by Fang Xiang
The more Miao Jun thought, the more puzzled he was.
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Zuo Mo carefully inspected the jinzhi on the Sin Battalion mo.
"The Sin Battalion is a battalion that existed since long ago. There is a complete set of jinzhi and methods to control them. The battle general for each generation of Sin Battalion is very strong. You need to be careful." Pu Yao gave a rare warning to Zuo Mo.
Zuo Mo made a sound of acknowledgement and threw himself into studying the interlocking jinzhi.
The jinzhi were set up in a tricky fashion and Zuo Mo found that some of the jinzhi clearly mimicked the style of mo matrixes. However, the mimicry in Zuo Mo's eyes was at a very low level.
Not all the jinzhi on the Sin Battalion mo were harmful. It was actually the opposite. Most of the jinzhi were beneficial and could increase their combat abilities. Zuo Mo's world was broadened by many of the methods and he was greatly inspired.
It could be seen that Xuan Kong Temple had started to study how to engrave formations a long time ago. They had many methods that were very mature and unique.
Zuo Mo became even more excited as he studied. He could copy many of these methods right now.
He already thought of several ways that could perfect the effects of the mo matrixes that he gave to Golden Crow Camp. These would be worth thousands of jingshi.
Gradually, the jinzhi of Xuan Kong Temple were slowly exposed in front of him and peeled off.
But when the core jinzhi appeared in front of him, Zuo Mo inhaled sharply.
The innermost jinzhi was actually connected directly to the soul!
A fantastical method!
Zuo Mo almost did not believe his own eyes. The soul was intangible. The difficulty of connecting the soul to the jinzhi was so high he was stunned where he stood.
But he quickly refocused and his gaze became clear. He started to examine this last jinzhi.
A long time later, he shook his head and stood up again.
It was not possible to solve this last jinzhi and he did not have a solution. The incompleteness of the souls of Sin Battalion were directly related to this jinzhi.
Fortunately, while this jinzhi could not be solved, it was not a damaging jinzhi.
After completely investigating these jinzhi, Zuo Mo could not simply remove those dangerous jinzhi and used an even more daring plan—he was going to use the original jinzhi as a foundation to engrave new mo matrices!
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"I heard that there is a great genius that appeared in Great Peace City. He didn't just cause the Shifting Star Sand, he also stepped onto the Great Peace Mo Ranking. It has been so long since such an exceptional person appeared," Princess Xin said with a smile.
Princess Xin was sitting up ruler-straight. Her long and slender neck would make people unconsciously of a swan. In truth, she possessed the noble blood of the Moon Lake Swan Clan. Her figure was tall and her appearance outstanding.
Princess Wan sat silently with a faint smile on her face like she was an exquisite doll. Of the three princesses, she was the youngest, her personality quiet and bashful.
Princess Xia said with a smile, "Yes, he is called Xiao Mo Ge. There have been people muttering his name into my ear all day. I'm getting callouses just from hearing it. I don't know if he is even that strong."
Princess Xia's skin was fine and white, and her lips warm and seductive. Her eyes were an enchanting pink. Of the three, her looks were undoubtedly the most outstanding and her movements were bewitching.
"Now, even I am curious!" A handsome youth clapped and said with a smile, "It has been very long since someone strong appeared in Great Peace City. In the past, only that Qi Diao Yu could not be considered powerful. The other people are not up to our standards or they are old and have not hope of entering the marshal level."
The youth's tone was grandiose but did not cause people to think he was proud because he had the qualifications to say this.
Shen Yu, the most outstanding expert of the youngest generation of the Shen Family. Supposedly, he had stepped into general level when he was sixteen and was the most likely member of the Shen Family to reach marshal level.
In these years, he had travelled around to challenge famous experts and had never been defeated.
It was only when he encountered Princess Xia that he was enchanted by her becoming her defender. He stood by her side and did not have any complaints.
When he heard Princess Xia praise Xiao Mo Ge, he instantly felt discontent. He decided inside that when the time came, he would definitely challenge Xiao Mo Ge to show Princess Xia who was the true genius.
The pitiful Zuo Mo did not know that a jealous someone was already targeting him.
Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo needs to be more creative … …
Chapter 594: Underhanded
"Cheng Shidi!" Gongsun Cha went over and gave Chun Yu Cheng a great hug. Chun Yu Cheng was usually immersed in his own husbandry activities and never left his place. It had been a long time since Gongsun Cha had seen him.
The two of them had followed Zuo Mo all the way from Desolate Wood Reef and their relationship was naturally intimate.
Gongsun Cha had been slightly surprised when he had received Chun Yu Cheng's paper crane. Cheng Shidi wanted to come to the mo world. He said that it was best to raise animals here. Gongsun Cha knew just how interested in animal husbandry Cheng Shidi was and was not surprised. Little Savage Jie was a pretty good place and was almost completely under Shi Dong's control. However, out of consideration of safety, Gongsun Cha felt it would be better to keep Cheng Shidi with him so he had Cheng Shidi come to Orchid Home Jie.
The seal formation fort here had been constructed and with Vermillion Bird Camp standing guard and he himself present, he was not afraid even if Tian Huan came to attack.
Chun Yu Cheng looked around curiously, "This is a mo jie?"
"Yes, it is called Orchid Home Jie, the nearby jie is called Black Stone Jie and has been taken over by Tian Huan. However, we do not interfere in their business and they do not dare to come make trouble," Gongsun Cha introduced casually.
The xiuzhe along the way continuously sent out greetings to them.
"Then do you have mo steeds?" Chun Yu Cheng looked around and then moved his gaze away to ask the main point.
Gongsun Cha had wanted to reminisce about good times and was left with a helpless expression. However, he knew that Cheng Shidi was like this. He had already prepared for this question and called over A Zha Ge.
A Zha Ge was a mo that was born here and was very familiar with mo steeds. He would be a very good guide.
The Stellar Rahula Clan did have mo steeds that they raised. When they heard Lil' Miss call Chun Yu Cheng by shidi, A Zha Ge instantly understood the status of this youth that looked absentminded and simple. He did not dare to slight the other.
He found all kinds of mo steeds that the people in his battalion used and then gave detailed introductions to all of them.
When he saw the mo steeds, Chun Yu Cheng could not pull himself away. He did not look at Lil' Miss even one more time. Lil' Miss knew his personality and was not angry. After saying a few words to A Zha Ge, he prepared to work on his own things.
Suddenly, a scout hurried over.
Lil' Miss stopped walking. Seeing the expression of the scout, he knew something had happened.
"Daren! Black Stone Jie is being attacked by a yao battalion!"
Black Stone Jie was being attacked by yao!
Lil' Miss suddenly smiled. A few days ago, the Tian Huan battalion had boldly and publicly left Black Stone Jie to go attack somewhere else. Now, someone had come to take their old nest.
He could imagine that Gongye Xiao Rong's expression when he heard the news would be spectacular!
Lil' Miss was slightly interested in this yao battalion that had suddenly appeared. This was mo territory and it was not normal for a yao battalion to appear here. Also, this yao battalion appeared at the perfect time. From every angle, this was a planne
d and very successful sneak attack.
Gongye Xiao Rong was too careless!
Chun Yu Cheng did not even raised his head. He did not react at all to the news.
A Zha Ge was very shocked. He suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Daren! This subordinate knows the identity of this battalion!"
"You know?" Gongsun Cha was slightly surprised.
"Daren! There is a chaos rift in Black Stone Jie that leads into the yao world. It is the territory of the Palace Lake Wood Clan. This time, our clan had allied with all the clans to form an allied army to face Gongye Xiao Rong. Of the clans we contacted, we sent an invitation to the Palace Lake Wood Clan. They sent a little girl called Mu Xi. If it is a yao battalion, it could most likely be this one! They have not died yet?" A Zha Ge's face was full of disbelief.
"Palace Lake Wood Clan?" Gongsun Cha murmured and then threw the question to one side.
Suddenly, another scout hurriedly flew in. Before he landed, he said in a rush, "Daren, Tian Huan has suffered a strong attack and sent someone to ask for aid. We stopped their people! They are asking to meet Daren! They say they will repay us after this!"
Gongsun Cha stilled and then felt it was amusing. "Asking us for help? They have really panicked!"
Seeing the scout waiting for his order, he waved his hand. "Say that I am not here."
At the side, A Zha Ge sighed in relief. There was deep hate between the Stellar Rahula Clan and Tian Huan. Inside, he naturally was not willing to go help.
Gongsun Cha murmured to himself, "Tian Huan? I would be more willing to have Black Stone Jie in the hands of the yao!"
A while later, a scout came to report again.
"Daren! Tian Huan has lost Black Stone Jie! The remnants of their people are heading towards us!"
A Zha Ge almost jumped up. "They want to lure the yao battalion over here!"
Gongsun Cha smiled coldly. "There is no need to pay attention to them. It is good for us to see this yao battalion. They have lost so quickly, this yao battalion is not simple!"
Many hours later, a panicked-looking battalion appeared in the sky. Behind them were the orderly ranks of a yao battalion. They were completely at ease and switched between charging and following at a leisurely pace.
"It's an expert!" Lil' Miss narrowed his eyes. The yao battalion had a good rhythm. They kept up the pressure on the Tian Huan battalion who had to constantly keep their guard up and flee. It would be easy for them to crumble now.
A Zha Ge showed a joyous expression. He could also see the strength of Mu Xi. He wanted this Tian Huan battalion to be completely killed.
When the Tian Huan battalion saw the formation belt on this fortress, they were like people drowning that saw the last life-saving reed and flew over in a rush.
Before they could fly close, the large formations under their feet started to light up.
Hundreds of large formations lit up at the same time and illuminated the entire mountain valley as though it was daytime. Looking down from the sky, these one hundred large scale formations spread from the chaos rift and formed a semicircle that spread for dozens of li. There were seven layers to the formation belt, seven defense lines!
When the yao battalion saw such strong defenses, their troops paused. Charging into this kind of defense line was akin to suicide.
The combat xiu of Tian Huan had shock mixed with fear. How long had it been since they took over and the other was able to silently construct a formation fortress here!
The amount of manpower, materials, and wealth that such an enormous formation belt consumed was humongous!
Which power did Gongsun Cha belong to?
The remnants of the Tian Huan battalion stared at each other. They all saw the deep shock in each other's eyes.
"What to do?" a person hesitantly asked.
"We'll talk after we charge! Do they dare to kill all of us?" another person gritted out.
"If they offend our Tian Huan, they would not have good days in the future! They would not dare! Charge!" someone else agreed.
They quickly reached a consensus and ordered the people to charge at the formation belt. The normal combat xiu did not think so much. The terror on their faces instantly turn to joy. Those formation belts gave them a feeling of safety they never had before.
Many people thought inside, if the sect also built formation belts like this, how could a yao battalion defeat them?
"Do not attack! Do not attack!"
"Sire, if you lend a hand in aid, my Tian Huan will repay you grandly … …"
Looking at the remnants of the battalion that was charging disorderly towards them, Gongsun Cha's eyes suddenly became cold and sharp as a blade. He said in a cold voice, "Kill those that intrude the defensive line!"
Almost as his voice sounded, the formation defense line at the very front suddenly lit up brightly!
The battle generals of the Tian Huan battalion all paled. "Quick, retreat!"
Their exclamations were quickly drowned out in a roaring rain of light.
The blinding rain light was like a swarm of locusts that shot towards the sky from the ground and blocked out the sun!
Pew pew pew!
The combat xiu that had leapt towards the defense line felt their vision turn completely white. An enormous pain came from their bodies and they quickly lost all sensation.
Even in death, their expressions were filled with disbelief.
The other really dared to attack … …
They were Tian Huan … …
The battle generals that had sent the order stared with wide eyes in disbelief at the sky that was completely empty. Their eyes filled with blood.
A battle general shouted grievously, "Gongsun Cha! You are so vicious! Tian Huan will not spare you … …"
On the ground, Gongsun Cha gave a small smile and spat out, "Idiot!"
The formations at the very front lit up again and the enormous ling power vibrations caused people's hearts to beat rapidly.
The battle general saw this. Gritting his teeth, his face was filled with hate as he led the remnants of the battalion to flee in another direction.
"Now we have offended Tian Huan again." Chun Yu Cheng who was disturbed gazed up and said.
"It will be fine once you are used to the idea," Gongsun Cha said casually.
They had become at odds with Gongye Xiao Rong once before this. If one had a score with a large sect like Tian Huan, one could only wait to be destroyed. Except if in Tian Huan's eyes, you were as strong as they were. For example, it restrained itself when it came to the other three great sects.
But Gongsun Cha clearly understood Tian Huan did not think of them as an opponent of equal standing. If they waited for Gongye Xiao Rong to sweep this area clean, he would eventually find the time and energy to sweep them away as well.
Could one tolerate someone else sleeping by their bed?
Rather than that, it was better to go on the offensive first and trip them up slightly. Lil' Miss had great anticipation about how Gongye Xiao Rong would respond next.
Just thinking about it put him in a good mood!
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Mu Xi watched the entire process. She couldn't help but show slightly shock and she sank into thought.
This battalion clearly was not from the same faction as Tian Huan. There probably was also enmity between them. The Tian Huan battalion had lured her here with malicious intentions. However, they clearly underestimated how vicious the other side's leader was. Even Mu Xi couldn't help but feel astounded when she saw the formation belts below unleash their powerful attacks.
The danger level of the other instantly skyrocketed in her mind.
One had to be careful to have such a vicious wolf for a neighbor. She carefully inspected the other's formation belts. The setup was nearly perfect and did not have any dead angles. She would need a battalion of at least eight thousand to attack such a formation belt and would have to pay an extremely heavy price.
She sent out
a little team to pursue the remnants of the Tian Huan battalion that had fled. The battalion's morale was extremely low. As long as the harassment was kept up, the other would crumble.
What was most important now was not destroying the remnants of the enemy battalion but take control of Black Stone Jie. Originally, she had planned on going back to the yao world but when she saw the conflict between the two factions just now, she changed her mind and decided to hold Black Stone Jie.
Just now, this battalion had openly become enemies with Tian Huan. In other words, they were Tian Huan's enemy. Gongye Xiao Rong would definitely be wary of them and would not dare to attack Black Stone Jie with all of his might.
In such a case, the possibility of holding Black Stone Jie was much higher.
After thinking for a while, she made a decision. She needed to immediately return to Black Stone Jie and she need reinforcements from her family. Gongye Xiao Rong definitely would have gotten word of this and was most likely coming back.
Time was tight.
Translator Ramblings: Gongsun Cha does not care who you are.
Chapter 595: Smooth Talker
Bu Heng said to the shadowed corner. "You failed."
"The woman next to him is very powerful," an ancient voice passed out from the pitch black corner. His voice paused slightly and then he said, "I will not act again. Both of the women beside him are very powerful!"
Bu Heng was not surprised. He said, "You are afraid."
A moment later, the old voice in the corner said, "Yes, I am afraid."
"Do you know why you cannot get vengeance?" Bu Heng raised an eyebrow with disdain on his face, "Because you try to attend to everything and do not dare to gamble your life to fight."
A cold and dark killing intent tightly restrained Bu Heng. Bu Heng's face turned pale from the killing intent but he did not retreat at all. The mocking smile on his face grew. "Just like right now. You do not dare to kill me because you are afraid of my battalion! You are afraid that my battalion will destroy your family!"
"You are weak, you cannot let go of your revenge but you are also afraid of death. You hope to break into marshal level. If you cannot enter marshal level, you will be a worm crawling in the dark, trying to scrape out a living. Marshal level? Stop dreaming! Which marshal is a weak willed man?" Bu Heng's cold words were like a metal hammer breaking through the ice and shattering the other's mental defenses.