Needless to say, the two of them had never met before. If he could directly point out that he was here to look for Miao Yi, then it meant that he had already recognized Miao Yi from his features. It would be hard not to recognize him when he was riding on such a huge beast like Charcoal.
"Looking for me?" Miao Yi pressed the tip of his spear against his chest and asked indifferently, "How did you know that I was heading this way?"
That person hurriedly said, "It's not that I knew in advance. It's just that the Stronghold Master sent ten people out to search in ten different directions. I just happened to see Mister from afar and came over to confirm it. That's why I bumped into Mister. This lowly one has been rude and offended, please forgive me, Mister!"
Forgive or not, but only ten people were sent to search for him. It seemed that Lord Wang had really only sent a small number of people to prevent the news from spreading. Miao Yi asked again, "Did you already use the Star Bell to inform Duke Wang?"
The man's expression immediately turned ugly, and he stammered, not daring to answer.
Miao Yi immediately understood. There was no need to ask any further. Lord Wang must have already been notified, and Lord Wang must be rushing in this direction right now.
He remembered that Duke Wang was about to arrive, and that Charcoal's running speed would definitely be slower than his flying speed. He didn't have time to ask any other questions, so he directly asked for his destination. "Do you know where the dragon cave and phoenix nest are? If you dare to utter a single lie, I guarantee that you'll die immediately! "
The man raised his head and looked around. He pointed to the left and right and said, "The dragon's lair and phoenix's nest are not in the same place. One is in the east and the other is in the west. If we use this desert as the boundary, the dragon's lair should be on the left, and the phoenix's nest should be on the right."
Miao Yi looked at the left and right directions he had pointed. Even though going in the direction of the dragon's cave would deviate from the Black Tiger Stronghold's position, he was still heading towards that half of the region after all. If he wasn't careful, he might bump into a Duke Wang. It would be more appropriate to head right in the direction of the phoenix's nest. He immediately asked, "If I head in the direction of the phoenix's nest now, whose territory will I enter?"
That person identified it once more. "It should be the territory of the Netherforest Stronghold's stronghold master, the Netherforest of Darkness."
Miao Yi asked, "Is the Forest of Gloom stronger, or is Duke Wang stronger?"
That person replied, "Both of their cultivations are on par, but the overall strength of the Secluded Forest Stockade is stronger than the Black Tiger Stockade."
Come on! For the time being, it was enough to know this. He had to get rid of Duke Wang first.
He didn't want to waste time with Duke Wang. He quickly sealed that person's cultivation and quickly removed all the Dharma treasures on him. He then took out the bronze mirror that he had obtained from Zhan Ruyi. The copper mirror shone brightly as he cast a spell. Miao Yi grabbed the man and threw him into the copper mirror, imprisoning him inside.
These Evil Spirits were a little strange. Miao Yi was afraid that they had undergone some changes that he wasn't aware of. It wouldn't be appropriate to use something like the Immortal Binding Rope to bind them. He might as well lock himself in the copper mirror. This way, he wouldn't have to worry about the evil aura coming out.
Miao Yi put away the copper mirror, then leaped onto Charcoal's back. They couldn't go back the way they came, or else it would be easy for the Dukes to hunt them down. He pointed the Inversed-Scales Spear in the direction of the so-called Secluded Forest Stronghold. "Let's go!"
Charcoal deviated from its previous direction, and quickly galloped away.
In the end, not even an hour later, Miao Yi couldn't help but sigh as he kept turning his head back to check. In the distant sky behind him, he could faintly see someone following him. He didn't have to guess to know that Lord Wang's men had their eyes on him again. At first, he thought that Lord Wang's Black Tiger Stronghold wouldn't be able to do as they pleased after running into someone else's territory. He didn't expect that he still wouldn't be able to escape.
It seemed that after losing contact with that person earlier, the newcomer had become more cautious. The newcomer only watched from afar, and didn't approach at all. If the distance was too far, using the Transcendence Bow might not be effective. He was probably watching him closely, waiting for reinforcements to arrive before making a move against Miao Yi.
As expected, soon, another nine people appeared in the sky behind him, and met up with that person. With one person taking the lead, the other nine formed a line behind him, and quickly closed in on Miao Yi.
Miao Yi opened his transcendence vision to take a closer look. He saw that the leader had a tall and sturdy build. His face was fair and beardless, and he had a pair of large eyes. He wore a set of red crystal battle armor. He was probably the Black Tiger Stronghold's Lord Wang.
Previously, he heard from the handmaiden that it wasn't easy to obtain things like battle armor in the Ancient Desolate Dead Lands. Originally, there were quite a few of them, but after being attacked twice by the Heavenly Court, many of them had been taken away. A normal Evil Spirit would be lucky to have a good weapon. Other than the Black Tiger Stronghold's Lord Wang, there shouldn't be anyone else who could wear a set of red crystal battle armor.
Miao Yi turned around to look at Charcoal, who was on his back, galloping forward without stopping.
As the group approached, Lord Wang wasn't in a hurry to give chase. Instead, he waved his hand and shouted, "Capture him!"
The nine people behind him immediately raised their weapons and charged towards Miao Yi below. Lord Wang himself didn't have the slightest intention of making a move. Just as Yang Qing had said, Lord Wang had to keep the secret for himself. He was already prepared to abandon the subordinates he brought with him. If they could help him capture Miao Yi, that would be even better. If they couldn't capture Miao Yi and were killed by him instead, it would save him the trouble of making a move later.
There was another reason why he let his subordinates go first. He had also heard that Miao Yi had the Transcendence Bow, and this made him slightly fearful. However, he had some understanding of the Transcendence Bow. Combined with the Meteor Arrow, it could only shoot fifteen arrows at most. He should have used up a few arrows earlier. If he could use his nine subordinates to deplete the other party's nine arrows, then even if the Transcendence Bow still had some power left, with his Colored Lotus Second Grade cultivation, it shouldn't be much of a threat anymore. After all, he still had the red crystal battle armor on him.
However, Miao Yi didn't care about these poor bastards. He just didn't want to get entangled with Lord Wang. He was afraid that if he failed, some of them would slip through the net and spread the news of his arrival. But since he had to face them, why would Miao Yi be afraid of a battle? Even though he swept his gaze across the group of nine people chasing after him, he discovered that there were two Colored Lotus First Grade cultivators and the rest were all Golden Lotus Seventh Grade cultivators and above. However, it wasn't enough to scare Miao Yi.
As he galloped forward, Charcoal suddenly left a trail of white smoke behind him. White mist gushed out from his body as he hurriedly swung his body to a stop. The thick white mist instantly enveloped him, and with the help of Miao Yi's transcendence energy, the white mist quickly spread out.
Within the mist, Miao Yi jumped off his steed and casually stored Charcoal into his beast sack. With a flip of his palm, a bunch of small Heart Flame swords shot out and scattered in all directions. With a shake of his shoulder, a small red ball hanging on his shoulder fell off and abruptly turned into a big red ball.
Miao Yi punched Indestructible. Indestructible rolled over and wrapped itself around Charcoal, locking it in place with a click.
Miao Yi held his spear in his hand, his face expressionless. He was unusually calm as he quietly waited.
Something was amiss. Lord Wang hurriedly stopped in midair and furrowed his brows as he stared at the white mist. As a vengeful spirit, he could naturally tell that this white mist wasn't resentment, but real mist. He couldn't understand what Miao Yi was trying to do.
The nine people who had quickly arrived in midair stopped as well. They looked at each other in confusion. Finally, one of the Colored Lotus cultivators slammed her palm down.
The ground rumbled, and the white mist instantly dissipated, leaving only a cloud of dust in the air. A deep pit had already appeared below them, and their target couldn't be seen in the deep pit. All they could see was a big red ball.
The nine of them quickly scanned their surroundings with their transcendence vision. Meanwhile, the sound of Miao Yi chanting his arts resounded from within the big red ball, "I have no grudge against you all. Why are you making things difficult for me?"
It turned out that he was hiding inside the big red ball. The nine of them quickly landed in the cloud of dust and surrounded Miao Yi with their spears and sabers. They couldn't figure out what the big red ball was, so they didn't dare to act rashly. The nine of them circled around Miao Yi and sized him up, keeping their guard up.
The Colored Lotus cultivator who attacked Miao Yi earlier asked, "Are you the one who killed our Fort Master's beloved concubine?"
Miao Yi calmly replied from within the big red ball, "So you're here for the Tranquil Lake Goddess. That's right. I killed her. What do you all want?"
That person scoffed, "How dare you! So it was really you who did it. Come out immediately and obediently surrender. That way, you can suffer less!"
Miao Yi indifferently replied, "Of course I will come out. It's just that it's hard to say who will suffer!"
As soon as he said this, the nine of them immediately felt that something was wrong. Suddenly, they felt a fluctuation of transcendence energy coming from within the cloud of dust. They quickly turned around and immediately saw a dense mass of shadows shooting towards them.
The nine of them quickly brandished their sabers and spears and invoked their arts to defend themselves. However, the objects shooting towards them seemed to be able to break through their transcendence energy barriers. After being hit by their sabers and spears, the objects still continued to sweep towards them. It was as though a giant net had wrapped around them and then shrunk. There was no way for them to escape. Soon, they realized that there seemed to be some sort of transparent object attached to their bodies.
"Ah …" Miserable screams quickly resounded. One of them flew up and scratched his body as though he wanted to peel off his own skin. However, he couldn't bear the pain of being incinerated. He flew up and fell back down, desperately rolling on the ground in an attempt to extinguish the invisible flames on his body.
Watching from the sky, Duke Wang saw that his nine subordinates looked as though they were being burned by fire. They were actually emitting smoke as though they were being incinerated. Their miserable screams were especially unbearable to listen to. This scene caused him to suck in a breath of cold air.
He had already heard about such a situation from the servant girl who came back to report the situation. However, he hadn't experienced it personally yet. Now that he was witnessing it, he couldn't help but feel his blood run cold.
Boom! With a loud bang, the big red ball flipped over and quickly shrank, turning back into a small red bean that hung on Miao Yi's shoulder.
Miao Yi swept his gaze across the surging cloud of dust that had yet to settle. Initially, he wanted to use the smoke released by Charcoal to conceal the surprise attack of the Heart Flame Swords. However, he didn't expect the other party to suddenly make a move and disperse the smoke. However, the pervading smoke also served as a cover for his sneak attack.
He lifted his head and looked at the frightened Duke Wang in the sky. He couldn't help but think that it was a pity that he couldn't lure that guy down and kill him together.
With a wave of his hand, he released Charcoal again. Charcoal shook its head and wagged its tail as it looked around, unsure of what was going on.
All he saw was Miao Yi stepping on the body of a person rolling towards him. No matter how much the person struggled or screamed, Miao Yi's metal boots continued to press him to the ground, completely ignoring him.
The miserable screams came from beneath his feet, and the burning smoke also rose up from beneath his feet. Miao Yi raised his hand and wiped off the Soul Concealing Paste between his brows, revealing a Ninth Grade Golden Lotus. After revealing his strength, he abruptly pointed the Inversed-Scales Spear in his hand towards the sky and coldly shouted, "Duke Wang, I am here. Do you dare fight me to the death?!"
In the sky, Duke Wang's gaze flickered. He was a little frightened by Miao Yi's aura, and hesitated for a moment.
After waiting for a while and not receiving a reply, Miao Yi suddenly retracted his leg and kicked the person who was screaming miserably under his feet, sending him flying. Then, he nimbly flipped over and rode on top of Charcoal, using both his heels to kick Charcoal's abdomen.
"Awooo!" Charcoal let out a long howl towards the sky, then suddenly took off, charging straight towards the slope of the deep pit. Using the momentum, he leapt out of the pit that was several dozen zhang deep. After he landed, he circled around the edge of the pit's cliff, growling at Duke Wang from time to time.
Both man and steed were clad in battle armor, and they reflected each other's brilliance.
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