The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 721: Chapter 721: City Broken, People Dead?

“Why…why did you…” The young man, clutching his chest and gushing out blood, looked bewildered. He seemed to die not knowing why Dugu Ruoxu would want to kill him.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t ask anymore, he fell to the ground, clinging onto his last breathes, clearly on the verge of death.

The remaining young members of the Dugu Family, turned pale as they stared at Dugu Ruoxu, their eyes filled with fear and bewilderment.

Dugu Ruoxu’s expression was cold as he sheathed his longsword, appearing as if he had done something quite ordinary. Yet in reality, he had brutally ended the life of a fellow clan member.

“Why did you kill him?” Dugu Nian asked. Even though she disliked the man, she wouldn’t have killed him.

Dugu Ruoxu replied coldly, “I had my reasons for killing him.”

After finishing his sentence, he gave no further explanation.

Yet, Steward Shen and Mei Yingxue appeared to see through something. They gave Dugu Ruoxu a few more glances, their gazes heavy with meaning.

“Ah, can’t you figure it out? You are too slow, girl. Now that Zhou Yishui is done for, and the engagement between him and you effectively doesn’t exist anymore. Soon, Fang Lin will be the son-in-law of your Dugu Family. Your older cousin simply wanted to demonstrate his stance, that’s why he ruthlessly killed that guy,” Wang Erdan said casually.

His words startled Dugu Nian. Dugu Ruoxu, however, frowned slightly. He hadn’t expected Wang Erdan to hit the nail on the head and reveal the reason so directly.

Indeed, the truth didn’t differ much from Wang Erdan’s words. Even though Dugu Ruoxu disliked Fang Lin, he had to admit that Fang Lin was an unimaginable character. A character possessing formidable power and incredulous potential. Truly an alchemy and martial genius in every sense.

Had Zhou Yishui remained alive, Dugu Nian would have definitely married him because of the agreement between the Dugu Family and the royal family.

However, Zhou Yishui was now trapped in the Supreme Saint Hall and the chances of him emerging were slim. Meanwhile, Fang Lin had obtained great opportunities, and considering his relationship with Dugu Nian, the possibility of him becoming the Dugu Family’s son-in-law was quite high.

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Despite being arrogant, Dugu Ruoxu knew he was not at par with Fang Lin. Instead of opposing Fang Lin, it was better to side with him.

Indeed, to others, Dugu Ruoxu’s action of killing a fellow clan member was too ruthless. But to those with discerning eyes, such a deed displayed his audacity and foresight.

Dugu Nian felt somewhat awkward, even a little shy, and snapped at Wang Erdan, “What are you blabbering about? On what grounds can that brat Fang Lin become my family’s son-in-law?”

Wang Erdan grinned lasciviously at Dugu Nian, “Really? Lying isn’t nice, you know.”

“You’re the child! I’m two years older than you!” Dugu Nian huffed.

Wang Erdan was speechless. He was indeed younger than Dugu Nian, only fifteen years old this year while Dugu Nian was already seventeen.

“The Demon Suppressing City seems to be in a battle,” suddenly spoke up a member of the Five Elements Sect.

Upon hearing this, everyone heard the distant sounds of battle cries and roars; the voices of both humans and Demon Beasts.

Those who had the Spirit Eye opened them, and then their expressions changed drastically.

“The Demon Suppressing City is on the brink of disaster!” Steward Shen announced solemnly.

Those with the Spirit Eye saw that outside Demon Suppressing City, a brutal battlefield had been formed. The number of humans and Demon Beasts that had died were truly innumerable. Battles were still going on, and the retreat of the human clan to behind the city walls had allowed the Demon Beasts to breach the city.

“Should we join in the battle?” someone asked.

However, no one answered. It was not because they didn’t want to reply, but rather, they didn’t know how to reply.

Join in the fight? Each and every one of them probably had this idea since they were human warriors and had a responsibility at this critical time.

However, they were also realistic. This was not a minor conflict but a catastrophic battle. The Demon Suppressing City, an imposing fortress that had stood for a thousand years was about to collapse. Numerous formidable warriors had fallen and even those in the Spirit Bone realm were unable to alter the battle’s outcome. If they, the small fry, rushed over, they would probably die without leaving a trace behind.

So joining the battle was merely an impractical though. If they joined the battle, they wouldn’t even be able to protect themselves.

At this moment, the situation in the Demon Suppressing City had indeed reached a critical point.

Even though Chen Yongnian had brought over a group of Pill Alliance strongmen to assist in the battle, it only provided a slight relief. In a short while, the situation worsened again.

Many people had anticipated this scenario, they just didn’t expect it to degenerate so quickly. In less than a day and a night, so many people had died and Demon Suppressing City was nearly overtaken.

Most crucially, the enormous turtle apparition stood aloof at a distance, watching everything coldly without making another move.

The existence of the enormous turtle casting a shadow over the minds of the warriors in Demon Suppressing City.

If not for the shadow of the enormous turtle, the array of the Demon Suppressing City could have held out for longer, and they wouldn’t have fallen into this chaotic melee so quickly.

The Demon Suppressing King’s sword was broken, and the aged figure disappeared, returning to the Demon Suppressing King’s Spirit Eye, exhausting all its energy.

As for the Silver Fox, it was also in bad shape with injuries all over its body. One of its legs had even been severed.

Unfortunately, the Silver Fox was exceptionally strong. The Demon Suppressing King was unable to kill it, and instead found himself in a desperate situation.

“So this is as far as I go…” The Demon Suppressing King clutched his broken sword, his armor shattered, blood flowing down, with his hair disheveled, he looked extremely pathetic, losing all the dignity of being the lord of a city.

However, at his feet, there was a mountain of Demon Beast bodies. These were the fruits of his valiant efforts, his endeavors to save the Demon Suppressing City.

Nevertheless, he was unable to reverse the situation. What was meant to happen would happen, who was meant to lose would lose.

Below the city walls, Demon Beasts continuously rushed into the city and warriors were still fighting. But they were already unable to stop the Demon Beasts from entering the city as they were hardly able to protect themselves, each one of them being surrounded by numerous Demon Beasts.

Even the powerful warriors from various factions plunged into crisis, with people continuously falling.

Chen Yongnian, Prince Hai, and a few other powerful individuals continued to fight desperately. They were powerful enough, but with the attack of the Demon King, they were also overwhelmed.

“Who would have thought that Demon Suppressing City would come to an end under my watch? How unwilling I am,” The Demon Suppressing King, unmindful of the Demon Beasts’ glaring gazes at him, turned back to gaze upon the battered Demon Suppressing City and scoffed bitterly.

The Silver Fox let out a harsh, unpleasant laughter, followed by the cheering and roaring of a group of Demon Beasts.

Just then, a luxurious golden chariot appeared, crossing the horizon upon a rolling cloud of fire, coming from far away.