Chapter 1744: Chapter 1744
Chapter 1744: Chapter 1744: Powerful Reinforcements
It was fortunate that those trapped within the Nine Bends Soul Loss Formation were over a dozen Thunder Tribulation Experts from the Wind Blade Sect, and thanks to their overall strength, they were able to break free in a short time.
If Gu Mo had been trapped alone, it would not have been easy for him to break the formation.
And if it were a steward trapped within, the final result might be exhaustion and death after battling with the illusions in the formation.
“That kid is sly, using this formation to trap us and escape in the meantime! Damn it!” ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ Nove1Fire.net
A Wind Blade Sect disciple flew into the air, looked around, and couldn’t see any trace of Fang Bai, not even sensing his presence, which made him furious.
“Return to the sect and tell all the disciples to keep silent about today’s events! Also, everyone needs to be on high alert to prevent this from happening again!”
Gu Mo said with a gloomy face.
Gu Mo never imagined that with over a dozen high-ranking members chasing Fang Bai over thousands of miles and having him surrounded, the opponent would still manage to escape smoothly.
The most embarrassing part for Gu Mo was that the opponent’s cultivation level was only at the first level of Thunder Tribulation.
If this matter were to spread, the face of the Wind Blade Sect would be lost, and its leaders would become the laughingstock of strong practitioners everywhere.
“Also, after returning to the sect, deploy some ordinary disciples to search for that kid’s whereabouts. It seems he only targets our sect’s leaders, so he shouldn’t trouble our ordinary disciples.”
After pondering for a moment, Gu Mo continued to give instructions.
Thus, the dozen or so Wind Blade Sect’s leaders, like defeated roosters, returned to the Wind Blade Sect under Gu Mo’s lead, dejected.
Several hours later, Fang Bai appeared in Red Maple City. Without visiting his family or the villagers of Zheng Family Village, he went straight to the Fire Cloud Sect to discuss matters with Sect Master Qin Ming.
“What? In just a few days, you’ve killed a Wind Blade Sect elder and four stewards?”
Upon hearing Fang Bai briefly describe his actions over the past few days, Qin Ming was taken aback, asking in disbelief.
One of the matters Fang Bai had discussed with Qin Ming previously was that Fang Bai would covertly weaken the Wind Blade Sect as much as possible.
Qin Ming originally thought that although Fang Bai had many methods, since he was only a first-level Thunder Tribulation expert, he might only target core disciples or direct disciples as emerging talents to weaken the Wind Blade Sect.
However, what Qin Ming never expected was Fang Bai aimed directly for the higher-ups of the Wind Blade Sect.
In just five days, Fang Bai successively hunted down a third-level Thunder Tribulation elder and four second-level Thunder Tribulation stewards from the Wind Blade Sect, a feat that could be termed as glorious.
Qin Ming, being a fourth-level Thunder Tribulation expert, believed that although he could achieve similar feats, accomplishing it as stealthily as Fang Bai would not be as easy.
This revealed that Fang Bai certainly had some unknown miraculous techniques to kill without leaving any trace.
Qin Ming couldn’t help but secretly marvel that with such a genius combining multiple skills, Fang Bai could be regarded as incredibly talented. In the vast three thousand worlds, such talent might not appear for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. It was fortunate for the Fire Cloud Sect to ally with him rather than become enemies.
The significant losses the Wind Blade Sect suffered were as if injuring their muscles and bones, not only weakening their overall strength considerably but it was also conceivable that their tens of thousands of disciples would feel anxious, greatly affecting their morale and fighting spirit.
If the Fire Cloud Sect were to mobilize all their forces now and launch an all-out war with the Wind Blade Sect, they could win.
However, Qin Ming was still somewhat hesitant to proceed with a decisive battle now.
Although the Wind Blade Sect suffered significant losses, their Essence Energy was not heavily damaged, so even if the Fire Cloud Sect could win a decisive battle, it would certainly be at a great cost.
As the Sect Leader of the Fire Cloud Sect, Qin Ming naturally hoped to achieve the greatest victory at the smallest cost, thus preventing any other sect from taking advantage and rising in power.
Fang Bai, knowing what Qin Ming hesitated about, smiled and said, “Sect Master Qin, after sweeping through the Wind Blade Sect, the thousands of years of wealth and several Spirit Stone Veins they possess would mostly belong to your Fire Cloud Sect. Isn’t that incentive enough?”
Qin Ming smiled bitterly and said, “Elder Fang, I have my difficulties too! In Red Maple City, besides the Fire Cloud Sect, there are other major forces, whose strengths aren’t far from ours. If we suffer too great a loss in this battle, the consequences would be unpredictable.”
Fang Bai said, “Sect Master Qin can rest assured. When we launch the final attack, I will have strong reinforcements to assist! By then, we will have an overwhelming advantage, and the Wind Blade Sect will surely collapse with one strike!”
Qin Ming’s eyes brightened and he asked, “What kind of reinforcements?”
Fang Bai, smiling, pointed to a Snow Lion lying outside the hall and said, “That Snow Lion, is it not the mount of Sect Master Qin?”
Qin Ming nodded and said, “I captured that Snow Lion as a cub from the mountains and it took ten years to tame it. Its attack power is comparable to a human first-level Thunder Tribulation expert… Elder Fang, why do you ask? Could it be…”
Fang Bai said, “That’s right, our reinforcements are Spirit Beasts!”
Without waiting for Qin Ming to reply, he faced outside the hall and let out a sharp whistle.
Among his whistles, the Snow Lion lying placidly on the ground outside the hall, seeming harmless, suddenly had bloodshot eyes, restlessly roaring, and charged towards the hall.
With fangs and claws bared, bringing wind and thunder, it attacked Qin Ming at full force.
Qin Ming was shocked, shouting, “Are you mad, beast?”
He struck out with his right palm, sending a Spirit Qi Big Palm onto the Snow Lion’s body, which let out a muffled grunt. Its long body curled mid-air, falling several meters away, shaking the ground slightly.
Qin Ming didn’t use his full strength in this palm strike, and the Snow Lion was thick-skinned, so it didn’t get hurt.
Once the Snow Lion landed, it immediately bounced back and lunged at Qin Ming again with even more force.
Qin Ming struck another palm to repel the Snow Lion, catching out of the corner of his eye that Fang Bai was still whistling. Experienced as he was, Qin Ming immediately understood what was happening.
“Elder Fang, stop! I understand what you mean by reinforcements now!”
Qin Ming shouted urgently.
Fang Bai closed his lips, and the whistling ceased.
The Snow Lion in its crazed state quickly calmed down as the bloodiness in its eyes faded away, looking at its master Qin Ming in confusion, not knowing what had just happened.
“Go back outside and lie down!”
Qin Ming gave a “humph” and waved at the Snow Lion.
The Snow Lion gave a low growl, obediently ran outside the hall, and lay by the door again.
Seeing the Snow Lion outside, a smile spread across Qin Ming’s stern square face, and he said to Fang Bai, “I never expected this! Truly unexpected! Elder Fang not only excels in Alchemy and Artifact Refining but is also proficient in Beast Taming Art… Just curious, how many Spirit Beasts with similar strength to the Snow Lion can Elder Fang control simultaneously?”
Qin Ming knew to control multiple Spirit Beasts required powerful Divine Sense, and since Fang Bai mentioned having reinforcements, Qin Ming thought Fang Bai should be able to control at least ten or eight.
If ten or eight Spirit Beasts comparable to human first-level Thunder Tribulation experts could assist, then Fang Bai and the Fire Cloud Sect could greatly enhance the chances of victory over the Wind Blade Sect and minimize losses.