Chapter 863 High Spirits

"Brothers! Cheer up, this guy is no pushover!" Liu Yusheng said with a grim face.

One could never be too careful with a master from the Earthly Fiend List.

If not for the aid of the Spirit Profound Unity Array, he would have turned and fled by now.

Of course, whether he could escape was another matter.

The members of the Green Sea Mercenary Corps also knew what the Earthly Fiend List meant, and they all mustered their full attention to face Tan Si's thunderous strike.

For a moment, the barrier blazed with light, its power seemingly greater than before.

Tan Si watched Liu Yusheng and the others with an indifferent air, showing no sign of urgency.

"This formation is somewhat interesting... but do you think it can deal with me?"

Tan Si sneered, and a short blood-colored dagger appeared in his hand.

"Blood... Moon... Slash!"

Tan Si enunciated each word, and a terrifying crescent-shaped blood-red blade light descended upon the great formation!

Liu Yusheng's expression was extremely solemn as he poured all his primal energy without reservation into the formation.

The momentum of Tan Si's move was completely different from his previous slash, several times more powerful!

He knew that relying solely on the Spirit Profound Unity Array, they probably couldn't withstand this strike.

But at this point, he had no other choice—he had to fight with all his might!

Just then, however, the Spirit Profound Unity Array blazed with light once more, and a fierce flame burst forth, colliding head-on with Tan Si's blade light.

A draw!

Liu Yusheng stared in disbelief at the scene before him—they had actually blocked Tan Si's blade light!

"Wow... Ye..."

Yan Ling suddenly cried out, extremely excited. But before she could finish, she saw Ye Yuan shake his head slightly, signaling her to stay silent.

The clever little girl quickly covered her mouth.

"Ling'er, this is our little secret. Don't tell anyone else," Ye Yuan transmitted to her.

The little girl nodded excitedly, as if guarding some earth-shattering secret, secretly feeling very pleased.

No one else noticed Ye Yuan's action except Yan Ling.

Yan Jun, puzzled, scolded sternly, "Yan Ling, what are you fooling around for? Get back to the carriage!"

The little girl stuck out her tongue and scurried away.

After Yan Ling left, Yan Jun let out a long breath and said to Liu Yusheng, "Brother Liu is truly formidable. Even a master from the Earthly Fiend List can do nothing against this formation!"

"Ha... haha, what Earthly Fiend List master? I think he's nothing special!" Liu Yusheng laughed loudly.

What's going on today? Could it be that I've exceeded myself and elevated the formation's power to a new level? Liu Yusheng wondered.

Once could be coincidence, but twice in a row meant he had broken through without realizing it!

He was the core of the entire formation, and only he could unleash such a fierce attack.

Tan Si's face was livid. He couldn't believe that this shabby formation had blocked his strike.

Especially the sudden burst of flame attack just now—it was incredibly powerful, matching his Blood Moon Slash!

But he refused to believe that a mere mercenary corps could possess strength to rival his.

If they truly had such power, his earlier slash wouldn't have achieved that effect.

There must be an expert among them!

This person simply didn't want to reveal himself and was using Liu Yusheng's hand to deal with him.

It seemed that this same person had also acted earlier, burning away his painstakingly nurtured Heart-Eating Worms in one go.

Tan Si looked at Liu Yusheng and sneered, "Do you think a scum like you is worthy of being my opponent?"

Liu Yusheng said confidently, "Hey, our mercenary corps has never valued individual prowess! As long as we get through difficulties together, that's victory! Even if I'm no match for you, you can't do anything to us!"

"Chief, mighty!"

"We are the strongest!"

"Chief, we love you!"

"Hahaha..."

Liu Yusheng's words greatly inspired the mercenary corps members.

Though somewhat bewildered, the members were now full of confidence. Their previous fear of the Earthly Fiend List master had vanished.

The legendary Earthly Fiend List master seemed not invincible after all.

Ye Yuan found it secretly amusing—this guy certainly knew how to seize the moment to win people's hearts.

Still, for the Green Sea Mercenary Corps to have cultivated the Spirit Profound Unity Array to this level, Liu Yusheng was indeed no simple character.

If not for encountering an expert like Tan Si, Liu Yusheng would likely have had no major issues traversing the fringe areas of the Chaotic Demon Sea.

Tan Si's face turned green with rage, the scar on his face appearing even more ferocious.

But Tan Si didn't argue further. In a place like the Chaotic Demon Sea, strength was the only currency for words.

Since he couldn't do anything to this mercenary corps, any big talk would be useless.

His gaze swept across the faces of the mercenary corps members, searching for the hidden expert.

When his eyes landed on Ye Yuan, he paused. Years of teetering between life and death had greatly enhanced his strength and sharpened his perception.

The moment Tan Si saw Ye Yuan, he felt that Ye Yuan was different from the rest.

But soon, he dismissed the thought.

Ye Yuan's cultivation level was too low, and he was too young—there was no way he could be the hidden expert.

Yet aside from Ye Yuan, he couldn't find anyone else suspicious.

"What are you looking at? Are you going to fight or not? If not, we have to get moving!" Liu Yusheng said arrogantly.

Tan Si glanced at Liu Yusheng and snorted coldly, "Consider yourselves lucky this time. I hope you never fall into my hands!"

With that, Tan Si moved and vanished before their eyes.

"Hahaha, the Earthly Fiend List master has been driven off by our Green Sea Mercenary Corps! When we return to Luoding City, our status will probably become unparalleled!" Liu Yusheng laughed heartily.

Yan Jun also cupped his hands in congratulations, "Congratulations, Brother Liu! With Brother Liu driving off an Earthly Fiend List master, the Green Sea Mercenary Corps is undoubtedly the number one corps in Luoding City! From now on, no one can surpass you!"

"Haha, well said! This time, we owe it all to Boss Yan. If you hadn't hired us, we wouldn't have had this opportunity!" Liu Yusheng was now brimming with high spirits.

An Earthly Fiend List master was a legendary existence to them.

After all, in the vast Chaotic Demon Sea, there were countless Heaven Initiation Realm experts.

Yet the Earthly Fiend List only included five hundred people!

These five hundred were the most formidable among Heaven Initiation Realm martial artists.

Rumor had it that Earthly Fiend List masters could easily defeat ordinary Formless Realm experts, demonstrating their immense strength!

To have driven off such an expert was enough to make the Green Sea Mercenary Corps famous throughout the land!

"Um... I don't mean to pour cold water, but that person might..." Ye Yuan started, but Yan Jun cut him off.