Martial God Storm

  A crescent moon hangs obliquely in the high sky, sprinkling a few pale dots towards the mountain valley. The waterfall plunges straight down, impacting the lake surface with a deafening roar that reverberates through the mountain valley for a long time, lingering on and on.

  Serene accompanied by desolation, grandeur accompanied by clamor, jointly performing the unique chapter of a mountain valley's moonlit night.

  Tang Yan hid under the waterfall, resisting the impact of thousands of pounds with great difficulty, and continued to temper his body.

  After an unknown period of time, a warm and gentle feeling suddenly came from the abdomen, Tang Yan's heart moved, and with great difficulty, he stretched his hand into his pocket, touched a wooden sign that was almost forgotten, and slowly poured in spiritual energy. In an instant, the wooden sign emitted a bright light, and a string of dense characters appeared in Tang Yan's mind.

  Phantom Spirit!

  It is the cultivation method of Yang Family's martial art 'Phantom Spirit'.

  In the mountain valleys far away from the waterfall, white figures flew over one after another and stopped at the place where Eirinda and others had fought during the day.

  An old man wearing a white cloak, a slender woman, twenty-five people in white clothes with fierce-toothed masks, and thirteen unconscious boys and girls.

  It is the mysterious organization of the Elephant Hunting Academy.

  Zhou Linglu took off the ferocious mask, revealing a delicate face as white as jade, beautiful and stunning under the moonlight. However, no one dared to take another glance, all lowering their heads in reverence.

  "Jue Xiang City has intervened in this matter, sending eight powerful warriors, including two troublesome figures, Tang Jia's Tang Qiong and Giant Elephant Academy elder Wei Hongchen."

  Tang Qiong? Wei Hongchen? The two great martial kings of Giant Elephant City! The faces of all the white-clothed men changed, and a hint of shock appeared on their foreheads.

  These two big men alone were enough to counter their small hunting party.

  The old man's face also became extremely solemn: "Is the news confirmed?"

  "The news just received from the organization is confirmed through the eyes and ears in Giant Elephant City. Uncle Hua, shouldn't we terminate the mission? Although there were unexpected developments during the operation, after all, we caught thirteen of them, and other teams should also have made some gains. I feel that it's time to end it."

  Zhou Lingluo voluntarily suggested retreating, although she was extremely unwilling in her heart. Who would have thought that the Giant Elephant Academy would be so swift and make such a big move, directly dispatching a Martial King, one of the Six Great Martial Sects, and even startling the Tang family.

  Tang Qiong is one of the trusted confidants of Tang Yan Shan, and also one of the five notorious henchmen of the Tang family. He is cruel by nature and has formidable strength, and is extremely loyal to Tang Yan Shan. Once they encounter each other, in the situation where Wei Hong Chen is entangled with Hua Shu, Tang Qiong, this butcher, has enough strength to slaughter them all.

  Things have come to this point, it's not a time for showing off, they really need to seriously consider whether to go or stay.

  "Why did Tang Qiong get involved? Was it because of Tang Ying from the Tang family? A collateral branch's daughter, worth making a big fuss about?"

  "It's... it's because of Tang Family's Second Young Master, Tang Yan! He is also in this team." Zhou Lingluo said this sentence with a somewhat strange and icy expression.

  "Tang Yan? Is he the little rascal you were talking about?"

  "That's right, it's been confirmed, it's him! The main reason for our mission failure this time is his repeated interference. Even I almost got killed by him. This guy isn't very powerful, but he's extremely cunning and shameless."

  Huashu's eyebrows slightly furrowed: "Tang family's second young master is a well-known spoiled son in Giant Elephant City, and he's also a half-baked product that everyone knows about. Are you really sure it's him?"

  "Hua Shu can interrogate these students, that bastard is Tang Yan."

  Huashu's eyebrows furrowed tighter, and he muttered: "A small martial artist can make our carefully laid plans fail repeatedly. This isn't something that can be achieved just by being 'cunning and treacherous'. This little guy is not simple; it seems we need to re-investigate the Tang family."

  "Uncle Hua, many students have already been rescued by the instructors of Giant Elephant City, and some were eaten by the monsters in the dense forest. The remaining ones are just Tang Yan and a few others. With their abilities, it's uncertain whether they can survive in this deep part of the forest. I propose..."

  "No way!" Huashu directly raised his hand to interrupt, his aged face full of determination: "You should be clear, this action was ordered from above and we were strictly forbidden from revealing our true identities. But according to what you said, that female instructor may have recognized you, which is not too serious, the most serious thing is that that little rascal stole the package again. If they join forces with Wei Hongchen and others, things will become very troublesome. Not only will we be punished, but it's also possible to alert the imperial family, thereby affecting..."

  "What's your plan, Uncle Hua?"

  "This matter is not trivial, I reckon that female instructor wouldn't dare to speak nonsense, even if it's a report, she'd have to wait until returning to Giant Elephant Academy and finding their principal. As for that little devil from the Tang family... although I'm not clear why Tang Yan liked him so much, in a situation involving the survival of the family, Tang Yan needs to make some necessary sacrifices."

  Zhou Lingluo was clever and astute, and immediately understood: "Uncle Hua means to put pressure on the Tang family and Giant Elephant Academy?"

  Here is the translation:

  "We can make three preparations: First, we continue to search for those few escaped fish in the forest. Once found, immediately kill them; Second, find a reason to bring the principal of Giant Elephant Academy and Tang Jia's old ancestor Tang Yan Shan into the Imperial Capital, cutting off the possibility of the female instructor and Tang Yan reporting back to them. Then, find an opportunity to get rid of Tang Yan and the female instructor; Third, arrange for more strong people to be sent over, and ambush Tang Qiong and Wei Hong Chen on their way back to Giant Elephant City, killing everyone and completely covering up this matter."

  The second and third options are more dangerous, requiring a detailed plan to be reported to the organization for discussion and decision. If they really feel that things are serious, they may be cautious in their treatment. Our current focus is still on the first option, doing our best to capture them, and we must solve it before Tang Qiang and others discover it.

  "I'll follow Uncle Hua's words and arrange for someone to pass on the message back to the organization. I believe they will choose to accept."

  Uncle Hua gazed at the distant mountains under the night sky: "The terrain of the Mystic Forest is undulating, with ancient trees blocking out the sky and sun. Moreover, the landforms and trees are extremely similar, making it easier to lose direction as one ventures deeper. They fled aimlessly, making it even more difficult for us to track them down."

  "I have a proposal."

  "Speak!"

  "Launch Water Curtain Tianhua with full force and expand the search range."

  Uncle Hua's eyebrows slightly furrowed, looking somewhat hesitant, but ultimately chose to accept.

  Five minutes later, the old man Hua Shu sat cross-legged in the center of the valley, Zhou Lingluo and seven other Wu Zong surrounded him ten meters away, while the remaining nineteen third-level Wu Ling were scattered fifty meters away, sitting in a specific position to form a strange array.

  "...Water Curtain Heaven Splendor..." Master Hua closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and circulated the spiritual energy in his meridians. A white mist enveloped his body, and Zhou Lingluo and others also activated their spiritual energy, forming a similar mist around them.

  The full force of twenty-seven people created a swirling white mist, like multiple vortex eyes being activated. The energy in the valley seemed to be drawn towards them, with a small portion dispersing onto the nineteen outermost martial artists, while most converged on Zhou Lingluo and six others, and thirty percent of the energy gathered entirely on Hua Shu's body.

  Energy slowly fills the body, and the crowd's urging for a fierce speed gets faster and faster. The surrounding fog begins to spread rapidly.

  After a brief calm, the spiritual energy in his body suddenly surged wildly, and everyone's face turned slightly pale, their brows furrowed as if they were enduring some kind of suffering.

  The energy of heaven and earth accelerated its convergence, crazily surging into their bodies, the scattered white mist filled the entire valley, then accelerated its spread, with a speed that was getting faster and faster. In just ten minutes, it covered an area of three kilometers in diameter, and was still expanding continuously.

  Within the range of white misty veil, every grass and tree, every rock and object, as well as the resting or preying monsters, seemed to be reflected back into the valley, clearly imprinted in the minds of Master Hua and others.

  Saw the intricate and intersecting ancient trees, saw the flowing rivers, saw the fierce beasts fighting, saw the vigilant mercenaries lurking, saw the awakening of some terrifying monsters.

  But never found the shadow I wanted.

  Huashu sent out a thought, and all the warriors in the valley fully urged their spiritual power, increasing their speed by as much as twice. The mist that lingered in the forest continued to expand its range, extending from three kilometers to four kilometers, and then towards five kilometers.

  The heaven and earth energy around the valley accelerated, rushing into everyone's body with a shocking momentum. Several powerful third-grade Wu Ling were even unable to withstand it, their seven orifices oozing out fresh blood as they looked extremely painful.

  As the fog spread, the mountain valley area became so thick with fog that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and then...

  Wow!!

  The mist condensed into droplets, forming a waterline, as if a rain curtain shrouded the entire valley.

  Water Curtain Sky Flower is now activated!

  The mist in the dense forest suddenly expanded its range by three points!

  All the white-clothed warriors were carefully sensing, carefully searching, not letting go of any grass or tree, not missing any clues. The white fog was light and traceless, and could penetrate anywhere without hindrance.

  Huh? Wait!

  Huashu's face suddenly changed, and the white fog in the east direction gathered towards a certain area. There was a black-clothed man with a paper person on his back who was brutally slaughtering several mercenaries. When the mist passed by, it was the moment when this person killed the last mercenary, and the method was extremely cruel.

  At the same moment, the pale paper man behind the man suddenly opened his eyes wide, and a sharp whistling sound wave like a ghost baby suddenly spread out, and the fog within a hundred meters around instantly evaporated.

  The lock on it fell into darkness along with everything else.

  "That is......" Hua Shu's eyebrows were furrowed like a knot, with a hint of solemnity flickering in the depths of his eyes.

  That paper man seems... alive? That's a dark aura!

  Is it him? Ren Tian Cang!! How did he come to the Great Zhou Empire, how can he appear in the Northern Wilderness Mystic Forest?