Chapter 301: Actually, They Are the Strongest

The scenes of being crushed by Nangong Yu several years ago remain vivid in Ji Zhangkong's mind to this day.

As a proud son of heaven like him, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

Had that piece of trash Wang Jianqiang not killed his own brother, he would not have thought of using Nancheng Kong and the others as leverage.

Had he not captured Nancheng Kong and the others, he would not have drawn Nangong Yu here, nor would he have been humiliated by Nangong Yu and reduced to her stepping stone.

Now, in Desolate City, everyone who speaks of Nangong Yu mentions the incident where he was crushed, leaving him unable to hold his head up even now.

This matter has almost become his nightmare.

The culprit behind all of this is Wang Jianqiang.

Only by killing Wang Jianqiang can the nightmare in his heart be dispelled.

Otherwise...

His heart will not be at peace!

"Young Master Ji, the cultivation levels of Wang Yuyao, Su Yutong, and Xing Li do not match the intelligence reports; they have already reached the Nascent Soul Early Stage."

Just then, a voice came from in front of him again.

Upon hearing this, Ji Zhangkong gave a disdainful smile, "No matter, whether it is Golden Core Stage Perfection or Nascent Soul Early Stage, in my eyes, there is not the slightest difference."

It has been several years since he searched for intelligence on Wang Jianqiang.

It is not impossible for these three to have broken through during this period.

Hearing Ji Zhangkong's laughter, the others followed suit and laughed as well.

That is correct.

They are merely three Cultivators who have just broken through to the Nascent Soul Early Stage.

Let alone Ji Zhangkong.

The five of them working together would be enough to easily take them down.

"Lead the way..."

"Go and take those three women down."

Following Ji Zhangkong's order.

The group of six used Instant Movement one after another and departed.

Above the Endless Wilderness, six figures arrived via Instant Movement.

"Eh, where are the people?"

Looking at the empty wilderness below, the person who reported the news beside Ji Zhangkong showed a look of surprise, "They left so quickly?"

"But, it has only been a few short hours."

"Even if they left, in such a short time, the aura left behind by the battle shouldn't have dissipated, right?"

Ji Zhangkong did not speak, his gaze fixed on a certain area below.

At a certain moment, his expression shifted.

"Go over there and take a look."

After speaking, he descended toward a patch of ground with sparse weeds.

"There are traces of battle here."

Beside Ji Zhangkong, the four people looked around, their eyes lighting up.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder we couldn't sense the aura they left behind; it turns out they had a method to conceal their aura."

"If Young Master Ji hadn't been cautious, I fear we really would have been deceived by them."

"These three women are certainly cautious enough."

Another person spoke up.

"Hehe, in front of Young Master Ji, what use is being cautious?"

"Since we have discovered the aura they left behind, we can follow the vine to find the melon and track them down."

Hearing this, Ji Zhangkong nodded.

He flipped his palm and took out a small white jade Compass.

He tapped his finger.

He extracted the aura the three had left behind here into the Compass.

The next moment, Spirit Light flashed on the Compass, and it shot off in one direction.

Ji Zhangkong's expression shifted, "They fled in this direction, follow them."

After speaking.

The six of them prepared to give chase.

Just as the attention of all six was focused on the white jade Compass in front.

On the ground behind them, an inconspicuous withered blade of grass suddenly transformed into a figure.

The figure tapped a finger, and a wind blade slashed out.

Puchi~

Caught off guard, the two people at the very back of the group were instantly decapitated.

"Careful, there's an ambush!"

The two Nascent Souls screamed while flying out of their bodies in a panic.

The remaining four reacted immediately, subconsciously dodging to the sides to avoid the attack of the wind blade.

However.

Before the four of them could catch their breath.

From the leaves of a weed, a crystalline water droplet suddenly shot out, transforming into a figure in mid-air.

"Water Sword Technique!"

Su Yutong pointed a finger.

A stream of water spread out, transforming into a long sword.

As the water flowed rapidly, it derived an astonishing sharpness.

This technique was taught to her by Mu Lingxi.

She has a Gold-Water Dual Heavenly Spiritual Root; because she lacks a wind-attribute Spirit Root, the flow speed of the water is limited, making it less powerful than when Mu Lingxi performs it.

But because she has the metal attribute to supplement the sharpness, it does not differ by much.

It is far from what an ordinary Cultivator can withstand.

The Water Sword slashed out.

Two Cultivators within arm's reach were instantly cut in half at the waist, and their Nascent Souls flew out in a panic.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that four of his companions had their physical bodies severed in the blink of an eye, Ji Zhangkong's expression immediately turned ugly.

He did not continue to dodge.

His figure shook.

A layer of grayish light emerged from his body.

Ding~

The gray light trembled.

He was shaken back three steps.

The Water Sword, under a powerful rebounding force, shattered.

Swish~

Before Ji Zhangkong could catch his breath.

A brilliant silver light suddenly attacked from the other side.

A Flying Sword condensed from Star Power seemed to pierce through space, arriving in an instant, and stabbed at Ji Zhangkong.

The gray light covering Ji Zhangkong's body trembled violently, then shattered with a "Bang" sound.

The immense force made Ji Zhangkong's face turn pale, and he flew backward.

Swish!

As a sword shadow flashed, a silver Flying Sword shot over.

It was precisely that Star Power Flying Sword that had shattered his Primordial Force defense.

The speed of this Star Power Flying Sword was too fast, and Ji Zhangkong was currently at a moment where his old strength had just been spent and his stance had not yet stabilized.

He could only watch with a horrified expression as this Flying Sword stabbed toward the center of his brow.

The next moment.

A sharp, intense pain came from the center of his brow.

Ji Zhangkong's heartbeat almost stopped at this instant.

A moment later.

The center of his brow was not pierced through as he had imagined.

He was stunned for a moment, then revealed a look of pleasant surprise.

It turned out that after the Star Power Flying Sword shattered his Primordial Force defense, its power was already nearly exhausted.

After barely flying to the center of his brow, it simply collapsed.

It was just that the speed of this Star Power Flying Sword was too fast, and the aura it carried was too sharp, causing him to overlook the sense of waning power hidden beneath this sharp aura.

Whoosh~

A purple light suddenly appeared.

Immediately, a purple curtain of light spread out from the air, instantly extending to the surroundings.

It directly enveloped Ji Zhangkong, the companion who had luckily escaped the ambush, and the four unlucky ones who only had their Nascent Souls left.

Ji Zhangkong's expression changed as he looked at the three slender, graceful figures outside the Formation, his expression tightening, and he said in disbelief.

"It's you!"

"Why, didn't you come to this place just to find us? Are you surprised to see us?"

Su Yutong chuckled.

Hearing Su Yutong's laughter, Ji Zhangkong's expression shifted.

According to the intelligence he had obtained.

Among Wang Jianqiang's group, besides Wang Jianqiang and a woman named Mu Lingxi whose strength was considered decent.

The strength of the others was very average.

Logically speaking, with the foundations of these three, even if they broke through to the Nascent Soul Stage, they would not be anything to fear.

But the reality was...

The strength of these three was surprisingly strong; even he had suffered a small loss while caught off guard!

Could it be...

He had been deceived?

These three had been hiding their strength all along!

In fact, they were the strongest ones in Wang Jianqiang's group!