"I also hope … that it's not true."
Xie Jinshui opened his mouth. He could see the undisguised fear on their faces. The five of them were all leaders of major families, fierce and decisive. But at the moment, they could not hide the fear in their hearts!
The Otherworld Heavenly King!
Any titled battle pet warrior would tremble when they heard that name. That name was too intimidating!
"Heavenly King of the Otherworld Heavenly King?" Su Ping was confused.
He noticed that Qin Duhuang, who had always been calm, was also frightened. Su Ping's heart sank.
The five came back to their senses after hearing Su Ping's words. They were a bit less afraid when they saw Su Ping, but they were still worried.
"Mr. Su, you don't know?"
Mu Beihai was surprised to see the confusion on Su Ping's face. That was common knowledge among titled battle pet warriors, but Su Ping didn't seem to be lying.
Su Ping shook his head.
Xie Jinshui asked Su Ping, "Mr. Su, have you heard of the Four Heavenly Kings?"
Four Heavenly Kings?
Su Ping nodded. "Yes, I have. Liu, Zhang, Guo, and Li?"
Xie Jinshui: "…"
"I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm not talking about the Four Heavenly Kings. I'm talking about the four most powerful beast kings on the Blue Star!"
Xie Jinshui continued, "They are the Otherworld Heavenly King, Seven Sins, the Deep Caves, and the Heavenly King of Good and Evil!"
"The most powerful beast kings?" Su Ping wondered. Were those beast kings at the Fate State?
"That's right."
Zhou Tianlin chimed in. "The four of them are the most powerful beast kings listed by the Tower! Even legendary battle pet warriors would have to run for their lives if they ran into them alone!
"The Heavenly King of Good and Evil is the most powerful of the four!
"However, the Heavenly King of Good and Evil is mysterious and rarely causes disasters. Unlike the other three, they are active occasionally. Decades ago, Seven Sins, one of the Four Kings, razed a base city to the ground when it passed by. Two Legends went after it, but they failed to catch it."
"The four beast kings are not only horrifying, but also cunning. They are far more brutal than the average beast kings!"
Hearing Zhou Tianlin's words, the others fell silent, their hearts heavy.
Su Ping's gaze also turned serious. He was no longer in the mood to joke around.
Even two legendary battle pet warriors couldn't kill the strongest beast king of Blue Star. It was very likely that the beast king was at the Fate State, or at least at the Void State!
The Little Skeleton's bloodline awakening was not over yet. The most powerful beast that Su Ping had was the Swamp War Crocodile, but it was only at the peak of the Ocean State, not the Void State. The Swamp War Crocodile would be no match for a Void State beast king!
"Of the four beast kings, the Otherworld Heavenly King is the weakest. Even so, it has killed three legendary battle pet warriors!" Qin Duhuang said with a gloomy face.
The atmosphere in the conference room became even heavier.
They could count on Su Ping if the Heavenly King of Good and Evil were just some average beast kings. However, Su Ping alone might not be enough to stop the Heavenly King of Good and Evil!
Liu Tianzong and Zhou Tianlin's eyes flickered. No one knew what they were thinking.
If the Longjiang Base City couldn't be saved, it would be in their best interest to leave as soon as possible.
They might be abandoning the entire Longjiang Base City, but at the very least, they could save their own people.
Xie Jinshui raised his head. He saw the gloomy looks on Qin Duhuang and Mu Beihai's faces. He had summoned them and Su Ping because he knew that once the news got out, it would cause a great deal of panic. The fact that there were five beast kings was enough to cause panic among the public, not to mention the fact that there were four beast kings, the "Otherworld Heavenly King".
Of course, there was no point in keeping the news a secret. They would know when the war started.
Xie Jinshui had decided to tell them because he wanted them to make a decision in advance. It was better than running away in a panic when the war started.
Besides, he was willing to share the news to show his sincerity.
Even though he had lost all hope, he still hoped that Su Ping and Qin Duhuang would stay and help him get through this!
Anyone could abandon the Longjiang Base City, but not Xie Jinshui!
He was the mayor here. What was a mayor? He was the leader who protected the city!
He would not leave as long as he was still breathing!
"Mayor, how reliable is the information?" Su Ping asked Xie Jinshui. He knew that Xie Jinshui was most likely telling the truth since he was willing to share the information that could cause panic. Still, Su Ping wanted to ask.
Xie Jinshui darted a glance at Su Ping and then at Qin Duhuang and the other four who were still looking at him with hope. After a moment of silence, Xie Jinshui said, "The ground cameras have taken pictures. They are a bit blurry but the computers have analyzed them. Basically … the information is eighty percent true."
The hope in Qin Duhuang and Mu Beihai's eyes was dashed. They were filled with despair.
Eighty percent?
Xie Jinshui was being euphemistic. There were pictures. There was no doubt that the information was true!
There were five beast kings!
Apart from a monster like the "Otherworld Heavenly King," who else could command five beast kings?!
Su Ping was silent for a moment. After a while, he stood up slowly and said, "Mayor."
Xie Jinshui's heart skipped a beat.
Su Ping said slowly, "I won't say anything else. But I, Su Ping, will never leave the Longjiang Base City!"
Qin Duhuang and Xie Jinshui were stunned.
Xie Jinshui felt tears welling up in his eyes as he looked at the young man's serious and determined look. He felt as if sand was being blown into his eyes.
Qin Duhuang and the other four were also shocked.
A moment later, Zhou Tianlin suddenly said, "The Zhou family will live and die with the Longjiang Base City!"
Everyone looked at him. Zhou Tianlin's expression was extremely serious and solemn. He didn't seem to be joking at all. Their hearts trembled. At this moment, they knew that Zhou Tianlin was serious.
He wasn't trying to flatter Su Ping or Xie Jinshui by saying that.
After all, the "Otherworld Heavenly King" was a monster. There was no point in trying to please Su Ping.
He really wanted to stay!
Qin Duhuang heaved a sigh after a moment of silence. "The Qin Family has been in the Longjiang Base City for hundreds of years. My father and my grandsons are all from the Longjiang Base City …"
A glint of sharpness appeared in his eyes. "Since we were born in the Longjiang Base City, we will be the souls of the Longjiang Base City when we die! The Qin Family will never back down! "
Mu Beihai opened his mouth and made up his mind. "The Mu family will keep you company!"
"The Ye family will never back down!"
"Since you've decided to stay, the Liu family will not hide away like a coward. By the way, Xie Jinshui, have you spread the news? Have you sent any reinforcements? Have you informed the Tower?"
The others turned to Xie Jinshui. Their eyes glowed when the Tower was mentioned. Xie Jinshui nodded.
Xie Jinshui nodded. "I have already sent out the message. As for whether reinforcements will come … I don't know. I'll go to the Tower in person. I just received the message today. The wild beasts are still gathering outside the base city. Beast kings are entering the barren lands and they are mobilizing wild beasts. I think it will take a day or two for the attack to officially begin. I'll go to the Tower and make it in time!"
"Yes!"
"If we can get some legendary battle pet warriors from the Tower to work with Mr. Su and the female legendary battle pet warrior in his store, the Otherworld Heavenly King will have to think twice before attacking the Longjiang Base City!"
"That's right!"
Hearing Xie Jinshui's words, everyone saw a glimmer of hope.
They might be able to win!
The Otherworld Heavenly King was powerful but it was nowhere near as powerful as the Heavenly King of Good and Evil. If the Heavenly King of Good and Evil were to be the Heavenly King of Good and Evil, then they would have to run away. That would be like throwing eggs at a rock. Not even half of the Tower could kill the Heavenly King of Good and Evil!
After all, the Tower had tried to kill the Heavenly King of Good and Evil before. Seven or eight legendary battle pet warriors had been sacrificed, and the Heavenly King of Good and Evil managed to escape in the end. The Heavenly King of Good and Evil was much more powerful than the Otherworld Heavenly King, which had killed three legendary battle pet warriors on its own.
"Since you are willing to stand by the Longjiang Base City's side, I won't say anything else. I, Xie Jinshui, will never forget your kindness!"
Xie Jinshui stood up and bowed to Su Ping, Qin Duhuang, and the other four.
"Xie!"
"What are you doing?!"
Qin Duhuang helped Xie Jinshui stand up.
"Yes, we're doing this of our own free will. We're not doing this for your sake. You don't have to bow to us."
"Xie, you're older than I am. I won't accept your bow!"
Zhou Tianlin, Mu Beihai, and the others said.
Xie Jinshui's eyes reddened. Tears were about to come out. He took a deep breath to calm himself down. "Guys, I'll go to the Tower tonight. Get ready. We'll talk when I come back."
"Okay."
The others nodded.
The meeting ended in a hurry. Xie Jinshui left the conference room on his ninth-rank bird and left the Longjiang Base City to ask for help from the Tower.
The Tower was obliged to help when the base city was under attack. That was why Xie Jinshui could go to the Tower to ask for help.
"I'm going to find my old friends as well." Qin Duhuang was about to leave as well.
Mu Beihai darted him a look. "Aren't you afraid that you'll put your old friends in harm's way? This time … there is hope, but we may not be able to hold on!"
There was something else he didn't say. Even if they could hold on, who could say for sure that they would die in battle?
The Longjiang Base City might still be there, but those who had participated in the battle would have died outside the base city.
Blood would be shed in a war!
Qin Duhuang didn't turn around. "I won't force them to come if they don't want to. On the contrary, I hope that they won't get involved in this mess. But, since the Longjiang Base City is in trouble, I will do my best to fight for more hope!"
With that said, he left right away.
"That old man …" Mu Beihai darted him a look but didn't say anything.
"I won't. I don't have many friends." Liu Tianzong shook his head.
Zhou Tianlin darted him a look. "How can you say that when you're not doing well?"
"Screw you."
"You two are the same. Don't mock each other." The family head of the Ye family glared at them.
After exchanging a few words, they were no longer in the mood to chat and left separately.
Su Ping didn't linger either.
Su Ping went back to the store. He thought of Dao Zun and called him at once.
"Mr. Su?"
Dao Zun was surprised that Su Ping would call him again.
Su Ping went straight to the point. "The Longjiang Base City is in trouble. The wild beasts are coming back again. This time, there are five beast kings and the Otherworld Heavenly King has been detected. Are you willing to come to the Longjiang Base City to help?"
Dao Zun didn't know what to say.
Su Ping told him everything in one go. When he reached the end, Dao Zun cried out, "The Otherworld Heavenly King?!"
"Yes."
"The Otherworld Heavenly King?"
"Yes."
"…"
There was silence on the other end of the line.
Dao Zun seemed to be digesting the information. Su Ping didn't push him. He waited patiently. After all, Dao Zun didn't owe him anything.
"Is this true? What is the Longjiang Base City … going to do?" Dao Zun couldn't help but ask.
Su Ping's eyes were sharp. "Defend! Defend until the end! "
Dao Zun said nothing again.
Defend until the end?
They would have to defend against the Otherworld Heavenly King!
"I'll go!" Dao Zun said.
His words were very straightforward, as if he had made up his mind and spoke resolutely.
Su Ping was surprised. He didn't expect that Su Ping would agree so quickly. He could also hear the determination in Su Ping's voice.
"Really? Do you want it? I don't think I can do it this time! "Su Ping said.
He really wasn't sure. He knew nothing about the Otherworld Heavenly King's strength. Qin Duhuang and the others didn't know much about it either. The four beast kings would only show up once every ten years or dozens of years. Every time, they would wreak havoc. No one knew how strong they were.
Dao Zun produced a forced smile. "I know, but I will go. If you're going to defend until the end, I hope I can save some lives."
Su Ping would be a fool if he said he was confident in defeating the Otherworld Heavenly King!
Who could be confident in defeating the four beast kings?
He wasn't there for Su Ping. He was there for the people of the Longjiang Base City!
All those lives!
Since the Longjiang Base City had decided to defend until the end, Dao Zun only hoped that he could save some lives, even if it meant saving hundreds or thousands of lives!
Su Ping was touched by Dao Zun's words. At this moment, he suddenly understood how Xie Jinshui felt.
"Thank you!"
Su Ping said with a heavy heart.
Dao Zun smiled. "Don't mention it. Mr. Su, do you not see me as a human being?"
Su Ping smiled as well.
"When you come, I will give you a small gift after this battle," Su Ping said.
Dao Zun was intrigued. "Oh? What is it? "
"It's a secret for now." Su Ping smiled.
Dao Zun laughed but didn't ask any more questions.
After he hung up with Dao Zun, Su Ping called Lin Ziqing, the one who had been looking for materials for him.
Lin Ziqing's phone was jammed when he learned that the Otherworld Heavenly King was in the Longjiang Base City. Soon, he said that the signal was not good and hung up.
Su Ping didn't mind.
He knew that with enough astral powers, it was possible to jam the phone.
It was understandable that others didn't want to take the risk.
Su Ping called a few more people, except for Han Yuxiang who was at the Valiant Academy. Su Ping didn't contact him because he wanted Han Yuxiang to stay at the Valiant Academy to take care of Su Lingyue. At the same time, he was afraid that Han Yuxiang would tell Su Lingyue about the Otherworld Heavenly King, which would make things worse.
In the end, Su Ping contacted the Tang family and Xie Gange from the Star Organization.
They were enemies but Su Ping knew some of the most powerful forces.
Tang Mingqing from the Tang family was dumbfounded by Su Ping's invitation. He wondered if Su Ping had lost his mind. They were enemies!
Why would he ask them for help?
But Tang Mingqing didn't turn down Su Ping's request right away because of his performance at the Supremacy League. He only said that he would report to the family head and get back to Su Ping.
In the meantime, Xie Gange was surprised to receive Su Ping's call. Su Ping was asking for help from the Star Organization. That was even more surprising.
Xie Gange turned down the Otherworld Heavenly King's request without hesitation.
What a joke! The Star Organization was already struggling to maintain its status as the most powerful organization ever since their legendary battle pet warrior died in the Deep Caves. How could the Star Organization sacrifice more people to help Su Ping?
Besides, Su Ping's performance at the Supremacy League had exceeded Xie Gange's expectations. But that was another matter.
Su Ping wasn't surprised by Xie Gange's reply. He wasn't disappointed, either. He went back to the elementary cultivation realm to train. At the same time, he wanted to accelerate the flow of time and speed up the awakening of the Little Skeleton's bloodline. He wanted the Little Skeleton to wake up before the war began.
Time zipped by.
The news about the Longjiang Base City spread quickly.
The residents of other base cities might not have noticed but the upper class of the base cities were well-informed. They had all heard about the Longjiang Base City.
Five beast kings!
The Otherworld Heavenly King had shown up!
Either one of the pieces of news was shocking.
Some base cities immediately shut down the underground trains that were going to the Longjiang Base City.
The next day, more and more people arrived at the Longjiang Base City.
The warriors who were guarding the outer wall of the base city were startled. Those people were all advanced battle pet warriors and many of them were titled battle pet warriors riding ninth-rank beasts.
"We heard that the Longjiang Base City is in trouble. We're here to help!"
"Brothers, find a place for us. We, the Roaring Fire Adventurers, will stand by your side!"
Some of them were individuals, while others were adventurer groups from other base cities. They had all heard the news and came.
Some of them were titled battle pet warriors who had made a name for themselves a long time ago.
The soldiers guarding the outer wall of the base city were both excited and moved to tears.
The Longjiang Base City was not alone!
Humans were not alone!!
The entire Longjiang Base City was in a state of emergency. The children and women who had escaped from the shelters were sent to the shelters once again.
Some elderly people even voluntarily left their posts so that the children could hide in the shelters. They said that this was to leave some hope for the young and for the future.
In the face of disaster and despair, beauty could be found everywhere.
Only darkness could bring out light!
Many houses were vacated in the base city for the forces that had come to help. Led by Qin Duhuang, the five major families used their wealth and resources to prepare a large amount of materials for the war. They provided the materials to the forces and the government for free.
At this moment, everyone was working together as one!
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