Chapter 1384: Driving a Wedge! (2/2)
Even as Shui Dongliu’s words stirred the hearts of the Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators, the voice of the 8-Essencesout from within the ranks of the Outsider army
“Immortals of the Mountains and Seas, you have lost this war There is no need to continue the fighting I can represent the 33 Heavens to offer you a chance at survival
“Surrender Abandon all resistance Willingly allow us to seal your cultivation bases and become our slaves This war is over
“If you surrender, some of you may be executed, but the majority will survive Some sects and clans ht have no freedom, but perhaps that in itself is a sort of luxury In any case, you have no other options
“Fight, or surrender? I will give you the time it takes an incense stick to burn to think For those of you ish to surrender, you do not need to state that desire out loud Doing that et you killed on the spot After the tiin the final charge Fellow Daoist Xuan Yin, Fellow Daoist Dao Fang, and myself, will also join in to attack the Mountain and Sea Real, any ish to surrender can siht the Mountain and Sea Reallittering, the 8-Essences Paragon waved his hand, causing a stick of burning incense to appear
What savagelysuch hope to the Mountain and Sea Real theht, the cultivators would have to worry, not just about the Outsiders attacking openly, but about their fellow comrades-in-arhtHao’s pupils constricted as he realized that, even a Clan, there were people who appeared to be hesitating in conteh such expressions quickly vanished, it was impossible to tell whether their temptation had been dispelled, or merely concealed
The Mountain and Sea Realm was deathly quiet The cultivators couldn’t help but ponder the words of the 8-Essences Paragon It was a critical juncture, and with the threat of death loo repugnant, was a way to stay alive
Sea Drealiu didn’t say a word The Ninth Sea was completely silent
The incense stick burned, and ti down on everyone If Shui Dongliu hadn’t just stated that he was Nine Seals, then the Mountain and Sea Realm would likely have already dissolved into chaos
When faced with life or death, one’s choices can easily becoliu claie impact After all, the overall situation seemed to be a completely hopeless one
It was at this point that Shui Dongliu spoke, his voice both ancient and exhausted
“Life and death are i that one's traditions and values can be passed on to future generations is so able to pass on the Joss Flame power and the bloodlines of the Mountain and Sea Real we have fought this war down to this point, any individual, any clan or sect, ishes to surrender to the 33 Heavens may do so without my interference I won’t kill you It is your decision to make
“Make your decision now, and I won't question it Everyone has their own fate, and I dare not interfere with that However once this ins, anyone who turns traitor on the battlefield can rest assured that even if I die, I will be sure to take those traitors withwith the Mountain and Sea Realm! Therefore, those of you ish to surrender will leave the Mountain and Sea Realliu’s voice contained no viciousness, but instead, an unswerving decisiveness that everyone could detect
Silence filled the Mountain and Sea Realm The army of Outsiders looked conteh the current turn of events were splendid entertainment
Then, just when the incense stick was about to finish burning, a sigh rang out froreat clans the wang Clan!
“I speak for the wang Clan We choose to surrender!
“The earliest ancestor of the wang Clan was not from the Mountain and Sea Realm, and only ended up here by accident Therefore, this war of the Mountains and Seas is so we shall not participate in” The words spoken by the wang Clan Patriarch caused h in relief
However, a few of their nu Mu, who tried to charge out fro Clan Before he could, an ancient-looking hand reached out and grabbed hi Mu's eyes were completely bloodshot as he screahed, then rendered him unconscious with a palht shot up fro fei Although he had his grievances with Meng Hao, in this moment, when the survival of the Realm was on the line, his choice was to stand with the Mountains and Seas
However, the wang Clan would not per
At the sa Clan chose to surrender, the skinny old hed
“How e his head, he closed his eyes He would not fight in the battle, but he wanted to see if the Mountain and Sea Realht be able to make a comeback
After a moment of silence, a bitter voice spoke out froreat clans, the Li Clan “I speak for the Li Clan We surrender”
When that voice echoed out, Li Ling’er, as currently standing next to Paragon Sea Dreaan to tremble
Tears flowed down her as she cried, “Patriarch, hat what are you doing?! We are cultivators of the Mountain and Sea Realm! I… I can’t believe I’m even related to you!”
Note froe in the novel, the theme of ”you can't trust what characters say” has been pretty well established Don't we all re Li / Resurrection Lily incident? Don't be so quick to just believe what you hear the characters say I continue to see coh it were a definitive explanation of cultivation ranks, plot points, history, etc Just as in real life, the characters in Er Gen's novels can be wrong, can lie, can make mistakes, etc