Chapter 1768: ESCORT MISSION, BEGIN! Pt.3

According to those from the Spirit Mammoth World, the appearance of the 7 mid-scale Star Ships of the Essence Luxuriant World was too coincidental. From how they had hidden themselves in the void, it was clear everything had been a trap, and they had long since anticipated the arrival of the Spirit Mammoth World.

There was no way they came up with their plan at the very last second and it was obviously a targeted trap!

The True Immortals from the Spirit Mammoth World and the Essence Hong World were decisive people. They might have 10 True Immortals, among them close to half were high-level True Immortals, but they decided to withdraw immediately.

They were no fools. They knew that the Essence Luxuriant World was everyone’s target. There was no need to engage in a desperate struggle with them. If they waited a little more, more sharks would arrive after smelling the stench of blood.

𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Just as the Spirit Mammoth World’s ships were about to withdraw, the main fleet of the Essence Luxuriant World changed their battle formation again. The large-scale Star Ship that was controlled by Gao Qin took the lead and with the cooperation of 3 other ships around, cast an invisible net that trapped 1 of the 5 ships of the Spirit Mammoth World’s fleet.

Meanwhile, Gu Mingzheng, who piloted the Spirit Ark, was a step slower than Gao Qin. By the time he directed the other 3 mid-scale Star Ships to spread an invisible net, the other ships from the Spirit Mammoth World reacted in time and dodged his attempt.

If they coordinated well, they would have been able to stop 3 ships from the Spirit Mammoth World. Unfortunately, compared to Gao Qin’s extensive combat experience, Gu Mingzheng wasn’t just lacking in his cultivation, but also in his combat experience.

Lucky for them, the experts of the Spirit Mammoth World also made a tactical error. Perhaps because only 1 ship was trapped and they felt that they had a chance to rescue their fellow comrades, 2 of the 4 that had escaped the encirclement slowed down. Each shot out a long hook that attempted to drag the ship back to them.

However... They seemed to have forgotten that behind the fleet they were attacking was a freaking Azure World that was dragged across the void!

Not only did they fail to rescue the last Star Ship, but they were also dragged into the mess as the Azure Qing World drew closer and blocked off their route of escape.

Moreover, the 7 ships under Kou Chongxue’s command were also rapidly approaching. They quickly surrounded the 3 ships and launched their offensive strikes at the first opportunity.

At the critical moment, the aura of a high-level True Immortal came from each of the 5 ships belonging to the Spirit Mammoth World. 3 from within the encirclement of the Essence Luxuriant World and 2 from outside. They attempted to forcefully clear a path to escape.

In the void, due to the presence of Star Ships, the personal combat strength of True Immortals were greatly reduced. However, high-level True Immortals could still pose a significant threat when they went all out.

Of course... Having 5 high-level True Immortals among the 10 they had brought was a significant advantage the Spirit Mammoth World and the Essence Hong World had.

Just as the auras emerged and the 5 high-level True Immortals burst out of their Star Ships, 1 of them was immediately intercepted.

Gao Qin was no noob even though she had lost to Shang Xia multiple times. She guessed what they planned to do based on her rich combat experience and moved to stop them.

This time, Gu Mingzheng finally did not lag behind too much. He learned his lesson from the failed maneuver earlier. Even though he wasn’t great at seizing the initiative of the battle, he could simply follow Gao Qin’s lead. Since he only needed to mindlessly follow her lead, he could easily launch his attacks on the enemy before they had time to react.

As he emerged from the Spirit Ark, he held an iron zither in his hands. With a flick of his fingers, powerful sound waves turned into sharp blades that slashed through the void. It flew at one of the fleeing high-level True Immortals.

At the same time, Huang Jinghan who was on the ships commanded by Kou Chongxue, burst forth. He reached the peak of the third tier of the Martial Void Realm, and with the Yuanchen Heavy Sword in hand, he blocked the path of a fourth tier True Immortal.

Also emerging from the fleet was Kou Chongxue’s External Avatar, who possessed strength at the third tier of the Martial Void Realm.

The second he emerged, a robe made from starlight fell directly on him. His aura which had only been at the third tier of the Martial Void Realm surged and reached the level of a fifth tier True Immortal instantly.

A sharp cry of a sword came from within his body and his Hidden Frost Sword appeared in his hand. Just the trembling of the blade along sliced the surrounding void into countless layers, as though he was performing a slow dismemberment.

Kou Chongxue's External Avatar then let out a long laugh. Waving his sword, a powerful sword qi stopped 2 of the remaining high-level True Immortals.

However... It seemed as though Kou Chongxue's External Avatar bit off more than he could chew. Of those he stopped, 1 was a fifth tier True Immortal of the Essence Hong World, and the other was a fourth tier True Immortal of the Spirit Mammoth World. Both of them were experienced experts and cunning fighters with sharp tactics. Even though he stopped them both for the time being, he failed to gain the upper hand. In fact, their counter attack threatened to overwhelm him.

Were it not for the fact that his External Avatar still possessed 70 percent of his sword technique, he might have been destroyed instantly.

Thankfully, they didn’t need to fight for long. Because the Spirit Mammoth World’s fleet had fallen into their trap, the Essence Luxuriant World’s fleet quickly managed to achieve victory.

The 7 mid-scale Star Ships didn’t hinder Xiao Yugang from taking the lead to charge straight into the Spirit Mammoth World’s fleet. He stopped one of them alone.

With Xiao Yugang initiating the battle, the isolated Star Ship was immediately fired upon by 3 of the Star Ships beside the large-scale Star Ship commanded by Gao Qin, along with the large-scale Star Ship itself. It was blown up instantly. Those within, whose cultivation ranged from the Martial Extermination Realm to the Martial Dipper Realm, lost nearly half their strength as they were killed instantly. The survivors, though capable of flying through the void, were pretty much live targets. They were shot down easily, and another 30 percent was lost. The rest managed to flee to the other Star Ships, but most of them had varying degrees of injury.

The second tier True Immortal in charge of the ship who had been in command had barely escaped when he was targeted by Xiao Yugang. Soon, Fei Xuzi and Lu Xueji, 2 other True Immortals, joined in to assist. Ultimately, the second tier True Immortal of the Spirit Mammoth World was slain on the spot.

With the loss of 1 Star Ship, the forces of the Spirit Mammoth World would be greatly weakened and less able to compete with the rest. Moreover... The ship that was destroyed wasn’t even the one that had been trapped by Gao Qin earlier.

From the beginning, the Essence Luxuriant World’s plan was to use the trapped Star Ship as bait, forcing the remaining vessels from the Spirit Mammoth World to make a decision to rescue it.

It was just things rarely went according to plan. They only managed to stop 1 Star Ship, and after Xiao Yugang emerged to cut off another, his ship had to endure a stronger counter attack from the enemy, causing significant damage.

Whatever it was, the Essence Luxuriant World firmly held the upper hand. After destroying a ship from the Spirit Mammoth World’s fleet and killing a second tier True Immortal, they quickly made their adjustments. 1 of the 7 ships under Kou Chongxue’s command broke off and charged at his battlefield, intercepting the fourth tier True Immortal. The remaining 6 attempted to isolate another Star Ship.

Finally, the high-level True Immortals of the Spirit Mammoth World and Essence Hong World made the decision to cut their losses. Every ship that wasn’t trapped by the Essence Luxuriant World retreated under the fierce protection of 5 high-level True Immortals. They couldn’t afford to care about the ship that the Essence Luxuriant World took as bait and those on board would be left to fend for themselves.