Chapter 819: The Elders Are Dumbfounded! Are the Loose Cultivators This United?
“Good!
“Good!
“Good!”
The Jiang Family Grand Elder laughed out of pure fury, repeating the word three times. His face was so dark it could practically drip water.
He was the dignified second-in-command of the Jiang family, one of the most powerful figures in Luoping City. Yet now, he was being boxed in by a group of bottom-tier Loose Cultivators.
If he didn’t slaughter these dozen or so Loose Cultivators on the spot today to make an example of them, where would the prestige of the Jiang family remain? Where would the prestige of the Eight Great Clans be? In the future, what Loose Cultivator would still take the Eight Great Clans seriously?
“Since you insist on going against the Eight Great Clans and seeking your own deaths, then…
“Go to hell!!!”
The Jiang Family Grand Elder gave a harsh shout, and fiery red light skyrocketed around his body. The Fire Divine Domain suddenly expanded, sweeping out like a tsunami.
Huo Lang, Daya, and the dozen or so Loose Cultivators were instantly enveloped in the Divine Domain, with nowhere to run.
The scorching Fire Divine Domain continuously roasted their bodies, burning the air until it twisted. Even more terrifying was that their Divine Souls were being burned bit by bit, the searing pain reaching the depths of their souls.
“Ripples on the Water!”
“Earth Barrier!”
“Light Illuminating Star Dome!”
The crowd didn’t dare to hold back, bringing out their ultimate skills. Various Defense Skills were released one after another, and colorful shields stacked together in an attempt to slow the erosion of the flames.
But the gap between them and the Jiang Family Grand Elder was simply too vast.
The Jiang Family Grand Elder was in the Half-Step True God Realm. Meanwhile, the strongest among them was only at the Early Stage of Void Refining Realm.
Even with the advantage of numbers, they couldn’t make up for the enormous gap in realms!
The group gritted their teeth, pushing their Divine Power to the absolute limit. However, they could only slow the expansion of the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s Fire Divine Domain by the tiniest fraction. This tiny bit was slower than a crawling turtle. It couldn’t change the outcome of being swallowed by the Fire Divine Domain at all.
“We’re screwed!”
“We really hit a brick wall trying to play hero. Looks like this is where we meet our end.”
“I don’t regret it one bit. I’ve lived for hundreds of years, and today is the most backbone I’ve ever shown.”
“Yeah, it’s rare to hold our heads high in this life. It was worth it.”
Facing the approach of death, the dozen Cultivators showed no fear on their faces, nor the slightest bit of regret.
A person only lived one life.
Living cowardly was living.
Living vigorously was also living.
They had to be willful at least once.
Just when they thought they were doomed this time and were ready to close their eyes and wait for death…
SWOOSH!
SWOOSH!
SWOOSH!
The sounds of piercing the air suddenly rang out, shooting up into the sky from the surrounding crowd one after another.
One Loose Cultivator after another flew out from the onlookers. There were men and women, old and young.
The weakest among them only had an Entry-Level Cultivation in the Spirit Awakening Realm. On the battlefield, they couldn’t even be considered cannon fodder. The strongest only had a cultivation at the Early Stage of Void Refining Realm. In front of a Quasi True God, they were equally insufficient.
But their eyes were all incredibly resolute.
They arrived behind Huo Lang and Daya and stood firm. Without saying a word, they directly cast their skills and powers. Their Divine Power gathered together, jointly resisting the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s Fire Divine Domain.
One person was no match for the Jiang Family Grand Elder.
A dozen people were still no match for him.
But when the Divine Power of over a hundred people was united as one, they faintly gained the strength to contend against the Jiang Family Grand Elder.
The expansion of the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s Fire Divine Domain gradually began to slow down. And the Loose Cultivators flying up were still continuously increasing, forming an endless stream.
At this moment, the center of the battlefield was like a scale. On one side stood the Half-Step True God Realm Jiang Family Grand Elder, representing the authority of the Eight Great Clans. On the other side stood the ordinary Loose Cultivators of Luoping City who refused to yield to the despotic power of the Eight Great Clans, representing the hot blood of the bottom rung.
Initially, relying on his formidable strength, the Jiang Family Grand Elder held an absolute advantage. The scale was entirely tipped to one side. But as time passed, more and more Loose Cultivators joined the other side, and their strength grew greater and greater.
The scale began to slowly tilt toward the Loose Cultivators. The Jiang Family Grand Elder’s Fire Divine Domain even showed faint signs of being suppressed in reverse.
Huo Lang and Daya looked behind them in pleasant surprise, their eyes instantly lighting up. They never expected that so many Loose Cultivators would be willing to step forward and stand by their side.
No.
More accurately, they were standing on Fairy Gu and Lord Mosquito’s side!
Standing on the side of justice!
Huo Lang and Daya exchanged a glance, their eyes brimming with astonishment and deep emotion. Not because their own lives were saved, but because with the help of so many Loose Cultivators, the Jiang Family Grand Elder no longer had the means to make a move against Fairy Gu and Lord Mosquito.
“Thank you!
“Thank you all!”
Huo Lang’s voice choked with emotion as he bowed deeply to the surrounding Loose Cultivators.
“What are you thanking us for? It’s all for Lord Mosquito.”
“Yeah, we’re all doing this just to make a stand.”
The Loose Cultivators chuckled, looking completely unbothered.
In the crowd, a Loose Cultivator in blue clothes stared at Huo Lang and Daya for a long while before suddenly speaking up in surprise.
“Hey? Aren’t you two the ones who usually roam around at night? You even gave yourselves a nickname, called Spirit… Spirit what again?”
For a moment, he couldn’t remember, and another person beside him chimed in with a laugh. “Spirit Lad and Spirit Lass, obviously. Those two are quite famous; everyone at the North City Night Market knows them.”
The Loose Cultivator in blue slapped his forehead in sudden realization. “Right, right, right, it’s Spirit Lad and Spirit Lass! I always thought you were just uneducated slackers who messed around all day. I didn’t expect you to be so fiercely loyal, daring to be the first to step forward. I’m impressed.”
Huo Lang patted his chest, lifting his chin with a proud expression. “Of course! Lord Mosquito saved our lives, and one can’t forget their roots!”
The atmosphere on this side grew increasingly relaxed and lively. Everyone chatted while joining forces to resist the Divine Domain. But on the Jiang Family Grand Elder’s side, his brows furrowed deeper and deeper, his face turning incredibly ugly.
In the past, the Eight Great Clans had also encountered situations where Loose Cultivators collectively protested against injustice. When dealing with protests from bottom-tier Loose Cultivators, the Eight Great Clans only needed to catch a few typical troublemakers to make an example of them. Then, they would single out a few indecisive ones who had families to feed and offer a few carrots to win them over. By employing both the carrot and the stick, they could easily divide and dismantle the opposition. Job done.
But this time was different.
The Loose Cultivators were actually so united, banding together as one.
For the sake of a stranger—a Loose Cultivator who had only been in Luoping City for a few days with a cultivation at the Divinity Transformation Realm—they actually dared to openly oppose the Eight Great Clans, not hesitating to risk their lives.
It completely defied common sense!
Although the Jiang Family Grand Elder could represent the Jiang family, faced with this kind of scene, he was momentarily at a loss for ideas and didn’t dare to rashly strike to kill. If he really pushed this group of Loose Cultivators to the brink, who knew what they might do.
Fortunately, the shot-callers of the Eight Great Clans were all here. The Jiang Family Grand Elder looked at the elders of the other Seven Great Clans, secretly communicating with his Divine Sense.
“Gentlemen, what do we do about this situation? We can’t actually fight hundreds of Loose Cultivators head-on.”
The Chu Family Elder shook his head, his voice transmission carrying a thick, bitter smile. “This matter is extremely thorny!”
If one or two people stepped forward, or even a dozen or two Loose Cultivators stepped forward, the Eight Great Clans could still easily settle it by joining forces. They were just a group of bottom-tier Loose Cultivators; if they were killed, so be it.
But now, the Loose Cultivators standing opposite them had already increased to hundreds of people. And they were still increasing, forming an endless stream.
At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before their numbers swelled into the thousands!