For this reason, they did not choose to attack at dawn or in the dead of night, nor did they opt for a surprise attack. Instead, they moved into the mountain in broad daylight, brazenly and openly.
They wanted to give the Monster Hunters a taste of military deterrence.
But as soon as the battle started, they realized something was amiss.
Thirty Qi Refining Ninth Level Monster Hunters looked mightily impressive, leading the charge. At first confrontation, they began their onslaught.
The Qian Family Cultivators’ swords and blades could only leave scratches on their Rattan Armor.
The Golden Armor Formation was a First Grade Nine Pattern Formation, and ordinary swords, even when wielded by Qi Refining Ninth Level Cultivators, had difficulty breaking through the Rattan Armor enhanced by the Golden Armor Formation.
With the enhancement of the Golden Armor Formation, the Monster Hunters had no fear, needing only to hack wildly with their blades, drawing blood with every stroke. The Qian Family Cultivators couldn’t parry the blows and were forced to retreat in defeat.
As they retreated, they soon had nowhere left to retreat to.
Seeing no way to win, the Qian Family could only flee in embarrassment, their Cultivators scattering in defeat.
They came with a fierce momentum, but to their surprise, they were routed. The Qian Family felt humiliated, and not long after, they returned for another attempt.
This time they came fully prepared, all wearing Rattan Armor, with some Qi Refining Ninth Level Cultivators even clad in Iron Armor.
Iron Armor, purely made from fine iron, was not only expensive but also extremely hard.
The two sides clashed again.
Then the Qian Family Cultivators found that the Monster Hunters’ Rattan Armor seemed a bit different from theirs…
The Monster Hunters’ Rattan Armor was extremely hard, and it took significant effort to hack through it.
Their Rattan Armor, on the other hand, was like paper, torn through with just a few slashes.
Even their Iron Armor was about the same as the Monster Hunters’ Rattan Armor…
But since the Iron Armor was heavier, it made movement difficult, and thus they became easy targets.
About a dozen Qian Family Cultivators in Iron Armor, not watching their backs, became playthings for the Rattan Armor-wearing Monster Hunters and were taken down after a few rounds.
Their Iron Armor was stripped away as well.
The Qian Family nearly spat blood.
That was a complete set of Iron Armor, after all. Crafting a set required a vast amount of fine iron, and now it had been completely plundered!
But they could not give up fighting for the Spiritual mines, for those were Spirit Stones gleaming bright!
To deal with the Monster Hunters’ Rattan Armor, the Qian Family spared no expense and bought twenty genuine First-grade blades.
These blades were extremely sharp, able to cut through ordinary Rattan Armor with a single strike.
Handpicked Qian Family experts, equipped with these First-grade blades, engaged the Monster Hunters once more.
The First-grade blades indeed proved effective, able to cut through the Rattan Armor with a single strike, and with two or three, the armor was almost completely split.
But then, the Qian Family quickly discovered an even bigger problem.
The number of Monster Hunters wearing Rattan Armor was increasing!
There were only thirty at first.
Then each day brought more, each day more, until now, almost every Monster Hunter was wearing that troublesome Rattan Armor.
Everyone had one!
The Qian Family Cultivators felt their scalps tingle.
They only had twenty blades. Yet there were more than two hundred sets of Rattan Armor to contend with!
How were they supposed to fight this?
And then they were, unsurprisingly, defeated again…
The successive defeats caused the Qian Family Cultivators’ morale to crumble, forcing them to pause their assault and catch their breath.
Elder Yu was overjoyed beyond expectations.
The effect of the Golden Armor Formation was much stronger than he had originally thought.
He had anticipated a grueling battle, where even if they emerged victorious, the casualties would be significant.
But unexpectedly, not only did they win, they won with ease, and the Monster Hunters suffered very few casualties.
This allowed Elder Yu to breathe a sigh of relief, then he felt a bit puzzled and asked Mo Hua:
“How come this Golden Armor Formation is so tough?”
It was so tough that First-grade blades needed several strikes to break through.
The armor they were wearing was just ordinary Rattan Armor, not First-grade Iron Armor crafted from fine iron.
Mo Hua responded as if it were obvious, “Because the Golden Armor Formation is a First-grade Formation Method.”
“A First-grade Formation Method…” Elder Yu nodded in understanding, “No wonder.”
A First-grade Formation Method, how could it not be strong?
Then Elder Yu suddenly came to a realization, his heart pounding.
“First-grade?!”