173: Enemies from all sides

“Sir, how should we proceed? The enemy is much better prepared than us, and they are deliberately attacking from four directions, clearly intending to disperse our top combat strength. We only have two Heavenly Kings now; how can we simultaneously counter four fronts…?”

A strong expert from the Xiao Family looked worriedly at Mu Wuchen and asked.

Mu Wuchen's eyes were indifferent, showing no ripples. He spoke calmly.

“You two will lead a portion of people together to confront the enemies in the north. Even if you cannot win, just hold them back.”

Upon hearing Mu Wuchen's words, both Heavenly Kings were startled.

They were both the top combat forces here, and now they were being told to go to one front together?

Judging by the enemy's overwhelming efficiency, the Beichen Family and Jian Family were clearly well-prepared. There were even strong experts stationed in the east, south, west, and north. They might not even be able to hold their ground individually, let alone together!

If both of them were sent to one place, what about the other areas?

Seeing their hesitation, Mu Wuchen gave them a cold glance.

Their hearts skipped a beat, and they quickly complied, carefully turning and leaving.

Xiao Clan Leader Xiao Qian had already announced to all the elders and revered figures of the Xiao Family that Mu Wuchen's status was equivalent to that of the Xiao Clan Leader. Mu Wuchen's words were his words, and any disobedience or feigned compliance would result in execution afterward!

Such an unequivocal command from Xiao Qian was a first, so even they did not dare to defy Mu Wuchen's words at this moment and could only obediently follow orders!

As the two left, Mu Wuchen waved his hand again, and immediately, Xiao Zhan, Han Yizhou, and Li Hou, three Heavenly Kings at the initial stage, appeared before him.

Mu Wuchen swept his gaze over the three and commanded.

“You three, lead a portion of people to the south. At critical moments, you can self-detonate, exchanging life for life!”

As Mu Wuchen's command fell, the three left without hesitation, accepting the order.

For a normal person, giving such a command to self-detonate would be somewhat difficult to accept.

However, the three of them were merely Mu Wuchen's puppets, so they naturally would not defy him.

Seeing the three leave, Mu Wuchen extended his hand again, and a stunning, long-legged older sister appeared; it was his nominal master, Luo Shuangfei.

Seeing Mu Wuchen call her out, Luo Shuangfei eagerly awaited Mu Wuchen's command.

“You go and take a portion of people to the west. Don't hold back. If you can't break through the opposite side, you'll be in for it when you get back!”

Upon hearing Mu Wuchen's impolite words, Luo Shuangfei snorted softly, turning her head and leaving a beautiful back of her head.

“Hmph, Mu Wuchen, who are you looking down on? Just you wait, old lady, and see how I deal with them!”

With that, Luo Shuangfei strode away with her long legs and likewise left.

Mu Wuchen looked at Su Meier beside him and said.

“Let's go. We'll go to the city in the east.”

Hearing his words, Su Meier nodded obediently and followed him.

It was not that Mu Wuchen did not let Su Meier go to one side alone; it was because letting Su Meier participate in such a small skirmish was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito—it was unnecessary.

Moreover, once Su Meier made a move, it would attract the attention of the Beichen Family, which could very likely make them wary, and that would be more loss than gain.

Currently, not many people knew Su Meier's strength, so using her as a secret weapon to ambush the enemy was clearly a better choice.

Therefore, Mu Wuchen decided to go and see for himself.

He wanted to see how much capital the Beichen Family and Jian Family had invested to deal with him.

East.

A young man in a gray-black robe looked radiant, gazing into the distance.

The young man had sword-like brows and star-like eyes, with a robust physique. At this moment, he stood with his hands behind his back, exuding a sense of triumph.

This person's name was Sword Xingyun, the Young Master of the Jian Family. When he was born, a strange phenomenon occurred in the sky, with ten thousand swords chiming in unison, making him the number one genius in the entire Jian Family for tens of thousands of years.

At this moment, he was already at the Heavenly Human Seventh Layer realm. Even among the younger generation in the entire Ancient Domain, there were very few who could surpass him.

To Sword Xingyun's left and right stood two old men.

The one on the left was a top expert of his Jian Family, named Sword Douluo.

He had Heavenly King Second Layer cultivation, and to the right of Sword Douluo was a person from the Beichen Family, named Bei Chen Jing, and his cultivation was impressively at Heavenly King Fourth Layer!

For a crushing victory, the Beichen Family and Jian Family sent out a total of eight Heavenly Kings!

A mere Eastern Family was naturally not worth so many Heavenly Kings being stationed there.

They were making such a big fuss to send a message to the outside world with a great victory: the authority of his Beichen Family was not to be touched!

Even the Ancient Domain Xiao Clan was no exception!

At this moment, Sword Xingyun's gray-black robe fluttered in the wind, and under his feet, he was stepping on a head—that of the Heavenly King expert of the Ancient Domain Xiao Clan who was guarding this place.

“Hahahaha, I never thought that the Eastern Family, which was once comparable to the Beichen Family and Nangong Family, would become so weak, practically vulnerable! It is estimated that in a few days, we will be able to bring all these hundreds of cities into our possession!”

His Jian Family was the first to pledge allegiance to the Beichen Family, thus gaining many benefits. This time, the Jian Family Head took the initiative to volunteer, aiming to fight a beautiful battle and elevate the Jian Family's status in the eyes of the Beichen Family!

“Young friend Sword Xingyun is young and promising, with impressive strength. With the help of my Beichen Family, your future will surely be limitless!”

Beside him, Bei Chen Jing also spoke loudly.

Their journey was extremely smooth. The people of the Eastern Family were weak and had no fighting power. During this period, they also encountered Heavenly King experts from the Ancient Domain Xiao Clan, but they were quickly killed, after all, Heavenly Human and Heavenly King are two different levels!

The Eastern Family openly defecting to the Ancient Domain Xiao Clan certainly calls for a warning to others!

Hearing Bei Chen Jing's praise, Sword Xingyun laughed heartily, then helplessly shook his head.

“Alas, my strength is indeed acceptable compared to other prodigies, but compared to the current empress of your Beichen Family, I am far inferior. With my current strength, I probably wouldn't even be able to last ten moves against her.”

That's right, he had once exchanged blows with Beichen Lintian. At that time, Beichen Lintian had not yet fully risen, but she could still defeat him by leapfrogging levels!

Now, Beichen Lintian's strength had undoubtedly increased by who knows how much, naturally leaving him far behind.

However, Sword Xingyun was not discouraged, because his Jian Family had already discussed with the Beichen Family that as long as they won this time, the Beichen Family would exceptionally allow him to enter the Beichen Family's inheritance Secret Realm to cultivate. At that time, his combat power would reach an even higher level.

Then, perhaps in the entire Ancient Domain, no one would be able to defeat him except Beichen Lintian!

However, at this moment, the tens of thousands of elite Jian Family soldiers below suddenly came to a halt, the sky also darkened, and a chilling aura appeared out of nowhere…

Sword Xingyun's heart skipped a beat, and a bad feeling rose within him. He instinctively looked up at the sky.

A black-robed man was quietly suspended there.

The man was coldly looking down with a pair of purplish-black eyes. He seemed to have been waiting there for a long time…