Yang Kai suddenly realized why the human race hadn't retreated despite being at a disadvantage — they were protecting Xiang Shan's advancement. Xiang Shan had truly been lucky to obtain a Supreme-grade Open Heaven Pill.
Yang Kai had originally intended to give him the Spirit Pill in his possession, but now it seemed that wouldn't be necessary.
It was one thing for Xiang Shan to have his own fortune, but having the Mo Clan launch an all-out assault on him during his critical breakthrough was another matter entirely.
Surveying the battlefield, there were a few things that surprised Yang Kai.
The first was Yang Xue's side. After years apart, his little sister had actually advanced to the Ninth Grade! Meanwhile, he — her elder brother — was still lingering at the peak of the Eighth Grade. Yang Kai felt both proud and a little wistful.
Thinking back carefully, he'd been rather a failure as a son, and equally a failure as an elder brother.
Yang Xue's birth, when traced to its root cause, was because he himself had been out adventuring year after year, unable to stay by his parents' side to bring them joy and fulfill his filial duties. He often went years without sending any word, and his parents feared that one day they would receive news of his death and be unable to bear it. So the two elders put their heads together — since they couldn't count on their son, they might as well have another child.
And so, Yang Xue came into this world…
But since his little sister's birth, he had never truly fulfilled his role as an elder brother. He hadn't been there during her childhood, hadn't taught her cultivation in her youth, and even when she'd gone out to adventure with Yang Xiao and the others, he hadn't provided much protection.
Even now, his little sister was just like him — rushing about on battlefields to slay enemies, leaving their two parents back at Lingxiao Pavilion, gazing into the distance and hoping…
What a terrible era!
Beyond Yang Xue, the one who surprised Yang Kai even more was Monaye.
The bastard was on the battlefield too, facing off against Yang Xiao's Six Harmonies Formation, and was actually gaining the upper hand.
After all, Yang Xiao's side had the Temple of Time as their anchor, with Yang Xiao himself serving as the formation eye to power the Six Harmonies Formation — how could Monaye possibly be a match?
As a False King, his injuries should not have healed yet.
Inside the projection space of the Universe Furnace, Yang Kai had beaten him into a wretched state with no minor wounds to show for it.
Under normal circumstances, even a single Five Elements Formation would have been enough to pin down Monaye the False King.
After watching a while longer, Yang Kai was startled. Monaye's injuries didn't seem as severe as he'd expected, and furthermore, he was no longer a False King — the power he was displaying was absolutely at the true King level!
Had this fellow also found fortune and obtained a Supreme-grade Open Heaven Pill?
Yang Kai felt a deep sense of distaste. It really went to show that the old saying was true — good people don't live long, but troublemakers last a thousand years. Failing to kill Monaye inside the Universe Furnace's projection space had been a grave miscalculation.
But at the time, he hadn't anticipated that his actions would trigger the Universe Furnace itself, pulling both him and Monaye into the furnace's inner world.
"Boss, second brother is over there." Thunder Shadow still crouched on Yang Kai's shoulder, channeling its innate divine ability to conceal both their auras and movements, and sent a voice transmission toward a distant direction.
It recognized Fang Tianci — after all, they had all fought against Mo Clan powerhouses on the Great Domain Battlefield and crossed paths a number of times. However, it hadn't known before that Fang Tianci was Yang Kai's other body, not until Yang Kai had mentioned it to Ouyang Lie.
Yang Kai nodded slightly. He had naturally spotted Fang Tianci.
Among Yang Xiao's Six Harmonies Formation, Fang Tianci was clearly present. Thanks to his tacit coordination with Yang Xiao, they had managed to hold down Monaye the King.
It wasn't that Yang Xiao didn't want to form the Seven Stars Formation — if they could, it would undoubtedly provide tremendous help to the situation, and at the very least, fighting Monaye wouldn't be so difficult.
But at present, the humans were outnumbered by the Mo Clan, and each group was already committed to their own battle formations. Pulling yet another person away would very likely cause the defensive line in another direction to collapse.
Moreover, the Seven Stars Formation wasn't so easy to assemble. They lacked sufficient familiarity with one another and their coordination was insufficient. Rushing into a Seven Stars Formation would be worse than their current Six Harmonies Formation running smoothly.
At the very least, for Yang Xiao, maintaining a Six Harmonies Formation was still well within his capability.
Overall, the human race's situation was far from optimistic. Yang Xue and Ouyang Lie on the Ninth Grade front had no major issues, but whether it was Yang Xiao's group or the defensive perimeter surrounding Xiang Shan, both were in grave danger.
If Yang Xiao's side fell, or if the defensive line was broken, then this battle would inevitably end in a devastating defeat for the humans.
Yang Kai was grateful that he hadn't wasted too much time in the Endless Long River.
At this moment, for the human race, the only advantage lay in him and Thunder Shadow hidden in the shadows.
He had to find a breakthrough point to relieve the pressure on the human side.
The Chaos Spirit King could be left alone — Yang Xue was enough to keep it in check. Moreover, Yang Kai privately doubted that even with a sneak attack, he could do much against that Chaos Spirit King. Unable to achieve a one-hit kill, he would only enrage it further.
As for the Mo Clan's two Kings?