Battle Through the Heavens: Starting with Cao Ying as an apprentice

It's true that he's a late-stage peak Nine-Star Dou Zun, but in a one-on-one fight, he might not be afraid of those two.

But at this moment, he was not only accompanied by Miss Xun'er, but also by Xiao Yu and the seriously injured Gu Zhen.

Once he takes action, if there is the slightest mistake and the young lady suffers any harm, he will not be able to explain to the ancient clan even if he is shattered to pieces!

A divine bloodline, the future of an ancient clan—we can't afford to gamble on it, and we absolutely cannot gamble on it!

"Listen to Commander Qingyang, move immediately!" Xun'er was also a decisive person, and nodded immediately.

Xiao Yu silently gripped the long sword in his hand, his gaze sweeping across the depths of the distant mist, a barely perceptible hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

However, despite their meticulous planning, they failed to anticipate that Hunya and Hunli were also embroiled in a fierce battle and had no time to pursue them.

Hundreds of miles away from where Gu Zhen was attacked, space twisted and trembled, and a violent storm of fighting spirit swept across the land.

Hunya and Hunli stood back to back, their once arrogant and domineering faces now filled with unprecedented solemnity and apprehension.

Their robes were already torn and stained with dark red blood that had not yet dried, clearly indicating that they had just been through a fierce battle.

Opposite them stood two slender figures in black robes.

Unlike the two Soul Clan members, these two were not surrounded by sinister soul power, but by a ball of colorful flames and a ghostly green flame!

Chapter 339 Don't come any closer!

"Huo Xuan, Huo Zhi..." Hun Li stared intently at the two men in black robes opposite him, squeezing out the two names through gritted teeth, his surprise and uncertainty turning into a chilling intent.

"What do you Yan Clan mean by this? Within the Heavenly Tomb, all races should keep to themselves and not interfere with each other. Do you perhaps intend to openly make enemies of my Soul Clan?!"

Under normal circumstances, given Hun Ya and Hun Li's ruthless and vengeful nature, they would have already charged forward fearlessly and torn these two men in black robes to pieces.

But not today!

Because this seemingly ordinary encounter was actually a meticulously planned "luring the enemy into a trap".

Those two seemingly ordinary Yan Clan prodigies had actually concealed their cultivation levels—one of them was a half-saint, and the other was at the peak of the Dou Zun Transformation Realm!

This difference in strength cannot be bridged by sheer numbers or the secret techniques of the Soul Clan.

It's unbelievable that the Yan Clan, who always prides themselves on "justice," would actually do such a despicable thing as hiding their weaknesses, pretending to be weak, and launching a sneak attack!

"Junior sister, stop talking nonsense and attack them!" The black-robed man who controlled the colorful flames shouted coldly, and his figure sprang up first, with fire rain pouring down like meteorites.

Another black-robed figure, wielding a ghostly green flame, also let out a delicate shout, her body moving with the flame. The eerie green flame instantly transformed into a giant net, enveloping Hun Li.

"Damn it!" Hunya cursed under his breath upon seeing this, but his heart was filled with coldness.

There's no turning back now.

Hunya and Hunli exchanged a glance, both seeing a resolute determination in each other's eyes.

The next moment, the two of them unhesitatingly used the forbidden secret technique of burning their source energy, forcibly overdrawing their potential, and their aura surged instantly, managing to withstand the overwhelming attack of flames.

However, the gap in strength remains insurmountable.

With the Soul Clan's uncanny movement techniques and life-saving trump cards, Hunya managed to hold his own against the black-robed man who had reached the Dou Zun realm. Although he was in a sorry state, he was not yet defeated.

But when he glanced at his teammate Hun Li out of the corner of his eye, he was startled!

Hun Li's side was already in complete disarray, and the black-robed man at the half-saint level was simply slaughtering them in a crushing manner.

Hun Li's face was now swollen like a big pig's head, his clothes were tattered and his body was charred black. If it weren't for the powerful secret techniques of the Soul Clan, he would probably have died on the spot.

No! If this continues, we'll both die here today!

Hunya was shocked. He gritted his teeth and made a desperate move, unleashing all his strength to force the black-robed man back.

Immediately afterwards, he crushed an ancient jade pendant on his wrist.

"Buzz!"

The jade pendant shattered instantly, and a terrifying attack containing the power of a half-saint erupted out of thin air, carrying a destructive wave, and slammed into Hun Li's opponent.

Caught off guard, the man in black robes had no choice but to withdraw his attack and defend, forced to retreat repeatedly by this desperate counterattack.

"How are you!" Hunya seized the opportunity to catch the swaying Hunli and asked urgently.

"He's not dead yet!"

Hun Li clutched his chest, each breath causing excruciating pain in his internal organs. He glared venomously at the two Yan Clan members and gritted his teeth, saying, "If you had arrived any later, I would have been tormented to death by that madwoman!"

"Hmm!" Hunya nodded, his face ashen.

Suddenly, he threw his head back and let out a deafening roar: "Soul Fierce!"

This roar was not only an outburst of anger, but also a signal.

The two black-robed men, who were about to take advantage of the situation to pursue, were taken aback by Soul Cliff's sudden roar.

In that split second, the two clearly saw that Hun Ya actually made a move and grabbed his seriously injured and defenseless teammate Hun Li!

"It's time for you to dedicate yourself to the Soul Clan!"

Before he finished speaking, a cruel and resolute look flashed across Hun Ya's face. He used all his strength to throw Hun Li at the two men in black robes like a human weapon!

After doing all this, Hunya didn't look back. His fighting spirit burned wildly, and he used his extreme speed movement technique to turn into a wisp of black smoke and disappear into the distance in the blink of an eye.

"Fuck you! Soul Cliff, you son of a bitch!"

Hun Li, who had been thrown out as a scapegoat, only realized what was happening in mid-air and immediately let out a hysterical curse.

However, his struggles were futile in the face of absolute power.

The two men in black robes exchanged a glance, a hint of disgust flashing in their eyes. However, they did not pursue the fleeing Soul Cliff, but instead simultaneously launched their attacks on Soul Li, killing him.

"Senior sister, should we give chase? If we chase at full speed now, we might still make it in time!" A man in black robes said somewhat unwillingly.

The other man in black robes shook his head, withdrew his strange fire, and said indifferently, "No need. Our main task is to kill energy beings to improve our strength. There's no need to waste time on a stray dog."

"Moreover, he fled in the direction of the ancient insect-devouring tide's rampage. In his current state, once the secret technique's effect wears off..."

Her gaze drifted into the distance, a cold smile playing on her lips: "I bet there won't even be any crumbs left."

……

Meanwhile, Hunya, who had escaped in a sorry state, was kneeling amidst a pile of rocks.

The side effects of the secret technique arrived as expected. His originally surging aura receded like a tide, replaced by an extremely weak body, and his meridians were filled with tearing pain.

"Damn the Yan Clan, how could they be so despicable as to hide their cultivation level!"

With a face full of resentment and venom, Hunya took out an expensive healing pill with trembling hands and swallowed it, which slightly improved his pale complexion.

"Once I regain my strength, I will definitely... um?!"

Hunya was about to utter some harsh words when his voice suddenly stopped.

He rubbed his eyes violently, staring intently at the empty space in front of him, his pupils suddenly contracting.

"Those are... people from the Medicine Clan and the Spirit Clan?!"

In the distance, dust billowed as four figures fled for their lives. Behind them, a terrifying, dark wave surged toward them—a massive ancient insect-devouring tide, even larger than the one Gu Zhen had encountered before!

Lingxi of the Spirit Clan was the first to spot Soul Cliff, who was healing in the distance, and hurriedly shouted to the three people beside her, "That looks like Soul Cliff! What should we do!"

Yao Xingji of the Medicine Clan smirked slightly and gave the order: "Charge!"

The Medicine Clan's Medicine Spirit also had a sharp look in his eyes: "The more people there are, the more strength we'll have. Let him help us share the burden!"

Ling Tian of the Spirit Clan, who was well-versed in this strategy, nodded and said, "Yes! Let him in, and we'll all run!"

As Hunya watched the four figures rapidly approaching, he finally saw the overwhelming swarm of insect-devouring creatures behind them, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets!

"Holy crap! It's an ancient insect-eating horde!"

His will to survive exploded to its limit at that moment. Without pausing for a second, and disregarding his physical weakness, Hunya turned and ran, desperately screaming as he ran: "Don't come any closer!"

However, would the four members of the Medicine Clan and the Spirit Clan give Soul Cliff a chance to escape alone?

He fled, they chased, and the terrifying ancient horde of insect-devouring creatures pursued him relentlessly.

Five people, thus forcibly bound together by fate, staged a farcical race against time on the desolate wasteland of the second level of the Heavenly Tomb—

He fled, they chased, and the swarm of insects followed closely behind; even five people couldn't escape with wings!

Chapter 340 Five people become nine!

Inside the Heavenly Tomb, the deathly still air seemed to solidify into solid lead, pressing heavily on everyone's hearts.

Two stiff corpses lay on the ground, their skin an eerie grayish-white, their life force completely gone.

Gu Qingyang squatted down, his fingertips carefully probing the top of the corpse's head. After a moment, he suddenly stood up, his face so gloomy it could drip water: "He's been dead for several days. His soul was forcibly extracted, and the method was clean and efficient."

"It was definitely those two bastards, Hunya and Hunli, who did it!" Gu Zhen slammed his fist into the rock wall beside him, sending pebbles flying. His eyes were filled with fury.

"If they had kept me here back then, my fate would probably have been no different from theirs!"

Xun'er frowned, her gaze lingering on the two distorted faces for a moment, and then she said softly, "Commanders, I have some impression of these two people. They seem to be the two prodigies of the Stone Clan that we saw at the entrance during this trip to the Heavenly Tomb."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Yu, who had been warily looking around, suddenly let out a sharp, trembling voice, filled with undisguised terror: "You...you look! It seems like someone is coming from behind, and there's something following them..."

The three of them turned around abruptly, and the moment their gazes pierced through the layers of mist, even Gu Qingyang, who was used to seeing all kinds of storms, gasped in shock.

"Holy crap!" Gu Zhen's eyes almost popped out of their sockets as he pointed at the scene at the end of his vision that looked like a black tide surging in, and exclaimed in shock.

"That's an ancient insect-devouring tide! And it's more than ten times larger than any I've ever encountered before!"

"Leading the way... is Soul Cliff! Next to them are the Spirit Clan and Medicine Clan groups!"

Despite her shock, Xun'er remained remarkably calm and quickly identified the fugitives.

However, the next second, Gu Qingyang's expression completely changed: "Damn it! Those bastards are clearly deliberately leading the insect swarm this way!"

Almost the instant the words were spoken, the escape team of only five people rushed forward in a disheveled state.

The number of people being chased suddenly increased to nine: Xiao Yu, Xun'er, Gu Qingyang, Gu Zhen, Yao Xingji, Yao Ling, Ling Xi, Ling Tian, ​​and Hun Ya.

"You five bastards! You actually teamed up to trick us!" Xun'er looked at Hunya's indifferent face and trembled with anger. Her voice was full of fury.

"Tch, silly woman, think about how to survive this swarm of insects first, otherwise we'll all be buried here."

Hunya sneered, ignoring Gu Zhen's deathly stare.

"This swarm of insects is clearly being controlled by some force, gradually draining our strength and fighting spirit."