Although Mr. Nian had already guessed that the help Yun Yang took along with him must be unusual and would greatly affect the Four Seasons Tower, he had never expected it to be so precarious.
What did it feel like to have an enemy who could not be killed? Moreover, the enemy was a nemesis whose cultivation base was proficient and who would not rest until death came calling!
If the rival were a man, Mr. Nian could have tried coming between them to provoke an instigation of profits. It was a woman, however – Yun Yang"s woman, obviously. One who was head over heels in love with him at that!
How could one make a woman who was utterly devoted to her man betray him on the battleground of life and death? This was, perhaps, absolutely impossible across this entire world and since the beginning of time!
"At this moment, we can only use the most foolish of tactics against them."
Winter Bearer, who wore all white, frowned as he spoke dryly, "Let us separate and trap them both in different locations. One side fights Yun Yang in free combat to end this man as soon as possible, while another side tries to contain the woman!"
"I can understand free combat, but how do we trap the woman? Try? Do you think it"s that easy?" asked another person.
"The girl"s cultivation base is excellent and her defensive arts are prodigious, but her practical combat experience is lacking. This is where we can attempt to leverage on… What I suggested about trapping her is not attacking her on an initiative and pa.s.sively take her attacks with our advantage of numbers. Our goal is only to enclose this woman."
The Winter Bearer was sullen when he said, "I know that this is overly pa.s.sive, being beaten up and tossed around by another party, but this is the only targeting tactic I can think of. That woman"s retaliatory arcane magic is absurd, but I believe that her voluntary attacks will not be accompanied by that extreme backlash. Otherwise, it won"t be only two who were killed just now, but all four of you!"
"Are you proposing that we become punching bags?" The group chuckled bitterly.
To trap a pinnacle force, not by attacking but by allowing one"s self to be pa.s.sively attacked, making sure that she would not charge out of the siege… The strategy was ridiculous, but this seemed to be the only solution left for now.
All the elites felt extremely frustrated, but they could do nothing about it.
To face someone whom they had to lower their defenses again and not hit back… that someone being a pinnacle expert as well… was undoubtedly a perilous matter!
Their rival"s retaliation could kill them, but would her attacks not be equally deadly? Even if these elites were made of steel, they would still not be able to handle being struck like this.
When the news of the final battle arrived, everyone heaved an internal sigh of relief. Engaged for so long with Supreme Cloud, be it openly or covertly, it was unavoidable that they felt worn out both mentally and physically, even when they were confident victory was all theirs. They had been impatient for a long time.
Now that they finally had an opportunity to finish their opponent off once and for all, they were naturally filled with a sense of thrill and antic.i.p.ation to attempt the impossible!
What was unexpected was that when it finally came to the ultimate battle, what welcomed them was this intensely awkward situation!
F*cking h.e.l.l, all of the brothers were ecstatic in their antic.i.p.ation… to become human punching bags? To call it awkward was already the most indirect way of putting it; the current circ.u.mstance was obviously perilous and extremely hazardous!
Mr. Nian"s expression suddenly turned into one of surprise as if he had thought of something. He stood up in a flash and said, "This – the original Residence of Nine Supremes seemed to possess such a characteristic… the retaliation and repercussion… Could this girl actually be…"
A jolt coursed through everyone present. Disbelief and realization filled their faces.
"I see… Could this woman be… the manifestation of the Residence of Nine Supremes?"
"Has the Residence of Nine Supremes taken on the form of a human? A female at that? This – this is really… unbelievable…"
"Even if it"s so, the backlash is devastatingly powerful… It can"t even be explained…"
"No wonder the Residence of Nine Supremes has suddenly vanished …"
"How is this even possible?"
The few men who had seen Ji Lingxi, especially, wore a distracted look. The alluringly slim figure, the pretty face, the l.u.s.trous black hair, the soft, bewitching eyes… She was, in truth, a house?
A house could become a person? You must be f*cking kidding me!
"If this is the case… Supreme Cloud"s found a house as his wife…" There were disbelieving looks all around. "House… How do you fornicate? This… Uh…"
Another person looked indignant. "Why do you care how people fornicate? The state of affairs now is how do we handle the onslaught of this house? How do we trap this house and not be crushed by this house? I think your worries are a little too off the mark…"
The previous person chuckled dryly with a slight frown. "I just think that Supreme Cloud"s taste is rather odd…"
When everyone else heard him, they exchanged humorous glances. The initial frustration and indignation that should have made them feel stifled and glum were strangely tinged with some sense of amus.e.m.e.nt.
Mr. Nian sighed and said with a frown, "Disaster is upon us now, but you fellows can still worry over these strange ideas… F*cking martial veterans who indeed have placed life and death aside of themselves…"
He pinched the center of his brows, feeling an oncoming migraine.
"I have an idea." Summer Bearer stood up.
Everyone perked up. "What is it?"
"Let us load up heavy arms and hefty secret weapons, retreating once we strike – don"t linger to fight and ambush them in rotations, so he won"t have any gap to rest…"
The others" eyes brightened up. This suggestion did not seem too bad.
"Let us reinforce the formations to thicken the fog even more and facilitate our ambush."
Mr. Nian frowned as he mulled over the suggestion carefully. "This is doable. However, everyone must remember that you have only one strike. Leave immediately after that. No one is allowed to linger!"
"Agreed."
"If the opponent can"t help but pursue us, that"s our chance to separate both of them. Go on a suicide mission then to end the battle as soon as possible. Even if a few have to die at once, we must kill Supreme Cloud in the shortest time possible once they"re separated!"
"As for that girl, she can be ignored."
"Once we kill Supreme Cloud, our mission is accomplished!"
"Yes!"
"Let"s get moving now."
…
Yun Yang, who was clad in purple, moved forward despite the thick fog without any attempt to hide. He was walking at a leisurely pace, like he was strolling around in his yard, looking no different than any other day.
He was not putting up a façade. There had honestly never been a moment where he felt as powerful as he did now. It was the surging confidence of being able to kill an enemy with a single slash, no matter how powerful they were!
All along, Yun Yang had been cautiously walking on eggsh.e.l.ls. He warned himself of his overly insignificant capability at all times, that he could be killed by his enemy at any moment…