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Chapter 255: Sneak Attack
🕑 Added 2025-06-25 20:37:47 +0000 UTCAll Novels || Martial God
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Hengshan Mountain, an reclusive sect that has been passed down for thousands of years, has, during this period, gathered all its outer peak disciples into the five peaks led by the Main Peak.
Not only that, the number of Innate experts gathered on Hengshan Mountain has now reached a total of ten. In terms of numbers alone, it is no longer inferior to Kairong Country's Masters Hall.
However, even with so many Innate experts gathered together, everyone's hearts were heavy.
Facing the Wolf Totem Clan, whose depths were unknown, no one could claim to have certain victory.
If Innate experts felt this way, ordinary disciples were naturally even more nervous. But as Hengshan Mountain disciples, their home and their roots were here; no matter what, they had no retreat.
In front of the Main Peak was a straight path leading to Hengshan Mountain. Only by passing through here could one ascend the five most important peaks along the flattest route.
Originally, there were only two guards stationed here, but during this period, a full ten people had been assigned, including a peak expert at the Tenth Level of Inner Strength.
At this moment, the guards at the entrance were not as lazy and undisciplined as before. Instead, they were fully focused, as if the slightest rustle or movement could startle them into action.
This was a tense atmosphere that had gradually intensified with the passage of time and the increasing number of Innate experts on the mountain.
Until the alert was lifted, no one could ease this tension.
Suddenly, one of the guards in the pavilion shouted loudly, "Someone's coming!"
His voice was like a catalyst, making all ten people here tense up.
The leader here was Liu Chengyang, a disciple of Wind-Fire Peak's Lian Yi. He sternly said, "What's all the shouting about?"
The disciple responsible for observation spoke hoarsely, "Uncle-master, over a hundred people are approaching, and they are... the Totem clan."
A few months ago, most people might not have known the origin of the Totem clan. After all, they hadn't provoked the entire Northwest Countries for over a hundred years.
Their glorious achievements and powerful strength were only known among a few, and most people were unaware.
Even He Yiming, this newly promoted Innate expert, would not have known if he hadn't been inadvertently involved.
However, during this period, especially after Yishibao's sneak attack, the history of the Totem clan was thoroughly uncovered and became the most frequently used term on Hengshan Mountain.
So upon hearing this, Liu Chengyang's expression immediately changed. He sprinted to the high point in the pavilion specifically used for observing distant situations.
His gaze swept across the front, and his eyes immediately became extremely sharp.
At the foot of the mountain, indeed over a hundred people had arrived. Their only common characteristic was that each of them had facial markings.
This custom was unique to the Northwest; only these people from the deep mountains, the Totem clan, had such a habit.
He waved his hand and said without hesitation, "Sound the horn."
A long, clear horn blast emanated from the pavilion. This horn blast was not just one, but three long and two short, accompanied by a special pitch, conveying their message.
Almost at the exact moment the horn blast ceased, the same horn blast came from the mountain. However, this time, after the horn blast paused slightly, everyone saw several figures, swift as flying birds, descending from various peaks.
Liu Chengyang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since the elders from all the peaks had arrived, he put his mind at ease.
In just a moment, all ten Innate experts, including He Yiming, had arrived at the greeting pavilion at the mountain pass. And only then did the Totem clansmen with facial markings gradually approach the pavilion.
He Yiming and the others' eyesight was naturally far superior to Liu Chengyang's. With just a glance, they had already discerned some clues from those people.
Their expressions slowly became solemn. The opponent's strength was far beyond their expectations.
On Hengshan Mountain, the simultaneous appearance of ten Innate experts was already an extremely rare occurrence. However, the opponent had clearly displayed ten experts who had reached the Innate Realm.
He Yiming's gaze shifted, and his ears twitched slightly, as if he had discovered something. Not just him, but even Shui Xuanjin's ears trembled slightly.
No one noticed that Old Man Shui Xuanjin's ears had now shrunk to be almost indistinguishable from a normal person's.
This was a phenomenon after the Clairaudient Ear miraculous skill had reached its peak. However, under He Yiming's dazzling brilliance, no one paid attention to him.
Medicine Daoist asked in a low voice, "Elder He, what did you discover?"
He Yiming shook his head slightly, saying, "I seem to have heard a strange sound, but I can't grasp it for a moment." His face was solemn as he continued, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be hidden forces behind these people."
The many Innate experts exchanged glances, and couldn't help but feel a little shocked. But now that it had come to this, they showed no signs of cowardice.
Over a hundred members of the Totem clan came up the mountain this time. When they reached a short distance outside the pavilion, more than ninety of them stopped. The ones who truly stepped forward were ten strange individuals with varied expressions, old and young, male and female.
They all wore peculiar clothing, combined with the facial markings on their faces and the respectful attitude of the crowd behind them, immediately revealing their identities.
He Yiming laughed heartily and said, "Yishibao, I didn't expect you to return so quickly. But unfortunately, Hengshan Mountain doesn't welcome guests like you."
Yishibao's eyes flickered fiercely. He coldly said, "Enough nonsense, where is our Spirit Wolf?"
"Spirit Wolf?" He Yiming's smile immediately faded. He said, "If you're referring to that black wolf that ate our Hengshan Mountain disciples, then I can tell you, it has been skinned, dismembered, cooked, and eaten by us."
The ten Totem Emissaries were simultaneously moved. A powerful aura immediately surged from their bodies. And what was even more startling was that this aura actually showed a tendency to merge.
Among the many Innate experts in the Northwest, unless they belonged to the same sect and had deep friendships, the other Innate experts would not merge their inherent aura with their companions. This not only involved issues of mutual trust but also matters of reciprocal influence and restraint between cultivation methods.
So upon sensing the ten Totem Emissaries' auras slowly merging, everyone's expressions changed somewhat.
Several of the Innate experts from major sects even recalled the descriptions of the Totem clan in ancient texts.
Their Totem Emissaries, in group battles, possessed special methods to gather individual strength and unleash power where one plus one was greater than two.
Xu Chengchang's expression did not change, but his voice suddenly reached everyone's ears: "Everyone be careful. The more Totem Emissaries there are, the greater the power they can unleash. We cannot engage them in a group battle. We must either find a way to fight them individually, or firmly defend a narrow section of terrain, and not allow ourselves to be surrounded."
Medicine Daoist, without a word, immediately turned and whispered a few sentences to Liu Chengyang.
Although Liu Chengyang was Lian Yi's disciple, at this moment, he had no choice but to absolutely obey the orders of all the Innate experts present.
So, he turned, waved his hand, and ten disciples immediately followed him, quickly leaving towards the rear. In just a moment, they had vanished from everyone's sight.
As for the departure of these disciples, let alone the Totem clan who paid no attention, even Cheng Fu and the others did not care.
Yishibao's eyes gleamed with savagery, and he said fiercely, "You dared to eat the great Spirit Wolf? You out-mountain people deserve to die a horrible death..."
He Yiming burst into laughter and said, "Since your Spirit Wolf can eat people, then why can't humans, as the spirits of all things, eat your Spirit Wolf?"
As he spoke, the frequency of his ears vibrating increased.
When the Clairaudient Ear miraculous skill was pushed to its extreme, every rustle and movement within a radius of several miles seemed to be within his grasp.
Suddenly, his eyes brightened, subtly catching a faint sound. He infused his legs with Qi and roared, "Get out here!"
As he spoke, his feet also moved. One foot was firmly planted on the ground, like an old tree's roots, deeply embedded in the soil and rock, while the other foot shot out like lightning.
On the mountain path, there were naturally many loose stones, including some the size of a fist. He Yiming's kick landed precisely on one such stone.
Instantly, the stone flew up like lightning, imbued with an incredibly powerful force, and shot towards the dozens of Totem clansmen behind the ten individuals.
He Yiming's move was extremely fast and sudden.
No one expected him to suddenly attack while speaking calmly. This stone immediately soared over the heads of the ten individuals, and not a single person had time to intercept it.
Shui Xuanjin and the others behind He Yiming were baffled, not understanding why He Yiming would pick on these ordinary Totem clansmen. This seemed too undignified.
Only Shui Xuanjin's ears twitched slightly, his gaze fixed intently on one of the individuals.
Indeed, just as most people had this thought, they saw a person suddenly step out from among the crowd. Although this person was tall, there was nothing extraordinary about them when mixed in with the crowd. But as soon as they stepped out like this, they immediately commanded a respectful glance.
He stretched out a hand, as if it had been suspended in mid-air for millions of years, and forcefully caught the stone He Yiming had kicked out.
Then, a pile of debris fell from his hand.
If this stone could have remained intact after the collision of two great experts' True Qi, that would have been truly bizarre.
Shui Xuanjin and the others secretly felt ashamed, realizing that so many of them, despite their age, had all been mistaken.
Fortunately, He Yiming was alert; otherwise, they would never have suspected that such a significant figure was hidden among the Acquired Stage experts trailing behind them.
After this person stepped out, he gave He Yiming a deep look, then strode forward rapidly.
As he advanced, the original ten Totem Emissaries immediately separated, allowing him to pass through the middle path and reach the very front.
At this point, everyone's expressions became somewhat solemn; this newcomer was indeed the leader of the Totem Emissaries.
"My name is Suo Ge, Totem Ambassador of the Wolf Totem Clan. How did you discover me?" he asked straightforwardly.
He Yiming smiled faintly and said, "Too many of you entered the mountains."
Suo Ge frowned, evidently failing to understand the connection between too many people entering the mountains and his hiding.
Xu Chengchang suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Elder He is right. Don't you know that whether this mountain expedition succeeds depends on Innate experts? If so, why did these people follow? Do they intend to get involved in our battle and die in vain?"
Only then did everyone realize. If it weren't to allow Suo Ge to hide among the crowd, why would these Acquired Stage warriors of the Wolf Totem Clan enter the deep mountains? If they were expected to intervene in an Innate battle, then the Totem clan's ambassadors would truly be a bunch of idiots.
Suo Ge gave a wry smile and said, "So that's it, I've learned something."
He Yiming inwardly felt lucky. How could he have seen through it? He had overheard it by chance.
If his Clairaudient Ear miraculous skill hadn't reached its peak, and if the Spirit Wolf's death hadn't made Suo Ge's heart beat faster, allowing He Yiming's ears to catch the sound of his True Qi flowing, he would have been completely fooled.
Medicine Daoist suddenly stepped forward, took something from his arms, and it was precisely the Totem they had found in the treasure vault.
With a flick of his hand, he threw the Totem over.
Suo Ge reached out and smoothly caught the Totem.
A trace of relief appeared on his face. Although he didn't know the other party's intentions, having the Totem in hand was always a good thing.
"Ambassador Suo Ge, although the Totem appeared within our Hengshan Mountain lineage, I can assure you that we knew nothing about this matter, and the one who stole the Totem from your esteemed clan was absolutely not our Hengshan Mountain Supreme Elder," Medicine Daoist said solemnly.
Suo Ge was slightly startled. He carefully folded the Totem and placed it in his embrace, then said, "Thank you, esteemed sir, for returning our clan's Totem. However, regarding what you just said, do you truly believe we can believe it?"
Medicine Daoist gave a bitter smile and said no more.
Since both sides had reached this point, saying more was futile. However, no one objected to Medicine Daoist's action of returning the Totem.
After all, this item was like a hot potato; no matter whose hands it fell into, the first thought would probably be to return it to its rightful owner.
Because anyone would know that if this item existed in the hands of others, it would incur the full force of the Wolf Totem Clan's attack.
Let alone the Hengshan Mountain lineage, even the Heavenly Lake Mountain, the top sect in the Northwest, probably couldn't defend against such an enemy for long.
Suo Ge looked at He Yiming and suddenly said, "This must be Hengshan Mountain's Elder, Master He Yiming, who is proficient in the Basic Five Elements powers, correct?"
He Yiming said in a deep voice, "That's right, I am He Yiming."
Suo Ge nodded slightly and said slowly, "You came to our Wolf Totem Clan, not only snatching the Totem but also injuring Ambassador Ha Rui..."
He Yiming snorted angrily, "If you want to condemn someone, you'll always find a pretext. Where is your Ambassador Ha Rui?"
"Ambassador Ha Rui was severely wounded and is recuperating in the clan, not yet out," Suo Ge said calmly.
A cold smile suddenly appeared on He Yiming's face. He had a very subtle yet very certain feeling that the other party absolutely intended to kill him.
Even if this framing incident had not occurred, Suo Ge would surely have found a way to achieve this.
"If I say I didn't do this, you certainly wouldn't believe me," He Yiming said coldly.
"Of course not, so..." Suo Ge's voice suddenly deepened: "I want you... dead!"
As soon as his words fell, everyone's feet suddenly felt an anomaly.
Before anyone could react, a thick, red and yellow intertwined claw suddenly emerged from the ground, and with lightning speed, it lunged towards He Yiming's leg.
This sudden change was utterly beyond He Yiming's expectations. His Clairaudient Ear miraculous skill had reached its peak. Yet, even if it killed him, he would never have imagined encountering an attack from underground.
What was even more terrifying was that he hadn't detected any anomalies beneath the ground before the owner of this sharp claw launched its attack. This was what frightened him the most.
At the moment of impending danger, He Yiming's spirit immediately became highly concentrated.
This was a surge of super strength that burst forth spontaneously when his life was threatened.
In his perception, everything in the world seemed to slow down. Even the claw, so close it was about to grab his ankle, slowed down.
In his eyes, he seemed to see a line of wind. He was confident that in that instant, he could pass through this straight line and thus avoid this sudden claw.
Although doing so would expose one of his trump cards, in this situation, he couldn't afford to worry about such things.
However, before he could truly unleash this ability, he felt a similar Power of Wind.
This power was one he was very familiar with.
His mastery of the Power of Wind had begun precisely with learning this force.
This was Shui Xuanjin...
This old man, whose lifespan was nearing its end, had at this moment also displayed a power of the same level as He Yiming's.
Between the two points, he had crossed with unparalleled speed.
"Whoosh..."
It was as if a gentle breeze had passed, or as if nothing had happened at all.
Shui Xuanjin had already grabbed He Yiming and moved him from his original spot, appearing in front of a steep mountain wall behind everyone.
But that red and yellow claw that had abruptly appeared from the ground grabbed nothing but air.
Then, the ground loosened, and a massive red wolf shot out. It coldly glanced at He Yiming and the others, seemingly not bothered by its failed sneak attack, and simply turned around arrogantly, walking to Suo Ge and the others.
Medicine Daoist and the others had already retreated rapidly the moment the claw appeared, but when they saw the red giant wolf's eyes, they still couldn't help but shiver in their hearts.
A thought simultaneously emerged in their minds: what a terrifying Spirit Beast...
