Chapter 872: Making Another Move

In order to breach the Yanlin City, the Azure Flame World lost 2 giant flying ships.

Even so, no one from the Azure Flame World even had the thought of backing off. Those from the Azure Ascension World were also sure there was no going back now that things had reached its current state.

The experts of the Azure Flame World started a new round of assault under Yuancang Ming’s lead.

With the defensive lines of the Yanlin City breached, the experts of the Azure Ascension World had to go all out to stop the Martial Sages from the Azure Flame World from breaking through. Only by pushing themselves to their limit were they able to barely hold the experts from the Azure Flame World outside the city. However, Yanlin Jue and several others had already entered the city. Huang Jinghan and the others were truly spread too thin.

“What are we going to do now?” On the platform, the Martial Dipper Realm Formation Grandmasters had already moved out to stop Yanlin Jue and the others. Of the Martial Extermination Realm experts left, Chu Jia could only stare at Shang Xia’s clone with a helpless look on her face.

The clone was flickering in and out of existence as it had exhausted too much energy and he could only force a laugh, “You can see what state I’m in right now... After releasing the power of the grand formation earlier, I lost too much energy. It’s too late to enter the Holy Land to call my true body over now...”

“Is there no other way?” Chu Jia sighed with disappointment.

Shang Xia’s clone turned to look at the air above the city and muttered, “All we can do is hope that everyone else is able to drag things out. After all, there are only 5 to 6 Martial Sages who entered the city...”

The number of experts from the Azure Ascension World stationed in the city numbered less than 100. They were far from comparable to the number of experts from the Yanlin Clan.

However, one had to admit that of the Martial Extermination Realm experts of the Azure Ascension World who entered the Celestial Remains back then and were dragged over to the Azure Flame World, all of them were experts in their own right. Most of them had the potential to reach the Martial Dipper Realm, and there was no need to question their fighting strength.

All of them knew that after the city was overrun by the Martial Dipper Realm experts, their fate would be sealed. As such, even if they hadn’t crossed paths with an expert one realm higher than them, they had no choice but to go all in and fight. They couldn’t hold anything back!

Borrowing the power of the grand formation in the city, the Martial Extermination Realm experts in the city gathered together. They started to launch desperate attacks at the Martial Sages who entered.

Structures started to crumble as explosions happened one after another. The Martial Extermination Realm experts of the Azure Ascension World screamed miserably.

Those screams seemed like an exaggeration as there might be many instances of them being unable to hold their opponents back, but many of them managed to escape with their lives.

After all, the main goal of Yanlin Jue and the rest wasn’t to kill the low-level experts on the other side.

It didn’t take long for the situation in the city to change again. Yanlin Jue and the others fell for a trap that had been laid down by more than 20 Martial Extermination Realm experts of the Azure Ascension World.

As the strongest expert among them, Yanlin Jue got out of the ambush easily. He was quickly followed by 2 others who were third soul Martial Sages. However, those behind them weren’t so strong, or lucky. They were held back by the restrictions that intertwined with the many structures that were covered in the grand formation.

If the 3 of them turned back to help their companions, it wouldn’t take long for them to destroy all the restrictions with brute force. However, that would take some time and energy, and they would fall right for their opponents' plan to buy some time.

However, if they gave up on the other 3 who were held back, the restrictions might not be able to harm their companion, but their battle strength would be reduced.

Either way, it would be what the outsiders wanted to see.

In an instant, Yanlin Jue and the others fell into an open scheme of the Outsiders and whatever decision he made would be on him.

Even his hesitation was something they were willing to see.

One of the third soul Martial Sages who broke out with Yanlin Jue earlier growled, “They won’t be in any danger for the time being. We can’t back down any longer and our only hope is to destroy the grand formation. Only then can we allow those outside to enter the city!”

Stuck between a rock and a hard place, no matter what decision he made would be better than making no decision at all!

Yanlin Jue eventually chose to continue rushing deeper into the city.

On the platform, Shang Xia’s clone faced the 3 powerful auras rushing over.

Since they smashed into the city with the giant ship, less than the time to burn a stick of incense passed. 20 to 30 Martial Extermination Realm experts from the Azure Ascension World had already been sacrificed to hold them back despite most of their forces surviving the onslaught of the Martial Sages. Of course, those who lived weren’t completely fine. They suffered injuries of varying degrees. The losses they suffered were countless times worse than in the Celestial Remains.

Shang Xia’s clone stared at the air above the city. Even though it seemed as though nothing was there, he was sure that it was where Kou Chongxue was. The only thing he didn’t know was how long the patriarch needed to consolidate his foundations at the grand completion stage.

All of a sudden, the lucky Martial Ancestor Realm survivors of the Azure Flame World also managed to crawl their way out of the wreckage and started to fight their way over to the trapped Martial Sages. They fought Martial Extermination Realm experts along their way.

As Yanlin Jue and the others closed in on the core region, 2 auras that had been concealed earlier suddenly appeared beside 2 structures in the city! The owners of those auras pincered the 2 third soul Martial Sages behind Yanlin Jue.

They were none other than the Martial Dipper Realm Formation Grandmasters who left the platform earlier!

Even though their cultivation realms weren’t exactly the highest, they were the only existences with combat strength in the Martial Dipper Realm at the moment.

Under such circumstances, they had no choice but to take action!

Fortunately, they had the geographical advantage in the city. As Formation Grandmasters, they could make use of formations to bring out extraordinary fighting strength. That was how they weren’t sent flying the moment they appeared.

Despite their advantage, they weren’t feeling too great at the moment. They could rouse whatever inner qi they had to rush at the enemy.

They were extremely close to the core region of the city, and it seemed as though they would be able to breach it if they took another step. However, the 2 Martial Sages beside Yanlin Jue were intercepted just like that!

The appearance of the 2 Martial Dipper Realm experts forced Yanlin Jue to make another choice. Would he stay behind to help them or would he enter the inner city?

It was then that a helpless sigh entered Yanlin Jue’s ears. “Are you really not afraid that close to 100,000 of your clansmen will have to be buried with you if you make that choice?”

Yanlin Jue’s footsteps paused slightly. He already had half a foot in the core region, but he seemed to be stepping into an endless abyss. It was as though the moment he took that step, he would regret his actions for his entire life.

“Yanlin Jue, what the hell are you doing?!” An enraged cry came from behind him. Along with several loud crashes, several structures came crumbling down.

“Yanlin Jue, you best forget the promise you made us. Are you going to forsake our Azure Flame World?” Another roar came from behind.

It was obvious those third soul Martial Sages behind him were the ones speaking.

They were from the Cangming Clan and the Northern Chihuang Continent, and even though they assisted him in breaking through the city, they were also there to keep a watch on him.

After all, everyone knew that no matter the outcome of the battle, the Yanlin Clan would no longer be ranked among the 3 strongest factions of the Azure Flame World.

As a peak-tier expert of the Yanlin Clan, Yanlin Jue might have already become a thorn in someone else’s side.

The soothing voice rang in Yanlin Jue’s ears the next moment. “I forgot to tell you. The 80,000 or so clansmen and Yanlin Ju surrendered willingly. All of us swore not to kill them and we merely trapped them in the Yanlin Holy Land.”