At the same time Di Wu screamed in pain, four other screams rang out as well.
Those screams came from the four Territory Lords nearest to Yang Kai, who were about to form a Battle Formation.
Yang Kai used the element of surprise and sent out five Soul Rending Thorns in quick succession, one at Di Wu and the other four at the closest Territory Lords.
That was his limit! Using any more Soul Rending Thorn would cause him to lose consciousness.
Even at this moment, Yang Kai felt dizzy and was seeing stars.
Fortunately, he had experienced this many times and had long grown used to it. Now, the intense pain in his head even had the effect of keeping him awake.
A Royal Lord couldn’t bear such pain, but Yang Kai was used to it. No one’s success was without reason as only by withstanding constant tempering could a person achieve great things.
Yang Kai’s figure still floated atop the mountain of corpses, but that was only an after-image as his true body had already reached the Territory Lord nearest to him. Then, he smashed apart that Territory Lord’s head with one spear thrust.
Following that, a second Territory Lord fell!
Yang Kai struck out at the third Territory Lord, but he failed to kill him in one stroke.
Territory Lords weren’t so easily killed. When the four Territory Lords approached Yang Kai, they had paid attention to protecting their Souls, so although the Soul Rending Thorns were powerful, the Territory Lords could greatly decrease the damage they took by taking precautions.
They would still feel pain and have a blurry conscience, but they wouldn’t completely freeze up and become easy targets.
Still, this scenario was a testament to Yang Kai’s cunning and ruthlessness.
Before the four Territory Lords could form a Battle Formation, Yang Kai launched a preemptive strike. With most of their focus on linking their auras to successfully form the Battle Formation, they never expected Yang Kai to launch a sneak attack.
They had thought that Yang Kai was completely trapped in the Spirit Array and hadn’t noticed them silently approaching. How could they have known that Yang Kai had been carefully monitoring their every move?
What happened was the outcome when someone schemed against the unexpected.
This was a desperate gambit within a hopeless battle. The entire Ancestral Land had been sealed with no way to escape, and there were many Black Ink Clan Masters here, leaving Yang Kai with no chance of escape or victory on his own; however, the original predicament changed because of the enemy’s Trapping Array. A real Master needed the ability to turn even the enemy’s advantage into their own.
If one only had brawn but no brain, they would forever be a reckless fool. That was why Yang Kai was the Army Commander of Profound Nether Territory while Ou Yang Lie could only be a Division Commander who had to obey Yang Kai’s orders.
It was this quality that was valued by the Supreme Headquarters and why they entrusted Yang Kai with such an important role.
In an instant, two powerful Innate Territory Lords had died and their Four Symbols Formation couldn’t be linked. The third Territory Lord regained his senses when being attacked, which was why he barely managed to block Yang Kai’s strike.
However, he was still run through by the Azure Dragon Spear, and when a burst of World Force followed up, his body was still split in two, killing him.
Like a fierce tiger, Yang Kai lunged at the fourth Territory Lord.
It was only then that the other four Territory Lords outside finally reacted, but after recovering from their initial shock, they seemed hesitant.
The situation before them was different from what they imagined. Having heard of Yang Kai’s fierce reputation, those four Territory Lords didn’t immediately know how to react.
Luckily for them, Di Wu had finally gathered his wits, and when he noticed the obvious signs of Territory Lords dying, he was shocked and furious while roaring, “Kill him!”