The annihilation of the Yang family was the swiftest of all, leaving them no time to wait for reinforcements from the other noble families.
The top ghosts and gods of the other noble families were busy besieging the imperial capital; though the remaining powerhouses were still numerous, going from mobilization and integration to setting out and finally arriving at the battlefield required time.
The military equipment and logistics of the Twelve Noble Families had rotted away long ago, rendering them incapable of moving with the agility of a bent arm and unable to render first-response aid to the Yang family.
Chen Yindu, Created Being Xiao Wu, Jueyangzi, and the others crushed the Yang family like dry wood and decaying weeds, then immediately sprinted toward the Xia family.
At the same time, Dragon Roaming Rogue Cultivator, Green Goat, and a throng of chieftains from the Tianchi Ghost Clan finished off the Xu family, then led their troops into the Lesser Heavens to halt, rest, and regroup.
Some injured cultivators needed healing; Tong Qianshou and Sang Xixi led the disciples of the Medicine King Sect to treat, heal, and bandage the wounds of the crowd.
The Juzhou Zhang Family.
Zhang Fucheng, the sect master of the Zhang family, had already received requests for help brought by the Li, Xu, and Yang families. Just as he was hesitating, he saw from afar a single person walking toward Juzhou City.
Hearing the reports of his clansmen, Zhang Fucheng hurriedly conjured his Primordial Spirit to gaze into the distance, only to see that the newcomer was a young man carrying a wooden box in his hand.
"Grand Master of Glorious Felicity, Chen Tang!"
Zhang Fucheng was taken aback, letting slip in a startled voice, "He came alone to attack my Zhang family?"
Though Chen Tang's