Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 154 The Real Battle

Seeing that the members of the Fantian Organization were questioning him, Qin Yong intended to continue to delay and take the opportunity to severely demoralize the Fantian Organization's warriors.

He immediately raised a round bead and shouted:

"The Heavenly Martial Clan is a group of people who keep their word. How could they do such a thing?"

"I have the latest Heavenly Martial Power Detector from the Heavenly Martial Corps. Just hold it and circulate your Heavenly Martial Power, and the number of light spots indicates the number of stars!"

As Qin Yong spoke, he handed it to Lin Qiru, and ten orbs of light shone from the bead.

The person who was causing the uproar questioned, "Who knows what you're holding! You can't just say whatever you want."

Qin Yong laughed and tossed it to the Great Commander-in-Chief, saying:

"The Grand Commander and the Heavenly Warriors who have turned the world upside down can personally test and verify it!"

The Great Commander of the Heavenly Army only just learned that the Heavenly Martial Corps had this thing. He tried it out with some skepticism, and sure enough, twenty small dots of light lit up inside!
'The Heavenly Martial Group actually produced something like this!'

In an instant, the Great Commander-in-Chief once again felt the gap between the three major organizations and the Tianwu Group, which was backed by the Tianlan Star Government.

The warriors who had turned the world upside down were all curious and shouted as they tried it out, so the Grand Commander of the Heavenly Realm tossed it to someone.

In no time, they had all been tested and then returned to the Commander-in-Chief.

Just as Qin Yong was about to ask for it, he saw the Great Commander-in-Chief of the Heavens stuff the bead into his small bag and say:

"Whether this thing has any other mechanisms or not, we'll have to observe it for a while longer!"

Although Qin Yong knew that the people who turned the world upside down were shameless, he still did not expect that the great commander of the Dream Continent would be so shameless as to disregard the Heavenly Force Detector!

Fortunately, Qin Yong reacted quickly, smiling and saying:
"Please take it, Commander-in-Chief. It's nothing rare, but it's very practical. It's a consolation gift from the Heavenly Martial Corps to the Commander-in-Chief."

Consolation gift...

The Great Commander-in-Chief roared at Lin Qiru:

"If you don't dare to attack, then call out the cowardly Lin Xiufeng!"

"He was the one I was supposed to duel with, but at the last minute I only came to you to deplete my Heavenly Martial Power!"

"Is this all the underhanded tricks and schemes the Yulin Feiyue Group knows?"

Lin Qiru neither spoke nor attacked; he simply stood there, his expression unchanged.

The Great Commander-in-Chief had never seen such a despicable person. Just as he was about to continue his outburst, he suddenly heard the Heavenly Warrior who had come with him exclaim in surprise!
"Commander-in-Chief! It's fog! Dark, multicolored fog! Look to the north! It's surging in!"

"There are some far to the south too!"

"Dense, dark-colored fog was surging in from all directions!"

"Commander-in-Chief, it's a trap!"

The Great Commander-in-Chief had also seen it by then: thick fog was surging in from the high ground to the north of the Misty Forest Mountain Range.

Thick fog was also rolling in from the surrounding distances.

What kind of duel?
The Heavenly Martial Group's goal is not to engage in duels!
The dense fog was clearly some kind of mysterious tactic employed by the Youlin Feiyue Group, a massive conspiracy targeting the Fantian Organization!
"Listen to my command, everyone! Don't panic, keep your distance and support each other, and retreat south together to get out of the fog!"

The Grand Commander-in-Chief hurriedly issued orders, and then, finally, Lin Qiru spoke.

"Whoever leaves the dueling area loses. Now, it's my turn to attack."

The Grand Commander, who no longer needed to concern himself with the duel, sneered:
"A so-called duel is nothing but a trap. Tell Lin Xiufeng that I will take his life sooner or later!"

After speaking, the Commander-in-Chief turned around and ordered a retreat.

The group of people hadn't run far when they suddenly saw that the thick fog that had been far away just moments before had suddenly enveloped the entire area opposite the circular abyss of the Fog Forest Mountain Range!
Qin Yong and his Tianwu Group chased after them.

On one side was a dense fog that could kill, and on the other side were the pursuing troops of the Tianwu Group.

Before the pursuers stood Lin Qiru, holding a white Heavenly Martial Blade in each hand. On either side of her stood the Blood-Handed Puppet Renxing and the Poisonous Snake Fangyuan.

The Great Commander-in-Chief really wanted to swarm in and defeat Lin Qiru first.

However, no one had the will to fight. So a group of people scrambled to jump onto the stone pillars and headed towards the other side of the circular abyss.

But the person who jumped in front suddenly let out a cry of surprise!
Then someone shouted:

"There's an ambush on the other side! The Heavenly Martial Clan is lying in ambush on the other side!"

At the same time, Lin Qiru took the lead and rushed forward!
Led by Qin Yong, the Heavenly Martial Warriors of the Heavenly Martial Group surged forward, shouting:

"Eliminate evil completely! Slaughter them all and turn the world upside down!"

The Heavenly Warriors, having no other choice, jumped into the circular abyss, fell into the water, swam around, each finding their own direction, and then climbed back up the rock wall.

Neither side was willing to fight to the death.

The changes in the situation were all sensed and controlled by the Mist Spirit King through the dense fog.

Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue watched as the Tianwu Po, who had been assigned to lift the slabs covering the pits, began to lift them from the outermost layer.

As the inner layer contracts, more and more people evacuate.

Thick fog first emerged from the pits on the edge of the area within a radius of twenty kilometers, and then continued to emerge in concentric circles.

As a result, the thick fog rose up layer by layer from afar, covering the area all the way to the surrounding Wulin Mountain range.

This is what allows a dense fog to spread over a large area within a short period of time.

The Heavenly Warriors, led by the Grand Commander, ran through the thick fog. The pursuing Heavenly Warriors saw arrows in the fog ahead and split up.

The warriors of the Heavenly Realm, who were originally a unified group, were not unaware that their strength would be greater if they united.

But unfortunately, those who turn the world upside down have long been accustomed to doing 'clever' things.

These martial artists have been joining the Heavenly Ascension Sect for quite some time now.

They all realized, without prior agreement, that the commander-in-chief and his group were the target, and that if they could ditch everyone and run away on their own, their chances of escaping would increase dramatically.

So, in no time, of the more than thirty Heavenly Warriors who had followed the Great Commander of Heavenly Transformation across the circular abyss via the stone pillars, twenty cleverly slipped away.

The remaining dozen or so were all because they were the commander-in-chief's confidants.

The twenty-odd people who escaped were undeniably clever; however, they had no idea that being in the thick fog meant being under the watchful eye of the Fog Spirit King.

From the moment they separated from the main force, members of the Heavenly Martial Corps were guided by arrows to intercept them.

With visibility impeded by the torrential rain and dense fog, the Heavenly Warriors could only see about a meter ahead in the thick fog.

The pursuing Tianwu warriors, seeing the arrow pointing forward and the sword-shaped fog symbol, recklessly charged forward and swung their swords.

The various sudden attacks caught the martial artists off guard, leaving them no time to react.

So they quickly turned around, trying to shake off their pursuers.

The arrows were merely pointing to the Heavenly Warriors of the Heavenly Martial Group, who would bite but not attack, occasionally launching a surprise attack to force those people to change direction.

Thus, these fleeing martial artists encountered sudden attacks time and time again in the thick fog, changed direction, and ran for a while, thinking they were safe.

They were suddenly attacked again and changed direction once more.

Under the Heavenly Eye-like perception of the Mist Spirit King, Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue monitored the movements of these escaped Heavenly Warriors, causing them to waste time running around repeatedly, yet they never left the vicinity of the Mist Forest Mountain Range.

"Great idea! As long as the pressure isn't too great, they'll assume it's just bad luck and keep changing their course to escape, unwilling to burn their Heavenly Martial Power to get away!"

"They didn't realize that the extent of the dense fog meant the location was under surveillance, which was inevitable; we would have done the same."

Lin Xiufeng was very satisfied that the situation was under control. Originally, it would have been difficult to leave behind many Heavenly Warriors, as it was impossible for all the Heavenly Warriors of the Heavenly Martial Group to be willing to burn their Heavenly Martial Power to pursue the enemy.

However, by trapping many martial arts masters in the fog in this way, things can be accomplished.

The Mist Spirit King's Heavenly Eye saw some of those who had fallen into the water and escaped. A few climbed onto the rock wall, while the rest remained in the water, being used as rackets by Fang Yuan and Ren Xing, who had transformed into the Thunder God and the Winfish King.

But the most crucial factor is the people led by the Great Commander-in-Chief.

(End of this chapter)