Return to the City: The Strongest King-Chapter 1756 - 1694: Formation Unleashed (Part 2)

This Third Stage True Qi, although Chu Xianling is not very strong yet, that is only compared to the previous two stages of True Qi. In reality, its destructive power now is indeed formidable.

The White Elder staggered back several steps, then his face instantly flushed red. Next, his cheeks puffed up, and he couldn’t hold it any longer as a mouthful of blood spurted out with a "poof".

His internal organs were severely injured, and he had temporarily lost the ability to fight.

Chu Xianling couldn’t help but feel a bit frustrated; this move was also considered unexpected, yet it didn’t directly kill him on the spot. These Elders of the Dark Night Sect are indeed formidable.

Song Xiaodong faced off against that Elder, but there were no waves, just a simple obstruction, neither of them exerted their full strength.

On Sun Yiyi’s side, she had a slight advantage because she also caught the opponent completely off guard, striking that Elder by surprise. However, that Elder was extremely cunning. Realizing something was off, he immediately deflected the force and retreated. To maintain the integrity of the formation, Sun Yiyi gave up on attacking him.

But no matter what, the first collaboration of the three, in just a face-to-face encounter, had already seriously injured a master from the enemy side, which was enough to be proud of.

Chapter 1695

"These three people possess Three Meridians True Qi!"

The Elder, who was forced away by Song Xiaodong, shouted loudly to remind his side, to prevent others from getting injured due to carelessness.

Hearing this, Su Lie and Lin Feng were certainly not surprised, but they were still astonished because they had seen the fight just now from the corner of their eyes. Song Xiaodong and his two companions had injured one of the Dark Night Sect’s Elders right off the bat, which they hadn’t expected. They thought if Song Xiaodong and his group could hold their ground without losing, it would already be quite impressive.

Mis and Mark similarly saw it, and at this moment, both were shocked and furious.

Shocked at Song Xiaodong’s strength, they had investigated earlier and even scrutinized Song Xiaodong’s growth trajectory over the past two years.

Just over a year ago, Song Xiaodong was only relatively strong, not even achieving True Qi Great Perfection, and in just over a year, he now possessed Second Stage True Qi. This growth was already extremely fast, even in the Dark Night Sect, except for Qingluan, no one was this quick.

But progressing from Second Stage True Qi to Three Meridians True Qi is much harder than going from First Stage to Second Stage True Qi. Many spend their whole lives stuck at Second Stage True Qi, who knew that in such a short time, Song Xiaodong would break through to Three Meridians True Qi.

Plus Chu Xianling and Sun Yiyi, these two were not from Dragon Gate, so the Dark Night Sect’s investigation was inevitably less detailed. Who would have thought they also had Three Meridians True Qi, which completely exceeded all of Dark Night Sect’s expectations.

The most crucial point, even if the three reached this level, they shouldn’t have been able to injure a Dark Night Sect Elder so quickly, despite the ambush, but their collaboration was exceptionally skillful.

The anger stemmed from the fact that even if they had Three Meridians True Qi, their strength should still be below several other Dark Night Sect Elders, yet they managed to injure oneof them, which greatly infuriated them.

Mis, while fighting Su Lie, sternly shouted: "Even Three Meridians True Qi, you Dragon Gate hide things well indeed."

Su Lie smiled proudly, saying: "What is Three Meridians True Qi? Our Young Sect Master will definitely reach Four Meridians True Qi, just wait, Dark Night Sect."

Mis sneered: "Since you say this, do you think our Dark Night Sect will give him the chance to grow? Today, all of you will die!"

Su Lie coldly laughed: "In the current situation, do you still have any advantage?"

Mis angrily shouted: "I’ll kill you first, then you’ll know if there’s an advantage!"

The Elder initially blocking Qingluan hurried over, realizing that two Elders engaging Song Xiaodong’s trio put them at a disadvantage, so he quickly joined the fray.

For the Dark Night Sect, sending these people should have given them an absolute advantage because they had four Three Meridians True Qi experts whom Dragon Gate didn’t apprehend.

Who knew Song Xiaodong and his two companions also had Three Meridians True Qi and had already injured one, making the current situation look evenly matched, at least on paper.

The only variable left was Qingluan, but now everyone had temporarily ignored him.

Qingluan stood there with an absentminded expression, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

The battle resumed; Su Lie and Lin Feng, having been opponents for decades despite not fighting for over twenty years, the power disparity wasn’t significant, and how long it would take to decide a winner was unknown.

The remaining three Elders from Dark Night Sect were now full alert, unwilling to be caught unprepared like their companion.

Once they exerted their full force, their power was indeed terrifying, and Song Xiaodong’s trio could no longer achieve what they did before.

Song Xiaodong and the others were not anxious now, as even according to their innate strength, they were not weaker than their opponents. Even if there was a slight difference, it wasn’t significant, and it wouldn’t be easy for the opponent to win anytime soon.

Therefore, their mentality steadied, and the formation they regularly practiced now found the perfect opponent for testing.

Even though they felt the formation was powerful when practicing privately, there wasn’t any strong pressure until now.

Right from the beginning, facing such a formidable force made the trio somewhat inexperienced, instinctively relying on their abilities.

Yet, this approach hindered their performance; balancing the formation while facing the enemy restrained their potential and limited their personal strength.

The three Elders sensed the suppression and grew more confident, their attacks becoming increasingly fierce.

The pressure on Song Xiaodong’s trio intensified, affecting their emotions slightly, especially for Chu Xianling, who lacked experience against such formidable opponents.

Her movements faltered, and an opportunity arose for an Elder to strike at her back, leaving her no time to react.

Song Xiaodong noticed this and immediately rushed to intervene, attacking the Elder who aimed to harm Chu Xianling without regard for his safety, thus relieving her of danger.

Acting thus, he exposed himself to another opponent, who seized the chance to assault him.

Sun Yiyi witnessed this and abandoned her adversary to rescue Song Xiaodong.

She succeeded in saving him, yet found herself in peril.

Chu Xianling quickly regained her composure and promptly went to rescue Sun Yiyi.

The three disregarded their safety to protect each other and ultimately remained unharmed.

After overcoming this crisis, realization dawned upon Song Xiaodong’s trio, uncovering the awkwardness they felt earlier.

The reason was simple: driven by instinct, they first considered their dangers, but the true strength of a formation lies in entrusting one’s peril to allies.

This concept was clear to them for ages, yet real combat required a test of human nature.

Their recent experience brought forth genuine trust, crucial to a formation’s essence.

Exchanging glances, their spirits lifted, and Song Xiaodong laughed heartily: "Again!" launching toward an opponent.