Huangxiu

Chapter 1152 Killing
He shook his head inwardly.

This is taking an inch and wanting a mile.

First came the provocation and assassination attempt, and now it's a large-scale encirclement and killing.

If you want to get the bounty, then this kind of large-scale encirclement and killing is definitely more efficient.

Their apparent charge into the city caused panic among the city guards, forcing them to form a defensive posture.

The real objective was to kill the city guards.

The imperial city is teeming with experts; if they were to actually rush in, they might not have a chance to escape.

But these evil spirits became increasingly unscrupulous, and the city guards dared not gamble.

If they were to storm into the imperial city and indiscriminately slaughter innocent people, the court's reputation would be utterly humiliated.

The city guards were seriously derelict in their duties.

Ding Huanchun shouted, "Form ranks! Form ranks!"

The remaining city guards rushed forward instantly, each taking their positions and forming an army.

Once the army was formed, an inexplicable aura spread outwards.

Chu Zhiyuan could clearly see that their auras instantly connected and became one.

In this situation, the true essence surges and flows, first circulating inside the body, and then forming a protective aura.

The qi is interconnected and intermingles with each other, becoming deeper and more resilient as it comes together.

Chu Zhiyuan couldn't help but admire.

This formation is indeed a simple yet effective way to enhance strength.

But then the group of men in gray dispersed and headed in different directions toward the city gate.

After the city guards formed ranks, they naturally retreated and blocked the city gate.

Ding Huanchun and the four city guards, along with other city guards who were assisting the knights, did not form a battle formation.

A large portion of the gray-clad men attacked Ding Huanchun and the other city guards.

At this moment, their goal became crystal clear.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head.

Among these gray-robed demons was a Ninth-Rank Venerable, which was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

This is probably the source of their confidence.

Thinking of this, Chu Zhiyuan flashed and appeared in front of the Ninth-Rank Venerable in the next moment, wielding the Jade Heaven Sword.

Facing the Nine Revolutions Venerable, he did not hesitate and directly used the Jade Heaven Sword.

There are many Nine-Turn Venerables in the Heavenly Sword Sect, but not many in the outside world.

Any evil sect probably has very few members; using one is likely already the limit.

A ninth-level Venerable would probably have little interest in a sect's bounty.

Why would such an operation involve a Ninth-Rank Venerable?

These thoughts flashed by in an instant, and the Jade Heaven Sword was already swung out, stabbing towards the Ninth-Turn Venerable who was no different from the other gray-robed men.

Ding Huanchun and the others felt the astonishing power of the sword and turned to look.

The Jade Heaven Sword flashed in the air like a thunderbolt in a clear sky, and the next moment it landed on the Ninth Revolution Venerable.

He had been concealing his true strength, appearing to be no different from the other demons around him.

His palms were withered and gray, and when they met the longsword, they felt like metal and steel, able to deflect the longsword but not far away.

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head inwardly.

Based on the original strength of this demon, it could knock away a long sword with one palm strike, and injure a city guard with another.

Why has he not used his full strength and pretended to have the same cultivation level as everyone else?

They either really wanted to break into the city, or they wanted to kill Ding Huanchun.

Chu Zhiyuan didn't bother to figure out what he was up to. Seeing the demonic nature of the Nine Revolutions Venerable, he couldn't allow him to live.

"laugh!"

A soft whistle, yet it was deafening.

Everyone around froze, their blood and energy instantly stopping.

The demon's eyes suddenly shone brightly, and its aura surged, as if a mountain had risen from the ground.

Chu Zhiyuan's eyes flashed with golden light, but he was unaffected. The sword light of the Jade Heaven Sword instantly fell on the demon.

His palms turned pitch black, gleaming with light, as he met the sword's edge, like meeting lightning.

"boom!"

He flew out, spitting out a jet of blood in mid-air.

The blood spurt was mixed with bits of flesh.

Chu Zhiyuan swung his sword again.

He knew that these demons devoured essence and blood, so they had extremely strong control over blood energy and incredibly strong vitality.

What would be a severe injury that would be unbearable for an average expert is commonplace for them.

He wouldn't allow the Ninth-Turn Venerable to recover, and the second sword strike had already landed.

Another bolt from the blue sky struck.

"Duh!"

The gray-clad middle-aged man, suspended in mid-air, let out a sharp shout and met the attack with both palms once more. His palms formed a ball of black light, meeting the slightly purplish silver lightning.

"boom!"

The middle-aged man in gray flew high again, spitting out another jet of blood in mid-air.

The spurt of blood still contained bits of flesh, and his eyes were glazed over.

Chu Zhiyuan flashed, the Jade Heaven Sword was already sheathed, and the Shadowless Divine Sword pierced the gray-robed middle-aged man's brow.

The Shadowless Divine Sword gleamed with golden light.

A golden light entered his mind, and the gray-robed middle-aged man's eyes suddenly shone brightly before going out again.

As a Ninth-Rank Venerable, he also possesses formidable power and numerous secret techniques.

There are even methods to reverse injuries.

However, all of these were dispersed in front of the aura of the Demon-Subduing Divine Tree and could not be used.

He could only fall, his eyes filled with resentment.

"Elder Xu!"

There was a roar.

The middle-aged men in gray roared and charged toward Chu Zhiyuan.

The Shadowless Divine Sword left his brow, its golden light blazing as it swept towards the two middle-aged men who were lunging at him.

They slapped the Shadowless Divine Sword with their palms.

The Shadowless Divine Sword severed their wrists without any resistance, and at the same time, the sword's light intensified.

The sword's edge slashed across their hearts, and blood gushed out like a fountain.

Chu Zhiyuan ignored them and used his Shadow Sword to slash past two other gray-clad middle-aged men who were charging at him.

After the two middle-aged men in gray were still stabbed in the chest and blood spurted out, the other middle-aged men in gray turned and left.

"go!"

They realized that things were hopeless and that they should retreat rather than risk their lives.

The city guards wanted to give chase but dared not, fearing another sneak attack, like before, where the enemy would rush into the imperial city while they were chasing.

They dared not give chase, but Chu Zhiyuan used his lightness skill to pursue them closely.

His speed was significantly greater than that of the gray-robed middle-aged men. In Ding Huanchun's and the others' sight, he had already killed six demons with his sword.

Then they chased them out of their sight, clearly determined to achieve their goal.

"Lord Ding?"

"Okay, clean up first, and collect the bodies!" Ding Huanchun withdrew his gaze and gave the order in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

The eighteen city guards breathed a long sigh of relief.

They then worked together, clearing away the corpses and moving those from a distance over, all while discussing the matter.

What they were most interested in was who the first middle-aged man to be killed was.

What exactly is his cultivation level?

Seeing the overwhelming aura Chu Zhiyuan had just displayed, he realized that even the mere sword strike was enough to make him breathless.

The fact that he possessed such astonishing swordsmanship shows that he was no ordinary expert.

They all inquired with Ding Huanchun.

Ding Huanchun's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "It should be the ninth level."

They were astonished: "Nine Revolutions? They actually dispatched a Nine Revolutions Demon?!"

Although two Ninth-Rank Venerables were lost earlier, it was not the work of the Ninth-Rank Demon.

It is said that this was caused by a demon below the Nine Revolutions Venerable who used a secret technique of mutual destruction.

Now that a true Ninth-Rank Venerable has been dispatched, are these demons really going to storm the imperial city?!
They suddenly felt the pressure mounting.

The Nine Revolutions Venerable is the most outstanding master in the world and a figure enshrined on the first floor of the imperial palace.

If a demon at the Ninth Revolution Venerable Realm were to be unleashed, there is absolutely no way we could stop it.

One of the city guards sighed, "If it weren't for Mr. Chu, we would have been in grave danger today."

Ding Huanchun glared at him: "Shut up!"

The city guard quickly shut his mouth, realizing he had broken a taboo.

This undermines morale.

The other city guards all changed their expressions.

Ding Huanchun said in a deep voice, "Mr. Chu will be here for a while, so there's no need to worry. Besides, Mr. Chu killed a Ninth-Rank Venerable today. Those demons are afraid of death, and Ninth-Rank Venerables are even rarer. How dare they come again?"

"They would never dare to come again!" Everyone nodded hurriedly.

They hoped for it, and they firmly believed it would be so.

Ding Huanchun snorted, "With Mr. Chu here, if they dare to come again as a Ninth-Rank Venerable, that would be perfect. Kill one if they come, kill two if they come, and make them tremble with fear!"

"Exactly!"

Everyone nodded eagerly, their spirits lifted.

(End of this chapter)