Chapter 729: Chapter 230: Ning Zhuo, what are you doing?! _2
“Ning Zhuo, you are indeed my… husband!” Mu Lan also saw the battle situation, and her fighting spirit increased as she killed the enemies more fiercely.
“Hehehehe.” Suddenly, Xiang Yue’s light laughter emerged from the wind.
“It hurts a bit.” He continued.
“Thank you, I haven’t tasted this feeling for a long time.”
“However, let’s stop here.”
Martial Art – Sky Splitting Palm!
Xiang Yue’s powerful body shuddered as he fiercely pushed his palm.
Ning Zhuo’s face changed dramatically, sensing a tremendous force that he couldn’t resist, piercing through, like an invisible mountain directly crashing into him.
Poof.
Ning Zhuo spat out a mouthful of blood, flying backward and landing on the ground like a broken sack.
The severe pain made his face look terrifyingly fierce.
Even with the Hundred-Armed Arhat Armor protecting him, his body couldn’t hold up; his bones were cracked all over, and his internal organs suffered massive bleeding except for the Fire Element Heart Temple, Gold Element Lung Temple, and Earth Element Spleen Temple.
Even the three mechanical arms on his back collapsed and broke due to resisting Xiang Yue’s attack.
At that moment, Liu Guanzhang, Sun Ning, and others realized one thing completely – previously, they were able to achieve a stalemate mainly because Xiang Yue hadn’t used his full strength!
Just as he was unwilling to participate in the siege against Shuang Ling before, even though he was fighting against the siege of Liu Guanzhang, Ning Zhuo, and others, he hadn’t taken it seriously.
He had the pride of a strong man – you all are not worth my full strength!
“Retreat!” Ning Zhuo’s heart felt cold.
After engaging so far, he was completely certain that the contemporary Elephant King, Xiang Yue, belonged to the same category as the Twin Ghosts, whose fighting power was at the top level among Nascent Soul cultivators.
Ning Zhuo’s battle with the Twin Ghosts was due to luck, leveraging the Buddha Heart Demon Seal and many other unexpected advantages, leading him to victory.
Now, fighting against Xiang Yue in reality, he deeply felt the horrifying gap between them!
“Even if I use the Hundred-Armed Arhat Armor, along with Liu Guanzhang’s overt assistance and Boss Sun’s covert support…”
“I still wouldn’t be Xiang Yue’s match!”
Since that’s the case, retreat is the most sensible decision.
Liu Guanzhang was also fighting desperately and awkwardly. After Ning Zhuo transmitted his thoughts, they immediately nodded in agreement.
However, just as Ning Zhuo arranged the mechanical puppets to cover the rear and prepared to retreat, he received Shuang Ling’s divine sense transmission: “Ning Zhuo, continue fighting! You can’t retreat!!”
“You need to hold off Xiang Yue, don’t let him wreak havoc on other battle groups.”
“Just accomplish this, and I will ensure heavy rewards from the royal family.”
Ning Zhuo was momentarily stunned, then felt his finger tightening – it was the mechanical ring warning him!
“Could it be that agreeing to Shuang Ling’s request and staying to fight will bring about my death?” Ning Zhuo instantly understood.
He secretly guessed: “It must be.”
“Xiang Yue didn’t use his full strength earlier, partly because of his strong demeanor, and partly because he found the mechanical techniques interesting, playing with me for a while.”
“Now, his interest has clearly waned, so he will naturally go all out to eliminate me and engage with opponents who can bring him new excitement!”
Thinking of this, Ning Zhuo rudely retorted: “Is the reward more important than my life?!”
He and Liu Guanzhang firmly decided to retreat.
“Stop!”
“Deserting the battlefield is a capital crime!!!” Shuang Ling’s anger was sky-high, transmitting thoughts furiously.
Liu Guanzhang and Sun Ning ignored her completely.
They weren’t truly deserting the battle, just changing opponents; how does that violate military law?
Shuang Ling was about to curse further, but the next moment, she was directly blown to the ground by Lord Long.
Fortunately, she was now a Nascent Soul parasitized in a mechanical puppet; if she had taken the attack in her true form, she would be crippled if not dead.
While controlling the Soft-bone Mysterious Concubine to swiftly withdraw and avoid Lord Long’s pursuit, Shuang Ling transmitted her thoughts to Zhao Xi.
“Zhao Xi!”
“Liu Guanzhang and the others are under your command. Since they refuse to hold off Xiang Yue, you are fully responsible!”
Zhao Xi’s expression moved slightly, he opened his mouth.
Poof.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, shouting, “Who attacked me?”
Immediately, he fainted, and his close aides quickly supported him and carried him to the rear.
Shuang Ling: “I…”
She, being a princess, was now furious to the point of cursing.
But Lord Long’s subsequent attack forced her to focus on defending, leaving no time to trouble Zhao Xi.
Shuang Ling could only convert her frustration into strength and continued to struggle against Lord Long.
However, the crisis of Liu Guanzhang, Sun Ning, and others was not yet over.
Though Zhao Xi didn’t intervene, that didn’t affect Xiang Yue’s intentions.
The Elephant King pursued Ning Zhuo relentlessly.
The mechanical army Ning Zhuo left behind was like paper, unable to hinder Xiang Yue’s steps, even slightly.
“What should we do, strategist?” Liu Er sweated coldly.
If he pursued them all the way, who could withstand Xiang Yue?
Ning Zhuo’s eyes turned, a plan emerged: “Since Xiang Yue wants to chase, let him chase. Let’s head to the camp!”
That was the core area of the battlefield and the place with the fiercest fighting, dominated by Nascent Soul cultivators and powerful armies.
Cultivators or armies lacking sufficient strength would suffer heavy losses from the terrifying aftermath of the fierce fighting if they rashly entered this battlefield.
Ning Zhuo had no other choice; he didn’t have enough cards in his hand and could only divert disaster by drawing Xiang Yue’s attention elsewhere.
Liu Guanzhang and the other two trusted Ning Zhuo deeply; upon hearing this, they acted immediately.
The four of them thus headed to the depths of the Liangzhu Country’s camp.
On this battlefield, Shuang Ling was struggling against Lord Long. She turned her head and saw Ning Zhuo leading Xiang Yue into the battlefield, immediately furious, her eyebrows raised!
“Ning Zhuo, what are you doing?!”
“You brought Xiang Yue here!”
“Leave, get out!”
“Do you want my army to collapse?!!”
Ning Zhuo used his divine sense to respond: “Princess, in this battle, you are the strongest on our side, and only you can deal with Xiang Yue.”
“You are the Mechanical Princess of Liangzhu Country!”
“I am assisting you, bringing Xiang Yue here for you to claim victory!”
Shuang Ling trembled with anger that made her mechanical puppet body slightly shiver: “Ning Zhuo! Die! Regardless of victory or defeat in this battle, I will hold you accountable.”
Ning Zhuo immediately replied: “Princess, you misunderstand me. I am risking my life to create an opportunity for you to make great achievements.”
“You are the face of Nascent Soul cultivators in Liangzhu Country. Xiang Yue is no match for you!”
Ning Zhuo’s target was the mechanical carriage in Lin You’s possession.
At present, he could only go with the flow, first drawing Xiang Yue into the core battlefield, seeking a way to escape.
Ning Zhuo and Xiang Yue had been fighting for a long time, and although there was little conversation between them, Ning Zhuo could sense the latter’s pride from his various combat decisions.
Sure enough, when Xiang Yue saw these Nascent Soul cultivators, his attention was diverted.
The Nascent Soul cultivators engaged in their fights had to pay partial attention to Xiang Yue.
Obviously, no one wanted Xiang Yue to come after them.
Even Shuang Ling felt the same!
“Ning Zhuo, if we lose this battle, I swear you and your family will pay the price!” Shuang Ling was truly enraged, feeling that Xiang Yue had targeted her, repeatedly cursing Ning Zhuo.
Among Liangzhu Country’s forces, Shuang Ling undoubtedly had the strongest fighting power.
When Xiang Yue arrived, he lost interest in Ning Zhuo, watching the fight and didn’t act immediately.
Military Art – Capture Alive!
Suddenly, a large force converged in the air, forming a net.
The net encircled Xiang Yue, immediately imprisoning him, quickly transforming into a cage.
Inside the cage, Xiang Yue was covered with a net, tightly bound.
His face full of anger, he roared loudly, struggling with all his might, but only expanded the net by a third.
For a moment, the entire battlefield fell silent.
Capturing Xiang Yue in an instant could only be a Transforming Spirit cultivator. And in the Liangzhu Country’s camp, there was only one Transforming Spirit cultivator, Du Tiechuan!