Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor

Chapter 1458: Chapter 1458: Who is willing to fight alongside me?

The man called "a dog under Yin Lengyue’s command" by Yun Feng, Gong Qingquan, didn’t show any sign of anger.

He chuckled at Yun Feng and said slowly, "Elder Yun, you say I can’t become the Lingxu Palace Master? Ha, then you’re wrong!"

His previously slightly hunched back suddenly straightened, and a sharp gleam shot from his murky eyes, as he said, voice booming like thunder, "Let me tell you, I have coveted the position of Lingxu Palace Master for years. Today is the day I reach the pinnacle! Even if Li Sanfu and the others return, they cannot stop me!"

"Gong Qingquan, you despicable traitor! You want to become the Lingxu Palace Master, but the tens of thousands of disciples of Lingxu Palace will never agree!"

A steward, eyes bloodshot, shouted angrily.

"That’s right!"

"How can a person who knows no shame become our Lingxu Palace Master?"

"I only support Palace Master Li!"

"Expel Gong Qingquan from Lingxu Palace!"

...

The moment the steward’s words fell, several stewards around him quickly echoed, condemning and criticizing Gong Qingquan.

However, a few stewards had their eyes darting around, remaining silent.

"Haha... hahaha..."

Gong Qingquan suddenly burst into laughter and said, "Go ahead, curse all you want! After today, maybe you all will never have the chance to speak again!"

His gaze swiftly swept across the tens of thousands of Lingxu Palace disciples and loudly declared, "Who says all tens of thousands of Lingxu Palace disciples are of one mind with Li Sanfu? In Lingxu Palace, I, Gong Qingquan, also have quite a few supporters! Steward Qian, Steward Feng, Steward Shen... and my loyal disciples, come out and show yourselves to Elder Yun!"

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

"Swoosh!"

...

As soon as Gong Qingquan finished speaking, the sound of clothes slicing through the air rang out, as more than a thousand figures sprang out from among the tens of thousands of Lingxu Palace disciples, landing behind him.

The number of these people was not large, but among them were some of the most elite disciples of Lingxu Palace, including several stewards and Inner Court disciples as well as core disciples.

These more than a thousand followers of Gong Qingquan, though not enough to face ten for each one, were enough to contend against four to five thousand Lingxu Palace disciples.

"You... all of you want to follow Gong Qingquan and become despicable traitors?"

Yun Feng was also aware of how formidable the over a thousand disciples loyal to Gong Qingquan were and was shocked by the sight, trembling with anger.

He initially thought that the tens of thousands of Lingxu Palace disciples would stand united like a solid block, even if the Soul Summoning Hall wanted to destroy Lingxu Palace while the Palace Master was away; it would not be an easy task.

But to his great surprise, internal division appeared even before the battle began. An elder, several stewards, and over a thousand elite disciples became accomplices of the Soul Summoning Hall.

Under such circumstances, the morale and fighting spirit of the other Lingxu Palace disciples would inevitably suffer a major blow. Once the Soul Summoning Hall disciples launched a full-scale attack under Yin Lengyue’s leadership, aided by traitors like Gong Qingquan, Lingxu Palace would likely be doomed.

Following Gong Qingquan, the thousand disciples paid no heed to Yun Feng’s accusations and abuse. Instead, each face was filled with excitement and anticipation.

Because Gong Qingquan had already promised that if they could help him ascend to the position of Lingxu Palace Master, they would receive ample cultivation resources and higher-ranked martial arts techniques as rewards.

For martial artists, what in this world is more tempting than ample cultivation resources and higher-ranked martial arts techniques?

"Elder Yun, we’ve been friends for many years; I don’t want to be enemies with you. If you and I can both look up to Hall Master Yin from now on, then how about we rule Lingxu Palace together?"

Gong Qingquan extended an olive branch to Yun Feng.

With Gong Qingquan’s rebellion, Yun Feng had become the current leader of Lingxu Palace. If he could be persuaded to surrender, the tens of thousands of Lingxu Palace disciples might lose their will to resist, and then the Soul Summoning Hall could take Lingxu Palace without a fight.

This was precisely the outcome Yin Lengyue most hoped for.

Countless gazes fell upon Yun Feng, some from the Soul Summoning Hall disciples and some from the Lingxu Palace disciples.

The Soul Summoning Hall disciples hoped Yun Feng would nod, thus avoiding a hard-fought battle.

Meanwhile, the vast majority of the Lingxu Palace disciples hoped Yun Feng would lead them into a full-scale fight, fighting to the death to defend Lingxu Palace.

Yun Feng clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth, and glaring at Gong Qingquan, wishing he could smash this traitor into pieces with one punch.

"Disciples of Lingxu Palace, I, Yun Feng, will never surrender even in death! Who among you is willing to fight alongside me?"

Yun Feng suddenly turned his head, facing the numerous gazes of Lingxu Palace disciples, and asked loudly.

"I am!"

Tens of thousands of Lingxu Palace disciples shouted in unison.

The sound gathered to a thunderous volume, shaking the heavens and the earth with its impressive momentum, even causing Yin Lengyue’s expression to change slightly.

"Since they seek their own deaths, there’s no need for further talk! Kill them!"

Yin Lengyue’s eyes gleamed coldly as she raised her hand high and then dropped it abruptly, making a slashing gesture.

"Roar!"

The tens of thousands of disciples on both sides gripped their spiritual artifacts, their killing qi soaring to the sky, preparing for a massive battle to commence.

Screee——

A clear, long howl, almost carrying a kind of magic, came from the northern sky, resonating in the ears of the tens of thousands of martial artists, drawing their eyes upward toward the source of the sound. noveldrama

Following that resounding call, a dense "buzzing" sound ensued, as a gigantic "fire cloud" surged rapidly across the sky, covering them almost instantly.

The "fire cloud" painted the sky red, and wherever it shrouded, the temperature soared rapidly.

"Fire... Fire Fierce Bees! It’s Fire Fierce Bees!"

"There appear to be at least tens of thousands of them, but where did they come from?"

"Fire Fierce Bees prefer to live in dense forests and don’t fly out easily. Their sudden appearance here in such large numbers is truly unusual!"

...

Both the Lingxu Palace disciples and the Soul Summoning Hall disciples present felt puzzled by the appearance of such an enormous number of Fire Fierce Bees and were extremely tense, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Fire Fierce Bees are miniature fire-based spiritual beasts, about the size of an ordinary person’s palm. Despite their small size, their attack power is extremely formidable, capable of easily and swiftly condensing Fire Primordial Qi, mixing it with their own venom to form fire arrows they spray out.

If one is struck by the fire arrows sprayed by the Fire Fierce Bees, the result could be paralysis and loss of combat ability, or, in severe cases, corroded and broken meridians and blood vessels, or the destruction of one’s Qi Sea, rendering one a cripple.

For a martial artist, having one’s Qi Sea destroyed and becoming a cripple is more unbearable than perishing.

Fire Fierce Bees do not easily attack human martial artists unless provoked.

There is another scenario, and that is if they are controlled by a Beast Tamer proficient in Beast Taming Art.

Based on the habits of the Fire Fierce Peak, Yin Lengyue believed the latter option was more likely, and she couldn’t help but grow wary and worried.