Chapter 1 All the Armor Has Been Born!

[Ding! Cold Iron Helmet has been equipped——Tudi Gong (Earth God)!] [All the armor has been born!]

Zhang Yuanqing, hurrying towards the place where the light was soaring, was both pleasantly surprised and disappointed: the helmet was obtained by Tudi Gong.

He was pleasantly surprised because he had finally found Chao Laotou (Old Chao). As long as he could persuade him to form an alliance, he could secure the victory.

He was disappointed that all the armor pieces had owners and none for him. It doesn't matter, as long as we form an alliance, the ally's armor is my armor... Zhang Yuanqing thought.

Sun Miaomiao maintained high-speed movement and asked, "Do you have a way to persuade him?"

"I'm not sure, I'm not really familiar with him," Zhang Yuanqing answered truthfully.

Sun Miaomiao nodded and then said, "Hey, Yuanshi Tianzun (Primordial Lord of Heaven), are you really not considering selling me your little spirit servant? I'll trade you for a more precious and powerful spirit servant."

"No way!"

"Just consider it again."

"No deal!"

The two, with their respective yin corpses, rose and fell among the ruins, constantly leaping towards the place where the light had faded.

On the other side, on the main road of the ancient city, Tianxia Guihuo (All Under Heaven Returns to Fire) led Yinchi (Tone Deaf) and Qingsongzi (Green Pine) to the location of the helmet. Because he had to take care of Yinchi, who was carrying a heavy breastplate, the three were not moving quickly. Tianxia Guihuo led the way and said loudly, "Remember, you must bring Tudi Gong into our camp, so that we will have the qualification to negotiate with Yuanshi Tianzun."

"What if Yuanshi Tianzun has already formed an alliance with Tudi Gong?" Qingsongzi's breathing was even; long-distance raids were as simple as eating and drinking for him.

Tianxia Guihuo leaped over a pile of rubble and said, "Then find a way to reach an agreement with Tudi Gong. With the pressure from Zhao Chenghuang (City God Zhao) and Sun Miaomiao, they have no reason to refuse." In Tianxia Guihuo's analysis, everyone's points were now in danger and could not withstand being reported. Therefore, the best solution was to bring Tudi Gong into the group and then form an alliance with Yuanshi Tianzun, which was the best strategy.

Promise Yuanshi Tianzun a spot in exchange for Yuanshi Tianzun using his abundant points to first consume a wave of the Taiyi School's Night Watchers. Then they would appear and eliminate Zhao Chenghuang and his group in one fell swoop. Afterwards, they could discuss how to allocate the spots.

In this way, the top three would all be from the Five Elements Alliance, and everyone could share the benefits, wouldn't that be wonderful?

And if Tudi Gong formed an alliance with Zhang Yuanqing in advance, the role of their small team would be greatly reduced, but they could still negotiate.

When Zhang Yuanqing arrived at the scene, Tudi Gong had not left. Instead, he was sitting on a half-collapsed earthen wall, smoking a cigar, his wrinkled face full of contentment. Zhang Yuanqing noticed that he was wearing a helmet on his head, similar to the ancient helmets in TV dramas, but very old. Zhang Yuanqing stopped a few meters away and said straightforwardly, "Old man, let's form an alliance. Name your conditions! In the current situation, Tudi Gong has limited options for alliances, either with him or with Tianxia Guihuo."

As long as the old man sees that Sun Miaomiao has abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, he will definitely choose to join.

Tudi Gong did not immediately agree. As expected, he looked at Sun Miaomiao behind him and said in surprise, "Why is she with you?"

"She was captivated by my unparalleled charm and is now one of us," Zhang Yuanqing said, patting his chest.

Sun Miaomiao rolled her eyes and gently rubbed Xiaodoubi's (Little Rascal’s) head.

"And then you even have a child?" Tudi Gong said with a smile. After a few seconds of contemplation, he nodded slightly, "It's possible to form an alliance, whether you win or lose, you have to give me 200,000 points, and only for this level."

"Good! Straightforward."

Only then did Zhang Yuanqing lead Sun Miaomiao to the earthen wall and say, "Our plan is to first eliminate Tianxia Guihuo and his group, and then have a final battle with Zhao Chenghuang and Yuan Ting."

Tudi Gong chewed on his cigar, glanced at Sun Miaomiao, and said with a smile, "It's not necessary to eliminate them first. Eliminating Zhao Chenghuang first is also possible. After solving those two from the Taiyi School, the three of Tianxia Guihuo are just turtles in a jar."

"Tudi Gong doesn't trust Sun Miaomiao enough..." Zhang Yuanqing laughed and said, "That's what I was thinking too, depending on who we encounter first." Tudi Gong was about to nod when he suddenly tilted his head and said, "Someone's coming!"

Zhang Yuanqing and Sun Miaomiao immediately pressed their backs against the wall, hid their figures, and summoned the yin corpses to hide together.

Tudi Gong slowly turned his head and looked over. It was Tianxia Guihuo and his group. Seeing Tudi Gong looking over, Tianxia Guihuo stopped, holding a narrow-bladed saber in one hand and raising the other, saying, "Old man, let's talk?"

"Tianxia Guihuo? Came at the right time..." Zhang Yuanqing lowered his voice and whispered, "Tudi Gong, stall them. Sun Miaomiao and I will sneak attack."

"What is there to talk about?" Tudi Gong said, smoking a cigar, his tone as usual.

"Well, before we talk, can you please raise your hands to show your innocence?" Tianxia Guihuo shouted.

Qingsongzi and Yinchi behind him immediately raised their hands to show their sincerity.

"Am I that kind of shameless person?" Tudi Gong cursed in his heart, almost yelling out loud. Helplessly, he raised his hands and cursed, "Speak up if you have something to say!"

Tianxia Guihuo said, "We want to form an alliance with you to deal with the Taiyi School's Night Watchers. Yuanshi Tianzun is also an object of our persuasion. I believe that members of the Five Elements Alliance should work together to win the top three and share the benefits equally."

Tudi Gong thought for a while and said, "How can I trust you?"

Tianxia Guihuo responded, "It's easy! We can swear in front of the elders, deacons, and colleagues. Everyone is a figure with a reputation; if we break our word, how will we get along in the future?"

Tudi Gong smoked his cigar, pretending to be deep in thought, stalling for time, and said, "Then I have no reason to refuse, right? Okay, let's form an alliance. You three make an oath."

At this time, Zhang Yuanqing, who had entered Night Wandering, poked his head out and took a look.

The perspective of Tianxia Guihuo and his group was very strange. They kept looking at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle, so that they could never see the lower half of Tudi Gong's body in their field of vision.

"The method of suddenly appearing after taking off the yin corpse's pants is not very effective. Normal people will instinctively look at things that appear suddenly, but I have used this method once, and Tianxia Guihuo has suffered a loss and will definitely be prepared and vigilant, and will not be easily tricked..."

"If I shoot directly, Yinchi has a breastplate for protection, Qingsongzi is a Wood Manipulator with recovery ability, Tianxia Guihuo has fire resistance, and I don't know if he has any defensive items..."

While Zhang Yuanqing's thoughts were racing, he decided to use the oldest method, a close-range sneak attack.

In this way, even if the other party had defensive abilities, with his and Sun Miaomiao's combat power, they could quickly subdue the enemy.

The two Night Watchers绕 (繞) walked out of the earthen wall, stepping cat-like, slowly approaching Tianxia Guihuo and his group from the left and right.

Night Wandering can conceal movements and aura, but some things cannot be hidden, such as leaving footprints on soft ground, or causing gravel to roll down while walking...

In the desolate and dilapidated ancient city, these subtle flaws are most likely to appear.

Ten meters, eight meters, five meters... Zhang Yuanqing walked very carefully, not only avoiding sand and gravel, but even avoiding moss. Just as he was about to strike and kill, Qingsongzi's expression suddenly changed, and he said urgently, "Be careful, there's an ambush!"

Qingsongzi had been secretly communicating with the surrounding plants to guard against the Taiyi School's Night Watchers taking advantage of the conversation to hide and sneak attack.

After all, this place was where the equipment appeared, and Zhao Chenghuang, Yuanshi Tianzun, and others were bound to be rushing here as well, and the probability of various parties meeting was extremely high.

Sure enough, he quickly received feedback from the plants.

"Discovered?" Zhang Yuanqing's heart shuddered, and he no longer hesitated, holding the Bloodthirsty Blade and rushing forward.

Hearing the warning, Tianxia Guihuo reacted in advance, pushing off with his legs and leaping backwards. Zhang Yuanqing's knife missed.

During the backward leap, Tianxia Guihuo's right arm swung out like a whip, driving the narrow-bladed saber to sweep horizontally. The blade made a shrill whistling sound. Zhang Yuanqing stopped and retracted his knife, holding the Bloodthirsty Blade vertically!

The two weapons collided, and the narrow-bladed saber swept across the Bloodthirsty Blade. Zhang Yuanqing saw sparks erupting and saw a nick appearing on the weapon that had accompanied him for many days. "The weapon of the Extraordinary stage is gradually unable to keep up with my pace..." He felt a pang of heartache.

On the other side, Yinchi lowered her head and blew a shrill and mournful flute sound. Soul-piercing sound waves echoed.

Everyone present covered their heads and frowned, only Tudi Gong was unaffected.

Sun Miaomiao frowned and was unable to maintain Night Wandering, revealing her figure. As a level 3 Night Watcher with 90% experience, her spiritual body was already extremely powerful, so the flute sound did the least damage to her.

"Is that them?"