Chapter 1363 - 991: Breaking the Rules of Martial Ethics

The ancestor of the Chen Family died, just like that, spitting black blood, and slowly closed his eyes in front of Chen Sanliang.

"Father!" Chen Sanliang cried out in sorrow, his voice full of grief, and he roared angrily at the sky.

As soon as his words fell, he saw another figure slowly walking up from below the stage, standing three steps away from Chen Sanliang, looking at the heartbroken Chen Sanliang and the deceased old master of the Chen Family, gently comforting him: "Father died willingly! You are the pride of our Chen Family, father said he would do whatever it takes to fulfill you. Not only was father willing to sacrifice for you, but thousands of people in the Chen Family, young and old, were also willing to sacrifice for you without regret."

"Big Brother!" Chen Sanliang suddenly raised his head and looked at the elderly man opposite him, who had a faint, gentle smile on his face, just as gentle as in those bygone years.

"Sanliang, everyone is proud of you!" The elder brother of the Chen Family had a smile on his face, and a slow trickle of black blood started flowing from the corner of his mouth.

"Big Brother!!!" Chen Sanliang stepped forward and caught the elder brother of the Chen Family who was on the verge of collapsing.

"Stick to your path and do not waver!" The elder brother of the Chen Family patted Chen Sanliang’s arm: "I, Chen Sanlou, have brothers like you, dying without regret and willingly. You must not blame yourself."

After speaking, he was already dead.

"Big Brother!" Chen Sanliang cried out to the sky, even though now he had become a Twelfth Tier expert, he was still powerless to reverse fate.

As he cried out in sorrow, the second elder of the Chen Family was helped up onto the stage, and his voice came even before he arrived: "Sanliang, do not grieve, all of us are willing to sacrifice."

"I concede this round! The discussions end here!" Chen Sanliang with tears in his eyes, carrying an unyielding hatred, stared intently at the Great Victory Human King.

Hearing these words, the Great Victory Human King had a faint smile on his face, he did not pay attention to Chen Sanliang, but instead looked towards Hu Li the Immortal: "You all heard him, he conceded!"

"I, the Demon Race, concede!" Hu Li the Immortal said expressionlessly upon hearing these words.

"Great King, I have let you down!" Chen Sanliang looked at Hu Li the Immortal, and with a sweep of his robe, he knelt to the ground, bowing to Hu Li the Immortal: "Subject myself to any punishment from the Great King, without complaint."

"Haha, rise! It is only natural for you to consider your family. Yet as it appears now, the world is so muddled that it cannot discern who is a beast. Some people appear human but hide a beast’s heart beneath their human skin, which is even worse than animals." Hu Li the Immortal did not blame Chen Sanliang, but looked towards the Great Victory Human King, his words carrying merciless mockery.

The Great Victory Human King coldly chuckled upon hearing Hu Li the Immortal’s words: "What does it matter if one is human or beast? To protect the foundation of my Human Race from being trampled by you beasts, I willingly become a beast."

"Tomorrow is the battle between armies, I hope your Demon Race does not disappoint me." The Great Victory Human King gave Hu Li the Immortal a cold glance, turned around, and led the civil and military officials off the stage.

Chen Sanliang clutched his father’s and brother’s corpses, crying bitterly, while further away, people of the Chen Family were also forced back into the city.

"Don’t cry, in the future, you just need to repay a thousand-fold, why act like a weak girl." Hu Li the Immortal fell beside Chen Sanliang, comforting him: "Even if we retreat today, we still have opportunities to personally trample Jinling City in the future."

"Ancestor, I have let you down, let down the brothers of the Demon Race." Chen Sanliang raised his head, his eyes full of guilt.

"You have done well enough, and your decision today shows you are a trustworthy person. If you had won at any cost, I would instead view you lightly, believing you to be heartless and disloyal, not of our kind." Hu Li the Immortal patted Chen Sanliang’s shoulder: "Bury the old master well, we need to prepare for tomorrow’s army drill."

"The Demon Race cannot learn the Human Race’s battle formations, I fear we will surely be defeated tomorrow." Chen Sanliang showed a trace of helplessness in his eyes.

Hu Li the Immortal smiled at these words: "You are actually mistaken."

"I am mistaken?" Chen Sanliang was taken aback, his eyes revealing confusion.

Hu Li the Immortal said: "Our siege of Kyoto has two purposes, first to absorb the primordial qi between Heaven and Earth. Second, to collect the treasures that fall from the void."

"That’s correct." Chen Sanliang looked at Hu Li the Immortal, not knowing where he was mistaken.

"In this second round, though we do not match the Human Race, delaying for a year or half a year is still fine." Hu Li the Immortal winked at Chen Sanliang: "No one said that when two armies face off, they must fight directly; one side choosing continuous maneuvers does not violate the contract."

"The Fox Race has long arranged personnel in Kyoto to secretly collect fallen treasures from the void, and even many elite members of our Demon Race have already infiltrated it." Speaking to this point, Hu Li the Immortal’s eyes showed a touch of malice: "Our true goal is to sweep across the land, using Kyoto as a center to surge in all directions, collaborating inside and out with the Northern Land army to seize the entire human territory. By then, Kyoto will be left as a lone city, and we will have ways to force the Great Victory Human King to break the contract, giving us the opportunity to start a city-destroying war."

Hearing Hu Li the Immortal’s words, Chen Sanliang was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized he was still young, not as cunning as this old being who had lived for thousands, tens of thousands of years.

Within the old Zhang Family residence

Zhang Chen’s ears slightly twitched, taking in all the sounds outside Kyoto. Listening to the final outcome, he thoughtfully looked in the direction of the Great Victory Royal Palace: "I really underestimated the Human King of Great Victory."

"The Human King of Great Victory truly deserves to be the ruler of the world, to have found a way out of a desperate situation. Such remarkable means." Zhang Chen secretly praised, recalling tomorrow’s gamble. Hu Li the Immortal planned to delay the progress of the gamble, a perfect strategy that even the Human King of Great Victory could not counter.

"However, plans can never keep up with changes. In less than ten days, all Heaven and Earth Essence Qi above Kyoto will dissipate, and the great change of Heaven and Earth will come. At that time, all Twelfth Tier beings will suffer, including myself, but I don’t know how to respond." Zhang Chen felt a headache, momentarily unable to think of a way to break the situation.

The night passed swiftly. The next day, five thousand elite royal troops of Great Victory, wearing black iron armor, charged out of the Royal City, setting up a military formation outside Kyoto. They attracted the Power of Heaven and Earth, a terrifying aura bursting forth from the troops, startling demon beasts thousands of miles away.

At this moment, five thousand troops of the Demon Race also emerged, led by a thousand ox demons, with a thousand rat demons on their backs. There were also a thousand bird demons flying in the sky, a thousand flea demons, and a thousand fly demons.

As the two armies faced each other, seeing the Demon Race’s forces, everyone in the Great Victory camp was stunned. Before the Human Race’s army could act, all the demon beasts scattered like birds and beasts.

"This... could it be that you demons are admitting defeat?" The Human King of Great Victory looked at the demon beasts fleeing in all directions, his eyes full of astonishment.

"Hahaha, this is a strategic maneuver of my Demon Race, part of our military tactics that you don’t understand! When you find and eliminate our five thousand troops, then we will admit defeat." Hu Li the Immortal said with a smile.

Hearing Hu Li the Immortal’s words, the Human King of Great Victory immediately became furious, cursing: "You are shameless! Absolutely shameless! Those bird demons are flying high, arrows can’t reach them. Those rat demons are hiding underground, how can my five thousand troops find them? And those flea demons can shrink to the size of dust, spreading everywhere, where can we find them?"

The Human King of Great Victory stood up angrily, pointing at Hu Li the Immortal and cursing: "Absolutely shameless."

"Not at all! This is our Demon Race’s military tactic, to disperse your Human Race’s army and give us the opportunity to defeat you piece by piece." Hu Li the Immortal said proudly: "First, find my demon soldiers, I’m not going to waste my breath with you."

Hu Li the Immortal spoke confidently, his voice full of pride.

The Human King of Great Victory was too angry to speak. The other side was clearly playing rogue, but unfortunately, there were no pre-set rules, and he could do nothing about it.

"Both sides are now entangled, so it’s a draw for now." Zhang Chen sat inside the house, listening to the sounds outside, shaking his head quietly.

At this moment, a guard came to report: "The Grand Steward is here to visit."

"Dugu Qiu?" Zhang Chen raised an eyebrow: "Let him in."

Soon, Dugu Qiu came from outside. Zhang Chen continued to sit lazily on the chair, drinking tea, without standing up to greet him.

"What wind has blown the Grand Steward here?" Zhang Chen asked indifferently.

Hearing Zhang Chen’s sarcastic tone, Dugu Qiu didn’t mind. He was a servant accustomed to serving others and seeing their expressions. Zhang Chen’s demeanor was nothing compared to his past experiences, which he had all survived.

"Are you still mad at me? I support the Third Prince because he is my lord. From my standpoint, I should give him a hand." Dugu Qiu said.

"You’re already a Yang God Great True Master, yet you’re still used to serving others?" Zhang Chen was taken aback by Dugu Qiu’s words and subconsciously retorted.

A high-ranking master in the Yang God realm, how could he serve others?

Dugu Qiu shook his head: "You’re still young, you don’t understand!"

Zhang Chen glanced at Dugu Qiu, not responding.

"I came to you today to represent the people of Kyoto. You’re a person with great abilities. Currently, Kyoto is surrounded by the Demon Race, and the Human Race is at a critical moment of life and death. Do you have a way to break the encirclement of the demon army outside the city, so that the people within the royal capital can be spared from slaughter?"

Hearing this, Zhang Chen looked at Dugu Qiu. He didn’t expect the other to have this level of compassion, though this compassion was more for the sake of the Great Victory royal family.