Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 271 - 181: Strike First to Gain the Upper Hand
The first of the three major guilds to arrive was the Celestial Gu Association, which was the closest to them. Its headquarters is located in the center of Ten Thousand Poison Island, about 20,000 kilometers away from them.
Over a hundred large and small Flying Ships bearing the Celestial Gu Association’s flags carried about fifteen thousand people and stopped just ten kilometers from the secret realm. Without even setting up defenses, a dozen people boldly flew over the canyon, and someone shouted loudly:
"Someone from Thousand Star Hall who can speak for you."
Su Yu and Chu Xinyue, who were discussing the detailed plan in the temporary base, looked at each other. He said:
"I’ll go."
Chu Xinyue also stood up, revealing her graceful figure, and said:
"Let’s go together."
"Okay."
A group of five soared into the sky. Zhao Jianshen, the leader of the second main regiment of the Celestial Gu Association, glanced over the five and was slightly surprised by the beauty of Chu Xinyue, the unknown president of Thousand Star Hall. His demeanor softened slightly as he cupped his fists and said:
"You must be Chu Xinyue, the president of Thousand Star Hall!"
Chu Xinyue nodded slightly and said:
"What brings you and so many people to our new headquarters?"
Zhao Jianshen raised an eyebrow and laughed heartily, saying:
"The secret realm isn’t open yet, how is it your new headquarters."
"It is now."
"That’s not certain!"
Zhao Jianshen’s expression turned serious as he said:
"Let’s be frank. This secret realm is the first on Ten Thousand Poison Island. Your Thousand Star Hall just arrived and isn’t strong enough to protect it."
"Hand over the secret realm to my Celestial Gu Association, and you’ll gain our friendship. I can ensure you’re not bullied on the island."
Chu Xinyue said expressionlessly:
"And if we refuse?"
Zhao Jianshen’s face darkened as he said:
"If you disagree, then we’ll have to settle it by force."
He turned and pointed to the people on the over a hundred Flying Ships behind him, saying:
"These fifteen thousand people are just the vanguard. Our main force, which is twice their size, is assembling. The vanguard alone is enough to defeat you."
"As the saying goes, ’A wise man submits to circumstances.’ Don’t covet what’s not yours. Leave and you might survive. Otherwise, once war breaks out, it’ll be hard for you to gain a foothold on Ten Thousand Poison Island."
Chu Xinyue glanced over the fifteen thousand Celestial Gu Association members and said lightly:
"Come if you have what it takes!"
She turned and left, leaving Zhao Jianshen stunned.
"What does that mean?"
He turned back in confusion to ask his subordinates:
"Why is she so defiant, isn’t she afraid of us driving them off Ten Thousand Poison Island?"
At this moment, one of his men replied with a puzzled look:
"Something doesn’t seem right. The regional channel says that many people from Thousand Star Hall aren’t locals." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"What do you mean?"
"Someone found that a lot of people on the Thousand Star Hall side seem to be from the Canglan Association on Jinjiao Island."
Zhao Jianshen’s face changed, and he asked sternly:
"Are you sure it’s true or false?"
"I’m confirming it now."
Zhao Jianshen looked back at the figures moving on the other side of the canyon and nodded:
"It’s very likely. As far as I know, Thousand Star Hall has just arrived on Ten Thousand Poison Island and recruited only five or six thousand people in the past six months. There are definitely more than ten thousand there now, so there must be foreign aid. But I don’t know where the foreign aid is from."
"If they’re really from the Canglan Association, then there’s nothing more to say. My Celestial Gu Association will take this secret realm righteously, and neither the Poison Dragon Gang nor the Ten Thousand Poison Gang can object."
Half an hour later, that person reported to Zhao Jianshen:
"Confirmed, they are indeed from the Canglan Association, and they haven’t even removed their guild emblems."
Zhao Jianshen laughed heartily and said:
"Excellent, this time the reasoning is on our side."
He turned and ordered his men:
"Tell the brothers to prepare. We’ll act once the main force arrives."
His subordinates carried out his orders, and soon, the Celestial Gu Association members on the Flying Ships jumped off, starting to organize and arrange their troops.
"They’re getting ready to move."
Su Yu, who had been paying attention to them, pursed his lips and turned to Chu Xinyue, saying:
"Before starting, we must declare war. It must be total war, whether we declare on them or they declare on us. There must be a war pretext, otherwise, we can’t justifiably annex them."
He then looked at the second brother who had arrived and said seriously:
"The defense that follows is up to you. You must hold for at least three hours."
Su Huan laughed and said:
"You’re underestimating us. If we focus solely on defense, three hours is nothing, even three days will do."
"Plus, your sister-in-law has already gathered the second batch of reinforcements on their way, and they’ll arrive soon. Whether they win or not won’t be easy to say."
Su Yu smiled and turned to look at Qingchan, who had been silently following beside him with few opinions, and said:
"You assemble the Second Regiment outside Celestial Gu City. Once I break the City Defense Array, you all charge in and plunder the resources."
Her expression was rarely serious as she nodded solemnly and said:
"Be careful."
After assigning the tasks, the two of them left immediately. He exited from the back, planning to circle southwards.
Qingchan went to gather the members of the Second Regiment, who would later leave in separate small teams, then head south on her Jade Sinking Ship, gathering near Celestial Gu City in about three and a half hours.
Celestial Gu Association currently only had a vanguard of over ten thousand people, with the main forces still on the road, unable to blockade them for the time being, and didn’t care where they were headed.
In their view, the strength of Celestial Gu Association was far superior to Thousand Star Hall. There was no need for any flashy tactics; they could simply gather their forces for a frontal assault.
Once the Second Regiment members left the base, Su Yu also transformed into a Spiritual Light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the horizon.
High above, an Escape Light flickered briefly, and in a flash, it was a thousand miles away.
The Grandmaster-level Profound Court Spiritual Light Escape Skill, with an Escape Light speed of 300% Flying Speed, his current Flying Speed is 7000 kilometers per hour, multiplied by three, making it 21000 kilometers per hour.
In just an hour, he appeared near Celestial Gu City.
Considering his subordinates hadn’t arrived yet, he had ample time to observe the situation in Celestial Gu City.
Removing the guild emblem, and using the Mirage Dragon Pearl to disguise his form and appearance, Su Yu directly entered Celestial Gu City.
Celestial Gu City is located at the center of Ten Thousand Poison Island, built between a large gorge, with a concentrated earth vein at the bottom, forming a large Gu Abyss. Celestial Gu Association gradually rose to prominence relying on this large Gu Abyss, becoming one of the three major guilds on Ten Thousand Poison Island.
The Gu Abyss is not in the very center of the city, but at the southern end of the gorge, with the core of Celestial Gu Association right there, accessible only to guild members.
The northern part is a public area, open to outsiders.
"This layout certainly works in my favor."
If the Gu Abyss were at the core, transforming into a dragon to wreak havoc and damaging the Gu Abyss wouldn’t be ideal.
Once Celestial Gu Association is destroyed, this Gu Abyss will be guild property, a top-grade resource site.
Even Celestial Gu City will be well-preserved, possibly becoming a base for the Second Regiment.
If the value inside the secret realm is great enough, it will definitely become the new guild headquarters. When the Second Regiment develops further, it will surely need a new base, and this place is good.
Of course, this is just an initial selection. The main bases of Ten Thousand Poison Gang and Poison Dragon Gang haven’t been explored yet. If those two locations are better, we’ll definitely choose them instead.
Looking left and right, Su Yu already considered the headquarters of Celestial Gu Gang to be in his pocket. Who knows what expression the leader of Celestial Gu Gang would have knowing this.
To avoid drawing attention, he even bought some items at the market in Celestial Gu City.
After walking around, he finally found a small street-side shop by the main street in the north of the city, choosing a seat by the window. While sipping tea, he checked the regional channel for the area.
At this time, the local channel of Celestial Gu Association was mostly discussing the war between Celestial Gu Association and Thousand Star Hall, and the discovery of the secret realm by Thousand Star Hall.
Almost everyone believed that the secret realm was as good as within the guild’s grasp, with many curious about the situation inside the secret realm, its value, and whether the guild could rise further with it, defeating the other two major guilds on the island to become the top power on Ten Thousand Poison Island.
There were various opinions in the channel, but no one thought that Thousand Star Hall could withstand the guild’s attack.
Su Yu chuckled as he watched until he received messages from Qingchan, Gu Zhiqiu, and Qe Dongyang:
"We’ve arrived, gathering outside the mountain 200 kilometers northwest of Celestial Gu City."
"There are many people nearby, and we’ve been spotted. It won’t be long before people from Celestial Gu Association come to question us."
Su Yu immediately replied:
"Ignore them, head to Celestial Gu City now."
"Understood."
After closing the communication, he drank the cold tea in front of him in one gulp. A waiter immediately approached and asked:
"Sir, would you like a refill?"
Su Yu stood by the window, looking outside. The bustling street outside was lined with shops, and the street was filled with a continuous stream of players, a scene of prosperity.
Such prosperity will soon become ruins.
Without turning his head, he said:
"The city will be in chaos soon. You’d better leave now."
"What?"
The waiter was puzzled, but the person had already vanished.
He reappeared in the sky above the northwest corner of the city, where beneath him was a familiar stone building enclosed by stone walls, guarded by people, and not allowing anyone near, even in the air.
Su Yu paused in the sky above for about ten seconds before someone flew up and reprimanded:
"This is a guild restricted area, no loitering allowed, leave immediately."
Su Yu glanced back at the person, who felt a chill in their heart and instinctively shivered. Just as they were about to speak, the figure in the air rapidly expanded, transforming in an instant into a vast crimson dragon ten kilometers long, coiling above the city.
"Enemy attack!"
After a momentary daze, a piercing alarm sounded in the city, followed by a deafening dragon’s roar. The crimson dragon turned its head, opened its massive jaws, and unleashed a Dragon Breath.
What is the power of a Dragon Breath from a 214-level Mythical Template super BOSS?
The entire northwest corner of the city, along with several kilometers of buildings and city walls, was swept clean, all structures melted away, and all players in that area, regardless of their level, were instantly annihilated, leaving only the base of the City Defense Array protected by a layer of Spiritual Light, teetering on the brink of collapse.
The crimson dragon then swooped down, shattering the array base with a single claw.
"It’s over."
Lu Wei, the vice president of Celestial Gu Association, saw this scene just as he rushed out after receiving news of the attack, a look of despair on his face.
With one array base destroyed, the City Defense Array was rendered useless.
"Damn it, where did this real dragon come from, and who provoked it?"
The many Celestial Gu Association officials who rushed over hurriedly could not answer, nor could they resist.
