“They’re here to make a statement…” Peng Guan’s voice trembled as he gazed at the hundreds of thousands of troops lined up in the void outside Human Yellow City.
Lan Xiaobu glanced at Peng Guan, who hurriedly added, “Human Yellow City has barely tens of thousands of human cultivators. With their combat strength, fewer than ten thousand could crush us. Now, sending hundreds of thousands of Dayuan Clan troops isn’t just to make a statement, it’s to ensure not even a dog or chicken survives in Human Yellow City.”
Lan Xiaobu’s eyes fell on the Dayuan army. Leading them was a woman with the strength of the Seventh Step of the Great Dao, flanked by two Sixth Step powerhouses.
The woman was petite, with delicate features, skin like polished jade, golden hair cascading over her shoulders, and striking light blue eyes.
Lan Xiaobu scoffed inwardly. Protecting the human race? Nonsense.
Even if the Dayuan Clan had a teleportation array near Human Yellow City, they couldn’t have arrived this quickly. The only explanation was that someone had tipped them off.
He had pinned down the Dayuan Clan’s holy son and his entourage, leaving them no chance to send a message. Clearly, a traitor within Human Yellow City had informed the Dayuan Clan.
Based on that information, the Dayuan Clan had sent one Seventh Step and two Sixth Step cultivators, likely assuming Lan Xiaobu’s strength was around the Seventh Step.
He had come here to find Caixi and the others, but he also intended to save all the human cultivators in Human Yellow City. Yet, right after he dealt with the Dayuan Clan’s holy son, a human cultivator had betrayed them to the Dayuan Clan.
While Lan Xiaobu sneered inwardly, he also felt a pang of感慨. Back on Earth, as a member of Huaxia, he knew well that, historically, invasions and enslavement of Huaxia were often aided by traitors.
The saying “pitiful people must have hateful qualities” applied everywhere.
“Who did this?” The blue-eyed woman’s gaze shifted from the Dayuan holy son, pinned outside Human Yellow City, to Lan Xiaobu.
Lan Xiaobu was at the forefront, with even Peng Guan trailing meekly behind, his cultivation clearly sealed, as her keen eyes noticed.
Lan Xiaobu said calmly, “Your Lord Bu did it. Any problem?”
The woman’s lips curled into a mocking smile. “So, you won’t break your own bones and kneel before me, offering your soul?”
“Show me how it’s done first, then I’ll see if I can manage,” Lan Xiaobu replied.
The mockery in her smile deepened. Without further words, she raised her hand, casting several rules towards the holy son and his entourage pinned to the city wall by Lan Xiaobu.
In her mind, rescuing those pinned by Lan Xiaobu would be effortless, a simple contest of rules. She was confident her rules were unmatched, especially in this universe where she cultivated, not the human cultivators’ domain. The cosmic laws here aligned with her Great Dao.
But as her rules touched the pinned figures, their bodies collapsed instantly, their souls exploding into nothingness.
The woman’s expression darkened as she stared at Lan Xiaobu. Her surefire rescue had failed, and she still didn’t understand how. Given this wasn’t his home universe, his grasp of the Great Dao must far surpass hers.
How was that possible? Human cultivators shouldn’t comprehend this universe’s cosmic laws.
“I underestimated you,” she said, each word deliberate.
Lan Xiaobu replied coolly, “If you’re going to fight, hurry up. Your Lord Bu doesn’t have time for your nonsense. Why don’t I strike first? Because I don’t start killings. I only return them. And when I do, you might regret it.”
“Haha…” The woman, Ding Yueyin, laughed wildly. Regret? She had never known the word. In her cultivation journey, she had killed countless beings, human or otherwise, and even destroyed entire planets. Regret was absent from her life.
“Dayuan Clan’s holy army, raze Human Yellow City. Any human cultivator you capture is yours. I want Human Yellow City erased from this land in half an incense stick’s time,” Ding Yueyin commanded, pointing at the city.
“Kill…” A surge of murderous intent condensed, transforming the space before Human Yellow City into palpable killing intent.
Though the Dayuan army hadn’t yet charged, many cultivators in Human Yellow City instinctively retreated, some already planning their escape.
“Stop…” A roar echoed from the distance.
Ding Yueyin glanced over, frowning slightly, and waved to halt her army. She sighed, knowing the Beast Soul Clan and Earth Clan powerhouses had arrived.
In this universe, the Dayuan Clan wasn’t the strongest; the Beast Soul Clan was, followed by the Dayuan Clan. To all races here, Human Yellow City’s cultivators were a juicy prize. The reason no one had acted was to maintain a steady supply.
This meant nurturing human cultivators, allowing other races to compete for them fairly. Additionally, as human cultivators survived in Human Yellow City, they could cultivate and grow stronger. Once they adapted to this universe’s laws, they’d be easier to possess and more compatible.
If the Dayuan Clan destroyed Human Yellow City, other races would get nothing.
Though Ding Yueyin had reason to act, she couldn’t ignore the other races. Had the Beast Soul and Earth Clans not arrived, she could’ve claimed her attack was in rage over her holy son’s death. Now, with them here, she had to negotiate.
The Dayuan army, eager to rush in, stopped reluctantly. To them, this wasn’t a battle but a chance to get rich. Capturing a human cultivator meant wealth, whether for personal use or sale.
“Holy General, I sent the message. Please allow me to join the Dayuan Clan and serve you,” a handsome man rushed forward, landing beside Ding Yueyin.
He feared being killed in the Dayuan Clan’s charge.
Ding Yueyin sneered at him, “A human trash like you wants to join my Dayuan Clan?”
“Haha, Friend Ding, that’s not fair. Human Yellow City belongs to everyone, yet your Dayuan Clan is invading alone, trying to take it all?” The first to arrive was a man indistinguishable from a human cultivator, at the Seventh Step of the Great Dao.
Lan Xiaobu’s divine sense scanned him, noting his soul and body weren’t fully fused, likely from possessing a human cultivator. At this level, he’d remain stuck at a pseudo-Seventh Step, unable to progress further. His reaching this stage was sheer luck.
Ding Yueyin said coldly, “Human Yellow City’s cultivators killed my Dayuan Clan’s holy son. What’s wrong with us wiping them out?”
Killed the Dayuan holy son? The Beast Soul Clan cultivator froze, staring at Lan Xiaobu in disbelief. Were they insane? Killing the Dayuan holy son wasn’t just suicide; it was begging for total annihilation.
Ding Yueyin tossed out a crystal ball, saying, “See for yourself. Our holy son was pinned outside Human Yellow City. When I tried to save him, they secretly struck, killing him and his entourage.”
The Beast Soul Clan man examined the crystal ball, seeing the scene clearly.
The holy son and his followers were indeed pinned to the city wall, only to vanish into nothingness.
“Friend Que, don’t you think my Dayuan Clan has the right to destroy Human Yellow City?” Ding Yueyin asked coldly after he finished.
“Absolutely,” another man stepped down from the void.
Ding Yueyin clasped her fists, “So, it’s Protector Tong of the Earth Clan.”
