Chapter 103: Forest Ambush

Sunset Forest.

After two days of travel, the Imperial Fighting Team Two party drew closer and closer to the habitat of the Flame-Burst Birds.

In the original timeline, Huo Wu's Fourth Soul Skill was an offensive soul skill.

Today, a portion of Imperial Fighting Team Two's tactical coordination was built precisely upon this, with Wu Qi utilizing his god's-eye view.

If Huo Wu's Fourth Soul Skill were changed, the loss would be significant.

"Flame-Burst Birds are flying Soul Beasts. Feng Xiaotian and I will be the main attackers; Huo Wu and Ning Rongrong will provide support. The others will remain on the ground to prevent other Soul Beasts from causing trouble," Wu Qi arranged.

"No problem." The group set up their formation, about to make their move.

Suddenly, the Golden Eagle Spirit Douluo in the shadows transmitted his voice to Wu Qi, "Young Master, be careful. Someone is about to make a move on you all."

The enemy's strength was not considered very high, and he did not step in to resolve it, partly with the intention of letting Wu Qi and the others gain experience.

Of course, even if he wanted to intervene, he would not be able to.

"Elder Ghost, how could you..." The Golden Eagle Spirit Douluo's expression was ugly; he seemed to have guessed the origin of this group of assassins.

Ghost Douluo stated indifferently, "I can guarantee that the boy won't die, but it's hard to say for the others. This is also the will of the Pope."

Bibi Dong certainly did not dare to offend the Consecration Hall to the death. After learning that Wu Qi had assembled a strong team, she arranged this ambush to gauge the strength of Imperial Fighting Team Two.

As for the life or death of Feng Xiaotian and the others, she did not care.

Of course, this move also included the intention to weaken the influence of the Consecration Hall.

With no other choice, the Golden Eagle Spirit Douluo could only issue a warning in advance via voice transmission, hoping Wu Qi would react.

Wu Qi also did not expect that someone would come to disrupt what he thought was a foolproof training exercise.

The Golden Eagle Spirit Douluo did not nip the danger in the bud, so he must think they can resolve it with their own strength.

Life-and-death combat is something one must inevitably experience in life; let everyone see some blood today!

"Stop!"

At the command, the members of Imperial Fighting Team Two did not talk back; they huddled around Ning Rongrong and took a defensive stance.

"What's wrong?" Sun Buyu asked hurriedly.

Through his perception of the airflow, Wu Qi quickly locked onto the enemies' positions.

With a casual wave, a Feather Blade shot out and nailed itself into a tree trunk in the distance.

Immediately after, Wu Qi shouted loudly, "If you don't come out now, we're leaving."

Seeing that their disguise had been seen through, the assassin squad in the shadows no longer hid.

Six assassins walked out from different directions, surrounding Wu Qi and the others tightly.

"Sorry, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave today." The burly man in the lead crossed his arms over his chest with a faint smile.

Wu Qi scanned the circle, his eyes narrowing slightly, "Six people, and you dare to make a move?"

The leading burly man "patiently" explained, "No, no, no, we don't have any dead weight; the gap in numbers is not a problem."

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Zhang Jie. If you can survive, and if you have targets you want to kill in the future, you can also place an order with me."

Hired killers!

Wu Qi furrowed his brows.

He had no enemies in Tiandou City, so who exactly would hire killers?

Although Yu Tianheng and the others had the motive, they were all very arrogant and disdained using such low-class methods. Furthermore, the other party was not even at the academy, so how would they know they were coming here to hunt for soul rings today!

Zhang Jie dared to reveal his identity, proving he was very confident in his own strength, and judging by his posture, he was quite knowledgeable about the situation inside Sunset Forest.

Assassins have an assassin's code; it was impossible to make them voluntarily reveal the identity of their employer.

This is tricky.

Sun Buyu whispered, "I will go and hold that guy back; leave the others to you."

With one person missing, there were still five left, and the pressure remained very high.

"Alright, since you have nothing left to say, let the battle begin." Zhang Jie laughed loudly.

After speaking, the six assassins activated their martial souls simultaneously.

Three Soul Kings and three High-level Soul Ancestors.

Wu Qi calmly took out the Zhuge Divine Crossbow gifted by Tang San from behind his back.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong and Qiangu Changkong nodded tacitly.

Next, they would likely have to use themselves as bait and use Hidden Weapons to break the deadlock.

Although he did not want to admit it, at this moment, Hidden Weapons were their only means to break the situation.

"Little ones, have you finished discussing?" Zhang Jie smiled amusedly.

Sun Buyu roared, "You're courting death!"

Both sides were High-level Soul Kings, and Sun Buyu's soul power level was even one level higher.

It was just a pity that a teacher is a teacher after all; his practical combat ability was far inferior to these assassins who licked blood from the edge of a blade.

However, he would not be defeated in a short time.

Wu Qi knew that once Sun Buyu fell, if Zhang Jie joined forces with the other assassins, they would surely die.

"Everyone, don't be nervous. Just treat this as an ordinary Spirit Fighting match. But this is a life-and-death fight; it only ends when the opponent is killed!"

Aside from Wu Qi and Qiangu Changkong, Feng Xiaotian was the most composed, "Everyone, don't hold back; let's have a good fight!"

After speaking, his figure darted out at high speed.

After absorbing the Immortal Herb, his soul power level was the highest in the team, and he took the initiative to engage that level-54 Soul King.

Wu Qi's gaze sharpened as he faced another level-53 Soul King.

This time, the Hidden Weapon in Ning Rongrong's hand was the breakthrough point, so she had to be exposed.

These killers would never anticipate that an Auxiliary System Soul Master has the ability to counter-kill them.

Although it is cruel to her, this is the best method at the moment.

"I can do it." Ning Rongrong looked in Wu Qi's direction and said silently.

"Damn it, let's fight for it."

It is not the first time Qiangu Changkong has fallen into such a dangerous situation; with his Coiling Dragon Staff in hand, he took the initiative to attack.

In an instant, both sides were locked in a brawl.

……

"A ten-thousand-year fourth ring, you are quite strong, kid." The Piercing Spear Soul King clicked his tongue slightly.

It is just a pity that the employer forbade killing Wu Qi, otherwise he would really like to twist off the other party's head.

Geniuses, after all, are nothing if they haven't grown up.

Especially since none of them are geniuses, their resentment is particularly severe.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Wind Whirl Wandering Dragon Body."

The black Soul Ring shone, and all of Wu Qi's attributes increased by one hundred percent, especially when executing the Spirit Luan Martial Sky Art, the bonus was even more obvious.

It is not the first time Wu Qi has fought against a Soul King; he knows that a Soul King has a qualitative change in strength compared to a Soul Ancestor, especially with a ten-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring. How easy is it to kill one across ranks in a life-and-death battle!

Regardless, his task with Feng Xiaotian is to drag two Soul Kings to death and create opportunities for other teammates to kill the enemy.

"Nine Treasures turn out with Liuli, Nine Treasures have names, one is Strength, two is Speed."

As the nine-colored light fell into their bodies, Wu Qi and the others, including Sun Buyu, had their speed and strength increased by forty percent.

Sun Buyu's combat methods are not lacking, and having received the boost, he actually suppressed Zhang Jie.

Of course, providing a boost across ranks consumes a lot of Ning Rongrong's energy, so the battle must be resolved quickly.

"Damn it, the boost of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul is too terrifying; kill that girl first." Zhang Jie roared.

He does not know that Ning Rongrong's martial soul is the Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda, but having to lay hands on a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect inevitably makes the others feel apprehensive.

Not to mention, this Assassination Task also requires leaving two survivors!

"Damn it, let's make her lose her mobility first."

Seeing that he was suppressed by Wu Qi and unable to move, this Soul King had no choice but to shout a reminder.

(End of this chapter)