Chapter 519

Chapter 519: Defeating the Counts

The six Marquises completely ignored the Counts’ cries for help. They were too preoccupied with their own situation. Although Yi Chen was busy testing and adjusting the Heaven-Slashing Technique, the relentless attacks and lightning-fast Sword Energy still forced them to dodge continuously. They simply could not spare the time to assist the Counts, let alone defend them against the Sword Energy attacks.

Even with their strength realm, it was difficult for them to withstand the power of the Sword Energy; relying on their speed advantage to avoid the attacks was the only sensible strategy.

Screams echoed among the Counts. When one Count noticed that the six Marquises had no intention of helping, he immediately began flying away, hoping to escape. However, no matter how fast he ran, he could not evade the Sword Energy’s assault.

As they saw the Counts’ blood running dangerously low, Marquises Moses suddenly surged forward, charging towards the Counts. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of one Count, enveloping him in a dark shroud. The Count could not avoid the attack and could only watch helplessly as the darkness swallowed him whole. In another instant, he lost consciousness.

After that, Marquises Moses used a special treasure to trap him instantly. In the next moment, Marquises Moses moved on to the next nearest Count, and then the third, fourth, and fifth… One by one, the Counts were quickly restrained by Marquises Moses.

"Attack! No matter the situation, we must join forces to strike at the strongest member of humanity! Once Marquises Moses turns back to assist, one of us must hold him off!"

Marquises Hippo no longer remained on the defensive. Since they had failed to gather any useful information, and if they allowed Marquises Moses to eliminate all the Counts, the situation would only become more complicated. It was better to act directly and confront Yi Chen before Marquises Moses could handle all the Counts.

In this way, even if Marquises Moses returned to help, he would only need to send one Marquises to intercept him. Additionally, with the Counts’ cooperation, they could at least slow down Marquises Moses and create a five-on-one situation against Yi Chen. With a level 139 Marquises among them, their chances of victory were decent.

The only concern was that if Yi Chen attempted to escape at full speed, they could not be sure they could catch up and defeat him.

The other five Marquises quickly agreed. Together with Marquises Hippo, they transformed into six dark shadows, sweeping towards Yi Chen hundreds of kilometers away.

Swish, swish, swish…

A wave of Sword Energy struck against the dark shadows but only managed to create small rips within them.

But with his powerful self-healing ability, the gaps in the black shrouds quickly restored themselves.

Yi Chen remained calm.

He had encountered this kind of attack method used by the Undying Race when he defeated Marquises Moses.

The simplest and most effective countermeasure was to use fire spells to attack.

However, he was currently improving the Heaven-Slashing Technique and did not do so.

Instead, he continuously unleashed Sword Energy, tearing through these black shrouds.

The difference was that while attacking, he was also using the Cloud Treading Technique to increase the distance between them.

On the other hand, Marquises Moses did not turn back to support Yi Chen as Marquises Hippo and the others had speculated.

Having witnessed Yi Chen’s strength, especially how he had single-handedly caused chaos on the Undying Planet, Marquises Moses understood the threat.

At that time, Yi Chen was only over level one hundred twenty.

Without a doubt, Marquises Moses knew that Yi Chen wasn’t quickly resolving the six Marquises for any reason other than to use them for practice.

Therefore, he only needed to carry out Yi Chen’s orders, focusing on capturing the heavily injured targets.

The situation became slightly peculiar.

Here, it seemed that Yi Chen could do nothing against the combined forces of the six Marquises, and his continuous Sword Energy posed little threat to them.

Conversely, the six Marquises realized with frustration that Yi Chen’s speed was indeed on par with theirs.

No matter how hard they tried to chase, they could never catch up to Yi Chen.

Both sides maintained a state of mutual pursuit, each with their strengths and weaknesses, unable to overcome the other.

Meanwhile, Marquises Moses wreaked havoc, continuously capturing Count after Count.

Marquises Hippo and the other five Marquises understood they couldn’t let this go on.

Because if this continued, it would be incredibly easy for Yi Chen to escape.

Although news from Yi Chen in the Tianling Star Cluster could sell for an outrageous sum in the human federation,

the profits from controlling Yi Chen and trading directly with the human federation far outweighed those gains.

They even believed that if they captured Yi Chen, the human federation would agree to part with over ninety percent of their resources and treasures.

This meant the resources they would possess could surpass those controlled by the Undying King.

Among them, there would certainly be many items to enhance strength realms and talents.

Given such significant interests, they were keen not to let them slip away.

Yet, no matter how anxious they felt, they could not think of a better solution.

Even attempting to surround Yi Chen proved to be impossible.

On the other hand, Marquises Moses was about to resolve all the Counts.

They vaguely sensed that Yi Chen’s Sword Energy was growing stronger.

In contrast, Yi Chen did not have the same chaotic thoughts as the six Marquises.

With his current strength realm, defeating and capturing these six Marquises was not just easy but also presented minimal difficulty.

Thus, most of his energy and focus were devoted to practicing the Cloud Treading Technique and attempting to improve the Heaven-Slashing Technique.

The only slight attention he paid was to ensure the six Marquises did not use communication stones to inform the Undying Race about his presence on the blood-colored planet.

Currently, the six Marquises held some confidence in capturing him and surely did not want news to leak, which would allow others to get involved.

But being cautious was never a mistake.

Through his continuous adjustments and improvements, the power of Sword Energy kept increasing.

Even the speed of the Sword Energy received a significant boost.

On Marquises Moses’s side, he had successfully captured all thirty-five Counts.

The six Marquises felt anxious, fearing that Marquises Moses’s sudden arrival might change the situation on the field.

They were extremely surprised and puzzled, unable to understand the relationship between Yi Chen and Marquises Moses, especially since Marquises Moses, after capturing thirty-five Counts, hadn’t come to assist Yi Chen against the six Marquises.

Instead, he remained where he was, watching the battle unfold.

It seemed he was just sitting back and watching the fight, fully uninterested in supporting Yi Chen.

What they did not know was that Marquises Moses wasn’t unwilling to help; he just knew it wasn’t necessary.

Rushing over to assist might interrupt Yi Chen’s practice of his skills.

Not only would he fail to gain favor, but he might also end up causing trouble.