Chapter 539: Gengxin City, Slaughter the City!!!

Inside the Gulei Royal Palace, Feihuang looked at Xun Yu and said, "Wenruo, the continent has become so chaotic because of you, yet you are cultivating so comfortably yourself. Aren't you concerned about who will win or lose between the Spirit Hall and Star Luo?"

Xun Yu opened his eyes and smiled, "No need to be concerned; the outcome is very obvious. This war is merely a prelude to the continental war. It is all thunder but little rain, and it will end very soon. As for the outcome, the Spirit Hall will win a small victory first by relying on a surprise attack, but because they lack precise intelligence on the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Chen, they will soon be beaten back in another battle. Both sides can be considered to have suffered minor mutual losses. After that, both sides will temporarily cease fighting because a triangle is the most stable shape. By then, we will have secured the time we need for ourselves."

Feihuang nodded inwardly; he also felt it should be so. Nan Feiling, however, looked at Xun Yu with annoyance, "Wenruo, why are you always like this? Before things have even happened, you predict the ending with such certainty. Aren't you afraid of guessing wrong and failing?"

Xun Yu smiled slightly, "As a strategist, having confidence in one's own strategy is the most basic requirement. Princess, please rest assured. Whether the ending is as I have said, please wait and see."

Just as Xun Yu had expected, the Spirit Hall's first plan against Star Luo was indeed a surprise attack.

This was a quite correct choice; after all, the entire continent currently believed their first target was Ba La Ke. No one would have expected them to suddenly turn their guns and strike toward Star Luo.

In this way, they could absolutely catch the opponent off guard.

Therefore, the Spirit Hall did not send an army, but rather a Spirit Master Legion of only one thousand people, led mainly by Tuoba Xi and Ci Xue, and composed of high-level Spirit Masters from the Sparrow Bee Sect, the Rock Antelope Sect, and others.

In addition, the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation member Xie Yue was the commander-in-chief of this operation; this was Hu Liena wanting to earn some military merit for her brother.

The army arrived outside Gengxin City. At this moment, the blacksmiths inside the city still knew nothing and continued to be passionate about their iron-forging business.

The city gates had already been quietly opened. Inside Gengxin City, there was also a branch of the Spirit Hall. The Bishop here, Mai Er Si, was of vile character and had long been annoyed by these blacksmiths.

"Hehe, my lords, this little one has been waiting for you for a long time. My lords, you must be very careful. Although the garrison force here is weak, not long ago, someone from the Tang Sect came here and reached a cooperation with Lou Gao, producing a large quantity of a weapon called a Hidden Weapon. Its lethality is not weak, enough to pose a threat to a Soul Ancestor." Mai Er Si had been collecting intelligence in the city these past few days.

This person's character was not great, but his efficiency was decent.

"Hidden Weapon?" Ci Xue frowned, "That is the thing that group of support Spirit Masters used when we attacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect back then, right? So those things were created by the Tang Family father and son. Truly a great enemy of my Spirit Hall."

During the original Soul Hunting Operation, if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had not had the assistance of Hidden Weapons, the casualties of their Spirit Hall would have been reduced by at least half.

"Elder Ci Xue, at that time we were just caught off guard. This time, with preparations, those so-called Hidden Weapons are all useless. However, before starting the war, we still need a legitimate reason to go to war. Mr. Mai Er Si, I can only trouble you this time." Xie Yue smiled.

Mai Er Si was stunned, "Young Master Xie Yue, you... what do you mean by this?"

"It means, I'll borrow your head for a use!" Xie Yue's Moon Blade slashed, and Mai Er Si's head fell to the ground under his astonished gaze. Xie Yue grabbed it in his palm, "The whole army, listen to my order! The Star Luo Empire killed our Spirit Empire Bishop for no reason. We must seek justice and avenge Mr. Mai Er Si. Kill!!!"

Having said that, the Spirit Hall army set out and launched a fierce attack on Gengxin City.

This was Hu Liena's order. In fact, she had long known about Mai Er Si's behavior of doing all kinds of evil and bullying others. After she succeeded to the position of Saintess, she had thoroughly investigated the dregs in all parts of the Spirit Hall. Most of the villains who used their power to bully others had already been directly removed by her, greatly establishing a positive image for the Spirit Hall. In this regard, she did better than Bibi Dong.

But she alone left Mai Er Si temporarily untouched, just for this moment, to let him die at the right time as an excuse for the Spirit Hall to have a righteous cause for war.

Tuoba Xi, as the vanguard, took the lead. He had already reached the Title Douluo realm. His White Armored Earth Dragon martial soul, which combined attack and defense, made his defensive power not much worse than Huyan Zhen's, and in terms of strength, it far surpassed him.

After rushing into the city, Tuoba Xi directly used his Second Soul Skill, Earth Dragon Turning Over. Three earth dragons surged from under his feet, destroying the houses and buildings in the city.

Then the army poured in like a tide. Gengxin City had no defenses at all, and in an instant, it was filled with the flames of war.

Xie Yue smiled slightly, jumped onto the city wall, and played the violin, seemingly mourning for the people who lost their lives in the war.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Si Long walked out of the Blacksmith Association. Ever since Lou Gao was recruited by Tang San, he had become the person in charge here, the new president of the Blacksmith Association.

"It's bad, President! The Spirit Hall, the Sacred Dragon Sect, and the Sparrow Bee Sect—their army has rushed into the city and is slaughtering wantonly." A disciple rushed in front of him, covered in injuries. Just after saying the last sentence, he breathed his last. Si Long roared in anger, "Spirit Hall, you bastards!!!"

Si Long's martial soul was the Diamond Chisel. This martial soul was okay for forging iron, but it was truly average for fighting. Moreover, although Si Long's soul power had broken through to the Spirit Saint level, his soul ring configuration was truly heartbreaking: one white, two yellow, three purple, and one black. It wasn't until the seventh ring that it was black, and it was only just over ten thousand years old.

A Spirit Saint of this kind might not even be able to beat a Soul Emperor if they encountered one.

Sure enough, a Soul Emperor from the Sacred Dragon Sect on the opposite side suddenly rushed over and knocked him flying.

The power gap brought about by the quality of the martial soul was truly too great.

"You are Si Long?" Tuoba Xi walked in front of Si Long, "I heard you are the new president of the Blacksmith Association. I will give you a chance: lead the Blacksmith Association to surrender to my Spirit Empire, and I will spare your life."

"Dream on! You group of people are cruel and vile. I would rather die than surrender to your Spirit Empire," Si Long said firmly.

Xie Yue, who was playing the violin, stopped his movements, threw away the violin, took the Moon Blade in his hand, and flew into mid-air. A gorgeous rotation was seen, and the Moon Blade fell like a full moon.

Only a "swish" sound was heard, and Si Long's head flew into the sky.

Xie Yue gently wiped the blood off the Moon Blade with his robe and said coldly, "In this world, only my Spirit Empire is the orthodox one. For anyone who slanders or resists the Spirit Empire, this is your end."

"Holy Dragon Elder, Ci Tun Elder, our main army will not be able to arrive for another two days. Tonight, let's completely finish off this Gengxin City. Those who surrender can be spared, but if they remain stubborn, then slaughter this city."

"Rest assured, Young Master Xie Yue. Leave this side to us. Miss Hu Liena's army is right behind; you go and meet them," Ci Xue said.

Xie Yue nodded and left first.

As soon as he left, Tuoba Xi waved his hand, "The people of this city are impossible to surrender, so no need to ask. Slaughter the city!"

After all, he was a person from the Star Luo Empire, and he knew much more about Gengxin City than Xie Yue did.

The character of this group of iron-forgers was even harder than the iron they forged themselves; trying to persuade them to surrender was just a waste of time.

Under his cruel command, this Gengxin City soon turned into a living hell.

On the pitch-black street, a person holding a shield was sneaking in the dark. This person was none other than Xu Rong, who had been sent by Nan Tianchen.

He was here to carry out Nan Tianchen's orders. Soon, he followed Nan Tianchen's instructions and arrived at a hidden corner, where someone was already waiting.

"You are the person arranged by the King. I have come to take the thing the King entrusted to me," Xu Rong said.

"Mr. Xu, this is what the King has bestowed. He said that after you receive this, you will understand what to do." The person handed a fruit box to Xu Rong.

Once the item was handed over, the person immediately committed suicide. Clearly, this was not a real person, but merely a soldier summoned by Xun Yu.

Xu Rong opened the fruit box and looked inside; it was completely empty.

Seeing this, Xu Rong was confused at first, but after thinking it through, he sighed with a silent, bitter smile, "Hehe, a monarch—this is the true monarch indeed. Truly cold-blooded and heartless!"

(End of chapter)