313: Chapter 55: God will take action 313: Chapter 55: God will take action The Great Yue Kingdom was enshrouded in Black Evil, a fog sealing off the city.
A streak of sword light skimmed across the sky; Xie Xuanyi stood on a flying sword, glancing back at the mightily advancing iron cavalry behind him.
These iron cavalry, they seemed tireless.
The Divine Thought of the “Centurion” was firmly locked onto him.
As long as their Yin God leader did not give up, these iron troopers would not rest.
However.
Just in terms of speed.
These iron cavalry, even that towering general, seated in his chariot, were no match for him.
If not for the City of Silence being sealed off by the Black Evil, Xie Xuanyi, traveling by sword, would have flown a hundred miles away by now.
“The national formation of the Great Yue Kingdom seems to have only locked onto me.
It doesn’t harbor too much killing intent.”
Xie Xuanyi silently felt the pressure the Centurion behind him brought upon him.
The iron cavalry did not speed up.
Under these circumstances, he could lead these troopers on a very, very long chase…
After all, these wraiths were but lifeless objects, lacking much Spirit Wisdom.
That Centurion didn’t seem too smart either.
“Tiesuo Alley is just ahead.”
Xie Xuanyi held his breath, his Divine Thought sweeping towards the distance.
With the time spent leading the iron cavalry around, Qing Li should have already returned to the alley…
His Divine Thought settled over the alley above.
Xie Xuanyi’s expression suddenly changed, sensing through his Divine Thought that the originally “calm” Tiesuo Alley was now enveloped by a large formation.
If it were just that, it wouldn’t be a big deal.
Shan Man was adept at array patterns, so if Qing Li successfully returned to the alley, the “outsiders'” message would surely spread, and the formation’s activation meant that Li Mei Alley was protected.
But at this moment, the array patterns of the alley sensed by Xie Xuanyi had been shattered.
Flames twined, and demonic energy soared!
Had the Demon Cultivators of Chi Ling City already stepped in before him?
Xie Xuanyi’s face grew grim.
He took a deep breath, accelerated his Sword Control, and transformed into a long rainbow, charging straight in the direction of Tiesuo Alley.
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Tiesuo Alley.
Fire twined around it, and the once gloomy and quiet alley had now become a sea of flames.
Nearly a hundred residences of Li Mei were burned to nothingness, but since they were not “living souls” to begin with, the burning of the buildings was trivial…
Pierced through the outermost formation was a hole, and right now, a gaunt figure with transparent wings on his back was hovering above the ground of the alley.
The entire street, amidst the sea of flames, turned into a purgatory.
This Great Demon wasn’t hovering high off the ground; his cicada wings were furiously flapping, arms cradled around his chest, standing on a shattered Li Mei skull beneath his feet, expressionless as he watched ahead.
Tiesuo Alley was enveloped by a formation.
Shattering the outermost grand formation would reveal that there were formations within formations, with all the Primordial Energy of the entire street flowing towards the dilapidated wooden house at the very end.
The wooden house, with a radius of twenty paces, had a pitch-black dome erected over it, like an upturned bowl, encompassing everything within its scope.
From the outside.
This dome was pitch-black.
But the Great Demon knew that inside the dome’s formation, there were at least a few dozen Li Mei nesting.
He was in no hurry to make a move.
“Chi Wu, my lord.”
The Great Demon stared at the array patterns of the wooden house, speaking softly into the air, “I’ve found some ‘things’ that should have died long ago.
Should we kill them now, or should we wait for Prince to come and deal with them?”
The Chi Wu he mentioned.
Was none other than the Shadow Commander of Chi Ling City in charge of capturing Ao Ying, also the personal attendant who followed Prince Jiu closely.
While speaking,
The heart of the Great Demon trembled violently, and a red glint flickered between his brows.
The crimson light gathered at the center of his brow, shaping into a Token, as he slowly turned his head to transfer everything he was seeing into Chi Wu’s Heart Lake.
This ancient street, neglected and in ruins for a thousand years.
And.
The Li Mei, who should have died but had fortuitously survived.
“…no rush.”
From the void, a deep voice resonated.
Chi Wu calmly stated, “Prince and I are deciphering secrets in the Ancient Battlefield and will enter the city soon.
These Li Mei…
are interesting, don’t kill them all, leave some.
Prince is quite interested in them.”
The Great Demon, hearing this, felt a chill in his heart.
After stepping into the Secret Realm,
Thousands of cavalry charged.
They witnessed the “Dragon Slaying Battle” of the Great Yue Kingdom, and as members of the Demon Race, they naturally empathized, feeling extremely shocked.
What shocked them was the strength of the cultivation of that Dragon Descendant Great Demon from a thousand years ago.
Even now,
He could justifiably lord over the Demon Country and carve out a dominion for himself!
Just one step away from becoming a True Dragon, yet lamentably, he was cornered and slain by the Great Yue Kingdom!
Due to this Dragon Slaying battle, the Great Yue Kingdom despised the Dragon Descendant Demon Cultivators, and likewise…
The cultivators of Chi Ling City, carrying the blood of demons, were also loathed by the Great Yue Kingdom.
Without Prince Jiu, these Shadow Guards of Chi Ling City would have perished upon entering the illusion; how could they possibly catch a glimpse of the Dragon Slaying battle?
Prince Jiu was too strong.
In the Dragon Slaying illusion of the Great Yue Kingdom, the iron troopers charging at the Demon Cultivators of Chi Ling City were all stopped by his sole strength.
In the end,
He dismissed the other Shadow Guards, broke through the illusion, and let everyone leave, only keeping Chi Wu by his side, saying he wanted to go as far as possible to the “end” of the illusion, to see the truth of that Dragon Slaying battle.
Of course,
There was another reason.
The earlier duel of Yin Gods had not concluded; though Prince Jiu had suppressed three Human Race Yin Gods, at the crucial moment of life and death, Han Shan Venerable cast a Secret Technique, escaping into this Secret Realm with the other two severely wounded Yin Gods!
Prince Jiu followed closely but could not find any trace of them.
There was a very good chance they were hiding in this illusion!
That’s why he was not in a hurry to enter; he wanted to see clearly what was in this illusion, and if he found the three Human Race Yin Gods, he would slay them on the spot!
“By the way,”
Chi Wu spoke leisurely, “Tie Feng, be careful.
Prince and I haven’t seen the Human Race Yin Gods inside this Ancient Battlefield illusion…”
Tie Feng snapped back to reality.
Human Race Yin Gods were not in the Ancient Battlefield illusion?
This was an excellent hiding spot.
“So…
those three Yin Gods escaped into the Secret Realm?” he inquired cautiously.
“That appears to be the case.”
Chi Wu said calmly, “However, they have been seriously injured by the Prince, and the strongest one, having exhausted himself in using a secret technique to flee, is now on his last legs.
Even if these three have some residual strength left, they are not to be feared…
With the Tao Rules you have comprehended halfway, you should be able to protect yourself.
If you encounter danger, remember to convey your thoughts through the ‘Chi Ling Order’; the Prince will come to your aid immediately.”
“Three seriously injured Yin Gods…”
Tie Feng licked his lips and asked in a low voice, “Lord Chi Wu, what if I were to kill them?”
This expedition from Chi Ling City was originally just to hunt down Ao Ying.
That Dragon Girl was too good at escaping.
Prince Jiu ordered Tie Wu to track Ao Ying’s whereabouts by “Long Yuan” and continually sent Grotto Heaven Death Soldiers to pressure her, setting out himself from Chi Ling City with a Half-step Yin God and pseudo-Yin God Shadow Guards in tow.
After a long journey, they finally encountered the Northern Hunt of the Human Race!
These Grotto Heaven Death Soldiers were indeed slaughtered.
But these Shadow Guards from Chi Ling City had a field day in the Northern Hunt!
Tie Feng was still immersed in the thrill of the earlier slaughter.
“You sure are bold to think that.”
Chi Wu scolded with a laugh, “Three Yin Gods, even if severely injured, are not foes you can handle…
However, if you really could behead any one of them, the Prince will surely grant you a hefty reward.”
“Right.”
Chi Wu paused, then said, “As for those young Saint Heirs of the Human Race, if you kill them, the reward will be no less than for a Yin God.”
Tie Feng’s eyes lit up.
He was about to say something more—
but suddenly a loud sound of wind and sand arose from the Chi Ling Order.
Tie Feng knew the Dragon Slaying Ancient Battlefield was enveloped by an immensely powerful force; if not for this Ancient Country Secret Realm being connected with the battlefield, the Chi Ling Order would be useless.
The noise of wind and sand dissipated.
The connection of Divine Souls broke off as well.
“…”
Tie Feng squinted his eyes, taking in the alley before him.
He smirked, and with a stomp, Li Mei’s head exploded beneath his foot, and in an instant, he leaped to the end of the alley, red flames gathering around his fist.
Boom!
With one punch!
The wooden house’s circular array patterns in Tiesuo Alley were cracked open, creating numerous fissures!
As the fissures appeared, the once dark Formation also lost its ability to obscure vision, revealing dozens of terrified Li Mei before Tie Feng’s eyes!
Escaping from the Illusion, the Great Yue Kingdom’s array patterns randomly placed him in some corner of the ancient country, and Tie Feng’s “luck” was extremely good to have found such a Li Mei nest.
When he arrived.
These Li Mei were setting up array patterns, seemingly having received some message and were preparing to defend against enemies?
Too bad.
They encountered him.
Tie Feng didn’t give them a chance to complete the Formation, attacking directly…
The attack came so unexpectedly and unreasonably that the surviving Li Mei from Tiesuo Alley were all huddled together, packed around the wooden house.
Just one punch, and the large Formation was like shattered porcelain, full of cracks, ready to break apart at any moment.
Tie Feng smirked.
He reminisced about the scene when he had gone on a rampage on Snow Mountain…
the young Human Race cultivators, looking at him with eyes identical to these Li Mei’s.
Fear, anger, despair.
Since ancient times, Humans and Demons had been incompatible, and the “Dragon Slaying” in the Ancient Battlefield of the Great Yue was but an episode in the river of history.
Tie Feng liked to kill.
The thought that these Li Mei were also people before their deaths,
makes the corners of Tie Feng’s lips curl up…
He had killed many people, but for the first time, he could kill the “ancient people” from a thousand years ago.
Lord Chi Wu earlier instructed not to kill them all, to leave some.
How many should be left?
Half…or perhaps, just one?
He raised his fist, just as he was about to smash it down for a second time.
The array patterns suddenly dissipated.
Tie Feng’s fist froze mid-air as he squinted at the dozens of pale faces before him.
He had felt something odd.
These Li Mei looking at him were fearful, angry, and despairing.
But the entire alley was eerily quiet.
To be precise.
It was as silent as death, spreading through the flames.
An elderly man was pushed out in a wheelchair by a disheveled young girl.
“If you strike here, you will die a miserable death.”
Tie Feng frowned, looking at the old man exuding an aura of death.
By the old man’s side, a robust young man followed, holding three black long cases decorated with dragon carvings.
He did not strike.
Not because the old man was of a higher realm…
His Divine Thought had already swept around, and on this entire street, the highest realm was around the Foundation Establishment Realm, hardly a threat.
But still, Tie Feng’s Heart Lake felt a strange “eeriness.”
This eeriness.
Originated from the old man before him.
Logically, everyone who lived in this ancient nation before were humans, and these Li Mei were transformed from human grudges.
But this old man…
He felt a hint of the Demon Race’s aura…
Was this old thing a member of the Demon Race, or had he spent so much time with the Demon Race that he carried a strong Demon aura?
“I will die?”
Tie Feng stared intently at the elder in the wheelchair, scoffing coldly, “Who can kill me?
Can you kill me?”
The old man just quietly looked at the Great Demon.
He softly uttered four words.
“The Gods will intervene.”
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(PS: Damn, I deliberately took a day off to adjust my schedule yesterday, only to end up with insomnia, barely sleeping.
There’s still more to come, next update around six in the evening.)