Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

"Who am I? Hmph, you'll find out once you break my formation! But, in my opinion, you probably won't have that chance today!"

Wang Baichuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a contemptuous smile, as he spoke sarcastically to Wu Qing.

Wu Qing's heart sank. He knew that the person in front of him would not let him off easily, but he had gradually calmed down and was no longer as furious as he had been at the beginning.

He took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and began to regulate his disordered breathing and emotions, trying to calm himself down as soon as possible.

A moment later, Wu Qing simply sat down on the ground in the formation, crossed his legs, placed his hands on his knees, and assumed a meditative posture.

He closed his eyes slightly, his lips moving rhythmically as he inhaled and exhaled, trying to speed up his recovery. After all, given that he couldn't quickly break through the formation, it was better to get his body to its best condition before acting rashly and wasting energy, rather than acting impulsively.

A person who can cultivate to the third level of the Heavenly Realm at the age of around a hundred is no ordinary person. Their state of mind must have been tempered and tested countless times, and is already as firm as a rock, calm and undisturbed.

This is why Wu Qing was able to remain calm and composed in such a critical moment and make the most advantageous decision for himself.

After careful observation, Wu Qing discovered that the formation trapping him was a trapping formation, not a highly lethal killing formation.

If it were a killing formation, the enemy would probably have already launched a fierce attack. It was precisely because he judged that this was just a trapping formation that Wu Qing dared to confidently circulate his internal energy and do his best to recover his depleted strength.

However, no formation is invincible. To maintain the proper functioning of this trapping formation, the one who set it up must continuously inject a large amount of spiritual energy into it. Once the supply of spiritual energy is interrupted or reduced, the formation's power will gradually weaken over time until it eventually collapses and disintegrates on its own.

Therefore, a prolonged stalemate would not be good for Mo Yuming and the others. So, Mo Yuming naturally didn't want this stalemate to continue.

How should we launch an attack on him?

"This is a trap formation. It only has a passive defensive function and cannot be used for active attacks. If you want to attack, you have to actively enter the formation and fight him," Wang Baichuan explained.

"But if we face him head-on, none of us are a match for him. Although Wang Qing and Eighth Master can be invincible together, it is almost impossible to defeat him. Moreover, Wang Qing also needs to maintain the operation of the formation outside, so we need to think of another way."

Mo Yuming analyzed.

"Originally, Commander Jiang sent us to set up a hidden formation at the entrance of the cave. However, after arriving here, we learned that the young master was being hunted down by a Heavenly Rank cultivator. Due to insufficient preparation, we hastily set up this formation here. This formation has very high defensive capabilities. With Wu Qing's strength, it will take two or three days to break through it. Even if he manages to break through the formation, his profound power will be almost completely depleted."

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, either Eighth Master or I could easily defeat him. However, dealing with him quickly will be somewhat difficult.

"Can we attack him from outside the formation at a distance?"

"It is possible, but the power and accuracy will be reduced. In addition, his cultivation level is higher than ours, so the effect will be poor. It can only harass him. It will be difficult to hurt him."

Wang Baichuan replied.

"What about using ranged attack weapons? Such as throwing knives, magic-repelling arrows, etc."

Mo Yuming asked.

"These weapons are fine, but the Demon-Slaying Arrow is very powerful, and its use within the formation will consume a lot of energy from the formation. It would be good if we could injure him; if he dodges it, we will be the ones who suffer the loss. In that case, we'll be helping him out."

Wang Baichuan hesitated because the other party happened to cultivate a metal-based profound art that emphasized speed, making it the fastest among the five elements.

"With five arrows fired at once, he couldn't possibly dodge them all in such a small space!"

"It's not that monstrous. In this limited space, even if the arrow doesn't hit him, the explosive force of the Demon-Slaying Arrow will still affect him. He has no choice but to withstand it. Especially in this narrow cave, the impact of the explosion is even greater. However, after five arrows, our magic array was basically destroyed."

The magic array is an incredibly magical space. The entire magic array occupies only about ten feet in diameter. Before people trapped in the array can decipher its secrets, no matter how fast they run or how high they fly, they cannot escape its encirclement. Moreover, they cannot perceive people and things outside the array. However, people outside the array, especially the controllers of the array, can clearly see the situation inside the array and attack the people inside.

Mo Yuming took out five crossbows and five demon-slaying arrows from his storage bag. He distributed the crossbows to Wang Baichuan and the others, and then the five of them took their positions, ready to fire their arrows into the formation at Mo Yuming's command. Wu Qing, who was trapped in the formation, lived up to his reputation. The moment the arrows entered the formation, he reacted immediately, managing to dodge the fatal shots of four demon-slaying arrows in the blink of an eye. He also avoided the last one, which struck his arm.

'boom! ’

Wu Qing's entire right arm was blown off at the root, with flesh and blood flying everywhere. Wu Qing was also blasted away by the shockwave of the explosion and crashed onto the rock wall two zhang away. Wang Baichuan and Eighth Master immediately dropped their crossbows and attacked at the same time. They no longer had a chance to fire arrows a second time. The trapping formation was also shattered and scattered by the power of the five Demon-Slaying Arrows exploding at the same time.

Although Wu Qing was injured, he was still a level 3 master of the metal element, known for his speed. As long as he had some room to maneuver, even if he no longer had the ability to defeat the two, he still had the ability to escape, and the two might not be able to catch up with him.

Therefore, Wang Baichuan and his companion immediately joined forces to attack Wu Qing.

Wu Qing had no choice but to hastily and haphazardly engage in battle. In the face of life and death, he endured the pain and used his remaining left hand to resist the attacks of the two. Having failed to gain the upper hand, Wu Qing was forced to retreat towards another cave entrance, a rocky cave that extended deep underground, under the combined attack of the two.

Mo Yuming had already discussed this with Jiang Yuheng before, so after Wang Baichuan and the other two arrived, they took the time to conduct a preliminary survey. They found that the cave began to shrink after extending down a thousand feet, only allowing one person to crouch and move forward. A hundred feet further ahead was a natural river of volcanic lava.

The further Wu Qing went, the more he was courting death. Fire overcomes metal, so the deeper he went, the stronger the underground fire veins became in his control.

As expected, Wu Qing, who had initially managed to put up some resistance, gradually felt increasingly overwhelmed after fleeing several hundred feet. In the end, he was even too exhausted to fight back and could only rely on his agile metal-based martial arts to evade the two's attacks. A sense of tragic helplessness, like a tiger fallen into a pit and bullied by dogs, welled up within him.

Although Wu Qing was usually arrogant and domineering, he was also a ruthless person. Hundreds of years of fighting in the martial arts world had forged his indomitable character. Even when defeat was inevitable, he had no intention of giving up the fight and surrendering.

Even after being cornered by Wang Baichuan and his companion, he still fought desperately against their attacks.

"Cough... I never imagined that I, Wu Qing, a man of unparalleled might, would be defeated by a fickle opportunist like you! But if you want to take my life, you'll have to pay the price! Heh, heh, cough, cough..."

After forcing Wang Baichuan's punch back, Wu Qing coughed up a mouthful of bloody phlegm and glared at Wang Baichuan fiercely.

Wu Qing and Wu Ji are both members of the Wu family royal clan and are cousins ​​of the same generation.

In terms of qualifications, Wu Qing is the most senior among his peers in the Wu family. However, Wu Ji is the uncle of the King of Longguo, while Wu Qing is only his cousin. Therefore, Wu Ji is one of the Seven Marquises, while Wu Qing can only be a city lord, at the same level as Wu Heng, the city lord of Zhongyuan City.