"Grandpa said you were short on manpower here and told me to come help keep watch. When itâs time to make a move, Iâll make a move."
"Heh~ Xiao Xing, your Talent and strength are pretty good, youâve clearly inherited your familyâs excellent bloodline, but... youâre still only at the third layer of Golden Core. A Magic Battle on this level is too dangerous for you."
"Donât underestimate me, grandaunt, I got Grandpaâs true teachings..."
"Oh? I see. Since your grandpa sent you, he must have confidence in your strength. I wonât say more. If I need you to act, I wonât hold back."
"Thatâs how it should be."
Yang Zhuxing was a bit younger than Yang Zhu, but his Cultivation was higher. He was Yang Minâs only son and the strongest in Talent and Cultivation among the fifth generation of the Yang Family.
Uh... aside from Yang Zhu.
That one was a total Talent monster.
"Go up to the city wall now and keep an eye on the people outside. If thereâs any stir, report to me."
"Yes, grandaunt."
Yang Zhuxing walked out of the administration building, rode the wind into the air, and sat cross-legged on the city wall. His Divine Sense drifted out ten miles... where Master Jieyu had set up an isolating Array.
Yang Zhuxingâs Divine Sense turned into a needle and directly pierced inside, easily eavesdropping on the conversation within.
Master Jieyu didnât sense a thing...
Yang Genshuo, seeing this, could only sigh in admiration.
"Yang Zhuxingâs Talent might be the most special in the Yang Family... the stronger the opponent, the stronger he gets. With him here, this side is much more secure."
After Yang Fu heard that the Yang Familyâs people were trapped in the Legendary Land, he had Yang Zhuxing pack up and come here to support.
You could really call it shrewd and farâsighted.
"Yang Fu still does things steady. Back then there wasnât any information at all suggesting that outsiders would pressure the Yang Family, but heâd already prepared ahead of time."
"But... this time Iâm afraid it really wonât end peacefully. Our ammo isnât infinite. That kind of attack just now must have burned through a huge amount of Spiritual Material. Who knows how many more times we can unleash a strike on that level..."
Yang Genshuo hurriedly asked Yang Qiangjing.
"Old Ancestor, this Laser Tower is currently the highestâoutput Laser Tower Iâve developed. It consumes Fourth Grade Spiritual Material, and through an intense explosive reaction forms a power of annihilation, which pushes the laser to fire. In theory, itâs already infinitely close to a Nascent Soul Stage expertâs fullâforce strike."
"I can see that, otherwise it wouldnât have been possible to take out all four of them in one shot..."
"With our stockpiles from these past years, we can still support a hundred such attacks. If they still want to force their way in... Iâll give them a few more blasts and keep them from seeing how deep our waters run."
"Interesting... but whatâs your final plan? Even if we go hard today and scare off these two hundred people, what about next time when four hundred come? Five hundred? A thousand?"
The temptation of the Legendary Land was too great; plenty of Golden Core cultivator were willing to come fight over the chance.
"So, after weâve intimidated them, Iâll consider reaching an agreement with them..."
After listening to Yang Qiangjingâs plan, Yang Genshuo could only nod helplessly.
"Thatâs all we can do..."
Just as he was about to go check on Yang Zhu and the others inside the Legendary Land, he suddenly realized something.
"Xiao Jing, you just said... whatâs the principle behind your Laser Tower having such power?"
"It consumes Fourth Grade Spiritual Material to trigger an intense explosive reaction, forming a power of annihilation to drive the laserâs launch."
"Explosion... annihilation... tsk~ once weâre done with the Legendary Land mess, weâre going to study your Laser Tower properly."
Yang Genshuo felt like heâd grabbed onto something incredible.
A short while later, ten large ships pressed in again.
This time, the two brothers Ma Yan and Ma Bi stood at the front.
"Yang Qiangjing! Come out!"
Hearing their shout, before Yang Qiangjing came out, four large Laser Towers burrowed up out of the city wall.
Scaring the two of them into a sudden jolt.
They rushed to summon their Spirit Beast to guard in front of them.
But this time there was no rush to attack. Yang Qiangjing slowly flew out.
"Are you still so eager to test our Danai Empireâs Array?"
Seeing that Yang Qiangjing didnât activate that bizarre Fire Element Big Magical Artifact, Ma Yan mustered his courage and flew a bit closer.
"Yang City Lord, if Iâm not mistaken... the power of this Array is limited, isnât it?"
"We rely on our Treasure Ship to form a formation and will no longer go out alone. If you want to attack, by all means continue, but... when your Arrayâs power is exhausted, that will be the moment we enter Bright Cityâand the day of its slaughter!"
"Besides, Iâve heard that quite a few of your Yang Family people have gone into that Legendary Land, the White Grain Warehouse, yes? A Legendary Land where danger and opportunity coexist. They probably thought that once they came out, theyâd escape alive, gain treasures, and have a smooth path ahead... But! Donât forget, that Legendary Land is outside the city!"
"You can hide inside here, but so long as your Yang Family people come out of there, weâll capture every last one of them. I wonder, Yang City Lord... will you still be this tough then?"
"In that case, it counts as another stroke of fortune for us. After all, anyone who can walk out of a Legendary Land safe and sound must be carrying a lot of treasures, right?"
"Jie jie jie~~~"
As Ma Yan and Ma Bi laid out their plan, wicked smiles tugged at the corners of their mouths.
Since youâre being heartless, donât blame us for being ruthless.
Siege, slaughter the city, guard the gate, seize the treasures!
These four methods each jabbed straight into the Yang Familyâs soft spots!
Yang Genshuo couldnât help but suck in a breath of cold air.
"Damn, these bastards are vicious!"
"Blocking someoneâs fortune really is like killing their parents..."
The conflict ratcheted up another notch!
Especially when the words from outside spread throughout Bright City. The local cultivator who heard them were all on edge.
They really didnât want to get dragged into a citywide slaughter.
Right away, some cultivator without much backbone went to the city management department to ask what to do.
Seeing the chaos all over the city, Yang Minyong was instantly furious.
"Fuck! What the hell are you all panicking for! If the sky falls, we old men will hold it up!"
"What if you canât hold it..."
A cultivator muttered quietly.
Yang Minyong just happened to hear it, and he exploded!
Boom!
His muscles swelled all over, and like a giant mecha he slammed down onto the ground, leaving a huge crater.
"You. Say. That. Again?"
His ferocious gaze locked onto the cultivator who was trying to shake everyoneâs resolve, and he walked toward him step by step.
In an instant, the little cultivator was so frightened he kept stumbling backward.
Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys!
Yang Minyong was going to use him as a sacrifice!
Though Yang Minyongâs speech was usually crude, he also knew that stability trumped everything right now. He had to crush dissenting voices first!
Just as he was about to grab the little cultivator and execute him on the spot, a figure in green robes drifted over.
"Uncle, calm down... heâs just scared, thereâs no need to make such a big deal of it."
Yang Zhuxing stood in front of the little cultivator, his frame thin, but exuding an aura that commanded respect.
Yang Minyong was also at the third layer of Golden Core, but when he saw Yang Zhuxing arrive... after hesitating for a moment, he quietly pulled his hand back.
"I was just trying to scare him, nephew."
Then he gave a cold snort toward the crowd and flew back up to the city wall to keep order in the city.
Yang Zhuxing turned back and gave the little cultivator a nod, then flew back onto the city wall as well, joining his family in facing the powerful enemies.
This little episode was seen by many cultivator, and the city buzzed with discussion. The atmosphere grew heavier; everyone was waiting for the Yang Family to make a decision.
Yang Qiangjing raised her head and looked at the cultivator in the sky, then spoke calmly:
"Looks like youâre determined to go in today..."
"Fine. Since you insist, our Yang Family doesnât want to go down with you in some mutualâdestruction brawl... opening it for you is no problem."
"However... anyone who wants to enter the Legendary Land, the White Grain Warehouse, must first sign a contract with us."