At the beginning of the chapter, the scene shifts toward the other side—
the territory of the Iron Clan.
There, the entire Iron Clan was preparing for war.
Countless cultivators stood assembled together with terrifying discipline, while massive spiritual warships floated in the sky above them.
The atmosphere was extremely heavy.
And their target—
was the Deuterio Sect.
The entire Iron Clan was preparing to launch a full-scale attack against the sect.
Then, the scene suddenly shifted to some time earlier.
At that moment, inside the Iron Clan—
the Life Jade of the Third Young Princess, Soreen, suddenly shattered.
Crack!
The moment the Life Jade broke apart, an Iron Family servant immediately rushed toward one of the Elders in panic.
His voice trembled as he spoke—
"Great Elder! Our Third Young Princess's Life Jade has suddenly shattered!"
"I think our Young Princess has encountered an enormous danger… or perhaps…"
His voice started shaking even more.
"…perhaps someone has killed her."
The servant paused briefly before speaking once again—
"Normally, whenever a Life Jade breaks, the dying person's Soul Curse automatically attaches itself to the killer."
"If that had happened, our Sect Master would have sensed it immediately."
"But until now… the Sect Master has not felt anything."
"Therefore, I believe our Third Young Princess is still alive…"
"…but she has fallen into an extremely dangerous situation."
"Great Elder… please inform the Sect Master immediately."
After that, the scene shifted once again.
Now, the chapter showed the Patriarch—
the Sect Master of the Iron Clan.
At that moment, the Sect Master was training.
Several Elders stood nearby while silently discussing his terrifying strength among themselves.
"Our Sect Master has become even stronger than before…"
"His movements are now so fast that even the eyes cannot properly follow them…"
Some main Elders quietly whispered among themselves—
"The Patriarch has recently achieved another breakthrough…"
"That is why his cultivation has now surpassed even the Deuterio Sect Master…"
"Perhaps this is why the Sect Master has been preparing for such a massive plan…"
"He wants revenge for his past humiliation…"
But suddenly—
all of their conversations stopped midway.
Because at that exact moment—
the Great Elder arrived there.
He immediately bowed respectfully before the Patriarch and showed his gratitude.
Then, in a grave voice, he spoke—
"Sect Master… our Third Princess's Life Jade has shattered…"
Even after hearing those words—
the Sect Master did not immediately react.
However—
his training instantly became even more violent.
Every movement of his body caused the surrounding ground to tremble violently.
Because the truth was—
the Sect Master had originally forbidden Soreen from going to the Deuterio Sect.
In fact, he had even placed her under confinement.
But somehow—
Soreen had still managed to leave.
The Sect Master slowly began thinking to himself—
"This… was never part of my plan…"
"In my original plan, only Suyaan was supposed to go to the Deuterio Sect…"
"Because I wanted revenge against Junzi…"
"But I never intended to send my daughter, Soreen, there…"
The suppressed anger within his eyes became even heavier.
"And now…"
"Even Soreen's Life Jade has shattered…"
"And according to the Soul Mark I personally placed upon her soul…"
"Whoever killed Soreen should have been branded by that Soul Mark…"
"But…"
"I cannot sense my Soul Mark anywhere."
The Sect Master's voice gradually became colder.
"There is only one person capable of nullifying my Soul Mark…"
"The Sect Master of the Deuterio Sect…"
"Junzi."
The surrounding air itself started becoming suffocatingly heavy.
"If he truly wanted revenge…"
"Then he should have taken it against me…"
"What fault did my beloved Soreen have…?"
At that moment—
the terrifying killing intent radiating from the Sect Master shook the entire training ground.
Even the surrounding Elders began lowering their heads in fear.
Because everyone present understood one thing very clearly—
The wrath of the Iron Clan had officially begun.
And once the Iron Clan marched to war—
blood would inevitably flood the land.
Sect Master Junzi—
the Head of the Iron Clan and its absolute ruler—
was precisely the reason why the training ground was overflowing with such terrifying rage and violent energy today.
However, aside from the Great Elder, none of the other Elders standing there knew the real reason behind his fury.
All of them simply believed that their Patriarch had recently achieved a breakthrough.
And because of that joy, they assumed he was training with such overwhelming intensity and power.
At that exact moment—
their ongoing discussions were suddenly interrupted.
The Great Elder rapidly arrived at the training ground.
The instant he appeared, all conversations among the Elders and Masters immediately came to a halt.
Then, the Great Elder directly bowed before the Sect Master and respectfully showed his gratitude before speaking in a grave voice—
"Sect Master… our Third Young Princess's Life Jade has suddenly shattered."
"We believe someone has killed our Young Princess."
"And whoever killed her should already have been marked by the Soul Mark."
"I strongly suspect that the person responsible belongs to the Deuterio Sect."
The Great Elder paused for a few moments before speaking again—
"Patriarch… I believe the Old Master of that Black Market has betrayed us."
"For a very long time, he had been trying to create a powerful alliance between both sects."
"In order to establish that alliance, he endured countless humiliations and insults."
"And I believe…"
"…that because of what our Third Princess Soreen did to that old man…"
"…the Old Master may have secretly arranged for Princess Soreen to be killed as revenge."
The moment those words were spoken—
the entire atmosphere of the training ground instantly became deathly silent.
Several Elders widened their eyes in shock.
Some of them even began sweating coldly.
Because now—
they finally understood why their Sect Master's aura had been so violent since the very beginning.
At that moment—
Sect Master Junzi slowly stopped moving.
His body became completely still.
But the pressure radiating from him only became even more terrifying.
The surrounding ground began cracking apart beneath his feet.
The air itself felt unbearably heavy.
Then—
Junzi slowly lifted his head.
His cold eyes were filled with murderous intent.
"The Black Market…"
he muttered in a low voice.
"That old man dares…"
"…to touch my daughter?"
The terrifying killing intent spreading from his body instantly caused the surrounding Elders to lower their heads in fear.
No one dared to speak.
No one dared to even breathe loudly.
Because everyone present clearly understood—
the current Sect Master Junzi was standing at the edge of absolute fury.
Then Junzi's cold voice echoed across the entire training ground once more—
"Prepare the Iron Clan."
"Summon every Elder."
"Mobilize the warships."
"If the Black Market truly betrayed us…"
"…then I will erase every last one of them from existence."
The moment those words fell—
all the surrounding Elders felt chills spreading through their entire bodies.
Because once the Iron Clan truly moved—
countless people would die.
And blood would inevitably flood the land.
Meanwhile—
far away from all of this—
Kim still had no idea that the disappearance of Soreen had already begun shaking the entire Iron Clan.
And an enormous storm…
was rapidly approaching him.
The Old Master believed that he had successfully formed an alliance between the two sects.
Because of that, he thought that no one's attention would now fall upon him anymore.
"But in my opinion…"
"…all of this is the work of that old man."
Before the Great Elder could continue speaking any further—
Patriarch Junzi suddenly interrupted him.
His cold and heavy voice echoed across the entire training ground—
"All Elders and Leaders, listen to me carefully."
"I personally placed a Soul Mark upon my daughter, Soreen."
"That Soul Mark has only one purpose…"
"The moment someone kills Soreen…"
"…the Soul Mark immediately attaches itself directly onto the killer's body."
"But after Soreen's death…"
"…that Soul Mark should have activated instantly."
"And yet…"
"…until now, it still has not activated."
Junzi's voice became even heavier.
"There is only one person capable of nullifying that Soul Mark…"
"Either myself…"
"Or…"
"…Junzi of the Deuterio Sect."
The entire training ground suddenly fell silent.
Not a single person dared to speak.
At that moment, Junzi's eyes filled with terrifying killing intent.
"I am now completely certain…"
"…that this is all the work of that Junzi."
"He only formed an alliance with me so that I would never discover his true scheme…"
"But now…"
"…it is already too late."
The murderous aura surrounding Junzi became increasingly terrifying.
Then, his cold voice rang out once again—
"All disciples, prepare yourselves…"
"Today…"
"…we attack the Deuterio Sect."
"And this time…"
"…we will not leave a single person alive."
The moment those words echoed throughout the training ground—
all the Elders and disciples felt chills spreading across their bodies.
Because they understood very clearly—
the Iron Clan had officially decided to wage war.
Then, the scene shifted toward the present.
At that moment—
the Iron Clan had already completed all of its preparations.
Their special Red Flag Army stood fully assembled and ready for battle.
It was then revealed that the Red Flag Army consisted of three Commanders.
And under each Commander—
there were exactly three hundred warriors.
Which meant—
the entire Red Flag Army contained a total of nine hundred elite soldiers.
Chapter 25 end. But
Chapter 26 is coming soon
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