Chapter 24: The Great War Erupts!

  With a stern face, he suddenly swung his sleeve and shouted loudly: "Sheng Lin, don't think that the four major families have no one. Even if it means fighting to the death, today I will make sure you have no return!"

  Zhan Xi, Ji Yunyang, Ling Moqiu and others all had a solemn and stern expression.

  Since things have come to this point, today I can only take a gamble and let go.

  "Hahaha..." Sheng Lin smiled lightly, holding the black Judgment Rod in his hand, sitting comfortably on the back of the five-colored horned deer, listening to Ling Tian's words, and laughed out loud, "A mantis trying to stop a chariot, overestimating one's own strength"

  The current four major families, a dozen or so saints, several hundred Tianxuan, and the rest are Dixuan. With just these people, they think they can stop his army? It's simply absurd!

  But these four big families are developing at a terrifying speed, so today they must be eradicated!

  And he sent out such an array, not because he was afraid of the four small families, but to take this opportunity to intimidate the world and let them know who is the master of this region!

  "Belonging to the Holy Temple, listen to my command!" The judgment rod in Sheng Lin's hand rose to the sky and swung down fiercely, a resolute voice ringing out: "Kill!"

  Rumble...

  As the Holy Forest's words fell, the surrounding sounds of killing and wailing grew louder. Tens of thousands of Holy Temple troops, like a raging stormy sea, surged towards the positions of the four major families, their shrill cries and maniacal laughter seeming to press down on them like dark clouds.

  For a moment, the colors in the sky became even heavier, and the air around suddenly condensed!

  The gigantic body of the humanoid Titan, with its arms raised high in the air towards the crowd, quickly took a step back. It swung its sleeves and sank its arm, drawing a resolute arc, and let out a loud shout: "Four Great Families, obey!"

  "Ah!"

  Ling Qingtian's last word fell, and a row of family disciples holding thousand- machine crossbows quickly took their positions in an array, revealing the rigor of their usual training.

  Hundreds of exquisite thousand- machine crossbows, in the night color surrounded by flames, shining with a forest-like cold light, densely packed black holes facing the sky, against the Saint Temple army that came from all directions, accumulating momentum and waiting to be released.

  "Kill." Saint Lin smiled warmly and politely, staring at the dying struggles of the four major family disciples in front of him, slowly saying: "Not a single one will be left alive."

  With just these shrimp soldiers and crabs, with this layer upon layer of broken bricks and shattered tiles for defense, it's really, beyond ridiculous.

  In the sky and on the ground, tens of thousands of people formed a vast army of martial artists, shouting loudly and stirring up fierce gusts of wind, like massive waves rising up, wherever they passed, the surrounding houses collapsed in an instant.

  "Ahh!"

  "Kill—"

  Vibrant colors, deep and shallow mysterious energies, like a brilliant fireworks display, suddenly illuminated the entire sky.

  The army of the Holy Temple charged towards the densely packed location of the four major families at high speed, their speed was so fast that it shocked people, and their momentum was so great that it made people's hearts throb!

  Faster and faster, closer and closer!

  "Let go!"

  A dense and vast army of dark beasts, in Ling Moqiu's warm eyes converged into tens of thousands of black light spots. He stood calmly on the giant head of the Tian Kuang python, his eyes suddenly sinking, at a certain moment, he swung his hand decisively and gave the order, "Release!"

  "Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh——"

  At the sound of the order, hundreds of dark holes in the thousand machine crossbow emitted a cold light and sharp blades, continuously emerging, tearing through the night sky, gathering in the air to form a large net, like dense raindrops, countless cold lights flashed, rushing towards the pressing Holy Temple army!

  "I don't know what to say!"

  The dozen or so leading saints of the flying army, seeing the arrow rain coming from afar, sneered with disdain. It seems that this group of people is really at a dead end and are struggling to survive. With these broken arrows, they can't even affect their protective aura, let alone harm them!

  "Whoosh——"

  Thousands of crossbow arrows pierced the sky, dark light suddenly appeared, cutting through the air with a swooshing sound, swift as a stormy rain, until it reached their front, only then did more than ten leading Saint Realm experts sense that terrifying power!

  "Not good!"

  Dozens of people's eyes widened at the same time, their pupils suddenly shrinking. They actually felt a breath that threatened their lives from this technical crossbow, and what was even more frightening was that the speed of the meteor-like rain had already made it impossible for them to dodge!

  "Defend immediately, retreat!"

  A dozen people immediately gave orders to temporarily retreat and could not make a hard collision with this thing!

  "Ah——"

  However, the sharp arrows shot out from the thousand mechanical crossbows were extremely fast, and they missed the best opportunity to dodge. At this moment, wanting to escape was simply not possible.

  "Pffft!"

  In the dark void, the sound of a sharp blade cutting through flesh echoed out. Every arrow that pierced the darkness was accompanied by a gruesome blood hole bursting open!

  "Pffft——"

  A shrill and mournful cry echoed through the high night sky, followed by a continuous stream of people and Xuan beasts' massive bodies falling from the air, stirring up a chorus of mournful cries on the ground!

  A dozen or so leading holy steps drove the seated mysterious beast to quickly dodge the dense arrow rain, although it didn't affect their lives, but also big and small, suffered a lot of injuries. The eyes of the group were full of horror, what was going on?

  An ordinary arrow rain, how can it reach such a speed, such a speed fluctuation, comparable to the first strike of the Holy Rank!

  This batch of thousand machine crossbows, after being modified by Ling Wu Xiong, has been greatly improved in all aspects. Even someone with the strength of a chicken can use it to kill all Tianxuan below the Holy Rank. If it falls into the hands of a high-ranking Saint expert, it will be an even more powerful and sharp divine weapon!

  "Ah——"

  In the sky, the surging tide of Xuanwu beasts was forced to retreat continuously, and it was like a giant funnel, accompanied by the sound of mournful cries, pouring down into the ground with a loud crash, and even among them, there were some scattered Saint-level experts.

  "Pffft——"

  "Whoosh!"

  In just a few short minutes, the chaotic Flying Beast Legion of the Holy Temple had lost about a quarter of its numbers, like a flock of wild geese flying across the sky, being shot down one by one!

  "What a thing..." Sheng Lin was taken aback by this situation, and after a slight pause, he slowly narrowed his eyes, sizing up the defensive formation, row upon row of black bows and crossbows. A warm smile spread across his face, and with a hint of cruelty, he slowly spoke: "The four major families, Ling Wu Shuang, really do have some meaning, truly surprising this seat."

  However, the scenes before his eyes only strengthened Sheng Lin's determination to destroy the four families.

  Four great families, it absolutely cannot be allowed to survive in this world again. One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. This world has always only needed one strongest person!

  Sheng Lin remained motionless, sitting on the back of the five-colored horned deer, his eyes slightly shifting towards the high-ranking saints beside him. With a gentle smile, he commanded: "Bring me Ling Jing Tian and Ling Mo Qiu."

  To deal with these people, he doesn't need to take action himself. As long as Ling Jing Tian is taken down, the four major families will surrender, and there's also Ling Wu Shuang!

  The dense and numerous crossbow arrows temporarily suppressed the surprise attack of the Holy Temple Army. The disciples of the four major families, each with a solemn and stern expression, saw such a grand scene, without fear, retreat or daring to be careless.

  "Rip it off——"

  Dark light arrow shadow, was cut off by several big knives in the air, like a truncated black waterfall!

  "Clang!"

  After the crisp sound of clashing swords, several sharp breaths quickly broke through the air towards the location where Ling Jing Tian and Ling Mo Qiu were standing!

  These few people were all high-ranking saints above the seventh rank, and they welcomed the thousand mechanical crossbow arrows that came to them with a calm face. However, they were still shaken by that terrifying energy explosion, causing their hands to go numb. The few people couldn't help but become even more enraged in their hearts. As they turned around and jumped away, they loudly shouted: "Ling Chen Tian, aren't you going to surrender yet?"

  A motley crew, yet they still want to struggle against their impending doom!

  Several people broke through the defense of Qianji Nu, wielding large knives in their hands, with dark green aura overflowing from their bodies, and recklessly charged into the tight formation of the four major families!

  The four major families stopped, after all, there were still many powers on the ground, and even lower-ranking family disciples. Several high-ranking saints charged forward like fierce bulls, naturally affecting many people. Suddenly, the surrounding area was filled with cries of shock and screams. Even the defensive array of Qianji Nu was torn open, revealing a huge gap!

  Although there is a saying that ants can kill an elephant, there is also a huge gap between one being able to take on a hundred or even a thousand, which shows just how important the existence of absolute high-level experts is, even in such a large-scale war.

  Seeing several high-ranking saints rushing towards him with ferocious faces, Ling Qingtian's expression changed slightly.

  Ling Moqiu and Ling Qiantian are now both low-ranking Three-Product Saints. If they were to confront a high-ranking Saint head-on, they would not be able to gain any advantage.

  And the humanoid Titans and the Swallowing Sky Python, now in the formation of the four major families, can't move freely except to protect the two, after all, some people around them can't even withstand their breath.

  The disciples of the four major families around were blown away by the high-ranking saints who came rushing from the Holy Temple, their bodies emitting a strong gust of wind, and they were thrown high into the air and fell to the ground.

  "Ah, retreat quickly!"

  The newly set up defensive formation was breached again in just a few seconds, forcing more than half of the thousand machines to retreat from a distance to counterattack the people who came rushing forward.

  Zhan Xiu and Ji Yunyang's eyes locked onto each other, but before they could react, the iron eagle under their seats shook its massive wings, tearing through the air as it swiftly took to the skies, flying straight towards the several people rushing towards them.

  Ling's gaze remained calm and steady, as he swiftly directed the four major families' disciples to reassemble the shattered Thousand Machine Crossbow Array. Following that, he quickly formed a defensive grand array, encircling the several high-ranking Saints who had already charged into the Sacred Hall!

  "Bang!"

  Zhan Xiu, Ji Yunyang, Ling Moqiu and several other saints, who were simultaneously welcomed to the holy hall by a few people. However, the gap in their actual strength was still quite large, and they collided with each other for only one second before being shaken off into the air, flying back several zhangs away, before quickly stabilizing their figures.

  "A group of arrogant youngsters" in the temple, a few people, just like several ferocious beasts, emitting a frightening aura all over their bodies. Several identical large knives, without any fancy moves, simply slashed at the people in front of them!

  "I'm warning you young people, it's better to have some discernment"

  Zhan Xiu and Ji Yunyang exchanged a glance, both with a heavy look in their eyes. They couldn't resist for much longer.

  "Master, I'm here to help you!" A deep and steady voice echoed from among the crowd of the four major families.

  "Fourth Uncle?" Zhan Xiuzhen turned around in surprise, looking at the figures rising into the air, including Zhan Qi, with a hint of excitement in his eyes, "Father?"

  It's really great, Father and the others have actually rushed back!

  Zhan Qi and Zhang Yi were both high-ranking saints, and the two people beside them were also saint-level. Although they were barely sufficient, the few extra saint-level individuals that had appeared were a welcome addition to the four major families at this time.

  "Hmm—"

  The grand army at the center of the temple across the street let out a warm and gentle laugh, followed by over ten figures charging towards the positions of the four major families with unstoppable force, breaking through the outer defenses and swooping in, almost all of them being above mid-tier saints!

  At this time, there were already powerful Sanctuary experts who had infiltrated the four major families, and outside, a massive army of Sanctuary troops was charging in with overwhelming momentum, truly reaching a state of internal and external troubles!

  "A group of jumping clowns, also dare to compete with the sun and moon for brilliance, what a joke!" Someone's sarcastic remark made more than a dozen people from the four major families burst out laughing.

  One person's eyes flashed fiercely, gazing at the vast and ancient mansion of the four major families, as a wave of air was swept out with a casual gesture!

  "Boom——"

  Dust flew everywhere, the dense buildings below suddenly collapsed in a large area, and the bricks, tiles, and giant stones that were stirred up shot out a large number of disciples from the four major families.

  "Despicable guy!" Ji Yunyang's eyes turned red in an instant, the twin guns in his hand swept horizontally, and he charged out first. On his handsome face was a resolute determination to die together with the enemy!

  Zhan Xiu, Zhang Yi and others, their eyes suddenly fixed, immediately flew up and pounced on the smug-looking group in front of them, with the long guns in their hands pointing directly at them.

  At this time, we can only fight and have no way out!

  Ling Moqiu also followed on one side, but stopped at a very cunning position. After exchanging a glance with Old Man Ling not far away, he nodded secretly and slowly raised his empty hand. His arm was straight towards the line of people not far away, and his usually warm eyes had a rare ferocity!

  "Think you can die? I'll fulfill your wish!" The dozen or so people in the holy hall looked up at the sky and laughed maniacally, their faces filled with disdain.

  "Disperse!" Ling Moqiu suddenly shouted loudly, his thumb shrinking as he pressed a hidden button on his wrist.

  Ji Yunyang and others who had just rushed out suddenly stopped in their tracks, although they didn't know the reason, but almost simultaneously, they tacitly flew backwards and scattered in all directions.

  Suddenly, more than a dozen people from the nearby temple appeared under the night sky.

  The dozen or so elders in the hall had not yet reacted to the person in front of them, when a fierce gust of wind suddenly blew in, bringing with it several dark lights that flashed by in an instant, leaving only a few black streaks visible in the night sky.

  "This thing is useless to us." One of them sneered and swung his large knife to block.

  Bang!

  Who would have thought that the first cold light struck his casually swung out big knife, shaking his arm numb and almost throwing away the weapon in his hand. Although he finally stabilized it, the wide and sharp big knife was pierced with a thumb-sized black hole!

  "What's wrong?!"

  The old man who was about to catch the next arrow suddenly felt a numbness in his hand, and the big knife flew out of control, sending him flying several feet away. A surge of blood and energy churned in his chest cavity.

  "Th...!" His old eyes widened in disbelief, this was on a completely different level from the previous arrow showers!

  What is this thing that has been released? It's comparable to the mighty blow of a high-ranking saint! Could it be that there is a master of the 9th rank of the sacred realm here!?

  "Ah——"

  Before the crowd could recover from their shock, six or seven people were pierced through the heart by the dark halberds that followed closely behind, opening up gruesome blood holes, and fell headfirst from mid-air!

  Zhan Xiu and Ji Yunyang were also shocked by the scene before them. This speed, this energy explosion, was absolutely something that only a high-ranking Saint could unleash!

  But...

  Zhan Xiuyu and Ji Yunyang, both looked up at the same time, raising their right hands straight, towards Ling Moqiu and Ling Qingtian in the holy hall. An idea immediately popped into their minds: they must have left behind a more sinister hidden weapon than Qianji Nu!

  "Bang——"

  An elder of the Holy Hall, a high-ranking Saint of the 8th rank, swung his large knife with all his might to block the last dark gleam. At that moment, his treasured large knife had already been pierced through with three black holes, split open with a big mouth, and its tip was also shaken off, completely becoming a useless item.

  "Take advantage of"

  Ling Mo's right arm shook, and a crisp sound was transmitted. The Seven-Star Linked Crossbow shot out its last arrow!

  "Hmmph!"

  Across from him was another mid-tier saint, dodging and weaving but unable to avoid being pierced through the chest, his head hitting the ground from high above.

  Old Master Ling withdrew his arm, his eyes becoming even more profound. The current situation could only be resolved through a fierce confrontation.

  "Despicable!" The ten-odd saints in the Holy Temple were reduced to only five within a few minutes. Suddenly, their eyes turned bloodshot and they stared fixedly at the people in front of them, "You despicable guys, I will definitely tear you apart!"

  He doesn't care what kind of ghosts they are now. Now he wants to see who else has the ability to withstand them!

  "Waaaah——"

  Internally worried and externally troubled, the four major families were temporarily thrown into chaos by this group of people. Meanwhile, outside, the army of the Holy Temple took advantage of this opportunity to break through the defensive circle of the four major families, surrounding them like trapped beasts, airtight!

  Just as the remaining few were furious and jumping with rage, Saint Lin's voice came from afar: "Enough, it's time to end this farce."

  As soon as the words were spoken, a colorful light flashed quickly from the dark sky, and Sheng Lin's figure appeared above the four major family disciples, already in front of Ling Tian, and everyone had not even seen how he broke through the encirclement.

  This is the difference between sacred and divine ranks.

  Zhan Xiu and the others were instantly on edge, but unfortunately, their entire body was as if trapped in a swamp, unable to move freely. This was the absolute suppression of the Divine Realm over the Sacred Realm, even though Sheng Lin was only a quasi-divine being who had merely touched the divine realm.

  Sheng Lin smiled lightly, "Ling Qing Tian, why struggle to the death, do you want me to take action personally and make everyone look bad?"

  Sheng Lin, as the master of the Holy Hall, would not stoop to personally take action, whether due to his own awareness of being a high-handed person, or because of his self-perceived superior status, or because of his own disdain, until he was thoroughly enraged. This is enough to show the extent of his irritation at this time.

  "If you hand over Ling Wusuo obediently, won't everything be fine? Saint Lin's eyes gleamed with a hint of profundity, and after a moment's thought, he added, "However, the thing in your hands is something that interests me greatly."

  What kind of thing can actually injure a Tianxuan or even a Dixian cultivator, and even...

  "Sheng Lin, put away your petty thoughts. I, Ling Tian, have said it before - I will never yield to the tyranny of your Holy Temple!" Ling Tian's face was set with fearlessness and determination.

  "We will never give in!"

  The four major family disciples below simultaneously shouted out in unison.

  For their four families, for their faith in their hearts, even if they exhaust all their strength and resources, they will never surrender, and vow to resist to the death!

  In the midst of Sheng Lin's gaze, a hint of annoyance flashed by, followed by a soft chuckle. With a swift swing of the black Judgment Rod in his hand, the surroundings were instantly swept away like a tornado, with strong winds rising from all directions. The courtyards and training grounds of the four major families collapsed in an instant, more than half of them reduced to ruins!

  "The mantis shakes the tree, remember, in my eyes, you are always as fragile as this thing, unable to withstand a single blow." As soon as the words fell, another building collapsed, and a loud rumbling sound shook the sky in the dark night!

  In the severe and stern gaze, it finally turned into a faint crimson.

  "Ling Qingtian, I don't want your life for now, so come with me." Sheng Lin smiled faintly and quickly approached Ling Qingtian's location.

  With a light swing of his sleeve, Sheng Lin stretched out his hand, his slender fingers grasping at the air towards Ling Qingtian's position.

  Ling Tian's entire body suddenly stiffened, his whole physique was tightly surrounded by a massive force, unable to move. The humanoid Titan sensed the danger and stretched out its thick ape-like arms, but they were immediately bounced back.

  "Tribe leader!"

  "Dad——"

  "Old Master Ling!"

  From all sides, countless voices converged on one place. War repair Ling Moqiu and others saw this situation, didn't care about anything, flew to attack the position of Sheng Lin, but none were not bounced back by that invisible force!

  A disdainful snort of laughter came from Sheng Lin's mouth, and a shadowy hand formed by his large hands quickly went out. In the blink of an eye, it was less than an inch away from Old Man Ling!

  "Holy Forest!"

  A burst of anger, sudden and unexpected!

  At the same time, Ling Lao's oppressive aura vanished completely. In the next second, his shoulders sank slightly, and then he was pushed out by a pair of hands with distinct joints, using an appropriate force, towards the rear position, and landed steadily in front of the four major families' disciples. He was tightly protected by Zhang Yi and others who flew down to guard him.

  "You finally showed up." Sheng Lin's voice, without too much surprise, stared at the person in front of him, his eyes filled with more understanding, as if everything was within his expectations, waiting for a long time!

  "Teacher Tianye!"

  Ji Yunyang saw the person in front of her, and her eyes couldn't help but reveal a joyful expression. Isn't Teacher Tianye in closed-door meditation?

  "Tonight, adults..." War Xi's eyes lit up.

  Even as a forest hunter of the Setting Sun Forest, I have long admired the legendary Tianye Yun from the mainland.

  Tian Ye Yun still wore a long, dark blue robe of the Xuan Shi sect, standing tall in the night sky. The gentle breeze blew his black hair lightly upwards, and on his usually gentle and elegant face was an unprecedented anger. Judging from his slightly heaving chest, it seemed that he had rushed here in haste.

  "Sheng Lin!" Tian Ye's elegant face was suffused with a furious color, his entire gentle aura instantly replaced by a cold and stern one. "You've exhausted the power of the Holy Temple to destroy my four disciples' families, disregarding the fact that I would personally take action. Do you really think there is no one left in the East?"

  Tian Ye Yun looked around at the devastation and the ruins of the four major families' foundations, unable to suppress the anger in his heart. He felt guilty for not being able to protect the only disciple of the four families, and he was also deeply disappointed with Sheng Lin's current actions.

  If he had arrived one step later, the consequences would have been unthinkable!

  "Tianye Yun, I've been waiting for you for a long time..." Sheng Lin moved his lips slightly, shook his head slowly, and couldn't help but laugh out loud. "You have the time to do this, it's better to think about yourself, you can barely save yourself, yet you still want to meddle in other people's business!"

  Tian Ye Yun, he has endured Tian Ye Yun for over ten years, today is his day of death!

  "Saint Lin, this is all you're capable of?"

  He stood with his hands behind his back, wearing a sky-blue robe, and in the dark of night, he emitted a bright color, his whole body exuding an air of detachment, as if he were a lotus that had transcended the world, naturally perfect, and compared to Sheng Lin's affected and artificial appearance, it was like heaven and earth apart.

  It was this natural aura that made Sheng Lin clench his teeth in hatred, "Today, I will let you see what I am capable of!"

  Nowadays, Tiān Yèyún is just a secondary god like him, can he still surpass him? Even if Yì Qián doesn't make a move today, he will still make sure that Tiān Yèyún dies without a place to be buried!

  Digression

  Cough cough, I'll try my best to update tomorrow and code until you guys want to see it, bye!