Chapter 1938 - 1488: Not of My Tribe, Their Hearts Must Be Different—Marquis Wei Wu Is One of Us (Extra - for Monthly Ticket)

East Sea.

A battle as swift and violent as a storm erupted, immediately attracting the attention of top tier Returning to Truth level experts across the world.

The moment they sensed that familiar and powerful aura, over twenty top-tier experts of the Returning to Truth level were momentarily rendered speechless.

Once again, it’s the Black Wind Village Chief!

How many times has it been in these past few months?

Three times?

Or five times?

This battle-crazy mountain bandit king seems to have completely broken the iron law among top experts who seldom clash, fighting small battles every three days and big battles every five days. Each battle shakes the heavens and earth, and the chosen opponents are increasingly powerful.

Such relentless fighting style has made some people start to suspect whether this Black Wind Village Chief is indeed the reincarnation of the ancient War God.

This suspicion is not without basis.

Just look at Jiang Dali’s rise, and one can spot the oddities.

Three years ago, he was merely an ordinary mountain bandit Third Master, not even able to sit on the boss’s chair, never having comprehended Inner Qi, surviving purely on brute force in the Martial World... Such figures can be found casually throughout the Martial World. If not significantly related to some great figure like the ancient War God who left behind the "War God Chronicles," how could he rapidly grow to become one of the top experts of the current era within just three years?

Furthermore, Jiang Dali’s belligerent disposition and his profound understanding of the "War God Chronicles," combined with the deferential posture of world-class Divine and Fierce Beasts like the Fire Qilin and Demon Dragon towards him, coupled with the Regent King’s favor, all sufficiently suggest that his origins might be quite extraordinary.

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"Hehehe... What’s the point of speculating now? No matter who Marquis Wei Wu is reincarnated as, it doesn’t change his standing in the Regent King’s eyes, as the Regent... clearly intends to groom him as the successor for the next generation."

"Why? Just because a countryside mountain bandit from a vassal state is strong, he can ascend to the Regent position? If he’s the War God reincarnate, there’s at least a layer of halo. But just a mountain bandit, still walking from the Sky, in terms of contributions and merits to the Holy Dynasty, how does he compare to anyone present? Why?"

In a dimly lit, pentagonal underground meeting hall, five figures sit in chairs at each vertex of the pentagon, with one person indignantly smacking the table as they spoke. The exquisite crossbeams and the richly decorated ceiling faintly reflect a lustrous light, casting uncertain shadows on the faces of the other four, making them appear quite ambiguous amid the interwoven lights and shadows.

A man with a goatee sitting in the northwest corner mocked, "How many years have it been with that bad temper of yours, still so naive! If merits and contributions could sustain one’s livelihood, you Four Families wouldn’t be sitting here.

Indeed, Marquis Wei Wu has no contribution to the Holy Dynasty, but if he could, according to the Regent King’s orders, completely subdue you Four Families, entirely eliminating threats, that would be a major merit, enough to be meritoriously recorded, securing him the Regent position.

Your years of accumulated merits and contributions are now nothing more than someone else’s record of deeds."

Though the words were painful, they were straight to the point, and not alarmist, as the faces of the other four grew increasingly unsightly.

Everyone present has witnessed what befell the Wan Family, feeling not only disheartened but also a heightened sense of fear and intense anger and discontent, which is why they are taking such risks to sit here and discuss.

The man with the goatee continued, "To avoid becoming someone else’s marriage dress, you must prepare early. We’ve gathered here, and the Regent King is certainly aware of it, but this also showcases our deterrence, at least preventing him from acting recklessly against your Four Families.

But this Regent’s skill of boiling a frog in warm water is refined to perfection; we cannot remain idle and wait for death. What views do you gentlemen have now?"

An elderly man with a round head and round face sitting in the eastern corner coldly remarked, "Spirit Sect Master, don’t just talk about the precarious situation our Four Families are in; what about you, Spirit Sect Master? Through these years, you have received plenty of benefits from our Six Great Families as well, haven’t you? If our Four Families fall, do you really think you’ll fare any better?

Humph! You held back during the Wan Family’s adversity, are you planning to stand aside and watch again this time?"

"Xu Family Master, do I look like a spectator right now?"

The man with the goatee shouted angrily, "Had the Spirit Sect Master intervened during the Wan Family’s ordeal, the Sect Master’s name might as well be on the list being settled, wouldn’t be sitting here peacefully, discussing how to deal with the Black Wind Village Chief."

Seeing the two argue, the other three immediately spoke words of conciliation.

Once the atmosphere calmed down, the Spirit Sect Master faintly sensed the Qi Mechanism from the East Sea for a while, then snorted coldly and said, "His Qi Mechanism has vanished, I can tell you, that’s where the ancient Dharma with Heavenly Vision saw the Land of Catastrophe, essentially the source of abnormal people, now occupied and controlled by their leader...

If you’ve read the secret books left by ancestors, you should understand what’s being nurtured within that Land of Catastrophe.

Marquis Wei Wu has now clashed fiercely with the Abnormal People’s Leader for the second time, seems to have irreconcilable contradictions with them, and the enemy of the enemy is a friend. This is actually an opportunity for us."

The Four Family Heads heard this, their expressions slightly shifting, with a square-faced middle-aged man expressing disdain.

"If he’s not of our clan, his heart must be different. Although Marquis Wei Wu is our common enemy, he is still a person of our world, not one of the abnormal people. Collaborate with the abnormal people? Humph! Even if the Abnormal People’s Leader truly controlled the fallen Earth Intent, they are unworthy! Not to mention they haven’t even grasped it yet."

"Indeed!"

Another family head coldly agreed, "Even if we want to deal with Marquis Wei Wu, we would rely on the strength of our Four Great Families! Back then, the Wan Family teamed up with the Abnormal People, played little tricks, and gained nothing, instead provoking Marquis Wei Wu, which became a big trouble. Hmph! We can’t repeat their mistakes."

The other two family heads nodded slightly.

Although they were not concerned with the notion that those who are not of our kin must be of different mindset, in their hearts they also looked down on the Abnormal People, finding cooperation with them truly disgraceful.

This is an ingrained arrogance typical of the top tier families of the Holy Dynasty, forming a chain of disdain: the Holy Dynasty looks down on the vassal states, the vassal states look down on the Abnormal People, thus naturally, the Holy Dynasty’s top families disdain the Abnormal People even more.

"Four fools... The power that the Leader of the Strange People holds after controlling Earth Intent is so formidable that even Master Xu is very apprehensive. If we could join forces... well, forget it. Now is indeed not the right time."

The Spirit Sect Master, with a face of frequent changes, couldn’t persuade further and began to suggest another feasible direction.

"The new Hundred Heroes Conference is about to start. After the conference ends, the Emperor’s Treasure Vault will also open. This time Marquis Wei Wu will definitely get a spot to enter. The environment inside the Emperor’s Treasure Vault is peculiar, isolated from the outside world, while we are very familiar with its terrain and taboos. This is also a great opportunity for us..."

Hearing this, the four family heads exchanged glances, and then nodded in succession.

This was also one of the plans they had discussed and thought feasible.

Although it is extremely difficult, almost impossible, to kill someone as powerful as Marquis Wei Wu.

But if using the taboos inside the Emperor’s Treasure Vault, it might be possible to trap Marquis Wei Wu inside the vault...

The Emperor’s Treasure Vault opens once every twenty years, closing again for twenty years after each opening... As long as Marquis Wei Wu is trapped inside the vault for twenty years, the Regent King, lacking this powerful right-hand man, will refrain from acting against our four families, to prevent turmoil within the Holy Dynasty.

Twenty years later, the four great families would have cleaned up their mess, and the Emperor would be emerging once more, signifying a different scenario for the Holy Dynasty.

"The Wan Family had a stroke of bad luck this time, ending up so miserable; we might as well bring Dugu Townkeeper into the fold. He usually ignores us, but now things might change..."

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East Sea.

The vast sea surface trembled as if dancing, resembling an earthquake occurring on the land plates below, occasionally causing Qi Force to surge, and the waves to tower.

The murky waters filled with many dead fish, within the deep ocean trench, the barrier that isolates a section of the sea was nearly collapsing.

Two terrifying Qi Mechanism "monsters" were battling frantically within the trench.

Bang!—

A wave of twisted space fluctuation spread out, causing the Earth Crystal Core controlled by the Four Great Family Heads to involuntarily change position with the spatial twist, immediately struck by a fierce Fist Power, the massive crystal core weighing several tons was sent flying, spinning madly in the water.

The next moment, Jiang Dali enveloped in gold, white, and black domineering colors caught up in a blink, followed by a storm-like fierce assault, each punch landing on the Earth Crystal Core released a scarlet radiance and shockwaves.

Transparent shockwaves rippled the seawater, spreading continuously in the deep sea, with astounding destructive power.

Yet by this stage of the battle, both sides were essentially depleting each other’s strength, competing to see who would give out first...

Jiang Dali was wary of the Earth Crystal Core’s Innate Divine Ability, not daring to approach within fifteen meters or even five meters range of the Earth Crystal Core, to avoid being drawn into the Sky once more.

The Four Great Family Heads were cautious of Earth Intent’s depletion, not daring to excessively consume Earth Intent, to avoid backlash, causing the main network to crash, forcing the players who hadn’t been in the Mixed Martial Arts World for long to log off again, posing a troublesome situation.

With mutual concerns, the battle was stalemated, although the spectacle was impressive, neither side could overcome the other.

Such a situation was what Jiang Dali had anticipated through Divine Thought Strike Skill before coming here; in his predictions, there was only one crazy and risky method to resolve such a stalemate...

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