CHAPTER 337: JIANG WANXUE’S GOAL! ENRAGED CHI CLAN!

" Take care of the corpse of this beast. Be careful when extracting its beast core." Jiang Wanxue sheathed her sword as she commanded her subordinates.

The imperial guards moved in unison, dissecting the body of the jiao.

" Also, those who died, safe keep their belongings and give them proper burial." Jiang Wanxue turned around and spoke. " Thankfully, the casualty is very low."

" Yes, Princess."

Suddenly, an old man appeared before Jiang Wanxue. Raising his staff, a great barrier appeared before them.

*BOOM! BOOM!*

Gigantic spears flared with a silver aura and were hurled at them, revolving with a piercing spear intent.

" Hmph!"

The old man snorted as he moved his staff. The barrier vibrated, yet managed to crush those silver spears.

" You dare to attack the imperial family of the Holy Qilin Empire?!"

" Hmph, you coveted the thing we trapped. Why wouldn’t we?!"

Soon, another group appeared there, staring at Jiang Wanxue and others with fierce gazes.

" Hmph, you bastards from Mist Garden, always making up shitty excuses. If you are here to rob us, just say it," Jiang Wanxue snorted as she looked at the young man leading the group.

" Haha, as a princess of the Qin Family, shouldn’t your speech be...more refined?"

" Qiao Shen, you deserve no better word from me." Jiang Wanxue clenched her sword hilt. " If you are here to fight, just say it."

" Hmph, don’t be so cocky, Qin Wanxue!" Qiao Shen’s eyes narrowed. " Just because your Holy Qilin Empire prospered a bit, doesn’t mean you can go against the grand sects of central province."

" Haha, you think I fear your Mist Garden?" Jiang Wanxue sneered. " Imperial Guards, get into the formation!"

" Disciples of Mist Garden, charge forward!"

" Dark Qilin Formation! Charge!"

The holy qilin imperial guards raised their weapons as they changed their military formation. The Dark Qilin Formation waa an offensive formation, suitable for frontal battles.

" Hmph, you think you can defeat us by numbers?" Qiao Shen sneered as he pulled out his saber. His saber gleamed with a pale metallic glint, and the cloud patterns seemed to come alive.

" Overturning Mist Formation!"

The holy qilin imperial soldiers marched forward as all of them were enveloped in a purple aura. Slowly, a giant qilin took shape over the marching soldiers, as if each of them become a component of the qilin.

*ROAARRR*

The eyes of the qilin gleamed with a dark radiance as stretched out its claws. The claws opened like a gigantic maw, the nails were like sharp swords, threatening to tear apart anything that comes in its way.

The disciples of Mist Garden also didn’t sit back either. The disciples divided into three parts, forming a triangular formation. As the qilin’s claw appeared to crush them, a burst of energy erupted into a blue colored shield, standing like a wall before them.

*BOOM! BOOOM!*

" Vanguards! Block the attack! Rangers! Forward!"

As Qiao Shen gave orders, the disciples at the front defended against the giant qilin’s claw, while the second group of disciples raised their weapons.

Hundreds of divine bows appeared in the sky, each of them made from ethereal mists. All aimed at the imperial soldiers, the sky was covered with raining arrows.

" Soldiers! Dark Scale Protection!"

" Defend!"

As the captain roared, the imperial guards shifted their position again. The dark qilin seemed to turn its head, blocking the rain of arrows with its body.

*BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!*

Sparks flew as the misty arrows rained on the imperial guards. However, due to the protective scales of the qilin, most of them remained uninjured.

That’s the benefit of battle formations, with enough numbers, both offense and defense become easier.

" Third unit! Whirlwind Sword Force!"

" Yes!"

The third unit of Mist Garden disciples moved forward in a uniform manner. All of them pulled out small swords that looked like replicas of a fine weapon.

All the sword replicals glowed, faint mystical mist rose, creating mist swords in the air. The swords gathered in a sword formation, spinning and changing forms constantly.

With the vanguard unit acting as a shield, the third unit marched as a proper offense. However, Jiang Wanxue didn’t back down either.

" Dark Qilin Breath!"

The captain nodded when he heard the order. Suddenly, he pulled out a large scroll and threw it into the air. The scroll expanded, creating a powerful array formation on the ground.

The phantom of dark qilin became more solid as its size expanded. It’s gaze was terrifying, as if looking down its enemies with the intent of destruction.

*WHHOOOOSH*

As it opened its mouth, a burst of crackling violet flame filled the sky. It was like a raging flamethrower, burning the misty sword formation at once.

Qiao Shen’s eyes narrowed when he saw that, " FULL DEFENSE!"

The vanguard unit raised poured their true qi, the blue shield shone with a majestic brilliance. The flame clashed on the shield like tidal waves clashing against a rocky edge. However, as time passed, the shield started to tremble, and small cracks appeared on it.

Suddenly, the flame split, like a fist opening its fingers. The remnant of flames seemed to diverted from the shield.

*BOOM! BOOM!*

" ARRGHH!"

" HELP!"

Like meteors falling from above, the flames dropped on the disciples of Mist Garden, killing a dozen of them instantly.

Qiao Shen’s expression darkened as he raised his hand. The flow of heaven and earth energy reversed, a curtain of waters fell from the sky. Within an instant, all the wild qilin fire were contained within those curtains.

Before the fight could move forward, the ground trembled, with a beam of light flashed in the eastern direction. Both sides stopped their fighting as everyone’s gaze seemed to be attracted by the beam of light.

" Looks like a treasure of heaven and earth has appeared."

" Damn it, not right in the middle of the battle."

" We must hurry up before anyone else gets their hands on it!"

Jiang Wanxue’s expression rippled as she raised her hands. " Soldiers, back down."

" Disciples, fall back." Qiao Shen also ordered the same. " Hmph, very good, Princess Qin. But don’t be too complacent."

" The next time we meet, I will show you the true power of Mist Garden."

Jiang Wanxue sneered when she heard that. " Very well, I will also show you what happens when someone goes against the Holy Qilin Empire."

Both side tactically retreated, with Jiang Wanxue watching the disciples of Mist Garden rushing towards the beam of light.

" What is the casualty?"

" Five soldiers have died, Princess. Everyone’s qilin aura has depleted."

" Lesser than Mist Garden, sounds good enough." Jiang Wanxue’s expression didn’t change. " Give them burial, we will move forward after some rest." Jiang Wanxue answered.

What happened right now was only a minor skirmish. None of the major forces or treasures were used in the fight.

" Looks like they have brought at least one or two Imperial Treasures." Jiang Wanxue muttered.

" My lady, you should not be worried." The old man bowed slightly. " We have ample preparations from our side too."

" Should we go to that treasure?"

Jiang Wanxue shook her head. " Leave it for now. We need to find our main objective. As long as we get that, our journey here will be fruitful."

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Meanwhile, in Forest City.

" Bad news! Bad news!"

" What happened? Why so much commotion?"

A servant rushed into a hall, with the patriarch of Chi Clan sittin with his elders.

" Bo-Both young lords! Both of their soul talismans...have been extinguished."

The hall fell silent for a moment, like a calm before a storm.

" What did you say?"

Patriarch Chi’s voice trembled. But when his eyes fell on two broken lamps before him, a terrifying aura erupted from his body.

" WHO DARES TO KILL MY SONS!?"