Chapter 2586: Contempt

“A kill order!”

When the cultivators in Tianyan City heard these words, they realized just how strong the murderous intent from the clan lord of Haotian Clan was. It seemed that the death of his youngest son had a tremendous effect on him.

Ever since Donghuang the Great unified the Divine Prefecture, the Divine Prefecture was operating according to its own rules and order.

A ma.s.sacre on a grand scale would be inhumane and against all reasons of logic.

But now, the Haotian Clan—as part of the Ancient G.o.d Clan—wanted to issue a kill order against the entire Ziwei Segmentum.

“Specifically, how do you want to put this in motion?” the City Lord of Tianyan asked. He had kept his silence until now because he was waiting for the other forces to act first. Now that the clan lord of Haotian Clan took the initiative to come to him, seeking an alliance in taking down Ye Futian, he was naturally more than agreeable.

“Ye Futian led the entire Ziwei Segmentum to attack the princ.i.p.alities in the Divine Prefecture simultaneously. I found out that he has already dispatched cultivators into the former Heavenly Mandate Realm, intending to regain control of the 3,000 Realms of the Great Path and even the entire Original Realm. The man’s ambition knows no end.” The clan lord of Haotian Clan continued coldly, “Such an evil force should not exist in the world and ought to be rooted out.”

“He wants to push the Divine Prefecture to the side, then we will summon all the forces in the Divine Prefecture to slaughter Ziwei in return.” The clan lord of Haotian Clan continued, “I, and all of you, will each provide our strongest support to execute the killing order. We will summon the cultivators from all sides in the Divine Prefecture to go to the Original Realm, hunt down, and terminate the cultivators of the Ziwei Segmentum. Every one of them who comes out will be killed. He wants to occupy the land of the Original Realm. Let us promise that the land of the Original Realm will no longer have a place for Ziwei Segmentum.”

This proposition of ma.s.sacre did not just involve themselves, but also required the partic.i.p.ation of all the forces in the entire Divine Prefecture. He meant to make Ye Futian and Ziwei Segmentum the enemies of the world.

Admittedly, this plan hatched by the clan lord of Haotian Clan was incredibly ruthless. He was mobilizing countless cultivators in the Divine Prefecture to launch a ma.s.sacre against the Ziwei Segmentum through the kill order.

Although they could not get inside the Ziwei Segmentum, each person that came out of the Segmentum would be killed. The cultivators of the Ziwei Segmentum were dispersed in many different territories, such as the 3,000 Realms of the Great Path or at their camps within the Original Realm. They could all be killed and slaughtered in those places.

“If you want to execute the kill order and put the people of the Divine Prefecture at risk, I am afraid it won’t be that easy; you might need to give them some incentives,” the City Lord of Tianyan replied.

“The six Ancient G.o.d Clans, in cooperation with some of the top forces in the Divine Prefecture, will give out different levels of rewards to those who carry out the kill order. I believe with the leaders.h.i.+p of the Ancient G.o.d Clans and the top powers of the Divine Prefecture, the entire land of the Divine Prefecture will be willing to get involved.” The clan lord of Haotian Clan spoke in an extremely icy voice. From beginning to end, the murderous intent from him had not dissipated one bit.

“Very well then,” the City Lord of Tianyan spat as sharpness flashed across his eyes. Obviously, he was in support of the kill order as issued by the clan lord of Haotian Clan.

If their plan succeeded, the cultivators of all parties in the Divine Prefecture would be actively executing the kill order. From then on, the cultivators of the Ziwei Segmentum would no longer dare to move about at will, as each person who came out would have a target on their backs. This would make their foolish dreams of occupying the entire Original Realm a totally impossibility.

Moreover, the cultivators of Ziwei Segmentum would always live in fear, not knowing who would be the next, or who would be the ones to kill them. As soon as they left Ziwei Segmentum, it was certain that they would be hunted. Even if they stayed within the Ziwei Segmentum, there was no guarantee that they could evade death.

When the kill order became a reality, it would undoubtedly be another major disaster for the Ziwei Segmentum.

“What does the clan lord plan to do next?” the City Lord of Tianyan asked. The kill order was difficult to implement because not everyone would dare to act on it, especially now that Ye Futian was on a roll with great momentum, having destroyed the basecamps of the six Ancient G.o.d Clans and unified the 3,000 Realms of the Great Path.

Who would be crazy enough to touch Ye Futian and Ziwei Segmentum?

“Haotian Clan will summon the cultivators from all sides of the Divine Prefecture to gather together and announce the kill order officially. Therefore, I will require the cooperation of the City Lord and the others to generate the momentum for this event. Once all the cultivators from the Divine Prefecture receive the kill order to carry it out, there is no need for us to keep tabs on them in the future, I will have others in Divine Prefecture monitor their progress. Ye Futian and the people of the Ziwei Segmentum will be trapped inside Ziwei Segmentum.” The clan lord of Haotian Clan continued, “In addition, the call this time is also to find a solution to deal with Ziwei Segmentum once and for all, and how we can sack Ziwei Segmentum and bring Ye Futian to justice.”

“Fine.” The City Lord of Tianyan City nodded and said, “I will fully cooperate. As long as Haotian Clan let me know when in advance, Tianyan City will be there.”

“Mmm.” The clan lord of Haotian Clan nodded slightly. Then he disappeared immediately, as he went to rally the other forces of the Ancient G.o.d Clans.

…

Once the news came out that all six Ancient G.o.d Clans of the Divine Prefecture would push forward the killing order together for the sole purpose of destroying Ziwei Segmentum, it caused great shockwaves across the Divine Prefecture in a very short amount of time.

Ye Futian had boldly led the cultivators from the Ziwei Segmentum for a coordinated attack on all six Ancient G.o.d Clans. That was something so unimaginably arrogant on his part.

For this, each of the six Ancient G.o.d Clans paid a heavy price.

Therefore, they not only wanted revenge for themselves, they also wanted Ye Futian dead. So, they would implement a blanket kill order to get the entire Divine Prefecture involved in the hunt to eliminate all the cultivators from the Ziwei Segmentum.

It was, indeed, something crazy and inconceivable. The six Ancient G.o.d Clans were all peak-level princ.i.p.alities, but they now employed a strategy on such a ma.s.sive scale just for one person. They even went as far as to leverage the power of the entire Divine Prefecture.

It was very clear to everyone just what a great threat Ye Futian and the Ziwei Segmentum had become.

For a time, the entire Divine Prefecture was boiling over because of the news. Countless cultivators set off toward the continent where Haotian Clan was located, as if there was yet another feast of terror after the alchemy compet.i.tion.

This time, it was to kill, as a way to deal with Ye Futian and the Ziwei Segmentum.

…

When Ye Futian received the news, he was in Ziwei Imperial Palace. They were busy moving the resources that they had plundered inside Ziwei Segmentum.

He got the news from Xi Chiyao first.

Xi Chiyao was cultivating in the Ziwei Segmentum but kept close touch with the West Imperial Palace. After receiving the news, West Imperial Palace immediately informed her.

“A kill order?”

In Ziwei Imperial Palace, Ye Futian seemed to be a bit contemptuous when he heard Xi Chiyao’s words. It was as if he did not even feel anything about the kill order that had created major shockwaves in the Divine Prefecture.

Seeing Ye Futian’s indifferent expression, Xi Chiyao asked, “The Haotian Clan is the one that initiated the kill order. If it is implemented in the Divine Prefecture, it is impossible for Ziwei Imperial Palace to expand into the Original Realm, and it will be limited only inside the Ziwei Segmentum.”

Didn’t Ye Futian understand that? How could he have such disdain?

“Do you know why I first moved in to take down the 3,000 Realms of the Great Path and have my senior brother take over, before I started the attack on the six Ancient G.o.d Clans?” Ye Futian looked at Xi Chiyao and asked her pointedly.

Xi Chiyao was stunned for a moment as she looked at him, and a strange brilliance flashed across her beautiful eyes. Obviously, she understood what was unsaid by Ye Futian.

“Do you want them to come to you in the Original Realm?” Xi Chiyao said.

“Of course.” Ye Futian nodded. “Compared to me going to the Ancient G.o.d Clans, it is much better for them to come to the Original Realm, which will make it a lot easier to deal with them.”

“But,” Ye Futian’s eyes swept to the place higher above the sky, “I don’t care if the Haotian Clan gave out the kill order, but if it is implemented, it will be detrimental to cultivators in the Ziwei Segmentum. It seems that I needed to personally take a trip there!”

“You want to get back to the Divine Prefecture again?” Xi Chiyao stared at Ye Futian in disbelief. After so many years, and long after the Armorer Compet.i.tion, Ye Futian would once again, step into the Divine Prefecture!