NIP Chapter 280 The other party had been plotting for a long time, bullying the weak with the strong.
Chapter 280 The other party had been plotting for a long time, bullying the weak with the strong.
"Cunning! So cunning!"
The sinister elder trembled with rage, his grip on the compass making a cracking sound.
"With so many spatial fluctuations, and each one being almost identical, it's impossible to distinguish which is the real entity and which is the decoy!"
"What do we do now?"
The short, stout elder looked at Venerable Bloodsucker with some resentment.
"We can't just stand by and watch him slip away right under our noses, can we? That would be too humiliating!"
"How about we split up?"
A fierce glint flashed in the elder's eyes as he made a suggestion.
"The three of us, plus the two other junior brothers from the sect who haven't come out yet, make a total of five. We'll each go and trace the directions with the strongest fluctuations. I refuse to believe we can't catch this rat!"
As he spoke, the power of space surged around him, and he wanted to tear through the void to chase after him.
"Wait!"
Just then, the Blood-Dried Venerable, who had been wearing a gloomy face, suddenly spoke and called out to him.
"Don't act impulsively."
The Blood-Dried Venerable's ghostly eyes gleamed with a deep and fearful light.
"Split up? Do you want us to die even faster?"
"What do you mean by this?"
Elder Yinzhi was somewhat puzzled.
"Although his methods are strange, he's at most someone skilled in using his soul and escaping. We are eighth-tier Venerables; are we afraid of him?"
"If the opponent is only one person, then of course there's nothing to fear."
The Blood-Dried Venerable pointed to the seven corpses on the ground and said in a deep voice.
"But don't forget, just recently, how did that old devil Qin from the Taiyan Holy Land die?"
Upon hearing this, the other two elders felt as if they had been struck by lightning, and a chill ran down their spines.
Yes!
Qin Laogui was a powerful expert at the fourth level of the eighth rank, but what happened?
In the secret realm, they were inexplicably surrounded and attacked by monsters, and even their souls couldn't escape.
"This person dares to so blatantly provoke our Blood Soul Holy Land, and is so extravagant that he uses seventh-tier teleportation talismans like waste paper. There must be some hidden strength behind him that we don't know about!"
The Blood-Dried Venerable analyzed, his tone growing increasingly chilling.
"The number of opponents is unknown, as is their cultivation level."
"What if he deliberately created these spatial fluctuations to lure us into dividing our forces, so he could defeat us one by one?"
"this……"
The short, stout elder and the sinister elder exchanged a glance, both seeing the lingering fear in each other's eyes.
It's certainly not impossible.
In the world of cultivation, this tactic of besieging a point to attack reinforcements and luring the enemy deep into one's territory is extremely common.
If they were to foolishly split up and chase after them, they would end up running into the enemy's carefully laid eighth-order killing formation.
The consequences would be unimaginable.
"So... are we just going to leave it at that?"
The short, stout elder gritted his teeth, looking at the corpses scattered on the ground and the disciples who stood silently in the distance, his heart filled with resentment.
"Seven elders and thousands of disciples were killed on our own territory. We, a few eighth-level experts, came out, but we couldn't even touch the enemy's shadow."
"If this gets out, not only will the Taiyan Holy Land laugh its head off, but even those second-rate sects will probably look down on our Blood Soul Holy Land."
"We've completely lost face!"
A heavy and oppressive atmosphere permeated the air.
Three powerful figures standing at the pinnacle of the Heavenly Profound Realm are now caught in a dilemma because of a mysterious attacker.
They pursued him, fearing an ambush.
If we don't pursue it, we'll lose all face.
Just then, Venerable Blood Dry seemed to have thought of something and transmitted his voice to the other two.
"Who said we're shameful?"
"The other party possesses such mysterious abilities, clearly indicating a seasoned eighth-tier expert who is also proficient in the Dao of Space and Divine Soul."
Upon hearing this, the other two elders were stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered.
"That's right!"
The short, stout elder's eyes gleamed, and he quickly echoed.
"Senior brother is right, it must be that legendary old monster!"
"This was premeditated; they bullied the weak and attacked our sect's lower-ranking disciples!"
"Although we arrived at the first opportunity, the opponent is, after all, a peerless expert specializing in spatial manipulation. He's determined to escape, and even a ninth-tier treasure wouldn't be able to stop him!"
Elder Yinzhi immediately understood, slapped his thigh, and said indignantly.
"Exactly!"
"This treacherous and vicious creature disregards its status; it is a disgrace to the cultivation world!"
"However, even if his cultivation is extraordinary, he must pay the price for daring to provoke my Blood Soul Holy Land!"
The three of them, one after another, raised Lin Hanzhou's "value" countless times in just a few words.
The logic behind this is quite simple.
If they were to be humiliated by a seventh-level cultivator and dare not pursue him, it would indeed be a great disgrace and they would be the subject of gossip.
But what if the other party is a seasoned eighth-tier expert who is elusive and proficient in both spiritual and spatial manipulation?
That would completely change the nature of the matter.
Although they failed to capture such a powerful opponent, they successfully repelled him, thus preserving the sect's foundation.
This is not a disgrace, but rather a great achievement.
It even demonstrates the profound foundation of their Blood Soul Holy Land, so much so that even such an old monster dares not confront them head-on, and can only launch a sneak attack and then run away.
Although this explanation will inevitably have some impact on the Blood Soul Holy Land.
But compared to before, it's already so much better.
The three hit it off immediately and decided to explain the matter to the Holy Lord in this way, and then issue a warrant for the arrest of the suspect to the whole world.
……
Time flies, and a week has passed quickly.
In a city outside the Blood Soul Continent, Lin Hanzhou was sitting at a secluded tea stall, leisurely drinking tea, with a wanted poster in his hand.
It's worth mentioning that the portrait on it is exactly the same as his disguise in the Blood Soul Holy Land.
This is precisely why the Blood Soul Holy Land has issued a warrant for his arrest.
The bounty on it is as high as an eighth-tier spiritual weapon, and even just providing information will earn you a large amount of top-grade spirit stones.
If they can capture him and bring him to justice, the Blood Soul Holy Land will offer him an eighth-tier guest elder position, from which he can receive a continuous stream of stipends.
To Lin Hanzhou's surprise, the cultivation level indicated on the wanted poster was actually at the eighth level, and it even seemed to be at the advanced stage of the eighth level.
Good grief, has he been imagined as a senior eighth-level expert?
However, thinking about it, it makes sense. If those old guys from the Blood Soul Holy Land don't want to be disgraced, they can only exaggerate his achievements.
The more they exaggerate his abilities, the more reasonable it will seem for the Blood Soul Holy Land to suffer losses.
After all, there is a world of difference between losing to a top chess player and losing to an ordinary player.
【Ding! 】
[Detected that the host (Lin Hanzhou, an outer disciple of the Blood Soul Holy Land) has killed a large number of fellow disciples and elders, causing the Blood Soul Holy Land to lose face and enraging its higher-ups!]
[Backstab talent successfully activated!]
[The Backstabbing Faction: Blood Soul Sanctuary!]
[Impact of the betrayal: Significant losses and far-reaching public opinion impact!]
[Congratulations, host! You have received cultivation feedback (moderate amount)!]