Yan Li looked very serious and tried her best to defend Su Zhe.
"Captain, Su Zhe has always been just an observer, not what those so-called champions of Justice claim. Can't we see through this low-level slander?"
"Should we follow the lead of those powerful families and succumb to public pressure?"
"If that's the case, then I'll just think that the Twelve Zodiac I believe in are fake, completely fake."
Chenlong Team gripped the hilt of his sword, remaining silent for a few seconds before replying, "Li Zi, you're still young. You don't understand this world in the shadows. The opinions of ordinary people are merely shields for the forces behind the scenes. When you think something is fake, it might not be. Perhaps the truth is right in front of you, but you've simply given up."
"According to the information provided, Su Zhe and his son Su Chuan has been convicted of treason and has now disappeared without a trace. All of their assets have been confiscated."
"Because Su Zhe had a relationship with Li Chen, he needs to be interrogated over time, which is why I asked you to make a prediction. No one is a bad person, but what happened with Li Chen has already happened once, and we don't want it to happen again."
Yan Li hesitated for a few seconds, then closed his eyes and made the next prophecy. Now, perhaps only he could prove Su Zhe's innocence.
Meanwhile, smoke and fire filled the city.
The battle continues, and may last for several more days. After all, far too many Eerie Monsters are hiding, and if they aren't killed, this place will be marked as a human forbidden zone, where no one is allowed to live.
Su Xian stood beside the Daoist Family Saint Son and asked, "What is the current situation in Huizhou City?"
"All four directions—east, west, south, and north—are completely blocked."
"Those Eerie Monsters in the city should also Cleansing out."
The Daoist Family Saint Son's deep, piercing eyes gazed at the approaching night, and he spoke, "Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. The Eerie Monsters are not so easy to kill, and besides, that man will not let us reclaim Huizhou City so easily."
"So?" Su Xian asked, her voice filled with doubt and confusion.
The Daoist Family Saint Son took a step forward, looked down over the entire Huizhou City, and said, "The Eerie Tide is coming."
"I even saw him at Dawn Pass. It seems he had a plan all along, but none of us expected it. We thought he would target Raccoon City next door."
Su Xian's pupils contracted slightly.
They came to reclaim the lost city, and Li Chen didn't stop them; in fact, it seemed as if he was deliberately letting them have it. At first, Su Xian thought that Li Chen might simply have lost interest in the ruined city, but it was still a piece of flesh that had been taken from the Human Race with considerable effort. Why would he let them have it?
Now, listening to the words of the Daoist Family Saint Son, even a fool would know what's going on. It's a diversionary tactic. Li Chen's target isn't the inner path; he just wants to put pressure on the Human Race, forcing them to divert their strength to protect the inner path. This means that the Human Race won't have any energy to spare for him.
"So, is Li Chen going to attack Dawn Pass?"
The Daoist Family Saint Son nodded.
Li Chen succeeded... He fooled everyone with this trick. After all, the stakes were too high, involving the lives of an entire city. If Dawn Pass were to fall, the Human Race's situation would become even more difficult.
"To fight against a multitude of heroes single-handedly."
"He has the courage and the brains; he is indeed the greatest threat to Human Race, but who can stop him?"
"Fate has already ordained it; Fate cannot be changed."
"The lives of millions of Human Race all have the right to choose. Every move I make will bring success to countless people, and it will also destroy countless others. But precisely because of this, I dare not accept this move..." The Daoist Family Saint Son murmured with a bitter expression.
Ultimately, no player emerged in this era who could rival Li Chen.
Fear of death, fear of life, fear of failure—that's human nature...
But they had no way out.
Su Xian asked, "Isn't there even the slightest chance?"
"Although it will be extremely difficult for Li Chen to break through Dawn Pass, judging from his willingness to destroy Huizhou City, he will not give up until he achieves his goal. If the pass is breached, the pressure on the outer cities of the Human Race will increase exponentially. If the Evil Cult attacks one day, one city will fall, and then every city will fall."
The Daoist Family Saint Son seemed to tap his fingers in the air a few times; anyone who had played Go would immediately recognize this as the gesture of picking up a Go stone. He looked up at the night sky and said, "Su Xian, I have personally severed the future of the Daoist Family. And it's not just Daoist Family; those Supreme Beings, under normal circumstances, are currently all attempting to break through to the God Realm. But the God Realm is unbreakable because they lack the most crucial element: Godhead."
"And my master severed the secrets of Heavenly Secrets and discovered how that Godhead was born..."
Su Xian frowned and said, "So what's the point of saying all this?"
"Shouldn't this be addressed to the Supreme Being?"
"I'm only at the Calamity Realm; the God Realm is still too early for me."
The Daoist Family Saint Son gave a bitter smile and said, "I am about to go to do something important. If I am able to return, then this matter will be known to everyone. But if I am not able to return, I cannot let this matter end in my hands."
Su Xian pondered for a few seconds, then said, "Then why are you telling me this? Is this Human Race's chance?"
The Daoist Family Saint Son, "No matter what kind of formation there is in the world, there must be a core, and that core is the life force. This principle is just like the world right now; the life force may be right in front of us, but we just can't see it."
"And what good is knowing about this so-called opportunity? It's utterly useless. If you want to stop Li Chen, the only way is to kill him before he fully enters the Wasteland Realm. Do you understand, Su Xian?"
So in the end, the question circled back to killing Li Chen.
However, many things happened in between.
Even Gu Changkong, the Daoist Family Saint Son, dared not take on the role of the chess player. He sat facing Li Chen, using heaven and earth as the chessboard, with each move representing a war between countless Human Race and Eerie Monsters.
One can imagine the immense pressure on the player making the move.
A single misstep could send one plummeting into an abyss, or even be scorned by Human Race for generations. Who would dare do that...?
The two stood at the summit, with a fierce wind howling past.
The stench of blood below grew stronger.
Dawn Pass.
The war horn has sounded.
The Eerie Tide arrived as expected, and the entire pass was filled with powerful figures, each with a solemn expression, yet none of them showed any fear.
Jian En stood at the very center of the pass, holding twin blades. His face was shrouded in a red mask, revealing no expression. He simply watched silently as the black waves surged rapidly within the black Black Mist.
"Cut!"
With a "whoosh," the world changed color.
The whole world is like a leaf that has been cut in two.
The center of the Eerie Tide was cleaved open by a single blow, leaving a huge gash that took a long time to heal.