The Unparalleled Sword Emperor Chapter 2742 - 2717: Tang Family Defeated!

Amidst the Dragon City Mountain Range, an assembly of warriors fixated their gazes upon the projection stone wall, their eyes unwavering.

"Big Brother, Big Brother! Our Tang Family warriors have clashed with the Qian Family's forces! Even more critically, Lin Bai is currently pinned down by a Demonic Beast of the Wending Realm!" Tangjing Yuan cried out in a heightened state.

Before the mesmerizing projection stone wall, Tangjing Xiu observed the encircled Tang Family warriors onscreen and murmured, "Yuezhi, Yuezhi, exercise caution. Quickly lead our people to break through... break through..."

Tang Yuezhi, naturally, could not perceive Tangjing Xiu's desperate words.

At this juncture, numerous onlookers voiced their observations, "The Tang Family, with their mere hundred or so warriors, are now encircled by over eight hundred Qian Family combatants. It appears that following this engagement, the Tang Family will forfeit their eligibility to contend for the Commander Flag!"

"Indeed. Of the Tang Family's more than a hundred warriors, who can say how many will manage to survive?"

"My estimation is that not a single soul will escape!"

Presently, on the vivid projection stone wall, the initial clash between the Tang and Qian Family warriors commenced. Tang Yuezhi attempted to spearhead a breakout, precisely as Tangjing Xiu had wished.

Alas, the sheer numbers of the Qian Family warriors proved overwhelming. Furthermore, Qian Ruyu, the most exceptional Tianjiao of the Qian Family, engaged Tang Yuezhi in relentless combat.

Meanwhile, other Tang Family warriors were systematically felled by the Qian Family's forces, one after another! A symphony of anguished cries echoed through the dense woodland!

"Hmph, eldest miss of the Tang Family, cease your futile resistance. Today, your Tang Family is undeniably destined to lose its chance at the Commander Flag!" Qian Ruyu declared icily to Tang Yuezhi.

Tang Yuezhi, now grievously wounded and bleeding profusely, glanced back to witness Tang Family warriors collapsing in pools of crimson. The Tang Family, who had started with only a few hundred individuals, had lost over fifty lives in mere moments.

A sigh of resignation escaped Tang Yuezhi as she closed her eyes, unable to bear the sight of the dying gazes of her kin.

"Miss, we will not make it out alive!"

"You must escape!"

"We will hold them back!"

"Miss, flee swiftly!"

"Miss, you are the most outstanding Tianjiao of our generation within the Tang Family. Your path ahead is long; you cannot perish here. You represent the future hope of the Tang Family!"

"Miss, depart!"

Faced with their inescapable encirclement by the Qian Family, the Tang Family warriors implored Tang Yuezhi, one by one, to make her escape.

Tang Yang's face contorted with palpable dread as he looked towards Tang Yuezhi, imploring, "Yuezhi!"

Tang Yuezhi met Tang Yang's gaze. It was the first time Tang Yang had addressed her with such grave earnestness.

Tang Yang continued, "They speak the truth; you must depart. Do not concern yourself with our fate. Even if our Tang Family fails to secure the Commander Flag, your survival is paramount. Without you, the Tang Family's future is extinguished!"

"Go, leave the rest to me!" Tang Yang declared with cold resolve.

Tang Yuezhi gazed back at Tang Yang, a flicker of anguish crossing her features.

Tang Yang roared, "Get out!"

Tears welled in Tang Yuezhi's eyes. As the Tang Family warriors engaged in a desperate, sacrificial battle, they carved a bloody path for her escape.

The remaining Tang Family warriors, in their valiant effort to cover Tang Yuezhi's retreat, met their demise almost to a man. Even Tang Yang, having lost an arm, lay gravely wounded on the ground.

At this moment, other Qian Family warriors converged around Qian Ruyu, whispering amongst themselves, "Eldest Brother Qian Ruyu, aside from Tang Yuezhi who managed to escape, the rest of the Tang Family warriors have essentially been eliminated by us!"

"Tang Yang still draws breath; shall we finish him off as well?" inquired a Qian Family warrior.

Qian Ruyu cast his gaze upon the fallen Tang Yang and offered a faint smile.

Tang Yang, his face ashen and smeared with blood and dirt, his arm severed, responded with a ferocious grin towards Qian Ruyu, "Grandson, if you intend to kill this old man, then come and face me directly!"

Qian Ruyu sneered, "To dispatch you in such a manner would be too kind. Take Tang Yang away; consider him a gift for the Zhao Family!"

"Tang Yang, the Zhao Family harbors an intense hatred for you!"

"Should you fall into their clutches, you will undoubtedly die without even a complete corpse remaining!" Qian Ruyu declared with a knowing smile.

Upon hearing this, Tang Yang's already pale countenance grew even more ghastly. The Zhao Family's animosity towards Tang Yang stemmed from a singular, deeply shameful act: Tang Yang had lain with Zhaoyun Tian's wife, the matriarch of the Zhao Family! For the Zhao Family, this constituted an unforgivable insult.

The Qian Family warriors swiftly commenced their cleanup of the battlefield, apprehending the severely injured and near-death Tang Yang.

"The Tang Family is finished!"

Before the Dragon City Mountain Range, the countless onlookers watched as the Tang Family, with the sole exception of the escaped Tang Yuezhi, was utterly annihilated, lamenting their fate.

Tangjing Xiu and Tangjing Yuan shut their eyes, their faces etched with profound agony. A searing animosity towards the Qian Family took root and flourished within them.

… After half an hour, within the dense woods where the titanic clash between the Qian Family and the Tang Family had transpired, Lin Bai made a swift descent, his feet meeting the earth. Upon his arrival, a grim tableau greeted Lin Bai's gaze: countless corpses littered the ground, all belonging to warriors of the Tang Family. Their precious possessions, however, had largely been pilfered, leaving behind only desolate remains and a relentless flow of crimson. The blood had saturated the very soil, painting the landscape in hues of red, and a coppery stench permeated the air for a kilometer's radius!

“Every single one… a Tang Family warrior…” Lin Bai narrowed his eyes, his focus fixed upon the devastation below. The hundreds of fallen Tang Family warriors starkly indicated that the Tang Family had been brought to the brink of annihilation!

“Who could have wrought such destruction?” Lin Bai’s voice dripped with cold fury. Amidst the fallen, Lin Bai commenced a meticulous search.

Much time elapsed before Lin Bai declared, “The remains of Tang Yuezhi and Tang Yang cannot be found!” Among the ranks of the Tang Family, the two individuals Lin Bai was most acquainted with were undoubtedly Tang Yang and Tang Yuezhi. Having scoured the entire scene, it was evident that while all other Tang Family warriors had met their end here, Tang Yuezhi and Tang Yang were conspicuously absent.

“They are still alive!” A flicker ignited in Lin Bai’s eyes as he immediately ascended into the heavens, determined to continue his search for any sign of Tang Yuezhi and Tang Yang within the sprawling Dragon City Mountain Range. If all the Tang Family warriors were indeed deceased, regardless of Lin Bai’s own survival, this Dragon City Battle would hold no significance for the Tang Family. However, as long as even a single Tang Family warrior drew breath, there remained a glimmer of hope for the Tang Family to seize the Commander Flag and ascend to the position of the new City Lord of Black Water City! Therefore, finding at least one living member of the Tang Family was paramount for Lin Bai!

As long as one warrior endures, the Tang Family’s hope persists! Lin Bai plunged into the Dragon City Mountain Range, his senses keenly searching for any trace of Tang Yuezhi and Tang Yang. Pressing onward, Lin Bai found himself atop a towering treetop, his gaze sweeping towards an imposing mountain. Within its colossal form, magnificent palace complexes had been artfully carved out, revealing a hollowed interior.

“Dragon City…” Upon beholding this ancient metropolis, exuding an aura of age-old, weathered magnificence, Lin Bai instantly recognized it as Dragon City! Dragon City, the solitary urban center nestled within the Dragon City Mountain Range, had lain dormant and abandoned for years; it was only the occurrence of the Dragon City Battle that would likely draw other warriors to this forgotten locale!

Approaching Dragon City, Lin Bai refrained from entering its confines, instead opting to meticulously comb the surrounding areas for any sign of Tang Yuezhi and Tang Yang. This decision stemmed from Lin Bai's prior arrangement with the Tang Family warriors to rendezvous outside the city. Finally, after dedicating three to four hours to scouring the environs of Dragon City as night began to fall, Lin Bai discovered a solitary figure within a weed-choked canyon… It was Tang Yuezhi!