Yang Kai couldn’t help laughing, “Mountain Master Han misunderstands. I didn’t say I have any instructions, but there are about ten thousand Demon Race two thousand kilometers away. If Mountain Master Han goes there like this, he’ll be walking right into a trap.”
“Two thousand kilometers away?” Han Zheng Qing couldn’t help wearing a strange expression as he stared at Yang Kai vigilantly.
He didn’t know what Yang Kai’s current cultivation was, but it was said that when this High Heaven Palace's Master betrayed the Star Boundary, he was a Second-Order Emperor Realm. Now, after a few years, at most he is only a Third-Order Emperor Realm.
As for a Third-Order Emperor Realm master, no matter how powerful his Divine Sense cultivation was, how could he spy on a situation two thousand kilometers away? Taking a step back, even if he could, how could he detect such a detailed number such as ten thousand? How powerful must one’s Divine Sense be to accomplish such a feat? Perhaps only those Pseudo Emperors were qualified to do so.
Therefore, when he heard Yang Kai say that there were ten thousand of them two thousand kilometers away, Han Zheng Qing’s first reaction was that this Palace Master Yang was just trying to scare him. Normally, he would have ridiculed him, but now that Yang Kai had just saved his life, even if Han Zheng Qing didn’t think much of it, he couldn’t bring himself to insult him.
As such, he simply cupped his fists and said lightly, “Many thanks for Palace Master Yang’s reminder. Farewell!”
Saying so, he led the several hundred people gathered around him and left.
Regardless of whether Yang Kai was just trying to scare him or not, if there really were ten thousand Demon Race cultivators on the other side, he had to head in that direction, because that was their goal.
As they were leaving, Han Zheng Qing’s Divine Sense surged and sent out a series of orders. A few hundred people quickly arranged themselves into a formation, facing each other from head to toe. This way, even if they were to encounter an enemy, they would be able to quickly set up an army to resist.
However, after walking a short distance, Han Zheng Qing frowned and turned his head, only to see that a thousand feet behind the group, Palace Master Yang was leisurely following with his hands behind his back. Seeing him look over, Yang Kai even gave him a faint smile and nodded slightly, his meaning clear: You go your way, I go mine.
Han Zheng Qing’s face showed a look of displeasure. He felt that his attitude was already very obvious, but he didn’t expect this Palace Master Yang to not have the slightest bit of the demeanor of a Palace Master and actually play such a trick.
Immediately, he ordered his men to speed up, but not only they're not faster than Yang Kai. They were also slower than Yang Kai, remaining a thousand feet behind them.
Since he couldn’t get rid of him, he could only let him be. The strength Yang Kai had displayed before was truly extraordinary. Such a team of several hundred people was nothing in his eyes. If he really turned back and questioned him or angered him, his side would suffer.
What he didn’t know was that Yang Kai, who was following behind him, was also quite helpless.
On the way back, since he had encountered this group of scattered Human Race soldiers, Yang Kai couldn’t just ignore them. Not to mention the dozen or so Ice Heart Valley disciples and the Fan Xin he knew, even if they were all strangers, Yang Kai had to protect them.
They head south, he will also head south. Obviously, they wanted to return to the base of the Human Race army, but since it was on the way, it was only a slight delay.
On top of that, although they couldn’t sense it, Yang Kai was able to clearly sense that in this vast territory, not only were there Human Race’s scattered troops, but there were also many Demon Race’s, many more or less. Han Zheng Qing’s group would not have a good end if they encountered any of them.
After travelling less than a hundred kilometers, Han Zheng Qing suddenly frowned and turned his head to look back, his expression extremely solemn.
This was because he had just noticed that Yang Kai’s Divine Sense had suddenly fluctuated for a moment. He didn’t know if he was investigating something, but the fluctuations of his Divine Sense weren’t very obvious, but they weren’t subtle either, so it was within the range of his senses.
Seeing his strange expression, Fan Xin, who was following beside him, asked, “Sir Han, what is it?”
Han Zheng Qing didn’t explain, only slowly shaking his head and solemnly saying, “Pass down my orders, be careful.” He didn’t know what Yang Kai’s Divine Sense was trying to convey, but he could only do his best.
Fan Xin nodded and relayed Han Zheng Qing’s orders.
After traveling another thirty kilometers, Han Zheng Qing’s figure suddenly came to a stop. Lifting his hand, the several hundred people behind him immediately stabilized themselves.
“Prepare for battle!” Han Zheng Qing shouted, and the several hundred people’s expressions all changed. All kinds of artifacts were summoned, and small teams began moving in an orderly fashion. In an instant, the formation was formed, and the auras of the several hundred people almost merged into one. The eye of the formation was Han Zheng Qing’s position, and this formation was not a dead formation, but a living one, one that could be changed at will. With the help of this formation, Han Zheng Qing’s originally somewhat depressed aura suddenly rose significantly.
A thousand feet away, Yang Kai rubbed his chin and stood in place, watching with great interest.
After not returning for a few years, Yang Kai had only heard a few casual words about the war between the two worlds, so he naturally didn’t know about the situation in the Star Boundary. Now that he had seen this battle formation, he realized that after a few years, the cultivators from the Star Boundary had completely adapted to the pace of the war. For a group of several hundred people to be able to form a proper battle formation so quickly, it was definitely because they were familiar with it. Such a strategy must have been used countless times before, allowing them to be so familiar with it.
A light breeze blew over, filling the air with a murderous aura. The hundreds of people who had formed a single entity were now tightly connected, waiting for the enemy to appear before delivering a fatal blow.
Suddenly, Han Zheng Qing let out a soft cry and called out in a certain direction, “Bing Chen Army Ninth Garrison Left Guard Han Zheng Qing is here. Who goes there?”
As soon as his voice fell, a blurry figure who had used a Secret Technique appeared ten kilometers away and asked excitedly, “Is it Left Guard Han?”
The newcomer obviously knew Han Zheng Qing.
Hearing the other party’s voice, Han Zheng Qing also reacted, “It’s Liu Youwei?”
“It’s this Liu!” A loud laugh rang out, filled with joy as the man rushed towards Han Zheng Qing and the others. As he approached, a burly man appeared in front of everyone. This burly man was covered in blood from head to toe, both his own and his enemy’s. There were many deep wounds on his body, but he seemed to be completely fine, exuding a valiant aura.
Seeing that it was one of his own, Han Zheng Qing waved his hand to signal everyone to relax, but Han Zheng Qing himself did not let down his guard, instead extending his hand and saying, “Liu Youwei, please forgive me. On the battlefield, everything must be done according to the rules.”
“This Liu understands.” Liu Youwei obviously knew what the rules were, so he immediately stretched out his hand and shook Han Zheng Qing’s hand. In the next moment, the two of them circulated their strength to investigate the situation inside each other’s bodies.
After confirming that there was no Demonic Qi in the other party’s body, Han Zheng Qing let out a sigh of relief and released his grip, “Where are your people?”
Liu Youwei raised his thumb and pointed behind him, “A hundred kilometers away, this Liu come first to investigate the situation. I’ll call them over.”
Saying so, he took out a communication compass and poured his Divine Sense into it.
Han Zheng Qing’s face lit up, “How many people do you have?”
Hearing this, Liu Youwei’s expression became gloomy as he glanced at the people behind Han Zhengqing and asked, “It’s about the same as Sir Han’s side, how is Sir’s situation?”
Han Zheng Qing looked back and forced a smile, “When we broke through the encirclement, there were originally more than five hundred people following us, but now we only have this little bit left.”
Liu Youwei showed a look of admiration when he heard this, “Five hundred people, and you were able to save more than half of them. Sir Han is truly outstanding, but our side can’t. A thousand people… sigh, let’s not talk about it.”
Han Zheng Qing smiled bitterly. Previously, when he had fallen into the Demon Race’s encirclement, if it weren’t for Palace Master Yang’s Divine Armament descending from the sky, no one would have been able to escape. At this moment, it was likely that all of them would have been wiped out. He knew that this had nothing to do with him, but at this time it was inconvenient to explain.
However, if they were able to meet up with Liu Youwei’s forces now, they would be able to protect themselves. After all, this place was still a few thousand kilometers away from their destination. If they were to travel this far, it was likely they would encounter many obstacles along the way. How many people would be able to safely retreat?
The enemy was a hundred kilometers away, so it would definitely take some time for them to arrive. Han Zheng Qing and Liu Youwei discussed for a moment before moving to a place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. While they waited for their allies, they also began to restore themselves.
After recovering, Liu Youwei suddenly came to Han Zheng Qing’s side and pointed towards a certain direction curiously, “Sir Han, that person over there is…”
Along the way, he had long discovered that there was a person following a thousand feet behind the group. This person had a dignified appearance and was quite talented. Although he looked young, he gave off an unfathomable aura.
Saying that he was one of them, yet he had been following them from behind, neither too close nor too far. Saying that he was an enemy, he didn’t make him feel any hostility.
Even when he pointed at him, the man smiled.
Han Zheng Qing shook his head, as if he didn’t want to talk about this man any further. Liu Youwei shrugged and didn’t say anything more. In terms of cultivation, he was inferior to Han Zheng Qing. Before the war, he had to pay his respects to Han Zheng Qing. In terms of status in the army, he was also inferior to Han Zheng Qing. Since Han Zheng Qing didn’t want to talk too much, Liu Youwei naturally didn’t ask.
However, that person should be one of his own, right? When he turned his head, he saw the Right Guard walk over to the young man and give him some water to drink before smiling apologetically and saying something, but the young man simply waved his hand.
Regarding this situation, Han Zheng Qing only frowned slightly and did not say anything.
At this moment, Han Zheng Qing suddenly frowned and shouted, “Someone’s coming!”
Liu Youwei was stunned for a moment before replying, “It’s should not be this fast, Sir said it would take another hour to arrive.”
“Not one of your people!” Han Zheng Qing stood up and blew lightly.
The several hundred people who were meditating immediately stood up and gathered around Han Zheng Qing. In less than twenty breaths, the previous battle formation had once again taken shape and was filled with a murderous aura.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Han Zheng Qing saw a few dozen wounded men with broken arms and legs.
It wasn’t the Demon Race that had come, but rather the Human Race, like Han Zheng Qing and Liu Youwei, who were scattered nearby.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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