Chapter 754: Starting Over Again, Sadness of the Fox

The Lingxiao Palace issued orders to withdraw all troops and cease attacks. At that moment, although the people in Mu Family’s branch temple breathed a deep sigh of relief, each of them felt as if a heavy stone weighed on their hearts, making it hard to breathe…
Strange firearms fired from the enemy ranks caused the outer wall in one direction to collapse, resulting in heavy losses among the troops in the front courtyard, while the back courtyard also faced extreme danger…
Emergency situations arose in both directions!
The number of troops in Mu Family’s branch temple had dropped to less than two thousand!!
Moreover, Fengling, who was thought to play a crucial role in this battle, also died in the recent fight…
Although the Final Lament buried nearly two thousand enemies, most of the people in Mu Family’s branch temple were now injured, with many skilled fighters lost. It would be difficult for them to withstand another wave of attacks from Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Hall.
Mu Family’s branch temple…
This time, it seemed doomed.
Everyone prepared for the worst.
To perish together with the branch temple…
Kill as many enemies as possible before the battle ended!
…
“Palace Master, the casualty count is ready.” As the fighting ceased and they waited for Li Qing, Haotian, and others to arrive from the Temple of Martial Arts, Qin Qing received the list of casualties from an elder woman.
The figures were shocking!
The Dragon Gate’s skilled fighters had used over thirty “Life and Death Dream Pills,” and with Lingxiao Palace’s consumption, nearly half of its stock had been used up…
This was the accumulation over nearly half a year.
In addition, over fourteen thousand troops from Lingxiao Palace had died!
The loss of equipment was at least ten thousand pieces—any dropped equipment automatically went into Mu Family’s branch temple’s gang warehouse.
Lingxiao Palace could afford this loss, but the consumption of high-quality Level 3 and Level 4 equipment shocked even Qin Qing.
She had underestimated things too much.
Attacking an enemy’s branch temple on enemy territory was inherently an act of invasion, which the system did not encourage. Thus, the weaker defending side received considerable advantages and support.
Automatic recovery of equipment was one such benefit!
With so many troops killed and so much equipment lost, Lingxiao Palace’s gang warehouse would need to produce hundreds of millions in silver to make up for it—precious weapons, top-tier weapons…
A large-scale battle truly wasn’t easy to sustain.
Qin Qing even began estimating how many more troops had been lost in the southern coastal areas…
The deeper she thought about it, the more terrified she became!
In total, nearly thirty thousand people had died…

More disciples of Lingxiao Palace would likely continue to suffer sacrifices due to the ongoing war with the Mu Family—those in the southern coastal cities were even worse off!
Now, the entire southern coast had fallen.
Kai Xin was also on his way to Yangzhou…
“…”
Taking a deep breath, Qin Qing turned her gaze back to the severely damaged and much less imposing branch hall of the Mu Family, but she couldn’t muster any enthusiasm—nearly two thousand members of Yipin Hall had been nearly wiped out… All the top experts from Longmen had died in one round… Although Lingxiao Palace had a steady supply of troops thanks to its main hall’s advantages, the losses were still too severe; each sacrificed person required compensation of over a hundred thousand contribution points…
Silence…
…
“Brother Silver Fox.”
Inside the Mu Family’s branch hall, Xiao Bei and the others arrived at the ruined entrance of the ceremony hall with complex expressions and heavy hearts. Silver Fox sat dazed on the steps, staring at the still-present snow-white robes. He had wanted to say something, but seeing Silver Fox’s state, Xiao Bei swallowed his words.
“Xiao Bei!”
Silver Fox suddenly spoke, as if to himself, “Do you know what ‘Nine Yin Severed Veins’ is?”
“Ah…”
Xiao Bei exchanged a puzzled look with the others; they were all confused.
“A special physique,” Silver Fox said calmly. “Once dead, after ‘Nine Yin Severed Veins’ revives, all learned martial arts are erased, leaving only innate attributes…”
“…”
Hearing this, Xiao Bei and the others were stunned before realizing what he meant, their eyes turning red. “You mean, Fengling…?”
“It’s like her martial arts have been disabled. Apart from her innate attributes, she has to start over from scratch.” A deep sense of self-mockery and guilt appeared on Silver Fox’s face. “That silly girl… I told her not to get involved!! Using life-and-death realm internal energy to practice ordinary martial arts is even harder than for ordinary people!! I…”
Before he could finish, the disciples of the Mu Family around them were shocked—they had never heard of this before! By Silver Fox’s words, it would likely take Fengling months or even half a year to regain her current strength…
Heaven!
“Those bastards from Lingxiao Palace!”
Xiao Bei panted, his eyes red as he stared at the dark masses of enemies outside. “Even for Fengling’s sake, we must completely destroy Lingxiao Palace! We’ll use the entire Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Hall to avenge her!”
After a pause, still unable to vent his anger, he took out another homing pigeon.
“No, I have to inform the boss to speed things up. We absolutely can’t let those people from Lingxiao Palace get their way…”
“Stop pushing him,” Silver Fox said, shaking his head to stop him.

“Happiness is too far away. It will take at least a few more hours to get there from over there, and we won’t last that long…”
Without wind chimes and with a large number of elite fighters lost, it’s now impossible to hold on any longer.
“But!”
Xiao Bei wanted to say more, but then saw the Silver Fox suddenly stand up, the sorrow on his face disappearing as he stared coldly at the crowd outside: “There’s only one way now…”
“?”
The people around him all showed surprise.
They could hear a hint of determination and murderous intent in the Silver Fox’s words, which inspired them.
The Silver Fox’s gaze swept over the silent crowd outside.
It was already fully daylight.
The streets were packed with people, even the rooftops as well…
A sea of people!
“It seems the Lingxiao Palace plans to wait until all their elite fighters arrive, then use another batch of Life and Death Dream Pills to launch a final assault…”
The Silver Fox gradually regained his usual coldness, but the murderous intent in his eyes was extremely strong and clear:
“Rather than sitting around waiting to die, let’s take the initiative to attack while their experts haven’t arrived!”
“…”
The eyes of the group lit up:
“Right! Let’s attack!”
“We’ve been defending for so long! I’ve long wanted to go out and fight these bastards!!” The disciples of the Mu family nearby gathered around, supporting him!
“It will take some time to get here from the Wu Temple. If we’re lucky, we might even be able to fight our way out of Yangzhou City!”
“Haha…”
“If we really can break through, the Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Hall will surely lose all face.”
“Brother Silver Fox, give the order! We’ll follow!”
The Silver Fox nodded firmly:
“There’s no time to lose!”
“Pass the word—take all the resources from the branch temples. Let’s all attack together, from both directions!”