Top-tier Unruly Master

Chapter 2224: Chapter 2259: Going to Baisheng Island

"It’s over, it’s over."

Herr Ningshuang hadn’t thought about revenge, but she collapsed in the chair, repeating these words incessantly.

Her soul began to tremble. She was not afraid of death, but feared that all members of the Herr Family would be slaughtered, and Tianmu Sea would be awash with blood.

Tianmu Sea was the disgrace of the Four Great Royal Clans. As long as Tianmu Sea existed for even one more day, the Four Great Royal Clans would have a bone stuck in their throats, unable to raise their heads.

Without Master Daozhen, and even with Herr Wanzhan killed in battle, Tianmu Sea no longer had the power to resist the Four Great Royal Clans. It wouldn’t be long before their armies flooded Tianmu Sea, turning its clear waters crimson with blood.

Escape?

Tianmu Sea was located at the heart of the Four Great Royal Clans, making it almost impossible to escape. All members of the Herr Family would perish, hunted down by the Four Great Royal Clans. They would ensure no Herr Family member escaped, eradicating them entirely.

"Report!"

A loud shout came from afar, as a leader rushed over like a gust of wind, kneeling on one knee to report: "Madam, Lord Qianjun requests you to arrange everyone’s final affairs immediately. The armies of the Four Great Royal Clans will arrive within ten days."

"I understand, you can go."

Madam Yan waved her hand weakly, as if she had lost her soul. She suddenly rubbed her face, her hair a bit disheveled. Taking a long breath, she commanded loudly, "Herr Li, pass on my orders. I am now taking over the entire Herr Family, initiating the Family Preservation Plan."

Any major family would prepare contingencies early on, at least to preserve some seeds for future resurgence, sending some of the talented youth away with considerable wealth and Spiritual Materials. This preservation plan was an evacuation strategy.

"Quickly, tell Rufeng to come back immediately!"

"Order a lockdown on Daozhen Villa!"

"Order a lockdown on Daozhen City, allowing entry but not exit. Seal all information, no leaks allowed."

"..."

Madam Yan reluctantly pulled herself together, calmly issuing various commands. As the fourth-ranked person in the Daozhen Family, she knew she couldn’t panic and she had no right to grieve. Every decision she made now could save the lives of many Herr Family members.

"Family Preservation Plan?"

Having stayed by Master Daozhen’s side, Herr Ningshuang was well aware of this plan. Tears quietly fell from her eyes, with a bitter smile on her lips.

The Family Preservation Plan was to ensure all Herr Family members enter a parallel world, completely sealing off from this world.

By forcibly destroying the passage connecting to the parallel world using special means, outsiders wouldn’t be able to enter.

Similarly, Herr Family members would never come out, unless a powerful figure appeared to refine the parallel world, only then could the Herr Family see the light of day again.

Yet, in the parallel world, Spiritual Materials were scarce. How could an extraordinary expert possibly arise?

Herr Ningshuang’s eyes dimmed. Rather than living in such a small parallel world, she would prefer to die in battle.

...

"Whoosh!"

At this moment, within Yuexia City, a ghostly figure drifted towards the back of Ding Mansion, wearing a ghost mask, looking like a ghost.

"Bang!"

He directly pushed open a door, waking Ding Fan who was cultivating.

Ding Fan exchanged looks with Crimson Flame, his heart sinking as he asked, "Crimson Flame, what happened?"

Crimson Flame was more solemn than ever before, quickly saying, "This is serious, Young Master. We can’t stay here any longer. We must leave Tianmu Sea as soon as possible."

Ding Fan paused, then asked, "Be more detailed. As soon as possible... when?"

"Master Daozhen is dead, Herr Wanzhan is also dead. In at most ten days, the armies of the Four Great Royal Clans and Zhong Family will attack Tianmu Sea."

Crimson Flame only briefly explained, pondering for a moment before saying, "I need to take care of some things. You handle your affairs, and in three days, we will leave Tianmu Sea for the Central Plains."

"Are they all dead?"

Ding Fan’s face was filled with panic. After some thought, he asked, "In three days? How many people can you take? Can you take everyone from the Skeleton Sect?"

"No!"

Crimson Flame asserted firmly, "I can only take two or three people with me at most; otherwise, we won’t be able to leave. Young Master, make your arrangements first. I need to sort out my matters, and then we’ll leave."

Subsequently, Crimson Flame transformed into a ghost and drifted away. Ding Fan’s brow tightly furrowed. He didn’t care much about the timing of departure, but though he could leave, what about the Skeleton Sect? Would they really abandon them?

"Ten days? Ten days is too short!

Ding Fan sighed slightly. The time was too short; if they had half a month, it would have been better. By then, Ye Li and others would have all emerged from seclusion, and even if the armies of the Four Great Royal Clans arrived, he could defend this island.

Now, relying on Crimson Flame alone, if he stays, he will definitely be torn to pieces by the armies of the four kingdoms...

It had been only half a day, and the news was spreading everywhere. Madam Yan simply could not keep the news of defeat sealed.

Except for Herr Qianjun and the other seven experts, all the masters who entered Netherworld Valley perished, while the roughly ten thousand warriors who attacked Zhong Family Fortress did not die.

But at this point, even if they haven’t died, they are close to it. Experts from countless families of the Four Great Royal Clans are now hunting them down, and it seems that half of them must be dead by now.

Those masters with Curse Message Talismans also sent messages back to their families, notifying their forces to arrange final matters quickly, all delivering the highest level of warning.

Tianmu Sea became chaotic all at once, elders and masters from those family powers rushed to the nearest Teleportation Array, hoping to visit Daozhen City to investigate, but they found that those Teleportation Arrays were completely unusable.

Teleportation Arrays being unusable hadn’t happened for many years. Now there were only two possibilities: either the Teleportation Arrays were broken, or the Teleportation Arrays on the Daozhen City side were closed.

No matter the exact situation, this was conveying a message: something happened! Something big happened! Almost all forces and families descended into panic, with all kinds of rumors spreading everywhere, yet all the news was unfavorable to Tianmu Sea. These messages made people, already anxious, even more fearful, not knowing what to do.

Most people who came to Tianmu Sea were those who couldn’t make it outside and entered Tianmu Sea, along with families who had survived in Tianmu Sea for hundreds of years; they simply didn’t want to leave. They’ve rooted in Tianmu Sea for years, with vast families and businesses; how could leaving be worthwhile!

Moreover, even if they really wanted to run, where could they escape to?

The Four Great Royal Clans already hated everyone in Tianmu Sea, estimating that all larger families and powers were on their extermination blacklist. Even if they escaped from Tianmu Sea, they would still be wiped out by the vassal forces of the Four Great Royal Clans outside.

Herr Family remained completely silent, which made Tianmu Sea’s various powers and families even more restless, unable to sleep. Families near Daozhen Island rushed to the island toward Daozhen City with haste, seeking to meet Daozhen Family people.

Daozhen City’s atmosphere was still majestic; the giant characters "Daozhen City" on the city walls appeared as strong as ever, and Herr Family samurais still patrolled and stood guard over the city walls.

The city was still Herr Family’s, yet it was already sealed off—entry allowed but exit forbidden. Many families’ scout cavalry investigated some news upon entering Daozhen, but if they dared leave, they would be immediately slain.

Elders from a few Fourth-Level powers and families came to the base of Daozhen Villa’s mountain, hoping to request Madam Yan’s presence, but never mind Daozhen Villa; they couldn’t even enter the mountain where Daozhen Villa was located. The entire mountain and Daozhen Villa were covered by a Great Formation. Not only humans but even birds couldn’t fly in.

That Great Formation was the Protective Villa Array built by Daozhen Family years ago, personally arranged by Master Daozhen, possessing terrifying defensive power. But since its setup, it had never been used. Now it was activated, showing how dire things had become.

People finally believed the news of Master Daozhen and Herr Wanzhan’s death. Clearly, Daozhen Family had reached a point where it can’t care for other forces, relying on Herr Family was useless; now the only way was to find a way to save themselves.

But at this point, what methods for self-rescue remained?

Elders from those forces and families felt at a loss, wanting to cry but unable. In this expedition into Tianmu Sea, eighty percent of experts from all families and powers joined the battle. Originally thinking this would be a mere autumn breeze campaign, they hadn’t expected all their experts to die outside.

Moon Mist Island was also in chaos!

Wu Qingxia, Fourth Elder, and others got the news and immediately sought Ding Fan. Pu Feng and those Third-Level Island Masters vassalized to Moon Mist Island also came. At this point, Ding Fan was the last straw in their minds. If Ding Fan couldn’t help them, these people would only wait helplessly for death.

"Master Daozhen is dead, Herr Wanzhan is dead too, and the armies of the Four Great Royal Clans will definitely attack Tianmu Sea in ten days. Coming to me now is futile; at this point, everyone should fend for themselves."

Ding Fan met with Pu Feng and other island masters, dropped this helpless statement, and then took Wu Qingxia, Fourth Elder, and others to the rear courtyard of Ding Mansion.

The survival of Pu Feng and those people was beyond Ding Fan’s capacity; he wouldn’t care.

But the Skeleton Sect members were different. These people walked alongside him; Ding Fan couldn’t abandon them to escape alone.

Ding Fan paced back and forth in the conference hall in the rear courtyard, while all the Divine Realm Third Level Warriors from Skeleton Sect stood silently waiting for Ding Fan’s instructions.

After about half an hour, Ding Fan finally made up his mind, asking the group: "How many people do Skeleton Sect and Wu Family have now? I mean our own people."

Wu Qingxia and Fourth Elder exchanged a glance, calculating inwardly. Wu Qingxia soon said: "Including clansmen and family members, Skeleton Sect and Wu Family have over two thousand people. If including the Outer Hall, there are nearly six thousand people now."

"Don’t count the Outer Hall. Later, dispatch warships to quietly transport Skeleton Sect Inner Hall people and family members back to Skull Island, and then secretly to Baisheng Island. You must maintain absolute secrecy; this is Skeleton Sect’s last chance to survive. If outsiders find out, all of Skeleton Sect will perish."

Ding Fan instructed Wu Qingxia and Fourth Elder solemnly.

"Go to Baisheng Island?"

Wu Qingxia and others were puzzled, not understanding why they had to go to Baisheng Island. At this point, wasn’t finding a way to escape Tianmu Sea the right course of action?

"Don’t think about anything, don’t ask more. I can tell you, if you follow my word, Skeleton Sect and Wu Family can be saved. If you have doubts about me, then you can seek your own path, while I will leave Tianmu Sea alone!"

Ding Fan coldly glared at the gathered people before speaking.

"No! What are you all standing here for? Execute the Island Master’s order immediately!"

Upon hearing Ding Fan’s words, Wu Qingxia was the first to react in shock, hastily instructing the group of elders standing there dazedly.