"The Bijui King. It seems like the Felicity Empire has a king called the Bijui King …"
"Is he one of the nine kings of the Felicity Empire, one of the three great empires on the continent …"
"So what if he is? The three great empires may be powerful, but they're only at the level of ancient clans. How can they contend with the Flame Mercenaries who have the support of the protector clans and Mercenary City …"
"The Bijui King is going to be in big trouble this time. He's fated to come with so many people and return in disgrace. If the Flame Mercenaries were easy to chew up, they would have been split up by the ancient clans long ago …"
"The Bijui King is one of the nine kings of the Felicity Empire. It's impossible for him to not know about the background of the Flame Mercenaries with his status, yet he still dares to come. Does he have something to rely on …"
Everyone discussed as they constantly guessed and expressed their opinions. However, even more people stood there as if they were watching a show. They did not plan on interfering at all, waiting for the final result.
You Yue and the others immediately revealed extremely ugly expressions when they heard the Bijui King's arrogant words. Changyang Zu Yunkong flew into the air and hovered a hundred meters above the walls. He radiated with a tremendous presence, causing the clouds to churn in the sky.
"Just the few of you are nowhere near enough if you want to take Flame City. I wonder how many Saint Kings you've invited," Jian Chen frowned and said. Changyang Zu Yunkong bellowed out. His voice boomed through the surroundings, and the presence he gave off made him fearless of the world.
Although Changyang Zu Yunkong's strength remained at the First Heavenly Layer of Saint Ruler, unable to break through, many Saint Rulers who far surpassed him could not help but look at him in a new light from the presence he radiated at this moment. Even the few Holy Emperor experts hidden in the crowd could not help but look at him curiously as they murmured to themselves.
The Bijui King looked at Changyang Zu Yunkong and a cold light flashed through his eyes. He coldly said, "May I ask who you are? State your name."
"Old Man, Changyang Zu Yunkong!" Changyang Zu Yunkong was emotionless.
"What? He's actually called Changyang Zu Yunkong? Is he from the protector clans of Changyang Prefecture?"
"It's rumored that the protector clans of Changyang Prefecture are split into the Zu, Yuan, and Qing branches. Is he from the Zu branch of the protector clan of Changyang Prefecture?"
"He's actually a member of the protector clans. I never thought that there would be people of the protector clans in Flame City."
"With the protector clans of the protector clans, the Bijui King is King is King is he going to return?"
Changyang Zu Yunkong's identity was exposed before everyone, which immediately led to an uproar. The protector clans had always been clans that only existed in legends on the Tian Yuan Continent because they were the most powerful clans on the continent. They had existed since ancient times and possessed a long history, spanning hundreds of thousands of years or even millions of years. Their heritage was so great that no one could compare to them.
They had not appeared in the world for a long time, and it was difficult to find traces of them for hundreds or even thousands of years. Even if they appeared, they would not be easily exposed to the world. Only a few hermit families and ancient families with thousands of years of history knew of their existence. However, without any exception, all the hermit clans and ancient clans who knew of their existence felt respect from the bottom of their hearts for the protector clans.
This was because the protector clans had always played an important role as protectors of the Tian Yuan Continent. They never interfered with any of the conflicts on the continent, but they always silently protected the peace of the continent, stopping the invasions of the Beast God Continent and other races. It was exactly because of this that the protector clans possessed irreplaceable statuses in the hearts of all the hermit clans and ancient clans. They were revered by everyone.
However, this time, because of the Winged Tiger, the experts of the Beast God Continent had come to invade the Tian Yuan Continent, forcing the protector clans to appear. As a result, the news of the protector clans had already spread across the entire continent. Everyone knew about them.
Everyone's gazes immediately became attracted as soon as Changyang Zu Yunkong's identity as a member of the protector clans was revealed. Everyone's gazes toward Changyang Zu Yunkong underwent a drastic change. There was respect, envy, and various other emotions.
The king looked at Changyang Zu Yunkong and sneered, "Since there's a member of the protector clans present, it can't be any better. I have something to show everyone next. I'll also ask the protector clans to verify the authenticity of this news." The king took out a medallion and immediately channeled a strand of Saint Force into it.
The token suddenly emitted a dazzling light. Soon after, a formless wave of consciousness spread out rapidly in all directions with Biju Wang as the center. It spread out for a distance of a thousand miles before gradually disappearing.
At that moment, all the Saint Rulers, including Changyang Zu Yunkong, closed their eyes.
The pulse from the medallion was a message. It had been created through a special secret technique by the protector clans. Anyone who had reached Saint Ruler could clearly see the contents of the message.
The Saint Rulers of the Extinguishing Alliance who stood in the same row as Bijin obviously received the message from the medallion as well. They all smiled happily. At that moment, their lingering fear for Flame City had completely vanished.
"Impossible. How can this be?" Changyang Zu Yunkong slowly opened his eyes as his complexion became very ugly.
Bi Hai, Jiede Tai, and all the other Saint Rulers who had come to attend the ceremony opened their eyes as well. Their expressions all changed. They were no longer able to maintain their previous composure.
Jiede Tai and Bi Hai's complexions became extremely ugly. They were so sunken that they almost dripped with sweat. In particular, Bi Hai's eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger and reluctance.
Only Saint Rulers could sense the mental fluctuations from the token. That was why Ming Dong and You Yue, who were standing on the city walls, had no idea what was going on.
"Great-grandfather Bi Hai, what's going on?" You Yue asked anxiously. Everyone's expressions made the bad premonition in her heart grow stronger.
"The ten protector clans want to destroy our city," Bi Hai said with a heavy voice.
"What? The ten protector clans want to destroy our city? Why is that?" You Yue's complexion drastically changed as she immediately paled.
"The city lord of Flame City is a member of the ten protector clans, and there's an agreement between the ten protector clans that they cannot interfere with the matters of the Tian Yuan Continent. As a result, the existence of Flame City has gone against the agreement. They want to make our city disappear and warn the other clans to not help us fend off any attacks," Bi Hai explained.
"What? How can this be?" Sima You Yue's beautiful face turned pale, without a trace of blood. She simply couldn't accept this.
The ten protector clans were the most powerful and ancient clans on the Tian Yuan Continent. If they wanted someone to disappear, even ancient clans with experts like the Holy Emperor would not be able to escape, let alone the Flame Mercenaries who were nowhere near as powerful as the ancient clans.
The Flame Mercenaries had completely relied on the deterrence of the ten protector clans from Changyang Prefecture and Mercenary City to occupy the tungsten alloy mine. If they lost the protection of these two organizations, it would have been impossible for the Flame Mercenaries to hold onto the tungsten alloy mine for so long.
"Sigh, I never thought that something like this would happen. The ten protector clans have personally spoken. No one dares to help the Flame Mercenaries now." Tianmu Ling's grandfather Jun let out a long sigh. His face was filled with helplessness as he slowly pulled Tianmu Ling back. He had already decided not to participate in this matter.
Tianmu Ling's expression became extremely complicated as she silently stood beside Grandpa Jun. She knew that no one could help the Raging Flame Mercenaries this time. Otherwise, it would be challenging the dignity of the ten great protector families, and the consequences would be unthinkable.
There had never been a single person or clan that dared to challenge the dignity of the ten protector clans on the Tian Yuan Continent since ancient times.
Afterwards, the experts who had originally come to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony all backed away. They did not participate in this matter. In the blink of an eye, You Yue and the others were isolated by the crowd. Only the Huang Clan's ancestor, Huang Tian Ba, was still standing in the same place, but the light in his eyes was flickering. He seemed to be hesitating.
The king knew that the time was ripe when he saw the situation on the walls. As a result, he waved his hand and called out, "Kill! Take this precious city!"
"Brothers, let's go …"
"Everyone, kill …"
"Charge! Seize Raging Flame City!"
"Flame City will belong to us in the future. Brothers, charge …"
"Protect Flame City with our lives! Protect our home with our lives …"
"Protect our home with our lives! We can't let it fall into the hands of others …"
"Flame City is the glory of the Flame Mercenaries. We can't let others take it away. Kill …"
Cries shook the surroundings as the several million people from the Extinguishing Alliance charged toward the city like a flood. None of them were weak, so the hundred-meter-tall walls were unable to stop them. A few Earth Saint Masters leapt onto the walls and engaged in a great battle with the Flame Mercenaries.
Although there were over a hundred magical crystal cannons on the walls of Flame City, they had never expected that they would be attacked during the ribbon-cutting ceremony. As a result, the cannons had not been charged with magic cores, so they had been reduced to mere decorations.
Ming Dong, Dugu Feng, Little Fatty, Wang Yifeng, Tie Ta, and many other experts of the Flame Mercenaries all joined the battle. As they swung their Saint Weapons, they constantly killed the members of the Extinguishing Alliance. In the blink of an eye, they were all covered in blood.
You Yue and Bi Lian stood together as they stared at the surroundings with pale-white faces. Neither of them had thought that such a great change would occur during the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
This day should have been a joyous and exciting day for the Flame Mercenaries, but in the end …
It turned into a scene of flesh and blood splattering across the ground.
The ground that should have been filled with red fireworks was replaced by blood. The laughter that should have been filled with laughter was replaced by miserable cries. The dramatic change in front of them made You Yue and Bi Lian feel that it was hard to accept.
Bi Hai, Jiede Tai, and Changyang Zu Yunkong stood beside You Yue and Bi Lian. They stared at the twenty or so Saint Rulers who had yet to move with sunken faces.
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