232: Chapter 232 With a wave of his hand, the enemy vanished into thin air!

Nanshan City was situated at a strategic chokepoint of the Wutian Kingdom; if it were to accidentally fall...

Then the gates to the dozen or so cities behind it would be left wide open.

Within a few months at most, the Wutian Kingdom would lose nearly an entire province.

It was precisely because of this that the General guarding Nanshan City had returned to the capital overnight to request reinforcements.

After Ye Chen understood the situation, he couldn't help but shake his head.

If this trend continued, it would be a miracle if the Wutian Kingdom could last another hundred years.

He had certainly come to the Wutian Kingdom at the right time; if he had arrived any later, it might have been beyond saving.

"Having received a favor, I must do something in return. Moreover, this is a mutually beneficial arrangement."

Atop the city walls of Nanshan City.

The flags that originally belonged to the Wutian Kingdom had been torn down and replaced with flags depicting a golden mountain peak.

The Wutian Kingdom soldiers responsible for the defense had also been replaced by Sect Disciples wearing golden robes.

This signified that the ownership of Nanshan City had shifted from the Wutian Kingdom to Luanjin Mountain.

Inside Nanshan City, the citizens showed no expression on their faces as they watched the flags being changed.

They had grown accustomed to it; every so often, the Wutian Kingdom would lose a few cities.

These cities were either seized by surrounding Great Saint Level forces or snatched by Saint-Grade forces within the country.

Their Wutian Kingdom's Royal Family had never launched a truly fierce counterattack.

Judging by the timing, it was indeed Nanshan City's turn to be forcibly seized.

For them, as long as it didn't affect their lives, it didn't matter who the city belonged to.

Inside the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.

"Hahaha... I told you the Royal Family wouldn't dare to clash with us head-on, but you didn't believe me."

"We have the support of the Luanjin Holy Alliance behind us. As a subsidiary force of the Holy Alliance, how could the Royal Family dare to move against us?"

"The Luanjin Holy Alliance has long been looking for an opportunity to act against the Royal Family. If they target us, the Royal Family will be annihilated in an instant!"

In the seat of honor, an old man dressed in golden brocade clothes took a sip of fine wine and laughed heartily.

As his voice fell, the Luanjin Mountain experts sitting on either side all echoed his laughter.

"Elder Tie is indeed brilliant; we are far from your equal!"

"Indeed, how could the mere Royal Family dare to target our Luanjin Mountain?"

"Now that we've seized Nanshan City, the gates to the dozen or so cities following it are wide open."

"All those cities will belong to my Luanjin Mountain! Hahaha..."

"..."

The old man in golden brocade, addressed as Elder Tie, smiled smugly and took another sip of the wine in his cup.

He had received orders that he must seize Nanshan City.

Now that his mission was complete, he wondered how the Luanjin Holy Alliance would reward him.

"Everyone, rest assured. Since you followed me to seize Nanshan City, once the rewards are received, I will not forget you."

"When the time comes, I'll have the meat and you'll have the meat too; not a single one will be left out!"

Hearing these words, the many Luanjin Mountain experts hurriedly began to flatter him again.

The atmosphere in the hall was incredibly lively, save for the many Beautiful Dancers performing to add to the festivities, whose faces were filled with terror.

They had seen with their own eyes the City Lord being slain by these Luanjin Mountain experts.

Even the guarding General had abandoned the city and fled, reportedly to the Royal Family to seek reinforcements.

But they knew very well that the General was likely never to return!

Just then, a voice with a hint of coldness rang out in the hall, sounding completely out of place.

"One, two, three, four, five... Hmm, it seems everyone is here, so there's no need to go looking elsewhere."

"You guys are the ones who came to attack Nanshan City, right?"

As soon as the voice sounded, the bodies of the Luanjin Mountain experts jolted violently, and they all stood up together.

Divine Soul power surged out frantically, shrouding the entire hall, as they shouted in anger.

"Who? Who is speaking? Get out here this instant!"

"This is territory under the rule of my Luanjin Mountain. Who dares to be so insolent here?"

"Behind my Luanjin Mountain is the Luanjin Holy Alliance. How dare you come here and act so presumptuously!"

Elder Tie, dressed in golden brocade, also stood up from the seat of honor, put down his wine cup, and his face turned gloomy.

This was his Celebration Banquet; anyone who dared to spoil his mood at this time was truly seeking death.

It just so happened that he hadn't killed to his heart's content earlier, so he would let this insolent fellow help him relax!

"No need to worry. After I kill you, I will naturally pay a visit to Luanjin Mountain and the Luanjin Holy Alliance."

"It's just that you are all too noisy; I don't like it."

"Boom!"

The voice rang out again, but this time, it was accompanied by a terrifying pressure.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The Luanjin Mountain experts who had just been shouting were all pressed down until they were kneeling prostrate on the ground, unable to move a muscle.

Even Elder Tie, who possessed a cultivation at the first layer of the Saint Realm, was the same.

He was pinned to his seat, with only his pupils barely able to move.

In an instant, within the hall, only those caught in the sudden turn of events remained.

The Beautiful Dancers, who were huddling together and shivering in fear, were the only ones who could barely maintain a normal standing posture.

In front of the dancers, Ye Chen's figure appeared out of thin air. He turned his head slightly and said softly.

"Leave this place quickly, and do not look back."

Hearing Ye Chen's words, the dancers finally snapped out of it. They nodded hurriedly and stumbled out of the hall.

Too many things had happened today, and they couldn't process it all for a moment.

Only after all the dancers had left did Ye Chen turn his gaze back toward the Luanjin Mountain experts.

Looking at Elder Tie, who was pinned to the seat of honor with only his eyes able to move, Ye Chen said with a smile.

"You said something earlier that was quite good; I quite agree with it."

"Since you all came together, then naturally you should leave together. Not a single one shall remain."

"Everyone, I won't see you off!"

With a thought, the crushing force of the pressure suddenly intensified by more than dozens of times.

As the Luanjin Mountain experts felt the pressure increase, the terror in their eyes almost overflowed from their bodies.

"No!"

Unable to speak, they could only wail despairingly in their hearts.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Like firecrackers going off, the Luanjin Mountain experts, along with their Divine Souls, were all crushed into fine powder.

Only Elder Tie, whose cultivation had reached the Saint Realm, managed to barely survive.

In Elder Tie's eyes now, there was no trace of his previous high spirits, only deep-seated fear.

Who on earth was this person? He had appeared suddenly and just as suddenly killed all the experts of their Luanjin Mountain.

The key was that he was so young, yet his strength was terrifyingly powerful. He remembered clearly that they had never offended this person!

Ye Chen looked at Elder Tie with considerable disdain and waved his hand toward him.

"Forget it, you're a Saint after all. Even if you're only at the first layer, you shouldn't be wasted."

"Divine Ability: Universe in the Sleeve, Devour!"

"Buzz!"

A black hole appeared out of thin air, sucking the terrified Elder Tie directly into it.

Ye Chen glanced at the now-empty hall and shook his head in boredom.

With one step, he stepped back into the Void Realm and vanished.

At the same time, a majestic voice rang out above Nanshan City.

"The Luanjin Mountain enemies have been destroyed. The remaining forces of Nanshan City may take control of the city again."

"Shortly, the Royal Family will send experts to reorganize the city and protect the peace!"

Inside Nanshan City, all the citizens who heard the voice in their ears showed expressions of utter disbelief.

What was happening?

Those guys from Luanjin Mountain were dead?

And this time, the Royal Family actually didn't leave them to fend for themselves, but chose to strike back!

The entire city fell silent for a moment, and in the next instant, all the citizens cheered in unison as if with one heart.

"The dignity of the Wutian Kingdom shall not be trampled! Wutian Kingdom, Divine Might!"