Chapter 2595: Great Battle Begins

Space possesses the power of self-restoration, a profound law. Even wormholes created by powerful individuals like Xue Jiu cannot be maintained for long.

But it was enough.

A moment later, the wormhole completely disappeared, but the number of Hedao Cities that had poured through it already exceeded seven hundred!

This number was more than double the total of their own Hedao Cities, and in terms of quality, there was no comparison.

From a distance, dense clusters of Hedao Cities stood tall, making countless cultivators on their side feel their scalps tingle. Everyone knew this battle was likely to end badly.

Admittedly, Shou Zhu could request aid from all directions, allowing arriving cultivators to quickly reach the battlefield via the Hehe Realm. However, in such a rushed situation, how many reinforcements could he actually summon?

Furthermore, there was an insoluble problem with this kind of aid request: Lord-level cultivators could not be summoned.

The enemy had over seven hundred Hedao Cities, with more than seven hundred Lord-level powerful individuals alone, not to mention two Cosmic-level Hedao Cities.

"Shou Zhu, surrender or fight?" a sharp voice suddenly rang out from within Black Blood City.

"If you have the guts, come and take my head!" Shou Zhu's voice echoed from within Shou Zhu City, full of vigor and showing no trace of injury.

The sharp voice immediately sneered, "Then as you wish!" After a slight pause, it added with murderous intent, "Attack!"

At that command, countless figures surged out from the numerous Hedao Cities, rushing forward to attack.

Those who moved first were undoubtedly the Hedaos. Numerous figures transformed into streaks of light, like a sky full of shooting stars. The sight of over seven hundred Hedao Cities and thousands of Hedaos attacking simultaneously was magnificent. Lu Ye had never witnessed such a grand scene since entering the Inner Realm; for a moment, he was dazzled and captivated, yet deeply worried.

Although he had no particular connection with Shou Zhu City, it was, after all, their side's Governor's City. If it were breached, it would certainly hinder the overall war effort. This snowfield conflict was initiated by Qin Feng, and Lu Ye naturally hoped he could win the final victory.

But in the current situation, not to mention he was just a Rongdao, even if he truly ascended to Hedao, his solitary strength would likely accomplish little.

Closely following the numerous Hedaos were the Rongdaos from various Hedao Cities. The number of Rongdaos was even greater; almost every city poured out dozens or even hundreds, while higher-ranked ones could even dispatch hundreds.

They advanced in groups, closely following the paths of their Hedaos, in swathes, like locusts sweeping through.

A small portion of their Hedao Cities had already sought refuge in Shou Zhu City, but most remained outside. All of them now tightly encircled Shou Zhu City, with layers of protective array light barriers activated to their utmost, preparing for defense.

Gazing at the multitude of formidable enemies charging towards them, the cultivators in each city turned pale. No one knew if their own Hedao Cities would survive after this battle.

"If you don't want your city to fall and your people to perish, then follow me and charge out!" A roar suddenly erupted from within Shou Zhu City, immediately followed by a slender, six-armed figure charging out first. It was Shou Zhu.

His killing intent surged, and numerous figures followed behind him, like fierce tigers descending a mountain.

Jing Lei, who was following Shou Zhu, also shouted, "We cannot sit idly and await death; only by actively engaging will we have a glimmer of hope! Our city has requested aid, and a large number of reinforcements will arrive soon. All of you, follow our city and fight to the death against the enemy!"

His words served as a wake-up call.

Many of their own City Lords, seeing the enemy's fierce approach, originally didn't know what to do and instinctively issued defensive orders. But everyone knew that in the current situation, passive defense was merely drinking poison to quench thirst, as there was no impenetrable defense in this world.

Especially since the enemy far surpassed them in both troop strength and overall power.

Hearing Jing Lei's words, they were all instantly invigorated. That's right, in such a situation, only active engagement could delay the fate of their cities falling and their people perishing. Admittedly, engaging carried immense risk, but the Governor's City Lord had already personally led the charge, setting an example. What reason did they have to hesitate?

They still had reinforcements; as long as enough arrived, this battle might not be unwinnable!

"To hell with it!" a City Lord cursed loudly. "Let's fight them to the death! All divisions, follow me and kill!"

With that said, he was the first to charge out of the Hedao City, with numerous cultivators following closely behind him.

One city, then two, then more cities followed suit...

It wasn't that there were no timid City Lords who hesitated, but swept up by the prevailing tide, they had no choice and could only grit their teeth and follow.

The numerous figures soaring out from each Hedao City were like streams converging towards Shou Zhu City's formation, quickly forming a long river.

"Shou Zhu still has some guts!" Inside Yuan Xi City, Yuan Xi nodded slightly.

If she were in Shou Zhu's position, she would have no other choice but to actively engage, and this was also the best choice.

At this moment, reinforcements were already surging out from Shou Zhu City's central hall, rushing to the battlefield. News of the sudden change here spread quickly; Shou Zhu had personally requested aid, so everyone in the entire snowfield capable of responding was naturally doing so rapidly.

"Strange, neither Black Blood City nor Blood Cricket Worm Nest is making a move," Lian said, looking at the converging point of the numerous enemy Hedao Cities with a puzzled expression.

Logically speaking, since Shou Zhu had personally entered the fray, Black Blood City and Blood Cricket Worm Nest shouldn't be completely unresponsive. They should at least dispatch some powerful individuals to tie down Shou Zhu City's powerful individuals, so as to minimize further casualties.

But in fact, neither Black Blood City nor Blood Cricket Worm Nest remained silent and unmoving.

Yuan Xi also frowned and looked in that direction, feeling that today's events were odd, and couldn't help but suspect that Xue Jiu was plotting something.

She was never one to overthink things; when she couldn't figure it out, she stopped trying. She then called out, "Let's go too. Xiao Die, take good care of our city."

"Yes," You Die replied. Since joining Yuan Xi City, she had always done the same thing during every major battle: controlling their city and finding a place to hide. As long as she hid well, Yuan Xi would have no worries.

The next moment, with Yuan Xi leading, four figures shot out.

At this moment, this earth-shattering battle had already erupted. Numerous Hedaos from both sides, like two great torrents, collided in an instant. In that moment, the Dao power of the entire void was almost completely drained.

The moment they made contact, life began to wither. In a normal battle, Hedao cultivators wouldn't die so easily, but with so many Hedaos clashing now, there were always unlucky ones who were focused down and killed by several opponents.

Immediately after, colorful lights erupted, and all sorts of secret techniques were unleashed. The vast void suddenly became like a pot of oil with a handful of salt tossed in, completely boiling over.

The four figures from Yuan Xi City seemed inconspicuous in such a large-scale battle. Under Yuan Xi's lead, they subtly merged into their own Hedao ranks, leaving no trace.

She did not immediately borrow strength from Lu Ye to activate the second form of her Dao soldier, as she dared not be too conspicuous.

Admittedly, once her Dao soldier's second form was unleashed, her efficiency in killing enemies would certainly increase greatly, but she would also quickly be targeted, especially given that many powerful individuals from Black Blood City and Blood Cricket Worm Nest had not yet moved.

The powerful individuals from these two Cosmic-level cities must be observing the overall situation at this moment. If she provoked the powerful individuals from those two Hedao Cities, Yuan Xi alone would be hard-pressed to resist.

So she decided to secretly kill enemies and absolutely would not expose herself unless absolutely necessary.

Lian and Huan Qing split up to assist on either side.

This way, Lu Ye didn't have much to do. As a Rongdao, he wasn't supposed to participate in such a battle; it was only because Yuan Xi might need to unseal her Dao soldier's second form at any moment that he needed to stay with her.

Which conveniently allowed him to land finishing blows.

After only a short participation in the battle, he landed several finishing blows, easily acquiring several Star Abyss Coins.

On the other side, the Talent Tree clone, dressed in snow-white robes with a precious gourd at his waist, had also quietly slipped into the battlefield.

The clone did not participate in the Hedaos' battle; instead, as usual, it blended into the Rongdaos' battlefield. Moving stealthily, its sword qi ran wild, with no opponent able to withstand a single blow.

Since the clone required a portion of Lu Ye's mental focus, there wasn't much point in it participating in the Hedaos' battle. He couldn't have both his main body and the clone follow Yuan Xi.

If it were to kill enemies alone in such a scene, the clone wasn't confident it could protect itself. Therefore, it was more convenient and safer to blend into the Rongdao level. Although it was now at the Rongdao Ninth-level, as long as it killed enough Rongdaos, there would always be gains.

As the battle erupted here, elsewhere in the snowfield, on a floating landmass, two Blood Clan members quietly lay hidden, not revealing the slightest aura.

The surroundings were clearly empty, with no sign of life. They even used formations for concealment, yet they still dared not make the slightest movement, as if hiding from some powerful enemy.

Suddenly, one of the male Blood Clan members let out a soft hum, and immediately after, his entire aura changed dramatically.

The female Blood Clan member beside him immediately turned to look, but with just one glance, she fearfully prostrated herself on the ground, saying, "Blood Spirit greets the Ancestor."

She understood in her heart that although the body of her companion had not changed, someone else had taken over internally.

Blood Descent Art is a secret technique unique to the Blood Clan, allowing powerful Blood Clan members to descend their own will into one of their blood-related descendants.

Both she and her companion hailed from Blood Drink City, and their bloodline could be traced back to only one source: the current Lord of Blood Drink City, Xue Jiu!

Among the ten great City Lords, only Xue Jiu had bloodline descendants, and his were exceptionally numerous. This was because he claimed to have a harem of eight thousand beauties, with concubines of various races throughout the vast Blood Drink City, a fact that made countless Inner Realm cultivators envious.

At this very moment, it was undoubtedly Xue Jiu who had arrived here using the Blood Descent Art.

"Hmm..." Xue Jiu slowly opened his eyes, feeling quite unaccustomed to the current fragile body. Although this descendant was also a Hedao, their strength was far inferior to his own.

After a while, Xue Jiu slowly adapted to this new body. He glanced at Blood Spirit and asked, "Still here?"

Blood Spirit hurriedly replied, "Haven't moved at all."

"Tell me in detail," Xue Jiu said.