After transmigrating, I cultivated immortality by smelling the scent.

Chapter 202 Sneak Attack

The moon is dark and the wind kills the night.

The three members of the Crescent Moon Gang prepared a sneak attack.

"Big brother, how about we call it quits? I have a strange feeling about this, a bad feeling!" the third brother suggested with a worried look on his face.

"Third brother, you're overthinking it. It's dark and windy now, and those two are probably least alert. This is the perfect opportunity to make a move, how can we miss it?" the second brother said impatiently.

"But..." the third brother said with a worried expression.

The eldest brother immediately interrupted the third brother, saying confidently, "Third brother, there's no need to say more. The timing is indeed good, and with the recent frequent activity of demonic beasts, there's probably some rare and precious treasure appearing!"

"If we don't resolve this now, it might be harder to deal with when there are more people later when we're fighting for the treasure! Anyway, three against two, we have the advantage, let's make our move!"

At the leader's command, the three quietly approached the location where Ye Xiaobai and his companion were.

Prepare to launch a surprise attack and quickly end the battle.

The three had barely approached within a hundred meters when Devouring Heaven spotted them.

"Three rats have come to cause trouble!" Tuntian transmitted his voice directly to Ye Xiaobai.

"What rats? Desert rats must be dangerous, right?" Ye Xiaobai immediately perked up.

"Keep pretending to cultivate! Don't let them notice anything unusual!" Devouring Heaven reminded.

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaobai immediately closed his eyes and continued meditating. However, with his extraordinary sense of smell, he quickly detected three cultivators approaching them.

In the blink of an eye, the three of them had moved to a position very close to Ye Xiaobai and his companion, within the range of their spell attacks.

"Attack!" The leader's voice rang out, and the three of them instantly activated their signature weapons.

They began bombarding Ye Xiaobai's location.

Ye Xiaobai and his companion were naturally prepared and bypassed the attack range in advance.

"They were prepared all along?" The leader quickly realized that their attack had no effect.

"Fellow Daoist, we have no grudge against each other, why must you try to kill me right from the start?"

Ye Xiaobai steadied himself and looked at the three Core Formation cultivators who seemed to have ill intentions in the distance. Ye Xiaobai immediately became nervous.

Although his cultivation has improved recently, he still lacks experience in dealing with multiple Core Formation stage cultivators. Ye Xiaobai's strongest combat force is Tun Tian.

"Enough with the nonsense. In this desert region, the Crescent Moon Gang is the one in charge. Behave yourselves, and we'll let you die a quick death!"

"Shut up!" Tuntian said coldly.

"Senior, it's up to you now!" Ye Xiaobai said softly.

"It's a piece of cake!" With that, Devouring Heaven charged directly at the three of them.

The three immediately felt the powerful aura of Devouring Heaven and quickly assumed a defensive stance.

"Third brother, take out your horn shield quickly!" The eldest brother urged his third brother urgently to take out his defensive magic weapon.

The third brother naturally understood the current situation and quickly took out his defensive magic weapon, the bull horn shield, which even a Core Formation stage cultivator could not break.

As the three channeled their spiritual energy into the shield, the jet-black bull horn shield quickly activated, completely obscuring them. With a loud "bang," Devouring Heaven's attack collided with the shield, producing a violent sound. A moment later, Devouring Heaven regained his footing and finally saw the situation clearly.

The shield was completely intact. Ye Xiaobai couldn't help but marvel at its defensive capabilities, as it could easily withstand the full force of Devouring Heaven's attack.

After the shield blocked the Devouring Sky's attack, the three couldn't help but exclaim, "This guy is pretty strong!" "Yeah!" "What do we do next? Should we continue?"

"Of course we'll continue! If we run away as soon as the fighting starts, how are we supposed to survive in the desert?" "As the saying goes, pick the weakest one first, let's deal with that one first!"

The three men stared at Ye Xiaobai with disdain as they spoke. Ye Xiaobai immediately realized he was about to be targeted. "Third brother, you and I will hold off this big guy first. Second brother, you take care of this kid!"

After the division of labor was completed, the great battle officially began.

Ye Xiaobai also took the opportunity to test his own strength.

"Hold on for a bit, I'll come back to support you after I've dealt with those two!" Tuntian instructed before engaging in combat with the eldest and third brothers.

The third brother had a shield to defend, while the eldest brother took out his signature magic weapon, the spiked club, and desperately smashed it at the Devourer.

"You brat, stop looking and prepare to die!"

Ye Xiaobai reacted instantly, only to see a ten-foot-long gray-white staff suddenly thrust towards him. Ye Xiaobai's heart tightened, and he quickly activated his internal energy to dodge.

"You little rascal, you dodged pretty fast!"

"I wonder if I can dodge it next time!" After saying that, the second brother directly controlled the long staff to strike Ye Xiaobai at high speed. Due to the extremely fast speed, Ye Xiaobai could not dodge it for a moment and directly released his flying sword magic weapon to meet it.

This flying sword is just a magic weapon that Ye Xiaobai has been using recently and is quite comfortable with. Ye Xiaobai does not yet have his own natal magic weapon, so he can only make do with this one for now.

"Azure Dragon Embraces the Moon!"

The familiar red dragon collided directly with the second brother's white staff. With a loud "bang," the shockwave sent Ye Xiaobai flying back dozens of steps. His blood and qi churned, and Ye Xiaobai managed to calm himself down after a brief adjustment.

He couldn't help but sigh to himself: "We're both at the mid-stage of Core Formation, how come there's such a big difference in strength!"

"Kid, not bad, you've got some skills, but not much!" the second brother mocked again.

"I'm definitely not as good with words as you!" Ye Xiaobai retorted.

"Kid, very good! Let me show you the real difference between Earth-rank and Profound-rank techniques!" The second brother said, directly channeling his spiritual power to unleash his signature move—the Earth-rank technique, the Cloud-Parting and Moon-Slicing Staff Technique.

The stick, which was originally more than ten feet long, instantly grew to ten times its original length, and smashed down on Ye Xiaobai like a ten-story building.

Seeing this, Ye Xiaobai knew he was no match for the enemy and could only launch a slight counterattack. He tried to create some distance and could only hope that Tuntian would deal with the other two as soon as possible and come to help him.

Meanwhile, Devouring Heaven was locked in fierce combat with the eldest and third brothers, with Devouring Heaven gaining the upper hand. After several rounds of fighting, the third brother's shield had developed numerous cracks and would likely shatter after a few more attacks.

Seeing this, the third brother quickly reminded him, "Big brother, the opponent is a bit too strong. Should we retreat?"

"Third brother, what are you saying? If we leave now, how am I supposed to survive in the desert region?" the eldest brother immediately rebuked.

"But……"

"No buts, wait a minute, once the second brother takes care of that kid, the three of us will be fine against one!"

"Are you sure there's no problem?" Devouring Heaven asked coldly.

At the same time, another heavy punch slammed into the bull horn shield, and with a "boom!" the shield, unable to bear the weight, finally reached its end.

"Big brother, what should we do?" The third brother asked anxiously as the shield was already broken.

"Don't worry, I have another low-grade defensive magic item here—the Vine Wood Shield. Its defensive power is definitely not as good as your Ox Horn Shield, but it should be able to hold out for a while."

After taking out his rattan shield and assuming a defensive stance, the eldest brother shouted loudly to the second brother, "Second brother, stop playing around and finish this quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the second brother immediately replied, "Big brother, just a moment, it will be resolved soon!"

At this moment, Ye Xiaobai was indeed struggling to keep up. His combat experience and cultivation techniques were inferior, leaving him only able to take the beating. Although he had previously cultivated body tempering techniques, making his physical strength stronger than that of an average Core Formation stage cultivator, even this couldn't withstand the constant beatings from a thirty-meter-long club.