The collapse of Qianning Peak was the straw that broke the camel's back. The Hidden Modesty Court's morale collapsed and the first to flee were Fu Teng's disciples.
These Hidden Modesty Court disciples were not the core strength of the Hidden Modesty Court, nor were they the mainstays of the sect. Many of them were just a bunch of cultivators. The cruel competition had destroyed their drive and the harsh reality had worn away their spirit. They were no longer the arrogant, arrogant young calves they were when they first joined the sect.
They were now no different from the old farmers who stayed at home and faced the yellow soil every day, or the merchants who went to the market in the morning and closed their stalls in the evening.
They could not see the future, they could not see tomorrow. They could only live one day at a time. Their biggest goal was to protect what they had, then stretch out their heads to look at everything around them. If there was an advantage, they would take it. If there was trouble, they would hide. If there was danger, they would run.
The common people of the mortal world would never have imagined that the high and mighty nobles and masters of the cultivators in their imagination would forcibly turn themselves into 'commoners'.
The moment these disciples took the lead to run, it immediately created an extremely bad herd effect. When the disciples who were originally wavering saw someone take the lead to run, they immediately began to follow. As for those disciples who still had a little bit of resistance, when they saw more and more people running, their little bit of resistance and fighting spirit also dissipated, and they also joined the fleeing army.
Those disciples who wanted to turn the tide, such as Fu Teng, found out in despair that most of the disciples had already fled. The remaining disciples were unable to form the array, and did not have the time to stop the collapse of Thousand Congealing Peak.
Although the arbitrators were dumbfounded, they could only watch from the sidelines.
Because the collapse of Qianning Peak was part of Li Chengfeng's attack, as a neutral third party, they could not interfere.
If they interfered, it would mean Hidden Modesty Court's defeat. If that happened, there would be no end to it.
Fu Teng watched in despair as Thousand Condensation Peak sped up towards them. Countless rocks rained down on them like a storm. He glared at Li Chengfeng, only to see that Li Chengfeng was controlling the flowers and trees to pull his body towards the battle flag in the middle of the array.
The Three Mystic One Clear Formation was no longer able to stop him, as Mo Yu was quickly struck by a falling rock. He had just fallen to the ground when he was immediately rescued by the arbiter, who announced his defeat and elimination. Then, emergency treatment began.
Following Mo Yu's elimination, the other disciples in the array also scattered and fled in all directions. They did not dare to face Li Chengfeng at all.
This terrifying man had already scared them out of their wits. All they had to do now was muster up their courage and punch Li Chengfeng.
But no one dared to do so.
A person who could always pull out a trump card to turn the tables in a desperate situation was the scariest, because you would never know how many trump cards he had!
Even if his bag was empty, even if he was at his wit's end, Li Chengfeng's power had been established. His invincibility had been deeply imprinted in their minds. That was why they did not dare to attack Li Chengfeng, who was almost paralyzed and being dragged around by the plants.
Most of them were filled with doubt and respect, including Grand Senior Sister.
It was not difficult for Grand Senior Sister and Ouyang Xiu to destroy these thick stone pillars, but the difficult part was: if they were in Li Chengfeng's shoes, how could they destroy these pillars without making a sound when they did not have any trump cards up their sleeves?
How did he do it?
Ouyang Xiu and Grand Senior Sister looked at each other and Ouyang Xiu could not help but ask, "Grand Senior Sister …"
Grand Senior Sister did not wait for him to finish and shook her head. "I don't understand either. Maybe we can only go to the scene after the battle is over and review it."
After the battle ended, Grand Senior Sister and the rest came to the scene to investigate. Only then did they discover that the collapsed stone pillars were riddled with countless tiny holes. These tiny holes were the cause of the collapse of the stone pillars.
They also found countless tiny insect carcasses at the scene. They were no strangers to these insects, they could be found everywhere on Spiritual Mountain: Burrowing Ants!
A type of ant that could bite through rocks and corrode steel!
Only then did everyone realise that Li Chengfeng had secretly controlled the ants to climb to the key position of the stone pillar. Together, they had devoured the sturdy stone pillar!
An ant's nest could destroy a dam of a thousand miles!
They could not help but sigh. Everything in this world was extremely mysterious, they mutually reinforced and countered each other.
There was no such thing as absolute invincibility, and nothing was absolutely useless.
As long as they were used wisely, these seemingly insignificant ants could become the deciding factor in the Heavenly Court War!
As the crowd screamed and fled, rocks falling from above, Li Chengfeng was pulled by the flowers and trees towards the war flag. He moved faster and faster.
The falling rocks around him rolled. Just as some of them were about to hit him, flowers and trees immediately formed a slope above him to protect him.
Li Chengfeng gritted his teeth, enduring the intense pain as he crawled towards the victory flag. Ten metres, nine metres, eight metres, seven metres …
He got closer and closer, until he was right in front of the war flag. He stretched out his hand with all his might and tried to grab it!
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At the same time, in an inconspicuous cave on Chen Jingfeng, Qu Tongqiu, Zhao Yibai, and Qian Rui were wrestling with each other. Zhao Yibai hugged Qian Rui with all his might, biting on half of Qian Rui's ear. His head was bleeding, and his face was covered in blood. Qian Rui's head smashed into his face a few times, and his nose was broken, but Zhao Yibai still clung to Qian Rui.
Qu Tongqiu struggled to get on top of Qian Rui, throwing punches at Qian Rui. But as Qian Rui dodged, seven or eight out of ten punches missed, and one or two even hit Yibai's face, causing him to cry out and let go of Qian Rui.
Qian Rui immediately flipped over and broke free. He jumped up and wiped the blood off his nose and mouth, roaring furiously, "You two useless things, why did you stop me?!
Why?! "
Yibai clutched his nose, blood flowing endlessly between his fingers. He stood up shakily, trembling but gritted his teeth. "I'm not useless!
I'm not! "
No one was born lowly, no one would willingly fall.
When everyone else did not believe them, Li Chengfeng chose to believe them. He handed the most important flag to them for them to protect.
The most important thing was that he had also handed the two treasured swords to them. This was the greatest courage they had to fight until now!
Zhao Yibai and Qu Tongqiu grabbed the swords on their backs and pulled them out. The shining blades glowed faintly in the dark cave, as if they were small and humble, but they were shining with courage and life.
Tongqiu glanced at Zhao Yibai and the two nodded. Gritting their teeth, they shouted and swung their swords forward with all their might, just like how they usually used their sword Qi!
This was the ultimate move they had discussed beforehand. They had to use it at the most crucial moment to decide the battle!
Qian Rui jumped and immediately took out a talisman to block. However, just as he summoned an Earth Shield to protect himself, he realised that there was no reaction from their swords.
Qu Tongqiu and Zhao Yibai were stunned, looking at each other. They swung their swords again, but there was no sword Qi, not even a gust of wind!
At this moment, their faces turned ghastly pale!
Damn it!
Li Chengfeng lied to them!
This was not a magical weapon!
This was just an ordinary longsword!
Qian Rui realised this too. Laughing heartily, he pushed with both hands and the Earth Shield in front of him immediately turned into countless stones that flew towards them. Qu Tongqiu and Zhao Yibai were immediately sent flying, slamming into the wall like a sticker and slowly falling.
Qu Tongqiu and Zhao Yibai had lost all their courage and morale. They stared blankly at the swords in their hands, their hearts cold and filled with grief.
Qian Rui looked at the flag in front of him, laughed heartily, then limped towards it!
His eyes glowed, his bloodstained face filled with greed. It was as if he was not looking at a flag, but a bright future, the hope of making a name for himself!
Ten steps, nine steps, eight steps, five steps … three steps, one step!
Qian Rui reached out his trembling hand, closer and closer!
Just as Qian Rui's hand was about to grab the flag and pull it up, there was a sudden 'dong'. Even though they were deep in the cave, everyone could hear the crisp sound of a bell ringing. Then, they heard a gentle voice ringing in their ears, "The winner has been decided, Hidden Sword Court has successfully captured the flag, victory!"
This was the voice of the Spiritual Mountain Sect's Sect Master, Ma Qianli!
Qian Rui felt like he was struck by lightning. He stood rooted to the ground, unmoving.
Qu Tongqiu and Zhao Yibai were stunned for a moment, then looked at each other in disbelief. Then, they could not help but throw their heads back and laugh. Then, they burst into tears at the same time, hugging each other's heads and crying!
The battle between the insignificant figures came to an end with the Heaven Pavilion Battle.
On the other side of the Qian Ning Peak, half of the Qian Ning Peak had collapsed. Due to the angle and position of the mountain, a large portion of the mountain had fallen to the ground at a small angle, creating many gaps. This allowed the majority of the disciples who were unable to escape in time to have the space to preserve their lives.
While everyone stared blankly at the dusty battlefield that was gradually settling down, a huge green plant protruded from the countless piles of rubble. This green plant broke through the hard rocks and heavy mountains, breaking out of the earth!
They wrapped around a scarred man, lifting him up high like a hand. This man held Hidden Modesty Court's war flag high up, as if he was standing on a ruined throne. His entire body was trembling, so weak that he could barely stand straight, his voice was so hoarse that he could barely make a sound.
But when he let out a hoarse yet shocking roar, everyone was moved.
"Ah!!!!"
This roar shook everyone's hearts, this roar shook the world!
Everyone was incomparably shocked, because they had personally witnessed a battle of nine people against more than 2,000 people. It was the greatest disparity in numbers and strength in the history of the cultivation world, but in the end, it was the weaker side who kept turning the tables and finally emerged victorious!
This battle would go down in history!
This battle would shake the world!
Most importantly, everyone realized that after this battle, the exhausted Hidden Sword Court was about to face an enemy that was even more cunning and powerful than Li Xuanming, even stronger and more ferocious than Hidden Modesty Court!