Chapter 459: Never Lost in a Team Fight

One strike heavily wounded this ghost king; Hong Zun didn't pause at all, rose up and struck again with his sword, cutting it down.

Facing two consecutive sword strikes, the ghost king wanted to dodge but had absolutely no way to do so.

Moreover, after being heavily wounded, its strength had dropped greatly; it was clearly no longer a match for Hong Zun.

What's more, Wang Tieshu's many treasures kept attacking from the side, further exhausting it.

Seizing the opportunity to strike while the enemy is down, Hong Zun naturally wouldn't waste such a good chance.

After the fierce battle, this ghost king was clearly driven to desperation.

Seeing this, a ghost king wanted to rush to help, but was firmly held back by Qi Xiong, Mo Yun, Capture Dragon, and the others.

"Hong Zun, you dare..........."

Seeing Hong Zun about to kill this ghost king with one strike, the other ghost kings flew into a rage, yet had absolutely no way to stop him.

In the end, they could only watch helplessly as this ghost king died under Hong Zun's sword.

The fall of a ghost king had already occurred; this result was clearly something the ghost kings had never anticipated.

They had come with mighty force, and even on their own turf, the ghost kings held an absolute numerical advantage.

But damn it, in the end it was actually their own side's ghost king that was beheaded first?

Facing this result, many ghost kings glared viciously at Qing Shi.

Although Hong Zun's strength is indeed strong, without Qing Shi's cooperation and that sudden hook, he would absolutely not have been able to kill this ghost king so easily.

"Despicable humans."

A ghost king roared, "These humans are indeed despicable, even fighting in a sneaky, underhanded way."

Qing Shi didn't care at all, "This is tactics, you ignorant bunch of brainless fools."

Qing Shi curled his lip, then continued searching for a target; but having learned from before, the ghost kings were now clearly on guard.

Even in the midst of the fierce battle, they had to spare part of their attention to guard against Qing Shi.

Qi Xiong was fighting one against two—no, now it's one against three.

The ghost kings also knew Qi Xiong was the key; as Sect Master of the Dao Yi Sect, if he were dealt with, the Dao Yi Sect would fall apart.

Naturally, they focused their attention on him.

Facing three ghost kings alone, Qi Xiong's pressure was obvious—he had already fallen into a disadvantage.

Not far off, Capture Dragon, Mo Yun, Shi Song, and the others wanted to come help, but were all firmly held back, with no chance to act.

After all, they were each fighting two opponents, under considerable pressure as well.

"So what? Qi Xiong, you killed one of my ghost kings—so what? This is my Ghost Valley."

Having witnessed their own ghost king being slain, these three ghost kings were filled with killing intent and struck with extreme ruthlessness.

"Even though you have the numerical advantage, having killed one of our ghost kings—what does it matter? What effect could it have?"

"The situation remains firmly under the control of their Ghost Valley."

Facing the three ghost kings' roars, Qi Xiong paid them no heed.

"In numbers, the Dao Yi Sect certainly doesn't have the edge, but... when it comes to group fights, his Dao Yi Sect truly hasn't lost."

"More precisely, it's Qi Xiong and his fellow brothers who have never lost."

"This has been true since their youth, all the way to now."

"Despite being outnumbered and at a numerical disadvantage, they've been through this situation countless times."

"The brothers have long since developed tacit understanding."

"If we count the time, it should be about right."

Just as Qi Xiong was thinking that, suddenly, one after another ninth-grade great formation shot up from all around.

"A formation?"

Feeling at least dozens of ninth-grade great formations being triggered, all the ghost kings frowned, wondering where these ninth-grade formations came from.

These ghost kings clearly hadn't noticed that, from the start until now, besides Qing Shi not making a direct move, there was also another person who hadn't acted.

Moreover, that person had simply vanished.

This person is the Peak Master of Myriad Formations Peak, Zhang Tianzhen.

He naturally wasn't fleeing the battle; he went to set up formations, which is what a formation master should do.

And what Qi Xiong and the others had been waiting for was exactly this opportunity.

The formations shot up into the sky, instantly enveloping Qi Xiong and the others as well as all the ghost kings.

"Hmph, mere ninth-grade formations."

Suddenly enveloped by the formations, the ghost kings were at first a bit tense, but soon let out a cold snort.

"Although ninth-grade formations are powerful, they couldn't possibly instant-kill a ghost‑king‑level being, and don't forget Qi Xiong and the others are inside the formations too."

But just as the ghost kings' words hadn't finished, Qi Xiong and the others each took out a formation tablet and wore it on themselves.

"You bunch of idiots, this is the Nine Absolutes Phantom Heart Formation."

"The formation meticulously laid out by Zhang Tianzhen could naturally not be merely a lowly ninth‑grade level."

"A single formation might be only ninth‑grade, but with so many combined, their rank is already infinitely close to saint‑grade."

"This is Zhang Tianzhen's own creation, called the Nine Absolutes Phantom Heart Formation."

"By combining different phantom formations, he boosts the formation's power, ultimately making it erupt with strength comparable to a saint‑grade formation."

"Of course, this method of combining many ninth‑grade formations, while it can increase power, also has drawbacks."

"Namely, it is much easier to break than a true saint‑grade formation."

"Because it consists of many formations, one only needs to casually destroy a few of them for the entire Nine Absolutes Phantom Heart Formation to lose its effect."

"It is troublesome to set up and easy to break; with these two fatal flaws, the practicality of the Nine Absolutes Phantom Heart Formation has been greatly reduced."

"But that's under normal circumstances; right now Qi Xiong and the others are present, so there's naturally no chance for the ghost kings to sabotage the formation."

The formation tokens everyone wore were personally made by Zhāng Tiānzhèn, granting immunity to the Nine Absolutes Phantom Heart Formation.

With the formation tokens on them, Qi Xiong and the others were completely unaffected by the formation, while each ghost king fell into hallucination.

"Qi Xiong, die."

"Hahaha, fighting against this king? Do you really think I, Ghost Valley, am afraid of your Dao Yi Sect?"

One of the ghost kings before Qi Xiong was madly striking at the air while proudly laughing loudly.

As if he had personally slain Qi Xiong.

There were also two other ghost kings.

One lecherously smiled and said.

"Hehe, beauty, come quickly, this king has been dying to see you."

"What's wrong with this king being impatient?"

Another wore a worried, solemn expression and said.

"Darling, this isn't good; if the Chen King finds out about our relationship, it'll be trouble."

"Oh, isn't the Chen King in Ghost Valley? Darling, I've come."

Watching the three ghost kings' reactions, Qi Xiong nodded in satisfaction; it seemed they had all fallen into the illusion.

But what's with this last ghost king? Is it the Chen King's ghost wife? Wow, you evil beings even play this fancy.

Moreover...............

His gaze involuntarily went to the first ghost king who laughed loudly, thinking he had already slain him—this guy isn't the Chen King, is he?

"Really, you're playing this big?"