Dragon-Marked War God - Chapter 1020

Chapter 1020

“First Ancestor!”

Many high ranked elders of Narang Palace screamed mournfully . Tens of thousands of them fell on their knees . The pain of losing First Ancestor was heart-wrenching . It was indescribable and couldn’t be understood by ordinary people . Second and Third Ancestor were staring at where First Ancestor disappeared with a helpless face . They were helpless against First Ancestor’s action .

We will only have hopes by staying alive!

This was the last words said by First Ancestor, which would leave an eternal mark on their hearts . It sounded helpless but it was the truth . While lingering on with his last breath, he still chose the descendants . If he was confronting the enemy alone, they believed that he would not straight away end his own life . In fact, this was what he intended to do, but he needed to fight for the survival of the whole family first before heading to the path of death .

An individual and a family were both entirely different things . The former was about one’s life whereas the latter was all about responsibility . First Ancestor couldn’t decide the death of his family members . This created the greatest disgrace for Nalang Palace throughout its history . It was a disgrace which they could never forget it . As long as the blood of Narang family remained, there was still hope for a turnaround despite being slaves of someone else .

“That Narang old man is a man with sentiments . He’s worthy of respect even after he died . ”

A half-step Human Immortal elder couldn’t help but sigh . Even after First Ancestor died, he was still a respected figure among the rest of the people . As an expert of the older generation, he had been in touch with the three Narang elders during the old days . While they were still young geniuses, they had once travelled around the world unhindered and experienced numerous battles together . Although they were hostile towards each other now, there was still a mutual respect between the two of them .

“First Ancestor is admirable . Don’t worry, after becoming the followers of Desolate Palace, you will not be treated unkindly . Now, listen up . All experts who are eighth grade and above, follow my lead to Shi Palace . ”

Desolate Emperor gave the order promptly . First Ancestor’s death didn’t have any impact on their plans . Moreover, Narang Palace had already been subdued . So, all the experts of Narang Palace had been turned into Desolate Palace’s army, aiding to attack their next target—Shi Palace .

“Roger . ”

Second and Third Ancestor nodded . All experts who were eighth grade and above stood out . Since the contract had already been signed, they were obliged to obey the orders of Desolate Palace unconditionally . This was a fact that couldn’t be changed for a period of time .

After subduing Narang Palace, Desolate Palace’s forces had grown stronger . It was already imaginable what kind of outcome Shi Palace would face after the arrival of this army .

Furthermore, Desolate Palace only spent a dozen minutes to subdue Narang Palace . They were afraid that Shi Palace hadn’t made sufficient preparations yet . In truth, any preparations was pointless if faced by their overpowering experts . The overall strength of Desolate Palace had already reached the extent where they could shake the world . Adding the experts of Narang Palace, Shi Palace only had two choices, either to be annihilated or be forced to sign the contract, just like what Narang Palace did .

In a distance, outside Shi Palace, a defensive grand formation was deployed . The half-step Human Immortals of Shi Palace, as well as their palace master stayed in their position, waiting for the war to come . Clearly, Shi Palace was the first to know about what happened in Narang Palace . Given the relatively small area of Saint Origin Palace, it was not hard to know what was going on in the other palaces .

At this critical moment, there may still be a chance if the six major palaces united to defend their existence, but the time given was just too little and their relationship weren’t very good . So, it was impossible to form an alliance within such a short period of time, Desolate Palace acted just too quickly .

The atmosphere in Shi Palace had become unusually tense, it was as though they were waiting for doomsday to befall them . Three old ancestors were present on the scene, standing beside the palace master with grim faces . They were determined to defend the palace against Desolate Palace, even if it meant sacrificing their own lives .

However, the arrival of Desolate experts crushed their determination instantaneously, because they found out that they weren’t even qualified to fight them . Confronting such a powerful enemy formation, all they could do was to stay stunned, they were absolutely powerless to resist or defend .  

Ultimately, Shi Palace couldn’t escape their fate . The old ancestor with the highest cultivation signed the contract . The condition of the battle was very obvious . Any attempt to resist would be meaningless . The old ancestor couldn’t watch his palace being annihilated, and thousands of disciples dying . It would be a scene of absolute tragedy .  

Like what First Ancestor said, the family would only have hopes by staying alive .

Desolate Palace subdued Shi Palace after breaking their will, even without using any weapons and attacks . Two palaces had already submitted to Desolate Palace and this was only the beginning .

“All the experts of Shi Palace who are eighth grade and above, join the army immediately . We’ll head to Huo Palace now . ”

Desolate Emperor was resolute and incisive in his actions . He was going to subdue all the major palaces in a day and form a single unit, making him a legend and a supreme ruler of Saint Origin Palace which will be recorded in history .  

Bin Palace!

Three old ancestors walked out and joined the elders . Each and every one of their faces looked incomparably grim . At this point, it would be impossible not to sense the crisis that was about to befall them . This would be the biggest crisis that Bin Palace ever faced in its history . It was a crisis that would lead to extinction .

“Old ancestor, what should we do now? Narang and Shi Palace have already fallen into Desolate Palace’s hands . I heard they have signed the contract and are now considered as part of Desolate Palace’s army . Do you think we can defend against them?”

“Exactly, Desolate Palace’s next target is Huo Palace . Once they surrendered, Dan Palace will be next . Given the strength of Dan Palace’s forces, it is very likely that they’ll surrender immediately . Then, it will be our turn . ”

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The palace master of Bin Palace and a group of higher ups got very tensed . It all happened too sudden . No one had ever thought that Desolate Palace would act so aggressively, and had also become so strong .

“It seems like we only have two options . ”

The palace master of Bin Palace named Bin Changxiao said solemnly .

“Changxiao, what do you have in mind?” asked the old ancestor .

“The situation is already obvious . As long as Huo Palace and Dan Palace perished, we will be next . Considering all of our cultivation bases, we will have no choice but to submit ourselves without resisting . However, I’m not willing to see Bin Palace be erased from this world after so many years . What we can do now is to form an alliance with the other major palaces to fight against Desolate Palace . Although our chances are small, it is still better than waiting for the end to befall us,” said Bin Changxiao with a smile .

“Palace master’s right . Forming an alliance with the other major palaces may not be able to change the outcome, but it’s better than confronting the enemy alone . ”

Someone nodded .

“Then, let’s go to the other major palaces . I believe they are well aware of the crisis, forming an alliance is our only chance of survival . ”

An old ancestor of Bin Palace nodded . At this point, there was no other way to respond to the incoming attack .

“It’s too late to join forces with Huo Palace and Dan Palace now . Ancestor, we will head over to Gu Palace at once . I believe that Gu and Demon Palace already have an alliance . Once these two major palaces agreed to our alliance, we will immediately open a passageway between Gu and Bin Palace, letting all of our forces join the army in Gu Palace,” said Bin Changxiao .

“But palace master, because of that Jiang Chen, I’m afraid that we can’t get along with Gu Palace . ” An elder said worriedly .

“We have reached a point where Jiang Chen’s issue is no longer a problem . What we need to do now is protect our existence . We have to ignore whatever misunderstanding or grudges we have towards Jiang Chen . Ancestor, we will go now, or else, it’ll be too late,” replied Bin Changxiao .  

The ancestors had to admit that Bin Changxiao was a shrewd man who knows what to do in critical situations . Today, Desolate Palace had risen, intending to rule the other seven major palaces, which made Jiang Chen the least of his worries . If Jiang Chen appeared and saved Bin Palace at this moment, not only would he dispel all of their grudges, he would even kneel before Jiang Chen as a sign of respect without hesitation .

“Okay . ”

The three ancestors of Bin Palace nodded and left without any delay towards Gu Palace . They must take advantage of the time when Desolate Palace was still attacking Huo and Dan Palace to join forces with Gu Palace and Demon Palace . As for Huo Palace and Dan Palace, their fate had already been decided .

Gu Palace!

The atmosphere here was as tense as the atmosphere in Bin Palace . Like what Bin Changxiao said, Gu and Demon Palace already had an alliance . All the experts of Demon Palace were now in Gu Palace . Together, their armies had already deployed a defensive grand formation . Despite these two forces joining together, it still didn’t give them any sense of security .

The experts of Gu and Demon Palace had gathered in the hall, discussing about the countermeasures .

At this moment, Bin Changxiao and the three ancestors entered the hall .

“Brother Gu, the situation is already pretty obvious . We, Bin Palace, is seeking to join forces with your palaces . ” Bin Changxiao said straightforwardly .  

Their time was running out, he couldn’t afford to beat around the bush .

“If you sincerely want to join forces with us, we will certainly welcome you . However, I would like to ask whether you could dispel the grudges and conflicts between you and Jiang Chen,” said Gu Firmament .  

He was surprised that Bin Palace came here to seek alliance with them . Everyone on the scene was no fool . All of them understood how much was at stake here . At this time, only by forming alliances could they help one another . If the seven major palaces united before Desolate Palace struck, Desolate Palace might not have acted so arrogantly and wouldn’t have subdued several major palaces so quickly .

“As far as the fate of Bin Palace is concerned, our grudges against Jiang Chen has become the least of our worries . As long as we can survive through this crisis, we will forget the grudges between us and Jiang Chen . Brother Gu, we have no time to delay . I will create a passageway so that my people could come over now . ” Bin Changxiao said .