Chapter 951: The News Brought Back by Cao Tian and Xuan Che

Hearing the words of the Ancient God Palace Palace Master, the gazes of the various power-holders turned toward Cao Tian, each revealing a look of inquiry.

Any Cultivator capable of entering the genius team was a top-tier Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator from the major forces.

They were precious treasures.

Even the power-holders of these top-tier forces held Cultivators of this level in extremely high regard.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, the pressure in Cao Tian's heart surged abruptly.

He lowered his head and said, "Palace Master, we are not shrinking back, nor are the others afraid to return; it is that our team has been nearly wiped out and cannot return!"

As soon as Cao Tian said this, the expressions of the big shots present froze simultaneously.

The atmosphere fell into a deathly silence.

Seeing this, Cao Tian and Xuan Che did not even dare to breathe.

After a long while.

"You mean..."

"The team of over four thousand people has all been wiped out?"

The Ancient God Palace Palace Master's voice was heavy as it slowly rang out.

Cao Tian hesitated for a moment and said, "It is not entirely wiped out. Apart from the two of us, there should be some who managed to survive, but the number will not exceed one hundred."

Hearing Cao Tian's words, the corners of the big shots' mouths twitched.

A team of over four thousand people has only at most less than one hundred left?

How is this any different from being completely wiped out?

That is to say...

The batch of top-tier geniuses from their respective forces at the Nascent Soul Stage...

Has been severed?

Thinking of this, the complexions of the big shots all became extremely ugly at once.

The aura on their bodies could no longer be restrained and surged involuntarily.

This world was instantly permeated by waves of formidable auras.

Although these auras were only inadvertently released by the power-holders, they still formed a massive pressure when gathered together.

Cao Tian and Xuan Che's bodies sank, nearly being Suppressed into the seawater.

Noticing this scene, the big shots came to their senses in time and retracted their auras.

The two of them thus avoided the fate of falling into the seawater.

Sensing that the pressure permeating the world had vanished, Cao Tian and Xuan Che both let out a sigh of relief.

They slowly hovered back to their original positions.

"How is the team from my Tongzhou? Is the Leader Qingshui still safe?"

Just then, Tianlingzi suddenly asked.

With such severe losses to the genius team, none of the major forces present could have been spared.

Tianlingzi did not ask how many people from his own sect survived; as long as Qingshui, the number one Nascent Soul genius of the Dao Sect, could survive, that would be enough.

Facing Tianlingzi's inquiry, Cao Tian bit the bullet and said, "Senior, this junior does not yet know if anyone from the Tongzhou team survived, but what is certain is that Daoist Friend Qingshui has already fallen."

Upon hearing this, Tianlingzi was struck as if by lightning.

"What about the leader of my Wuzhou team?"

After Tianlingzi, the Wuyin Alliance Leader from the Wuzhou side followed up with a question.

Cao Tian looked at the Wuyin Alliance Leader, "The Wuzhou team was completely wiped out, with no one surviving, and the Wuzhou leader has also fallen."

Back then, the Wuzhou leader had pursued Jiuyou and the others with him.

The Wuzhou team having no one return was the only side he had confirmed so far to have been completely wiped out.

Hearing Cao Tian's words, the Wuyin Alliance Leader fell into a daze.

No one survived?

His people from Wuzhou were all dead?

"What about my Xuanzhou?"

"The Xuanzhou leader has fallen; it is uncertain if there are any survivors."

"What about my Taizhou?"

"The Taizhou leader has fallen; it is uncertain if there are any survivors."

Next, the powerhouses from each continent asked one after another, and Cao Tian responded to each one.

"What about Yuwei?"

After Cao Tian finished responding to the sixth big shot's inquiry, as the seventh question rang out, Cao Tian's heart jumped violently.

He looked at the Ancient God Palace Palace Master and said cautiously, "Not long ago, we were pursuing Jiuyou and the others, but we did not expect that Jiuyou and the others had already colluded with Wenxian City."

"We therefore fell into an ambush by Wenxian City and became trapped in a bitter battle."

"Daoist Friend Xuan and I were severely wounded and had to withdraw from the battlefield early."

"Junior Sister Yuwei's life or death is unknown."

Jiuyou?

Colluded with Wenxian City?

Hearing Cao Tian's words, the expressions of everyone present turned cold simultaneously.

The name Jiuyou.

Most people present had not heard of it, but judging from Cao Tian's tone, this person should be one of the geniuses of the Eight Continents.

To think they would dare collude with Wenxian City!

The Youzhou side.

Wen Tiansheng had originally intended to open his mouth to ask about the situation of the Youzhou team, but he had not expected Cao Tian to immediately spit out such explosive news.

He furrowed his brows, "You say, Jiuyou colluded with the Cultivators of Wenxian City?"

"That is correct." Cao Tian nodded, "On this point, Daoist Friend Xuan can also bear witness."

As he spoke, Cao Tian glanced at Xuan Che.

Upon hearing this, Wen Tiansheng cast his gaze toward Xuan Che.

Xuan Che nodded calmly, "Daoist Friend Cao is correct; Jiuyou did indeed collude with the Cultivators of Wenxian City."

Wen Tiansheng was silent for a moment, then said, "The Eight Continents team had over four thousand people; let alone Jiuyou colluding with Wenxian City, even if the entire Youzhou team had colluded with Wenxian City, it would not have been enough to cause your annihilation."

"This matter does not make sense."

"Tell me what happened after you entered the Outer Realm Battlefield."

As soon as Wen Tiansheng's voice fell, the group of big shots immediately reacted.

They suppressed the anger in their hearts one after another and looked at Cao Tian and Xuan Che.

"That's right, tell us everything that happened after you entered the Outer Realm Battlefield; you must not hide the slightest detail."

In this battle, the Nascent Soul Stage prodigies of the Eight Continents were almost completely wiped out.

The future development of every major power would be affected.

This was a sky-piercing disaster.

It was impossible for it to pass easily; someone must be held responsible for this matter!

Facing the sharp gazes of a group of Great Vehicle Stage Cultivators, an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator would likely have already collapsed.

But Xuan Che was, after all, no ordinary cultivator; his expression did not show much change, and he still appeared composed and calm.

He slowly opened his mouth and began to narrate.

"After we entered the Outer Realm Battlefield, we originally planned to launch a frontal assault on Wenxian City and break through Wenxian City in one stroke."

"But we were met with opposition from Wan Guiyuan, who insisted on infiltrating Wenxian City to first destroy the Wenxian City Array..."

"After Wan Guiyuan infiltrated Wenxian City, he wanted us to coordinate from the outside..."

"We coordinated with him three times in succession to launch feint attacks on Wenxian City, creating an opportunity for him to break the Formation."

"But all three feint attacks were anticipated and ambushed by Wenxian City; not only did we fail, but we were wiped out time and time again..."

"After losing more than two thousand team members, I, Daoist Friend Cao, and Daoist Friend Qingshui unanimously agreed that we had to change our strategy, and we decided to launch a frontal assault on Wenxian City immediately while they had exhausted their means to wipe out the third feint team."

"But just at this moment, Wan Guiyuan sent a message back, claiming that he wanted to escape from Wenxian City and asking us to delay the attack time; at the same time, a group of Beast Taming Sect and Sacred Palace Disciples led by Jiuyou also jumped out, using Wan Guiyuan's safety as an excuse to oppose an immediate attack on Wenxian City, and for this, they even defected from the team."

"After all three feint attacks were anticipated and ambushed by Wenxian City, I, Daoist Friend Cao, and Daoist Friend Qingshui became somewhat suspicious of whether Wan Guiyuan had colluded with Wenxian City and betrayed the feint teams."

"Later, Wan Guiyuan's message and the actions of Jiuyou and the others further solidified our thoughts."

"Holding the cautious idea of being prepared for the worst, I, Daoist Friend Cao, and Daoist Friend Qingshui unanimously decided to temporarily restrain Jiuyou and the others before going to attack the city..."

"I went with the fellow Daoist Friends from Wuzhou to apprehend Jiuyou and the others; I did not expect that while we held back at every turn, Jiuyou and the others used lethal moves, being extremely ruthless..."