Chapter 753: A Heavy Price

“Ding ding ding ding!!!!”
A shrill, ear-piercing demonic sound emerged suddenly, growing from faint to loud, from gentle to thunderous…
Players within a hundred meters all felt their blood boiling inside! Soon, even the ground and surrounding buildings seemed to shake.
In an instant, the entire battlefield became chaotic…
The world spun wildly!
Many players heard intense ringing in their ears and could barely stand, let alone continue fighting.
“What’s going on?”
“Is there an earthquake in the game too?”
Few expected that all this was related to the wind chime.
The Dragon Gate expert who had knocked the wind chime into spitting blood also didn’t realize that it was his strike that caused this. Feeling the roof shake violently, his expression changed drastically.
Crack! Crack! Crack!!
Suddenly, all the tiles on the roof shattered, and several Dragon Gate experts, caught off guard, fell downward.
At the same time, the power of the Soul-Shattering Sound finally erupted fully!
……
The music of celestial beings echoed for three days without ceasing!
The vengeance-filled demonic sound opened the gates to the netherworld in an instant!
……
Boom!! Boom boom boom!!!!!!
Centered on the roof where the wind chime was, a loud explosion caused the roof to collapse first; shortly after, the ground fifty meters away was also overturned simultaneously, as if a massive explosion had occurred. The huge shockwave, along with the force of the explosion, hit right at the edge of the defense line.
The troops from the Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Hall were at the forefront of the explosion. Caught off guard, many were flung aside instantly.
The two people fighting against Silver Fox happened to be within the range of the aftermath.
Silver Fox was quick-witted…
He darted away, took advantage of the reduced pressure, and grabbed one of the Dragon Gate experts whose internal energy had been greatly weakened by the shoulder. Ignoring the latter’s panicked struggles, he applied force forcefully.
With a twist of his fingers, the Dragon Gate expert let out a scream as his arm was distorted!
No wonder…
Since entering “Jianghu,” Silver Fox had mainly practiced palm techniques and martial arts, so his arm strength had already exceeded 240 points. Now that the other man’s internal energy was weak and exposed, he became the perfect target for Silver Fox’s anger.
With the broken arm, the Dragon Gate expert was frozen in place. By the time he realized the danger, Silver Fox had already struck, his blood-red palm slamming down on the back of the man’s head…
Crack!!
The man’s body trembled, and he instantly collapsed.
It was fast—too fast.
Silver Fox killed the Dragon Gate expert in the blink of an eye, as the Soul-Shattering Sound erupted. Those around him from the Lingxiao Palace and the other man didn’t even have time to react.

Four Dragon Gate masters—two were caught in the countless sound blades and shockwaves shooting up from the ground, while another had his attention drawn by some sudden anomaly. Watching in horror as explosion after explosion sent hard blue bricks flying into the air, deadly sound blades created dazzling flashes of blood among the crowd. Hundreds of people from the Lingxiao Palace were killed or injured in an instant… Boom!! Boom!! Boom!! Boom!! Boom!! Countless chaotic sound blades appeared above the Mu family’s residence like reapers. It was only when they descended among the crowd that the people of Lingxiao Palace realized in shock what had happened. They finally understood what kind of demons those masters who had climbed onto the rooftops had unleashed upon the world! The Mu family’s disciples, who had seemed doomed, were actually safe because they huddled together to defend the surroundings of the hall, staying outside the range of the demonic sound attacks. Aside from a few who were affected, most were overjoyed to see their numerous enemies suddenly trapped in dire straits, which greatly boosted their morale! “Mu family disciples, listen up!” Silver Fox’s furious roar echoed across the Mu family’s altar: “Fire from afar! Avenging our fallen brothers!!” On the battlefield, only Silver Fox knew that Wind Chime’s Lament could only last fifteen seconds… its range wouldn’t be very wide. So every second was extremely precious for the Mu family. “Xiao Bei, take some men and wipe out those guys inside!” Silver Fox’s voice reached their ears. Xiao Bei responded immediately, leading a group of men and charging into the collapsed hall with fierce determination… Those five Dragon Gate masters were also unlucky! When Wind Chime realized she was doomed, in addition to setting the six notes of her Lament around the Mu family’s altar, she also took care of them! The first note exploded on the rooftops! Caught off guard by the sudden explosion, they were also cut by dense musical notes as they fell, sustaining countless wounds. The five men who had defeated Wind Chime were killed on the spot… The other four were also severely injured, in terrible condition! After falling from great heights, the four Dragon Gate masters had barely managed to stand steady in the chaotic hall when dozens of Mu family masters rushed at them! The four were immediately surrounded. Realizing it was the Mu family’s council hall, they didn’t even dare to charge out. They could only hope that the people from Lingxiao Palace would arrive quickly or distract those outside! But as soon as this thought crossed their minds, Xiao Bei’s group rushed in like the wind. The four severely injured men paled at once, knowing they were doomed…

Outside the council hall.
At the command of the Silver Fox in fury,
a torrent of arrows rained down upon the Soul-Shattering Blades…
inflicting yet another fatal blow on the already devastated troops of the Lingxiao Palace.
Many skilled warriors were either slain by the blades or pierced by the arrow storm.
The people of the Mu Family firmly stayed outside the range of the Soul-Shattering Attacks, mechanically drawing their bows and shooting arrows at high speed…
By the time the power of the arrow storm faded,
the inner courtyard had been completely cleared!
Including Li Qing, many perished under this sudden onslaught of the Soul-Shattering Music.
In the front courtyard, six elite warriors from Longmen fell!
In the back courtyard, though over a dozen Longmen warriors managed to recover to their peak condition and escape in time, three of them were still lost.
Add to that five more on the roof.
With her final burst of strength, Wind Chime killed over a dozen top-tier warriors in one go.
Not to mention the ordinary disciples of the Lingxiao Palace and the First-Class Hall who perished at the hands of the Demon Sound Marquis—thousands of corpses lay scattered, though some died from the Mu Family’s arrow storm.
Yet it must be said…
this final section of the Soul-Shattering Music
dampened the Lingxiao Palace’s arrogance significantly!
Although the Mu Family had suffered heavy losses, with only half of its original strength left, almost all of the Lingxiao Palace’s skilled warriors were eliminated on the front lines;
only a dozen Longmen warriors who had taken the “Life-and-Death Dream Pill” to recover remained.
The Mu Family showed them an undeniable truth through cruel reality!
To take down the Mu Family!
they would have to pay a terrible price!
Now…
that price was all the coastal cities in the south;
plus, nearly ten thousand elite troops from Yangzhou!
“…”
Taking a deep breath, Qin Qing calmed the raging passion in her heart and gritted her teeth as she spoke:
“Seal the Military Temple tightly!”
“Suspend the attack! Wait until the Longmen warriors and Li Qing recover before preparing the final assault!!”