Dragon Tamer

Chapter 673: Chapter 675 Capturing the Ringleader First

“Indeed, because of Hua Chou’s temperament, the entire Tianshu is like this: it’s a world where the strong prey on the weak. Just a glimpse of benefit is enough to justify wanton slaughter, and few deities truly constrain their descendants and subjects,” Mi Rong sighed softly.

Even though the Xuange God was a merciful deity, not fond of slaughter and revered the rites of propriety, he was not the true ruling god of the Tian Shu God Domain; he could only properly govern the realm that worshiped him.

“Let’s deal with the matter at hand first. If we need to relocate out of Ancestral Dragon City, we must at least dispose of those executioners outside first, or else we’ll have no way out,” Commander Cheng said.

“We go out, and we kill them all,” Nan Lingsha proposed, simple and brutal.

“There are too many of them. By the time we finish killing them all, the city will have been buried underground. Shang Hanxu from the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God has rallied Tianshu’s idle forces; these people are numerous and their cultivation levels are not low, but without the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God backing them, they wouldn’t even survive the night. Therefore, taking down Shang Hanxu first, breaking the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God, and letting those idle forces lose their backbone is our best option,” Zhu Minglang said.

Though idle forces might not be weaker in cultivation than those Lower God Organizations, the reason for their low status within the Tian Shu God Domain, and their dependence on those organizations, is key to the law of the dark night.

They cannot walk in the night, let alone ensure their own and others’ safety during it. Right now, the only place in the entire Li Chuan Continent that can withstand the invasion of darkness is Ancestral Dragon City.

If they no longer had the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God’s people to fend off the darkness, they simply wouldn’t be able to stay outside the city for long. At twilight, they’d have to scatter in search of a place to rest.

“Right, no matter what, we must first break up this group of Tianshu forces outside the city,” Li Yunzi agreed with Zhu Minglang’s approach.

Capture the leader to defeat the enemy, and with the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God gone, those scattered forces would also fall into disarray.

“There are no shortage of strong figures among them; it’s best we first send out several teams to draw away those exotic beasts. While Shang Hanxu has fewer people around him, we should strike—and quickly!” Elder Jing Lin said.

“Last night, one of our Apricot Dragon Dignitaries broke through to the Peak level. He should be able to restrain the strong ones from the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God,” Madam Dong said.

“I will also go and discuss with the Vice Dean from the Dragon Taming High Court, asking him to help us. After all, we share weal and woe,” Dean Duan said.

The Vice Dean of the Dragon Taming High Court stationed here was highly skilled, enjoying a prestigious reputation throughout the entire Supreme Court Courtyard Continent.

“Young Master, the Mountain Sword Sect has a Chief Guardian secretly among us, assigned here by your Grandfather. When the time comes, he will follow your orders,” Elder Jing Lin said.

Zhu Minglang nodded. This Chief Guardian of the Mountain Sword Sect was a sword fanatic, a middle-aged man with white hair, silent and reticent. He held a revered status within the Mountain Sword Sect, but essentially followed only the Elder Sword Sovereign’s orders. @@novelbin@@

With the strength of this Chief Guardian—a man whose skill was ranked among the top within the Mountain Sword Sect—Zhu Minglang would have many more options available to him.

All the major forces had reached a moment of life-or-death struggle. The Mountain Sword Sect was essentially bound to Zhu Gate. It seemed that both the Zhu Heavenly Officer and the Elder Sword Sovereign had fully transferred the command authority to Zhu Minglang; otherwise, they wouldn’t have arranged for the white-haired Chief Guardian to stay hidden by his side.

Among the major forces of the Supreme Court, there existed those whose cultivation had reached the apex. However, they would not easily get involved in strife.

Pang Kai, Apricot Dragon Dignitary, the Vice Dean of the High Court, the white-haired Chief Guardian…

With four Peak-level supreme beings, even if the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God had extremely powerful members, they now had the strength to fight!

…

The Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God was the host of this divisional conference, and Wolf God City was also the divine city closest to the Supreme Court Courtyard Continent.

Unlike those Lower God Organizations that had traveled thousands of miles, they could send the core strength of the temple—there were even many confidants of the Sparrow Wolf God!

Luckily, the Sparrow Wolf God hadn’t shown any divine signs for many years. The city had long since fractured internally, or else it would be very difficult for even all the strong of Supreme Court to contend against a fully intact Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God.

Even so, the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God’s force this time was still the most luxurious and powerful.

“This Sparrow Wolf God, who is already one of the weakest deities in the Tian Shu God Domain, still poses a great threat to us with his followers. If we could rely on the city-state wall, it would be better; we have a large number of Army Guards, Flying Dragons, and Arrow Masters to threaten them. But now we must leave the city and fight them. It is a pity; if my husband’s wounds could heal…” Madam Dong said.

“Was the healing holy leaf that I sent effective?” Zhu Minglang asked.

Madam Dong nodded, a glint in her eyes, and said, “The wound is clearly healing. It should take only a few days for him to fully recover.”

“That’s excellent,” Zhu Minglang nodded.

Hong Geng, the leader of Holy Que, was now Zhu Minglang’s ultimate trump card. Pang Kai had expressed more than once that Hong Geng was advancing towards the God Realm, and even facing some Quasi-god Level individuals, he had the ability to protect himself.

As long as he recovered, defeating the Sparrow Wolf God, who hadn’t regained his divine form, wasn’t impossible!

Of course, there was only one chance. For now, they must capture both Shang Hanxu and Shang Zhuang, who possessed vital clues to the life thread of the Sparrow Wolf God.

Before slaying the god, they must let Li Star Painting conduct a meticulous calculation, deducing a method that was absolutely foolproof!

…

Once at the State Wall of the city-state, Zhu Minglang noticed that the wall had sunk a few inches.

The city-state was sinking, with streams of sand pouring in from outside the city, submerging the farmlands, ponds, and roads both inside and outside of the city-state.

Although the city itself had yet to suffer any substantial damage, the entire population was already in panic. They understood the predicament they were in, and they knew that everyone, including the city-state itself, was in the midst of a hundred miles of quicksand. It wouldn’t be long before the yellow sand flooded into the city like a torrent, and in three days’ time, everyone would be buried beneath the immense sands along with the city!

“Mr. Zhu, Ancestral Dragon City-State is in an extremely terrible situation. I’ve discussed the matter with my sister, and she’s not someone who lacks vision for the big picture. We from Miao Mountain Sword Sect are also willing to lend you our support,” Wen Mengru flew over on her sword and said earnestly.

“I will release your sister. As for what she wants to do, that’s up to her,” Zhu Minglang said.

In three days, the entire city-state would be devoured by the moving sands. If the citizens inside could not relocate, they would all be buried as sacrifices, and of course, those held by Zhu Minglang would not survive either.

Consequently, the likes of Crown Prince Zhao Ying and Zhou Xian, incarcerated in the cells, were in utter despair. Upon realizing that the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God had no intention of letting a single person escape the city alive, they could not help but pray inwardly to their revered gods, praying that their enemy Zhu Minglang would achieve victory for all!

“Mm, Mr. Zhu, you see things more clearly than any of us do. The outsiders from beyond our borders claim to be from the Upper Realm, the heavens; they do not consider us their kind or kin. The only way to live is to resist them to the end. I believe that those who chose to submit to the Supreme Court Power are already regretting it…” Wen Mengru said.

“I never counted on them; as long as they don’t cause me any trouble, that’s enough,” Zhu Minglang stated indifferently.

Time was of the essence, and Zhu Minglang didn’t spend much time talking with Wen Mengru.

At the city wall, others had already begun to assemble. This time, the experts mobilized were not only from Li Chuan and Holy Que, but stationed forces who were in the same camp as Zhu Minglang also joined in, a collective power that exceeded Zhu Minglang’s expectations.

It turned out that when pushed into a corner, everyone united exceptionally.

That was fine. Those idle forces stirred up by the Temple of the Sparrow Wolf God would have others to deal with them, allowing him to preserve enough strength to face Shang Hanxu!

…

The quicksand greatly hindered the army’s movement, while those Tian Shu cultivators besieging the city stood just beyond the range of crossbows and arrows.

The forces Li Yunzi could muster were limited to the Flying Dragon Battalion.

She armed herself and led the charge.

The Flying Dragon Battalion needed to pave the way for everyone, avoiding unnecessary drain against those idle forces.

The Tian Shu cultivators outside saw the Flying Dragon Army emerge from the city-state and began to gather towards this location immediately.

Each of them had a high level of cultivation, and even when facing the tens of thousands of the Flying Dragon Army, they were undaunted. Soon, the eastern outskirts of Ancestral Dragon City-State were filled with deafening dragon roars and a variety of different Dragon Flames that lit up the sky, turning the exterior into a dazzling display of fireworks!

Another group within the Flying Dragon Battalion consisted of experts from Li Chuan, Holy Que, and the stationed forces.

They leaped over the crowd of idle forces and went straight for the standing exotic beast horde.

The exotic beast horde was precisely the Sparrow Wolf Army. Nearly every one of them rode a fierce exotic beast, with strength more uniformly at the King-Level Realm…

These people were arrogantly proud with sharp, piercing eyes. Upon seeing the inferior flying dragons, they even sneered with disdain.

Compared to the exotic beasts they were riding, those poor-quality flying dragons were like a flock of bats and sparrows. No matter their numbers, weren’t they still just prey to be hunted and played with?

However, as another group with powerful auras emerged from the Flying Dragon Battalion and directly attacked these Sparrow Wolf forces, they realized that the main strength of the enemy lay within the Flying Dragon Army!

“Coming out to court death, do you really think huddling together before your demise will help you stand against us!”

“A bunch of foolish lower-realm mongrels!”

With a wave of his hand, Shang Hanxu commanded the ranks of the Sparrow Wolf Army to advance!!

…

Among that group attacking the Sparrow Wolf Army, there were some who waited for both sides to be embroiled in the melee before locking onto Shang Hanxu’s location. They plunged into the fray, aiming straight for Shang Hanxu himself!

This group was none other than Zhu Minglang, Pang Kai, Vice Dean He, Chief Guardian with white hair, and Apricot Dragon Dragon Respect…

They had the highest cultivation among all the experts present.

Similarly, a few God’s Descendants with terrifying auras stood firmly on the sand thrones amidst the exotic beast dragons beside the unyielding Shang Hanxu, completely unfazed as they faced the assembly of peak supreme experts rallied by Zhu Minglang!