"Ye Yunlai! You overestimate them too much... If even we, the Eight Guardians, can't complete the mission... then there's no need for the True Phoenix Clan to return. All eight of us are at the Peak Realm of the Heavenly Mechanism. And the True Lord is an Infinite level master, so I refuse to believe Tiandu Mountain is so ignorant!" said Ye Ziqi, one of the Eight Guardians of the True Phoenix Clan.

"But I always feel something's off... Forget it, let's just follow the True Lord's plan and resolve this quickly! We mustn't drag this out!"

"I don't intend to delay either... Solve everything before sunset today, how about it?"

"I think it works!"

"Agreed!"

"Settled then!"

The eight exchanged glances, feeling the time was more than enough to deal with Tiandu Mountain.

The group continued onward, quickening their pace.

...

Meanwhile.

The brothers from the Dark Web were ambushing from afar down the mountain path.

"Snipers in position!"

"Observers in position!"

"Good, let them taste the new high-penetration bullets! Prepare..."

In the forest, a sniper received the command, began to aim, and sensed variables like wind habits and direction.

Finally, he locked onto one of them.

"Target locked."

"Fire!"

Crack.

The trigger was pulled.

Bang!

The high-penetration bullet shot like a meteor, tearing through the air!

Disrupting the silence of the dense forest!

The Eight Guardians of the True Phoenix Clan, moving forward, indeed lived up to their Heavenly Mechanism Realm mastery.

In the instant the bullet approached, they sensed the intent to kill.

"There's a hidden weapon!"

Bang!

A Vigorous Qi Shield formed in front.

The bullet struck the shield with a bang, leaving array patterns appearing on the shield... ripples spreading!

"Who are you!?" Ye Ziqi glared into the forest.

Unfortunately, nothing could be seen.

The snipers were wearing ghillie suits, hiding in the forest, even breathing lightly, and being well-trained, though not as advanced as you in cultivation, they're veterans in modern warfare.

You're a skilled cultivator; just won't confront you head-on.

"It's an ambush! Be careful!" Ye Yunlai reminded.

The Eight Guardians halted their steps!

"Damn it, which junior dares to ambush us Guardians!"

"The opponent's cultivation is unfathomable, I can't sense their aura!" Ye Yunlai said solemnly.

"The opponent's hidden position doesn't seem nearby, likely hiding at a great distance... at such a distance, to release such a powerful hidden weapon... could it be a Star-Level expert?" Ye Ziqi speculated.

At this moment.

A subordinate cupped his hands and said, "Guardian Lord..."

"Speak!"

"This isn't a hidden weapon from a cultivation expert... The True Lord instructed us to study modern weaponry day and night. If my guess is correct, this should be a modern weapon called a sniper... and the missile is called a penetration bullet... it can be fired from a great distance!" the subordinate said.

"Modern weapon?" Ye Yunlai was momentarily stunned.

"Indeed, a modern weapon..."

At the end of the words.

Whoosh!

Another bullet flew from the forest.

Bang!

Ye Ziqi waved his large hand.

The Vigorous Qi Shield once again blocked the bullet.

"Damn it!"

"It's actually modern weapons! Damn lowly humans!"

Seeing Ye Ziqi fuming, Ye Yunlai said, "Stay calm... since it's modern weapons, it's actually easier... although their hidden weapons are formidable, they can't easily penetrate our Vigorous Qi Shield... rather, I'm worried about the hidden experts. We must remember that Guardian Ye Cheng's strength was also at the Heavenly Mechanism level, and for him and his group to be killed instantly indicates there are experts backing their ambush."

"Ye Ziqi makes sense... if it's modern weapons, we don't need to worry, proceed! I refuse to believe they have an endless supply of bullets!"

"Yes!"

The voice thundered through the forest.

...

Meanwhile.

The Dark Web members were rapidly exchanging information—

"Heavenly Mechanism-level expert, indeed formidable, the high-penetration bullets can't even get through!"

"What should we do now? They don't seem afraid of us!"

"No need to fear; even if it can't break through, we can harass them for a while. Anyway, they can't deal with snipers, let's make them sitting ducks for the snipers..."

"Exactly... they are just a bunch of targets... those eight can block, but what about the others? I refuse to believe they have no gaps!"

The Dark Web members quickly devised a preliminary attack plan.

Bang, bang, bang!

Bullets flew from the dense forest.

This time, there were many more bullets, not just one.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

The Vigorous Qi Shield was like a large umbrella... blocking directly in front of the Eight Guardians!

"Despicable humans, thinking of using this method to deplete our Inner Essence... It's a pity they have no idea that this level of attack doesn't consume much of our Inner Essence... With the Heavenly Mechanism's level, one's Qi Sea is completely open, Inner Essence is as surging as the sea, let's see who can outlast whom..."

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Bullets pounded on the shield.

Just as they continued forward.

Boom!

A huge explosion occurred in front, destroying the steps!

Massive rocks rolled down.

Rumble!

Seeing this, Ye Ziqi shouted, "Don't panic! Trivial tricks!"

"Sun Reflected Imperial Technique!"

Bang!

A surge of Gang Qi poured out from Ye Ziqi's palm, smashing the rolling stones into powder.

Other rocks were knocked askew by their Gang Qi, flying into the forest.

The Eight Guardians, with precise, rapid movements, the boulders couldn't do anything to them!

...

"The True Phoenix Clan is too terrifying! Even if the road is destroyed, they can use Qinggong to leap across! What should we do now?"

"These people have fearful cultivation... our people must not close in, our strength is modern weapons... just wear them down... prepare high-explosive weapons!"

"Yes!"

Led by the Eight Guardians, the True Phoenix Clan advanced effortlessly.

Soon they reached midway up the mountain.

Buzz...

In the sky, a small UAV flew by.

"That's a reconnaissance plane. Human technology has advanced to such an extent that they can use these planes for reconnaissance!" a subordinate quickly reported to Ye Ziqi.

Ye Ziqi coldly replied, "Cunning trick!"

He raised his finger and flicked it lightly!

A strand of Gang Qi was sent forth.

Bang!

The Gang Qi pierced through the UAV, causing an explosion and it crashed down.

This type of UAV, in modern times, would also be a toy for many young people, outfitted with a camera it could capture magnificent landscapes. Unexpectedly, it was taken down with one move.

The Dark Web members seeing this scene were dumbfounded—

"Discovered... someone among them knows about modern weapons!"

"Yes, snipers, take any chance to take down those at the back! Wait for the shields to drop, then shoot instantly!"

"Yes!"

The Eight Guardians pushed on under the Vigorous Air Shield, moving forward.

Their expressions remained calm, not concerned by the dangers posed by modern weapons.

As they boldly pressed on—

Another small UAV flew slowly toward them.

A bit clumsy, yet not slow.

Tied to the small aircraft was none other than high-explosive bombs!

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