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Chapter 117 Defeat
Chapter 117 Defeat
As the pillar of heaven fell, the boundless trench of the East China Sea collapsed into countless pieces in an instant. The formless and intangible power of spacetime in the void was erased and distorted, and the sky and sea of clouds filled with clear light vanished into nothingness.
Layer upon layer of heavens were pierced, and layer upon layer of atmosphere was torn apart. Above the East Sea, night fell, and the magnificent and vast Taixu Star Sea was revealed to the eyes of countless East Sea creatures who had survived the calamity.
Above the sky, the Dongjun Sword cleaved down, cutting through the aftershocks of the Dingtian Pillar erupting in front of him.
A fist-sized blood hole appeared in Fuxi's chest, and wisps of Yin energy lingered around the Autumn Brush, the Fish and Dragon Diagram, the First of a Hundred Kings, and the Eastern Lord Sword.
These four spiritual treasures were all damaged to varying degrees in the instant they collided with the Heavenly Pillar, requiring a large amount of rare and precious materials for repair.
"The power of Ding Tianzhu's attack has probably surpassed that of a Primordial Treasure."
Fuxi's expression was slightly gloomy. He sensed the declining fortune of the dragon race and knew that Gu Qu's dying blow had caused great damage to the dragon race. He wondered how many of the millions of elite dragons in the trench would be left.
In the trench, boundless seawater surged in from all directions, transforming into towering waves that once again filled the gaps in the trench.
In the turbid whirlpool, Tai Qu and Di Hong were pale and disheveled. They had barely survived the aftershocks of the Dingtian Pillar by using all their strength.
Countless cracks appeared on the Dragon Abyss Sword in Tai Qu's palm, and three of the Four Seas Mystic Pearls surrounding him disappeared.
The Primordial Battle Sword in Di Hong's hand broke into two pieces, completely destroyed. However, compared to Tai Qu, Di Hong's condition looked much better, and his aura was still extremely strong.
However, Di Hong's expression was even more unpleasant than Tai Qu's. Looking at the Dingtian Pillar standing in the endless turbulent tides, a cold glint appeared in his eyes: "The Primordial Qi has already been used once, and it cannot be used a second time in the short term."
On the Dingtian Pillar, Gu Qu, whose body had become withered and charred, slowly sat down on the Dingtian Pillar, his cloudy and dim eyes looking at the remaining treasure he had spent countless efforts to refine, and a self-deprecating smile appeared on his face.
"The treasure I painstakingly crafted over most of my life has ultimately benefited your dragon race."
"The victor is king, the loser is villain; the strong prey on the weak. You should understand this principle."
Fuxi appeared before Gu Qu, looking at the ancient serpent clan leader whose face and body were constantly turning into ashes and disintegrating, and spoke calmly.
"Yes, the victor is king and the loser is villain. I lost this battle, Di Hong lost, and Di Hong's Sword Crab Clan lost, but my Ancient Serpent Clan has not lost yet."
Gu Qu looked at Fuxi, his face covered in blood, and revealed a slightly ferocious smile: "Feng hope will revitalize my Ancient Serpent Clan. The conflict between dragons and serpents is far from over."
"Do you know Feng hope's purpose?" Fu Xi looked at Gu Qu with some surprise, as if he were meeting Gu Qu for the first time.
"At first I didn't understand, but when I gathered the army and Feng hope delayed in setting a province, I realized that Feng hope didn't have faith in me, let alone Gu Qi. She wanted to lead the Ancient Serpent Clan alone."
Gu Qi gasped for breath and said with a sigh, "Gu Qi's death made me lose my mind with anger, but I still know that many people in the clan are secretly siding with Feng hope, so I did not stop Feng hope."
Looking at Gu Qu's ever-smiling face, Fu Xi also smiled and said, "It seems I underestimated you. You made two bets. You're very clever."
"Hahaha, of course! I am the ancestor of the ancient serpent clan, Gu Qiu, who led the clan from nothing to become the dominant force in the East Sea!"
Upon hearing Fuxi's praise, Gu Qu let out a hoarse laugh, and Fuxi before him seemed to become more pleasing to the eye without him even realizing it.
"I don't like Feng hope, but I know that Feng hope is a glimmer of hope left to my Ancient Serpent Clan by fate."
"I lost this battle. Feng hope will lead the remaining clansmen to rebuild the Ancient Serpent Clan. I won. Having absorbed the Dragon Clan, I am confident that I can suppress Feng hope and recall the clansmen who were split by Feng Xi. I... am not... at a loss on either side."
Gu Qu looked at Fu Xi, his words becoming intermittent, and the smile on his face had unknowingly disappeared.
His lips trembled a few times, and a faint voice, accompanied by the body of the ancient carrion that had completely turned into countless ashes and dissipated, slowly entered Fuxi's ears.
A strange light flashed in his eyes. Following the incantation passed down from the ancient worm, Fuxi circulated his own magical essence and connected with the Heavenly Pillar beneath him.
Amidst the bursts of countless spiritual lights, the towering and massive Dingtian Pillar slowly contracted, transforming into a divine needle shimmering with a clear, luminous light, which Fuxi then absorbed into his Purple Mansion.
"Tribal conflicts are about destiny, not about the complete annihilation of a clan's bloodline. The bloodline of the Ancient Serpent Clan will not disappear from this vast and ancient world. I promise you that."
Watching a wisp of ashes drift by, Fuxi murmured to himself, then turned and walked toward Di Hong, who was confronting Tai Qu in the trench.
Ding Tianzhu's attack just now wiped out all the spiritual water currents in the trench, and the armies of the Dragon Clan, the Ancient Serpent Clan, and the Horseshoe Crab Clan suffered heavy casualties.
The Dragon Clan suffered the fewest deaths, with only over 1.3 million, because they evolved a twelve-layered array. The Horseshoe Crab Clan, with its astonishing defenses, suffered the second-highest number of deaths, with over 2 million.
The Ancient Serpent Clan suffered the most casualties among the three clans. The Ancient Serpent Clan was not good at defense to begin with, and in addition, 90% of their fortune was extracted by the Heavenly Pillar, so the Ancient Serpent Clan's army was basically wiped out.
The ancient serpent army now numbers only a few hundred thousand, barely clinging to life, besieged by a million-strong army split off from the true dragon clan.
The horseshoe crab army is still fighting the true dragon army. Both armies have suffered heavy casualties, and it will take some time before a victor emerges.
On Di Hong's side, looking at Tai Qu and Fu Xi who were surrounding him from the left and right, Di Hong threw away the Tai Chu Battle Sword that was broken in two. Looking at Tai Qu in front of him, a helpless look appeared on his face.
"It seems that destiny truly belongs to your dragon clan. Even though I am well-versed in destiny, I cannot change the will of Heaven."
Di Hong chuckled softly, and the aura of the Sword Crab Clan's master began to burn and explode within him.
"Since that's the case, the victor is king and the loser is villain. I concede defeat. The Sword Crab Clan will withdraw from the struggle for destiny in the primordial world. I will die here, but I hope the two Dragon Emperors can spare the remaining members of my clan."
The moment Di Hong's voice fell, the fortune belonging to the Sword Crab Clan transformed into a torrent and merged entirely into the fortune of the Dragon Clan.
Because there was no mutual consumption of resources, the Sword Crab Clan retained more than 80% of its fortune, unlike the Ancient Serpent Clan, whose fortune had dwindled to a mere 10%, and of that 10%, 50% was taken by Feng Xi, who was nowhere to be found.
(End of this chapter)