In just a few dozen breaths, David managed to collect over a hundred high-level storage rings, dozens of top-grade divine weapons, and countless rare spiritual materials and virtue resources.
On the battlefield, the fight grew more intense, casualties mounted, and resentment deepened.
Si Lu hated Xuan Qiu for his treacherous betrayal, false reconciliation, covert attacks, and the massacre of elite troops.
Xuanqiu hated the wise man’s generosity, who used laws as an excuse to deliberately destroy meridians and oppress others.
The long-standing disputes over resources, border disputes, and power struggles had erupted, been thoroughly settled, and were now locked in a fight to the death.
In the distance, on the display screens of various influential families, the high-ranking members of the other five families remained silent.
The Yunlan family head stood atop the high platform of the Star Observation Platform, gazing at the battlefield with a sea of blood on the light screen. A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes, followed by a cold laugh: “I didn’t expect Xuanqiu to actually dare to confront Silu head-on. This will be interesting. The two great powers weakening each other, and Silu’s hegemony weakening further. This is what everyone wants.”
The Chi Li family head had a burning gaze as he silently calculated: the fiercer the battle, the better. The more elite soldiers of Si Lu’s army fell, the greater the chance of reclaiming the ancient ruins in the future.
The three families of Mo Yuan, Ling Tide, and Cang Ming each had their own thoughts and observed calmly. None intervened to mediate or assist them in their fight. They were all waiting for the two families to weaken so they could reap the benefits.
The entire upper echelon structure of the Twenty-Five Heavens was in complete disarray, alliances collapsed, and the balance was disturbed due to David’s covert instigation.
On the battlefield, blood filled the sky, corpses littered the ground, spiritual energy raged, and the great formation had collapsed.
With both armies having lost 30% of their elite troops, the battle had reached its climax, and the hatred had become deeply entrenched, leaving no possibility of reconciliation.
David knew his objective had been achieved.
Lingering any longer was pointless and would only increase the risk of exposure.
He glanced once more at the blood-soaked battlefield, a faint, cold smile playing in his eyes. With a swift movement, he transformed into a shadowless figure, using the battle’s cover to stealthily retreat from both armies’ formations. He then retraced his steps, traversing thousands of miles in an instant, and returned to his secluded cave in the quiet mountains.
“Your Highness!”
Canfeng and Canfei immediately stood up, their faces filled with excitement, their eyes fixed on the distant battlefield within the mine where the battle was raging fiercely.
“It’s done! The battle has truly begun! This is a fight to the death!”
The disabled man trembled with excitement, clutching the recording crystal tightly as he documented the entire scene of David burning buildings to declare war and the battle that ensued between the two armies.
Jiang Xuelan gazed at David with a gentle look and said softly, “This game is truly chaotic. Si Lu and Xuan Qiu are mortal enemies. The thousand-year alliance has been completely shattered, and there is no possibility of repair.”
David nodded slightly, raising his hand and opening his palm. The storage ring, divine weapons, and spiritual materials, as well as merit crystals piled up like a mountain, shone brightly, abundant and dazzling resources.
“Let’s withdraw and let those idiots fight!”
David led Jiang Xuelan and the crippled Canfeng to retreat.
The bloody battle in the Wanyan mine lasted for a full day.
From the initial formation clashes and the destructive power of armies, to close-quarters combat and the life-and-death struggles of cultivators, the grudges accumulated by the Si Lu and Xuan Qiu families over millions of years were fully poured out and settled in this small mining area.
Blood seeped through the mountains for miles, and shattered Xuan Tie sacred ore, mixed with the corpses of countless cultivators and broken sacred weapons, covered the entire mining area.
In the void, spiritual energy fragments were scattered everywhere, punishment Dao patterns and the primordial earth and metal energies annihilated each other layer by layer, and the lingering killing aura persisted.
Even an ordinary Grand Luo cultivator entering this airspace would be trapped by the remnants of the war and their souls would be damaged.
On the law enforcement side, more than half of the 20,000 elite law enforcement cultivators were killed, and more than a thousand Grand Luo cultivators were killed or severely injured. The two Second-Tier Immortal Lord elders leading the team were both severely injured, their spiritual power drained, their bodies cracked, and the light of the Punishment Divine Seal they held dimmed, their foundations severely damaged.
The once mighty and powerful Twenty-Five Heavens law enforcement army had lost its fighting spirit and suffered a significant decline in combat power after this battle.
The situation in Xuanqiu was even more dire.
The elite troops stationed at the mine were almost completely annihilated, and 70% of the clan cultivators who came to their aid were killed or injured.
The physical body of Great Elder Xuan Shen was eroded by the orderly Dao patterns, and his foundation was damaged, rendering hundreds of years of cultivation useless.
The surviving general, Xuan Zhe, suffered severe injuries, all his meridians severed, his armor shattered, and he was on the verge of death. He barely survived thanks to his strong mineral-based combat physique.
The defensive array of mineral veins, accumulated over tens of thousands of years, collapsed completely. Sacred ore that had been refined and countless weapon-making raw materials were incinerated in the flames of war. The Xuanqiu family’s core foundation for border defense collapsed in an instant.
Both sides were exhausted and suffered heavy casualties, with no strength left to continue fighting.
In the afternoon, the fierce battle gradually subsided, and the raging battlefield slowly became quiet.
FAQ Novel
Q: Who is fighting in this chapter?
A: Cultivators of Xuanqiu are battling against the forces of Law Masters, Divine Rulers, and Second Tier Elders.
Q: What is the state of the battlefield?
A: The battlefield is in total chaos, extremely hot, and appears unbreakable.
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