"Alright, then I have one condition. Give the Azure Cloud region to me, and let it be my Li family's territory. How about it?"
"You agree?" Lei Dong, in turn, narrowed his eyes slightly. "If it's just the Azure Cloud region, then alright."
Li Dalong's lips curled up, with a hint of mockery. "Apostle, since the Azure Cloud region is already our Li family's territory, then there's no need for a massive military presence. From now on, I am a member of the Wu Clan. How about this, You go back now and find hundreds, thousands of the most beautiful Wu Clan girls and send them to me. I still have many descendants who are not yet married."
Then, Lei Dong's expression turned completely gloomy. "Why don't you have the slightest hesitation? Are you playing with me?"
"It is you who is playing with me."
The playful smile on Li Dalong's face disappeared. He once again became expressionless. "Even if my Li family were to surrender to the Wu Clan, no matter what efforts we make, for generations to come, we would be suspected by your Wu Clan. Look at them, Apostle. You have forced me into a dead end."
Lei Dong looked towards the High Priests that Li Dalong was pointing at.
He saw that these High Priests, every single one of them, had wary expressions. This time, even if Lei Dong's persuasion had truly succeeded, these members of the Wu Clan would have, without hesitation, charged into the Azure Cloud region and killed Li Dalong!
"I..."
Lei Dong was suddenly choked up. His spur-of-the-moment idea had neglected to consider the other tribes of the Wu Clan! No one would be willing to let the Li family join the Wu Clan. When that time came, it would be impossible to distinguish whether it was the Wu Clan's Li family or the Li family's Wu Clan!
Li Dalong sighed deeply. "Thank you for your appreciation, Apostle. It's a pity. We have a child in our family who has long since made an attempt for our Li family. It's very difficult for us to live on the same land."
"He chose to walk towards Spirit Jade Division alone, to prove his will with death, to tell all the people of the Azure Dynasty that our Li family still stood with them."
At this moment.
Lei Dong and the six High Priests then felt the fighting spirit rising from Li Dalong's body!
"Therefore..."
"Put away your pity. Put away your sympathy."
"Let's fight!"
As Li Dalong's roar echoed, the old men of Merit City, still on the city wall, facing the seemingly endless Wu Clan army, were the first to beat the war drums and blow the horns!
Even though they numbered less than a hundred!
The Wu Clan members outside the border city, who had originally been advancing, surprisingly halted their steps at this moment!
The sound of the war drums and horns rising from the border city was so faint, yet also so clear, as if the entire world held only the sound of the border city.
In the wind and snow.
Several dozen old men picked up their weapons and jumped down from the top of the border city wall. They neatly arranged themselves into a square formation. Even though they were as insignificant as dust before the Wu Clan army, they still stood ramrod straight! They were on the verge of death, yet they were like the toughest green pines, unafraid of wind and snow, unafraid of life and death!
"Aigh."
Lei Dong sighed. He led the High Priests towards Li Dalong. Their movements were very slow. He gazed at Li Dalong in the distance. "Your Excellency, after you die, I will hold the grandest human funeral for you."
Li Dalong ignored Lei Dong. He could feel the powerful auras of the seven experts!
He looked at Xu Cuihua tenderly. "Wife, are you afraid?"
"I'm not afraid."
Xu Cuihua's almond-shaped eyes curved like crescent moons. "I hear that in the underworld there is a special water. After drinking it, you remember nothing. In our next life, when we meet again, you must remember me at first sight. I want you to lift my red bridal veil again, or else you're done for."
"Hahaha, what more could I ask for in this life? What more could I ask for!"
Li Dalong and Xu Cuihua floated up into the air. He had a smile all over his face, directly facing the Wu Clan experts!
One priest after another surrounded the couple in the sky. Li Dalong and Xu Cuihua showed not the slightest fear!
Li Dalong looked down at the Wu Clan members surging towards the border city like a tide.
His voice was loud and clear!
Every old person in Merit City could hear his voice.
"One day in the future, our children will once again set foot in the Azure Cloud region."
"Old fellows, today, we old ones will set an example for our descendants."
"Charge!"
Then.
They tightened their grip on their weapons and, laughing loudly, charged forward.
They were old. Azure Cloud region was their final resting place. Fighting for the Azure Cloud region was their wish!
They appeared so frail on the battlefield. Every Wu Clan warrior looked stronger than them, but they still pressed forward without hesitation!
"Spear formation! Spear formation!"
They raised their heads. Above them were the techniques of those Witch Clan members, thunder and fire falling towards them. They still laughed wildly and roared.
Li Dalong and Xu Cuihua were also charging forward!
They couldn't defeat more than twenty Nascent Soul experts, but they still remained fearless!
Suddenly, Everyone on the entire battlefield froze in their movements. Their eyes widened more and more.
In this snowy, clear daylight, the color of the sky changed.
The sky turned as red as blood.
Fierce winds arose, and the white, falling snow turned into an eerie red snow.
The Wu Clan members raised their heads, gazing at the sky. There was an old man. He wore a red robe, held a staff, and opened his arms wide. The spirit power emanating from his body stirred the Heaven and Earth's spirit energy, causing the sky to change color!
His aged voice echoed across the entire border city!
"I have seen."
"I have heard."
His voice seemed to possess a power!
The ground was shaking. Vines, one after another, burst forth from the earth, forming a gigantic wall, protecting the old people of Merit City!
His voice continued to resonate.
"Azure Cloud region may become a thing of the past, but not today!"
"The Li family's fighting spirit may lie dormant, but not today!"
"This land will be dyed red, and the blood of your Wu Clan will make the Azure Cloud region a forbidden zone."
"The Li family's forbidden zone!"
"Boom! Boom!"
Heaven and earth shook.
Ancient trees, one after another, and stone beasts, one after another, burst forth from the earth, surged past the hundred old people of Merit City, and charged towards the battlefield!
Hardened roots, one after another, pierced through the bodies of the Wu Clan warriors at the very front!
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