As for the genius Lockbreaker Charon, he was Lu Yin's classmate, and he had already become a One Star Perceptive Intermediate Lockbreaker. It was a pity that he had stayed in Ironblood Weave, so his reputation was not as prominent. Otherwise, he would have been able to fill in the ranks of the Innerverse's Five Lockbreakers.
"Big Brother Lin, are we really leaving?
This is Ironblood Weave, "Charon said bitterly. Compared to when he had been a student, he had matured a lot.
Lin Le's eyes flashed with desolation. "Let's go. Don't think too much. Just follow orders."
Karon sighed. "Why did you leave?
I can smell the disgusting scent of those wild beasts. If we leave, what will happen to the commoners outside the territory? "
"Don't worry, I've already asked. The Hall of Honor has long since made preparations. They'll be fine." Lin Le said.
Karon smiled bitterly. "Seems like they've reached an agreement. How laughable. We're risking our lives on the battlefield. Did those big shots see it?
Did they ask us before they reached an agreement? "
Lin Le looked afar. Not only Karon, everyone who was guarding the fortress was confused. Why retreat?
This was Ironblood Weave, and if they left, who would protect the Outerverse?
The people in Ironblood Weave did not know much about what was happening in the outside world, as they were afraid that it would affect their troops' morale. They did not know that the Sixth Mainland was about to completely take over the Outerverse.
Karon's group was the last batch of people to leave. Looking back at Brokenblade Fortress, how many skeletons of heroes were buried here? Dead or alive, everyone worked hard to keep this fortress from being destroyed. But now, they were the ones who gave up.
Behind Brokenblade Fort, countless shadows appeared. They were the astral beasts, and each of them had bright, blood-red eyes. They passed through Ironblood Fort, then the other forts. Brokenblade Fort was the last one they had passed through. Once they passed through it, it would mean that they had conquered Ironblood Weave.
The humans' Ironblood Weave had held them back for countless years, but it was finally about to be broken.
When Elder Lohar saw the Giant Beasts of the Starry Sky, his eyes turned cold. Then, he turned his head. Just as they were about to leave, a terrifying aura swept over. It was the aura of an Emissary.
Elder Lohar and the other cultivators from Ironblood Weave were aghast. Envoys were not existences that they could deal with, so how could there be an Envoy-level astral beast blocking their path?
Behind Brokenblade Fort, countless astral beasts were excited. An Envoy-level astral beast had appeared, and it was still at the edge of the humans' Ironblood Weave. The astral beasts could not wait to cross over to Brokenblade Fort so that they could meet up with it and truly attack the humans' Outerverse.
Broken Blade Fort quickly crumbled under the Giant Star Beasts' attacks.
Karon and the others clenched their fists and looked at this scene sadly.
The Envoy-level astral beasts that had appeared at the edge of Ironblood Weave were naturally dark beasts. Elder Lohar and the others had seen them, and so had the astral beasts.
All of a sudden, a figure appeared behind the Dark Beast. He raised his hand and slashed down with a claw. It was a battle technique — Sky Rending Claw, a battle technique of the Autumnfrost Clan.
The Heaven Rending Claw tore through the Dark Beast's body, and blood splattered through space.
The starry sky was completely silent.
"It's an imprint, someone from the sixth great continent's Autumnfrost family!" Someone shouted fiercely from the retreating human cultivators.
His words ignited the fury of the giant beasts behind Brokenblade Fort. Coincidentally, the Autumnfrost Family's cultivators had arrived outside Ironblood Weave.
Elder Lohar immediately led the retreating cultivators in another direction.
The Autumnfrost family's cultivators had arrived just as Elder Lohar was retreating with the last group of people, and it was also around the time that the astral beast had crossed over Brokenblade Fort. In other words, the Autumnfrost family was currently blocking the Astral Beast Domain's path to the Outerverse.
The dark beasts were dead.
They were in the hands of a powerhouse from the Sixth Mainland who could imprint, and the Sixth Mainland was blocking the path to the Outerverse. To the astral beasts, this was a sign of war.
Perhaps the Celestial Beast Empire had smart people who did not want to clash with the Sixth Mainland, but at this moment, no one could stop the astral beasts. The Primal Zone's astral beasts were too eager to charge into the human Outerverse.
Elder Autumnfrost snorted, unwilling to waste any more words with these astral beasts. With the strength of a World Imprinter, he could easily wipe out these astral beasts.
There was a furious roar as an incomparably large astral python slithered out from the depths of Ironblood Weave, its eyes staring at Elder Autumnfrost. The Celestial Beast Empire's experts had also arrived.
The war in Ironblood Weave had begun once again, but this time, it was between the Sixth Mainland and the Astral Beast Domain.
Elder Lohar led the retreating cultivators away from the battlefield and towards the Innerverse.
This war did not belong to them.
As the war in Ironblood Weave began, in a city in the distant Technocracy, Vice City Lord Xiao Xiong rejected Di Jun's request for a discussion.
Qing Tan had given Old Man Cangqiong's information, which had allowed him to confirm that an Origin Item had appeared on the Vientiane Battlefield. Thus, he had sent Di Jun to First City for a discussion. He wanted to request reinforcements from First City, as well as to confirm the location of the Origin Item.
Di Jun had confirmed that the Origin Item was in the Genesis Academy, but he was not satisfied with the Sixth Mainland's request for reinforcements. His only request was that they attack the Genesis Academy.
Di Jun had sought out Vice City Lord Xiao Xiong many times, but Vice City Lord Xiao Xiong had only said, "If First City is defeated by the Genesis Academy, where will the reinforcements come from?" This statement was impeccable, especially since the Vientiane Battlefield's location was constantly changing. First City was indeed at a disadvantage.
Helpless, Di Jun could only contact Old Man Cangqiong, who wanted him to stay in First City for a discussion.
However, half a month ago, First City's attitude had changed, and they had forced the Sixth Mainland to immediately attack the Genesis Academy. The reason given was that the Genesis Academy had strengthened their forces on the battlefield, and First City was powerless to defend.
Di Jun had no choice but to contact Old Man Cangqiong again, but in the end, he returned to the Sixth Mainland.
In the Technocracy, Di Jun's eyes flickered as he left First City and headed towards the Vientiane Battlefield. Before leaving, he had inadvertently revealed that he wanted to confirm the situation on the Vientiane Battlefield so that he could explain things to Old Man Cangqiong. However, in reality, he wanted to go to the Genesis Academy.
The Sixth Mainland needed reinforcements from the Genesis Academy, but it did not necessarily have to be First City. This was what Old Man Cangqiong wanted.
Di Jun now wanted to go to the Heaven Founding Academy to discuss cooperation with them and ask for help from the Androids. It was also for the Origin Item.
As long as the Origin Item was really in the Genesis Academy, Old Man Cangqiong would be willing to pay a huge price.
Old Man Cangqiong was very smart, and he did not plan to hang himself on a single tree. Instead, he wanted to cooperate with the Genesis Academy, but First City was not stupid.
When Di Jun arrived at the Vientiane Battlefield, he was met with a fatal blow from Vice City Lord Xiao Xiong.
They had plenty of ordinary materials, and since the Sixth Mainland had been destroyed, there was nothing that could attract First City's attention. Only his perfect decomposition of rare materials could attract First City's attention.
Half a year's worth of decomposition was a huge temptation for First City. No matter what Di Jun's true goal was, he was definitely going to die. Vice City Lord Xiao Xiong's goal was clear: to force the Sixth Mainland to start a war with the Genesis Academy.
Not long after Di Jun's death, Old Man Cangqiong received a call from First City.
"I'm Vice City Lord Xiao Xiong, Cangqiong.
Venerable One, long time no see. "
Old Man Cangqiong's eyes flashed. "Vice City Lord Xiao Xiong, what's the matter?"
"Di Jun is dead. He died in the Wei Teng Battlefield," said Vice City Lord Little Bear.
Old Man Cangqiong's eyes narrowed, and his voice grew cold. "What's the reason?"
"He was affected. There are many powerhouses on the Vientiane Battlefield, and the so-called Cosmic Imprinter from the Sixth Mainland was fighting there as well. He wasn't familiar with the terrain, so he was affected and died."
Old Man Cangqiong did not believe such nonsense. He knew what kind of person Di Jun was, and even though he was just an ordinary Imprinter, he was very cunning. Even Di Zu had died, but Di Jun had fled to the Outerverse with the Di family. He was a smart person, or else Old Man Cangqiong would not have sent Di Jun to First City.
How was it possible that Di Jun had been affected and killed?
"Since that's the case, I'll send someone to discuss this matter with your city," Old Man Cangqiong said. He did not care about Di Jun's death; he just wanted to modify people and obtain the origin artifact.
Vice City Lord Xiao Xiong asked, "Venerable One, aren't you curious about where Di Jun died?"
"What's the point of that?"
"Di Jun died on the Vientiane Battlefield near the Genesis Academy. It seems like he was heading there."
Old Man Cangqiong frowned. "The situation on the battlefield is constantly changing, and even he can't control where he ends up. He should be heading to the Vientiane Battlefield to confirm the situation. If your city is really being suppressed by the Genesis Academy, then my Sixth Mainland will naturally send someone to help you. After all, we've worked together for many years."
"I hope that's the case. Everyone says that humans are cunning, but we can see sincerity in the Venerable One. I just hope that the Sixth Mainland does not disappoint us."
"Of course not."
"Then, Venerable One, when will you send someone to attack the Genesis Academy?"
Old Man Cangqiong replied, "We'll wait for the four Venerables to discuss this matter."
"Alright, we'll wait for your answer."
After the call ended, Old Man Cangqiong immediately contacted Master Guansheng. Of the four Venerables, only the two of them shared the same stance.
"We can't attack the Genesis Academy right now. Ironblood Weave has already started a war. If we start a war with the Technocracy, then we'll be in a passive position against the Fifth Mainland," Master Guansheng said.
Old Man Cangqiong did not mind. "The Astral Beast Domain's Celestial Beast Empire is nothing in our eyes. Any one of us is enough to prevent the Astral Beast Domain from taking even half a step into Ironblood Weave."
"Don't underestimate the Astral Beast Domain. The Fifth Mainland has quite a few Half-Ancestors in the Human Domain, but they're still in a stalemate. When we attacked the Astral Beast Domain, we also suffered heavy losses. The Astral Beast Domain is not that simple, or else they wouldn't have dared to start a war with us. Have you forgotten about the Fourth Mainland?"
Master Guansheng's words caused Old Man Cangqiong's expression to change, and he recalled the Fourth Mainland's past. "Then what do you think we should do?"
"Don't worry about the Technocracy. If the Origin Item is in the Genesis Academy, then it won't escape. What we need to do now is to bring the entire Outerverse under our rule. Also, I keep feeling that Yiben City's attitude is off. There's something wrong here," Master Guansheng said.
After ending the call, Cangqiong Old Man looked in the direction of the Ophthalmology Star Field. He wouldn't be able to meddle with the matters there for the time being, but he still needed to confirm the Origin Item. Aside from the Genesis Academy, there was another way to break through: Lu Yin. He had discovered the Origin Item because he had gone to the Vientiane Battlefield.
Lu Yin had confirmed that the Origin Item had appeared there. As long as he could get Lu Yin to tell him the truth, then Old Man Cangqiong would be able to determine how to treat Yiben City and the Genesis Academy.
With that in mind, he opened his gadget.
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