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Chen Zixiu said in a low voice, a faint strain of restraint in it, "Back then, the great families of Soul Fighting City were thriving, prosperous, and at the height of their power."
"However, some people grew wary of us, even fearful. First, they used a Beast Tide as their blade, killing with a borrowed knife in an attempt to destroy our foundation."
"After that, they leaked information, allowing the Crimson Church to ambush our Chen family, delaying the rescue. Their intentions were vicious; they meant to put every one of our great families to death."
"Truly, the human heart can be vile."
He paused, then continued, "Although we fought with all our strength and successfully repelled the Beast Tide, that catastrophe badly damaged the vitality of every great family. Our momentum of growth was forcibly cut short."
Chen Zixiu's words were earth-shattering, exploding bit by bit in Yang Jingxue's and Ximen Rongcheng's minds.
They had never considered Chen Zixiu's line of thought.
The great Beast Tides of the Star Dou Great Forest had destroyed far too many super and top-tier powers throughout history.
The Forest Church, the Heavenly Soldier Sect, the War God Church, the Dark Night Church—how many peak great powers had been thrown into upheaval because of it, or even destroyed?
As for what happened back then, they had thought themselves merely unlucky.
They had never expected that in Chen Zixiu's eyes—no, in the eyes of the Chen family—it had been a trap.
Speaking of which, the Chen family had also contributed greatly to Soul Fighting City's successful resistance against the Beast Tide.
Although more than half of the Chen clansmen had been lost, and the family itself had fallen into crisis, leaving them unable to send further troops in support, at