novelraw Chapter 899 47-48: Void Battlefield (Double-Length Chapter)
Chapter 899 47-48: Void Battlefield (Double-Length Chapter)
Clan soldiers received their orders.
"Kui Emperor has fallen, and our Kuiniu Clan is defeated. We now officially pledge allegiance to the Zhongshan Clan. All beings shall cease fighting, no more slaughter!"
The words were spoken.
The faces of the Kuiniu Clan's powerful members were all filled with despair.
The Kui Emperor had fallen!
The Kuiniu Clan was defeated!
This outcome was difficult for them to accept.
From when the Zhongshan Clan attacked until now, less than a day had passed, and the mighty Kuiniu Clan declared defeat.
However.
No matter how much disbelief filled their hearts, the words of the Kui Drum were never wrong.
Because it held the authority of the clan soldiers.
Clan soldiers that have safeguarded the Kuiniu Clan for countless years.
When it comes to identity and status.
Even the contemporary Kui Emperor was somewhat inferior.
Thus.
With the Kui Drum's declaration, all the Kuiniu Clan's powerful members abandoned resistance.
Yet.
Some still felt resentment.
He looked at the Candle Sect disciple before him, eyes filled with hatred.
Wanting to attack, but considering other races' beings.
Finally.
The warrior screamed to the sky: "Though I die, I will not surrender!"
With those words.
His flesh exploded.
A being of the God Realm self-destructed on the spot.
"City Lord!"
When other powerful members saw this scene, their expressions were filled with sorrow.
Soon.
A second warrior stepped into the air.
"Though the City Lord dies without surrendering, I will not surrender either!"
With those words.
His flesh erupted, and he perished by self-destruction.
One, two...
Following the Kui Drum's announcement of allegiance, many of Kuiniu Clan's powerful members also self-destructed, showing their determination not to surrender even in death.
However.
They didn't take any Candle Sect disciples with them to perish together.
After all, such an act would lead to the total annihilation of the Kuiniu Clan.
Though they refused to surrender in death, they were also unwilling to let the entire Kuiniu Clan be buried at this time.
Watching one powerful member after another self-destruct.
The Candle Sect disciples had complex expressions, while the remaining Kuiniu Clan members also wore mournful faces.
As many strong members self-destructed and died, the remaining Kuiniu Clan members made no further moves, evidently acquiescing to this result.
Feeling the self-destruction of each being from the clan.
Kui Drum continued to tremble.
As the clan soldiers of the Kuiniu Clan, unable to repel the formidable enemy, it could only linger in such a manner.
Watching others end their own lives without any recourse.
After a long time.
The voice within Kui Drum turned hoarse and low.
"Are you, Zhongshan Clan, satisfied now?"
"Since Kuiniu Clan has declared allegiance, my Zhongshan Clan will naturally honor its promise. Starting now, Kuiniu Clan must immediately forge an altar and announce to Heaven and Earth. After truly pledging allegiance, the Kuiniu Clan may retain three parts of its faith.
The remaining seven parts will belong entirely to my Zhongshan Clan."
Zhongshan Xia's expression remained unchanged.
In tribal warfare, one can never speak of righteousness.
At this moment, righteousness would be an act of cruelty towards one's own clan.
Leaving three parts of faith with the Kuiniu Clan is to avoid forcing them to a desperate situation and to ensure their peaceful allegiance.
Otherwise.
Not even one part of faith would be left to them.
Upon hearing this.
The voice of Kui Drum was calm and low: "Good!"
At this point.
There was nothing left to say.
All it could do was agree to all of the Zhongshan Clan's demands.
Otherwise.
The self-destruction and fall of those powerful members would hold no meaning.
——
"Kuiniu Clan has surrendered!"
While still diligently searching for the Ancestral Vein, Shen Changqing's expression turned grim upon hearing the voice.
He hadn't expected.
Kuiniu Clan to surrender so swiftly.
Moreover, the Half-step Divine King Kui Emperor had fallen.
Originally, Shen Changqing wanted to take this opportunity to find the location of the Dragon Vein and then directly excavate the Heart of the Dragon Vein.
But now.
There was no way to do so.
With Kuiniu Clan's surrender, everything in the realm now belonged to the Zhongshan Clan as spoils of war.
Without permission.
Even a direct disciple could not privately seize a fraction.
It was the rule.
A rule no existence could break.
Unless.
One was an Emperor of the Zhongshan Clan.
Staring at the mountains before him, Shen Changqing hesitated for a long time before finally giving up on searching for the Dragon Vein.
He took out his Battle Merit Token.
On it, the battle merit value had jumped from over a hundred to two thousand five hundred and thirty-six points.
Seeing this.
His expression improved somewhat.
"Thankfully, it's not without a bit of gain. Over two thousand battle merits are equivalent to an equal quantity of Divine Crystals, and aside from battle merits, I have other gains—"
While contemplating, his mind had already delved into the storage ring.
There.
Were dozens of Heart of Spirit Vein.
Among them were a few medium Spirit Vein hearts, the rest being small Spirit Vein hearts.
The reason for such quantity was that Shen Changqing would directly excavate whenever he encountered a Spirit Vein.
As for miniature Spirit Veins.
Due to the Spiritual Energy concentration of this realm, they were few and far between, hence he had not encountered any.
——
In the boundless void.
Many cultivators were engaged in fierce battles.
Meanwhile.
In a higher position, numerous powerful members were clashing, with every strike capable of shattering hundreds of thousands of miles of void. The destructive power rolled over like waves crashing in endless succession towards all directions.
And this.
Is the battlefield between the Zhongshan Clan and the Dushan Clan.
Neither clan had invaded each other's realm.
Realms are the foundation of a race, and once a battle commences within it, regardless of victory or defeat, there will be significant losses afterward.
Therefore.
The two clans fought directly in the void.
"Zhongshan Ren, you are not my match, fall here today!"
While battling Zhongshan Ren, a powerful member spoke, and within the empty void, destructive gale winds suddenly arose. In the next blink, monstrous seawaves formed out of nowhere and fiercely pounded towards the opponent.