Chapter 191: The Battle That Resounds

"Hahaha, Quiltisan, you don't mind if I get a share, do you?"

Earth Disaster Cliper laughed heartily, confronting the Fist Technique Master head‑on and tightly restraining his movements.

The Fist Technique Master's expression turned sour; being restrained, the mage and priest behind him would be in great danger.

Under normal circumstances, the three of them acted as one, and whether taking down Earth Disaster Cliper or Wind Disaster Quiltisan they had high odds, but the problem was that Wind Disaster and Earth Disaster teamed up, instantly reversing the situation.

"You're just in time! Without you handling it, it would have been a bit troublesome!" Wind Disaster's voice was ethereal, as if it came from all directions.

But whether it was Cliper or Quiltisan, both were wary, keeping their lieutenants hidden, each secretly leading their subordinates to assault the caravan's guards.

Those small gangs also surged forward at this moment, seizing the wagons at both ends.

Their appetite was modest; they didn't dare contend with the famed Nine Disasters, only stealthily snatching a few items.

Nevertheless, their appearance caused great chaos in the ranks.

"I won't die here, will I?"

The thought, once it surfaced, lingered in Xin Ya's mind; what people fear most is the unknown, the fantasies they hold about it.

Against other opponents, their magical shields and defenses might still work, but facing an opponent who can break spells, the two of them, being fragile, dared not act rashly.

"That's a bit troublesome!" Wind Disaster released his own qi, locking onto the mage, which made the mage dare not act recklessly.

"What is that!"

Bisor poured all his liquid capital into the convoy, no joke; the well‑funded guards he hired were far from ordinary.

Especially when they heard Xin Ya, the young lady of the Caben Trade Guild, shout that reinforcements were coming, everyone's morale surged.

As for the reinforcements Xin Ya mentioned, he didn't trust a single punctuation mark; the Pioneer Lord himself was colluding with him, otherwise how could he launch such a precise ambush?

But the spear that sticks out gets targeted; Xin Ya, serving as the banner, was directly singled out.

Xin Ya felt her body begin to stiffen, as if partially out of her control.

"Lord Mu Yi has arrived, hold on, victory belongs to us!" Xin Ya seized the moment and shouted loudly.

"Kill all these marauders; I swear in the name of the Caben Trade Guild's young lady, kill one person, reward a hundred gold!"

Xin Ya felt restless; after all, it was her first time in such a situation, and maintaining a calm façade already required a strong heart.

A bandit leapt from the ground straight toward Xin Ya, and as the enemy appeared, Xin Ya unsheathed her sword in an instant.

With winter's blood flowing, Xin Ya had long prepared for freedom; though not brilliant, her well‑tempered swordsmanship let her thrust her longsword through the bandit's throat in a flash.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

It reignited the caravan guards' hope, prompting them to fight the opposing bandits even more vigorously.

While Earth Disaster was distracted for a moment, the Fist Technique Master landed a punch on his chest; had he not reacted quickly and used the force to fling himself back, the blow would have shattered his sternum.

"Hope Mu Yi can hear the commotion here!"

Even the Sunrise-class mage and the priest were swayed by money, showing Bisor's spending power.

Just as Xin Ya was choked by fear, a deep, drum‑like sound freed her from the terror.

After calming the scene, Xin Ya shouted orders; the previously directionless caravan quickly rallied around her as its backbone.

He also worried that if they delayed, Mu Yi would come to aid, and perhaps Xin Ya could notify Mu Yi remotely; the earlier commotion was loud enough that the enemy might have heard, and on this wondrous land, anything is possible.

He could only strike a killing blow; otherwise confronting a caster's fury would be no good.

But he didn't expect the opponent to be colluding with Earth Disaster; indeed, these Pioneer nobles have the darkest hearts.

"Everyone stay calm, ignore the cargo, abandon it, move toward me, focus on your own opponents; reinforcements will be back soon!"

Under the night's shroud, a massive beast charged toward the caravan at high speed.

"My uncle has summoned reinforcements; they'll be back soon, hold on!"

Great rewards draw brave men; the chaos from the ambush, quelled by Xin Ya's organization, steadied the caravan guards, who began to counterattack.

"This is... the life I want!"

Although she hadn't seen him, Xin Ya's intuition told her it was Mu Yi.

Wind Disaster was uneasy; a caster's threat was undoubtedly the greatest, but having the ability to break spells didn't mean he could slaughter the caster like a pig, and such power came at a cost.

As Earth Disaster rose from the ground, a massive shadow, bathed in firelight, fell over him.

Before Earth Disaster appeared, a single spell from the light struck, and a swath of people fell; the spell's lethality was terrifying.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The nearby priest also acted cautiously, daring not to move; without a melee protector, any opening would be fatal.

Xin Ya leapt onto the carriage and fired three shots into the sky; as the Caben Trade Guild's young lady, she possessed some protective measures.

Expressionless, she drew her longsword, ignoring the spray of blood on her, and loudly rallied the troops.

There were not few who fell because of this.

If not caught off guard, it wouldn't have been so messy.

Seeing the situation stabilize, Xin Ya let out a sigh of relief; yet her face didn't show panic, but a hint of excited flush.

What caught her eye was a giant beast, its image magnified infinitely before her.

Bang!

Creak…

The sound of bones cracking, mingled with tearing muscles and vessels.

Watching the hulking man slammed away by the Jade Water Golden‑Eyed Beast yet crawl back up, Mu Yi was somewhat astonished.

It was a double impact with a follow‑up charge without a reset; as the first hit slowed from obstruction, the second charge launched at point‑blank range, delivering an explosion of force like a fingertip strike.

This was also an insight Mu Yi gained from the Fist Technique Master.

Combined with the power of a great rhino, even a wall could be knocked down, yet the opponent still managed to rise from the ground.

"Bastard! You've angered me!"

Earth Disaster Cliper spat blood, drew a massive hammer, and with a sour expression raised his axe, roaring at Mu Yi.

"Just lie down nicely and it'll be fine!"

Mu Yi squeezed his legs, and the giant rhino that had been strolling suddenly charged at Clippers; his burst of speed even formed a fleeting air ring!

The power of Iron-blooded Slaughter spread toward the giant rhino's head, forming a layer of hard earth armor; the quality-sharing effect caused Mu Yi's will to flicker on the rhino's head, raising the rhino's power to another level.

The war hammer and the giant rhino collided, sending Clippers flying with both himself and his weapon; the violent shock plunged his arm into a helpless state, and the almost crushing power gap also plunged him into a brief dazed state.

This was the first time, after using the war hammer, that he was overwhelmed in power by someone, nearly a total defeat.

Speaking purely of strength, he indeed would not lose to the Azure Water Golden-Eyed Beast, but once Mu Yi's will and Elite Talent joined in, he was crushed like rotting wood, every part of his body wailing.

However, when Mu Yi's thrown spear came his way, his form sank directly into the earth and vanished.

Frowning, he pulled his spear from the ground; even after spreading his senses, he could not find the opponent's trace.

"Kill! Leave none!"

Seeing the big fish flee, Mu Yi glanced at the battlefield, unfurled a barrier, and directly released his personal guard.

The wolf-like tiger-like personal guard, like unbridled wild horses, under Cao Ming's leadership scattered and charged at the bandits; thanks to Mu Yi having the caravan uniform their attire beforehand, they could distinguish friend from foe in this chaotic battle.

Unlike the makeshift caravan guards, as a regular army they had undergone unified training and had already been baptized by battle; the personal guard, in a Three Talents formation, coordinated seamlessly to slaughter the marauders.

"Die!" a broad-shouldered, thick-waisted bandit roared as he swung down a blade, having already killed several guards and appearing formidable, yet all that greeted him was a shield.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal striking metal rang from the shield; the Asura shield in the shield-bearer's hand shattered outright, the Asura embodied as the shield taking the blow in the soldier's stead—even so, the shield-bearer's arm went numb.

Even so, if not for the Yuan Yang Formation's damage-sharing trait, this blow might have killed him instantly.

However, the shield-bearer's face showed no trace of fear; the Blazing Inferno fire rose upon his body.

The powers of the Human, Hell, and Asura paths flowed through him; he had not grasped the Blazing Inferno's Elite Talent, but Mu Yi's power shielded them all.

Although in his current state the opponent could indeed kill him with a single strike, the opponent had no chance for a second attack.

He only needs to focus on defense; his comrades behind him will help him fulfill the attack duty.

Several spears blazing with Blazing Inferno flames stabbed into the bandits' vital spots; although the bandits were higher level and stronger, they had no comrades to help them withstand the damage.

Having been pierced by the spears, the shield-bearer stepped forward and directly chopped off the bandit's head.

Crimson specks of light drifted from the headless bandit's corpse into several people's bodies; the Asura gear in their hands turned even more crimson, and their aura grew stronger.

Iron-blooded Slaughter is itself a talent meant to bloom in slaughter; combined with the Asura, it erupted with astonishing compatibility.

It produced an effect of eleven greater than two on these soldiers.

The members of the Nine Calamities gang, inherently mixed in quality, were pressed to the ground and rubbed by Mu Yi's regular troops; occasionally a few strong members were blocked by a dozen spears, unable to exert any strength.

As for the elite monster officers within the Nine Calamities gang, naturally Cao Ming, Li Xian, and the merchant guild guards stepped up, and the battle became completely one-sided.

But that's exactly how it was; the so-called Nine Calamities are merely a rabble gathered together, relying on coming and going like the wind to cause chaos and loot—when facing a regular army, they can only run.

"Still far off!"

Mu Yi shook his head; although it had taken shape, compared to the Eastern Dao Prefecture troops and the Yin soldiers, it was still far too distant, nowhere near his expectations.

Just as Mu Yi was observing the battlefield, the earth-escaping Clippers burst up from the ground, leapt up, and swung his war hammer down at Mu Yi's head.

At this moment, Clippers had completely transformed into a soil elemental giant, showing no trace of human form.

At this moment, Clippers resembled a humanoid figure piled from earth and stone, with limbs, torso, and a head—though the head looked more like a covering; still, one could make out Clippers' appearance in an instant, yet the aura emanating from him was greatly amplified.

【Earth Disaster·Clippers (Frenzy), Level 16 Secret Realm Boss】

Mu Yi activated Time Acceleration, dodging Clippers' heavy blow, but the hulking Azure Water Golden-Eyed Beast wasn't so lucky—it was directly hammered, its head smashed into the ground.

He backhanded thrust the Spear of Gilareth into his own shadow, summoning a shadow clone; then Mu Yi drew his formation blade, narrowed his eyes at his opponent, and from his experience this guy's second stage was still quite tricky.

"You will regret letting me unleash this power!"

Like Mu Yi's past opponents, Clippers was full of confidence in his own power.

"It's just power from a wilderness secret treasure! Who hasn't got one?"

Mu Yi reached out and pulled the staff he had seized from the hyena-men tribe, then launched a burst fireball straight at Clippers' already earthen giant face.

The huge fireball was directly smashed by Clippers' war hammer in midair, and the scattering sparks instantly lit up the surroundings.

Mu Yi's figure vanished from the spot, instantly appearing before Clippers, close to his body, and he slashed a blade at Clippers' neck.

"Clang!"

The formation blade and war hammer collided, spraying abundant sparks; the sound of metal striking metal echoed across the battlefield.

The shadow clone waved its spear, thrusting at Clippers; the shadow-constructed body was natural camouflage at night, until it swung the spear did Clippers react, trying to dodge the vital point, yet the spear still pierced his shoulder.

However, Clippers, unfazed by the pierced shoulder, directly reached up, seized the spear, and wrested it away; the now-weaponless shadow clone fled into the shadows to lurk.

"Boom—rumble!"

Taking heavy steps, the three-to-four-meter-tall Clippers was like a bulldozer, pushing everything in its path flat.

Mu Yi dodged the raised war hammer, slashing a blade at its body; the recoil numbed his hand, leaving only a faint mark.

Having incarnated as an elemental lifeform, Clippers possessed an innate elemental armor that could exempt a large portion of physical attacks; even with the sharpness of Mu Yi's formation blade, it could barely breach the defense.