After Lin Xiao and the others had left, the crowds of onlookers finally arrived.
Some who had come from certain directions had even witnessed the four of them departing.
Now everyone was stunned.
Lin Xiao’s group of four were completely unharmed, yet on this battlefield, apart from a few who had seen the Jiang family patriarch leave, no one had seen any other person escape.
Under the crowd’s questions, You Wei and the others held nothing back and revealed the full truth.
The crowd was collectively shocked.
The deaths of the grand elders from three major powers was an event that would shake the heavens. The entire continent was about to erupt.
After the onlookers dispersed, the news spread rapidly.
Along with the deaths of the three grand elders, another piece of information was attached.
That was, the Jiang family patriarch had suffered grievous wounds, had nearly perished, and had fled covered in blood.
The news flew on wings, racing in every direction.
First the southeast of Sheng Province shook, then from the southeast it spread to every corner of Sheng Province, and then to the neighbouring provinces.
Wherever it passed, uproar followed.
Lin Xiao and his companions once again became the hottest topic among countless people.
“Good heavens, severely injuring the Jiang family patriarch and killing three Martial Saints. Isn’t that just too heaven-defying?”
“The grand elders of three major powers fallen, one patriarch gravely wounded. Are they trying to overturn the entire continental order?”
“Lin Xiao emerging as a heaven-defying saint genius was already enough, but now there’s a young Martial Saint at his side. By the age standards of the Demon Frog clan, that demon frog is also a young Martial Saint. One heaven-defying saint genius, two young Martial Saints, and one middle-aged Martial Saint. Since when did geniuses appear so easily on this continent?”
“The absolute top-tier monsters have banded together. Heh, the very best monsters joining forces to oppose the great clans and powers. This continent is probably about to change completely.”
“The major powers have stood for hundreds or thousands of years, some even longer. How could they fall so easily? I fear these monstrous geniuses will only be fleeting flowers, and in the end they will all be exterminated by the great powers.”
“They can even gravely wound a patriarch and kill figures of grand elder level. Would the great powers find it that easy to kill them?”
In every place, heated discussions continued without end. There were all kinds of guesses and speculations. Some even dramatised the circumstances of the three grand elders’ deaths and the patriarch’s severe injuries, producing countless different versions.
Some said the Demon Frog clan was simply too powerful, that the demon frog had broken through one by one, killing each grand elder individually before surrounding and attacking the Jiang patriarch, who suffered heavy wounds and escaped only by using his trump card.
Others said a great formation had appeared there, first crippling the four enemies, allowing Lin Xiao’s group to strike and kill them.
Still others claimed the four powers had fought among themselves, leading to catastrophic defeat.
There were those who said a holy beast of the Spirit Phoenix clan had intervened, causing the outcome. Opinions varied wildly.
Of course, the most widely circulated version was still that Lin Xiao’s group of four had killed the three grand elders.
However, most believed that Lin Xiao’s group possessed some supreme treasure or had employed some unknown trump card, rather than relying purely on their own strength.
After arriving in Sheng Province, the Ji family patriarch heard that three grand elders had fallen and the Jiang patriarch was gravely wounded. He was utterly dumbfounded.
Lin Xiao and the others had come to Sheng Province so quickly, had overwhelmingly defeated the four allied powers, killed the three grand elders, and left the Jiang patriarch severely injured?
They had not gone to the Wang family in Yan Province?
Instead, they had come straight to Sheng Province from the Azure Dragon Gate?
The Ji family patriarch instantly felt an urge to spit blood.
He had assumed that Lin Xiao’s group heading to Yan Province was merely a feint against the Azure Dragon Gate.
Who could have imagined that he had miscalculated, sending the Supreme Elder to Yan Province while Lin Xiao’s group slipped through the Azure Dragon Gate into Sheng Province? They had been completely played by the Azure Dragon Gate. What shocked him even more was that Lin Xiao’s group had not only opposed his Ji family but had also struck against the four great powers.
The losses of these four powers were no less than those of his Ji family. These people truly had courage that reached the heavens. “The news will soon reach the Supreme Elder. He will hurry back as quickly as possible. Now that they have thoroughly offended the four great powers, I will go and unite those four powers. Lin Xiao, this time, let us see how you escape!”
Ji Tian finally muttered coldly to himself, then flew off towards the northwest.
“I heard Lin Xiao went to the Ji family, razed their headquarters flat, and even when an old monster of the Ji family appeared, they still could not stop him. Only after that did they return to Sheng Province and defeat the combined Martial Saints of the four powers.”
“To sweep aside the combined forces of four Martial Saints and flatten a great power’s headquarters is understandable, but an old monster emerged. These overlord powers truly are not to be provoked. I wonder if Lin Xiao’s group of four can escape the pursuit.”
“Flattening the Ji family headquarters shows they could do the same to any other overlord power. Now the other powers will all be on edge.”
“I heard it was a scheme by the Ji family, and Lin Xiao’s group turned the tables, achieving that result. They only flattened the headquarters. The Ji family’s forces suffered no casualties. Moreover, now that all the great powers have received this news, they will surely be on guard. It probably won’t be so easy for them to flatten another headquarters.”
“They may not be able to strike the headquarters, but wiping out branches is still no problem. Lin Xiao’s group has no worries holding them back and could strike at any moment. The great powers will certainly be restless.”
“Heh, who would have thought these overlord powers would one day face this.”
“I heard that more than twenty years ago, a genius also caused a storm, but before it could fully erupt, he was suppressed in secret and the news sealed, so not many people knew about it. This storm now is far greater.”
The news from Yang Province also reached Sheng Province, then spread everywhere else, adding even more to the sensation. Uproar filled every corner.
At the Jiang family.
When the gravely wounded patriarch returned to the clan, the entire Jiang family was shocked. The grand elder and the other Martial Saint elders rushed over immediately. Seeing the patriarch’s condition, they were horrified.
“Patriarch, how did this…” the Jiang grand elder asked in alarm.
“A Demon Saint from the Demon Frog clan has appeared at Lin Xiao’s side, possessing the combat strength of a second-level Martial Saint. There is also a Blood Demon body with third-level Martial Saint strength, and the middle-aged Martial Saint from the Azure Dragon Gate likewise has third-level strength. Lin Xiao himself has a skeleton puppet with first-level Martial Saint strength. All three grand elders from the other powers fell. Only I escaped.”
The Jiang patriarch explained.
“What?”
The grand elder and the others were stunned.
Their patriarch had gone out with the alliance of three other powers, yet they had still lost?
All three grand elders from those powers had perished?
“My severe wounds were not caused by them, but by the Spirit Phoenix clan. The Spirit Phoenix clan took the opportunity to strike me.”
The patriarch added.
“The Spirit Phoenix clan dared to act. What audacity!”
The grand elder cried out in shock and fury.
The others were equally enraged.
“I need to enter seclusion to heal. During this time, invite the Holy Elder to act. Unite all the great powers to exterminate Lin Xiao’s group of four. If necessary, gather the clansmen and return to headquarters.”
The patriarch ordered.
After a brief pause, the grand elder immediately nodded. “Yes!”
“Also, the matter of the God-Beating Bamboo must not be revealed for now. The item may be in Lin Xiao’s group’s hands. As for the Spirit Phoenix clan, remain vigilant for the time being. We will deal with them after resolving Lin Xiao’s group.”
The patriarch added.
“Yes!”
The grand elder replied once more.
