"Now, do you know why I said that we would 'certainly win' the battle?"
A somewhat familiar voice echoed behind Li Yao softly. The pores all over his body constricted violently, and he felt that a cold viper was entangling his spine.
There was no need to look back. The crystal camera on the back of the helmet had detected that a hideous Crystal Suit was slowly emerging from the darkness.
The crystal suit seemed to be made of hundreds of twisted bronze human faces. All the human faces were wriggling, struggling, whimpering, and letting out creepy screams.
The Crystal Suit had left a deep impression on Li Yao.
He had fought the owner of the Crystal Suit in the Iron Plateau Space Zone and had almost been killed by the gloomy wind of the Crystal Suit.
Right now, the Crystal Suit had been fully upgraded. More bronze faces were attached to the Crystal Suit, and their expressions were even more painful. The air of desperation, mixed with the stink of the deepest level of hell, was even scarier!
It was Fengyu Zhong's special Crystal Suit, the Hundred Faces that boasted powerful mental attacks!
Why is Fengyu Zhong here? Isn't he going to attack the 'Meeting of Heroes in Space'?
Li Yao pondered for a moment. His pupils suddenly widened, as he vaguely guessed Fengyu Zhong's plan. His temples were twitching violently!
Wearing the Hundred Faces Battlesuit, Fengyu Zhong passed through the space pirates unhurriedly. He smiled casually and said, "Allow me to introduce you. This is the Black King, one of the four kings of the Immortal Sector, and Master Hidden Fog, the previous leader of Black Spider Tower."
Li Yao was so shocked that he almost exclaimed.
It was not until this moment that he discovered that someone had been standing next to Fengyu Zhong the whole time!
The guy was wearing the Crystal Suit, too, but his body was covered by a deep black linen cloak, leaving only the parts of his body that were exposed to the air. His entire body was enshrouded in vague grey mist, as if he were a person made of smoke. Li Yao could not see through him even when he probed with his spiritual root.
Such a living person had been standing right next to Fengyu Zhong, but Li Yao did not notice him at all until Fengyu Zhong introduced him!
This could no longer be described as "stealthy". Instead, it was an extremely advanced mental secret technique that could bypass a person's eyeballs and directly disrupt a person's visual nerves, making it so that even though the person could clearly see his existence, they would not be able to send the image information to the brain through the nerves.
"Mountain, Sea, Black, Lotus, and Longevity's Four Kings. This previous High Lord of Black Spider Tower is the true Black King! The difference between Hellsword and him is more than a thousand miles! "
Li Yao felt his scalp go numb. He swallowed hard.
Hellsword was in the beginning phase of Yuanying, but the real Black King was at least in the middle phase of Yuanying!
Li Yao vaguely felt that the situation was slipping towards the edge of losing control. The speed was getting faster and faster, and it was about to fall into an abyss that no one could predict.
Bai Wulei controlled the delicate White Jade Battlesuit and slowly landed on the ground. He stood next to Fengyu Zhong and Master Hidden Fog.
Many quick-witted space pirates were greatly enlightened. But some of them were still confused and did not know what was going on.
Fengyu Zhong said unhurriedly, "There's no need to be surprised, everybody. This is indeed Fellow Cultivator Bai Wulei, the No.2 person of the Abyss Pirate Gang and the leader of the Ghost Knights.
"However, Fellow Cultivator Bai has long grasped the real path of immortality. He has joined the Temple of Immortals and become an honorable Immortal Cultivator!
"Just now, a series of explosions and fierce battles took place in the Red Steel Crystal Suit Center. It is because Fellow Cultivator Bai is purging the few stubborn people who are still loyal to Bai Xinghe! "
"Right now, everybody in the Red Steel Crystal Suit Center is Fellow Cultivator Bai Xinghe's direct line of descent. They are all under Fellow Daoist Bai's command, and they are loyal only to Fellow Daoist Bai! "
"Other than Fellow Cultivator Bai's Ghost Knights, a lot of elite soldiers of the Immortal Army, including Eight Blades of Black Spider and Eight Blades of Black Spider, and the experts of Storm Prison have all gathered here!
"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you the real purpose of the operation until now. But it is of great importance. I believe that you can understand my concerns!
"All in all, there are two Yuanying Cultivators, more than ten Core Formation Stage Cultivators, and hundreds of seasoned space pirates above the Building Foundation Stage!
"Our target is not Bai Wulei or the Red Steel Crystal Suit Center, but Bai Xinghe himself!"
Fengyu Zhong was already brimming with killing intent when he said the last word.
All the space pirates shuddered uncontrollably.
Fengyu Zhong's voice turned extremely cold. "What's wrong? Does anyone feel that the operation is too dangerous and want to quit?"
The space pirates looked at each other in bewilderment. They were all unparalleled bandits who could kill without blinking. Naturally, they knew what 'quitting' meant under such circumstances. Of course, nobody was stupid enough to stand out in public.
"There's no need to worry, everybody. Every detail is under our control!"
Bai Wulei stepped forward and smiled casually.
Although he was not related to Bai Xinghe by blood, he had inherited Bai Xinghe's mellow, gentle, and refreshing voice. Everybody could not help but feel a sense of trust in him.
Bai Wulei said slowly, "Right now, the Ghost Knights, the strongest assault team of the Abyss Pirate Gang, are completely under my control. Bai Xinghe does not know that I've abandoned the darkness for the light at all.
"I will find a way to trick Bai Xinghe into coming to this place. By then, Master Hidden Fog and Captain Fengyu will be two Yuanying Cultivators on our side. Our raw strength will be much higher than his. There is no way that he will foresee that I will launch a fatal attack on him from behind when the battle is most intense!
"By then, the Ghost Knights will all turn around and fight side by side with the Immortal Army and Spider's Thorn. Together with the help of all the heroes, Bai Xinghe will not be able to escape from such a dragnet even if he is extremely capable!
"Everybody!"
Bai Wulei's voice was full of soul-stirring temptation. "Fortune comes from danger. Bai Xinghe has been the dominator of Spider Den for decades. Of course, we will have to take great risks to kill him! However, if we succeed, the returns will be unimaginable, too!
"Over the past ten years, I've gradually taken over many affairs of the Abyss Pirate Gang. I've even entered and exited the underground fortress of Spider Den many times under Bai Xinghe's lead and excavated a lot of techniques and magical equipment from it!
"I know most of the areas of the underground fortress like the back of my hand. Only a small part of the critical areas, including the 'Spider Key' to open the control center of the underground fortress, is in the hands of Bai Xinghe himself!
"Of course, he does not wear the Spider Key in front of his chest casually. It is hidden inside the Cosmos Ring on the ring finger of his left hand!
"As long as I slay Bai Xinghe and retrieve the Spider Key inside the Cosmos Ring, I will be able to lead everybody to excavate the techniques and secret treasures in the underground fortress immediately!
"Right now, my identity has not been exposed yet. This is a rare opportunity. If I miss it tonight, who is confident that they can kill Bai Xinghe?"
Shua! Shua! Shua!
Shua! Shua! Around them, countless soldiers of the Immortal Army in moon-white Crystal Suit and the warriors of Black Spider in black Crystal Suit stood up like ghosts and immediately congregated into a gloomy pressure.
The space pirates looked at each other in bewilderment. Who dared to say 'no'?
Fengyu Zhong laughed aloud. "Alright. You are indeed the most courageous heroes. It seems that no one has a problem with that. Now, it's time to assign the mission! This battle is not going to be a trivial one. Everybody must listen to the order and stick to your post. If anyone leaves their post without permission or even runs away, don't blame me for being ruthless. Not only will they be killed, their wives and children will be implicated, too!
"However, just like Fellow Cultivator Bai said, this is the best opportunity to execute Bai Xinghe. If we work together and kill Bai Xinghe fearlessly, I, Fengyu Zhong, hereby swear a Blood Oath that I will immediately lead everybody to the underground of Spider Den and excavate the secret treasures together with Fellow Cultivator Bai!"
Threatened by Fengyu Zhong and tempted by Bai Wulei, all the space pirates had no choice but to join the battle against Bai Xinghe!
The Ghost Knights controlled by Bai Wulei pretended to fight against the troops of Storm Prison. The Red Steel Crystal Suit Refinement Center was filled with smoke. Fireballs soared to the sky one after another, almost draining the air deep below the ground.
Under the cover of the smoke and the debris, the powerful crystal cannons were secretly adjusting their angles. The interconnecting lines of fire outlined the 'death zones'.
The corpses on the ground that seemed to be 'broken' in the Crystal Suit were actually the disguises of Spider's Thorns, who were adept at stealth and assassination.
The twenty Core Formation Stage Cultivators had been assigned to the key posts that had been carefully calculated countless times.
The capability that Li Yao had revealed was not even in the Core Formation Stage yet, and he had just joined Fengyu Zhong's side. Therefore, he had been assigned to the periphery and would not participate in the first wave of attack against Bai Xinghe directly. Instead, he would establish a defense line with his explosive techniques and delay Bai Xinghe's possible breakout.
"I'm screwed!"
Li Yao secretly complained in his heart.
That day, when he was hiding in the carrier and overheard Bai Xinghe's conversation about subduing Luo Jinhu, he had thought that Bai Xinghe was a great man and that there would be a fierce competition between him and Fengyu Zhong.
However, before the competition began, his top true disciple had betrayed him with the strongest team under his command and joined the enemy's side!
How was he going to win the battle?
Li Yao felt that his teeth were aching. He had thought that the competition between the two parties would last at least ten days to half a month. Naturally, he would be able to find loopholes in the protracted battle and take advantage of them to balance the strength of the two parties.
But he did not expect that Fengyu Zhong would send out all his men the moment he joined the battle.
"Of course, the two Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators alone are not enough to stop Bai Xinghe. But with Bai Wulei, his most trusted true disciple who is almost like his foster son, it is hard to say what will happen!"
Li Yao was secretly anxious, but there was nothing he could do. He could only tamper with the crystal bombs when he deployed them, but there was no telling whether or not they had any effect.
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