Chapter 320: Follow My Command

It didn’t come as a surprise that Shang Xia was currently staring at Youshang who came from the Azure Spiritual World.

He knew that the person was involved in the battle against Liang Shuangren and from the information he gained from Mister Bu, Youshang was highly likely a hidden agent the Tongyou Institution sent to the Azure Spiritual World. He was worthy of Shang Xia’s trust. That was probably the reason why Youshang left on his own accord after tracking Shang Xia down the first time they met.

Even though Shang Xia knew that he was staring at someone from the Azure Spiritual World, he didn’t show any traces of panic. He was surprised, but that was it.

After hearing the hurried chirps coming from the skies, Shang Xia learned that Youshang was the backup Yan N’er found.

He couldn’t help but praise Yan Ni’er’s intellect in secret. Not only did she find him, but she also managed to discern that he was on their side.

If she messed up and brought a Martial Extermination Realm expert who was working against the Tongyou Institution over, Shang Xia would be in deep shit.

However, Youshang didn’t stand on ceremony after locating Shang Xia. After confirming that Shang Xia was no longer in danger, he directly asked for the Multi World Anchoring Flag.

Shang Xia wasn’t surprised that his possession of the Multi World Anchoring Flag was known to Youshang. After all, many people saw him killing Chen Sanyang the other day. It wouldn’t be difficult for a Martial Extermination Realm expert like Youshang to find out even if he wasn’t at the scene.

As long as anyone was careful enough and used sound reasoning, they would realize that Shang Xia obtained the Multi World Anchoring Flag.

However, he knew how important the Multi World Anchoring Flag was. No matter how much he felt that Youshang could be trusted, he wouldn’t hand it over easily.

Thinking for a second, a chuckle left his lips. “Senior, what are you going to use the flag for?”

Youshang sniggered softly and stared at Shang Xia. He seemed to have seen through Shang Xia’s intentions.

Shang Xia was facing immense pressure just speaking to Youshang. The other party was a Martial Extermination Realm expert, but Shang Xia held his ground regardless.

A trace of admiration flashed across Youshang’s eyes after a moment of silence. He eventually explained, “I’m planning to use the flag to strengthen the protection formation around the Changfeng City. Only by doing this will we be able to disrupt the plans laid down by the White Deer Paradise.”

“Senior, are you planning to obstruct the descent of their Martial Dipper Realm ancestor?” Shang Xia asked.

“Huh? How do you know about that?” A strange look replaced the look of admiration in Youshang’s eyes as he addressed Shang Xia again. However, he shook his head slowly while continuing his explanation. “With Gao Yun handling the situation with the spiritual vein, there will be nothing to stop the descent of the ancestor. The only thing I can do is to weaken the strength their Martial Dipper Realm ancestor can use after arriving. At the very most, I can shorten the time they can remain in our You Continent.”

A light flashed in Shang Xia’s eyes and he asked, “Do you need any help?”

“Originally, That old man Bu… I mean, Mister Bu, was supposed to help me. With him in the City Lord Manor, our chances of success were better. Now that he has been dragged to the Tongyou City by Yang Hu, the only ones left for me to command are some random subordinates…” Youshang revealed a portion of their original plan to Shang Xia.

After hearing what he said, Shang Xia seemed to have thought of a group of people. “Are you talking about the remaining members of the Eighteen Horsemen? Do you know where they are now?”

Youshang sighed helplessly in response. “Yeah, probably. He told me that there are three,of them in the Martial Intent Realm who can be helpful and the others are in the Martial Extremity Realm. Hmph, damn brat, do you believe me now?”

Shang Xia flicked his wrist and tossed the flag over to the Martial Extermination Realm expert before asking, “Is there any way I can help?”

“You?” Youshang glanced at Shang Xia from the corner of his eye as he played with the Multi World Anchoring Flag. He was slightly surprised by Shang Xia’s willingness to help. “Have you completed your third divine sense transformation? How many moves did you come up with for your Providence Spear Art?”

“I just created and comprehended my seventh move…” Shang Xia muttered.

“Hiss….” Youshang nodded with satisfaction. “Looks like you can be a little useful. However, all we can do is disrupt their plans slightly. You won’t be able to do too much. Even if you’re not available, our plan won’t be affected by much. Moreover, you obtained the Multi World Anchoring Flag. It would greatly turn the tide in our favor, even if it’s not much against a Martial Dipper Realm ancestor of the White Deer Paradise. You made a great contribution to the institution and there might not be a need for you to take part in the next phase…”

Who would have thought that another idea would appear in Shang Xia’s mind after hearing what Youshang said? “What if… What if I have a plan to affect the spiritual vein under the Changfeng City?!”

…

As the spatial tunnel connecting the Tongyou Institution to the battlefield started to close, the world origins and energy that was produced by the Origin Tide started to die down.

The protection formation around the city popped at that moment as the Martial Extermination Realm experts from the various powers entered the city.

There were nine Martial Extermination Realm experts on the side of the institution in the city at that moment. They quickly retreated to surround the Tongyou Mysterious World in order to prevent the enemies from intruding on the Tongyou Mysterious World.

Of course, they were there as a preventive measure. Even if their enemies managed to breach their defensive line, they wouldn’t be able to enter the Tongyou Mysterious World however they liked. The mysterious world that formed possessed some form of defense, and one could argue that the protection barrier around the Tongyou Mysterious World was slightly stronger than the protection barrier around the Tongyou City.

A sudden change occurred at that moment. The spatial tunnel that was closing seemed to freeze in place as the closing process slowed down significantly.

Liu Qinglan and Kang Ci seemed to receive a secret transmission at the same time. They quickly flew towards the spatial tunnel after ditching their opponents.

With two less Martial Extermination Realm experts from the institution, the pressure immediately increased. Liu Zhiyuan and Han Chongwei spat out a mouthful of blood under the relentless attacks from their attackers.

“What the fuck are you doing?! Are the members of the institution going to be the first ones to run?!” Han Chongwei roared with anger.

Yu Chengjin sent a ray of sword light over to force Han Chongwei’s opponent back before growling, “Don’t go spouting bullshit!”

As soon as the words left Yu Chenjin’s mouth, a deep grunt came from the spatial barrier and another torrent of energy rushed into the Tongyou Mysterious World.

“The experts from the other world are coming! The Tongyou Institution have their hands full and it’s the best time to destroy the Tongyou Mysterious World!”

Someone yelled as the battle grew in intensity yet again.

Yu Chenjin grunted coldly and his voice resounded in the ears of those present. “All of us are from the Azure Origin World. Are we really going to lower ourselves to side with the outsiders against members of our world?”

“What a joke! Do you look like you have our Azure Origin World’s interests at heart? If we’re really talking about fighting the outsiders, give up on the Tongyou Mysterious World right now. I’ll immediately head through the spatial tunnel to fight those assholes from the other world!”

“The Taihang Swordsman is right!”

“If you are willing to back your words up, give up on the Tongyou Mysterious World. I’ll go fight the experts from the other world if you do!”

“Hehe, you bastards from the Tongyou Institution are probably colluding with those from the Azure Spiritual World. Do you think we’re stupid? The collision of our worlds was a massive plot by you guys. The so-called Evil Remnants are merely those you push the blame to. The Tongyou Institution is the one who’s colluding with those from the other world!”

“Yeah!”

As vicious accusations were thrown about, Wei Zhongwen brought up the issue once again. “The Mysterious World has already formed. Why are you still absorbing energy from the Origin Tide?”

Shang Ke felt that things were going south and he quickly tried to soothe the situation. “Brother Wei, what do you mean by that?”

“Hmph, just as I thought! Your Tongyou Institution is trying to rise to the same level as a holy land by absorbing our Azure Origin World’s world origin!” Wei Zhongwen ignored Shang Ke’s attempt and yelled loudly.

With the topic brought up once again and with emotions running high, the experts defending the Tongyou Mysterious World hesitated slightly, allowing their enemies to catch an opening to slam a massive offensive into the barrier around the Tongyou Mysterious World.

…

Shang Xia led Youshang back to the opening of the underground river he plugged up earlier.

Walking around the mountain of rocks Shang Xia piled on the opening, Youshang tutted in amazement. “Damn… You even managed to locate an opening to the underground river that contains the spiritual vein under the Changfeng City. This luck…”

Youshang eventually shook his head in disbelief.

Ignoring the man, Shang Xia asked, “Senior, is it possible to locate the spiritual vein by following this underground river and destroy it to stop the descent of their Martial Dipper Realm ancestor?”

Youshang shook his head and muttered in a strange tone. “Of course we can’t destroy the spiritual vein! Wouldn’t that mean that we’ll destroy the foundations of the Changfeng City? Moreover, it’s extremely likely that the spiritual vein has already nurtured a strand of extermination origin…”

“What should we do then?” Shang Xia frowned.

Turning to stare at Shang Xia suddenly, a crafty smile formed on Youshang’s face. “Kid, go big or go home?”

An uneasy feeling crept up Shang Xia’s heart when he saw the look on Youshang’s face. Before he could say anything, an object flew towards him.

Grabbing it, Shang Xia saw that it was a pearl that had faint signs of water swirling about inside. It looked really familiar and he felt that he used it somewhere before.

“That’s a Water Repulsion Pearl.” Youshang explained. “Gao Yun laid down his formation and it covers the spiritual vein. The moment you approach the spirit cave, he’ll be able to discover your presence. If you fail to destroy it immediately, we won’t be able to stop the activation of the formation and a Martial Dipper Realm ancestor will descend. When that happens, we’ll probably be killed with a single slap.”

“So… Hehe, you can only make your move after the Martial Dipper Realm ancestor descends. While I hold those pesky fools back back with the protection formation and the Multi World Anchoring Flag, do what you need to do!” The smile on Youshang’s face grew wider.

“Holding them back? Is it possible to do something like that? That’s a Martial Dipper Realm ancestor we’re talking about!” Shang Xia gasped. “Did Ji Wenlong enter the Martial Dipper Realm?!”

“Hehehehehe.” A sinister chuckle left Youshang’s lips and he chose to ignore Shang Xia’s question. “Damn kid, just follow my command!”