Chapter 311 - 264: The Battle Begins
In the canyon, wind and sand filled the air,
The two factions stood off against each other, the atmosphere was extremely oppressive,
However, when the Demon Dao brought out the more than one hundred Righteous Dao female knights they had captured in such a manner, the Righteous Dao side exploded instantly, with many people furious and cursing with rage.
It was truly humiliating,
Those more than one hundred naked female knights, who belonged to many forces within the Righteous Dao, including female disciples from the five top forces, were now being exhibited in such a disgraceful way in public,
Everyone could see that the state of those female knights was not right; it was obvious they had been under the influence of some aphrodisiacs or similar substances. Their postures, and the scars on their bodies, made one shudder to imagine the torture they had endured these past few days.
Anger and humiliation reached their peak,
Those people were all rather famous female knights in the Righteous Dao Martial World, some were even renowned in the martial world.
Gu Zhan, riding a Red Fire Dragon Steed, was blended within the crowd. He could feel the rage and grief of the people around him.
On the Righteous Dao side, many people could no longer hold themselves back and were ready to charge out.
"Ye Zhaonan!"
Accompanied by a roar of anger, a figure suddenly soared into the sky, it was Sword King City’s Sect Leader Wei Wuya, his figure suspended in the air. His white Daoist robe swayed in the wind, white beard and hair flying, looking very much like a transcendent being, he shouted, "You are at least a significant figure, yet you do such a despicable thing. If you have the guts, fight a fair and square battle!"
Ye Zhaonan, the Sect Leader of the Moon Worship Sect of the Demon Dao, was known as the number one person in the Demon Dao. The usually disunited Demon Dao was able to unite this time to oppose the Righteous Dao because Ye Zhaonan personally came forward to rally the usually scattered forces of the Demon Dao together.
As Wei Wuya’s roar echoed, five figures from the Righteous Dao side immediately rushed into the sky, these were several Supreme Grandmasters from the five top forces and the Second Elder of Sword King City who had arrived a few days before.
"Hahahahaha..."
A mocking laughter filled the air, as a male figure cloaked in a black robe treaded through the air step by step, this person had a golden jade dragon crown atop his head, his body exuding a terrifying aura, surrounded by a faintly perceivable black mist.
This person was precisely Ye Zhaonan, a legendary figure who once nearly unified the Demon Dao.
Forty years ago, Ye Zhaonan emerged into the world, leading the Moon Worship Sect to conquer east and west, and was on the verge of unifying the Demon Dao when the Righteous Dao alliance unexpectedly attacked, forcing him to abort his plan to unify the Demon Dao, and finally leading the Moon Worship Sect into the Ten Thousand Mountains first.
Ye Zhaonan looked disdainfully at Wei Wuya, and said in a deep voice, "You, Wei Wuya, dare to talk about fairness and integrity? If you were truly fair and upright, I might not have done this today."
Wei Wuya snorted coldly, angrily saying, "Ye Zhaonan, all you dare to do are these underhanded things!"
Ye Zhaonan replied coldly, "You talk about being honorable? During the great battle between Righteous and Demon, we agreed on a fair duel, but why did you arrange for people to ambush me? Wei Wuya, anyone can talk about fairness with me, but you are not qualified!"
Wei Wuya’s face turned grim,
More than forty years ago, during the fierce battle between Righteous and Demon, Ye Zhaonan’s overwhelming demonic power and cultivation made the situation unfavorable for the Righteous Dao. To reverse the situation, Wei Wuya exploited Ye Zhaonan’s arrogance, inviting him to a duel but secretly arranged for several people to ambush Ye Zhaonan.
With Ye Zhaonan’s defeat due to the ambush, the tides of the Righteous and Demon battle turned, leading the Demon Dao to decline rapidly, eventually being forced to flee to the Ten Thousand Mountains to barely survive.
Although few in the martial world knew about this today, those of high status who experienced the battle at the time were aware, but everyone kept silent, and it gradually faded from memory, until Ye Zhaonan mentioned it now, making Wei Wuya rather embarrassed.
"Ye Zhaonan!"
Seeing Wei Wuya rendered speechless by Ye Zhaonan’s remark, Mo Jingzhou immediately spoke up, "There is no need to bring up past matters today. If you are dissatisfied, you can fight back now. Losing is losing, and you are not someone who can’t accept defeat."
While speaking, Mo Jingzhou pointed at the naked Righteous Dao female knights on the ground and said, "But don’t you think such tactics are beneath you? Aren’t they too disgraceful?"
"Heh, Mo Jingzhou!"
Ye Zhaonan sneered and said, "You are ruthless and unfeeling, but ironically better than hypocrites like Wei Wuya; you’re a true villain, stopping at nothing to rise to power."
Mo Jingzhou showed no expression.
Ye Zhaonan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, I won’t mention your past misdeeds, it’s meaningless. Yet, you just said it’s disgraceful; shouldn’t you self-proclaimed righteous people be considered more disgraceful?
It is you who instigated this chaos between Righteous and Demon, and you have the nerve to claim to be the Righteous Dao? You destroyed so many small factions to frame us just to have an excuse to start the war, and now you shamelessly call us disgraceful, isn’t that disgusting?"
The Sect Leader of Qianyu Sect shouted angrily, "Nonsense! Ye Zhaonan, if you’re afraid, then surrender. We might spare you. Don’t you think your tactics now are too lowbrow?"
"Lowbrow?"
Ye Zhaonan spread his hands and said, "Compared to the disgusting things you’ve done, what is this? But since you claim righteousness, I offer you a chance. Kneel and apologize to me, and I’ll release these women, how about it?"