The human side had probably exploded into chaos. When the demonic wind Wang Wu had transformed into rushed all the way to the Great Lake's shore in one breath, terrifying sword lights were still raining down behind him. At least five groups of Rapid Reaction Sword Formations had launched attacks against him.
After all, that was demonic wind. With their keen senses, they could detect it from over a thousand miles away.
Then, with a splash, Wang Wu plunged into the water. The demonic wind dispersed, as though the flourishing splendor of the previous moment had abruptly fallen into ruin, leaving nothing but broken walls and rubble.
His aura vanished outright.
In truth, Wang Wu had activated two Stealth Demon Cores, raising Passive Concealment to its maximum level before escaping through water.
Only several dozen seconds later, more than twenty powerful figures appeared on the Great Lake's shore.
They were either Heavenly Realm Second Rank or Heavenly Realm Third Rank. The entirety of Luoyue City had been alarmed.
This was provocation. This was pushing one's luck. This was a declaration of war!
The name Xiong Wu spread through the Cloud Cauldron Nine Cities Alliance at an astonishing speed, then continued spreading into even broader regions.
Within mere minutes, two Heavenly Realm First Rank human great cultivators had appeared above the Great Lake.
How could the humans possibly tolerate such a slap in the face?
Before ten minutes had passed, the cities surrounding the Great Lake had assembled group after group of cultivator legions, deploying them along the lakeshore at any cost through all manner of methods.
They laid formations, established defenses, and formed a siege—sealing everything off from sky to land, from the water's surface to its depths.
At a single command from the Immortal Alliance, the entire human Cultivation