C192 The Sword Appeared the Light Appeared and the Person Died!(1)

In the Sunset Canyon, a mysterious cavern had just opened.

Three elderly men with white hair stood before the sealed light door of the cavern, relentlessly attacking it. These three were the esteemed elders of the Fallen Sun Sect, Fallen Moon Sect, and Fallen Star Sect.

When a practitioner reaches the Shape Gathering Stage, their lifespan extends to around 200 years. However, advancing to the Reality Condensing Stage doesn't grant any further longevity unless they can break through to the Essence Shaking Stage, becoming a Martial King, which would add another 300 years to their life.

Because of this, Shape Gathering Stage experts are relatively common, while those at the Reality Condensing Stage are exceedingly rare. At their age, these three elders had little time left, so they rarely ventured out, focusing instead on secluded cultivation to attempt a breakthrough to the Essence Shaking Stage. Even if they couldn't advance, they aimed to maintain their lifespan, hoping for new Reality Condensing Stage masters to emerge.

However, this time, they had no choice but to come out of seclusion. The strange events in the mysterious cavern had swept away nearly all their sect's elite disciples, even trapping the sect masters and elders inside. If anything were to happen to these people, the three sects would face a significant crisis. Even without external threats, losing their foundational strength would make it nearly impossible to produce new Reality Condensing Stage experts in the short term. After the three elders passed, the sects would no longer be able to claim their status as major sects.

The mysterious portal still shimmered, but it seemed frozen, impossible to enter. For an entire hour, the three of them had relentlessly attacked it, finally making some progress as the portal began to tremble...

Inside the city, the battle raged on! Out of over a thousand people, seventy percent wielded swords, while the rest had a mix of incomplete weaponry, making it difficult to form a fully equipped five-person team. Thus, the second round of fighting lasted only an hour before it reached its conclusion.

In the end, only four teams emerged in the square to compete. One from the Heavenly Martial Academy, another from the Fallen Sun Sect, and the last one, much like Woo Zhengyang's team, was a mixed group. However, this final team boasted the highest average skill level, with four peak martial masters and one advanced martial master, truly a top-tier lineup.

According to the Blade Man, the four peak martial masters were all external elders from the four major powers, with two being the most formidable among them. As for the advanced martial master, he was unknown. This meant that aside from the advanced martial master, all the others were elite members from the four major powers.

Faced with such a situation, Woo Zhengyang and his team were prepared to fight to the death. Yet, the turn of events caught them by surprise. The elite team, upon entering, unexpectedly targeted the Heavenly Martial Academy's team first.

The team from the Heavenly Martial Academy was strong, boasting elite inner disciples and senior members. However, against the team composed of the peak martial masters from the four major forces, they were utterly outmatched, almost crushed without resistance.

Soon after, the peak team turned their attention to the team from the Fallen Sun Sect, who also met a swift demise.

"Elder... why are you helping others..." These were the last words of an inner disciple from the Fallen Sun Sect before he fell.

Not only him, but the four members of the Blade Man team also looked on in confusion, except for Woo Zhengyang, whose expression grew more serious as the battle progressed.

"Things... are getting out of hand!" Woo Zhengyang finally spoke up.

"What's wrong, boss?"

"Their team is strong, but even if they absorbed the weapons from the other two teams, they shouldn't be a match for us, right?"

"Exactly, if a dozen martial masters charged at us, it would be tough, but with only five, we can take one down with a combined attack and handle the rest more easily!" the four murmured quietly.

Woo Zhengyang shook his head, smiling wryly. "Sometimes, numbers aren't the key; it's the tactics, just like us!"

"Us?" Hammer Man was the first to catch on, speaking in a low voice, "Boss, you don't mean they also know formations, do you?"

"That's right... and they're quite skilled. We're in real danger this time, so everyone needs to give it their all!" Woo Zhengyang advised sternly.

From the moment that elite squad appeared, Woo Zhengyang sensed something was off. Although there weren't many at the pinnacle of martial mastery, they weren't exactly rare in the bustling No Life City. It was curious that the strongest martial masters from four factions would join forces, yet include a relatively unknown advanced martial master in their ranks. Something was definitely up.

As soon as that squad made their move, Woo Zhengyang understood the situation. That advanced martial master, like himself, was an array master, and at least a master of array techniques. The elite squad revolved around him!

Woo Zhengyang, skilled in the ancient arts of array techniques and a grandmaster in his own right, knew his expertise was unmatched by that person. However, the other squad had a different advantage: four of the strongest peak martial masters from the Fallen Sun Country. In such a scenario, their combined strength was evenly matched.

Because of this balance, the elite squad didn't target Woo Zhengyang. Instead, they first eliminated two other squads.