Chapter 678 - 43: The Great Calamity Approaches

Chapter 678: Chapter 43: The Great Calamity Approaches

The Xingtian City at the mountain’s peak, on the altar of the highest summit

"Finally found you!"

When the Xingtian Clan received reports from his subordinates, having roughly identified all suspicious individuals.

He barely hesitated at all, stood up, and headed downhill.

Following closely behind the Xingtian Clan, Wu Zhen was also expressionless.

Only from her tightly clenched fist could one see the suppressed anger within her at this moment.

However, this suppressed anger didn’t last long; Wu Zhen almost flew into the air the moment she left the mountain peak.

Whoosh!

Like a stream of light tearing through the sky.

Descending rapidly, Wu Zhen had no intention to conceal her whereabouts, crossing several kilometers in an instant.

Simultaneously, the Demon Gods transformed from the Ten Rings of White Bone emerged in mid-air, encompassing the attack range of Xingtian City and four other cities.

Sizzle...

Due to the overwhelming disturbance caused by Wu Zhen, high-altitude satellites among the clouds also appeared.

Connected by a massive electrical network.

The priests stationed on those high-altitude satellites had an expression of shock.

Despite not knowing what happened, upon seeing those ten Demon Gods, they chose to cooperate tacitly.

Thunderous rumbles...

Suddenly, the originally clear sky turned cloudy.

The dense and complex electric grid turned into thunder, with billions of volts of voltage transformed into lightning.

As this scene unfolded with such speed and exaggeration, everyone in the five cities collectively looked up at the sky, unable to conceal their shock and fear.

"Has the Xingtian Clan gone insane again?"

This was said by a survivor who participated in the "Kunlun Conflict" five years ago.

Having personally experienced that war, he was more aware than anyone else of how terrifying it is when the Xingtian Clan personally intervenes, regardless of consequences.

"What on earth is happening?"

Similarly looking up at the sky, this time spoken by an ordinary merchant.

He hadn’t even noticed the undercurrents stirring recently, simply sensing fewer people coming for business lately.

"Have I been exposed?"

Sitting quietly in the private room of the attic, a three-foot-tall figure remained calm throughout.

Even knowing he’s been exposed, he continued to drink tea leisurely, as if everything happening outside was unrelated to him.

Until a squad of guards surrounded the tavern, with nearby satellites targeting it.

Thunderous rumbles...

In an instant, the turbulent thunder descended from the sky, turning a range of hundreds of meters nearby into a forbidden zone.

Any buildings or people within this area were subjected to indiscriminate strikes by the lightning.

Inevitable, innocent individuals were caught up in it, but no one cared anymore.

No matter how the people caught up cried or begged for help, the guards coldly watched this tavern, their eyes filled with suffocating killing intent.

"If it’s just this, you can’t trap me."

With just a gentle flick of his sleeve, a wild wind blew open the windows from all directions.

The next moment, that three-foot-tall figure overlooked the guards below.

No disdain, no contempt, not even a trace of emotion on his face.

Yet, this ant-like gaze from him bestowed an icy chill on everyone present.

"Jing Sui, I really didn’t expect you’d turn out to be the instigator behind the ’Ganqi City Chaos.’"

Stepping out slowly from the guards, the Gan Qi Guardian, Xing Jin, looked up at the three-foot-tall figure, his inner shock evident to anyone.

The three-foot-tall figure... or Jing Sui, was a scholar from the Zhou Rao Kingdom.

Even before Ganqi City was established, Jing Sui had already arrived at Changyang Mountain.

According to him, Zhou Rao Kingdom was a small Fang Kingdom in the south, influenced by the Northern Lands mountains, completing enlightenment and civilization earliest.

Though their citizens averaged three feet in height, lacking strong physiques, they possessed exceptional wisdom.

Zhou Rao Kingdom partnered with other Fang Kingdoms to manage flood disasters, often assuming roles as designers or engineers.

Jing Sui came to Changyang Mountain mimicking mountain people’s coming-of-age rituals for scholars to apply their knowledge.

To put it bluntly, Ganqi City’s defense barrier was built with Jing Sui’s help.

Hence, on learning he was the culprit of the ’Ganqi City Chaos’ three years ago, the Gan Qi Guardian who protected Ganqi City found it incredible.

"There are many things you never expected."

Gazing at Xing Jin below, Jing Sui uttered a genuine heartfelt sigh.

"For instance, your chieftain seems to have concealed the truth of the entire event from you."

"I am indeed Jing Sui, but not entirely Jing Sui."

"Back then, helping you build Ganqi City was just to gain your trust and find Xingtian’s divine artifact—Gan Qi."

Regardless of Xing Jin’s increasingly furious gaze, Jing Sui calmly smiled.

"Sadly, you’re even more useless than I imagined."

"Despite all my painstaking efforts to help you, you told me you had no idea about the existence of ’Gan Qi.’"

"And to commemorate my contribution, you even named this city ’Ganqi City.’"

Saying this, Jing Sui unabashedly mocked, aggravatingly infuriating.

"From that moment, I knew Gan Qi might be a secret known only to a few."

"So to further confirm my hypothesis, I secretly orchestrated the ’Ganqi City Chaos’ you mentioned, attracting the Great Witches of the Xingtian Clan."

"Sure enough, my hypothesis was correct; the Great Witches of the Xingtian Clan knew about Gan Qi."

"But when I wanted further details on Gan Qi’s whereabouts, your current Xingtian Clan intervened."

"With no alternative, I had to forcibly devour those Great Witches..."

Upon Jing Sui’s words, everyone, including Xing Jin, seemed perplexed and confused.

In their understanding and memory, the ’Ganqi City Crisis’ was merely the death of one Great Witch and some civilians.

"You’re all foolish mortal beings."

Noticing their expressions, Jing Sui, originally eloquent, lost interest in continuing.

"You don’t even think: if your Xingtian Clan only had a few Great Witches as heritage, how could you endure this long among the power-laden All Xia Fang Kingdoms?"

"Remember, before the ’Ganqi City Chaos,’ the number of Great Witches within the Xingtian Clan was second only to Great Xia."

"Even the legendary Spirit Mountain Ten Witches reserved a place for your Xingtian Clan."

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