Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 517 - 517 141 Theres a Way Now【Two-in-One】

Chapter 517: Chapter 141: There’s a Way Now【Two-in-One】 Chapter 517: Chapter 141: There’s a Way Now【Two-in-One】 The people of Supreme Mountain and Jun Mountain, having just woken from a dreamlike state, stared in shock, feeling a chill in their hearts.

Had this battle been manipulated by someone on purpose?

The aim was clear, to cause mutual destruction between their two sects, or even total annihilation!

In other words, their opponent had been watching all along, observing from the sidelines, letting the situation develop, ready to reap the benefits!

Waiting for the right moment, to take down the two tigers of Supreme Mountain and Jun Mountain in one fell swoop!

Truly, a case of watching the fight from the sidelines and then taking advantage!

“Dammit! Who are you! Bastard, show yourself!!”

Miao Zhen’s heart was filled with an indescribable mixture of fear and anger, his roar filled with furious trembling.

Because at this moment, more than anything, he was filled with fear.

Who could manipulate events to such a profound degree, with such devious tactics?

How could they achieve such subtle control?

Yes, subtle control!

Fine-tuning the control of the battlefield, not allowing either side to become too powerful. Whenever one side gains strength, they suppress that side subtly, returning both sides to balance, continuing the attrition until both are seriously wounded, even annihilated. Then, the manipulator steps in to clean up the aftermath, achieving complete victory.

The fact that six men from our side were killed by the Ghostly Soul Snake is clear proof: at the beginning, Jun Mountain had more men than Supreme Mountain!

Because of this, the person controlling the battle would deliberately avoid an imbalance in combat power, always striving to maintain a balance between the two sides.

Six of our men were killed by the Ghostly Soul Snake, four High Grade Earth Level, and two Beginner Heavenly Level.

Meanwhile, the losses on Supreme Mountain’s side were two Earth Level and two Middle Level Heavenly Level!

After these ten people were removed, the power on both sides were basically equal, with no clear upper hand.

“Dammit, the way the enemy controlled the battle, it’s almost as if they feared we wouldn’t fight each other to mutual destruction… Who is this person, how can they be so cruel!”

Mo Qingkong had no care for his own humiliation at this point, feeling a chill in his heart.

In secret, he marveled at the cunning of the manipulator, finding it dreadfully sinister.

A scheming mind must be accompanied by ability.

Those with cunning but no ultimate strategy are not insurmountable.

Those with cunning but no ability are not to be feared, and those whose powers do not match up need not be worried about.

For example, Mo Qingkong’s cunning and ability were ineffective against the people of Nine Colors Supreme because he could not match their strength.

But the person in the shadows, had both cunning and ability. And most importantly, their ability matched the strengths of the two warring sides!

“Everyone, withdraw from the battlefield!”

Mo Qingkong shouted sternly: “Tear up the ground!”

All the combatants complied, each using their methods, and in no time, they had torn up three feet deep of the ground where they had battled previously.

Seeing the earth under the battlefield being dug up, everyone exchanged glances, cold sweat breaking out in layers, their arms itching, all covered in goosebumps.

One could see numerous small holes, the size of chopsticks, densely packed below. There must have been several hundred at least!

Clearly, these were all the holes from which the Ghostly Soul Snake had emerged.

The mere thought of how they had been fighting fiercely above, while there was a snake moving flexibly below, searching for its target…

The sense of dread everyone felt escalated exponentially.

Surviving in this situation was not solely about strength, one could say that skill only accounted for twenty percent, the other eighty percent was all luck!

Just hoping that the snake wouldn’t take a disliking to you.

In such a life-or-death combat atmosphere, facing each other with swords and knives, always on the edge of life and death. It was said that you should keep watch in all four directions, and listen in all eight. But in reality, who would pay attention to the activity beneath the ground?

“Who are you? Show yourself!”

Mo Qingkong roared angrily, his eyes scanning the surroundings.

All the others also turned around in unison, their alertness peaking as they kept watch on the surrounding movements.

In the sky, the group from Wansui Mountain simply dared not come down.

Yan Wu looked down at the countless small holes, swallowed hard, focusing entirely on flying around and keeping watch.

But he didn’t find anything at all.

And the lack of findings was what scared them the most, every person felt a chill running down their backs, shuddering in fear.

“Dig up the ground! Find the source of the tunnels.”

Although Mo Qingkong’s body was weak, his voice was stern: “We must find this snake, otherwise how can we rest? If the snake has already left, then follow these small holes, see where this thing came from, and where it has gone to!”

The hearts of everyone surged with a shared hatred for the same enemy, and they all pitched in.

Within the span of a few moments, a layer of earth within the nearby radius had been completely removed.

But the Ghostly Soul Snake had long disappeared.

The seemingly interconnected snake holes were concentrated only in the area of the battlefield.

In other directions, there was absolutely no trace, no apparent entry or exit routes.

Only the central area had a dense network of small holes and tunnels.

Everyone persisted in digging downward, going down three zhang in depth, until there were no more snake holes.

“The caution in this person’s actions… it’s infuriating! Terrifying! Terrifying?”

Everyone was rendered speechless.

Mo Qingkong’s eyes, glowing like ghostly fire, were fixed on Miao Zhen: “Do you still want to continue fighting?”

Miao Zhen’s face was deathly pale as he shook his head over and over again.