference from Zhao Letian and the others, the Gray Wolf army bombarded the Array Formation Light Shield with renewed fervor.

"Not good, this array won't hold much longer."

Watching the flickering, candle-in-the-wind-like Array Formation Light Shield, Xiao Feng's eyebrows knitted tightly, his expression grim. Once the Array Formation Light Shield was breached, those from Dajin Country on the mine would face a bloody slaughter.

"You bunch of good-for-nothing bastards, just now when we were desperately holding back the main force of the Gray Wolf Kingdom, it was an excellent opportunity for you to strike, capable of inflicting heavy damages on the vast Gray Wolf army. Yet, you cowered within the Array Formation Light Shield, wasting the opportunity for victory, truly deserving of death." Wang Zhen wiped the fresh blood from his lips, angrily condemning the person in charge of the mine. Reader support at * made this translation possible.

"Hmph, what's the use of saying all this now? Several of you are already severely injured; you should figure out how to treat your wounds quickly. Once the array is broken, that will be the real decisive battle with the people of the Gray Wolf Kingdom. By that time, you had better not hold me back." The mine manager glanced dismissively at Zhao Letian and the others, disdainfully saying.

He admitted that the achievements made by Zhao Letian and others just now were astounding, especially Zhao Letian, who had managed to kill a large number of Middle Stage True Martial Realm warriors from the Gray Wolf Kingdom, his brilliance stunning the entire field.

But what of it? In his opinion, compared to the tens of thousands of troops of the Gray Wolf Kingdom, the number of people Zhao Letian and his group had killed was insignificant and had little impact on the overall situation. It could not change the inevitable outcome of the Array Formation being shattered.

Moreover, because they recklessly went into battle, Zhao Letian, and others ended up with injuries all over their bodies, presenting a sight of utter disarray. Once the Array Formation Light Shield was destroyed, whether they could even save their lives was uncertain.

"This asshole." Wang Zhen clenched his teeth in hatred. Now, it seemed that the mine manager had probably never considered protecting the Array Formation Light Shield from the very beginning.

As for the claim that they would fight a decisive battle against the Gray Wolf Kingdom after the Array Formation Light Shield was broken, that was even more ludicrous. With the current military strength of the Dajin Country on the mine, it was impossible to contend with the Gray Wolf army. Perhaps the moment the Array Formation Light Shield was destroyed, the mine manager would take the opportunity to flee amidst the chaos.

At the same time, everyone else had also seen through the mine manager's intentions, showing expressions of contempt, and even his subordinates felt embarrassed for him, looking down in shame. If it weren't for the fact that this person possessed the strength of the True Martial Ninth Realm, making him powerful, someone might have already lost patience and moved to take care of him.

"This person is so cowardly and fearful of death. His Martial Arts Heart is weak, and it's a miracle he could cultivate to the True Martial Ninth Realm. Even if he manages to survive today, he will have no future prospects," Zhao Letian shook his head inwardly, finding the mine manager foolish and cowardly. If he had enough strength, he would have slapped this guy to death already.

Just then, a gigantic Palm Seal over ten zhang long suddenly descended from the sky, fiercely striking the Array Formation Light Shield, and for the first time, spiderweb-like cracks appeared on it.

"Sect Martial Realm warrior?"

The people on the mine were shocked and hurriedly looked up.

The Array Formation Light Shield, which had withstood the prolonged assault from the Gray Wolf army, was cracked by an incoming palm, indicating the immense strength of the newcomer, certainly beyond the scope of the True Martial Realm—a Sect Martial Realm warrior without a doubt.

"Indeed, this Array has some tricks to it, no wonder it has held off my Gray Wolf army for so long. However, in front of me, it amounts to nothing."

In the sky above, a burly man dressed in brown animal hide with loose hair and a towering stature stepped through the void, arriving above the mine. He glanced disdainfully at the Array Formation Light Shield below, and then, with a wave of his hand, struck down another massive Palm Seal.

"With a Sect Martial Realm warrior arriving, I will no longer accompany you. Everyone, break out on your own and resign yourselves to fate."

Unexpectedly, before the Sect Martial Realm warrior's Palm Seal could land, the mine manager directly deactivated the Array Formation Light Shield, turned into a streak of light, and fled towards the distance.