Every second, millions of strikes from different directions came. They were also continuously moving from one place to another, making a marvelous scene.
Both Master Huang and Master Lei defended accurately. They used Rank 8 Secret Techniques to counterattack. However, Blade of Brilliance was on a whole other level when combined with Li Gang's superior temporary cultivation and his Sword Soul.
With Sword Soul, his attacks looked like they had their own spirituality and were able to target the enemy's weakness on their own.
Even though Li Gang was dominating the battle, he was exhausting himself faster. He could see he wouldn't be able to gain victory at this rate. He would exhaust himself faster than achieving victory. If this continued, he would exhaust himself within 30 seconds. He had to sustain the battle for 15 seconds more if he wanted to achieve his goal.
It felt as if all his preparations were falling apart in front of absolute strength. They were both former Rank 8 Warriors, and they wouldn't go down easily even though they had lesser cultivation now.
When a Warrior reaches King, he is able to interfere with all the elements in the world. This allows them to gain a natural ability to fly. However, they are only able to control one element, which corresponds to their Spiritual Imprint. When they reach Monarch, they are able to manipulate laws themselves. However, the law they are able to control again corresponds to their Spiritual Imprint. When they become Emperor, they are able to manipulate all the laws of the world at will using the only law they have control over! This allows them to control the whole world at a conceptual level. They are like an omnipotent being in this world.
Li Gang, at this moment, was barely able to fly, not because he could interfere with the elements of the world, but because of the blood sacrifice. He was using the blood sacrifice to fly. Blood aura was all around his body, and it completely hid how he was flying. This is also why they were shocked to see him flying naturally. Only original Rank 7 Warriors have the ability to fly naturally.
Li Gang stopped his flying technique and started absorbing more Warriors’ blood, which was continuously being spilled on the battlefield by Jin Long and Shi Tian.
Li Gang murmured inwardly, "I can hold on for an additional 30 seconds!"
He also slowed the rate of Blade of Brilliance and instead of going for the kill, he let them charge. He would occasionally use his sword technique to counter and maintain the fight.
Master Huang and Master Lei already realized it was not good. They decisively changed their target and attacked Jin Long, who was massacring the Shu Dynasty Warriors.
Li Gang calmly observed their actions and didn't care.
Jin Long was no fool. It is said that he is a battle maniac. He knows all kinds of tactics used on the battlefield. He has always been on guard against such attacks.
He instantly blocked Master Huang's attack with his spear. He shouted: "Spear Manifestation!"
A huge spear appeared out of thin air in front of him, and it started attacking Master Huang on its own as if it had its own spirituality.
This is the next form of spear cultivation. With Spear Soul, every attack one makes has its own spirituality and can target the opponent's weakness. While Spear Manifestation doesn't need the user's permission at all. It can identify the opponent and attack on its own like it has its own will. Its battle style would be similar to the user's battle style. When a person uses Spear Manifestation, he is able to manifest an abstract spear. This abstract spear can be a leaf, wind, stone, or anything. However, this ordinary looking object will have it's own will and tons of spear intent.
Jin Long was only able to block Master Huang. From the side, Master Lei gave him a long kick, and he was thrown a few miles away.
Master Lei frowned and immediately moved to his left. At that very moment, a sharp arrow passed by his neck. He glanced back and found Li Gang standing with a bow in his hand. The arrow that had just passed him suddenly changed trajectory and attacked him again. He casually waved his hand, and the arrow broke into pieces.
At that moment, they realized they were incapable of killing Li Gang today. They realized forcefully fighting here was akin to waiting for death. They were all rational individuals who possessed Rank 8 Soul cultivation. They instantly decided to deactivate the formation locking the space and leave the place.
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To make a formation, they needed various Spiritual Materials. This was a Rank 8 formation. They used many Rank 7 materials along with a Rank 8 core material for the formation. The core material should be present somewhere near the central point. If it was too far, the balance of the formation would change, and the formation would have a heavy flaw.
Li Gang had knowledge about the formation, and he knew that only with the help of the core could a formation be deactivated.
Master Huang immediately sped up and caught General Shu Pang. He took out his space ring, but before he could take out anything, he was sneaked upon by Jin Long from behind. Master Lei immediately intervened and defended the attack, and at that very moment, they also faced an attack from Li Gang.
General Shi Tian was sufficient to handle the rest of the Warriors now. Jin Long had eliminated all the Rank 5 and Rank 4 Warriors earlier for this situation only. In case of unforeseen circumstances, General Shi Tian would be able to handle all the Rank 3 and below Warriors single-handedly. He could leave the fight early to help Li Gang.
Master Huang and Master Lei were immediately dominated. Everything happened in a matter of a few seconds. It should be noted that a Rank 7 Warrior's reaction speed is very fast. Even though it felt like a lot had happened, for them, it was a matter of seconds.
With the help of Jin Long's Spear Manifestation and Li Gang's Blade of Brilliance, both were completely crushed.
Within just the next 15 seconds, their legs were chopped, their internal organs were cut apart, and they looked like bloody humanoids. No part of their bodies was not covered in blood!
Master Huang checked all the rings while fighting, but he didn't find the core of the formation and felt immense despair.
In a moment of life and death, he burst out with even greater potential and fought even more fiercely, but it was meaningless. He had exhausted himself. If he had done it before, he might have killed them, but now? Now, it was pointless. It didn't take long before they suffered fatal blows and lay on the ground in a semi-conscious state.
It is said that at the moment of death, one remembers their entire life—their mistakes, their regrets. At that moment, Huang and Lei thought of every moment of their lives—their family, their children, their clan, and their hard work. They thought of how they spent the last 30 years seeking revenge.
They went to the Shadow Sect and obtained all the information about Li Gang. They learned that he came to the Northern Continent in the Wei Dynasty and also learned about Li Gang's cultivation techniques and the token that allowed him to teleport anywhere. They didn't know what that token was and only knew it allowed him to teleport anywhere.
Thus, they started collaborating with the Wu Dynasty and Shu Dynasty. They didn't go to the Golden Crow Dynasty because they already knew that Li Gang was in Wei Dynasty, so it was pointless to go to Golden Crow.
Wu Dynasty and Shu Dynasty entered into collaboration with their help. They promised to help them conquer Golden Crow and Wei Dynasty. For Wu Dynasty and Shu Dynasty, it was a huge help. A Rank 7 battle strength, plus the means of former Rank 8 Warriors—who wouldn't want that?
Unexpectedly, before they could make a move against Golden Crow, Golden Crow made its first move and conquered Golden Leaf Valley. At that time, Wu Xiang was able to survive only due to Shu Dynasty's cooperation. The main reason for the cooperation was, in fact, the appearance of Master Huang and Master Lei. Otherwise, Wu Dynasty would have to pay a heavy price to make Shu Dynasty help.
Soon, Renhuo Trading started gaining popularity in the Wei Dynasty. Both Huang and Lei knew it was the work of Li Gang. They realized his ambition and started scheming from that moment. They helped Renhuo Trading many times indirectly to spread its influence. Otherwise, with such a big world, how could it be so easy to spread influence in not just one dynasty but three dynasties? Renhuo Trading didn't gain popularity in Golden Crow, but why did it only become popular in Wu and Shu? It was because of their help.
They realized that helping Renhuo Trading would speed things up. Li Gang would be under the impression that his influence was increasing fast, and he would accelerate his plans. He would create sparks between kingdoms and lead them to a full-scale war while taking all the benefits like an oriole.
They also killed all the Renhuo Trading members in Wu and Shu Dynasties to instantly reduce Li Gang's information network and his influence at a very crucial moment. They had more information than Li Gang. There was just one thing they were not sure about. It was whether Li Gang retained his memory after he massacred in Jade Harbor City. It was because at that time, Li Gang was not in his own consciousness, but as if someone else had taken over his body. This caused them to misunderstand the situation. They thought Li Gang didn't remember that there were two escapees.
In fact, their reasoning was not wrong. From their perspective, Li Gang's cultivation was Rank 4. His retention of the "Ren Ying" name showed that he believed there was no one who knew this identity. They completely avoided the possibility that Li Gang could lure them. Even if he remembered that battle, how could a Rank 4 Warrior dare to lure Rank 8 Warriors? In their perspective, it was impossible for a Rank 4 Warrior to distinguish between Rank 7 battle strength and Rank 8 battle strength, since both were just overwhelmingly high. So, even if he remembered the memory, he would rather hide his identity. He wouldn't know they had been weakened. Even if he knew they were weakened, he still wouldn't dare to lure them since Rank 7 Warriors are the peak in the Northern Continent.
Every possible scenario pointed in only one direction: there was no way Li Gang would lure them, whether he had memory or not. Thus, him having the hidden name "Ren Ying" only meant he didn't have memories of that battle—the battle where the Demon King of the South massacred countless people!