Chapter 91

Tianquan Xingjun entered the prisoner camp and saw a group of familiar faces from the Heavenly Court angrily chasing and beating a group of sturdy men:

"Kuafu! Honest! Don't run!"

"Xiangliu! Watch us send you all up to heaven, one by one!"

"Houyi! How can you fight well when you're with this bunch of vermin?"

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Tianquan Xingjun silently looked for a while, feeling that the atmosphere of this prisoner camp was not quite what he had imagined……

"Yo! Isn't this Tianquan?"

On the way, Xiangliu, Kuafu, and others secretly sandwiched Houyi in the middle and whispered:

"To be honest with the brothers, do you have a way……"

"Damn it! Once I get out, I'll definitely beat the Wu Clan until they kneel……"

A certain Yao commander beside them let out a cold laugh:

"Back in the previous two or three cycles, Taiyi, Wuchu, Shangyang, and Guiche—those old fogies—were also here; if we stood properly, we'd basically be forming a small court assembly……"

Kuafu also nodded:

"Houyi! Xiangliu! Kuafu… you few can come out now; the Yao Emperor wants to see you!"

After scanning and recognizing the familiar faces in the camp, Tianquan Xingjun couldn't help but let out a sigh, half mocking, half wistful.

Houyi and the other great Wu who had been constantly chased and beaten were naturally delighted, and hurriedly followed Ao Guang out of the prisoner camp.

Rather than reflect on oneself, it's better to slander one's teammates!

Amid the mutterings of the surrounding comrades, Tianquan Xingjun curiously turned his gaze toward the "Wu-Yao battle" in the arena:

The captured great Wu like Houyi were at this moment being chased all over by a group of Star Lords and Yao commanders who had been arrested for framing them.

"Brothers… since you have a connection, later you tell Jinbing that we're all your long‑time planted moles……"

"Rules?"

Upon hearing this, Houyi obviously grew a bit flustered, but since things had come to this, there was nothing left to act, so he simply sighed:

"There… back then, the Earth Mother Goddess……"

"Hah! This time Emperor Jiang's mobilized battle ended in another crushing defeat—ninety great Wu lost nearly fifty, and even if that old coot Sun himself came to the front lines, the total number of mobile Golden Immortals would be only two hundred fifty."

……

No matter what I say, it's always the teammates not pulling weight, the teammates acting—absolutely not my problem, nor is it that the Supreme Heavenly Court is weak……

Seeing the brothers each eager to improve, Houyi felt a mix of emotions, but he still nodded……

"You're still too late."

【You were slightly surprised, but didn't expose it, instead going along with the words and laughing: Since you all understand the great righteousness, please join my Equal Heavenly Court and together campaign against the tyrannical Supreme Heavenly Court that defies heaven and harms the people.】

Being stared at like that by everyone, even Tianquan Xingjun couldn't help but blush, after all being captured isn't glorious.

【Where is it?】

Tianquan Xingjun gave a slight acknowledgment, and then, under the enthusiastic arrangements of the "old-timers", found a suitable spot to squat, blending in smoothly with his comrades……

【No problem! We brothers have long been displeased with that old coot Sun!】

"Just wait—after this crushing defeat in the Eastern Wasteland battle, Jinbing should soon launch a full counteroffensive……"

The gang was chatting aimlessly when suddenly the prison chief Ao Guang burst in shouting:

But after a moment, everyone instead felt relieved, and Xiangliu even more so spoke in an inexplicable tone:

He recounted the alliance between Houtu and Jinbing in full, and everyone's expressions instantly turned remarkable……

An old man squatting nearby recognized Tianquan Xingjun and was instantly startled:

"What? You lot got captured too?!"

【"Good!"】

【You smiled, then immediately summoned the officials and issued the latest strategic deployment: After enduring nearly two epochs of arduous combat, we have thwarted the Supreme Heavenly Court's repeated frenzied assaults.】

A little Star Lord who usually couldn't even get a word in with the great Star Lords curled his lip:

"Forget it—lucky that Taiyi and the others left early; if they hadn't, once those few great Wu like Houyi get caught, there's bound to be a Wu-Yao battle!"

As soon as he said that, everyone was stunned.

The old man's words immediately drew everyone's attention; the Heavenly Court prisoners at once recognized Tianquan Xingjun, and after their surprise, they sighed repeatedly.

It looks like the Heavenly Court is about to perish……

【The balance of power between us and the enemy has shifted from relative parity to our advantage, so since the enemy is weak and we are strong, there's no need to continue with a passive defensive strategy.】

【From today onward, the Equal Heavenly Court's strategy shifts to full‑scale offense, aiming to storm the Thirty‑Three Heavens and break into the Treasure Hall of Lingxiao within one epoch.】

【Moreover, we have just won a great victory in the Eastern Wasteland battle, annihilating 800,000 Wu-Yao allied troops, capturing dozens of great Wu under Emperor Jiang, and seizing the Heavenly Court's main high‑level combat strength, including the Northern Dipper Seven Star Lords of the Heavenly Court.】

"Uh…… that's also true, after all there are a hundred thousand Wu, and Houyi this loser keeps losing battles, which directly led to Taiyi and the others being captured by Shouyang Mountain; if we really saw them, this camp could get even more chaotic……"

It's not that Houyi and his lot can't beat these people; actually, speaking frankly, the great Wu formed from the essence blood of the ancestral Wu, even if their Pangu divine power is sealed by the Azure Dragon talisman, their martial prowess is still far superior to that of a bunch of Golden Immortals whose Three Flowers and Five Qi have been sealed!

The reason they're now being beaten and running around is mainly because they're in the wrong and dare not retaliate……

"The Star Lords and Yao commanders in this godforsaken place feel even more numerous than those who attend court assemblies in the Treasure Hall of Lingxiao……"

"I hear that Shouyang Mountain now has nearly four hundred Golden Immortals, while our Heavenly Court has at most a little over two hundred left……"

【After announcing the decision to change strategy, facing the wildly excited crowd, you gave a slight smile: Since we've decided on a full‑scale offensive, we'll first seize the essence of the Four Wastelands, then jointly press into Zhongzhou, and finally assault the Heavenly Court's strongest and last major stronghold on the vast wilderness.】

"Hmm……"

The Star Lords and Yao commanders squatting in the prisoner camp outnumber even those at the divine mother's court assemblies; basically only the Sun old rascal and about two hundred Golden Immortals scattered across the other battlefields of the wilderness are missing……

Ignoring how the fellow inmates were shouting and cursing, Houyi, Xiangliu, Kuafu, and the other great Wu followed Ao Guang out of the prisoner camp with mixed joy and worry, then headed all the way to the Yao Emperor's palace.

Ceding land and offering Wu—utterly useless; the front line suffered a crushing defeat, losing both people and territory.

【Houyi and the other great Wu received your courtesy; in the audience, Xiangliu, Kuafu, and the others immediately welled up with hot tears, declaring: "Actually, I've long been an insider!"】

【Houyi and the other great shamans repeatedly patted their chests, indicating: In war, they are professionals.】

「Damn the later hundred thousand! You really did it on purpose! 」

「Heh! I've been waiting to see the old sun ascend the execution platform; Jin Bing already said, others can live, only he must die. 」

But Houyi and they also have reason to say:

We aren't openly acting as actors; we can't defeat Mount Shouyang, that's truly we can't defeat it; at most we just didn't deal heavy blows to the opposite side, the damage we should deal, the output we should endure, we do have!

However, the reasoning is like this, but the defeated star lords and demon commanders refuse to admit that it's the result of the supreme Heavenly Court losing to the equal Heavenly Court; they know well:

「Since we can't win in battle, can't win in reputation, then continuing to resist is meaningless…… Pull the brothers along, looking at the fact that we once roasted meat together in the Pangu Hall……」

But the remaining Heavenly Court star lords and demon commanders just went berserk:

「Damn! I just said they are moles! 」

High-ranking heavenly officials, either dead or captured; all the quasi-sages, close their doors and do not go out.

「The strength difference between the two sides has already been reversed; moreover, the Heavenly Court's ceding of territory has further damaged popular sentiment, Mount Shouyang has instead become the people's choice; this time there's really nothing left to fight……」

Heavenly Axis Star Lord thought thus, his heart inevitably felt bewildered:

Could it be that the Heavenly Court, which has lived for nearly four hundred yuanhui, is really about to perish?

【"Mount Buzhou!"】

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(End of chapter)