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Chapter 764: Chapter 770: Fear
The Devil Race advanced directly from Great Void Province, crossing Yuanming Province, flying over more than two hundred li of the Boundless Sea, and appeared in the western part of Wanxian Island.
Meanwhile, Profound Ice Sect entered the Boundless Sea from the east, continuing southward, arranging their troops to the north.
As for those forces with weaker strength, they also sent people over, but upon discovering the presence of the Devil Race and Profound Ice Sect, they retreated to a distance.
They believed that with these two armies present, the Li family wouldn’t have the capability to resist, and it wouldn’t take long before they were annihilated, so naturally, there was no need for them to participate in this great battle.
The reason they did not leave was also to see if they could gain something from the chaos that ensued.
When the Devil Race entered the territory of Wanxian Province, the clanspeople on the island received the news, and everyone was facing a great enemy, especially the Elders who knew the Li family’s plan, their faces looked horribly grim.
"What is going on? Why would the various powers come to know of the family’s internal situation so swiftly!"
According to the original plan, as soon as Li Zhirui began his breakthrough, they would immediately seal off both the east and west of Wanxian Island, preventing any spies from transmitting information outside.
However, no sooner had they sealed off the two islands and suppressed the cultivators in the marketplace, than the family faced an arrival of a large scale, outstandingly powerful cultivators and Devil Beasts!
"Everyone only thought about dealing with foreign enemies but never considered that there might be enemies within the family!" Li Wenli said with an icy expression.
The Li family had never before had a traitor betraying the family’s interests, and also because of the semi-secluded environment, so they were very trusting of their clansmen.
But in reality, as the Li family continued to grow stronger, attracting more and more attention, various methods of bribery and intimidation were relentlessly applied to the clansmen.
Yet the family was very slow to react on this front, lacking in measures, believing in the blood relations and treating all the family members fairly, thinking that there would be no existence of traitors.
The main reason was that the Li family’s foundation was too shallow, lacking the sedimentation of time, and in many aspects, it was very naïve, only being brought up abruptly by the meteoric rise of Li Zhirui.
Fortunately, it did not lead to any great disaster!
Everyone remained silent, but now was not the time to investigate this matter, only to hear an Elder speaking urgently, "What should we do now? Ancestor Rui is in the midst of a breakthrough, and with the family’s current strength, we simply cannot withstand the assault from both the Devil Race and Profound Ice Sect."
What was most important was that Li Zhirui was about to "face his Tribulation Transcendence," and the Great Array covering Wanxian Island had to be shut down!
But by doing so, without formations to rely on, relying on the Li family’s strength, even if they fought to the death, exhausting the lives of all family members, they still couldn’t stop them.
"Profound Ice Sect desires to join forces with the Devil Race to attack our family; their intentions are worthy of death, the traitors of the human race!" an Elder suddenly spoke righteously.
Another Elder frowned, dissatisfiedly saying, "What’s the use of saying this now, when our family isn’t possibly going to ask powers like Wanxiang Sect to administer justice."
There were also Elders who understood the meaning behind those words, but the gleam in their eyes was fleeting, shaking their heads and sighing, "Even if we can force Profound Ice Sect to withdraw with words and righteousness, the remaining Devil Race is still not something our family can withstand!"
The Internal Affairs Elder wanted to say something, but his gaze inadvertently caught the Clan Leader, Li Wenli, sitting with an unperturbed demeanor, his face showing no trace of panic or unease that the family was facing imminent disaster, and he asked subconsciously, "Clan Leader, do you have a solution?"
"Yes!"
Li Wenli stood up, his face unable to suppress the overflowing joy, speaking loudly, "This battle! Not a single member of our Li family will suffer any harm!"
"Because right now, Ancestor Rui has already attained the status of Divine Transformation! Whether it’s the Devil Race or the cultivators, they are nothing but crumbling walls and dogs of straw, not worthy of a blow, not worth a mention!"
"From now on, our family will be the sole ruler of the Extreme Eastern Corner!"
By the end of his speech, he was already shouting hoarsely, and even so, he couldn’t fully vent the excitement in his heart.
The Elders looked at Li Wenli with incredulity in their eyes, subconsciously thinking it impossible. Without undergoing Tribulation Transcendence, how could there be a breakthrough?
But in the next moment, Li Zhirui appeared before everyone, his body faintly emanating a terrifying aura capable of destroying heaven and earth, confirming to everyone that what Li Wenli had said was true! The heavy hearts suddenly fell back into place.
"We pay our respects to Ancestor Rui!" Everyone bowed in salute,
Li Zhirui helped everyone to their feet and said warmly, "You have all worked hard over these years, but now there is one more thing I must ask of you."
"Your command is our wish, Ancestor Rui!"
"Come with me. We need to negotiate with the various forces about how they should compensate our family."
Li Zhirui couldn’t possibly slaughter the thousands of Cultivators and members of the Devil Race, but letting them leave after offending the Li family without consequence would fail to establish any semblance of authority.
Thus, he decided to capture several fourth-rank Great Devils and make them either the Mountain Guardian Spirit Beasts of the family or directly turn them into breeding beasts, serving as a warning to the rest.
As for the other forces, since they had come, if they didn’t wish to leave their lives behind, they must leave behind something else, right? They could consider it as buying their lives.
"Yes!" Li Wenli led the other Elders in their response.
"Let’s go."
Li Zhirui waved his hand toward everyone, and wisps of cloud gathered, forming a lucky cloud that lifted the group into the sky, with him standing at the forefront.
Meanwhile, the various forces guarding outside Wanxian Island had also sensed that something was amiss.
The scale of the clouds of tribulation in the sky and the aura they emitted were not of the Divine Transformation Thunder Tribulation but that of the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation!
"Shall we make our move?" a fourth-rank Great Devil asked.
"We have come all this way; we cannot return empty-handed. Just wipe out the Li family. It has been too long since I have enjoyed the fresh blood and flesh of Cultivators," the leading Great Devil said with a bloodthirsty sneer.
"Senior brother, I have a bad feeling about this."
A certain Elder from the Profound Ice Sect felt something eerie, a sense of impending disaster, and advised, "Perhaps we should retreat for now. The Devil Race is about to strike, and the Li family’s power is simply insufficient to resist."
As the leading Nascent Soul hesitated, Li Zhirui, accompanied by a group of Elders, appeared before all the Devils and Cultivators.
He directed his oppressive aura away from his own people, unleashing the full might of Divine Transformation, and the terrifying, intense pressure made it hard for everyone to breathe. Every creature present wore a look of fear.
The Nascent Souls were somewhat better off, sweating profusely but still able to stand, while the Golden Cores only lasted a few breaths before kneeling down, and as for those at the Foundation Establishment and Qi Cultivation levels, they had fainted.
"Divine Transformation!"
"How is this possible!"
Both exclamations were filled with intense fear and disbelief. 𝒏𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝙗.𝙘𝒐𝙢
But no matter what they thought, Li Zhirui was indeed a true Divine Transformer!
And in stark contrast to these beings, the clanspeople inside Wanxian Island were overjoyed, erupting into a thunderous tide of cheers.
