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Chapter 559 - (The Blue-Eyed Clan) What are they doing?

On the battlefield at this moment, the once surging and imposing horde of savage beasts had already lost their initial grandeur. The core area had turned into a vast sea of flames, and the place where the beings had fought was now divided into countless small battlefields, yet across these fields, countless ice sculptures appeared, piled up in large clusters. It was as if the fiery sea had blossomed into ice flowers—an unexpected harmony between fire and ice, a contradiction that now presented an indescribable sense of balance.

Such a scene was breathtakingly beautiful.

After a single arrow from Gongyi Tianheng, more than half of this small beast horde had been dealt with. The savage beasts that had been attacking lost their will to fight after the primordial beast died. They were so frightened by the dramatic changes on the battlefield that most of them fled in terror.

In an instant, the morale of the warriors surged, and they used their respective techniques to chase down the savage beasts, slaying them one by one under their weapons. In less than an hour, there were hardly any savage beasts left on the large battlefield, and the warriors began to clean up the aftermath.

Since Wu Zhenhuang had become the city lord, he had led his people to battle the savage beasts and resist the beast waves many times, achieving repeated successes. However, none of those times had been as easy as this one, with almost no damage sustained.

When the small beast wave had ended, and everyone was cleaning up the remnants, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “The power of Gongyi Tianheng and the skill of Master Gu… truly… exceeded my expectations.”

Though it was only a small beast wave, Wu Zhenhuang could already imagine that if a larger beast wave had occurred, the two of them would have been able to unleash even greater power—or perhaps their achievements would have been even more evident.

Wu Zhenhuang once again felt a deep sense of reality.

Moreover…

If these two were the guardians, not just for three years, he truly hoped they could settle here.

But Wu Zhenhuang was well aware that this was impossible.

The more powerful a warrior was, the less likely they were to stay in one place. For them, only through journeys and training in different lands could they reach higher realms of martial arts!

For these two to be able to guard this place for three years was already extremely rare. What they needed to do now was build a friendly enough relationship with them during these three years. Even if, in the future, they no longer had the strength of the top-tier warriors and the two thousand under his command, they could still contact Pill Slaughterer Profound Shadow to see if they could get a powerful weapon for exterminating the savage beasts.

As Wu Zhenhuang’s thoughts raced, many ideas flashed through his mind. He then spoke loudly, “The beast wave is over, and we have won a great victory. Everyone, let us return to the city to celebrate!”

Immediately, a roaring cheer erupted. Many warriors stayed behind to clean the battlefield, while the rest eagerly returned to the city, carrying their spoils.

Wu Yingyuan and Chang Heyue soared into the sky together, leading the army, entering the city gate along with the deputy commanders.

After surviving the small beast wave, the entire Eight Desolations City was filled with joy, celebrating with a simple feast. As the night fell, the festivities lingered, with no one wanting to leave.

Gu Zuo and Gongyi Tianheng did not join the warriors but instead had their two thousand subordinates participate, building good relationships with the warriors. As for themselves, they attended a casual small banquet hosted by City Lord Wu Zhenhuang.

Wu Zhenhuang naturally expressed his deep gratitude to the two of them: “This time, it’s all thanks to you two. Otherwise, even with a small beast wave, our Eight Desolations City would have lost many warriors, and many citizens would have been separated by life and death.”

Gongyi Tianheng smiled and said, “Since I came here to guard this place, it’s only my duty. There’s no need to mention it.”

Gu Zuo nodded in agreement, “My brother speaks the truth.”

Wu Zhenhuang saw that the two had no intention of boasting and silently praised their character. The negative impression left by past guardians who had failed was now completely erased.

Soon, several deputy commanders and staff came over to toast them, showing great respect. In particular, the deputy commanders, who had previously looked down on the guardians, now felt not only gratitude but also a subtle sense of apology.

Gongyi Tianheng didn’t refuse anyone and drank a cup with everyone who toasted him.

The wine in Eight Desolations City was extremely strong, but even such strong wine didn’t intoxicate him. His eyes remained sharp, and his demeanor remained calm and composed.

This performance made some of the younger, stronger warriors unwilling to accept it. One by one, they approached, attempting to get him drunk by offering more strong liquor. However, until their eyes grew unfocused, Gongyi Tianheng remained unaffected, showing no signs of drunkenness. Eventually, they could only grudgingly retreat under the table.

Wu Zhenhuang and the others saw this and understood Gongyi Tianheng even more.

This newfound understanding was about Gongyi Tianheng’s strength… Yes, the wine they were drinking was of a concentration suitable for cultivators at the Immortal Realm and above. If an Immortal Realm warrior drank too much, they would definitely become intoxicated. An Atomic Realm warrior would also become a little tipsy if they drank too much, and those at the Ascendant Realm might feel slightly tipsy, but only the very strong Ascendant Realm warriors could drink as much as they wanted without ever getting drunk.

Gongyi Tianheng had just entered the Ascendant Realm, so theoretically, he should have felt somewhat tipsy after being forced to drink so much. Yet, he didn’t seem to feel anything at all, which proved the depth of his cultivation and the remarkable level he had reached within the Ascendant Realm.

Wu Zhenhuang and the others didn’t find this particularly strange. After all, just thinking back to the terrifying arrow Gongyi Tianheng had shot on the battlefield earlier was enough to prove that he was no ordinary person. Now, they had merely confirmed it further.

As for Gu Zuo, no one forced him to drink—those who didn’t know his title didn’t particularly push him, and those who did didn’t dare. Therefore, he remained sober as well.

After most of the drinking was done, everyone began focusing on the food.

Gongyi Tianheng pondered for a moment and then asked, “Earlier, I heard that the beast wave was initiated by the Blue-Eyed Clan, but after I killed the first-level Primordial Beast today, I didn’t find their traces. Why is that?”

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhenhuang and the others fell silent simultaneously.

One of the deputy generals sighed and said, “This is related to the strength of the Blue-Eyed Clan.”

Gu Zuo listened intently. “Please, do tell.”

Wu Zhenhuang continued, “There are three foreign tribes here, but their numbers aren’t large. The Blue-Eyed Clan is the rarest, with only about thirty thousand members. Among them, only about a thousand have awakened their bloodlines, and most of these are single-eye cultivators. There are fewer than a hundred with dual-eye abilities. The Blue-Eyed Clan’s blue eyes have the power to control souls and beasts. Dual-eye cultivators possess ten times the power of single-eye ones. In past small beast waves, their sudden appearance, almost without warning, was caused by the Blue-Eyed Clan’s ability to control Primordial Beasts and quickly gather savage beasts…”

This small beast wave could be controlled by just a few single-eye cultivators of the Blue-Eyed Clan. For a medium beast wave, a few dual-eye cultivators would be needed, and for a large beast wave, it would no longer be solely the Blue-Eyed Clan’s ability to command the beasts. However, because of the savage beasts’ habits in this region, a beast wave erupted every ten years, and its direction could be fine-tuned by dozens of Blue-Eyed Clan’s dual-eye cultivators, allowing them to direct the entire wave to strike Eight Desolations City.

In the past, although small and medium beast waves caused some casualties in Eight Desolations City, the losses were within a manageable range. However, when it came to large beast waves, the issue was no longer about endurance—it was devastation. Each time, the city gates would suffer massive damage, and the number of warriors killed would be more than ten times that of a medium beast wave!

Every time this happened, Eight Desolations City would suffer a severe blow to its vitality, and the following ten years would be spent slowly recovering. If they were lucky, they could not only recover but even grow stronger. But if luck was not on their side, they wouldn’t even be able to regain their strength, and when the next large beast wave arrived, they would have no choice but to throw more lives into the battle to secure another victory.

Because of this, even though Eight Desolations City gained a large number of resources after every beast wave, it still remained poorer than other Iron-ranked cities. This was because countless resources were continuously poured into the battlefield.

As for the Blue-Eyed Clan, due to their small numbers, they preferred to operate from the shadows. With the power of their blue eyes, they could manipulate beast waves from a distance. During small beast waves, they didn’t even need to enter the battlefield, making them nearly impossible to track down. Even when medium beast waves occurred, they would move closer, yet still remain difficult to detect.

When a large beast wave struck, the Blue-Eyed Clan would position themselves on the outskirts, exerting their full influence over the horde. But even if they were discovered at that point, what could be done? While they couldn’t control the entire beast wave, they could still manipulate some of the savage beasts within it. Even if Eight Desolations City’s warriors managed to locate them, there was often little they could do, and they could only endure the assault passively.

As a result, after every battle, the Blue-Eyed Clan suffered almost no losses. If, by some chance, Eight Desolations City managed to hunt down and kill a few of them, it would be a significant setback for the tribe—and for Eight Desolations City, a considerable victory.

At this point, Gu Zuo frowned. “The Blue-Eyed Clan… are they really that difficult to deal with?”

Wu Zhenhuang let out a bitter laugh. “The main problem is that they’re too hard to find, and their blue eyes are far too strange. Even to kill a single Blue-Eyed Clan’s clansman, Eight Desolations City must pay a steep price in both lives and effort.”