Chapter 314

In the direction of the Great Rift Valley, flames shot up into the sky.

Translation: "Toward the Great Rift Valley, firelight shot up to the sky."

Countless subterranean creatures surged like a tide, charging toward one fortress after another.

Translation: "Countless subterranean creatures surged like a tide, charging toward one fortress after another."

A full moon hung high in the azure sky, a few wisps of thin cloud swirling around it; occasionally one could see the warships of the Demon‑Suppressing Palace fleet tracing long wakes across the lunar disc.

Translation: "A full moon hung high in the azure sky, a few wisps of thin cloud swirling at its edge; occasionally one could see the Demon-Suppressing Hall's warships trailing long wakes as they glided across the lunar disc."

Several hundred li from the Great Rift Valley, Wu Tie and his companions lit a bonfire and roasted game meat.

Translation: "Several hundred li from the Great Rift Valley, Wu Tie and the others lit a bonfire, roasting beast meat."

Jar after jar of strong liquor was opened; the Wu clansmen sang war songs loudly, ate meat, drank, wrestled, and were overjoyed.

Translation: "Jar after jar of strong liquor was opened; the Wu family men loudly sang battle songs, ate meat, drank liquor, wrestled and sumo-ed, utterly delighted."

At dusk, the first wave of Wu clansmen who had set out suddenly gathered, launched a fierce assault, and directly destroyed thirty‑odd warships of the Demon‑Suppressing Palace army, annihilating over ten thousand enemy troops; the victory was spectacular and the spoils abundant.

Translation: "At dusk, the Wu family's first wave of expeditionary clansmen suddenly gathered, launched a fierce assault, and directly destroyed over thirty of the Demon-Suppressing Hall's warships, annihilating more than ten thousand of its troops; the victory was remarkable and the spoils abundant."

Wu Tie reunited with his father and elder brothers after a long separation; after a fierce clash, he felt no further desire for battle.

Translation: "Wu Tie reunited with his father and elder brothers after a long separation; after a bout of fighting, he felt no more will to fight."

At the command of Xingtian Eel and Xuanming Butterfly, the Wu clans withdrew from the Great Rift Valley, brought out the fine wine and delicacies they had carried, and everyone drank heartily.

Translation: "At the command of Xing Tian E and Xuan Ming Die, the Wu clansmen withdrew from the Great Rift Valley, brought out the carried fine wine and delicacies, and everyone drank heartily."

By moonlight beside the bonfire, Wu Tie sat with his father and elder brothers, drinking and eating meat, their faces flushed, already feeling a bit tipsy.

Translation: "Under the moonlight beside the bonfire, Wu Tie sat with his father and elder brothers, drinking alcohol, eating meat, faces flushed, already a bit intoxicated."

Wu Jin was the same; he gulped down strong liquor, laughing 'haha', already eight‑ninths drunk. Over the years, he had never been as happy as today.

Translation: "Wu Jin was the same; he gulped down strong liquor in big mouthfuls, laughing 'haha', already eighty percent drunk. Over these years, Wu Jin has never been happier than today."

As the eldest son of Wu Zhan and the elder brother of his siblings, Wu Jin had already pushed himself to his limit. At this moment the pressure weighing on his heart drained away, leaving only boundless joy and relief.

Translation: "As the eldest son of Wu Zhan and the eldest brother among his siblings, Wu Jin had already exerted himself to the limit of what he could do. Now the pressure on his heart poured out completely, leaving only boundless joy and comfort."

Wu Zhan, his whole body wreathed in firelight, sat by the bonfire, with Wu Zheng, his face flushed, seated beside him.

Translation: "Wu Zhan, his whole body entwined with firelight, sat beside the bonfire, with Wu Zheng sitting next to him, face flushed red."

The two brothers, who had not seen each other for some years, chatted quietly about family matters; occasionally Wu Zheng would raise his wine jar and laugh 'hahaha', while Wu Zhan would respond with a metallic 'gaga' chuckle.

Translation: "The two brothers hadn't seen each other for some years; they chatted quietly about family matters. Occasionally Wu Zheng would raise his wine jar and laugh 'hahaha', while Wu Zhan would emit a metallic-sounding manic laugh 'gaga' a few times."

Wu Yin and Wu Tong were wrestling with a group of their Wu cousins of the same generation.

Translation: "Wu Yin and Wu Tong were wrestling with a group of their Wu family peers."

With the bodies of colossal divine soldiers—steel‑reinforced and iron‑boned, possessing the formidable strength of the Tai‑cang realm—Wu Yin and Wu Tong easily overturned their challenging cousins in the wrestling match. The cousins who lost could only gulp down liquor, each becoming drunk and flushed.

Translation: "In the form of Giant God Soldiers, with steel-reinforced bodies, their strength matched that of the Fetal Storage Realm; Wu Yin and Wu Tong easily overturned the challenging cousins. The cousins who lost the wrestling match could only gulp down liquor, each becoming drunk and flushed."

Xingtian Eel and Xuanming Butterfly sat to the side, smiling broadly as they watched Wu Tie and the others.

Translation: "Xing Tian E and Xuan Ming Die sat to the side, smiling as they watched Wu Tie and the others."

From time to time they whispered with the eight other Tai‑cang realm elders of the Wu clan, discussing matters concerning Wu Zhan, Wu Yin, and Wu Tong.

Translation: "From time to time they whispered with another eight Fetal Storage Realm Wu family elders, discussing matters concerning Wu Zhan, Wu Yin, and Wu Tong."

The body of a colossal divine soldier is fine, but a body of flesh and blood is better.

Translation: "The Giant God Soldier's body is good, yet it is not as good as a flesh-and-blood body."

However, reforging a flesh‑and‑blood body, as the Candle Dragon Larva said, cannot be done with ordinary immortal herbs or divine medicines; one needs legendary heavenly‑earth treasures. And, as the Candle Dragon Larva also said, even the Fuxi Divine Kingdom does not possess enough of such treasures.

Translation: "However, reforging a flesh-and-blood body, as the Candle Dragon said, ordinary immortal herbs and divine medicines simply cannot achieve it; one needs legendary heavenly-earthly rarities. And, as the Candle Dragon also said, even the Fuxi Divine Kingdom does not possess enough of them."

Wanting to help them reforge their fleshly bodies… this cannot be solved merely by a trifling three hundred million military merits.

Translation: "Wanting to help them reforge their fleshly bodies… this cannot be solved by a mere three hundred million military merits."

"Let's discuss it at length." Xuanming Butterfly took a sip of light rice wine and said softly, "But this is also a good path… In every great campaign of extermination, some clansmen fall. We won't mention those whose souls are scattered to the winds, but if any souls remain…"

Translation: "\"Let's discuss it at length. \" Xuan Ming Die took a sip of light rice wine and said softly, \"However, this is also a good path… each time we wage a great war, clansmen fall. Those whose souls and spirits are scattered we won't mention; if there remain souls and spirits…\""

Xingtian Eel looked at the colossal divine‑soldier bodies of Wu Zhan, Wu Yin, and Wu Tong, his face excited as he murmured, "The divine soldiers we usually see are all clumsy oafs, of little use on the battlefield. Would fusing human souls with divine soldiers be a bad idea?"

Translation: "Xing Tian E looked at the Giant God Soldier bodies of Wu Zhan, Wu Yin, and Wu Tong, his face excited as he muttered, \"Usually the Giant God Soldiers we see are blockheaded and ineffectual on the battlefield. Fusing human souls with Giant God Soldiers might not be bad? \""

Lying beside Wu Tie, Old Tie, who diligently played the role of an honest wolf, tilted his head, narrowed his eyes, glanced askance at Xingtian Eel, and whispered, "Brains are just muscle‑bound idiots… those clumsy‑headed divine soldiers? It's your poor craftsmanship, not the soldiers' fault."

Translation: "Lying beside Wu Tie, Old Tie, who diligently played the role of an honest fox wolf, tilted his head, narrowed his eyes, glanced askance at Xing Tian E, and muttered lowly, \"Brains are just muscle's stupid goods… blockheaded Giant God Soldiers? That's just your poor craftsmanship; can you blame the Giant God Soldier? \""

Who knows how many tens of thousands of li from the Great Rift Valley, the full moon was obscured by black clouds.

Translation: "Who knows how many tens of thousands of li from the Great Rift Valley, the full moon was obscured by black clouds."

A gale drove a torrential rain that lashed wildly at this cluster of the Demon‑Suppressing Palace's halls. Raindrops the size of a child's fist hammered the dark‑blue tiles, sending up a vast white mist.

Translation: "The wild wind drove the rainstorm, frenetically lashing this cluster of palaces of the Demon-Suppressing Hall. Raindrops the size of children's fists slammed hard onto the bluish-black tiles, sending up a vast white mist."

Beneath the corridors of each palace, white gauze bags hung from the eaves by thin cords, each containing a fist‑sized night‑glowing pearl whose soft pearl‑like light dispelled the darkness. In the pearly glow, ranks of heavily armored soldiers could be seen patrolling silently back and forth.

Translation: "Beneath the corridors of each palace, white plain silk bags hung from the eaves by thin cords, each bag holding a fist-sized night‑glowing pearl; the soft pearl light dispelled the darkness. In the pearly haze, one could see ranks of heavily armored warriors moving silently back and forth on patrol."

At the midpoint of the corridor linking the Demon‑Suppressing Palace and the Pacifying‑Demon Palace, a second‑floor hall for rest held a chessboard beneath its upturned eaves; the two palace masters sat opposite each other across the board, black and white pieces scattered, each having placed twenty‑ or thirty stones.

Translation: "At the midpoint of the corridor linking the Demon‑Suppressing Hall and the Demon‑Dispelling Hall stands a second‑story pavilion for rest; beneath the flying eaves sits a chessboard, with the masters of the two halls seated opposite each other across it, black and white pieces scattered across the board, each having placed twenty or thirty stones."

It was obvious that their thoughts were not on the game.

Translation: "Obviously, their thoughts were not on the chessboard either."

In a tiny censer, a wisp of green smoke rose slowly, drifted onto the eaves, then gently floated down along the beams and pillars.

Translation: "In a small incense burner, a wisp of green smoke rose slowly, drifted to strike the flying eaves, then gently floated away along the beams and pillars beneath the eaves."

Each palace master held a cup of clear tea, sipping it little by little.

Translation: "Each hall master held a cup of clear tea, sipping it little by little."

In the hall, two lovely maidens in scarlet robes were brewing tea; the kettle on the small brazier gurgled continuously as they kept adding water, yet the tea never seemed to fill.

Translation: "In the pavilion, two lovely maidens dressed in scarlet long robes were brewing tea; the tea kettle on the small stove kept gurgling 'gugu' as they continually added water, yet the tea never seemed to fill up."

The two masters sipped their tea slowly; though they had been drinking for a while, the tea in their cups remained scalding hot, and the liquid seemed to replenish as they drank—indeed, the tea was being transferred directly from the kettle into their cups.

Translation: "The two hall masters sipped tea mouthful by mouthful; they had been drinking for a while, yet the tea in their cups remained scalding hot, and the water level rose as they drank. This tea water was in fact being directly transferred from that kettle into their cups."

"You sent people, didn't you?" the Demon‑Suppressing Palace master suddenly said, looking at the Pacifying‑Demon Palace master with a half‑smile.

Translation: "\"You, did you send someone? \" the Demon‑Suppressing Hall master suddenly said, looking at the Demon‑Dispelling Hall master with a half‑smile."

"Ah Xiu, Ah Shan, Ah Quan… they're likely all lost." the Pacifying‑Demon Palace master sat upright, his tea cup unmoving, "What a pity—three fine seedlings we had hoped to nurture heavily, who could have been relied upon in the future."

Translation: "\"Ah Xiu, Ah Shan, Ah Quan… they're likely all lost. \" The Demon‑Dispelling Hall master sat upright, his tea cup perfectly still: \"What a pity—three fine seedlings, originally intended for heavy cultivation, future pillars. \""

Shaking his head, the Pacifying‑Demon Palace master said softly, "I sent someone named Ming to follow behind, but I never expected Ming also to not return."

Translation: "He shook his head and said softly, \"I sent someone unnamed to follow behind, but I never expected that unnamed one also never returned. \""

The Demon‑Suppressing Palace master's pupils contracted: "Ming, too, fell?"

Translation: "The Demon‑Suppressing Hall master's pupils contracted: \"Unnamed, also lost? \""

A faint, almost imperceptible smile played at the corner of the Demon‑Suppressing Palace master's mouth.

Translation: "A faint, almost imperceptible smile played on the corner of the Demon‑Suppressing Hall master's mouth."

The Pacifying‑Demon Palace master let out a soft sigh: "Ming is safe; after all, our hearts and souls are linked—if he had fallen, I would surely feel it… perhaps he has simply indulged his old habit of feasting on blood and has no wish to return just yet."

Translation: "The Demon‑Dispelling Hall master let out a light sigh: \"Unnamed is safe; after all, he shares my heart and soul—if he had fallen, I would surely sense it… perhaps he has simply reverted to his old nature, indulging in blood food, and for the moment does not wish to return. \""

Shaking his head, the Pacifying‑Demon Palace master swept his wide sleeve, unfurling a vast light‑screen beneath the eaves; on the expansive ink‑wash landscape map, a long Great Rift Valley was shown with flames shooting up all around it.

Translation: "He shook his head, and with a sweep of his right wide sleeve, a vast light curtain unfurled beneath the eaves; within the expansive ink‑wash landscape map, a long Great Rift Valley was surrounded by firelight shooting up to the sky."

The Pacifying‑Demon Palace master chuckled, "Let's not dwell on it… those three lads are done for; they'll surely come back for revenge. But you—your Demon‑Suppressing army has suffered considerable losses in just a few days, hasn't it?"

Translation: "The Demon‑Dispelling Hall master laughed: \"Let's not speak of it, let's not speak of it… those three lads are lost, they'll surely take revenge sooner or later. But you, in just a few days, the Demon‑Suppressing Army has suffered considerable losses, hasn't it? \""

The Demon‑Suppressing Palace master's smile vanished instantly, his face turning rigid.

Translation: "The Demon‑Suppressing Hall master's smile vanished instantly, his face turning rigid."

After a moment of silence, he gulped three large mouthfuls of the scalding tea and said softly, "Those who can't survive this level of carnage are just waste; dead is dead. The Great Jin Divine Kingdom does not keep the useless."

Translation: "After a moment of silence, he gulped down three large mouthfuls of the scalding tea, then said softly, \"Those who cannot survive this intensity of slaughter are mere trash; dead is dead. The Great Jin Divine Kingdom does not raise trash. \""

He gave a cold snort, lifted his eyelid, and glanced at the Pacifying‑Demon Palace master.

Translation: "He gave a cold snort, lifted his eyelid, and glanced at the Demon‑Dispelling Hall master."

"Well… the matter the Divine Emperor entrusted us with must be handled properly and splendidly; it concerns his reputation, so we ought to give them some explanation."

Translation: "\"Then again… the matter the Divine Emperor ordered, we must handle it properly and splendidly. This concerns the Divine Emperor's reputation; we ought to give them some explanation. \""

Both masters lifted their heads simultaneously and gazed at the dense black clouds in the sky.

Translation: "The two hall masters simultaneously raised their heads and glanced at the thick black clouds in the sky."

As they looked up, the black clouds over this palace complex silently vanished, a circular cloud‑hole several li in diameter appearing out of nowhere; the moonlight poured down gently, forming a pillar of light that enveloped the nearby halls.

Translation: "Upon looking up, the black clouds above this palace complex silently vanished, a circular cloud hole several li in diameter appearing out of nowhere; the moonlight of the full moon gently poured down, forming a pillar of light that enveloped the nearby palaces."

The surrounding palaces remained drenched in rain, but only within a few li of the two masters did the moonlight shine brightly.

Translation: "The surrounding palaces remained shrouded in the downpour, yet only within several li around the two hall masters did the moonlight shine brightly."

"We must give them an explanation…" the Pacifying‑Demon Palace master snorted coldly, "Very well. This explanation is due, after all, Ah Xiu, Ah Quan, and Ah Shan gave their lives for this."

Translation: "\"Give them an explanation…\" the Demon‑Dispelling Hall master gave a cold snort: \"Very well. This explanation must be given. After all, Ah Xiu, Ah Quan, and Ah Shan perished for this. \""

"Shall we go all out?" the Demon‑Suppressing Palace master chuckled, looking at his counterpart, "These past years we've grown lax, leading them to think we're unaware of their little schemes."

Translation: "\"Shall we go all out? \" the Demon‑Suppressing Hall master chuckled, looking at the Demon‑Dispelling Hall master: \"These past years we've grown lax, to the point that they think we truly don't know their little schemes. \""

"Let's go all out." the Pacifying‑Demon Palace master produced half of an imperial seal without hesitation, saying, "Here, let's start with a round of the Sun‑Gold Shuttle."

Translation: "\"Let's go all out. \" The Demon‑Dispelling Hall master without hesitation produced half of an Imperial Seal: \"Here, let's start with a round of Solar Golden Shuttle. \""

"Then let's do a round first, then mobilize troops and plan all matters; we must be thorough." The Demon‑Suppressing Palace master likewise produced his half of the seal; the two halves joined, light swirled, and a complete seal hovered silently between them.

Translation: "\"Then let's do a round first, then mobilize troops and arrange all the schemes; we must be thorough. \" The Demon‑Suppressing Hall master likewise produced half of an Imperial Seal; the two halves joined, flowing light swirling, and a complete Imperial Seal silently hovered between them."

"Well, if we could capture and kill a few key figures of the Xi clan, that would satisfy everyone's need for an explanation." the Pacifying‑Demon Palace master smiled, exhaling a golden sigil that struck the seal solidly.

Translation: "\"Hmm, if we could capture and kill a few key figures of the Xi tribe, that would satisfy everyone's explanation. \" The Demon‑Dispelling Hall master smiled, spitting out a golden talisman seal that struck heavily against the Imperial Seal."

"Indeed." the Demon‑Suppressing Palace master likewise expelled a golden sigil, which blasted into the small seal.

Translation: "\"Indeed. \" The Demon‑Suppressing Hall master likewise expelled a golden talisman seal, which blasted into that small Imperial Seal."

The seal instantly burst forth with ten‑thousand‑zhang of golden light, like a small sun shooting straight upward.

Translation: "The Imperial Seal instantly released myriad zhang of golden light, like a small sun shooting straight up into the heavens."

The rain clouds above the palace complex were illuminated by the tiny seal's myriad‑zhang radiance; the seal shot skyward, accelerating, finally trailing a ten‑thousand‑zhang ribbon of golden flame that screamed upward to an unfathomable height.

Translation: "The rain clouds above the palace complex were illuminated by the tiny Imperial Seal into brilliant radiance; the tiny seal shot toward the sky, accelerating ever faster, finally dragging a ten‑zhang‑long golden flame as it screamed upward to an unknown height of tens of thousands of li."

It shattered layer after layer of flowing clouds and heavenly winds, ultimately arriving in the ultra‑high void tens of trillions of li above the surface of Mu Continent.

Translation: "It shattered layer after layer of flowing clouds, shattered layer after layer of heavenly winds, and finally the Imperial Seal arrived in the extremely high void at a distance of tens of trillions of li above the surface of Mu Dalu."

Countless such discs, each ten‑thousand li in diameter, of pure gold, their surfaces covered with countless massive ancient runes, radiating brilliant light that shines ten‑thousand li, hovered in that lofty void, turning ever so slowly.

Translation: "One after another, golden wheels tens of thousands of li in diameter, pure gold throughout, their surfaces covered with numerous huge ancient runes, radiating brilliant light that illuminated tens of thousands of li, hovered in this extremely high void, rotating extremely slowly."

These golden wheels are ten‑thousand li across but only a few zhang thick, appearing from afar as extraordinarily thin.

Translation: "These golden wheels are tens of thousands of li in diameter but only a few zhang thick; seen from afar they appear exceedingly thin."

At first glance, there are as many as 360,000 of these golden wheels in that void, spaced a million li apart, arranged in a line, stretching to shield the vast expanse of land below.

Translation: "At first glance, there are as many as 360,000 such golden wheels in this void, spaced a million li apart, arranged in a line, covering the vast expanse of land below."

Under each gold wheel hung many olive-shaped golden light clusters; dense golden light clusters hung beneath the wheel, looking at first glance like strings of grapes.

These golden wheels usually hang high in the void; whenever the sun passes through the high altitude, they continuously draw out the strands of solar true fire hidden in sunlight, eventually condensing into olive-shaped golden light clusters, each several feet in diameter and about a zhang in length, hanging below the golden wheels.

Each golden light cluster contains a huge amount of solar true fire; each cluster is a strange existence, half material and half energy, formed by highly condensed solar true fire.

The golden seal shot up into the high altitude, with a "ding" sound striking a golden wheel hanging high above the great rift valley.

A square opening split open in the center of the golden wheel; the golden seal fit precisely into the opening, seamless, leaving no trace.

This golden wheel began to slowly accelerate, its rotation speed gradually increasing; at the outer rim of the golden wheel with a diameter of ten thousand li, what originally turned only a few cun in a breath now, in a breath, gradually increased from a few cun to several chi, from several chi to several zhang, from several zhang to several li.

As the golden wheel's rotation speed grew ever faster, the golden light clusters hanging beneath it began to vibrate violently.

These golden light clusters also began to rotate along with it, their rotation speed gradually becoming astonishing; in each breath, they could spin hundreds of thousands of times on their own.

The golden wheel gave these golden light clusters a tremendous initial velocity, and suddenly a continuous series of "popping" sounds could be heard.

Hundreds of thousands of golden light clusters broke free from the golden wheel, rapidly spinning, they traced huge arc-shaped trajectories from high altitude and fell toward the great rift valley below.

The golden light clusters plummeted from high altitude at great speed, carrying high temperature and spewing flames, shattering layer after layer of flowing clouds and heavenly winds; under gravity's acceleration they continually accelerated, gradually turning into hundreds of thousands of extremely fine golden streaks that dove downward toward the great rift valley.

Hundreds of thousands of golden light clusters howled as they fell, large golden runes flowing across their surfaces; these clusters were strongly attracted by the immense yuan magnetic force, and they also resonated with each other's force fields, beginning to fine-tune their trajectories as they neared the ground.

Looking down from high altitude, the hundreds of thousands of golden light clusters were spaced several li apart, exactly covering the great rift valley below.

Wu Tie and the others were still drinking and laughing beside the bonfire.

Suddenly, Wu Tie's heart violently twitched, and an immense sense of danger surged down from the high altitude.

Wu Tie abruptly raised his head.

Among the many Wu clan people, only Xuanming Die likewise raised his head.

The Wu clan values bodily strength over soul; their supernatural powers mostly come from bloodline inheritance, the ultimate goal of all their cultivation methods being to activate bloodline power; although their strength realms are divided according to contemporary rules, in practice the Wu clan still largely follows the ancient path.

Apart from the Xuanming clan people who possess the abilities to communicate with the netherworld and divine the future, most other Wu clan people are not particularly sensitive.

Wu Tie and Xuanming Die saw countless extremely fine golden lights falling from the high altitude.

Wu Tie sensed an extremely strong danger rapidly approaching, but he did not know what these golden lights were.

Xuanming Die sensed the danger approaching, and he indeed knew exactly what these golden lights were.

Xuanming Die's pupils shrank to the size of a pinprick; he abruptly rose to his feet and shouted sternly: "Great Jin evil demons, Solar Gold Shuttle, toward the direction away from the great rift valley… retreat with all your might!"

Xingtian Shan and the other Wu clan elders simultaneously raised their heads; Xingtian Shan let out a loud roar to the heavens, and hot air burst simultaneously from all his pores.

Xingtian Shan's body suddenly swelled to a height of several thousand zhang, transforming into a giant several thousand zhang tall; he reached out and grabbed all the Wu clan people present in one scoop, then spread his two long legs and retreated in the direction away from the great rift valley.

The other nine Womb Storage Realm cultivators, including Xuanming Die, each deployed their supernatural abilities.

The earth violently writhed, the wind howled, the void folded; they imbued their supernatural powers onto Xingtian Shan, and in the snap of a finger he had run over a thousand li.

Afterwards, Xingtian Shan and the others stopped, placing all the clanspeople atop a large mountain; everyone turned back to look toward the great rift valley over a thousand li away.

Thin golden light fell.

Subsequently, olive-shaped golden light clusters burst open one after another, accompanied by tremendous rumbling explosions.

Golden fire pillars shot straight up into the high altitude, turning into golden mushroom clouds that billowed and swirled at a height of a hundred li.

The mushroom clouds merged into one, the sky‑wide fire clouds writhed rapidly, and clumps of viscous golden flame continually fell from the fire clouds.

Inside the great rift valley, countless subterranean beings were instantly vaporized.

Wu Tie and the others stared dumbstruck as the great rift valley turned into a sea of fire; in just a few breaths, a hurricane accompanied by terrifying heat surged forward, instantly submerging the nearby mountains.

Wu Tie was completely engulfed in flames, and all the Wu clan descendants were likewise engulfed in flames.

Merely, the Wu clan descendants, each thick‑skinned and strong‑fleshed, suffered severe pain from these flames capable of melting rock, yet the flames were not enough to endanger their lives.

Xingtian Shan timed it precisely, placing these young clanspeople in a spot where they could directly experience the power of the Solar Gold Shuttle without suffering lethal harm.

Wu Tie widened his eyes, looking toward the fortresses on both sides of the great rift valley.

"They wouldn't have killed their own people as well, would they?"