Chapter 775 - 409: Chaos, Part 3
Too far away, couldn’t quite discern the details of the array at that moment. Tie Dan didn’t have any inspiration either, so he swept his Primordial Spirit across and took a glance at the gathering place.
Here and there, a few were carrying bows and holding forks, their bodies wrapped in beast skin, resembling hunters at first glance, but beneath they all hid chain armor as they emerged from the forest and gathered at a makeshift camp.
It became apparent at a glance, this should be a standard group of nine sentries. Since they weren’t on horseback and were disguised, it meant they weren’t reconnoitering scouts but covert sentries stationed at the boundaries. Thus estimated, fifteen miles out is another flag sentry, thirty miles out an encampment, and forty-five miles out the rear military headquarters.
Gazing at the rebel army’s formation from afar, Tie Dan suddenly felt something move in his heart and furrowed his brow.
This situation of impending mountain rain and earth-shattering upheaval, even Immortals might face the risk of perishing. Yet, thinking carefully, though the Heavenly King Rebel Army had been trapped beneath Suiyang City for ten years, heavily demoralized and severely wounded in Primordial Qi, it hadn’t been completely wiped out, right?
This was very unreasonable.
After all, it’s normal for the Immortal Palace not to win, and holding ground is extraordinary, while allies remaining steadfastly unmoving in crisis is basic maneuver, and observing victories and defeats wisely as self-preservation is tacit understanding. Hence, initially, Tie Dan thought this battle was just weak chickens pecking at each other.
But judging by the level of preparation on the side of the Divine Sect now, and the scenario in his dream where the Suiyang Formation was still breached by the Mystic Sect and turned into a Sealed Demon Prison, the Three Great Sects were definitely going to go all-out.
Yet, the main force of the rebel army could actually preserve itself after such heaven-destroying combat magic, each fighting separately later and still manage to go toe-to-toe with the Immortal Palace. This seems rather illogical.
Could it be... the Ten Absolute Array now laid by the Divine Sect isn’t intended to deal with the rebel army, nor is the Mystic Sect coming for the rebels in this battle...
With the situation so chaotic, Tie Dan, holding a sword in vain, didn’t even know where to split it, feeling bewildered momentarily. After much deliberation, perhaps directly heading into Suiyang might reveal some Weakness in the array...
"Who’s there! Come out!"
Suddenly a shout of anger interrupted Tie Dan’s thoughts.
What’s going on? Clearly just a bunch of ragtag soldiers, and the leader is only a Body Cultivation practitioner without even an Elixir formation. How come they could sense his existence?
Tie Dan turned, cold-faced, to look, then froze.
He saw those nine covert sentries in hunter guise surrounding a... person?
Eyes, ears, mouth, nose, body, limbs, all appearing human, but somehow feels not quite human. Not clothed, hairless, limbs thin and long like barley stalks, skin grayish-white and slimy, looking as though it emerged from water...
Wait, from the water? Tie Dan’s brows knitted tightly, but hadn’t found anything on the lakebed earlier? And this ’person’, why couldn’t his Divine Sense scan it? Could it be the skin has some special ability, rendering it invisible to the Primordial Spirit Radar?
"OOO! This broad is so wild!"
Still a broad?
Tie Dan frowned. Although no male traits could be seen, just bare anyway, couldn’t decipher female either...
"You fool! Where’s a Beauty from deep mountains and wilderness! It’s definitely a Monster!"
"So pretty, even as a Monster, looks like a fox spirit!"
"Enough nonsense! Capture it together and let’s have fun!"
"Okay! Listening to the leader!"
Solders never waste words, nine promptly divided into three, encircling the ’Beauty’. Three upfront holding forks in blockade, three holding ropes and preparing the Binding Immortal Rope, while three at the rear strung bows, ready for unexpected events.
Gazing long at the ’Beauty’, Tie Dan looked puzzled and momentarily doubtful.
This thing, could it really be the Langxuan Fairy from the dream? But doesn’t resemble a Chinese Giant Salamander...
"Ah... Ah—!"
Just as that ’Beauty’ was about to speak, suddenly her eyes glanced at Tie Dan from afar, immediately screaming in fright! Whizzing up into the air, flipping her back, turning over and, with four feet flat on the ground, darted into the forest!
"Wow! Such pliant waist! She’s indeed a demon!"
"Little Beauty, don’t run!"
"Release the arrows!"
"Don’t hurt her!"
A bunch of scouts went mad, seemingly unaware how swiftly the beauty folded her waist to flee, yet cheerfully pursued.
Tie Dan’s mind stirred, his figure flickered, instantly raced to the front for interception.
Who would have thought, in just this blink, the very moment Tie Dan leaped into the forest, the monster’s shriek, hunters’ laughter, all sounds abruptly faded from his ears. The forest stood empty, besides scattered arrows on the ground, not a shadow in sight.
What!? Disappeared?? Right under his nose!??
Tie Dan was shocked and furious, flung a stream of sword energy, splitting open half the forest, yet still seeing no ghostly figure, left him defenseless and angrily cursing,
"Wretched creature! Dare to act mystically before me!!
Fine! Today, I’ll dig three feet deep, fill your lake! Let’s see where you hide!"
Instantly, Tie Dan let out a long cry, Divine Transformation through Dharma Manifestation! Yielding a forty-zhang giant sword! Slashing through the sky! A sword splitting downward!