Chapter 2652: 霸下

The great battle subsided, and the area around Yuanxi City was littered with the corpses of Alliance cultivators.

In this battle, Xuejiu's avatar led over a hundred Alliance cultivators, who arrived with formidable momentum, enveloped in a surging sea of blood. However, after the engagement, over seventy were killed or wounded, with only a meager thirty percent managing to escape in all directions.

Meanwhile, Yuanxi City had only deployed four individuals. Among them, Lu Ye merely acted as an appendage; the ones who truly engaged in combat were only Yuanxi, Lian, and Huanqing.

This highlighted the immense disparity between City Lord-level powerhouses and ordinary Alliance cultivators.

As the city had been promoted to the Cosmic level, the foundation of its Alliance Orb continuously strengthened, allowing all Alliance cultivators to enjoy varying degrees of power amplification.

Yuanxi was still sulking, but Lu Ye had already begun clearing the battlefield. The fallen Alliance cultivators had quite abundant possessions. During the intense battle, neither side had paid attention to the dead, so now that the enemies had retreated, these spoils of war naturally belonged to Yuanxi City.

What's more, Lu Ye earned Star Abyss Coins for assisting Yuanxi in killing enemies.

He darted about, landing on a strangely shaped, massive meteor. With a light tap of his foot, he easily collected the nearby Star Abyss Coins and spoils of war, before darting off to another location.

The meteor, affected by the force, changed direction and drifted towards the depths of the void.

That direction was precisely the battlefield where several top powerhouses of the Inner Realm were clashing.

The battle at Yuanxi City had ended, but the great battle there was still raging fiercely.

For Xuejiu and the others, this opportunity was extremely rare. If they missed this chance, it would be incredibly difficult to gather these top powerhouses together again, and even if they did, it might not be when Baqiu was injured and weakened.

As such, the four City Lords besieging Baqiu spared no effort, and as time passed, their coordination became increasingly sophisticated.

Lu Ye flashed back to Yuanxi City. Standing atop a tall tower, he gazed towards the battlefield, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

Unlike before, when he couldn't clearly discern the situation of the battle, now that he was farther from the battlefield, he could actually see it more clearly.

Primarily, the sea of blood spread by Xuejiu had been breached at some point, and the scene was no longer as chaotic.

What he saw was Baqiu standing firm, defending Yifu City, positioned before his throne. Each swing of his sword unleashed world-shattering power. Four figures moved erratically around Yifu City, freely unleashing their Dao power and occasionally shaking the city.

Even Lu Ye could vaguely discern that Baqiu's situation was not looking good.

It wasn't that he wasn't strong enough, but he had first fought a great battle with Yun Shiwang and had already suffered severe injuries. Now he had to face four opponents and also protect his Yifu City Alliance Orb. To be able to fight to this extent was truly worthy of his title as the Inner Realm's strongest powerhouse.

For Baqiu at the moment, the most troublesome thing was Xuejiu's Sky Mirror. This treasure had the ability to reflect, meaning many of Baqiu's attacks were blocked by Xuejiu using its power. As a result, he not only had to contend with his enemies but also had to neutralize his own reflected power.

"My Lord, can Baqiu win?" Lu Ye asked softly.

Yuanxi shook her head and said, "It's hard to say. But this time, it's fortunate that the Phoenix Lord came along and restrained Gu Mingyue. Otherwise, Baqiu's situation would be even more difficult."

Lian, standing nearby, sighed softly, "This one is too arrogant. He should have anticipated this before coming here, yet he still charged in."

Yuanxi nodded, "I've long heard that this one disregards everyone else; today, I've truly witnessed it. But you don't need to worry, General. Baqiu's foundation is profound; it's by no means easy for Xuejiu and the others to kill him. At their level of cultivation and strength, Baqiu at least has the ability to take one enemy down with him. It just depends on whether Xuejiu and the others can harden their hearts."

Lu Ye figured that Xuejiu and the others probably didn't have the courage for that. They were all City Lord-level powerhouses from the top ten; who would be willing to sacrifice themselves for the sake of others?

Indeed, Yuanxi's judgment was very accurate.

At this moment, Xuejiu and the others were in a difficult position. Although they were working together and had managed to suppress Baqiu with four against one, that was all they could do. There was no hope of making further progress.

Yet Baqiu stood alone in the city, with a single sword, defending the Alliance Orb so tightly that not even water could seep through, truly exuding the aura of one man holding off ten thousand.

Unless one of them could fight fearlessly to the death, only then might they break the stalemate. Otherwise, this great battle would likely end anticlimactically.

Yet, retreating like this would leave no one willing, so they could only continue to hold on, hoping that Baqiu's Dao power reserves would become unsustainable.

If that were the case, there might be a chance to kill him.

This was possible. After all, Baqiu had just fought a great battle against a powerful enemy, and now he was facing four opponents. His Dao power consumption was far greater than Xuejiu and the others'.

"Get lost!" During the battle, Zong Shenliang suddenly waved his hand, and a furious force swept past, striking a meteor that had drifted into the battlefield and sending it flying.

Lu Ye found it familiar because the meteor had a peculiar shape. It was precisely the one he had just landed on, and after he touched it, it had drifted towards the battlefield.

Now, coincidentally, it had drifted right in front of Zong Shenliang.

With that flick of his hand, the meteor flew straight towards Yifu City. At the same time, Zong Shenliang frowned, looking at the meteor with a hint of confusion.

Although he hadn't used much power just now, it was merely a casual strike, but it shouldn't have been something a meteor could withstand. Logically, this meteor should have exploded into dust.

But it showed no reaction!

This seemingly ordinary meteor, despite its peculiar shape, was surprisingly sturdy.

Moreover…

Zong Shenliang's expression changed, and he quickly shouted, "Stop it!"

At the same time, he unleashed a punch.

The others didn't understand his intention, but their reactions were incredibly fast. Following closely behind Zong Shenliang, they all struck out towards the meteor.

The exceptionally sturdy meteor finally shattered. As dust scattered, a peculiar figure emerged from within, falling directly into Yifu City and rolling right to Baqiu's feet.

Baqiu lowered his head slightly. After seeing clearly what was before him, a faint smile actually appeared on his usually stern face, and he lightly chided, "Old fellow!"

"Ancestor?"

In Yuanxi City, Fuwei, who was also observing the battlefield situation there, nearly had his eyes pop out. He stared blankly in the direction of Yifu City, looking at the figure that had rolled to Baqiu's feet, and for a moment, he couldn't believe his own eyes.

This ancestor of his had always been elusive; let alone others, even he, a descendant of the same clan, had only seen him once, five hundred years ago. He hadn't seen him since.

However, when the ancestor left the clan territory back then, he left him a prophecy. That's why he gathered the courage to leave the clan territory and venture into the Inner Realm to seek his own destiny. The ancestor's prophecy had already been fulfilled, and he had found his own destiny. Whether his future held fortune or misfortune would depend entirely on his own fate.

Therefore, Fuwei never expected to see his ancestor here, and in such a situation.

When the figure appeared before Baqiu, Lu Ye couldn't help but be astonished. He had absolutely no idea that such a person had been hidden inside the meteor he had just landed on.

It was an elderly man with white hair and beard, bald on top with hair only around the edges. He seemed to be in a deep sleep, not yet awakened, and was sitting cross-legged at Baqiu's feet.

The hasty strike by the four top powerhouses of the Inner Realm failed to harm him in the slightest, only shattering the meteor he had been hidden in. It was truly extraordinary.

The key was that Lu Ye noticed this person's appearance was somewhat similar to Fuwei's; both had unusually long necks.

He had originally been wondering if this person wasn't of the same race as Fuwei. After hearing Fuwei's exclamation, he then realized that they were indeed of the same race.

"Is that your ancestor?" Lu Ye asked in astonishment.

Fuwei stared blankly in that direction, his expression suddenly becoming excited. He nodded repeatedly, "It is indeed the Ancestor! The Ancestor must have come for Baqiu."

Lu Ye was a bit confused, unclear about the relationship between Fuwei's ancestor and Baqiu.

Just looking at Baqiu's expression from afar, he seemed quite pleased. It was clear they were old acquaintances.

However, what just happened was quite a coincidence. The meteor where Fuwei's ancestor was hidden was not originally drifting towards the battlefield; it only drifted in that direction after Lu Ye stepped on it.

If Zong Shenliang hadn't casually flicked it afterward, the meteor wouldn't have fallen into Yifu City either.

One coincidence could be chance, but what about two?

One could say that Fuwei's ancestor's landing in Yifu City was an unintentional collaboration between Lu Ye and Zong Shenliang.

Yuanxi raised an eyebrow, "The Chief of the Bu Clan has arrived. Now Baqiu is safe; instead, Xuejiu and the others should be worried."

Lu Ye asked, "Why do you say that? Is this person's strength also at the Top Ten City Lord level?"

In a confrontation like the current one, ordinary cultivators had no right to intervene. Yuanxi could barely participate because she was a Cosmic-level City Lord; as long as Yuanxi City was nearby, she could unleash power far beyond her usual level. But even then, it would only be a limited participation and definitely not sustainable.

What about Fuwei's ancestor? From Yuanxi's words, this person seemed very strong.

The chief of a clan would certainly not be weak, but to say he could participate in such a confrontation was something Lu Ye found utterly unbelievable.

No matter how strong he was, as long as he wasn't a Top Ten City Lord-level powerhouse, he had no right to participate in the confrontation.

"Baxia!" Lian slowly spoke from the side. "General, do you know? Yifu City has another name: Dual Overlord City. One overlord is Baqiu, the City Lord, and the other is Baxia. In the early years, when Yifu City rose, there were only these two in the city. Working together, they swept through the Inner Realm; no one could stand against them. It wasn't until Yifu City stood at the peak of the Inner Realm that Baxia faded from public view and was never seen again. I never thought we'd have the chance to see these two overlords fight together against an enemy again today. Xuejiu and the others have really hit a snag."

Yuanxi turned to look at Fuwei. "I've long heard that the Chief of the Bu Clan is an infallible strategist. Did he foresee today's situation, and that's why he appeared here?"

Fuwei scratched his head. "I don't know about the Ancestor's affairs."

He hadn't seen the Ancestor in five hundred years, so how could he know the Ancestor's situation? If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes today, he really wouldn't have known that the Ancestor had been hidden in a meteor, drifting and sleeping.

Lu Ye was secretly astonished. If both coincidences just now were within Fuwei's ancestor's calculations, then this person's divination ability was truly terrifying.