Return to the City: The Strongest King-Chapter 1755 - 1694: Formation Unleashed

"Overestimating your abilities!"

The White Elder sneered and confronted Song Xiaodong directly. He raised his palm and struck toward Song Xiaodong.

This palm already used nearly eighty percent of his power. Dealing with a Second Stage True Qi expert meant crushing him. From the start, he intended to severely injure Song Xiaodong, not wanting to waste time.

"No!" Qingluan shouted, attempting to stop the elders from engaging with Song Xiaodong. She was well aware of the elders’ strength, which Song Xiaodong should be completely unable to withstand.

She hadn’t figured out what to do herself, but she knew one thing for sure: she didn’t want to see Song Xiaodong die.

However, the elder in front of her blocked her directly, saying sternly: "Princess Qingluan, don’t force me to take action." Qingluan attacked the elder while yelling: "I will naturally explain to the Sect Master; let me pass."

"If it was before, I would never dare to fight Princess Qingluan, but now, you have already betrayed the Sect. The Sect Master has given orders; if you don’t return from your lost path, we can kill you on the spot. Considering past ties, I don’t want to kill you. You’d better wait obediently to return to the Sect and receive the Sect Master’s judgment."

Qingluan’s skill was only at Second Stage True Qi. Facing a Three Meridians True Qi elder, she truly couldn’t force through. Moreover, she had inner conflict; she couldn’t truly see the Dark Night Sect members as enemies nor unleash deadly attacks on them.

But suddenly, Qingluan stopped, staring at Song Xiaodong’s side, her eyes wide open.

The elder in front of Qingluan slightly turned his head to look toward Song Xiaodong and also widened his eyes instantly before rushing over.

In the brief moment while Qingluan was entangled with the elder, the battle on Song Xiaodong’s side had already become extremely fierce.

The White Elder initially had total confidence that his palm would cover Song Xiaodong’s entire form. He was sure Song Xiaodong couldn’t directly resist unless he withdrew.

But Song Xiaodong not only didn’t retreat but directly raised his palm to meet the White Elder, using a head-on approach.

"Courting death!" The White Elder sneered again, adding more True Qi to his palm as they collided without any finesse.

"Bang!" A dull sound occurred as both Song Xiaodong and the White Elder trembled in their bodies.

The White Elder was utterly shocked because the force in Song Xiaodong’s palm was not weaker than his. He could clearly feel that the opponent’s True Qi was divided into three paths, perfectly countering the three paths of True Qi in his Palm Force, though the third path was slightly weaker than his.

This time, he gained no advantage but also wasn’t harmed, although his True Qi briefly stalled.

Under normal circumstances, this wouldn’t pose any danger. There were three opponents, and he was one of three, so using worries about an attack from others.

However, this kind of matter relies on a degree of tacit understanding. Song Xiaodong and his side had practiced the formation frequently together, and through dual cultivation, even if they weren’t entirely connected in mind, as long as one had an intention, the others knew what needed to be done.

When Song Xiaodong attacked the White Elder, his allies were already by his side, waiting to act just as Song Xiaodong and the elder’s palms were about to collide.

The White Elder’s True Qi faltered for merely a second, and Chu Xianling and Sun Yiyi immediately launched their attack on him.

"Bold!" The other two elders were completely unprepared for the speed of Sun Yiyi and Chu Xianling’s actions, hastily intervening to block them.

However, their interference came slightly late; they couldn’t exert full force. Besides, they never expected Sun Yiyi and Chu Xianling to have Three Meridians True Qi, leading them to underestimate, only using sixty percent force.

Chu Xianling and Sun Yiyi were well-prepared. Chu Xianling grasped Song Xiaodong’s waist, leveraging to accelerate forward and turning toward her position. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Sun Yiyi collided her back with Song Xiaodong’s back, redirecting the remaining force toward the elder trying to stop her.

Song Xiaodong, pushed and pulled by the two, borrowed some True Qi from them, recovering instantly to hold off the elder who originally aimed to intercept Chu Xianling.

By then, Chu Xianling had reached the front of the White Elder, her snow-white hands transformed into several palm imprints, enveloping the opponent.

The White Elder was utterly terrified. With Chu Xianling’s strike, he immediately sensed her power was definitely Three Meridians True Qi; she had been holding back, waiting for the right moment to attack, whereas he could only respond frantically, unable to muster even half his usual True Qi.

Most importantly, the speed of Chu Xianling’s actions left him no time to restore his True Qi.

The White Elder had no other choice; eyes fixed on Chu Xianling’s palm shadows, arms crossed before his chest, he could only take the blow head-on.

Though the White Elder had acquired Three Meridians True Qi for several years, making him stronger and more experienced than Chu Xianling, he eventually saw through Chu Xianling’s move and used his arms to robustly block this strike.

However, the move wasn’t easy to take. The surging Three Meridians True Qi transferred to his arms; barely withstanding the first two strongest paths of True Qi, he had no remaining strength to counter Chu Xianling’s third path of True Qi.