Chapter 1217: One Massacring One Million
With that, Li Qiye glared at the Teeming Tribemaster and grinned: "Only an inept bunch boasting about how vicious you are every day. How domineering and aggressive, but ultimately, you're still a bunch of turtles hiding in their shells."
Such contempt left the spectators slack-jawed. No one had ever thought that they would hear this level of blatant disdain towards the Teeming Fish.
However, some secretly applauded him, especially those who had been bullied by this tribe before. They felt especially happy since his words resonated with their own thoughts.
As a matter of fact, many knew that the Teeming Fish knew to pick their opponents very well. They weren't ferocious to just anyone. For example, great hegemons like the Golden Isle, the Void Imperfection Three Schools, and Gu Chun's Four Branches weren't provoked by the Teeming Fish. Otherwise, they would have been slaughtered by the Immortal Emperors, treefathers and sea demons countless times.
As for the other sects, they weren't strong enough to kill all of the fish so more often than not, they would suffer losses to these fish without voicing their displeasure.
"He's right. Hmph! Rumor has it that the grand completion Immortal Physique users of Gu Chun's Four Branches loved to eat dragon tendons, but no one has heard of the Teeming Fish attacking the four branches for revenge." Someone couldn't help say this out of dissatisfaction towards the Teeming Tribe.
His senior was frightened and immediately covered his mouth. He slapped him and stated: "Are you tired of living? Even if you are, don't drag the sect into this."
Li Qiye's words darkened the tribemaster's old face. He felt like his chest would explode from anger as he trembled.
The million fish in the sea had fire in their eyes while glaring at Li Qiye. If glares could kill, then Li Qiye would have died countless times already.
A Teeming Fish angrily shouted: "Tribemaster, let us tear this little animal to pieces so our brothers can eat his flesh, drink his blood and chew his bones!"
"Yes! Let us eat his flesh, drink his blood and chew his bones!" The other fish immediately echoed the sentiment. Their furious roars soared to the sky and shook the sea.
Many cultivators were aghast after feeling the wrath of the fish and turned pale. Today was the day that they would witness the ferocity of the Teeming Tribe.
"Devour me?" Li Qiye couldn't help but smile before leisurely replying: "With a bunch of trash like you? Not to mention this army of one million, even if the billions of Teeming Fish in the Heaven Spirit World were here, I still wouldn't give a damn."
This direct provocation left people exchanging glances with each other. Here were more than ten high elders of the tribe and even the tribemaster himself. At least ten Virtuous Paragons were here, not to mention the vast armies of soldiers.
The tribemaster shouted: "Little beast, you will experience a fate worse than death! We shall stomp on your bones! My children! Feast on him!"
"Kill!" The furious army crazily cried out before frenziedly rushing for Peacock Land. These waves of fish slammed straight towards the island as if wanting to break it apart.
Li Qiye smiled and, with a buzz, a law emerged from his heavenly cauldron.
"Rumble!" In a split second, bubbles sprayed out of the sea. These bubbles looked just like little palms that began to grab the Teeming Fish. They grabbed all of them without exception despite their great numbers. Even the group of the tribemaster couldn't escape. All were caught by these palms made out of water.
"Activate!" The shocked fish took action and tried to slash through these palm-shaped bubbles. However, this water had been refined by Li Qiye to be one with the ocean. How could these Teeming Fish cut through it?
"Too late." Li Qiye gently smiled. With a boom, this area suddenly formed little cauldrons that ignited. The fiery cauldrons turned into huge palms that descended from the sky to grab the heads of these fish.
"Ah!" Miserable screams echoed across this land. These screams resonated with each other, creating a hellish scene. While listening to the ups and downs of this grim melody, anyone would feel that they were trapped in hell.
"Pluff! Pluff! Pluff!" The hands made out of water began to pull. These fish's heads and bodies were separated, and even their spines were being pulled out. This was an extremely scary spectacle.
The tribemaster screamed: "No!" His body was being abnormally elongated. He tried to escape from the hands, but he still failed despite being a Virtuous Paragon.
Eventually, he let out one last shriek and couldn't escape the fate of decapitation like the rest.
"It would be a shame to waste all of these lives." Li Qiye smirked.
"Boom!" The cauldron flame changed again. These bubbles turned into stoves and instantly refined the million bodies into ashes. Their vitality was taken away and sucked into the Myriad Heavenly Cauldron.
At this time, the flame that came from the sky turned into crimson chains and hung the fish heads in the sky.
This scene was too spectacular and terrifying. The fish heads — still connected to their spines — were suspended in the air.
"Blegh!" One person couldn't bear this horrible scene and began to vomit. Many cultivators ran away from fear.
Cultivators were accustomed to death, but slaughtering one million in one breath was truly rare. Not to mention, these fish were still hanging in the sky. This was a scene that no one had ever seen before.
"It was a trap!" The paled and dazed crowd finally realized that a terrifying trap was planted in this area in advance.
They also understood why Li Qiye warned everyone to stay out of the circle he drew. So it turned out that he was reminding people lest they be caught up in this as well.
Prior to this, they thought he had an ulterior motive, but it turned out that he warned them with good intentions. Cold chills emanated from within as they began to sweat. They only left the circle to make way for the Teeming Fish. If it wasn't for that, their ends could have been the same as these fish before them.
"This must be a grand formation that harmonizes with the heaven and earth. Its power must be wondrous and must have taken more than just one day to set up." A grand character from the previous generation understood the power of this trap after seeing the Teeming Tribemaster being unable to escape.
Li Qiye sweep through the crowd with his eyes and slowly uttered: "Go tell the Teeming Fish that I will be waiting here at Peacock Land. If they want revenge, bring it on. Or, they can cower with their tails tucked between their legs and never show their faces in the Heaven Spirit World again."
A lot of people's hearts skipped a beat after hearing this declaration of war. Li Qiye had set up a grand formation here to wait for more Teeming Fish.
Eventually, he looked at the few human cultivators and coldly spoke: "It is time for the human race to leave."
These humans shuddered and some of them left immediately. However, a few chose to stay in order to see the outcome of this storm.
News of Li Qiye's move spread across the entire Jade Sea in a flash. The listeners batted their brows after hearing about his massacre.
"This person is ruthless with great schemes. Who expected him to kill one million Teeming Fish in this manner?" A sect master murmured with fear in his mind.
"War is coming, the Teeming Fish will definitely not let this go." A big shot from the Treant Race commented as well.
"Not just them, the Extreme Yang School and the Immaculate Expanse won't let this go either, or else they'll lose all face in the Heaven Spirit World." An ancestor gently sighed.
In a short amount of time, the Jade Sea turned quiet. Many people were looking forward to the events at Peacock Land. However, they were not concerned about the Peacock Tree. Their eyes were on Li Qiye.
They all understood that his opponents had two choices: they could either fight a direct battle or avoid this trap and find opportunities to kill him later.
However, avoiding this battle would be a huge blow to their prestige. The reputation established by their forefathers would be shattered overnight. If they were afraid of a single human boy, how could they guard their own territories in the future?
By enduring the shame of having a million of their children massacred, no one would fear the Teeming Fish later on!
Chapter 1218: Declaration Of War From A Million Kingdoms
After a few days, the Jade Sea and the Teeming Fish were still silent. There were no movements from them.
However, experienced big shots could smell that something in the air had changed: "The calm before the raging storm, who knows who the ultimate victor will be?"
Everyone understood that Li Qiye had planted a trap for the Teeming Fish. At this moment, the question was whether these fish would jump into this pit or not.
Several more days passed and the Teeming Tribe was still quiet. At this time, everyone thought that they had given up.
"Li, listen up, my Nightcrystal Kingdom will accept the challenge. We shall have vengeance for our million dead brothers. We will not only kill you, but also your ten clans!" Eventually, one kingdom rose to the challenge. Its king sent out this fierce message.
"A mountain of blades and a sea of fire still won't be able to stop our Stonecloud Citadel's determination for revenge. We shall slay Li Qiye!" Another lineage replied to Li Qiye's challenge.
"Without killing Li Qiye's ten clans, our eight million strong Eastern Sea Kingdom will never return to our home!" One more declared war on Li Qiye.
"No matter how far you may be, we shall chase you to the very end for the crime of killing our comrades. Our Propitious Sea Kingdom shall offer Li Qiye's head to our fallen brothers!" Another joined the fray.
In a short period of time, the Teeming Fish from all over the seas accepted the challenge in succession. They all swore to kill Li Qiye.
Their cries echoed across the vast oceans, frightening many cultivators and lineages.
Before this, the Teeming Fish claimed to have millions of kingdoms. Of course, people knew that this was only an exaggeration. However, after seeing one kingdom after another rising up against Li Qiye, they realized for a second time just how powerful and pervasive this tribe was.
Another thing to note was that the tribe had been incredibly quiet the past several days, but in just one night, numerous Teeming kingdoms declared war all at once. People could faintly guess something from this.
"Very good, come then, my butcher's blade is waiting. Bring ten million, slay ten million, bring one trillion, I'll slay one trillion! And as for the Immaculate Expanse and the Extreme Yang School, there's no need to hide any longer, my blade is anxious to have its fill of your blood." Li Qiye's response was also quite fierce.
"Insufferable Little Qiye, our Immaculate Expanse vows to never give up until you die." The expanse responded without any reservation.
"Human child, even if you prepare an inferno of blades, the greatest of formations, our Extreme Yang School will still annihilate you completely!" The Extreme Yang School sent out their answer as well.
"Count our Ophidian Tribe in as well!" Another enemy of Li Qiye released a message.
"And my Dual-Pupils Sect!" The sect master of this lineage also sent out a strong message: "Kill Li Qiye to rid the Heaven Spirit World of his evil!"
"Very well, the nobodies want to play too. I don't mind more debts; all of you can come, little children. Your grandfather will be waiting for you at Peacock Land!" Li Qiye's laughter resounded across the ocean with an incomparably arrogant tone!
Such an overbearing attitude left many people dumbfounded.
Someone murmured: "This is how a man should be. Challenging the entire world with one's own strength. Even if he dies, his life would still have been full of glory!"
"Rumble!" On this day, huge waves were thrown into the sky and blotted out the sun. The entire Jade Sea was shaking because of this.
The horizon turned white after loud explosions due to the monstrous waves being pushed up. If one had a high vantage point to look down from, they would definitely be rewarded with a majestic scene.
Peacock Land was the area of the world’s focus. Hordes of Teeming Fish came from all directions. Each legion had a different system and formation as they surged for this place.
The countless kingdoms had mobilized at the same time with billions of fish in their armies. In both the sky and the ocean, only Teeming Fish could be found.
There was no end to them, their ranks spanning as far as the eyes could see. Anywhere that light could reach was occupied by fish.
The troops of this tribe from all over the world gathered to form a mighty army.
"Oh mommy, the Teeming Fish are using all of their forces!" Many people nearly wet their pants after seeing this lineup. Those who came for the treasures no longer dared to linger behind and quickly ran away from this land of turmoil.
"Damn humans!" Some of the human cultivators who were already here wanted to escape. However, the perimeter of Peacock Land was completely sealed by the Teeming Fish. These fleeing cultivators suffered attacks right away.
Even though they were quite strong, they still couldn't escape death for they faced billions of Teeming Fish. With miserable screams, they were instantly eaten by them. Not even traces of their bones were left behind.
They died full of regret for not listening to Li Qiye earlier. If they had left as soon as possible, they wouldn't have attracted this fatal disaster, resulting in a death without a burial.
"Take out the heavenly mirrors." Many lineages were worried about this grand event. No one apart from top experts dared to personally come and watch. The majority of the lineages didn't want to miss this unique battle, so they didn't mind wasting refined jades to activate their heavenly mirrors.
Through the mirrors, they could watch the battlefield full of Teeming Fish.
Fish heads were bobbing back and forth. The ferocious army was armed with tridents and harpoons. The glint of their weapons illuminated the whole sea. This was not a friendly sight for cowards to watch.
Even the sect masters and royal lords were creeped out by this. The billion-strong army could tear through everything. Just a few bites from each of the soldiers could destroy an entire great power.
"Messing with the Teeming Fish is like playing with a hornet's nest." A sect master murmured while breaking out in cold sweat.
Another royal lord commented with anxiety: "Who would want to provoke these vicious fish alone outside of sea gods, treefathers, and Immortal Emperors?"
"They aren't only trying to kill Li Qiye for revenge this time. This is a showing of their military might, deterring the world by showing their frightening strength, lest others want to suffer the fate of genocide." An ancestor was quite discerning.
In fact, a few older ancestors knew this full well, especially those from experienced lineages like the Golden Isle or the Void Imperfection Three Schools. They had been around for too long.
Li Qiye had dealt a great blow to the Teeming Fish to the point of trampling on their reputation and prestige.
Eating dragon tendons publicly was humiliating to this tribe, but now, he even massacred a million fish and killed the symbol of their race — their tribemaster. This was shaking the very foundation and status of their tribe in the Heaven Spirit World.
If they didn't kill him today, they would never be able to regain their fierce reputation. Perhaps the world would start to think that they were easily bullied. Many lineages would want to seize their territories and people would want to eat dragon tendons.
Because of this, the tribe had united and managed to muster billions of troops. This was not only to kill Li Qiye, but also to show off their might and solidarity as a deterrent measure. Provoke them and face genocide!
The Teeming experts crowded the sky and the sea. The terrifying experts up there were all in human form.
These old men were dressed in gold and wore regal clothing since they were high elders and kings. There was no lack of Virtuous Paragons here.
Of course, it was difficult to find a God-Monarch in the Teeming Tribe. The fish were quite weak in terms of cultivation. Not to mention charming spirits, they were very far behind compared to even ordinary sea demons.
However, due to their large population, they still had quite a few Virtuous Paragons. The hard part was to have one of these paragons reach the God-Monarch level.
Despite the exaggeration in the rhetoric regarding their numbers, the mass ahead was indeed too immense. No other lineage could gather so many children. This magnificent scene was something only the Teeming Fish could produce.
Eventually, their kingdoms finished gathering their troops. At this time, the ophidian treants and Dual-Pupils Sect along with another dozen lineages had aggregated to form an alliance with the Teeming Fish to assault Peacock Land.