Just as all the carriages of the Heaven Dou Empire's participating team entered the narrowest and most treacherous section of the Gourd Mouth Canyon, a sudden change occurred!
"Boom!!!"
"Crack!!!"
Only huge rumbling and rock-shattering sounds could be heard from the top of the cliff!
Immediately after, countless rocks, some as large as millstones and even larger, as if freed from their restraints, were frantically pushed and rolled down from the towering cliffs on both sides!
These massive boulders, carrying immense force like meteorites falling from the sky, let out heart-pounding roars as they plummeted towards the long convoy at the bottom of the canyon!
"Not good! Enemy attack! Everyone, be on alert!" Seeing this, the captain of the Royal Knights reacted extremely quickly, immediately letting out a thunderous roar.
Upon hearing this, the well-trained soldiers of the Royal Knights reacted instantly!
Though startled, they did not panic. Almost instinctively, they uniformly raised their heavy shields above their heads, infusing them with Soul Power, causing a faint glow to emanate from the shields' surfaces!
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!!"
The next moment, the giant rocks and shields collided with a series of violent impacts.
Like a dense drumbeat, it echoed madly through the canyon!
Immediately, shattered rocks flew and dust filled the entire canyon!
The immense impact force from above left some weaker knights with numb arms, and some were even knocked to the ground, shield and all. However, the overall defensive formation managed to hold up in the first instance, buying precious reaction time for the carriages and Soul Master students below.
However, this was just the beginning!
Boom!!!
The last wave of giant rocks rolled down with dust, piling heavily at the entrance and exit of the canyon, completely sealing off the roads ahead and behind, turning this thousand-person strong team into trapped beasts.
A moment later, above the canyon, the pervasive dust gradually dispersed.
Hundreds of masked figures in black stood densely packed on the towering cliff tops on both sides! Like bats of the dark night, they stood there silently, their cold eyes peering through their masks, looking down at the chaotic convoy below.
"Not good! Protect the participating students! Form up!" Seeing this scene, the captain of the Royal Knights' face instantly changed. He roared with all his might, his voice filled with a hint of despair.
The number of enemies before him far exceeded his expectations; they were clearly not ordinary bandits!
However, his order had barely left his lips.
At the top of the cliff, the masked figure in black who seemed to be the leader, with the most profound and terrifying Aura, simply waved his hand lightly and casually, and coldly shouted:
"Kill—!"
As his words fell.
Immediately, dozens of figures in black transformed into blurred shadows, accompanied by sharp whistling sounds, leaping directly from the cliff. Some used protruding rocks to make a few leaps, then, like ghosts, they fiercely charged into the defensive formation of the Royal Knights!
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The sounds of Soul Power colliding, weapons clashing, and screams instantly erupted into a cacophony!
The battle broke out in an instant and immediately entered a white-hot stage!
The soldiers of the Royal Knights were indeed well-trained, and there were many Soul Masters among them with considerable individual strength, but they were facing attackers who were clearly superior in strength and had been premeditated!
These black-clad Soul Masters cooperated tacitly, their Martial Soul Abilities were vicious and tricky. Often, two or three of them grouped together could easily tear through the Royal Knights' defense. Wherever they passed, people and horses were overturned, and blood splattered!
The Royal Knights' defense was being compressed and cut at a visible rate!
They resisted desperately, yet they still found it difficult to stop these wolf-like figures in black from charging towards the carriages carrying the elites of various academies in the rear!
At the same time.
On the other side of the canyon, the group of black-clad Soul Masters, who had appeared earliest and were faintly shrouded in electric light, were also caught off guard by this sudden appearance of another group of attackers, and all of them froze.
"Vice Clan Chief, what... what's going on?"
One of the men in black couldn't help but whisper to the old man beside him, respectfully addressed as Vice Clan Chief, his voice filled with confusion.
"Didn't we say we'd wait for Tang Hao to make his move first, and after everything was in chaos below, we'd act in the confusion? Why... why are there others?"
As he spoke, he looked at the black-clad figures below with their varied Martial Souls and fierce attacks, guessing, "These people... could they be from the Clear Sky Sect? Here to meet Tang Hao?"
"You fool!" Hearing this, the masked old man's face turned somewhat ugly. He reprimanded in a low voice, his tone carrying a hint of annoyance, saying,
"Open your eyes and see clearly! The Martial Souls of those people below are diverse and their attributes are chaotic. Where is there even a hint of the Clear Sky Hammer's ultimate strength and ferocity? How could they be from the Clear Sky Sect?!"
The reprimanded man in black shrank his neck, not daring to guess anymore.
The masked old man's gaze swept gloomily across the chaotic battlefield below, a deep glint flashing in his eyes. To be able to mobilize so many Soul Masters at once and organize such a brazen attack targeting the Empire's participating team, the force behind it...
"To have such a grand scheme and audacity... it seems it should be Spirit Hall!" Slowly exhaling a turbid breath, the masked old man's voice carried a hint of solemnity as he spoke.
"Spirit Hall?!" Hearing this, the man in black beside him couldn't help but gasp, clearly shocked by the answer.
"Then... Vice Clan Chief, should we make our move now? The target is in the carriage below."
Hearing this, the masked old man's eyes gleamed as he quickly weighed the situation, then shook his head, rejecting the suggestion to act immediately, and said indifferently:
"Don't rush! Tianxing Academy has the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo guarding it."
"Although I, along with several other Elders, am confident in holding him back, with the sudden appearance of Spirit Hall, the situation has become even more complicated."
"Since that's the case, then... wait!"
"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. Let Spirit Hall engage with Dugu Bo first, let them consume each other, and once this water is thoroughly muddied, we... will make our move!"
Their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's goal was to be the most patient oriole!
...Meanwhile, in the canyon battlefield below.
After the Spirit Hall's black-clad Soul Masters quickly broke through the Royal Knights' defense, their objective was very clear. Most of them, like sharks smelling blood, charged directly towards the Tianxing Academy's carriage, clearly premeditated.
"Kid, it seems these people are coming for you!" Looking at the black-clad Soul Masters surging like a tide, Dugu Bo, who was guarding the Tianxing Academy's carriage, slightly changed his expression and turned his head to Tang Chuan, who remained calm.
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