Chapter 1228: The Ninth Trump Card!
Xia Fei was like an unkillable c.o.c.kroach. His side was clearly weaker, but the Dark Spiritualists simply could not win this battle. Nan Shazi had an Annihilator-grade soul weapon, but Xia Fei had two! Nan Shazi had more men, but Xia Fei had the two custodian slaves and the dual-layer soul array! Nan Shazi was cunning, but Xia Fei was even more cunning!
What sort of situation was this?!
Nan Shazi was known as the number-one Dark Spiritualist because, one, he was very powerful and, two, he possessed extraordinary resolve and ruthless methods. However, Xia Fei was equal to Nan Shazi in his field of greatest expertise.
Under Xia Fei’s command, his weaker force had managed to hold out against round after round of a.s.sault from the Dark Spiritualists. In terms of casualties, the Dark Spiritualists had it much worse.
Shu Yuhe commanded four hunchbacks out of his wars.h.i.+p.
The Dark Spiritualists were invigorated at the sight of these four! Their eyes became filled with scorn as though they believed that Xia Fei’s side was done for now that these four hunchbacks had appeared!
Xia Fei had seen one of these four hunchback before; it was that one night when the Dark Spiritualists had paid a visit to the Unrestricted Spirit Pavilion.
However, as he had been rather far away, Xia Fei did not dare to use Ocular Cognition, so he had been unable to get a clear look at him.
Now that he had a clear look, he was aghast!
These four people could not even be called human beings!
…
Were the soulless custodian slaves not weird enough? These four were basically demonic beasts!
Their faces were twisted, their backs hunched up high, their faces expressionless, their talon-like fingers had barbed fingernails, and their black eyes glinted with savage lights!
In a flash, Xia Fei had thought of something. It was something that could make the heavens pale and heroes quiver in fear!
‘Similar! Too similar!’ Xia Fei cried mentally out of shock.
Nan Shazi laughed, a savage glint in his eyes. “You’ve done very well so far, but I’m tired of playing games with you. Three minutes! In three minutes, I’ll be taking your and Big Dipper’s heads and leaving. D’you think that I can’t do it?!”
Such a brash tone!
Forty peak Dark Spiritualists had been unable to get Xia Fei, so how could these four hunchbacks kill him and all of the people behind within three minutes?!
No one believed it, but n.o.body dared to argue!
For the one speaking was Nan Shazi, the number one Dark Spiritualist, a transcendent Annihilator!
Even if a bigshot like this was just boasting, n.o.body would dare to look down on him.
Xia Fei made a subtle motion, feeling something in his sleeve. A look of shock appeared on his face, and then he laughed even more brazenly than Nan Shazi!
“Good! I’ll make a bet with you today. You said that you’ll be taking me down in three minutes, then I say that I’ll kill you in one minute! D’you think that I can’t do it?!”
This was the most brazen thing Xia Fei had said today! Besides his killing intent, the detail-oriented Skywing wolves had noticed that his aura had changed!
Xia Fei had been suppressing his own frenzied rage this entire time, even during the most bitter parts of the battle, but now, he was suddenly bursting with confidence, for he no longer needed to hold anything back. He could finally throw everything into the battle!
The Dark Spiritualist naturally did not believe his claim, and they all chortled in disdain. What they failed to notice was that one person suddenly had a rather ugly scowl.
Qiu Xingbang!
The number-one expert of Heavenly Might Spiritualist School reached into his sleeve and then shot a glance at Xia Fei, one vicious enough to kill!
For some reason, Grand Master Qiu was so enraged that he was shaking visibly.
Nan Shazi put a hand on his head and chuckled. “Shameless, truly shameless! To think that an old man like me would be threatened again and again by a little boy in his twenties, and that I wouldn’t be able to kill him immediately.”
He seemed to be mocking himself. All the Dark Spiritualists hastily looked over, but they found that Nan Shazi did not seem to be joking. On the contrary, he was quite serious.
“Alright!” Nan Shazi raised his head and looked straight at Xia Fei. “I’ll take this wager!”
He had barely finished speaking when Qiu Xingbang led Duet and Han Pin into the battle, and on Xia Fei’s side!
Nan Shazi was shocked. “Mr. Qiu, you’re the master of Heavenly Might, and yet you’re going back on your word, or is this what you mean by neutrality?!”
Qiu Xingbang’s stance had everyone’s eyes popping out of their sockets. He ignored Nan Shazi and gave Xia Fei a very reluctant nod. His face had gone pale from extreme rage at this point, and he glared viciously at Nan Shazi. Everyone could tell that something was wrong with him, but he refused to say a word.
As for Duet and Han Pin, they were at a total loss on what had caused their teacher to bring them into this mess. They were sullen, but none of these two dared to ask any questions, so they stood sullenly together with Qiu Xingbang.
The famed Twin Dragon Xingbang of Heavenly Might Spiritualist School referred to none other than Duet, Han Pin, and Qiu Xingbang. They were all Peak Spiritualists, and Qiu Xingbang was someone just as famous as old monsters like Big Dipper, Nan Shazi, and Fuchen. It was very strange that this trio had chosen to stand with Xia Fei. Truly, this battle had become somewhat weirder.
They had been spectating this entire time, so why had they picked sides now?
It must be understood that Nan Shazi had taken out his trump card and intended to kill Xia Fei in the next three minutes! This was no empty bl.u.s.ter. If Nan Shazi dared to say it, it meant he was confident that he could pull it off!
Not even a fool would choose this moment to stand on the weaker side, and Qiu Xingbang was no fool. From the look on his face, he had clearly been forced into this!
Who had forced him?
Was Xia Fei hiding something else?
Nan Shazi lived up to his reputation, and his formidable brain instantly thought of countless possibilities, followed by an indescribable fear! This Xia Fei was not as simple as he believed!
At this moment, the Spirit Mountain array flashed as if it had been struck by a shockwave.
The Dark Spiritualists did not sense anything, but Basalt, Lingxing, and Hei Wuji instantly went pale!
“Oh, no! Someone has entered the array!”
“It might be master!” Basalt shouted, but then he realized that he had spoken improperly. Changing his wording, he said, “It must be that old thing Fuchen! He’s the only one in the sect to have inherited knowledge of the array! No one else could have so quickly opened Spirit Mountain’s array, then closed it again, and from the outside to boot!”
Arrays were profound, and soul arrays were the most profound of the profound!
Arrays differed from sect to sect, but they all shared one thing in common: They were not transmitted to outsiders!
It was not impossible for someone to get through the Spirit Mountain array, but it could never be this easy! This was why Basalt and the others had immediately thought of Fuchen!
*Whoos.h.!.+*
Someone floated over. It really was Fuchen!
He appeared much more relaxed than before, and he even had a smile on his face.
In the past, Fuchen would undoubtedly have been wracked with heartache over the devastating appearance of Spirit Mountain, but today, he simply glanced at the buildings left by his ancestor before ignoring them.
Was this the Fuchen who had been so anxious to avenge himself? No, this was an otherworldly master! To describe him as a transcendent immortal would not be excessive in the slightest!
“Fuchen!”
“Old thing!”
Xia Fei and Ulan, who were both startled, shouted this at the same time.
Fuchen nodded slightly at them. He looked at Nan Shazi and then said, “Let’s save the talk for later. Nan Shazi’s sword is called the Silver Cup Triple 9, a grade 2 Annihilator item. It was forged on Bitter Cold Mountain from Silver Cup Soulmetal. It can divide in 999 segments, from whence it gets its name. Xia Fei, your Nirvana can contend against it, but you have to call Radix back first.”
‘Eh?’
After not seeing Fuchen for a few days, he had suddenly become a weapon master?!
The same question appeared in everyone’s minds. He had just arrived and had not even seen Nan Shazi use this sword, so how was he able to explain its background so clearly?
Xia Fei was startled, and then he nodded.
Fuchen continued. “Leave the Spirit Mountain array to me. Focus on controlling the Searing Eye and Nirvana. Remember: This is your chance.”
The first half was easy to understand, but the second half was inexplicable. What chance was Fuchen talking about?
Regardless, this battle had developed in a direction that the Dark Spiritualists had not wanted to see.
In the s.p.a.ce of a minute, Xia Fei had added four Peak Spiritualists to his side, to even being factional leaders. Fuchen was the Unrestricted Spirit sect master, and the array would definitely be more powerful under his control. Xia Fei would also be more powerful now that he did not need to divide his attention; the wolfpack formation would be in its strongest form, with two lone wolves.
The Dark Spiritualists got furious. They had taken out their four hunchbacks, but they had not been able to hold their advantage for even a minute before Xia Fei had summoned four Peak Spiritualists, evening the odds once more.
In terms of strength, they were equal!
There was no telling how many more cards Xia Fei was hiding. They were coming out one after another, and defeating him had now become excruciatingly difficult!
Nan Shazi shook his head and chuckled bitterly. “You truly are quite troublesome, and you have plenty of trump cards, but this should be it, right? Though you have Fuchen and Qiu Xingbang on your side now, that’s still not enough.”
Waving his hand, Nan Shazi said with ameasure of disgust, “Go, kill them.”
It was hard to blame Nan Shazi for feeling frustrated. This situation was truly too embarra.s.sing!
Every time he took the upper hand, Xia Fei would pull out another card, closing the gap. It was as if they had both been holding pairs at the start, but Xia Fei was now holding several pairs. Nan Shazi had never met any opponent this troublesome before.
In truth, Nan Shazi was still underestimating Xia Fei. He had barely spoken when there was a new development!
Several figures suddenly appeared among the Dark Spiritualists like ghosts. These were grim reapers, the blades in their hands needing only to swipe lightly across the necks of their targets to take their lives! The Dark Spiritualists were instantly thrown into disarray!
“Teacher, it’s Lone Peak Shen and Turbid Shadow Lin!” Shu Yuhe shouted.
Lone Peak Shen?! Turbid Shadow Lin?!
Nan Shazi was about to go crazy. There was a mysterious force in the Nineteen States of Windcloud called the Lone Peak Turbid Shadow Organization, and Lone Peak Shen and Turbid Shadow Lin were its leaders! Even the name of the group was a combination of their names!
*Rumble!*
As if it had all been planned, the moment the Lone Peak Turbid Shadow Organization attacked, Xia Fei’s group charged!
Nan Shazi suddenly remembered Xia Fei’s words: “I’ll kill you in one minute!”
Hidden!
Incredibly well hidden!
After taking out all these trump cards, Xia Fei had been hiding one more ace!
How was it even possible that Lone Peak Shen and Turbid Shadow Lin were also on Xia Fei’s side?!
In one second, the tables had completely turned!
Xia Fei was no longer on the defense! They were chasing down the Dark Spiritualists!
They had released the four hunchbacks with plans to finish off Xia Fei, but this ended up being a prelude to the enemy’s offensive!
What sort of fiend was this?!
The Spirtualists of Botany, the Skywings, the Aurorean, Annihilator-grade soul weapons, custodian slaves, a dual-layer soul array, Heavenly Might Spiriualist School, Fuchen, and Lone Peak Turbid Shadow!
Xia Fei had laid down nine trump cards for this battle!