Chapter 1018: Ambushed Together
Several days passed in this manner. One day, the five members of the Yellow Dragon clan arrived above a mountain range. Just as Huang Long was about to retrieve the Golden Dragon Dharma Pearl hidden deep within the mountains, he suddenly became alert and shouted, “Be careful!” Then, with a wave of his hands, he sent out a gentle force that enveloped Long Cheng and the others, allowing them to vanish in an instant.
As soon as Huang Long and the others disappeared, a massive gray-green palm print slammed down, shattering the mountains where they had stood, causing earthquakes and tremors. The entire mountain range seemed to vanish out of thin air, disappearing before everyone’s eyes.
“Corpse Poison Demon Palm!” Long Cheng exclaimed, his expression changing at the sight.
“Hehe, correct! Young Clan Leader Long Cheng has good eyes!” As Long Cheng spoke, a smug laugh echoed, followed by six figures appearing in a flash of space. The one at the front was none other than Long Cheng’s second brother, Long Bin. To Long Bin’s left was Shi Wuxing, the Grand Elder of the Corpse Demon Sect—the same one who had scolded Huang Long in the Golden Dragon Hall for not being worthy of fighting him. There was no doubt that it was Shi Wuxing who had launched the attack earlier.
Apart from Shi Wuxing, the other four were also powerful fighters recruited by Long Bin.
“Kid, I didn’t expect you to have some skills—being able to dodge my Corpse Poison Demon Palm strike. No wonder you could defeat the Seven-Leaf Sect Leader!” Shi Wuxing sneered at Huang Long after appearing.
Huang Long stared at him, his eyes narrowing.
“Second brother, how dare you join forces with outsiders to kill me?” Long Cheng demanded angrily, pointing at Long Bin.
Long Bin laughed heartily. “Big brother, you’re joking. How could I dare join forces with outsiders to kill you? I remember clearly the first rule of the Golden Dragon clan—we must not kill each other. Of course, I wouldn’t violate it!”
The first rule of the Golden Dragon clan was that its members must not kill one another. Those who did so by allying with outsiders would be killed personally by the Holy Lord of the Golden Dragons.
“However, judging from your cheerful expression, it seems you’ve found quite a few Golden Dragon Dharma Pearls in these twenty days. Hand them over, and I won’t have to use force. Otherwise, it would harm the harmony among your brothers, which would be unfortunate.” Long Bin continued, “Though I dare not kill you, I can still keep you bedridden for a while!”
“Young Master Long Bin, why waste words with them? Just attack and seize them! Besides your brother Long Cheng, we can kill these four of the Golden Dragon clan!” Shi Wuxing interjected.
Long Cheng’s expression turned cold. “With you?”
Long Bin and Shi Wuxing exchanged smiles.
“We’re six people, so it’s naturally a bit difficult. But what if we add Third Brother and the others?” After laughing, six voices echoed through the air.
“Second Brother is right. With us included, we should be strong enough!” A laugh rang out, and six figures appeared before Huang Long and the others.
It was Long Zhi and the six men he had recruited.
Long Cheng’s expression darkened, looking displeased.
He hadn’t expected Long Bin and Long Zhi to team up!
“Elder Brother, why do you look so upset? Are you surprised? Haha!” After landing, Long Zhi said with a smile, “Don’t think we two brothers won’t remember our past friendship. Hand over the spatial artifact on you, and you can leave! As for these four—Jin Guang and the others—they don’t need to leave!”
“They all must die!”
Except for Huang Long, Long Cheng and the other three looked extremely upset.
Especially the three other strongmen recruited by Long Cheng.
However, what Long Zhi said wasn’t just bluster. On the surface, the twelve of them combined could indeed surround and kill Huang Long and the four others.
Among the five strongmen recruited by Long Zhi, although none were at the late stage of the Twelfth Era, some were at the peak of the middle stage of that era.
This man was Wu Huang, a powerful warrior from a major martial sect in the Xuanhuang Great World.
Besides Wu Huang, the other four strongmen recruited by Long Zhi were all above the Tenth Era—one at the middle stage, one at the late stage, one at the late stage of the Eleventh Era, and one at the peak of the Eleventh Era.
Long Cheng’s expression changed rapidly.
“Brothers Jin Guang, shall we find a way to break through and escape?” Long Cheng sent a message to Huang Long.
“Elder Brother, I advise you not to have any more thoughts of escaping!” Long Bin seemed to notice Long Cheng sending a message to Huang Long and sneered.
Si Wu Xing and the others dashed forward, surrounding Huang Long and the five others and sealing off the surrounding space.
“Escape?” At this moment, Huang Long, who had been observing coldly, finally spoke. As he spoke, he stepped forward toward Long Bin and the others, saying coldly to Long Bin, “Why should we escape? Are you the ones who want to attack, or will you hand over the Golden Dragon Dharma Pearl on your own?” With that, Huang Long glanced at Si Wu Xing and the others. “I won’t kill you two, but they—all of them—must die!”
The two referred to Long Bin and Long Zhi.
Long Bin, Long Zhi, Si Wu Xing, Wu Huang, and the others were all stunned, including Long Cheng.
After a moment of shock, Long Bin, Long Zhi, Si Wu Xing, Wu Huang, and the others all burst into laughter.
Especially Shi Wuxing, who laughed unrestrainedly. After everyone had laughed, they stopped. Shi Wuxing stared at Huang Long with dark eyes, his murderous intent evident: “Originally, we wanted to give you a quick death, but it seems unnecessary now!”
“Brother, I really don’t know how you manage to attract such ignorant and arrogant people!” Long Zhi sneered. “I even feel pity for you.” Turning to Wu Huang beside him, he said, “Brother Wu Huang, join forces with Brother Shi Wuxing and kill this ignorant wretch, Jin Guang. He’s dirtied my eyes!”
Wu Huang of the Wu Sect nodded, then exchanged a glance with Shi Wuxing. The two leaped into the air and charged at Huang Long.
“Corpse Poison Palm!” Suddenly, Shi Wuxing’s palms swelled dramatically, growing more than twice their size. They turned a dark green, with eerie purple and gray lights shining through.
A huge green palm print slammed down at Huang Long.
That palm print covered the sky, exuding a terrifying aura of corpse poison. This poison transformed into countless corpse demons, their cries sending chills down one’s spine.
Wu Huang’s attack was no less fierce. A flash of light appeared in his hand, summoning a green sword. With a single swing—without any complex moves, yet containing the essence of the ultimate truth—his attack carried a chilling murderous intent.
Even before the sword energy reached its target, it shattered the surrounding mountains, as if cutting through space itself.
“The Wu Sect Sword Canon!”
The Wu Sect Sword Canon was the supreme art of the Wu Sect.
Seeing this, Huang Long sneered and remained motionless. When the palm print and sword energy reached his vicinity, a beam of light burst above his head, revealing a cloud of auspicious clouds. From within these clouds, starlight, primordial energy, and radiant light surged upward.
Starlight, primordial energy, and radiant light intertwined to form various divine artifacts. These artifacts activated, forming a grand innate formation. Under the astonished gazes of Shi Wuxing, Wu Huang, and the others, it met the Corpse Poison Palm and the countless sword energies of the Wu Sect Sword Canon.