Sovereign of the Three Realms - Chapter 1857

Chapter 1857: 1857

The golden bell had once belonged to Forefather Goldenbell, yet Jiang Chen had refined it with trivial ease .

The instrument was truly sublime, blessed by both heaven and earth . It was an immensely powerful treasure . Because of Jiang Chen’s exceptional gift at refining treasures, the bell was no less powerful than it’d been in its previous owner’s hands .

In fact, it’s very nature had been improved .

When the bell crashed down in Forefather Tongxuan’s direction, the old man sweated bullets . He used his art of escape once more to attempt to struggle free from the bell’s influence .

Frankly, Jiang Chen found it remarkable that his ambush was avoided in the heat of the moment . Forefather Tongxuan possessed more than a modicum of skill and ability .

The old man wasn’t proud of his feat though . He couldn’t begin to fathom how he’d been trapped by an ambush, and yet he’d done precisely that .

Meng Qianqiu stretched out both arms, conjuring a crystalline tide that walked the border between reality and illusion .

Forefather Tongxuan knew his former comrade’s methods well . Even he couldn’t take on such an attack easily . He was prepared to retreat further when the space all around him broke apart, revealing a figure .

An enormous claw seized at the forefather’s torso .

With inhuman speed, Forefather Tongxuan slipped out of the claw’s clutches like a slick eel .

Alas, he didn't expect the suddenness of the follow up . The second grab came immediately after, and the old man wasn’t so lucky this time .

The forefather was stuck inside an iron grip . No matter how much he tried to struggle free, his efforts proved in vain .

The Vermilion Bird would’ve been able to take down its prey quickly one on one, much less when helped by so many others . It broke off one of the forefather’s bloody arms with a vicious pull .

Another followed with another tug .

Following this, the bird opened its beak and crunched savagely on both limbs .

The rebels were uniformly stunned . How could this have happened? Why had Forefather Meng Qianqiu suddenly attacked Forefather Tongxuan with no provocation?

Moreover, the latter had been captured despite his strength as a demigod within seconds . And now, even his body wasn’t whole anymore!

A psychological blow like this was much more effective than any physical one . The naked truth was more threatening than any words of intimidation .

Prime Puresmoke materialized with somber splendor .  

“You rebels have been deceived by malicious actors into doing these evil things,” she declared solemnly . “The Martial Sacred Land will pardon those who surrender immediately . Only the instigators will be punished . However, if anyone resists henceforth, Forefathers Goldenbell, Yuchi, and Tongxuan will serve as your examples . ”

Three out of the four demigod forefathers had perished, and the remaining one had defected . These were fatal blows to the rebel army’s morale .

The reason it had been able to remain orderly here for so long in the first place was due to the stabilizing presence of those forefathers . What future did it have without the powerful leaders? Prime Puresmoke’s appearance here was convincing enough by itself .

Many cultivators dropped their weapons immediately .

“We surrender, we surrender! I wanted to stop a long time ago, but those bastards forced me to fight . ”

“Exactly . They only know how to fool us into doing what they want . None of them are reliable . ”

“There’s no need to throw our lives away for them . ”

“If the last demigod forefather has surrendered, why hold out?”

When the winds changed, they took the hearts of the rebels with them . The remaining troops were as good as done for .

Jiang Chen didn’t have to say anything himself . Prime Puresmoke’s speech alone was enough to shatter the shaky alliances between the rebel factions .

Many factions clamored to defect .

There were a few stubborn rebels who tried to rebuke their fellows and salvage the situation, but Jiang Chen and his companions ruthlessly cut them down one by one . Eventually, the ones who objected were either too dead or too afraid to voice their opinions .

Everything was proceeding with unexpected smoothness .

The rebel army had always found it difficult to invade the sacred land proper . The recent rumors that’d spread through its ranks only added insult to injury .

Meng Qianqiu’s desertion was the straw that broke the camel’s back . The only forefather left, Forefather Tongxuan, was slain on the spot .

These successive blows dismantled the rebels’ morale and fighting spirit completely, causing the rebel army’s fractures to develop into full-fledged breaks .

Meng Qianqiu used this opportunity to launch a counterattack with the Dreamhaze Sect’s cultivators . The most intractable adversaries were struck down with lethal force . He knew that this was a chance for the Dreamhaze Sect to show its merit . The more rebels killed, the more the sect would redeem itself .

The danger was finally past for the Martial Sacred Land .

Two-thirds of the rebels surrendered on the spot . The ones who were left were either cautiously observant, or had arranged avenues elsewhere .

The most adamant insurgents had been wiped out .

Internally, the Martial Sacred Land was incredibly excited and overjoyed at Prime Puresmoke’s arrival . After all, she came with reinforcements and crushed the rebel army’s encirclement and alliance .

Jiang Chen and his friends were hailed as heroes .

The young man himself hadn’t expected the smoothness that he’d proceeded with . Still, he remembered the deal he’d made with Prime Puresmoke . She was obligated to bring him to view the Martial Sacred Land’s heritage of formations – especially the part about the Great Formation of Heavenly Soul Confinement .