Chapter 635: Witch Tribe Attacks, Kicking the Hall Below the City Walls
Zhou You arranged for the Zhou Family Village to settle in and gave instructions on various matters, then returned to Fucheng.
The situation was turbulent, inevitably affecting daily life in the city; prices soared and thieves were rampant.
Some martial artists even took risks, breaking into shops to rob, killing people, and walking away freely.
However, these were minor matters; order in Fucheng remained, and those who committed crimes were quickly shot dead and brought to justice.
Major martial arts halls took on the role of the main force for local stability, and around the street areas radiating from the halls, teams of Disciples and Apprentices patrolled day and night, guarding local peace.
The intensity and severity of this battle between the Witch people and the martial artists exceeded any previous one.
It is said that even the Arena and Zhenxiong Yu were not spared, sending out experts to participate in the fighting.
Blood Tiger Jiang Hua sent news not long ago that as a fighter of the Arena, he decided to go to the front line to hunt Witch people and further increase the power of his Blood Sand Palm.
"Whoosh!"
Upon arriving in Fucheng, various long-accumulated news items were suddenly gathered before Zhou You.
This time, the Witch people made a comeback, and their tactics changed completely; it was no longer an all-out war, but rather various parties mobilizing for targeted strikes.
First, tribes such as Zhongxi, Baxiang, and Goumeng, in units of 5 tribes, arrived at the foot of the mountains, besieging the main bases of Dayin Mountain and Wanxiu Mountain.
The Strong Martial Great Witches of these tribes challenged the Strong Martial experts in the mountains one by one, patiently fighting match after match.
The Strong Martial sects were attacked at their very doorsteps and had to devote all their energy to the battle, with no time to attend to anything else.
Secondly, the targets of the Witch people's Strong Martial experts' targeted strikes were the areas where the Medicine Fields of the Beidi Strong Martial experts were located.
They knew that Storage Pockets were widely circulated among the official martial artists, so the previous methods of cutting off supply lines and resources would not work.
But the Medicine Fields were different; they were the lifeblood of the Strong Martial experts' supplies and had to grow based on the geographical environment, unable to be moved.
Thus, they found a way to attack what must be saved.
The Medicine Fields grew heavenly treasures that took millions of years to gestate and form; once destroyed, they were difficult to restore.
If the Strong Martial experts were "not fed," they could barely hold on for one or two fights, but they could not last; in the end, they were simply no match for Great Witches of the same level.
This move could be considered a strike at the vital point of the Strong Martial experts.
Although every Strong Martial family had stationed personnel to guard the Medicine Fields, the guards were no match for the elite Great Witches.
In the first wave, hundreds of Medicine Fields were destroyed, and countless personnel and resources were lost; many Strong Martial experts suffered heavy damage to their vitality, and years of savings were destroyed in an instant, leaving them destitute.
The remaining Strong Martial experts were much more cautious, guarding the surroundings of the Medicine Fields in person and not daring to provoke the Witch people proactively.
This move intimidated many Strong Martial experts, making them afraid to step onto the battlefield proactively.
It is heard that in this wave of attacks, Yan Wanjun performed excellently; holding a Bawang Shu, he speared dozens of Witch hunters to death, and when the Great Witches attacked, he squeezed his body's potential to fight them, managing to hold on until Yan Shan returned.
That battle was also quite tragic; Yan Shan risked half his life, unleashed the Longhujingangqidahai, and stabbed a Strong Martial Third Heaven Great Witch to death, barely managing to protect the hard-won Medicine Fields.
Finally, it was also aimed at the backbone force, the vast number of martial masters.
"Kicking the hall?"
Hearing this news, Zhou You was shocked; kicking the hall was not a new thing, but what if the ones kicking the hall were Witch people?
This news from the Fucheng martial arts circle made all the masters of the martial arts halls feel the impending threat.
It turned out that countless experts from the Witch tribes began to divide their troops and arrive at various cities one after another.
They neither attacked the cities nor plundered, but specifically demanded to challenge the major martial arts halls in the cities, with a firm attitude. Are you kidding? The Witch people are not in the martial arts circle, why come to kick the hall?
The first reaction of the martial masters of the major well-known martial arts halls was to refuse, but the Witch people were determined, with large troops pressing on the city outskirts without leaving, actually using this as an excuse to occupy the land outside the city, with a strong intention of long-term settlement.
This was an unwelcome guest entering the house, refusing to leave.
Under pressure from all sides, the martial arts halls could only accept the challenge, going up to the stage one by one to fight the Witch people.
In the states, prefectures, and cities of Beixuan, there was no place that was not taken care of, and countless martial masters were beaten to death every day.
Although the Witch people also had casualties, they still had a steady stream of fresh troops being replenished, with a posture of not stopping until all martial arts halls were destroyed.
From sects to martial arts halls, from Strong Martial experts to martial masters, all forces and all classes were taken care of by the Witch people, and none were spared.
This great battle was more tragic and comprehensive than before, and all industries were affected.
"The fist fight with the Witch tribe is more bloody and cruel than the black market fights in the Arena. It's not that our own people don't strike hard; broken tendons and bones are common, intestines spilling out are also normal, and some are even smashed into meat paste alive."
"Outside Fucheng, poisonous smoke rises to the sky; several tribes have arrived one after another, setting up totem flags and starting to name their challenges."
"The Bawang Martial Arts Hall is the number one martial arts hall in Fucheng, and the master Yan Shan is a Strong Martial expert, making him the primary target of the challenge."
In the version where one looks at them one by one without errors!
"Our Daqian Martial Arts Hall is ranked second, so we can't avoid being challenged."
"Master, we must make preparations early."
In the council hall of the Daqian Martial Arts Hall, Zuo Shier and other high-level martial masters gathered to discuss countermeasures.
The Witch people sent out top-tier fighters for this challenge to the martial arts halls, including those at the level of heaven-gifted geniuses and elites of the Gu-art strong armies, while the major martial arts halls were of uneven quality, and some had even been in peace for too long and neglected their fist techniques; once they fought, the results were unbearable to look at.
The martial arts circle had deep relationships with each other; as the saying goes, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. Many masters of martial arts halls in Fucheng received news every few days that their fellow disciples had been beaten to death, their martial arts hall signs had been taken down, and their whole families had been left on the streets.
The end of a failed hall-kicking was extremely miserable. Now, facing the alien enemy, the Witch people, failure meant not only death but also disgrace, becoming a sinner among martial artists.
The martial arts halls of Fucheng had been suffering during this period, all thinking about how to deal with this catastrophe.
"What are you worrying about? We are not the president; let those high-level people worry about things related to the future of the martial arts circle."
Zhou You stretched, having long known that the so-called martial arts circle was a place of fame and fortune, and those who bore fame and fortune would inevitably suffer a backlash.
You are usually infinitely glorious, but now that the enemy is at the gates, how can there be any reason to shrink your heads and protect yourselves?
Although Yan Shan's methods were cruel in the last great war, the overall combat power of the three thousand martial arts circles he gathered was not bad. Now that the Witch people are attacking in an all-out way,
Under the pressure brought by the enemy, there is no room for those who make up the numbers to muddle through.
"Boring, call me when it's the turn of my Daqian Martial Arts Hall."
Outside Fucheng...
Totem flags fluttered in the wind, and the Witch people stood under the flags, either gloomy or fierce, looking at the tall and majestic Fucheng, their eyes filled with a longing that hated to the depths of their bones.
"Zixu Tribe, 'Heaven-gifted' Er Jinmie, challenges Yan Shan of the Bawang Martial Arts Hall, will you accept the challenge?"
The biting wind swept the words across the city walls and into the rear of Fucheng; those who heard them all fell silent.
Good heavens, challenging Yanshan right from the start—this newly promoted Qiangwu Yichongtian certainly has enough guts.
Back in the day, Yanshan Yueji challenged a powerful martial artist and thus made a name for himself; now, the roles are reversed, and a Witch expert also wants to challenge him to gain fame.
It is just unclear whether the Overlord Martial Hall will accept the challenge? (End of this chapter)
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