Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 179 Negotiations Break Down, Guild War

Su Yu directly marked one of the Heavenly One Profound Ice Formations and transmitted a message to Qing Chan:

"Number one!"

After saying that, he raised his hand and unleashed another Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder, which caused the Heavenly Blazing Fire Array to shake violently. Amidst the sky full of lightning, four sword lights rushed forward and writhed wildly, making the array teeter on the verge of collapse.

"Oh no, the great formation is about to break."

"Quickly inject mana."

The two top-tier sword cultivators joined forces and swept back and forth, managing to reduce a large formation to a state where it could only defend and had no power to retaliate.

Only because the formation's defenses were strong enough, and there were hundreds of people inside who could inject their magic power to maintain it, was it able to withstand the attack.

But passively taking hits won't last long; it won't be long before they're defeated.

However, that refers to normal circumstances; the problem is that they have reinforcements.

Seeing that his men were quickly forced to huddle together in defense, Yu Chengnan, the vice president of the Golden Centipede Gang, immediately ordered another thousand men to be brought up.

Upon seeing this, Su Yu transmitted her voice to Qing Chan:

"You hold them off, I'll go and take out their commander in a second."

"it is good."

Su Yu immediately took to the air and pointed at Yu Chengnan, who was five kilometers away.

Yu Chengnan, who was deploying his troops, immediately felt a chill run down his spine. He subconsciously looked up and saw a figure several kilometers away with a huge phantom of a hundred-eyed demon spider floating above its head. The densely packed eyes opened and looked at him. Instantly, an indescribable terror rushed towards him.

He only had time to summon a seventh-tier magic weapon to protect himself before a hundred divine lights blasted towards him.

Most of the divine light was blocked by the magic weapon, but a few beams of divine light ignored the magic weapon's defense and blasted into the body.

A person loses consciousness as soon as they lean back.

The next second, two sword lights rushed through the crowd, one on the left and one on the right, twisting around the body, and the precious light shattered in response.

The sword light turned and circled back, triggering several layers of defensive magic light on its body, only to be shredded one after another.

The Golden Centipede Gang experts around were shocked and wanted to help. One of them threw a light veil, which turned into a clear light and protected Yu Chengnan.

As soon as the light fell, the twin swords flashed, unleashing dozens of sword energies that slashed down, cutting Yu Chengnan into several pieces.

With Yu Chengnan dead, the ranks became somewhat chaotic, and the highest-ranking member immediately ordered a retreat.

As several of the Heavenly Blazing Fire Formations withdrew, the formation began to become unstable. Qing Chan decisively seized the opportunity to unleash her power, raising her hand to unleash a divine thunderbolt that shook the great formation. Then, she combined her two swords into a hundred-meter-tall sword mountain that crashed down, tearing apart the Heavenly Blazing Fire Formation in one fell swoop.

Immediately afterward, the two swords flashed, unleashing over two hundred sword energies that rained down. The two ninth-tier immortal swords raised sword rainbows two to three hundred meters high, sweeping across the crowd. With a series of crisp clanging sounds, countless people, along with their treasures, were cut in two.

Seeing an opportunity, Zhang He immediately abandoned his original opponent and rushed over, stopping the remaining Golden Centipede Gang members.

Without the protection of the great formation, ordinary guild members are no match for them.

Su Yu and Qing Chan moved with impunity, easily killing each of them with a single sword strike.

After eliminating the players in this large formation, Su Yu ordered them to remain in place and not continue the pursuit.

There are too few people. The two of them will be fine, but Zhang He and the others will be a problem.

The Golden Centipede Gang wouldn't make a move either. The vice-president leading the team was dead, and the highest-ranking member left was a captain who wasn't qualified to issue combat orders. He could only hold his ground and urge the craftsmen to quickly build up the base.

A dozen minutes later, the main force of the Thousand Star Palace arrived, totaling more than 4,000 people, with more than 1,000 remaining at headquarters.

Then the Golden Centipede Gang also sent a group of people over, bringing the total to about five or six thousand, about a thousand more than them.

In addition, a large number of casual players gathered outside the canyon to watch the show, pointing and commenting on the pillar of light in the secret realm, and occasionally seeing someone quickly leave.

Su Yu glanced at the regional channel and saw that many people were discussing the secret realm, calling on their friends to watch the two guilds go to war.

There's no need to ask; it won't be long before the entire Ten Thousand Poisons Island knows that a secret realm has appeared here.
"When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it."

On the Spirit Wing Flying Boat, Chu Xinyue and Su Yu convened a meeting of the guild's senior members to discuss tactics.

Su Yu whispered to Chu Xinyue, asking:

"President, where are Xiao Jianxian and your two rogue immortal friends now?"

She replied:
"Qingli has returned to the sect. Yuzheng and Danyan are going back to seclusion and won't be out for a year. From now on, we can only rely on ourselves."

"Well, I see."

After the guild's high-ranking members discussed the matter for a while, Chu Xinyue said in a deep voice:
"If possible, try to avoid a full-scale war. We can first negotiate with the Golden Centipede Gang, and each side can send their best fighters to fight and determine the winner and the ownership of the secret realm."

She paused for a moment, then continued:
"If they agree, that would be best. If they disagree, then it's all-out war. We must seize this secret realm."

Su Yu was the first to agree:

"Okay, let's try diplomacy first, then resort to force."

Chu Xinyue nodded, then asked:
"The battle can be divided into three-three, five-five, seven-seven, or nine-nine combinations. Which one do you think is best?"

Hu Qingfeng, the fourth captain of the first regiment, smiled and said:

"The Golden Centipede Gang only has one Loose Immortal expert. Our leader is a Loose Immortal, while Vice President Su Yu and Vice Leader Qing Chan are both top experts. It doesn't matter to us which one."

"really."

Cheerful laughter echoed from the airship, and everyone looked relaxed.

After discussing for a while and finalizing some details, Chu Xinyue said to Su Yu:

"I wish to negotiate with the leader of the Golden Centipede Gang. Su Yu, come with me."

"it is good."

Two minutes later, the group of seven arrived at the center of the canyon. Su Yu called out loudly, "President Chu of the Thousand Star Palace has come here. He invites Lord Lin Xuan, the leader of the Golden Centipede Gang, to discuss important matters."

A commotion broke out on the other side, and soon several people flew over. In the center was a rather handsome middle-aged man, dressed in a brocade robe, with an aura as deep as the ocean, clearly a master of the Loose Immortal realm.

His gaze immediately fell upon Chu Xinyue, who was surrounded by the crowd. A hint of amazement flashed in his eyes, and his expression visibly softened. He cupped his hands and said:

"What would you like to discuss, Chairman Chu?"

Chu Xinyue returned the greeting and said in a crisp voice:

"This secret realm has only one owner. If a full-scale war were to break out between our two factions, the casualties would be enormous. I do not wish for the war to escalate, and have decided to decide the ownership of the secret realm through a contest of magic. I wonder what Chief Lin thinks?"

Lin Xuan pondered for a moment and asked:
"How do you intend to wage a battle of wits?"

"Each side sends five players, best of five rounds, the winner gains ownership of the secret realm."

Lin Xuan shook his head upon hearing this:
"inappropriate."

Chu Xinyue asked:
"How would you like to engage in this contest of magic?"

"Each side fieldes nine players, best of nine rounds, and can invite friends to help. The winner gains ownership of the secret realm."

"By the way, the duel is scheduled for noon tomorrow."

Su Yu and Chu Xinyue both frowned. Upon hearing the suggestion, he knew what Lin Xuan was planning.

They bullied the newcomers because they didn't know any experts in the area.

The Golden Centipede Gang has been entrenched here for decades. Even if the guild's development is only average, they must know many experts and could easily pull out a bunch of them.

"how do you feel?"

Su Yu heard Chu Xinyue's voice transmission.

He pondered for a moment and then said:
"I'm not sure what level of expert the Golden Centipede Gang has hired. If they are strong figures among the Loose Immortals, it will be difficult for us to fight them."

"By the way, guild leader, can you invite a few rogue immortals over in one day?"

Chu Xinyue shook her head and said:

"Qingli definitely can't come, and neither can Yuzheng and Danyan. As for the other friends, it's hard to say. Time is too tight. I estimate we can only invite one or two at most."

What about you?

"Qingchan and I both have the combat strength of ordinary newly promoted Loose Immortals. My brother should be able to invite a few, but I can't be sure of the number."

Moreover, they found someone unrelated to the Canglan Society through the connections of the second brother and sister-in-law; they couldn't directly transfer experts from the Canglan Society.

The main reason is that Canglan Guild is the top guild in Jinjiao Island and the surrounding waters, and its strength is too great. If it sends experts over, it will cause a backlash from the three major guilds of Wandu Island.

It's fine for Canglan to occupy a base on Wandu Island and utilize its poisonous insects and worms, but sending a rogue immortal to participate in the territory struggle would be overstepping its bounds. It would make them think that Canglan has designs on Wandu Island, which would provoke a joint attack from the three major guilds.

The Thousand Stars Guild has not yet developed, and it is certainly no match for the three major guilds right now.

"That's not stable."

Chu Xinyue said in a deep voice:
"We cannot use our disadvantages to face our opponent's advantages. Since that's the case, there's no need for magic tricks. Let's set up our formations and fight head-on to drive the Golden Centipede Gang out."

Su Yu clenched her fist and said:

"That's to be expected. I just fought with them and I felt that the average level of their guild members was just average. Even if we have fewer people than them, we can still win."

Chu Xinyue nodded and said:

"Then let's start a full-scale war!"

Having made her decision, Chu Xinyue's expression turned serious, and she said to Lin Xuan in a deep voice:
"Since we cannot reach an agreement, let's settle this with our strength. In my capacity as the president of the Thousand Stars Hall, I hereby declare war on the Golden Centipede Gang!"

Lin Xuan seemed to have expected this, and sneered:
"President Chu certainly has guts. Very well, let's settle this with our skills."

After saying that, he waved his sleeve and turned to leave.

Su Yu and Chu Xinyue also returned immediately, and upon their return, each group began making preparations.

Su Yu didn't need to do anything; he only needed to issue an order, and the rest would be carried out by the team's officials, both big and small.

All teams were organized into squadrons, with several squadrons with larger numbers raising their battle flags and setting up large formations.

In the Other Shore, the most common guild formations are the 108 Heavenly Blazing Fire Formation, and occasionally there are Five Elements formations such as the Ten Thousand Miles of Yellow Sand Formation, the Heavenly One Profound Ice Formation, and the Azure Water Cold Tide Formation.

If it is a heterodox or demonic path, the commonly used formations are the Netherworld Blood Sea Formation, the Profound Nether Yin Water Formation, the Thirty-Three Gates Blood River Formation, the Asura Blood Transformation Formation, and so on.

The Thousand Star Palace commonly uses the Heavenly Blazing Fire Formation and the Azure Water Cold Tide Formation. The fire formation is mainly for offense, while the water formation is mainly for defense.

In a short while, they set up three Heavenly Blazing Fire Formations and three Azure Water Frost Tide Formations. All the guild members retreated into the formations to defend themselves.

The Golden Centipede Gang was in the same situation, but they had more people and had set up two Heavenly Blazing Fire Formations, two Azure Water Cold Tide Formations, three Ten Thousand Miles of Yellow Sand Formations, and two Profound Nether Yin Water Formations, for a total of nine large formations.

Su Yu surveyed the area, and although there were more large formations on the other side, he wasn't too worried.

Although Thousand Star Palace is a newly established guild, its members are not new; they are all veteran members of the original Thousand Feather Guild.

In addition, after the guild was established, in order to win over the members, both the first and second guilds would hold large-scale guild leveling events from time to time. In particular, Su Yu specially asked Ao Run to drive the BOSS from the sea to farm cultivation points. This was a benefit that other guilds could hardly do, which greatly improved their strength.

In terms of the average strength of its members, Thousand Star Palace is definitely much stronger than a small guild like Golden Centipede Gang.

Without further ado, feeling that preparations were nearly complete, Su Yu infused her voice with magical power, creating a sound that shook heaven and earth:
"Thousand Star Palace, attack!"

The six large formations, four in front and two behind, slowly advanced towards the opposite side of the canyon.

The Golden Centipede Gang showed no fear, advancing towards the center of the canyon with nine large formations, six in front and three behind.

(End of this chapter)