Chapter 165 - A Gathering of Geniuses

Chapter 165 A Gathering of Geniuses

When Lyu Liang and his companions came to the temporary headquarters of the Immortal Allies, they felt real shock, brought on by the war.

Within a boundless Great Defense Formation, there stood various architectural complexes.

According to the founding father of Sword Character, all the 12 armies of the Human Clan in the Chaotic World, as well as the reinforcements of the Demon Clan, the Spirit Clan, and the Ghost Clan, were gathered here.

“You came on time. Half an hour later, there will be a routine meeting here, and you can join it. There will be some points you won’t understand, and I will explain to you later.” Lyu Liang nodded at the founding father’s words. He knew his position clearly—no matter how awesome he was outside, he was just a “freshman” here on the battlefield.

“Oh yes, there’s still time. There are some small conflicts with the enemy on the main battlefield, and your brother’s puppet troop is fighting with them. Do you want to go and see?” Xuan Nyu Fairy pointed at the distance, which made Lyu Liang perk up immediately.

“Yes! Yes! I’ve never seen the war! Let’s go now, or we may miss it!” Before Lyu Liang could say anything, Liu Jiawen exclaimed, excited and curious.

But even if she hadn’t yelled that she wanted to have a look, Lyu Liang would certainly go. After all, the one fighting on the battlefield, was his second brother, and he couldn’t just leave him to fight alone.

Then, they came to the headquarters and claimed their respective cave residences. After that, the founding father led them to the main battlefield.

Along the way, the wounded were everywhere, armless, legless, and some beyond healing, waiting helplessly for death.

Lyu Liang looked aghast at the sight of so much destruction, and even Liu Jiawen, who was initially curious, compressed her lips and remained silent. The others had stern looks on their faces, too.

The founding father seemed to sense their feelings and said in a low voice, “There were not so many people wounded before, but since the mysterious relic was discovered, the number of the wounded on both sides have increased dramatically. Alas!”

“The mysterious relic? What is it? What does it have to do with casualties?” Lyu Liang couldn’t help but ask.

“I planned to tell you about it, after the meeting, but since you asked, I will brief you now. Do you remember the cannon-like artifacts around the transmission formation in Jibo Territory? We discovered them in the relic. You can use them to launch a Spiritual-Qi bomb, which is powerful enough to destroy at least five masters at the Peak of Almighty Immortal, by simply fueling them with Primordial Qi.” The founding father’s brief words startled the six greatly.

“No wonder I had a strange feeling about them. They should have such immense power! How many do we have? Does the enemy also have them?” Licking her lips, Liu Jiawen asked the questions, which all of them were concerned about.

The founding father of Sword Character, nodded and continued, “When the relic appeared, both sides sent people to explore it and gained something. We have 22 cannons, and they 21. Almost the same!” “Due to these cannons being included in the war, our casualties have doubled, as compared with those in the past.”

“Then, then we should send more people in and take away a hundred cannons. Just bombard the enemy with them, and things will naturally be settled!” Liu Jiawen’s eyes were glistening at the moment.

Hearing her words, the founding father shook his head, and said, with a wry smile, “If it could be so easy, the war would have ended before you came. The relic was discovered five years ago, and these are all cannons we’ve got, during those years. To scrabble for them, over a hundred lives on each side have been sacrificed. So these cannons are indeed hard-earned! All right, we’ve come to the front line. Let’s focus on the war first. I will tell you more after the meeting.”

At the moment, they had reached the edge of the Great Defense Formation zone. In front of them was a shocking sweep of chaotic auras, amidst the wild tangle of numerous giant puppets and beasts.

“These are… wild beasts! So many! Are they from the Nether Big World?” Lyu Liang gasped and had a grave look on his face.

“They should all be at the Wildness level. Could it be the Kong family… It is tricky now!” Liu Jiahao, who had been silent all this while, said in a serious tone, and his eyebrows were furrowed.

Looking at the chaos in front of him, Lyu Liang felt profoundly helpless inside—the war was so massive that it couldn’t be settled, even with several men’s forces.

The bell sounded for the 90-minute break, and both sides began withdrawing simultaneously. Several men dressed in jasper uniforms, appeared instantly in the formation in the Nether Big World, with whistles in their mouths. When they blew the whistles, all the wild beasts, so long as they could still move, retreated hurriedly to the formation.

“It’s indeed the Kong family! What are they thinking about? Do the other Remote Antiquity families know about this?!” Liu Jiawen opened her eyes wide, with a mixed look of amazement and anger.

“Wen, well, we will also join in here. As long as the Space of Goddess Nyu Wa remains unaffected, and the wild beasts at the Antiquity level don’t appear here, those seniors won’t intervene.” Liu Jiahao sighed. He was much calmer than his sister.

“Savior! It is these people who caught my child! Although they are not the same people, they are in the same uniforms! Our four wild beasts at the Antiquity level have disappeared into the forbidden area of Remote Antiquity, and the Forbidden Lords are investigating it! If it is they who did it, we won’t let go of them!” The woman in the cave residence was so outraged that Lyu Liang could feel her intense murderous intent, emanating from her speech.

“Do they have wild beasts at the Antiquity level?” Lyu Liang turned to Liu Jiawen and Liu Jiahao, hoping to gather more information.

“That’s impossible! Unless the Kong family want to be expelled from the Remote Antiquity families! We have reached an agreement with the forbidden area of the Remote Antiquity, that we can’t go there to catch wild beasts! The Kong family have a contract with the wild beasts, so it’s no wonder that they managed to tame some wild beasts, but none of them would be at the Antiquity level!” Liu Jiahao said categorically, and then he added, “If they violated the contract, they would have to deal with the wild beasts, who are powerful enough to destroy their whole family!”

At this moment, the puppet troop came back to the formation, and with two bright flashes, Li Wuyi and Chishui Fairy appeared in front of them.

“I’ll go count our losses, and you can get together with your third brother. With Master Haotian and junior brother Bihuo here, our strength has improved significantly, so there should be no large losses this time. Just leave it to me.” Chishui Fairy said lightly and clapped Li Wuyi’s shoulder, at the same time.

Li Wuyi smirked and cried when he turned around, “Third brother, you’re finally here! Holy sh*t! They all know I’m your second brother, so I haven’t had a break these days!”

Lyu Liang also put his concerns aside, and walked to his second brother, with a smile. After they greeted each other, Lyu Liang introduced his companions to Li Wuyi, who soon got to know them, with his easy-going personality.

Then, the meeting began. Li Wuyu did not plan to attend the meeting because he had to make the war summary. Lyu Liang and his companions followed the founding father to the temporary headquarters, in the core zone.

When they came to a grand palace, the founding father led them in and messaged Lyu Liang at the same time, “You don’t need to ask if you have any doubts, I will explain to you after the meeting. Besides, several extraordinary geniuses just like you, will also be there. Anyway, you will be in contact them sooner or later, so it’s good to meet them first.”

Then, they entered the palace and finally came to a spacious hall.

At the moment, quite a few people were already sitting there. Only one of the nine seats was vacant, which was evidently reserved for the founding father.

Four people were waiting below, all exuding extraordinary auras. Each of them, either mastered unique Cultivation Methods, or had rare treasures.

When Lyu Liang and his companions came in, they immediately became the centre of attention. Fortunately, they were able to sit together, since there were many seats inside.

Just as Lyu Liang seated himself, he felt several Divine Senses coming at him, from different directions—those geniuses were, undoubtedly, probing him.

Theoretically, it was an impolite manner. But Lyu Liang could understand —these were all outstanding figures in different fields, and now that Lyu Liang’s side was so prominent, it was only natural that they wanted to probe him.

It was not strange to be accompanied by five cultivators at the Peak of Almighty Immortal, but Lyu Liang’s cultivation was merely at the Late-stage of Fairy Immortal, which was quite rare and intriguing.

“You are Lyu Liang? Haha, sorry. I couldn’t help hearing from you, so I searched you with my Divine Sense. I’m so sorry! I’m Duan Xiaofang. After this meeting, let’s drink together. It is my way of apologizing. Please don’t decline it!” A joyful voice came to Lyu Liang’s Divine Soul. He looked up and found a white-robed young man, winking at him. This man was supposedly Duan Xiaofang.

This man was wearing a white embroidered robe, not so handsome, yet had distinctive confidence and vigor in his brows and eyes. And his words left a favorable impression on Lyu Liang.

Lyu Liang could feel three Divine Senses coming over him at the same time, which meant there was still one person who had yet to probe him. Lyu Liang already knew who the other two were. After all, such powerful figures were easy to recognize, as long as they did not deliberately hide their cultivation.

The only person who did not probe Lyu Liang, was a dark-skinned young man, with ordinary clothes and appearance, looking almost as honest and silly as Dumb! His aura was weird, yet somehow familiar, to Lyu Liang.

Just when Lyu Liang was wondering why the meeting hadn’t begun, a soft fragrance wafted in from outside, and then a gentle laugh could be heard. “Ho ho, I’ve been waiting for brother Lyu for a long time, and finally, you’re here! With so many beauties around, you are indeed extraordinary!”

A handsome young man, wearing a purple-golden cap and the dragon-scale armor, came in slowly, accompanied by a fog-like figure.

Lyu Liang was stunned and the young man came up to him. He cupped his hands and greeted, “I’m Huangfu Gang. I’ve heard a lot about you, and today, it’s my great honor to meet you here!”

Lyu Liang rose hastily and greeted him back, “I’m very flattered. I was able to gain today’s fame because I’ve had some good opportunities and received assistance from some powerful figures. These are all my friends, who are here to help me.”

Huangfu Gang clapped Lyu Liang’s shoulder and said with a laugh, “Brother Lyu, you are so modest! All of us present here, have also had good opportunities, but none of us can save a world with our own strength. I’m very eager to see your extraordinary performance in the relic, three months later!”

Then, Huangfu Gang sat beside Lyu Liang. At this moment, the dark-skinned young man, who had been silent up to now, messaged Lyu Liang suddenly, “Keep away from him, or you won’t even know how you died!”