Chapter 560 The war breaks out!

"We must investigate! We must investigate!"

"Does Seven Kings City really think it's the strongest force?"

"Let's go to war! This old man can't wait any longer!"

The people of Seven Kings City were bandits, and Azure Firmament Merchant Guild was a business-oriented organization. There was already a certain degree of conflict and opposition between them.

When these two forces first developed, there were many clashes and frictions, and they even engaged in two major battles.

Ultimately, for their respective developments, they did not continue to fight.

After they became hegemonic forces, small frictions occasionally occurred, and neither side paid much attention, as they were just minor skirmishes.

But this time, it was no minor skirmish. Seven Kings City directly killed nine Ren Zi Offerings and four Earth-Rank Guardians from Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, causing the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild heavy losses.

To put it mildly, this was a severe blow to the Foundation of a new branch of the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

To put it more broadly, this was an obstruction to the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild's next development plan.

If the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild's strength was inferior to Seven Kings City, then so be it, as this world is one where strength is respected and the strong prey on the weak.

However, the overall strength of Azure Firmament Merchant Guild was also very strong. Both were among the top three in Tian Yuan World, and both possessed three Emperor Realm experts.

Having suffered such a great loss, why should I not retaliate?

This was the thought in the minds of the various quasi-Emperor Realm experts at that moment.

"Fighting is fine, but an all-out war might be inappropriate."

"What's inappropriate? They're already stepping on our heads; should we just swallow our anger?"

"My meaning is that we can fight, but there's no need for everyone to go!"

"Since we're fighting, why not go all out? Do we have to wait for the other side to make a decision?"

As they spoke, the room actually erupted into an argument.

They all understood that they had to fight. If they didn't seek revenge for this, how could the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild continue to exist in Tian Yuan World?

The key was that if they were cowardly and afraid this time, Seven Kings City would definitely think their Merchant Guild was easy to bully, and next time, they might become even more reckless.

It was just on how to fight that the various quasi-Emperor Realm experts had a disagreement.

A portion of the radical faction wished to immediately go to war, while the conservative faction felt that they could fight, but there was no need for an all-out war.

Neither side could convince the other.

After arguing for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a figure silently appeared on the main seat in front. He was thin, with sharp eyes and an ethereal form, as if he had achieved Fusion with the surrounding Dao.

Upon seeing this person, all the quasi-Emperor Realm experts instinctively fell silent, and even stood up, bowing in salute.

"President Zhao."

Azure Firmament Merchant Guild had a total of three Emperor Realm experts: one president and two vice-presidents. The president had not appeared for several hundred years, and usually, for major matters, decisions were made by the two vice-presidents. This person was one of the vice-presidents.

President Zhao calmly scanned everyone. None of the quasi-Emperor Realm experts dared to meet his gaze.

"I am aware of this matter. Emperor Realm experts will observe the situation; others may act as they wish."

After saying this, his figure slowly faded, eventually disappearing completely, as if he had never appeared.

At the same time, his words had already settled the matter.

That is, they could fight, but Emperor Realm experts should not act for the time being. As for how to fight, where to fight, and how many people to dispatch, it was entirely up to them.

With President Zhao's command, everything became easier to discuss. Great Master Wang and the others quickly formulated a detailed plan.

That was, each Merchant Guild branch would dispatch some Offering, gather them, and search for the bandits of Seven Kings City within Tian Yuan World. Once they were found, they would immediately act, leaving no one alive.

Once the plan was confirmed, it was quickly communicated to the various branches of the Merchant Guild.

This caused quite a stir and discussion.

"What does this mean? Are we going to war with Seven Kings City?"

"It seems that people from Seven Kings City ambushed a branch and killed many of our Merchant Guild's Offerings."

"Good! It's about time we fought! I've long been fed up with those bandits and marauders from Seven Kings City!"

Most of the Merchant Guild's Offerings were very supportive, but there were also some who were not too keen on participating.

These people became Azure Firmament Merchant Guild Offerings because they wanted to find a backer and earn some monthly salary. They were willing to work for the Merchant Guild, but they didn't want to do such dangerous things.

After all, Seven Kings City was not weak, and in a fight, it was impossible to be 100% certain who would live and who would die.

However, since they received a salary from the Azure Firmament Merchant Guild, they had to do their job, so they didn't dare to say anything openly and could only act honestly.

The greatest characteristic of Azure Firmament Merchant Guild was its wealth and resources. Therefore, each branch of the Merchant Guild spent heavily to recruit many Offerings. Some of them were Great Masters proficient in alchemy, artifacts, formations, and talismans, while others were simply strong and pure fighters.

When Azure Firmament Merchant Guild sent out all its fighters, it was an extremely powerful force. Most of them were Saint King Realm, and Great Saint Realm were very few.

They searched for the bandits of Seven Kings City throughout Tian Yuan World, just as the order from above stated: once found, leave no one alive.

For a time, large battles between Saint Realm experts frequently erupted throughout Tian Yuan World. The final outcome was always a crushing defeat for Seven Kings City. In most cases, they were completely annihilated, with only a handful managing to escape by chance.

After all, Azure Firmament Merchant Guild was prepared, and coupled with the fact that Azure Firmament Merchant Guild had more experts, it was basically a crushing victory.

After these waves of ambush battles, many Saint Realm experts from Seven Kings City perished, suffering heavy losses, even more severe than the previous losses of Azure Firmament Merchant Guild.

When a lucky individual managed to escape and returned to Seven Kings City, reporting the matter to the Seven Kings, Seven Kings City also paid extreme attention to this matter. After all, if this continued, their Seven Kings City would be left with only a bare commander.

The strongest of the Seven Kings was Martial King. Martial King rarely appeared, spending most of his time in seclusion Cultivating. His son had always managed the various affairs within the city.

After he understood the full story of the matter, he went to see several Kings and received a clear answer.

That was:

If they want to fight, then fight.

This outcome was also obvious. The two sides had accumulated grievances for a long time, and coupled with neither side submitting to the other, by this point, there was no other method but to fight.

Thus, the two most powerful forces in Tian Yuan World began to fight.

However, at present, Emperor Realm experts have not yet entered the fray; it is all battles between Saint King Realm experts.

Even so, it caused a huge sensation in Tian Yuan World.

Who would have thought that this great battle would be orchestrated and initiated by a Great Saint Realm Xu Family member?

Some weaker forces, fearing collateral damage, basically all hid at home, not daring to go out.

Doing so was correct. The impact of battles between Saint King Realm experts was still very significant. If one was unlucky and passed by, they could even be shaken to death by the aftermath.

After all, those were the two most powerful forces in Tian Yuan World. When they fought, they didn't care if there were people around, or who those people were.

And once shaken to death by the aftermath, one could only blame their bad luck; there wouldn't even be a place to seek justice.