Chapter 950: Where are the others?

Seeing that both of them had already been persuaded.

Lu Xiu flipped her palm and took out three Image Recording Stones.

"These were obtained by Senior Brother Wan from a high-ranking Cultivator of Wenxian City after he killed them while he was in Wenxian City."

"And these as well."

As she spoke, she took out another three Image Recording Stones, "And these, they were all recorded by Senior Brother Wan himself."

"With these six Image Recording Stones, it is enough to prove Senior Brother Wan's innocence."

Upon hearing this, Jiuyou and Yuwei took the six Image Recording Stones with complex expressions.

Afterwards, the two of them hurried toward the exit.

Lu Xiu, however, returned to the battlefield without hesitation.

After arriving at the exit, Jiuyou and Yuwei did not leave directly, but instead waited at the exit.

One day.

Two days.

Three days.

The two waited for seven days, but Lu Xiu and Wan Guiyuan still did not return.

Their gazes trembled, and a surge of intense grief welled up in their hearts.

They did not continue to wait any longer.

Together, they stepped into the exit.

Over the vast and boundless Sea Region.

The leaders of the many factions of the Eight Continents hovered in the air.

Ever since the genius team of the Eight Continents had entered the Outer Realm Battlefield with high spirits, everyone had been waiting outside, never having left for even half a step.

Until now.

More than half a year had passed since the genius team entered the Outer Realm Battlefield.

The brows of the various leaders gradually furrowed.

Over half a year had passed.

Given the strength of this genius team, they should have crushed Wenxian City.

Why had there been no news of victory for such a long time?

This was very wrong.

Just as the patience of the various leaders was gradually being worn away.

Ahead, at the entrance to the Outer Realm Battlefield, there was finally movement.

A ripple of space fluctuations spread out.

Two figures walked out from within.

They were none other than Xuan Che and Cao Tian.

Both of their faces were extremely pale, their bodies were covered in spots of blood, and their auras were withered.

In the final battle, the two had been injured one after another by Ye Lingyun and had fled the battlefield at the first opportunity.

They knew very well that the defeat of their team was a foregone conclusion, and after fleeing the battlefield, they had headed straight for the exit.

They left the Outer Realm Battlefield.

They became the first people from the genius team that attacked Wenxian City to leave the Outer Realm Battlefield.

After the two appeared, the leaders guarding outside the Space Channel looked over immediately.

When everyone saw the disheveled appearance of the two, they were stunned.

Immediately after, as if the crowd had thought of something, expressions of admiration appeared on their faces one after another.

A team of over four thousand geniuses attacking Wenxian City was completely a dimensionality-reduction strike.

They did not expect that under such circumstances, the two would still be injured to this extent.

In their view, there was only one possibility: that the two were too brave, taking the lead and bearing too many attacks for the team.

Sensing the gazes of the leaders.

Xuan Che looked at Cao Tian.

Cao Tian's eyes flashed, and he nodded calmly.

Afterwards, he looked at the leaders and said loudly, "Seniors, we have an important matter to report."

He and Xuan Che were both proponents of hunting down Jiuyou, which directly led to the final depletion of the team's strength, making it impossible to attack Wenxian City.

If this were revealed, they would certainly be punished.

To avoid this consequence, they had to shift the conflict.

Therefore.

Before leaving the Outer Realm Battlefield, they had already prepared their story in advance.

Cao Tian was just about to speak the story he had prepared.

From the Tongzhou side, the Dao Sect Sect Master Tianlingzi suddenly spoke with a smile, interrupting Cao Tian's words.

"No need to say more, we already know what you are going to say."

Cao Tian and Xuan Che were stunned.

They knew?

They subconsciously looked around.

Apart from them, among the genius teams that entered the Outer Realm Battlefield, no one else has returned, have they?

How did they know?

"Since the result is already set in stone, you still know to specifically return and report; you juniors, at least, still know some etiquette."

On the Wuzhou side, the Wuyin Alliance Leader smiled and said.

The other bigwigs heard this and also began to laugh.

Cao Tian and Xuan Che heard this, seemed to understand something, and both could not help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

Cao Tian hesitated for a moment.

In the end, he still bit the bullet and said, "Seniors, this operation to attack Wenxian City has failed."

Tianlingzi shook his head, "Succeeded? There is nothing to be surprised about; it was already within expectations..."

"Hmm?"

Halfway through his sentence, he seemed to suddenly realize something, and his voice paused.

The smile on his face suddenly vanished, and he frowned, staring at Cao Tian, "Did you just say success or failure?"

At the same time.

The gazes of the other bigwigs also cast over one after another, staring fixedly at Cao Tian.

Facing the gazes of the group of bigwigs that contained scrutiny, Cao Tian felt immense pressure and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He spoke again, "We, failed!"

Failed?

The expressions of the group of bigwigs instantly stiffened.

"This genius team had over four thousand people; whether in terms of high-end combat power or numbers, it is not something Wenxian City can compare to; one could even say it is several orders of magnitude apart!"

"How could it possibly fail?"

The Ancient God Palace Palace Master, who had not spoken the entire time, spoke slowly.

Although not a shred of aura leaked from his body, and his tone did not reveal much emotion.

Yet that naturally flowing aura of a superior and that seemingly innate dominance still made Cao Tian's breathing hitch.

As the Ancient God Palace Palace Master spoke, his majestic gaze had already locked onto Cao Tian.

"With your strength, if you were determined to attack Wenxian City, you could have taken down three Wenxian Cities."

"Could it be..."

"That you feared death, cowered, and upon seeing someone fall, you dared not attack?"

By the end of his sentence, a sharp glint suddenly flashed in the eyes of the Ancient God Palace Palace Master.

Hearing the words of the Ancient God Palace Palace Master, the group of bigwigs all felt it made sense.

Because apart from this reason, they could not think of any other reason for failure.

Those were over four thousand genius Cultivators at the Seventh-Order Will Stage or above!

They were the most top-tier batch of geniuses among the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators of the Eight Continents.

Not only were there eight Leader Stage Cultivators leading the team, but there were also nearly a hundred Ninth-Order Will Stage Cultivators.

Even if they had only dispatched half, or even a third.

It should have been enough to easily crush Wenxian City, right?

How could it possibly fail?

"No~ it is not like that."

"Palace Master, you have misunderstood."

Cao Tian's face turned pale upon hearing the Palace Master's words.

As a top talent of the Ancient God Palace, he knew the Palace Master's personality very well.

The Palace Master most detested those who were cowardly, cowering, and fled in the face of battle.

With the Palace Master's personality, if he were to label him.

Even if he were a top genius in the Ancient God Palace, he would likely be skinned alive.

The Ancient God Palace Palace Master's tightly furrowed brows did not relax in the slightest, and he said coldly, "Then tell me, how did you fail?"

"And..."

"Where are the others?"

"Why haven't they returned?"

"Did you fail to take Wenxian City and not dare to return?"