Xuanwu War Sovereign

Chapter 514: Chapter 513: Cloud Lake Element, 3 Great Alien Races

The Wang Family, one of Yunhu City’s Five Great Families, had been annihilated. The corpse of their Old Ancestor was hung high upon the city gate tower.

The entire city of Yunhu felt as though it had been struck by a Level Eighteen earthquake and tsunami.

All of Yunhu City was in an uproar.

What kind of family was the Wang Family? They had existed since the very founding of Yunhu City.

One of the five most powerful behemoths in Yunhu City!

This was an unprecedented event in the several hundred-year history of Yunhu City.

As the situation developed, the truth hidden beneath the surface was unearthed.

The Five Great Families had collectively snubbed the City Lord’s Mansion.

The new City Lord had ’visited’ the Wang Family and been met with provocation. In response, City Lord Qin Feng had taken thunderous action—suppressing, killing, and capturing several of the Wang Family’s Sea of Reincarnation Realm Elders. Then, with a single strike, he had slain their Old Ancestor, who was in the middle of his secluded cultivation.

The events came to light, one after another!

The blood of the various faction leaders ran cold.

Anyone with a brain could see that the Five Great Families’ passive defiance had angered the new City Lord.

"The tides are turning in Yunhu City!" The leaders of the various factions wore complex expressions.

However, everyone restrained themselves and waited to see how the Five Great Families would react.

In the Qi Family’s main hall, the patriarchs of the four great families wore grim expressions. They were restless, like ants in their pants, unable to sit or stand still.

’He could actually kill a Giant-level Old Ancestor?’

The four patriarchs’ expressions were grim. More than that, their hearts pounded with terror, and a sense of urgency filled them.

If Qin Feng could annihilate the Wang Family today, could he do the same to their four families tomorrow?

The Old Ancestors of the other four families were also merely Martial Arts Giants.

The four patriarchs glanced at Wang Yan, the Patriarch of the Wang Family, who sat silently in his chair with a deathly pale face.

A flicker of pity flashed through their eyes. Without the Wang Family, Wang Yan was now nothing.

"What do we do now? By preventing the other faction leaders from paying their respects at the City Lord’s Mansion, we’ve already shown immense disrespect to the new City Lord. Given his demonstrated ruthlessness and vengeful nature, he probably won’t let this go!"

Lin Qingyuan, the Lin Family Patriarch, frowned deeply, a flicker of regret in his eyes.

’We really shot ourselves in the foot this time.’

Originally, the Five Great Families had wanted to use this opportunity to put Qin Feng in his place, to knock the new City Lord down a peg.

Who would have thought that despite his youth, the City Lord would be so overwhelmingly powerful?

Worse, his methods were brutal and he had no regard for the rules, resorting to clan extermination and asset seizure at the slightest provocation.

"People are motivated by self-interest. Since City Lord Qin Feng wants to save face, we’ll give it to him. Go to the City Lord’s Mansion. Order the leaders of all factions that they must go to the City Lord’s Mansion to pay homage. Otherwise, they will face the consequences!"

The Li Family Patriarch remained composed.

From the way Qin Feng handled things, he could tell that Qin Feng was merely making an example of one to warn the others—killing the chicken to scare the monkeys.

And without a doubt, the Wang Family, who had been the most audacious, had become the chicken he killed to warn the monkeys.

As City Lord, Qin Feng had an obligation to maintain the prosperity and growth of Yunhu City.

The Five Great Families had deep and tangled roots; if he were to eradicate all of them, Yunhu City would become a stagnant pond.

To a certain extent, that would also go against the interests of the City Lord’s Mansion.

However, this time the Five Great Families had openly challenged the City Lord’s Mansion. The new City Lord would likely not let the matter rest so easily.

The remaining four great families would undoubtedly have to ’cut off some of their own flesh’.

’Damn it! If the Wang and Qi Families hadn’t insisted on cozying up to that True Disciple from the Star Sect and dragging all Five Great Families into this mess, we wouldn’t be in this situation!’

The Li Family Patriarch was privately displeased. ’They don’t even stop to think. How could a tiger possibly notice an ant? Someone like that wouldn’t give them the time of day!’

’Still, this new City Lord could be a good patron. According to the information I received from All Stars Academy, he’s not even fifteen yet and is already a Fourth Grade Alchemist. And given the cultivation talent he’s shown, his future achievements certainly won’t be less than those prodigies on the Martial Arts Pride Ranking. The only concern is that he offended the Star Sect’s number one True Disciple...’

As these thoughts ran through his mind, the Li Family Patriarch’s eyes flickered.

Meanwhile, Gao Yanfang, the Patriarch of the Gao Family, had a grim expression.

"But if we do that, what about the dignity of our Five Great Families?! Are you saying the Five Great Families are afraid of some wet-behind-the-ears brat?!"

The Gao Family had previously been the most aggressive faction, advocating for completely sidelining the City Lord’s Mansion and even suppressing Qin Feng.

The Li Family Patriarch unhurriedly lifted his wine cup and took a sip. "Brother Gao, which do you think is more important: the family’s interests, or its pride?"

"I know you want us to play our trump card. And yes, using it would almost certainly guarantee we could kill Qin Feng."

"But if we do that... leaving aside the losses our five—no, four—great families would suffer, the crime of killing an Inner Sect Disciple of the Star Sect alone is a price our four families cannot afford to pay!"

At these words, a muscle in Gao Yanfang’s jaw twitched violently.

’The Li Family Patriarch was right. Qin Feng wasn’t just some young Martial Dao genius; he had the entire behemoth of the Star Sect standing behind him.’

Even if they were ten times bolder, they wouldn’t dare to publicly assassinate an Inner Sect Disciple of the Star Sect.

That would be an open declaration of rebellion against the Star Sect.

It wouldn’t even take half a day before disciples from the Star Sect’s Celestial Punishment Hall came knocking on their doors.

"But are we just going to let that little brat Qin Feng walk all over us?" Gao Yanfang was still not ready to concede.

Qi Kaishan, Patriarch of the Qi Family, smiled coldly. "Not necessarily."

Qi Kaishan hadn’t spoken until now. As he raised his head, a sinister chill flickered in his eyes.

"That little brat Qin Feng is vicious and tyrannical. If he gains control of Yunhu City, how could our Five Great Families possibly survive? We absolutely cannot tolerate this!"

"Right now, it’s true that our Five Great Families can’t touch him. But that doesn’t mean *others* can’t. Gentlemen, don’t forget our neighbors!"

The Gao Family Patriarch’s eyes shifted. "Neighbors? You mean the three great tribes of Cloud Lake? Don’t tell me you want to..."

Before he could finish, the other patriarchs drew in a sharp breath.

Cloud Lake, which bordered Yunhu City, was a massive lake with a vast network of waterways connecting it to numerous other rivers.

It was home to over a hundred different tribes of the Water Element Alien Race.

Three of these Alien Races were the most powerful. The strongest, naturally, was the Sea Demon Clan, led by the Sea Demon Queen.

Next was the Tidal Shark Whale Clan. This clan possessed immense strength, could command the Tidal Power, and was savage by nature, with a preference for bloody feasts of flesh.

They frequently came ashore to raid the fishing villages around Yunhu City, leaving a trail of death and injury.

And finally, there was the Vortex Turtle Clan. They were rumored to be descendants of the Ten Thousand Seas Profound Turtle, an overlord of the waters, and were born with the power to suppress the tides.

Unlike other Spirit Turtle species, the Vortex Turtles were all ferocious. They enjoyed devouring all manner of Ocean Barbarian Beasts, but their favorite delicacy was the flesh and blood of Martial Artists.

Whenever the great tides came in, they would ride the waves ashore to gorge themselves.

In the past, the high walls of Yunhu City had always kept these races at bay.

From the sound of it, Qi Kaishan actually intended to lure these Alien Race experts into the city.

The Li Family Patriarch shot to his feet, his face dark as he snarled, "Qi Kaishan, are you insane? That’s letting the wolf in the door! If we do that, all of Yunhu City will be plunged into ruin and its people slaughtered!"

Qi Kaishan’s expression was cold and detached. "They are merely insignificant ants. For the sake of our Five Great Families’ prosperity, their sacrifice is worth it."

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