hhnovel Chapter 270: Not a Single Kill
Chapter 270: Not a Single Kill
Upon receiving the order, the death warrior pretended to be overwhelmed, acting as if he could no longer hold on. He shouted, "Blazing Blood Art!" and immediately activated a self-destructive secret art, rushing at his opponent like a wild beast.
Meanwhile, high in the sky, Liu Xiong remained calm and expressionless. Without drawing any attention, he launched a hidden attack on the cultivator that Gu Ran was preparing to ambush.
With his Dao Comprehension realm strength, executing such a secret strike without being noticed was an easy task for him.
In truth, Jiang Chen would have stepped in personally if it weren’t for the risk of Gu Ran detecting his involvement more easily.
The main problem was Gu Ran’s unnatural intuition, a trait tied to his protagonist status. This ability made him highly sensitive to Jiang Chen’s presence, as they were destined enemies.
Considering the circumstances, Jiang Chen decided that a subtle, behind-the-scenes approach was the wiser choice. Any direct action on his part would likely expose him.
Therefore, Jiang Chen assigned the task to Liu Xiong, using the death warrior’s increasing combat power as a perfect distraction.
At that moment, Gu Ran was hiding just a short distance behind his target, ready to strike. His emotions were a chaotic mix of excitement and tension.
But suddenly, the strength of the cultivator from the Heavenly Gu Society skyrocketed unexpectedly.
Caught off guard, the cultivator from the You Clan couldn’t react in time and was instantly killed by the Heavenly Gu Society cultivator!
Slain... Gone... Completely wiped out...
Gu Ran watched the scene unfold, a twitch forming at the corner of his mouth. His eyes looked dazed and unfocused.
A sinking feeling crept over him, as if the same streak of misfortune he had faced on Blackwood Island was about to strike again!
"No!" Gu Ran shook his head fiercely. "It can’t be!"
This has to be just a coincidence! he told himself, quickly regaining focus as he stealthily shifted his attention to the second Inquiring Journey realm cultivator.
"Heh!" A faint smile played at the corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth as he thought, Gu Ran, how does it feel now? At the same time, he carefully observed the next target Gu Ran was preparing to ambush.
Inspired by an idea, Jiang Chen sent a new command through his divine sense to the Inquiring Journey realm death warrior already locked in battle with Gu Ran’s next target.
In response, the Inquiring Journey realm death warrior unleashed a wild, sweeping attack, striking without care for friend or foe, as if consumed by madness!
"What the...!!" Gu Ran, just about to launch his ambush, was thrown off balance by the chaos.
Forced into a defensive stance, his hidden figure was instantly exposed.
"Young Master Gu, run!" the death warrior shouted, deliberately drawing attention to Gu Ran. He then charged at the enemies like a berserk beast, adding to the confusion.
"These people are insane!" exclaimed the You Clan cultivator at the Inquiring Journey realm, completely stunned. Without hesitation, he turned and retreated.
Relentlessly, Jiang Chen’s death warrior pursued the fleeing You Clan cultivator, cornering him while launching a flurry of devastating attacks.@@@@
Gu Ran stood frozen, disbelief written all over his face. A wave of nausea churned within him.
A surge of fury erupted within him, so intense that he almost turned on Liu Xiong right then and there.
But just as he was about to act, he felt a chilling, oppressive aura radiating from Liu Xiong. It made him stop in his tracks. This Liu Xiong... he might be more than just a Late-stage Inquiring Journey realm cultivator!
Could his decline be because of his injury?
Various thoughts raced through Gu Ran’s mind, but he couldn’t begin to guess that Liu Xiong’s so-called injury was nothing more than a carefully crafted deception under Jiang Chen’s orders.
As Gu Ran hesitated, Liu Xiong and the other two death warriors had already taken him far from the battlefield, heading toward the outskirts of the island.
On the battlefield, the death warriors shouted, "Quick, retreat!"
"Young Master Gu is safe and has been escorted away! Everyone, fall back!"
"Stop fighting!"
Following their own commands, the death warriors began withdrawing one by one.
Seeing this, the You Clan cultivators became even more enraged. Their eyes burned with fury as they roared, "Damn it, kill them!"
"They dared to kill Young Master You—wipe them out!"
"Brothers, let’s take our revenge!"
Driven by their anger, the You Clan cultivators were eager to pursue and strike back.
However, You Haiyin’s voice, cold and commanding, cut through the chaos. "Everyone, halt!"
"See to the wounded immediately! Use every resource to heal them!" His frosty tone carried authority, reaching every You Clan cultivator.
"But why can’t we fight back now?" someone exclaimed in disbelief.
"Ancestor, we must get our revenge!" another cried out.
"Silence, you fools!" You Haiyin snapped. "We can’t afford to be reckless. Stay alert—the Gan and Cai Clans may be waiting for an opening to strike!"
"That’s right, listen to the ancestor," another elder chimed in sternly. "Focus on recovering. If you’re careless now and fall in the battles against the Gan and Cai Clans later, you’ll have no one to blame but yourselves."
"It’s maddening!" one cultivator growled. "We just managed to fend off the Heavenly Gu Society, and now the Gan and Cai Clans are circling us like vultures!"
Gradually, the You Clan cultivators stilled their frustration and began tending to their wounds. Quiet murmurs of dissatisfaction rippled briefly before everyone turned their attention to healing.
As they tended to themselves, bright lights streaked across the sky, converging from the north and south. Moments later, these lights coalesced into two large groups of people.
A powerful and intimidating aura filled the area.
The elites of the Gan and Cai Clans had arrived!