Chapter 520: Chapter 208: Exposure, Hostage-taking (Combined Chapter)_2
All three Island Masters were looking at Li Mingwu, who had now shed his disguise and appeared as a wizened old man.
Moreover, the corners of his mouth were still stained with blood; clearly, in the recent explosion of Five Elents Power, although he had managed to block it, he had still been wounded.
“Li Mingwu…”
“So it was you; you’re the one behind all this.”
Bai Yi was furious as he glared at Li Mingwu.
The Island Master of True Dragon Island was no different, his gaze upon Li Mingwu filled with fury.
The Array Master from before had been invited by him, yet in the end, he had died at the hands of Li Mingwu.
Furthermore, the Array Master that Li Mingwu had been impersonating had also been his invitee.
Now, that sowhat famous Array Master had suddenly turned out to be Li Mingwu; needless to say, he must have already fallen victim to Li Mingwu’s deadly hands, especially if they recalled the previous assault outside the entrance of the cave mansion, amidst the white fog.
The Island Master of True Dragon Island instantly understood what had happened.
It wasn’t just the Island Master of True Dragon Island; Bai Yi and the Demon Lord of Myriad Demons realized it at the sa ti.
Because the number of people they brought with them to enter the Five Elents Cave Mansion this ti wasn’t large, so they were sowhat familiar with each other.
If Li Mingwu wanted to blend in, obviously, it would be best to find soone to replace, but as for when Li Mingwu infiltrated the Five Elents Cave Mansion and suddenly made a move against the Array Master
The three of them were currently unsure.
Presumably, he must have had other thods.
After all, no one knew the Five Elents Cave Mansion better than Li Mingwu.
Facing the three Island Masters, Li Mingwu rely glanced at them before a hoarse and aged voice emanated from his mouth:
“Do you really think that with just you, you can stop ?”
Having said that, Li Mingwu imdiately departed, flying in a different direction.
This direction was where Xue Yilin was located.
Seeing Li Mingwu heading towards him, Xue Yilin first panicked, then managed to use his Flying Sword to defiantly attempt a defense.
At this mont, Bai Yi’s face turned extrely ugly; he ignored the rampantly dissipating wild Five Elents Spiritual Force and rushed out, trying to intercept Li Mingwu.
At the sa ti, Bai Yi shouted:
“Li Mingwu…”
“You won’t escape today, don’t waste your energy.”
However, Li Mingwu only turned his head and let out a sneer at Bai Yi, and then in a flash appeared behind Xue Yilin.
At that mont, Xue Yilin’s Flying Sword struck empty air, and Li Mingwu abruptly appeared at his side, grabbing him.
Xue Yilin, now as pale as a ghost, cried out desperately to Bai Yi:
“Island Master, save …”
Seeing this, Bai Yi’s brows furrowed even more as he directly confronted Li Mingwu:
“Let Xue Yilin go…”
“You’re cornered now, resistance is futile; you might as well surrender.”
However,
Li Mingwu paid no heed to Bai Yi and, seizing Xue Yilin, attempted to flash away and escape.
anwhile, Bai Yi and the other two Island Masters gave chase, conjuring their magical treasures, trying to stop Li Mingwu for fear that he would flee.
Watching the battle comnce, the remaining two Nascent Soul Cultivators kept their distance, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Lin Jing did the sa, naturally dragging his ‘injured’ body to one side.
This battle wasn’t sothing they could participate in; even a re brush could be life-threatening.
…
…
The combatants, on one side, were Li Mingwu at the Nascent Soul Peak.
On the other side were the three Island Masters of Divinity Transformation Stage.
If we’re being honest, the three Island Masters combined were not weaker than Li Mingwu, especially since Li Mingwu was severely injured.
Together, they should have already captured him.
However, this place was too special; the slightest mishap could trigger the local Formation, and they did not dare to exercise their full power.
Moreover, Li Mingwu had a ‘hostage’ in hand, which made them even more cautious, not daring to unleash their full strength.
Li Mingwu was likewise restrained, perhaps also cautious, not daring to go all out.
Thus, both sides repeatedly clashed with their spells, with neither suffering substantial losses.
Lin Jing watched the battle and Xue Yilin, who was held hostage by Li Mingwu, and hesitated.
Lin Jing wondered whether or not to expose the relationship between Li Mingwu and Xue Yilin.
The current hostage situation was probably a play orchestrated by Li Mingwu and Xue Yilin
Looking at the situation, the fact that Xue Yilin was actually Ling Yi might be unknown to the three great Island Masters.
Only Lin Jing knew.
Although Lin Jing knew, it was not appropriate for him to alert the three Island Masters.
Because the matter was too confidential, if Lin Jing rashly spoke out, he would likely imdiately raise the alarm for Li Mingwu, which could lead to dire consequences for himself.
Furthermore, while he knew, the source of this information was not sothing he could easily explain.
Therefore, Lin Jing remained silent.
Besides, he had already done his utmost by devising a plan that caused Li Mingwu to reveal himself.
The rest was up to the three great Island Masters.
Indeed, Lin Jing had played a role in Li Mingwu’s exposure.
Or rather, it was a deliberate calculation by Lin Jing.
Previously, after learning of Li Mingwu’s collusion with Xue Yilin, aiming to acquire the healing Elixir dicine and the Five Elents Command Token,
Lin Jing began to think of a strategy.
It wasn’t until after coming out from the Water Hall of the Five Elents that Lin Jing, seeing the surging Five Elents Power within the Wood Hall Formation, had a mont of inspiration and ca up with a plan.
That was to use the outburst of the Five Elents Power within the formation to force Li Mingwu into a position where he had no choice but to reveal himself.
And moreover,
To extricate himself from suspicion, Lin Jing even involved Bai Yi, allowing the final burst of the Five Elents Power to be controlled by Bai Yi.
As for himself, he pretended to be injured and unable to continue, flying backwards.
Of course,
Faking his condition in front of them was hardly feasible, and while Lin Jing was indeed injured, it was not as serious as it appeared.
Lin Jing, using the Immortal Five Elents Technique, directed the Five Elents Power to explode towards Li Mingwu’s location.
Bai Yi saw the opportunity and pushed the violent Five Elents Power towards Li Mingwu, forcing him to reveal himself and thus creating the current situation.
…
While the two sides were in a stalemate, the entire Five Elents Cave Mansion began to undergo another strange change. A thick, smoke-like blue mist rose from all around the cave mansion, pouring towards the palace.
This fog rose after the Wood Hall had been broken.
Seeing the rise of the blue mist, all three Island Masters were pleased.
Because with the fog, it ant Li Mingwu could not escape. Even if Li Mingwu had obtained sothing from the Water Hall, he would not be able to take it out. In the end, it would fall into their hands.
At this mont, Bai Yi spoke to Li Mingwu:
“Li Mingwu…”
“Stop your futile resistance, you can’t escape.”
Li Mingwu, upon seeing the blue mist, also frowned slightly. Then, as if venting his frustration, he suddenly grabbed Xue Yilin and slapped him hard, sending Xue Yilin flying.
Mid-air, Xue Yilin spat out a mouthful of blood and then flew straight toward one of the blue Formation Eyes.
As Xue Yilin was sent flying, Bai Yi quickly looked over and saw that Xue Yilin did not swell up like the cultivator before had.
Aside from being injured and sowhat weakened, there was nothing else amiss with him.
Bai Yi imdiately felt relieved and then looked back to Li Mingwu.
After throwing Xue Yilin aside, Li Mingwu, like a cornered beast, gathered his Cultivation, causing his aura to swell dramatically, and then commanded his Magical Treasure to charge towards the three Island Masters.
The three Island Masters were instantly on high alert, too preoccupied to concern themselves with anything else, closely watching Li Mingwu who was about to charge at them.
The other two Nascent Soul Cultivators did the sa, focusing intently on the combatants, with nobody noticing Xue Yilin, who had just been sent flying.
…
Only Lin Jing was always watching Xue Yilin’s movents.
And after being sent flying, Xue Yilin landed precisely within the blue-glowing Formation Eye.
Falling into the formation, Xue Yilin stood up within the Formation Eye and took out a Token from his person, then began to quickly recite an incantation.
This Token was the very Five Elents Water Command that had been obtained earlier in the Water Hall. Seeing Xue Yilin produce the Five Elents Water Command, Lin Jing knew this was bad.
Considering the rule where water nurtures wood, the Five Elents Water Command was the key ‘key’ for early entry into the Wood Hall.
It seems…
They had long planned to use this Five Elents Water Command to gain early access to the Wood Hall.
If they managed to enter the Wood Hall early, then given Li Mingwu’s familiarity with the Five Elents Cave Mansion, it was very likely that they would manage to escape.
If Li Mingwu escaped, that would add too many unforeseen complications and even Lin Jing himself ran the risk of having his identity exposed.
At this point, Lin Jing could no longer stand by idly.
So, Lin Jing made his move…
But…
Just as Lin Jing was about to speak out to warn him, Li Mingwu suddenly burst into laughter:
“Hahaha…”
“You fools have all fallen into the trap…”
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