Published: March 8, 2025
Li Chunbo stood in a daze for a long time, bitterly saying, “Once you wield the butcher's knife, how can you avoid being the fish and meat?”
Everyone fell silent simultaneously.
An elder with a white beard trembled as he whispered to Li Chunbo, “Brother Mo… Brother Mo has just anticipated this.”
“After all, the descendants of the various clans all have their inheritances. Everyone is worried that once they grow their wings, they will become future threats… Therefore, now everyone basically wants to cut the weeds and eliminate the roots.”
Li Chunbo stood there like a wooden chicken, suddenly letting out a grim chuckle.
“Or… perhaps, those who are all from the nine great clans may show leniency towards the women and children…” another person said hesitantly.
Li Chunbo smiled coldly and shouted angrily, “Naive!”
The others sighed inwardly. It was precisely because they belonged to the ninth clan’s seventh division, chapter 789’s tragic arrangement that they understood the terrifying prospect of allowing the women and children of the Li family to survive!
Therefore, they would not let it go.
“I want to ask you all. If the time truly comes, what should be done about these people?” Mo Tianji asked.
Everyone’s hearts shook. Everyone present understood why Mo Tianji would ask this, but no one wanted to answer the question because the answer was—
Li Chunbo suddenly closed his eyes and said, “Die!”
“My Li family’s descendants would rather die than be humiliated and defiled by the enemy! Throughout history, it has only ever been about death; but what of death!”
Li Chunbo's words were as harsh as iron stone, and his tone was devoid of any emotion; with this resolute declaration, the faces of all who heard it turned pale. Their faces lost any trace of color!
Understanding something in one’s heart is one thing, but always hoping for a slight turn of fate, a kind of almost naive wish; at this moment, to have the family’s highest leader lay it bare was completely a different concept.
……
Martial artists below lord-level had little meaning in such a battle; there were almost no few who ascended to the seventh division, chapter 789’s tragic arrangement. Instead, they became the most intact part among the various levels of the Li family; as many as 120,000 people!
Truly deserving of being one of the largest of the nine great clans in the Upper Three Heavens, with such a team of masters, if they were in the Middle Three Heavens, they could definitely do as they please, commanding the world; who would dare not comply.
But here, at this moment, their position was awkward to the point of making everyone feel utterly ashamed.
“Those below lord-level, your current task is only one. To protect all the women and children.” Mo Tianji stood on the high platform. Looking at the dark mass of over 100,000 people before him, he loudly proclaimed, “You do not need to participate in the battle below; what you need to do is stay with all the women, children, and elders. Do not have any unusual movements. I will tell you one thing that you must remember and carry out!”
Below, not a sound could be heard. At that moment, all gazes were focused on Mo Tianji.
“If there truly comes a day when the Li family is no more, and if the enemy is unwilling or doesn’t have the heart to kill you and the women and children, then you must live on no matter how wronged you feel!”
Just as Mo Tianji finished speaking, Li Chunbo suddenly stepped forward, standing in front of Mo Tianji. He spoke softly, “My sons, I am Li Chunbo, the founder of the Li family! Now, the Li family is at the critical juncture of life and death. I ask you to do one thing, you must remember, and you must do it!”
The gaze of the 120,000 people below turned fervently towards him.
The founding ancestor of the Li family!
After Li Chunbo spoke those words, he choked up, and after a long time, he loudly declared, “You must remember Brother Mo's words! If they can spare your lives… then you must strive to survive. From now on, change your names, live in peace, don’t force yourselves for revenge on the Li family! But…”