876 Black And Naked (1/2)

There was an old saying that went, 'A general should make judgements accordingly instead of following all of the emperor's orders when he's at the battlefield'. The same logic could be applied to killing a deserter without seeking permission during the critical times of war.

However, everyone was surprised when the old man thrust his sword forward but he ended up as the victim instead of that panicking disciple.

Shock, and horror.

The old man opened his eyes wide and spurted out a lot of blood from his mouth. He looked like he was overwhelmed with extreme disbelief.

That was because he couldn't believe that his sword was slower than the disciple in front of him. After all, in his memories, the few disciples before him had never done anything extraordinary in the sect, especially the one who stabbed and killed him. He had always been quiet and mediocre.

”You…” The old man wanted to say something but his throat was clogged by his blood so he couldn't finish his sentence.

Slas.h.!.+ That disciple removed the sword from the old man's heart and threw it on the ground in a panic At the same time, the old man saw a smirk on that disciple's face. It was very well-hidden and quickly disappeared completely after a split second.

Boom! The old man's body collapsed onto the ground heavily. His face was purple, blood was gus.h.i.+ng out of his mouth nonstop, and even his body was shaking.

At this moment, that panicky disciples started freaking out even more. He kept wiping his b.l.o.o.d.y hands on his face and it looked gruesome.

”No… I don't want to die. I want to live, I'm still young!”

”Hurry up and go, brother Li!” While that disciple was yelling, the disciples around him quickly grabbed him and ran towards the foot of Heaven Zen Mountain after going around the old man's corpse.

All of these took place so suddenly and rapidly. The few disciples who had escaped disappeared from everyone's vision in mere moments.

They successfully got away!

When a few disciples had succeeded, what would happen next?

It was obvious.

”Run, hurry up and run!”

”Don't kill me, I don't want to die too!”

”Hurry up and go!”

Soon, there were lots of shouting and yelling. The disciples that had already started backing off finally descended into chaos. They started running away in all directions without any hesitation.

Once the disciples started escaping…

The ministers and generals of the Four Great Empires who had been waiting for this moment all this while naturally wouldn't wait any longer. Under the soldiers' escort, Radiant Moon Empire was the first to leave, followed by War Pinnacle Empire and Holy Barbarian Empire.

”The Four Great Empires have already retreated. Shall we?”

”Go, go now!”

A single push would set everything in motion, not to mention if they were the Four Great Empires. Even though Great Xia Dynasty didn't retreat, it didn't matter if they did because three out of the Four Great Empires had already left.

Once the Four Great Empires left, the numerous sects of varying sizes couldn't sit tight anymore.

These sects were mediocre and they were only here to join in on the fun. Were there any experts in these sects? Even the best amongst them only had a single Sage.

These sects were considered extremely powerful within the territories of the Four Great Empires and they were even the preferred choices of the n.o.bles.

However, in the Holy Region…

They were truly not worthy of mention. Even powers like Xuanji Sect and Shadow Sect had more than one Sage, not to mention the Five Sects of the Holy Region.

To put it simply, the addition of their power was insignificant. The tide of the battle wouldn't change with or without them.

Most importantly, they were up against the Monster race.

There was a staggering number of 30 to 40 Monster Kings in the sky, led by the strongest master in the Holy Region, Monster Emperor Baizhi. With such an elite force, they could effortlessly annihilate these sects.

Fight?

That would be suicidal!

Every person was selfish. Although not everyone wanted to escape, when a portion of the people started to demonstrate their selfishness, the outcome would be uncontrollable.

”Sect master, are we going to fight?”

”Fight? My a.s.s! How could a small sect like ours join the fight? Even Mu Qingfeng and Mo Shans.h.i.+ are going to die! Tell the disciples to retreat now!”

”Yes!”

All the sect masters started ordering their sects to retreat. Once the first sect was gone, more sects followed suit… Soon, the stream of people escaping started growing and eventually turned into a ma.s.sive flood. They were running down Heaven Zen Mountain in all directions crazily as if they wished they had another pair of legs so that they could run faster.

”Second Hallmaster, shall we stop them?” The old man standing beside Dao Xin held his sword tighter as he watched the sect masters and disciples escaped.

”That isn't necessary… It's already too late. Stopping them would only lead to more pointless casualty and hatred.” Dao Xin glanced at them and shook her head softly. Then, she raised her head and said thoughtfully, ”I've always heard about Demon Race's Yun Qingwu, who is weak but extremely scheming. The Demon race trusted that she would become their hope. Now that I've seen her… I realized that she's truly terrifying!”

”Terrifying? Second Hallmaster, is there anyone in the Holy Region who would dare to compete with your wisdom and gambit? Why would you have such a high opinion of Yun Qingwu?”

”What do you think is the main criteria for judging a person's wisdom?”

”Well… I suppose it's control over the overall situation?”

”No, it isn't too difficult to control the overall situation with as long as there is enough information. You always have to look at the details to judge a person's wisdom.”

”Details? I don't understand.”

”What do you think of the disciple who panicked and ran away just now?”

”That disciple? Second Hallmaster, are you suggesting… Wait a minute, are you suggesting that his escape wasn't coincidental?” The old man jolted at this moment with a mixture of emotions in his expression.

”There are many coincidences in this world, but this is definitely not one of them!” Dao Xin shook her head and replied. Then, she clenched her fists and continued, ”Her plan is so meticulous that she had even arranged for people to initiate the escape beforehand. I'm afraid that Yun Qingwu… Is more terrifying than Monster Emperor Baizhi!”

”Second Hallmaster, Yun Qingwu has disappeared!”

”What?!” Dao Xin's expression changed dramatically.

…

The fierce fight at the top of the Tree of G.o.d was still ongoing.

However, unlike before, the stalemate had already been broken. Due to Monster Emperor Baizhi's insane counterattack, both Mo Shans.h.i.+ and Mu Qingfeng were already severely injured and pale as a sheet, and their aura was alarmingly unstable.