Chapter 1406: Declaring War On Your Backers

Something was off! When Ye Guan saw the faint smile on Sui Gujin's lips, his first instinct was that something wasn't right. Soon, he understood and looked up. At this moment, Qiu Nie and the others were all watching him calmly.

They were all in this together!

The three civilizations had been holding hands all this time!

It wasn't just Suiming Civilization that wanted to kill him—all three civilizations wanted him dead. The Old Lands' three civilizations shared the same objective, and Mu Xuanxu was nothing more than an excuse...

Not far away, Sui Gujin suddenly put down her teacup and said slowly, "As you said, your conflict with my Suiming Civilization is a struggle for the Great Dao. But have you never considered that your conflict with the Eternal Civilization and the Old Lands Civilization is the same?"

Ye Guan looked at Sui Gujin. She continued calmly, "Before you arrived, I had already reached out to them. I told them that if they weren't going to join forces with my Suiming Civilization, then we wouldn't interfere, and we would allow you to grow unchecked.

"Of course, you must be thinking that the three civilizations must have their own ulterior motives, each eager to stab the other in the back. You're not wrong, but you've overlooked one thing—such internal strife only happens when there is no external threat.

"Against an outsider, we must deal with them first to avoid being caught in a situation where a third party will reap the benefits."

Ye Guan asked, "Since you've already joined forces, why even bother with Mu Xuanxu? Isn't that just unnecessary theatrics?"

Sui Gujin shook her head. "You don't understand politics."

Ye Guan frowned.

Sui Gujin slowly stood up and walked toward Ye Guan. "There needs to be justification for a result to be accepted by everyone. When launching a war, especially a civilization war, we need a righteous justification.

"Without that, we cannot unite at all. Of course, he didn't necessarily have to die, it's just that we didn't expect your sword to be so... unique."

Sui Gujin paused, stopping a meter away from Ye Guan. "If it were just you, there would be no need for all this effort."

Ye Guan stared at her. "Your real targets are my backers."

"No shit!" Qiu Nie exclaimed, "Do you really think you alone are worthy of making three civilizations join forces against you? Right now, we are declaring war on your backers. Get it?"

Ye Guan glanced at Qiu Nie and coldly said, "You think you're worthy?"

Qiu Nie was instantly furious. "Insolent brat!"

With that, he raised his hand and slapped it toward Ye Guan. When his palm descended, Ye Guan suddenly found himself in an unknown, pitch-black world. Countless terrifying forces surged from all directions, threatening to crush him.

Hum!

A resonant sword hum reverberated!

A brilliant sword light shot skyward, forcibly shattering the space around him.

Ye Guan returned to his original position, and he immediately slashed his sword at Sui Gujin!

Sui Gujin looked at him with calm eyes. When Ye Guan's sword was just half a meter away from her, a long spear streaked across the air, hitting the blade of the Qingxuan Sword.

The terrifying force within the spear sent him flying hundreds of meters away.

A lady had appeared before Sui Gujin without anyone noticing her. She was wearing a white battle armor and was gripping a silver spear. She was staring intently at Ye Guan.

The word "Martial" was written on the left side of her chest.

A Martial Officer!

There were four Martial Officers in the Suiming Civilization. They all belonged to the Suiming Martial Hall and were responsible for training the younger generation.

Ye Guan didn't continue his attacks. The moment he stopped, he immediately used the Qingxuan Sword to travel through spacetime, fleeing from the battlefield.

Among all strategies, fleeing was the best option here.

However, the instant he entered the spacetime tunnel, a spear, brimming with overwhelming killing intent, pursued him inside!

The immense power within the spear caused the spacetime tunnel to collapse violently. Ye Guan had no choice but to stop and turn to strike back with his sword!

Boom!

The sword light shattered!

Ye Guan was sent flying backward along with his sword. As he was still tumbling through the air, the spear flew toward him once more! The terrifying power within it burned through spacetime like paper, turning everything it touched into ashes.

Ye Guan's eyes narrowed. He stomped with his right foot and transformed into a streak of sword light, slashing at the oncoming spear!

Clang!

At the moment of impact, a dazzling sword light exploded!

The spear was sent flying away.

The white-armored lady stretched out her right hand and caught the spear firmly. The next moment, her figure blurred, and Ye Guan suddenly found himself surrounded by countless afterimages.

The sounds of weapons clashing against each other reverberated throughout the starry skies!

Facing the white-armoured lady's ferocious storm of attacks, Ye Guan had to go all out.

Not far away, Sui Gujin and the others observed the battle.

When they saw that Ye Guan could actually hold his own against the white-armored lady, they were all utterly shocked.

This white-armored lady was at the peak of the Immortal Emperor Realm, and she was a Martial Officer as well. The Suiming Civilization meticulously trained her, and she had inherited the Martial Officer's legacy.

She was a monstrous talent, capable of easily killing those above her realm.

Yet, she was being matched by someone below her realm. Both Qiu Nie from the Old Lands Civilization and Fu Yue from the Eternal Civilization looked uneasy.

Ye Guan's strength exceeded their expectations. After all, Ye Guan was merely at the Supreme Emperor Realm!

Sui Gujin, however, remained calm. She simply watched the battlefield, more precisely, she was watching the Qingxuan Sword in Ye Guan's hand.

Boom!

Just then, a radiant sword light exploded.

Ye Guan and the white-armored lady were both forced to retreat from each other.

Sword lights and spear lights tore through everything around them.

When the white-armored lady stopped, she glanced at her spear and saw that it was covered in sword marks.

Meanwhile, Ye Guan's Qingxuan Sword was unscathed.

Ye Guan flicked his wrist. The Qingxuan Sword trembled violently, letting out a sharp sword cry that echoed throughout the star field.

He looked at the white-armoured lady, and she looked back at him.

Swoosh!

They vanished, and two piercing sounds tore through the battlefield. Then, a dazzling sword light and a storm of spear lights collided fiercely against each other. The instant they met, a terrifying shockwave erupted, sweeping outward.

Just as the shockwave neared Sui Gujin, a middle-aged man beside her took a single step forward. With that step, the shockwave was instantly nullified.

Both Qiu Nie and Fu Yue were stunned—Yuan Wu!

He was a powerful guard of the Suiming Civilization's Hall of Guards. Back then, he was extremely famous in the Old Lands. They never thought he would personally come here to protect Sui Gujin.

Meanwhile, the battle in the distance was still raging on. Everyone was shocked to discover that Ye Guan was suppressing the white-armoured lady. The sky was filled with sword lights raining down like a storm, and the white-armored lady was struggling to hold her ground against the sharp Qingxuan Sword!

Ye Guan was feeling extremely thrilled to fight such a powerful opponent.

Fifteen minutes later, a crisp sound echoed, and the silver spear in the white-armored lady's hands snapped. The powerful sword energy sent her staggering backward.

Just as Ye Guan was about to seize the moment to strike her down, the white-armored lady suddenly pressed her palms together and spread them apart.

Behind her, millions of illusory spears tore through the void, shooting straight toward Ye Guan.

Instead of retreating, Ye Guan advanced. He swung his sword violently, tearing open a path through the countless illusory spears, and headed straight for the white-armored lady.

At that moment, the white-armored lady extended two fingers and pointed forward. In an instant, all the spears around her flew toward her and followed the tip of her finger.

A dazzling spear light condensed at the tip of her finger and shot straight at the tip of Ye Guan's Qingxuan Sword.

Upon impact, countless sword lights and spear lights exploded. The two were sent flying backward at the same time. As the white-armored lady retreated, her fingers cracked open, followed by rapid fractures running through her right arm.

When she finally came to a stop, her right arm was already a bloody mess.

In the distance, Ye Guan barely landed before he vanished once again. When he reappeared, he was already above the white-armored lady's head. A massive wave of sword light, spanning thousands of meters, slashed down fiercely at her.

The white-armored lady narrowed her eyes slightly. She opened her left palm, and an endless surge of spear intent poured out like a tide, transforming into countless long spears that shot toward Ye Guan's sword light.

However, her spear intent was no longer strong enough to withstand Ye Guan's sword intent and sword force. Ye Guan's sword directly shattered the countless long spears formed by her spear intent.

The sword light descended.

Boom!

A massive burst of spear light shattered, and the white-armored lady was violently blasted into the air.

The expressions of the distant onlookers all darkened.

Before the white-armored lady could stabilize herself, Ye Guan's sword had already arrived once again. A terrifying sword light struck her, sending her flying tens of thousands of meters.

However, this time, he did not continue pursuing her. Instead, his sword energy shifted and flew toward Sui Gujin standing nearby.

Moreover, the power and speed of this attack were severalfold stronger.

Everyone suddenly realized the truth. Ye Guan had been feigning weakness the whole time while fighting the white-armored lady. He had been putting on an act to deal with Sui Gujin!

In the blink of an eye, Ye Guan's sword appeared right in front of Sui Gujin.