Chapter 2587: You’re Overthinking It

The drawbacks of Yuanxi City had always been evident. Previously, external conquests relied almost solely on Yuanxi. Although they recently gained Lian, who possesses considerable strength, there was still a shortage of personnel. If Lian could also benefit from the amplification of the Dao Fusion City, the combined efforts of the two women would undoubtedly greatly improve the city's situation.

Therefore, if the city could be promoted to the Cosmic Grade, it would undoubtedly be a qualitative leap.

"It's difficult," Lian said, shaking her head. "Promoting a Dao Fusion City through its first four grades isn't too difficult, but after the Desolate Grade, each subsequent promotion requires a geometric increase in Dao Fusion Orb fragments. With what we currently have, I'm afraid our city won't be able to achieve promotion."

Among the current Cosmic Grade Dao Fusion Cities in the Inner World, none were forged quickly; each required countless years of accumulation. Records show that the fastest Dao Fusion City to reach Cosmic Grade still took a full century. That was Baqiu's Yifu City.

How long had Yuanxi City been established? It was already at the Torrent Grade. In terms of speed, it was unprecedented throughout history. To further promote it to the Cosmic Grade would undoubtedly require even more accumulation.

Yuanxi's desire to transform her city into a Cosmic Grade one in a short period was indeed unrealistic.

She herself knew this well; it was merely a casual question born of her reluctance to accept it.

As they spoke, the battle there was gradually becoming clearer.

In the Dao Fusion level confrontation, Lingfeng City was already at a disadvantage due to fewer numbers. If that were the only issue, they might have held on for a bit, but in terms of city offense and defense, Lingfeng City was no match at all.

The enemy had deployed too many Dao Assimilators. These Dao Assimilators attacked Lingfeng City with a continuous barrage of moves. The defensive array of a Desolate Grade city simply couldn't withstand it. Even before Yuanxi City arrived, the situation there was precarious; after just a few more moments, it was already on the verge of collapse.

Under such circumstances, the Lingfeng City array would surely break within ten breaths. Once the defensive array was breached, Lingfeng City's Dao Fusion Orb would likely be lost. At that point, Zhao Lingfeng's strength would plummet, and how could the many Dao Fusers of Lingfeng City, already at a disadvantage, possibly hold on?

Therefore, at this stage of the battle, the outcome was largely decided.

"Grand Commander, come with me!" Yuanxi, seeing the situation, no longer hesitated and quickly called out to Lu Ye.

Lu Ye understood instinctively, raised his hand, and gripped Yuanxi's shoulder, forming a Dao pattern.

The next moment, two figures streaked out from Yuanxi City, heading directly towards Lingfeng City. As soon as they left their city, Yuanxi activated the second form of her Dao Soldier, a white armor enveloping her body, simultaneously channeling power to protect Lu Ye as well.

Charging towards a thousand Dao Assimilators like this was extremely risky for anyone. If those Dao Assimilators launched a concentrated attack, she risked injury.

Therefore, Yuanxi did not hesitate at all; she immediately unleashed her strongest state.

The sudden appearance of a powerful aura startled the Dao Fusers on both sides, who were currently in contention, and they all turned their attention to it.

Once they clearly saw that the newcomer was Yuanxi, the many enemy Dao Fusers were all startled and filled with panic.

They had truly been terrified by her killing spree before. A lineup of dozens of Dao Fusers had been utterly shattered by Yuanxi's single-handed assault. Non-City Lord level cultivators couldn't even withstand a single move from her, and City Lord level cultivators could only barely survive one move. After that great battle, only they had managed to cling to life.

They had thought Changming had already dealt with Yuanxi. Who would have expected her to come back to kill them again so soon after they had separated!

Where was Changming? Surely he hadn't been killed?

At this thought, these Dao Fusers became even more terrified, showing hesitation in their expressions. Their attacks also slowed significantly. They didn't flee immediately, primarily because Yuanxi was charging towards Lingfeng City, not directly at them.

Zhao Lingfeng also saw Yuanxi's figure, and his heart was filled with surprise. He truly couldn't understand how Yuanxi had escaped the calamity in the previous situation.

But just by observing Yuanxi's current aura and the fluctuations of Dao power around her, he knew her strength was unharmed. This meant Yuanxi City had been saved by her, and was currently lying in wait somewhere nearby.

Beyond his surprise, there was more shame. He loudly exclaimed, "Many thanks for the rescue, City Lord Yuan!"

He saw Yuanxi charging towards his city and thought she was coming to his rescue. Recalling his previous actions, he naturally felt ashamed.

At this very moment, Yuanxi had already charged into the enemy crowd. That streak of white light was like a dividing line in chaos, splitting yin and yang among the many Dao Assimilators. Wherever she passed, severed limbs and scattered flesh flew, and none could stand in her way.

Even the Dao Fusers were no match for Yuanxi in this state, let alone the Dao Assimilators. It was truly a case of instant death upon contact, instant demise upon impact.

In that instant, dozens of lives were extinguished.

Directly in front of Yuanxi, another Dao Fuser stood in her way. This individual was one of the three enemy Dao Fusers leading the siege, striking from within the crowd.

Suddenly feeling the aura of death assailing his mind, his expression changed drastically. He then saw the white light approaching rapidly, accompanied by a small fist, encased in white armor, striking towards him.

He shouted in terror, hastily activating a secret art. The Dao power fluctuations around him surged three-fold. He seemed to have used some secret art that squeezed out his power, raising his Dao Soldier to block in front of him.

"You..." Yuanxi calmly uttered a single word. Her fist struck the enemy's Dao Soldier, and an irresistible force, pushing the Dao Soldier, pressed onto the enemy's body.

The enemy's chest immediately caved in. Yet, he wasn't dead, simply because the true force of Yuanxi's punch was hidden, yet to be unleashed. He, however, had already lost control of his body, and under the surge of explosive power, he was sent hurtling backward.

He was only stopped when he slammed into the light barrier of Lingfeng City's defensive array.

The suppressed power in Yuanxi's fist erupted at that instant. The enemy in front of her was instantly blasted into a cloud of blood mist, thick blood splattering onto the light barrier, a blinding sight.

"...you thought too much!"

As Yuanxi's words fell, the already tottering defensive array shattered with a crash.

The power of this single punch not only forcefully annihilated a Dao Fuser, but also incidentally broke Lingfeng City's grand array.

Her figure didn't stop; she led Lu Ye and charged towards the Central Grand Hall.

Zhao Lingfeng, who had originally been full of shame, saw this and his expression instantly changed drastically. He shouted loudly, "City Lord Yuan, no!"

No sooner had his words fallen than the surging Dao power fluctuations around him suddenly calmed considerably. In an instant, his face turned ashen.

He had just thought Yuanxi was coming to help his city, but only now did he realize Yuanxi was aiming for Lingfeng City's Dao Fusion Orb.

Now that the Dao Fusion Orb was destroyed, he had lost his status as City Lord. Without the amplification, his strength plummeted instantly.

His opponent was also a Desolate Grade City Lord. This individual had just seen Yuanxi charge out and was already preparing to flee. Before he could leave, he suddenly sensed a change in Zhao Lingfeng's aura, and subconsciously launched an attack.

When they were both Desolate Grade City Lords, Zhao Lingfeng and his opponent were evenly matched in strength. He had only been slightly at a disadvantage because he was concerned about his city's safety.

Now that he had lost his City Lord status, Zhao Lingfeng was no match at all. Furthermore, Yuanxi destroying his Dao Fusion Orb was a massive blow to him.

Lingfeng City was on the verge of being promoted to a Torrent Grade City within days. This was something he had greatly anticipated, and he had been working towards it all along. His previous betrayal was precisely due to this consideration.

He had paid such a heavy price, only for it to end up being a futile effort, like drawing water with a bamboo basket. And the one who shattered his Dao Fusion Orb was precisely the person he had just betrayed. He found it difficult to accept at the moment, and his mind was in turmoil.

By the time he realized the enemy's attack and wanted to resist, it was too late. The fierce blow struck his body, shattering his protective Dao power, causing him to vomit large mouthfuls of blood.

His opponent, seeing this, suddenly looked vicious!

Opportunities were rare. So many of their people had died by Yuanxi's hand, and they couldn't seek revenge against her. Killing Zhao Lingfeng to vent their anger wasn't a bad alternative!

Inside the Central Grand Hall, Lu Ye quickly gathered all the Dao Fusion Orb fragments, and sent them back to their city using a void Dao pattern.

He glanced at Yuanxi, seeing her calm expression. Yet, beneath those calm eyes, there seemed to be a fleeting hint of satisfaction.

Lu Ye immediately knew he had misjudged the City Lord; the City Lord was not entirely indifferent to Zhao Lingfeng's betrayal after all.

However, attacking and breaking Lingfeng City's defensive array first wasn't about retaliation. It was mainly because Lingfeng City couldn't hold out any longer.

Even if Yuanxi hadn't intervened, Lingfeng City's Dao Fusion Orb would have been destroyed by the enemy within ten breaths at most.

Rather than that happening, it was better for him to do it, as this would prevent any loss of fragments.

Lingfeng City was on the verge of being promoted to Torrent Grade. Destroying the Dao Fusion Orb of such a Dao Fusion City yielded far greater benefits than from a typical Desolate Grade city.

Lu Ye suddenly froze. "Zhao Lingfeng is dead!"

In his perception, Zhao Lingfeng's aura had just disappeared; clearly, he had been killed by the enemy.

He didn't really have any personal ties with Zhao Lingfeng. In their few interactions, he had only vaguely sensed that the man was somewhat shrewd. But their relationship was merely cooperative, not one of friendship, so he didn't care about the man's personality.

Now that he was dead, he was dead.

It was just a bit of a pity. If Zhao Lingfeng had firmly stood with Yuanxi City earlier, even if his city had been breached, Yuanxi would have taken them in. At worst, they would have expanded the city, preventing them from becoming homeless.

That would have been better than the current situation of city destroyed and people dead.

Moreover, over this long period, their cooperation had actually been quite pleasant. In many major battles, Lingfeng City had contributed significantly.

But with this incident, Yuanxi City would likely have to fight alone again in the future. Yuanxi probably wouldn't entertain the idea of recruiting another Dao Fusion City for long-term allegiance.

However, it was also fine. If not for today's battle, he truly wouldn't have known that Yuanxi had never used her full strength all this time. With him assisting Yuanxi in killing enemies in the future, as long as the enemy's strength wasn't excessively overwhelming, they should be able to defeat them.

There was only one drawback to doing this: it consumed too much of his Dao power. If he hadn't obtained a large number of Dao Fish in the battle arena previously, he really couldn't afford it.

"Let's go!" Yuanxi didn't delay. As Lu Ye's words fell, she flashed and rushed outward, with Lu Ye moving with her like an attachment.

Stepping out of the Central Grand Hall and looking around, they saw figures fleeing in all directions.

Not to mention the thousand Dao Assimilators and two Dao Fusers who had previously attacked the city—they had no intention of fighting Yuanxi after witnessing her ferocity. Even the Dao Assimilators left to guard Lingfeng City were frantically fleeing.

They had all witnessed the choices their city lord had made earlier. Now, fearing Yuanxi would settle scores with them, they naturally dared not remain in the city.

I have to go out now for something. There will definitely be a second update this afternoon. If not, my brothers, go ahead and scold me on Douyin, I do read them.

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