Human Clan Defender-Chapter 534 - 271 Altar (Seeking Monthly Votes)

But upon closer consideration, Shi Kaitai felt this possibility was not high. The power the Barbarian Clan left in the Great Wilderness Prefecture was not much weaker than that of the Demon-Subduing Division in the same prefecture. Otherwise, the Barbarian Clan would not have been able to confront Great Qin’s army for so long without ever retreating. To put it bluntly, the fact that the Barbarian Clan had not yet retreated already spoke volumes.

"The three great Demon Spirit Generals remaining in Jincheng have all been slain by me, and the Great Demon King Mu Bai has fled. It’s unlikely that he is still hiding in the Great Wilderness Prefecture. The rest of you Defenders can handle things as you see fit," Shen Changqing said indifferently.

"Um, if that is the case... What? All three Demon Spirit Generals have been killed!" Shi Kaitai smiled, about to say something, when he suddenly came to his senses. All three Demon Spirit Generals have been killed? He doubted if he had heard correctly.

Yang Yu also wore a look of shock and confusion before uncertainly asking, "The Demon Spirit Generals that Lord Shen has slain, how strong were they exactly, and do you know their names?"

"As for strength, roughly around the same level as the Dominators of the various divisions, I believe. Their names—I remember one called Baley, another called Barlow, and a third called Yarman," Shen Changqing replied without a second thought. He remembered their names quite clearly.

"Baley... Barlow... It was really them!" Shi Kaitai was thoroughly shocked. How could he be unfamiliar with these names? They were the top warriors of the Barbarian Clan stationed in the Great Wilderness Prefecture; he and his peers had clashed with them several times. Shi Kaitai knew full well that the strength of those three Demon Spirit Generals was indeed on par with a Dominator within the Demon-Subduing Division. Furthermore, they were probably even a bit stronger than the average Dominator. But now, all three Demon Spirit Generals had fallen to Shen Changqing, and that changed everything.

Immediately, Shi Kaitai and the others once again turned their gazes towards the battlefield, which still emitted terrifying aftershocks. The ground was uneven and pocked, with traces of flesh and blood in several areas. When they first arrived, they hadn’t paid much attention to the flesh and blood. Now, looking at it again, they could clearly sense an incredibly powerful force emanating from it. Such power, merely lingering in the flesh and blood. One could imagine how strong the beings were that left behind this flesh and blood. Shi Kaitai knew that only Demon Spirit Generals comparable to King Rank Defender Envoys could leave behind remains imbued with such a level of power.

Averting their gaze, the three looked at Shen Changqing again with newfound reverence. To be able to kill the three great Demon Spirit Generals who were collaborating, on top of dealing with the Great Demon King Mu Bai, and still manage to drive Wang Mubai away—this level of strength could already be considered shocking and extraordinary. They all suspected that even if Dongfang Zhao himself were here, he might not be able to achieve this. In other words, this Defender Envoy from the South Nether Prefecture, in some respects, could vaguely be considered the foremost individual in the Demon-Subduing Division now.

After the shock passed, the three quickly came to their senses. A flash of cold light flickered in Yang Yu’s eyes. "With Barlow and the other two great Demon Spirit Generals all slain by Defender Shen, it will be difficult for the Barbarian Clan in the Great Wilderness Prefecture to stabilize the situation with any other strong figures. Now that the Fire Qilin Army and the Black Tiger Army are taking the lead in attacking the Barbarian Clan, and the other armies are reinforcing them in succession, we should take this opportunity to drive the Barbarian Clan out of the Great Wilderness Prefecture once and for all."

Panlong City had been captured by the Barbarian Clan, and the Demon-Subduing Division of Panlong City had become a joke. If they could now drive the Barbarian Clan entirely out of the Great Wilderness Prefecture, they could indirectly retake Panlong City, and the local Demon-Subduing Division branch could be reestablished. Yang Yu naturally did not want to pass up such an opportunity.

Shi Kaitai nodded. "Indeed, this is Great Qin’s chance to repel the Barbarian Clan. The Great Wilderness Prefecture has suffered from the calamity of war for a long time; it is time to thoroughly quell the unrest."

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In the world today, when two forces clashed, top-tier experts were paramount. The annihilation of top experts from either side could potentially alter the entire situation. Such was the case with the Barbarian Clan now. With no great Demon Spirit Generals left to hold their ground, and given the current forces Great Qin had stationed in the Great Wilderness Prefecture, driving all the Barbarians out was not a difficult task.

Shen Changqing said, "How you decide to proceed is up to you; I won’t interfere too much. Now that Wang Mubai has left the Great Wilderness Prefecture and the three Demon Spirit Generals have been killed, my business here can be considered finished. The situation in the South Nether Prefecture still requires further stabilization."

He had no intention of staying in the Great Wilderness Prefecture to accompany the army in clearing out the Barbarian Clan. With all the top Demon Spirit Generals already dealt with, if Great Qin still needed his assistance to drive out the Barbarians, then Great Qin would be too inept. Great Qin, which had stood for over three hundred years, naturally could not be so incompetent. Therefore, there was no need for Shen Changqing to stay.

Upon hearing this, although Shi Kaitai felt regret, he did not ask Shen Changqing to stay. Instead, he bowed deeply with clasped hands. "Defender Shen, your slaying of the Demon Spirit Generals has opened up the situation for us; we are deeply grateful."

"No need for formalities," Shen Changqing nodded, then took a step and disappeared on the spot. His proficiency with the divine skill "Shrinking Earth into Inches" had clearly increased.

Watching him vanish right before their eyes, the three Defender Envoys were astonished. Their gazes had been fixed on Shen Changqing, yet they had not perceived his departure at all. This meant that if he had intended to kill them, they might not have sensed it in advance.

Soon, Shi Kaitai came to his senses and looked at the devastated Jincheng before him. "Barlow and the others are dead, and the Great Wilderness Prefecture’s army is attacking the Barbarian Clan’s cities. It won’t be long before our troops arrive here. We should go ahead and pave the way for them."

"Good. After lying low for so long, it’s time to let these Barbarians know that Great Qin isn’t somewhere they can come and go as they please," Yang Yu said, his eyes cold. He did not object to Shi Kaitai’s suggestion. Without the presence of top-tier experts, the three of them together were more than capable of carving a bloody path through the Barbarian Clan in the Great Wilderness Prefecture. Dismantling a part of the Barbarian Clan’s power was no problem, even if they couldn’t exterminate them all. Once the main army caught up, they would essentially be able to recapture all the cities.

You Hong also had no objections.

Towards the Barbarian Clan, everyone in the Demon-Subduing Division shared the same attitude: Kill!

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After making their decision, the three exchanged glances and directly initiated Yukong, passing over Jincheng and heading towards the rear. For King Rank Defender Envoys, brief Yukong was not difficult; it was merely a matter of power application.

Soon, a majestic city came into view.

The Barbarian Clan Army within the city was already on high alert, clearly having received news in advance. As Shi Kaitai and the others appeared, several powerful Barbarians emerged, and a barrage of arrows pierced the sky, aimed to kill them.

"How dare you!" Yang Yu shouted coldly. A surge of black energy burst from his body, shattering all incoming arrows in mid-air. Immediately after, he landed on the city wall.

BOOM—

With a single palm strike, dozens of Barbarians were engulfed by the force, their bodies exploding into a mist of blood.

At that moment, the powerful Barbarians stationed in the city also made their move.

"A few mere first-rank Demon Spirit Generals dare to act before me? What a joke!" Yang Yu scoffed, utterly unconcerned by the attacking Demon Spirit Generals. First-rank Demon Spirit Generals, in the Demon-Subduing Division, are equivalent to General Rank Defender Envoys at best—the weakest kind. In the presence of a King Rank Defender Envoy, such combatants are insignificant.

He sent out a palm strike, annihilating all incoming attacks. Yang Yu stepped forward and launched another palm strike; a Demon Spirit General screamed as his body was sent flying.

Meanwhile, Shi Kaitai and You Hong had already entered the city. As the Barbarian Clan Army surrounded them, they unleashed their full power and began a massacre.

No King Rank Defender Envoy could be overcome by mere numbers. If it came to a fight to the death, attempting to encircle and kill a King Rank Defender Envoy with numbers alone would require at least a million troops. Such was the terrifying power of a King Rank Defender Envoy. The Barbarians in this city didn’t number a million; they didn’t even have a hundred thousand. Therefore, with Shi Kaitai and the others acting in concert, they easily crushed the Barbarian forces.

BOOM! BOOM!

Yang Yu wreaked havoc on the city wall, slaying every Demon Spirit General who confronted him. The fury from the fall of Panlong City was now fully unleashed.

In less than two hours, the city was strewn with corpses. Every Barbarian had either been killed by the Defender Envoys or had fled.

When they reached the center of the city, rage surged in their hearts. In their sight were altars constructed from the corpses of the Human Clan. The altars were not very tall but were numerous, resembling a forest of bone. The corpses were severely decayed, but the shock and distortion on their faces were still visible. There were even the rotten bodies of young children.

Shi Kaitai’s eyes were ice-cold, his hands clenched into fists within his sleeves. The Barbarian Clan... they must all be killed!

Without thinking, he knew exactly where these bodies had come from. The distinct clothing of the Great Wilderness Prefecture revealed everything.

You Hong’s eyes were equally icy. "The Barbarian Clan used the corpses of our Great Wilderness Prefecture citizens to construct these altars; there must be some sinister purpose. If this is the situation in just one city, and if other cities are the same—" He stopped speaking.

If every city had such altars, then the citizens of the Great Wilderness Prefecture who had fallen in various cities likely had no chance of survival. With so many cities occupied by the Barbarian Clan, the citizens who remained there numbered far more than a mere million. If this were true, and the news spread, it would be an outrage to gods and men alike.

"Let the reinforcing army deal with the altars," Yang Yu said coldly. "We’ll check the other cities. If the Barbarian Clan is truly so inhumanly cruel, Great Qin will not let this rest!"