101: Chapter 101 Awakening, the Tragic Lieyang Dynasty

"White Luan is right." The old man known as Elder Mo Ya nodded, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.

"Back then, that battle caused more than half of our Ten Fierce Generals to fall, and even the three of us were sealed. But in exchange, the 'top-tier combat power' of this East Xuan Continent was also nearly wiped out, leaving their legacies fragmented. Now... Hehehe, as long as the three of us can recover fifty percent of our original strength, no one on this continent will be able to stop us! That item has finally fallen into our hands!"

"Hahahaha! Elder Mo Ya, you old ghost! After being sealed for so many years, it seems you're still obsessing over that item." Hei Tu laughed heartily, clearly in high spirits due to his awakening.

"Hehehe!! You fat bastard, don't tell me you don't want it!?" Elder Mo Ya chuckled sinisterly. His face, already covered in wrinkles, became even more bone-chilling to look at.

"Let's go!!" White Luan, whose height only reached Hei Tu's waist, swept a cold glance over everyone, clearly impatient.

But just as she finished speaking, three streaks of light—one in front and two behind—shot directly out of the ruined temple.

The peace of the East Xuan Continent lasted for only three days.

Because after three days, news of what had happened within the borders of the Lieyang Dynasty instantly spread throughout the entire East Xuan Continent.

Three days. In less than three days.

The Lieyang Dynasty, once one of the overlords of the Central Region, had vast swathes of its cities destroyed, and more than half of its population had simply vanished.

Yongning City, once the capital of the Dynasty, had also been reduced to ruins.

Outside Yongning City, amidst a stretch of scorched earth, a certain patch of ground suddenly shifted slightly.

As the scorched earth covering it slowly slid off, the oilcloth beneath was pushed open, and two small heads covered in black soot emerged from underground.

They were a pair of young siblings. The boy was about eight or nine years old, and the girl was slightly older, but at most in her early teens.

After the two of them clambered up, they looked at their familiar yet unrecognizable surroundings, their innocent eyes instantly filling with terror.

In their memories, the immensely vast Yongning City had actually vanished.

The two of them panicked, trembling with fear as they instinctively hugged each other tightly.

"Sister, what... what happened!? How could the big, tall Yongning City... suddenly be gone?" the boy asked, trembling.

"Don't be afraid, little brother, don't be afraid!" The girl's face was also deathly pale, but she bit her lower lip hard and hugged her brother tightly, forcing herself not to cry.

Their home was in a nearby small mountain village. They had come out last night under the moonlight, hoping to set a few snares at the edge of the forest to catch a rabbit or pheasant to nourish their bedridden and weak mother.

But they never expected that just as they finished setting the traps and were preparing to return to the village, a terrifying scene would descend.

Above Yongning City, three figures appeared without warning, suspended beneath the pitch-black night sky like death-dealing demon gods.

A giant palm that blotted out the stars and moon appeared out of thin air, descending upon the towering walls of Yongning City!

In an instant, the earth shook and the mountains swayed, and the ground beneath their feet buckled and cracked like waves!

They watched with their own eyes as the sturdy city walls in the distance crumbled like paper, and countless figures fell into the suddenly opening fissures amidst screams and cries of agony!

Then, an even more horrifying sight appeared: countless streams of blood from every corner of the city converged into a sickening river of blood, surging toward the three figures in the sky...

The two siblings were dazed and dizzy from the terrifying shockwave. Finally, their vision went black, and they lost consciousness.

When they woke up again, they were buried under a layer of loose soil. The thick oilcloth they had with them, originally meant to keep out rain and dampness, had hidden them and allowed them to narrowly survive.

"Right, Mother! Mother should be okay!"

The girl suddenly shrieked. If even Yongning City ended up like this, their small village with its simple mud walls... she didn't dare think further.

"Little brother! Quick! Let's go! Go back to see Mother!!" The girl's voice snapped her dazed brother back to reality, and they scrambled and ran frantically toward the direction of their village.

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away from the Lieyang Dynasty, within the borders of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Inside a villa hidden within the mountains outside Tianyu City, the atmosphere was equally solemn.

Luo Qinghe, dressed in plain clothes, stood by the window, clutching a secret letter she had just received.

In those beautiful phoenix eyes, for the first time, there was an unmistakable panic, even a trace of... dread.

"Sister, what's wrong?" Luo Qingyao, sensing something was amiss, hurried forward and took the letter to scan it. However, after reading only half of it, her face turned as white as paper, and her fingers holding the paper trembled uncontrollably.

"This... what on earth has happened in just these few days?!" Luo Qingyao's voice carried a hint of horror.

A few days ago, after learning the news of the Great Qian Emperor's mysterious disappearance, the two sisters had keenly sensed that a great upheaval was coming to the Great Qian Dynasty. They decisively left the center of power, Tianyu City, and went into hiding here.

Subsequent developments were exactly as they expected. The situation in Tianyu City shifted drastically; imperial relatives and noble clans were purged on a large scale, with people being arrested or killed.

What surprised them even more was that the two Land Immortal Realm ancestors of the Great Qian Imperial Family had also left the Great Qian Imperial Palace shortly afterward and had not yet returned.

Thus, they had no choice but to stay put and watch the situation from this villa.

To their surprise, it wasn't just the two Great Qian ancestors who had vanished; the neighboring Lieyang Dynasty had suffered a near-catastrophic blow in just a few days!

Its population had been slashed by more than half, and the capital, Yongning City, was reduced to scorched earth! One must know that the Lieyang Dynasty also possessed two Land Immortal ancestors whose strength was not at all inferior to those of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Luo Qinghe remained silent for a long time. A moment later, she seemed to have made a decision and turned abruptly to look at her sister.

"Qingyao, let's go! We must leave Great Qian immediately!"

A flash of confusion appeared in Luo Qingyao's eyes. Although she vaguely sensed something was wrong, she hadn't thought about leaving: "Sister, why have you suddenly decided to leave? We are relatively safe here, and once we leave Great Qian, won't all the efforts we've made over the years go down the drain..."

"Qingyao!!" Luo Qinghe stood up, staring intently at Luo Qingyao with an unprecedentedly cold expression. "Can't you see? Lieyang borders Great Qian! Lieyang's today could very well be Great Qian's tomorrow!"

"While I am not certain what kind of disaster could nearly destroy the Lieyang Dynasty, if even their two Land Immortal ancestors couldn't stop it, then one or more even more terrifying existences must have appeared!! Would such existences be limited by national borders?!"

She walked quickly to the map of the East Xuan Continent hanging on the wall and pointed to the easternmost tip: "We'll go to the East Region for now! Let's move immediately!"

"The East Region?" Luo Qingyao couldn't help but frown.

"Yes, the East Region borders the sea!" A sharp light flashed in Luo Qinghe's eyes. "If there is no place for us on land, the vast ocean still offers a glimmer of hope!"

She took one last look at the seemingly peaceful distant mountains outside the window, deep anxiety in her eyes.

"The East Xuan Continent... is about to face a great upheaval!"