Chapter 2477 - 1438: Team Battle (Part 2)
The five people went up to the stage together, occupying the positions of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Among them, there was a Trapping Array, Life Gate, and Death Gate.
The five of them working together were definitely long-term partners.
They had a strong understanding with each other, whether it was through eye contact or using the Voice Transmission Technique during their actions.
Their cooperation was very skillful; perhaps this was not their first time forming a team.
Nor was it their first time fighting as a team.
This team battle was indeed better than fighting one by one.
When one person fights against a Demonic Beast team, without protection and unable to trust his back to a companion, there are vulnerabilities.
But a collective action is different.
They surrounded the person in the middle, while the others stood in all directions, each facing a different team.
They stood in the high places, casting spells towards the battle below.
The so-called Monkey King didn’t expect these humans to be so cunning, thinking that flying up to the sky would allow them to defeat us?
Even though they couldn’t fly, they had flying Demonic Beasts within their Magical Treasures.
So they gathered feathers from these Beasts, weaving them into a garment. This garment remained hidden on their bodies, and by channeling a bit of Spiritual Power, it could lift them into flight.
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Luo Yaxuan watched as his team soared to the sky, thinking they had the advantage to suppress the Monkey King.
But then he saw those monkeys, who couldn’t initially take to the sky, suddenly flying as well, bringing surprise and astonishment to the humans.
Lai Jianlin couldn’t help but praise that monkeys indeed had intelligence.
The first wave of battling teams were unaware of the Demonic Beast’s hidden strengths and would learn through the encounter.
They remained very cautious, having initially thought that soaring above provided an advantage. Now, seeing the monkeys could also fly, they defended with heightened vigilance.
The team’s strength was unexpected; possibly taught by the Monkey Immortal, who combined it with human battle tactics, making them formidable.
The humans and Demonic Beasts fought fiercely, so much so that other Human Cultivators watched with keen interest.
Meanwhile, the monkeys cheered for their team, chattering incessantly.
The Monkey Kings had foreseen that the monkeys they taught might actually win.
"Dear Husband, the monkeys are quite formidable!" Liu Jiaojiao watched intently; it was her first time inside a Magical Treasure, and she hadn’t expected Demonic Beasts to be so impressive. These Beasts were different from others, possibly possessing intelligence, making them seem adorable?
She almost wanted to keep such a Demonic Beast, thinking it would be quite nice if it occasionally performed acrobatics for her amusement.
Alas, it was just a thought; seeing the Monkey King’s team so fierce, picking out a little monkey would be difficult!
Luo Yaxuan hadn’t guessed Liu Jiaojiao’s thoughts, though he had known his junior sister for a long time. A woman’s thoughts are sometimes difficult to discern.
Especially a naïve, lively junior sister who hadn’t matured yet; perhaps it was her youthful innocence and romance that he found quite appealing!
"Who is more formidable, the monkeys or your dear husband?"
Luo Yaxuan asked, with a bit of smugness since the monkeys he referred to weren’t the Monkey Kings.
Liu Jiaojiao chuckled hearing these boastful words from her husband.
She couldn’t help but cover her mouth in laughter.
A light, tinkling laughter, like a bell’s chime.
Luo Yaxuan gazed lovingly at Liu Jiaojiao with adoring eyes.
And Liu Jiaojiao returned the look with admiration-filled eyes.
The two sprinkled a wave of public display of affection amidst the audience.
Those who were yet unmarried around this couple felt a bit envious, even considering settling down.
Among these young people, those brought out by their families were, of course, the most elite, though not comparable to the Family Head.
They were his close aides and confidants, among others.
However, some were already engaged, and some had even married.
The Luo Family and some relocated families were not always tied by marriage.
But coming to the Saint Sect’s base, they met more family members and more of the Immortal Sect’s people, broadening their choices.
Perhaps it was a binding of interests, or maybe the right connection was felt.
Some prioritized career, thinking that by enhancing their power, they might have better options for a spouse, entertaining the idea of being choosy?
Some believed that ordinary cultivators were unsuitable for them, aiming instead for a higher status.
Luo Yaxuan married his junior sister, who was the daughter of an Elder of the Immortal Sect, albeit not of any specific Immortal Sect.
There wasn’t a sense of interest-driven union.
Even though Liu Jiaojiao hailed from a family brought out by her parents, it was just some common people, lacking stronger backing. This was why there was no family opposition.
Because Luo Yaxuan brought the family to the Saint Sect, providing a stronger backing and a convincing reason.
Liu Jiaojiao, naive and innocent, still needed more honing as the mistress of the family head.
Those matters required slow guidance by the previous mistress of the Luo Family.
The entourage accompanying them wasn’t a nuisance, saying certain things in front of the Family Head.
At this moment, they looked at Ding Ling, also a family mistress, appearing more mature and dignified.
Lai Jianlin and Ding Ling stood quietly on one side, conversing softly.
Yet, the two seemed well-matched, with gentle affection hidden in the eyes of these two lovers.
The Lai family team’s attention was focused on the battling teams and monkeys.
They were accustomed to their family head’s loving relationship.
It set an example for these young people, wishing to achieve a similar happiness with their future partner.
Before finding the right partner, they weren’t simply settling.
Though there was no restriction on taking multiple wives and concubines, in their youthful years, they yearned for more freedom and aspired to higher realms of ability.
Even after marriage, one could take their spouse for divine tribulation. Yet, marriage brought more responsibilities, more matters that hampered them.
Some didn’t contemplate personal marriage until over a hundred or two hundred years old.
Could the family not wait?
Other people’s children were already married, had children, even grandchildren?
Wasn’t marrying still necessary?
This issue was not considered, because among these cultivators, it was very common.
A 1000-year-old ancestor might have children in their twenties, compared to those multiple generations ahead who had great-grandchildren, the ancestor’s children held a high seniority.
Of course, a 1000-year-old ancestor had more than one marriage.
Because perhaps the first marriage was short-lived due to the spouse’s limited longevity.
One couldn’t remain unmarried forever?
The spouse had already passed; whether in hundreds or a thousand years, these individuals retained youthful faces.
For those in the Cultivation World, life indeed tested them greatly.
Pursuing immortality and eternal youth.
Be it man or woman, they adored beauty and elegance.
The skilled remained youthful, and good genes indicated attractiveness; nurtured thereafter.
In the Cultivation World, it’s usually genetic or acquired transformation.
The present teams, though comprising both men and women, besides the couple, the others within the two teams had known each other too long. Though they fought side by side, they didn’t transform camaraderie into romantic love.
Though families aligned through marriages, they weren’t coerced, but connections mattered; such brother-like camaraderie was different from love.
These individuals weren’t bound by worldly chains.
The battle between the human cultivators and the monkeys’ team had reached a conclusion.
Luo Yaxuan watched his victorious team, their eyes shining brightly with victory.
They had won, prompting cheers from their teams.
While the defeated monkeys dejectedly returned to their team.
The Monkey Kings had harsh words for them.