The Emperor Reigns Them All

Chapter 470 The Ambush

Qi Potian sensed the murderous sense in the captain’s eyes and said frighteningly, “Captain, give me another chance. I will definitely make him pay!”

The Big Master already lost face in front of everyone when he first saw Hong Xiu. Although he seemed very generous, he was still extremely unhappy. The Big Master had always been the type who would avenge himself. So he would never let Li Ye off. Only that too many demons were present, and the Killing Hands needed to maintain their reputation, so he couldn’t do anything in front of everyone.

“I don’t care that the Big Master wants him dead. I only want his spiritual stones and valuables!”

The captain then said with a long face, “All the independent cultivators are doomed to die once they enter Blackstone Ridge! If we don’t get their valuables now, we will have nothing once they are swallowed by the beasts! If you dare to waste any more time, you’ll be in real trouble! You must bring my flying sword back!”

Qi Potian hastily agreed and guaranteed he would do it. He was well aware of the captain’s cruel nature. If it could be said that the Big Master was arrogant and domineering, then the captain was even worse, because he was evil by nature. Because he did not have any moral boundaries at all.

Qi Potian felt that his life was full of suffering, because his two Blazing Eagles from Li Ye were also taken away by the captain.

When the captain’s expression softened a little, Qi Potian said with gritted teeth, “That Li Congjing only dared to be arrogant because he had the protection of Miss Hong Xiu! Miss Hong Xiu might be powerful, but her strength is nothing compared to yours. And she had offended the Big Master, why don’t we find an opportunity to capture her...”

“Shut up!” The captain yelled in panic, and then slapped Qi Potian’s face. He looked around, fearing that others would hear. “Don’t think I don’t know what you’re thinking. You just want to destroy what you can’t get, making sure no one else gets it either. You can die if you want to, but don’t drag me along!”

Qi Potian was dumbfounded by the slap, “She’s still just a woman, even if many people obsess over her. But what’s so special about her...”

“What’s so special about her? I can only tell you that if you annoy her, you won’t even know how you lost your life!” The captain replied coldly, “Get out! Don’t forget to keep an eye on Li Congjing. Find a chance to take his treasures and kill him. By the way, keep that demon fox with him for me!”

As the captain mentioned the demon fox, he licked his lips, and salivated.

It was quite spectacular to see over two thousand cultivators set off together from Liuxi Town. It looked like a long dragon. All the cultivators above the Spiritual Master Realm were all flying in the air. But since Li Ye was mixed in the demon group, he couldn’t exhibit his flying techniques.

The cultivators that were flying in the air, were clearly divided into three classes, with different heights as clear distinctions.

Those that were flying a few dozen meters above the Qi-Refining cultivators were the Spiritual Master Realm cultivators. They occupied the majority of the flying cultivators, and there were two hundred or so of them. Those that were flying over 150 meters above were the Immortal Realm cultivators, and there were only a few dozen of them.

There were only a few Spiritual Master Realm cultivators, who were flying three hundred meters above the ground. They were exerting heavy pressure from above. These were all cultivators that would inspire awe everywhere they went throughout the land. They were basically the leaders of all the different cultivator groups, similar to the Big Master and the king of the mountain.

There weren’t any Taiyi Real Immortal cultivators. After all, when one’s cultivation had reached such a level, then he would definitely be eligible to compete with the Lord of city.

Beside Li Ye, were mostly Qi-refining cultivators and independent cultivators. These cultivators were all different and had different appearances.

Some were wearing wide sleeved-robes with a jade belt, some were wearing linen cloth robes and some dressed in their common style. They were different from the cultivators that were flying in the air, most of whom were quite stern and serious. In Li Ye’s eyes, they looked like the struggling laborers on earth.

“It is said that the beast tide in Blackstone Ridge is of a very large scale. There are at least tens of thousands of beasts. Yet there are only a few thousand of us, aren’t our numbers a little too small?” The Duchess wondered, curiously looking left and right.

The demon fox chuckled and added, “We’re not the only team. More cultivators will be entering the mountain from other places. Our strength will increase by the time all the cultivators converge from all regions. Although our numbers might not be as large as the beasts, however, cultivators will always win out in the battle with the beasts.”

That was true, otherwise it would be the demon warriors that rule the territory, but the fierce beasts.

Li Ye’s eyes lit up when he heard those words, because he knew that although there were many cultivators in Liuxi Town, only a few of them were of the Immortal Realm. Even if they all joined him, it was still far from his expectations because they still could not form an army of cultivators.

But now it seemed that he would gain a lot more in Blackstone Ridge.

“I have to find an opportunity to convince the cultivators around me.” Li Ye groaned while he touched his chin. This was a very difficult thing because he couldn’t exactly pick a fight for no reason.

Liuxi Town was built on the foothills, so the cultivators quickly entered the mountain after setting off from Liuxi Town.

According to Li Ye’s exploration a couple of days ago, the beast tide was less than 25 kilometers from Liuxi Town. Even if the majority of their team were Qi-refining cultivators, thus their traveling speed would not be too fast, and they could still encounter the beast tide after a day. After all, the fierce beasts would not stop their charge.

At dusk, the team of cultivators came to a hill. The woods in the mountains were high and deep, and they were basically virgin forests. In addition, the area was full of hills so the Qi-refining cultivators could only see so far. Thus, the team temporarily stopped.

It was strange that until now, no one had seen any fierce beasts.

Including the Big Master of the Killing Hands, several of the Immortal Realm cultivators had formed a command group. They relied on their high cultivation to fly around and scout the area. They soon came back and told the cultivators that the beast tide had changed directions. The beast tide was now headed to the east.

A lot of demons were inhabited in the eastern region of the mountain, where it was close to a plain. Many small towns, villages and farmlands were also concentrated in the eastern region, thus it was considered a key region. The demons would suffer heavy losses once the beast tide went through there.

So under the command of the Real Immortal cultivators, the team of cultivators marched to the east overnight.

Having seen what was happening, Li Ye couldn’t help shaking his head. Although these demons were individually strong, they had no sense of order. After all, over 2,000 cultivators were already considered a team of scale, and yet no one thought of sending a few scouts. Now, everyone was going back and forth.

But Li Ye did not intend to say anything. As only a Ground Immortal Realm cultivator, he had no say in the team anyway. And he did not want to use force as he might anger the other cultivators. He decided to play it by ear until he saw the beasts.

The cultivators marched ahead all night and by dawn, they reached a valley.

The woods here were exceptionally tall. Towering trees one hundred or even several hundred feet tall were everywhere. The cultivators couldn’t even see the sun as they were treading through the woods. The Qi-refining cultivators were especially miserable.

Even the Spiritual Master Realm cultivators could not even see the ground through the lush foliage.

As a result, a team of over two thousand cultivators was ambushed by the beasts at this spot!

At the time of the attack, everyone was focusing on the road. After traveling for a whole day and night, many Qi-refining cultivators were tired, and it was inevitable that they were languid. Moreover, there was no path in the woods at all. The rotten leaves were several feet thick. The branches, thorns and weeds had completely obscured their line of sight. Everyone had to use their cultivation Qi to march forward.

Even if the cultivators were already aware to save some of their Spiritual Qi, some still could not bear it. Some were cursing, and some female demons complained, but later, these voices were gone. Everyone had to save energy, only the sound of Magic Treasures and techniques could be heard.

Under such circumstances, the usually quiet forest suddenly started shaking violently. It was as though a comet had fallen, triggering an earthquake.

The cultivators stopped in astonishment, looking left and right in horror. They clearly heard the footsteps and beasts breaking the sky from all directions, the beasts were quickly approaching. The cultivators felt as though they were standing in the middle of the ocean tide, and since dawn had not yet broken, it was that much more terrifying.Visit vi p novel. com

Before the cultivators could figure out what was going on, intimidating roars suddenly came. The roars were very loud and powerful like the howl of fierce ghosts. Then, figures started jumping out from the weeds and thorns beside them.

The peripheral cultivators bore the brunt of the attack. Most of them were thrown to the ground by the tall beasts before they could react. No matter how hard they were struggling, they could not change their fate. Their necks were all bitten.

Many cultivators’ limbs were bitten off and torn off from their bodies. Some cultivators’ heads were bitten into pieces before they could even scream.

In an instant, the smell of blood permeated the jungle.

”Beasts!”

“The fierce beasts are here!”

“God, there are so many of them!”

“We...have been ambushed by beasts?”

“Help me, help me!”

“Ahh!”

Screams of panic erupted in the forest. The cultivators were immediately in a mess, some took out Magic Treasures, and some launched various powerful techniques, trying to fight back the beasts. The dark jungle was instantly lit up by Spiritual Qi.

The energy light converged and flickered, reflecting the bloodshed, the missing limbs and the bloody appearance of the cultivators. The scene had frightened everyone.

This jungle instantly became a purgatory!

The cultivators countered effectively. Many fierce beasts were hit by fireballs, wind blades, frost arrows, blade Qi, Sword Qi and other techniques before they could land. Some were chopped into sections, some beasts’ limbs burst. Blood splattered like rain, and many fierce beasts screamed in panic. The beasts’ angry roars even shook the branches and leaves.

Li Ye and his crew were not on the peripheral, but they were not at the center either. Thus they were not hit by the first round of attack. However, now the beasts were charging towards them with thundering steps, coming like a swarm of locusts. Li Ye and his crew were bound to be caught in the middle.

This was the first time that Li Ye saw such fierce beasts. He was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him.

The cultivators had different levels of cultivation, the same with the beasts, except that the beasts were much larger, some were dozens of feet tall. The beasts’ size had put tremendous pressure on the cultivators. Some cultivators were able to injure or even kill the beasts, but many could not deal with the threat and immediately fell to the ground.

It seemed that these fierce beasts didn’t know any techniques. Their cultivation was most focused on defense and power. The beasts’ attack was only effective during close combat. Once the beasts got close, their size and strength advantage was fully exerted. If the cultivators could not overthrow the beasts, they would be torn into pieces.