Chapter 305: Eve

After saying goodbye to Li Ming, Lin Chao walked out of Litian Holy City.

Inside Litian Holy City, the atmosphere was heavy, or perhaps, everyone was united in a common purpose.

The fall of Dahuang Holy City had dealt them a massive blow.

Lin Chao exited through the city gate and saw many refugees rushing toward Litian Holy City.

These refugees were mostly residents of Dahuang Holy City.

Dahuang Holy City had fallen, but many people had managed to flee.

A thin, frail woman held a baby tightly in her arms; as she saw the towering city walls, a burning light appeared in her eyes.

"Xiao Lin, we've reached Litian Holy City... we are saved."

"The Holy City is here!"

"We have hope!"

These fleeing people cheered incessantly.

Lin Chao's gaze fell upon the baby in the thin woman's arms, and a complex expression flashed in his eyes.

That baby had long since lost its breath; it had been dead for several hours.

The mother had perhaps discovered this reality long ago, yet she refused to believe it.

Families being torn apart and the elderly burying the young were things that happened constantly during times of war.

Lin Chao sighed, his figure submerged in the flow of people.

Yet, he went in the opposite direction.

"Dahuang Holy City, seven Blood Princes gathered together; this is my chance."

A trace of killing intent flashed in Lin Chao's eyes.

There were many Blood Princes in the North Heaven Domain.

Seeking them out one by one was too troublesome.

Now, Dahuang Holy City had seven Blood Princes stationed there.

Lin Chao naturally would not miss this.

"The Blood Crystals of seven Eighth Rank Blood Clan members might allow me to step into the Mid-Level God Realm."

In the God Realm, the gap between each stage was vast.

When he was Feng Yan, Lin Chao had skipped directly to become a Half-step Ninth Rank.

Now, he was cultivating normally, taking it one step at a time.

Of course, his "normal" cultivation was still relative to Feng Yan.

Compared to other gods, every time he broke through a rank, it would take at least ten thousand years of tempering.

Dahuang Holy City was filled with ruins and broken walls everywhere.

Several terrifying figures were currently gathered in the City Lord Mansion.

"Amo, have you found it?" the Three-Eyed Prince asked, a trace of coldness in his eyes.

The other Blood Clan members also looked at Prince Amo.

Prince Amo had the strongest perception and possessed excellent search capabilities.

They had arrived at Dahuang Holy City one day ago, and after they Slay the City Lord of Dahuang Holy City, they had been searching for something.

Prince Amo shook his head: "I have not found the Saint Spirit of Dahuang Holy City; perhaps... it has already left."

"It's gone?" the Three-Eyed Prince frowned.

This did not exceed their expectations.

The foundation of a Holy City was, in fact, the Saint Spirit.

It was a peculiar treasure capable of creating Eighth Rank gods.

Moreover, with the support of the Saint Spirit, an Eighth Rank god could unleash even greater combat power.

It was precisely because of the existence of the Saint Spirit that these Holy Cities in the North Heaven Domain could survive under the noses of the Blood Clan.

And this time, they had plotted against the City Lord of Dahuang City by using the eight great families to corrupt his connection with the Saint Spirit, subsequently taking Dahuang City.

"What a pity," a Blood Prince said, disappointment flashing in his eyes, "If I had devoured the Saint Spirit, I could have instantly broken through the boundary to enter the Upper Stage, and in this life, I might even have had a chance to touch the Upper-level stage."

The other Blood Princes also had complex looks in their eyes.

After all, to them, the Saint Spirit was far more useful than the meat of an entire city.

After all, by devouring the Saint Spirit, they could instantly step into the Upper Stage.

In the North Heaven Domain, there were nearly a hundred Blood Princes.

Among them, most were Lower-level Princes.

Middle-level Princes were few in number and extremely rare.

The seven of them were all merely Lower-level Princes.

Once they broke through to become Middle-level Princes, they would be true titans in the North Heaven Domain.

"Where do you think this Saint Spirit escaped to?" Three-Eyed asked.

He had coveted that Saint Spirit for a long time and did not want to lose it.

"The closest place to here is Litian Holy City, so perhaps that Saint Spirit went to Litian Holy City," one Blood Prince replied.

"Litian Holy City is located in the region where Prince Silei is stationed.

We have taken Dahuang Holy City, and Prince Silei is quite interested and is already on his way.

We could actually cooperate with Prince Silei to deal with Litian Holy City together."

Mentioning Prince Silei, the Princes present all revealed expressions of wariness.

The Silei Princes are named Lei Heng, Lei Xing, Lei Ba, and Lei Dao, respectively.

The four are biological brothers.

These four biological brothers who are Princes are extremely terrifying.

The four Prince brothers are of one mind; when they join forces, they can unleash strength comparable to a mid-level Prince.

Even the seven of them dare not underestimate these four Princes.

"If we join forces with them, we could follow the precedent of Dahuang Holy City and take Lihuo Holy City," the Three-Eyed Prince said, brimming with ambition.

Having taken Dahuang Holy City, his confidence had expanded to the extreme.

It was as if Lihuo Holy City were also within his grasp.

After all, their original goal had only been to Slay the City Lord of Dahuang Holy City; they had not thought they could take Dahuang Holy City itself.

Who would have known that the Eight Great Families of Dahuang Holy City would take things so far, not only poisoning the City Lord but also severing the connection between the Saint Spirit and the City Lord.

This resulted in them discovering, after they had Slain the City Lord, that the Saint Spirit could no longer protect the Holy City.

Consequently, they simply occupied the Holy City.

"Now that we have taken Dahuang Holy City, the spies from Lihuo Holy City will likely arrive here as well.

Since we have chosen to go to war with Lihuo Holy City, pass down the order: see any of the Human Race, and kill without mercy!"

"Pass down the order to launch a blood slaughter against the Human Race; those humans in Lihuo Holy City surely won't be able to sit still."

"If that Saint Spirit has fled to Lihuo Holy City, once we take Lihuo Holy City, we will have two Saint Spirits, tsk tsk..."

"By then, the reputation of the North Heaven Domain among the Twenty-one Domains will also greatly flourish."

"We will even be qualified to participate in the Ascension God Society."

The Princes present all revealed greedy smiles, filled with longing for the future.

Just then, the Three-Eyed Prince suddenly frowned.

"Three-Eyed, what is it?" A Prince noticed the Three-Eyed Prince's anomaly.

"A human destroyed a Marquis fief under my command a few days ago." Mentioning this, killing intent flashed in the Three-Eyed Prince's eyes.

Just moments ago, he had received quite a bit of information.

"A Marquis fief—if it's gone, it's gone," the other Princes said, unconcerned.

The destruction of a Marquis fief truly meant nothing to them.

Only the destruction of a Duke fief could attract their attention.

"That human destroyed three of my Marquis fiefs and five Count fiefs!" Mentioning this, the killing intent in the Three-Eyed Prince's eyes grew even stronger.

These forces were not worth mentioning to him.

However, for so many things to happen under his jurisdiction was a provocation, and he could not save face.

"Who has such great courage?" the other Blood Clan Princes asked in surprise.

After all, the Human Race was in decline.

It was normal for a powerful human to suddenly appear and take revenge by destroying a Marquis fief.

But now, this was not an attack on one Marquis fief, but on many; that was not normal.

After all, once they attracted the attention of these Princes, no matter how strong that human martial artist was, they would surely die.

"A human lone wolf named Xu Ling."

"Never heard of him."

"Since we know his name, he is surely dead."

The Princes present only mentioned it casually.

No one took that human lone wolf seriously.

At the level of a Prince, the only humans who could attract their attention, besides a City Lord, were the so-called Saint Spirits.

Others were nothing more than mere rabble.

Countless orders were issued, and the entire Dahuang Holy City completely devolved into a dead zone.

Countless Blood Clan guards and Blood Nobles emerged, and the slaughter continued.

A red glow appeared on the horizon, as if it were a reflection of blood.

At this time, in an Earth Cave beneath Lu Shanqiu, Li Lianqi wore a grave expression.

He had already been here for half an hour.

The slaughter in Dahuang Holy City was still ongoing.

However, it was a one-sided slaughter, or rather, a massacre.

From time to time, one could see many people fleeing, only to die on the road.

"How is the situation now?" Li Lianqi looked at the armored man in front of him.

Li Lianqi had come here for two reasons: first, to act on behalf of Litian Holy City to investigate more news regarding Dahuang Holy City; second, to transfer resources from a hidden resource point in Dahuang Holy City to Litian Holy City.

As for saving people... he would save them if he could.

"Reporting to the Commander, all three hundred warriors at the resource point have died in battle." The armored man's eyes turned red as he mentioned this. "Currently, this resource point has been occupied by the Blood-Clad Duke.

That Duke has not yet discovered the hidden resources."

"The Blood-Clad Duke?" A look of wariness appeared on Li Lianqi's face.

A Duke's strength is comparable to a Pseudo-Eighth Rank, or rather, a Half-step Eighth Order.

The Blood-Clad Duke is considered an elite among the Blood Clan Dukes.

It is much like the relationship between a Grand Commander and a Commander in Litian Holy City.

"The supplies at this resource point must be taken away." Li Lianqi's gaze was firm.

There are several treasures among the supplies in this hidden resource point.

These treasures are vital to the combat strength of Lihuo Holy City.

One of the three Grand Commanders of Lihuo Holy City was severely wounded during a hunt for the Blood Clan.

The healing medicine he needs is located at that resource point.

"Commander, with our strength, it is very difficult to defeat the Blood-Clad Duke.

Moreover, once a protracted battle breaks out, it will attract the attention of other Blood Clan members, and then..." a martial artist spoke up, his eyes filled with worry.

The Blood Clan is everywhere here.

Once they are exposed, it will be hard to escape.

"We cannot attack by force; we must take it through strategy." Li Lianqi frowned tightly.

"Wang Zhen, you came from the resource point; is there any geographical advantage we can use inside?" Li Lianqi looked at a young man beside him.

This young man has fused with Sacred Blood and could become a Holy Warrior in the future.

This is a human he saved nearby today, so he brought him along.

"No." Wang Zhen's face was ashen.

He had originally followed the seniors of Purple Bauhinia, thinking of cultivating hard and then entering the Holy City to obtain the qualifications for those seniors of Purple Bauhinia to reside in the Holy City.

Everything was on the right track.

He also looked forward to working hard to become stronger, striving for the prosperity of the Human Race, killing the Blood Clan, and Slay-ing Evil Spirits.

Who would have thought that a sudden catastrophe would strike Dahuang Holy City; he watched with his own eyes as the Holy City he believed in fell, and his heart turned to ash.

Even the Holy City he had always pursued could not resist the Blood Clan.

Those powerful Holy Warriors were like cannon fodder in the Blood Clan's army.

Even if he became a Holy Warrior, so what?

For humans, there is simply no hope in dealing with the Blood Clan.

His previous overflowing passion became despondent after this catastrophe.

Li Lianqi glanced at Wang Zhen; he saw the expression on Wang Zhen's face.

He understood this emotion.

The stronger one is, the more one knows the terror of the Blood Clan.

The more one knows, the more desperate one becomes about this world, and the more one realizes one's own powerlessness.

Some people will become despondent and never recover.

Others, however, will pull themselves together and, in the biting winter of despair, carry firewood for the masses.

However, he did not say anything.

To walk out of it, Wang Zhen must rely on himself.

"It seems this mission requires careful consideration." Li Lianqi sighed.

He knew this mission was very difficult.

After all, seven Blood Princes were still stationed in the distant Dahuang Holy City.

In this battlefield, there are countless Blood Nobles, and more than twenty Dukes; it can be said to be extremely dangerous.

Li Lianqi and the others planned for a long time and finally decided to first leave the Earth Cave to see the situation outside.

Outside the Earth Cave, it was desolate and extremely silent.

This place was very barren; the slaughter between the Blood Clan and humans had not spread here.

But suddenly, the sounds of killing rang out.

Li Lianqi frowned slightly; he looked over and saw several Blood Clan guards surrounding a human martial artist.

Clearly, a small wave of Blood Clan guards had arrived here.

That human martial artist, despite being outnumbered, waved his hand, and those few Blood Clan guards instantly perished.

Seeing that person, Li Lianqi was momentarily stunned.

Beside him, Wang Zhen finally showed a trace of expression on his face.

"Mr. Xu Ling, you actually came here?" Li Lianqi, seeing the small wave of Blood Clan killed, immediately revealed himself.

He did not expect that Xu Ling, who was a guest at his home yesterday, would appear here.

Xu Ling naturally saw Li Lianqi and also saw Wang Zhen.

"What a coincidence." Lin Chao's voice was calm.

It was indeed quite a coincidence.

Casually Slay-ing a few Blood Clan members, he actually managed to run into two acquaintances.

"Mr. Xu Ling, there is a battle going on here now; why did you come here?" Li Lianqi asked.

After all, ordinary martial artists would stay far away when encountering such things.

Except for those like them who were on a mission, ordinary human martial artists would frantically flee from here.

"There are many Blood Clan members here... naturally I came." Lin Chao's gaze was profound, "I am very short of Blood Crystals."

To him, every Blood Clan member is a moving Blood Crystal.

"Blood Crystals?" Li Lianqi was slightly taken aback; he did not expect this to be the reason.

However, he was still doubtful in his heart.

This Mr. Xu Ling was far too bold.

This place is close to Dahuang Holy City and has countless Blood Clan members.

Even if a Grand Commander came here, or even a City Lord came here, there is a high probability of being trapped in the quagmire of the battlefield and unable to escape.

"Sir, there are many Blood Clan members here, and their strength is also very powerful."

"Sir, it is still best to be cautious." Li Lianqi still subconsciously reminded him and emphasized it with a sentence.

After all, every human martial artist is extremely precious.

"Mm." Lin Chao nodded.

He only stopped to say a word or two because he saw an acquaintance.

"I will leave once I have earned enough Blood Crystal." Lin Chao sighed softly, though he did not leave.

"Sir, these few areas do not have powerful Blood Clan; if you are careful, Sir, you can obtain quite a lot of Blood Crystal." Li Lianqi shared some intelligence.

As for those areas with a Marquis or a Blood Clan Duke, he marked them all, fearing that Sir Xu Ling might encounter them.

With Sir Xu Ling's methods, dealing with some Blood Clan in secret and then escaping should be much less dangerous.

"Many thanks." Lin Chao responded calmly.

His gaze remained fixed ahead.

Up ahead, a large wave of the Blood Clan was rushing over here.

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