Chapter 617: Chapter 175: Reinforcements_2
Ding Pi slashed another dozen times, using his own strength alone, to brutally slaughter forty percent of the mountain boar herd!
This time, Ju Bing’s eyes turned blood-red as he could no longer sit still.
Being entangled by Xu Dali, he was unable to perform many of his techniques, causing the boar herd to have little resistance against the onslaught of a Nascent Soul Level attack.
After all, the intelligence of mountain boars was far inferior to that of human cultivators.
Human cultivators could cooperate with each other, train in battle formations, whereas it was extremely difficult for mountain boars to form any sort of formation.
Without a battle formation, it was very difficult to truly consolidate the strength of individuals.
After another half a cup of tea’s time of battle, only twenty percent of the original boar herd remained.
Ju Bing cried out in anguish, letting out a roar, ordering the boar herd to abandon the fight and retreat completely.
He transformed back into his original form, covering the rear for the boar herd.
Xu Dali roared, “You too have this day coming!”
He finally got to vent his feelings, relying on his heavy armor to clash head-on with Ju Bing once more.
But now in his original form, Ju Bing was as big as a small hill, his strength hundreds of times greater than his human form.
Xu Dali was sent flying far away by Ju Bing’s counterattack.
Ju Bing also began to retreat.
Jia Wan shrieked, “Master, that pig wants to run! It’s prime material for food.”
Ding Pi gestured at Ju Bing, “Pig King, heaven cherishes all forms of life. It was inappropriate for me to slaughter so many of your kind today. You may leave; I will not make a move against you anymore.”
Ju Bing was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned and ran.
Xu Dali attempted to pursue but found himself completely unable to match Ju Bing’s speed, only able to watch helplessly as his figure disappeared among the mountain ridges.
“Ding Pi, my friend, you have let go of a great amount of sect points,” Xu Dali said.
While Xu Dali was quite grateful to Ding Pi and Jia Wan, he also felt annoyed at the same time.
Ding Pi smiled and sat down cross-legged on the ground.
Jia Wan huffed, “General Xu, I purposely said those words just now. Our master and apprentice almost eradicated the majority of the boar herd.”
“We’ve largely depleted their combat strength.”
Xu Dali suddenly realized Jia Wan had just been bluffing.
He promptly gave a bow, thanking the master-apprentice pair, “Although Ju Bing has escaped, he is a Beast Taming Cultivator after all, with most of his combat strength in his boar herd. With such severe losses to his boar herd, his combat strength will not recover to its peak anytime soon.”
Ding Pi chuckled, “General Xu, the person you should truly thank is not me, but Commander Du.”
“It was Commander Du who secretly dispatched us to follow your forces stealthily, providing covert support.”
“And commanded us to take action as we see fit, should we encounter the enemy.”
Xu Dali showed a surprised expression, “So it was Commander Du!”
“I thought that all four of our military units were just pawns sent to scout out the enemy’s military power.”
Ding Pi said, “In the midst of battle, we are all pawns, and Commander Du is the chess player.”
“From this engagement, it’s clear that Commander Du’s strategy was one step ahead.”
Xu Dali nodded and sighed, his face showing a complex mix of emotions.
After a moment’s thought, he suddenly asked, “Does that mean the other three friendly forces also have powerful defenders like you secretly supporting them?”
Ding Pi paused, a little surprised that Xu Dali only realized this now. He smiled faintly and nodded his head.
At Giant Tree Mountain.
The Three Generals Camp was constantly besieged by poison techniques, teetering like a pile of eggs.
Liu Er, covered in poisonous sores, spoke weakly and anxiously to Ning Zhuo, “Strategist, your Mechanical Army is not afraid of these poison techniques. Now is the time for you to take action!”
Guan Hong chimed in, “Strategist, please dispatch the troops quickly.”
Zhang Hei sneered encouragingly, “Strategist, show them how formidable you are!”
The Three Generals used their Divine Sense to transmit thoughts, repeatedly persuading Ning Zhuo.
But Ning Zhuo shook his head, his face deathly pale, “This is not good.”
“I have a premonition that if I deploy the Mechanical Army to fight on my own, I will inevitably be taken advantage of by the enemy, and the outcome will be terrible!”
Compared to the Three Generals, even though Ning Zhuo had also developed sores from the poison, they were much fewer in number.
This was because his physical prowess was nowhere near as strong as that of the Three Generals.
Ning Zhuo’s premonition, of course, was nothing other than his Mechanical Ring.
He had already been tempted to go out and fight on his own, to lead an army by himself. Yet, every time this thought emerged and he wanted to translate it into action, the Mechanical Ring on his finger would tighten harshly, without fail.
This warning was clear enough, and Ning Zhuo naturally went with the flow. Despite the tension within the Three Generals Camp, he remained huddled within the battle formation, with no intention of venturing out to fight.
Liu Er could not stand it any longer, his resentment towards Ning Zhuo escalating wildly!
“Strategist, this army was also created by you, you’ve invested so much money in it,” he said.
“If they all get sacrificed, wouldn’t all your efforts be in vain?”
Ning Zhuo gestured dismissively, smiling, “Thank you for your concern, Sir Liu. It’s just a little money, no worries. If necessary, I can easily bring out three times, five times, or even ten times as much.”
“Uh…” Liu Er fell silent, his anger growing stronger.
He was about to speak further when a clear stream flowed across the entire battlefield, significantly diminishing the poison miasma.
“Who is it?!” Tu Ming’s complexion drastically changed, and his venomous eyes immediately darted towards the skies above the battlefield.
A female cultivator slowly revealed her true form.
Her figure was slender, with delicate features, hair as black as ink tied in a high bun, adorned with an exquisite silver hairpin, from which dangled a red bead.
She was dressed in a plain white brocade robe, a silver chain cinched at her waist holding a delicate jade bottle, her feet shod in pale blue embroidered shoes.
Her expression was cold as she looked down upon Tu Ming: “Shen Qinghe.”
Tu Ming’s pupils slightly contracted.
“Shen Qinghe?!” Diao Ye and Wulan exclaimed in unison.
Tu Ming took a deep breath: “You are a cultivator from the Embroidered Country; why do you meddle in the muddy waters of Liangzhu Country?”
Shen Qinghe’s face was expressionless: “I have sworn to eliminate all poison cultivators from this world, and hence, I was invited to participate in the battle. Tu Ming, come, meet your demise.”
She extended her slender fingers and pointed towards Tu Ming from afar.
Medical technique—perfunctory healing point.
A speck of green light flew from the tip of her finger, appearing green and slow but was actually swift, arriving in front of Tu Ming in the blink of an eye.
Tu Ming swiftly retreated, fully on the defensive, activating nearly ten types of protective hand gestures.
Useless!
The green light dissolved all sorts of defenses effortlessly, as easy as drinking water.
The green light penetrated deep, planting itself on Tu Ming.
Tu Ming’s face changed drastically, feeling the power of his poisonous cultivation technique rapidly dissolving, terror-struck: “It is indeed the Green Spirit Purifying Poison Scripture!”
The mana cultivated from this technique is overly suppressive to poison cultivators.
So much so that any cultivator who practices this technique becomes a thorn in the side of all poison cultivators worldwide, an irritant they are eager to eliminate.
However, it was clear that Shen Qinghe’s cultivation level had reached the Nascent Soul Level, and she was a famous Doctor Cultivator of the Embroidered Country, not someone Tu Ming could handle.
The only option left for Tu Ming was to run fast!
Tu Ming exerted all his strength, fleeing at high speed.
Shen Qinghe relentlessly pursued.
The two quickly vanished behind the mountain ridges.
“Counter-attack!”
“Kill, kill them all!”
Guan Hong and Zhang Hei almost roared simultaneously.
With the fall of a major enemy at the Nascent Soul Level, the Three Generals Camp ferociously launched a fierce counter-attack.
Diao Ye and Wulan, lacking the will to fight, also thought of retreating.
“Where do you think you’re going?!” Ning Zhuo tried his Mechanical Ring and found no response; he immediately sprinted out.
Halfway through, he pulled out a large number of Mechanical Puppets from his Storage Waist Belt.
The puppets assembled into an army, swiftly forming a formation.
Battle Formation—Light Body Swift Wind Formation!
The speed of the Mechanical Army surged, leaving the Three Generals Camp far behind.
Still within the Iron Bucket Formation, the Three Generals Camp needed to change their formation into the Triangle Arrow Formation to increase their speed, only then could they have the power to pursue.
Ning Zhuo’s Mechanical Army lunged at Wulan.
Wulan, daring not to confront them head-on, kept retreating.
Ning Zhuo deliberately plunged into the poison fog, letting it corrode many of his Mechanical Puppets.
Ning Zhuo’s combat strength soared!
Soon, his own strength regained the prowess of the Golden Core Level.
With the boost, Ning Zhuo cast Five Elements Magic, repeatedly posing a serious threat to Wulan and Diao Ye!
Diao Ye, hiding within the poison fog, was difficult to locate for the time being.
Ning Zhuo then turned to pursue Wulan.
Wulan, restrained by various Five Elements Magic, eventually got trapped within the encirclement of Mechanical Puppets.
A large number of Mechanical Puppets swarmed towards Wulan.
Wulan, strong in attack but poor in defense, became weary in his responses.
Many Mechanical Puppets got slaughtered, and Wulan almost broke free several times, only to be forced back into the encirclement by Ning Zhuo’s various Five Elements Magic.
Mengye Tiger!
Night Stealth Back Attack Diagram!
At the right moment, Mengye Tiger suddenly made his move, striking from behind, his Shadow Killing Claw piercing through Wulan’s heart.
Wulan fell in battle!