Chapter 2083: Chapter 2120: Imminent Crisis

Upon hearing Xia Mengqing’s condition to kill the martial artist experts of the Liew Family’s affiliated forces, the Silver Condor Goddess acted without hesitation, manifesting a gigantic silver condor from her body, scattering countless sword feathers outward. In the blink of an eye, she had killed many of the experts among the Liew Family’s prominent figures, including the leaders of its affiliated forces.

Zhong Wushang, enraged, shouted at the Silver Condor Goddess: "Jade Goshawk Palace, you are too bullying!"

Seeing his people slaughtered in front of him was a direct slap in the face to Zhong Wushang, who was a renowned hero in the Northern Wastelands. How was he supposed to face the world now?

"Hoo..."

From his body emerged a giant saber, ready to cut towards the Silver Condor Goddess. However, her aura suddenly intensified by several folds, launching an attack in his direction.

"Mere ants dare to brandish a blade, and even attempt to strike at me!"

The Silver Condor Goddess coldly snorted and with a flick of her hand, the silver condor behind her fluttered its wings towards Zhong Wushang’s direction, sending feathered projectiles flying towards him.

Zhong Wushang was taken aback. The Silver Condor Goddess had hidden her true prowess, and he was no match for her. Without hesitation, he turned and fled, retracting the giant saber back into his body, transforming into a wisp of smoke and darting westward.

Though Zhong Wushang fled quickly, Zhong Yi was not so fortunate, and neither was Liew Yi. In a mere blink, the two exploded into oblivion.

Even Zhao Xiner and Tian Qianlian, who had been watching the spectacle from above, were terrified by the Silver Condor Goddess. Controlling their chariot, they fled rapidly. The Silver Condor Goddess was not from the Northern Wastelands; her actions clearly overstepped the boundary. If she feared retaliation from the powerful figures in the Northern Wastelands and decided to silence witnesses, wouldn’t their deaths be in vain!

"Jade Goshawk Palace, you’ve gone too far. Wait for my Zhong Family’s revenge!"

Zhong Wushang shouted while running, but his body spared no effort as he fled rapidly into the distance.

"Haha, truly amusing. If I dared to act, do you think I’d fear your vengeance? I would like to see how your Zhong Family would retaliate against my Jade Goshawk Palace."

The Silver Condor Goddess paid no mind to Zhong Wushang’s words, waved her hand, and the gigantic silver condor returned to her body. Turning around, she picked up Xia Mengqing, twisted her figure, and flew toward the Jade Goshawk Palace’s airship. Her voice echoed throughout the battlefield: "Wu Family, listen up. If this woman’s boyfriend dies here, I’ll bury you all with him. I’ll annihilate your entire clan!"

It seemed the Silver Condor Goddess highly valued Xia Mengqing, her words obviously meant to placate her heart and assure her to follow willingly. If Jade Goshawk Palace allowed men, Ding Fan would likely have been taken away too.

As the Silver Condor Goddess flew into the airship, the massive vessel shimmered with light in mid-air, then flashed and disappeared, flying into the distance.

"Bang!"

As the airship was no longer visible on the horizon, a figure emerged from a collapsed building, none other than Ding Fan. At this moment, he was simply in a pitiable state, covered in blood, with his chest a gruesome mess.

Ding Fan staggered out, roaring at the sky: "Xia Mengqing..."

Ding Fan hadn’t actually passed out before, but his injuries were too severe to rise. However, he witnessed everything unfold. Upon the Silver Condor Goddess’s appearance, he woke, but her overwhelming aura prevented him from moving. Perhaps the Silver Condor Goddess was always aware of his condition; only when he no longer sensed her presence could Ding Fan get up, but by then, it was too late.

The airship was long gone, and Xia Mengqing, who risked herself to save him, could no longer be seen.

Spitting out fresh blood, due to his prior exertions, Ding Fan’s wounds ruptured again. With a "puff", he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell into unconsciousness once more.

"Woo~"

Sirius suddenly emerged from an unknown location, circling the unconscious Ding Fan and continued calling out, but Ding Fan did not respond. With no other option, Sirius kept circling around him.

"Whoosh"

A figure rushed over; Wu Qingxia finally reacted, hastily rushing to Ding Fan, hurriedly taking a pill from her embrace and fed it into Ding Fan’s mouth. Ding Fan mustn’t die now. The terrifying woman had warned, if anything happened to Ding Fan, she’d annihilate the clan. While she hadn’t specified which clan, it was always better to be cautious.

...

At this moment, in the Wu Family’s front hall, Wu Family and Skeleton Sect members were stunned, especially since few Wu Family martial artists remained. Comparatively, Skeleton Sect had more numbers, but they weren’t much better off. When the Silver Condor Goddess accepted Xia Mengqing’s condition, Zhuge Qing was killed by two experts from the Liew Family.

No one understands the current situation. The Liew family already won, yet all their powerful members have died, and even Zhong Wushang has fled in fear. Who is that terrifying woman? Why did she kill the Liew family members?

The Liew Family Alliance Army’s powerful members have all perished, and now the situation has entirely reversed. Under Wu Ren’s leadership, the Wu family launches an attack on the remaining martial artists of the Liew Family Alliance. Without their experts, the Liew Family Alliance is no match for the Wu family’s and Skeleton Sect’s experts.

"Go to the back gate! That terrifying woman appeared directly at the back gate, and someone saw her carrying away a woman from there. Zhong Wushang initially went to the rear gate as well, and Liew Hong also went there before he died. To find out what happened, one must go to the back gate for answers."

Wu Ren is now the strongest person left in the Wu family. He pondered for a while before deciding to go and see what happened at the back gate. Only by understanding the events can he know the best course of action.

At this moment, he brought two elders from the Wu family and rushed to the back gate area. From a distance, he saw Wu Qingxia holding Ding Fan, kneeling there. He ran over, and though he knew Ding Fan’s identity, seeing Ding Fan unconscious, he asked Wu Qingxia, "Qingxia, what happened here just now? Why did so many strong people gather here? Who is that woman, and why did she help our Wu family?"

A stream of questions rushed at Wu Qingxia, who was too anxious to understand the whole story.

Wu Qingxia had been present throughout the events. She was a smart person who, upon reflecting on the earlier events, figured things out. She then said to Wu Ren, "That woman is someone from the Jade Goshawk Palace. The reason she helped us is all because of Sect Master Ding."

"Are you saying Ding Fan? That’s impossible!"

The Second Elder, who came along, was also astonished. Ding Fan’s background had always been unclear. Previously, Zhuge Qing said he was the Old Sect Master’s little brother and mentioned an edict from the Old Sect Master instructing him to inherit the sect leader position, verified by Xue Wu at the time. Yet now Xue Wu has fled, Zhuge Qing has died in battle, and no one knows how he is related to the figures of the Jade Goshawk Palace.

At this moment, Wu Qingxia gazed complexly at the unconscious Ding Fan, feelings surging within her heart. She had once considered abandoning Ding Fan, contemplating running away herself. But in the end, it was Ding Fan and Xia Mengqing who saved the last remaining people.

Wu Qingxia paused and recounted everything she had seen. Wu Ren, the Second Elder, the Third Elder, and the Fourth Elder all showed disbelief as they heard Wu Qingxia’s account, each feeling extremely surprised.

"Are you saying... Ding Fan killed many people and took down Liew Jiangbin, while Liew Hong came and was burned to death by Xia Mengqing? And in the end, Xia Mengqing awakened again, drawing the attention of the great figures from Jade Goshawk Palace, who saved us because of the conditions Xia Mengqing negotiated with them?"

Wu Ren, disbelievingly, asked Wu Qingxia.

Truth be told, if Wu Qingxia hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, she would also find it hard to believe. But her assumptions are pretty close to the truth. Hearing Wu Ren’s words, she nodded and said, "That’s how it is. Later, you heard them tell us to treat Brother Ding better, or else they’d wipe out the entire Wu family."

"Are you saying Xia Mengqing was burned to death and then came back to life?"

The Second Elder’s eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze flickering as he spoke to the others, "My God, isn’t Xia Mengqing the Spiritual Body of the Phoenix reborn from fire that the Upper Realm speaks of? Only this could catch the attention of the Jade Goshawk Palace. It must be this, otherwise, how could someone come back to life after dying?"

Though there were still many things they couldn’t understand, several elders, including the Second Elder, already believed Wu Qingxia’s words. Otherwise, how could they explain the events here?

"Second Elder, how’s the situation at the front? Is my father okay? How many people died in our Wu family this time? I seem to have heard my grand-uncle’s voice earlier. Has his illness improved?"

Having stayed at the back gate, Wu Qingxia was unaware of the situation at the front, so she asked the Second Elder.

When Wu Qingxia directed her question at him, the Second Elder and the others’ expressions changed. No one knew what to say. Finally, Wu Ren said to her, "Qingxia, you have to stay strong. Your father, your grand-uncle, they all died in battle. This time, many people from the Wu family died, and quite a few fled. The Wu family now has fewer than twenty experts left, and only one or two hundred disciples. Without the help of the Skeleton Sect, the Wu family would have been annihilated."

"Ah~ Dad, Grand-Uncle!"

Wu Qingxia’s vision darkened, and she collapsed to the ground. Previously, she heard Wu Tongtian’s voice and thought they were sure to win this time. But she never imagined it would end like this.

Seeing Wu Qingxia’s condition, the Second Elder also felt very uncomfortable. Many people from the Wu family had died, and the Skeleton Sect did not fare much better. Xue Wu fled, the Great Elder and Zhuge Qing died, and now the Skeleton Sect only had three experts left, with few disciples remaining. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Despite the Second Elder’s sorrow, he knew now was not the time for tears, as the crisis was not over. After the Jade Goshawk Palace people massacred and left, Zhong Wushang escaped. Having suffered such a big loss, there’s no way he’ll let it go easily and could return with reinforcements at any moment.

Everyone present understood this. After a long silence, Elder Wu Ren asked the Second Elder, "Second Elder, what should we do now? It seems we can’t keep the Wu family’s territory! We can’t just sit here and wait for death."

As amusing as it may sound, before the Liew Family Alliance Army attacked, the Fourth Elder was the most vocal about defending the Wu Family Castle to the death. But now, after the Liew Army’s great defeat, he doesn’t dare to stay here any longer.

After this battle, the Wu family has been greatly weakened. All their experts died, leaving only a few whose prowess was slightly higher than average martial artists. Given their current strength, they cannot even rival the Liew family’s subsidiary forces. Even with the Skeleton Sect, their power isn’t significantly higher than those forces.

In the current situation, these people are simply unable to properly defend such a large castle!