Chapter 151: The Eerie Battlefield

The Resurrection Point is overcrowded.

Gugao Laoren looks at the Beggar Sect Disciples huddled together, clenches his fist, and smashes it hard against the ground: "Damn it."

"Lao Gu, what do we do now?" A common player named Hongchen Langke beside him asks with a frown, "It's too late to rush over from the Resurrection Point now!"

"What's the point of rushing over? To die again?" Kanmu Yihao squeezes over, not sure when he arrived.

"My mistake." Gugao Laoren takes a deep breath, trying his best to calm his agitated mood.

The problems the livestream audience thought of, he naturally thought of too, unless Shopkeeper Lin turns the tide against the wind.

Otherwise.

After this battle, the reputation of the Beggar Sect will definitely plummet.

If Lin Bai dies, the Beggar Sect will be as good as disbanded.

This time, the mistake was treating Shopkeeper Lin's strength as their own, and thinking too simply of the Golden Core True Persons of this world.

Shortcuts should never be taken at any time!

"Brother Gu, is there any other way?" Lao Mi also arrives at Gugao Laoren's side and asks via private chat.

The three thousand Beggar Sect Disciples being wiped out by Huilong Temple is a massive blow to their morale.

Gugao Laoren ponders for a moment and says: "Have all Beggar Sect Disciples change into the clothes of ordinary commoners, mix in among the commoners of Qian City, and notify Da Luo Jin Xian and the others to contact Shopkeeper Lin and have him lure the people from Huilong Temple toward Qian City. We will mix into the crowd and recite tongue twisters, then use Palm Thunder to kill them one by one. Doesn't Huilong Temple pride itself on being a righteous sect? I want to see if they dare to start a massacre in the city."

"..." Lao Mi is stunned for a moment, "That doesn't seem right. If we accidentally hurt the commoners, the City Lord won't spare us, and then the Beggar Sect will truly become the world's public enemy."

"If we don't win against Huilong Temple, the Beggar Sect is finished." Gugao Laoren glances at him, his face livid, and says coldly, "They are all just NPCs. Besides, if the City Lord really wants to hold someone accountable, it should be directed at Huilong Temple. Our Beggar Sect has been operating properly in Qian City, keeping to ourselves, and has made huge contributions to Qian City's economic growth. It was Huilong Temple that traveled thousands of miles to kill us; we are in the right no matter where we go in the world. Rules shouldn't only be used to restrain good people!"

The Beggar Sect Disciples being wiped out means Lin Bai's greatest advantage has vanished, looking at the near-flawless coverage of the attack patterns of one hundred Golden Core True Persons.

Lin Bai feels that if he goes up, he's just delivering himself to death.

He immediately develops the intention to retreat; no matter how strong Palm Thunder is, how many people can he kill?

Once the time for Morning Flight passes, he won't be able to run even if he wants to.

"Lin Bai, is this your reliance, these Heavenly Descended?" After wiping out the Beggar Sect Disciples, Qing Yu Daozhang is refreshed, "What Heavenly Mandate Person, you are nothing but a clown. This time next year will be your death anniversary. Fellow juniors, follow me and kill him together."

Before the words even fade.

The Fulong Sword in his hand slashes a Sword Qi toward Lin Bai.

Lin Bai uses Bow Body Single Shadow to dodge. With a blink of his eyes, he silently releases the anvil above Qingyu's head. Qingyu was already prepared; the moment the anvil appeared, he nimbly flashed to the side.

"Master, what should we do?" The little white fox is somewhat panicked.

"Don't worry about anything else, just recite the tongue twister." Lin Bai glances at Longxi and the others among the Daoists, then looks back toward the direction of Qian City, unable to help but frown.

He doesn't know when it happened.

Some Huilong Temple Daoists have already circled behind him, blocking the road back to the city.

Lin Bai raises his Mental Power to the maximum, scans the entire battlefield, and ponders where to break through.

There is less than an hour left for Morning Flight, enough for him to run very far.

It's a pity that the two card characters are wasted.

At the same time.

A Daoist launches an attack, and various phantoms of whisk and Sword Qi smash down toward Lin Bai.

Lan Nuotian and Qingling Daozhang coordinate their movements to block a portion of the attacks for Lin Bai.

Relying on his familiarity with Huilong Temple's moves, Lin Bai uses Bow Body Single Shadow and escapes the attack coverage area by a hair's breadth.

Smashing the Blacksmith Six-Piece Set head-on at the Daoists blocking his path, using a kitchen knife to slash out a White Rainbow Piercing the Sun of Huilong Temple to break through the blockade of the few Daoists in front, and then using Bow Body Single Shadow, Lin Bai is already like a shooting star, breaking out of the encirclement.

The speed of Bow Body Single Shadow is too fast.

Huilong Temple is not known for movement techniques; their Wind Riding simply cannot stop Lin Bai.

Lin Bai looks back at Qing Yu Daozhang and smashes the Blacksmith Six-Piece Set onto his head to interfere with his command.

He immediately decides to abandon the two card bodyguards, withdraw his left hand, leave the battlefield, and take a detour back to Qian City to unite with the Beggar Sect people and re-discuss the plan.

But just at the moment he withdraws his left hand.

With a 'ding' sound.

A new system suddenly pops up in Lin Bai's mind:

"Extreme Counter-Kill System: Only in critical moments does a hero's true character show; turning the tide against the wind is a brilliant life."

【Detected that the host is currently in a predicament. Please win this war in a desperate situation; Reward: Agility 30】

Damn it!

Extreme Counter-Kill!

Is this damn system urging him to go die?

Lin Bai complains irritably, "Damn it, if you want me to perform an extreme counter-kill, can't you give me the reward first?"

However.

Agility, like Physique, should count as a basic attribute, right!

Should he take it?

30 points!

It's even higher than the Physique reward from the Divine Doctor System!

Using Bow Body Single Shadow to dash forward a long distance again, Lin Bai looks back at the battlefield.

In this short while, Qingling Daozhang and Lan Nuotian, under the siege of a group of Golden Core Daoists, have blocked most of the killing moves directed at him and are already in a precarious situation; they can no longer form an offensive and are on the verge of falling.

The little fox stumblingly recites the tongue twister, but in her nervousness, she makes frequent mistakes and hasn't recited a complete passage for a long time.

Qing Yu Daozhang travels by Wind Riding, expressionless, chasing straight toward him with the posture of not stopping until he kills him.

Fight!

Lin Bai made up his mind in an instant.

Morning Flight could indeed help him escape.

But with the posture of Huilong Temple, he feared that even if he returned to Qian City, the Beggar Sect Disciples would not be able to help much.

Once the Beggar Sect was slaughtered through again, the career he had painstakingly built for his big brother would surely be ruined, and rebuilding it would be incredibly difficult.

The dissolution of the Beggar Sect would mean the Wanwu Youque System would fall into stagnation.

Although the Idol System was not very useful, if his image were damaged, it would likely collapse as well.

The Card System had also lost two characters.

Furthermore.

He had not only offended Huilong Temple but also offended five evil sects at the same time.

If the news of his defeat by Huilong Temple spread.

If the five evil sects followed suit to besiege him, would he just keep running away?

It was easy to escape in the morning, but after the morning, relying on Wind Riding, he feared it would not be easy to run!

Therefore.

He had to fight, and he had to win!

Only by winning all the way would things go smoother and smoother.

Otherwise, the foundation he had painstakingly created would collapse.

Starting over from scratch, he didn't know how many hands would be pressing down on him!

Thinking this through, Lin Bai broke out in a cold sweat; it was fortunate he hadn't retreated, otherwise he would truly be finished!

……

Pfft!

Pfft!

Two crisp sounds.

Qingling Daozhang and Lan Nuotian simultaneously could not hold on, turning into powder amidst the sky full of Sword shadows, completely dissipating from the human world.

Longxi, Daluo Golden Immortal, and the others looked at each other, sighing at the same time.

"Up until now, Shopkeeper Lin hasn't even organized a single effective offensive!" Longxi said.

"There are too many people from Huilong Temple, and Shopkeeper Lin's Palm Thunder has too long a wind-up," Xiashan Hu said, looking at the screen full of bullet comments. "If I were being chased by so many people, I wouldn't have time to recite a complete tongue twister."

"Old Gu asked us to notify Shopkeeper Lin to run in the direction of Qian City, where the Beggar Sect will coordinate with him for a team fight," Daluo Golden Immortal said. "How do we notify him?"

"……"

Longxi and the others fell into a silence; they looked at Lin Bai and the Huilong Temple Daoists two or three miles away, shaking their heads in unison.

No one had a way.

Their Internal Energy was not enough to carry their voices that far across the noisy battlefield.

And if they really shouted.

The few Huilong Temple Daoists protecting him would definitely strike at them first.

They weren't afraid of death, but then there wouldn't even be anyone left to livestream, and the Beggar Sect's losses would be even greater.

Although the advertisers' signs had been destroyed, regardless of whether this battle was won or lost, as long as it was presented completely to the livestream audience, the Beggar Sect would not be in breach of contract.

Advertisers wanted traffic, not the outcome of the war.

Gugao Laoren and the others returned to the Resurrection Point, and almost all the viewers had crowded into their livestream room.

Now, the number of viewers in their few livestream rooms was exploding.

Everyone was waiting for a result.

If they went offline at this time, the Beggar Sect would truly have no chance of turning things around.

"This was all your rotten idea!" Longxi said leisurely to the people beside him. "Let's not make a sound. If Lin Bai is really beaten to death, the Beggar Sect will be gone anyway. We might as well take the opportunity to join Huilong Temple; based on the merit we've established, we won't lose out."

Several Beggar Sect players nodded silently, agreeing with Longxi's plan. Once Lin Bai died, there was no point in playing the Beggar Sect anymore; joining Huilong Temple was not necessarily a bad choice.

"Shopkeeper Lin's intelligence is so high, maybe he will guess that the Beggar Sect Disciples are waiting in Qian City to coordinate!" Daluo Golden Immortal looked at the lonely Lin Bai, finding a reason to comfort himself.

Come to think of it.

This time, Shopkeeper Lin had been screwed over by the players; not only did they not help at all, but they had also placed him in a dangerous situation……

"What is Shopkeeper Lin doing? Why hasn't he left, and why did he release Lady Huaxi?" Xiashan Hu widened his eyes suddenly. "He doesn't still think he can counter-kill, does he?"

On the livestream screen.

The screen was full of bullet comments like "666," "Shopkeeper Lin is mighty," and "If Shopkeeper Lin can counter-kill Huilong Temple, I'll do a handstand and eat shit."

It could not be denied.

The scene of Lin Bai releasing Huaxi Furen ignited the enthusiasm of the audience once again.

Compared to Huilong Temple.

The viewers in the Real World clearly had deeper feelings for Lin Bai.

Although the Beggar Sect he brought out was quite annoying, no one wanted Lin Bai to end like this.

There was even a portion of players who hoped that Lin Bai would ultimately die at the hands of players, rather than being destroyed by Huilong Temple……

Everyone was looking forward to Shopkeeper Lin being able to turn the tide against the wind.

……

After Qingling Daozhang and Lan Nuotian were taken out.

Lin Bai decisively released the only Silver-Edged Card, Huaxi Furen, and then, at the first opportunity, used the Red Thread rewarded by the Yuelao System to connect Qing Yu Daozhang with Huaxi Furen.

Then he gave Huaxi Furen the order to guard.

The Red Thread flashed and vanished.

Without the slightest awareness, the fates of Qing Yu Daozhang and Huaxi Furen had already become intertwined.

With the exceptionally high Mental Power brought by the Spirit Fruit, once truly engaged in battle, Lin Bai's combat awareness was quite sharp.

"Qingyu, you say I am colluding with the Blood Shadow Sect, but I think you and Huaxi Furen are the real pair!" Lin Bai held the little fox, hiding behind Huaxi Furen, and exerting his Internal Energy, he smiled and issued a Provocation, "Your lover is right here; can you bear to let her vanish into smoke and dust?"

"You devil, with death at your doorstep, you still insult the pure reputation of my Huilong Temple. Today, I will hack you into ten thousand pieces to avenge my two junior brothers."

Charging at the very front was Qingshan, the junior brother of Qingyu; he had a burly appearance, and although he wore a Daoist robe, his face was full of fat and he had a thick, bristly beard.

He looked more like a butcher than a Daoist.

Qingshan also possessed Golden Core Peak cultivation and wielded a Green Dragon Sword; his moves were fierce and sharp, wide and open. As he spoke, he slashed out with his sword, and a sword Qi like a bolt of silk had already struck toward Huaxi Furen in front of Lin Bai.

Qingshan had assumed that Huaxi Furen would be shattered by his sword strike just like Lan Nuotian.

But the sword Qi had not yet landed on Huaxi Furen.

A spiritual talisman shot over from behind, transforming into a transparent protective shield that blocked in front of Huaxi Furen.

The silk-like sword Qi collided with the protective shield and vanished like fireworks.

The figure of Qing Yu Daozhang shot over like lightning: "Stop, Junior Brother, kill Lin Bai, but do not hurt Huaxi."

The sudden scene left all the Daoists stunned.

"Senior Brother." Qingshan looked at his own senior brother in disbelief, his eyes widened as large as copper bells, "You... you and her..."

"I... I have no relationship with her." Qing Yu Daozhang flushed red and held his breath for a long time before he could straighten out his thoughts, "Huaxi Furen is innocent; the culprit is Lin Bai. If we kill Lin Bai, we might be able to uncover the secret of the Justice Sect card seal from Huaxi Furen."

While speaking.

Qingyu's eyes kept darting toward Huaxi Furen.

He knew his state was not right, but for some reason, Huaxi Furen simply stood there, and her features, her eyebrows, and her slender figure stirred the most primitive protective desire in the depths of his heart.

That feeling was as if he had spent his whole life just waiting for her to appear.

To lose her would be to miss out on a lifetime.

Qingyu absolutely would not allow anyone to hurt Huaxi Furen, even if she was Lin Bai's Puppet...

"..."

The group of Huilong Temple Daoists looked at their acting sect leader, collectively dumbfounded.

This lame excuse—would it not be better to just say you have taken a fancy to her?

Just a moment ago, Qingling was one of our Huilong Temple people, and when she was shattered, we didn't see you say a single word!

Your eyes are practically dripping with water!

It is too damn embarrassing!

"Master!?" The little white fox was also stunned.

"Don't ask, recite the tongue twister." Lin Bai looked smilingly at the newly formed CP on the battlefield, accepting the Negative Emotion provided to him by the many Daoists of Huilong Temple, and also harvested one of Yue Lao's Lüxian.

【Yue Lao's Lüxian: If any one of a couple connects this thread with a third party, a love triangle can be created.】

As expected, not a proper Yue Lao.

Looking at the description of this Lüxian, it is too damn powerful!

Qingshan Daoist glanced at his senior brother, who kept stealing glances at Huaxi Furen, and frowned slightly. He suppressed the anger in his heart and said loudly: "Senior Brother Qingyu has been bewitched by the evildoer Lin Bai; his words cannot be taken as true. Junior brothers, eliminate Lin Bai, rescue Senior Brother, kill!"

After speaking.

He slashed out with his sword again.

This time.

Qingyu did something even more excessive; he simply flew out, raised the Fulong Sword, and blocked his junior brother's sword move for Huaxi Furen.

"Senior Brother, have you gone mad?" Qingshan was shocked.

"Do not kill Huaxi Furen, consider it a favor I owe you, Junior Brother." Qingyu Daoist flushed red, "Junior brothers, kill Lin Bai first."

As he spoke.

He led by example and swung his sword to slash at Lin Bai.

"Kill Lin Bai." Qingshan Daoist glared hatefully at Qingyu, also turned his sword blade, and swung it down toward Lin Bai, who was hiding behind Huaxi Furen.

But under the protection order, Huaxi Furen would automatically block all attacks directed at Lin Bai. She touched her hands together, and her blue Magic Tool gloves conjured dozens of ice cones, blocking Qingshan's sword shadows, and used her other hand to block Qingyu's sword move.

"Huaxi!" Qingyu hurriedly withdrew his move. For a moment, his True Qi went astray, his chest pained, and he only managed to let the sword Qi he had shot out graze past Huaxi Furen's side.

The conduct of Qing Yu Daozhang completely stunned the Daoists of Huilong Temple; at this point, if anyone said he had not been affected by Charm, no one would believe it.

"Evildoer!"

"Devil!"

"Die!"

The Daoists of Huilong Temple were filled with righteous indignation, glaring angrily at Lin Bai, and one after another brought out their strongest moves, slashing toward Huaxi Furen.

In their view, if they beat Huaxi Furen to death, the senior brother would surely return to normal.

"No!"

Seeing that Huaxi Furen was about to perish, Qing Yu Daozhang let out a loud cry and turned to block in front of Huaxi Furen.

He threw out a talisman, blocking all attacks for Huaxi Furen.

At the same time.

Lin Bai calmly began to recite the tongue twister: "Mountain Before Has a Cui Cutui, Mountain Behind Has a Cui Leg Thick..."

Although the little white fox did not know why Qingyu had suddenly gone mad, she also knew that the current situation had become favorable to her, and she followed along, reciting: "Mountain Before Has a Cui Cutui..."

Two voices, one thick and one thin, resounded over the mountain forest like a death warrant, causing all the Daoists to be greatly alarmed and one after another intensify their offensive.

"Senior Brother, move aside! Do not be obsessed and lose your way!"

"Kill Lin Bai!"

"Do not let his Palm Thunder be unleashed."

The group of Daoists grew increasingly anxious, launching attacks one after another.

But the attacks directed at Lin Bai were intercepted by Huaxi Furen, and Qing Yu Daozhang, fearing Huaxi Furen might be harmed, would step forward to block the blades for her.

The Daoists of Huilong Temple, terrified of hurting their senior brother, would change their moves at the last second whenever they were about to strike him.

All sorts of Sword Qi and phantom images of horsetail whisks missed their marks.

A perfectly good battle to strike down a demon, after Lin Bai made his move, suddenly veered in a bizarre direction.

The sounds of tongue twisters, pleas for mercy, cursing, and shouting merged into one...

The chaotic battlefield left the spectators behind, including Longxi and the others, stunned.

"What is going on?" Daluo Golden Immortal swallowed hard, "How did Qingyu and Lady Huaxi suddenly get involved with each other? By the looks of it, they are ready to follow each other to the death!"

"This has to be 'Words Manifesting into Reality'!" Xiashan Hu said blankly, "So 'Words Manifesting into Reality' is actually real..."

"It's a good thing we didn't give up and joined Huilong Temple early; Shopkeeper Lin is truly worth trusting." Tie Tou Xian breathed a sigh of relief, "He is worthy of being the man the planners have their eyes on! His Skill is ridiculously overpowered."

"Holy crap."

"My eyes, this bizarre romance."

"He really turned the tables against the wind."

"The cheat the planners gave Shopkeeper Lin is too huge."

"I said long ago that Shopkeeper Lin wouldn't die..."

Amidst the incredulous gazes of all the live-stream viewers.

Lin Bai and the little fox finished reciting their tongue twisters almost at the same time.

Crack!

Crack!

Two bolts of lightning suddenly shot up from the woods beneath the feet of the Daoist crowd, instantly electrocuting two Daoists in the group who had no defenses, leaving them charred and falling into the woods while emitting black smoke...

(End of chapter)