Chapter 1689: The Surprise of Ren Qingyuan and Others

"Alliance?"

Ren Qingyuan was startled.

"According to the information I received, the enemy has gathered a hundred thousand soldiers. Once the agreement is concluded, they could attack at any moment... The news is correct—it's the underground cavern here at the Master Teacher Academy!"

Jiang Fangyou said with certainty.

"Almost all the Great Sage peak-level supreme elders of the Master Teacher Academy have gone to the Confucian Temple. Ordinary master teachers are scattered guarding the underground caverns. Even if we summon them, their cultivation can't withstand the pressure of the teleportation array, and flying back would take too long..."

Ren Qingyuan frowned.

If the news was true, this crisis was far too great.

For a moment, even he had no good solution.

"I know this matter concerns the survival of humanity, so I brought the top experts from my clan and also asked Brother Luo to bring all the strong members of his family to help the Master Teacher Academy headquarters guard the underground cavern!"

Jiang Fangyou said.

"Thank you for your trouble, Brother Jiang. Since that's the case, there's no time to lose. Let's discuss the detailed battle plan after we enter the underground cavern. Otherwise, I'm afraid that before we can come up with anything, the enemy will have already begun their attack..."

Without further delay, Ren Qingyuan and the others stopped talking and hurried toward the underground cavern.

Like the Zhang family's Dragon Tiger Mountain underground cavern, behind the seal there was also a massive city that suppressed the exit.

For the alien spirit race to enter the Master Teacher Continent, they had to pass through here.

"What's the situation on the other side?"

Standing on the watchtower, Ren Qingyuan looked at a nine-star master teacher nearby.

"There's been no movement. We just received a message from the scouts: all enemy soldiers have retreated behind the seal, seemingly plotting something. Because the killing aura of the ancient battlefield can affect the mind, we didn't venture too deep. The specifics are still unknown!"

The nine-star master teacher said.

"Mm."

Ren Qingyuan responded.

In the ancient battlefield where the alien spirit race resided, a blood moon hung in the sky, and the killing aura was dense. Ordinary master teachers, upon entering, would soon be infected by the aura and turned into mindless killing machines.

Because of this, in battles between humans and the alien spirit race, humans mostly maintained a defensive stance rather than taking the initiative to attack.

Otherwise, over tens of thousands of years, with countless experts in the Master Teacher Academy, they would not have allowed the alien spirit race to become so powerful.

"Waiting here is not a solution. Since the seal is not heavily guarded, I'd like to go over and investigate personally, so everyone can prepare in advance."

After a moment of thought, Jiang Fangyou said.

"Brother Jiang, I'll go with you. I've recently gained new insights into space. In terms of concealment, as long as one's strength doesn't exceed mine, it's hard to detect me."

Luo Qianzhen stepped forward.

"This..."

Ren Qingyuan hesitated, then turned and instructed: "Arrange for all master teachers to prepare for battle at any moment. Brother Jiang, Brother Luo, and I will go investigate and return shortly!"

The scouts couldn't venture deep into the ancient battlefield, so the information they gathered was limited. In that case, it was better for him to go personally.

"Acting hall master..."

Several nine-star master teachers tried to dissuade him.

"It's fine. We're just scouting for information, and with Brother Luo and Brother Jiang here, there won't be any major problems!" Ren Qingyuan interrupted them and made the decision.

Seeing his attitude, everyone knew it was unchangeable and said no more.

The situation was urgent, so without delay, the three concealed their figures and flew forward hurriedly.

Soon they arrived at the seal.

As the other had said, the alien spirit race was indeed not heavily guarded. The soldiers left behind were all weak and couldn't detect their movements at all.

Entering the ancient battlefield, the killing aura surged toward them. Knowing that if they stayed too long, even they would be invaded by this aura and find it hard to expel, the three sped up.

"There's a strong fluctuation of spiritual energy over there. Let's go check it out..."

After flying a short distance, they immediately sensed a chaotic spiritual energy, like a storm. Exchanging glances, they flew swiftly toward it.

Before reaching the spot, the three concealed their forms, careful not to stir up energy fluctuations that might alert the enemy.

Finally arriving, they looked through a hollow in the mountain. At the sight, Ren Qingyuan's body swayed, and he nearly fell.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing his expression, Jiang Fangyou looked over in confusion.

"See for yourselves..." Ren Qingyuan's lips trembled.

Luo Qianzhen and Jiang Fangyou, full of doubt, stood up and looked as well. They too widened their eyes.

"Are these people... all dead?"

In the valley before them, the corpses of alien spirit race members were piled densely, countless in number.

They had been so worried, spending immense effort on precautions... and now, before these alien spirit race members had even emerged, they were all dead... What had happened?

"Let's go take a look!"

Since they were all dead, there was nothing to fear. The group quickly flew over.

Arriving above, they circled around.

"The hundred thousand soldiers of the Star Emperor and Spirit Emperor should all be here. It seems... they died fighting each other!" Jiang Fangyou's lips trembled, his face as if he'd seen a ghost.

The senior witch soul master hidden among the alien spirit race had secretly sent word that the two emperors had joined forces, and once they attacked, they would be unstoppable, urging humanity to prepare in advance...

Knowing this news, they had been filled with anxiety, afraid they couldn't withstand it... and now, before the enemy even appeared, they were all dead... What the hell was going on?

Could anyone explain?

"Could it be that the two emperors failed to negotiate their alliance, fought another battle here... and ended up annihilated?" Luo Qianzhen couldn't help saying.

Though it sounded far-fetched, he really couldn't think of any other explanation.

"If the two emperors were at odds and fought, even if both sides suffered losses, it couldn't lead to total annihilation... Someone must have come here and killed the rest. Look over there: several thousand alien spirit race members died in similar ways—over a thousand crushed into meat patties by some strange force, over a thousand with pierced hearts, and another part with their heads cut off..."

Ren Qingyuan shook his head and said.

As a nine-star master teacher, he observed carefully. Two experts might kill each other, but a hundred-thousand-strong army... without external interference, no matter how they fought, how could they all die without a single survivor?

"Hall Master Ren is right. Not only that, but all the equipment and supplies of this hundred-thousand-strong army are gone, and I don't see a single storage ring on them... Someone must have collected them!" Jiang Fangyou said.

Luo Qianzhen quickly looked and indeed saw that the countless dead alien spirit race members had bare hands, not a single ring. Moreover, the tents showed signs of burning, but there was no trace of military supplies inside.

Such a large army couldn't exist without material resources.

Now there was nothing—only one explanation: someone had already been here, and this battle was most likely their doing.

But...

What kind of person had the ability to annihilate a hundred thousand alien spirit race soldiers in less than a single day?

Whoosh!

At that moment, a surge of aura swept over, and a figure appeared abruptly above the valley.