Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 197: Everyone, Welcome Back

Chapter 197: Chapter 197: Everyone, Welcome Back

"Phew!"

Zi Lingyang spat out another mouthful of blood.

"Brother, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare me,"

Zi Ling’er’s voice was tinged with a sob.

"Brother, hang in there. We’re about to reach Xiongwu Prefecture City."

As she spoke, Zi Ling’er crouched down slightly and was about to hoist Zi Lingyang onto her back.

Seeing this, the Divine Thought Masters’ expressions changed drastically.

Could it be that the Black Flame Demon Tiger was so formidable that a single clash had left Zi Lingyang severely injured and clinging to life?

"Retreat!"

The Divine Thought Masters exchanged glances and began to pull back immediately.

Even Zi Lingyang, comparable to the third level of the Primordial Pill Realm, couldn’t withstand it, let alone themselves, frail in body and without the protection of Spiritual Power.

"Gentlemen, don’t you want the Star Soul Fruit anymore?"

Chen Baicao smiled faintly.

"Of course, we do!"

An elderly Divine Thought Master with white whiskers spoke, "We can always come over after they’ve killed the Black Flame Demon Tiger."

The Star Soul Fruit was important, but their lives were even more so.

"Suit yourselves."

Chen Baicao smiled and turned his gaze back to the battlefield where the Black Flame Demon Tiger was.

By now, the Cultivators in the Primordial Pill Realm had adjusted their approach.

They circled the Black Flame Demon Tiger, relying on their movement techniques for speed.

However, their attacks were weak and only elicited screams of pain from the beast, without inflicting any serious damage.

In this way, killing the Black Flame Demon Tiger could only be achieved through a war of attrition.

Seeing Chen Baicao allowing them to leave, Ling Chen’s eyes sharpened.

Could he have been wrong, and this was not a trap set by Chen Baicao after all?

But Chen Xiong’s sword strike earlier was so peculiar.

If that Sword Qi had been slashed vertically, the Red Flame Demon Tiger wouldn’t have been able to dodge so easily, let alone take the opportunity to rush towards the crowd at the Hundred Rivers into the Sea Formation.

But Chen Xiong chose to strike horizontally instead.

"The best strategy now is to escape!"

Ling Chen thought to himself.

He then began to retreat with Piano Girl and the others.

Watching the backs of the nine retreating figures, Chen Baicao’s lips curled into a sneer, "Ignorant!"

The sky.

"Mr. Chen, this isn’t working. Our attacks are too weak, doing hardly any damage!"

A mid-stage Cultivator at the third level of the Primordial Pill Realm spoke up.

This person was named Xu Yuan.

Apart from Chen Xiong, he was the most powerful among them.

The others were all at the early stages of the third level of the Primordial Pill Realm.

"Mr. Xu, you take two people and try to enrage this beast. I will activate the Hundred Rivers into the Sea Formation once more," Chen Xiong communicated telepathically.

"Okay!"

Xu Yuan nodded and immediately led two Cultivators in launching a barrage of attacks at the Black Flame Demon Tiger.

"Get ready!"

The other seven positioned themselves ready for the Hundred Rivers into the Sea Formation.

"Attack!"

As Chen Xiong’s voice echoed in the ears of the six, they cast their lower-tier Heavenly Spirit Technique once again.

"Slash!"

Chen Xiong soared into the sky once more, gathering the six’s attacks, and unleashed a four-zhang-long Sword Qi.

The Sword Qi slashed towards the Black Flame Demon Tiger again.

However, this time, the Black Flame Demon Tiger dodged with ease.

And the Sword Qi headed straight for Xu Yuan.

"No!"

Watching the Sword Qi magnify in front of his eyes, Xu Yuan roared angrily as Spiritual Power surged out from within him, forming a layer of defense in front.

But the Sword Qi was too powerful, comparable to the fourth level of the Primordial Pill Realm!

How could he, a mid-stage Cultivator at the third level, possibly withstand it?

"Sssh!"

The four-zhang-long Sword Qi bisected Xu Yuan at the waist.

"How could this be?"

The Cultivators within the Hundred Rivers into the Sea Formation were dumbfounded.

Their attack had missed the Black Flame Demon Tiger and, instead, killed Xu Yuan?

Seeing Xu Yuan dead, Mr. Chen’s indifferent voice came from a distance: "No need to pretend anymore, kill them all!"

"Yes!"

Chen Xiong immediately made his move, appearing instantly before a cultivator at the early stage of the Primordial Pill Realm, and with one stroke of his sword, he slew him.

At the same time, the Black Flame Demon Tiger also charged toward a somewhat dazed cultivator, opening its massive jaws to swallow a cultivator whole.

"Trap!"

The remaining three cultivators finally realized the situation, staring at Chen Xiong with faces full of anger.

This was entirely a trap set by Mr. Chen and Chen Xiong.

However, they did not understand how Mr. Chen and Chen Xiong could control the Black Flame Demon Tiger!

"You’re not completely stupid!"

Chen Xiong glanced at the three cultivators and sneered.

"Run!"

The three cultivators exchanged looks and immediately used their movement techniques to flee into the distance.

"Do you think you can escape?"

Chen Xiong immediately gave chase.

Being at the late stage of the Primordial Pill Realm, he was naturally faster than these early stage cultivators.

Sensing Chen Xiong drawing ever closer, panic surged in the hearts of the three cultivators.

They were already unsure of whether they could handle Chen Xiong, let alone the fourth-order Heavenly Spiritual Beast, the Black Flame Demon Tiger, that was following him.

Just then, one of them spotted Mr. Chen below.

"Mr. Chen!"

This person felt a surge of joy.

As long as they captured Mr. Chen, they could force Chen Xiong to hesitate, allowing them a chance to live.

Seeing the three of them charging towards him, Mr. Chen lifted the corner of his mouth in a scoff, walking forward at an unhurried pace, and then, to the utter astonishment of the three, he disappeared without a trace.

"How is that possible?"

Seeing a living person vanish before their eyes, they couldn’t believe it.

"Ha ha, within my Illusion Spirit Array, you still want to kill me? Ridiculous!"

Mr. Chen’s voice seemingly came from all directions.

"What? A Spirit Array?"

"We are within a Spirit Array?"

...

The three cultivators were instantly thrown into disarray.

At this moment, Chen Xiong caught up with them, and a burst of Sword Qi flew out, killing one cultivator.

"You have two choices, submit or die?"

Chen Xiong stood suspended in the air.

And the Black Flame Demon Tiger also rushed over, gnawing on the corpse of the cultivator it had just killed.

"We are willing to submit!"

The two cultivators knelt down on the spot.

"You’re wise!"

Chen Xiong snorted with a sneer.

"Young Master Bai Cao!"

Chen Xiong reported: "All the Primordial Pill cultivators have been wiped out or subdued."

"Hmm."

At this moment, Mr. Chen emerged.

He reappeared from the very spot where he had disappeared.

It turns out he never left; he had simply used the Illusion Spirit Array to conceal his presence.

Mr. Chen turned to look in the direction from where Ling Chen and others had left, and with a smile, he said: "They should be coming back soon."

No sooner had his words fallen than a group of people walked this way.

It was Ling Chen and his companions.

"Mr. Chen?"

When the group saw Mr. Chen again, they were stunned.

However, when they saw the Black Flame Demon Tiger actually lying at Mr. Chen’s feet, they were even more dumbfounded.

"Gentlemen, welcome back!"

Mr. Chen petted the head of the Black Flame Demon Tiger and smirked slightly.

"Illusion Array?"

Ling Chen glanced at Mr. Chen, and, considering the latter’s identity, his expression suddenly turned serious.

They had clearly retreated backwards, yet they ended up facing Mr. Chen head-on.

Moreover, the Black Flame Demon Tiger was obviously a Spirit Beast controlled by Mr. Chen!

"Young Master Ling, you have keen eyes, and you’re quite clever!"

Mr. Chen looked at Ling Chen with some surprise: "Your cultivation is too weak; I didn’t take you seriously. Originally, you were certainly going to die. However, seeing that you are somewhat intelligent, I could give you a chance."

"Submit or die, the choice is yours?"