Chrysanthemum King of Autumn Chrysanthemum City only smiled and said nothing. With just their two cities, they wouldn't have the advantage if they attacked now. Since they had already started this war, Chrysanthemum King wanted to wipe out Kyoto City in one fell swoop.
With the momentum of a great victory, perhaps his Origin Dao could advance another step.
Seeing Chrysanthemum King like that, Mulberry King curled his lip. According to the information he had, six King Cities had already answered the call and were on their way. This time, the Kyoto Catacombs had to be wiped out.
In Kyoto City, Li Xianling's expression turned grim. He had already sensed Chrysanthemum King and Mulberry King joining forces. Even so, the two were still holding their position. It seemed that quite a few others had answered the call this time.
Chen Guyang, who was guarding the Magic City Catacombs, also frowned. He looked at True King Xuan Yu across from him and said with a snort, "You're going to war?"
True King Xuan Yu replied indifferently, "That was their decision."
Chen Guyang's expression darkened. There were currently only three Rank 9s on their side, while six Rank 9s had already mobilized in the Kyoto Catacombs.
As for the Rank 8s and Rank 7s, there were even more of them. Once war broke out, the Kyoto Catacombs might not be able to withstand it.
"Heh, looks like you won't make it through this time!" True King Xuan Yu chuckled. He had never expected that Chrysanthemum King, that homebody, would actually have the guts to make a move.
Chen Guyang sneered and silently weighed their options. In the end, he could only sigh. Li Xianling was strong enough to hold his own against a Rank 9, but the gap in Rank 8s and Rank 7s was far too great. They had only thirty-two Rank 7 Grandmasters coming to the Kyoto Catacombs, while the Catacombs had more than seventy—over twice as many. The Rank 8s were in the same situation.
Although Chen Guyang knew the Kyoto Catacombs probably couldn't hold out, he couldn't afford to lose his composure in front of a Catacombs True King.
In the Kyoto Catacombs, Zhang Tao finally emerged from the little room. Li Zhen immediately sprang to his feet. "What were you doing in there?"
Zhang Tao brushed him off, then asked, "How's the situation?"
Li Zhen was indeed distracted. With a sigh, he said, "There's bad news. Six Catacombs cities have joined forces. A major battle is about to break out."
Zhang Tao had already been prepared for this. Otherwise, why would he have gone back to find Cat for the God-Slaying Blade?
"Let's go!" Zhang Tao said. He shot into the air and headed for the Rank 7 group. There were quite a few more people here than when he'd first arrived, but there were still only thirty-two in total, including him and Li Zhen.
"Zhang, you're here? Haha, what, were you cultivating your combat techniques in seclusion just now? Getting in some last-minute practice?" someone teased.
"Haha, Senior Wang, why aren't you with the Rank 8s? What are you doing with us?" Zhang Tao replied with a grin. The man was Wang Zanghai, whom he had met a few times before.
Wang Zanghai curled his lip. "I came to pass on some information. The Catacombs are expected to send more than seventy Rank 7s this time. Don't let it get to you. If things go south, retreat from the Catacombs. The people in the Kyoto Catacombs are already evacuating in an orderly fashion."
Zhang Tao's expression grew solemn. They were actually sending this many people—and that was only six cities. If all of them mobilized, there would probably be over a hundred.
"All right, I have to go. The battle's about to start. Don't get yourselves killed!" After speaking, Wang Zanghai looked over everyone before turning and flying off. After all, many of them had been his friends for years.
"Zhang Tao, stick with me later," Xie Zhaoyang said as he walked over. In a large-scale battle between high-grade fighters, he was worried Zhang Tao hadn't fought in one before. If he charged into enemy ranks, he'd be done for.
Zhang Tao nodded. Seeing Li Zhen looking a little awkward beside him, he said, "Brother Xie, you don't need to worry about us for now. If things really go bad, I'll come find you!"
Xie Zhaoyang looked at Zhang Tao, then at Li Zhen, and nodded. Li Zhen was the eldest young master of Zhenxing City. For all he knew, he might be even more reliable than Xie Zhaoyang himself, so Xie Zhaoyang didn't say anything more.
Just as Zhang Tao was about to say a few more words to Li Zhen, a sudden shout rang out.
"High-grade fighters, attack!"
It was Li Xianling's voice. Zhang Tao didn't hesitate for a moment. He and Li Zhen flew straight ahead.
Before long, they saw the more than seventy Rank 7s on the other side. There was no exchange of words. Xie Zhaoyang simply let out a roar: "Kill!"
Those confident in their strength would hold off two or three opponents. Those of average ability would still take on one.
Li Zhen drew his Rank 7 Divine Weapon longsword and said, "Zhang Tao, let's kill them together!"
It was how they usually did things. The two of them worked together with decent coordination. Li Zhen had stronger bursts of power, so most of the time, he had killed their enemies while Zhang Tao finished them off.
But Zhang Tao was different now. His qi and blood recovered quickly, and he could use the Blood Blade Art as freely as he wanted. When the two attacked together, ordinary Rank 7s couldn't withstand them.
"Li Laoer, there are a lot of Rank 7s now. Follow behind me and finish them off!" Zhang Tao suddenly stopped Li Zhen.
Li Zhen froze. Are you kidding me? You want me to follow behind you and finish them off? Wasn't that what you used to do?
But before he could object, Zhang Tao had already drawn the God-Slaying Blade and brought it down. A flash of crimson light streaked past. The Rank 7 charging toward them only managed to raise his weapon before Zhang Tao split him in half with one slash.
"Holy crap!" Li Zhen's eyes nearly popped out. A mid-Rank 7 expert had just been killed in a single slash?
Zhang Tao was stunned too. He hadn't expected it to be so effortless.
He had used some of the Blood Blade Art in that attack, but it hadn't even come close to being his full strength. He had only wanted to test out the Rank 7 on the other side, but instead, he'd killed him with one slash. Otherwise, he wouldn't have told Li Zhen to follow behind him and finish them off.
"Haha, Li Laoer, go do whatever you're supposed to do!" Zhang Tao burst out laughing and charged ahead with a roar. What a weapon! A Divine Artifact really was a Divine Artifact. It didn't just boost his strength—it was incredibly sharp, too. Look at that: one slash, one kill. It felt amazing.
So why did he need Li Zhen? He could just charge straight in.
"Damn it!" Li Zhen cursed. Was that really Zhang Tao's Rank 7 Divine Weapon? He didn't believe it. What kind of weapon was that powerful?
And that shameless Zhang Tao had actually left him behind to go solo. By the time Li Zhen snapped out of it, Zhang Tao had already charged into the Rank 7 battle. Two Rank 7s had already been cut down right in front of him.
"Hmph!" Li Zhen snorted and unleashed the Void-Breaking Sword Art. His combat strength was unrivaled among those of the same rank, too.
A sword beam swept across. The Rank 7 before him had his weapon shattered, but he had indeed managed to block Li Zhen's attack. Not everyone had a Divine Weapon, and not everyone had a Divine Artifact.
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