Chapter 168 - 161: Disaster in the East (End)
The three Grand Priests withdrew from the front line of the battlefield, and within just one day’s time, under the leadership of Ice Snow Shrine’s Xue Mei and Lai Li, the imperial army advanced like a hot knife through butter, forcing the Gold Family to suffer repeated defeats.
Facing the empire’s offensive, the Gold Family, together with the Silver White, Feng Xi, and Chi Lan, finally managed to stabilize the front. But then, calamitous news swept over the whole Swanflower Plane from East Look Mountain, plunging the region into turmoil once more.
The three Grand Priests had been ordered to slay the East Look blood beast, and to date, there had been no word from them. Judging by the traces left on East Look Mountain, the three Grand Priests must have perished alongside the blood beast.
"All three Grand Priests are dead?!" The chief elder of the Gold Family turned ashen, nearly fainting. With one less of them, they could still maneuver as the other three great families also had strong members who could be called upon for support. Although not as powerful as Master Fierce Fire, there’s strength in numbers.
Now, with all three gone, no amount of Third Transition powerhouses could make up for the loss of peak combat strength.
"East Look Mountain, East Look Mountain!" The chief elder was slamming the table and throwing his chair in frustration. Any news from East Look Mountain was never good.
It wasn’t just bad; it was a disaster!
The events at East Look Mountain were a turning point in the Swanflower Plane battle. Later, it would be known to the inhabitants as the East Look Calamity. The thousand miles incinerated by Master Fierce Fire, where not a single blade of grass grew, would become a special symbolic site in Swanflower’s future.
Although the defeat of the Gold Family was inevitable, they would not simply accept their fate.
The arriving Feng Xi and Chi Lan families were not willing to surrender without a fight either. Drawing upon the resources of these two powerful families, they temporarily helped the Gold Family stabilize the situation, but prospects for hope were bleak.