Su Qingying knew this all too well.
The Undertaker had returned.
Tai City was about to be plunged into a bloodbath...
At that moment.
Outside the Spirit Association.
Boom!!!
A powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted, snapping trees in half and cracking the ground for over ten meters.
Blades flashed and swords clashed as spiritual energy collided.
The Pioneers were clearly divided into two factions. One consisted of invaders from various cities, who were wreaking havoc on the buildings and preparing to break into the Spirit Association to plunder its resources.
The other consisted of defenders. The ordinary citizens of Tai City had already been evacuated. This was a battle between Pioneers, and Tai City's local forces naturally could not handle such a situation alone. There were also powerful Pioneers transferred in from other cities.
Even so, the disparity in strength remained roughly seven to three. This invasion had been carefully planned, gathering resistance forces from several cities. Tai City's defenses were limited, and they were being steadily forced back.
Seeing this, the invading Pioneers laughed with particular arrogance.
"Isn't Tai City the Xia Kingdom's number one city? This is it?"
"Where's your captain? Get your captain out here. Oh, I almost forgot—your captain has been missing for nearly a month."
"Without its captain, is Tai City really this vulnerable?"
These people belonged to organizations that had long held grievances against the Spirit Association. Now that they had found an opportunity, they began mocking it without restraint.
They had long been dissatisfied with the Spirit Association's monopoly. So what if it was official? Spiritual energy had returned—who still cared about all that?
For their own personal indulgence, they defied the Spirit Association's orders.
The Spirit Association had always wanted to eliminate them, but they were like vermin lurking in sewers,