Primordial Emperor
Chapter 333: Amplification of the Killing Formation

Chapter 333: Chapter 333: Amplification of the Killing Formation

"Damn it, what the hell is going on, how could these guys launch such a powerful attack? They’ve even overwhelmed the Heaven-reaching Realm assassins, forcing even me to retreat."

"Most importantly, how did they know we were lying in ambush here, and even accurately pinpoint the hiding spots of each and every one of us?"

Jiang Yun just couldn’t figure out how the people from Jade Cauldron Sect had discovered them, and then decisively attacked.

Originally, according to his plan, as long as he waited for the Jade Cauldron Sect members to approach the center of their ambush, all the hidden assassins from Moon Shadow Pavilion and demon cultivators from Black Cloud Sect could strike together and certainly catch Jade Cauldron Sect off guard.

By then, the people from Jade Cauldron Sect would undoubtedly suffer a huge blow. Even if Xu Ma’an and the others managed to survive, they would surely be severely injured. As for the elders and disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect, most would be either dead or wounded, leaving the rest easy to deal with.

However, to everyone’s surprise, after being led into the ambush without realizing it, the Jade Cauldron Sect quickly launched a counterattack, which clearly meant they must have sensed the ambush in advance.

And though the Jade Cauldron Sect had a large number of people, they were all just a mob; apart from Xu Ma’an and the Peak Masters, the strength of the other elders and disciples didn’t even catch their attention.

However, to everyone’s surprise, the counterattack from the Jade Cauldron Sect was carried out entirely by those inconspicuous disciples, while Xu Ma’an and the others didn’t even lift a finger.

The sudden assault from the Jade Cauldron Sect led to the loss of a third of their forces in this mission.

Watching the Jade Cauldron Sect’s Flying Boat rapidly sail away into the distance, Jiang Yun’s anger was beyond words.

He racked his brains but could not comprehend why the ants from the Jade Cauldron Sect suddenly exploded with such powerful strength.

Looking into the distance, the Jade Cauldron Sect’s assault relied on magic wands and bows and arrows, which were merely Profound Level Magic Artifacts. Logically, they should absolutely not be able to cause them too much harm. But the power that had erupted earlier forced even Jiang Yun and Qiu Wenxi to keep a respectful distance.

Confused, Jiang Yun released his Divine Sense and carefully probed towards the Flying Boat of the Jade Cauldron Sect. He noticed that on the magic artifacts held by the martial artists of the Jade Cauldron Sect, besides the enhancement from Talisman Inscriptions, there were also Formations on the Flying Boats.

The attacks of those disciples from the Jade Cauldron Sect were actually enhanced through the boost provided by those Formations.

Moreover, these Formations were not hastily set up; they used all the disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect as the formation nodes, with each person releasing some of their power to maintain the Formation.

Such a powerful Formation, Jiang Yun had only read about in ancient texts. However, the specific details of the formation setup had long been lost to time.

"It seems that the kid named Lin Chen has obtained more than just a Heavenly Level Superior Cultivation Technique from those ruins."

A fiery look appeared in Jiang Yun’s eyes, as he believed that the Formation on the Flying Boat of the Jade Cauldron Sect was acquired by Lin Chen from the Descension Ruins.

However, even if Jiang Yun had figured out the source of the Jade Cauldron Sect’s power in attacking them, there was still one thing he could not figure out—how did the people from Jade Cauldron Sect know about their ambush and their hidden locations.

"There must be a traitor among our people or the Jade Cauldron Sect’s, otherwise how could they have targeted us so precisely."

Jiang Yun said angrily, turning his head to look at Qiu Wenxi.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Don’t tell me you think I’m the one who betrayed us?"

Feeling Jiang Yun’s suspicious gaze, Qiu Wenxi became somewhat dissatisfied.

How could he possibly betray his own people? His Black Cloud Sect had been at odds with the Jade Cauldron Sect for so many years—they were true sworn enemies.

"Who knows about these things."

"If there wasn’t a spy within us, how could the Jade Cauldron Sect have possibly found us and mounted a counterattack?"

Jiang Yun glared at Qiu Wenxi, he absolutely trusted the assassins of the Moon Shadow Pavilion.

But as for the people of the Black Cloud Sect, he couldn’t be sure.

Now that such a strange incident had occurred, naturally, his first reaction was to suspect the Black Cloud Sect and to suspect Qiu Wenxi.

"Damn it, you dare to doubt me? I doubt whether you have been colluding with the Jade Cauldron Sect all along."

"I said before that we shouldn’t wait for them to get close; we should directly confront them head-on," he had asserted.

"I know the combat strength of the disciples of the Jade Cauldron Sect better than you do. If we had fought them head-on from the start, even though we would have sustained some injuries, we would definitely have caught them off guard and ultimately defeated them."

"But you had to wait for the right moment, and what has your waiting brought us? It’s brought us the counterattack of the Jade Cauldron Sect. Can I not say you’ve been in cahoots with the Jade Cauldron Sect from the start?"

Qiu Wenxi, furious, glared at Jiang Yun, angrily cursing.

He had rightfully sat upright; the assassins from the Moon Shadow Pavilion were arranged to come and assist them in defeating the Jade Cauldron Sect. However, Jiang Yun wanted to take the credit for himself and insisted on commanding the troops.

Now that such a mistake had occurred, with one-third of their manpower reduced, once the news was reported back, both of them would inevitably be punished. If this mission were to fail, the consequences would be even more unimaginable.

At that moment, after being berated by Qiu Wenxi, Jiang Yun slowly calmed down.

He knew it could not be Qiu Wenxi who was the spy, but he truly could not figure out; if it wasn’t someone from within their ranks as a spy for the Jade Cauldron Sect, how else could the Jade Cauldron Sect have known the exact location of their ambush.

With the battle at hand, Jiang Yun had to temporarily put aside this issue.

Currently, through his Divine Sense, Jiang Yun observed that although there was a Formation setup on the flying boat of the Jade Cauldron Sect to strengthen the martial artists’ attack power, there was indeed a gap in between.

The attacks from the Jade Cauldron Sect came in three waves; after the first wave, they needed to retreat to rest, allowing others to step up in their place, and then release their attacks again, cycling through three waves like this.

It seemed that the attacks of the Jade Cauldron Sect required an accumulation of power; the time they took to switch was the best opportunity to launch an offensive.

But the problem was, under such fierce attacks from the Jade Cauldron Sect, they had great difficulty in advancing, let alone capturing any members of the Jade Cauldron Sect.

"If this goes on, the bastards of the Jade Cauldron Sect will keep getting farther away. We can’t just sit here waiting for death; if we want to crush them, we must destroy the Formation on their flying boat."

Jiang Yun gritted his teeth and made a decisive statement.

Hearing this, Qiu Wenxi also nodded, agreeing with Jiang Yun’s decision.

After all, if they lost this battle, upon returning to the Red Soul Hall, both of them would be subjected to censure.