NOVPUB"I still think I should follow you. Even if it’s an encirclement and relief strategy, our military strength isn’t something he can easily overcome. Let’s see how the situation in Lujiang unfolds first!" Chen Xi shook his head, declining Gan Ning’s proposal. Following Gan Ning wasn’t dangerous, and it was clear that Gan Luo had been released by Gan Ning, concerned that the Lu Family wouldn’t be able to make contact if Lujiang City fell.
Gan Ning thought for a moment and then said nothing more, directly activating his Cloud Qi and leading his team with Chen Xi towards Lujiang.
Pang Tong, who was tasked with extinguishing the Lu Family, calling back the rear army, and preparing to enter Lujiang City, suddenly looked up and exclaimed, "Not good!"
"Indeed, it’s quite an ominous sign that two of them have come. Go quickly and inform Bofu and the others. I’ll order the dismantling of the rear camp and set up a defensive formation right here. Cloud Qi is really troublesome. Normally, my Spiritual Talent should cover tens of miles without even being active. I didn’t expect to perceive them only when they got this close," Zhou Yu furrowed his brows and said to the messenger, "Shiyuan, did you sense it too?"
"Do you have a range-type Spiritual Talent as well?" Pang Tong asked with a frown. He had always believed that he was unique; after all, whenever he activated his Spiritual Talent, he could sense anyone nearby with Spiritual Talent or special abilities, which was very effective for finding top talents.
"Yes, haven’t I mentioned it? Except for you, I noticed everyone else’s Spiritual Talent the first time. I wasn’t aware of yours," Zhou Yu replied, calm and composed as he removed the sword hanging in the tent and strapped it to his waist. "I wonder how things are going with what I tasked Kuntao to do. Looks like we can’t avoid a battle with Liu Bei’s Army now."
"When did you ever mention that?" muttered Pang Tong, and he hurried after Zhou Yu, "My Spiritual Talent can perfectly conceal itself, making it undetectable to others. But that’s only possible when I’m calm and collected. Like later, when I got agitated during our debate, I couldn’t maintain the concealment."
"I’m curious to see who can keep their calm during war," Zhou Yu scoffed, stepping out of the tent. The sky, which had been clear and sunny, was now gathering clouds, slowly darkening.
"Summoning Wind and Rain, huh? Haven’t used that in a long time," Chen Xi said with a smile. "It feels much easier and more controllable now. But it’s a pity I don’t have Zijing’s cold aura. If I did, I could reverse the celestial phenomenon straight away, turning rain to snow in the peak of summer, wounding the enemy before the battle has begun."
"Gongjin, go and construct the Military Formation, organize the flow of Cloud Qi in the troops. Hurry and get the formation up. I’ll handle him, this mere Spell of Summoning Wind and Rain." With a step forward, Pang Tong faced the sandy wind blowing towards him, narrowing his eyes.
"Leave it to me. The original weather was clear. It’ll be much easier for me to disperse it than for them to change it," Zhou Yu nodded and dashed towards the Rear Camp. He needed to quickly set up the Military Formation to prevent Liu Bei’s Army from finding an opening.
As he spoke, Pang Tong started his action, swiftly slicing the clouds in the sky to pieces, allowing sunshine to pour through the gaps. Meanwhile, Zhou Yu had already begun using his spiritual power to assist the disordered army of Sun Ce in forming a Military Formation, raising Cloud Qi.
"To think that someone has torn it apart, Hengheng. Let me show you how formidable I am," Chen Xi laughed, hands moving non-stop, vigorously drawing rain clouds from elsewhere. He understood that the person he was contending with was definitely an expert and most likely Zhou Yu, for the technique was too slick.
"I..." Pang Tong’s already unsightly face grew even uglier. It horrified him that someone could push the rain clouds against the celestial phenomenon and suppress his actions that followed it. "I’ll cut down your intelligence first!"
A wave of spiritual power swept past, but it didn’t affect Chen Xi at all. However, Chen Xi clearly understood that this was a type of negative Spiritual Talent.
"Just cut off one!" Pang Tong’s face became even uglier, and aside from feeling somewhat stronger in body, his thinking had surprisingly not changed at all, "They resisted my Spiritual Talent, that’s impossible!"
Whether possible or not, Chen Xi had already succeeded in generating massive amounts of rain clouds during the time Pang Tong stubbornly resisted and had pulled them together. He was confident that this time, it would be enough to flood Lujiang City into a marshland. It must be said that the air in Jiangnan really did contain an abundance of water.
"Turn into a marshland for me!" Chen Xi laughed heartily as he brought his hands together, and suddenly, with a muffled sound of thunder, the dark clouds became even darker, with thunder dragons roaming the entire sky. Without waiting for any further actions from Pang Tong and Zhou Yu, that patch of sky, like the myth of the Milky Way pouring backwards, unleashed torrential rain directly onto them!
Gan Ning’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. With his excellent vision, he could see clearly that it was no longer drops of rain but almost a continuous sheet. With such heavy rain, it would take at most one quarter hour to cause a flood disaster!
"Damn it!" Ignoring the torrential downpour, Pang Tong looked up and fiercely unleashed his spiritual power, tearing open a huge hole in the clouds.
However, the next moment Chen Xi reacted, and like a mighty force attacking, he forcibly, bit by bit, closed the gap, and with the closing of that gap a muffled thunderclap sounded.
The moment the rain clouds closed, Pang Tong knew trouble was brewing. He immediately retreated but lamentably was still a step too late. The muffled thunderclap that resounded left Pang Tong seeing stars, his throat sweet with blood, unable to stand steadily, he plunged straight into the mud.
"Shiyuan!" Sun Ce, who had just arrived, used his Inner Qi to fend off the heavy rain and supported Pang Tong, asking worriedly.
"I’m fine, tell Gongjin that the enemy’s spiritual power is extremely terrifying, with one using the pen and the other the sword. It’s hard to believe, but the civil officer is probably Chen Zichuan!" Pang Tong said with a wry smile, "If I had known their Spiritual Capacity was so vast, I would definitely not have competed in spiritual power. They might even be able to cast some purely spiritual spells. Bofu, you best not get close to him."
"Glad you’re okay. Watch me take revenge for you." Sun Ce extended his hand and dried off Pang Tong’s clothes, grabbing him with one hand and rushing straight to the front where Zhou Yu’s formation was rising with Cloud Qi.
"Taking down Zhou Yu, let’s see you hold out with your spiritual power now. Even if you can dodge quickly, it will still shake you up enough to prevent a quick recovery." Chen Xi laughed loudly, "Lujiang City has fallen, we arrived late, but from the sensation just now, Sun Ce’s Army has just taken Lujiang. Let’s speed up and take them by surprise before they can react, hitting them from behind!"
"Alright!" Gan Ning’s spirits soared, "Now that Lujiang City has fallen, let’s not speak of anything else and just consider it revenge for the Lu family."
Taking a deep breath, Gan Ning desperately manipulated the Cloud Qi, knowing with his vision that ahead had already become a marshland. Under such conditions, it was definitely not advisable to engage in combat deep inside; therefore, the best choice was to center himself and draw on the Cloud Qi of the entire army, in place of engaging the entire enemy force.
"I’m in too!" Chen Xi, seeing the Cloud Qi flowing around Gan Ning as the center, instantly understood the situation and immediately mobilized his own spiritual power to connect with the Cloud Qi, enabling it to flow faster and more smoothly. (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
