Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
After Xiao Hong and Jiang Yi gave their respective instructions, the entire Blue Eagle Prefecture burst into a flurry of action!
First, apart from the formidable martial artists that the Xiao Clan asked to remain behind, everyone else moved out. Since the Xiao Clan was activated, the big and small family clans that belonged to the Xiao Clan on Blue Eagle Mountain moved out as well. The Clan Heads of the five great family clans in Blue Eagle City immediately gathered their own formidable martial artists. Even if they were not intending to show respect to Jiang Yi, they had to show respect to Xiao Hong. After that, the big and small family clans from various other cities did not want to miss out on such a great opportunity as well. The moment they received the news, the family clans teleported to North River City at once.
From the Demon-Killing Pavilion, the Pavilion Lord of Blue Eagle City’s Demon-Killing Pavilion—Qiu Yi—personally led the formidable martial artists out to the city plaza to wait for Jiang Yi.
Qiu Yi was a Titled Battle God. According to their ranks, Jiang Yi had no right to activate him as well. What’s more, he was the Pavilion Branch Lord of the Prefecture’s Pavilion Branch. Jiang Yi had no right to strip him of his position. However, Jiang Yi was now favored by both the Earth Emanations Sovereign and Di Ming. How could one pass up such a good opportunity to get on Jiang Yi’s good side?
Needless to say, the other Pavilion Branches’ Lords personally led all their troops to the North River City as well. There were too many formidable martial artists; the people of North River City were scared stiff.
Ten thousand people had already gathered in Blue Eagle City alone. These were not ordinary martial artists. The least of them was a God King, Earth Emanations, or Battle King. Martial artists who were not of this rank were not allowed to participate in the battle. Almost all of Blue Eagle City’s formidable martial artists were gathered. There were even three Titled Heaven Emanations formidable martial artists!
Swish!
Jiang Yi and Xiao Hong waited for all the Xiao Clan’s formidable martial artists to gather before they led the army towards Blue Eagle City. When they saw the dense group of heads at the city plaza, Jiang Yi did not feel too pleased with himself. Instead, an unlimited amount of fighting spirit surged within his heart. As long as he could become a formidable martial artist and stand at the pinnacle of martial dao, he would be able to gather a huge army with a single breath. Countless martial artists would be willing to follow him as well.
If I can become a lord of a domain and lead an army of a billion martial artists to another domain or even to the Netherworld Realm in battle, how awesome would that be?
An image surfaced in Jiang Yi’s mind. His emotions began to surge. He had to become a supreme formidable martial artist in order to gain such a huge following. There were many people gathered here now, but it was only on account of what the Earth Emanations Sovereign seemed to express to him. If the Earth Emanations Sovereign himself had given the order, how many more formidable martial artists would be gathered here?
“This is Qiu Yi, the Pavilion Branch Lord of the Demon-Killing Pavilion. This is the Gan Clan’s Clan Head, Gan Qi. This is…”
Xiao Leng quietly introduced Jiang Yi to the people around him. Jiang Yi looked at each of them, nodding in appreciation. These people did not say anything either. At that moment, the fact that they were going out to battle was the best symbol of their allegiance. Xiao Hong scanned the group. Once he confirmed that almost everyone had arrived, he waved his hand and said, “Let’s go to North River City! We have to be fast and don’t make a sound. Once we arrive at North River City, we will head to the Black Snow Mountainous Region. We’ll surround the region before we decide on our next move.”
“Yes!”
The various Clan Heads cupped their hands, receiving Xiao Hong’s orders. The Teleportation Formation kept lighting up, but only a hundred people teleported through it each time. There were ten thousand people present; it would take at least half a day for all of them to teleport over.
Neither Jiang Yi nor Xiao Hong felt anxious. It was said that the Black Snow Army only had a hundred thousand god bandits. It would be extremely difficult for them to migrate so many people away. What’s more—even if they did try to move, where could they go? Would they go to the Black Snow Prefecture in the north? Even if they went there, what could they do?
The god bandit groups were actually powers that were at odds with the officials. Some formidable martial artists did not want to submit to the power of the Demon-Killing Pavilion, the Earth Emanations Pavilion, or the Battle God Pavilion. All they could do was come out and form their own groups. Of course, ordinary god bandit groups also had countless relations with officials. If they did not, they would not be able to survive for so long. Huge god bandit groups would normally not disperse their troops for nothing because it would be difficult for them to gather back together later on. Thus, the Black Snow Army would have no choice but to talk it out or die in battle!
Half a day later—after everyone had teleported over, Jiang Yi and Xiao Hong entered the Teleportation Formation and continuously teleported over to North River City. Halfway through, they rested for four hours. Once they arrived at North River City, they could not see a single formidable martial artist. All of them had already headed over to Black Snow Mountainous Region.
“Go!”
Xiao Leng retrieved his divine boat, and Xiao Hong led the Xiao Clan’s ten strongest men—along with Jiang Yi—into the boat. Then, they cut through the air and flew towards the north.
Not long after they took off, a martial artist dressed in Earth Emanations Army’s battle armor flew towards them. When he arrived, he got down on one knee and shouted in a low voice, “Reporting to Prefecture Lord: the first group of our army has already arrived at Black Snow Mountainous Region, and they’re starting to surround the region. According to their investigations… the Black Snow Army is currently moving towards the deeper areas of the region. The other two god bandit groups are also moving inwards. They are showing signs of collusion!”
“Colluding?”
Xiao Hong laughed mirthlessly. “Give this order: the entire army is to surround the entire Black Snow Mountainous Region. Wait for us to arrive before we decide our next move.”
“Yes!”
The Heaven Emanations received the orders and flew away at top speed. Xiao Hong continued to steer the divine boat forward. In any case, the entire army needed some time to arrive at the Black Snow Mountainous Region. Jiang Yi looked slightly worried. Three god bandit groups were colluding? Were they intending to fight to the death? What if they got desperate and killed the Poison Spirit?
“Don’t worry, Brother Jiang!”
Xiao Hong could tell that Jiang Yi was worried. He smiled and explained, “If I were the leader of the Black Snow Army, I would not kill him. After all, if he killed the Poison Spirit, there would be nothing for us to negotiate. There would be no other ending for them but death.”
“That’s good!”
Jiang Yi was most worried about the Poison Spirit’s safety. This person was not just his soul slave; Jiang Yi wanted to go to Saint Spirit Domain to rescue Yi Piaopiao, and the Poison Spirit was very important for this.
The Divine Boat advanced forward at top speed. Within a day, they arrived in front of a huge mountainous region in the north. From afar, Jiang Yi could see the black dots—the divine boats. He could not even tell exactly how many people were gathered there.
Swish!
One of the commanders from the Xiao Clan in charge of giving updates flew over and into their divine boat. He reported, “Prefecture Lord, Lord Jiang, the secret members of the three great family clans have already dispersed. The three god bandit groups have banded together, and they are now at Heaven Camel Mountain in Black Snow Mountainous Region!”
“Heaven Camel Mountain? Where’s the map?”
Xiao Hong frowned. The commander retrieved the map of the Black Snow Mountainous Region. Xiao Hong scanned it for a couple of seconds and said in a heavy tone, “These black barbarians are quite smart. The Black Snow Sea lies just fifty kilometers north of the Heaven Camel Mountain. That’s where the Chaos Beasts in this region reside. It is said that there are at least a million Chaos Beasts in there. Among these is a Primordial-Grade Chaos Beast that is ten million years old. He wants us to destroy one another!”
“A Primordial-Grade Chaos Beast?”
Jiang Yi’s brows twitched. Slightly confused, he asked, “Brother Xiao, aren’t Primordial-Grade Chaos Beasts the match of Heaven Emanations? Would you be unable to deal with these beasts, even given your battle powers?”
Xiao Hong smiled bitterly. “Brother, we have to look at their rank. If it were only a million years old, I would not fear it. If it were ten million years old, even a few of us combined would probably only barely be able to fight it off…”
“Give orders for the army to close in on Heaven Camel Mountain!”
Anger filled Xiao Hong’s eyes. In a cold voice, he shouted, “These black barbarians want to play with us so we will play with them! Everyone, take note: do not go near the Black Snow Sea. Don’t awaken the Chaos Beasts inside. Otherwise, we will suffer huge losses this time.”
“Understood!”
The commander cupped his hands, receiving the instructions, and flew off. He handed Xiao Hong’s instructions down, and one by one, the divine boats took off. Powerful martial artists’ auras emitted from those boats, causing even the winds to stop blowing. A few thousand divine boats took up speed. From afar, they looked like thousands of beasts flying towards the mountainous region.
