Chapter 439: Four Elements Assemble

At this moment, even Ling Yao and Long Kun found their leader's actions a bit perplexing.

"Hey, didn't we agree to just charge in and kill them? Why is the boss wasting time talking to these barbarians?" Long Kun mumbled from the side, clearly puzzled.

"I'm guessing it has something to do with their unique talents. Did you notice how incredibly powerful they were when manipulating a single elemental force?"

Long Kun crossed his arms and smirked, "No matter how strong they are, can they beat us? If the boss gets serious, he could eliminate them with just one finger!"

Ling Yao looked at Long Kun with disdain. "Can you please use your brain? A mere earth element controller, not even at the Tribulation Transcendence realm, was able to summon such a violent storm vortex. Don't you think that's beyond the norm?"

Long Kun shrugged it off. "Strong natural elemental affinity explains it perfectly, doesn't it?"

Ling Yao sneered, "Based on the elemental control they've shown, if you attribute that to elemental affinity, then their single elemental affinity would almost rival that of true god-tier elemental powerhouses! If their talent is truly that strong, why are they only at the Half-step Tribulation Transcendence realm?"

Long Kun was about to retort, but suddenly realized he couldn't find a better counter-argument this time.

"Are you saying... these people seem to be in a contradictory state?"

Ling Yao nodded gravely. "Exactly. If I'm not mistaken, there must be other deeper secrets hidden within Jingyun Valley! Either there's an unparalleled, top-tier divine artifact buried here, or there's an unknown entity lurking deep within the earth's veins. The first scenario would be easy to explain, but if it's the second..."

Long Kun's expression completely hardened. "Then it would be truly troublesome! The ability to amplify the power of five elements simultaneously, whether that unknown entity is alive or dead, would be terrifying!"

"You're finally catching on." Ling Yao teased Long Kun with a light chuckle.

"I merely prefer not to overcomplicate simple matters; it doesn't mean I lack the ability to think. Now that I think about it, Northern Xinjiang is so barren. Even with strong tribal power, it shouldn't be able to threaten the entire empire's border simply by relying on its terrain and strength. Yet, the people here have managed to do it."

Ling Yao nodded repeatedly in agreement. "More than that! If Mu Rongjian hadn't personally guarded this area, this northern border would have long been overrun by these barbarians! I'm eager to find out what secrets are truly hidden here!"

Perhaps the fire element woman's scream was too piercing, because soon after, a mysterious masked figure, shimmering like lightning, darted towards the battlefield. Though not as fast as the winged Thunder Array, for anyone below the Tribulation Transcendence realm, this person's lightning-fast movement was astonishingly terrifying.

In a few blinks, the figure reached the fire-attributed woman. With a mere snap of their fingers, a faint aura of lightning quickly enveloped the woman, allowing her to break free from Xu Yang's long-range void-binding spell.

"Lightning element... excellent!" Xu Yang's smile deepened.

By now, Thunder Array, Huo Da, the fire woman, and the recently arrived masked lightning-attribute controller had all positioned themselves in front of Xu Yang, encircling him.

"It seems... one person is still missing. The Five Elements of Xuanmen are only interesting when complete."

"No need, to deal with you."

*Boom!*

The last lightning-attribute controller to arrive seemed to have a short temper, or perhaps Xu Yang's attack on the fire woman had greatly displeased him. With a raise of his hand, an overwhelmingly powerful suppressive aura erupted!

The air crackled with turbulent lightning elemental energy, and a lightning-like bolt of thunder flame suddenly shot out, locking onto Xu Yang's position.

This time, Xu Yang sharply raised his hand, unleashing a fierce surge of black primordial energy that collided with the lightning bolt mid-air, causing a violent, echoing explosion.

*Rumble!*

The terrifying sonic wave rippled outwards. The lightning-attribute elemental controller instinctively retreated a dozen steps, while Xu Yang remained completely unfazed, maintaining his calm and composed demeanor.

"You're still a bit lacking in cultivation level; otherwise, all of you would be top figures within the Three Thousand Dao States. If I'm not mistaken, you probably can't leave Jingyun Valley, can you?"

For some reason, when these individuals heard Xu Yang's words, their expressions changed drastically.

"Kill him!"

"Elder Lei! Are you sure? You want to act before Ice Venerable arrives?" The fire woman, still shaken, retorted to the masked expert beside her, who was called Elder Lei.

Elder Lei was the only one among the four present who had entered the Tribulation Transcendence bottleneck, and his violent thunder flame offensive ability was already extremely formidable.

Although they were no match for Xu Yang, if they faced others, even a Tribulation Transcendence Peak expert, these four working together might still put up a fight. For example, someone like Feng Xiu, if they didn't overdraw the violent power of their Qilin bloodline, would likely find it difficult to escape once trapped here.

"This person has likely discovered something; we absolutely cannot let him leave alive, or you know what that would mean! As for Ice Venerable, he's currently guarding the Young Miss and sparring with Mu Rongjian, so he likely won't be coming here anytime soon."

Hearing this, Xu Yang and his two companions gained a general understanding of the situation and were no longer in a hurry.

"I still advise you few to give up resisting early. I will not harm you in the slightest. At this moment, your Five Elements formation is incomplete; you have no chance of winning, so why bother?"

Elder Lei said nothing more, directly ignoring Xu Yang's advice. He was the first to leap into the air, and two extremely violent lightning elemental fluctuations quickly condensed in his palms.

At the same time, the other four people around him also began to move.

"Damn it, they're really planning to gang up on the boss? Are they trying to say there's no one from the Tianlan Sect?"

Long Kun rolled up his sleeves on the side, ready to rush in and help, but Ling Yao quickly pulled him back.

"Don't interfere with the boss's plan. He definitely has his own calculations and intends to use this opportunity to figure out these people's true strength. If you go now, you'll put the boss in a difficult position and interfere with his judgment. You need to understand that until Ice Venerable, the strongest man of the Five Elements, arrives, the boss will absolutely not make a serious move, nor will he eliminate any of them!"

Long Kun stuck out his tongue, looking completely cowed by her, indicating he truly couldn't argue with the stubborn girl. He reluctantly withdrew, maintaining a watchful stance.