Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 1074 - Six Hundred Seventy-Two

Chapter 1074: Chapter Six Hundred Seventy-Two

Xu Yuan actually wanted to dissuade Feng Jiuxuan.

The current situation within the city truly presents a good opportunity to decapitate Qin Ke, but in such high-level confrontations, unless it’s a meticulously planned trump card, whatever you can think of, the opposing side has certainly anticipated and might even use it to set a trap.

Unfortunately, he didn’t get the chance to say this; Feng Jiuxuan vanished without a trace.

Still, upon reconsideration, Tian Yuan hadn’t sent any secret transmissions to the elder before getting knocked away earlier. Furthermore, given this uncle’s strength, even if he can’t kill, there’s unlikely to be any major consequences. Trying on Qin Ke’s end is not necessarily a bad move.

With these thoughts in mind, Xu Yuan sped off towards the direction of the Government Office. After all, he deeply agreed with the first half of his uncle’s statement.

Although he had the energy-providing glyph on his palm, he couldn’t perform spellcraft without interconnected meridians. His current combat power was actually inferior to his previous Ghoul form, utterly incapable of standing against the remaining Supreme Saints.

As soon as he started moving, Xu Yuan caught sight of a sudden change above.

Emperor Bai delivered a punch straight through Mu Nuo’s torso.

When speed reaches an extreme level, even a blunt weapon can pierce like a sharp blade.

Without any sound, the small body of a six- or seven-year-old hung lifelessly on that arm, an entire chest cavity missing, an unsettling sight.

Xu Yuan paid no mind to Mu Nuo’s injury but inwardly criticized Tian Yuan for staging such an obvious act.

This woman was indeed knocked away deliberately.

Otherwise, Mu Nuo, whose physical condition was far superior to hers, wouldn’t even have the chance to fly away while in Emperor Bai’s grasp.

Retracting his gaze, Xu Yuan leapt forward, transforming into a streak of Escaping Light hurtling toward the Government Office.

Skimming low over the streets, Xu Yuan quickly calculated the likely strategies of the Sects moving forward while casually sweeping away the insect sea that surged like a tide through the district below.

Countless streams of light shot out from his glyph like celestial flowers scattering, densely and precisely piercing the heart of every Demon Insect along the way.

Such a miraculous display instantly stirred waves of exhilarating cheers among the soldiers.

"An Immortal has intervened! We’re saved!"

"Is this the handiwork of the Immortal Clans?"

"Why didn’t they act earlier?! If... if they had intervened earlier, my father and brothers would still be alive..."

"Immortals have foes of their own; the fact that they can spare the effort to help us is already their limit. Haven’t you seen that the northern side of the city has already been reduced to ruins?!"

"Shut the hell up, all of you! Hurry to Xuanque Street to reinforce them!"

Taking in everything below, Xu Yuan finally grasped the depth of despair this battle brought to the relentless Government Office soldiers and the helpless citizens within the city.

Not only did they have to face the falling tide of insects from the skies, but they also lived in fear of the residual spellcraft unleashed by the Immortals above. Against the former, they could at least resist, but the arrival of the latter often meant the annihilation of an entire street.

When gods wage war, mortals suffer.

The pressing conflict with the Saints above almost made Xu Yuan forget that he was soaring above a massive Prefecture City.

With a sigh in his heart, Xu Yuan’s swiftly flying figure abruptly turned midair, diverting toward the convergence points of several insect tides.

He could sense that among these insect tides were massive beetles with bodies comparable to Integration Bodies. While he couldn’t fight the Saints above, assisting the soldiers below in reducing casualties was still feasible...

Xu Yuan’s arrival instantly turned the tide of ground warfare into an overwhelming spectacle of mismatched power.

With the Saints’ Origin Qi and reconnaissance, coupled with Xu Yuan’s immense control power, wherever his Escaping Light landed, countless arcing beams of light rained downward, precisely striking the vital points of every Demon Insect.

Even elite boss-level Demon Insects, whose strength rivaled those of Grandmasters, met the same fate of instant demise under the absolute might of the Saints.

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A streak of blood-red Escaping Light darted overhead, its dazzling beams descending like divine radiance.

For a few breaths, the massive insect demon, robbed of life, stood frozen before finally collapsing to the ground. Before it lay a ponytailed woman dressed in a Secret Investigation Officer Uniform, staring blankly at the sky above, at that familiar silhouette now etched deeply into her soul.

A moment ago, she had locked eyes with him.

Biting her lip, the ponytailed woman instinctively tightened her grip on the worn edge of her Simple Knife.

This... this is impossible.

Why isn’t he dead?

And why... why has he become so powerful?

While the ponytailed woman stood dazed, a burly man bounded up the small hill of insect corpses beneath her feet. Wiping blood from the corner of his mouth, he said:

"Commander Xu, thanks for the assist. Without your help, who knows how many of our brothers that Third Grade Demon Insect would’ve devoured."

Xu Mengxi turned her head absentmindedly, her dark eyes still carrying hints of disarray.

Noticing her state, the burly man raised his waterskin with a grin and said:

"Need Spirit Water to replenish some Origin Qi? It’s clean, untouched."

Xu Mengxi finally snapped back to her senses, shaking her head and replying softly:

"Protecting Dayan’s people is my duty; I don’t need Spirit Water."

Only then did the burly man notice the abnormal state of the woman before him. He scratched his head, glanced at the streak of blood-red light above, and cautiously asked:

"Commander Xu, I’m just a rough guy and can’t fathom what’s happening up there. Could you explain it to me? The brothers below wanted me to ask."

Joining the Xia Group represents a willingness to face death, but they fear dying without understanding why.

Yet this cursed war has left every brother dying confused, fighting without knowing the reason for the battle or the identity of their foe—only to be crushed as the insect tide swarmed upon them.