Martial artists with unwavering faith in the martial path are generally not afraid of death.
Like the four hundred or so Half-Step Core Formation and Core Formation Realm martial artists of the Barbarian Sect, even when facing a powerful enemy like the Hidden Kill Sect, most of them showed no fear on their faces, but rather a burning fighting spirit.
"The Hidden Kill Sect actually dares to bully our Barbarian Sect, they must be fought to the death!"
"That's right! We'd rather lose our heads and shed blood than let the Barbarian Sect bow its head! Don't even think about it!"
"Isn't it just the Hidden Kill Sect? If my head falls, it'll just leave a bowl-sized scar! Am I supposed to be afraid of them?"
"The glory of the Barbarian Sect must not be violated!"
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Especially some martial artists who have lived in the Barbarian Sect since they were young, since they could remember; their feelings for the Barbarian Sect have long been integrated into their bones and blood. As long as it concerns the glory of the Barbarian Sect, they will not hesitate to defend it with their lives!
Whoever dares to violate the glory of the Barbarian Sect is the same as hitting and scolding their parents!
And now, the Hidden Kill Sect is hitting and scolding their parents...
Then there's no need to say anything, just one word—fight!
The formation barrier between the Barbarian Sect and the Hidden Kill Sect was quickly shattered.
"Gu Kongshan!" Ao Xiang sneered, "I didn't expect you to make such a choice. I am really... so happy!"
The difference in strength between the two sides was very obvious.
The Hidden Kill Sect had a full five hundred martial artists, all in the Core Formation Realm!
And the Barbarian Sect only had about a hundred people in the Core Formation Realm, and more than three hundred were only at the Half-Step Core Formation Realm.
"Gu Kongshan, I really don't know where you got the courage to make such a choice!" Ao Xiang sighed, "In this situation, do you think you have a chance of winning? You are leading the Barbarian Sect to a dead end!"
"A dead end?" Gu Kongshan shook his head slightly, "Perhaps... If you want to fight, then come! Even if our entire Barbarian Sect is destroyed, I can guarantee that your Hidden Kill Sect will definitely not have an easy time—if half of your five hundred people can return by then, that would be good!"
"You want half of our five hundred people to die? Gu Kongshan, you think too highly of yourself!"
Gu Kongshan didn't say much.
It was completely impossible to destroy the Barbarian Sect with just these people!
Gu Kongshan simply didn't want to expose his trump cards. If he was willing to expose them, these people would already be dead!
"Let's see what other tricks Xu Ming has!" Gu Kongshan thought to himself, "If it really doesn't work, then I can only expose my trump cards! Exposing them is better than direct destruction, right?"
The martial artists on the Barbarian Sect's side were all filled with fighting spirit.
"This Ao Xiang is too arrogant, he doesn't take our Barbarian Sect seriously at all! Brothers, even if we die, we must bite them hard and not weaken the prestige of our Barbarian Sect!"
"Fight! Fight them to the death!"
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"Everyone, elders! The opportunity for our Liang faction to seize power in the Barbarian Sect has arrived!"
The Liang faction has been coveting the Gu faction's control over the Barbarian Sect, not for a year or two, but for generations of Liang faction martial artists, a common expectation.
Like this generation of the Liang faction, they originally had a chance to control the Barbarian Sect, but because of Gu Kongshan's sudden emergence, he directly shattered their schemes with absolute strength.
"Grand Elder, we will listen to your arrangements!"
"Grand Elder, just tell us what to do, and I will definitely cooperate fully!"
Some Liang faction confidant elders who already knew the situation said one after another.
And those Liang faction elders who were not confidants enough and did not know in advance couldn't help but be surprised: "Elder Liang wants to join forces with the Hidden Kill Sect? They may not help us, right?"
Liang Weihe said: "We are not begging them for help, but to make a mutually beneficial transaction!"
"A mutually beneficial transaction?" Those Liang faction elders who had just learned the situation were not very clear.
"Actually, it's very simple!" Liang Weihe continued to transmit his voice among the Liang faction, "The Hidden Kill Sect has long wanted to attack our Barbarian Sect, but they are worried about too much loss and have been hesitant to do so. Later, Ao Xiang contacted me, he can join forces with us to eliminate the Gu and Zhang factions; then both sides will get what they need!"
"Get what they need? What does the Hidden Kill Sect want?"
"Ao Xiang said that their Hidden Kill Sect only wants one person—Gu Hanmo! Everything else belongs to us!"
"This..." The elders who had just learned the situation thought for a while, and then all came to the same conclusion: "This transaction can indeed be done! It is very beneficial to our Liang faction!"
"But..."
Some elders also had some doubts: "Grand Elder, aren't we suspected of betraying the sect by colluding with foreign enemies like this?"
"Betraying the sect?" Liang Weihe sneered, "That's wrong! In my opinion, our behavior is not 'betraying the sect', but 'saving the sect'!"
"Saving the sect?"
"You can imagine that Ao Tian wants to marry Gu Hanmo, but Gu Kongshan will never agree. However, with Ao Xiang's love for his son, he will definitely try every means to get Gu Hanmo for his son; in this way, the conflict between Ao Xiang and Gu Kongshan will inevitably become irreconcilable! Just like now, it has directly reached the point of swords and soldiers!" Liang Weihe analyzed, "How big is our Barbarian Sect's power, and how big is their Hidden Kill Sect's power? Fighting the Hidden Kill Sect is like hitting a stone with an egg, isn't it?—Therefore, I chose to cooperate with Ao Xiang, so that not only can we use the power of the Hidden Kill Sect to eliminate our two major competitors, the Gu and Liang factions; moreover, we have preserved the inheritance of the Barbarian Sect! You say, isn't this saving the sect?"
The Liang faction elders all nodded frequently—it seemed to make some sense, huh? In this way, not only are we not betraying the sect, but we are all meritorious officials in saving the sect!
"That's right! We are saving the sect!" Liang Weihe said righteously, "Everyone, first disperse to other people, find the right target; when I give an order later, everyone will take action together... sneak attack!"
"Okay!"
"Okay!"
More than thirty elders of the Liang faction moved their steps obscurely, and quietly found their respective targets.
Liang faction elder in the middle stage of Core Formation, "Sun-Chasing Spear" Wang Chao, quietly dragged his spear and quietly came behind Xu Ming.
"Xu Ming? A spear-wielding genius? Even more talented than my Wang Chao?" There was jealousy and dissatisfaction in Wang Chao's eyes, and his eyes gradually became gloomy and dangerous.
He hated seeing geniuses who were more talented than himself, especially a monster like Xu Ming who he couldn't even hope to reach.
"But... what's the use of being a monster?—No matter how monstrous you are, as long as the Grand Elder gives an order later, my spear will immediately stab out, hum hum, and immediately turn into a dead soul under my spear!"
The pleasure of killing a monstrous genius was making Wang Chao feel extremely happy in body and mind.
"Everyone, get ready!" Seeing that everyone was in position, Liang Weihe shouted, paused for a few breaths, "Everyone... take action!!!"
Wang Chao, who was already ready, lit up when he heard the "take action" command.
"Kill!!!"
A gloomy and fierce spear instantly went straight for his back while Xu Ming was completely unprepared.
Wang Chao's expression was twisted and ferocious: "Hehe, monstrous genius? Die! Die! Die!"
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