Chapter 928 – You Think The Divines Are Stupid?
Two fists, it only took two fists before the Thunder Clans' reinforced wall to collapse. Dozens of people were killed as well, a cruel death by being smashed to paste by a fist.
Besides the destroyed wall, the construction around and behind it was razed completely. The support troops that were there, about a hundred soldiers, were also killed.
The might of just two fists, nobody thought that this would happen!
But although the two fists killed dozens of people, the garrison commander managed to survive. The commander quickly made some adjustments, removing all Thunder Clan troops from the wall.
The Thunder Clan's defensive line was made in stages. This meant that even if one wall collapses, not everything will be turned to waste.
Naturally, Gold Ben can see the onion-like construction of the Thunder Clan's walls. When he entered the broken walls, he was immediately met with a rain of javelins.
Gold Ben didn't dare to neglect these attacks. He knew that these javelins could explode and their strength might compare to blood lightning beads.
Gold Ben always thought that it was strange. The Divines were the ones who used blood lightning beads first. However, Zhao Hai actually managed to learn how to make them. Additionally, Zhao Hai's blood lightning beads were much better than the ones made by the Divines.
Gold Ben waved his hand, forming a crouching bull that blocked the javelins. When the javelins exploded, Gold Ben moved his two arms to support his shield.
It can be said that the Thunder Clan's defensive line was made magnificently, and it was even layered. However, Gold Ben's strength was terrifying. After exerting more attacks, Gold Ben managed to destroy the entire defensive line. Gold Ben received his ultimate weapon before flying towards the Thunder Clan's plane.
As Gold Ben attacked the Thunder Clan's defensive line, the defenders also sent the news back to the Thunder Clan. In the past, Zhao Hai dealt with the Taurus Divines with the cooperation of the three clans. During that time, Zhao Hai provided them with messenger fishes. Naturally, Zhao Hai didn't take them back, so the messenger fishes were still in their possession.
Although the Thunder Clan's people didn't know any Supreme Elders, Gold Ben's strength alone was a testament to his status. And with Zhao Hai's earlier reminder, the Thunder Clan was able to affirm who Gold Ben and the others were.
After confirming that it was Gold Ben, the Thunder Clan couldn't help but get flustered. The strength of the Taurus Supreme Elder was known to be world-shaking. Now, he was here to attack them. How could the Thunder Clan resist?
It was at this time that the Thunder Clan's people discovered that they didn't have the qualifications to be treated as Zhao Hai's equal. Zhao Hai managed to defeat a Supreme Elder. Moreover, in order to deal with him, the nine Supreme Elders actually united. On the other hand, the whole Thunder Clan wasn't even a match to one Supreme Elder. If Zhao Hai wanted to ruin the Thunder Clan, then that would be too easy to do.
In this situation, the Patriarch had no choice but to release Fei'er. Upon hearing the present situation, Fei'er's expression couldn't help but turn difficult.
Fei'er looked at the Patriarch and said, "Patriarch, we can only find a way to constrain the nine Supreme Elders. We need our people to enter Mister's Space. I think we should select 100 thousand people to do the sacrifice ritual. Use the thunder net in order to block the nine Supreme Elders. We need time to transfer everyone towards the Space."
Upon hearing Fei'er's words, the Patriarch's face couldn't help but change. The Thunder Clan really did have a sacrifice ritual. Almost every Thunder Clan member can use this method. This ritual would allow a person to undergo a massive increase in strength for ten days. However, after ten days, that person would turn to ash. Most importantly, this ritual was irreversible. This meant that as long as someone used this ritual, that person was as good as dead.
The collective strength of 100 thousand people using the ritual would amount to an astonishing amount. Even Supreme Elders wouldn't be able to deal with them in a short period of time. However, these 100 thousand people would die after ten days. For the Thunder Clan, this was no doubt a huge damage.
The Patriarch looked at Fei'er and said, "Do you have any other methods? Isn't 100 thousand people too much?"
Fei'er forced a smile and said, "Patriarch, 100 thousand people isn't a lot. We might even add more people in the future. During the past battles, we witnessed Mister fight with the Taurus Supreme Elder. The Supreme Elder was very strong, his attack strength was formidable. This 100 thousand people might be able to block the Supreme Elder. However, we shouldn't forget that there are eight other Supreme Elders. Nine Supreme Elders couldn't be blocked that easily. I'm not even certain that those 100 thousand would be able to block the nine Supreme Elders."
The Patriarch's face became quite difficult as he looked at Fei'er. His expression sunk and said, "Is Mister Zhao Hai unable to rescue us?" After hearing the Patriarch say this, it was Fei'er's turn to have a difficult expression. He looked at the Patriarch and said, "Mister Zhao Hai is currently attacking the Divine Race territory in the hopes that the Supreme Elders would retreat. If the Supreme Elders don't come back, then mister might come and have a decisive battle with the Supreme Elders. But if mister becomes defeated, then wouldn't the result the same as the one we're facing right now? It might even be possible that our escape route would disappear."
The Patriarch hesitated, he became silent for quite a while. Fei'er looked at the Patriarch's expression and couldn't help but feel angry. Fei'er said, "Patriarch, there's no need to think about it anymore. What duty does mister have for him to die for us? Are we worthy for him to go all out against the nine Supreme Elders? If it was you, would you fight someone powerful for someone who didn't even have great trust towards you? Will you sacrifice yourself for someone who is always guarded against you?"
Fei'er's words were very impolite. This caused the Patriarch's expression to turn uglier. He coldly snorted and said, "Are you really sure that the Supreme Elders won't let us go? If we go under Zhao Hai's command, then we might as well surrender to the Divine Race!"
Not only Fei'er, even the some Elders couldn't help but doubt what they just heard. This statement was just too stupid. Everyone was clear about the result.
Fei'er looked at the Patriarch, disappointment evident on his face, and said, "Is this the Patriarch's decision? Do you really want to punish our Thunder Clan?"
After hearing this, the Patriarch's expression worsened. Then he slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Even if we are killed, we will never be Zhao Hai's slaves! Come, lock him up for me!"
Several of the Elders who were present didn't do anything. Among them, the one who was the most unwilling was Elder Zhen. He had cooperated with Zhao Hai before so held some understanding regarding the man.
At the same time, Elder Zhen also discovered that ever since they had defeated the Taurus Divines, the Patriarch had become more and more like a dictator. He started to believe that he was an Emperor. He became a Patriarch that didn't consider what his people thought.
Elder Zhen looked at the Patriarch before grabbing Fei'er. He couldn't just stay quiet as he stood up and said, "Patriarch, the situation is already very clear. If we wait any longer, then all of us would only die. Do you really want to sacrifice the entire Thunder Clan like this? If that is the case, then you are no longer qualified to become the Patriarch of the Thunder Clan."
Elder Zhen was the Thunder Clan's Great Elder. His status in the clan was very high. Every word he spoke had a certain weight behind it. This was because the Elder's Assembly had the ability to impeach a Patriarch.
When the Patriarch heard this, his face turned for the worst. He slammed the table with even more force and said, "Elder Zhen, do you know what you just said? Do you want to rebel?"
Elder Zhen looked at the Patriarch and coldly snorted, "Patriarch, are you serious? Rebellion? Don't forget, the Elder's Assembly has the right to impeach a Patriarch. You don't have the capabilities to call me a rebel. I support Fei'er's plan. We should immediately organize people to do the sacrifice ritual and block the nine Supreme Elders. We don't have much time left, we need to relocate to mister Zhao Hai's Space. I've met Mister Zhao Hai before, he certainly won't treat us as slaves. He hates slavery."
The Patriarch coldly snorted and said, "Who knows if he was just acting."
At this time, another elder stood up and angrily shouted, "So what does the Patriarch want? Do we just wait for our deaths?"
Then another elder stood up and countered, "And what about you? Is becoming another person's dog that good? I'd rather die in battle than become someone's slave."
Elder Zhen looked at that elder and berated, "You watch your mouth. Who said we would become slaves? And do you really want our clan to perish for this courageous spirit that you have? Mister Zhao Hai will not enslave us. The Demons and the people from the Ark Continent subordinated themselves to Mister Zhao Hai, and they didn't become slaves. So why can't we do the same?"
That elder sneered and said, "Zhao Hai didn't enslave the Demons and the people from the Ark Continent, but did that mean that he didn't have slaves? If we surrender to Zhao Hai, then we might as well just surrender to the Divines. At the very least, we can still live in our plane without going to a strange place."
Upon hearing this, Fei'er couldn’t help but sneer, "Surrender to the Divines? Do you really think that you have the qualifications? The vassal rebellion is all because of us. And at this time, you want to surrender? Who do you think we are? Can we just revolt whenever we want to revolt and surrender whenever we want to surrender? When did the Divines become that forgiving? You really think that the Divines are that stupid?"
Chapter 929 – Dealing With The Cancer Clan
Both sides were unyielding. Nobody can make anyone change their minds. A brawl almost happened in the hall. In the end, Fei'er could only shake his head as he left the room full of indignation.
After leaving the hall, Elder Zhen immediately called the Elders who were close to him. Then he proceeded to urge their clansmen to leave the clan while also organizing a suicide troop. The troop would perform the sacrificial ritual together in order to deal with the Supreme Elders.[1]
As the Thunder Clan's Great Elder, Elder Zhen held a high prestige in the clan. And with Fei'er by his side, their influence was not lower compared to the patriarch. Moreover, with Fei'er's military authority, it didn't take too long for them to find people willing to sacrifice themselves.
Before when Fei'er was rallying his people, the majority of those who came with him were the young members of his clan. On the other hand, most of those with elderly age weren't convinced by Fei'er's words. Because of this, the people who were sent to the Space were very small compared to the Thunder Clan's total population.
The suicide troop of 100 thousand was quickly organized. At the same time, about five hundred thousand households became willing to enter Zhao Hai's Space.
Five hundred thousand households was quite a lot. This was equal to an entire province back in the Ark Continent. These people were also the only ones who were convinced by Fei'er despite his best efforts. There were still a lot of Thunder Clan members who didn't want to leave their ancestral home.
The Patriarch's group was also planning to organize their own suicide army. However, their purpose was different compared to Fei'er. Fei'er wanted to organize a troop in order to hold the Supreme Elders long enough for the Thunder Clan clansmen to enter the Space. On the other hand, the Patriarch wanted to organize a troop in order to make the Divines understand that the Thunder Clan weren't easily dealt with. With this, the Thunder Clan might have more talking power when they surrender.
Fei'er and the others had already separated themselves from the Patriarch's rule. Fei'er organized his people to move together and headed towards Thunder Valley and opened a spatial rift there. Then the people proceeded to head inside the Space.
Outside the valley, Fei'er personally led the 100 hundred thousand suicide troops to block the entrance to the valley. They would block the Supreme Elders from attacking the migrating households.
All the Thunder Clan members who entered the Space immediately fell in love with the environment. On the other hand, those who were yet to enter started to panic. They knew that their enemies were the nine Supreme Elders. They also knew that their Patriarch was prepared to surrender to the Divines.
After the commoners knew about this information, they immediately ran to Fei'er. If they go with Fei'er, they believed that their future would be safe.
These commoners weren't stupid. Most of them knew how miserably they offended the Divine Race. Even if the Divines accepted their surrender, what would happen next? If they would return to their past state, then they might as well go to Zhao Hai's Space.
As the matter stands, more and more people decided to enter Zhao Hai's Space. It already came to a point where the Patriarch could no longer stop them.
At this time, a problem arose. The nine Supreme Elders had already started to attack the Thunder Clan. Moreover, they seem to be intent in the elimination of the entire race. They didn't even try to take captives. This meant that those who went to battle would surely die.
This made the Thunder Clan Patriarch finally realize that the situation wasn't good. He immediately organized themselves and prepared to use the sacrifice ritual in order to block the Supreme Elders.
However, the Thunder Clan's Patriarch discovered something. Unexpectedly, nobody in his side was willing to become members of the suicide troop. It was a huge contrast compared to Fei'er's side.
The Thunder Clan's Patriarch didn’t have the time to organize a proper army to resist the nine Supreme Elders. After all, he was preparing to surrender and negotiate with the Divines.
This was where the Thunder Clan's patriarch had forgotten about something. Only those with leverage had the power for negotiation. If you weren't strong and you were on the side of the defeated, then what right do you have to discuss terms with the enemy?
Naturally, the Thunder Clan's Patriarch haven't thought about this. In his opinion, the Divines wouldn't dare to destroy them. Otherwise, the Divines wouldn't be able to rule the vassal races.
However, the Patriarch had forgotten the fact that they were the main cause of the vassal race rebellion. If the Divines didn't eliminate them as a punishment for the others, then they wouldn't be able to control the other vassal races.
Moreover, Gold Ben and the others only came here because of Zhao Hai. They would eliminate the Thunder Clan first, then the Barbarians, and then the Winged Pegasus. They plan to make Zhao Hai retreat.
Because of this, Gold Ben and the others didn't even think about getting captives. They intend to exterminate the Thunder Clan. They weren't interested in surrender, negotiations, and the like. All they want to do right now was to attack and kill.
Although there were only nine of them this time, these people were more terrifying than 90 million people. Even if they numbered only nine, their individual and collective might wasn't weak. Therefore, the Thunder Clan would certainly eat a huge loss once the battle starts.
But the Patriarch's group could only resist. At this time, Fei'er was transferring 500 thousand households to the Space, this was more than 2 million people. Moving this number of people to the Space wouldn’t take a day or two. Because of this, Fei'er could only lead the suicide troop to defend the valley's entrance.
Even if Fei'er and the others were defending the valley entrance, they were still receiving news from the battle between the Thunder Clan and the Supreme Elders. At the same time, more and more Thunder Clan members began pouring towards the valley. This only meant that the situation had worsened to a certain degree.
Fei'er didn't have the means to solve this. If he went to attack the Divines, then the valley would turn dangerous. If he went out, then the Patriarch might even use them. The Patriarch was still hoping to surrender.
Fei'er already told Ding and Shan about the current situation. Ding and Shan weren't having good times either. They had met people from their clans and were met with the same outcome as Fei'er. A lot of people were against moving, especially their Patriarchs.
Fei'er wanted them to move as soon as possible. He told them that the Divines weren't intending to take any survivors. Ding and Shan needed to send their people to the Space at the earliest time.
However, Ding and Shan's present situation was the same as Fei'er. Those who were close to them and those who respected them were the only ones who agreed to move towards the Space. Ding and Shan could only break out from the cells with no consideration for the clan's face. They were afraid that it would be too late for their people to move towards the Space. A civil strife began in their clans.
Fei'er felt very awkward regarding this situation. He didn't want to urge them to revolt. After all, this was a different clan's matter, it wouldn't be good for him to meddle.
However, Fei'er was worried about the Barbarians and the Winged Pegasus. The population of the two clans was much greater compared to the Thunder Clan. In this case, it would take an even longer time for their people to move towards the Space. Now that the Supreme Elders were mowing through the Thunder Clan, it was the best time for the Barbarians and the Winged Pegasus to make their move. If they delay, then they would be risking the lives of their people.
Fei'er didn't have better means to express this thought towards Ding and Shan. Because of this, he could only tell it to Zhao Hai.
But Zhao Hai was currently attacking the Cancer Continent right now. The Cancer Continent was quite difficult to deal with. This was because their Supreme Elder Jie Yu had some reputation among the Divine Race. Although Elder Star held the highest position among all the Supreme Elders, Elder Jie Yu was the foremost expert of the Divine Race. This caused his clansmen to have a certain arrogance towards their strength. In their opinion, they couldn't afford to have Elder Jie Yu lose face.
Because of this thought, the Cancer Clan's defense was quite hard to deal with. But because of the current circumstances, Zhao Hai would naturally be impolite. He released his undead, the Devil Legion, and his Cavalry Army. He sent them to all directions in order to deal with the Cancer clan as soon as possible.
Zhao Hai's method was very successful. After releasing his army, even the Cancer Divines wouldn't be able to resist. The Cancer Divines could only defend for three days before they were cleaned up.
Nobody could blame them for falling so fast. Zhao Hai's undead were as strong as they were. Moreover, there was the much stronger undead troops under Qing Feng and Mingyue. Then there was the Ultimate Weapon equipped Devil Legion. There simply was nobody that could defend against them. And with their Supreme Elder absent, the Cancer Clan's fall was inevitable.
Most importantly, Zhao Hai's army outnumbered the Cancer Continent's troops. There simply was no chance for the Cancer Divines. Zhao Hai also received the news from Fei'er. However, he didn't immediately return to help. He would wait until Gold Ben attacks the Barbarians and Winged Pegasus before he turns back.
He needed to make the Barbarians and Winged Pegasus be willing to submit. If the two clans still refused, then Zhao Hai would wait for some time.
Up until now, the three clans were still unwilling to trust Zhao Hai. The three clans' Patriarchs were very ambitious people. If the Space accepts such people, then they would certainly cause trouble. Because of this, Zhao Hai changed his mind. He would use Gold Ben and the others to teach the three clans a lesson. Zhao Hai would make the three clans understand that without him, they would easily fall to the Divines.
Zhao Hai didn't give Fei'er a concrete answer, he just expressed his acknowledgement of the report. Fei'er couldn’t blame Zhao Hai. To be honest, even Fei'er was disappointed of his people. Because of this, he could only accept this result.
I've been stopping myself from calling it 'Suicide Squad' xdChapter 930 – Sagittarius Clan's Magic Formation
Although Zhao Hai had conquered the Central, Scorpio, and the Cancer Continents, he didn't actually touch their Fishman tribes. He wanted the Fishmen to spread the information to the other Divines. He needed Gold Ben and the others to be aware of what was happening.
Gold Ben and the others were now forcing Zhao Hai to fight them by attacking the Thunder Clan and the others. But if Zhao Hai continually eliminates the Divines, would Gold Ben and the others keep being calm? At this time, Zhao Hai and the Supreme Elders were in a battle of who would lose their composure first. The one who returns would be the loser.
After cleaning the defenders of the Cancer Continent, Zhao Hai proceeded to capture any remaining Divines. Zhao Hai couldn't just let go of this opportunity.
Zhao Hai wanted the Divines to get ahold of his movements. However, he didn't anticipate that this news would also reach the ears of the foreign races and the vassal races.
After hearing this information, the foreign races and the major vassal races immediately exerted pressure on the Divines. The Divines and the vassal races were now irreconcilable. At the same time, the foreign races wanted to take their revenge for tens of thousands of years. Even if one side wanted to solve this enmity, it would be impossible to do so. Therefore, when they heard that the Divines were being cleaned up by Zhao Hai, they immediately burst with joy.
While the Divines were flustered, the vassal races immediately launched a full force attack towards the Divines.
On the other hand, although the foreign races also sent their armies, they didn't send their Supreme Elders along. This was because the foreign races were still afraid of Elder Star and the others. They knew that if Elder Star and the others made a move, then they would definitely target the foreign races' base.
After Zhao Hai dealt with the Cancer Divines, he immediately turned his attention to another continent. This time, Zhao Hai intends to attack the Sagittarius Divines.
The Sagittarius Divines were quite a different type of people. Their archers were trained from a very early age. Because of this, their archery was the strongest among the other Divines.
At the same time, their weapons were also special. What they use for combat was the bow and arrow. However, these bow and arrows weren't ordinary ones. The bows were inscribed with magic formations, the same was true for their arrows.
The magic formations inscribed on the bows allowed the Sagittarius Divines to condense energy into the arrow. On the other hand, the formation on the arrow increased its lethality.
The energy arrows of the Sagittarius Archers wasn't their most powerful means of attack. The magic formation inscribed on their bows also allowed them the ability to use energy to bend their arrows. If one had enough energy to charge both bows and arrows, then they would be extremely lethal. However, if one was weak, then their arrows might not even be able to injure anyone.
At the same time, their arrows also had more than one type of magic formation. Wind-element formations could allow the arrow to fly a longer distance. Fire-element arrows would cause a powerful explosion. Wood-element formations would poison the target. Water-element formations made the arrow's trajectory unable to be predicted. Metal-element formations increased the arrow's penetrating power. And finally, Light-element arrows made it very hard to evade.
This didn't mean that the Sagittarius Divines were advanced in terms of magic formations. In fact, almost all of the Sagittarius Clan's magic formations were passed down from generation to generation. Modifications on these magic formations were practically non-existent.
This was because of the Deity's order to stop research on magic formations.
Although Lu Wei did forbade them to research magic formations, the Divines didn't have any interest in researching them anyways. Even if their magic formations were from ancient times, given the skills of the Sagittarius Archers, they were still a terrifying existence in the Divine Realm.
They can augment their archery using their own energy. As long as they don't use all of their power, they would be able to fire arrows endlessly.. Even if they run out of arrows, as long as they had energy, they could still kill.
Although they were called the Divine Race, this didn't mean that they were true gods. The items of the Divine Race might not be found in the Ark Continent, but they weren't unlimited in the Divine Realm either. Because of this, the arrows of a Sagittarius Archer can be exhausted. This discouraged the archers on being be too reliant on their arrows.
As for energy, it belonged to their own. Through the inscriptions on their bows, the archers were able to shoot hundreds to thousands of energy arrows in succession. Because of this, archers would only carry one or two quivers of arrows, and each quiver only had 12 arrows.
Even with these restrictions, nobody in the Divine Realm was willing to provoke the Sagittarius Divines. Not only because of their arrows, but also due to their peak capability for assassinations.
An archer could hide inside a location. And when one let their guard down, the archer would immediately unleash a fatal arrow. This was something terrifying to think of.
In the past, Zhao Hai didn't have that much understanding when it came to the Sagittarius Divines. But after asking Bingya and the others, he was finally able to have a clear idea. Now, Zhao Hai was curious about the Sagittarius Divines, especially their ancient magic formations.
One must know that these magic formations were strictly hidden so that no outsider would know about them. And even if other people got ahold of their weapons, they still wouldn't be able to know how to use the formations.
Although the Sagittarius bows and arrows had magic formations inscribed in them, almost all of these formations were deeply hidden. These formations were also wrapped with other magic formations in order to hide their image. Moreover, if one wanted to destroy the bows to see inside, a magic formation inside would activate and blow the weapon. The arrows also had self-destruct functions. As long as an arrow was used, then it was ruined. One would only recover a useless arrow shaft. If one were to open the arrow, it would also explode.
This caused Zhao Hai to be curious about these bows and arrows. He wanted to know what magic formations were inscribed on these weapons. Once he knew about these magic formations, then Zhao Hai's undead cavalry would be able to display an even more terrifying strength.
Zhao Hai's attack on the Sagittarius Continent began immediately. This was because he didn't need to spend time on travelling unlike Gold Ben and the others. After cleaning the Cancer Continent, he immediately teleported towards the Sagittarius Continent.
When Zhao Hai started to attack the Sagittarius Continent, he was immediately faced with a resistance from the Sagittarius Archers. A wave of arrows came crashing down on Zhao Hai. These arrows were really strong, they were actually able to hurt the undead. Zhao Hai didn't expect this.
However, it was still impossible for the Sagittarius Divines to block the attack. And even if Zhao Hai didn't have their magic formations, he still had magic cannons and the javelin throwing cavalry undead. This allowed Zhao Hai's undead to suffer the least amount of damage. Most importantly, even if the undead were hurt, it still wouldn't affect their combat prowess.
At the same time, the Devil Legion were protected by their combat suits. Even if the Devil Legion's strength wasn't able to display a monumental increase, the combat suits were still able to block the Sagittarius Divines' arrows.
Just as Zhao Hai was attacking the Sagittarius Divines, information about the fall of the three continents reached the ears of Gold Ben and the others. Upon hearing this, the Supreme Elders couldn't help but be startled. They have yet to conquer the Thunder Clan but Zhao Hai already eliminated three continents. It wasn't strange for Gold Ben and the others to be surprised.
Originally, Gold Ben and the others wanted to slowly attack the Thunder Clan in order to wait for Zhao Hai's response. But now, it looks like Zhao Hai was more cruel than them. Naturally, the Supreme Elders could no longer hold back. Nine people fully exerted their powers and attacked the Thunder Clan. In about five days, the Thunder Clan was almost razed to the ground. At this time, the only surviving members of the Thunder Clan were inside the mountain valley where Fei'er and the others were.
At this time, the mountain valley had refugees that numbered to about a million households. These people were the ones who didn't follow Fei'er early on. When adding this number to the households that followed Fei'er in the beginning, the people that needed to be moved to the Space had numbered 1.5 million households.
It was impossible for this valley to hold 1.5 million households. However, this mountain valley wasn't small either. Luckily, more than 800 thousand households had already transferred inside the Space. Otherwise, this mountain valley would have already overflowed.
However, Fei'er's group was now faced with a difficult problem. At this time, there was still about six hundred thousand households inside the valley. And Elder Star's group was heading towards them.
As Gold Ben and the others were heading towards the mountain valley. Fei'er decided that he would lead the 100 thousand defenders and use the sacrifice ritual. They needed to block Gold Ben and the others in order to give their people enough time to get inside the Space.
Just as Fei'er was about to do the sacrifice ritual, Elder Zhen suddenly appeared and stopped him. Fei'er looked confused at Elder Zhen and said, "Great Elder, why did you stop me? Leave this place to me, go and lead our people into the Space."
Elder Zhen shook his head and looked at Fei'er, "Fei'er, you go. Guide our people to the Space, leave this place to me."
Fei'er stared, then his expression changed as he said, "That's wouldn't happen. Great Elder, just leave me here. This is my idea, I should be the one who sees it to the end."
Elder Zhen just calmly replied, "Fei'er, don't be hard-headed. I'll defend. You are still young and you have the best relationship with Zhao Hai among us. Go and take our people to a brighter future. I can't do that, I'm already too old. I'll leave the clan to you. I should have believed in you from the very beginning, yet I didn't. This caused us to miss the best opportunity to move towards the Space. Remember, after going inside the Space, never strive to become Mister Zhao Hai's equal. We're only his subordinates." After he said that, Elder Zhen's body started to shake. Then his aura exploded, surpassing his original one.
After seeing this situation, Fei'er couldn't help but gawk. This was because he knew that Elder Zhen just performed the sacrifice ritual. Fei'er understood that it was already too late.
Once Elder Zhen used the sacrifice ritual, the other 100 thousand members of the suicide troop also used the ritual. Nobody hesitated, all of them were fearless.
Fei'er looked at his people, already knowing that they were practically dead. Tears started streaming down his face as he banged his head to the ground three times. Then he straightened his body and loudly said, "Brothers, in behalf of the Thunder Clan, this Fei'er expresses our deepest gratitude. Rest assured, this Fei'er will definitely lead our people to a much better future."
Elder Zhen loudly laughed. Mixed in that laughter was his overwhelming heroic spirit, then he said, "Fei'er, we'll leave our clan over to you. Don't let our sacrifice go in vain. Be relieved, we will make those Supreme Elders know that the Thunder Clan wouldn't easily fall. Go tell Mister Zhao Hai that I apologize. I should have believed in him from the very beginning. Tell him to take revenge for me!"
Fei'er gave a nod, then he said, "Great Elder, rest assured. I will certainly relay your message. I will be engraving everybody's name down. The Thunder Clan will never forget you!"
Elder Zhen laughed, then he pat Fei'er's shoulder and said, "Go. Lead our people to leave this place. I'll be leaving the clan over to you." Then after that, Elder Zhen took an object and gave it to Fei'er.
Fei'er looked at the item, it was a magic formation plate. Fei'er knew that this was a treasure of the Thunder Clan. Unfortunately this formation plate didn't have any attacking power. Instead, it had the ability to create a large amount of fog, enough to hide an entire city.
Upon seeing this formation plate, Fei'er immediately understood what Elder Zhen wanted to do. Elder Zhen wanted Fei'er to use this formation plate to block the valley. This would hide the mountain valley from the Supreme Elders. This way, the Supreme Elders would be clueless about what was happening. If the Supreme Elders knew that they were moving to the Space, then they will certainly go all out in attacking. For the Thunder Clan, this wasn't a good outcome.
Most importantly, Gold Ben and the others were still waiting for Zhao Hai's response. It's possible that they were still holding back. Both Fei'er and Elder Zhen didn't want any other mishap to occur.
Chapter 931 – Firm Like A Rock, Unmoving Like A Mountain!
Upon seeing the fog on the mountain, a sneer appeared on a corner of Jie Yu's mouth. The turned to Elder Star and said, "Elder Star, it seems like these guys still have some courage left inside them. They still want to do a final defense. Then we would have to be impolite. Let's make them understand what extinction means!" Elder Star, through gritted teeth, replied, "Zhao Hai has already destroyed several Divine Clans. It's time to make him taste what losing someone feels like. Let's begin!"
Elder Jie Yu had the same ugly expression as Elder Star. This was because he didn't think that after dealing with the Central and Scorpio Continent, Zhao Hai would target the Cancer Continent. Moreover, Zhao Hai directly exterminated his clan. This was a huge attack to Jie Yu.
After knowing knowing about the elimination of the Cancer Clan, Jie Yu as well as the other Elders began to be more ruthless towards the Thunder Clan. Besides those who died on the spot, those who didn't resist were treated miserably by Jie Yu.
Elder Star and the others didn't say anything about Jie Yu's actions. In fact, they were also very cruel towards the Thunder Clan. After being beaten by Zhao Hai time and time again, their hearts couldn't help but feel constricted. Because of this, they could only vent their anger on the Thunder Clan.
As the Supreme Elders flew towards the mountain valley, a troop suddenly flew out.
Naturally, these people were Elder Zhen and the others. Elder Zhen slowly flew to face Gold Ben and the others, his face was as calm as it can be. At this point, their only wish was to block Gold Ben and the others for ten days so that Fei'er would have enough time to evacuate. Because of this, Elder Zhen and the others held no emotions towards Gold Ben anymore. They needed to buy time. It didn't matter who they were facing, they needed jusr to do their duty.
Gold Ben and the others didn't attack immediately. They stopped and observed Elder Zhen's group. In the past few days, the Thunder Clan members who blocked them were too many to count. However, none were successful. Because of this, Gold Ben and the others were no longer worried. They just wanted to see the desperate expression on these people's faces.
However, they were left disappointed. Elder Zhen and the others were extremely calm. Elder Zhen only spared Gold Ben a glance before he turned to his 100 thousand troops and said, "Brave warriors of the Thunder Clan. We are the last hope of our family. For the Thunder Clan, let's do our best!"
All of the Thunder Clan soldiers behind him simultaneously shouted, "For the Thunder Clan!"
Gold Ben couldn't help but look at Elder Zhen's troops with disdain. However, he could also note that this Thunder Clan army wasn't the same as the ones they had met in the past few days. Although those people were also blocking the Supreme Elders, they lacked an imposing manner. However, the ones in front of him right now had very formidable heroic auras.
Gold Ben looked at Elder Zehn and sneered, "Starting this day, the Thunder Clan would no longer exist!"
Elder Zhen looked at Gold Ben and coldly said, "Supreme Elder of the Taurus Clan, Hahaha. Even if the Thunder Clan ends today, the Taurus Clan still perished first. What are you being proud about?"
Elder Zhen's words hit Gold Ben's most sensitive spot. Gold Ben clenched his teeth and said, "Enough wasting words. I will personally kill you today!"
A strange smile suddenly appeared on Elder Zhen's face as he said, "Then try it." After that, he turned to his troops and said, "Thunder Net formation!"
These soldiers were already waiting for this order since the very beginning. So without any hesitation, they took their totem sticks and went into a formation. After that, they all exerted their strengths into the totem sticks.
As they poured their strength into their sticks, the totem sticks began to shine. Then every Thunder Clan soldier closed their eyes as they held their totem sticks. All of them were motionless, including Elder Zhen.
What made it strange for Gold Ben and the others was the fact that these 100 thousand people only organized themselves into a formation and did nothing else. Aside from their shining totem sticks, there was no other reaction.
Gold Ben and the others looked puzzled at Elder Zhen's group. They didn't know what these people wanted to do.
Elder Star looked at Elder Zhen and said, "Enough playing tricks. I don't believe that you have the ability to resist us."
After saying that, Elder Star took out his Star Disk. The disk immediately shone with white light as it shot towards Elder Zhen. This light had no exact shape, but it looked like the energy beams of Zhao Hai's magic cannons.
When this energy beam reached near Elder Zhen and the others, an electric glow suddenly appeared on the Thunder Clan's formation. An electric strike met the white glow before Elder Star's attacked vanished entirely.
After seeing this situation, Elder Star couldn't help but stare for a moment. He didn't hold back, that was his full strike. However, this attack was actually rendered useless. It was no wonder that Elder Star was surprised.
Elder Star's ultimate weapon was the best among the ultimate weapons. One shouldn't underestimate that white light. Actually that attack was no different to the two fists that Gold Ben used to destroy the defensive wall. Such an attack was enough to eradicate a Thunder Clan troop. However, it was actually useless against Elder Zhen and the others.
Gold Ben and the others were naturally aware that Elder Star wasn't holding back. The Central Continent had just been cleaned up by Zhao Hai. Holding back for Elder Star was basically impossible. Elder Star's attack being blocked was out of their expectations.
Gold Ben said, "So you have your methods. Let's see if you can block this." Then he immediately put on his Taurus combat suit and continually rained fists towards Elder Zhen's group. As the first attack reached Elder Zhen, their formation immediately emitted an electric flow, blocking each attack.
Gold Ben released nearly a hundred attacks, but he still wasn't able to break through. This caused Gold Ben's expression to change. Elder Star and the others' expression expression changed as well. All of them were clear about Gold Ben's strength. Receiving 100 attacks from him would surely hurt.
In the past, these 100 hits was enough to kill tens of thousands of Thunder Clan members. However, these attacks were actually useless, the other side didn't even budge.
As soon as they saw this, Elder Star and the others' expression turned very heavy. Elder Star released another attack using his Star Disk. But the result was the same as Gold Ben. An electric strike just made the white light disappear.
When Jie Yu saw this, his expression sank. He didn't know how the Thunder Clan managed to do this.
After Elder Star launched about a hundred attacks, he stopped. After all, they were already in the Thunder Clan, and Zhao Hai could come back at any time. Moreover, the Thunder Clan could also counter attack. It wouldn't be a great idea for him to waste energy. He still needed to save some strength to protect himself.
When Jie Yu saw Elder Star stop, he immediately took a step forward. But this time, he didn't attack Elder Zhen's group. Instead, he waved his hand, equipping his ultimate weapon, and then attacking the mountain valley instead. However, Elder Zhen's formations still sent forth electric strikes in order to negate the attack.
Jie Yu slightly knit his eyebrows. Then he flew forwards and before long he was about 100 meters away from Elder Zhen. However, Elder Zhen's formation had yet to make a response.
Jie Yu couldn't help but smile. Then he got closer and closer to the formation. 50 meters, 30 meters, 20 meters, but Elder Zhen and the others still didn't respond.
However, when Jie Yu was about ten meters away from Elder Zhen, the formation quickly lit up and sent a strike towards Jie Yu. The electric strike arrived too quickly. Before Jie Yu could defend, the attack already struck his body.
Fortunately, Jie Yu had his Cancer combat armor on. The combat suit's defensive capability was very good. When Jie Yu felt his chest being caved in, he immediately retreated and didn't dare to go forward anymore.
The reason Jie Yu retreated was because he only wanted to find a way to bypass the formation in order to attack the mountain valley. But now it seems like it was impossible.
Elder Star turned his head towards the others and said, "It seems like their formation is primarily used for defense. Everyone take turns to attack. I don't believe that we can't break through. When the Thunder Clan is eliminated, we'll proceed towards the Barbarians and the Winged Pegasus."
The group nodded before they took turns attacking. But amidst all the attacks, Elder Zhen and the others were still standing there, nobody made any moves.
A day passed by, but Elder Star and the others still didn't have any progress. They continued to take turns to attack the Thunder Clan's formation. However, they were still standing there, unmoving.
Two days went by, the Supreme Elders bagan to worry. However, Elder Zhen and the others were still standing there. They looked like dead people, just stood there without any reactions whatsoever.
On the third day, Elder Star and the others had forgotten to worry. At this point, the thing inside their minds was to break through this formation and see what the Thunder Clan did in order to block attacks for such a long time.
Fourth day, Elder Star and the others already had blood red eyes as they looked at Elder Zhen and the others. The Thunder Clan's defenders were still unaffected. At this point, the Supreme Elders couldn't wait to extinguish all of the Thunder Clan.
In the evening of the fourth day, white lights poured down on Elder Zhen's formation. An electric strike proceeded to cancel everything out. But then, Elder Zhen and the others' totem stick began to darken. The radiance began to disappear bit by bit.
Chapter 932 – Cursing Before Death!
When Elder Star and the others saw this situation, they couldn't help but feel ecstatic. However, they didn't lower their guard. They were afraid that Elder Zhen was just playing with them.
However, their worries quickly vanished. After the light on Elder Zhen's totem stick vanished, Elder Zhen's body began to flake into ashes. When the wind passed by, Elder Zhen and the others' body slowly scattered before totally vanishing.
Upon seeing this result, Elder Star and the other immediately understood. The opposite party certainly used a self-sacrificing method. Because of this, they were able to block the attacks for four days straight. To be honest, matching the Supreme Elders for this long was worthy of respect.
Originally, Elder Zhen and the others used the sacrifice ritual in order to buy Fei'er and the others ten days of time. However, after being attacked continuously for four days, and by Supreme Elders at that, they weren't able to hold on anymore. The constant attacks completely depleted their energy.
Elder Star looked at where Elder Zhen and the others were. He couldn’t help but feel a trace of fear. If the entire Thunder Clan went all out, then it might be impossible for the Supreme Elders to stand where they were. They would surely be dragged on while Zhao Hai was attacking the entire Divine Race territory.
After thinking about this, Elder Star and the others couldn’t help but turn to where Elder Zhen and the others vanished and then gave a short bow. But although Elder Zhen and his troop became respected foes, war was war, Elder Star and the others couldn't just let the Thunder Clan go. Therefore, they immediately rushed towards the mountain valley.
Elder Star took his Star Disk out and launched several attacks towards the valley. Rumbles were heard as the mist on the valley disappeared. However, Elder Star and the others were left stunned. Nobody was inside the valley.
Elder Star and the others slowly approached the place. There were traces of people inside the valley. The traces revealed that everybody was heading in, nobody was going out. The disappearance of the people in this valley had become a total mystery.
When Elder Star saw this situation, his expression couldn't help but change. He took a glance at the surrounding before he said, "Go take a careful look around. There has to be clues. It's impossible for the Thunder Clan to just disappear into nothing."
Gold Ben and the others nodded before they examined the entire place. They had fought many battles, so they were very experienced with analyzing terrain.
After the group looked throughout the valley, they immediately found something suspicious. There were truly a lot of people inside this valley. What made Gold Ben and the others surprised was that all of the footprints lead to a certain place. They led to the innermost part of the valley, a place where there was a large piece of mountain wall.
The group stood in front of the mountain wall. They saw that the footprints were headed here before they just cut off.
The Supreme Elders inspected the wall but they couldn’t see anything special with it. This confused them.
Gold Ben went forward and touched the wall. It was cold and made of stone. Besides that, nothing else could be seen.
Gold Ben proceeded to punch the wall. A banging sound reverberated inside the valley as a ten meter hole appeared. However, no new clues were found, it was still a mountain wall.
Gold Ben returned to Elder Star's side. His face was was ugly as he looked at the mountain wall and said, "What is happening? Did the Thunder Clan just stepped into this wall and vanished?"
Upon hearing Gold Ben, Jie Yu's face quickly changed before he exclaimed, "Not good! Zhao Hai has a Spatial Divergent Ability! It's possible that Zhao Hai used this valley in order to move the Thunder Clan." When Elder Star and the others heard this, their expressions turned ugly as well. Elder Star replied, "It's possible. Let's quickly leave this place. Gold Ben, between the Barbarians and the Winged Pegasus, which one is closer?"
Gold Ben replied "We're closer to the Winged Pegasus. Let's go now. We can reach the Winged Pegasus in five days. We're short on time, we need to attack them immediately."
Elder Star and the others nodded. After receiving news that the Cancer Continent had been eliminated, Gold Ben and the others knew that they didn't have the opportunity to slack. If they couldn't compel Zhao Hai to return, then that would be the end of the Divine Race.
They never expected this outcome when they came up with this plan. But now, it was already too late to feel regret.
After the group reached a decision, they immediately took off and soared towards the Winged Pegasus. Meanwhile, at this time, Fei'er was inside the Space along with Ding and Shan.
Fei'er's eyes were blood red. He hadn't slept in the past few days. He was finally able to settle his clan. But after looking at his people, Fei'er's happiness took a big blow. Although there were already several million Thunder Clan members inside the Space, this was just about a thirtieth(1/30) of the original Thunder Clan population. In other words, only 1 out of 30 Thunder Clan members survived.
Ding and Shan were also aware of Fei'er's situation. Their moods were also very heavy. Thunder Clan suffered today, and their clan might be the same tomorrow. If their clans didn't move towards the Space soon, then their situation would become much worse compared to the Thunder Clan.
Ding looked at Fei'er and said, "Fei'er, what are you planning to do now? Do you think mister will come back and help us?"
Fei'er smiled bitterly and said, "How can we just ask Mister to come back? Mister is very strong, but the nine Supreme Elders are ready to go all out. If mister loses, then not only us, the vassal races and the foreign races would be finished."
Ding didn't answer. He also knew that Fei'er was telling the truth. But in this case, they don't have any other plan.
Shan couldn’t find a way either. Fei'er looked at the two and said, "We can only do one thing. I will go with you to see your clans. We need to persuade them. They need to enter the Space immediately. The pressure on Mister right now is too great. You should know about Mister's temperament. If Mister has the means then it would be impossible for him to withhold it from us."
Ding and Shan nodded. They fully trust Zhao Hai. They believed that Zhao Hai has a reason for not coming back.
Fei'er looked at the two before turning his head to Shan and said, "Shan, me and Ding will go with you to convince your Patriarch. I hope that we can convince him to move to the Space. If he agrees then we'll immediately see the Barbarians. The Winged Pegasus are closer to the Thunder Clan. If the Supreme Elders wanted to deal with us, then their next target would be you."
Ding and Shan nodded. At this moment, this was the best move for them. Moreover, they also thought that Fei'er was correct. The Thunder Clan can be described as eliminated at this point. At this time, the Supreme Elders would certainly attack the Winged Pegasus or the Barbarians next. However, the Winged Pegasus' plane was nearer to the Thunder Clan compared to the Barbarians. Naturally, the Supreme Elders would go and deal with the Winged Pegasus first.
After deciding on their action, the three immediately left the Space and appeared inside Shan's room in the Winged Pegasus Clan. Upon returning, Shan immediately led the two to see the Patriarch in the Assembly Hall.
In the past few days, the Patriarch of the Winged Pegasus has also been receiving information from the Thunder Clan. When they were dealing with the Divines with Zhao Hai, they were using the messenger fishes to communicate. Because of this, the Winged Pegasus Patriarch was aware of what was happening with the Thunder Clan.
During those days, every information regarding the Thunder Clan made the Winged Pegasus Patriarch more and more disappointed. Even after the Thunder Clan was eliminated, Zhao Hai still didn't appear. In the end, even at the death of the Thunder Clan Patriarch, he was cursing Zhao Hai.
The situation with the Winged Pegasus Clan wasn't very good lately. After knowing about the fate of the Thunder Clan, the Winged Pegasus Clan soon became flustered. It was getting harder and harder to control the situation.
Because of this, the Winged Pegasus Patriarch felt more and more stressed. He didn't want to enter the Space. He was already fond of having full power of his people. He didn't want to give that up.
But if he didn't give it up, then their result would be the same as the Thunder Clan. If they were eliminated by the Supreme Elders, then what would be the use of his power?
Upon hearing the Thunder Clan Patriarch curse Zhao Hai even at his death, the Winged Pegasus Patriarch became set on never entering Zhao Hai's Space.
At this time, a report came from the hall entrance. Shan, Ding, and Fei'er were asking for an audience. Upon hearing the names of these three people, the Patriarch couldn't help but knit his brows. He knew that these people had followed Zhao Hai for a long time. Moreover, they were adamant on entering the Space. To be honest, the Patriarch didn't like them.
However, these three people were the ones who spearheaded the attack on the Taurus Divines. Their prestige was very high among the three clans. This was especially true for the young people. Because of this, the Patriarch needs to consider his attitude when meeting them.
After thinking for a moment, the Patriarch finally said, "Let them in." The servant complied before turning around to leave. Before long, Shan and the others came in and gave a salute to the Patriarch.
The Patriarch looked at Fei'er and said, "Fei'er, your family has been met with a terrible catastrophe. Why are you here? You should be with your people."
When he heard these words from the Patriarch, Fei'er couldn't help but knit his brows. He discovered that convincing the Winged Pegasus Patriarch would be a very hard thing to do. It seems like the Patriarch didn't have a good impression of him.
Chapter 933 – Order For Arrest!
Although he had discovered this, Fei'er still answered, "Patriarch, the environment inside Mister Zhao Hai's Space is very good. My clansmen are living very well. I visited the Winged Pegasus Clan in order to persuade the Patriarch. Please don't go the same road as the Thunder Clan."
The Patriarch looked at Fei'er and coldly snorted, "Living very well, is it? So you think that living inside that place is very good? At the point of your Patriarch's death, he told me that the crisis of the three clans was artificially created by Zhao Hai. When he attacked the Divines, we even offered him some help. But when the Divines attacked us, he didn't come to our rescue. You might be willing to go under that kind of person, but I couldn't."
Fei'er looked at the Patriarch and sneered, "The Patriarch is really good at making jokes. Because of his greed for power, the Thunder Clan Patriarch buried our people along with him. Such a person is not worthy for the Thunder Clan. The Great Elder even tried to persuade him, but he didn’t listen. He still intended to hold on to his little power until the moment he died. He couldn't blame anybody for his decisions."
Fei'er continued, "Patriarch, do you really think that you can deal with nine Supreme Elders? Those people won't accept surrender, they never left anybody alive. They're here to eliminate the three clans."
The Patriarch's expression turned ugly, but Fei'er didn't stop, "Patriarch said that we helped Mister Zhao Hai in the battle against the Taurus Divines. But I want to ask the Patriarch this, do you really think that Mister Zhao Hai couldn't deal with the Taurus Divines without our help?"
When Fei'er said this, the Patriarch couldn't reply. He knew that the three clans only sent their troops in order to have an equal standing with Zhao Hai. But even if they didn't send their troops, Zhao Hai was still able to defeat the Taurus Divines.
Fei'er went on, "Patriarch might not see Mister Zhao Hai's help, but Mister is currently helping us avenge ourselves. Mister didn't come here because he is currently dealing with the Divine Race territory. He wanted to cause pressure to the Supreme Elders. He even gave us three tokens so that our people could enter his Space. Isn't this enough of a help? I ask Patriarch to think about it carefully."
The Patriarch's expression was uglier than ever. After Fei'er finished talking, he slapped his table hard and said, "Quite a sharp mouth! Do you think exaggerating everything would make me move to the Space? You Thunder Clan are low in population, that's why you cannot deal with the Supreme Elders. But with my well-trained and well-equipped Winged Pegasus Army, I can definitely go all out against the Divine Race!"
Fei'er, Ding, and Shan's expression changed. They looked at the Winged Pegasus Patriarch as though he was an idiot. They couldn't believe what the Patriarch said. Does he actually plan to drive the Winged Pegasus into extinction?
Right, the Thunder Clan had the least population among the three clans. However, the Thunder Clan's abilities were the strongest among the three. Even if there were more Barbarians and Winged Pegasus soldiers, they still wouldn't be able to easily deal with a Thunder Clan army. What the Winged Pegasus Patriarch was talking about was completely nonsense.
Fei'er looked at the Patriarch, "Since the Patriarch says so, then we won't persuade you any further. This matter is your clan's, this Fei'er cannot just interfere. I have already said my piece, since the Patriarch won't listen, then this Fei'er will have to say goodbye."
When he heard Fei'er, the Patriarch couldn’t help but stare. He didn't think that Fei'er would just walk away. But then he suddenly remembered something. When Fei'er fell out with the Thunder Clan Patriarch, a rebellion was started, causing the Thunder Clan to be unstable. This made the Thunder Clan unable to deal with the Supreme Elders. Now that Fei'er wanted to leave, would he start another revolt?
When he thought of this, the Patriarch's expression immediately changed. All of a sudden, he loudly exclaimed, "Where do you think this is? Do you think you can just come here and leave whenever you want? Since you came here, then you might as well stay. Men, take them!"
Fei'er and the others couldn't help but stare. They never expected the Patriarch to do this. After Fei'er left, he initially wanted to have Shan talk to the Patriarch instead. Who would've thought that the Patriarch would want to seize them?
Fei'er looked at the Patriarch and saw that the Patriarch's eyes were blood red. He looked insane. At this time, the sound of footsteps can be heard outside. The Winged Pegasus guards have arrived.
Fei'er looked at Shan before grabbed his command token. A spatial rift appeared, taking the three people in and then vanished. It looks like they weren't here at all.
However, the Patriarch just sat there, the look of defeat on his face. He knew that he was in trouble now. Shan was held in high regard among the youths of their clan. If Shan decides to act, then the trouble would be big.
The Patriarch immediately commanded his subordinates, his face flushed as he said, "Quick, immediately send this news. Shan brought the Thunder Clan's Fei'er and the Barbarian Clan's Ding to assassinate me. Immediately order their arrest!"
When his subordinates heard this, they couldn’t help but stare for a moment. Shan's position in the Clan was very high, this was the same for Fei'er and Ding. Why would they come here to assassinate the Patriarch? Was that even possible?
After seeing that his men were unresponsive, the Patriarch roared, "Why are you just standing there? Immediately pass my order!"
The Pegasus guards looked at each other in dismay. They didn't dare violate the order of their Patriarch, so they turned around to fulfill their duties.
Meanwhile, Shan and the others reappeared from the Space. The place where they were in right now was inside Council Speaker Fang's room.
Shan knew that he had already offended the Patriarch. Needless to say, he still needed to convince his people to move.
Shan and the others were smart people, they knew that the Patriarch couldn't kill them. Because of this, they left the assembly hall to meet with Council Speaker Fang.
Council Speaker Fang wasn't having a great time lately. To be honest, he really wanted the Winged Pegasus to enter the Space. After all, he had met Zhao Hai and saw how Zhao Hai treated the Demons. Speaker Fang believed that after entering the Space, Zhao Hai definitely wouldn't treat them unfairly.
The Patriarch's firm disagreement made Speaker Fang feel awkward. Although the Council Speaker still held a great amount of authority, it still couldn't contend with the Patriarch. Moreover, the reason why the Patriarch's words held great control was because of the Council members.
If only those Council members supported him, then Council Speaker Fang would've been able to confront the Patriarch. However, the Patriarch was a wise man and his hunger for control was much greater compared to the Thunder Clan's Patriarch. Because of this, he began to pull the Council Members to his side. In the past, the Patriarch sent Council Speaker Fang to Zhao Hai in hopes that the speaker would be killed off by the Divines. And even if the Council Speaker survived, with his absence, the Patriarch could recruit more council members.
So when Speaker Fang returned to the clan, he suddenly discovered that a lot of council members began to ignore his words. This caused Speaker Fang to turn passive, his authority was greatly reduced. As time went by, the Winged Pegasus Clan began to move towards a dictatorship.
When Zhao Hai sent word, Shan immediately approached Speaker Fang so that he could relay the information to the Patriarch. The plan was to evacuate the Winged Pegasus Plan to the Space. However, the Patriarch didn't agree. The council discussed this matter several times. But since the council was already under the Patriarch's control, the result of the discussion always ended on bad terms.
Speaker Shan's hair almost turned white from worrying about this matter. But he had yet to find a solution.
At this time, a servant suddenly gave a report. Shen, Fei'er, and Ding were asking for an urgent audience. When Speaker Fang heard this, he immediately said, "Invite them in, quick." The servant ran and before long Shan and the others walked in.
Speaker Fang looked at the three and said, "Shan, Fei'er, Ding, why did you come here?"
Shan looked at Speaker Fang and sobbed, "Uncle Fang, you have to help us. We just went to see the Patriarch and……" What followed was an explanation about what happened inside the Assembly Hall.
When Speaker Fang heard this, his expression drastically changed. He slammed his table with force and angrily said, "Did the Patriarch go mad? He's going to lead the clan into ruin."
Just as he said that, a servant came with another report. The servant voice was heard from outside the door, "Old Master, not good. There are a lot of troops outside. They said that they wanted to catch the Young Master. They said that the Young Masters Shan, Fei'er, and Ding attempted to assassinate the Patriarch. At this time, the whole clan is looking for them."
Speaker Fang stared, his face turned even uglier as he said, "Absurd! Really absurd! Who would believe that? He's gone blind, crazy. He's gone insane!"
Shan didn't expect the Patriarch to really order for their arrest. Shan turned to Speaker Fang and said, "Uncle, this, we'll enter Mister's Space. The Patriarch wouldn't be able to get us there. I want to ask the Speaker to bring the clan into the Space no matter what. Find those who are willing. Send word to my room every midnight, I will be there. When the time comes, I will open a spatial rift, what do you think?"
When Speaker Fang heard this, he understood what Shan wanted to do. He thought for a bit before he nodded and said, "Alright, let's do that. Remember to wait inside your room every midnight."
Shan nodded. Then Fei'er used the command token before the group entered the Space. After seeing this, Speaker Fang felt relieved.
After Fei'er and the others entered the Space, the three of them couldn't help but look at each other in dismay. They didn't know what to say for some time. A few moments later, Shan sighed and said, "It looks like our clan wouldn't fare smoothly. Fei'er, why do you think the Patriarch turned into that? It wasn't like this when the Divines are still in control.
Fei'er sighed, he didn't know the answer either. He hadn't had the taste of authority. Moreover, he was taught from an early age that he must serve the Thunder Clan. Upon seeing the Patriarchs turning into that, he couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Shan looked at the two and smiled bitterly. Their Patriarch had caused this, he felt like he had shamed the whole clan.
Fei'er looked at the two and forced a smile, "Alright, let's go to the Barbarians next. No matter what, we cannot give up. This matter is related to the life and death of the three clans."
As soon as they heard Fei'er, the two nodded. This matter truly involves the survival of the three clans. They needed to grasp every little opportunity they could see.
However, the three prepared themselves to get the same treatment from the Barbarian Patriarch. Ding sighed for a moment before he used his command token and appeared back inside his room.
Just as the three appeared, they couldn't help but freeze. This was because there were Barbarians in and around Ding's room.
The trio stared for a moment before their expression changed. They suddenly thought that the Barbarian Patriarch might have come to capture them. Luckily, Ding still had the command token in his had. In the worst case, he could use the command token to run away. Because of this, Ding looked at the Patriarch and said, "Patriarch, what is this?"
The Barbarian Patriarch looked at Ding and said, "You came out, fantastic. Ding, I just heard from the Winged Pegasus Patriarch. He said that you tried to assassinate him, what is that about?"
Ding looked at his Patriarch's expression and couldn't help but turn blank. They thought that the Patriarch would capture them immediately. But that doesn't seem to be the case. Ding looked at the Patriarch and said, "Patriarch, did the Winged Pegasus Patriarch talk to you?"
The Barbarian Patriarch nodded and said, "He said that you three tried to kill him. He is currently ordering for your capture. Did the three of you really try to assassinate him?"
Ding smiled bitterly and said, "How could that be possible. Patriarch, we asked for the Winged Pegasus Patriarch's audience in order to persuade him to send the Winged Pegasus Clan to the Space. But he didn't just disagree, he even tried to capture us. Fortunately, mister gave command tokens to the three of us, allowing us to escape to the Space. I didn't expect you to get word about this immediately. Patriarch, do you want to catch us and turn us in?"
Chapter 934 – Attitude Decides Destiny
The Barbarian Patriarch looked at Ding, Shan, and Fei'er. He could clearly see the wary expression on their eyes. A good indication for this was the fact that Fei'er and Shan hadn't opened their mouths after appearing in this room.
The Patriarch couldn't help but smile bitterly. He was clearly aware why these three would have such an expression. Both the Thunder Clan and Winged Pegasus Patriarchs had treated them wrongly. It would be strange if they weren't careful this time.
The Barbarian Patriarch gently shook his head and then forced a smile. He said, "Ding, I admit that I was wrong before. I shouldn't have been selfish and disagreed to moving towards Mister Zhao Hai's Space. But after knowing about what happened to the Thunder Clan, I decided to agree to the Barbarian Clan's migration. That's the reason why I'm here."
Upon hearing the Patriarch, Ding couldn't help but stare. He didn't expect the Patriarch to say those words. In the past, the Patriarch strongly disagreed to enter the Space. Who would've thought that the Barbarian Patriarch would be different compared to the Winged Pegasus Patriarch. Instead of strengthening his resolve to disagree, he actually decided to change his mind.
Similar event, but the Barbarian Patriarch and the Winged Pegasus Patriarch reached a different conclusion. Perhaps this had something to do with their character.
The Winged Pegasus were quite intelligent people. One could see this from their method of governance. Both the Thunder Clan and the Barbarians had set up an Elder's Assembly. This congregation was headed by the Great Elder. The status of the Great Elder was quite high. Even if he had no elders supporting him, the Great Elder could still hinder the actions of the Patriarch
On the other hand, the Winged Pegasus had their council headed by the Council Speaker. Although the Speaker had the authority to limit the Patriarch, he still needed the support of the council members. When talking about distribution of authority, the Winged Pegasus had it thinner compared to the Barbarians and the Thunder Clan.
However, the more intelligent one was, the more power one would desire. Because of this, the Winged Pegasus Patriarch has been blinded by his ambition. He would do his best just to cling on to his power and influence.
Meanwhile, the Barbarian Patriarch was different. He wasn’t as smart as the Winged Pegasus Patriarch. It can be said that the Barbarian Patriarch's character was blunt and honest. Because of this, he was quickly awakened from the illusion of power and prestige. What precisely woke him up were the curses of the Thunder Clan Patriarch towards Zhao Hai.
What Fei'er's group didn't know was the fact that the Thunder Clan Patriarch completely believed that he had all the cards in his hands. And when the nine Supreme Elders began to attack his city, the Thunder Clan Patriarch still wasn’t ashamed of what he'd done. Instead, he thought that their current suffering was entirely Zhao Hai's fault!
The Thunder Clan Patriarch believed that the Thunder Clan was essential during Zhao Hai's battle against the Taurus Divines. He thought that Zhao Hai owed them a lot because of the losses that the Thunder Clan had suffered. He was truly convinced, up until the end, that Zhao Hai had been unfair to the Thunder Clan.
The Patriarch thought that it was Zhao Hai's unforgiving character that pushed the Supreme Elders to show no mercy to the Thunder Clan.
When the nine Supreme Elders attacked the Thunder Clan, Zhao Hai should've been there to provide help. But since Zhao Hai was absent, the Thunder Clan Patriarch was compelled to fight. He didn't regret or even think about his decisions prior to the event. He fully believed that he didn't do anything wrong; everything was Zhao Hai's fault. Because of this, the Thunder Patriarch maniacally cursed Zhao Hai in the messenger fish. He kept sending messages to the Winged Pegasus and the Barbarians about this sentiment.
It must be said that the ravings of the Thunder Clan Patriarch had bore some fruits. At the very least, the Winged Pegasus Patriarch was affected. The Winged Pegasus Patriarch hadn't thought about this before. He thought that they had cooperated with Zhao Hai in order to gain benefits in dealing with the Divines. Moreover, Zhao Hai went to attack the Divine territories in order to block the revenge of the Divines, allowing the three clans to live in peace.
But now, Zhao Hai's action actually caused the three clans to be in mortal peril. In the minds of the Thunder Clan Patriarch and the Winged Pegasus Patriarch, Zhao Hai owed them while they don't owe anything to Zhao Hai.
Because of this thought, both the Winged Pegasus and the Thunder Clan Patriarchs would resort to drastic measures just to not enter Zhao Hai's Space. In their opinion, it was Zhao Hai's duty to come back and help them. If Zhao Hai didn't come, then he was ungrateful. At this point, entering the Space and being under Zhao Hai's umbrella was something they couldn't accept.
In this case, the Thunder Clan and the Winged Pegasus Patriarch chose to not enter the Space. This idea went to the point of obsession. And because of this obsession, they had turned deaf and blind to the approaching disaster.
On the other hand, the Barbarian Patriarch was different. The Barbarians are simple and honest people. They knew how to repay gratitude as well as avenge enmity. Their distinction between right and wrong was very clear. Moreover, their opinions couldn't be influenced by anyone.
The curses of the Thunder Clan's Patriarch was also heard by the Barbarian Patriarch. However, the only thing he heard was the Thunder Clan's Patriarch not having proper conscience. In the very beginning, even if they wanted to deal with the Taurus Divines, they still didn't have the opportunity to do so, they were still unprepared.
When Zhao Hai from the Ark Continent came in, he made the Divines suffer hard. Because of this opportunity, the three clans should be thankful to him.
And during the fight against the Taurus Divines, it was the three clans who willingly sent troops over, Zhao Hai didn't ask them to provide help. And since the three clans and Zhao Hai had a common grudge against the Taurus Divines, the cooperation was just an equal exchange. There shouldn't be any talks about gratefulness to anybody. Zhao Hai needed to owe the three clans? Where did that come from?
To say that Zhao Hai was having a hard time with the Divines, was that really true? The three clans were aware of the Divine Race's strength. They had been preparing for a rebellion for many years, so they had made some investigations themselves. During the Battle, the Taurus Supreme Elder even came to reinforce the Taurus Divines. But in the end, he was driven away by Zhao Hai. With no Supreme Elder supporting them, the Taurus Divines further dell into a critical situation.
And even if Zhao Hai hadn't come back to rescue them, Zhao Hai destroyed the Central, Scorpio, and Cancer Continents in the meantime. The destruction of these three continents would surely put an immense pressure on the Supreme Elders. The longer they stay in the Taurus Continent, the more troubled their minds would be.
If Zhao Hai returned to the Taurus Continent in order to fight the nine Supreme Elders, then he would plunge himself into a very hard fight. The odds of him winning should be very small. And if Zhao Hai was defeated, then the three clans would completely vanish off the map.
Instead of saying that Zhao Hai didn't help them, Zhao Hai had give them the opportunity to escape to his Space. As long as they enter, then they would be safe from harm. This was equal to extending the lifespan of the three clans. If they don't go through this process, then they would subject themselves to a very dark future.
If you were asking for death, then why would Zhao Hai rescue you? How much friendship did the two of you have? Is it to the point of self-sacrifice?
Because of these thoughts, the Barbarian Patriarch finally decided to allow the Barbarians to move to the Space. In this case, the person's character decided their destiny. Just a small but crucial aspect managed to sway the path for the Barbarian Clan.
Ding stared blankly at the Patriarch. In the past, he was completely against moving to the Space. But now it seems like the Patriarch had made a sudden full turn. This caused Ding to feel awkward, he looked confused at the Patriarch. He still wasn't sure if the Patriarch was speaking the truth or not.
The Patriarch looked at Ding and smiled bitterly. "Alright, there's no need to doubt me. I've already informed our clansmen to prepare their belongings for migration. Most of our people have already prepared their things. We've been waiting for you to open a spatial rift. We don't want to be here when the Supreme Elders arrive."
When he heard the Patriarch, a smile immediately bloomed on Ding's face. His entire person seemed to glow with happiness. He immediately complied and began to prepare.
The Patriarch looked at Fei'er and Shan. Then he patted Fei'er's shoulder and said, "Fei'er, don't sulk. It's already good that you managed to survive. Moreover, you still have some of your family that managed to escape. You need to look after your people well. If you experience some problems later on, you can come and see me. I'll do what I can to help."
A tear couldn't help but drop from Fei'er's eyes as he nodded and said, "Thanks, Patriarch, I will remember it."
The Barbarian Patriarch sighed. Then he turned to Shan and said, "After taking care of things here, I will personally try to persuade the Winged Pegasus Patriarch. I hope he'll understand if I'm the one to tell him."
Shan just gave a small smile and a nod. He didn't say anything. Upon seeing this, the Patriarch sighed once more before he turned around and left.
Looking at the Barbarian Patriarch's departing back, Fei'er and Shan couldn't help but feel bitter. They really hoped that their Patriarchs would be the same. If that was the case, then more of their clansmen would have been saved.
Fei'er turned his head to Shan who also returned the gaze, then the two of them smiled bitterly before heading out as well. Although they were envious of Ding, he was still their brother for life. At this time, they would naturally help him take care of things.
Fei'er and Shan didn't say anything else and just helped the Barbarians. They already had experience in settling their people. So with their management, the Barbarians were able to move smoothly.
More and more Barbarians entered the Space. When night came, Ding's management was no longer needed. With a migration as huge as this, the Barbarians naturally had departments made in order to replace Ding and the others. They were even doing a better job in organizing the population.