At that moment, Li Gang calmly wandered somewhere on the battlefield and found a dead Warrior. He took the dead Warrior's space ring and retrieved something from it.
It was a green-colored orb.
Master Huang glanced at the orb, and his heart wavered. "When?"
Li Gang didn't speak and tossed the orb. He instantly used his last bit of energy to invoke Blade of Brilliance and cut apart the orb.
As soon as the orb was damaged, the whole formation locking the space started shaking, and in a matter of a few seconds, it was destroyed.
Jin Long approached Li Gang and said calmly, "Come to the Jin Kingdom; you are heavily injured."
Li Gang smiled. "Sure. I will come to you soon enough!"
Saying that, he disappeared using the Space Order.
Li Gang didn't trust Jin Long. He was heavily injured and thus wouldn't leave his life in the hands of someone else.
It wasn't long before both Master Huang and Master Lei lost their breath.
Jin Long sighed as he glanced at the battlefield. Everywhere he looked, only dead bodies were present. More than five million Warriors had died on this battlefield.
He looked at the place where Li Gang disappeared and appreciated him even more. "If you had relied on me, I would have killed you and taken your treasure. It appears she was really right to choose you!"
Shi Tian came to Jin Long and didn't speak.
Jin Long asked lightly, "You think I am wrong to support the Demon King?"
Shi Tian said slowly, "As a general of Golden Crow, it is my duty to be loyal to the king. No matter what decision you take, I will support you."
Jin Long laughed. "It was not his fault. If there was fault, then it lay in the incapability of these two Rank 7 Warriors and the Shu Dynasty. The Shu Dynasty won't be able to recover from this loss within the next hundred years."
Huang and Lei had prepared the formation for ten years. When the battle between Shu and Wei initiated, they arrived with Lao Zhang and started activating the formation to lock the space of the entire battlefield from around 500 miles away. They didn't activate the formation from too close; otherwise, they would have been detected by the scouts on the battlefield.
The core of the formation was in the space ring of General Shu Pang. It was given to him by Master Lei through Lao Zhang before the battle between the two dynasties even began. Master Lei was well-versed in formations, and it took him a long time to prepare this one.
Activating the formation needed a Rank 4 Warrior activating the core and Lei activating the whole formation at the same time. It needed around three hours to activate the formation. Thus, keeping Li Gang there for at least three hours was a must for them.
Li Gang knew that his teleportation method should be known to the Shadow Sect. He had traveled to many places using Space Order in the past, and it was impossible to cover all his tracks. Li Gang had also asked for some information from the Shadow Sect before—not about Master Huang and Master Lei but about someone else. He was aware of how terrible the influence of the Shadow Sect was. He didn't believe his teleportation method was unknown to them.
He was sure that if they wished to kill him, they must use a formation to lock the space. If they used a formation, the core must be somewhere near the center. Since it was a space attribute formation, even if the core was placed in a space ring, it didn't matter. To activate the formation, the first step was to activate the core. This could be done by anyone who was at least a Rank 4 Warrior.
Li Gang noticed that Shu Pang was being overly protected throughout the battle. Even if he was a general, the entire army and all ten unit leaders were willing to do anything to protect him. It was as if Shu Pang was more important than the enemy at that moment. He was saved many times during the battle.
Li Gang had only been suspicious before, but he deliberately targeted Shu Pang. This attracted their protectors. It not only confirmed his suspicion but also created chaos around Shu Pang. Amidst the chaos, Li Gang silently replaced a few Warriors of Shu. He instructed his own Warriors to wear the clothes of Shu Warriors and infiltrate with them. He told them to steal all of Shu Pang's space rings and replace them with fake ones.
Without the core, Master Huang and Master Lei were unable to leave the formation.
Jin Long looked at the dead bodies of Master Huang and Master Lei and murmured, "They were too greedy."
Shi Tian said lightly, "From their injuries and cultivation, it appears they were former Rank 8 Warriors. They most likely escaped during the catastrophe against the Demon King. From my perspective, they spent the last few decades burning with the amber of revenge."
Jin Long smirked. "Do you really think they were here for revenge?"
Shi Tian was confused. "Weren't they?"
Jin Long said deeply, "Don't ever forget—all those high-rank Warriors are very shrewd and rational. They wouldn't waste thirty years for mere revenge. They were greedy for the treasure—the treasure that allowed the Demon King of the South to gain the battle strength of Rank 8 peak. They were greedy for the teleportation means. Even though they had unrivaled speed, this teleportation method was by no means simple. Their greed caused their demise. Revenge was just an excuse to satisfy their internal conflicts."
Shi Tian didn't speak. He murmured inwardly. 'Whether it is greed or revenge, it will always consume your humanity and your rationality before harming others. Even a Rank 8 Warrior met his demise consumed by them!'
It is normal human nature to make an excuse to hide one's horrible nature. People want to appear righteous in front of others, wearing a beautiful mask. A mask to increase their charm in society. Everyone wears two or three masks: one for society, a second for their close ones, and the third? The third to show themselves. People who hide their true selves from themselves are the worst. They cannot accept who they are and run away from reality.
Shi Tian nodded. "I never thought that someone like a Rank 8 Warrior could lose this terribly!"
Jin Long thought of something and said calmly, "If my sister is taking his side, you can't expect anything less. In fact, Li Gang always held the advantage. He was on the deceiving end. A person who deceives always holds an advantage against those who are being deceived."
He thought of the letter he received and smiled. "He even saw through the fact that I would come to watch the battle."
In fact, Li Gang was quite lucky in this battle. Initially, he had estimated that the Wei Dynasty would deploy at least one million Warriors, and he could crush them with his array formation. However, he had already expected the involvement of these two Rank 8 Warriors. He assumed they would increase the manpower on the border to give him difficulty, but he didn't expect that they would be ruthless enough to send five million Warriors.
Thus, he had made two plans to resolve any unforeseen circumstances.
First, he would find the core of the formation, destroy it, and leave the battlefield if his strategy to kill them failed. It wasn't that the Space Order was incapable of bypassing the spatial formation, but it consumed much more Spiritual Stone. Space Order was an Immortal-level artifact and was capable of bypassing any formation. However, the more hindrance there was, the higher the requirement for Spiritual Essence, and more Spiritual Stone was needed. To bypass a Rank 8 spatial formation, the Space Order needed billions of Spiritual Stone, and Li Gang didn't have that much.
Second, this was where his luck came in. He learned that Jin Huang had disappeared. He believed she had left of her own will. As much as he understood her, she wouldn't go back on her word. She had promised that Golden Crow would help hold back the Wu Dynasty. In fact, they had another deal: Golden Crow would surrender to him as long as he didn't take over the kingdom and let it operate as it wished. Her disappearance made him think about the situation. The king wouldn't listen to her empty words. Would he surrender just because she asked? This was too unrealistic. Thus, he believed she had asked the king to verify his abilities on his own.
Li Gang wasn't sure if Jin Long would come to watch the battle. It was mere speculation, and he was just lucky that his speculation turned out true. He had sent three messengers to three different spots to invite Jin Long. Those three spots were the best locations to watch the battle. He knew that if Jin Long really came, he would watch it from one of those three locations.
Thus, he invited him to the battle. Even if he didn't come, Li Gang had planned to do sufficient damage and leave using the Space Order. He had planned to find the core of the formation from the very beginning.
Somewhere in the Golden Crow Kingdom
It was the same place where Jin Huang usually hid to enjoy the beauty of nature—a beautiful lake with a hut nearby.
At this time, a young man was barely standing with support inside the hut. His entire body was bleeding, and many of his bones were crushed. It was none other than Li Gang.
His body was unable to bear the battle strength of Rank 7, and it crumbled under the tremendous pressure. A Rank 7 Warrior was on a whole other league compared to a Rank 5 Warrior.
He murmured slowly, "It's been a while since I had a good rest. Now, I can sleep peacefully."
As he moved towards the bed, he found a letter lying on it. He narrowed his eyes as he picked it up.
"There is a Rank 7 Vitality pill kept in the cabinet. Take it as my farewell gift!"
Li Gang glanced at the small cabinet beside the bed and found a small space ring. It was a space ring specifically used for storing medicinal materials. Different substances needed different environments. Thus, space rings were also specialized. He took the space ring and checked its contents. There were two Rank 7 Vitality pills, five Rank 6 Vitality pills, and fifty Rank 5 Vitality pills.
Li Gang didn't speak. He murmured inwardly, "Jin Huang!"