A Man Like None Other Chapter 7042 Harmony

A Man Like None Other Chapter 7042 Harmony

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The entire hundred-mile-long Wanyan Mineral Vein region was eerily silent, with a chilling aura that seemed to freeze everything.

The whole world seemed to be held still by an unseen hand, and all air currents, spiritual energies, and even falling mineral dust came to a halt.

Elite forces from the two top powers, Si Lu and Xuan Qiu, faced each other across the void, their war banners unfurled and divine lights clashing.

It seemed that bloodshed and corpses would be imminent at any moment, but upon closer inspection, no one in either army dared to launch the first attack, nor did any commander dare to order the commencement of battle without authorization.

A stalemate was the only prevailing theme at this moment.

On the law enforcement side, 20,000 law enforcement cultivators formed the Heavenly Net Order Array. Layer upon layer of silver-white order light curtains stretched across the sky. Runes were like a prison, and legal principles were like knives. Every inch of spiritual light carried the dominating majesty of the orthodox judgment of the Twenty-Five Heavens.

Two Immortal Lords, Second-Rank Elders Si Hong and Si Li, who led the team, stood at opposite ends of the formation. They were cloaked in golden-purple robes and surrounded by thousands of Heavenly Dao chains. Their auras were as heavy as mountains and as cold as ice.

These two men were veteran core members of the Si Lu family with tens of thousands of years of experience. They had witnessed countless family power struggles, territorial conquests, and alliance negotiations firsthand, and were by no means rash individuals driven by murderous intent.

Si Hong, in particular, who held the authority for troop deployment and supervision and balance of alliances within the Ministry of Justice, was extremely meticulous and exceptionally astute.

When he was ordered to lead troops to besiege Wanyan Mine, he knew from the outset that his family’s true strategic objective was not to destroy Xuanqiu.

With the loss of their young master and the near-death of nearly a thousand of its elite troops, Si Lu was in a precarious situation, facing reputational upheaval, external enemy threats, and internal unrest.

If they were to engage in a deadly battle with Xuanqiu at this juncture, it would be a truly devastating outcome for both sides.

Xuanqiu possessed over 70% of the divine mines and weapon refining foundations of the Twenty-Five Heavens. Its populace was fierce, physically robust, and unbeatable in protracted combat.

Behind them lay secret realms accumulated over millennia, underground mineral veins and palaces, and a vast hoard of divine weapons.

Should a true war of annihilation break out, even if the Law Enforcement Bureau ultimately prevailed, they would inevitably suffer immense losses to their elite troops, a sharp decline in their Heavenly Merit, and a weakening of their authority over judgment.

At that point, the five great families of Yunlan, Chili, Moyuan, Lingxi, and Cangming would undoubtedly seize the opportunity and, on the grounds that “Silu is bloodthirsty, violates the alliance, and brings disaster to heaven,” unite to strip Silu of its monopoly over judgment and divide the territories of the secret realms and the Heavenly Merit Pools controlled by Silu.

A dynasty that had ruled for millennia could crumble in an instant.

Therefore, from the very beginning of the campaign, Si Hong adhered to a fundamental principle: he could exert pressure, establish authority, and control the discourse on the mineral veins, but he could not engage in a life-and-death struggle or completely overturn the situation.

Si Li, standing beside him, appeared more ferocious, his heart filled with hatred for the fall of the young master and shame and anger at his dignity being trampled upon. His murderous intent surged, and he was so enraged that he was uncontrollable.