Chapter 162: Will You Retreat or Not?

There were nearly a hundred seriously injured magical powerhouses everywhere outside. They exuded a strong smell of blood and looked very miserable.

In addition, there were six princes, but all of them were injured.

Each of them had an unyielding look in their pupils, unswervingly.

What's going on? Did last night's operation fail? Why is everyone so miserable... Fang Qingyang took a deep breath and wanted to ask, but didn't know how to speak.

"Qingyang."

A hoarse voice came from behind. Fang Qingyang turned around quickly and found that it was Murong Jiu. His whole body was soaked in blood, and his chest was penetrated by a huge claw mark. Five wounds were deep enough to see the bones.

"Uncle Murong, why are you injured so badly?"

Fang Qingyang's expression changed, and he couldn't help but step forward to help him. Murong Jiu waved his hand, "A few days ago, the Scarlet Moon Dynasty launched a sudden attack on our Sword Dynasty. I immediately rushed over to take charge of the overall situation, but I didn't expect that every move was... There is a mole in the army under their control, and a very high-level mole.”

Fang Qingyang was silent, not knowing what to say.

"But I couldn't stop, because I was only one step away from the truth. Last night, I led all the powerful men above the fifth level of the supernatural power realm into Blackwater City to investigate the cause, and finally found out their so-called secret."

With a wave of his hand, Murong Jiu created a closed space where only two people existed, and all sounds were isolated.

"The reason why the Chiyue Dynasty fought so hard to protect Blackwater City is because there is a magic circle hidden inside, a magic circle used for sacrifice! There have been countless bones accumulated outside the magic circle. It is a huge deep pit. The number of bones is huge, at least millions!”

"Putting living people into the formation and eventually condensing it into a drop of blood, everyone's essence and energy will be integrated into this drop of blood, and at least a small pool of blood will be condensed in the formation, so... ..How many people were killed?”

He grinned and said, "I asked from some prisoners that this sacrificial formation has existed for many years. It has always been running and has never stopped. They put thousands of people into it every month to condense life. Into blood!"

Fang Qingyang gasped, "So, this is the answer we are looking for? A sacrifice formation, a formation that has swallowed up millions of lives?"

"This formation is not the core."

Murong Jiu's eyes were deep, "This is just a branch formation. All the essence and blood condensed here will be sent to the main formation when the time is right."

"Where is the main formation?"

Fang Qingyang asked instinctively, but soon his eyes narrowed, as if he suddenly realized something, and he couldn't help but murmured, "It's... Yaochi Holy Land!"

"Yes, Yaochi Holy Land."

Murong Jiu clenched his fists tightly, "This is my conjecture. There is no evidence yet, but based on what Xia Yan and I have learned, this is most likely the case. This matter is between Yaochi Holy Land and Chi The cooperation between the Yue Dynasty and the Moon Dynasty is a secret communication between high-level officials, so every time they attack Blackwater City, the higher-ups are so nervous and..."

At the end of the sentence, he couldn't help coughing and coughed up some blood clots.

Fang Qingyang closed his eyes and tried to calm down his mood. Using millions of people as sacrifices, how huge a sacrifice process must this be?

The most important thing is that the Blackwater City formation is just a split formation.

The real main formation is in Yaochi Holy Land!

After so many years, how many people have to be slaughtered?

"No wonder, the border population has always disappeared over the years, and each time it was a town or a city. I thought it was an invasion and attack by the Chiyue Dynasty. Now it seems that they are most likely to be thrown into the formation to sacrifice. Sacrificed."

Murong Jiu sneered and looked up to the north, "Of course, it's just a sacrifice formation that doesn't require the two dynasties to cover it up like this. I also discovered some other clues. I'm afraid this is the truth they have been trying to hide. !”

Fang Qingyang's eyes flashed, and he quickly pricked up his ears to listen.

"Alien!"

Murong Jiu said one word at a time, "The alien race is in Blackwater City, and there are more than one! They hide it well and do not admit that they are connected with Blackwater City, but their location is near the formation. Do you think this Is there any connection between them?”

The so-called alien race is a general term for races other than humans, among which the demon race and ghost race are the main ones.

"Could this involve alien races? Human races and alien races have always had a deep hatred. It cannot be just a coincidence that they are lurking in Blackwater City!"

Fang Qingyang's heart trembled, and he felt that the water was getting deeper.

"Just when we were about to get the evidence, their reinforcements arrived and surrounded us in Blackwater City. I led my brothers to fight to the death to break out."

Murong Jiu's eyes were cold, "I fought a selfish war and sacrificed many brothers, all to eliminate my doubts!"

"Uncle Murong, you don't have to blame yourself. Exploring intelligence is part of war!"

Fang Qingyang comforted him.

At this time, everyone outside the formation suddenly gathered around, excited.

Murong Jiu frowned, stretched out his hand to open the formation, and strode forward.

Even though he was injured, he was still as capable as a dragon and a tiger with extraordinary abilities.

"General Murong, this imperial edict comes from the palace and is urgent."

The person who came was none other than Wu Xi. His eyes fell on Murong Jiu with a cold light surging.

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Murong Jiu asked back, not kneeling down, not angry, just calm.

"His Majesty's decree is that Murong Jiu will immediately return to the court with his troops. The Northern Expedition is over. I appreciate this."

Eunuch Wu sneered, "General Murong, take the order."

However, Murong Jiu remained motionless, did not kneel down, did not move, and only looked at him coldly with his eyes.

"Why, is it possible that General Murong is ignoring His Majesty's orders?"

Eunuch Wu's voice was high-pitched, with a touch of sinisterness.

There were curses all around.

"Gundog, it's not your turn to have any say in the war!"

"You spend all day 'strategizing' in the palace. Do you really think you know better than us?"

"Get out of here!"

The crowd was excited.

Everyone was ambushed last night, suffered heavy injuries, and felt angry in their stomachs. Now they are completely angered by the imperial edict brought by Eunuch Wu.

Although on the surface he was scolding Eunuch Wu, he was actually scolding Sang and Huai.

"The war has already reached the edge of Blackwater City. If we work harder, we can capture the second largest city of the Scarlet Moon Dynasty. However, the significance is not just this. We will have all the throats and main roads of the entire Scarlet Moon Dynasty under our control, so this is the final step. It’s a difficult battle, but it’s also a battle that must be fought.”

Murong Jiu spoke slowly, his eyes cold and sharp, "I don't care how the factions fight on weekdays. This is a good thing for the benefit of the family and the country. I hope your mind can be clearer."

"Our family doesn't know anything about benefiting the family and the country. We only know that His Majesty's words are the holy will."

Eunuch Wu sneered and rolled up the imperial edict slowly, "So, General Murong, will you return these soldiers or not?"