Changyang Zu Yunkong's face darkened. He looked back at Flame City, the first city completely forged from tungsten alloy on the Tian Yuan Continent, as well as the over a hundred thousand members of the Flame Mercenaries. His eyes were filled with pain.
The reason why he had been able to break through to Saint Ruler and return to the Tian Yuan Continent was all because his great-grandson had risked his life to search for the Ambergris Grass in the Sea of Illusory Stars. If it were not for the Ambergris Grass, it would have been impossible for him to return to the Tian Yuan Continent from Three Saint Island. He would probably have been forced to silently await the end of his life on Three Saint Island. He would not have been able to break through to Saint Ruler.
As a result, Changyang Zu Yunkong felt deep gratitude toward his great-grandson. Yet now, his great-grandson's Flame City had actually been taken away right before his very eyes. This made Changyang Zu Yunkong feel extremely pained and uncomfortable.
This was because the city was no ordinary city. Instead, it was forged from tungsten alloy, which was ten times more valuable than purple coins. Its status on the Tian Yuan Continent was equivalent to the seven capital cities.
"Kong 'er, come back with us. We can't interfere with the matters here," Changyang Zu Yunkong gently said. Her emotions were extremely mixed. How could she not understand her son's pain? She was extremely grateful to Jianchen as well, because it was Jianchen who had reunited their family. However, the matter before them had exceeded the limits of their abilities.
You Yue and Bi Lian, who stood beside Changyang Zu Yunkong, were filled with deep sorrow. Two clear streams of tears flowed uncontrollably from their eyes. The two of them knew that the fact that Flame City had been taken away could not be changed now.
However, the city was Jian Chen's property. It was a mission Jian Chen had given them before he left. The two of them had spent several years of blood, sweat, and effort on the city. They had basically used up all the wealth Jian Chen had left behind and mobilized over a hundred thousand people to construct it painstakingly. However, something so tragic had happened as soon as the city had been completed, so the two of them felt extremely pained. They were filled with an intense reluctance to resign themselves to this fate.
They had sacrificed so much, but in the end, it was all for someone else. This was unacceptable to them, and they couldn't accept it.
"Jianchen, I'm sorry. I failed to live up to your expectations. I couldn't protect Flame City," You Yue sobbed softly. Her heart was filled with grief and helplessness.
Wang Yifeng, Little Fatty, Dugu Feng, Yun Zheng, Senior An, and the experts of the Flame Mercenaries all gathered around You Yue and Bi Lian. All of them had gloomy expressions and were in low spirits. There was not the slightest bit of fighting spirit left on their faces.
It was obvious that they already knew the fate of Raging Flame City.
Changyang Zu Yunkong hesitated for quite a while before letting out a long sigh in the end. He said, "Alright, I'll leave, but I'll be taking everyone related to Jianchen with me." At that moment, Changyang Zu Yunkong seemed to have aged significantly.
This matter had been decided by the ten protector clans. No one on the continent had the power to interfere.
With a wave of his sleeve, Changyang Zu Yunkong used his abilities as a Saint Ruler to sweep up You Yue and the others. He slowly flew up and stood beside Changyang Zu Yunxiao. He then looked down and said, "Bi Hai, Jiede Tai, come back to Changyang Prefecture with us first."
Bi Hai and Jiede Tai hesitated slightly before flying up as well. They planned on leaving with Changyang Zu Yunkong because the two of them could vaguely guess that the people of the Extinguishing Alliance would never let them go if they stayed.
Seeing how all the important people around Jianchen had been taken away by Changyang Zu Yunkong, the king's face immediately became ugly. He yelled out, "Hold on! Changyang Zu Yunkong, you're a part of Changyang Prefecture, so you can obviously leave. However, they're not part of the protector clans, so they can't leave." In his heart, he had already given the order to kill everyone around Jianchen. He did not want to let a single one of them go, so how could he let them leave so easily?
This was because only by doing so could he make Jianchen suffer for the rest of his life and vent his anger.
Changyang Zu Yunkong's face sank and a cold light immediately flickered through his eyes. However, before he could say anything, Changyang Zu Yunxiao's voice rang out, "Since when did you have the right to tell me who I want to take away from Changyang Prefecture? If you dare to spout any more nonsense, don't blame me for bullying you." Changyang Zu Yunxiao's eyes were sharp as he spoke with an extremely stern voice. He was unable to hide his anger.
As a great elder of the protector Changyang clan, Changyang Zu Yunxiao had heard about this matter even though he lived in Lore City. He knew that everything that had happened today was because of Liubi Wang and his son. As a result, his hatred for Bi Hai and his son was extremely intense.
Bi Hai immediately shut his mouth when he heard Changyang Zu Yunxiao's rebuke. He did not dare to say another word. Although Bi Hai was conceited and had the support of the Holy Emperor, he did not dare to directly challenge the dignity of a great elder of a protector clan.
Bi Hai fell silent. He clenched and unclenched his fists before clenching them again. He was filled with reluctance. You Yue and the other important people had been taken away. His plan to take revenge on Jianchen would not be able to be completed successfully, which made him extremely reluctant.
You Yue looked at the city below with tears in her eyes and said, "Since you want this city, you can have it. The Flame Mercenaries surrender."
Now, the Flame Mercenaries could only surrender. Any resistance was futile before the Extinguishing Alliance's army of several million and over twenty Saint Rulers.
"Surrender? Do you think it's that easy? Kill everyone from the Extinguishing Alliance. Don't leave a single one alive," Bi Hai ordered with bloodshot eyes. His face was extremely vicious.
Immediately, cries rang out once again. The army of the Extinguishing Alliance immediately surged toward Flame City like a flood.
"Sigh!" The Holy Emperor from the Pure Heart Pavilion gently sighed. He gently extended a finger and the energy in the surroundings immediately began to surge, condensing into a wall that was several hundred meters tall and several kilometers long. It blocked the army of the Extinguishing Alliance, preventing them from approaching the city.
"Since the Flame Mercenaries have already surrendered, why do you have to kill them all? It's not like they've committed any unforgivable crimes. All of you, stop," the expert from the Pure Heart Pavilion gently said. His voice rang out in everyone's ears. His voice was filled with peace, and it actually calmed down the violent and bloodthirsty emotions in the hearts of the people below.
The army of mercenaries from the Extinguishing Flame Alliance stopped. After a moment of hesitation, they all returned. Everyone knew that since the people from the ten great protector clans had spoken, even their commanders could only obediently obey. They did not dare to disobey.
"God dammit, bastard. Hasn't your Pure Heart Pavilion never interfered with the matters of the outside world? Why are you meddling in other people's business?" Bi Hai constantly cursed inside, but he did not dare to say it out loud. Even if he was a hundred times more courageous, he would not dare to curse the Holy Emperor of the Pure Heart Pavilion right in front of him.
In the end, Changyang Zu Yunxiao left through a Space Gate with the group of people. They did not return to the protector clans. Instead, they returned to the Changyang Prefecture in Lore City.
The members of the Flame Mercenaries all left the city in low spirits. A portion of them stayed behind, preparing to travel a hundred thousand kilometers to the Kingdom of Gesun, while a portion of them left the Flame Mercenaries and went their separate ways. The Flame Mercenaries had suffered a heavy blow after what had happened. Although they did not disband, they were nowhere near as powerful as before.
Flame City had been taken over by the Extinguishing Alliance and had been renamed Extinguishing Flame City. It had become a famous city on the continent that could rival the seven great capital cities.
Although Bi Hai had destroyed the Flame Mercenaries, he was not happy at all. This was because he had not managed to kill a single important member of Jianchen's side. They had either been taken away by the grand elder of Mercenary City or by the people of Changyang Prefecture.
Very soon, the matter of Flame City spread across the entire continent like wildfire, causing a great uproar. Although the Flame Mercenaries had been defeated in the end, their reputation was extremely great, far greater than that of the Extinguishing Alliance in Extinguishing Flame City.
This was because the Flame Mercenaries were the first mercenary group on the continent that could draw out the protector clans. Just this point alone was enough to shake up the entire continent.
In a quiet valley near the border of the Cross Mountains, an old man in simple robes sat on a bed with his eyes closed. He seemed like an old monk meditating.
Suddenly, the old man slowly opened his eyes. He gently sighed, "It's good that they've been robbed. It's good that they've been robbed. After this matter, I think little fatty will understand the importance of strength even more clearly. If you want to protect your home and family on the Tian Yuan Continent, you need to possess great strength. Strength so great that no one dares to provoke you."
"Jianchen is already in the sea realm. I wonder what his strength is like now. He still needs to deal with the matters of Flame City himself. I hope the day when he possesses the strength to fend off the protector clans won't be too long."
"I've almost run out of vegetables again. I need to plant some more," the old man murmured.
The old man muttered in a low voice. He picked up the hoe in the corner and walked out of the door.
…
In the blink of an eye, four years passed. A fist-sized golden tower hovered in the air within the divine hall of the Eight Wastelands in the sea realm.
Jianchen sat in the center of the huge hall within the artifact space. The sword spirits appeared above his head, constantly refining monster cores and God Tier crystals into the purest energy and channeling it into Jianchen's body.
The mountain of high class monster cores and God Tier crystals around Jianchen had all vanished. They had been refined into pure energy, becoming powerful Chaotic Force.
Jianchen's chaotic neidan slowly revolved in his dantian. Strands of hazy Chaotic Force revolved around it. The chaotic neidan had already become the size of an adult's fist.
When the last monster core was refined, Jianchen finally opened his eyes slowly. Uncontainable joy filled his face as he murmured, "I'm just one step away from reaching the third layer of the Chaotic Body." With that, Jianchen waved his hand and a ten-meter-wide God Tier crystal flew out of his Space Ring. It landed heavily in the spacious hall and produced a heavy thud.
The crystal was the throne that Jianchen had obtained on the first floor of the hall.
Jianchen leapt onto the throne with great agility. He sat down and continued to refine the crystal.
PS: The first chapter is here. The second chapter will come a little later. I recommend two more books, the World King and the Dragonblood War God.
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