Chapter 1366 Declaring War

chapter 1366 declaring war

wang wei returned home and summoned his team. everybody soon arrived except for mongke. "what happened? is he in retreat?"

"he has returned to the clan," dulgun quickly explained. "i stay here so i can relay his message. he apologized for the sudden departure, but he had good reason. he's planning on taking down one of the moons, but that requires him to return home."

"oh? can you elaborate more? you sound very confident?"

"i apologize, but i cannot say anything more since it involves secrets of our barbarian clan," dulgun replied. wang wei was intrigued, but he did not ask any more questions. instead, he took a moment to analyze the information he knew about the barbarian clan and remembered certain rumors he had read about in wu hong's library.

'could it be that ceremony? interesting.'

he did not mind mongke's actions as long the latter could succeed. wang wei had to agree with heavenly dao's approach since he was starting to feel overwhelmed with all the things he had to do. so, now more than ever, he was glad he had people to help alleviate the workload and pressure.

"well, that's fine," he said. "anything to report?"

"there is nothing significant except that the fate changing hall has shown signs of collapsing," wang qi reported. "as you know, these people joined because they needed an outlet to get resources. but now, these resources are useless since they cannot be cultivated.

"our non-immortal members are still active since they want to exchange for longevity resources to extend their lifespan, but the immortal members could not care more. a while ago, there was a craze of hoarding resources, but after a brief period, it has become quiet and desolate."

wang wei groaned. the operational model of the fate changing hall was flawed from the beginning, operating on a pure reward basis, similar to mercenaries. now that the rewards and benefits were useless, these people — who had no loyalty except to themselves — will not work for wang wei anymore.

"although cultivation was impossible, fighting techniques are still valuable. we could use that to placate them temporarily," wang wei suggested.

"dulgun had the same idea, and she even provided access to mongke's pagoda," wang qi replied. "quite a few people were tempted to learn new fighting techniques to increase their strength, but they are not so desperate compared to before. it is still challenging to mobilize their powers compared to before."

"well, it's good enough that we can still use...them," wang wei stopped as he frowned. "no, i overlooked something." he instantly became serious; the light of wisdom flashed in his eyes as something dawned on him.

"the people from the fate changing hall are directly linked to me. most of them even have my spirit particles in their souls, meaning they can be used against me." his face turned seriously as soon as he uttered these words. then, wang wei fully displayed his quality as a dao overlord. he ruthlessly and without a single hesitation ordered his spirit particles and the backup he put on these people to kill all of them. he did not spare anyone, including the few talents he had previously recruited or had his eyes on.

everyone felt a slight weight lifted from their shoulders. most did not know what just happened, but the ones who did, did not explain, and wang wei was not about to either. after all, he could be accidentally revealing information to the enemy.

"alright, everyone is dismissed except for red mask," wang wei ordered, and once he was left alone with his shadow, he handed her two talismans: "i need you to monitor and even capture these people. use your best judgment for what to do." wang wei was interested in the people who survived. he knew they did not do so with longevity resources since his spirit particle should have remained in their souls once they revived.

"the second talisman contained the location of the dao imprints of all the emperors and empyreans from the hall. create a team to eradicate these people." wang wei did not think these people would be able to grow to the point that they could avenge him, but he would not leave such an obvious flaw for someone with a destiny to grow and come back.

"i understand," red mask nodded. wang wei dismissed her, taking this moment to think. what happened with the fate changing hall is more than enough proof for him that his paranoia was warranted. he cannot directly detect the means of transcendents; he can only rely on his deduction and cautious nature.

'i need a new hiding place,' wang wei thought. he was not joking when he said he would only attend future meetings using a projection.

swish!

red mask suddenly appeared in the room, and a terrifying power immediately pressed her to the ground, followed by a frightening killing intent locked on her before disappearing.

"i almost killed you," wang wei said as he removed his methods and stopped his attack. he also realized his nerves were too tense. "sorry about that. did something happen?"

red mask took a moment to regain her bearing. she knew how strong her lord was. after all, she had borrowed his power a few times in some missions, so she knew — especially after his recent retreat. however, it was a different experience from using that power to its full force being directed toward her.

wang wei felt the dread in her soul and waved his hand to release a subtle soul power that soothes her spirit.

"i'm fine, sir," red mask said slowly.

"what is the emergency that made you return unannounced?"

"war," she replied. "someone has declared war."

"who?"

"it's..."