Fang Que and Wang Bo’s earlier lessons were right before their eyes, making the Zhao and Fang families no longer dare to underestimate Gu Jinlai even slightly.
Far from underestimating him, they even devoted full attention, racked their brains, and strived to strike a fatal blow to Gu Jinlai.
Just like at this moment.
They figured that Gu Jinlai would initially fight hard against Fang Que and eleven Hugging Pill Masters, dozens of Gang Condensation, and Qi Refinement experts, suffering heavy losses before breaking into the Wang Family, inevitably falling into a desperate situation.
As close collaborators, they were well aware that the Wang Family’s army was far larger than it appeared on the surface.
Eight hundred soldiers, three hundred elite troops.
These men were certainly not pushovers.
Well-equipped, holding the geographical advantage, established in battle formation, fighting a desperate back-to-wall combat led by three Hugging Pill experts from the Wang Family, it was completely wishful thinking for Gu Jinlai to defeat them quickly.
After all, even if Gu Jinlai had to chop down more than a thousand pigs, it would take at least half an hour.
In this situation, both families resolutely decided to employ a strategy of deceit, seemingly gathering forces overtly but secretly amassing ninety percent of their top warriors, forming a terrifying team of fourteen Hugging Pill experts and forty-three Gang Condensation experts.
Although the three families and the Red Blood Sect had not cooperated for long and had risen to power relatively recently, with most Hugging Pill Masters being newcomers, this setup was capable of surrounding and killing a Refining God Giant at his prime, let alone an utterly exhausted Gu Jinlai and his camp?
"The arrow must fly once it’s on the bowstring! If Gu Jinlai takes control, he will definitely investigate our dealings with the Red Blood Sect. Once the State Governor learns of our actions, he will by no means let things slide, and by then, the only fate awaiting both our families is death. Therefore, regardless of whether Gu Jinlai still has any strength left, he must die."
Fang Zheng, hearing the thunderous sounds of Gu Jinlai in the courtyard, said intensely, "Qin Guichuan and Yang Shengping are leading the Meteor Star Guard to blockade Lingxiao City. Today’s event can only have one outcome! Gu Jinlai’s ambitions are clear, slaughtering the Meteor Star Guards in the west, harming the city’s garrison commander, annihilating the Wang Family — what we are doing is exacting justice! Do you understand?"
"Patriarch Fang need not say more, we understand the stakes involved, and indeed, we have been prepared to prevent this situation. There is no time to delay; we must charge in now, or there might be no one left of the Wang Family."
At this time, a Gu Family member who had been observing from the outside said, "Patriarch, Gu Jinlai used a type of rocket when he attacked the Wang Family, the power..."
But before he could finish his sentence, another Zhao Family disciple hurried over, "Patriarch, the Gu Family members are retreating rapidly from the back door, we don’t have enough manpower, we can’t stop them!"
"Gu Jinlai, they want to escape!"
Zhao Yi felt the unbridled release of Gu Jinlai’s aura and instantly realized something, "He stays behind in the courtyard alone to cover for the Gu Family members escaping... This action proves he truly is at the end of his strength."
"First fighting against eleven Hugging Pill experts, dozens of Gang Condensation, Qi Refinement experts, then breaking through the Wang Family and colliding with the Wang Family’s thousands-strong army formation — no man made of iron could withstand it."
Fang Zheng’s spirit was lifted, "I reckon his original plan was to exploit a timing difference, to annihilate the Wang Family before we could come to their aid. This way, with half of Lingxiao City’s Three Great Families and Meteor Star Guards gone, only our two families would remain, and he could then plan his next moves leisurely. However, he never expected that we would secretly move so quickly."
"Ha ha ha, very well, escape? The Meteor Star Guard blockaded Lingxiao City just for this moment; today, not only will they perish, but the Gu Family members will also, not a single one will escape!"
Zhao Yi’s face also showed delight as he suddenly waved his hand to move forward, "Speed is of the essence in war! Go, let’s join forces to kill the Ancient Demon first, then deal with the Gu Family members one by one!"
At that moment, dozens of top experts rapidly entered the Wang Family’s premises, surrounding and attacking towards Gu Jinlai’s location.
"Ancient Demon, today is the day of your death..."
Fang Zheng laughed aloud.
He hadn’t finished speaking when the earth violently shook.
As the ground cracked and dust flew, Gu Jinlai, clad in heavy armor, leaped up like a cannonball just fired, carrying terrifying gravity potential energy, and smashed towards the area with the densest red glow.
Zhao Yi let out a fierce cry, his long sword stabbing forward, Gang Qi vibrating.
At the same time, five Hugging Pill experts and twelve Gang Condensation experts by his side also made their moves.
Their Gang Qi resonated as if merging into one, transforming into a nearly ten-meter-long, several-meter-wide giant sword phantom in the void.
"Heavenly Gang Battle Sword! Kill!"
The Giant Sword split the air, heading directly towards Gu Jinlai, who was diving from the sky.
However, faced with this Giant Sword, Gu Jinlai showed no hint of retreat. He took a deep breath, and his blood seemed to boil, erupting with an even more ferocious and terrifying fierce aura.
Already at his ultimate speed, he seemed to accelerate again, like a meteor falling from the sky with unprecedented gravity potential energy, fiercely colliding with the Giant Sword phantom.
Crossing the World·Six Realms!
A ring of visibly white Qi burst from the center of their collision, releasing energy instantly, rivaling the explosion of several tens of kilograms of explosives!
The Gang Qi and the furious airwaves destroyed everything in their path, and even the branches and leaves of trees dozens of meters away were shredded to pieces by this huge force.
Zhao Yi, who bore the brunt of the attack, along with the five Hugging Pill Masters and twelve Gang Condensation warriors beside him, were struck as if by lightning. Six of them were violently shaken, coughing up fresh blood.
The top-grade Treasure Sword in Zhao Yi’s possession shattered under the violent shock, disintegrating into iron filings.
The shattered iron filings, carried by the force, shot into his and an adjacent Hugging Pill Master’s arms and chests like bullets.
"How is this possible!?"
Zhao Yi couldn’t help but widen his eyes.
The combined strike of the six Hugging Pill Masters and twelve Gang Condensation warriors was actually crushed head-on!
You should know that the strength of True Qi of a Refining God Giant isn’t much stronger than that of a Hugging Pill; they just cultivate Divine Thought, which allows them to use a portion of their power as two or three parts.
Gu Jinlai descended from the sky, trampling the ground.
A Hugging Pill Master was crushed to death by his falling body.
The earth within a ten-meter radius cracked thunderously, sinking half a meter in an instant.
The floor and stone chips were shattered and flung by the force transmitted through the ground, further swept up by the spreading shockwave, firing in all directions.
A whirlwind of flying sand and stones filled the area.
The shock of such a violent scene, not just for Zhao Yi, who was directly in the line of fire, but even for Fang Zheng standing by, made them stiffen up, feeling a shiver throughout their bodies, their hands and feet ice cold.
"He still has such terrifying combat power..."
However, his shock and palpitations lasted only a moment. Gu Jinlai swayed slightly, and his aura plummeted significantly.
This scene greatly invigorated the frightened Zhao Yi and Fang Zheng: "He’s injured!"
"I knew it, even a powerful Refining God, facing our joint strike of six Hugging Pill Masters and twelve Gang Condensation warriors, must surely perish on the spot. Even if Gu Jinlai possesses a Great Demon Body, it’s impossible for him to be completely unharmed! Strike while he is down, take his life, kill!"
Under their rallying cry, the Hugging Pill Masters and Gang Condensation warriors of the Fang family and Zhao family roared and surged forward.
Gu Jinlai’s sword blade swept horizontally, instantly slaying two men.
Seeing more and more people surrounding him, he seemed reluctant to let himself be trapped.
With an explosion of power beneath his feet, his figure once again shot up, and at a certain height, he plummeted down like a cannonball!
Another Hugging Pill Master was trampled and killed.
He continuously attempted to break through using this tactic.
But with too many elites from the Zhao and Fang families on the field, his attempts to break free to the left and right always failed to penetrate the encirclement.
In a few breaths, he had slain four Hugging Pill Masters and five Gang Condensation warriors from both families, but his heavy sword in his hands was shattered by Gang Qi, and his crude heavy armor was ripped with several cracks, revealing traces of blood from the Gang Qi injuries on his body.
"Gu Jinlai, to kill you, our two families have paid such a heavy price. You can be proud even in the netherworld. Now, it’s your turn to die!"
Zhao Yi bellowed, already seeing victory in sight.
Just then, Gu Jinlai suddenly spoke, then exploded with power from his feet, going to full speed.
Crossing the World·Four Seas!
His charging figure stirred up a hurricane, instantly killing two Gang Condensation warriors who tried to block his path.
He instantly crashed into a building, and amidst the flying debris, his several thousand pounds body bizarrely exhibited a nimble posture, landing directly into a cellar.
Then, with a burst of immense power, he abruptly pulled on a prepared heavy stone slab, covering the top of his head.
Zhao Yi and Fang Zheng, tightly in pursuit, hadn’t even figured out the purpose of his bizarre series of actions before the next moment...
The furious flames, mixed with a series of deafening explosions, engulfed them like Divine Lightning falling from the Nine Heavens.