112: The war begins

Ling Jun looked at the Ling Tian Pagoda, then suddenly raised his hand. A wisp of sword qi shot out from the void without warning, hitting the Ling Tian Pagoda, but the Ling Tian Pagoda showed no reaction, not even a trace.

Ling Jun nodded to the three, and finally said, "Alright, I'll arrange for you to be in Jiaolong City."

Wen Ruyu spoke at this moment, "There are already eleven Shattering Void Realm exotic beasts known, plus Lie Kong who has come out of seclusion, bringing the total to twelve. There are also the two unreliable old fellows, Wang Yonghua and Cui Yuan, from Jiaolong City. Boss Ling, what are you thinking?"

Lu Feng also nodded, "That's right, currently, including Xie Yunzhou, there are only nine human Shattering Void Realm cultivators. If the Wang Family and Cui Family really have problems, then it's nine against fourteen, which is a very grim situation."

In reality, there were also the two ancestors, Gui Chen and Xiong Meng, but the human race was unaware of them.

Ling Jun had no good solution at this moment. He turned to look at Xun Xiuyuan, gave a hearty laugh, and said, "The human race is not afraid of losing, only of losing hope. But now, hope is right before us. As high-ranking members of the human race, we just need to do our best, without regret or remorse."

The other three nodded in agreement.

Xun Xiuyuan spoke at this moment, "Ancestor, the difference in strength between the high-level forces on both sides is immense. Low-level warriors should not leave the city, as it will only increase casualties. My soul attack now has an extremely wide coverage. Even a large city can be defended by me alone. Arrange all the low-level warriors at the array nodes to channel their vital energy. As long as the grand array can hold, we still have a great chance in this battle, and we can reduce casualties among low-level warriors."

Xie An's eyes also lit up, "Boss Ling, Xiao Yuan makes sense! Previously, we sent warriors out to fight head-on because we were afraid that the continuous attacks of low-level exotic beasts would break the array. But now with Xiao Yuan, I estimate the exotic beasts won't even have a chance to break the array."

Wen Ruyu also agreed, "Then our three cities will use this strategy. What is my brother's teleportation distance? Can he cover all three major cities? If so, then we will only need to focus on the battle of our Shattering Void Realm cultivators."

Xun Xiuyuan replied, "I estimate one teleportation can cover about one thousand five hundred kilometers. My talent allows me to quickly recover vital energy, so covering three cities should be possible."

If he hadn't been unable to defeat Shattering Void Realm cultivators, Xun Xiuyuan would have eagerly taken on their tasks as well.

Lu Feng exclaimed, "One thousand five hundred kilometers? Transcendent Realm? I don't think even Xie Yunzhou, who just broke through, can teleport one thousand five hundred kilometers in one go."

Xun Xiuyuan scratched his head and said, "I obtained a special equipment in the Ling Tian Pagoda that can increase my teleportation distance by two times. My own teleportation distance is only five hundred kilometers."

Ling Jun listened to their conversation, nodded slowly, and finally looked at Xun Xiuyuan solemnly, saying, "The prerequisite for everything is to protect yourself. If our Shattering Void Realm cultivators are no match for the enemy, you are to hide in the Ling Tian Pagoda and only come out after breaking through to the Shattering Void Realm. If we fail, you will be the human race's only hope."

Xun Xiuyuan nodded without speaking, and the atmosphere suddenly became heavy.

At this moment, Xie Shan's voice sounded from outside the courtyard, "Ancestor, the banquet has begun. Some ancestors have already arrived."

Xie An replied, "I know, you go arrange it first, I'll be right there."

Afterward, the five of them went together to attend the promotion banquet hosted by the Xie Family.

Cui Yuan from Jiaolong City, and Ling Jun, Ling Ren, and Lu Jun, the three Shattering Void Realm powerhouses from Qiulong City, had all arrived. The one who came from Flying Dragon City was naturally Wen Ruyu.

Each city had left one Shattering Void Realm cultivator to guard it: Wang Yonghua was left in Jiaolong City, Zheng Yuanxing in Flying Dragon City, and Yang Yu in Qiulong City.

Just as the banquet was in full swing, an alarm for an exotic beast siege sounded over Qianlong City.

Soon after, the ancestors of various families received news that their cities were being attacked by exotic beasts. Ling Jun and the other Shattering Void Realm cultivators exchanged glances.

He spoke, "This promotion banquet is temporarily adjourned. Exotic beasts are attacking the cities; everyone return to their respective cities to defend."

At this moment, Cui Yuan shouted, "Boss Ling, three Shattering Void Realm cultivators have appeared outside Jiaolong City! Even if I rush back, I won't be able to handle it. Please, Boss Ling, lend a hand."

Ling Jun was silent for a moment, then said, "Five Shattering Void Realm cultivators have appeared outside Qiulong City. I must rush back. Xie An, you go assist Jiaolong City."

Xie An nodded in agreement.

Xun Xiuyuan no longer cared about much else and went alone to the north city wall.

In the sky, Mu Ying and Lu Feng were already locked in a chaotic battle. The ancestor of the Shadow Demon Clan had not appeared.

Xie Yunzhou was holding the line nearby, and incidentally entered the Po Kong Realm battlefield, single-handedly suppressing all Po Kong Realm cultivators, displaying immense power.

Wen Ruyu had also rushed back to Flying Dragon City.

Although the two 'old actors' of the Fierce Bird Clan were still attacking Flying Dragon City, Zheng Yuanxing alone was struggling to cope.

Xun Xiuyuan no longer hesitated and directly said to Xie Shan, "Everyone hold your ground, do not leave the city. Outside the city, I alone am enough."

Xie Shan was somewhat stunned by Xun Xiuyuan's words. Looking at the hundreds of thousands, even millions, of exotic beasts outside the city, he thought, "You alone are enough?"

Xun Xiuyuan leaped down from the city wall, landing among the exotic beast horde. Dream of a Thousand Years was immediately cast, and an area of nearly ten thousand meters was within Xun Xiuyuan's mental coverage. In fact, Xun Xiuyuan's mental coverage at this time was far greater, but to ensure the intensity of Dream of a Thousand Years, he compressed it to a ten-thousand-meter radius.

The number of exotic beasts covered at once was nearly two hundred thousand. After casting Dream of a Thousand Years only once, Xun Xiuyuan already felt his body hollow and his consumption too great. He immediately used his exotic beast value to restore his state.

Among the exotic beasts covered, in an instant, most of the seventh and eighth-tier exotic beasts committed suicide, while some other high-tier exotic beasts also had red eyes, indiscriminately killing friend and foe.

Although the consumption was huge, the gains were even greater.

In less than ten minutes, two hundred thousand low-tier exotic beasts had all died, creating a ten-thousand-meter radius vacuum zone around Xun Xiuyuan.

Xun Xiuyuan didn't even have time to collect the exotic beast corpses and immediately teleported to the next location.

When Mu Ying, who was battling Lu Feng in the sky, saw the situation below, Xun Xiuyuan had already cast Dream of a Thousand Years five times, and the death toll of low-tier exotic beasts was approaching a million.

Mu Ying roared, and all the low-level Shadow Demons, upon hearing Mu Ying's roar, scattered and retreated.

Xun Xiuyuan watched the Shadow Demons retreat and did not pursue them, merely disappearing with a teleportation.

When Xie An and Cui Yuan arrived at Jiaolong City, Wang Yonghua, the Wang Family Ancestor, was battling Gui Sheng of the Otherworldly Ghost Clan in the sky.

Beside them stood two Shattering Void Realm cultivators, namely Mu Cheng and a Shattering Void Realm cultivator from the Fierce Bird Clan.

The moment Xie An arrived, he already determined that this was a trap set for him. According to the plan, he would need to hold out for at least an hour, otherwise, no one else would be able to spare a hand to support him.

"Brother Cui, Mu Cheng's strength is formidable, I'll deal with him. You go handle that bird."

Xie An spoke as if he were the leader, giving orders.

Cui Yuan also knew that this arrangement was the most reasonable. To better encircle and kill Xie An, he nodded and charged towards the bird.

Xie An then looked at Mu Cheng and said casually, "You've come here to attack Jiaolong City, aren't you afraid that Mu Ying will die in Qianlong City?"

At this moment, below Jiaolong City, low-level warriors had already suffered heavy casualties, most of them human warriors. Xie An watched with a surge of anger in his heart, but he was helpless.