“The Demon Race sent out their troops,” Gao Xueting replied.
Yang Kai frowned, “If the Demon Race sends out their troops, we should prepare for battle. What are we waiting for?”
Gao Xueting pointed to the front and shouted, “They want to escape from the city!”
Yang Kai’s brow twitched, “At this time?”
He knew a little about Tiger Roar City’s situation. Although there were a lot of Emperor Realm in the city, it was definitely not a lot, and Li Jiao was the only one with a Third-Order Emperor Realm master. The number of people the city could mobilize was only fifty thousand, but the number of Demons outside was three or four hundred thousand.
In order to fight against more enemies, one had to rely on Tiger Roar City’s Great City Barrier Array to have a glimmer of hope.
In other words, the Great City Barrier Array could not be broken.
At the critical moment when the Demon Race’s army was about to launch an attack, someone was actually trying to escape from the city. Wasn’t this equivalent to tearing a hole in Tiger Roar City’s greatest defense? Although the Great Array could still be closed, who knew if something unexpected would happen the moment it opened?
What’s more, this was the time when Tiger Roar City’s cultivators were working together to resist the enemy, yet there was actually such a group of people who wanted to leave the city. Wasn’t this just throwing themselves into chaos?
No wonder Gao Xueting brought a group of Azure Sun Temple disciples to confront this group of people. Gao Xueting obviously knew that at this time, the Great City Barrier Array could not be open.
“Who are these people?” Yang Kai swept his eyes over the group of people with a look of disgust. There were quite a few of them, hundreds of them, and many of them were Principle Source Stage masters, none of them were Emperor Realm.
“Tiger Roar City has five great families, all of them are members of the five great families.”
“Families!” Yang Kai coldly snorted. There were countless families like this one in the entire Star Boundary. Generally speaking, these families had a good status in their respective cities and were used to doing whatever they wanted. They probably had the intention to leave long ago, but they had not made up their minds until the Demon Race launched a large-scale invasion. Presumably, they felt that Tiger Roar City was no longer safe, so they wanted to escape in advance.
“Open the formation!”
“Quickly open the array and let us leave, otherwise don’t blame us for being impolite.”
“What’s the point of talking nonsense with them? If you don’t open the array, just snatch the array disc.”
A group of people stood at the bottom of the city wall, shouting at a certain principle source stage cultivator on top of it. This principle source stage cultivator should be one of the people in charge of the Great Array, and he had the Great City Barrier Array in his hands. At this moment, he was standing on the city wall and looking down with a difficult expression, constantly cupping his hands and bowing, “Patriarchs, please don’t make things difficult for this old master. If you want to leave the city, please go find the City Lord. As long as you bring the City Lord’s order, this old master will immediately open the array,
otherwise this old master won’t be able to do so.”
“The Demon Race has invaded, and the City Lord is currently handling this matter, so how could he have the time to bother with us? Don’t waste your breath, I’ll give you ten breaths of time to quickly open the array, otherwise don’t blame us for not showing mercy!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the several hundred people all revealed looks of hostility, as if they really wanted to attack if they didn’t open the array.
The old man in charge of the Great City Barrier Array’s expression changed drastically. Although he was also a principle source stage master, how could he compete with so many people from the five great families? If they really fought, he would be chopped into mincemeat in the blink of an eye.
A trace of hesitation flashed across his face as he made up his mind. Although if he were to open the Spirit Array and let these people leave, the City Lord would definitely blame him when he found out about it, it was still better than being killed by the Five Great Families here.
Taking out an Array Disc from his Space Ring, just as he was about to
activate the Great Array, a figure suddenly appeared beside him and patted his shoulder.
The old man was startled and turned his head to see a tall young man standing nearby. Before he could react, the formation plate in his hand had already been taken away.
The old man was frightened, knowing that this young man’s cultivation was definitely far above his own, otherwise he would not have been so slow to react and quickly asked, “You are…”
“High Heaven Palace’s Palace Master, Yang Kai,” Yang Kai glanced at him and said lightly, “Old Sir, please rest.”
Hearing this, the old man’s eyes lit up and he quickly retreated to the side.
Yang Kai’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was loud enough for the hundreds of people below to hear clearly. Seeing the disk array fall into Yang Kai’s hands, the several hundred people all frowned and glanced at each other. A sallow-faced middle-aged man walked out and cupped his fists, “Greetings, Sir Yang.”
Yang Kai nodded slightly but didn’t ask what his name was. In any case, he was definitely the Patriarch of one of the five great families.
Yang Kai’s blatant attitude made the hundreds of people below unhappy, but they also knew that Yang Kai had the qualifications to act like this. After all, he was the Palace Master and an Emperor Realm cultivator, so they naturally didn’t dare show it on their faces. On the surface, they even said politely, “The five great families wish to leave Tiger Roar City and seek a chance to survive in this chaotic world. We hope Sir Yang can grant us this wish.”
Yang Kai fiddled with the array disc in his hand as he said lightly, “Leaving Tiger Roar City will give you a chance to survive? Do you know what the situation outside is like?”
The middle-aged man shook his head, “I don’t know, but I know Tiger Roar City is in danger. If we don’t leave now, I’m afraid we won’t be able to.”
Yang Kai said, “Since you don’t know, then I’ll tell you about the Demon Race’s invasion. More than half of the Western Region’s territory has been invaded, and the battlefront has been stretched. Countless cities have been surrounded by the Demon Race’s army, so while you and I are talking, perhaps a war will break out. Even if you can leave Tiger Roar City, I’m afraid you won’t be able to
get far before you fall into the hands of the Demon Race. At that time, you’ll definitely suffer a fate worse than death, so it’s better for you to stay behind and defend against the Demon Race.”
Everyone’s expression changed when they heard this. They really didn’t know what the situation outside was like. The invasion of the Demon Race hadn’t been long, only about two months, and with the current chaos, how could news spread so quickly? It was only because Yang Kai was able to travel freely to the cities where Li Wuyi and High Heaven Palace’s people were located that he knew more than anyone else.
Now that Yang Kai said that half of the Western Regions had fallen, they were naturally shocked.
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment before forcing a smile, “Sir Yang, there’s no need to exaggerate.”
Yang Kai sneered, “I’m just trying to scare you? Is that really necessary? Everything this Palace Master says is true, whether you believe it or not is up to you.”
The middle-aged man fell silent for a moment before saying, “Even so, we hope to leave Tiger Roar City.”
“You insist on leaving?” Yang Kai stared at him coldly.
The middle-aged man’s palms were sweating from his stare, but he still forced himself to nod.
“I’m afraid we can’t do as you wish,” Yang Kai coldly snorted, “The Demon Race has launched an invasion, and the Great City Barrier Array is the key. Before the war ends, no one is allowed to leave the city. If you want to leave, that’s fine. We can discuss this matter after the war ends!”
As soon as he finished speaking, someone from the crowd shouted angrily, “By the time this battle ends, Tiger Roar City will have fallen. How can we survive?”
Yang Kai immediately raised his eyes and saw that the person who had shouted was a young man who was riding a tall and well-dressed horse in the crowd. It was unknown which family he was from, but he coldly said, “The Demon Race invaded the Western Regions and poisoned the living beings of the Western Regions. Under the orders of the Great Emperors, the cultivators of my Eastern, Southern, and Northern Regions came together to attack the Demon Race. We had nothing to gain, but we had no choice but to put our lives on the line at all times. It’s one thing for you Western Regions’ native cultivators to not know how to exert your strength, but you actually wanted to
flee at the last moment. If that’s the case, it’s not as if this Palace Master can’t tolerate you. After all, everyone has their own ambitions, and it’s normal to be afraid of death, but disturbing the morale of the troops is your fault. If you dare speak nonsense again, I’ll take your dog life!”
The young man’s neck shrank, but he quickly refuted, “When did this Young Master disturb the morale of the army? I was just speaking the truth. How can Tiger Roar City resist the Demon Race’s army with so few people?”
“You dare act so arrogantly, do you really think this King can’t kill you?” Yang Kai’s eyes narrowed as he raised his hand to grab the young man.
“You dare!” The middle-aged man who had spoken before immediately flew out, attempting to block the young man’s path. It seemed he was related to this young man by blood, perhaps even father and son.
However, he was only a Third-Order Principle Source Stage cultivator, so how could he have the qualifications to stand out in front of Yang Kai? A mysterious force sent him flying, and when he staggered to the ground, he heard a burst of panic.
Turning his head to look, his eyes immediately turned red. The young man riding the tall horse had become a headless corpse, the blood on his neck spurting out like a fountain as his body swayed and fell off the horse.
A group of pampered young masters and young ladies cried out in horror, the scene becoming chaotic.
“You dare kill my son!” The middle-aged man glared at Yang Kai.
In Yang Kai’s hand was a head with bulging eyes. No one knew how this head had ended up in his hands while he was still standing in place. Hearing this, Yang Kai asked, “So what?”
The middle-aged man’s expression fluctuated as he suddenly shouted, “Kill him and rush out!”
Finished speaking, he was the first to pounce towards Yang Kai, his hatred seemingly causing him to lose his sense of propriety, completely unaware of the great gap between his strength and Yang Kai’s. However, the people from the five great families actually believed his nonsense. Several hundred people rushed over, each of them with bloodshot eyes and a hint of madness.
“You’re courting death!” Yang Kai stood atop the city wall, his expression cold. When the several hundred people were close enough, he slashed out with his sword.
One head after another flew into the sky as headless corpses fell to the ground. Blood dyed the city walls red as a bloody aura filled the air.
The surrounding onlookers all fell silent. They had never seen a scene where hundreds of people died at once. This hellish scene was enough to cause them to have nightmares for a long time to come.
In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred people had died.
The first middle-aged man who rushed over was the fastest and the one who died the earliest.
It wasn’t until this moment that the remaining Five Great Families realized the gap in strength between them. The young masters and young ladies all cried out in terror, while the Principle Source Stage cultivators continued to beg for mercy.
Yang Kai’s face was as cold as ice as he turned a deaf ear to this, his
killing intent surging as he made up his mind to establish his dominance before the battle.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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