Four Sides

As far as the Juling Society was concerned, by this point the battle had gone completely awry.

Outside the sect's central stronghold, most of the surrounding territory had already fallen into the hands of forces belonging to the Nanyan authorities.

Of the sect's disciples, only a few had been lucky enough to earn the chance to surrender and barely stay alive. Most had been slaughtered where they stood.

This great sect, a mighty power whose legacy stretched back to ancient times, had once counted tens of thousands of disciples. Now, there were likely few left, and most of those were high-ranking martial artists.

That meant its legacy was all but severed.

After all, losing the young disciples who were still relatively weak meant losing the future.

Thus, even if the Juling Society survived this calamity, restoring its Vital Energy would be an almost impossible task.

Besides, how could they possibly escape? The forces participating in the siege would never allow it!

Given the Juling Society's immense influence across the Nanyan Region, once the authorities had decided to destroy it, they had already committed to taking action. They had long considered every possibility, determined to make the plan flawless and leave nothing to chance.

After all, if they failed to wipe out the Juling Society in one blow, there would be endless trouble afterward. Many of the forces involved in the siege would have to worry that they might die in some retaliatory sneak attack.

Since they had gone this far, they had to finish the job!

Not one of the forces involved wanted the Juling Society to rise from the ashes and become a major headache in the future.

They had held nothing back in this operation. They were fighting as though their lives depended on it, determined to bury