Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 176 Flying Sword
"This is bad, this fluctuation... it's a murloc uprising!"

Xia Feng's perception was undeniably sharp.

As the murloc elder blew his horn, which quickly spread through the mist, he, who already knew something about the murloc race, reacted immediately.

He gave the order without hesitation.

"Retreat! Retreat quickly! Retreat to the outside of the Bibo Lake area!"

He then took the lead and led his team to break through the encirclement.

As they broke through, they immediately realized that they were now surrounded by merfolk, with hundreds and thousands of merfolk surging in from all directions.

Yao Huang and his fellow master-level martial artists killed several fishmen along the way. After running for dozens of meters, the number of fishmen they sensed not only did not decrease, but actually increased.

Even more merfolk kept intruding into their sensing range.

"Murlocs! So many murlocs!"

Another team member exclaimed.

This is Langsong, a seasoned hunter whose spirit and physique have both reached the highest level, and who has three years of experience venturing deep into the fog.

“Something’s not right. How could so many fishmen be clustered together in this area? This doesn’t fit the ecological distribution of these monsters…”

Xia Feng suddenly realized the truth: "These fishmen were deliberately lured nearby by someone else; someone wants to harm us!"

As he spoke, his divine sense erupted in full force, rapidly sweeping in all directions.

"Is there someone!?"

Yao Huang and the others quickly realized this as well, and their expressions turned extremely ugly.

Encountering monsters in the mist isn't scary; what's truly terrifying is encountering other hunter teams.

Humans understand themselves better.

"His mental scale is above mine. I can't sense his exact location, but he must be nearby, secretly manipulating these merfolk to ambush us!"

Xia Feng's burst of divine sense detected something, and following his intuition, he quickly chose a direction: "This way, let's go!"

"Is this the direction that person is in? Should we capture the leader to catch the thief?"

He recited the question.

Xia Feng glanced at him and shook his head.

The opponent's spiritual level was above his; although not at the master level, he was definitely a powerful being second only to the master level.

How weak can a team like that be?
Surrounded by murlocs, they still chose to fight this small team to the death...

That's like walking into a trap!

"Who is it! He Qilin? Gu Yinbing? Or Du Xinghe!?"

His thoughts raced, constantly recalling the times he had offended him, the reasons why he hadn't been able to kill him outright, and how he still had the ability to fight back against his powerful opponent.

He went through all these people, but he still couldn't connect them to Ji Fuyou.

In his view, how could a nouveau riche who came from humble beginnings have the audacity and courage to chase him to Bibo Lake to carry out revenge on the third day after he made his move?

Especially since he had already indicated to He Qilin and others that he would no longer intervene.

With He Qilin and the others already offering the coveted "member of the Heavenly Ranking Committee" position, even if Ji Fuyou had ten times the courage, he wouldn't risk ruining his own future and digging his own grave by attacking him at this crucial moment.

Many high-ranking and powerful figures behave themselves well and cautiously when they are about to be promoted, and they will not cause any trouble. How much more so should ordinary people?

Their thoughts raced, but they couldn't come up with a solution. However, their speed in breaking through the encirclement was by no means slow.

Thanks to the strength of their squad, despite the large number of murlocs around them, they seemed poised to break through the murloc encirclement.

but……

If it were just a simple swarm of murlocs, even if there were hundreds or thousands of murlocs, they could still fight their way out with their own strength. But they couldn't withstand the fact that there were people directing the murlocs from behind!

Under Ji Fuyou's "guidance," a large number of fishmen were constantly "mobilized" to block Xia Feng's path.

For a time, Xia Feng and his companions, who had broken through the encirclement for several minutes, not only did not feel the number of fishmen around them decrease, but instead felt more and more trapped in the quagmire.

"He's nearby, determined to kill us! With him leading the fishmen, we can't escape!"

Xia Feng's expression was cold.

He didn't regret all the things he had done that offended people. Now that they were coming to retaliate, he had only one thought in mind...

"Since you won't let us leave, then let's each use our own methods and see who can leave this water alive!"

With this madness and ruthlessness, this prodigy, one of the Four Heroes of Zhongzhou, boldly ordered: "Follow me!"

Yao Huang and the others responded in unison, quickly changing formation and charging in the opposite direction...

It was none other than Ji Fuyou's location.

"Discovered?"

Ji Fuyou was somewhat surprised.

Xia Feng's perception is indeed very sharp.

but……

So what if we find out?

At this moment, he used the Illusionary Shadowless Technique to gather a large number of fishmen around him. If Xia Feng and the others wanted to kill him, they would have to kill most of the fishmen first.

"Roar!"

Amidst the cries of the fishmen, Xia Feng, who had turned back, led his men and collided directly with them.

It was no longer a breakout and raid, but a head-on confrontation.

Judging from Xia Feng's appearance, he clearly intended to withstand the attacks of numerous murlocs and force out the hidden team, so that they would be surrounded by murlocs like himself.

At that time, both sides will have to face the threat of the murlocs, which will undoubtedly bring them to the same level.

Unfortunately, Ji Fuyou, relying on the advantage of his Illusionary Shadowless Technique, was able to easily move among the many fishmen.

Xia Feng led his men in a charge, but Ji Fuyou wouldn't stay still; he could easily create distance between them.

With the interference of the fishmen, Xia Feng, despite having teammates to cooperate, was powerless to get close to Ji Fuyou's true form.

Even more and more fishmen gathered around him, and at one moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came from his group.

One team member, a fraction too slow, was slaying a murloc when another murloc wielded a spear and pierced his thigh. "Captain!"

The team member screamed in alarm.

When two of the team members realized what was happening and went to their aid, they were immediately impaled by the spears of the fishmen who were following closely behind.

He died on the spot.

"Xiao Fei!"

A chilling killing intent flashed in Xia Feng's eyes.

But he always maintained a cold and piercing rationality in his heart.

Its powerful divine sense swept around in circles, doing its best to capture the traces left by the person in the shadows.

"Captain, this can't go on!"

Yao Huang leaned close to Xia Feng: "We've already been forced to use our burst technique, and our physical strength is greatly depleted... If we don't force those people out soon, we might not even have the strength to fight again!"

"Not those people! There was only one, at most two!"

Xia Feng stated confidently: "I believe that one or two people can evade my senses with their mysterious divine senses. If their entire team had that ability, they wouldn't need to hide at all! Forcibly breaking through our team wouldn't be difficult for them!"

"One or two people..."

Yao Huang's expression shifted: "The enemy dares not show themselves, so their strength must be weaker than ours! Should we split up? Or regroup at point 19?"

Xia Feng glanced at him and quickly understood his true meaning.

The claim of dispersion is false.

It is true that it gives the other side an opportunity to defeat them one by one.

"Since A-Yue is injured among the five of us, let's split into two teams! Fan Hai and I will be on one team, and you will lead Lang Song and A-Yue on the other!"

Xia Feng gave the instructions.

Yao Huang immediately understood what he meant.

The enemy's first target is naturally Captain Xia Feng, who now only has two men left...

"Take care, Captain!"

"Breakout."

Xia Feng waved his hand.

The five people split into two teams and broke through in two different directions.

This scene surprised Ji Fuyou.

He quickly realized what was going on.

"Trying to lure me out this way?"

Ji Fuyou sensed the two groups of people acting separately...

I must say, this method is quite good.

If he doesn't show up, Yao Huang's team can leave.

Once they escaped the pursuit of the fish-men, even...

They might circle around and surround him from another direction, launching a pincer attack on Xia Feng and his group.

If he shows up...

Although they appeared to be acting separately, Yao Huang and his men were actually not far apart and could come to their aid at any time. They only needed to wait for Xia Feng to hold him off for a short while, and they could still launch a pincer attack and turn the tide of the battle.

The inverted scheme of the Shangyang faction.

But the biggest problem with this so-called open strategy is...

After Xia Feng and Fan Hai lured him into making a move, will they be able to hold out until Yao Huang and the others return?

“You are right about one thing. If you know me well, one of you who has mastered the Holy Spirit Technique, one of you who has mastered the Yuan Locking Technique, and one of you who has mastered the Dragon Capturing Sword Style can indeed restrain me. In a life-or-death struggle, life and death are just a matter of chance. But now... Yao Huang who has mastered the Dragon Capturing Sword Style and Lang Song who has used the Soul Shock Technique are separated from you. With just the Holy Spirit Technique and the Yuan Locking Technique... how can you restrain me?”

especially……

The enemy is in the open, while Ji Fuyou is in the shadows.

He maintained his illusionary invisibility technique, followed the two, and waited for the right opportunity.

Xia Feng and Fan Hai's attempt to break through is still ongoing.

Relying on their superior equipment and physique, they were determined to escape, and even if dozens of merfolk swarmed them, they might not be able to stop them.

However, there were simply too many fishmen around, and unexpected things were bound to happen eventually.

At one point, a fearless merman suddenly attacked Xia Feng's side.

At this moment, he had just pierced the head of a merman with his flying sword made of shimmering silver, and had no time to retract the sword and defend himself. His situation seemed extremely dangerous.

Just then, a streak of energy flashed by, breaking through the mist at incredible speed and hurtling towards Xia Feng.

seem……

This is the opportunity we've been waiting for.

However, almost as soon as this aura flashed by and was caught by Xia Feng, the mental power user's eyes suddenly revealed a cold glint: "I've been waiting for you!"

He made a grasping motion, and a powerful divine sense condensed in his hand. The divine sense seemed to be able to interfere with matter, distorting the surrounding light and causing the ball of divine sense to display rainbow-like colors in all directions.

The next moment, this rainbow-like divine power bombarded the fleeting aura, intercepting it precisely!
"Holy Spirit Spell!"

At the same time, Fan Hai, who was fighting a fishman, suddenly unleashed his secret technique. His figure shot up like a dragon soaring through the sea and a tiger roaring in the mountains. In one leap, he covered dozens of meters and went straight for the direction of the Holy Spirit Technique!

"Buzz!"

Divine consciousness shattered!

That fleeting aura was instantly shattered by the brilliance of the Holy Spirit Technique!
However, as the fluctuations in their divine sense dissipated and Fan Hai's attack missed, what appeared before them was not Ji Fuyou, who had charged in on a sword, nor even the Wuji Sword that had shot towards them, but rather...

A phantom!
The illusion created by the Illusionary Immortal Technique!

"Oh no! We've been tricked!"

The next moment, a sword light tore through the air with incredible speed, carrying a sharpness that seemed capable of piercing the soul, and shot towards Xia Feng's head.

(End of this chapter)