"It"s not so easy to put an end to this battle. When they"re truly depleted, their first instinct would be to hide first. This is without a doubt. What"s more, this location was set up by them. They"re naturally more familiar with the geography. By then, we may not be able to find them quickly and with their capabilities, even if only a portion of them managed to escape in the end, the damage to Yutang will still be ma.s.sive."
"Instead, when they have realized that we aren"t bothered with a depletion in our energy and when they find out that the current situation is a trap I devised, a reversed plot of ours, they"ll immediately change their flawed strategy."
"At this time, faced with this huge shock and discouragement, the instant they stop all attacks and withdraw to discuss their corresponding strategy, that instant will be the only time they"re no longer monitoring our whereabouts in this battle."
"This timing will be our best opportunity to launch a counterattack."
"What we"re going to do now is to seize this chance."
Yun Yang told Ji Lingxi seriously, "When we have a trump card in our hands and when we"re not afraid of the enemy"s conspiracy anymore, we must let them carry out their plan to fruition – at least, let them finish half of it. Let them be stuck, unable to pull out nor continue."
"It is only at this time that the heaviest blow can be dealt to the enemy which destroys their confidence. It"s also – truly – the best time to annihilate the enemy!"
"I"ll remember this," Ji Lingxi hummed in agreement.
She was filled with delight. During this period of time, Yun Yang had been doing all this. He had been using all the time and everything that was happening to teach her martial world experience. His intention was blatant. He was afraid of her being taken advantage of, especially after they entered the Bound of Universe. Therefore, he kept teaching her by setting himself as an example, delivering lessons the best he could.
When they made it to the Bound of Universe, it was certain that the two of them would have to separate for some time. It would be impossible for them to be on the same route. The path to heaven manifested itself in different fortuities to each person; there was never a similar pa.s.sage.
Yun Yang"s patient teaching was obviously in fear of his lack of protection when Ji Lingxi would be alone. The concern of her lover warmed Ji Lingxi"s heart as the impulse of crying happy tears rushed to her.
What else could she ask for when she had met such a kind man in this lifetime?
It did not take long before both of them were tens of thousands of feet away.
"Their hiding spot can"t be too far away. We"re very close now."
Yun Yang talked using psychic voice delivery and held his breath.
Ji Lingxi"s actual cultivation base was a fraction higher than Yun Yang"s, thus she halted her steps to listen carefully. "There is some movement up front. It seems to be a… valley? Is that their hiding spot?"
Yun Yang perked up when he heard her, leading them both over to the said location.
…
"What?"
The Four Seasons Tower"s men were sprawled across the ground. All of them were wheezing their faces pale, greatly resembling the dead. A few of them were already spitting copious amounts of blood.
Overwhelming exhaustion had caused them to experience a sense of failure that wiped the perception of time away. Then, the foul news. .h.i.t them at that very moment. A few of them choked, their eyes rolling to the back of their heads, and they pa.s.sed out. A few more eyes and mouths widened in disbelief, the shock from Mr. Nian"s news almost making them forget their weariness.
All of their eyes were as wide as saucers, their jaws slack and almost touching the ground. They stared at Mr. Nian in a stupor. For a good while, there was no sound at all.
"Is he not afraid of the depletion tactic at all?"
"He was, in fact, waiting for that depletion tactic?"
"Are you trying to say that we were the ones who got tired instead?"
"They can recover themselves without limit? They can wait for the opportunity at ease while we work our bones off?"
"Does that mean we"re self-a.s.suming fools who tired ourselves to death?"
"Fools who are completely drained as suited to their intention…"
"What"s worse is that not only can they fight again, they"re completely energized, their combat power wasn"t affected!"
Once they thought of it, the group sunk into an ignominious atmosphere. The impulse to shout "Oh my G.o.d!" and bang their heads in an attempt to commit suicide engulfed all of them.
Truth was, the Four Seasons Tower"s guesses were quite deviated. Yun Yang could recover very quickly and currently had some combat strength left in him still, but energetic? That would be overestimating Lord Supreme Cloud. No matter how rapid his recovery was in addition to Emmie"s divine a.s.sistance, the physical feeling of being stretched thin was totally tangible.
Yun Yang was made of flesh and blood, after all. The saying that manpower was not always boundless could be used on him too. Manpower had never been limited to physical strength – the force of vitality, psychological and mental power were all included in the said term!
It was simply unreasonable to be inexhaustible when one was in such an extreme and aggressive battle. Compared to the Four Seasons Tower, he was just faring, at most, slightly better.
Of course, the situation had not been alleviated for the Four Seasons Tower although Yun Yang was only slightly better than them. Whether Yun Yang"s condition was eighty percent or fifty percent of his fully charged state, he was equally a challenge to the group whose combat power was not even ten percent of their usual capacity.
"Consume the medicinal pills immediately and move," Mr. Nian instructed in simple words, "This place is no longer secure. If Supreme Cloud ambushes us now, the situation will be unamendable, and it"ll head south really quickly."
Before his words echoed, a flash of light appeared as if summoned, engulfing the vicinity. With the burst of light came the sharp noise of billowing wind!
The ambush was unexpected, not a single forewarning sign was given for them to heed.
Yun Yang struck out with all his might; Merciless Saber, Merciless Dao, Saber Laic, Life and Death in a Thought, Upended River of Blood, Reincarnation Under Saber, Destiny Blade"s three forms and six styles were executed, all in a flawless row!
With all the physical strength Yun Yang had gathered and his utmost exertion of mystical Qi, he could only unleash these three forms continuously before he felt expended.
In spite of it, these six styles were more than enough.
The saber light created a flood of destruction, surging into the valley like a storm and drowning the Four Seasons Tower"s men. The tower experts who were thoroughly worn out entered the most absolute sense of despair then; a lot of them were in a debilitated state, especially the handful who had just come off the ambush duty, it was too much to even hold up their weapons. There were a few who were already unconscious as well.
Their current situation found them in a tremendously weak position.
After all, they thought that they had just escaped a perilous situation to somewhere safe and they could breathe in relief. The attack came when their guard was at its lowest and their spirits, the most sullen. Who would have known that a Yama King would suddenly launch an ambush at this moment!
How could they have deflected such a sudden and fatal attack?
It wasn"t too long before the cries and screams began to ring incessantly.