With this thought in mind, Xu Linggong felt slightly relieved. A heavily injured Territory Lord was no longer a threat to them.
The intense battle lasted for a while before Xu Linggong’s expression became solemn as he sent a sound transmission, “Yang Kai, I can’t hold on much longer.”
In such a fierce battle, the Seventh Order Open Heaven couldn’t bear it at all. Although most of the pressure had been split up by Yang Kai, Xu Linggong and the other Seventh Order Vice Team Leader still had a hard time dealing with it.
At this moment, all three of them were covered in wounds, but the main point was that with the fall of the Black Ink Clan, the Ink Force on the battlefield had become denser. Xu Linggong and the Vice Team Leader were unable to resist the erosion of the Ink Force.
Faint black Qi appeared on their faces.
“Retreat, we’ll kill our way out!” Yang Kai shouted.
“Kill our way out?” Xu Linggong was shocked when he heard this. If he were to kill his way out now, all his previous efforts would be in vain.
However, he quickly understood Yang Kai’s intentions and nodded heavily, signaling to his Vice Team Leader before returning to the Battleship.
The current situation was obviously vastly different from his original plan. This was also within his expectations. No matter how meticulous his plan was, if he were to implement it, there would definitely be many unforeseen circumstances. The best way to guarantee success was to act according to the situation.
Killing his way out at this moment was undoubtedly the best course of action. As for how the situation would change, he could only leave it up to fate. If this plan couldn’t be realized, he would have no choice but to think of another way.
In the next moment, Yang Kai changed directions and led the way, the Team Grade Battleship followed behind him, cutting a bloody path through a mountain of corpses.
On top of the Black Ink Clan’s palace artifact, Black Abyss narrowed his eyes slightly, “Trying to escape? In your dreams, stop them!”
“Yes!” The Feudal Lord beside Black Abyss accepted the order and quickly passed it down.
The Black Ink Clan’s blockade immediately became tighter, and the battle became fiercer.
Black Abyss observed with rapt attention, and after a short time, the young man holding the spear showed signs of being Inked again, but this time he didn’t swallow any more Spirit Pills, instead gritting his teeth and holding on. As time passed, the Ink Force on his body seemed to become denser.
From the looks of it, this Spirit Pill seemed to be a rare treasure and the young man should only have one.
Now that he thought about it, Black Abyss’s heavy mood eased slightly. If those Spirit Pills could really be refined at will and the Human Race had a few of them, the Black Ink Clan’s future would be quite difficult.
Seeing that the Human Race’s Palace Artifact, under the leadership of the spear-wielding youth, was about to break through the encirclement, Black Abyss coldly snorted and lightly stamped his foot.
The Territory Lord’s powerful pressure immediately spread out and swept across the void, transforming into an invisible force that rushed towards the spear-wielding youth.
In the next instant, the seemingly unstoppable young man’s hand froze for a moment before he was caught off guard by a nearby Feudal Lord's sneak attack and was punched in the chest, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.
“Territory Lord!” The young man’s face was filled with shock as he looked towards the flying ship. Two pairs of eyes stared at each other, one of them extremely solemn and the other filled with disdain.
The young man looked extremely surprised, as if he hadn’t expected to encounter a Territory Lord here.
The next moment, he let out a low roar, “You guys leave, I’ll cover your retreat!”
On the Battleship, Xu Linggong’s anxious heart finally relaxed. Although the Territory Lord’s attack had only been launched from a distance, it also meant that the Black Ink Clan’s Territory Lord could no longer endure.
Now that things had come to this, their plan was halfway to success, and their mission was also considered complete. Now, it was up to Yang Kai.
Xu Linggong didn’t hesitate at all, a look of grief appearing on his face as he grit his teeth and shouted, “Let’s go!”
The Battleship glowed brightly as it pushed its defensive Spirit Array and power Spirit Array to their limits, charging forward in an unstoppable manner.
In just a short time, the defensive Spirit Array on the Battleship dimmed and collapsed. Even the power Spirit Array had been destroyed, greatly reducing the speed of the Battleship.
However, after paying such a heavy price, the Battleship still managed to escape from the Black Ink Clan’s encirclement.
Without the protection of the Spirit Array, the threat of the Human Race’s Battleship was greatly reduced, and the Fifth Order and Sixth Order was unable to resist the long erosion of the Ink Force.
The moment they broke out of the encirclement, the Battleship activated a few more offensive Spirit Arrays and sent them towards the pursuing Black Ink Clan army. Although many of them were injured or killed, it was not a big deal.
“Go!” Yang Kai roared as he clenched his teeth. A spear appeared in his hand and transformed into a sky full of spear shadows. All of the approaching Black Ink Clans were reduced to dust.
On the Battleship, Xu Linggong’s face was filled with grief and he hesitated for a moment before finally deciding to withdraw.
Yang Kai, one man and one spear, was covered in blood as he stood in the air, like a god of death, blocking the Black Ink Clan’s pursuit.
On the ship, Black Abyss narrowed his eyes slightly, “Sometimes I really don’t understand whether humans are stupid or brave.”
He had seen this kind of scene many times on the battlefield where the strong held the rear and allowed the weak to escape first, so when he saw this scene again, he wasn’t surprised at all, instead feeling that it was reasonable.
However, no matter how many times he saw it, he couldn’t understand the actions of the Human Race. The Human Race was always willing to sacrifice themselves, but didn’t they know that the value of an expert was ten times greater than that of a weakling?
“Sir, do you want to pursue that Human Race Battleship?” The Feudal Lord beside him asked.
Black Abyss glanced in the direction of the Human Race Battleship’s escape and slowly shook his head, “There’s no need. With this human here, those pieces of trash below won’t be able to break through his defences in a short time. Not to mention, this human is the most valuable one. Capturing him is enough.”
Hearing this, the Feudal Lord couldn’t help letting out a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that the Territory Lord would ask him to chase after them.
On the other side of the void, Xu Linggong’s team quickly escaped to a safe place. Looking back, they didn’t see a single Black Ink Clan member chasing after them.
The aura of the entire team was extremely weak. The intensity of the previous battle had been too great, and almost everyone had used all their strength. In fact, even now, they still couldn’t understand how a small team like theirs could last so long in front of so many Black Ink Clan troops.
They were well aware of the strength of their own team. If it were in the past, they wouldn’t even be able to last an incense stick’s worth of time before they were completely wiped out.
But now, not only had they fought with the Black Ink Clan for more than half a day, but all of them had managed to escape. Although the Battleship had been badly damaged, not many of its crew had been injured. As for the damage to the Battleship, as long as they returned to the pass, they could repair it with battle merits.
All of this was probably thanks to Yang Kai.
“Honored Master, should we ignore Yang Kai?” Qing Kui looked at Xu Linggong and asked solemnly.
Although this plan was to allow Xu Linggong’s team to participate directly, only Xu Linggong knew the specific details and purpose of this plan. Even the Seventh Order Vice Team Leader could only speculate about this plan and was not certain.
Qing Kui, on the other hand, had no idea what was going on. After all, this was a secret, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better.
So now, seeing Yang Kai stay behind to cover his retreat while his own team fled, Qing Kui’s heart was filled with unease. He wanted nothing more than to kill his way back and fight alongside Yang Kai. Even if he died on the spot, it was better than waiting here.
“What's the matter?” Xu Linggong’s expression became ugly.
Qing Kui stammered, not knowing what to say, but he suddenly said decisively, “Disciple requests permission to return and help Yang Kai!”
Qing Kui wasn’t the only one. The other members also wore similar expressions.
“Go back and die?” Xu Linggong glared at him fiercely, “You’re just a Sixth Order, what can you do even if you go? You’ll only become his burden.”
Qing Kui clenched his teeth and wanted to say more, but Su Yingxue suddenly tugged on his sleeve and whispered, “Senior Brother, don’t say anymore, have you forgotten his ability?”
Qing Kui frowned, realizing that Su Yingxue was referring to Yang Kai’s Space Ability.
With his Space Ability, he was extremely good at escaping. Even if he couldn’t defeat so many Black Ink Clans, he should still be able to escape. This was probably the biggest reason why Yang Kai had chosen to stay behind.
The Seventh Order Vice Team Leader suddenly said, “Qing Kui, don’t act on impulse. Your Honored Master and I won’t be able to hold on for much longer, we must quickly return to the pass.”
Qing Kui was shocked, only now realizing that whether it was his Honored Master or this Vice Team Leader, the black Qi on their faces was faintly discernible. This was obviously a sign that they had been corroded by the power of the Ink Force. Even though they were Seventh Order Open Heaven masters, they had fought with the Black Ink Clan for so long and were only using the strength of a small team. The two Seventh Order masters had already been contaminated by the power of the Ink Force and were now struggling to suppress it.
For the time being, there wouldn’t be any danger, but if things were to drag on for too long, once their Small Universe was completely immersed in the Ink Force, they would become a complete Black Ink Disciple.
Xu Linggong shouted in a dignified tone, “Everyone, listen up! Quickly return to the pass!”
Although all of the Open Heaven masters were somewhat unwilling to accept this, they could only accept this order.
A short while later, a huge Spirit Array appeared under everyone’s feet, and with a flash of light, one figure after another disappeared. Obviously, they had all activated the Universe Escape Law and returned to the Yin-Yang Pass.
After all the members had left, the Vice Team Leader nodded slightly towards Xu Linggong, “Team Leader, I’ll wait for you inside the pass.”
Saying so, he also activated the Universe Escape Law.
Xu Linggong nodded and watched him leave before turning back to look at the path he had come from. With a heavy sigh, he put away the tattered Battleship and used the Universe Escape Law.
On the battlefield, Yang Kai had lost the support of the Battleship, so he quickly fell into a bitter struggle and was once again surrounded by the Black Ink Clan’s army.
Although many of the Black Ink Clan’s members were terrified, under the orders of the Territory Lord, they had no choice but to brace themselves and fight. Fortunately, Yang Kai didn’t seem to be able to hold on for much longer, otherwise they really wouldn’t have the confidence to continue fighting.
About ten minutes after the Battleship left the battlefield, a piece of floating land suddenly appeared on the battlefield. This floating land was filled with pitch-black Ink Force, and as soon as it appeared in the void, the World Force condensed on it dissipated.
At the same time, Yang Kai’s aura, which was already unstable, suddenly dropped dramatically.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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