Chapter 376: Chapter 376

At this moment, what the Mid Emperor Level practitioner prioritized most was confirming the situation of those two Emperor Level Peak practitioners inside. If they were fine, then these matters should be decided by them - he didn't need to make this decision.

This was a headache-inducing decision. No matter which choice, it could bring considerable trouble. If it wasn't absolutely necessary, he wouldn't take responsibility for this matter.

"If nothing unexpected happened, the people inside should be dead." Xiaoyao replied, his expression still so calm that people couldn't tell if his words were true or false.

"How is that possible? They're both Emperor Level Peak, how could they die?" Regarding this, that Mid Emperor Level practitioner expressed strong disbelief. This had departed from his common sense.

Two Emperor Level Peak martial artists dying so silently , how could he accept it? Anyone would find it hard to accept, unless Saint Level or higher experts had launched sneak attacks. But currently there didn't seem to be any Saint Level people attacking - it seemed to be just traps.

From Xiaoyao's mechanisms just now, inside should also be similar mechanical traps, not people lying in ambush. This was something everyone could deduce.

But if it was just mechanical traps, then what kind of mechanical traps could actually eliminate two Emperor Level Peak practitioners? Could this kid be from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect?

Only those old fossils from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect could create mechanisms capable of eliminating Emperor Level Peak practitioners, even threatening Saint Level ones.

According to legend, the Heavenly Mechanism Sect's highest achievement was hunting a God Level martial artist using only mechanical arts. The one who achieved this legend was also a legendary figure.

Using only mechanical arts - that was almost the pinnacle work of mechanical arts. Under normal circumstances, mechanical arts were used to compensate for deficiencies in strength, simply put, they could enhance a person's combat power, making it easy to kill across levels.

Because of this, although the Heavenly Mechanism Sect could no longer achieve hunting God Level or even Saint Level practitioners with pure mechanical arts, their mechanical arts were still something very fearsome. No one dared provoke people from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect - they were recognized as one of the most difficult sects to provoke on this land.

Was he from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect?

Obviously impossible. If he were, he wouldn't be someone else's servant, and that girl couldn't be from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect either, because the Heavenly Mechanism Sect couldn't possibly cultivate such a young Saint Level practitioner. The Heavenly Mechanism Sect wasn't primarily a cultivation sect.

Taking a step back, someone capable of creating mechanical traps that could kill two Emperor Level Peak practitioners couldn't possibly be as young as Xiaoyao. This kind of mechanical arts had reached a terrifying level. People capable of this were all long-famous figures, all important personages.

This completely didn't match this kid's situation!

Then the current situation had only one explanation - this kid was lying, trying to deceive them, wanting to intimidate them and delay time until his master emerged from seclusion. Then everything would be over.

"Are you lying to me?" That Mid Emperor Level practitioner asked probingly.

"Why don't you go in and see for yourself?" Xiaoyao waved his hand, not answering directly, just luring the other party to go in.

Going in meant death!!

Xiaoyao had known early on that people would think Guxing was in the waterfall, so if anyone came to cause trouble, he had set up very complex mechanisms behind the waterfall, guaranteeing that anyone who entered would die, even Emperor Level Peak practitioners.

Although some mechanisms had already been consumed, he believed the remainder could still handle one or two people - at least one was guaranteed, without any problems. Fınd the newest release on novel[f]ire.net

Looking at Xiaoyao's reaction, the Mid Emperor Level practitioner understood Xiaoyao's purpose clearly. Going in now was a very unwise choice. Although it might be an empty city stratagem, he felt it was more likely sending himself to death.

From Xiaoyao's counterattacks just now, there were mechanical traps everywhere here. Having them inside would be very normal.

He just hadn't expected that originally they thought they would deal with that girl, but unexpectedly fell into this kid's hands. This was something they had never thought of beforehand.

What made it most frustrating was that this kid was merely General Level, relying on these unorthodox methods to scheme against them. This anger was really hard to swallow!

"Attack! Kill this kid, then we retreat!!"

Finally, the Mid Emperor Level practitioner made a shocking decision - to vent that anger by killing Xiaoyao, otherwise his heart wouldn't feel at ease and would leave a mental obstacle.

He was very sensible, just wanting to kill Xiaoyao then flee. He felt that under normal circumstances, that girl wouldn't seek revenge for a mere servant.

Besides, even if she sought revenge, she couldn't find anyone to seek revenge against. The people here all had no identifying clues, precisely so they couldn't be found afterward.

In his opinion, with so many people swarming forward, even if the mechanisms could kill everyone, they would expose many flaws, and then he could eliminate this kid.

That's right, his subordinates now were merely his cover. Whether they died or not didn't matter to him - as long as they could help attract firepower.

However, what he didn't expect was that Xiaoyao's preparations were very thorough, extremely thorough. He could handle not just one person, but a group of people.

When those people swarmed forward, the entire scene suddenly erupted with an extremely large number of stones, wooden spikes, and other objects, forming a huge net that enveloped everyone within it.

If this "net" was just simple attack methods, perhaps these people wouldn't have problems - they were all skilled experts. But the problem was this "net" concealed some killing moves, using special mechanisms to increase power, making the attack force extremely great. Some even carried poisons - just scraping a bit of skin would immediately cause problems.

Although these poisons weren't fatal upon contact with blood, they could make these experts lose certain abilities. Most directly, they would lose defensive ability and couldn't withstand those mechanical attacks.

Thus, screams continued, and soon everyone was devoured by this "net" and fell down...

"You, I'm going to kill you!!"

Only that one Mid Emperor Level practitioner remained on the field. Looking at this result, his eyes nearly popped out. Before he had even started, it was already over. This kid was definitely a new generation expert from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect - who knew which old monster had taught this little monster.

Most terrifying was that these mechanical traps seemed to be made from local materials, not specially crafted. If they were specially made, even Saint Level practitioners would be killed.

The Mid Emperor Level practitioner looked at Xiaoyao. He had just shouted about killing Xiaoyao, but the current situation made him somewhat fearful. He didn't know if approaching Xiaoyao would trigger new mechanisms.

Xiaoyao's current indifferent expression made him certain there were more traps. Going over, he didn't know what kind of things he would face.

This situation was really frustrating. If he had known early on that this kid was a Heavenly Mechanism Sect expert, he definitely wouldn't have acted here. This kid had stayed here so long, having ample time to prepare everything.

Fighting such mechanism experts, one must not give them any time to prepare. Otherwise, killing an Emperor Level martial artist would be a routine matter!!

However, if he didn't act now and waited for that girl to break through, then there would be no opportunity. But even without opportunity, at least he wouldn't have to die. Now it was almost total annihilation.

In the current situation, even if he returned to report, he would probably be suspected of lying, because no one would believe this kid could have such strong killing power.

Finally, that Mid Emperor Level practitioner gritted his teeth and chose to retreat.

Staying would only mean waiting to die - what other meaning would it have?

"Don't go! Keep waiting..." Xiaoyao hadn't expected this Mid Emperor Level practitioner would do this, actually backing down. If he retreated, then Xiaoyao really had no options.

Xiaoyao had ways to kill this Mid Emperor Level practitioner, but he had to leave these mechanisms to do so. If he left the range of these mechanisms, not only could Xiaoyao not handle this Mid Emperor Level practitioner, he might even be in danger.

With his strength, without any assistance, facing a Mid Emperor Level practitioner was very dangerous. Although he now very much wanted to capture this Mid Emperor Level practitioner, there was no way now.

Knowing when to advance and retreat, this person was also a figure who could survive...

Just as Xiaoyao was giving a trace of praise for this, a new change suddenly appeared on the scene. He understood that this Mid Emperor Level practitioner couldn't escape.

Because Guxing had already broken through, successfully advancing to Saint Level. That intense aura just now had suddenly contracted back...

This made that Mid Emperor Level practitioner's heart fill with cold dread. If this girl emerged from seclusion, could he still escape?

Obviously, this was impossible. A Saint Level practitioner wanting to chase a Mid Emperor Level practitioner was as simple as it could get. The difference in strength between the two was not just a little bit.

Even if Guxing hadn't broken through to Saint Level, just Emperor Level Peak was already enough to prevent this Mid Emperor Level practitioner from escaping ten li. Now it probably wouldn't even need one li.

What to do? Continue futile struggling, or stay and negotiate...

The Mid Emperor Level practitioner calculated in his heart and decided to stay. Since death was inevitable either way, staying to negotiate had greater chances. He believed they also wanted to know who wanted to deal with them.

Although this was a kind of betrayal, it was better than losing his life. Moreover, he was just hired by someone, not their loyal retainer - no need to die for them.

It was precisely because he stayed that he witnessed something he found hard to believe. All along, he had thought Guxing should be behind the small waterfall, but in fact this wasn't the case.

Guxing wasn't behind the small waterfall, but in a place very, very close to them...