Chapter 340: Day of Extinction

Star River Marshal's Mansion Secret Realm.

Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun, Cangming Tianyang Xingjun, Zhen'e Tianyang Xingjun, Great Hong Emperor, Great Chu Emperor, the four major war zone commanders of the Star River battlefield, and Great Chen Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao were all seated.

"Grand Master Cheng, in my memory, your Great Chen, besides using the Star-Plucking Golden Token twenty years ago, seems not to have used it since, right? What happened? Did Emperor Qian'an pass away?" Cangming Tianyang Xingjun asked with a smile, with a tone of teasing, and even more of a probing intent.

Nowadays, the Cangming Star Palace is considered an ally of the Great Chen National Dao Academy.

If such a major event really happened, Cheng Yuexiao should have communicated with him privately, instead of using the Star-Plucking Golden Token!

This made Cangming Tianyang Xingjun extremely surprised.

In fact, not only Cangming Tianyang Xingjun, Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun, Zhen'e Tianyang Xingjun, including the four major war zone commanders and the two emperors, were all extremely surprised.

The Star-Plucking Golden Token is a privilege of the authority holders of the Star-Plucking Tower, which can initiate an emergency military conference.

Those who do not arrive without cause three times will have their authority downgraded.

These people, when they received the emergency military conference initiated by Cheng Yuexiao using the Golden Token, all investigated inside and outside in the first instance to see if there were any major changes in the current era and the Star River battlefield.

Normally, if there is no major change, there is no need for this.

But after checking inside and outside, everything had been stable recently, and there were no major events in the current era and the Star River battlefield.

The only accident was that a seventh-tier star gate suddenly appeared in the Great Hong war zone, and hundreds of alien races rushed out, triggering chaos in the Great Hong war city.

But this was not a problem.

Great Hong war zone commander Xiahou Shen said that within a quarter of an hour, the chaos could be completely quelled, and within two quarters of an hour, the star gate could be sealed.

Besides this, there were no other problems.

So what is Cheng Yuexiao playing at?

Everyone was pondering and speculating, what exactly does Cheng Yuexiao want to do by using the Star-Plucking Golden Token?

This thing, even for these authority holders, has restrictions; it can be used at most once a year!

Suddenly, Great Chen Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao looked at a water clock, then looked at the Star River Grand Marshal Wei Xu who had not yet arrived, and frowned, "Time is up, the event is urgent, I won't wait!

Everyone, I have just received confirmed intelligence..."

Suddenly, starlight flashed, and a ray of starlight fell, instantly turning into the projection of Star River Grand Marshal Wei Xu, who sat in the main seat.

"Apologies, kept everyone waiting!"

Everyone smiled, indicating it didn't matter, their eyes all looking at Great Chen Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao.

"Confirmed intelligence: inside the star domain, a Saint Clan messenger was discovered, and a Saint Clan Golden Token was captured. It was learned that the Saint Clan's special envoy has arrived and has dispatched at least thirty messengers to various star domains to collect the kings of the star domains, preparing to urge these star domains to collude with the unsealed Ancestral Cave Heaven!"

"What?"

"Grand Master Cheng, is this true! Has the Saint Clan reappeared?"

"Sent messengers to thirty star domains already?"

"Grand Master Cheng, has the Saint Clan succeeded in colluding with the Ancestral Cave Heaven?"

"Grand Master Cheng, when did this happen?"

"Grand Master Cheng, where is the Saint Clan Golden Token, can I take a look?"

"Grand Master Cheng, who is the person who obtained the intelligence, can I meet them?"

Instantly, the expressions of everyone present became tense, and they fired questions one after another like a string of firecrackers.

Cheng Yuexiao spread his hands helplessly, "Apologies, the disciple who obtained the intelligence has also been lost; they only sent out the intelligence! I am just informing you of this intelligence; whether you believe it or not, and whether you deal with it or not, depends on your own arrangements."

"What can be added is that the discovery of the Saint Clan messenger was half a month ago, but I only just received the intelligence! The target star domains of this Saint Clan special envoy's messengers are mainly fifth-tier star domains and fourth-tier star domains."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present were different. Star River Grand Marshal Wei Xu suddenly frowned, "Half a month ago, why was it delayed for so long? Grand Master Cheng, is there anything else we don't know about this?"

"Marshal Wei, that is all I have to say. I have already told everyone all the intelligence I know." Cheng Yuexiao stared at Wei Xu unhappily.

"Everyone, you must have heard of the Saint Clan! The Star-Plucking Tower Master has instructed that the Saint Clan is a great enemy, a mortal enemy of our world! Once discovered, we must do our utmost to deal with them; otherwise, there will be a disaster of extinction for our bloodline!"

Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun suddenly spoke, "First, we must thank Grand Master Cheng for the intelligence passed on. Secondly, the Saint Clan special envoy's messengers have already been dispatched for half a month; we need to arrange a response strategy in the first instance!

Time does not allow us to delay any longer!

I believe that all parties should send elites to kill into the fourth-tier and fifth-tier star domains we already know, and even sixth-tier star domains, to investigate intelligence. If a Saint Clan messenger is discovered, we should spare no cost to execute them and stop the Saint Clan's grand plan!"

"Indeed!"

"It should be so!"

The other two Star Lords almost spoke in unison to support Tianyang Tianyang Xingjun's decision.

As long as it was the opinion of these three, there was no possibility of any further objection.

This is the embodiment of the ruling power of the three major Star Palaces on the Star River battlefield and in the current era.

"Star Lords, if these messengers have really been rushing to the star domains for half a month, I'm afraid they have already subdued some or all of the star domain kings, right?

If we send elite squads now, is it still in time?

Will the losses be too great?" Great Chu war zone commander Xu Jinglue asked.

"Losses are unavoidable."

The one who answered was Cangming Tianyang Xingjun. After answering, Cangming Tianyang Xingjun added, "It can be said that if the Saint Clan succeeds in colluding with the Ancestral Cave Heaven, they will appear as a continuous land like our current Star River battlefield, and then organize an alien army, constantly growing!

The key is that the human race's source of troops is only the current era, while alien star domains—not to mention countless, hundreds or thousands are there; at least the star domains we know of are hundreds or nearly a thousand.

These star domains are scattered, posing little threat to us!

If these star domains all collude together!

No, not all of them!

Just one-third, or even less than one-fifth of the star domains colluding together, is the day of our human race's extinction!

Everyone, organize teams to enter the star domains in the first instance." Cangming Tianyang Xingjun said.

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was awestruck.

Star River Marshal Wei Xu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that the three Star Lords had already stood up, just arched their hands at everyone present, and left directly.

Subsequently, the Great Chen Grand Master and the two emperors also just arched their hands slightly and left.

The four war zone commanders also arched their hands at him and left.

In the blink of an eye, only he was left alone.

Under the conference table, Star River Marshal Wei Xu's iron fist clenched tightly, and anger flashed by.

These guys, when they use him, they call him Marshal one by one, as if they respect him.

But at such an emergency juncture, they don't treat him as a Marshal.

Wei Xu can be sure that the three Star Lords know something else!

And it is extremely critical information.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have made the decision so urgently and gone to arrange it so hurriedly!

The next instant, Wei Xu also turned into starlight and dissipated, leaving in a hurry.

Inside the Great Chen National Dao Academy, Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao had just returned from the Star River battlefield meeting. In the Danxia Palace, it was full of high-level officials of the Great Chen National Dao Academy, all of whom had been summoned by Cheng Yuexiao before the meeting.

With a wave of his hand, a starlight projection fell, and it was Great Chen war zone commander Mao Yue who had come.

However, before convening the emergency military conference, Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao had sent a starlight transmission and was anxiously waiting.

Three breaths later, Grand Master Cheng Yuexiao received the starlight transmission that Xu Jin was safe, and only then did he feel relieved and began to discuss military arrangements.

Fourth-tier and fifth-tier star domains must be key targets.

Great Hong war city, God Sword Guild station.

Xu Jin looked at the unconscious sixth-tier captive, slapped his head to pieces with one palm, and instantly killed him!

The other eight sixth-tier beings were quietly waiting for Xu Jin.

"Many thanks to everyone, I will report your merits to the Grand Master truthfully," Xu Jin said.

"Young Master is too polite! The Grand Master also instructed that if Young Master has any other matters, you can instruct us together," the leading sixth-tier powerhouse bowed, his tone toward Xu Jin was extremely respectful.

This kind of respect was respect from the bones.

Anyone who stays alone in a room with a seventh-tier, eighth-layer powerhouse for dozens of breaths, and after a fierce star power fluctuation erupts, the seventh-tier powerhouse is dead, but this one is alive!

No matter what method was used, no matter whether it relied on himself or external force, this result is only two words: awesome!

No matter which one it is, it is worth them showing the most respectful attitude! Xu Jin thought for a while, took out the five sixth-tier heads he had captured at the Star River passage, including Feng Yi's corpse, and handed them to this leader.

"The identities of these people, including the background of these beheaded sixth-tier beings, please help investigate. At the same time, I will report to the Grand Master and let the Grand Master also order an investigation," Xu Jin said.

"Understood!

Young Master, do you need us to protect you as you leave the Great Hong war city?" the leader asked.

"No need."

"Since that is the case, then we will take our leave!"

After arching their hands one by one, they left quickly.

After these people left, Xu Jin disappeared invisibly while deep in thought.

From the two sixth-tier beings captured just now, he didn't get much information about the God Sword Guild, but it was enough.

Of course, relying on this information, he couldn't find the real mastermind behind the scenes, the true identity of the person who traded him the thunder-type world's star will.

However, there was a general direction.

The God Sword Guild obeyed the orders of the guild leader Feng Yi and the deputy guild leader Shang Tai.

However, according to those sixth-tier beings, ten-odd years ago, the God Sword Guild was just the God Sword mercenary squad, and Feng Yi was only at the late sixth-tier.

In these ten-odd years, the God Sword Guild developed rapidly, often picking up leaks, and even conquering and sweeping through more than one star domain.

Guild leader Feng Yi seemed to have contact with another big figure.

This was just a speculation of those few sixth-tier beings.

But Xu Jin felt it was true!

This Feng Yi, who mainly cultivated wind-type star techniques, had nothing to do with thunder and water types; why did he want to trade for water-type world's star will?

Whether it was Feng Yi or Shang Tai, they had no intersection with Xu Jin.

Then this Feng Yi first ambushed him, then assassinated him in the city, all wanting to put him to death!

One hundred percent, he was acting under orders!

The question arises: who can command or control a seventh-tier, eighth-layer powerhouse?

Who can make a small mercenary team develop into the third largest guild in the Great Hong war zone in just over ten years?

Who can make a sixth-tier loose cultivator constantly improve his cultivation and break through to the seventh-tier, eighth-layer in over ten years?

This speed is much faster than many people in the National Dao Academy.

Although the strength of this seventh-tier Feng Yi is a bit watery, seventh-tier is seventh-tier!

Who could it be?

Who could it be?

Xu Jin already had an idea.

And it was just a simple process of elimination!

This mastermind behind the scenes is nine times out of ten an eighth-tier powerhouse, and definitely has great power!

Although the number of eighth-tier powerhouses on the Star River battlefield is more than in the current era, there are only a few.

This matter, when the Grand Master is free, ask the Grand Master to help analyze it, and he can roughly get the answer!

Ten-odd breaths later, Xu Jin directly entered the Star-Plucking Tower in the Great Hong war city. When Xu Jin entered the Star-Plucking Tower branch, the huge star gate outside the Great Hong war city had already been sealed, and the entire Great Hong war city already had soldiers patrolling the streets, returning to order.

This scene made Xu Jin thoughtful.

Great

Having directly purchased cultivation time in the fourth-tier Star Power Secret Realm, Xu Jin prepared to cultivate inside a branch of the Star Picking Pavilion for a day or half a day.

Inside the Star Picking Pavilion, due to the authority held, it was still relatively safe.

For the time being, Xu Jin dared not run around recklessly!

Looking at the current situation, the power the Grand Master can mobilize within the Great Hong War City is also very limited.

Moreover, if this mastermind behind the scenes is determined to kill Xu Jin, having dispatched so many sixth-tier experts and two seventh-tier ones this time, will they dispatch a seventh-tier, ninth-layer peak expert next time?

Or perhaps even an eighth-tier one?

Xu Jin is not entirely sure if an eighth-tier one will come.

But dispatching a seventh-tier, ninth-layer peak expert is highly likely.

Do not be fooled by the fact that Xu Jin just killed that seventh-tier, eighth-layer powerhouse Feng Yi head-on.

But in reality, it was not just Xu Jin's luck; it was also that Xu Jin took advantage of a clever opportunity.

This Feng Yi himself was merely a seventh-tier rogue cultivator; his combat power was not strong, and his star arts and star patterns were quite mediocre.

Furthermore, this Feng Yi had already been injured prior to this. Secondly, by relying on invisibility and the chaos throughout the entire Great Hong War City, Xu Jin was able to get close to this seventh-tier rogue cultivator Feng Yi and then launch a soul-based star art to create a winning opportunity!

Otherwise, for those top-tier seventh-tier powerhouses, it would be difficult for Xu Jin to even get close!

If another seventh-tier expert really comes, Xu Jin has no confidence in handling it!

It is better to stay in the Star Picking Pavilion to cultivate for a day or half a day, observe the situation, and listen to the Grand Master's advice before deciding!

While at it, pluck a Gold Star.

His cultivation base has already broken through to the fourth tier, fifth layer; he has yet to pluck the Gold Star for this minor realm!

Still in that same quiet room, the burly old man looked at the battle report before him, yet he had no desire to drink tea or play chess.

Even when he first saw the battle report, his fingers trembled slightly.

Feng Yi, a seventh-tier, eighth-layer expert, had died in battle!

Seventh-tier!

In these twenty years, the seventh-tier subordinates he had painstakingly cultivated could be counted on one hand.

Just today, in a single day, he had lost two!

More than a dozen sixth-tier ones were gone!

How could this not make his heart ache!

Yet, they hadn't even managed to touch a single hair of the enemy, let alone the anticipated two to three percent of the Thunder-type Heaven and Earth Star Will—that was a true treasure!

"What happened?"

"My lord, don't let the fact that the brat is only at the fourth tier fool you; his combat power is extremely astonishing. He possesses a sixth-tier defensive star artifact, so ordinary sixth-tier experts simply cannot hurt him! Yet, this brat has the ability to slay sixth-tier experts!

This brat is definitely a peerless genius from some faction!

The kind of peerless genius hidden in their hands who usually does not appear in the world!

As for Feng Yi's side, we are still investigating! Suddenly, a powerful force broke in; each of them had extremely strong combat power. According to the emergency warning given by the sixth-tier expert who was slain, these invading powerhouses had the same cultivation base as them, but their combat power was a whole cut above!

In just a few dozen breaths, they slaughtered the elites of the Divine Sword Gang.

Feng Yi also died in battle!

How he died, no one knows!" reported the Shadow Department Chief.

"This must be the intervention of the power behind that brat. Where are the shadow scouts? What were they doing?

Also, where is that brat? Where did he run off to?" the burly old man demanded.

"Two shadow scouts were discovered and killed, so we lost the most accurate source of information!

That brat entered the Great Hong War City's Star Picking Pavilion branch and is currently missing. We have already sent people to check the teleportation records at the main Star Picking Pavilion in Star River City!" the Shadow Department Chief concluded.

"Useless!"

Silence!

After the angry rebuke, there was a long period of contemplation.

After a while, the burly old man said, "Execute the severance plan."

"Yes. This subordinate acknowledges the order."

"Be decisive; do not be reluctant."

"This subordinate understands."

"Also, regarding the Changsheng Auction House, that shopkeeper should know the brat's true identity information! Go investigate, and once done, make that shopkeeper disappear," the burly old man ordered.

"This subordinate will arrange for people to go immediately."

After speaking, the burly old man waved his hand silently, and after the Shadow Department Chief left, he sighed softly.

"An autumn of many troubles!"

(End of chapter)