War God Clansmen, an Ambush in the City
The Light God Clan are one of the Eight Great God Clans.
The clan leader is not the only supreme expert at the Saint Venerable Realm.
The Saint Venerable Qitian and the Heavenly Venerable Zhu were on equal footing, each in charge of various affairs within the clan.
The two factions checked and balanced each other.
They had been engaged in open and covert struggles for many years.
But there has been no result yet.
Until Ji Hongyi suddenly appeared, displaying unparalleled talent and strength, growing at an extremely rapid pace, and obtaining the status of successor.
With such an amazing descendant, the Heavenly Venerable Zhu lineage became increasingly powerful and gained more trust from the clan leader.
Therefore.
The lineage of the Saint Venerable Qitian could not remain indifferent; on the contrary, they wanted to prevent the lineage of the Heavenly Venerable Zhu from becoming too powerful.
Through tireless efforts, they facilitated the marriage between Ji Hongyi and the War God Clan.
This matter.
Heavenly Venerable Zhu had always been opposed to it, but in the end he could not go against the clan leader's wishes.
Then.
They had no choice but to agree to the marriage.
The War God Clan ranks second among the Eight Great God Clans, second only to the Kunlun God Clan.
A marriage alliance with such a giant is naturally a good thing.
This is good news for the Light God Clan, but not for the Heavenly Venerable Zhu lineage.
Once Ji Hongyi marries Ning Gucheng of the War God Clan...
The status of successor will not be revoked.
However, it is entirely possible to select another successor to train.
After all.
Although Ji Hongyi possessed amazing talent, it was not to the point of being unprecedented or unparalleled.
Within the Light God Clan, there are many outstanding young talents; choosing another one would not be difficult.
Moreover...
There's no rush.
They have hundreds or even thousands of years to wait for another prodigy to rise to prominence.
Therefore.
The position of clan leader will not possibly fall to Ji Hongyi even hundreds of years from now.
This is tantamount to weakening the lineage of Heavenly Venerable Zhu.
Ji Qianyang is the biological son of the Saint Venerable Qitian, which is why he dared to give Ji Hongyi a hard time.
Chen Ning and the others finally understood the cause and effect.
Next, they were to meet the patriarch of the Light God Clan.
The group followed Ji Hongyi to the outside of the Light Divine Hall.
"Goddess, halt! The clan leader is not in the hall."
Before the temple, the guard spoke indifferently.
"Where did Grandpa Chief go? I urgently need to speak with him."
Ji Hongyi asked.
The guard replied in a deep voice, "The Saint Venerable Qitian came to see the clan leader this morning and left the City of Light with him. We cannot disclose the specifics of the matter. Goddess, please return."
Upon hearing this...
A hint of sadness flashed in Ji Hongyi's beautiful eyes.
A moment later.
After leaving the area of the Light Divine Hall.
Chen Ning couldn't help but sigh, "It seems someone doesn't want us to see the Light Clan Leader."
Nalan Yao, with her keen insight, stated bluntly, "Right now, the envoy of the War God Clan is still in the City of Light, yet that Saint Venerable Qitian has sent your clan leader away. This is clearly giving them an opportunity."
Bai Ziyu frowned and said, "That's right. If the goddess can't see the clan leader, the leader will no longer be protected by the Light God Clan. The people of the War God Clan will naturally have a reason to eliminate the leader. At that time..."
"At that time, the leader died at their hands, so the goddess had no choice but to accept the marriage alliance with the War God Clan."
"How insidious."
Ding Erliang sighed repeatedly, "This Saint Venerable Qitian is even more cunning than I am."
Upon hearing this, Ji Hongyi looked at Chen Ning with an apologetic expression and said, "I'm sorry, I thought I could help you avoid the threat of the Darkness God Clan, but now I've put you in another dangerous situation..."
"It's alright. Since I agreed to cooperate with you, I should be prepared to deal with any trouble."
"I will find out the background of the people sent by the War God Clan as soon as possible. At the same time, I will also ask Heavenly Venerable Zhu to send someone to protect you."
Thank you for your help.
Chen Ning replied calmly, then said in a low voice, "However, it seems we won't be able to wait for Heavenly Venerable Zhu's reinforcements."
Why?
Ji Hongyi was slightly taken aback.
Nalan Yao pursed her red lips and said, "Ever since we left the Light Divine Hall, someone has been following us. Now, it seems they're about to make their move."
"They probably wouldn't do it in broad daylight, would they?"
Ji Hongyi looked around, but she was still unsure of herself.
Bai Ziyu said, "Goddess, I'm afraid we can't keep our promise. The leader is in trouble, and we must help."
"That's natural."
Ji Hongyi nodded.
"That's enough."
The Old Man Yang smiled kindly, and then a dark light flashed in his eyes—it was the Purgatory Fire.
Suddenly.
A Sword-Ray pierced through the air.
Pointing to Chen Ning.
Xue Rang stepped forward and raised his hand to block the sword.
The fierce Sword-Ray only left a shallow mark on Xue Rang's arm, which was quickly erased.
"What an amazing physical body!"
A voice of admiration rang out from not far away.
Following this sound, several figures appeared from all directions, rushing towards this direction at lightning speed.
"We will only kill Chen Ning. Everyone else, get out of the way immediately."
These people were all dressed in tight-fitting clothes, and their auras were exceptionally fierce; they were all at the Saint King Realm.
There are eight people in total.
It was none other than an envoy from the War God Clan.
"This is the City of Light, how dare you kill people in the street?"
Ji Hongyi's beautiful eyes flashed with anger as she addressed those people.
"Goddess, you have already married into our clan's lineage, so why did you do such a shameful thing? We are taking action today to help you eliminate any future worries."
"My War God Clan descendant is magnanimous and will not hold a grudge against the Goddess over matters Heaven of Profound Understanding, but this person cannot be allowed to live."
"After this person dies, the goddess can then marry into my War God Clan with peace of mind."
The person opposite him spoke repeatedly, clearly regarding Chen Ning as a dead man.
Today, with all eight Saint King taking action, including one in the Late Stage of the Saint King Realm, even if Chen Ning of the Taiyi Clan is strong, he will have no chance of escaping.
Only.
There seem to be some minor obstacles at the moment.
Chen Ning was also protected by several Saint King Realm.
Especially the person who just blocked that Sword-Ray, their physical body seemed exceptionally strong.
"As far as we know, Chen Ning comes from the lower realm and should have no connection with you. You don't need to protect him. Whatever benefits he has given you, we can give you double the amount."
Upon hearing this...
Bai Ziyu smiled slightly and said, "Alright, my leader said he could give each of us an Upper-Rank Divine Artifact, so you just need to prepare one for each of us as well, and we promise not to interfere."
Upon hearing this...
The War God Clan opposite them darkened his face. "Are you toying with us?"
"You noticed? I thought you wouldn't."
Bai Ziyu smiled.
The War God Clan opposite said, "You don't need to offend my War God Clan for the sake of a mere mortal."
"Actually, there's another way to avoid offending anyone."
Bai Ziyu smiled faintly.
What method?
"If you leave now, you won't have to lift a finger, and naturally you won't offend anyone."
"It seems... there's no point in negotiating..."
The leader of the War God Clan sighed, and the next moment, he waved his hand lightly. The others immediately understood, their auras surging as they charged towards Chen Ning and the others.
Since there's nothing to discuss, let's eliminate them all.