Chapter 1384: The Might of Bai Mengyue

After the explosion, nothing remained on the battlefield; those who ran slowly are estimated to have died in great numbers, whether they were members of the Huang Family, members of other forces, or those who came to reap the fisherman's profit, they were all instantly annihilated.

Everyone rejoiced.

Chen Qinglian and Qi Haoyang thought this was a good thing, not entirely a bad one.

At least this way those schemers can be completely wiped out—whether they are members of the Huang Family, the Bai Family, or even those who have not yet perished and hope to escape by feigning death—this explosion has ruined their plans.

"Junior Brother Huang Yan, this explosion isn't necessarily all bad," Chen Qinglian comforted, patting Huang Yan's shoulder.

Huang Yan naturally understood Chen Qinglian's meaning and nodded bitterly: "What you say is correct; I don't care about others, but my grandfather and the others must not get into trouble."

Whether it's Huang Wuji, his great‑uncle Huang Wufeng, or great‑great‑uncle Huang Wuheng, none of them may suffer any mishap; ideally nothing happens at all. As soon as Huang Yan doesn't see them, he worries, for those three are the pillars of the Huang Family and cannot be harmed.

Without them stationed there, even if Huang Yan possessed great talent, he could not withstand the pressure from the other families, nor the pressure from Tian Du Men and Corpse Refining Sect; the still‑standing Bai Family alone is enough to make him balk.

Taking a deep breath, Huang Yan said, "Senior Brother Qinglian, Senior Brother Haoyang, have you seen the figures of my grandfather and the others?"

Chen Qinglian shook his head: "The aftershock of the explosion hasn't fully dissipated; the battlefield is in chaos, I cannot sense them."

Qi Haoyang spoke, "Junior Brother Huang Yan, don't enter the battlefield for now; the aftershock may still linger, and going in now would be useless. I believe they are fine."

Huang Yan gave a helpless smile, forced to stay where he was; the battlefield cannot be entered, and Chen Qinglian and the others would not let him risk it.

Half an hour later, the battlefield's aftershock faded, and everything returned to calm.

Huang Yan lifted his foot, intending to step in and search for Huang Wuji and the others, and saw the three of them stumbling toward him, especially his grandfather Huang Wuji, whose face was weary and pained.

Huang Wufeng and the other were much better; they helped Huang Wuji over, and both nodded at Huang Yan, indicating he need not worry.

"Grandfather, great‑uncle, great‑great‑uncle, it's good that you're alright, it's good you're alright," Huang Yan said as he approached, his heart easing.

Huang Wuji gave a bitter smile: "I didn't expect the old ghost of the Ghost Cave to be so decisive, detonating himself directly; it almost backfired."

Huang Wufeng said, "If it weren't for you, big brother, the two of us might also have been left inside. It's a pity; many of our Huang Family disciples and those Elders may have perished there."

"The old ghost of the Ghost Cave's self‑detonation took away most of the Huang Family's Strong Ones, a heavy loss."

He felt a sharp pain; those people were the core strength of the Huang Family, and this time only a few emerged alive, which pained him deeply.

The Huang Family's current standing owes much to them; cultivating them consumed many resources and pills, and now they're dead, making it unlikely to train another batch.

It will be difficult for decades to restore such a scale; Huang Wufeng is deeply pained and regretful, his eyes full of reluctance.

Huang Wuheng took a deep breath: "Alright, everything has happened; we cannot live in the past. This self‑detonation tells us we must not give the enemy a chance to breathe; we must strike like thunder."

This time's setback was huge for them.

In the coming decades, the Huang Family's expansion plan can be said to have halted; they cannot expand further.

The Bai Family fell, taking the Huang Family down with them; the Ghost Cave Grand Elder's move was undeniably ruthless.

"We all underestimated the old ghost of the Ghost Cave's resolve; he and the Ghost Heart intended this from the start. Even if the plan fails, they won't let us… continue expanding, thus unable to threaten the main Bai Family."

"Alas."

They were all duped; from the beginning, pouring more people into the battlefield led to today's outcome.

Huang Yan heard this and gave a bitter smile: "Great‑great‑uncle, as long as you're alright, the rest are minor matters."

"The Bai Family's loss this time is severe; all combat personnel were sent into the battlefield and died here. The Bai Family's Grand Elder thought this would halt our advance, hm, impossible."

"The Bai Family caused us heavy losses; they must pay an even greater price."

Huang Yan could not… let the Bai Family go; at least he must make them… pay an even harsher price.

Huang Wuji shook his head: "The war here is over, Yan'er, the remaining matters are left to you two."

He exhaled slowly, waved his hand, turned away, and went to recover his injuries.

In the battles to come, he would no longer intervene or meddle.

Huang Wufeng and Huang Wuheng stared at Huang Wuji's back, said nothing, and merely shook their heads.

"Yan'er, seize this chance to take the Bai Family outright; no more accidents can occur." Huang Wuheng gritted his teeth; this war was not yet fully concluded, the Bai Family still not captured.

Having paid such a heavy price without gain, the Huang Family would truly suffer a huge loss.

They must make up for it; Huang Wuheng set his sights on the Bai Family's reserves, intending to seize them, exchange for more pills, and rapidly develop the Huang Family.

Otherwise, if other families react and those sects intervene, the Huang Family will never be able to act against the Bai Family again.

Strike while the iron is hot.

"Great‑great‑uncle, immediately gather troops and attack the Bai Family." Huang Yan gritted his teeth; this war had reached this point, and they must push further.

"Yes." Huang Wuheng and Huang Wufeng made the arrangements; they must advance and cannot retreat.

Soon, the Huang Family side finished gathering and once again summoned more clan members to suppress the Bai Family.

Bai Family.

Bai Menglong's expression was calm, no longer in seclusion; she stood above the Bai Family, yet her heart could not be tranquil.

"They're all dead, the members of the Bai Family, all dead."

"Grand Elder, Second Elder, and all the Elders, all perished on the battlefield. This time the Bai Family lost over ninety percent of its combat power. The Huang Family's men will arrive soon; they will not spare the Bai Family."

She glanced at the Bai Family, seeing only a few elderly, weak, and infirm; this group's combat ability was low, unable to resist the Huang Family's mad dogs.

Bai Menglong stood beside Bai Mengyue, respectfully saying, "Family Head, they're all dead. The Huang Family's men are outside; they have already surrounded the Bai Family and may act at any moment."

Her voice trembled, and her body shivered along with it.

Bai Menglong was one of the Bai Family's geniuses; she did not intervene in this war.

Bai Mengyue would not allow her to intervene, keeping her by her side and within the family; thus she was also one of the survivors of this war.