"Capture the leader first to capture the rabble. Kill Lü Yugang first!"
The moment the battle began, the leader of the black-robed men led over thirty Dao Origin Realm experts in a charge directly towards Lü Yugang.
"Dan Dan, I'll have a few people cover you. Find an opportunity to escape," Lü Yugang sent a sound transmission to Lü Dandan.
His greatest worry was still his daughter's safety.
"No, Father! I want to face the enemy together with you," Lü Dandan replied.
"With your current strength, staying here is completely useless and will only become a burden on me. Say no more, do as I say."
Lü Yugang's expression darkened.
"Everyone, do not be afraid. Although they outnumber us, defeating us will not be that easy.
I will face them head-on. The rest of you, find a way to cover the others and break out!"
Lü Yugang sent a sound transmission to the other upper echelons.
At that moment, the thirty-odd black-robed men were already charging over.
Lü Yugang drew forth a golden long spear and swept it forward with tremendous force.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
A terrifying wave of energy pressure erupted from the golden spear. Countless spear shadows blossomed forward like a peacock spreading its tail feathers.
The black-robed man at the forefront, unable to dodge in time, had his chest pierced on the spot.
Pfft!
Lü Yugang raised the spear, skewering the black-robed man aloft, then gave it a fierce shake. The man's body instantly shattered into pieces.
"Be careful! His strength is formidable!
Let's form the Heavenly Corpse Grand Formation!"
The leading black-robed man hurriedly warned.
Lü Yugang's displayed combat power had surprised him somewhat.
One had to know that not long ago, Lü Yugang had refined two Divine Crystals, massively boosting his overall power. His current realm was the Dao Origin Realm's Perfection stage, making him one of the Eastern Barrens' most top-tier experts. Ordinary Dao Origin Realm experts simply couldn't match up before him!
Immediately after, the thirty-odd black-robed men formed a formation. Each brandished their sickles as they charged at Lü Yugang from different directions.
This Heavenly Corpse Grand Formation was one of the inherited great formations of the Corpse World, possessing formidable power.
Thirty-plus Dao Origin Realm experts forming the formation together unleashed an energy that shook heaven and earth, making the very space tremble like a sieve.
Although Lü Yugang's combat power was strong, allowing him to easily crush individual black-robed opponents, facing this Heavenly Corpse Grand Formation, he soon began to struggle and found himself outmatched.
Meanwhile, the other fifty-odd black-robed men surrounded and attacked the other upper echelons of the Four Directions Trading House.
Possessing the advantage in numbers, these black-robed men seized the upper hand from the very beginning of the fight.
The Trading House's upper echelons were having an extremely difficult time dealing with them.
A great melee also erupted between the troops of the Corpse World and the Trading House.
The Corpse World forces greatly outnumbered those of the Four Directions Trading House. Furthermore, those Corpse Soldiers possessed no independent consciousness; they fought utterly heedless of life and death, employing a suicidal style in every move aimed at mutual destruction.
Almost as soon as the battle began, the Trading House's forces were being beaten back step by step.
Despite the Trading House's upper echelons desperately covering for the others, trying to help them escape, the Corpse World forces were simply too numerous. They swarmed densely all around, making a breakout extremely difficult.
"That's Lü Yugang's daughter. Seize her!"
One of the black-robed men glanced towards Lü Dandan and said in a heavy voice.
Immediately, over ten black-robed men converged on Lü Dandan.
"Be careful, Young Lady!"
The surrounding Trading House forces witnessed this and were greatly alarmed. They charged forward one after another to protect Lü Dandan.
But those black-robed men were all Dao Origin Realm experts, each powerful in their own right. Sickles dancing in their hands, they instantly cut down a large swathe of Trading House people.
"Everyone! Protect the Young Lady!"
Batch after batch of Trading House forces poured forth continuously to protect Lü Dandan. The higher-ups closer by also surged towards them, unleashing their movement techniques.
"Young Lady, we'll hold them off. You must leave now!"
Lü Dandan was accompanied by four Dao Origin Realm experts specifically tasked with covering her escape. Seeing the perilous situation, these four experts placed themselves in front of Lü Dandan and urged her.
"Dandan! Escape, quickly!"
Lü Yugang, seeing this from a distance, felt his heart aflame with anxiety and shouted loudly.
He wanted to charge over to rescue her, but he was firmly surrounded by the thirty-odd black-robed men, utterly unable to break free.
In moments, the dozen or so black-robed men closed in on Lü Dandan.
"Capture this girl quickly!"
One of the black-robed men barked sharply.
A dozen black-robed men attacked with full force, slaughtering those around Lü Dandan with unrelenting ferocity.
Batch after batch of Trading House members were cut down. Soon, corpses piled high around Lü Dandan, forming a river of blood.
Yet no one retreated. More and more Trading House forces surged forward endlessly, willing to protect Lü Dandan at the cost of their lives.
One could see just how beloved Lü Dandan was within the Four Directions Trading House!
"Don't mind me, everyone!"
Seeing this scene, Lü Dandan's eyes reddened uncontrollably, and she cried out.
"You beasts! I'll fight you to the death!"
Driven by fury, Lü Dandan charged towards the black-robed men.
"Young Lady! Do not!"
The Trading House members who saw this all turned pale with fright, shouting out simultaneously.
"Heh heh... Will struggling to the death help, my Young Lady?"
Four black-robed men suddenly activated their movement techniques and rushed towards Lü Dandan from different directions.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Each of these four wielded a Sentient Treasure, activating them simultaneously. An astonishing surge of energy erupted, instantly felling the mass of people standing before them.
In the blink of an eye, these four black-robed men surrounded Lü Dandan.
"Back off!"
Witnessing this, Lü Yugang's eyes nearly split from their sockets with rage. He roared furiously, brandishing his golden spear with all his might, trying to fight his way over to protect his daughter.
But the Heavenly Corpse Grand Formation formed by the thirty-odd black-robed men was immensely powerful, blocking his path.
"Young Lady, be a good girl and submit."
At that moment, a black-robed man reached out a hand to grab Lü Dandan.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
His palm grew continuously, blotting out the sky and covering the earth. The energy released from it suppressed Lü Dandan, rendering her completely immobile.
At this moment, Lü Dandan felt a surge of despair.
With her strength facing a Dao Origin Realm expert, there was simply no possibility of resistance.
"Protect the Young Lady!"
Seeing this, all members of the Four Directions Trading House pushed with all their might, fighting their way towards Lü Dandan's position. But it was too late.
It seemed Lü Dandan was about to be seized by that black-robed man.
Right at this moment.
Suddenly, a streak of sword light swept in, cutting through the distant horizon.
This sword beam was massive, like a pillar holding up the sky that cleaved the world in two. Its speed was astonishingly fast, reaching above everyone's heads in the blink of an eye before cleaving down.
Pfft!
The black-robed man who was about to grab Lü Dandan was sliced cleanly in half!