Volume 3, Chapter 68 – An Unexpected Person, Xi Xuan’s Great Surprise

“Why let those two Dragon Kings escape?”

The young officer asked with confusion. Although it was a question, his words faintly contained a hint of interrogation.

As the words left his mouth, several soldiers nearby also focused their gazes on Xi Xuan, eager to get an explanation from him.

After all, many of their subordinates and comrades had just died at the hands of these two Dragon Kings.

Faced with this question, Xi Xuan sighed helplessly:

“Do you think… our army can handle the Vassals of Sky’s million Corrupted Beasts? Even if we could… what about adding Ulutiel?”

“No, impossible.”

After mentioning the Celestial Blight’s name, several officers’ faces immediately changed drastically. After exchanging glances, they instinctively shook their heads.

“Since that’s the case, don’t provoke Ulutiel into coming out. The Five Dragon Kings are the Celestial Blight’s confidants. If we really killed them, who knows whether Ulutiel would come seeking revenge. If the Celestial Blight comes, our army’s situation would become extremely dire. For now, crippling those two Dragon Kings’ combat ability is sufficient.”

“I see.”

The officer nodded tremblingly.

However, the next moment, this officer frowned with some confusion:

“But, Lord Xi Xuan… even if we don’t kill the two Dragon Kings, when we push deeper, won’t we still encounter the Celestial Blight?”

“Probably not.”

“Won’t?”

After hearing Xi Xuan’s reply, several officers all showed bewildered expressions.

“Why do you say that?”

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“Since the Kingdom of Qingyun and the Vassals of Sky began fighting, has there been any record of the Celestial Blight appearing?”

“This, this, that’s actually true… but why do you think she won’t appear later either?”

“Experience.”

Xi Xuan helplessly took a deep breath:

“In the past thousand years, aside from the Terran Malevolence Gaia Lobir, the main bodies of the other two evil gods have never penetrated deeply into our world.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. According to historical records, Ulutiel and Polarvitan have at most crossed national borders, never penetrating deep into the heartland. As for the reason? Perhaps there are some restrictions, or they’re afraid of something? We don’t know the specifics… In any case, Ulutiel should have some restrictions that prevent her from freely setting foot in the human world. Otherwise, with the Celestial Blight’s violent nature, how would our Westivian Covenant and the Kingdom of Qingyun have survived until now? Therefore, you don’t need to worry too much.”

“So you didn’t kill those two Dragon Kings to avoid stimulating the Celestial Blight, lest she break through the restrictions regardless of everything and come killing?”

“Something like that.”

Xi Xuan nodded bitterly.

“Alright, any more questions?”

“No.”

“Then reorganize the troops, settle the wounded properly, and give the dead a proper burial. We still need to continue advancing.”

“Yes, Lord Xi Xuan.”

“Mm. Lord Xi Xuan, do you need us to arrange medical personnel and healing mages for you?”

“No need, I’m fine.”

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Flexing his muscles for his several subordinates, Xi Xuan laughed confidently, then turned his gaze toward the city area ahead that was shrouded in dense curse power.

“You go about your business. I’ll clear the battlefield ahead and dispel the curse power to open a path.”

“Yes.” Several officers bowed respectfully.

The next moment, as a man of action, Xi Xuan, surrounded by silver spiritual power, directly transformed into a silver meteor and charged into the curse power-shrouded area ahead. As Xi Xuan fully released his peak Divine Departure Realm aura, powerful spiritual power roared outward like ocean waves, easily shattering the curse power permeating the area.

However, as Xi Xuan distanced himself from the main force, the confident smile on this First Celestial Augur Knight’s face gradually faded, replaced by an indescribable unease.

Feeling that ominous premonition in his heart, Xi Xuan couldn’t help but clench his fists.

“I hope I’m overthinking this…”

Forget it, rescue first… that’s what’s most important…

At this moment, within the vast Shazhou City, wind blew through shattered high-rises, carrying the scent of ash, blood, and gunpowder. The entire city resembled a corpse that had died but not yet gone cold—silent and cruel.

After being baptized by the Vassals of Sky, the originally prosperous streets had long been torn apart. The ground was covered with cracks and molten scorch marks, walls had collapsed, vehicles overturned, and buildings lay scattered like broken skeletons in all directions. The city’s central plaza had become scorched earth, with countless Corrupted Beast remains intertwined with torn and devoured human corpses—a scene too horrible to behold, like a cruel painting depicting the apocalypse.

As his spiritual power dissipated, Xi Xuan slowly descended among these ruins and rubble.

“Damn monsters. Fucking beasts…”

Xi Xuan muttered angrily.

In his fury, he swung his fists, completely annihilating all the Corrupted Beasts that rushed to attack him. Although among these Corrupted Beasts were many high-level Crimson Hex Tier existences, before Xi Xuan, they only had time to bare their fangs before vanishing in a flash of silver light.

As a First Celestial Augur Knight second only to the Alabaster Sovereign, Xi Xuan at full strength was not something ordinary Corrupted Beasts could challenge.

While clearing threats for the allied forces, he continuously scanned his surroundings, trying to find any life still breathing in this wasteland. His spiritual power faintly released sensing waves, meticulously capturing every trace of breath—even the weakest gasp, he wouldn’t miss.

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Unfortunately, dozens of minutes passed…

Although he had killed nearly a thousand Corrupted Beasts, Xi Xuan still hadn’t discovered a single survivor.

All the underground safe houses without exception had been torn apart by Corrupted Beasts… the innocent civilians inside had unsurprisingly become fodder for the Corrupted Beasts, their deaths horrible to behold.

Those so-called absolutely safe fortresses that major companies had promoted before… now seemed like child’s play. Nothing more than a money-making scheme.

As more and more corpses came into view, Xi Xuan fell completely silent.

Though his expression remained calm throughout, beneath that calm lay indescribable anger and heaviness.

Every corpse represented a lost name; behind every charred ruin, there might once have been laughter and joy.

Now, only cold wind and death remained.

“Not even… a single survivor? Did the Vassals of Sky monsters… directly massacre the entire city?”

Looking at the Corrupted Beast nest he had blown open, Xi Xuan shook his head desolately.

Originally he had hoped… perhaps the people of Shazhou weren’t all dead, but had been taken back to the nests by Corrupted Beasts as reserve food. But now it seemed… he had been overthinking.

These beasts were still the same as before… actually turning them into jerky.

“Damn bastards…”

With a cold snort, Xi Xuan suddenly swung his fist.

Silver light blazed brightly, and all the Corrupted Beasts that rushed forward, along with this enormous nest, were reduced to ash under Xi Xuan’s single strike.

After clearing this final nest, Xi Xuan, somewhat fatigued, wiped away the sweat sliding down his forehead.

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“Cleanup complete. Time to go back…”

Although he hadn’t found survivors as hoped, he had at least successfully cleared out the remaining Vassals of Sky monsters in Shazhou.

This way, the Covenant’s subsequent advance would be much smoother.

However, just as Xi Xuan was mobilizing his spiritual power, preparing to fly back to the fleet flagship, a pleasant, familiar voice suddenly reached Xi Xuan’s ears without warning, directly causing this First Celestial Augur Knight to tremble all over.

—”Xuan-zi, is that you?”—

The next moment, Xi Xuan landed back on the ground and suddenly turned around, looking toward the source of the voice behind him.

His gaze pierced through the dust-filled ruins and twisted steel debris, fixing on a spot not far away—there, in the center of ruins where countless black crows were gathered, stood a dignified and elegant figure.

It was a woman who appeared to be around twenty-five years old, with beautiful features.

Her silver-white hair was meticulously arranged at the back of her head, with a few strands gently floating in the wind, displaying a composed and confident temperament. Those emerald-like clear and bright eyes were firm and piercing.

She wore a blue and white knight’s uniform, crisply tailored and immaculately neat, with a silver badge on her chest glinting faintly in the dim light. Xi Xuan was all too familiar with that outfit—it was the Lingyuan family’s knight uniform.

And this woman…

“Aisha?!”

Tremblingly speaking the woman’s name, Xi Xuan stood frozen in place with excitement.

“You, you, you’re still alive?!”