Chapter 1062: Switch, Old Rooster, We Meet Again

.....Outside Black Phoenix Gathering.

Feng Kuangsheng rode the wind as he landed. The moment his feet touched the ground, he began issuing orders!!!

"Spread the word—surround Black Phoenix Gathering! No retreat without my command!!!"

With a single order.

The demons hiding in the darkness immediately surged forth from the shadows.

They roared as they charged toward Black Phoenix Gathering, which housed the western 749 Bureau in the new city.

They launched an indiscriminate slaughter, targeting even the native humans of Black Phoenix Gathering.

In an instant.

The clamor of battle soared to the heavens.

A lookout at the Black Phoenix camp shouted, "ENEMY ATTACK!!!!"

The cry tore through the quiet of the night.

The combatants on both sides opened fire on each other in an instant!!!

In the shadows.

Gongyang Qingrou used a secret technique to conceal herself, her attention sweeping across the entire battlefield as she closely watched for any powerful figure who might appear at any moment.

Yan Feifan had instructed her to do this beforehand.

As the battle commenced.

Yan Feifan himself charged into the fray.

But he did not immediately notify Lu Ding.

Because Gongyang Qingrou had yet to relay any information about a powerful enemy.

Truth be told, Feng Kuangsheng, this One-Word Prince of Baoji Kingdom, was pretty damn cunning too.

Even though he possessed cultivation that was ostensibly unrivaled across the entire battlefield, he showed not the slightest hint of urgency.

The man was watching the clock.

As time ticked by second after second, he still remained cautious.

He feared that Lu Ding might have other experts lying in ambush.

Or that some unexpected situation might arise.

So he didn't strike immediately. Instead, he wanted to use the casualties among these investigators to provoke any possible ambushes or experts that might be hiding.

After all, if there were powerful figures lurking around, watching these investigators suffer a night raid by a demon horde several times their number, there was no way they'd stay put.

From the intelligence gathered from the various battlefields at Overcast Mountain, he knew that Lu Ding deeply cared about casualties among his investigators.

That was why he made this decision.

Guess the guy actually had a brain.

Yan Feifan also knew that Lu Ding didn't want these investigators to suffer losses, but now, with no powerful figure showing themselves.

He could tell with his little toe that the enemy was probably trying to force their hidden cards out.

If he let Senior Gongyang or Brother Lu come back too soon, the enemy commander might just get spooked and run away.

So Yan Feifan would have to play the villain!!!

Those who accomplish great things cannot cling to their own safety.

Sacrifices must be made.

Even if it meant casualties, it would be worth it!

And Yan Feifan himself didn't hide behind the scenes—he stepped onto the battlefield. While this decision benefited Lu Ding's plan, it was rather cruel to the other investigators.

After all, without a powerful figure to control the battlefield, casualties were now unavoidable.

But thankfully.

The [Shadow Army Formation] that Lu Ding had left behind at Black Phoenix Gathering kicked into action.

The humanoid monsters that surged forth from the darkness possessed a fraction of Lu Ding's strength. The moment they joined the battlefield, they were like meat grinders thrown into work, slaughtering demons wave after wave.

These shadow humanoid monsters that had been split off—devoid of reason, merely acting on Lu Ding's commands—

Already possessed combat power far surpassing that of ordinary Qi Refiners of the same generation.

Several dozen monsters, each one, possessed the strength to kill a Spirit Refinement expert!

This was the [Shadow Army Formation].

In an instant.

The pressure on their investigators dropped sharply.

Yan Feifan hadn't expected that the things Brother Lu left behind would be this terrifyingly powerful. Though they looked dull and stupid with no intelligence whatsoever, when things got real, they were even more savage and brutal than the demons themselves, utterly devoid of humanity!!!!

They directly repelled the vanguard demons of the night raid.

Hidden in the shadows, the One-Word Prince of Baoji Kingdom, Feng Kuangsheng, watched this scene.

A smile spread across his face.

"So there really were hidden guards waiting."

"But if this is all you've got as your trump card, then this farce should come to an end."

He stepped out from the darkness.

Raising his hand.

With a casual, effortless palm strike, he blasted several of Lu Ding's [Shadow Army Formation] monsters to pieces.

With a single step, he teleported.

His figure flickered as he moved toward the direction of the 749 headquarters' central tent. At the same time, his soul power expanded, sweeping across the entire Black Phoenix Gathering area.

Just one sweep.

And Feng Kuangsheng's face instantly turned heavy and strange.

He did detect the Disaster Mother's presence, but... there was no sign of life whatsoever.

Suddenly.

A female voice rang out.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Feng Kuangsheng's soul nearly fled his body in terror. Without him knowing, a figure had appeared beside him.

As if she had been standing there all along.

He didn't even know when she had appeared.

How could there be such a powerful expert here!!!!

Before he could think further, before his mind could even process the situation, battle reflexes kicked in, and Feng Kuangsheng immediately struck out with a palm.

Gongyang Qingrou slowly raised her palm to meet him.

The two clashed palm strikes.

Boom!!!!

Just one exchange!

Feng Kuangsheng's entire arm exploded into pieces, blood and flesh splattering everywhere. The overwhelming force that he couldn't digest sent him flying backward.

The remaining [Shadow Army Formation] monsters, as if receiving some command.

All charged at once toward Feng Kuangsheng, who was flying backward through the air!!!

He spat out a mouthful of stagnant blood from his chest. With his remaining arm, he suddenly spread it wide, transforming it into feathered wings sharp as blades, like a greatsword sweeping across the sky.

"A bunch of ants, GET LOST!!!!"

In an instant, dozens of [Shadow Army Formation] monsters were sliced in half!!!!

But those bladed wings were forcefully stopped by the very last [Shadow Army Formation] monster, catching them with a single hand!

Feng Kuangsheng felt something was off. Sensing the strangeness, he instinctively turned his head to look.

He saw that shadow monster spit out a human voice: "Switch!!!"

As it spoke.

The monster's face roiled, black smoke churning.

The scholar-warrior sleeves burst through the smoke.

Lu Ding raised his arm to block the feathered blade as he stood in midair.

The sharp blade edge cut into his flesh a little, but before it could reach bone or sinew, it was firmly clamped by his muscles.

The [Four Fundamental Evil Aspects·Invulnerable Vajra Body] flickered faintly behind his head, swirling with black smoke.

A ferocious grin spread across his face: "Old Rooster, we meet again."

"Last time, you got to act all high and mighty. This time, you'll pay with your life!"

At the sudden appearance of Lu Ding.

Feng Kuangsheng's heart was filled with shock!!

"You... you weren't supposed to be..."

Then he instantly realized.

This whole thing was a trap!!!!

Lu Ding was indeed at the border army headquarters, but he had the ability to switch positions and teleport.

Feng Kuangsheng laughed: "Hahahahaha... What a fine Lu Ding!!!! So this is where you've been waiting for me!!!"

It turned out that all his scheming had just been him fighting windmills!

Feng Kuangsheng's expression gradually hardened, growing more ferocious by the second. He glanced at Gongyang Qingrou, who had crippled most of his strength with a single palm strike, then at Lu Ding, who was blocking his feathered blade slash with raw flesh.

"You want to kill me? Let's see if you have what it tak—"

Before he could finish.

Lu Ding shot a look at Gongyang Qingrou: "Don't listen to his rambling. Get him!!"

Receiving Lu Ding's signal, Gongyang Qingrou vanished from her spot in an instant. When she reappeared, her earth-shattering palm seemed to push heaven and earth themselves: "As the weak, your speaking time is over!!!"

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