Chapter 776 - The Conflict of Soaring Cloud Sect (1/2)

In time, the Mutants retreated and so did the martial artists. Calm returned to the valley.

“Sect leader, should we call for backup?” asked Feng Xuanyi.

“What nonsense are you talking about? We are the Soaring Cloud Sect. You know for a fact that we are the strongest sect in China and yet you dare to ask that sort of question?” said Ye Tianshun before Ma Xuantong could react.

As the Grand Elder of the Soaring Cloud Sect, he had participated in this fight against the Mutants, right after he was being kept in prison, none other by the Level 5 master of Soaring Cloud Sect, Feng Tianqi.

“However, Grand Elder, we are severely overnumbered!” said Chen Xuanming. Although it was embarrassing at this point, it was safer to call in reinforcements.

“Silence! I blame the likes of spineless maggots such as yourself for the unbecoming of the Soaring Cloud Sect! We used to be mighty and powerful! Let them come, they are nothing but grackles in a group!” said Ye Tianshun.

“…”

Both Feng Xuanyi and Chen Xuanming kept quiet even though they wanted to bitchslap that old man. He had dared to scold the two heroes who had just gone to the frontlines and fought the overwhelming enemies by themselves. On the other hand, he was just standing with others. Staring and doing nothing else. In fact, he had not been doing any fighting! Just because it would save the face of the sect, he would risk the lives of all martial artists present then!

If all martial artists were said to have a natural inclination to be arrogant, those that were trained in large, famous sects would definitely be the greatest examples. Ye Tianshun was the epitome of being arrogant. He genuinely looked down on normal humans and even the other martial artists of the other sects. In his opinion, only the Soaring Cloud Sect practices the true form of martial arts. To have him ask for help from the other sects would be detrimental to his pride! One that he would rather die than to request for help!

“We’ll see how this battle turns out. Let’s not talk about reinforcements at the moment,” said Ma Xuantong after giving it a thought.

While others might not know about it, Ma Xuantong, the sect leader of the Soaring Cloud Sect understood what happened to Ye Tianshun. Although he was said to be imprisoned by Feng Tianqi, the truth was far from it. The man was accepted by the Level 5 master as his personal disciple! With a Level 5 master standing behind him, the man had become even more arrogant than he already was. Even Ma Xuantong was nothing but a little pea in the face of Ye Tianshun!

“Sigh… We hear and obey…” said Chen Xuanming and Feng Xuanyi. This was not the first time Ye Tianshun had tried to stir trouble. If he had not provoked Jiang Fei, the boy would not have shed blood in the Soaring Cloud Sect and brought shame to them.

If that old fart was going to do the same thing he did with Jiang Fei, Soaring Cloud Sect might be on the road to annihilation.

“Heh. I blame myself for being in Soaring Cloud Sect…” said Feng Xuanyi to himself.

“Hmph! I would have punished the two of you if we are not in a war!” said Ye Tianshun angrily. To think that mere members had dared to talk back to him was unacceptable. However, he knew that it was not the place and time for him to “enact” punishment. However, that did not mean that he would let them go. Once the war was over, he would punish them when they are back in China!

“Sir, I’m curious to know. Why did we stop the attack?” asked a powerful Mutant.

“There’s more than it meets the eye when it comes to warfare, young one. There’s no need for us to push them too soon. The game had only just begun. We do not need to sacrifice 8 of our men to kill 10 of them,” said Desir as he laughed.

The man had made such a decision, similar to the one when he decided to let the Snow Mountain Sect go. He knew that the martial artists could fight when death was knocking on their doors. Although he was sure that he could defeat the Soaring Cloud Sect, he did not want to do it in a way that many of his own brethren would perish.

Right now, all he wanted to do was to catch those martial artists off-guard. The more the better. There was no need for him to find and kill them just yet. As he said, the game had only just begun. When the naval fleet returns with fire support, the martial artists would be weakened and the Mutants could wipe them out easily without suffering many casualties. There was not even a need for them to even attack now!