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The Thousand Martial Sect, the number one sect in the Eastern Region.

Su Fan had traveled thousands of miles to the Thousand Martial Sect to find Wu Aoxue, uncover the truth behind the broken engagement, and investigate the person behind it all.

If the mastermind had nothing to do with Wu Aoxue breaking off the engagement, then the trail would go cold.

If he wanted to find that person, he could only wait for them to strike at him again!

Wu Aoxue held an extremely high position within the Thousand Martial Sect. Not only was she the niece of the Thousand Martial Sect Master, her own talent was exceptionally formidable.

It was said that she had cultivated a technique that no one in the Thousand Martial Sect had successfully mastered for several thousand years.

Her strength far surpassed others of the same realm.

At such a young age, Wu Aoxue had already reached the middle stage of the King Realm.

One had to know that Bai Shaokong had yet to break through to the Void Sword Realm!

Of course, breaking through the Void Sword Realm was far more difficult than reaching the King Realm in the cultivation world. Likewise, strength after the breakthrough could not be measured by ordinary King Realm standards.

That was the strength of Sword God Mountain's sword cultivators.

As an outsider, it would not be easy for Su Fan to meet Wu Aoxue, the Thousand Martial Sect's prodigy.

Only after arriving at the Thousand Martial Sect did he learn that Wu Aoxue had countless admirers there. She was the goddess in the hearts of many Thousand Martial Sect disciples!

She was even known as the number one beauty of the Thousand Martial Sect.

"Wu Aoxue is that beautiful?"

Su Fan was surprised.

In his memories, he had met Wu Aoxue when he was five years old, when he had accompanied his mother to the Tianwu Royal Estate.

The Wu Aoxue he remembered had been a somewhat wild little girl. She also seemed to have spent too much time under the sun and was not particularly fair or delicate.

Her features had not been ugly, though.

Perhaps because she had been rather tanned, Su Fan had not thought she was particularly cute.

"Wait, isn't Wu Aoxue older than me?"

Su Fan suddenly froze.

His former fiancée seemed to be a year or two older than him?

Before determining whether the person trying to kill him had anything to do with the Thousand Martial Sect, Su Fan did not rashly offend the Thousand Martial Sect.

It was not that he was afraid!

There was simply no need.

After going through quite a bit of trouble, Su Fan could not help frowning.

Wu Aoxue was not in the Thousand Martial Sect!

Nor could he find out where exactly Wu Aoxue had gone or when she would return.

"What a coincidence?"

Su Fan frowned.

At that moment, he recalled what Zhou Yun had said about intelligence. If he had an intelligence organization serving him, he would not have to go to such lengths just to trace someone's whereabouts.

"What harm is there in waiting a few days?"

"If she is deliberately hiding from me, then she cannot blame me."

Su Fan decided to wait a few days. If there was still no news of Wu Aoxue, he would go to the Tianwu Royal Estate and have Wu Qi call her back.

If he refused.

He would hang Wu Qi up!

He refused to believe Wu Aoxue would not show herself then!

If she truly was hiding from him, she must have a guilty conscience!

She could not possibly be uninvolved in the assassination attempt!

As Su Fan thought this, a cold gleam flashed through his eyes.

The Thousand Demon Guard burst out of Chu Capital with a thunderous roar, heading straight for the Gan Royal Estate.

Demonic energy rolled forth without the slightest concealment, as though this were not a Human Race nation but a land of the Demon Race.

"How arrogant! Where did these demons come from?"

Countless cultivators in Chu Kingdom were stunned.

How had so many demons suddenly poured out of Chu Kingdom's capital?

Had Chu Kingdom colluded with the Demon Race?

Or had Chu Kingdom subdued a faction of demons and formed an army?

"This is terrifying—so many Shapeshifted Demons!"

Countless cultivators were shocked.

Some sects in the path of the Thousand Demon Guard were even forced to retreat. They were utterly domineering.

The many small sects trembled in fear. They did not dare resist and could only withdraw.

The Thousand Demon Guard was too powerful.

Shapeshifted Demons had to be at least in the Spirit Realm.

What small sect could produce a thousand Spirit Realm disciples?

Forget a thousand Spirit Realm disciples—even a thousand Profound Realm disciples would be impossible to gather!

The Thousand Demon Guard consisted of five hundred Profound Realm demon beasts and five hundred Shapeshifted Demons.

They advanced in a mighty torrent, their momentum overwhelming, heading straight for the Gan Royal Estate.

They traveled so openly, making no effort whatsoever to conceal either their tracks or their objective. In a short time, the news spread everywhere.

Many major powers frowned.

Some forces even cursed in outrage. Had Chu Kingdom actually colluded with the Demon Race?

It was actually deploying a demon army to attack the Gan Royal Estate!

The mobilization of the Thousand Demon Guard this time was also a declaration that the Gan Royal Estate and Chu Kingdom's Imperial Family were at odds!

Quite a few powers and cultivators waited in anticipation for the major powers of the Eastern Region to intervene.

After all, the Eastern Region was Human Race territory!

How could it permit a demon army to run rampant at will?

Even if this demon army had been formed by Chu Kingdom's Imperial Family, it was still unacceptable!

What was surprising was this.

None of the Eastern Region's top powers made any move. All of them merely watched from the sidelines.

Yan Kingdom, another great nation of the Eastern Region, did not seize this chance to raise the banner of righteousness for the Human Race and attack Chu Kingdom. Instead, it remained silent.

Wu Kingdom, another great Human Race nation, did the same.

All the Eastern Region's top powers remained silent.

The matter seemed exceedingly strange.

Many sharp-witted cultivators and small factions realized that something was not right.

Everyone turned their attention toward the Tianwu Royal Estate and the Wenxing Royal Estate.

The three royal estates of Chu Kingdom's non-imperial kings were bound by common cause. Now that the Gan Royal Estate faced a crisis, would the other two royal estates offer support?

Only some major powers knew a few details of the hidden truth.

The Gan Royal Estate had no backer. This time, it was surely doomed!

At the Tianwu Royal Estate, Wu Qi stood atop a tall building, silent.

The Gan Royal Estate was in danger this time.

"Su Ming, are you truly not in the Eastern Region?"

Su Zhi was mediocre in ability and could not hold up the Gan Royal Estate.

If Su Ming were here, there might still be a chance.

"Your Highness, will the Tianwu Royal Estate not provide aid?"

An old man standing behind Wu Qi asked.

"This matter runs too deep. We cannot interfere."

Wu Qi let out a sigh.

The old man fell silent.

The Wenxing Royal Estate was likewise silent, with no intention whatsoever of offering aid.

As the thousand demons descended, chaos filled the Gan Royal Estate.

"It's over! It's over! We're finished this time—it's all Su Fan's fault!"

"What do we do? What do we do? Let's surrender!"

"Yes, surrendering might still give us a chance!"

Several clan elders were frantic as ants on a hot pan.

Su Zhi was panicking too, but panic was useless at a time like this.

"Shut up! Do you think surrendering will help?"

Su Zhi gritted his teeth. "At a time like this, you still cannot see the situation clearly? We can only fight. Only by fighting do we have the slightest chance of survival!"

"That sounds nice, but how are we supposed to fight?"

"Exactly!"

"That's the Thousand Demon Guard! Even the Mystic Armor Soldiers of the imperial Zhou Family were wiped out by them!"

The clan elders continued wailing.

"How about we run?"

Su Zhi felt that made sense. They could not win in a fight!

"Run? Easy for you to say. Where would we run to?"

"Exactly! If we flee, won't we become homeless dogs? Could we still live such comfortable little lives afterward?"

"We can't run! How would we live afterward if we ran?"

Su Zhi's face turned green.

Fighting would not work, and fleeing would not work either—what the hell were they supposed to do?!

"I'll notify Su Fan. He might have a way!"

Su Zhi took out a communication Jade Talisman.

"Right, notify him quickly."

"Tell him to come back. Maybe if he gets killed, we'll have a chance to surrender!"

"That's right, that's right! If he wins, our Gan Royal Estate will be saved. If he dies, he'll be the chief culprit. Maybe the Heavenly Consort will accept our surrender!"

Several clan elders nodded wildly in agreement.

Hope appeared in their eyes!