579: It's happened again!

Shuiyue City.

The Cultivators here were on high alert, with guards stationed everywhere. To avoid trouble, Su Chen directly showed his Haoran Sect Elder token to enter. Currently, the Haoran Sect's reputation in the surrounding area was quite prominent.

"Elder Su Chen."

The Third Elder stood up and smiled at Su Chen with a cupped-fist salute.

Behind the Third Elder were several Disciples, all of whom bowed to Su Chen. The Third Elder had brought a few others, but they had all left Shuiyue City to gain experience.

They were naturally unwilling to give up such a great opportunity to temper themselves.

Su Chen nodded in return and then asked curiously, "I wonder what the current situation in Shuiyue City is?"

Hearing this, the Third Elder's expression turned solemn.

"In the first day or two after we arrived, the Human Race actually had a huge advantage. According to our estimates, it wouldn't be long before we could clear out the Yao Beasts around Shuiyue City. However, powerful reinforcements suddenly arrived for the Yao Race, causing the Human Race to be suppressed all at once."

"A Grand Unity Golden Immortal at the Late Stage who was originally stationed here was also seriously injured in an ambush by Yao Beasts."

"Now, Shuiyue City could be destroyed at any moment, and we would naturally be dragged down with it."

The Third Elder continued, "The Cultivators stationed by the Imperial Family have already sent someone back to request reinforcements. I have also asked the Sect Head to send more people to support us."

"Elder Su Chen, you must be extremely careful. This matter is of great importance and is definitely not that simple. I've heard that it's not just the Nine Star Empire; the Wushuang Empire has also been hit by the Yao Race, and it's even more severe than in the Nine Star Empire."

"If the situation escalates and eventually leads to the outbreak of a Human-Yao War, then the Nine Star Empire and the Wushuang Empire will likely be at the very center of the combat zone."

As he spoke, the Third Elder's eyes were filled with gravity and seriousness.

If this were just a riot of Yao Beasts or a small-scale assault, it wouldn't really be a big deal. At most, it would affect those Mortals or people with low cultivation, but it wouldn't have any impact on them.

But if a full-scale Human-Yao War broke out, characters like them would likely just be cannon fodder.

Their situation would likely be no different from that of the current Mortals.

The Third Elder thought of something else and quickly said, "By the way, Elder Su Chen, bring your Disciples to Shuiyue City as soon as possible. The Sixth Elder will take them away together. The risk of gaining experience now is too great. The Jinyang Sect brought many Disciples here, and nearly a third of them have already died."

Su Chen's brow furrowed slightly. Had things already become this serious?

It seemed that this time was indeed extraordinary.

"Alright."

Su Chen raised his hand and lightly performed a Hand seal. The ten people he had brought all felt a reaction.

"All of you, come to Bright Moon City as quickly as possible."

After finishing this, Su Chen began to wander around the city. As far as he was concerned, he didn't care about the Human-Yao War, but not caring didn't mean he wouldn't intervene.

He was also of the Human Race, so he naturally didn't like the Yao Race much.

If the Yao Race launched a massive invasion of the Central Continent in the future, Su Chen would certainly take action. However, unless it was an extremely critical moment, he wouldn't intervene.

He would only step in when the Cultivators of the Central Continent had exhausted all their resources.

There were still many Mortals in Shuiyue City, and almost all of them were hiding in their homes. It would take time for the Imperial Family to relocate these people. Furthermore, with the Yao Race frequently attacking the city, the people sent by the Imperial Family didn't have enough strength left to escort them.

Besides that, the most miserable were those with insufficient cultivation, such as Cultivators in the Mortal Realm. The Imperial Family wouldn't care about them, and these people had no way to escape Shuiyue City.

At this moment, Shuiyue City was surrounded by Yao Beasts. How difficult would it be for Mortal Realm Cultivators to escape?

One had to know that the strength of Yao Beasts was not weak. Although there were many at the Mortal Realm, most had reached the Immortal Realm. These Yao Beasts were a fatal danger to them.

In truth, the Imperial Family didn't necessarily want to rescue those Mortals.

It might be that for the Imperial Family, they needed fame and prestige to help them rule the entire Dynasty.

*Bang!*

Suddenly, a beautiful figure came rushing from a distance and, caught off guard, bumped right into Su Chen.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

A young-looking girl with dirt on her face was filled with panic and fear. Her expression became even more terrified after seeing Su Chen's otherworldly temperament.

Although she was dressed simply and her body was dirty, one could still tell that the girl was quite good-looking. She would definitely be considered extremely beautiful among those in the Mortal Realm.

Su Chen withdrew his gaze and shook his head, then walked toward the distance.

Seeing that Su Chen didn't blame her, the girl quickly apologized again and then hurried away.

This little episode didn't affect Su Chen. He continued to wander through Shuiyue City. Currently, the city was not as safe as one might imagine. Human nature seemed inherently brutal, especially for Cultivators; their actions toward others in the city were extremely overbearing.

For example, incidents like kidnapping women from common families were common.

These Cultivators came to help Shuiyue City with an air of righteousness on the surface, but upon seeing a pretty girl in the city, evil thoughts naturally arose.

A look of disgust flashed in Su Chen's eyes. Although there were many women around him, none of them had been taken by force; it was all of their own free will. He hated being so unreasonable toward women.

At his core, he was still a relatively gentlemanly person. Aside from his enemies, Su Chen would maintain the chivalry a man should have, even toward a mundane woman.

Su Chen stopped worrying about these messy affairs. They were happening everywhere in the Myriad Worlds, and it was impossible for him to manage them all.

He turned his head to look at the sky. A Human-Yao War—this was indeed somewhat unusual.

It seemed they were afraid of future trajectories overlapping, so they deliberately guided this?

Su Chen sneered inwardly. Was his sense of pressure really that powerful?

In fact, he had always been very curious about his own identity, but unfortunately, there had never been a result. This time, he had finally managed to detect a hint of an aura in the Central Continent that could resonate with him, but so far, that aura had shown no reaction.

After wandering around the city for about three hours, Su Chen was ready to leave.

Just then, his brow furrowed slightly. The girl who had bumped into him earlier was now ahead, being dragged past him. She was clearly injured.

"You dog, it's your honor that my Young Master took a fancy to you. How dare you resist even though you're only at the Saint Realm?"

"Anger is one thing, but you were too heavy-handed. When the Young Master sees this, he'll surely scold us. If we bring her to the Young Master like this, he won't have any interest left."

"I have my ways. This injury looks serious, but it hasn't actually harmed her foundation. I'll just feed her a healing Medicinal Pill later and she'll be fine. We'll also give her a bath. You can't just send her to the Young Master looking this dirty, can you?"

Su Chen took a deep breath, but in the end, he still didn't bother with these matters.

However, just as they were about to walk away, a familiar yet strange aura erupted. Su Chen's pupils constricted slightly, and he suddenly turned back to look at the girl being dragged along in the distance.

"It's that aura!"

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