Chapter 241: Ambush
Night fell, the sky suddenly stained inky black. After a day's march, Yue Guan and his companions slowly halted their advance.
Glancing at the demoralized spirit master army, Yue Guan couldn't help but sigh in frustration.
This time, they had all eight elders, along with ten thousand spirit masters, each possessing at least the Soul King level of cultivation. They had also attacked the Clear Sky Sect at night, effectively embracing both time, location, and people.
But what was the outcome? Initially, they achieved a resounding victory. At the cost of the Ninth Elder, they slew the Fifth and Sixth Elders of the Clear Sky Sect, severely wounded Tang Xiao, and annihilated hundreds of Clear Sky Sect disciples in one fell swoop.
However, when Dai Pojun and his wife, leading the fearless White Tiger soldiers, joined the fray, the tide of battle suddenly turned. Snake Spear Douluo and Thorny Porpoise Douluo were slain, Ghost Leopard Douluo was captured, and even Spirit Kite Douluo was gravely wounded and near death.
More than half of the ten thousand spirit masters had been lost, leaving only a little over four thousand, less than five thousand.
While the Clear Sky Sect had been severely damaged, the Spirit Hall had also been severely weakened.
"Damn it! Why is this happening? Damn it!" Yue Guan's delicate face flashed with anger, his eyes icy and terrifying, and he couldn't help but curse.
"Dai Weis, one day, I will definitely kill you!"
Thinking of Dai Weis's repeated escapes from his grasp, and the fact that Dai Weis had ingested the Qirong Tongtian Ju that he had been longing for, Yue Guan was filled with envy and hatred!
If thoughts could kill, then Dai Weis would have died thousands of times by this moment.
Looking at his furious partner, Guimei sighed, suddenly raised his hand, gently patted Yue Guan's shoulder, and said comfortingly, "Okay, Juhuaguan, don't think too much. No matter what, the Clear Sky Sect has been severely damaged by us. The Clear Sky Sect without a Super Douluo is not to be feared.
Although the losses are heavy, we have completed the mission of Her Holiness the Pope. Our top priority now is to quickly return to Spirit City for support.
Otherwise, it would be bad if the 300,000 troops of the Star Luo Empire launched an attack, and..."
Guimei turned his head to look at Ling Yuan Douluo who was carried by Demon Bear Douluo. At this time, she was seriously injured and unconscious, with bones visible at the wound, and blood was flowing out like a stream. The bleeding did not stop, completely staining Demon Bear Douluo's clothes red.
Seeing this, he frowned and said, "The most urgent task is to treat Ling Yuan immediately. We've already lost four Titled Douluo. Ling Yuan must not be harmed at any cost.
Let's find a place to rest first, treat Ling Yuan, and then we can set off again."
"Alright then." Yue Guan gathered his spirit power, concentrating it in his throat, and shouted, "All healing spirit masters, come here!"
In a moment, fifty healing spirit masters formed a neat line and appeared before Yue Guan.
"Hurry and treat Elder Ling Yuan's wounds. If anything happens to her, you will bring your heads to me."
The captain of the medical team nodded immediately and said solemnly, "As ordered!"
With that, they hurriedly released their spirits, each unleashing their most powerful soul skills to heal Ling Yuan Douluo. With so many healing spirit masters working together, it seemed that anyone who survived could be saved.
Ling Yuan Douluo's bleeding had stopped, and the flesh around the wound was growing at a visible rate, soon returning to normal.
In addition, there were also auxiliary spirit masters responsible for restoring Ling Yuan Douluo's spirit power. However, she was, after all, a Titled Douluo, with deep spirit power. Relying solely on the auxiliary spirit skills of Soul Kings and Soul Emperors was just a drop in the bucket, and it would be difficult to restore her to her peak.
While everyone was working together to treat Ling Yuan Douluo, Yue Guan summoned all the Agility Attack spirit masters and ordered, "You are the fastest and are good at hiding and reconnaissance. Go and investigate the pursuers' strength and set some traps. Try to cause them as much trouble as possible and prevent them from catching up with us easily."
"Yes, sir!"
With that, over a dozen Agility Attack spirit masters leaped to their feet and sprinted towards the White Tiger Legion.
"Elder Ju, Elder Gui, I saw with my own eyes that the one leading the pursuit was Star Luo Prince Dai Weis. Let's go back and defeat them with a surprise attack, and then..."
With that, Demon Bear Douluo made a gesture as if wiping his throat, clearly intending to annihilate Dai Weis once and for all.
After all, Dai Weis's talent was too terrifying. Once he fully matured, he would undoubtedly be a formidable force!
"Kill him?"
"Or capture him and exchange him for Elder Ghost Leopard. What do you think?"
"..."
Ghost Mei lowered his head in silence. After a moment's hesitation, he shook his head slightly and said, "I doubt it. Although I haven't personally fought their Star Luo Holy Tiger, if just two clones could hold me back for so long, the real one would undoubtedly be even more terrifying. You, Ju Huaguan, should be well aware of this, right?"
Finally, Ghost Mei glanced at Yue Guan. Yue Guan's brow furrowed at these words. Though deeply unwilling, he had to admit that, alone, he was no match for the Star Luo Holy Tiger.
"That domain is incredibly strange. I can't fully unleash my full strength. Otherwise, I might have been able to fight him."
"Yes, Dai Weis's domain is indeed the strongest I've ever seen. It feels even more powerful than the Pope's Killing God Domain," Ghost analyzed. "In that case, let's not bother looking for trouble. Once everyone has recovered, we should leave here as soon as possible.
Even if the three of us go in, we might be able to defeat them, but if they try to escape, we won't be able to do anything to them. But if that delays Her Holiness's important mission, that would be troublesome."
"Alas, this is the only way now!" Yue Guan and Demon Bear Douluo both agreed with Ghost.
Then, Spirit Kite Douluo slowly regained consciousness and recovered some of her spirit power. After two hours of rest, the spirit master army resumed its full momentum.
Behind them, Dai Weis led the White Tiger Legion. With scouts scouting ahead, the traps set by the agility-attack spirit masters presented little trouble.
After disabling the traps, they continued to follow Yue Guan and the others, maintaining a twenty-li distance between them and forcing them into Lin Qiuyang's encirclement.
Finally, after three days and three nights of pursuit, Yue Guan's spirit master force reached the border valley between the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit City.
In the original novel, Yue Guan and Gui Mei ambushed Tang San and Shrek here; now, Lin Qiuyang was ambushing them both there.
"Dean Lin, the Spirit Hall spirit master force has arrived, led by Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo. The force is estimated to be over four thousand, but less than five thousand!"
A spirit master scout from the agility clan reported the situation to Lin Qiuyang, who was lying in ambush in the valley.
Lin Qiuyang couldn't help but chuckle at these words. "As expected of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he's reduced the Spirit Hall's 10,000 soul masters to less than 5,000...
Pass on my orders. Wait for me to fire the signal flare, then all artillerymen immediately fire their shells into the valley below! Everyone else, throw incendiary bombs. We must inflict heavy damage on the Spirit Hall in one fell swoop!"
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