Chapter 1177: The Crisis of Kou Tingting!

Meanwhile, in a completely different area. A good distance south of the Water School.

Several figures in blue could be seen weaving through a forest. Despite the foliage, they were traveling at quite the speed.

"Found them! Elder Qu, students from the Wood School!"

One of the female students from the Water School exclaimed.

Elder Qu nodded in acknowledgment of the report. "Yes, I see. This aura...belongs to elder Wei of their school, let's go!!"

They didn't need to be told twice. Immediately, everyone began to travel even faster through the forest.

It didn't take them long to reach the incoming reinforcements. Like them, the Wood School had its students weaving through the trees instead of the sky.

"Elder Wei!" Elder Qu called out at once to a gray-robed elder on the opposing side.

This elder he was talking to was the second elder of the Wood School, Wei Duhe. The Peak Late-stage Soul King looked relieved to see elder Qu, "Elder Qu! Our apologies for being late, how is the situation!"

"Not at all! You're the first reinforcements to arrive. Our school is still battling it out with the enemy. Please follow us back to the school, you can see the situation yourself!"

Elder Qu tried his best to explain to Wei Duhe on the situation as he knew it. He nodded his head at the students following his fellow elder, "I hadn't any idea that the Wood School would be so generous as to lend us thirteen Soul Kings. Your kindness will not be forgotten."

Elder Wei smiled. "There's no need for that, our schools are close friends, and friends should help one another in times of crisis. Master Chen wanted to come, but...as you know, the situation on the continent is rather unstable. He was fearful of something happening to the school in his absence and decided to remain behind..."

"I understand. The fact that your school is already doing this much is very hard to believe..." Elder Qu nodded. Master Chen was another Soul Emperor of the Wood School. He'd normally stay behind on the schoolgrounds to provide order and safety. Without a good reason to, the second Soul Emperor would never leave his school unguarded, especially in times of chaos as today.

The Water and Wood Schools were the weakest of the five since the both of them only had two Soul Emperors while the others had three or more. When the five schools were on the verge of war, it was the Wood School that was responsible for mediating. That school had the least grievances and saw to the mediation of many of the conflicts, such as the one between the Metal and Fire Schools.

So it was especially touching to see how much of their fighting force the Wood School gave out. Thirteen Soul Kings and the Peak Late-stage Soul King, Wei Duhe.

This was actually the reason why You Qingfeng and a few others were sent to the Soulbeast Forest. The Wood School was trying to up their strength by having them contract with soulbeasts and become Soul Kings.

Chu Yuhe wasn't a part of this fighting force since she only just became a Soul King. It'd be more dangerous to send a newly-advanced Soul King onto a dangerous battle like this.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

The closer the group got to the Water School, the louder the explosions became. It wasn't hard to tell that a war was taking place.

"There's no time to lose," Elder Qu spoke, "let's pick up the pace!"

"Yes!" Together, everyone took off toward the Water School with renewed speed.

The group didn't even make it a thousand steps away when they suddenly froze still in the midair!

A portion of the sky above them rippled several times before a group of people stepped out from a rift!

At the front of the group was an elder wearing robes dark purple in color. Eleven people stood behind him—they were all Soul Kings!

"You're...The Monster of Black Lightning! Why are you here?!" Elder Qu cried out when he saw the leading elder.

This elder was a powerful wanderer of the Clear Blue Province. It was said he failed to become a Soul Emperor over two hundred years ago and disappeared ever since then. How did he end up here?

The eleven figures behind the Monster of the Dark Lightning were also wandering soul cultivators. Some of them, elder Qu knew; those people were all soul cultivators who had a problem with the Water School...

"Why I am here?" The elder sneered, "Don't you think that is a silly question to ask?"

True. The answer was simple: Because they were comrades of the Wind Lightning School! It was easy to see why they'd be here.

"To think we'd 'fish' a big one after waiting for so long. Not a bad thing, to see some from the Wood School...oh?"

The Monster of the Black Lightning narrowed his eyes to look at everyone in the crowd.

"Is that Kou Tingting, the daughter of the Crafting School's headmaster?! Haha! What a catch!" He cackled, "Be sure to capture her alive, she'll be useful to us!!"

They were planning to kidnap someone!!

"Damn!! Be on the look out! We'll run to the school after an opening!"

Elder Qu snarled, he never thought this would happen—the Wind Lightning School had allies? Why hadn't they attacked before then!?

He had to throw that thought aside for now. If the enemy approached then they'd all be glad to resist! It was fortunate they had more allies and a Peak Late-stage Soul King like Wei Duhe with them.

But that was when the Monster of Black Lightning revealed his aura and caused elder Qu to gasp!

"A Half-emperor!!"

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"Rumble...rumble!!"

High up in the Ninth Heaven.

Bai Yunfei and Yue Kuangfeng were still fighting, but they were now in the endgame of it. The end would be noticeable to anyone. Yue Kuangfeng was already at the end of his rope...

Yue Kuangfeng had never felt this much humiliation in his two hundred years of living. Never had he, a Mid-stage Soul Emperor, suffered such death caused entirely by humiliation!

The battle within the chaos didn't even start off on the right foot. Without elemental energy to use, or faster regeneration, or even a way to properly fight in this situation, Yue Kuangfeng would definitely lose...

Without the Windcloaked Pagoda, Yue Kuangfeng would've been unable to ward off chaotic energy.

Bai Yunfei was the complete opposite of Yue Kuangfeng right now. He was calm, his energy abundant, and his moves graceful, yet fierce. Rays of chaotic energy were being thrown about Yue Kuangfeng and forcing him to constantly evade.

Yue Kuangfeng's fate was already a done deal by the time their battle in the chaos began!

"Crackle..."

It was faint, but Yue Kuangfeng heard a sound that sent a chill up his spine. Panicked, he looked down at the object near his hand and nearly let out a scream!

The Windcloaked Pagoda floating beside him...had a crack on it!