Chapter 205: Official Confrontation

The atmosphere on the battlefield between the two countries today appeared even more heavy than in previous days.

The Chu Yun Empire army, which had been launching attacks on the fortress for several consecutive days, did not continue its actions this morning.

"It seems those old fellows can no longer hide!"

"Mm, let us go and meet those experts from the Chu Yun Empire."

"That old thing Xie Biyan, I've wanted to clean him up for a long time."

"Old man Hai, you had better be careful, don't get cleaned up by them again." This was the voice of Jia Xingtian.

"Get lost!"

The group chatted and laughed as if they were strolling down the street, ascending the fortress wall.

"Alright, friends from the Chu Yun Empire, you can come out and show your faces now!" Someone's sarcastic, mocking voice rang out from the wall.

No sooner had the words fallen than a sudden commotion broke out within the previously motionless Chu Yun Empire army; numerous figures flew out, and nearly a hundred experts with Dou Qi wings arrived not far from the fortress wall.

The Jia Ma Empire side was immediately in an uproar; everyone knew what these figures signified—nearly a hundred Dou Wang and Dou Huang experts!

The ten great experts of the Jia Ma Empire in the past were only at this level.

"Jie jie jie~" At this moment, a path opened up in the crowd in the sky, and two figures appeared before everyone's eyes; they were none other than Xie Biyan and Xie Shan.

"How is it, everyone of the Jia Ma Empire? Are you satisfied with the surprise from my Chu Yun Empire?"

"Damn it, where on earth did this group of experts come from?" The crowd's expressions were not very good; clearly, the speculations from the past few days had been verified.

However, that was all it amounted to; it was still far from reaching the point of despair. Xiao Zhan, who was in charge of this aspect, also waved his hand, and figures of experts similar to those of the Chu Yun Empire appeared in the distance as well.

Feeling the group of experts behind him, Jia Xingtian's confidence grew significantly. Facing an old friend from the past, Jia Xingtian smiled and said to the grim-faced Xie Biyan:

"Old Scorpion, I'm truly sorry, it seems my Jia Ma Empire also has a few things up its sleeve!"

Feeling the aura of those figures flying out from the Jia Ma side, Xie Biyan could not say a word.

Not only was the quantity inferior, but the quality was also lacking. He could only let out a cold snort, but he soon sneered:

"Jia Xingtian, today, my Chu Yun is determined to destroy your Jia Ma Empire. If you surrender early, perhaps my Chu Yun Empire will grant your royal family a peaceful end."

"How about it?" Xie Biyan smiled wickedly, "Consider it."

Jia Xingtian did not care about Xie Biyan's words, instead glancing at the opposite side:

"Old Scorpion, if this is all the level you have, then we will gladly accept the lives of your Chu Yun Empire experts."

"You..." Xie Biyan pointed angrily at Jia Xingtian, his mouth twitching a few times, but he said nothing. When it came to verbal sparring, this old bag of bones clearly could not beat an old fox from the royal family.

Looking at the few people from the other side walking on air, and then comparing them to his own two solitary figures, one could tell at a glance who was stronger and who was weaker.

"Jia Xingtian, I hope you won't regret this." Xie Biyan said gloomily.

"Rest assured, this old man only regrets not finishing you off during the Sect Assembly back then." Jia Xingtian replied, showing no weakness.

"Heh~" Xie Biyan curled his lips, his body bowing toward a certain direction: "I ask that you lords please step in to help."

No sooner had Xie Biyan finished speaking than a ripple appeared in the space in the distance, and several figures in black mist, shrouded in wide black robes, appeared before everyone's eyes.

Xiao Zhan and Yun Shan thought to themselves: "They're here." Each took a deep breath, preparing for the most difficult battle of the day.

"Jie jie jie~"

"This small country is truly not simple; it is worthy of being a place related to that sect." One of the black-robed figures said coldly.

This left Jia Xingtian and the others quite confused. That sect? Weren't they all forces of the Jia Ma Empire here?

No, they suddenly remembered a certain existence from the Xiao Clan who was never around, and it was that very person who brought transformation to the entire Jia Ma Empire.

If Jia Xingtian was only surprised, Xiao Zhan felt a sense of panic and murderous intent rising in his heart. He wondered if the relationship between the Xiao Clan and the Langya Pavilion had been exposed.

If so, they might only be able to go underground, and the Langya Pavilion might even suffer a devastating blow.

But upon second thought, that didn't seem right either. If that were truly the case, the other side wouldn't have sent such a bunch of weaklings this time.

With the intention of cutting weeds and eliminating the roots, at the very least, they should have sent a Half-Saint or Dou Saint level expert to lead the team.

Unable to get an answer in a short time, Xiao Zhan simply stopped thinking about it; when the time came, he would just capture a live one and it would naturally become clear.

At this moment, Yun Shan took the initiative to stand out, looking at those pitch-black fellows in front of him: "You all must have been sent by the Soul Hall, right?"

Unexpectedly, Yun Shan's words drew a round of laughter, "Jie jie jie~"

"He actually asked if we are from the Soul Hall?"

The leader among them mocked: "What, are the experts of the Langya Pavilion still playing dumb in front of us?"

Hearing the name Langya Pavilion, Yun Shan knew in his heart that for some reason, the Soul Hall had linked the Langya Pavilion with the Jia Ma Empire.

"What Langya Pavilion?" Although Yun Shan had his suspicions, he refused to admit it.

"Let this Heavenly Venerable answer that question for you!" Just then, Du Xiezi, who was standing on a giant Emerald Scorpion, appeared.

With a disdainful smile on his lips: "You must be an existence fostered by the Langya Pavilion, this Sect Master Yun Shan."

This was mainly because Xiao Han and the Xiao Clan had gone a bit too far back then.

Over the years, as the Soul Hall gradually radiated into the Northwest Continent, the intelligence of almost every empire had been collected by the Soul Hall to a fair degree.

Moreover, the Soul Hall's intelligence network had infiltrated many empires; at this time, the Jia Ma Empire, which had been managed by the Xiao Clan to be impenetrable, had instead become a pure land.

And for the Soul Hall, this was completely an intelligence black hole, exceptionally conspicuous; all they could learn was the public information circulating throughout the entire Jia Ma Empire.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this plain, unremarkable little empire had major problems.

Added to the fact that the Langya Pavilion had been opposing the Soul Hall in the Central Plains for years, severely affecting the latter's pace of collecting Soul Bodies, it caused the Soul Hall to advance its plan to launch a major war in places outside the Central Plains.

As a Soul Hall Heavenly Venerable, Du Xiezi appeared in the Chu Yun Empire against this background, fully responsible for the Soul Hall's war affairs in this vicinity.

As the person in charge of the plan, Du Xiezi naturally did not let this strange Jia Ma Empire go.

He had been trying to obtain confidential intelligence on the Jia Ma Empire, even going so far as to send out his own Protectors, just to find out the force behind the Jia Ma Empire.

They didn't know until they checked, and they were shocked when they did. Although Du Xiezi did not find confidential intelligence about the Jia Ma Empire.

But the eyes and ears wandering around the Jia Ma Empire discovered two familiar figures—the traveling Xiao Wu and Xian'er, the two little ones.

Ever since they lost a Four Heavenly Sovereigns and several Soul Hall Venerables while trying to capture those second-generation members of the Langya Pavilion like Xiao Wu back then, the Soul Hall had long since listed many second-generation Langya Pavilion members as key observation targets.

It is not about retaliation; could someone with your puny arms and legs stand up to a Four Heavenly Sovereigns? That is a matter for the many big shots. These small fries only know to steer clear.

However, the truth is now clear. The Jia Ma Empire most likely has their Soul Hall's great enemy—Langya Pavilion—sitting in the background.

As for the purpose?

That goes without saying!

The entire Central Plains knows that Langya Pavilion and Soul Hall are at odds; first it was the battles between ordinary Disciples and Cannon Fodder Protector Soul Envoys, then it was the Elders and Langya Guards against the Venerable Elders and Heavenly Venerables, and the most brutal of all were the battles between Dou Sheng, were they not?

The people of Soul Hall can only lament the persistence of Langya Pavilion; for so many years, it is only Langya Pavilion that has fought them to the bitter end.

Even the Pill Tower back then only bickered with Soul Hall for a few years before giving up!

However, Soul Hall has no intention of giving up either. This time, Du Xiezi only wanted to come and poke at the Jia Ma Empire a little to test the true strength of the other side.

If the Jia Ma Empire's strength is lacking, then that is fine; it would mean that Langya Pavilion was just trying their luck, not intending to actually risk their lives, and the plan would proceed as usual.

Of course, if they truly are no match, Du Xiezi will simply retreat. He does not believe that in a Northwest Continent this large, he cannot find a good place suitable for their Soul Hall to develop.

However, Yun Shan had no intention of waiting for the other party to blather on; the moment he heard Du Xiezi's words, Yun Shan had already been preparing to strike.

Finally...

Yun Shan seized the split second that Du Xiezi was distracted, his Dou Qi erupted violently, he raised his hand, and a giant sword nearly a hundred zhang long, condensed from his own Wind Attribute Dou Qi, swung down, arriving before Du Xiezi in an instant.

"Attack!"