Unrivaled Martial Emperor

At the Clean-up Alliance's base camp, the atmosphere wasn't great either.

Although they had successfully repelled the attacks of Chen Fan, Huang Wuji, and the others, even killing three of their early-stage Lesser Legendary realm experts, they had suffered heavier losses themselves, losing five or six.

Luo Hao, Ji Feixue, and the others even privately admitted that without the Yunluo Continent's help, they likely wouldn't have withstood the assault.

Furthermore, after they had roped in the Yunluo Continent, they had four Greater Legendary realm experts including Ge Yang. Yet, they could feel that Huang Wuji was suppressing them.

It wasn't that their side lacked strength; the problem was that no one else had an immortal artifact.

If Ye Yuanming were still alive and had his immortal artifact, he and another Greater Legendary could have matched Huang Wuji.

However, in the battle of the southeastern rainforest, Huang Wuji destroyed the Giant Watchtower sword with three slashes, robbing them of one of their strongest assets.

Now, even with four Greater Legendary experts, they could only resist Huang Wuji by fighting him together, barely.

Ge Yang's expression was gloomy.

Several days ago, Luo Hao and the others had visited him.

Tempted by promises of spoils and priority access to loot, he agreed to join the Clean-up Alliance in targeting Chen Fan's group. When they would get their trophy, he would get the priority to choose.

Everyone in the test grounds knew how absurdly lucky Chen Fan's team was. They held several immortal artifacts, drawing envy from every corner.

Ge Yang also agreed to ally with the Clean-up Alliance because of this.

Luo Hao and Ji Feixue had confidently patted their chest, assuring him that with four Greater Legendary realm experts joining hands to deal with Huang Wuji, they could bring him down even if he had an immortal artifact.

As for the rest, their numerical advantage would make wiping out Chen Fan's group a simple matter once Huang Wuji was dealt with.

But what was the outcome?

In this battle, the four Greater Legendary realm experts joined hands, but could barely fight Huang Wuji to a draw.

That alone was frustrating enough.

What Ge Yang hadn't expected was that despite having superior numbers, they still couldn't defeat Chen Fan's group. In other words, none of the assurances Luo Hao and Ji Feixue gave him had come true.

Finally, Ge Yang had witnessed the might of Chen Fan and the others. Getting involved with them was one thing—if the problem had been resolved quickly, it might've been fine. But since it wasn't, this was turning into a nightmare.

But now, it was useless for him to feel regret.

After boarding the Clean-up Alliance's pirate ship, it was simply impossible to get off it.

Even if the alliance let him leave, Chen Fan's side wouldn't.

The Yunluo Continent alone wouldn't be enough to stop them. Chen Fan's group could easily tear them apart.

Damn it!Ge Yang cursed inwardly.

The situation now was nothing like what Luo Hao and Ji Feixue had promised.

Although they had managed to repel the attack from Chen Fan's group, they would not give up. If Chen Fan's group found an opportunity, the counterstrike would be devastating.

Ge Yang growled at Luo Hao, Ji Feixue, and Jiang Xian, "What the hell is this? What were those guarantees? Didn't you say we four could take down Huang Wuji? What happened to our side having the absolute advantage in numbers? And wiping out Chen Fan's group was a sure thing?"

Their expressions were equally grim.

The outcome of this battle had also exceeded their expectations.

They'd been confident. Perhaps the three couldn't resist Huang Wuji, not with him having an immortal artifact. However, with Ge Yang, they were sure they could.

However, they had barely restrained Huang Wuji. They would need another Greater Legend or an immortal artifact to take him down.

And, of course, if they had an immortal artifact, they wouldn't even need Ge Yang.

They had miscalculated!

They had overestimated their abilities and underestimated Chen Fan, Huang Wuji, and the others' strength.

"Keep calm, Brother Ge." Jiang Xian said, "The outcome may be far from what we expected, but—"

"Far from expected?" Ge Yang cut Jiang Xian off rudely before he could finish his sentence. After all, among the casualties, two of the Lesser Legendary realm experts were from the Yunluo Continent.

"This is a completely different damn outcome!"

The corner of Jiang Xian's lips twitched. He didn't retort and continued, "Yes, it's not what we anticipated. But now, we at least understand their strength. There's no way they can devour us outright. We don't need to fear them."

"This time, their losses weren't small either. They lost three Lesser Legendary realm experts. Given how few they are, that's a serious blow. Their strength is greatly diminished. Our side still has the absolute advantage."

"Hmph, advantage? You make it sound nice. They lost three people, but we suffered greater losses on our side. They are weakened, but we're in worse shape! Don't feed me nonsense. Nobody here is an idiot. Chen Fan's group won't let this go. If they see an opening, we're finished. Now, our continent is tied to you, and our fates are linked. If you go down, we go down too. You'd better think of how to deal with their second or third counterattack."

"If we want to completely devour Chen Fan's group, there is only one solution now, and that is to rope in more people to our side. I believe that with five Greater Legendary realm experts, we can take down Huang Wuji!"

"Who else can we rope in? There is only half a month left until the Immortal Draft Assembly comes to an end. There's no time to pull in another faction."

"It won't be easy, but if the reward is big enough, there will be takers."

"That's our only course of action."

......

While the Clean-up Alliance was discussing how to completely wipe out Chen Fan's group, the other side was not idling around either.

"Our counterattack failed this time. The Clean-up Alliance won't let its guard down. They will likely plan a counterstrike of their own. They also know they can't wipe us out with their current strength. That means they're very likely to seek new allies to bolster their ranks."

Chen Fan's eyes flickered constantly, mind racing through countless possibilities.

"Wu Yuan's breakthrough to the Greater Legendary realm will give us a major boost. But if the alliance finds more allies, even that might not be enough. So, we also need to prepare on our end."

Huang Wuji, Cao Yin, and the others looked at Chen Fan, listening carefully.

With only half a month left until the Immortal Draft Assembly ended, failing to eliminate the alliance would mean those who hadn't reached a thousand feet of immortal affinity would lose their chance.

"So, we too must look for a reliable ally. That way, even if the Clean-up Alliance finds themselves more allies, our side will have three Greater Legendary realm experts. With the right support, we'll be ready—no matter how many the Clean-up Alliance brings."