Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Dead? Grandfather is dead? Majesty Father is dead? Third granduncle and the rest are also dead?”
On the city wall of Buddha Smiling City, Yi Chan suddenly felt a hint of despair. The Zi Clan young clan head was holding onto the Buddha Thearch’s Vajra Scepter. The Buddha Thearch had not used this weapon in a long time; he had brought it with him this time as a safety precaution. This treasure was impossible to replicate; Yi Chan recognized it instantly.
“Lady Chan!”
The Zi Clan young clan head, Zi Fengtian, was quite good-looking and was quite dapper; it was in contrast with his name. He locked onto Yi Chan, smiled, and said, “The Buddha Thearch and the rest have long passed away. Now that we—thirty-six clans—have combined forces, the Yi Chan is destined to be annihilated. Please do not resist; it is futile. Surrender and I promise you all will not die while we will not massacre the people of the Yi Clan.”
Zi Fengtian obviously had desires for Yi Chan; of course, any young man would have desires for her. This was the second most beautiful woman among the top ten on the continent; any man would want to take off her mask and let her lay on his lap. That feeling would be even more exhilarating than conquering the world.
Yi Chan did not reply; her mind was a blank. She could not accept the news that the Buddha Thearch and Buddha Emperor were both dead. At this moment, it was already a feat for her to continue standing on the city walls and not falling down.
Zi Fengtian waited for a while and became impatient. He growled and said, “Lady Yi Chan, I will ask you one more time. Are you going to surrender or not? Once this Buddha Smiling City falls, Buddha Thearch City is next. When it comes to that, the Yi Clan will become extinct.”
Yi Chan finally regained her senses as she looked at the Yi Clan formidable martial artists’ faces filled with utter despair, at Yi Zhen’s face full of pain, and at Yi Shan and others. She sighed slightly and said to Li Feiyu, Fifth Eldress, and company, “Senior Li, Fifth Eldress, you guys can teleport and leave first. This matter has nothing to do with you guys. We have nowhere else to retreat to. There are only Yi Clan disciples that fight to the death; there are no cowards who would surrender.”
The Li Clan’s Demigods were already slightly hesitant. After all, there were too many Demigods in the alliance army; adding a few of them would not help much. They would only die together with the Yi Clan. It didn’t matter to them if they died. However, what about the Li Clan? The Long Clan had been biding its time; if they died here, the Li Clan would definitely be massacred.
“Keke!”
However, Li Feiyu laughed faintly and said, “If it wasn’t for the Buddha Thearch, I—Li Feiyu—would have long died. The Li Clan would also have perished long ago. Now that the Yi Clan is in trouble today, how could I stand idle and not help? There is no need to say anymore, Lady Chan. If we have to die, let’s die together!”
Fifth Eldress’ dress fluttered as she smiled mildly and said, “I only listen to Young Master Jiang Yi’s commands. Since he had tasked me to protect Lady Chan—if you do not retreat, how could I?”
Yi Chan looked gratefully at everyone and bowed, not trying to persuade them anymore. She ordered, “Withdraw the shields. All martial artists are to listen to my orders. Behind us is the Buddha Thearch City. If the Buddha Smiling City falls, our clan will be cleansed and wiped out; we have nowhere to retreat. Let’s fight to the death!”
“Fight to the death!”
All the Yi Clan martial artists roared at once. Although Yi Chan wasn’t the young clan head, her status in the Yi Clan was only below that of the Buddha Emperor. Since she had given the order, no one had any hesitation. The shield was quickly withdrawn as two million troops surged outwards.
“Kill!”
Lightning bolts surrounded Yi Chan’s body as she held a beautiful long sword; that was the ancient artifact that Jiang Yi had given her. The ancient artifact was glowing furiously as she raised the sword, and a huge rainbow phoenix image surged forth and shot towards the millions of enemy soldiers.
Li Feiyu also held an ancient artifact in his hands; it was a huge metal rod. He furiously raised it towards the sky, and the ancient artifact started to extend limitlessly. It became a gigantic and long rod that brought a destructive aura as it smashed towards the enemy lines.
“Soul-Devouring Ice Dragon!’
Fifth Eldress also released her five-star dao pattern as a huge ice dragon appeared. The temperature in the surroundings decreased drastically as the ice dragon flew by and shook the space around it.
“So you choose to refuse a toast and drink a forfeit! Kill—”
Zi Fengtian was the commanding officer of the alliance army. He waved the Vajra Scepter in his hand, and a few million troops started to move. The dozens of Demigods among them also started to look for the Demigods in Yi Chan’s army to attack.
Zi Fengtian was actually also a Demigod. His gaze never left Yi Chan once, his eyes full of greed as if he couldn’t wait to swallow Yi Chan whole. He shouted and said, “Yi Chan, if you end up in my hands, I will definitely make sure you experience the special bedding techniques of the Zi Clan men!”
Boom! Boom!
The formidable martial artists on both sides had all released their strongest dao pattern attacks as both armies also started their assaults. The area outside of Buddha Smiling City became a minced meat factory. With so many attacks from formidable martial artists, the ones who suffered the most on both sides were the Vajra Realm martial artists. These martial artists did not have divine shields; once they were attacked, their bodies would be torn into pieces of flesh.
It soon started to rain blood and flesh; this type of big-scale battle was the cruelest. Once the battle started, there was no other way to end it besides utterly destroying the enemy forces. Even if one side wanted to retreat, their ultimate fate would also be death.
The sounds of explosions, cries of pain, sonic booms, and all sorts of piercing sounds originating from special attacks started to rise. Within five minutes, more than a million martial artists had been killed accumulatively. The troops were all clumped together as it became a war of attrition.
It was obvious!
The Yi Clan was obviously suffering heavier losses. The Buddha Thearch and Buddha Emperor had taken with them more than twenty Demigods; there were less than twenty left now. Together with Li Feiyu and the others, they only numbered slightly more than twenty. The number of Demigods on the other side was double that of the Yi Clan’s side. The alliance army also obviously had seven- and eight-star formidable martial artists while the size of its army was three times that of the Yi Clan’s. How could the Yi Clan win this?
“It’s over… Jiang Yi, why are you not here yet?”
Yi Chan saw as the Yi Clan disciples died one by one; her heart was bleeding as she turned her gaze to the south, hoping for a miracle to appear.
Tsk! Tsk!
A sonic boom could be heard from the south. Following that was an astonishing roar, “All are to stop!”
Clang-clang!
An ear-piercing sharp voice rang forth. The words were being spoken using the Divine Sound Heaven Skill that was further amplified by the Mystic Divine Palace. The sound was so loud that it suppressed many Vajra Realm martial artists. However, as the distance was too far, they did not have much effect on the Demigods.
“Mystic Divine Palace, Divine Sound Heaven Skill? It’s Jiang Yi!”
Many faces among the alliance army changed. Their Demigods’ expressions also became very serious and dark. Jiang Yi and Yi Chan had always been entangled together, and so his appearance was not unexpected. However, they did not expect that Jiang Yi had come so fast and seemed so resolute!
“Young Master!”
“Little Brother Jiang!
Fifth Eldress and Li Feiyu’s faces revealed their delight. If Jiang Yi did not come, they would probably have fallen; they were now completely safe as Jiang Yi had arrived. All the Demigods on the Yi Clan’s side retreated and surrounded Yi Chan.
“He is finally here!”
Yi Chan’s face revealed a sliver of surprise and bewilderment. Her eyes that were filled with sadness and pain now had a sliver of comfort in them. She looked at the Mystic Divine Palace in a daze. At this moment, she felt exceptionally tired. For the past half a month, she had led the Yi Clan army and had battled the alliance army at least ten times. If Jiang Yi had not come, the Buddha Smiling City was going to be destroyed, and the Buddha Thearch City would follow it as well. Then, the Yi Clan would be utterly exterminated.
“Retreat!”
She yelled out as she handed everything to Jiang Yi to handle. She was confident that with Jiang Yi around, any problem could be resolved. After all, this man was someone that even the Battle Thearch, the North Thearch, the Beast Thearch, and others feared.
“Retreat, all to retreat to Stupa City!”
What surprised Yi Chan and company was that Zi Fengtian had ordered a retreat even before Jiang Yi had arrived. Millions of soldiers scattered and fled in all directions. All their Demigods also shot underground. Within a minute, all the Demigods had escaped.
Furthermore, they had chosen to retreat to the Stupda City in the west of the Buddha Region instead of their territory to the southwest. Yi Chan and many of the Yi Clan formidable martial artists were bewildered.
