Before Li Mengyun arrived, she was inexplicably excited, eager to show off her skills.
But when she got here, she was completely turned upside down.
She wasn't unaware of how terrifying a war was. The other members of the Ice Sword Mercenary Group had told her many stories of their experiences.
But hearing about it was different from seeing it with her own eyes.
What did she see?
She saw countless humans wailing, charging forward on the battlefield one after another, only to be cruelly killed by the ferocious Shit Tian clan.
Some were just children. What could they do on the battlefield?
They could only cry loudly, praying for a miracle, but there were no miracles. Their plight received no sympathy from the Shit Tian clan.
Li Mengyun also participated in the battle. She had a protective mark left by Chu Yang and did not engage in battles above the immortal realm, so she was relatively safe.
"I like this human's expression! I'm going to eat her!"
"Haha! This look of panic is truly delightful to body and soul!"
"She's still at the Mahayana stage. Her flesh must be very delicious!"
"......"
Several seventh-realm Shit Tian clan powerhouses charged towards Li Mengyun. Their faces were ferocious, and they still had human blood and flesh on them.
Li Mengyun's chest heaved violently, her eyes were bloodshot, and her fear and anger were evident.
"You all deserve to die!!"
A terrifying radiance erupted from her, and a green lotus mark appeared between her eyebrows. In her hand, she held a branch.
This was a branch cut from the true Enlightenment Tree, refined into an immortal artifact.
She furiously attacked these seventh-realm Shit Tian clan members, continuously swinging the Enlightenment Tree branch. Azure light appeared, and lotuses bloomed.
Li Mengyun also cultivated Li Qingyun's techniques, and she was personally guided by the Azure Emperor.
However, her combat experience was very limited, somewhat similar to Qin Xiaoxiao's in the past.
But the Shit Tian clan members who surrounded her were also ignorant newborns, only thinking of killing Li Mengyun and not bothering to analyze whether she was powerful enough.
Moreover, the common problem with newborns was their lack of combat experience, which made them the same as Li Mengyun in this regard.
"You all deserve to die!"
"Deserve to die!"
"The Shit Tian clan all deserve to die!"
Li Mengyun swung her branch wildly, cursing incessantly. But she was also a civilized person, and beyond "deserve to die," she couldn't say anything more vulgar.
She really wanted to help this world, but she couldn't!
Even a Mahayana stage powerhouse was considered high-end combat power, but if even her father, such a powerful Immortal King, couldn't influence the battle situation, what could she do?
She could only listen to the shouts around her, listen to the souls of those tragically killed weeping mournfully.
This hatred intertwined in her heart, making her desperately launch relentless attacks against these seventh-realm powerhouses.
After about ten minutes, Li Mengyun was swaying in the air, panting heavily, looking at the bloodstains on the Enlightenment Tree branch.
But the cruelty of war was that the enemy would not give you a chance to breathe.
Before she could even collect herself, large numbers of seventh-realm Shit Tian clan members charged at her again. They were just as fearless of death, just as ferocious, and just as loud.
Li Mengyun's face turned pale, and she raised her trembling hands to meet the attack.
However, at that moment, all the Shit Tian clan powerhouses rushing towards her trembled instantly, and then they all began to shake wildly.
"Boom!"
Roaring sounds echoed, and explosions erupted with azure lotuses.
Li Qingyun, somewhat tired and weak, helped the trembling Li Mengyun up.
"Dad..."
Li Qingyun wiped the bloodstains from Li Mengyun's face and looked at the humans being brutally massacred. He said softly, "See? This is the true cruelty of war."
Li Mengyun did not answer. She just burst into tears.
Did she see it? She saw it!
The moment her gaze swept over, she saw a child being torn in half by the Shit Tian clan.
"Save... save them..."
Li Qingyun sighed and said, "It's time to go. Let's return to Blue Star."
Li Mengyun cried out, "No! We haven't lost yet, they're still fighting! Dad, you're an Immortal King, you can save them..."
Just then, a terrifying aura crushed down from the sky.
Li Qingyun's expression changed, and he immediately took Li Mengyun away.
"The Immortal Emperor has been defeated. If we don't leave, it will be too late!"
Meng Zibin, Luo Xiaowei, and others also had solemn expressions and immediately retreated.
Having experienced more failures, their psychological resilience had also strengthened significantly.
Just like Wang Teng and Xiao Long experienced failure for the first time a long time ago, they were both in a daze for a long time after returning from that world.
...
Soon, everyone from Blue Star returned in an instant.
Upon returning to Blue Star, they all reported their situation to Chu Yang in a disheveled state. Li Qingyun inquired about how to settle the people he brought back.
However, Chu Yang noticed that Li Mengyun, who was holding Li Qingyun's hand, seemed somewhat lost.
The energetic girl from yesterday was gone. Her eyes showed that something had left her.
Chu Yang looked at Li Qingyun with concern, but Li Qingyun transmitted a message to Chu Yang, indicating that he could handle it himself.
After settling this wave of refugees, Chu Yang comforted them as usual and told them that revenge would be swift.
Li Qingyun always kept Li Mengyun with him.
Seeing the dense crowd being released from Li Qingyun's [Azure Lotus Realm], Li Mengyun's eyes reddened again.
"Dad, I'm sorry..."
She had been stubbornly thinking that Li Qingyun had fled and was a coward for not saving them, but seeing this scene, she realized that his [Azure Lotus Realm] could no longer hold more people.
It wasn't that he didn't want to save them, but that he was truly powerless.
Perhaps even one or two more Immortal Emperors couldn't handle the world they had just experienced.
Li Qingyun walked down the street, holding Li Mengyun's hand.
"War is like this, and this is not an ordinary war. This is a war between all planar humans and the Shit Tian clan."
"Before, I wanted you and your mother to live carefree lives. With your Aunt Xia's support and my master's support in [Remnant Fragrance Valley], you could be kept away from any danger."
"But when danger comes knocking, you can't stay away from it. If they dare to attack once, they will dare to attack a second time. When they have wiped out all the humans in all planes, they will eventually kill their way back. My master's prestige deterred the Shit Tian clan in the past, but it is useless against newborns."
"Therefore, when a race faces life and death, no one can remain indifferent. But you don't need to bear too much pressure. I just want you to personally experience the cruelty of war to make you understand that the current situation is not optimistic. In more than twenty days, it will be the day Blue Star goes to war. I don't want my daughter, who is already at the Mahayana stage, to be a pampered princess, nor do I want her to panic and lose her composure when she steps onto the battlefield."
"Moreover, once you have witnessed despair, you will not want to experience it again..."