Then what did he... have to fear?!!
Above the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, with dust and smoke filling the sky, and heavy snow falling, Li Dalong suddenly burst into laughter, a laughter that made the Wu Clan members opposite him frown.
"Brothers, did you hear that? Our enemy said that we shouldn't have returned. This man is called Lei Dong, an apostle of the Wu Clan, and I believe him."
Hearing this, the corners of Lei Dong's mouth turned up slightly. In this battle, although he wanted to eliminate Li Dalong for the Wu Clan, he had ultimately made a friend with Li Dalong, and he was honored by this.
Li Dalong continued, "He says we shouldn't stay, so from now on, what we face will be even worse than today!"
"Feng Qingyang once said that he would use the lives of all the forces in our Azure Cloud region to exchange for a glorious future for himself, but we did not lose!"
Snowflakes drifted down, landing on everyone's shoulders. Everyone's gaze was firm and unwavering.
Only Feng Chunlin's mouth twitched slightly.
Li Dalong's voice replaced the warmth of the sun that was missing today.
"Over thirty years ago, the Wu Clan first set foot on our land. We retreated, but we did not give up hope!"
"Today, thirty years later, this place is once again piled high with the corpses of the Wu Clan, and we, the people of Azure Cloud region, still stand proudly on our homeland, looking down upon the Wu Clan!"
"I, Li Dalong, am not some damn saint, nor do I believe in that damn 'loyalty to the country unto death'."
"I'm not worthy of being called the backbone of Azure Cloud region, but I know that this place holds the memories of us Azure Cloud region people, everything familiar to us Azure Cloud region people."
"Help me tell him, are we afraid?"
Li Dalong's voice resounded!
"Hahaha!" Feng Chunlin, who had been refined and scholarly his entire life, now covered in wounds, spat a mouthful of bloody spittle onto the ground. "Brother Dalong, are we afraid of those birds? I can fight again right now!"
"That's right, it's just life and death. If I die, I'll die in my hometown!"
Old Man Tianqing viciously yanked out a few strands of his white beard and glared furiously at the Priest who had just injured him. "Despicable barbarians, daring to sneak attack this old man! Do you dare to fight again?"
All the Azure Cloud region people were roaring. The group of righteous individuals wearing masks, who had come from all over the Azure Dynasty, standing at the very back, wanted nothing more than to rip off their masks and smash them into the faces of the Wu Clan members.
The people of Azure Cloud region were shouting defiantly!
The experts of the six Wu Clan Division were furious beyond measure, but they were stopped by Lei Dong, who was still smiling faintly in front of them. "Brother Dalong, the Wu Clan will never give up their own land. Behind us, there are countless more of our clansmen."
"Then let them come!"
Li Dalong's expression was cold and indifferent.
Lei Dong still shook his head. "Above me, there are still elders. Even among the apostles, I am but a weakling."
This time, Li Dalong took a deep breath, but it was still the same sentence.
"Then let them come!"
"Then... I wish Brother Dalong good luck."
Lei Dong sighed. He saw a group of stubborn mules. Then, he left with the experts of the six Wu Clan Division.
When they reached a distance, they soared on clouds above the defeated Wu Clan army.
The Beast Division High Priest said resentfully, "Lord Apostle, we can still fight, I..."
But before he could finish speaking, Lei Dong slapped him across the face. The Beast Division High Priest was initially filled with rage, but his expression quickly changed. He only heard:
"Pfft!"
Lei Dong spat out a mouthful of blood. If it weren't for the experts beside him catching him, the dignified apostle of the Divine Bird Totem would have fallen from the sky. "Lord Apostle, you..."
Lei Dong shook his head at the Priest and glared fiercely at the ashen-faced Beast Division High Priest. "Do you think I don't want to fight? Do you think I don't want to slaughter them all at the Azure Cloud region border?"
It seemed that when he was on Azure Cloud region's border city wall, he was completely unharmed.
But now, all the experts understood: Lei Dong... was already seriously injured! No one could stop Li Dalong, and if they continued to fight, they would be defeated one by one by Li Dalong!
"Sigh."
Lei Dong sighed deeply. "We've lost. Fortunately, I was clever enough to keep my aura stable and intimidate the people of Azure Cloud region."
Everyone gasped. It seemed that, fortunately, they had Lord Apostle.
Otherwise, they would all be dead!
...
Outside Azure Cloud region's border city.
"Brother Dalong, Brother Dalong, what's wrong?!?!"
The Azure Cloud region experts were alarmed. Some time after the Wu Clan members had left, Li Dalong entered the border city with them to discuss future strategies. But just as he stepped into the spirit artifact cave-dwelling, he spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura becoming chaotic.
"Quick, quick, quick, Yaoqing, heal your father!"
"Why did you force yourself to hold on for so long? You should have said something earlier if you were injured!"
"Brother Dalong, it's a good thing you held steady. Otherwise, Lei Dong would have picked us off one by one!"
On the bed.
The severely injured Li Dalong was being treated by Li Yaoqing.
He looked at the experts crowding the room, blinked, and grinned, revealing blood-stained teeth. He gave them a thumbs-up, as if boasting –
"Look at that, how clever am I!"
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