Within the spatial tunnel leading to Spirit City, God Emperor Zhou Wu's expression was solemn, the Divine Arbiter at his side.
Moments ago, they'd suddenly received word that the Southern Divine Mountain's Society of Saints had mobilized their forces and were heading for Spirit City's Bai Family. The God Emperor's Estate hadn't received this news beforehand. Only when they were almost at Spirit City's borders did word reach them.
Zhou Wu immediately set out, using the Divine Arbiter's spatial powers as a medium to carry him to the Bai Family.
"How dare Chao Feng's men make a move? And they haven't even sent word back yet!" Zhou Wu stood within the spatial tunnel, his gaze sharp. Ever since Zhou Wu took over the God Emperor's Estate's Eight Divine Mountains, he and Chao Feng had never gotten along. The two sides had always been at odds. If it weren't for the current chaos, the God Emperor's Estate would've been the first to destroy Chao Feng's Society of Saints.
Go.
The depth of their conflict meant that the Society of Saints had many spies from the God Emperor's Estate.
Their every move was under the watchful eye of God Emperor Zhou Wu. The surrounding cities were also guarded by a large number of soldiers from the God Emperor's Estate. If Zhou Wu dared to make a move, the soldiers from these cities would charge straight into the enemy's base and send a message to the outside world.
Be it the spies within the Association of Saints or the soldiers stationed in the city, none of them replied.
Only when the Society of Saints reached the outskirts of Spirit City did word reach the God Emperor. Just how had they done it?!
"Chao Feng seems to have prepared for this. The people we left with him are all in their headquarters, and there are several Three Star Lords standing guard there," said the Divine Arbiter.
"What about the city guards?"
"God Emperor, please punish me." To his surprise, the Divine Arbiter suddenly fell to her knees. "Half a month ago, our soldiers in several of the Southern Divine Mountain's cities were purged. I was unable to receive the news in advance. I was negligent in my duty."
"What?"
Zhou Wu's expression was one of shock. He stared in shock at the kneeling Divine Arbiter, then sighed and put his left hand to his forehead.
"They were purged? That's nearly a million cultivators."
"I don't know what method Chao Feng used, but the soldiers in those cities vanished overnight. They didn't send back a single message. This is my negligence. Please punish me, God Emperor, "said the Divine Arbiter solemnly.
"Forget it."
Sighing, Zhou Wu used his divine power to lift the Divine Arbiter off the ground. "Chao Feng has always done things in a watertight manner. Among the few sons left behind by the Dragon God, he seemed to have the least desire to contend for hegemony. He chose the southernmost iceberg with the worst strategic environment. However, he was the most meticulous in his actions. Compared to Bi 'an's arrogance, he was especially reserved. Since he dared to touch my people, he must have done everything.
Get ready. It's not surprising that you don't know about it. "
Zhou Wu was one of the people who understood Chao Feng the most.
Ever since he ascended to the position of God Emperor, the more he felt that Chao Feng seemed to be living in seclusion, but in his heart, he had the desire to fight for supremacy. Compared to Lao Ai, who showed off his abilities and everyone knew that he wanted to ascend to the throne, the God Emperor felt that this Chao Feng was even more of a threat to him than Lao Ai.
He had been wondering when Chao Feng would show his sharp teeth, but now it seemed …
This was the moment!
As Zhou Wu sighed, the Divine Arbiter remained silent.
"The Yuchi and Huangfu families …"
"They sent reinforcements, but the Lord of Seven Stars stopped them," said the Divine Arbiter.
"Seven Stars? Is that the Lord of Seven Stars who appeared a hundred years ago, the one who wields the Big Dipper?" asked Zhou Wu.
"That's right." The Divine Arbiter nodded. "In truth, the Lord of Seven Stars is also Ye Zichen's birth mother."
"I know that."
Using Ye Zichen as a bait, Zhou Wu had long since investigated his background.
In truth, before taking action, he'd hesitated.
Of the eight Divine Mountains, only the Society of Saints made him apprehensive. If he used Ye Zichen as a bait, there was an extremely high chance that the Lord of Seven Stars would oppose him.
However, he'd considered the possibility that Chao Feng would step in and stop him. He never would have guessed that his own plan would become Chao Feng's driving force.
The only ones who hadn't made a move yet were the Hermit Palace, the Supreme Hall, the Void Temple, and the Great Freedom Divine Mountains. Although they weren't the main fighting force, if any of them joined Xue Yang's side, they'd be like tigers that had grown wings.
The external threat hadn't been dealt with yet, but internal trouble had already arisen.
If Zhou Wu wanted to stabilize his position as God Emperor, he had to make contact with these factions. He couldn't afford to lose the Bai Family.
He'd just wanted to test the Bai Family's loyalty and strength. He hadn't expected things to turn out like this.
"How much longer until we reach Spirit City?"
"Less than a quarter hour."
The God Emperor sighed in relief, closed his eyes, and calmed himself.
…..
"The Star Altar."
Xue Yang and the other great emperors looked up into the sky. It was clearly daytime, but their appearance had transformed the sky above Spirit City into a starry sky.
Ye Rong stood at the very front of the Star Altar, her robes draped with seven stars. Behind her were countless Star Lords.
The stars shone resplendently, dazzlingly bright.
"The Society of Saints!"
Only now did Bai Mingli's eyes truly betray his unease and fear.
He glowered at Xuan Ji and gnashed his teeth.
"The Society of Saints is on your side too!"
"We're not exactly on the same side, but you might not know this, but the youth you just tried to kill is the current Lord of Seven Stars' only son."
Boom!
Bai Mingli's mind buzzed. That one sentence alone had pushed him into a bottomless abyss.
The Lord of Seven Stars' only son!
"Impossible! If he really is the Lord of Seven Stars' son, why didn't the God Emperor tell the Bai Family about this? Why didn't the Bai Family know anything about it?"
"If he did, would you still dare go along with his plan?" Xuan Ji laughed coldly.
The truth was out.
As soon as Bai Mingli mentioned the God Emperor, both Xue Yang and Zhao Qianling understood that the God Emperor was the mastermind behind all of this.
When the God Emperor ordered Bai Yulong to injure Xue Mo, the Bai Family would undoubtedly investigate her identity.
However, the God Emperor had revealed everything, but he'd kept Ye Zichen's identity a secret.
He was afraid the Bai Family would have misgivings about the Lord of Seven Stars, preventing his plan from progressing. To put it bluntly, the God Emperor had already cast the Bai Family as a sacrificial pawn to test the waters.
If he could resist everything, that would be for the best, but if he couldn't …. Then he'd use the Bai Family as the price for finding out everything.
Unfortunately, the God Emperor definitely hadn't predicted that the Society of Saints would actually attack. In that case, he had no choice but to take back the Bai Family. Otherwise, given his strength, he wouldn't be able to control the Alliance of Divine Mountains.
That wasn't all; he still had to try contacting the Divine Mountains that weren't the main fighting force.
"It seems the God Emperor is on his way as well," snorted Xuan Ji, her eyes flashing with wisdom.
"Then my branch Bai Family …."
"They can't come." At that moment, the Lord of Seven Stars, Ye Rong, descended from the Star Altar. She glanced coldly at Bai Mingli, then turned to Xuan Ji. "Where's Zichen? Is he hurt?"
Xuan Ji and the others instantly fell silent.
After a while, Su Qingyan walked out and pointed in Xiao Yumei's direction.
"Let's go take a look."
Everyone's solemn expressions made Ye Rong's heart sink further. Then she turned around.
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