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Chapter 231: Chapter 228 The Destruction of Dragon Sparrow Manor
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Above the sky dome, shell after shell continuously bombarded into Dragon Roar City.
Compared to the beginning when Primordial Spirit Monarchs and Divinity Transformation Cultivators used sword control to intercept, the shells at this moment faced almost no force to stop them; each blast into the crowd caused a large number of deaths and injuries.
Moreover, compared to the casualties, the most terrifying thing was the pitiful state of the soldiers and cultivators being torn apart by the shells upon impact.
This brutality struck at everyone’s nerves, and even though the soldiers defending Dragon Roar City were all elite troops with successful Body Refining, they still struggled to maintain morale under the bombardment.
By the time Gu Chifeng, Gu Luochen, Gu Qingmei, and other Demon God Guards carried Short Range Defense Cannons and bullet boxes weighing hundreds or even thousands of jin onto the city walls, and fired down upon the soldiers formed into battle formations, even the most elite troops began to lose the courage to resist and rapidly crumbled.
...
Inside Dragon Roar City, within the dozens upon hundreds of palaces and pavilions of Dragon Sparrow Manor.
In one of the tall buildings, Divinity Transformation Elder Long Xuanguang, who had not participated in the counterattack against Dragon Ascending Mountain due to Yin God backlash, looked through the window at the distant flashing fires and the deafening roars for a long time... and then sat on the floor in dismay.
"We’re defeated! We’re defeated! We’ve lost!"
His tone was filled with powerlessness and despair.
When a terrifying brightness suddenly flashed at the edge of the sky not long ago, he already had a bad premonition.
This vast and majestic power, along with the tremors it caused to the Earth, were clearly felt by him even within Dragon Roar City.
That was...
The immense power only Devas could wield.
He had his suspicions on whether Gu Jinlai had the support of Devas, otherwise how could he have risen so rapidly.
But now, his guesses were meaningless.
Gu Jinlai had broken in.
"Master, Dragon Roar City has fallen, and those thieves from Star State have broken in, we must leave quickly."
At that moment, a young girl rushed in, anxiously speaking.
Long Xuanguang glanced at her.
This was Yun Chan, his disciple whom he took under his wing sixteen years ago.
At that time, she was just ten years old. Without realizing it, she had grown this much and her cultivation had also reached Hugging Pill.
If she took a sufficient number of Nourishing God Pills in the future, she had a good chance of achieving Refining God and becoming a core figure of Dragon Sparrow Manor.
If she was fortunate enough to condense a Yin God, she could even step into the upper echelons of Dragon Sparrow Manor.
It was just a pity that now...
"Leave?"
Long Xuanguang said bitterly, "You younger disciples who haven’t achieved Refining God might be able to leave, but we... can no longer leave."
He looked far into the distance.
He saw a figure standing firm a thousand meters above the ground, looking down upon the entirety of Dragon Roar City.
That was Xin Tianqi.
Hovering in the sky, he continuously scanned all directions, exterminating any remaining resistance from Dragon Sparrow Manor.
On the city walls, the Demon God Guards wielding Slaughter Spirit Artifacts were also repeatedly probing for the exact locations of all Divinity Transformation Cultivators.
If he had not suffered from the Yin God backlash, he could have repressed his aura, not letting any Divine Thought Fluctuations leak out, thus escaping the slaughter.
But with the backlash of the Yin God, his injuries were severe. How could he perfectly control every bit of Divine Thought Power?
At this moment, he, along with the other Divinity Transformation Cultivators, were probably already firmly locked onto by Gu Jinlai.
No one could escape unscathed from this disaster.
"You go."
Long Xuanguang said, as he pulled out a Jade Scroll from his person: "Yun Chan, this is the legacy of Dragon Sparrow Manor. Although it’s not complete, if you can find some suitable successors to pass it on, there’s still hope that one day it may rise again."
"Master..."
"Go."
Long Xuanguang roared softly.
The young girl’s eyes were filled with pain.
She looked in the direction of the city walls of Dragon Roar City.
With the help of the height of this tower and the vision of a Hugging Pill Master, she could vaguely see a colossal figure standing atop the city wall, exuding an oppressive aura akin to a Demon God.
Gu Jinlai!
That was him, invoking the Great Sun True Demon Body, resembling a devil himself.
Hatred flashed in her eyes, "Master, rest assured, I will never forget the enmity of our sect’s destruction. From now on, I will cultivate ten times, a hundred times harder, and one day, I will achieve Monarch, invade Star State, and take revenge for Dragon Sparrow Manor!"
"A Monarch can’t seek revenge."
Long Xuanguang waved his hand, "Go quickly."
"If not a Monarch, then become a Deva; if not a Deva, then become a Saint! Gu Jinlai destroyed our Dragon Sparrow Manor; this blood debt can only be repaid with blood!"
After speaking, she took the Jade Scroll, wiped away her tears fiercely: "Master, I’m leaving."
With those words, she resolutely turned around and left the tower.
"Devas..."
Long Xuanguang looked depleted.
Becoming a Deva was not so easy.
In the era before Divine Weapons emerged, two to three hundred years ago, the entire Qiantian World had less than ten Devas in existence at the same time.
Dragon Sparrow Manor wasn’t a Divine Weapon Force. Although it was one of the top-tier forces, besides the ancestor who founded Dragon Sparrow Manor, no one had stepped into the realm of the Devas in six hundred years.
To aspire to become a Deva and then seek revenge on Gu Jinlai...
It was nothing more than wishful thinking.
He looked towards the walls of Dragon Roar City, watching the terrifying figure coming swiftly in this direction with the Demon God Guards, and thought of the terrifying energy fluctuation that had just erupted in the small Dragon Ascending Mountain...
The divine light in his eyes gradually dimmed.
"Devas... Devas..."
He cried out in pain and weakness.
Devas!
Had they known that Gu Jinlai had the backing of a Deva, or that he possessed means akin to those of a Deva, Dragon Sparrow Manor would never have provoked such a fearsome adversary under any circumstances.
Thus, they would not have brought about today’s catastrophe—a disaster that severed their lineage and brought total destruction.
Alas, now...
It’s too late!
Too late!
Everything is over.
Dragon Sparrow Manor, for having offended an existence beyond their depth, would be completely relegated to history from this day forward.
"Hahaha... The world! This is the world!"
Long Xuanguang let out a bitter laugh, ignoring the pain from his Yin God fighting back as he forcibly spurred his flying sword.
His eyes shone brightly, firmly locking onto the figure leading the troops swiftly approaching Dragon Sparrow Manor.
Refining Essence into energy, Qi refinement into divine.
All the Essence Qi in his body burned fiercely, pouring into the flying sword, rapidly rejuvenating and expanding his Yin God, while the flying swords beside him shone with light and bristled with Sword Qi.
"Gu Jinlai!"
With a thunderous roar, he sent the flying sword soaring: "Take my Dragon Sparrow Manor’s last..."
"Swoosh!"
Sword Qi tore through the sky!
Xin Tianqi, who was suppressing the situation above the sky dome, seemed to feel the sharp rise of the fierce Sword Qi from this side, his flying sword tearing through the air waves like lightning, slashing viciously into this pavilion.
Long Xuanguang had not had time to burn out all his Essence Qi, and Xin Tianqi’s flying sword was already before his eyes.
In his haste, he could only send out his flying sword in advance, but upon collision with the True Yuan contained in Xin Tianqi’s flying sword, his own was instantly knocked away.
Immediately afterward, Xin Tianqi’s flying sword, like a streak of light, pierced through the pavilion like lightning, and exploded into his head!
"Boom!"
Long Xuanguang’s body burst into a cloud of blood mist as if struck by an artillery shell.
Without a head, he couldn’t even leave a scream or a last word, falling straight backwards.
Until his death, Gu Jinlai, who led the charge, had no idea that a Divinity Transformation Great Cultivator from Dragon Sparrow Manor had planned to burn his Essence Qi Spirit to deliver a fatal blow to him.
Xin Tianqi’s move signaled the others.
Lu Zhanfeng, Cheng Wanli, Nie Shisan and others drew their swords at the same time.
Under the command of Gu Chifeng with the Short Range Defense Cannon, they attacked the other five severely wounded Divinity Transformation Cultivators who had been identified.
One side was without a leader, the upper echelons decimated, while the morale of the soldiers was completely shattered by the bombardment of the artillery.
The other side surged forward with unrelenting force, supported by unceasing artillery fire, combined with advanced equipment such as the Short Range Defense Cannon and the Thunder Machine Gun, providing astonishing efficiency in slaughter.
The outcome of this battle was almost inevitably predetermined.
Gu Jinlai’s Demon God Guards quickly broke into Dragon Sparrow Manor.
At this moment, there were still many masters stationed inside Dragon Sparrow Manor, including some Refining God Immortals.
However, these Refining God Immortals were instantly killed by cannon fire upon their appearance, not even requiring the Divinity Transformation Great Cultivators to attack with sword control.
The remaining Hugging Pill, Gang Condensation, and Qi Refining Realm cultivators fared no better.
Facing over thirteen hundred well-equipped and powerful Demon God Guards, all those who resisted stubbornly were killed, dispersed, or captured in turn.
The high status and power held by those in Refining God and Hugging Pill Realms had now become their burdens.
Xin Tianqi, Cheng Wanli, and other Primordial Spirit Realm and Divinity Transformation Realm cultivators targeted them first.
In such a situation, as Long Xuanguang had speculated, they couldn’t even manage to escape.
Hours later, as the elite army at the foot of Dragon Ascending Mountain entered Dragon Roar City, the chaotic situation of war quickly stabilized.
What little organized resistance remained was swiftly extinguished.
Although sporadic counterattacks were inevitable, the power that belonged to Dragon Sparrow Manor within Dragon Roar City was being suppressed at an incredibly rapid rate.
Even on the first night, some in Dragon Sparrow Manor organized an attempt to break through and escape Dragon Roar City, but it ended in failure.
All of Dragon Sparrow Manor’s Divinity Transformation and above Great Cultivators were nearly wiped out.
Not one of the five Primordial Spirit Monarchs survived and were all killed by Gu Jinlai.
Without the lead of Divinity Transformation and Primordial Spirit Realm experts, once they attempted resistance, the likes of Xin Tianqi, Cheng Wanli, Nie Shisan, and Lu Zhanfeng stationed at the center of Dragon Roar City would immediately intercept with sword control, crushing the leaders of the breakout teams with unstoppable force.
Even if the team leaders were Refining God Immortals, they faced certain death upon encountering the flying sword attacks of the Divinity Transformation Great Cultivators.
Furthermore, even if they were numerous, once they revealed themselves after breaking out, Demon God Guards and the countless numbers of Divinity Transformation, Hugging Pill, and Gang Condensation Cultivators from Star State would swiftly engage and pursue them.
Every Hugging Pill and Refining God would face at least three times their number of enemies.
And if they couldn’t be subdued quickly, more experts would reinforce from all directions.
Even Gu Jinlai, the Star State Governor himself, did not spare his status and personally took action.
He even proactively sought out and overpoweringly killed those deeply hidden experts from Dragon Sparrow Manor, showing no signs of fatigue.
How could anyone withstand this?
Under such a forceful and bloody repression, when the sunlight of the second day fell upon Dragon Roar City, the chaos of this city gradually calmed down.
