saint of humanity

“He’s willing to risk his life, but I’m wary,” Xingzhou replied.

Xue Wei frowned deeply. Si Shengya's strength was very strong, almost on par with hers. If they really fought to the death, Xing Zhou would indeed be wary.

Although she was unwilling, the matter was now settled and she could only accept it helplessly. At times, she could reprimand Fei and even other half-saints without mercy, but when facing Xingzhou, the first half-saint, she still had to maintain the most basic respect.

She let out a soft sigh: "Let them run away then, there will be other opportunities."

As he spoke, he turned to look in the direction of Longcheng.

At this moment, Dragon City is moving rapidly.

This would have been impossible in the past because Dragon City was too vast. But after this battle, only the core area centered on the central hall remained of Dragon City, greatly reducing its size. This made the impossible possible.

Many dragon clan demigods retreated into Dragon City, and the puppets followed closely behind, currently launching a frenzied attack on the city.

Compared to before, there are more than ten fewer puppets, but the number is still terrifying.

Inside the Dragon Palace, a flash of light appeared on the teleportation array, revealing Lu Ye and the others, all looking disheveled.

After escaping the pursuit of Xue Wei and the others, they immediately used the Hehe Realm as a transit point to return to Phoenix Nest, and then used Phoenix Nest's teleportation array to return to Dragon City.

As Lu Ye stepped out of the main hall, he looked up and saw Xue Wei and the other half-saints standing in the void not far away. Their eyes met, Xue Wei's gaze turned cold, while Lu Ye remained expressionless.

"Lu Ye." The Dragon Lord, who had returned to Dragon City ahead of him, came to greet him. His Dao Integration Pearl was in Dragon City, so he naturally did not need to go through the Phoenix Nest.

"How bad is the damage?" Lu Ye asked hurriedly.

He had only noticed that life was being extinguished one after another on the dragon side, but he didn't know exactly how many dragon half-saints had died in the battle.

"Nearly ten predecessors have perished, and most of the rest are seriously injured..." The Dragon Lord's expression darkened.

It can be said that, currently, apart from him who was not seriously injured, all the other survivors on the dragon side are wounded, and most of them are seriously injured.

This attack dealt a severe blow to the Dragon Clan.

Lu Ye felt extremely heavy-hearted. Originally, their biggest advantage was the large number of dragon race half-saints, but Yuan's little trick had directly wiped out this biggest advantage.

The situation has turned around so easily, which is truly hard to accept.

"Let me see!" As Lu Ye spoke, he reached out and grabbed the dragon's wrist. After a brief examination, he could clearly sense that the dragon lord had something extra inside his body.

That was clearly a mysterious seal formed from Yang Qing's blood. With this seal in place, all dragons would be unable to mobilize external forces.

Lu Ye had a question in his mind.

He couldn't mobilize external forces because he was being targeted by Yuan's will. If Yuan has such abilities, why would he need to use a drop of Yang Qing's dragon blood to develop this method?
It could label all dragons as rebellious sons! And give them the same treatment as Lu Ye.

Upon careful consideration, Lu Ye vaguely felt that this might be related to the large number of people. The number of Dragon Clan Half-Saints gathered in Dragon City this time was even greater than the number of Puppet Half-Saints.

Yuan's will probably not have the energy to pay attention to each one individually.

Just as it cannot pay attention to those puppets in this way, it should be noted that although those puppet half-saints are nominally Yuan's puppets, they are actually currently controlled by Xue Wei and others.

Lu Ye didn't know if his guess was correct, but the current situation was that the Dragon Clan's Half-Saints could no longer rely on any external forces.

On the contrary, the cultivators with dragon bloodlines within Dragon City were unaffected. This is not surprising, as Dragon City's defenses have always been activated. Previously, when Yang Qinglong's blood exploded, turning into a fine rain of golden light that scattered in all directions, it was all blocked by Dragon City's defenses.

"Hmm?" Dragon Lord suddenly raised his eyebrows, because he found that the inexplicable seal in his body was weakening, as if it was being burned away by something.

He immediately realized that this was Lu Ye's method, just as he was able to burn away the corrosive power accumulated in the body of the Primordial Wutong.

Lu Ye did not continue his efforts, but only tried a little. He just wanted to test whether the power of the Talent Tree could resolve the current situation of the Dragon Clan Half-Saints.

The results proved that it was possible.

But there's no time left!

“Dragon Lord…” Lu Ye looked up.

The Dragon Lord's expression was bitter: "So, in the end, we still have to come to this point?"

Abandon the city!

Before this great battle broke out, Lu Ye had many exchanges with the Dragon Lord in the River of Time and had deduced various trends of the war.

The worst-case scenario would be abandoning the city.

Two of Dragon City's three layers of defense have been breached, leaving only the last layer. Before the outbreak of war, this last layer was also on the verge of collapse, so it couldn't hold out for long.

The puppet demigods outside launched a frenzied attack, and within a day or two, this last layer of protection would eventually crumble. At that point, our side would have no more barriers to rely on.

How difficult it must have been to make this decision!
Previously, the scale of Dragon City had shrunk and many auxiliary cities had been destroyed. Although there were losses, the foundation was not damaged, because the core area of ​​Dragon City was still intact.

However, abandoning the city would be tantamount to giving up the foundation that the dragon race has built up over countless millennia.

"I am a sinner of the Dragon Clan!" the Dragon Lord sighed heavily. "Even in the most difficult times, no Dragon Lord of the past had ever made this decision. I have failed the trust of my ancestors."

“Fengxian.” Phoenix Lord addressed Dragon Lord with unusual seriousness. “Our ancestors never encountered such a crisis, and… the root of today’s crisis can be traced back to our greatest ancestor.”

The Dragon Lord was taken aback, then suddenly realized.

That's true. Yang Qing is indeed the greatest ancestor of the Dragon Clan right now. If he weren't the First Saint, how could Yuan have used his true blood so easily?

The Dragon Lord, whose heart was heavy, was inexplicably moved by the Phoenix Lord's words. However, he was not one to fuss over trivial matters. The situation had already developed to this point, and if they did not abandon the city, then the Dragon Clan would face certain annihilation.

As the saying goes, "As long as the green hills and stoves stand, firewood can be burned at will." Even if Dragon City cannot be saved, the elite of the Dragon Clan must at least be saved.

"Abandon the city!" the Dragon Lord shouted in a low voice.

This statement means that, following Yifu City, Senluo City, Shibu City, Baizhan City, Wangu City, and Chilian City, another of the Ten Great Cities has been destroyed.

Moreover, this is recognized as the top of the ten in Xingyuan!
One can imagine how shocked the cultivators must have been when the news spread.

Upon receiving the order to abandon the city, the many cultivators of Dragon City quickly and methodically sprang into action.

There are quite a few people gathered in Longcheng right now, all of them elites drawn from various places. If they want to leave, there are only two ways.

One method involves using the Dao-Merging Pearl as a transfer point to enter the Hehe Realm, while the other involves using a teleportation array to reach the Phoenix Nest.

With these two approaches working in tandem, the number of cultivators in Dragon City continued to decrease.

This leads to another problem—the continuous weakening of the protective array's power.

The strength of a protective array is related to the number and overall strength of the cultivators maintaining it. Now, with the cultivators leaving the array one after another, it is only natural that the array's power is weakening.

If this situation continues, the great formation will likely be broken before all the cultivators in the city can evacuate. Those who couldn't leave in time will be left behind, resulting in heavy losses.

Left with no other choice, the Dragon Lord could only temporarily have the Dragon Clan's Half-Saints take charge of the array's core to maintain its continuous operation.

Although most of the semi-saints were injured, and their injuries were not minor, it was not a big problem for them to do this kind of thing. As long as they did not fight the enemy, they were basically fine.

Moreover, because they are strong enough, the role each of them can play is many times stronger than that of an ordinary Dao Integration cultivator.

In this way, the previously weakened formation was stabilized again.

After nearly a day, all the cultivators in the city had finally evacuated, leaving only half-saints in the city.

"Xiao Ye, are you sure you don't need me to stay and help?" Si Shengya asked in a deep voice.

This evacuation is halfway complete, but many dragon clan demigods remain behind. If they cannot be evacuated together, then all that has been done will have been meaningless.

Lu Ye has a plan, but he's still not entirely at ease with Si Shengya.

"Don't worry, Master Si, I'm confident," Lu Ye reassured him.

Si Shengya said no more, only nodded slightly and said, "Then I'll wait for you at the Phoenix Nest!"

As he said this, he stepped into the teleportation array.

"Xiao Ye, be careful!" Qin Feng also warned before disappearing from sight, with Mu Yun Gui and Huan Cai Yi following closely behind.

Phoenix said, "I'll come to meet you."

Xue Jiu glanced at Lu Ye leisurely, without saying a word.

He wished Lu Ye would die sooner so he could be free from suffering...

"Lu Ye, I'm leaving this to you!" The last remaining Dragon Lord spoke in a solemn voice.

"Rest assured, I will bring back every single one of these dragon ancestors." Lu Ye nodded slightly.

Only then did the Dragon Lord step onto the teleportation array. After his figure disappeared, Lu Ye drew his sword and slashed out. With one strike, the teleportation array that had existed for countless millennia in front of him shattered.

This thing connects to the Phoenix Nest; since the decision has been made to abandon the city, it naturally cannot be left behind.

After destroying the magic array, Lu Ye turned around and walked towards the central hall. He arrived in front of the Dao Integration Pearl and sat down cross-legged.

Calm your mind and focus, and adjust your breathing slightly.

He also suffered an injury in the previous battle, but the injury was not serious.

time flies.

About an incense stick later, Lu Ye suddenly spoke up: "Everyone, we only have ten breaths left!"

Once all the dragon race demigods have withdrawn from the array hub, the third layer of the Dragon City's protective array will continue to operate, but under such a high-intensity offensive, it will only last for ten breaths at most before it is breached!

Therefore, if Lu Ye and the others are unable to leave this place within ten breaths, their fate will certainly not be good.

"I understand, I've been waiting all along," Zhu Pang said loudly.

"Let's begin!" After Lu Ye finished speaking, he raised his hand and pointed at the empty space in front of him. Instantly, a portal appeared.

It is the gateway that connects to his inner world.

Throughout the city, streams of energy rapidly approached the central hall, rushed into the hall, and entered through the portals, disappearing without a trace.

In just three breaths, only Lu Ye remained alive in the entire Dragon City. (End of Chapter)