564: Resurrection Match

At this moment, the content of this trial appeared in their minds.

A resurrection match!

All eliminated Descenders would have one chance to return to the stage.

As long as they could join forces to defeat the winner of the first round, they could be resurrected in this world.

Then, they saw Lu Li throw a punch that nearly obliterated Yan Ci.

Was the disparity in strength truly that overwhelming?

Come to think of it, the fact that Lu Li was so strong now actually had a lot to do with Ancestor Lu.

Over the years, he had killed every Descender the moment they showed their heads, and now, apart from the four of them, not a single one remained.

Through these actions, he had essentially bolstered the opponent's strength to the extreme.

The other three realized what was going on and cast unfriendly gazes toward Chen De.

Chen De covered his face and rubbed it; he had intended to reduce the variables, but it had backfired.

"Everyone, let's deal with this guy in front of us first."

As the words fell, the five people moved in unison.

Chen De and Wu Dan launched a sneak attack first, their combined strikes dealing the final blow to Yan Ci.

Then, Chen De, Lu Li, and Wu Dan surrounded Qiang Wu to prevent him from escaping.

Because, judging by the current situation, it was clear that the people from Wuguang Hall held the upper hand.

For Chen De and the others to help an outsider fight their own people—how could that be possible?

Even if Chen De and Lu Li didn't get along well, he still knew how to read the room.

As the saying goes, if the meat is going to rot, it should rot in the pot; with Wuguang Hall guaranteed a win, why bother with infighting?

Thus, the situation naturally shifted to a three-on-one.

Then, Chen De, Wu Dan, and Qiang Wu attacked simultaneously, targeting Lu Li, who had his guard down.

Now that the outsider could no longer stir up any trouble, if Qiang Wu died too, did Chen De and Wu Dan still want to win?

The situation was still three-on-one, but the targets had shifted again.

Blocking their attacks, Lu Li was not particularly surprised by their behavior.

At the end of the day, they were competitors; how could they possibly just hand him the victory?

Besides, even if all four attacked at once, it wasn't as if Lu Li lacked confidence; he was just being cautious.

Lu Li showed no mercy to any of the three, every move intended to kill.

However, the three coordinated and checked each other, so for a moment, Lu Li could not do anything to them.

Even though it was their first time joining forces, they displayed far greater synergy than in their previous hundred encounters.

This was the benefit of having rich combat experience; they could precisely seize any tactical opportunity and coordination.

Rich combat experience naturally brought about an innate synergy.

Facing Lu Li, who dealt high damage with both his left and right hands, they would be injured if they even grazed him.

Therefore, their tactics were basically to hold him back, evade, and look for opportunities to attack.

No one spoke during this battle; for experts of this caliber, only facts could influence their resolve.

As the battle deepened, both sides constantly changed their combat methods and styles.

Otherwise, if it dragged on too long or if a move was used too often, it would be easy to be countered.

Of course, while these things changed, their fundamental methods remained the same.

After all, it was somewhat impossible to create powerful new methods so quickly.

However, Chen De understood the battle situation well enough by now, and he did not want to continue fighting.

Thus, he began to introduce tiny flaws into the battle—flaws so small that they would only become exploitable openings after a long, grueling struggle.

However, by the time the opening was about to fully form, the three of them had already sensed that something was wrong.

Given their coordination, such a problem should not have occurred.

It must be that someone among them was doing it on purpose and had been plotting for a long time.

Who was it? Who exactly was acting against them, harboring evil intentions at a time like this!

Consequently, seeds of suspicion were sown in the hearts of the three, and they became extremely wary of the other two.

After all, backstabbing had already occurred several times in just a short while.

Sometimes, it was better to trust the opponent than one's own teammates.

But now that the opening had been created, it was not so easy to patch it up.

Furthermore, Lu Li was no fool; he wouldn't let such a perfect opening go to waste.

Finally, at a certain moment, his charged attack slammed straight into Qiang Wu.

Thus, Qiang Wu exploded without any surprise, instantly bursting into a mist of blood.

At the same time, Chen De acted decisively, his terrifying blade slashing fiercely at his target.

With Qiang Wu obliterated, the surviving Wu Dan's expression changed, and he sent a voice transmission to Chen De, "Retreat quickly... Pfft!"

Before his eyes appeared a blade light that was fast to the extreme, engulfing his entire being.

Seeing this blade light, Wu Dan already knew who had attacked, and who had been acting against them earlier.

But to attack them and also frame Qiang Wu—could it be that Yan Zhi did not want to become a disciple of Ancestor Wuguang?

Or perhaps, from the very beginning, all of this was a play performed by Yan Zhi and Lu Li.

Including the initial backstabbing of Lu Li, which was also done to have the opportunity to backstab them today.

It was just... if that was the case, how did Lu Li know about the resurrection match trial?

If he didn't know, wouldn't he have died for nothing in front of them earlier?

No, that was wrong; it was clearly impossible for Lu Li to have known.

After all, this Yan Zhi was also a master of immortal arts, so how could he trust Yan Zhi?

So there was another possibility: Lu Li had truly been backstabbed, and he had absolutely no idea about the resurrection match.

But if that were the case, it made little sense for Yan Zhi to frame them all to death.

Unless...

Unless Yan Zhi had a way to defeat Lu Li on his own.

But he would never know these things; Chen De's sneak attack on Wu Dan had been prepared for a long time.

Even though Wu Dan quickly responded, he was still severely injured by the sneak attack.

As the saying went, Lu Li would never miss this opportunity to beat a drowning dog.

Immediately following Chen De's attack, he struck his body several times, tearing him apart.

Thus, only Lu Li and Chen De remained on the entire field.

Lu Li was truly bewildered by Chen De's actions.

Everyone had been backstabbed by him at least once; was this guy addicted to backstabbing?

Originally, with the three of them joining forces, there was still a sliver of a chance to win.

Yet, he had ended up framing his own two teammates to death.

"What you've done is truly beyond my expectations."

From the moment he appeared until now, Lu Li finally spoke for the first time, which was an unprecedented occurrence.

"Boss."

"Actually, I..."

"I have always been on your side; you must believe me."

Chen De responded to this with the most sincere attitude.

"Heh."

Whether Chen De was addicted or not, he didn't know, but Lu Li himself was certainly not addicted to being backstabbed.

"If you're sensible, do it yourself; I'll teach you a lesson after we get out."

"Or, we can have a fight right now, and I'll teach you a lesson here first."

"Let you know what kind of miserable end awaits those who betray me!"