Chapter75:EnemiesonaNarrowRoad

WhenSuYihadexitedthespaceandwalkedoutofthehiddencave,thesunhadlaiditslastraysofthedayuponthemountaintop.

Itwastwilight,theeveningskywaslikeablanketoforange-redleavesinautumn,andthemountaintopspokingthroughtheseaofcloudswerelikedarkpurpleislets.

Itwasalongchainofmountains.Theytoweredoverthelandsidebyside,andforeststretchedendlesslybeyondthehorizon.

Someancienttreeswereshockinglytall,sohugethattheyseemedtobeasbigasthemountains.Theystretchedfarintothecloudsandblockedoutthesun,fillingone’sheartwithaweasonelookedatthem.

Betweenthetreesandmountains,somevinesgrew.Theylookedlikedragonscoilingaroundthemountains.

“Howl!”

Withinthetrees,heheardaloud,frighteningcryofabeast.

Tensofbeastsappearedandsurroundedadozenpeople.

Withinthegroupofpeople,therewerequiteafewverystrongcultivators.YuanQimaterialisedintofiguresofbeastsunderthem,sendingawaveofintimidatingauraintothesurroundings.

Butatthismomentintime,withinthehordeofbeasts,therewerealsosomeverystrongbeasts.Eachofthemwastensofmeterstallwithsharprowsofteethlinedontheinsidesoftheirjaw.Somehadscalesallovertheirbodylikeasuitofarmourwhileothershadfeatherslikeblades.

Thesefewverystrongbeastshadstartedtoattacktheverystrongcultivators,occupyingthem.

Atthesametime,theotherbeastsstartedtomaketheirmove.Someterrifyingbirdsstretchedtheirwingswhichwereseveralmeterswideandbegandivingdownforanattack,tearingapersonapartwiththeirclaws.Bloodsplatteredallovertheground.

“Hurry!ProtecttheYoungMaster!”

Astrongcultivatorshoutedatthetopofhislungs,hisfacefilledwithseriousness.Hehadneverthoughtthattheywouldmeetastrongbeastandsomanyofthematoncetoo.

Amidstthegroupoffigures,ayouthinblackclotheswasbeingprotected.Hisfaceandfigure,fineandhandsome.ItwasnoneotherthantheYoungSectMasterofBlackFiendSchool.

Theyouth’ssurnamewasYan,hewascalledYanShangyang.Lastnight,hehadinitiallycomeouttohuntforafewdemonicbeasts.

Atthestart,hehadHighElderYuaccompanyinghim,buthalfwaythroughthejourney,HighElderYuhadreceivednewsthatsomeonewasinvadingtheterritory.Hence,heleftinahurryandorderedthestrongexpertswhowereleftbehindtobringtheYoungMasterback.

Butthisopportunitydidnotcomeeasily.HowwouldYanShangyangagreetogobacktothecampjustlikethat?WhenHighElderYuleft,theremainingpeoplefromBlackFiendSchoolwereunabletogoagainsthiswishesandcouldonlylistentohim.Asaresult,theyendedupinthismess.

Ontheway,theydidkillsomebeasts,butYanShangyangwasnotsatisfied.Hewantedtoventuredeeperintothewoods,hencehowtheywereintheircurrentsituation.

Nowthatthereweresomanybeastsandevenafewextremelystrongbeastsleadingthehorde,YanShangyangcouldnotfeelhappyatall.AlthoughthedisciplesofBlackFiendSchoolweredoingalltheycouldtoprotecthim,hisfacelookedslightlytroubled.Healsodrewhisbowandpreparedtofight.

Thesediscipleswerealltheeliteandtheirstrengthwasnotatallweak,butfacingthesetensofstrongbeasts,theyalsostartedgettinggoosebumps.

“Howl!”

Someoftheofbeastsroaredandatonce,allthebeastsintheskyandonthegroundlungedforth,causingthewoodstobefilledwithcriesandmovementastheycontinuedtryingtokillthedisciplesofBlackFiendSchool.

Inaninstant,theflyingbeastswithsharpclaws,jaw-liketrapsofsteelwithwingswhenstretched,seemedtocovertheentireforest,hadtornafewmoreelitesofBlackFiendSchoolintopieces.Onceagain,bloodandfleshallmixedtogether.

“YoungMaster,pleaseretreat!You!BringsomepeopleandescorttheYoungMasterbacknow!”

Astrongcultivatorholleredoutloud,yetinhisheart,hewascursingandswearing.Ifitweren’tforthisYoungMasterlookingforhisowndeath,theywouldn’thavemetsomanybeasts.IftheYoungMasterweretodiehere,atthistime,eveniftheyhadescaped,theywouldnotbeabletorunoutoftheForestofDemonsanyway.TheBlackFiendSchoolwouldneverletthemoff,sotheycouldonlyfighttothedeathandescorttheYoungMasterastheyretreated.

“Rumble…”

“Roar!”

Lowsoundsofexplosionsandhorrifyingroarsfrombeastssoundedthroughthemountains.

SuYiwasstandingonavalley,farawayfromthebattle.Thevalleywasveryhighupabovetheground,sofromalongdistance,hecouldseewhatwashappening.

“Eh?It’sthepeoplefromBlackFiendSchool!”

TheviolentoutbursthaddrawnSuYitothesiteandfromfaraway,hesawthefiguresofthedisciplesofBlackFiendSchool.Instantly,hisfacechanged.HadthepeoplefromBlackFiendSchoolchasedhimallthewayouthere?

“No,itshouldn’tbe.That!It’sthatkid!”

SuYisawtheyouthwhowasbeingprotectedbysomepeopleastheyretreatedinarush.

HowcouldSuYieverforgetaboutthatyouth?ItwasthatYoungMasterofBlackFiendSchool,hehadthecultivationlevelofYuanXuanRealmandmayevenbestrongerthanJiChao,butheshouldnotbemuchstrongerthanhim.

Inspectingthesituation,SuYiinferredthatthesepeoplefromBlackFiendSchooldidnotcometolookforhim.Instead,theyhadrunintothegroupofstrongbeastsforsomereason,andtheYoungMasterwasnowrunningforhislife.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales😊)

ThoughtheBlackFiendSchoolstillhadsomestrongexpertsalive,accordingtothecurrentflowofthebattle,theyalreadyhadahardtimestayingalivethemselves.

“Whenagentlemantakesrevenge,tenyearsofwaitingisnotlong.But,Iamnogentleman.Tenyearsofwaitingtotakerevengearetoolongforme.IactaccordingtotheopportunitiesIsee!"

[T.Nnote:“Whenagentlemantakesrevenge,tenyearsofwaitingisnotlong”meansthatoneshouldbideone’stimeandwaitfortherightopportunitytoseekvengeance]

AsSuYilookedonfromafar,acoldlightappearedinhiseyes.

“Whoosh!”

SuYi’sfigureflashedandvanishedfromwherehestood.

“YoungMaster,run!Hurry!”

“Roar!”

ThepeoplefromBlackFiendSchoolwereallrunninginapanic.Roarsofthebeastswerelikethunderastensofbeastsfiercelychasedafterthem.

ThefacesofthedisciplesofBlackFiendSchoolwereallwhiteastheylosttheircalm.

TheyescortedtheYoungMasterYanShangyangasheretreatedwhilebeingterrifiedofthosebeasts,buttheyknewaswell,thatifsomethingweretohappentotheYoungMasterwhenhewaswiththem,theywouldnotbeabletolivewellwhentheygetback.

So,theycouldonlyprotecttheYoungMasterwiththeirlives.IftheysucceedinprotectingtheYoungMaster,theywouldhaveachievedsomethinggreat.

Butthespeedofthebeastswasnolessthantheirs,theymaybeevenfasterthanthem.

Especiallythoseflyingbeasts.Notmuchtimehadpassedbeforetheyhadblockedtheirescaperoute.

“Damn,weareinbigtroublenow!”Thefacesofthedisciplesturnedwhiter.Thetensofbeasts,thathadchasedafterthem,hadalreadysurroundedthem.TheycouldonlyformacircleandprotecttheYoungMasterYanShangyanwhowasinthemiddle.

Thetensofbeastswereallverystrong.Withthecurrentsituation,YanShangyangwasnolongerinthemoodforhunting.Hestartedtoreallypanicandfearwhatwasgoingtohappen.

YanShangyanghadsparredwiththebeaststhathadbeencagedupbyBlackFiendSchool.Thesebeastswerenothingatalllikethem.

“Roar!”

Thesebeastswereaggressive,andtheylungedforthatthedisciplesforthekillwithouthesitation.

Thesebeastshadscaleswhichshone,baredtheirsharpfangsallwhileemittingahorrifyingaura.Theirclawscouldtearmetalandtheirteethcouldripanythingapart.

“Fightwithallyourstrength!”ThesedisciplesweresomeofthefinestofBlackFiendSchool.Atthistime,theyallalsohadasharpandfierceauraaroundthem.Theyswungtheirweaponsandacoldlightreflectedoffthem.YuanQisurgedoutaroundthemastheybegantheirfighttothedeathwiththeoncomingbeasts.

ButthebeastsfaroutnumberedthefewdisciplesofBlackFiendSchoolandinaninstant,likeatornadoscatteringtheclouds,thefewdiscipleswereallsurroundedandoccupiedandYanShangyangwasnowdirectlyexposedtotheragingbeasts.