novelE2F Chapter 75: The Five Major Sects Scatter in Panic
Chapter 75: The Five Major Sects Scatter in Panic
Jiang Chen was taken aback as well. ’Damn! This guy has reached the Half-step Heavenly Origin realm, and his power feels even stronger than mine!’ he thought, shocked by the three-headed monster’s formidable strength.
’Given its incredible healing ability and resilience, winning quickly isn’t an option; I’ll have to wear it down slowly. Luckily, with the Carefree Heavenly Extreme Robe, I’m also safe from its attacks,’ he reassured himself, confident in his own defenses. He then started to think about how Ye Fan might react in this situation.
If his assessment of Ye Fan’s capabilities was correct, then Ye Fan would probably choose to tactically retreat and use the time to look for treasures. However, if Jiang Chen had underestimated Ye Fan’s strength, Ye Fan might decide to go on the offensive, surprising everyone watching.
Yet, the chances of the latter happening were low. They had just entered the Cave Heaven Secret Realm, and the real treasures were still hidden. Ye Fan wouldn’t want to reveal his full fighting potential to everyone so early on.
Just as he expected, Jiang Chen saw Ye Fan quietly move towards the back of the group.
"Roar, roar, roar!" The three-headed monster roared furiously again, lifting its misshapen arms high and then crashing them down onto the formation with incredible force.
Crack!
The Ice Heart School’s formation quickly filled with countless cracks before breaking apart with a loud explosion.
"Ugh!" Miao Xiaorui couldn’t help but spit out a mouthful of blood, and the other Ice Heart School disciples were hit even harder. Many of them looked unsteady on their feet, reeling from the sudden attack.
Seeing the situation rapidly deteriorate, Deng Jianying, the chief disciple of the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain, was the quickest to respond. "Run! We have no chance against this beast!" he yelled, his voice filled with urgency.
"Split up and run; it’s all down to luck now!" With that, he dashed away at full speed.
The sudden turn of events left the other Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain disciples, as well as those from the four other sects, dumbstruck.
However, recognizing the direness of their predicament, they quickly regained their composure and shifted gears from attacking to escaping as fast as they could.
The scene resembled rats fleeing a sinking ship, resulting in chaos as the disciples dispersed in all directions, eager to evade their powerful enemy.
"Duan Ziming, let’s stick together and escape!" Mu Tao, the leading disciple of the Floating Spirit Sect, shouted to the Starry Abyss Sect’s group before quickly guiding her own disciples to safety.
Watching this, Miao Xiaorui, the head disciple of the Ice Heart School, felt a strong impulse to encourage everyone to keep up with the Floating Spirit Sect. Considering her own sect members were injured and in a dire situation, staying together seemed like the safest option.
However, she was aware that the Ice Heart School was from a different continent than both the Floating Spirit Sect and the Starry Abyss Sect. Given the somewhat shaky relationships among them, Miao Xiaorui understood there was a real risk of facing hostility from the other two groups in these desperate times.
With a heavy heart, she decided against joining them. Instead, she determined to lead her fellow disciples in another direction for their escape.
Ultimately, the five major sects chose four different directions to escape the imminent danger. The Azure Jade Sect went one way, the Purple Bamboo Spirit Mountain another, while the Starry Abyss Sect and the Floating Spirit Sect opted to retreat together along a third path. The Ice Heart School, dealing with their own particular set of challenges, took the last route.
In the midst of the pandemonium, Jiang Chen, as he fled with the Starry Abyss Sect’s group, discreetly monitored Ye Fan using his divine sense.
...
Time seemed to pass quickly, with each moment fleeting like the wind.
Then, out of nowhere, a harrowing scream broke the silence. "Aaagh! I don’t want to die!" In that moment, a male disciple from the Ice Heart School with a rather feminine voice was brutally grabbed by the three-headed creature and stuffed into its huge mouth as though he was just a small snack.
Interestingly, the speed at which many of the Ice Heart School members were running wasn’t much faster than that of the unfortunate male disciple. As a result, they too found themselves in grave danger!
Despair washed over the Ice Heart School disciples in waves, their eyes brimming with hopelessness. Desperate cries and pleas for help echoed through the air.
"No, don’t!" echoed a scream, filled with raw fear.
"Help! Who can save me!" another voice begged, the desperation palpable.
"..."
But their pleas met with silence; every disciple was caught in their own fight for survival, too consumed by the effort to either repel the monster or dodge its deadly grasp.
The three-headed monster, possessing the formidable strength of the Half-step Heavenly Origin realm, was nearly unstoppable by anyone present. Not even Miao Xiaorui, the chief disciple of the Ice Heart School, could have made a difference; she would have been easily overpowered in a single confrontation.
As a result, the disciples of the Ice Heart School met their ends one by one, succumbing to despair without any chance of defending themselves against such a powerful adversary.
While Jiang Chen felt a surge of compassion for their predicament, he chose not to intervene. Stepping in would mean exposing his true capabilities, a gamble he wasn’t ready to take. Revealing his strength at this juncture would jeopardize his plans to deal with Ye Fan in secrecy.
Failing to reduce Ye Fan’s Heavenly Fate Value and giving Ye Fan the opportunity to gain strength would inevitably lead to Jiang Chen’s downfall.
At this critical juncture, the Ice Heart School disciples were in full flight, each one absorbed in their struggle to survive, paying no mind to their fellow disciples.
Jiang Chen kept himself a safe kilometer away from them, opting to conserve his Origin Power by not deploying the Black Crystal Sky Piercing Shuttle.
The three-headed monster, hindered by its awkward physique, was slightly slower and less agile. This flaw in its form gave Jiang Chen an edge. Thanks to his unmatched speed, he effortlessly matched pace with the three-headed beast.
...
As time ticked away, the situation subtly shifted.
After the three-headed monster claimed another victim, its speed started to decrease noticeably. This change, however, was missed by the terrified disciples of the Ice Heart School, too frightened to glance back as they scattered in a frantic escape.
It took some time before they realized that the beast had stopped chasing them. A wave of indescribable relief washed over them, and they surged forward with even more energy.
Seeing the three-headed monster slowing down significantly, Jiang Chen’s lips curled into a slight smile. ’It looks like the real show is just getting started,’ he mused, filled with a sense of expectation.