Ling Changqing's worries soon became a reality.
Two months later, the Wu Family Patriarch gathered several allied forces and officially declared all-out war on the Ling Family.
Wu Canglang had considered a surprise attack, but with Ling Family spies also present within his own clan, it was difficult to guarantee that such a large-scale operation wouldn't be leaked beforehand.
So, after much consideration, he opted for a direct, open declaration of war.
One day later, more than ten Flying Ships, fully loaded with cultivators from the Wu Family's side and war supplies, approached the outer waters of Zenxin Island.
The Ling Family, already prepared, had pulled back their defensive lines, withdrawing all the clan disciples and slave cultivators stationed in the outer territories to concentrate their forces on defending Zenxin Island.
