Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 431 - 431 417 Meng Xiuluos Cunning Scheme

Chapter 431: Chapter 417: Meng Xiuluo’s Cunning Scheme Chapter 431: Chapter 417: Meng Xiuluo’s Cunning Scheme The gap was opened. Although Ye Chen had received assistance to ascend the mountain, he was unable to completely trap the Dragon Slaying Clan. As soon as the gap appeared, the Mutant Winged Dragon led most of the Dragon Slaying Clan quickly out through that direction.

Mitra Monk asked, “What about the Zen Master and Shen Tian?”

“They might be beyond saving.” At that moment, most of the disciples from the Demon Domain were holding off the Zen Master and Shen Tian on a different side. They were restraining the Demon Domain’s force; if they didn’t take this opportunity and escape quickly, they all were in danger.

Slaughter Saint said, “If we can’t save them, we need to leave quickly. Otherwise, we will die in this encirclement.”

The distressed Mutant Winged Dragon had no alternative but to say, “Let’s go.”

“We must preserve our strength. If we die here, it is not worth it.”

The Mutant Winged Dragon could only think of a way to protect his Army of Death. He was much calmer now. It was already difficult to break out of the encirclement, let alone spare time to consider other matters.

He hadn’t expected that one day he would lead the Dragon Slaying Clan into an encirclement, an encirclement just like the ones he had set up for others two days before. The person who had set him up was, ironically, his good son. He would never have dreamt of such a situation.

The Mutant Winged Dragon, along with Mitra Monk and the followers of Slaughter Saint, fled

All that remained within the encirclement were the Zen Master and Shen Tian, who were fully engaged and consequently soon killed by the Demon Domain’s team. Neither of them managed to escape.

Everything was settled down. Like they had seen a ghost, the Mutant Winged Dragon’s followers disappeared, and in the aftermath of this fierce battle, the Zen Master and Shen Tian were both dead, and Yuan Menhai and Ming Bei had escaped with minor injuries, leading a small group away.

Fang Ziren said, “It’s a shame that the Mutant Winged Dragon escaped. If they had left a bit slower, we could have trapped them.”

Guan Yi said, “The night is too dark. We could not see clearly, and what’s more, we didn’t expect that the Mutant Winged Dragon would straightaway abandon the Zen Master and Shen Tian. The Zen Master and Shen Tian, they courageously held us back, even at the cost of their own lives.”

Qiao Fanfeng said, “The Mutant Winged Dragon is very calm. He knew that if he had stayed, his injuries would have become more severe, so they had no choice but to leave, abandoning the Zen Master and Shen Tian.”

Ye Chen was sitting aside quietly, eating his food and saying nothing. Despite the deaths of the Zen Master and Shen Tian, and the killing of over a thousand members of the Dragon Slaying Clan, the Mutant Winged Dragon was still alive, and Mitra Monk was still there. That was an undeniable fact.

Fang Ziren complained, “Ren Xiongbei, had you held out a little longer, we could have surely trapped them all here.”

Ren Xiongbei replied, “How can you blame us? The Mutant Winged Dragon had everything planned. He deployed the Army of Death on our side. Your side had Li Mo, and so many disciples of the Demon Domain had been drawn there, so of course, you managed. Our side, though, wasn’t so simple. We had to face the Army of Death and that damn Mutant Winged Dragon by ourselves.”

Guo Mingyu noted, “Yes, we saw that. There is no right or wrong. To have killed Zen Master and Shen Tian, to have killed so many of them, this whole situation is a great victory for us. We evened the odds by killing over a thousand of them, which is pretty good.”

Qiao Fanfeng responded, “After this battle, we don’t have to fear them anymore. We can face them off again.”

Fang Ziren added, “It’s just that we don’t know if they’re willing to duel with us again.” He still felt some regret for not managing to kill the Mutant Winged Dragon and his followers.

Qiao Fanfeng turned to Ye Chen, “Ye Chen, what are you thinking?”

Ye Chen said, “We need to immediately cross the mountain and return to Demon Palace City.”

“What? Now is the best time; things are looking up,” pleaded Fang Ziren.

Ye Chen, however, shook his head and said, “But the strongest Army of Death has escaped.” Now, the Demon Palace was empty. If anything happened to the Demon Palace, it would not end well. Ye Chen pondered over this calmly.

“But they also have fewer people than us.”

“Have you considered the possibility that they might attack Demon Palace City?”

Guo Mingyu’s eyes widened instantly. Demon Palace City must be vulnerable at such a time, so they must hurry back. If something unexpected happened in the Demon Palace City, when the Dragon Slaying Clan had run away, they could potentially pass through Turtle Mountain and what follows could be a disaster.

Listening to this, Qiao Fanfeng nodded.

“Now, we need to hurry back, return to Demon Palace City, and then discuss what to do next,” Ye Chen said. He firmly believed that they should rush back as soon as possible. Now the Mutant Winged Dragon’s people had run away and probably hadn’t got their bearings yet. So they had time to spare.

By the time the Mutant Winged Dragon figured out what was happening, he would already be halfway back. Ye Chen was unwilling to let anything happen to Demon Palace City, so he instructed, “Elder Guo, we need to hurry and get Lou Xuancheng and the others back first. We can cross over the mountain ridge tonight. We can discuss anything else tomorrow.”

Guo Mingyu agreed, “Will they come over and duel with us?”

“I don’t know, but we can pass first and watch the situation. Now, if you go after the Dragon Slaying Clan, you may not necessarily succeed.” Ye Chen bid goodbye to Lou Xuancheng and his men.

Fang Ziren asked, “Why don’t we keep Lou Xuancheng’s men here?”

Ye Chen replied, “Although the evil and dragon realms have been decimated by us, they are still there, in existence, lurking. In case of any eventuality, we should discuss it once we reach Demon Palace City.”

Listening to this, Qiao Fanfeng nodded in agreement, worrying if the Mutant Winged Dragon and his team might move quickly to initiate a direct attack on Demon Palace City.

Ye Chen instructed, “Elder Guo, you all should prepare to move in batches. I believe the Mutant Winged Dragon won’t react soon, fearing that we are still chasing them. They certainly won’t turn back so quickly. We can quickly pass through, just in case.”

Guo Mingyu listened and nodded.

Ye Chen issued some orders and arranged their retreat. Depending on their pace, they still needed some time to reach.

Qiao Fanfeng and the others quickly organized themselves. Despite the enormous victory and the killing of the Zen Master and Shen Tian, Ye Chen didn’t appear jubilant. It seemed like there was no need for him to be so. If possible, he wouldn’t want any of this to have happened at all.

Despite the great victory, they still had to regroup and plan carefully about how to deal with the remnants of the Dragon Slaying Clan.

Yu Yun approached, “Ye Chen, it seems like you’re not that excited.”

“Why haven’t you left?” Ye Chen was surprised; she was supposed to have followed Guo Mingyu.

“I’m walking with you.”

“You silly girl. How about I leave these people behind for you to take care of, and I go on ahead?”

Yu Yun snorted indignantly.

Ye Chen said, “You think I wanted to stay behind, don’t you? I stayed out of necessity!”

“I know, you always take all the dangers upon yourself,” Yu Yun replied.

Ye Chen responded with a cold laugh.

“I am tired and want to rest a while. Can’t we delay our departure a bit?” Yu Yun asked.

“Can’t you just endure a little longer and rest after we cross the mountain?” Ye Chen asked back.

“I want to rest now! Is that unacceptable?”

“I just think you’ve neglected to push yourself in a long time.”

Without realizing it, midnight had already passed, and Jiang Zhuge found Ye Chen, saying, “We probably won’t be able to cross until tomorrow morning.”

“Hmm, I know, I wonder if Dragon Slayer Clan will circle back,” Can Mo commented.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Chen replied, “They probably won’t. Even if they did, it would be of no use.” At that point, most people had already crossed over.

Can Mo added, “That’s true, they suffered such a heavy blow. Now they are probably afraid we might ambush them again.”

“Everyone, stay alert and be cautious. After they have all crossed, then we can go,” Ye Chen said as they were in charge of rearguard.

Jiang Zhuge and Can Mo both nodded in agreement.

Ye Chen was utterly exhausted from battling an entire day. Now extremely sleepy, he told them, “Jiang Zhuge, I am entrusting all these matters to both of you.”

“Hmm, don’t worry.”

The night was silent in a valley.

Some monkeys that were unwilling to rest were moving about in the forest.

Meng Xiuluo led a small group of people on the mountain top. Hearing that the Mutant Winged Dragon had escaped but also learning that both Zen Master and Shen Tian had died, she felt incredibly upset and enraged.

Xiang Yi said, “As long as our leader escaped with the Army of Death, we still have a chance.”

Meng Xiuluo hated that person. If she had known he would sabotage their plans, she would have certainly found a way to kill him in Wasteland City.

Xiang Yi commented, “It must have been Ye Chen’s idea. Those from Demon Domain would never come up with such a plan.”

“I regret not killing him in Wasteland City,” Meng Xiuluo bitterly admitted.

“If we knew this would happen, we would have killed him long ago.”

“So, where’s our leader?”

“He has shaken them off. The people of Demon Domain are crossing over as fast as they can.”

“Hmm,” Meng Xiuluo let out a frustrated growl, slamming her palm against a tree trunk.

“Shouldn’t we hurry and meet up with Dragon Clan?”

“There’s no rush.”

“Who’s taking up the rearguard?

“It’s the disciples from New City Sect.”

“It’s frustrating. We had a chance to get rid of him before, but now it’s too late.”

“Do you think we should return to Dragon Slayer Island?” Xiang Yi asked worriedly, “Now that they’ve crossed over, they will surely head back to Demon Palace City. We’ve suffered such a heavy blow. Even if we hadn’t, without the Demon God, we wouldn’t be able to defeat their defense system. Meanwhile, our morale is low and could collapse at any moment.”

However, Meng Xiuluo said, “Without the Demon God, it doesn’t necessarily mean we cannot break through their defense system.” She seemed to have an idea.

Xiang Yi turned to her and asked, “Miss Meng, what do you mean?”

“That guy was capable of dealing with our leader and the Dragon Slayer Sword because he had the Jade Ring, which was taken from the Dragon Slayer Sword. If we could seize the Jade Ring, anything would be possible. Despite the deaths of the Zen Master and Shen Tian, we can still fight. If we can bring the demons together again, we might stand a chance. As long as the power of the Dragon Slayer Sword is restored, we won’t collapse.” Meng Xiuluo was now aware of the relation between the Jade Ring and the Dragon Slayer Sword and knew the ring was taken from the sword.

“The Jade Ring, you mean the one Ye Chen is wearing?”

“Yes, that Jade Ring.”

“He is so skilled in martial arts, how can we possibly snatch the ring from him? He has so many people with him; isn’t it suicidal?”

“Although he is highly skilled in martial arts, it doesn’t mean he has no weaknesses. Do you remember how we almost snatched the Jade Ring from him last time?”

“It was because of that girl.”

Meng Xiuluo looked at her, nodded slightly, and seemed to have made a decision.