Super God Grandmaster
Chapter 390 - 390 377 Fang Ziren gives up Heavenly City

Chapter 390: Chapter 377: Fang Ziren gives up Heavenly City Chapter 390: Chapter 377: Fang Ziren gives up Heavenly City Ye Chen carefully recalled the events of the past few days since leaving Immortal City, and said, “Actually, making me the Alliance Leader might have fallen right into the Dragon Slaying Clan’s plot. Their strategy was deep-rooted and even when I had eventually guessed it, they would likely target Heavenly City and ally with the factions of demons and evil spirits. They would probably not anticipate them splitting into separate operations, as it is not usually done that way.”

“But eventually, you didn’t you predict it?” questioned Li Mo.

“But I was not able to confirm it.” Ye Chen continued, “So even if they gave it to me, I would have fallen into the same trap.”

“But if Ren Xiongbei had listened to you, Immortal City wouldn’t have fallen,” Li Mo remarked.

“Ah, discussing this now has no point,” he sighed.

Jiang Zhuge stated, “If you had been the Alliance Leader, it might have been a good thing, as they would have had no choice but to follow you.”

“Don’t we already have an Alliance Leader?” Ye Chen pointedly asked.

“He still lacks strength in many aspects, he should be more decisive, but Qiao Fanfeng often hesitates.”

“I’m the same, the Mutant Winged Dragon is indeed powerful and is a formidable adversary, especially those under his command, they are all larger than life figures. Look at the recent case of Immortal City, they didn’t even need the dragon, they just sent the Mitra Monk and within two days, Immortal City fell.”

“But he brought the Army of Death along,” someone pointed out.

“Anyway, we didn’t handle many things well,” Ye Chen admitted.

“Without unified orders, like this time, there’s no coordination. When you say go east, someone heads west which is incredibly inefficient. Especially now that the Dragon Slaying Clan and the factions of evil spirits and demons have teamed up, we need stronger unity. We can’t just do as we please anymore,” Jiang Zhuge stated.

Li Mo agreed, “Yes, I support Jiang Zhuge’s point, we must unite. We need someone to make the final decisions. We have to deal strictly with those who don’t follow orders, we can’t be lenient or we will just become a loose sand, without a single rule, that’s unacceptable.”

“Therefore, if it really comes to that, don’t delay accepting leadership. Right now, dealing with the Dragon Slaying Clan and factions of the evil spirits and demons is of utmost importance,” Jiang Zhuge advised.

Ye Chen glanced at Jiang Zhuge and said, “I really am not confident. I am not from the magical realm, if I take up a position there, many will have problems with it.”

“I have faith in Su Hong’s judgement, he wouldn’t have made a mistake.”

“I fear he may have misjudged. If I put myself in the position of Alliance Leader, can I avoid these problems? I am not entirely confident. Didn’t I hesitate afterward?”

“You were worried about something happening at Heavenly City, and that they wouldn’t be able to hold on. That’s why you decided to go to Heavenly City,” Jiang Zhuge reasoned.

Suddenly, Can Mo ran over.

Ye Chen saw the sweaty Can Mo and asked, “Has something happened in Heavenly City?”

Can Mo nodded and answered, “Fang Ziren and the others have abandoned Heavenly City. The Dragon Slaying Clan and the factions of the evil spirits and demons have taken it over.”

“Did you say they outright abandoned it? Isn’t that too cowardly?” Li Mo exclaimed.

“When they saw that the Dragon Slaying Clan and the factions of the evil spirits and demons had arrived at the city, of course they were panicked. With Qiao Fanfeng unable to arrive in time, they were afraid they wouldn’t be able to hold out for a day and had to abandon in the end.”

“Good grief, the Dragon Slaying Clan didn’t take many people there,” Li mo noted.

“But they teamed up with the evil spirits and demonic factions and that’s quite a large count. Also, they mistook a group of civilians for the Dragon Slaying Clan’s Army of Death and felt they had no choice but to surrender.”

“What cowardly creatures, they gave up just like that.”

“They want to conserve their strength then face Dragon Slaying Clan’s forces in full force.”

Ye Chen was unusually quiet.

Li Mo announced, “Compared to them, I admire Su Hong more. Su Hong has backbone, although defeated, the enemy they faced was the Dragon Slaying Clan’s most powerful troop, the Army of Death, so there’s no shame in that.”

Jiang Zhuge concurred, “Of course, after all, Su Hong is the Sect Leader of the biggest Immortal City in the magical realm. If he chose to surrender too, then there would be no hope for the magical realm.”

Can Mo interjected, “Anyway, Heavenly City has been taken.”

By this point, they made room for Can Mo to sit down.

Li Mo continued, “Su Hong, despite facing the terrifying Army of Death, managed to kill at least six to seven hundred of them. I heard the Mitra Monk brought 2,500 troops from the Army of Death, I wouldn’t be able to do that.”

Ye Chen asked again, “Do you know any news about Mitra Monk?”

“I guess they would be heading towards Heavenly City.”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhuge said, “We should inform Qiao Fanfeng and the others as soon as possible. They are likely going to jointly attack the magical realm.”

Can Mo suggested, “Should we set off for Heavenly City as well?”

Ye Chen continued eating, if it was really as they suspected, if Mitra Monk actually took his men towards Heavenly City where the Mutant Winged Dragon and the magical realm people would be converging, then Guo Mingyu and his men may be in real danger.

Li Mo cursed, “Damn those from Heavenly City Sect, they just abandoned it.”

Jiang Zhuge speculated, “The Mitra Monk and the Army of Death are heading directly to Heavenly City, and Qiao Fanfeng and others are at the Heavenly City, they are clearly going for them. Currently, we split into separate operations and it’s not a good strategy especially now when the Dragon Slaying Clan and the evil spirits and demonic factions have joined hands; the numbers are large and are not easy to deal with. If we’re not careful, they might be surrounded.”

Jiang Zhuge also added, “Yes, they are trying to slice the magical realm off piece by piece, the current situation is incredibly disadvantageous to us.”

Ye Chen instructed, “Get Jiang Ouyang to alert Qiao Fanfeng and inform them that the Mutra Monk may be joining forces with the Mutant Winged Dragon. They might be attacked from both sides, we will hurry over there as well.”

Jiang Zhuge nodded in acknowledgement.

Guo Yuyun, who had just met her sister Guo Yuqing, came over. Most of the people led by Jiang Ouyang remained at the foot of the mountain. Only a few followed him up the mountain, and Yuqing was among them.

“So, have you figured out how to deal with the Dragon Slaying Clan?” Yuyun asked.

“You have not seen Immortal City, see its current state!” Ye Chen replied.

“I have seen it.”

“Aren’t you afraid that you’ll be the next one lying down?”

“No.”

“Go to the Demon Palace with your sister.”

“You are trying to abandon me again, I want to help.”

“You haven’t matured enough! Survival of the fittest is the reality now. Staying alive is paramount. We don’t know when all this will end. So you should follow your sister back to the Demon Palace, do you understand? It’s really not fun. If I had a choice, I would want to bask in the sun by the sea.” Ye Chen did not want her to get into trouble.

“What’s your plan?”

“First to get you out, send you back to Demon Palace City.”

“You know, I cannot go back.”

“Why are you so stubborn?”

“Maybe I can help you at a critical moment.”

“Hmm, I believe you.”

Jiang Ouyang comforted Ren Xiongbei, “Brother, don’t overthink it.” He knew that Ren Xiongbei was blaming himself for the Sect Leader’s death. But he also knew some things were irreparable.

“It’s all my fault. I should have come back to check.” Ren Xiongbei cried.

“Who would have expected the Mutant Winged Dragon to be so cunning? His people had already figured out the routes to Immortal City Mountain and took a secret path that didn’t pass through Crane City. They attacked Immortal City directly. It was only when they reached the city gates that we realized they were attacking. It’s not your fault. Don’t blame yourself.”

Ren Xiongbei lowered his head, still believing that his indecisiveness had contributed to the havoc.

“Now, what’s important is to prevent the entire Demon Domain from turning into another Immortal City. We can’t let the Mutant Winged Dragon rule the Central Plains. If they conquer the Central Plains, it would be a disaster.” Jiang Ouyang said.

“Why hasn’t the Sect Leader come out?”

“He believes he can defend, and he doesn’t want to abandon his disciples. He wants to stay with them.”

“But he should have known how important he is to Immortal City.”

“He is the Sect Leader. I can’t persuade him.” Said Jiang Ouyang.

“If we could get back half a day earlier, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“What’s the point of talking about this now?” Jiang Ouyang continued, “The Dragon Slaying Clan has now teamed up with the malevolent beings, making them stronger than ever. We must unite if we are to stand a chance against them.”

Ren Xiongbei asked, “Did the Sect Leader leave any instructions before he died?”

“He wanted Ye Chen to be our acting Sect Leader and Alliance Leader of Demon Domain. I have already sent a letter to Qiao Fanfeng. But Ye Chen refused, probably because he knew many would oppose him.”

Su Zhanze, who was feeling lost, was nearby and heard everything. So did Ren Haotian who was with him.

Ren Haotian said, “How is that possible? He isn’t a disciple of the Immortal City Sect. How can he become our Sect Leader?”

Jiang Ouyang said, “Actually, he is considered a disciple of our Immortal City Sect. He was once our disciple.”

“But he only stayed for little over a month before he left.”

“But indeed, he is a disciple of Immortal City Sect. The Sect Leader only asked him to act as our Sect Leader until we defeat the Dragon Slaying Clan and eradicate the malevolent beings.”

Ren Xiongbei was silent.

“How could he be the acting Sect Leader? Are you sure you didn’t hear it wrong?” Haotian asked.

“Haha, do you doubt I am lying to you?”

Haotian hastily said, “No… I know you would never do that.”

Jiang Ouyang continued, “The Sect Leader made this decision out of desperation. It’s regrettable that the entire Demon Domain was swayed by a few words from Mutant Winged Dragon and fell into his trap.”

“We must unite now. We need a unified command. If everyone acts according to their personal wishes, there will be no organization, and in the end, we will be in chaos, getting nothing done.”

His words seemed to be about Ren Xiongbei, who remained silent.

“I’m not pointing fingers here, but everything the Sect Leader said is right. Especially now that the Dragon Slaying Clan has teamed up with the malevolent beings. The Heavenly City Sect has given up on Heavenly City. We have no room to retreat and no chances to fail anymore. We cannot make further mistakes.”

Ren Xiongbei, shocked, asked, “Did the Heavenly City Sect really give up on Heavenly City?”