Chapter 704: The Great War of All Saints

“A brilliant plan. Once we set it in motion, Qin Feng will surely die without a grave to his name!”

The Bihuan Village Chief nodded. “But even though Hua Zixu is narrow-minded, he knows how strong Qin Feng is. I doubt he’ll just rush to his death.”

Ye Ding sneered. “Don’t you worry about that. I have plenty of ways to make Hua Zixu go to his death! It’s not up to him whether he’s willing or not!”

A vicious glint flashed in his eyes.

Black smoke billowed over Baihua City. The elements of earth, water, wind, and fire poured down upon the metropolis like a torrent. Countless Star Soldiers and Star Generals, appearing like ants from a distance, clashed fiercely with waves of Demon Soldiers among the clouds.

Powerful cultivators fell with every passing moment.

The Demon City below was a meat grinder.

In a war of this scale, even Martial Arts Giants were insignificant.

Great Powers could only struggle to protect themselves.

The Saints on either side were the ones who would play the decisive role.

Gongsun Jiuniang was dressed in green, appearing like a pure and clear cyan lotus, rising from the mud yet remaining unstained. Two other Saints stood by her side.

The three of them looked down upon the entire battlefield from their high vantage point.

On a cloud bank on the opposing side, the Peony Flower Saint of Baihua Demon City led two Demon Race Saints in a standoff against the trio.

Staring at the battlefield, which had become a quagmire, Zhang Han said, “Junior Sister Gongsun, it’s not working. Junior Sister Shuiyun, Junior Brother Zhendi, Senior Sister Xianyin, and Brother Bai He… they’re all under too much pressure!”

“This Peony Flower Saint from Baihua Demon City is exceptionally hard to deal with!”

Zhang Han’s heart was heavy. The difficulty of attacking Baihua City far exceeded their expectations.

The other Saint shook his head. “The Peony Flower Saint was always the most outstanding disciple under the Hundred Flowers Demon Empress. Plus, the peony is the empress of all flowers. She’s also a devastatingly beautiful Saint, and in her youth, quite a number of powerful figures admired her.”

“There were even peerless prodigies from the Seventy-two Sects!”

“Now, many powerful figures have received word and are rushing here from all directions. Liangyi True Monarch and Nine Spirits True Monarch from the Qiankun Sect, the Sword Madman from the Green Sky Sword Sect, Purple Thunder True Monarch from the Celestial Thunder Sect… none of these are ordinary Saints!”

This Baihua City was a massive, quagmire-like battle array. Backed by Golden Light City, it drew in not only experts from all directions, but also a continuous stream of them from the depths of the Barbaric Wilderness.

Although the Flower God Clan was not one of the Twelve Strong Clans, each generation’s Clan Leader was a peerless beauty famous throughout the Spirit Sea Realm.

They were well-connected, with powerful allies everywhere. Even within the Star Sect, they had no shortage of friends.

According to rumor, the Palace Master of the Eastern Changle Wujie Fumo Heavenly King Palace was a suitor of the current Clan Leader of the Flower God Clan, the Hundred Flowers Demon Empress.

Zhang Han sighed to himself, then said with a smile, “But we have made some progress, at least. Of Baihua City’s three original defending Saints, Qingxiang Saint and Yellow Lord Saint were slain by Junior Sister Shuiyun and Senior Sister Xianyin, respectively!”

Feeling slightly more encouraged, Zhang Han continued, “Besides, we don’t need to lose heart. The Peony Flower Saint might have the Hundred Flowers Demon Empress and her friends for support, but we Saints of Liu Tu Peak are no pushovers. With the connections we Five Saints of Liu Tu have within the Star Sect, reinforcements will be here soon!”

Gongsun Jiuniang said apologetically, “I’ve dragged all of you, my dear Senior Sisters and Junior Brothers, into this. You were all focused on your Cultivation back at the sect, but now you’ve been burdened because of me. I feel truly terrible about it.”

The two Saints glanced at each other, and Zhang Han said, “Junior Sister Gongsun, you’re being too formal. We’re all fellow disciples from the same peak, like branches of the same tree. With you in trouble, how could we possibly sit idly by?”

“Reporting!”

A figure materialized before the three Saints, taking the form of a disciple in a green robe. He bowed and spoke.

“Reporting to the Mountain Lord, a message has arrived from Shaoyang Stronghold!”

Gongsun Jiuniang’s fine brows knitted together. “Speak.”

“Lian Biyun has already reached the third great city, Tianyin City. Yin Wan Nian, Yang Qin, and Qin Feng have each broken through the second great city. The armies led by the other Mountain Lords have also begun arriving before the second great city at various times!”

‘So fast?’ The three Saints’ expressions grew heavy.

Seeing that the young man seemed to have more to say, Gongsun Jiuniang prompted, “What else is there?”

“Our Martial Uncle urges Senior Sister Gongsun to pick up the pace!”

‘Pick up the pace?’ The three Saints exchanged a curious look.

The three Saints clearly felt the gravity of the message.

“What exactly is going on?”

The green-robed disciple lowered his voice. “Martial Uncle’s message says that your greatest competitor isn’t Senior Sister Lian Biyun, nor is it Yang Qin, Yin Wan Nian, or the others. It’s Qin Feng Cave Master. He urges you to quicken your pace and secure victory, to prevent any unforeseen complications.”

“Qin Feng?” The three Saints exchanged a shocked glance. Just as they were about to ask for the details…

BOOM!

A heaven-shattering thunderclap resounded, accompanied by a bloodcurdling scream.

The faces of the three Saints changed drastically. High in the sky, a bolt of lightning tore through the air, followed by an explosion of blood-red mist that filled the heavens.

“Junior Brother Zhendi?!”

The three Saints stared, stunned.

RUMBLE! Amidst the thunder, streaks of purple lightning filled the sky as a wild, rampant laugh echoed out. “Zhendi True Monarch! I heard you cultivated the Law of Suppression, but you don’t look like much now! You couldn’t even take a single strike from my Purple Thunder Banner!”

Within the Void, an endless mist of blood roiled. A Primordial Spirit suffused with Purple Qi faintly materialized within it. The spirit’s face was flushed, whether from fury or exertion, it was hard to tell.

Three figures appeared one after another, forming a vague triangle to surround Purple Thunder True Monarch.

“What’s this? The Star Sect has gone bloodshot with rage? Can’t win a one-on-one fight, so you’re preparing to gang up on me? The Liu Tu Peak lineage is nothing special after all!”

Dressed in a purple robe and wreathed in endless arcs of lightning, Purple Thunder True Monarch sneered at the three Saints surrounding him. His gaze was arrogant and untamed. Facing three opponents at once, he showed not a shred of fear, his eyes instead burning with a fanatical will to fight.

The long purple banner in his hand billowed, surging with thunderous light. Thousands of lightning bolts erupted from it, tearing through the Void and stretching for hundreds of miles.

“Gongsun Jiuniang, are you trying to break the rules? If so, we of Baihua City will gladly see this through to the bitter end!”

A clear, cold voice rang out. Myriad flower petals flew out from the city like a tornado, and three figures radiating light like great suns appeared behind Purple Thunder True Monarch.

The auras of several Saints erupted, emitting terrifying fluctuations like a vast ocean and causing the Void itself to tremble.

On the ground below, the warring factions looked up, only to see a dozen or more auras, each like a great sun, looming high in the Void.

Gongsun Jiuniang, Zhang Han, and Iron Curtain True Monarch stared. Behind that devastatingly beautiful and alluring woman in red, another four unfamiliar Saints were now soaring into the sky from the Demon City.

All told, more than eight Saints had gathered to completely surround the trio.

“Damn it!” The faces of the three Saints turned grim as a sense of foreboding washed over them.

Zhendi Saint had been grievously wounded; with his physical body destroyed, he had already lost all combat capability.

Shuiyun Saint, Xianyin Saint, and Bai He Saint were tied up fighting Liangyi True Monarch and Nine Spirits True Monarch of the Qiankun Sect, as well as the Sword Madman of the Green Sky Sword Sect. They were completely unable to provide aid.

This meant the three of them had to single-handedly face the assault of Baihua Demon City’s forces, which included the Peony Flower Saint and at least five other Saints.

Each of them would have to fight two, or even three, opponents at once!

The Peony Flower Saint’s dignified and majestic phoenix eyes stared coldly at Gongsun Jiuniang, a frigid killing intent flickering within them. “Gongsun Jiuniang, since you were the ones who broke the rules first, don’t blame us for attacking you all at once.”

“Everyone, seize this chance! Slay the Saints of Liu Tu Peak in one fell swoop and render a peerless service to our Barbaric Ancestral Court!”