Chapter 760: Provincial Governor
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Chapter 760: Provincial Governor
The Chong Clan fought its way through the city, pushing towards the center where the large entrance to the subterranean caverns was located. The streets ran with blood, but it only took a few hours for the Chong Clan to take control of Good Fortune City. The other Clans, Sects, and groups in the city had already pledged neutrality or had surrendered to the vicious fellows with centipede masks. The Chong Clan formed a perimeter around the Fu Clan compound, keeping them contained while they solidified their control over the city.
Without even needing to ask, the Ci and Min Branches stepped forward to maintain control over Good Fortune City. The Branches had already fulfilled their obligations, but even with the heavy losses theyd suffered they were still willing to step forward to assist the Chong Clan. The main family allowed them to step in, as they were after the glory of defeating their longtime rivals. Allowing the Branches to take over patrolling the streets would free up more of their own forces for the real attack. Taking control of Good Fortune City was only the warm up.
A couple more hours were spent securing the city before the Chong Clan advanced upon the Fu Clan proper. It was at that point that the Fu Clan chose to bring out their magical siege weaponry once again. They had five multi-storied buildings that were like clones of the defensive pagodas except instead of powering a giant defensive barrier, their energy was devoted to a small barrier protecting just the building. The buildings were quite large and had enough room for a dozen war machines on each floor, even though it was quite obvious that these buildings had signs on them detailing their former purposes. One of them, the Training Hall was something of a gym, usually filled with training dummies and exercise equipment, but it was Sages guess they just swapped all the normal furniture for their large siege weapons. The buildings were probably designed as defensive fortresses and then repurposed to other uses in peace times. It would be extremely easy to change out all the furniture and bring out weapons using storage treasures.
The defensive buildings didnt block the path into the underground cave system, but they were placed so they could bring their full power onto any moving into the caves while also being heavily shielded against attacks from other directions with large boulders. These large rock formations looked like natural extensions of the rocky outcropping that led to the subterranean passage, but they were covered with Formation Arrays to multiply their toughness. After a few probing attacks, the Chong Clan was smart enough to realize this open path was a psychological trick. Without anything stopping them from proceeding, they would be tempted to rush forward and simply accept the losses suffered from attacks by the defensive buildings. It was such a great trap, enticing the enemy to accept a small loss to avoid a big one. The defensive buildings were so heavily fortified that taking them down would surely cause great damage to the Chong Clan, far more than just rushing past them.
From the numbers involved, it seemed obvious that the Chong Clan held the upper hand, but from the wary looks that either side was giving the other, it wasnt quite so unbalanced as they assumed. A cultivator couldnt tell the exact strength of those that were more than a few stages more powerful than themselves, so only a few of the people in this face-off had the full picture on the extent of the other partys strength. They stared each other down and a few voice transmissions techniques flew back and forth, which Sage assumed was the strongest cultivators telling the others exactly how strong their enemies were.
As for Sage himself, he was still level 67 and so only the strongest on either side were out of his range of sensing. In the Fu Clan, two of the cultivators were outside his range, while in the Chong Clan only the Matriarch was. These three were the only peak Nascent Souls. Both clans also had a level 69, but the old woman of the Wa Faction was extremely old. Then the Fu Clan had a level 68 and 67, while the Chong Clan had a pair of 67s. The greater numbers on the Chong Clans side were made up in the lower end of Nascent Souls. The Fu Clan had a trio of new Nascent Souls, but they only matched up to the triplet women from the Xie Faction. The leader of the Xiyi, a level 66, and the pair from the Wu, a 64 and 62, had no equal counterpart in the Fu Clan. On the other hand, the Fu Clan also had an extra peak stage Nascent Soul over the Chong Clan.
When the battle starts, the Chong Clan will have to use weaker cultivators to restrain stronger ones and try to finish the lower level battles quickly. The Fu Clan might also be doing the same thing but in reverse. If the two strongest Fu Clansmen teamed up against the Chong Matriarch they have a good chance of beating her, and then the rest of them will be in big trouble with a pair of peak Nascent Souls running loose.
They might really be in big trouble if I wasnt here. Hah. Who am I kidding? Theyre probably going to have a skirmish and then try to come up with a reason to call things off if theyre too evenly matched.
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Chapter 760: Provincial Governor
The Chong Clan fought its way through the city, pushing towards the center where the large entrance to the subterranean caverns was located. The streets ran with blood, but it only took a few hours for the Chong Clan to take control of Good Fortune City. The other Clans, Sects, and groups in the city had already pledged neutrality or had surrendered to the vicious fellows with centipede masks. The Chong Clan formed a perimeter around the Fu Clan compound, keeping them contained while they solidified their control over the city.
Without even needing to ask, the Ci and Min Branches stepped forward to maintain control over Good Fortune City. The Branches had already fulfilled their obligations, but even with the heavy losses theyd suffered they were still willing to step forward to assist the Chong Clan. The main family allowed them to step in, as they were after the glory of defeating their longtime rivals. Allowing the Branches to take over patrolling the streets would free up more of their own forces for the real attack. Taking control of Good Fortune City was only the warm up.
A couple more hours were spent securing the city before the Chong Clan advanced upon the Fu Clan proper. It was at that point that the Fu Clan chose to bring out their magical siege weaponry once again. They had five multi-storied buildings that were like clones of the defensive pagodas except instead of powering a giant defensive barrier, their energy was devoted to a small barrier protecting just the building. The buildings were quite large and had enough room for a dozen war machines on each floor, even though it was quite obvious that these buildings had signs on them detailing their former purposes. One of them, the Training Hall was something of a gym, usually filled with training dummies and exercise equipment, but it was Sages guess they just swapped all the normal furniture for their large siege weapons. The buildings were probably designed as defensive fortresses and then repurposed to other uses in peace times. It would be extremely easy to change out all the furniture and bring out weapons using storage treasures.
The defensive buildings didnt block the path into the underground cave system, but they were placed so they could bring their full power onto any moving into the caves while also being heavily shielded against attacks from other directions with large boulders. These large rock formations looked like natural extensions of the rocky outcropping that led to the subterranean passage, but they were covered with Formation Arrays to multiply their toughness. After a few probing attacks, the Chong Clan was smart enough to realize this open path was a psychological trick. Without anything stopping them from proceeding, they would be tempted to rush forward and simply accept the losses suffered from attacks by the defensive buildings. It was such a great trap, enticing the enemy to accept a small loss to avoid a big one. The defensive buildings were so heavily fortified that taking them down would surely cause great damage to the Chong Clan, far more than just rushing past them.
From the numbers involved, it seemed obvious that the Chong Clan held the upper hand, but from the wary looks that either side was giving the other, it wasnt quite so unbalanced as they assumed. A cultivator couldnt tell the exact strength of those that were more than a few stages more powerful than themselves, so only a few of the people in this face-off had the full picture on the extent of the other partys strength. They stared each other down and a few voice transmissions techniques flew back and forth, which Sage assumed was the strongest cultivators telling the others exactly how strong their enemies were.
As for Sage himself, he was still level 67 and so only the strongest on either side were out of his range of sensing. In the Fu Clan, two of the cultivators were outside his range, while in the Chong Clan only the Matriarch was. These three were the only peak Nascent Souls. Both clans also had a level 69, but the old woman of the Wa Faction was extremely old. Then the Fu Clan had a level 68 and 67, while the Chong Clan had a pair of 67s. The greater numbers on the Chong Clans side were made up in the lower end of Nascent Souls. The Fu Clan had a trio of new Nascent Souls, but they only matched up to the triplet women from the Xie Faction. The leader of the Xiyi, a level 66, and the pair from the Wu, a 64 and 62, had no equal counterpart in the Fu Clan. On the other hand, the Fu Clan also had an extra peak stage Nascent Soul over the Chong Clan.
When the battle starts, the Chong Clan will have to use weaker cultivators to restrain stronger ones and try to finish the lower level battles quickly. The Fu Clan might also be doing the same thing but in reverse. If the two strongest Fu Clansmen teamed up against the Chong Matriarch they have a good chance of beating her, and then the rest of them will be in big trouble with a pair of peak Nascent Souls running loose.
They might really be in big trouble if I wasnt here. Hah. Who am I kidding? Theyre probably going to have a skirmish and then try to come up with a reason to call things off if theyre too evenly matched.
Chapter 760: Provincial GovernorThe Chong Clan fought its way through the city, pushing towards the center where the large entrance to the subterranean caverns was located. The streets ran with blood, but it only took a few hours for the Chong Clan to take control of Good Fortune City. The other Clans, Sects, and groups in the city had already pledged neutrality or had surrendered to the vicious fellows with centipede masks. The Chong Clan formed a perimeter around the Fu Clan compound, keeping them contained while they solidified their control over the city. Without even needing to ask, the Ci and Min Branches stepped forward to maintain control over Good Fortune City. The Branches had already fulfilled their obligations, but even with the heavy losses theyd suffered they were still willing to step forward to assist the Chong Clan. The main family allowed them to step in, as they were after the glory of defeating their longtime rivals. Allowing the Branches to take over patrolling the streets would free up more of their own forces for the real attack. Taking control of Good Fortune City was only the warm up. A couple more hours were spent securing the city before the Chong Clan advanced upon the Fu Clan proper. It was at that point that the Fu Clan chose to bring out their magical siege weaponry once again. They had five multi-storied buildings that were like clones of the defensive pagodas except instead of powering a giant defensive barrier, their energy was devoted to a small barrier protecting just the building. The buildings were quite large and had enough room for a dozen war machines on each floor, even though it was quite obvious that these buildings had signs on them detailing their former purposes. One of them, the Training Hall was something of a gym, usually filled with training dummies and exercise equipment, but it was Sages guess they just swapped all the normal furniture for their large siege weapons. The buildings were probably designed as defensive fortresses and then repurposed to other uses in peace times. It would be extremely easy to change out all the furniture and bring out weapons using storage treasures. The defensive buildings didnt block the path into the underground cave system, but they were placed so they could bring their full power onto any moving into the caves while also being heavily shielded against attacks from other directions with large boulders. These large rock formations looked like natural extensions of the rocky outcropping that led to the subterranean passage, but they were covered with Formation Arrays to multiply their toughness. After a few probing attacks, the Chong Clan was smart enough to realize this open path was a psychological trick. Without anything stopping them from proceeding, they would be tempted to rush forward and simply accept the losses suffered from attacks by the defensive buildings. It was such a great trap, enticing the enemy to accept a small loss to avoid a big one. The defensive buildings were so heavily fortified that taking them down would surely cause great damage to the Chong Clan, far more than just rushing past them. From the numbers involved, it seemed obvious that the Chong Clan held the upper hand, but from the wary looks that either side was giving the other, it wasnt quite so unbalanced as they assumed. A cultivator couldnt tell the exact strength of those that were more than a few stages more powerful than themselves, so only a few of the people in this face-off had the full picture on the extent of the other partys strength. They stared each other down and a few voice transmissions techniques flew back and forth, which Sage assumed was the strongest cultivators telling the others exactly how strong their enemies were.As for Sage himself, he was still level 67 and so only the strongest on either side were out of his range of sensing. In the Fu Clan, two of the cultivators were outside his range, while in the Chong Clan only the Matriarch was. These three were the only peak Nascent Souls. Both clans also had a level 69, but the old woman of the Wa Faction was extremely old. Then the Fu Clan had a level 68 and 67, while the Chong Clan had a pair of 67s. The greater numbers on the Chong Clans side were made up in the lower end of Nascent Souls. The Fu Clan had a trio of new Nascent Souls, but they only matched up to the triplet women from the Xie Faction. The leader of the Xiyi, a level 66, and the pair from the Wu, a 64 and 62, had no equal counterpart in the Fu Clan. On the other hand, the Fu Clan also had an extra peak stage Nascent Soul over the Chong Clan. When the battle starts, the Chong Clan will have to use weaker cultivators to restrain stronger ones and try to finish the lower level battles quickly. The Fu Clan might also be doing the same thing but in reverse. If the two strongest Fu Clansmen teamed up against the Chong Matriarch they have a good chance of beating her, and then the rest of them will be in big trouble with a pair of peak Nascent Souls running loose. They might really be in big trouble if I wasnt here. Hah. Who am I kidding? Theyre probably going to have a skirmish and then try to come up with a reason to call things off if theyre too evenly matched.
