"Her name is Wuzhui. She has fought alongside me for many years, and her strength is no less than mine," Xiang Yu said solemnly.
Turu turu~~
The black horse snorted but didn't speak. She didn't want to be a true spirit senior or transform into a human. She only wished to carry Xiang Yu forever and accompany him in his conquests of the myriad realms.
Hao Jiu had long ago found a way to help Wuzhui transform into human form, but she refused. Her reason was simple: she was afraid that once she became human, Xiang Yu would never ride her again.
With the black horse so aware of its situation, what else could Hao Jiu say?
Naturally, they fulfilled Wuzhui's wish and did their best to enhance its strength. They equipped Wuzhui's shadow system with several good modules, and with the addition of the divine dragon bloodline, its strength might even surpass that of Xiang Yu now.
The golden-faced man sensed that Wuzhui seemed to dislike him, so he didn't dare to look at Wuzhui again. "Uh, please, Seniors Yu Shen and Wuzhui, come with us into the city to rest."
“Alright, you all lead the way,” Xiang Yu agreed.
"Yes." All the Nascent Soul cultivators took off and obediently led the way.
Then.
Countless powerful energies lifted storage rings, which converged behind Xiang Yu like a torrent, and were quickly stored into his storage space.
The white-clad figure and the silver-winged yaksha are comparable to the Nascent Soul Realm of the human race, while the green-clad figure and the golden-bodied yaksha are comparable to the Divine Transformation Realm of the human race. Their storage rings must contain some good items. Even a small mosquito is still meat, and Hao Jiu will not let it go.
As for Crimson Shadow and Crimson Winged Yaksha, who correspond to the Human Race at the Refinement Void Realm, their storage rings had already been put away before the blood storm subsided.
Xiang Yu remained calm. After doing so many things, he stopped caring so much about what others thought. However, even though he had taken the storage rings of the million-strong alien army, there were still plenty of good things left in the sea of blood. The cultivators from Tianyuan City could make a fortune by cleaning up the battlefield.
The Demon Clan, a sacred land.
A middle-aged man dressed in a silver robe, with black hair reaching his waist and a face like a virgin, sat cross-legged on a futon, the crescent moon mark on his forehead gleaming with silver light.
This person was none other than the only Mahayana cultivator of the demon race, Ancestor Ao Xiao.
Suddenly, Ao Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood, and the white-haired old man standing beside him instantly turned pale. "Ao Xiao, you..."
"It's alright." Ao Xiao waved his hand and smiled. "Every time I see your unusually long earlobes that reach your shoulders, I feel inexplicably happy, haha."
Mo Jianli rolled her eyes at Ao Xiao, "You still have the mood to joke around?"
"What's there to be afraid of? This isn't their first attack on Tianyuan City, and they're not in a position to wage a major war in the short term. They've just proposed two duels," Ao Xiao laughed.
“This is a contest, the next one will be a decisive battle between the two races! Losing the fusion battle is fine, but in this Mahayana battle, we must at least fight for a draw, otherwise there will be no next time. I’m afraid this is the decisive battle. At such a crucial moment, you…” Mo Jianli hesitated.
Ao Xiao suppressed his smile. "Old Mo, I have already survived twenty-one great tribulations. Even if I could exchange them for a few pills that could delay the tribulations, it would only allow me to hold on for another ten or twenty thousand years at most."
Sooner or later you will have to shoulder the heavy responsibility for both races, so why not take this opportunity to go all out, thoroughly establish the prestige of the human race's Mahayana lineage, and intimidate the surrounding alien races?
Although I cannot participate in the battle, I can still cheer you on from the sidelines. Seeing me will deter them from this final assault. In tens of thousands of years, surely our two races can cultivate a new Mahayana cultivator?
“But I…” Mo Jianli knew that if he could demonstrate combat power exceeding Ao Xiao’s and defeat the Shadow Clan’s Mahayana cultivator, then it would be reasonable for him to fight this time. In addition, with Ao Xiao’s appearance, the alien races should not launch an attack prematurely, giving them more time. In this way, it would be much easier for the two races to produce another Mahayana cultivator. But he didn’t have that strength!
Just then, messages arrived from Elder Gu and Elder Bao of Tianyuan City!
Mo Jianli and Ao Xiao exchanged a glance, and the latter suddenly stood up.
"Let's go! To Tianyuan, to see the Feather God!"
Chapter 500 Counterattack
Shadow Clan, Holy Land.
"Waaaaah... Ancestor! The combined soul tablets of Zi Ying and the other four have shattered, I'm afraid they are already..."
"What?!" The Shadow Clan Ancestor suddenly stood up. "What kind of human Mahayana cultivator is Mo Jianli! How dare he disregard his status and attack a junior at the Integration stage! Come, gather the experts of the clan! This time, I will not rest until I have utterly crushed both the human and demon races!"
Meanwhile, in the sacred land of the Yaksha clan, Mahayana Sanghai was also furious. Each Integration Realm cultivator was the true hope of the clan. Unexpectedly, five of them had gone, and only Black Owl King was still alive. However, he had not taken the initiative to contact him, and no one knew what his situation was.
It doesn't matter if it's someone else, but this Black Owl King is the most promising Yaksha in the Yaksha clan to advance to the Mahayana stage in ten thousand years, and he cannot be lost!
"Send troops! Regardless of whether Ao Xiao is here or not, I will raze both the human and demon races to the ground this time!" Sang Hai said, taking out a communication talisman. "Old Ghost Mu! The human race's Mahayana cultivators slaughtered my million-strong allied army. If you don't send troops this time, don't blame me for being merciless. I'll wipe you out together with Old Ghost Ying!"
"Fellow Daoist, why be angry? I will send troops. It's just that the Spirit Clan..." The Wood Clan Mahayana thought to himself that it was fortunate he hadn't participated, otherwise he would have suffered heavy losses as well.
"You don't need to worry about that old man, the Spirit King. Even if he comes, it will be after we've crippled the human and demon races! I'll hold him off then!" Sang Hai roared.
"Very well! My clan will immediately mobilize its troops and assemble at the south of Tianyuan City." The Wood Clan Ancestor smiled coldly.
In Tianyuan City, every cultivator's face was filled with a happy smile.
The former alien army camp, now a sea of alien blood, has been completely looted by the cultivators of Tianyuan City. They didn't even spare the wings of the Silver-Winged Yaksha, not to mention the corpse pills, magic weapons, and various supplies.
Of course, what truly made everyone happy was the news that the human race had gained another Mahayana cultivator, meaning that the human race was finally about to rise again!
However, the Elder Council of Tianyuan City was not so happy. Just now, spies from the human and demon races among the Shadow Clan, Wood Clan, and Yaksha Clan urgently sent a message that the armies of the three races were gathering and a great battle was inevitable.
Because the situation of Ancestor Ao Xiao is still uncertain, the situation of the human and demon races is not very optimistic. If Xiang Yu hadn't said that Wu Zhui was a true spirit, these powerful figures in Tianyuan City would have collapsed long ago.
Even with the true spirit of the Black Steed, the Mahayana realm would only be able to fight to a draw, while below the Integration realm, the three races would crush the human and demon races. Expecting the Spirit Race to send troops to help is out of the question.
"Fellow Daoist Bao, is Senior Ao Xiao willing to make a move?" Elder Gu was very displeased with the demon race's evasiveness.
The golden-masked man smiled wryly, "I really don't know anything about this matter. I'm not qualified to send a message directly to the ancestor; it was relayed through someone else."
At this moment, Xiang Yu, who was sitting in the main seat, opened his eyes. "With me here, you have nothing to worry about. If any foreign tribes dare to come, I will make sure they never return."
"The Feather God is mighty!" the crowd responded in unison, though a sense of unease began to rise within them. Did this man, speaking with such confidence, truly possess the strength to disregard the combined forces of the three races?
Xiang Yu sensed that these people were not being sincere. "It seems you don't believe me. Fine, do you think you can find out the Shadow Clan's marching route?"
"Uh, why is the Overlord asking this? Could it be that the Overlord intends to take the initiative to attack?" Elder Gu's heart skipped a beat.
"Hehe, Elder Gu, just answer the king's questions honestly. Why are you asking me questions back? It's not hard to guess the Shadow Clan's march route. They must have flown straight from the Dark City on the Shadow Clan's border to Tianyuan City. They have Mahayana cultivators with them, so they are very fearless."
The golden-masked giant hated humans for their indecisiveness, and this overlord was more to his liking. However, he didn't think taking the initiative was a good idea, as even the Shadow Clan's Grandmaster Ao Xiao was unwilling to face him.
“Very well, then you will accompany me. It will be considered that our two tribes are going to war together,” Xiang Yu said solemnly.
"Huh?" The golden-masked giant was dumbfounded. "Does Overlord mean that it's just the two of us going to confront the Shadow Clan army?"
“That’s right,” Xiang Yu said affirmatively.
"..." The golden-masked man was completely speechless. Even if the Overlord could defeat the Shadow Clan's Mahayana cultivator, it would still take some time, right? That would be enough time for him to be torn to pieces by the Purple Shadow many times over, okay? Oh, it might not be torn to pieces, possession is also possible.
"What, you don't want to go?" Xiang Yu asked.
"The Overlord has given the order, and I dare not disobey," the burly man with the golden mask said, forcing himself to remain calm.
At this moment, an elder of the human race stepped forward. He was none other than Lei Luo Zhenren, a cultivator who had ascended from the lower realm and was in the early stage of the Integration Realm.
"If the Overlord only needs one guide, I, Lei, am willing to go!"
"I am also willing to go." The golden-masked man gave Lei Luo Zhenren a grateful look, but he obviously couldn't back down at this moment. Just as Ba Wang said, the demon race had to send someone, right?
"Is there anyone else willing to go?" Xiang Yu looked around at the crowd.
“Well, Overlord, Tianyuan City is the gateway to both races, so it needs to be guarded by Nascent Soul cultivators. Besides, the Yaksha and Wood races are already on their way.” Elder Gu said with difficulty.
“Indeed, Elder Gu is absolutely right…” the other cultivators echoed.
“Alright then, Daoist Lei and Elder Bao will go with me. You all stay behind to guard Tianyuan City. Just in case, I'll leave Wuzhui behind as well. Even if a Great Ascension cultivator from another race comes to attack, there's nothing to fear.”
After Xiang Yu finished speaking, he waved his hand at Lei Luo Zhenren and the golden-masked man, "I bestow upon you two life-saving divine powers, agree?"
"Thank you, Feather God!" Master Lei Luo's eyes lit up. This was exactly what he was betting on. The Overlord was a Mahayana cultivator. How could there be no benefit in doing good to him? Fortune favors the bold.
In any case, how could the Overlord, who had made such a boast in front of everyone, possibly allow anything to happen to the people he brought along? Whose face would be lost if the entire army were wiped out?
However, how exactly does one use this life-saving divine power bestowed by the Overlord? It still needs to be bound...
"Thank you, Overlord!" The golden-masked man finally realized that what was originally a perilous journey had now become a life-or-death situation. The life-saving ability given by the Overlord must be extraordinary!
The other eight elders of Tianyuan City all showed envy, but how thick-skinned would they have to be to change their tune now?
Besides, who knows if the life-saving supernatural power bestowed by the Overlord will actually work? If it's really a good thing, we can just make good use of it later. Aren't there still the armies of the Yaksha and Wood tribes?
So letting the two of them try it out first is a good option.
"Let's go," Xiang Yu said, then got up and flew away.
Elder Gu gritted his teeth and took out an item from his storage ring. "Overlord, I have a flying boat here. Its speed is decent. How about..."
"No need. I should have plenty of flying boats." As he spoke, Xiang Yu took out a small, exquisitely crafted flying boat and tossed it to Master Lei Luo. "Try this one."
"Yes!" Lei Luo happily accepted the flying boat. After a simple blood oath ceremony, he tossed it into the air, and the small flying boat instantly transformed into a magnificent spaceship a hundred feet in size!
Elder Gu's eyes widened in surprise. Their two races only had one such spaceship in total!
Chapter 501 Destroying the Nation
After Xiang Yu and the others boarded the ship, they vanished in a flash. Elder Gu smiled bitterly and silently put away his flying boat.
The Shadow Clan and Yaksha Clan certainly don't have many hundred-foot-long giant ships. Those who can possess them must be powerful figures from their clans who are at the late stage of the Integration Realm or even half-step Mahayana Realm. It's no wonder that the two clans are furious that such powerful figures have been killed.
"Activate all protective formations. This battle will be crucial for the survival of both races. Immediately request aid from the Holy Island and the Three Sovereigns and Seven Demon Kings. Tianyuan City cannot be lost!"
Elder Gu understood that without overcoming this crisis, any talk of the rise of humanity was just empty rhetoric. If the Overlord could truly eliminate or repel the most troublesome Shadow Clan, then the chances of victory in this battle would be greatly increased.
Not long after, another hundred-foot-long flying boat sped in from the north; it was Mo Jianli and Ao Xiao who had arrived in Tianyuan City.
"Where is the Feather God?" Mo Jianli and Ao Xiao had already begun searching for Mahayana cultivators with their divine senses before even arriving in Tianyuan City, but to no avail.
Elder Gu gave a wry smile. "Yu Shen has gone to lead troops to meet the Shadow Clan army, taking Elders Lei and Bao with him."
"What! The Shadow Clan is the most difficult clan to fight! How could he be so reckless!" Mo Jianli thought to himself that something was wrong. Newly promoted Mahayana cultivators often have the illusion of being invincible. He was like that back then, but he was completely defeated by Ao Xiao.
"We should hurry to provide support. If we can surround and kill the Shadow Clan Mahayana cultivators on the way, that would be great!" Ao Xiao admired the Feather God's courage to choose the most difficult Shadow Clan among the three alien armies.
"Alright!" Mo Jianli didn't waste any words and immediately ordered the flying boat to speed up and chase after the Shadow Clan.
At this moment, the flying boat carrying Xiang Yu and his companions rested quietly above the mountains.
On the highest mountain below, there seemed to be nothing there, but Lei Luo and Elder Bao knew very well that the Overlord was there. Such a concealment ability was simply unheard of.
Finally, a giant flying ship appeared from thousands of miles away.
The Shadow Clan Mahayana sneered, "The human and demon races have only sent two representatives. Is this an attempt to negotiate? Do you think that returning the flying boat will quell our race's anger?"
Relay my order: there are only two Nascent Soul Realm cultivators on the flying boat ahead. No need for words, kill them on sight. Whoever has the ability can possess them!
If they get away, hehe, everyone will be punished. You all know what I'm capable of!