These words were too lacking in confidence, causing Yu Xiushan to burst into laughter.
The two sides exchanged a few more words before a great battle erupted.
The Seven Skillful Land had a great protective array, so if the Flying Smoke Palace wanted to take this place, they would have to break it. If it was in the past, the Flying Smoke Palace wouldn’t have been able to do so. After all, everyone’s strength was about the same, but after Xu Huang’s disturbance back then, many flaws had appeared in the Great Array, and Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch himself had suffered heavy injuries and had yet to fully recover, making it difficult for him to display the full power of the Great Array.
It was precisely because they had noticed this that Flying Smoke Palace had been tirelessly attacking the Seven Skillful Land, intending to seize it.
After more than twenty confrontations, although Flying Smoke Palace had been forced to retreat, it was not as if they had gained nothing. At the very least, they had figured out the details of this Seven Skillful Land's Protective Array.
As soon as the battle began, many Open Heaven Stage masters from Flying Smoke Temple attacked under Yu Xiushan’s instructions.
And that place was where Yang Kai and Yue He had infiltrated, the weakest point of the Seven Skillful Land's Protective Array!
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch cried out in anger, but there was nothing he could do, so he could only unite his Open Heaven Stage masters and activate the power of the Great Array to counterattack. For a time, the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, the sounds of explosions never ending.
Inside the Seven Skillful Land, the Seven Spirit Provinces were shaking non-stop, mountains were collapsing, and in the market city, both Yang Kai and Yue He wore solemn expressions.
This was troublesome.
If the two Second Class forces were to fight, if Seven Skillful Land was able to defend this place, it would be fine, but if they couldn’t, then when Flying Smoke Palace occupied Seven Skillful Land's territory, they would definitely carefully investigate. At that time, the two of them might even be exposed.
“Young Master, should we find an opportunity to leave this place?” Yue He asked quietly, “I’m afraid the great array here won’t last long.”
She had already refined fifty percent of the Great Array Jade, so although she didn’t dare rashly activate the power of the Great Array to avoid being detected by Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, she could clearly feel the state of the entire array through the Jade.
“How long can it last?” Yang Kai asked.
Yue He said, “With this kind of intensity, I’m afraid it won’t be able to last for half a month. Moreover, the other party shouldn’t have used his full strength yet, if he did, the time it would take would be even shorter.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai nodded. Since Yue He had said so, it should be true. The Seven Skillful Land's Protective Formation would not be able to stop the Flying Smoke Palace’s forces this time. Once the Spirit Array was broken, Seven Skillful Land would be in danger, and they would also suffer.
At this point, it was time to consider a way out.
However, there was one thing he didn’t understand. Would the people from Scarlet Star make a move in this offensive and defensive battle? If they had stayed here all this time, did they have some kind of agreement with Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch?
If the Seven Skillful Land had the help of Scarlet Star’s people, Flying Smoke Palace might not be able to gain any advantage. After all, Zhao Baichuan was a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage master, and he had many Open Heaven Stage masters under him.
Two days later, the battle continued, but with the protection of the great array, there was no direct confrontation.
Yue He suddenly frowned, a look of confusion appearing on her face, “Why did the Seven Skillful Land’s protective formation’s power drop so quickly?”
“What’s wrong?” Yang Kai looked at her.
Yue He said, “Logically speaking, this Great Array is quite extraordinary, so it’s impossible for it to be worn down so quickly. I originally thought that this Great Array would last for half a month, but now it seems it won’t even last five days.”
“So fast!” Hearing this, Yang Kai’s eyes flashed as he said thoughtfully, “Perhaps, it’s not that you’re mistaken!”
Yue He looked at him, “Why is that?”
“What if Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch intentionally reduced the power of the Great Array to show weakness?”
Yue He wasn’t an idiot, after all, she had cultivated to the Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage. Hearing this, her beautiful eyes lit up, “Young Master means…”
Yang Kai laughed, “The Flying Smoke Palace is probably going to suffer.”
Scarlet Star’s people had definitely reached some kind of agreement with Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch to hide in the shadows and wait for an opportunity to act. Once Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch let the people from Flying Smoke Palace in, Zhao Baichuan would definitely act.
At that time, with the combined strength of the two Sects, how could Flying Smoke Palace possibly be a match for them? However, this matter wasn’t so obvious, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch was trying his best to weaken the power of the Great Array without anyone noticing, trying his best to act as if he couldn’t resist, all in order to numb Yu Xiushan.
After understanding this point, Yang Kai couldn’t help admiring Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch for allowing his enemy to enter his home. This required a great deal of courage, and if something were to happen, the loss of Seven Skillful Land would be huge.
In this kind of battle, what could he do? Could he intervene and take advantage of the situation? If he could take advantage of this opportunity to kill Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, Yue He would be able to control the Great Array here…
However, just controlling the Great Array was useless. Zhao Baichuan and Yu Xiushan were both Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage masters, so if he didn’t deal with them, he would only be benefiting others.
After thinking about it for a moment, he decided to give up and simply hide here and watch the tigers fight.
Sure enough, just as Yang Kai had guessed, the power of the Seven Skillful Land's Protective Array was continuously weakened by the Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, and in less than five days, a huge hole had appeared in the formation.
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's angry and helpless roar resounded throughout the Seven Spirit Provinces.
Under the leadership of Palace Master Yu Xiushan, many of the Flying Smoke Palace's elites rushed into the Seven Skillful Land. As soon as the two sides made contact, they began fighting to the death.
Both of these forces were middle class forces with countless years of accumulation. Originally, their strengths were almost the same, but more than ten years ago, Xu Huang had caused a great ruckus in the Seven Skillful Land and severely injured Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, even killing three Protector Venerable.
That time, Seven Skillful Land had lost three Fourth Order Open Heaven masters, and the number of Low Rank Open Heaven masters who had died was not small. It could be said that their strength had been greatly reduced, while the Flying Smoke Palace’s forces were strong and aggressive, so how could Seven Skillful Land's side be their opponent?
Yu Xiushan immediately went to find Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch and engaged in a fierce battle with him while the other Mid Rank Open Heaven masters under his command began to chase after the Earth Spiritual Land Venerable and the others.
For a time, many Open Heaven Stage masters from the Seven Skillful Land were caught in a crisis and were completely disadvantaged.
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch had yet to recover from his heavy injuries, so although he was fighting Yu Xiushan alone, how could he be his opponent? In less than two hours, he was once again injured by Yu Xiushan, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood as he retreated.
Yu Xiushan didn’t show any mercy as he held a bronze hammer in his hand and raised it high into the air, activating the World Force and smashing it towards Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, grinning fiercely, “Heavenly Monarch, after you die, this old master will take good care of your wives, hahahaha!”
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's face was pale and his eyes were spitting fire, but in this life or death crisis, he simply sneered, “Yu Xiushan, do you think you’ve won? You’ve actually lost!”
“What?” Yu Xiushan’s expression changed slightly.
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch grit his teeth and quickly formed a series of hand seals, causing a small World Force to burst out from his back as he shouted, “Soul Suppression!”
In the next instant, an invisible force erupted from his body, before Yu Xiushan responded, he struck him. In an instant, Yu Xiushan froze in place, unable to move.
Not only was he unable to move, even Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch was unable to move!
Once this Soul Suppresion Secret Technique was used, although it could seal off the enemy’s movements, it would also greatly affect one’s self. It could be said to be a double-edged sword. If used well, it could reverse the situation, but if used poorly, it would simply be seeking death.
“You’re courting death!” Yu Xiushan flew into a rage and continuously pushed his own strength in an attempt to break through the Soul Suppresion Secret Technique, causing the World Force’s aura to continuously fluctuate!
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch sneered, “The one who should die is you! Chief Manager Zhao, please take action!”
In the next moment, a figure flew over, followed by a dozen Open Heaven Stage masters. Yu Xiushan’s expression changed drastically as he asked in horror, “Who is it?”
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch laughed loudly, “Yu Xiushan, you didn’t expect this king to have an ambush, did you? I don’t mind telling you, the one who came is Scarlet Star’s Chief Manager! The Chief Manager’s Star City has been destroyed, so it’s a good opportunity to borrow your Flying Smoke Palace.”
As he spoke, Zhao Baichuan had already passed by Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch and raised his hand. The World Force in his palm spread out and gently slapped towards Yu Xiushan.
Seeing this, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch let out a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, the people from Scarlet Star had suddenly come to visit, otherwise, it would have been difficult to deal with Yu Xiushan.
However, just as this thought crossed his mind, Yu Xiushan’s face suddenly flashed a strange smile, “Heavenly Monarch, you said I was the one who should die? But in my opinion, the one who should die is you!”
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's heart jumped as he instinctively felt that something was wrong. Before he could react, Zhao Baichuan suddenly turned around and sent a palm strike towards him.
Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's eyes instantly widened, his eyes filled with shock, anger, and disbelief.
With a loud bang, under Zhao Baichuan’s palm, half of Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch's head was smashed, his chest was hit and left a hole, and his lower body exploded into dust.
Zhao Baichuan withdrew his hand and stood there calmly.
Strictly speaking, even though Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch had yet to recover from his injuries, he was still a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage master, so it wasn’t easy for him to kill him. However, he had been showing weakness to the enemy and had even allowed Yu Xiushan to injure him multiple times to numb his nerves and pin his hopes on Zhao Baichuan.
Who knew that Zhao Baichuan had already contacted Yu Xiushan and colluded with him, causing him to lose his life in vain?
However, he was indeed worthy of being a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage. Although he had suffered an indelible injury, he did not die for a moment, but the Soul Suppresion Secret Technique could no longer be maintained. Yu Xiushan broke free and met up with Zhao Baichuan, smiling, “Many thanks for Brother Zhao’s help!”
“Brother Yu is too polite!” Zhao Baichuan nodded slightly.
“Why… why?” In front of the two of them, Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch, who only had half his body and half his head, was panting heavily.
He couldn’t understand why Zhao Baichuan would suddenly turn against him. Since the people of Scarlet Star wanted a piece of territory, as long as they helped him kill Yu Xiushan, they would naturally be able to take over Flying Smoke Palace. Why would they attack him?
Zhao Baichuan looked down at him and said lightly, “The Seven Skillful Land is a good place, this King really likes it!”
TO BE CONTINUED...
[Hoogsway: lmao, he has Soul Suppresion Secret Technique that could stop the enemy from moving, it was an easy win without others help. They're getting stupid after too much cultivating.]
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