Chapter 454: What the Holy Son of Wendao Academy Promised You Has Nothing to Do with Us!
"In Yunwu Mountain, countless disciples of the Fire God Cult are fleeing in all directions. What in the world is happening?"
In the central army of the Heavy Sword Holy Land, a tall, broad-shouldered Great Sage with a resolute expression and long silver hair cascading like a waterfall muttered as he examined the intelligence jade slip in his hand.
The Great Sage seated beside him furrowed his brows upon hearing this and said, "Senior Brother Wufeng, could it be that someone leaked the information?"
Wufeng Great Sage shook his head. "Impossible. The report states that the fleeing Fire God Cult cultivators are in complete disarray and, strangely enough, are heading directly toward our army."
Xuantie Great Sage froze for a moment, doubting his own hearing. He asked again, "Senior Brother, could you repeat that?"
Without a word, Wufeng Great Sage handed him the jade slip.
Xuantie Great Sage read through it carefully twice, then muttered, "This behavior from the Fire God Cult is beyond comprehension. Senior Brother, what should we do?"
"Of course, we lie in wait and let them deliver themselves to us," Wufeng Great Sage replied.
As he spoke, he turned to a disciple beside him and commanded, "Pass down my order—have the entire army form battle formations!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Marquis of the Giant God Academy responded swiftly and immediately relayed Wufeng Great Sage's order through the ranks.
Just as the army was assembling, another message came through Wufeng Great Sage's jade slip. When he read it, his expression darkened, and he murmured, "What kind of chaos is this? Even the Great Sages of the Fire God Cult are now fleeing for their lives?"
Hearing this, Xuantie Great Sage leapt to his feet in shock.
"Senior Brother, don't scare me! If their Great Sages are fleeing, shouldn't we be retreating as well?"
"No," Wufeng Great Sage replied firmly. "This is our opportunity. The report says two Great Sages are flying in this direction. If the two of us join forces and seriously wound one, the rest will be easy to handle. Defeating two Great Sages would give us both the chance to advance further."
Without hesitation, Xuantie Great Sage gritted his teeth and said, "I'll follow your lead, Senior Brother."
"Let's go."
Wufeng Great Sage said no more and soared into the sky.
Xuantie Great Sage hurried to follow, suppressing his aura completely. Both men drew their enormous swords, each tens of meters long, and spread their divine sense forward.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the two saw a pair of figures flying toward them, one behind the other.
They exchanged a glance and immediately locked onto the Great Sage flying in front.
The Fire God Cult's Great Sage, unaware of any danger ahead, looked at the nearing border of Yunwu Mountain and finally felt a weight lift from his chest.
At that moment, two streaks of light suddenly fell from the sky.
Clang!
Two terrifying sword auras, carrying the might of thunder and destruction, descended upon him.
They were too fast to evade. The Great Sage could only raise his defense in haste.
Boom!
With a deafening explosion, the Great Sage of the Fire God Cult was struck by both sword auras and sent plummeting like a severed kite toward the ground.
"Junior Brother Xuanjian, this one is yours. Remember—leave no survivors."
As Wufeng Great Sage spoke, his gaze turned toward the other Fire God Cult Great Sage who had halted in midair.
Moya Great Sage glared coldly at the Great Sage before him who wielded a massive sword. "You so-called righteous cultivators have no honor! Back at the Fire God Cult headquarters, the Holy Son of Wendao Academy clearly promised that as long as our Cult Master did not fall, you would spare our lives!"
Wufeng Great Sage frowned slightly. The name "Holy Son of Wendao Academy" was unfamiliar to him.
Still, whoever this Holy Son was, he had done him a favor—allowing him to severely wound a Great Sage of the Fire God Cult with almost no effort.
"The promise made to you by the Holy Son of Wendao Academy has nothing to do with our Heavy Sword Academy," Wufeng Great Sage said flatly.
"What?"
Moya Great Sage's expression changed instantly. He was not a fool—he immediately understood that his Fire God Cult was being besieged not only by two Holy Lands, but perhaps even more.
"Damn it! Today, I'll fight to the death with you hypocritical so-called righteous cultivators!"
"As you wish."
With that, Wufeng Great Sage raised his greatsword once again.
Moments later, a deafening explosion shook the sky.
Below, Xuantie Great Sage was also locked in combat with the wounded Fire God Cult Great Sage.
Compared to their opponents, the two Great Sages of the Heavy Sword Academy remained calm and unhurried. In both timing and advantage, everything was on their side.
The two Great Sages of the Fire God Cult, however, were growing increasingly desperate. More than these two enemies before them, they feared the one still at the Fire God Cult headquarters—the Holy Son of Wendao Academy. If he arrived, their survival would be impossible.
An hour later, one of the Fire God Cult's Great Sages was dead, and the other—Moya Great Sage—was gravely wounded.
Wufeng Great Sage looked down at the bleeding Moya and said coldly, "Speak. Who exactly is this Holy Son of Wendao Academy?"
"Jie jie jie…"
Moya Great Sage let out a chilling laugh.
"So, you old fools know nothing. If I'm not mistaken, that Holy Son of Wendao Academy is plundering the treasures of my Fire God Cult right now. While you lot fight and bleed out here, the most you'll get is the scraps he leaves behind."
Xuantie Great Sage's face darkened. "You damned old demon! Even on the brink of death, you dare to sow discord among us?"
Moya sneered. "If the Holy Son weren't so powerful, do you think the likes of you useless Great Sages could have breached the Fire God Cult's gates? We were simply outplayed—a single misstep, and that Holy Son calculated us all."
As soon as he finished, a terrifying aura erupted from his body.
"Hmph!"
With a cold snort, Wufeng Great Sage swung his giant sword down, shattering Moya Great Sage's body and soul into dust.
"Trying to self-destruct before me? You're still far too inexperienced."
At his side, Xuantie Great Sage said solemnly, "Senior Brother, I don't think that old demon was lying. If what he said is true, then haven't we just done someone else's work for them?"
Wufeng Great Sage replied calmly, "We'll deal with what's in front of us first. As for that Holy Son of Wendao Academy—once our two Holy Lands arrive, whatever he's taken will be forced out of his hands. For now, he's simply helping us find the treasures we want."
Xuantie Great Sage raised his thumb in admiration. "Brilliant as always, Senior Brother."
Meanwhile, on the battlefield of the Nine Nether Holy Land—
The two Great Sages of the Nine Nether Holy Land had also slain their Fire God Cult opponents and pried some information about the Holy Son of Wendao Academy from them.
One of them said, "Senior Brother Guili, the Fire God Demon Crystal must not fall into anyone else's hands."
Guili Great Sage nodded slightly. "Rest assured. The Holy Son of Wendao Academy will never escape with that thing. Pass my order—accelerate the march! We must secure the Fire God Demon Crystal!"
"Yes, sir!"
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