The old Saint's attack was blocked. Clearly, among the bandits, there were also true peak-level Saints.
The four Demi-Saint bandits had long since retreated, bowing respectfully with extremely reverent expressions.
At this moment, a figure strode out from within the black storm, moving with the imposing presence of a dragon and tiger. It was a tall, burly middle-aged man with a vertical eye in the center of his forehead, currently closed, appearing immensely powerful. Majestic Saint might radiated from him as he confronted the old Saint.
His appearance immediately drew exclamations from many and caused the merchant caravan members to pale.
That a Saint had appeared among the bandits meant trouble had truly arrived.
Seeing the newcomer, the old Saint's expression also changed drastically, becoming grave as he slowly said, "So it's you, Wang Tian!"
These words completely made everyone in the entire merchant caravan pale.
Just as the Black Sky Plains had its Eight Great Bandits, the Plunder Heaven Plains naturally also had great bandit-level figures who commanded their own territories.
Like the vertical-eyed Wang Tian before them, he was precisely the Eighteenth Great Bandit among the Plunder Heaven Plains' Twenty-Four Great Bandits, Wang Tian, renowned throughout the Plunder Heaven Plains and even the Myriad Domains center, a name that inspired awe.
The old Saint had never expected that this time, they would provoke such a formidable figure as the Eighteenth Great Bandit.
It must be known that every great bandit of the Plunder Heaven Plains was a superhuman figure with truly heaven-defying methods, naturally not ordinary powerful individuals.
Those qualified to be ranked among them were at least Ancient Saint experts of the Saint Treasury Realm's fourth heaven or above, extremely powerful.
Even the top thirteen great bandits were said to be Saint Lord-level figures.
Rumors said the first and second great bandits might even be Heavenly Kings.
This showed the fearsomeness of the Plunder Heaven Plains' Twenty-Four Great Bandits, far more powerful than the Black Sky Eight Great Bandits, truly terrifying figures.
No wonder it was said the Black Sky Eight Great Bandits had historically split off from the Plunder Heaven Plains.
Although the Eighteenth Great Bandit before them was not a Saint Lord-level figure, he was still an Ancient Saint-level character, extremely formidable and difficult to deal with.
Generally, such great bandit-level figures would not appear easily, only remaining hidden within Dark Night City. Why had he appeared today?
This puzzled many, especially since this area wasn't even the true interior region of the Plunder Heaven Plains, which made it even more surprising.
Ye Chen frowned as he watched everything. His intuition told him the reason this Eighteenth Great Bandit had come here was not simple; there must be something within the merchant caravan attracting him.
The Eighteenth Great Bandit was quite robust and imposing, awe-inspiring without anger. Holding a black long rod, he coldly stated, "Today, this lord's demand is not much. Just hand over that item, and everything can be settled. The Plunder Heaven Plains will even allow you to leave safely."
That item?
Many in the merchant caravan were immediately filled with confusion, looking at each other, none understanding what item he was referring to.
Ye Chen was also curious. What could be in this merchant caravan that was worth a great bandit's attention? It must be extraordinary.
Wang Tian glanced at the crowd and snorted coldly, "If you don't hand it over, don't blame this lord for showing no mercy, killing all of you and searching for it one by one."
Everyone paled. However, facing the legendary, notoriously vicious great bandit, they naturally fell silent, but all looked pleadingly toward the old Saint.
Here, everything was led by the old Saint.
Naturally, the old Saint's expression turned cold as he angrily flicked his sleeve, "Wang Tian, this old man doesn't know what item you're talking about, but you're being utterly unreasonable."
"Unreasonable?" Wang Tian seemed to have heard the most ridiculous joke, then coldly said, "So what if I, Wang Tian, am unreasonable? Old man, this lord simply doesn't want to make a move, but I wouldn't mind slaughtering a Saint. Do you think you can stop me, Wang Tian?"
"Then let's fight! Let me see if the so-called Eighteenth Great Bandit of the Plunder Heaven Plains is worthy of being ranked among the great bandits!"
The old Saint was also quite unyielding, utterly unafraid of the so-called great bandit. Although aged, his vitality was still vigorous, flourishing like a sea, rumbling and resonating. With each step, heaven and earth trembled, fully displaying his Saintly divine might.
Vast amounts of heaven and earth power accompanied him, and a purple-glowing long whip appeared in his hand, resembling a dragon with a roaring, majestic dragon head at its tip, its cry echoing for three thousand miles.
"Today, I'll kill you, old man!"
Wang Tian gripped the black rod and strode forward, moving like thunder.
Boom—
The two Saints directly collided, launching into the most terrifying fierce battle.
Saintly clashes had always been incredibly intense, shaking heaven and earth, soaring into the clouds as they engaged in a fearsome duel.
Neither the old Saint nor Wang Tian were newcomers to the Saint Treasury Realm; both were veteran experts who had been in this domain for many years, extremely powerful. Now, like needle against thread, they clashed completely.
They directly charged into the sky, not wanting to affect those below. Otherwise, with Saintly might, even the slightest wisp of scattered power could annihilate swathes of experts—this was no simple matter.
On another front, the merchant caravan also continued its fierce battle with the bandits, divine radiance bursting forth, laws manifesting, equally intense.
Both sides' top Saints had soared into the sky to decide the battle, leaving the strongest remaining as Demi-Saints.
Especially the three Demi-Saints confronting the bandits' several Demi-Saints. Although one Demi-Saint had been injured by the old Saint, there were still four Demi-Saints, steadily overpowering the merchant caravan side, dealing a heavy blow to morale.
The leaders of the mercenary groups were all super Divine Transformation-level experts, currently holding off the bandits' top fighters. However, facing the bandits, the merchant caravan consisted mostly of merchant caravan personnel who, while possessing some cultivation, were not high-level.
Among them, Ye Chen naturally participated in the battle. He remained calm and composed, not revealing his true peak cultivation, not wanting to attract too much attention. Displaying the standard cultivation of Divine Transformation sixth heaven, he unleashed streams of divine radiance laws, directly annihilating several bandits before him.
He took in all the battle scenes, yet remained unmoving as a mountain.
The Corpse Devouring Insect Emperor even spoke up, "Little Yue, later, when we charge into the bandits, it'll be the perfect opportunity to infiltrate deep into the Plunder Heaven Plains."
Ye Chen nodded. Although curious about the item Wang Tian mentioned, his main goal remained the Dark Night Siege Battle.
As time passed, the bandit side gradually gained the upper hand. Many experts from the merchant caravan showed signs of retreating step by step.
Moreover, during the battle, one of the merchant caravan's three Demi-Saints was slain, blood splattering across the sky, dying a miserable death, his body shattered in mid-air, exploding directly.