Chapter 798: Chapter 799 - Chapter 799: Chapter 475: Eight Hundred Evil Bodhisattvas

Chapter 799: Chapter 475: Eight Hundred Evil Bodhisattvas

The sky gradually darkened, and most of the nearby forces had already settled down for the night. The mention of the Wexler Clan by Logan during the day had left Snow Wood with an unease gnawing at her heart.

Despite not believing it, she couldn’t help but fear the worst. If the Wexler Clan’s Family Head and a host of experts came, could her few dozen people really hold them off?

In this area, there were also more than a hundred other sects stationed, but apart from their numbers, their strength was not very impressive; they didn’t even have a single Half-step Saint Emperor, and they wouldn’t help her, especially when it involved opposing the Wexler Clan, which ranked in the top fifty in the entire Southern Desolation.

Several subordinates approached the worried Snow Wood and said, “Miss, you should go and rest. There’s no need to worry; Logan is surely spouting nonsense.”

“We’ll strengthen the guards today; we can’t let those with ulterior motives take advantage. If a formidable enemy attacks, we’ll run toward Heavenly Moon City at the first opportunity.”

Snow Wood shook her head and, after giving a few orders, also prepared to rest. After all, the Heavenly Moon City’s martial competition would officially start tomorrow afternoon, and she needed to maintain her spiritual power.

Just at that moment, she suddenly sensed over a hundred presences appearing around their encampment from all directions, instantly realizing the gravity of the situation.

And judging from their auras, these people were all above the fourth or fifth level of the Holy See. Snow Wood immediately gave the order for everyone to prepare to attack the enemy.

At that moment, Snow Wood recalled what Logan had said, “Could it be true what Logan said, that the Wexler Clan intends to assassinate us, at the risk of offending the entire Snow Sky Sect!”

The attackers, all with masked faces, clashed with Snow Wood’s few dozen people. One side was powerful and had the advantage in numbers, while the other side was ensnared in a trap, leading to a heavy loss after just under a dozen rounds, with most of her people falling.

Snow Wood looked around and recognized the direness of the situation. Winning was as unlikely as a fantasy; the best course of action was to escape. As long as she could make it to Heavenly Moon City, regardless of where her pursuers came from, the City Lord would surely protect her.

So, she chose to break through immediately, but facing over a hundred experts at the fourth or fifth level, Snow Wood, despite her strength, was still at a disadvantage.

Resigned to having no escape, Snow Wood demanded, “Who sent you? Don’t you know I am from Snow Sky Sect? Such a pursuit will have consequences you cannot bear.”

“Still worried about who we are? How much longer you can live is the question. Care more about yourself; your few dozen subordinates have already died by our hands, and you’re next.”

The leader laughed arrogantly, looking at Snow Wood, “You shouldn’t have offended someone you shouldn’t have. Even if you come from the Snow Sky Sect, one of the three great powers of the Southern Desolation, so what? This is Heavenly Moon City’s territory; you should have kept a low profile. Too bad, you were too ostentatious.”

“You are from the Wexler Clan!” Snow Wood confirmed her guess with a cold snort, “Wexler Clan has thousands of people in Heavenly Moon City; don’t they consider the consequences for their family? Indeed, I alone cannot overcome you, but once Snow Sky Sect learns of this, they will come for revenge at once.”

“Do you actually have the confidence to oppose one of the three great powers, Snow Sky Sect? I advise you, everything thus far can be forgotten as long as you let me go. The Wexler Clan’s millennia of inheritance would be too pitiful to be destroyed over this incident.”

“Do you think that’s possible?” The man scoffed, “We’ve killed dozens of your subordinates, do you think we can just let that go? Who doesn’t know Snow Sky Sect values their disciples highly? They rage over the death of a single person, let alone so many; we don’t want to leave any survivors.”

“How powerful can Snow Sky Sect be? If you fall here, who will know it was the Wexler Clan’s doing? Indeed, we had a dispute today, so suspicion will naturally fall on us, but it is exactly for that reason that suspicion is reduced, as everyone knows we wouldn’t dare.”

“Moreover, today, we sent all of the Wexler Clan’s top experts on an expedition to mountain ranges thousands of miles away, where they were seen by many forces along the way. They can testify that the Wexler Clan is innocent. These hundred-plus people here are not the Wexler Clan’s publicly known experts but covert operatives.”

“According to the Family Head’s plan, we’ll pin everything on Heavenly Moon City’s City Lord, who alone has the gall. Then, we just need to fan the flames and spark conflict between Snow Sky Sect and one of the three great powers of Heavenly Moon City, wait for both to suffer losses, and then the Wexler Clan emerges as the beneficiary.”

Looking at the enraged Snow Wood, the man continued, “Not only can we take over Heavenly Moon City, but we can also seize the millennia of heritage belonging to Snow Sky Sect. Since you are about to die, knowing all this is pointless; you have no chance to spread the warning.”

“Despicable!” Snow Wood raged, kicking herself for her foolishness. Logan had already warned her, yet she chose not to believe him during the day, leading to her current perilous predicament.

Once she was gone, the consequences were unthinkable; she did not want Snow Sky Sect to be exploited. But now, all alone, what could she do?

“You were too arrogant during the day, acting high and mighty with your Snow Sky Sect identity, even compelling the City Lord to intervene and cripple the cultivation level of the Wexler Clan’s Young Master. We’ve lost face in Heavenly Moon City because of you. So, we had to take a dangerous move and seek to avenge everything.”