Chapter 1790 - 1775: Fell for It After All

"Strong Wind?"

"How can there be such a strong wind here?"

Looking at the massive silhouette south of Dongxi County City, the patriarch of the Dongxi Clan, the only Dao Realm expert stationed in Dongxi County City, Xio Zhen exclaimed.

As an important branch of the Xio Family and a commercial hub, Dongxi County City not only had nearly a hundred Realm King Realm experts stationed but also had a Dao Realm expert.

As the only surviving ancestor of the Dongxi Clan, Xio Zhen, this Dao Realm expert, was like the Sea Stabilizing Divine Needle for the Dongxi Clan.

Most of the time, he was in seclusion, cultivating and nurturing his spirit, rarely appearing in public.

Not to mention outsiders, even his own descendants might not see him for several years.

But once something earth-shattering happened, Xio Zhen would definitely be the first to appear.

When the aura of the Ancient Fierce Beast, the Strong Wind, spread, the first to be alarmed was Xio Zhen.

Subsequently, nearly a hundred Realm King Realm experts from the Dongxi Clan shot up into the sky from the ground. As soon as they saw their ancestor Xio Zhen already appearing in the void, their expressions grew even more solemn.

Because they all knew that if there wasn’t an earth-shattering event, their ancestor would definitely not appear.

Within moments, the current head of the Dongxi Clan, Xio Tiandong, appeared beside his ancestor Xio Zhen.

However, everyone looked at the slowly moving massive silhouette, and not a single person dared to act rashly.

Suffice it to say, just the aura of the Ancient Fierce Beast made many people’s hearts tremble.

"Ancestor, how could an Ancient Fierce Beast like the Strong Wind appear here?" Xio Tiandong, the current head of the Dongxi Clan, was full of doubt.

How could a demon beast like the Strong Wind, soaring in the Nine Heavens, appear outside their small Dongxi County?

The Xio Family’s ancestor, Xio Zhen, shook his head, "This is indeed abnormal, extremely rare!"

"Ancestor, what should we do? It’s said that an Ancient Fierce Beast like the Strong Wind is incredibly ferocious. If its fierce nature is unleashed, our small Dongxi County City might suffer a catastrophic disaster. Should we gather our experts and strike first?" Xio Tiandong suggested nervously.

"Strike first?" The ancestor Xio Zhen shook his head, "An Ancient Fierce Beast like the Strong Wind cannot be killed just by having numbers."

"In my early years of battling, we once besieged a Green Winged Wind Kite, which was merely an offshoot of the Strong Wind’s bloodline. Yet, in the end, with three Dao Realm experts and twenty Realm King Realm experts, we paid a price of five deaths and eight injuries to successfully annihilate it!"

Upon hearing the cost of ’five deaths and eight injuries’, the Dongxi Clan leader Xio Tiandong didn’t mind much; such losses were still bearable.

However, Xio Zhen added, "Among the five deaths and eight injuries were three Early Dao Realm martial artists, with one dead and two injured!"

Hiss!

With his mouth agape, the Dongxi Clan head Xio Tiandong drew in a cold breath, his gaze towards that shadow growing infinitely wary.

Even in the Dao Realm, there were one dead and two injured.

And now, their Xio Family had only one Dao Realm expert, not to mention that the terrifying Ancient Fierce Beast before them was a genuine Strong Wind!

"Then...then...then Ancestor, we..." Xio Tiandong’s voice started to tremble, and the clansmen behind him grew more restless.

"Do not be afraid."

The ancestor Xio Zhen’s voice was gentle yet firm, "The Strong Wind is indeed immensely ferocious, but for it to suddenly appear outside our Dongxi County City today undoubtedly has its reasons.

If it were solely to unleash its ferocity, it probably would have attacked us long ago.

No one is to move or speak; let’s see what this Strong Wind intends to do?"

Just as Xio Zhen finished speaking, Xio Tiandong suddenly pointed at the Strong Wind’s shadow and exclaimed, "Ancestor, it’s moving, it’s moving."

Xio Zhen’s eyes twitched, but the moment he looked over, his heart eased.

Because that Strong Wind did indeed move, but it didn’t approach Dongxi County City; instead, it flew leisurely towards the south.

Seeing this, all the Xio clansmen and experts breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, no one wants to engage with such a legendary Ancient Fierce Beast...

"It seems the Strong Wind is looking for something. Issue the order: no one is to disturb this Strong Wind. If anyone dares to disturb it and brings about a great calamity, I will flay their whole family alive," the ancestor Xio Zhen said with a chilling aura.

"Yes!"

In response, the head Xio Tiandong’s gaze suddenly froze, "Ancestor, look at the direction the Strong Wind is flying; it seems to be heading towards Dachang Mountain."

"Dachang Mountain?"

Xio Zhen’s pupils contracted, and indeed it was.

Xio Zhen understood even more the implication of Xio Tiandong’s words because eighty percent of the Dongxi Clan’s wealth relied on the vast mineral deposits in Dachang Mountain.

There not only were numerous mineral deposits but also over 500,000 slaves purchased at great cost from the Ten Thousand Worlds for mining operations.

"Since this Strong Wind hasn’t attacked our Dongxi County City, it likely won’t harm our mining slaves. Even if it does, we can only watch.

However, it’s not simple for an Ancient Fierce Beast of such noble bloodline to appear here, still searching for something.

Perhaps, it might just be a rare opportunity!"

The ancestor of the Dongxi Clan flashed a gleam in his eyes and commanded, "Leave half of the people to guard the city, and the rest, follow me at a distance to see if we can discover anything?"

At the command, nearly a hundred Realm King Realm experts split into two groups, one staying behind, and the other following behind Xio Zhen, keeping their distance from the shadow of the Strong Wind.

Xio Zhen’s reasoning was simple.

The Strong Wind, being an Ancient Fierce Beast, whatever it sought must be extremely precious?

Moreover, the aura of the strong wind before them is that of a great wind in the Dao Realm.

If there truly is something valuable, even if he can’t snatch it from the mouth of this great wind, just following behind and picking up the leftovers would be a huge gain.

After all, how could the vision of an Ancient Fierce Beast like this great wind be anything but discerning?

With a wave of his hand, Xio Zhen and Xio Tiandong led their clan members distantly trailing behind the great wind of the Ancient Fierce Beast.

Even though this great wind was not flying very fast, they did not suspect a thing.

After all, this great wind was searching for something!

However, if they knew about the cold sneer in the eyes of this great wind as it noticed them following, they would surely regret it.

"As expected, they’ve followed...."

Ye Zhen’s first target for revenge was Dongxi County City as chosen by Xio Qiangu, and everything else would be manageable, except for the resident Dao Realm expert.

If Ye Zhen gathered all his top forces, including summoning the War Spirit, he could deal with a Mid Dao Realm expert.

But in doing so, Ye Zhen’s identity would be exposed.

After much consideration, Ye Zhen devised a plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain.

Ye Zhen also calculated the mindset of Xio Zhen and others, though not with absolute certainty.

However, the older a person gets, the more cunning they become. Someone like Xio Zhen with a Dao Realm existence knows a lot, desires more, and seeks even more.

Indeed, they fell for it.

Transforming into a great wind, Ye Zhen continuously increased his speed.

Occasionally, he executed a Wind Flash, turning into a small black dot in an instant, causing Xio Zhen and others to hastily give chase.

After transforming into the great wind, Ye Zhen maintained a fairly fast flying speed so long as he did not use the extreme speed of Wind Flash, which covered tens of miles in an instant.

A speed of forty thousand miles in two hours was still present.

Particularly with occasional Wind Flash, Xio Zhen, as a Dao Realm expert, almost pushed his speed to the limit to catch up.

Fifteen minutes passed in the blink of an eye, and as Ye Zhen estimated the time was near, he suddenly stopped abruptly, with fierce light flashing in his enormous bird eyes.

This maneuver nearly frightened Xio Zhen to death; he thought that this Ancient Fierce Beast great wind had discovered them and was about to attack.

Xio Zhen also stopped abruptly.

However, Xio Zhen understood that if the great wind wanted to attack them, they wouldn’t be able to escape at their speed.

Therefore, as the great wind remained still, he too stayed motionless.

The Realm King experts from Xio’s family who were relentlessly pursuing from behind also stopped abruptly, not daring to make a sound under the fierce glare of the great wind.

At almost the same moment, the door of an underground warehouse in Dongxi County City suddenly burst open, and amidst the stunned gazes of the guards, the Demon Soul Army Corps Leader Hei Jiu strode out, exuding astonishing blood qi.

Before the guards could sound the alarm, the six guards in front of the warehouse were slain by Hei Jiu and the Demon Marshal’s Avatar.

The vigil in Dongxi County City was commendable, especially with the experts that Xio’s family arranged for nightly patrols, who immediately noticed the abnormal power fluctuations here.

But when they arrived, they were dumbfounded.

The demonic army emerged in waves from the underground warehouse, and before they could react, Hei Jiu waved his hand, causing a deluge of Demon Soul Crossbow Bolts to cover the two Realm King experts.

This Demon Soul Crossbow Bolt was a weapon condensed with spiritual power by the Demon Soul Soldiers’ own strength, although its power could not compare to the Flame Spirit Burst Demon Crossbow of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

However, the attack power of the Demon Soul Crossbow Bolt is determined by the cultivation of the Demon Soul that refined it.

The Demon Soul Crossbow Bolt refined by an Early Dark Palace Realm Demon Soul basically has the attack power of a Mid Dark Palace Realm.

At this moment, with a wave of Hei Jiu’s hand, more than twenty Dao Realm King Realm Demon Soul Generals and two thousand Dark Palace Realm Demon Soul Officers fired crossbow magnets, and more than fifty thousand Demon Soul Crossbow Bolts covered the area fiercely.

In an instant, they turned those two Realm King experts into sieves.

Under the massive barrage of crossbow bolts, the just-flickering Guardian Light Screen of the Xio Mansion was directly blasted apart!

"Kill!"

"Spare none, except for unresisting women and children!" Hei Jiu’s cold, bloodthirsty command was issued instantly.

The fierce power fluctuations caused more than forty Realm King experts of the Xio Clan, who had just returned to the mansion, to rise into the sky in unison.

But upon seeing the overwhelming demonic army, they were all dumbstruck.

Swish, swish, swish!

A desperate volley covered the sky once again.

In the same instant, Hei Jiu, the Demon Marshal’s Avatar, and twenty Realm King Demon Souls charged towards the Realm King experts under the cover of the army.

A massacre with little suspense began.

Seconds after the massacre began, as the fifty thousand Demon Soul Soldiers fully stormed into the Xio Mansion, amidst the ongoing screams, a Realm King expert finally shrieked in despair.

"Quick! Call for reinforcements!"

"Immediately send a talisman communication to the old patriarch!"

"Send the Warning Talisman!"