Published: March 8, 2025
The Li Family was engulfed in a sense of despair.
During this period, the enemy's attacks were not particularly strong, but they were relentless. There were almost no vulnerabilities to be found, forcing the Li Family to gradually pull back their defenses while the enemy advanced step by step!
The enemy approached slowly, yet the pressure they exerted felt as heavy as a mountain.
In this time, the Li Family hadn't lost many men, but the pressure they were under was unprecedented and nearly drove them to collapse!
From the enemy's actions, one could clearly sense the wisdom of their commander. They were fighting with pure intelligence, while the many members of the Li Family were left exhausted and unable to grasp the enemy's plans.
Step by step, they were being led around by the nose by the enemy.
Every strike from the enemy was a necessary measure to weaken the Li Family; meanwhile, every counter they made resulted in losses. They were then forced to abandon some territories.
Slowly, their thirty thousand miles of territory had shrunk by nearly half!
What was most frightening was that the enemy had hardly incurred any losses. They continued to advance at a steady pace!
At this point, these arrogant martial arts experts finally recognized the importance of "strategy, wisdom, and cunning"!
It turned out that merely having a high cultivation level did not mean anything.
Although all information from the northwest was accurately reported here, they simply could not decipher the enemy's direction of attack.
Encountering such an enemy, no matter how high your cultivation level, you would only end up being played for a fool!
The Li Family was enveloped in gloom.
Li Wubo sat solemnly in the family's temporary conference hall, frowning as he listened to the discussions and debates among the family experts, feeling increasingly powerless.
How could a group of martial artists compare to a super strategist?
After much discussion, they came to a unanimous conclusion: "If we are to truly respond and maintain the situation, we need a genius strategist to lead us, and they must have the capability to surpass the enemy's commander, in order to guide us to victory against the odds!"
However, after arriving at this conclusion, everyone felt even more despondent.
It was easy to say, but… was there anyone in the entire Nine Heavens who could truly surpass the enemy's current commander?
Everyone now realized how terrifying Diwu Qingrou was.
Initially, when they heard Diwu Qingrou had achieved remarkable feats single-handedly over the past three days, everyone dismissed it as a joke, feeling a sense of superiority akin to "an elephant watching ants squabble for power."
But now…
Everyone felt ashamed.
Suddenly!
"There is someone who can completely counter Diwu Qingrou!" the eldest young master Li Jue suddenly spoke.
Everyone immediately perked up, “Who?”
“It is Chu King of Hell!” Li Jue's eyes shone with excitement. “Only Chu King of Hell, who defeated Diwu Qingrou three days ago, can lead us out of this predicament!”
“Chu King of Hell…” Everyone suddenly realized, feeling as if the clouds had parted to reveal the blue sky.
“But where is this Chu King of Hell?” Li Wubo furrowed his brows, his gaze flickering.
“It's said that… the one now being slandered as an otherworldly demon, Chu Yang, is the original Chu King of Hell!” Li Jue said solemnly. “He hails from the Southeast Chu Family and is currently in the upper three heavens!”
“I will go summon him immediately!” an elder with a flowing white beard stood up.
“Indeed, although we have not reached a dead end yet, under the pressure from the enemy, we are like fish gradually driven into a net. We have no ability to resist. Inviting Chu King of Hell at such a time could be a brilliant move in a hopeless situation. However, firstly, the outside has been completely sealed, how can we break through? Secondly, will Chu King of Hell be willing to come…”
Li Wubo frowned, “These two points are very important.”