Chapter 525

At Mirror lake, Ma tribe breaks two of Song tribe’s defense lines in a row. Song tribe’s alliance leader Song Qing Yin counterattacks and makes Ma tribe give up a line, but Ma tribe’s enslavement master Ma Zun surrounds her in the air with his pegasus group and kills her. Song tribe army, torn by internal discord that Ma tribe stirred in secret, crumbles, and Ma tribe annexes most of the tribes. The death of Song Qing Yin, a rank five initial stage Water Fairy and one of northern plains’ few flying masters, becomes a stepping stone for Ma Zun’s fame. People faintly call him northern plains’ number one enslavement path master. ^{ch. 525}

At Meng Qiu, Nu Er Tu, who switched to the enslavement path midway, defeats the veteran Jiang Bao Ya with his leopard group and joins the five beast kings. The price is very high: Jiang Bao Ya’s counterattack inflicted disastrous damage on Nu Er Tu’s troops, whose momentum is hindered despite the annexed remnants and reparations. Jiang Bao Ya escapes. His rat group falls from over six hundred thousand to below three hundred thousand, yet over ten forces send him invitation letters. In Du Jiao, Ye Lui Sang, empowered by the Immortal Gu with formidable rank five peak stage fire path strength, dominates the region. An alliance of seven armies, each at least a hundred thousand strong and none a super tribe, pincer attacks his army and puts it in a perilous situation. ^{ch. 525}

Liu Wen Wu leads his army toward Hei tribe, having seen in Gu Guo Long’s plea for help a rare chance to pincer attack from behind. Halfway there, he hears that Gu tribe has been defeated and has submitted to Hei tribe through Tai Bai Yun Sheng. Shocked, he sees the behind-the-scenes move of Hei tribe’s Gu Immortal, who under Giant Sun’s rule may help mortals but absolutely cannot move personally. The Immortal Gu on Ye Lui Sang is likewise a pawn of Gu Immortals. Liu Wen Wu may request help from his own supporting Gu Immortal too, and he judges Tai Bai Yun Sheng much more terrifying than Wolf King Chang Shan Yin. He resolutely orders the advance to continue. ^{ch. 525}

Hei Lou Lan laughs at the news and builds defense lines on the way. Twelve days later, Hei tribe army leaves its fourth line and meets Liu tribe army face to face. In the experts’ challenge, Hao Ji Liu fights Pei Yan Fei, both at rank four upper stage. After twenty moves, both low on primeval essence, Pei Yan Fei evades a giant waterfall and stakes his killer move Golden Rainbow Strike. It bursts through only a water image, because Hao Ji Liu hid his real body in the waterfall, and Pei Yan Fei flees on swallow wings Gu. ^{ch. 525}

Pei Yan Fei returns defeated, and Mo Shi Kuang asks to fight, but Liu Wen Wu refuses. Their sworn second brother Ouyang Bi Sang, a demonic Gu Master they met at an inheritance site, steps out instead. Hao Ji Liu declines his provocation and returns to camp. Ouyang Bi Sang is a transformation path expert at rank four peak stage with rank five battle strength. He killed the enemy’s rank five alliance leader in his first battle. ^{ch. 525}

Hei Lou Lan gets a slight headache, since he lacks fierce generals beside him. With Gu tribe army taken in, Hei tribe has three rank five Gu Masters, Hei Lou Lan, Tai Bai Yun Sheng and the recently subdued Gu Guo Long. None can be sent, since the alliance leader cannot easily move, Tai Bai Yun Sheng is a healer, and a rank five against a rank four peak would break the rule of battle. Among his rank four Gu Masters, Chang Shan Yin and Tang Miao Ming are enslavement path and Hao Ji Liu has fought, leaving Pan Ping and Bian Si Xuan. Pan Ping knows his trump card alone cannot match Ouyang Bi Sang, and Hei Lou Lan asks the veiled Bian Si Xuan to fight. She coldly replies that she can only ensure she will not lose her life. Hei Lou Lan gives a hollow laugh, since despite being alliance leader he cannot force her, who has taken the poison vow, to fight to the death. ^{ch. 525}