Chapter 1716: Before The Battle
It was too late for Xiang Shaoyun to give chase. The shadow moved at a speed that not even his full speed could easily catch up to it. Xiang Shaoyun had a feeling that the assassin was probably also sent by Gongsun Yingxiong like the ones with the Eighteen Asura Infernal Formation.
Of course, there was always the possibility that the assassin was sent by some other enemy. Xiang Shaoyun did not dare to spend more time at the same spot and hurriedly left with his people.
His main goal for departing was to recruit more people to join the battle at the outside domain. After all, he did not have enough people with him, and he was sure that the other young Gods would have more helpers than him.
He was planning to gather combatants from not only the Ziling Sect but also the Holy Hall, Xiang Clan, Darkdevil Sect, the angels, and the Dragon Phoenix Academy. He needed a strong group of cultivators at the Saint Realm and above.
He sent two clones out, one heading to the Darkdevil Sect and the other to the Dragon Phoenix Academy. At the same time, his main body returned to the Ziling Sect. He was able to ultimately muster over 1,000 Saints from the Ziling Sect, angels, wolf guards, Holy Hall, Xiang Clan, Darkdevil Sect, and Dragon Phoenix Academy.
That number might seem low, but they were the cream of the crop and included people like Xiang Yangzhan, Purple Lightning Marquis, ten-winged angels, Old Urchin, Xiang Chenxi, Devil Concubine, Xiao Wei, and so on.
For the Ziling Sect, Xiang Shaoyun only had the Holy Hall master stay behind to keep watch over it. The hall master had also wanted to join the battle, but Xiang Shaoyun couldn't take the risk of completely emptying the sect. He was afraid that some other organization would take the chance to attack while they were away. He needed a sufficiently strong expert to stay behind. He also hid several devils under his control in the sect as a precaution.
After half a month, everyone was gathered together. They were a pitifully small group of people, but they were all he could gather for now.
Just as he was about to return to the Divine Dominion City with them, Despair and Liu Qingchen arrived separately. Each of them had come with about 100 cultivators. There were Saints, pseudo-Gods, and even Gods among their ranks.
"Despair is willing to assist the overlord in becoming the young guild master!" said Despair as he saluted Xiang Shaoyun respectfully.
He was already a second-stage Rebirth Realm cultivator. The old man beside him was a fourth-stage Rebirth Realm cultivator. He was also flanked by two pseudo-Gods. Liu Qingchen had also grown considerably, reaching second-stage Rebirth Realm. The imposing aura around him made him look like a completely different person.
"Overlord, I'm willing to follow you and fight the aliens at the outside domain!" declared Liu Qingchen firmly.
He had a super expert from his dynasty with him. The expert was a seventh-stage God, and his presence could be considered the Great Han Dynasty's token of support.
The people who helped Xiang Shaoyun would all benefit greatly if Xiang Shaoyun could eventually become the young guild master. Xiang Shaoyun was in need of people. The return of Liu Qingchen and Despair had helped him greatly.
"Don't worry. I won't waste any time. Go into battle with me. Together, we shall hunt the aliens!" said Xiang Shaoyun passionately before taking out the ancient warship the Guardians Guild had given him.
The warship was massive. It had formed an independent space within it, granting it enough space to carry even tens of thousands of people, to say nothing of the over 1,000 people currently in Xiang Shaoyun's group.
The warship's ancient aura stirred the blood of all of them. At Xiang Shaoyun's command, they all boarded the ship. Then, the warship started traveling toward the Guardians Guild.
"Yun'er, this will be a dangerous trip. Are you not planning to leave some children behind for our Xiang family? We only have Lingtian now. With his nerves, he constantly visits those dangerous locations. It's too worrying," asked Xiang Yangzhan.
"Father, how can you think of something like that during a time like this?" Xiang Shaoyun was somewhat speechless.
He had been very busy over the years and had not thought of having more children. Thus, he felt somewhat awkward when his father brought it up.
Xiang Yangzhan sighed, "The aliens are unimaginably powerful. They have numerous unique and unmatched abilities. Any carelessness would result in death. You might be strong, but you still need to be careful.
"The young guild master position is an attractive post, but I truly don't wish to see you fight for it. However, I also know that you won't give up. Therefore, I can only hope that you will leave several children behind so that your father can be at ease while you fight the war."
"Don't worry, Father. Even against enemies I can't defeat, I still have enough tricks to preserve my life," said Xiang Shaoyun.
He did not continue the talk with his father. Instead, he started studying the formation on the warship. He discovered that the formation had a massive weakness that he wouldn't have been able to notice if he wasn't a God Realm formation master himself. The weakness did not seem like it would affect the formation much, but it would be fatal in an actual battle against the aliens.
"Is this a weakness that came with the ship, or is it something someone deliberately left here?" muttered Xiang Shaoyun to himself.
He believed that the latter was most likely the case. After all, the Guardians Guild would not make such a stupid mistake when they were the ones in charge of supplying all the young Gods with warships. At that realization, Xiang Shaoyun's killing intent surged. The Guardians Guild was already rotten to the core yet still constantly talked about justice and fairness.
"After becoming the young guild master, I will remove these corrupted worms infesting the guild," said Xiang Shaoyun to himself.
He was in no rush to cover up the weakness; the warship had arrived at the Divine Dominion City. In fact, the warship was capable of moving at the speed of a God. Its sole weakness was its requirement of God Realm energy; god-grade crystals were needed to activate the ship's formation.
Thus, a regular person wouldn't be able to steer such a warship even after getting one. The numerous young Gods returned to the city one after another, causing the city to bustle with activity.
Xiang Shaoyun took out the one million god-grade crystals he had and handed them to Scarlet Flame Monarch and Devouring Ghost. He had the two purchase even more god-grade and saint-grade supplies from the city, hoping to bring the strength of his people to an even higher level.
He also gave away some of the treasures he had hoarded over the years, leaving little for himself. After all, the stronger his people were, the better they would be able to protect themselves. Consequently, they would be able to kill more enemies and bring him more benefits.
He even handed the vermilion bird fruit and vermilion bird feather to Yu Caidie before allowing her to cultivate in his astral cosmos sea. By the time her cultivation session ended, she would definitely be able to awe the world with her strength.