Yin Yang Soul Searcher

Bai Jueming held the cylindrical bone he had swiped from Tang Weiwei last time, observing the distance. That little glutton Tang Weiwei hadn't asked him for it yet; she'd probably forgotten. That glutton only remembered snacks.

Sun Tai stood to the side, arms crossed. With his eyesight, he naturally didn't need binoculars.

"It's not even that simple anymore; the coffin and the red cloth aren't made of ordinary materials that common people use."

"That makes sense," Bai Jueming understood. The tuft of hair on the Crown Prince's forehead was truly amusing; he couldn't bear to cut it. Wasn't this just a 'funeral of youth' version?

Sun Tai looked at Peng Li, who had landed, and said, "I should be able to hold off that eagle, but I wonder what methods the demon race will use to seize the auspicious beast? I haven't seen any other demon cultivators yet."

"Remember to watch carefully and learn well when the fight starts later." Sun Tai kicked Bai Jueming's butt: "Such large-scale battles are rare. The Vice Hall Master asked me to mentor you, which naturally shows he has high expectations for you."

"I understand, I understand." Bai Jueming gave an OK sign.

"Look! What's that eagle spitting out of its beak? A living person? Oh no, a living demon! Holy crap!"

After Peng Li landed, he opened his beak behind him and spat out all the ferocious beasts he had swallowed, as well as Yang Liu and Jinxiu.

There were all sorts of ferocious beasts, including black bears, lions, tigers, and leopards, in considerable numbers. They all had red eyes, were somewhat agitated, and looked like they only wanted to charge into battle.

Yang Liu and Jinxiu stood beside him. Yang Liu looked at the endless army before him and sighed, "It seems that Great Xia has made ample preparations for transporting the auspicious beasts this time. It's just a pity that they are all soldiers, without any high-level combat power."

"Who said they don't have high-level combat power?" Peng Li looked towards the other side of the army, where Bai Jueming and Sun Tai were hiding. Sun Tai could see the battlefield, and with an eagle's eyesight, it wouldn't be difficult for him to find them.

"Those two who are carrying the flag and the emperor's son should barely reach the fourth rank. It shouldn't be difficult for the two of you to take care of the three of them together." Peng Li made the arrangements, but his eyes were fixed on Sun Tai in the distance.

Sun Tai met Peng Li's gaze and knew he had been discovered, but he hadn't made any effort to conceal his whereabouts. "Take care of yourself."

After leaving these words, Sun Tai leaped into the air and hovered for a while. Only after the Crown Prince saw who it was did he slowly land in front of the army.

"They're from the Yin-Yang Palace!" The eldest prince's face lit up with joy.

"Yo ho," he thought, "pretty good at showing off." Bai Jueming held the cylindrical bone and carefully observed the direction of the demon race. Currently, there were three high-level combatants, plus some ferocious beasts.

As I predicted, all the ferocious beasts that disappeared from Treasure Beast Mountain were controlled by demon cultivators and used as cannon fodder.

However, even if we fight like this, it seems the demon race has no chance of winning, right? Moreover, the Third Prince will be arriving soon with his troops. When the battle begins, the forces will be 800,000 against 600,000, giving us the advantage!

Army front

The eldest prince looked at the newcomer with some surprise and said, "I am grateful to General Sun for coming to lend a hand." As the top martial artist of the Yin-Yang Hall, the eldest prince naturally recognized him.

"I am late, Your Highness, please forgive me." Sun Tai simply clasped his hands in a salute, his cloak billowing and fluttering behind him. High-level cultivators naturally receive preferential treatment wherever they go.

He then added, "The Third Prince and other reinforcements are on their way."

"No problem, with the general's help, the demon race's scheme will surely fail!" The eldest prince, naturally aware of his cultivation level, dismounted and shouted to the demon race, "Aren't you going to make your move? Otherwise, you might not be able to leave Great Xia alive!"

Peng Li's gaze was fixed on Sun Tai, and he could naturally sense the flow of his aura. A third-rank official, he was a troublesome fellow.

It seems my purpose has been exposed, otherwise the Great Xia would not have sent such a powerful opponent. I must act as soon as possible.

Peng Li waved his hand slightly forward: "Let's do it!"

Yang Liu, who had been eager to try, leaped off the cliff with Jinxiu. The two flag-bearing generals also stepped onto their saddles and performed a beautiful backflip in the air, the spear tips on their flags pointing directly at the approaching figures.

Holding a willow branch, Yang Liu's body became as withered as a tree. Then, she swung her willow whip at the two of them and attacked first.

The willow branch whistled through the air as it pulled back the military flag that had been wrapped around one of the soldiers. Seeing the danger, another general swiftly chopped down the outstretched branch, snapping it in two...

While the three were struggling, the eldest prince held a three-foot-long sword in his hand, the tip of which gleamed with a cold light, clearly not an ordinary weapon!

He then ran quickly and slashed at Jinxiu behind him with his sword, showing no mercy just because she was so flirtatious!

"Kill one first, and the rest will be easy to deal with." The eldest prince thought to himself. He sensed that the newcomer was slightly stronger than him, probably a seasoned fourth-rank expert. With the good stuff his uncle had given him, he should be able to take her down!

"Aren't you going to make a move? If you drag this out any longer, you'll miss your chance." Sun Tai shouted at Peng Li on the cliff, his face full of provocation.

Peng Li remained unmoved, simply waiting quietly on the cliff. After a moment, a flash of azure light appeared behind Peng Li—a teleportation array!

Then a voice came from beside him: "Do it."

Peng Li smiled and looked down at Sun Tai: "Your opponent is not me."

Then a burly man stepped out from behind Peng Li, his face clearly disguised. Standing beside him was a figure draped in black robes, holding a compass.

"I can't fight anymore. Qiao was really tough last night and almost ruined my cultivation. If I force a fight today, my cultivation path will be ruined," said the man holding the compass.

"You don't need to lift a finger. Just stand here and lend a hand, making them feel that you are a threat and dare not make a move easily." Peng Li looked down at the battle below, feeling that everything was under his control.

The burly man leaped from the cliff and landed heavily on the official road, raising a cloud of gravel and dust.

Seeing this, Bai Jueming exclaimed, "Good morning! Why doesn't this guy shout 'Gaia! Destroyer of the Earth!'?" And who is that man in black next to the bird-man? He looks like he knows how to use formations; could he be the one who destroyed the formation at the South Gate?

Bai Jueming felt that this battle would likely involve even more people; this was probably just the appetizer! Would the Four Seasons Master and the unknown Onmyoji appear?

Amidst a flurry of thoughts, the burly man, having landed, unleashed his inner energy, sending shards and dust flying towards the distant soldiers. Sun Tai casually waved his hand, and the shards and dust drifted lightly to the ground.

The demon race was indeed well-prepared. Judging from this person's demeanor, he should be at least a third-rank cultivator; otherwise, he would just be handing his life to Sun Tai. It's truly baffling which faction he belongs to!

Sun Tai's expression was solemn. Just from that one strike, he could sense that the newcomer was powerful and had vigorous blood and energy! This person was about to break through to the second rank. Just who was he?

Bai Jueming, holding the cylindrical bone, observed the battlefield. From now on, it was a matter of attacking and defending against the aliens; their side was at a disadvantage. A powerful martial artist was dragging Sun Tai and the corpse of the auspicious beast—danger!

On the battlefield, the two third-rank officials looked each other up and down.

Sun Tai pondered the situation. While it appeared to be a one-on-one fight between him and the burly man opposite him, it was actually three against one. Peng Li and the man with the compass beside him were still watching him. His only option was to rely on the army's formation to buy time.

The military formation of five thousand men is not something a third-rank cultivator can break through in a short time. I can use this to buy time and wait for the Third Prince's reinforcements to arrive.

Seeing that he was still hesitant to make a move, Peng Li smiled and said, "Do you think you can use your military formation to buy time?"

Seeing that the other party had seen through his thoughts, Sun Tai did not deny it. He leaped backward and landed steadily on the huge coffin. The soldiers around him surrounded him, holding swords.

"You vixen, prepare to die!" The eldest prince was slowly getting angry. The heir to the mighty Great Xia Dynasty was being toyed with by a fox demon. Although he was slightly weaker than the vixen, he was still unable to defeat him despite having so many top-tier magical artifacts on him. He was losing face!

Bai Jueming, holding the cylindrical bone, hid in the bushes some distance away and commented, "The First Prince is really useless, being toyed with by that vixen. If I had that kind of strength, I would have been taken down by that vixen long ago."

I could do that too...

Every time the Crown Prince was about to strike the fox with his sword, the fox would use her allure, causing the Crown Prince to momentarily lose focus. The seductive fox would dodge like an eel, creating distance between herself and the Crown Prince. A mischievous glint in her eyes, she said sweetly, "Doesn't the Crown Prince know how to cherish a beautiful woman? How could he lay a hand on someone as pretty as me?"

You're so sexy!

"I don't care what you have or don't have, you vixen, take this!" The eldest prince drew his sword and slashed!

On the other side, the two men carrying military flags were not gaining the upper hand against Yang Liu. Yang Liu, holding two whips, did not approach them but kept whipping them from a distance, trying to wear them down.

"If you're going to fight, then fight! Don't come any closer to me!" Bai Jueming sensed something was wrong; they were drifting further and further away from the army.

Meanwhile, amidst his busy schedule, the First Prince spotted Sun Tai standing on the coffin and understood Sun Tai's intentions. With his third-rank body, serving as the core of the formation to maintain its operation would allow him to withstand even more powerful attacks.

The eldest prince then shouted in unison, "Form ranks!"

Upon hearing the command, the soldiers quickly formed ranks around the mythical beast's corpse, with shield bearers on the outermost layer, followed by spearmen, and elite swordsmen at the very innermost layer.

After the soldiers finished arranging the formation around the auspicious beast's corpse, a pale blue light flashed above their heads, revealing a huge circular formation. The trigrams Qian, Kan, Gen, Zhen, Xun, Li, Kun, and Dui appeared on the outermost edge, with Sun Tai at the center, standing in the center of the Taiji diagram. The formation was complete!

After the formation was completed, the eldest prince and the two generals stopped recklessly chasing after the demons and began a tactical retreat, approaching the formation.

"Not bad, not bad." Bai Jueming nodded. These people were quite smart. Since they were the defenders, they just needed to guard the bomb site and didn't need to take the initiative to attack.

Peng Li nodded slightly upon seeing this scene. Although his actions had been predicted and a third-rank expert had come to help, the situation was still under his control.

"You think this formation alone can stop me from taking the auspicious beast's corpse?" Peng Li laughed.

"I took the special explosives from the South Gate for this great formation." Peng Li stopped pretending and came clean: I was the one who took the explosives from the South Gate.

Upon hearing this, Sun Tai, positioned in the center of the formation, instantly sensed something was amiss. The First Prince's expression also changed drastically. He was unaware of the South Gate incident in the capital, but he knew that it contained gunpowder specifically designed to disrupt military formations!