Chapter 881: Catching a Turtle in a Jar! Strangling!

Yipin Hall is truly lucky!
At the most critical moment, they encountered the group’s double combat merit task, allowing them to easily gain a great deal of combat merit and high ranks.
However…
Due to being suppressed severely by the Mu Family and the other four major factions earlier on, only a handful of people received ranks—just a few like Huang Sha.
After a few days, the number of troops gathered was pitifully small, with less than two thousand cavalry.
Faced with the Mongol army’s overwhelming assault, Yipin Hall’s two thousand cavalry were utterly insufficient.
“Hall Master!”
“We can’t hold on anymore!!” Xueyi shouted from the front of the troops: “We should retreat quickly!!”
Before the Mongol army’s first wave of attacks even reached them, a torrent of arrows wiped out hundreds of cavalry. The second wave of short axes swept through, leaving only a few hundred desperate cavalry left.
Even after charging into the enemy ranks, over 20 of their 300 elite soldiers were killed, reducing their numbers to less than 300…
“No good!”
It took over a thousand cavalry to finally break through into the enemy ranks. Meng Yun refused to give up easily and roared loudly, “Apart from this somewhat remote area, we can’t go anywhere else! Xueyi, Huang Sha, Xie Lang,monk! You four come with me to deal with theThe Magic Sect experts and enemy generals above the rank of thousand-man commander! The rest form groups and cooperate to earn combat merit!”
“Understood!!” The heroes replied.
Truly worthy of being Meng Yun—he could quickly assess the advantages and disadvantages of the battlefield amidst chaos and find a way to survive.
Indeed, the only ones capable of threatening Yipin Hall’s core disciples were theThe Magic Sect experts and high-ranking enemy generals hidden among the army. As long as these people were contained, the 300 elite soldiers could handle the ordinary Mongol cavalry with ease.
Moreover…
Meng Yun also knew that the grasslands were still dominated by the four major factions. Before Yipin Hall’s army entered the grasslands, they couldn’t go to crowded areas.
This remote place was perfect for them to earn combat merit.
“Damn it! Seven peak experts at the Wuwei realm and over a dozenThe Magic Sect experts appeared all at once…” Amidst the chaos, Meng Yun still felt unprecedented pressure.
Normally, dealing with peak Wuwei realm experts was easy, but on the battlefield, knives, axes, and arrows could strike from all sides at any moment, making it hard to defend. Every move required extreme caution, and they had to save their strength for self-preservation—it was extremely tricky.
Still, the double combat merit kept the group excited. Those not facingThe Magic Sect experts were earning merit at an astonishing rate.

Over three hundred people formed a circle back to back, gradually blocking the charges of the Mongol cavalry around them. But the good times didn’t last long… As sudden shouts of battle rang out in the distance, part of the Mongol cavalry seemed to be drawn away by something, reducing the pressure on them. “Someone’s coming!” “Bad news!” Meng Yun immediately sensed that things were going wrong. For some reason, a happy face flashed through her mind, causing her heart to tremble. Whoosh!! A violent barrage of arrows appeared in the sky, descending in large numbers… “Everyone, be careful!!” Despite the timely warning from Yipin Tang, sharp arrows suddenly rained down, concentrating precisely on one area as if in a targeted attack. Dozens of core disciples of Yipin Tang were pierced like hedgehogs; several who were fighting against the elite of the Demon Sect were pinned to the ground and killed on the spot. The defense line broke! The Mongol cavalry charged in with shouts. Boom!!! The elite of the Demon Sect rushed into Yipin Tang’s circle like a tidal wave. The formation collapsed!! The two hundred or so people of Yipin Tang were now in a desperate struggle. “Break through!” “Charge out!!” Seeing the arrows, Meng Yun knew their mortal enemies had arrived. Though her face turned pale, she quickly issued orders. Unfortunately, those outside the cavalry seemed unwilling to give them such a chance… Another wave of arrows descended. In the chaotic battlefield, dozens more people were precisely pinned down by the fierce arrows. Meng Yun, Xue Yi, and Huang Sha didn’t dare continue fighting their own Demon Sect elders and instead retreated to cover their comrades’ escape. Unfortunately… At that moment, an astonishing presence, along with a heart-pounding sharp sword energy, suddenly appeared on the battlefield! Ten Thousand Swords Style! Countless sword energies appeared out of nowhere… The dense sword energies instantly intertwined into a giant vortex, appearing among the group of Yipin Tang experts trying to break through. Countless sword glints merged into nearly a hundred sword energies capable of piercing metal, flashing through their bodies like lightning under the panicked gazes of the Yipin Tang disciples… Alas!! A core disciple of Yipin Tang, drenched in cold sweat, activated his protective barriers while focusing on the sword energies around him, ignoring the attacks from the Mongol cavalry. An axe flew at him. His protective barriers shattered instantly… The sword energy followed through and pierced his throat! Death! Death! Death!! The same fate befell all the core disciples of Yipin Tang around him.

Blood gushed from the throats and foreheads of the First Rank Hall’s core disciples. In the eyes of others, it was just an instant—dozens of their comrades collapsed around them.
“A bunch of idiots!”
“Defend against the Mongol cavalry with all your might! Ignore Happy! Their group attacks can’t break our defenses!”
“Break through at all costs!” Blood-Clothed finally saw something strange: When Happy unleashed his Ten Thousand Swords Technique, everyone became terrified and overlooked the much weaker Mongol cavalry around them. But they didn’t realize that the Ten Thousand Swords Technique actually couldn’t threaten multiple elite fighters at once. The damage per attacker was even less than that of a single Mongol cavalryman’s sword or axe. Happy took advantage of this, striking swiftly once the Mongol cavalry breached their defenses!
However, such a terrifying move required a tremendous amount of internal energy. Vaguely, Blood-Clothed saw Happy’s figure. Having spent hundreds of points of internal energy, his cultivation level dropped sharply to the Mysterious Realm. He quickly swallowed several pills while activating the Nine Yang Divine Skill to restore his depleted energy. This was a great opportunity to kill Happy. But Blood-Clothed dared not approach…
Even with only a Mysterious Realm level of internal energy and strength, Happy was still extremely dangerous, not to mention the group of experts from the Mu Family and the Heroic Gate who were watching over him.
Moreover! Happy’s sword technique instantly amplified the intimidation of the world’s greatest expert and the fear felt by the First Rank Hall’s members many times over. Fewer than 120 people remained! Under the pressure of the demonic sect experts and the Mongol cavalry, their situation was perilous—they had no time to deal with Happy.
As the Mongol cavalry’s encirclement tightened, Meng Yun, Blood-Clothed, Huang Sha, and the others were trapped by a group of demonic sect experts. Realizing they couldn’t escape this time, Meng Yun roared through the crowd, his words sending chills down everyone’s spine.
“Happy! When my First Rank Hall’s forces arrive, I’ll ensure your Mu Family has no place left to stand on this grassland!!”