Chapter 600: Fierce Battle!

“The Vice President actually has such confidence!”

At that moment, hearing Xiao Jin’s youthful voice filled with strong confidence, the two Mercenary Guild elders with Dou Ancestor cultivation beside him were immediately inspired, their morale surging.

High above in the sky, Yan Luotian saw that the reinforcements on the allied side had all arrived. With a slight flutter of the brilliant golden goose wings on his back, he smiled at the Mercenary Guild side and said, “The Mercenary Guild seeks to dominate alone. Such ambition must be punished. Today, our three empires have joined forces—we’ll drive your guild back ten thousand li!”

“Heh. The Mercenary Guild has never fought others for power. Since its founding, wherever it goes, it has provided countless grassroots cultivators with a fairer environment, significantly raising the overall strength of each region. But in your eyes, we’re bandits? Truly laughable!”

Listening to Yan Luotian’s words, Xiao Jin let out a cold, childish laugh tinged with disdain.

“You're absolutely right—the Mercenary Guild is banditry in disguise!” Yan Luotian barked. His hand clenched slightly, golden light flaring in his palm and forming into a strange golden longsword. The sword was covered in sharp barbs resembling goose feathers, making it look incredibly lethal.

“Sect Master Yan, this Mercenary Guild is ruthless and vicious. There’s no need to waste words with them. Let’s show them some real force!”

One elder from Mulan Valley, his robe bearing the emblem of a black bear, let out a sharp, bloodthirsty laugh, crimson glints flashing in his narrow eyes.

As mentioned earlier, debating right and wrong was meaningless. The Mercenary Guild indeed benefited local commoners by providing opportunity—but it disrupted the dominance of the local major powers. Under such circumstances, conflict was inevitable. In the end, only the victor would have the final say.

“Everyone, attack!” Yan Luotian ordered coldly.

“Understood!”

Hearing that, the three green-robed elders of Mulan Valley nodded, then each took a sudden step back. Their positioning instantly formed a subtle yet powerful formation capable of both offense and defense.

As the formation settled, three torrents of Dou Qi—green, red, and blue—burst forth from their bodies.

Instead of dispersing outward, the Dou Qi followed the lines of the formation, weaving into one another and forming a perfect cycle, linking the trio’s essence, spirit, and energy.

As the circulation completed, their robes erupted with a thunderous beastly roar imbued with primal savagery. Their garments billowed violently, and the lion, tiger, and bear patterns transformed into blood-red energy that surged out, enveloping their bodies completely.

With the emergence of this blood energy, the individual auras of the three elders vanished, replaced by a terrifying unified force no weaker than Yan Luotian’s own!

“Heh… The Mulan Valley’s Three Beast Wildlands Art truly lives up to its reputation as a mid-tier Earth-rank technique inherited from the ancient era. This fusion effect is incredible!”

Sensing the overwhelming, primal aura beside him, Yan Luotian burst into laughter. But within that laughter, a glint of deep greed flickered in his eyes.

“Mere parlor tricks! It’s nothing compared to the brilliance of the Golden Goose Sect’s Yan Tianxing movement technique!”

The blood-red energy wrapped tightly around the three green-robed elders. Around their heads, it shaped itself into beastly visages—red heads of lion, tiger, and bear. From afar, the three elders looked like beastmen.

The earlier voice had come from the tiger-headed elder, whose tone now carried a faint rumble of a tiger’s roar—deep and soul-shaking.

Perhaps due to his cultivation technique, the elder’s voice carried faint traces of a tiger’s roar—low, deep, and shaking to the core.

Seeing the movements from Yan Luotian’s side in the sky, the two Dou Ancestor elders beside Xiao Jin also prepared for battle.

Among them, the elder at mid-stage Three-Star Dou Ancestor stepped toward the Mulan Three Elders, while the other, who was peak Two-Star Dou Ancestor, locked his eyes on Yan Luotian.

Their intentions were simple: the strongest opponent, Granny Xuanhua, would naturally be left for Xiao Jin to handle. The two of them would focus on stalling Yan Luotian and the Mulan Three Elders, ensuring those two forces didn’t interfere with Xiao Jin’s battle.

Very soon, a wave of tremendous energy burst from the elder with peak Two-Star Dou Ancestor cultivation. He had chosen to face Yan Luotian, whose strength was only slightly higher. The gap wasn’t massive—his aim was simply to delay.

Seeing the Mercenary Guild elder charging forward, Yan Luotian’s eyes narrowed slightly. The next moment, he raised his sword and met the challenge head-on.

At nearly the same time, the Mulan Valley’s three elders exploded forth. The Dou Qi they unleashed in that instant shook the heavens, striking terror into countless hearts below. Their target was clearly the Three-Star Dou Ancestor elder who had come with Xiao Jin.

Yan Luotian moved with astonishing speed. In a flash, he closed in on the elder and lashed out with his Goose Feather Sword. The blade shot forward like a venomous serpent, its fierce sword qi causing the surrounding space to ripple violently.

Faced with such a sharp strike, the peak Two-Star Dou Ancestor elder didn’t dare underestimate it. He mustered his full strength and struck with a massive energy palm, smashing it directly into the incoming sword qi.

Though the palm was overpowered and shattered by the sword qi, it managed to deflect its direction, sending the blast veering off toward another part of the sky.

Seeing this, Yan Luotian gave a powerful flap of his wide goose wings. Countless razor-sharp feather blades shot forward like deadly arrows, aimed straight at the elder.

Shhk! Shhk!

In an instant, fresh bloody wounds appeared on the elder’s body.

Yan Luotian’s speed was simply overwhelming. With just one exchange, the difference in strength between the two was immediately clear.

“What terrifying movement speed!”

Feeling the wounds on his body, the elder’s expression turned grave. The next second, he reached into his storage ring and pulled out a pair of massive war hammers. He began spinning them in an unusual rhythm—under his control, the heavy hammers generated countless overlapping afterimages. Within seconds, those afterimages had completely enveloped his body.

Clang! Clang!

The sword feathers rained down, striking the dense web of hammer shadows. Under the force of both sides’ clash, the sword projections gradually dissipated.

The Mercenary Guild elder had judged correctly. With such high speed, Yan Luotian’s attacks inevitably sacrificed some raw power. In this fortified defensive state, the elder could just barely hold his ground.

(End of Chapter)

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