Chapter 1216: Eruption Of War (3)

Suddenly, a group of elderlies flew over from the distance. Some came from the Knowledge Seeking Realm and some came from the War Shrine. All of them were exceptionally old. Some were gray-haired, some had shriveled skin, and some looked helpless. Senior Wang of Knowledge Seeking Realm was among them.

The leader of the group was an old woman with no teeth. After coughing a few times, she laughed, "Little Zhu, Little Qin, are you getting ready for a fight?"

The old woman looked in the sky and smiled, "We're already old. Our words...no longer matter. After so many years in seclusion, some things are no longer in our control. So be it. Count us in for the coming fight."

Behind Zhu Tiandao, Hu Qi smiled, "Old Sister, so you're not dead?"

The old woman looked at Hu Qi and replied, "I'm barely alive. It is quite embarrassing to show this side of me..."

Hu Qi said, "I never doubted that we will have another chance to fight together. What a pity that Niu Baidao isn't with us today. That shameless geezer is gone to affirm his dao with the rest of the youngsters. Old Sister, the heavens must be blind if even that shameless geezer gets to affirm his dao."

The old woman laughed, "Don't say that. He was also exceptionally talented back when he was young. He was merely not lucky enough to inherit any ruin. Meanwhile, a fake scholar like Great Ming King who could barely read back then was the one to inherit a cultural researcher ruin. Niu Baidao was only a step behind him..."

Zhu Tiandao had a helpless expression. If these two grannies wanted to gossip, they should try to do it elsewhere. Why were they talking about his old man right in front of him? He wanted to swear that the Zhu Family was most definitely a cultured family. All of them were cultural researchers.

After a short chat, the elderlies joined the group. With this, the number of human Sunmoons present had finally surpassed eighty. About twenty of them were the Sunmoons of Great Xia. They were currently staying in the city. About thirty of them were in Zhu Tiandao's group outside the city.

The rest were showing no intention of helping. All of them were observing further away from the city. Zhu Tiandao and the others appeared unbothered. If they did not wish to help, so be it.

The number of Sunmoons on their side had already surpassed their expectations. The Sunmoons around the city started gathering in different groups.

As for Su Yu, he had yet to be deprived of all his authority. Instead of entering the city, he was given the task of staying outside the city and dealing with those from the Zhu and Qin Families. All his previous subordinates were still temporarily under his command.

Thus, he was slowly approaching the Zhu and Qin Families with his entourage. The battle could start at any moment.

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Inside the city.

All the Sunmoons of Great Xia were present. Some were minor realm guardians, some were military officials, some were newly advanced Sunmoons like Xia Yunji, and some were those from the Xia Family. All in all, there were over twenty of them.

Marquis Xia gazed straight ahead with a cold expression. All around him, the Sunmoons released their auras. They were faced against over a hundred Sunmoons from the myriad races.

Among the Great Xia Sunmoons was Hong Tan. With a smile, he softly asked, "Marquis, it occurs to me that it has been quite a while since Great Xia fought such a big battle."

"Yeah." Marquis Xia answered, "The last time we fought something like this was during the early days of the prefecture. But my old man was the one there, not me. We haven't fought in any comparable battles since then."

He laughed and said, "Speaking of, Longwu did fight a lot more battles than me. This is my first time experiencing something like this."

He laughed again before suddenly shouting, "Is the myriad races trying to rob Great Xia right within the Human Realm? This is your last chance to leave!"

The Sunmoons around Marquis Xia roared as well, "Leave!"

Their voices reverberated in the area. Then, a translucent barrier took form around the city. Inside the city, numerous talisman masters maintained the newly established formation. The formation wasn't particularly powerful, but it would still stop the attack for a short moment.

Numerous beastmasters stood on standby in the city with their mounts, preparing for a charge right after the battle began. The various warriors waited with their blades in hand while the various cultural researchers prepared all sorts of abilities for the coming battle.

Mountainseas or Cloudbreaches, all were waiting.

Waiting for the big battle.

They might be weak, but when it mattered, they could still fight in formations and kill the Mountainseas or even the Sunmoons of the enemies.

The people of Great Xia never feared battle. The Xia Family had spent hundreds of years in various wars. In recent decades, Xia Longwu had led their armies on various campaigns in the Allheaven Battlefield. Excluding everything else, courage and killing intent were plentiful in the people of Great Xia. At worst, they would perish in battle.

The imposing auras of the people in the city surged and spread, clashing against the auras of those outside the city.

The Pseudo Invincibles outside the city started actively pushing their auras forth to suppress the city.

The Pseudo Invincible from the divine race approached the city and demanded, "Xia Family, hand over the people from the multiple character faction and we will drop the matter. Otherwise, the Xia Family will face extermination today. This is not something either of us want to see."

Marquis Xia laughed and said, "What bullshit are you saying?"

The divine remained calm as he said, "Peace among the myriad races, working together to forge a prosperous era. This is the wish of everyone. And the multiple character faction is the biggest obstacle. After humanity established itself among the myriad ranks, it has seen few major battles. But during Ye Batian's dao affirmation, countless lives were lost. A similar moment has arrived today. Is the Xia Family going to ruin Great Xia for only a few people?"

The physical warfare had yet to start, but the mental warfare had begun.

The divine said, "The Xia Family is willing to die for them. But ask your subordinates. Ask your soldiers. Are they willing to do the same? All this can be avoided."

"We are willing!"

The experts behind Marquis Xia roared in reply. A murderous atmosphere gripped Nanyuan.

Marquis Xia laughed, "A clumsy attempt."

"No, I'm being truthful." The divine said, "That might be what they're saying. But don't forget their friends and families. The Xia Family will be destroyed. Numerous lives will be lost. The millions upon millions of people in Great Xia will be forced to leave their homeland and make a living elsewhere. Before long, Great Xia will turn into a desolate wasteland and paradise of beasts. More lives will be lost. Corpses will litter your streets.

"Is this what the Xia Family wants to see? Are the lives of all these people less important than Hong Tan and a few other individuals? You only need to hand them over. We won't even kill them. We only wish to host them as our guests elsewhere. The various races will treat them with courtesy and respect. They can live a peaceful life until they die of old age."

The divine smiled and added, "This is our promise. We will let them keep their lives."

The price? Their freedom. The various races certainly wouldn't mind treating them well. They could be provided with a life of luxury. They would be provided with large mansions, the best food they could ask for, and the most obedient of servants. None of that would be an issue.

The myriad races only wanted them to stop cultivating and end their legacy. A gentle arrangement like this would avoid generating more resentment among the human race.

Marquis Xia sighed. What beautiful words.

He couldn't allow them to keep speaking. The divines were clearly good at stirring up the public sentiment. The experts wouldn't get stirred so easily, but this might still create some unhappiness among them. There was no need to allow this.

"In that case, allow me to invite your entire family to live in Great Xia as guests."

He sneered, raised his blade, and roared, "If you wish to fight, bring it on!"

Whoosh!

His saber qi surged into the sky.

"Stubborn fool."

The divine snorted and released a palm strike. At the exact same moment, all the other experts attacked.

And thus, the battle began.

Su Yu had just turned to look at the commotion when he saw the sight of a black-robed expert crushing through the defenses around Nanyuan. His eyes widened in fury. Countless wails rang out inside the city.

Instantly, numerous talisman masters were liquified. This was a curse of someone from the celestial chasm race. With one attack, all the defenses crumbled while numerous cultural researchers in charge of manning the defenses perished.

All around him, dozens of Sunmoons from the pavilion and other races charged toward the Zhu and Qin Families.

In the blink of an eye, the experts of the Xia, Zhu, and Qin Families were pushed into a disadvantageous position. The late-stage Sunmoons soared into the sky to face the Pseudo Invincibles of the myriad races.

In mere moments, General Zhao dropped from the sky while coughing blood. But with a roar, he charged into the sky yet again. The late-stage Sunmoons fought in the sky while the myriad races encircled the other human Sunmoons on the ground.

Without the assistance of their late-stage Sunmoons, the other human Sunmoons were instantly pushed to the brink of defeat.

Su Yu clenched his teeth. Where was Principal Wan? Was this not enough for him to make a move? The gap between the two sides was too big. If this continued, more people would die.

Of the fourteen Pseudo Invincibles of the myriad races, about half of them had yet to move. They merely observed the battle at the sidelines. This included the likes of Ancient Mountain from the primordial giant race.

There was no way the three families could deal with these experts on top of the ones they were already fighting.

Su Yu gnashed his teeth as he considered joining the battle as well. He would kill as many of them as he could...

"Stay patient." Beside him, First Profound sent him a voice transmission, "Wait."

"Elder..."

First Profound said, "These people are still trying to test the Xia Family. Wait. If you allow yourself to sink into this quagmire, you might not be able to even flee anymore."

Su Yu said, "But...some will die..."

After a short silence, First Profound said, "This is war."

The answer was very simple.

First Profound understood that Su Yu didn't want to see anyone dying, but this was war.

Su Yu felt helpless, but he said nothing else.

War was upon them.