Longevity starts from having a daughter in old age

Chapter 475 - 442 Siege_1

Chapter 475: Chapter 442 Siege_1

There have been instances where various countries unite to hunt even more powerful beasts in the Wilderness. However, at most, it involves four or five countries. Any more than that and it would be problematic to distribute the spoils of war. On the other hand, the beasts of the Wilderness are not idiots; the catch is not guaranteed just because there may be more people.

It is indeed odd for a group of human Martial Saints to suddenly appear now.

“The folks from the Yuan Tong Business Firm haven’t made a move yet. Could you be one of them?” Yin Wen said.

Although she couldn’t do much in terms of martial power, as someone directly related to Xu Mu, she was constantly worried about matters concerning him.

She observed the Yuan Tong Business Firm, their biggest enemy – at least that’s the case for now – as much as possible.

Thanks to Xu Mu, she had substantial influence within the Da Xia Nation and was privy to many secrets that ordinary people weren’t.

For example, before they entered the Wilderness, the Yuan Tong Business Firm had attempted to establish contact with other powers.

“Even if the Yuan Tong Business Firm wants to take revenge, with their resources, they’d be doing well to gather six or seven Martial Saints,” Xiao Tian Yuan said, slightly frowning.

There had been occurrences of entities hiding in the Wilderness and attacking the Martial Saints of other nations.

Xiao Tian Yuan could understand Yin Wen’s suspicion towards the Yuan Tong Business Firm. However, he found it hard to believe that the Firm could gather so many Martial Saints.

Even beasts that reach the level of Martial Saints are extremely cunning, let alone the humans.

It wouldn’t be easy to ambush and kill the opposition. Usually, one would consider the consequences unless the gripes were deep-rooted, and wouldn’t initiate conflict so easily.

This was a hugely risky endeavor. Even if the Yuan Tong Business Firm spent all its resources, it couldn’t hire more than a dozen Martial Saints. This was why Xiao Tian Yuan found the situation implausible.

“Regardless, we need to stay cautious. If they really do have malicious intentions, with more than ten Martial Saints joining hands…”

Xiao Tian Yuan was worried about potential harm befalling Xu Mu.

Even a Martial Emperor would likely retreat in the face of an attack by more than ten Martial Saints.

“Should we detour?” Yin Wen asked.

“In the end…”

Xiao Tian Yuan wanted to explain that a detour would be safer, but Xu Mu cut him off.

“No need, let’s continue forward,” Xu Mu said indifferently.

Unless it was the legendary Martial God, no one posed a threat to him.

Everyone looked at each other and nodded their heads. Since Xu Mu had made his decision, they had no room for objection.

The team continued to progress. Under Yue’s command, the tri-tailed Purple Mink took on the role of a scout, investigating constantly.

The scouting report wasn’t optimistic. The Martial Saints were stealthily closing in on them and forming some kind of formation.

After the tri-tailed Purple Mink managed to breach the inner circle, it discovered a substantial number of Martial Ancestors.

Their suspicions were confirmed – the group was the target.

There was no way the opposition could not recognize them given the size of their group.

“How did the Yuan Tong Business Firm manage this?”

While Xiao Tian Yuan was concerned, he was also somewhat confused.

According to the tri-tailed Purple Mink’s repeated investigations, the number of Martial Saints had surpassed thirty, almost half of the total number in the entire Eastern Continent. The Yuan Tong Business Firm could not have possibly achieved this, considering their influence, let alone gather hundreds of Martial Arts Grandmasters.

“Master, how they managed to do it is no longer important. What matters is how we’re going to respond,” Mu Chen and other Martial Ancestors said with a bitter smile.

The power disparity was too substantial, and the opposition had surrounded them. Could it be that they have also prepared many other things against them? If so, even their escape would be a luxury.

Everyone’s eyes turned towards Xu Mu. The current situation was a result of Xu Mu’s stubborn decision.

Otherwise, with the power of the three-tailed purple mink, they could have certainly caught the other side off guard.

“You all stay here, I’ll go help them.” Xu Mu stood up and said calmly.

“Th-this, teacher, should I come along with you?” Xiao Tian Yuan asked with some worry.

More than thirty Martial Saints and hundreds of Martial Arts Grandmasters, such a force is simply too strong. Xiao Tian Yuan had some doubts whether the Martial God could handle it.

In addition to this, he guessed that there might be a Martial Emperor inside.

Without the presence of a Martial Emperor, it would be hard for anyone to suppress such a massive number of Martial Saints.

Taking into account the unknown number and unknown strength of the Martial Emperors, Xiao Tian Yuan was truly a little worried about Xu Mu.

Although he had been subdued by Xu Mu, largely due to Xu Mu’s strong coercion, he was initially very resistant. But now, they were in a situation of shared honor and humiliation.

If he helped, maybe Xu Mu could escape. If Xu Mu could escape, the other side wouldn’t dare to lay a finger on them.

“You stay here and take care of Yue. If he gets hurt by a single hair, don’t blame me for being rude.”

As soon as he finished, Xu Mu’s figure had already disappeared from the field. No one could tell how he left.

On the other side, in the ambush team, four shadows were gathered together chatting. Among them, a woman as beautiful as a flower, was the Snake Scorpion Martial Saint from Yuan Tong Business Firm.

But the once calm and collected Snake Scorpion Martial Saint was now visibly nervous because of the three people she was now facing.

The two old men and an old hag, all in their armors, had impressive temperament, and even more so, an air of arrogance on their faces.

If Xiao Tian Yuan were here, he would probably recognize at a glance that these three old men were the Martial Emperors standing at the pinnacle of the continent.

Although the Martial Emperor is only a rank higher than the Martial Saint, their status is vastly different. Even the Snake Scorpion Martial Saint, as the representative of the Yuan Tong Business Firm, had to behave like a servant in front of them.

The three of them were the Purple Scale Martial Emperor, Silver Wing Martial Emperor, and Rainbow Martial Emperor. The Rainbow Martial Emperor was that old hag, the only female among the six Martial Emperors. She ruled over the Rainbow Nation, which is one of the few empires where women are held in high esteem.

Among the six Martial Emperors, they were the oldest. Even the youngest among them was 160 years old, close to their two-hundred-year limit.

For this reason, they were all extremely eager to break through the realm. If there was any news related to a breakthrough, they would rather risk killing the wrong person than letting go of a single chance.

Now, not only did they receive news of the Martial God’s descendant, there was a person suspected of receiving Martial God’s legacy. How could they possibly resist?

However, they weren’t fools. They had lived for over a hundred years and had become extremely shrewd. That’s why the typically cunning Snake Scorpion Martial Saint was fearful in front of them.

“Are you sure their men have entered the encircling net?” asked Rainbow Martial Emperor indifferently.

“Replying to Martial Emperor, they have confirmed their entry. We can launch an attack any time. I’ve arranged everything, they definitely can’t escape.” Snake Scorpion Martial Saint replied respectfully.

“Did they notice anything?” Purple Scale Martial Emperor asked with a frown.

They were certainly not going to rely solely on the intelligence from Yuan Tong Business Firm. Before making a move, they also deployed their own forces to gather more information.

Based on the information they obtained, the young man who received the Martial God’s legacy might already have the strength of a Martial Emperor, and had some magical tricks up his sleeve. Logically, with such a large-scale encirclement, it was impossible for him not to notice.

“According to the inquiries, that person has been staying in the group all along and showed no anomalies,” answered Snake Scorpion Martial Saint.

“Since that’s the case, we should….” Silver Wing Martial Emperor was about to speak. Suddenly, a strange aura appeared beside them, and the next moment, the respectfully standing Snake Scorpion Martial Saint became a headless corpse, falling down stiffly.

“What were you planning?”

Xu Mu flicked off the bloodstains on his hands and said indifferently.