95: War breaks out

Xie An took out his phone, and sure enough, there was a communication request; he just hadn't had time to deal with it earlier.

He glanced back at Wang Yonghua and Cui Yuan, let out a cold snort, and then turned to leave.

Li Jun looked at Wang Yonghua's disheveled state; he had already learned from Lu Feng about Wang Yonghua's extortion of Chen Xuanfeng.

“You two against one, and this is the result?”

Li Jun asked in surprise.

Seeing the two of them remain silent, Li Jun understood; it seemed that the weapon had indeed significantly boosted Xie An's power.

Just as Li Jun was about to head to Qianlong City, a message came through on his phone: Qiulong City was under attack by a large group of Exotic Beast Clan, and more than half of the fortress had fallen.

Li Jun's face darkened, and he glanced at Jiaolong City, which had not been attacked, then returned without a word.

A quarter of an hour earlier, the Xun Xiuyuan family, Bai Xiaoou, and Xie Shan and his daughter had finished a sumptuous welcome banquet and were now chatting in the courtyard.

Suddenly, Xie Shan glanced at his wristband and murmured, “These beasts are truly troublesome; they're attacking the fortress again.”

Just as Xun Xiuyuan was about to speak, his own wristband rang, and seeing the content on it, his face froze: “Uncle Xie, this isn't right; too many fortresses are under attack, almost all of them.”

Just as Xie Shan was about to reply, his wristband rang again, and after looking down at it, Xie Shan stood up in shock.

He said to Xun Xiuyuan, “It might be because of the Lingtian Relic; the number of Exotic Beast Clan this time is huge, and Transcendent Realm have been found among the attacking fortress teams. Some fortresses have already fallen.”

Xun Xiuyuan exclaimed, “That fast?”

Xie Shan didn't answer but instead issued an order on his wristband: All fortress members retreat to Qianlong City, including logistics, evacuate immediately, travel light.

Of course, Xun Xiuyuan also received this order.

There was also a subsequent order, also issued by Xie Shan, which stated: Exotic Beast Clan Transcendent Realm are attacking the city; all warriors maintaining Qianlong City's defensive array should quickly take their positions and alternately input energy.

Xie Shan then picked up his phone and called Xie An, but there was no answer. He then called Lu Feng.

After connecting, he said, “Uncle Lu, the Exotic Beast Clan are launching a major attack on the city.”

At this moment, Lu Feng had just entered Qianlong City, and the Chen family's disciples had already been handed over to others for settlement. He was shocked when he heard Xie Shan's words.

He asked in return, “A major attack on the city, are you sure? It's been many years since something like this happened.”

Xie Shan wasn't too sure, only replying, “Many fortresses have already fallen; I've already ordered the fortress warriors to retreat to Qianlong City.”

Lu Feng immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and instantly teleported to the northern city wall of Qianlong City.

Although the Exotic Beast Clan army had not yet arrived, the Shattering Void Realm of the Exotic Beast Clan had already appeared, standing in the sky facing Qianlong City's northern city wall, faintly visible.

Lu Feng no longer hesitated and immediately called Xie An, but still, no one answered.

Helpless, Lu Feng had no choice but to call Li Jun, informing him of Xie An's whereabouts and the situation.

This is why Li Jun went to Jiaolong City to mediate.

Standing on the city wall, Lu Feng watched the fortress warriors retreating from all directions, his face expressionless.

Mu Ying saw Lu Feng's figure on the Qianlong City wall and stepped forward, saying, “Where's Old Xie? You're not planning to fight two against one, are you?”

Shadow Demon Ancestor Mu Cheng stood silently behind Mu Ying.

Lu Feng scoffed, “Mu Ying, can you even break the grand array first?”

Mu Ying sneered a few times, looking at Lu Feng and saying, “Your human race's grand array is indeed powerful, but as long as we attack for long enough, it will definitely break. Once it breaks, I will surely slaughter the city.”

After speaking, he let out a burst of wild laughter. Mu Ying's goal was simple: attract the high-level fighters of Qianlong City, see how powerful the secret treasure Xun Xiuyuan brought out of the Lingtian Relic really was, and then plan the next step.

Just then, Mu Ying received a message: Xie An had retreated from Jiaolong City, holding his own in a two-on-one fight.

Mu Ying walked to Mu Cheng's side: “Ancestor, that human brought a long spear from the Lingtian Relic, and it's currently in Xie An's hands, significantly boosting his combat power.”

Mu Cheng nodded and said, “It's fine, Gui Li has already infiltrated the vicinity. I will hold Xie An, and you and Gui Li will quickly kill Lu Feng. Then our plan will succeed.”

Mu Ying nodded: “They absolutely dare not let us attack the formation for a long time. If it's breached, Qianlong City will suffer immense casualties.”

At this moment, Xie An had returned to Qianlong City and stood beside Lu Feng.

Lu Feng briefly explained the current situation, and Xie An nodded.

Lu Feng continued, “Below Shattering Void Realm will definitely attack the grand array. Given enough time, it's bound to fall. My suggestion is for us to go out and meet their Shattering Void Realm in battle. For the Po Kong Realm, let Xie Yunzhou lead the team. For battles below Po Kong Realm, let Xie Shan organize them.”

Xie An watched as the human warriors retreating from the fortresses gradually thinned out, and the outline of the Exotic Beast Clan army could already be seen in the distance. He nodded and said, “This is the only way. Ling Jun still hasn't arrived; Qiulong City must have undergone some changes.”

Then he smiled and said, “But after I got the Space Rending Spear, my combat power soared. That old immortal probably isn't my opponent anymore?”

Lu Feng naturally knew who Xie An was referring to as the old immortal—it was the Shadow Demon Ancestor. If it weren't for Mu Ying's generally average combat power, the two of them really couldn't defeat the two Shattering Void Realm of the Shadow Demon.

In previous battles, Lu Feng had suppressed Mu Ying, while the Shadow Demon Ancestor had suppressed Xie An.

Upon hearing Xie An's words, his eyes lit up: “Really?”

Xie An nodded.

Xie Shan arrived beside the two at this moment, with Xun Xiuyuan following behind him.

“Ancestor, all the fortress personnel have retreated, but only half of them. In just a short while, nearly five hundred thousand low-level disciples died in battle.”

Xie An also felt helpless after hearing this; war was like this, and racial war was even more brutal.

This was also why Xie An wanted to kill Wang Yonghua. Xun Xiuyuan's judgment was almost certainly correct. Although Xie An couldn't understand why Wang Yonghua would betray the human race, there was definitely something wrong.

Xie Yunzhou, leading nearly ten Po Kong Realm, arrived at the city wall. This was all of their high-end combat power; the others were at critical positions within the grand array and could not leave.

Seeing that Xie Yunzhou and Xie Shan were ready, Xie An explained the strategic plan.

Everyone nodded after hearing it. They definitely had to go out and fight; if the grand array were breached, things would be troublesome, and only a few of the hundreds of millions of people in the entire city would survive.

That would be the greatest defeat in the history of the human race and the Exotic Beast Clan.

After Xie An finished speaking, he took out his long spear and charged directly at Shadow Demon Ancestor Mu Cheng.

Lu Feng also instantly attacked Mu Ying.

The two's objective was simple: lead these two Shattering Void Realm into high altitude, trying not to participate in the ground war.

Mu Cheng and Mu Ying also happened to want to ambush Lu Feng, so they cooperated very well, directly escaping into the high altitude to fight.

Xie Yunzhou took out the Po Kong Realm long spear bestowed by the Ancestor, which was the spear Xie An had discarded after obtaining the Space Rending Spear. He pointed it directly at the Po Kong Realm Exotic Beast Clan opposite and charged forward, with the other Po Kong Realm experts following behind him.

Ahead lay a sea of fire and mountains of blades; they had to attack even if it meant certain death.

Because there was no retreat, their wives, children, and families were in the great city behind them, and they were their only reliance.

The number of Po Kong Realm Exotic Beast Clan was quite large, estimated to be around twenty, but fortunately, the Exotic Beast Clan's comprehension of laws was generally much weaker than that of the human race.

As soon as Xie Yunzhou and his group engaged with the opposing Po Kong Realm Exotic Beast Clan, a great battle ensued. With national enmity, family hatred, and racial reasons, no words were needed; seeing them meant fighting them.