Chapter 171

After everyone had restrained their ugly demeanor, Qi gave a bitter smile and said:

「After the great calamity ends, I will go into seclusion to attempt a breakthrough; not entering the Mixed Yuan Dao, to those top-tier great gods I am no different from an ant. 」

Taiyi also nodded in agreement, saying:

"I thought that by secluding myself with you, I would now be considered top-tier in the wilderness, but I never imagined I wouldn't even have the qualifications to observe the Dao."

Fuxi, Nüwa, and Di Jun all sighed with emotion; if it weren't for the ongoing great calamity not yet overcome, after this incident everyone would have immediately gone into seclusion to cultivate.

At this moment, the people's pre-death water mirror suddenly changed; Ao Xing walked out from the dragon clan's great camp, accompanied by more than ten Daluo Golden Immortals.

The sudden change drew everyone's attention; Fuxi, with a hint of curiosity, said: "It seems that Ya Nie has made another move—since Ao Xing joined the battlefield, over tens of thousands of years he has planned more than ten surprise attacks, most of which were effective."

"He has now mobilized more than ten Daluo Golden Immortals; it seems another great war is about to begin, only we don't know where his target lies this time."

During the period that everyone observed, Ya Nie launched more than ten surprise attacks, several of which nearly ended the war.

Even the White Tiger and Qilin clans suffered great losses at his hands; unfortunately, the presence of the White Tiger clan's innate deity meant that at critical moments they could turn the tide.

"He is a great talent, but also a restless troublemaker."

Nüwa laughed.

Di Jun, however, felt some emotion and said: "The dragon clan truly enjoys heaven's favor; outstanding talents emerge in endless succession. The southern prison ox is steady and mature, skilled in management, having coordinated the entire southern front as solid as an iron wall."

"The western front is the same; there is Ya Nie, who arranges troops and formations with his own methods, skilled in offense, possessing strange stratagems; besides defense, he can also plan counterattacks, often achieving results."

"If he were to become an opponent someday, he would likely be a formidable foe—a natural ruler who preserves what has been built, a perfect successor; together with Ya Nie, a natural-born commander, the Great Dao favors the dragon clan greatly!"

Qi agreed greatly; in his view, compared to the phoenix and qilin clans, the dragon clan indeed holds a tremendous advantage.

If it weren't for the disappearance of Zhu Long, which caused the ancestral dragons to seal Ying Long out of caution, the dragon clan would truly be the protagonists of heaven and earth.

During the initial great calamity of the ferocious beasts, Qi and the others had also seen Ying Long; the sense of oppression he gave Qi and the others could even match that of the ancestral dragons.

And the vanished Zhu Long was an ancient great deity; Qi's current understanding and fondness for formations are also influenced by him, for when he established the calendar, he felt inspired by the changes of heaven and earth.

"If it weren't for these current mishaps, the four top deities of a single clan could easily have ruled the wilderness; we wouldn't have ended up in such a bitter struggle."

Hearing Qi's words, Taiyi also recalled his first encounter with Ying Long, speaking with a bit of excitement: "I have never seen Zhu Long, so I cannot comment much, but fellow Daoist Ying Long left a deep impression on me; when we first met I was too weak, but if I ever get the chance, I will certainly seek his instruction."

Nüwa suddenly thought of something and asked curiously: "If they were of the same realm, among us probably only Taiyi could contend with Ying Long; Qi at most could only remain undefeated."

I don't know if you've learned later, but after we left, Ying Long fought the four great ferocious beasts; although their strength at the same realm was low, they were indeed formidable foes at that time.

Ying Long easily defeated the four great ferocious beasts, and their cultivation was actually much higher than his.

Qi had never heard of this, but he did not object to Nüwa's words; he merely wondered whether Ying Long's strength was truly as fearsome as Taiyi's.

After all, Qi has exchanged blows with Taiyi many times; now his cultivation surpasses Taiyi's, otherwise, with Taiyi holding the Chaos Bell, Qi could only remain undefeated. Qi couldn't help but ask: "Is that really the case? Taiyi possesses the Chaos Bell, cultivates and excels in battle, the Solar Dao, a singular supreme Dao under which he has countless divine abilities and spells—could Ying Long truly be that formidable?"

Qi genuinely doubted this; after all, in his experience and impression, he could not think of anyone who could match Taiyi blow for blow at the same realm.

This time Nüwa did not answer; instead, Fuxi explained: "Qi has spent little time wandering the wilderness and was born late, hence his ignorance."

Back when I cultivated with my sister on Mount Buzhou, we saw countless innate deities, all of whom praised and admired Ying Long.

When Ying Long first entered the rank of Luo Tian Zun Shen, his strength could already suppress the Azure Dragon; he could be called the dragon clan's first genius and first war god.

His prestige was earned in battle after battle.

Taiyi's strength is evident to us all, and we know its source; but Ying Long's strength lies in having no shortcomings.

Taiyi also said: "When you, Qi, were in seclusion, I together with my elder sister Nüwa went to the dragon clan to lecture, and only then did I learn of Ying Long's formidable might."

The Solar Dao excels in battle, but the path Ying Long cultivates is precisely the Dao of Battle, and like me, he is also a singular supreme Dao, dedicated solely to battle.

As far as I know, in the wilderness, among Luo Tian Zun Shen who specialize in the Path of Battle, there is only this one person, and to this day there has been no second, not even a Daluo Golden Immortal.

Qi had nothing to say in response.

The dragon clan's western front.

Ao Xing and Ya Nie led the troops, splitting into two routes to circle behind the beast clan's camp.

Ao Xing and his companions proceeded cautiously, avoiding the enemy's defenses; where they could not avoid, they struck down opponents with the speed of thunder before one could cover their ears.

"Time is pressing; we must reach the enemy's treasury before Ya Nie takes action, where most of the beast clan's spiritual objects are stored."

"When Ya Nie acts to draw their attention, then as long as we quickly destroy it, we can greatly affect their morale."

"If there were no rewards from the spiritual objects, those beasts would not fight desperately; I don't believe they join the battle for honor and love."

Ao Xing was extremely excited; he had never imagined that Ya Nie could actually locate the enemy's treasure trove, and with such precise positioning.

Even the deployment distribution of the beast clan's front lines at this time could be obtained by him, allowing them to advance without encountering major obstacles.

All confrontations, even if planned beforehand, proceeded without incident aside from occasionally running into a few unlucky individuals.

This was Ao Xing's first time leading a team in such a large-scale raid; he had to strive for stability, hence his constant reminders at this moment.

But when Ao Xing and his group arrived at the designated location, Ya Nie, who was supposed to initiate the disturbance as agreed, remained silent with no sound.

Ao Xing suddenly felt a bad premonition.

(End of chapter)