The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 1691 1691: Perfunctory

The gap between a wizard and a great witch is immense. There is a chasm between the two that is hard to bridge. Jing Yan is an anomaly. In truth, the reason Jing Yan is so formidable is mainly due to the Ten Thousand Realms Technique. If it weren't for the power of the Shadow World, even Jing Yan, as he is now, might not be able to fully confront an ordinary Chaos Supreme head-on.

Ying Zhan can rely on the Seven Absolute Killings Secret Technique to pose some threat to the great witches, which is already very strong.

However, the two great witches of the Wu Clan Tribe are obviously fully focused on guarding against his sneak attacks, so he doesn't stand a chance. Even against those five top wizards of the Wu Clan Tribe, Ying Zhan finds it challenging to succeed in a sneaky strike.

After being knocked away, Ying Zhan's eyes flash with fierce light, he grits his teeth and elevates his Divine Power to the limit. Although knowing he has no chance, he does not give up. Even if he dies, he must die standing; he will not surrender.

"Kill!" The Supreme Elder of the Wu Clan Tribe, Wu Mingjue, orders coldly.

Wu Mingjue is a Supreme Elder of the Wu Clan Tribe, whose identity and status are the same as Wu Yan, who hunted Jing Yan earlier. Among the two great witches dispatched by the Wu Clan Tribe to intercept the cultivators from the Shadow Clan Tribe, Wu Yan was not among them. If Wu Yan had been present, he certainly would have recognized Jing Yan in the Shadow Clan Tribe's party.

With Wu Mingjue's order, five wizards from the Wu Clan Tribe act simultaneously. These five wizards possess power equivalent to First Tier Heavenly Venerates among humans. Their combat power is much stronger than ordinary wizards.

The Shadow Clan Tribe, although approaching ten wizards in number, most have relatively lower strength, only possessing Second Tier and Third Rank Heavenly Venerate combat power. Thus, facing the attacks from the five wizards of the Wu Clan Tribe, the members of the Shadow Clan Tribe could only retreat repeatedly.

Especially the occasional azure light screen, forming an obviously potent witch tool. The power of this witch tool is very strong; every activation inflicts heavy damage or even instant death to some cultivators beneath wizards from the Shadow Clan Tribe.

"Let's go for it! Even if we die, we won't let the Wu Clan Tribe have it easy." A minister shouted harshly as he rushed forward, wielding a witch tool, slashing towards a wizard from the Wu Clan Tribe.

These recruited individuals indeed showed great professionalism.

...

"What?"

"Damn it! Damn Wu Clan Tribe!"

The Shadow Clan Leader, Ying Huixu's low growl, echoed in the room.

In the midst of battle, Ying Zhan found a chance to relay the news of the Shadow Clan Tribe's archaeological team being intercepted by the Wu Clan Tribe back to the Shadow Clan Tribe.

When Clan Leader Ying Huixu received the news, he was naturally furious. He immediately sent a message to High Priest Ying Xiao.

Ying Xiao looked extremely grim.

"How did the Wu Clan Tribe know about this? The discovery of the ruins is known only to some upper-level members of our tribe. Even those wizard ministers were unaware beforehand. How did the Wu Clan Tribe suddenly learn of this?" High Priest Ying Xiao said in a low voice.

"The information likely leaked from within our tribe! If so... I will make this damn traitor pay dearly," Ying Huixu's chest was about to explode.

This time, besides the cultivators recruited from outside, the Shadow Clan Tribe internally also dispatched multiple strong individuals of wizard level, plus dozens of capable hands below wizard, meaning if they all perished, the tribe would suffer hugely.

High Priest Ying Xiao's anxiousness surpassed Ying Huixu's. Because his daughter, Ying Lu, was among the team. Although anxiousness was useless now, they simply couldn't rescue them in time.

"High Priest, the girl Ying Lu has the witch tool Shadowless Wheel with her, and she herself possesses cultivation at the wizard realm, so she has a high chance of escaping. Moreover, Jing Yan's Minister is on good terms with Ying Lu, if Jing Yan's strength indeed approaches that of Elder Ying Zhan, he should be able to assist Ying Lu too," Ying Huixu reassured Ying Xiao.

"Let's hope so! Alas..." Ying Xiao sighed.

"I will immediately send a message to Chief Wu of the Wu Clan Tribe to ascertain what he intends to do!" Ying Huixu said through gritted teeth.

The Wu Clan Tribe and the Shadow Clan Tribe are very far apart. However, both tribes possess large communication tools. Through these communication tools, the leaders of two clans can communicate directly. Of course, using these large communication tools also requires a significant amount of energy. Unless necessary, communication between such distant tribes rarely utilizes large communication tools.

"What? Clan Leader Ying, is what you're saying true?"

When Ying Huixu established a communication link with Wu Clan Chief Wu Jiucheng, this was the reply.

"The Wu Clan Tribe dispatched two Great Witch Supreme Elders along with five top wizards, surely you, Chief Wu, aren't unaware of this?" Ying Huixu's face was ashen.

He certainly did not believe that the Wu Clan Tribe's Chief would be unaware of this matter.

"Clan Leader Ying, please do not be anxious. There must be a misunderstanding here. How could our Wu Clan Tribe send people to intercept your Shadow Clan Tribe people? Rest assured, I will immediately inquire with my subordinates to find out what exactly is going on. Once I uncover the truth, I will certainly inform you, Clan Leader Ying," Wu Jiucheng of the Wu Clan Tribe said.

"Chief Wu, the situation is urgent, I hope you can immediately send a message to Elder Wu Mingjue and others, asking them to stop attacking my Shadow Clan Tribe members." Although Ying Huixu was furious, he still managed to suppress his ire.

The current scenario had the Shadow Clan Tribe's team on the brink of destruction, the only hope being for Wu Clan Tribe's Chief Wu Jiucheng to command the likes of Wu Mingjue to halt their assault. Thus, although Ying Huixu was exceedingly enraged, he had to maintain a low and humble tone whilst requesting Wu Jiucheng to recall his tribe's powerful individuals.

"Hehehe..." Wu Jiucheng's laughter echoed.

"Clan Leader Ying, please patiently await my news. If I ascertain that it's indeed members of our Wu Clan Tribe attacking your Shadow Clan Tribe's team, I will certainly command them to cease their assault," Wu Jiucheng concluded the conversation with these words.

"Damn it!"

"Blast this damn bastard!" Ying Huixu's trembling fury was tangible.

Wu Jiucheng claimed he would investigate the matter, clearly a perfunctory gesture. Ying Huixu was certain that Wu Jiucheng must be aware of the situation. Moreover, it was highly probable that Wu Jiucheng orchestrated the whole event. Otherwise, who else in the Wu Clan Tribe could command two Great Witches and five top wizards?

The Shadow Clan Tribe's contingent could face annihilation at any moment. Even a brief delay could result in the team's full decimation. By then, if Wu Jiucheng sends a message denying the event, the Shadow Clan Tribe would be left with no recourse.