“Stupid? Am I stupid, or are you?”
“You probably don’t know the recent whispers. I’ve always kept an eye on others’ belongings here, and no one dares to eye mine!”
Tu Ba walked forward slowly, his gaze filled with disdain.
Currently, the Black Wind Sect was the terror of Tingfeng City; from street urchins to the great families, everyone fled at the mere sight of the Black Wind Sect.
And this person, alone, what right did he have to claim his share?
“It seems you can’t tell the situation!”
Seeing the people around him pressing in, Ye Cangtian shook his head helplessly and clapped his hands.
As his voice faded.
Rustling sounds immediately came from the surrounding mountains and forests.
Following that, figures emerged. They were burly and wore identical uniforms.
“The Hidden Group’s guard?”
Tu Ba’s face instantly turned grim. He was no stranger to the uniforms of the Hidden Group’s guard.
He didn’t understand why so many of the Hidden Group’s guards were here. And how they had surrounded the area so silently. What were the two perimeter guards doing!
“So you recognize them!”
“Will you surrender now, or are you preparing to resist?”
Ye Cangtian asked playfully.
“Heh, it’s just a slightly larger number of people!”
“For you to expect me to surrender, you really have some nerve to think that!”
Tu Ba’s face showed a mocking expression. In the past, being surrounded by the Hidden Group’s guard would have terrified him.
But now, he wasn’t that cowardly!
What of the Hidden Group’s guard? Hadn’t they been wiped out by them before?
“It seems the Black Wind Sect has upgraded! Then show me!”
Ye Cangtian made a gesture of invitation. The Black Wind Sect, from its weakness to its current arrogance, must have some backing.
Before dealing with the Black Wind Sect’s stronghold, it was good to understand them well and have a clear picture in mind.
“As you wish!”
Tu Ba replied coldly, then shouted at his subordinates, “Brothers, it’s time to fight for our lives!”
With those words, the surrounding Black Wind Sect members immediately moved. They didn’t attack but moved rapidly in specific formations and routes.
Next, they took out crystals, cut their wrists, and let their blood drip.
Following that, a blood mist gradually spread, looking extremely eerie.
“Song Xinghe, lead your team back. I’ll investigate this!”
Seeing this scene, Ye Cangtian immediately gave the order. This blood mist was definitely not simple, so it was better to be cautious.
“Be careful!”
Song Xinghe didn’t say much and quickly led his team back a certain distance.
Meanwhile.
Ye Cangtian stepped into the blood mist, and instantly, his vision was filled with blood red.
It felt as if he was trapped in a formation, his vision obscured by a dense fog, with visibility extremely low.
However, the blood red in his eyes at this moment instilled a sense of bloodlust and fear in his mind.
Swish, swish, swish…
As Ye Cangtian was still sensing, the surroundings were already being assailed by fierce winds.
Figures flickered indistinctly, their speed astonishingly fast. By the time one noticed the glint of cold steel, the attack had already reached them.
If his strength wasn’t so formidable, he would have found it hard to dodge.
This… this must be a formation, so strange…
After several rounds of dodging, Ye Cangtian’s expression became solemn. He had some understanding of formations, but this formation was different from what he had studied.
He had encountered only a few types of formations, generally focusing on entrapment and killing formations.
But the formation he faced now was different; it leaned towards support, to put it plainly, it was used to boost strength.
The average strength of the Black Wind Sect members had increased, but it was still not enough to contend with the Hidden Group’s guards.
However, within this formation, those trash who were not even at the Yellow level could reach the peak of the Yellow level in combat power, a significant improvement.
Coupled with the concealment of the blood mist, their attacks became unpredictable, giving them the ability to contend with the guards.
Seeing through this, Ye Cangtian finally understood the truth behind the previous annihilation of the guards.
“Kid, this formation is the Bloodthirsty Mist Array, enjoy it!”
At this moment, Tu Ba’s voice arrived. Ye Cangtian’s face revealed a cold smile.
The Black Wind Sect members had indeed improved significantly within the formation, but it was still far from enough to deal with him.
Now that he had seen through their trump card, he could begin his cleanup.
The next moment, Ye Cangtian’s figure suddenly moved. Using the continuous attacks from the enemy, he began to counterattack.
In an instant, those Black Wind Sect members who had advanced were eliminated one after another, with no chance of return.
In just a few minutes, more than ten people were cleared out.
It was only then that Ye Cangtian couldn’t help but frown.
He had initially thought that this so-called Bloodthirsty Mist Array was a powerful formation. If he could study it thoroughly and bring it back to the Hidden Group, it would surely enhance their strength.
However, seeing the corpses beneath his feet, Ye Cangtian gave up on this idea.
The members of Tu Ba’s squad previously were all robust men, but now the bodies on the ground had become much thinner.
It was clear that this formation might consume life force, or perhaps all of one’s potential, but in any case, the consumption was enormous.
The key issue was whether this consumption could be replenished afterward.
Therefore, Ye Cangtian abandoned the thought; he didn’t want his Hidden Group members to meet their end after only a few uses.
“I didn’t expect that within the Bloodthirsty Mist Array, not only were you unharmed, but you also killed so many of my subordinates. Kid, you surprise me greatly…”
Just then, Tu Ba, who had been in the blood mist all along, slowly approached Ye Cangtian.
At this moment, Tu Ba, like the corpses on the ground, had become significantly thinner, but his aura had become exceptionally powerful, and even Ye Cangtian felt a sense of threat from him.
Tu Ba hadn’t intended to go this far so quickly. It was just that with all his subordinates eliminated and the Hidden Group’s guards surrounding them, if he didn’t take this step, he would likely face certain death.
“Heh heh, isn’t this what you call drinking poison to quench your thirst?”
“How long do you think you can maintain such a formation, and how many times can you use it?”
Ye Cangtian glanced at Tu Ba and asked with a faint smile.
“Do you think I’ll tell you?”
Tu Ba gave Ye Cangtian a contemptuous look, then without another word, he charged forward. He knew that the longer this formation was maintained, the greater the damage to his body.
It was a formation that, in essence, was meant to injure the enemy a thousand times while harming oneself eight hundred times.
Therefore, he had to end the battle quickly and dispel the formation.
“Then I’ll play with you!”
Seeing the opponent charge, Ye Cangtian smiled slightly, his figure flashing as he immediately met him.
Clang, clang, clang…
The sounds of fierce clashes continued to echo, lasting for more than ten minutes before stopping.
Tu Ba ultimately could not withstand it and fell to the ground. As the last person setting up the formation collapsed, the surrounding blood mist slowly dissipated.
However, there was no smile on Ye Cangtian’s face.
Tu Ba, who was originally only close to the Xuan level, had managed to fight him for over ten minutes with the enhancement of the Bloodthirsty Mist Array.
Although Ye Cangtian hadn’t used his full strength, it was enough to demonstrate the power of the Bloodthirsty Mist Array.
Thinking of Tu Ba’s identity, he was merely a squad leader. Such individuals meant that the Black Wind Sect’s strongholds in Tingfeng City likely had at least several more.
It seemed that if they wanted to achieve victory tonight, a thorough plan was still needed.