Chapter 239: Pursuing the Victory
"What? Retreat?!"
Yue Guan's words had just finished leaving Demon Bear Douluo, who was currently engaged in battle with the Second and Seventh Elders of the Clear Sky Sect, in shock. He didn't understand why they should retreat.
Dai Pojun and Zhu Yaqin's spirit power was now depleted. Once he had dealt with the Second and Seventh Elders, he could finish them off all at once.
While they were currently at a disadvantage, they still had a fighting chance. If they simply retreated, She Long's death would have been in vain, and Ghost Leopard Douluo's capture would have been in vain.
Confused, Demon Bear Douluo angrily demanded, "Elder Ju, what happened? Why retreat? The Ghost Leopard is still in their hands!"
"The Star Luo Empire's 300,000-strong army has surrounded Spirit City. His Holiness the Pope ordered us to return immediately to support Spirit City," Yue Guan explained impatiently, tossing Bibi Dong's handwritten letter to Demon Bear Douluo.
Demon Bear Douluo took the letter and glanced at it. He paled with shock and exclaimed angrily, "No wonder Dai Pojun only brought 30,000 White Tiger soldiers. The rest of the troops have gone to Spirit City. What a tactic!"
Demon Bear Douluo fumed for a moment, then changed the subject. "But Elder Ju, we don't need to retreat immediately. The Ghost Leopard is still in their hands. Can't we rescue Ghost Leopard Douluo first, and then retreat together?"
"..."
Yue Guan remained silent, staring silently at the glaring, eager Star Luo Holy Tiger, glancing at Ghost Leopard Douluo tied to its tail.
He certainly wanted to leave Ghost Leopard Douluo behind and then return to Spirit City for reinforcements, but the Star Luo Holy Tiger was too fast. It might be easy for him and Ghost to defeat it alone.
But if it escaped, Yue Guan and Ghost would be powerless to stop it. If he continued to fight Dai Weis and the other two, who knew how long it would take.
It was nearly a week's journey from here to Spirit City. At this moment, every second counted.
If Dai Tianxing led the Star Luo army to storm Spirit City during this period, and they were delayed and didn't arrive in time, it would be troublesome.
Therefore, Yue Guan could only sigh helplessly and explain, "Time is running out. Dai Weis will never let us take the Ghost Leopard easily. If the Star Luo army launched an attack on the city during this period, it would be troublesome. Elder Demon Bear, take the Spirit Kite and we should leave immediately."
"This..."
Demon Bear Douluo's face suddenly showed a trace of reluctance. Looking at the captured Ghost Leopard Douluo, a thousand words melted into a sigh. He carried the seriously injured and unconscious Spirit Kite Douluo and shouted,
"Soul Master forces, retreat!"
Demon Bear Douluo no longer entangled with the Second Elder and the others. He summoned his spirit power and soared into the air, flying towards Spirit City, with Ghostly Ghost close behind.
"Hmph, Your Highness, your methods are quite brilliant!" Yue Guan snorted coldly, continuing, "You're lucky this time. Next time, I, Ju Douluo, will show you my skills!"
"Haha, Elder Ju, you're joking!" Dai Weis sneered from the Star Luo Holy Tiger. "Your Majesty, what do you think this place is? This is the Clear Sky Sect. How can Your Majesty come and go as you please?
Since you're here, leave your life for me! Second Soul Skill!"
A thousand-year soul ring shone brightly, and then the Star Luo Holy Tiger opened its bloody maw, emitting beams of golden light.
"White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!"
Whoosh—
Instantly, countless beams of light streaked across the sky like meteors, whistling towards Yue Guan's chest.
"You think a mere thousand-year soul skill can hurt me? You're dreaming!"
Yue Guan sneered. He concentrated his soul power and waved his hand. Soul power emanated from his body, transforming into a golden barrier that withstood the dozens of beams.
However, the beam attack was only the beginning. At that moment, the Star Luo Holy Tiger's fifth soul ring suddenly blazed brightly. In an instant, its claws transformed into two sharp Gengjin blades.
A storm of air blades erupted, and for a moment, sword energy surged, and the very air trembled! Hundreds of Gengjin air blades whistled out, accompanied by a powerful wind.
The air blades were as fast as lightning and as powerful as thunder. However, their target was not Yue Guan, but the retreating Spirit Hall spirit masters.
Dai Weis knew that if Yue Guan tried to escape, he would be unable to stop him. However, he couldn't just stand by and watch him flee. He had to inflict as much damage as possible on the enemy's active forces.
After all, even the weakest spirit masters in the Spirit Hall had reached the Soul King level. To reach the Soul King level required ten or twenty years of dedication.
Killing one more Soul King at this moment would weaken the Spirit Hall's manpower.
"Dai Weis, how dare you!"
Yue Guan's face darkened as he leaped into the air, flying to the rear of the Spirit Master army. Facing the oncoming storm of Qi blades, he showed no fear, but instead shouted,
"You go ahead, I'll cover your retreat!" As he spoke, Yue Guan concentrated his soul power, and his ninth spirit ring suddenly flashed.
"Ninth Soul Skill: Chrysanthemums wither, wounds spread across the ground, the fallen flowers break one's heart! Hurry!"
Yue Guan shouted, unleashing his Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum spirit. In an instant, golden petals danced across the sky.
However, in a split second, the petals transformed into flying knives, soaring into the sky and circling Yue Guan at high speed, forming a golden tornado that intercepted all the Gengjin Qi blades released by the Star Luo Holy Tiger.
Dai Weis tried to control the Star Luo Holy Tiger to pursue, but the golden tornado also blocked him, preventing him from advancing an inch!
Seeing the Star Luo Holy Tiger stopped, Yue Guan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly declared, "I'll clear the way, brothers, follow me!"
Yue Guan exerted his strength once more, and together with Ghost, they repelled the onrushing White Tiger soldiers, buying time for the Spirit Masters to retreat.
Seeing the elders' desperate efforts, the Spirit Hall's Spirit Masters were moved and quickened their pace, retreating across the region, determined not to let the two elders' kindness go to waste.
"Sixth Spirit Skill: White Tiger Evil God Transformation!"
"Dragon Cloud Sky-Shaking Wings!"
Entering armored form, the Star Luo Holy Tiger's wings of ice and fire evolved into wings of ice, fire, wind, and thunder, increasing its flight speed and granting it the ability to manipulate gusts of wind and lightning.
The Star Luo Holy Tiger charged with all its might, forcing its way through Yue Guan's golden storm. However, looking around, the Spirit Hall's Spirit Masters were nowhere to be seen; they had already fled.
Of the thirty thousand White Tiger soldiers they brought with them, only less than twenty thousand remained at this moment. More than ten thousand of them had died in battle, and another ten thousand were seriously injured. Fewer than ten thousand soldiers were still able to fight.
However, at this moment, Dai Pojun raised his arm and shouted to Dai Weis in mid-air,
"Weis, quickly release the spirit fusion technique and chase after them with the remaining White Tiger soldiers! I don't ask you to kill Ju Douluo and Ghost Elder. You just need to keep a distance of twenty miles from them, follow them closely from behind, and don't lose them!"
Dai Weis was stunned when these words came out, his thoughts swirling. The enemy had already fled, and there was an ambush ahead. Why should he chase after them?
But then he figured it out, his eyes shining. "Yes, Father! Soldiers, follow me and pursue the victory!"
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