Chapter 338: Desperate Situation?

【"What?"】

Still in that quiet room, still that burly old man playing chess with himself, upon seeing the latest urgent report from the Star-Plucking Token, he gasped in shock!

The seventh-tier, sixth-layer Shang Tai died in battle, three peak sixth-tier, ninth-layer beings, and four late-stage sixth-tier beings all died in battle, with only the seventh-tier, eighth-layer Feng Yi escaping with his life!

The two targets only had fourth-tier mid-stage cultivation, but behind these two targets, there was an army of fifth-tier alien races.

And it was precisely the concentrated fire of this fifth-tier alien army that caused the seventh-tier Shang Tai to die in battle.

The number of fifth-tier alien elites was around three hundred!

Each piece of intelligence made the burly old man's brows furrow tightly, but the last piece of intelligence made the chess piece at his fingertips instantly crumble into powder.

The five sixth-tier powerhouses who died in battle had their bodies shattered, but their heads were intact, as if the other party had done it deliberately!

【"Feng Yi, is this your first mission? What are you doing? Leaving behind such a big handle by not destroying the evidence?"】 The old man picked up the Star-Plucking Token and roared via transmission.

This was the first time this burly old man had been so uncomposed.

This roar also caused the light on his Star-Plucking Token to flicker, and the projection of a short, stocky old man staying in the shadows instantly appeared.

【"My Lord, Feng Yi said he tried, but failed! The thunder torrent formed by the concentrated fire of those three hundred alien races was swift, fierce, and extremely flexible. He had no chance at all. He tried to rush twice and was already injured. He said if he had been a second slower, he probably wouldn't have come back either."】 The Shadow Department Head in the shadows reported.

After being uncomposed for only an instant, the burly old man's expression returned to normal, 【"Tell Feng Yi to go heal his wounds. Now, how to clean up the mess is the problem. Have you counted the identity information of those five sixth-tier beings whose heads were left behind?

How sensitive are they?

How many can be directly linked to us?"】 the burly old man asked.

【"My Lord, this subordinate has already investigated clearly. Among the five who died and had their heads left behind, three had public identities as guild members, one was the captain of the Battle Hammer mercenary squad, and only one can be linked to you, having served under you before.

My Lord, should we send people to clean up the identity relationships of these people now?"】 the Shadow Department Head asked.

【"This kid, are there any other characteristics?"】

【"Feng Yi said his divine soul cultivation is very powerful, and his divine soul attack seems to have affected Shang Tai; otherwise, Shang Tai wouldn't have died."】

【"Divine soul cultivation capable of affecting Shang Tai must be at least fourth-tier, sixth-layer or above. Such a young man's background is not simple. Also, being able to gather three hundred fifth-tier alien races in the fifth-tier Spring Thunder Star Domain in such a short time and make them serve loyally.

Tell me, whose side do you think this kid is on? How many people are assisting him?

Or rather, which family's hidden genius is he?"】 the burly old man asked.

【"My Lord, first of all, we can rule out the Tianyang Star Palace side. The passage to the fifth-tier Spring Thunder Star Domain is in the Great Hong war zone; if he were a genius of the Tianyang Star Palace, we wouldn't have had the chance to set an ambush.

The Sumeru Palace can also be ruled out!

If Sumeru Palace disciples knew they were trapped, they would directly establish a temporary star gate from within the star domain to return to Sumeru Mountain; they wouldn't force their way out!

The possibilities for other families all exist.

The possibility of him being a Wood Spirit Palace disciple is slightly higher; the Wood Spirit Palace has a great demand for thunder-type world's star will."】 the Shadow Department Head said.

【"Which family he comes from is no longer important. What's important is that, judging from the current situation, he has a significant background! A person with a significant background, if he hands over these heads to his elders, it is very likely that I will be exposed.

Although this evidence cannot affect my current authority, it will arouse their vigilance or even counterattack!

So, kill him with all your might!"】 The burly old man instantly made a decision.

Upon hearing this, the Shadow Department Head in the shadows, who was communicating with the burly old man, frowned, "My Lord, on the Star River passage side, the Great Hong Pengri Army has already been mobilized. I don't know if they will clash with the fifth-tier alien races rushing out, but we no longer have the chance to take action."

【"I'm not talking about the Star River passage. On the Star River passage side, with three hundred well-trained fifth-tier alien races as backup, you can't kill him without three or five seventh-tier beings! But he will definitely enter the Great Hong war city after returning from the Star River passage, right?

Take action inside the Great Hong war city.

Order those involved guilds and mercenary squads to kill these two; everyone lives!

If they can't kill them, they can only choose to serve in other star domains, or receive generous compensation!"】 The burly old man ordered.

As soon as these words were spoken, the Shadow Department Head in the shadows frowned even more tightly, "My Lord, the Tianyang Star Palace's control over the Great Hong war city is still very strong, especially inside the war city, where causing trouble is prohibited.

If we can't take this kid down in twenty or thirty breaths, the Tianyang Star Palace's Imperial Guards will be dispatched, and then..."】

【"Sigh!"】

The burly old man sighed, 【"Old Yin, you shrink in the shadows all day long, has your brain rusted? If there is no opportunity, create one! Let Old Xia from the Domain Department come to cooperate with you."】

The next instant, the burly old man's Star-Plucking Token flashed again, and another tall, slender figure suddenly projected out. Seeing the Shadow Department Head, he laughed, 【"My Lord, are you asking me to clean up Old Yin's mess again?"】

【"Speak properly, believe it or not, I'll go 'enlighten' the concubine in your backyard."】 Old Yin said dissatisfiedly.

【"Sure, I'll send her to you, you might not even be able to enlighten her."】

【"Alright, talk about business!"】

The burly old man hummed dissatisfiedly, 【"Old Xia, you know the situation, right? How do you arrange to solve this kid in the Great Hong war city?"】

【"Simple, seven years ago, didn't the Great Hong war city have a seventh-tier star gate? When it was sealed, I left some tricks behind. Open it now, and then the Great Hong war city will be in chaos. Old Yin, you can mess with whoever you want!

Died?

The alien races did it!

Pretty, right?"】 The elegant-looking Old Xia's plan was extremely vicious.

Old Yin lowered his head, breathing heavily. This arrangement was truly impeccable, 【"But there is another problem. Even if we open a seventh-tier star gate, the alien races in this seventh-tier star domain won't rush in within a short time, right?

They might organize a large army to rush in after a few days.

By then, it would have been sealed again."】

【"This requires the Lord to arrange for someone to take action. As long as there is a wisp of world's star will aura as bait, and it is slightly stimulated, the alien races in the star domain will be like wild beasts seeing flesh and blood, rushing through the star gate like crazy.

No need for many, just a few hundred rushing in is enough."】 Old Xia said.

Hearing this, Old Yin nodded lightly, 【"You are still the most ruthless!"】

【"Then proceed according to the plan. Although the Pengri Army has been mobilized, I estimate that as long as they are not stupid, they won't let the alien army clash head-on with the Pengri Army. That kid will enter the Great Hong war city before long."】 The burly old man said.

【"Yes, this subordinate and others obey!"】

Inside the Star River battlefield passage, Xu Jin swept the battlefield, collecting the remaining five heads into his Sumeru space, still wanting to find other things he could collect, especially the remains of the seventh-tier powerhouse who was killed.

Seventh-tier powerhouses generally have faces and status; it's not like anyone can just erase them at will. The possibility of finding out their background is higher.

Unfortunately, the concentrated fire of nearly two hundred fifth-tier alien races' thunder torrent was too fierce. Besides ash, there was only ash.

Not even a piece of cloth remained.

The only clues were two titles.

Old Shang and Old Feng!

The seventh-tier who was beheaded was called Old Shang, and the seventh-tier, eighth-layer who fled was called Old Feng.

At this moment, Xu Jin didn't want any evidence anymore, just to find the clues, to find the mastermind behind the scenes.

And then kill them!

Can't kill them now, kill them in a year!

Can't kill them in a year, kill them in three years, five years!

It's too damn bullying.

Honestly trading for something, and they actually wanted to kill him!

Do they really think an honest person doesn't get angry?

Boom boom boom boom!

In the distance, the war drum sound of the Pengri Army stationed in the Great Hong war zone became more intense, and the military formation starlight of the army's march rose into the sky. Looking from afar, it was like a huge star emitting light there, like a great sun.

But looking with all his might, one could see that this military formation was condensed from thousands of small rays of starlight.

The military formation of the Great Hong war zone's Pengri Army, although the strength of the members forming the military formation ranged from third-tier to fifth-tier, the military formation's laws were strict, and over a thousand people merged together, their auras as one.

At this moment, the first unit of over a thousand people had already stepped to the sound of war drums and advanced to the outermost periphery of the Star River passage, about ten li away. Suddenly, a thought popped into Xu Jin's mind: the one ambushing him shouldn't be the Great Hong Pengri Army, right?

After thinking for a while, Xu Jin rejected this idea.

If it were really the Great Hong Pengri Army ambushing him, it wouldn't be so troublesome.

When he passed the checkpoint, he didn't need seventh-tier beings; just a few sixth-tier beings attacking him simultaneously at close range would have a much higher success rate than this.

Looking at the nearly three hundred fifth-tier elites behind him who were silent, and then looking at the Great Hong Pengri Army military formation slowly advancing in the distance, a crazy thought suddenly flashed through Xu Jin's mind.

In the future, if there is a chance, if he can control a sixth-tier star domain, or even a seventh-tier star domain.

At that time, using the same method to create a thousand-man military formation with fifth-tier elites as the main force, sixth-tier as the backbone, and seventh-tier as the generals, with this kind of strength, would it be possible to sweep across the Star River battlefield?

After all, the main force of the armies on all sides of the Star River battlefield is third-tier and fourth-tier.

However, that is for the future; for now, he still has to keep a low profile.

"Lei Ming, you take the people back, fight alongside the Thunder Spirit King, assist him in unifying the Spring Thunder Star Domain, and wait for my summons!" Xu Jin turned and ordered.

"This subordinate obeys the Lei Shen's holy decree!"

The next instant, a group of fifth-tier alien races knelt down one after another, bowed to Xu Jin, the Lei Shen, and then stepped into the star gate of the fifth-tier Spring Thunder Star Domain one after another.

In less than five breaths, everyone disappeared.

"Little Yuer, when we meet the Pengri Army in a while, just say that we accidentally killed their prince and were chased out by their army," Xu Jin instructed.

The next instant, after settling his mood, Xu Jin took Ji Hongli and rushed quickly toward the Star River passage checkpoint guarded by the Pengri Army.

From afar, while still five li away, Xu Jin saw the Pengri Army's military formation suddenly begin to operate, and rays of terrifying starlight began to condense!

This scene gave Xu Jin a fright.

If they treated him as an alien race and bombarded him to death, that would be a huge injustice!

Immediately, he held up the clearance jade tablet he had obtained earlier, injected star power, and activated it.

This was another important function of the clearance jade tablet.

If a situation like the current large army formation appeared, only the clearance jade tablet could prove their identity.

If there wasn't one, then sorry, you have to follow the military rules, kneel on the ground, bind your hands, and wait for the soldiers to come and verify your identity.

You want dignity?

You want treatment?

Sorry!

This is before the army!

Anyone who dares to act suspiciously will be bombarded to death by concentrated fire!

There is nowhere to go to cry injustice!

And this clearance jade tablet was issued by them, bound to the divine soul of the recipient when received; if the recipient dies in battle, it will disintegrate and cannot be impersonated.

Seeing the two clearance jade tablets light up, someone in the Pengri Army shouted, telling them to bypass the military formation from the left side and not to collide with the military formation head-on.

Among this, naturally, there was another layer of inspection.

Ten-odd breaths later, Xu Jin saw the broad-faced, wide-mouthed general from a few days ago again. Seeing them, this general smiled first, "You two little dolls, have you learned your lesson this time?"

"Fortunately, thanks to the general's reminder, we discovered we were being chased and fled toward the Star River passage in the first instance!" Xu Jin smiled.

"Be careful in the future, the world is dangerous, pay more attention." The broad-faced, wide-mouthed general reminded again.

This was to remind Xu Jin to be careful of being ambushed in the future.

They should have observed a bit of the battle inside the Star River passage from afar and guessed that it might be related to them.

But these garrison troops had long been accustomed to such situations.

As long as they didn't cause trouble at the checkpoint or in the city, they wouldn't care.

It was just that seeing Xu Jin and Ji Hongli were both young, looking less than twenty years old, he spoke up to remind them.

"Many thanks, General, the General is righteous! May I ask the General's surname!" Xu Jin smiled and arched his hands. This broad-faced, wide-mouthed general, who could remind him multiple times, was a good person and worth asking.

"My surname is Yu!"

"General Yu, many thanks, farewell!"

This General Yu smiled and arched his hands at Xu Jin, and just as he was about to arrange for people to further investigate the situation of the alien races inside the Star River passage, red warning signals suddenly rose above the Great Hong war city behind him.

When the red warning signals rushed into the sky, they suddenly turned a corner and rushed toward the north of the Great Hong war city.

Looking in this direction, looking with all his might, he saw a vortex of starlight appear in the north of the city.

Because it was daytime, it wasn't clearly visible.

General Yu looked carefully, and only then did he see clearly, and his face changed.

"Star gate? How could a star gate suddenly appear outside the war city?"

"You hurry back to the city, find a safe place to stay first!" General Yu, shocked, gave Xu Jin another instruction.

Xu Jin pulled Ji Hongli and left the checkpoint quickly. By the time they entered the Great Hong war city, the star gate outside the war city in the distance was already flashing with starlight, and roars and shouts were ringing out.

The entire Great Hong war city had become relatively chaotic.

Although it was the Great Hong war city, the ordinary people living here, especially those below the third tier, still accounted for the majority.

They were the logistics support for so many cultivators, and there were also people from all over the current era seeking survival and money.

At this moment, suddenly seeing a star gate descend outside the city, they were startled.

Even though the Great Hong war city had a large army stationed there, for a time, it was very chaotic.

"Seventh-tier!"

"My god, it's actually a seventh-tier star gate!"

"Run, run!"

I don't know who shouted, shouting that the newly opened star gate was a seventh-tier star gate, and the chaos immediately doubled!

Living on the Star River battlefield, they wouldn't not know what a seventh-tier star gate meant.

And in the time it took to speak, sporadic alien races had already killed their way out!

"Go, let's go to the Star-Plucking Tower first!" Xu Jin pulled Ji Hongli, while rushing toward the Star-Plucking Tower, preparing to teleport away from the Great Hong war city, while sending a starlight warning to the Grand Master!

Just as Xu Jin's first starlight warning was sent, a group of cultivators who were clearly frightened came rushing toward Xu Jin from afar, shouting and calling, as if they were fleeing home.

There were five of them!

Their cultivation ranged from fourth-tier to sixth-tier.

Xu Jin didn't care; at this moment of chaos, there were too many such people!

But the next instant, Xu Jin's expression changed. As these five people passed over Xu Jin's head, they suddenly attacked simultaneously, bombarding Xu Jin with concentrated fire!

Three fourth-tier, two fifth-tier, one sixth-tier!

It was the sixth-tier one whose attack was the most terrifying!

The distance was too close, only thirty or forty meters away.

Moreover, it was too abrupt!

It was like a pedestrian on the street, the moment they passed by, suddenly delivering a knife; who could defend against that!

Instantly, Xu Jin seemed to have fallen into a desperate situation!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 339 =====