Loan Wusheng

Chapter 219 Battle against the King of Qin, the Rift Pill!
In Shenkang County, a large army surrounded the area.

The Han army is rapidly assembling.

Since King Zheng Jun of Han broke through to the Yuan Dan Martial Saint realm after leaving the pass, the morale of the Qin army in Shenkang County has been declining day by day.

After all, Zheng Jun, who was only at the half-step Yuan Dan realm, had already made them feel hopeless and forced Prince Qin to stay indoors. Now that Prince Han has broken through to the Yuan Dan Martial Saint realm, they feel even more helpless and panicked.

In the past few days, the Qin soldiers defending the city have been seeing Han soldiers coming to their aid with all sorts of flags, and the soldiers' faces have become more and more grim each day.

Inside the county government office of Shenkang County, Emperor Yangwu, Li Xun, sat upright, a red light emanating from his eyes, the whites of his eyes seemingly swallowed up, leaving only scarlet red.

Now, he is possessed by demons and his mind has become somewhat deranged.

"That little thief Zheng Jun actually broke through to the Yuan Dan realm? How is that possible? How could this be! He's just a lowly thief from a minor official background, how could he break through so quickly? This is impossible!"

Inside the county government office, the roar of Emperor Yangwu continued, he simply could not believe that Zheng Jun had actually broken through to the 'Yuan Dan Martial Saint' realm.

How many years has this been?

It's only been a few years!

Even with spiritual awakening, it's impossible to advance to the Yuan Dan Martial Saint realm so quickly!
Throughout history, there have been people who have been enlightened by spiritual guidance. Although those people broke through to the Yuan Dan Martial Saint realm very easily, and could be described as swift as the wind compared to ordinary martial artists, it still took them at least seventy or eighty years, and the fastest was fifty years!
Moreover, once one reaches the Yuan Dan Martial Saint realm, their cultivation will begin to stagnate.

The saying "When fortune smiles, heaven and earth lend their strength; when fortune turns, even heroes are powerless" perfectly illustrates this.

But Zheng Jun is clearly not in that situation.

He has been cultivating for only seven short years.

Seven years!
Seven years!

In seven years, he rose from a clerk with only a smattering of martial arts skills to a feudal lord who ruled over an entire province.

How could this Yangwu Emperor, who had already proclaimed himself emperor, possibly accept this?

Especially during the stage when one is obsessed with something.

Thinking of this, Li Xun's head throbbed even more. He could only reveal a sinister murderous intent: "Zheng Jun, I will kill him!"

He wouldn't allow such a monstrous person to exist.

This world can only have him; the whole world belongs to him!

"His Majesty!"

Just then, a martial artist at the initial stage of the Qi Refining Realm hurried over and stood outside the county government office. Looking at Li Xun, who had completely exuded killing intent, he was immediately stunned and felt a chill run down his spine. However, he still braced himself and said, "Your Majesty, that traitor Zheng is challenging us outside. Our general Sun Xin went out to fight but was killed by the traitor general Wei Quan."

"This scoundrel dares to challenge us?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xun was instantly enraged and felt a surge of shock and anger. Without hesitation, he stretched out his five fingers, grabbed the gilded dragon halberd in the air, and took it into his hand.

In an instant, the pressure of Li Xun's Yuan Dan suddenly erupted!
Yuan Dan's oppressive aura swept through the county government like a raging torrent!
The general, who was at the initial stage of the Qi Refining Realm, turned deathly pale instantly, his knees trembled uncontrollably, and a metallic taste rose in his throat.

He held on for a moment to prevent himself from vomiting blood on the spot.

Li Xun didn't even glance at him out of the corner of his eye. His black armor, shrouded in dark demonic energy, vanished in a blur with a single step.

The next second, Li Xun's figure suddenly appeared at the highest point of the Shenkang County city gate, his gilded dragon halberd slamming heavily on the ground, causing bricks and stones to shatter.

Dark clouds loomed over the city walls.

Li Xun's crimson pupils pierced through the rain, locking onto Zheng Jun, who was standing in front of the army outside the city.

The banners of the Lanzhou army fluttered in the wind, and 100,000 armored soldiers stood solemnly like a forest. Zheng Jun, dressed in a blue-gold royal robe, stood with his hands behind his back in front of the formation. The Yuan Dan aura flowing around him condensed into a faint dragon-shaped phantom, which clashed with Li Xun's demonic aura from a distance, causing the rain and mist to explode.

"A peasant like him dares to call himself a dragon?!"

Seeing this, Li Xun was enraged beyond measure. He muttered to himself, his expression ferocious: "I am the direct descendant of the founding emperor, and you lowly slaves are nothing but usurpers of the mandate of heaven!"

His voice was fierce, and his body trembled.

Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers couldn't help but panic and felt a little apprehensive.

Previously, with the Deer Demon King around, Li Xun, though possessed by demonic possession, would try his best to restrain himself out of consideration for the ridiculous 'royal dignity'.

But now that the Deer Demon King has fallen, only Li Xun remains to guard Shenkang County. Their emperor is now capricious, and seeing this situation naturally fills the soldiers with fear.

Zheng Jun stood amidst the fluttering military formations outside Shenkang County, his azure-gold true essence surging like raging waves, and the oppressive aura of a Yuan Dan Martial Saint suddenly erupted.

Zheng Jun's eyes flashed like lightning, his robes fluttered in the wind, and the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch, as if it could not withstand this overwhelming momentum!
He also spotted Li Xun holding the gilded dragon halberd on the wall and immediately roared, "Li Xun, come out and face your death!"

A sharp shout resounded through the heavens.

Zheng Jun raised his hand and pressed down, and the azure gold true essence transformed into a monstrous wave that crashed against the city wall!

"boom--!"

The city wall trembled violently, bricks and stones crumbled, and dust billowed up.

The Qin soldiers defending the city felt an invisible force pressing down on them. Many groaned and bled from their mouths and noses. Some were even thrown off the city walls by the shock, and screams of agony rose and fell.

"This...this is the power of a Yuan Dan Martial Saint?!"

"Run! The city walls are about to collapse!"

"Anyone who deserts the battlefield will be executed!"

"..."

Under the impact of Zheng Junyuan's aura, the morale of the Qin army collapsed instantly. The defenders dropped their weapons and fled in panic. The elite Qin soldiers in the supervisory team immediately drew their swords and stepped forward to reprimand and stop the rout. The originally tight defensive formation on the city wall was now in complete chaos.

Li Xun ignored this action. After sensing Zheng Jun's Yuan Dan aura, his face instantly turned ferocious like a demon: "This lowly bastard from a lowly official family dares to be so insolent in front of me!"

Zheng Junqing's golden true essence swirled like a dragon, and the Dragon Abyss Blade in his hand was full of killing intent; Li Xun's body was surrounded by demonic energy, and the gilded dragon halberd shone with a chilling light.

Li Xun raised his gilded dragon-patterned halberd high, aimed it at Zheng Jun, and shouted sternly, "Zheng Jun! Today I will take your head and hang it at the Eastern Gate of Shenjing!"

Upon seeing this, Zheng Jun responded forcefully, a dragon's roar emanating from his body: "Colluding with demons and slaughtering the people, do you even deserve to be called emperor?"

Before he finished speaking, he took a step forward, causing the earth to tremble beneath his feet. His azure-gold true essence spread like a tide, and wherever it passed, spiritual energy surged back and the clouds dispersed.

Upon seeing this, the Han soldiers were filled with awe, as if the person before them was no ordinary martial saint, but the true Son of Heaven, ordained by Heaven.

On the city wall, Li Xun's demonic energy surged, his face contorted in a ferocious expression.

He let out a wild laugh, and with a sudden swing of his gilded dragon halberd, the dark demonic energy roared like an angry dragon, colliding violently with Zheng Jun's azure-gold true essence!
"boom--!"

The two forces clashed, causing the sky and earth to change color. The city walls of Shenkang County trembled violently, and bricks and stones crumbled. The soldiers below the city retreated in droves. Both the Han and Qin armies were terrified by the oppressive force.

However, the soldiers of the two armies saw completely different scenes.

In the eyes of the Han army, Zheng Jun stood tall and imposing, his azure-gold true essence like an imperial canopy, dazzling and unapproachable. Every gesture he made exuded an aura of dominance over the land, inspiring submission in all who beheld him.

In the eyes of the Qin army, Li Xun was surrounded by a chilling demonic aura, his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was twisted like a demon. He roared and howled, unlike a human ruler, but rather like a monster crawling out of the deepest hell, sending chills down their spines.

"Zheng Jun! I want you dead—!!!"

Li Xun went completely mad, his demonic energy surging. Wielding a gilded dragon halberd, he charged out like a ghost, heading straight for Zheng Jun!
"Prime Minister!"

Xu Hou, standing to the side, led the Qin army soldiers and asked, "Shall we form ranks?"

"No need to form an array."

Zheng Jun shook his head, looked at Li Xun who was rushing towards him, chuckled, and then said with equal fighting spirit, "Let me see what Li Xun is capable of!"

In an instant, Zheng Jun and Li Xun's Yuan Dan auras collided like raging waves, and the world underwent a sudden change in weather.

Li Xun's body surged with demonic energy, his gilded dragon-patterned halberd cleaved through the sky, its blood-red light like an angry dragon roaring, tearing apart the earth. He grinned maliciously and said, "Zheng Jun, today I will show you what the majesty of an emperor truly is!"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly swung his halberd, and a hundred-foot-long blood rainbow swept across the battlefield, slashing straight at Zheng Jun's face!

Zheng Jun's gaze was cold, the Dragon Abyss Blade rang out, and his azure-gold true essence transformed into nine phantom images of great suns, swirling around his body.

Zheng Jun took a step forward, his blade meeting the blood-red rainbow, and the two forces collided with a deafening roar!

"boom--!"

The city wall of Shenkang County collapsed in the aftershocks, bricks and stones flew everywhere, dust billowed into the sky, the Qin army's formation was thrown into chaos, soldiers were overturned by the shockwave, and cries of agony filled the field.

The Han army quickly formed a battle formation, with Xu Hou's Qin-pacifying troops as the main force and Wei Quan and Dugu Yuan as the auxiliary forces, creating a blood barrier that barely stabilized their position.

Li Xun laughed wildly, his demonic energy growing ever stronger, eventually condensing into a ten-zhang-tall demonic shadow behind him, resembling a malevolent ghost with menacing fangs!
He held the halberd in both hands and slammed it into the ground!

"Mysterious Heavenly Demon, Earth Shatters!"

In an instant, the earth cracked, and countless demonic energies surged out from the cracks, transforming into hundreds of pitch-black ghostly hands that grabbed at Zheng Jun!
"How old are you? You're even calling out fighting moves?"

Zheng Jun sneered, his sword stance shifted, and his azure-gold true essence surged like a river as he unleashed the "Green Water Slaying Dragon" technique. The sword light transformed into a towering wave, shredding the ghost hand to pieces!
"cut!"

After slaying the demonic hands, Zheng Jun wielded his sword and slashed horizontally forward!

Without the slightest hesitation, Li Xun ripped through the sky with his gilded dragon halberd!
The battle between Zheng Jun and Li Xun intensified, with each collision between their figures generating a deafening roar.

Azure gold true essence and pitch-black demonic energy intertwined in the sky above Shenkang County, forming a chaotic battlefield!

Li Xun's eyes were bloodshot, demonic energy surged, and he swept out the gilded dragon halberd in his hand, a blood-red halberd light tearing through the sky and heading straight for Zheng Jun.

Zheng Jun snorted coldly, his Dragon Abyss Blade slashing horizontally, the blade light like a waterfall, splitting the halberd's edge in two. The aftershocks exploded, blasting a trench dozens of feet deep into the ground, sending rocks flying and dust billowing everywhere!

Zheng Jun! I am the chosen one of Heaven, how dare you, a mere commoner, defy Heaven?!

Li Xun laughed wildly, and the demonic shadow swelled up. The ten-zhang-tall demonic shadow behind him opened its giant claws and pressed down on Zheng Jun's head.

Zheng Jun's eyes turned cold, and his azure-gold true essence suddenly contracted, transforming into nine blazing suns that circled around him, a sign that the 'Radiant Sun' technique was being activated!

Zheng Jun gripped the sword with both hands and slashed out fiercely. The nine blazing suns converged into a dazzling sword light, like divine punishment descending upon the world, directly cleaving the demonic shadow!

"boom--!"

The sound of clashing swords and halberds was like thunder, and each collision distorted the surrounding space.

On the outskirts of the battlefield, the Han army formed ranks to withstand the aftershocks. The Qin army's protective barrier teetered on the brink of collapse under the impact, but the soldiers gritted their teeth and persevered, none retreating. The Qin army, however, was not so fortunate. Their formation had already been shattered by the aftershocks of the battle, and many soldiers were shaken so badly that they bled from all seven orifices and fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

"Formation! Formation!"

The Qin generals roared, trying to reorganize their formation, but the aftershocks of the Yuan Dan Martial Saint's battle were too terrifying, and they couldn't get close at all.

"Fall back!"

Upon seeing this situation, Han general Xu Hou did not hesitate at all and immediately ordered the entire army to retreat.

The clash between Yuan Dan Martial Saints was naturally terrifying.

With every gesture, he exudes an aura powerful enough to destroy a county!
The reason why Shenkang County was still able to continue was because Li Xun had previously set up twelve array flags and had his soldiers form an array, which allowed it to barely maintain its position.

If the Han army continues to fight in formation, some of its losses will be too great.

Therefore, it would be better to retreat a distance and clear the battlefield.

Let these two Yuan Dan Martial Saints run rampant and unleash their full power!
Li Xun grew increasingly frenzied in battle, his mind consumed by demonic energy, and his moves became ever more ruthless. He suddenly swept his halberd across, forcing Zheng Jun back, then formed hand seals and roared, "Mysterious Heavenly Demon, Devour Heaven and Earth!"

In an instant, the world darkened, and the demonic energy transformed into a gigantic maw that blotted out the sky, devouring Zheng Jun!

Zheng Jun's gaze sharpened, and he activated the 'Tai Xu Ning Yu Pian' within his body to its limit. His azure-gold true essence erupted like a volcano, and he held the sword with both hands, the blade radiating a dazzling golden light.

Zheng Jun's azure-gold true essence suddenly surged, the Dragon Abyss Blade trembled and resonated, and a dazzling golden light condensed on the blade, as if the blazing sun had fallen to earth.

However, after a slight hesitation, Zheng Jun shouted sharply, "Radiant Sunlight, emerge!"

The sword light poured down like a celestial river, colliding violently with the giant maw of demonic energy!

Wherever the blade flashes, none of the enemy dares to stand in its way!

The demonic maw collapsed with a deafening roar.

After this strike, Zheng Jun was puzzled.

Shouting out the move doesn't seem to give any special bonuses, does it?

But it was really fun.

Zheng Jun thought to himself.

As Zheng Jun pondered, his blade pierced directly through the giant maw of demonic energy and slashed towards the city wall of Shenkang County!
"Boom--!"

A blinding aurora exploded in the sky above Shenkang County, and the shockwave swept in all directions. Wherever the blade light reached, the city wall crumbled like paper, and the hundred-foot-high city gate tower collapsed under the dazzling blade light, with bricks and stones flying and dust billowing into the sky!

The entire city wall of Shenkang County shattered inch by inch under this blow. The Qin soldiers defending the city were terrified. The sounds of their retreat and the collapse were intertwined, as if the sky were falling!
On the other side, the Han army's blood and qi barrier finally gave way and shattered, sending many soldiers flying and spitting out blood.

The power of that single strike is terrifying!
On the ruins of the Shenkang County city wall, demonic energy and azure gold true essence intertwined to form a chaotic vortex.

Li Xun staggered back three steps, his gilded dragon halberd carving a three-zhang (approximately 10 meters) deep into the ground before he could finally regain his footing.

He looked down at the black armor on his chest that had been torn apart by the sword energy. Dark green demonic blood seeped out from the seams of the armor and dripped to the ground, corroding the armor and producing wisps of green smoke.

"Impossible... How could my Xuan Tian Demonic Qi be..."

Li Xun's crimson pupils contracted sharply, and a sliver of clarity appeared on his face, which was churning with demonic energy.

In that clash just now, Zheng Jun's blade energy actually pierced through his protective demonic aura, which he had painstakingly cultivated for a hundred years. This was the first time blood had been drawn since the start of the battle.

At the same time, it also made Li Xun more sober.

At that moment, Li Xun suddenly realized something.

He was no match for Zheng Jun.

After losing his matching magic weapon, the 'Mysterious Heaven Demonic Qi', his Xuan Tian Demonic Qi was like a pile of dog excrement, completely unable to compete with Zheng Jun's Azure Gold True Essence.

What should we do?

In the blink of an eye, azure-gold flames suddenly erupted from the ruins of the city wall. Zheng Jun stepped on half a beam and rose into the air, his Longyuan Blade trailing a three-zhang-long tail of true essence flame. Wherever the blade pointed, even the air was distorted and evaporated.

"Li Xun!"

Zheng Jun's shout was like thunder, dispersing the dust: "Your demonic skills are nothing special, far inferior to even the Deer Demon King!"

"presumptuous!"

Veins bulged on Li Xun's forehead as demonic energy surged once more, engulfing that last vestige of clarity.

He slammed the dragon-coiled halberd into the ground, formed a strange demonic hand seal, and shouted, "I am a descendant of the founding emperor, how dare you, a lowly commoner, judge me!"

After saying that, twelve array flags suddenly burst forth from the ruins, their fluttering surfaces forming a myriad of demonic arrays!
This is the Mysterious Heaven Returning to Origin Formation!

At that moment, Xu Hou, who was watching the battle, suddenly changed his expression: "It's the Xuan Tian Gui Yuan Demon Formation! The Divine Martial Emperor used this formation to slaughter the Northern Rong army in Yunzhou!"

Before Xu Hou finished speaking, twelve hundred-foot-long demonic dragons sprang out from the formation. Their scales and claws were made of viscous demonic energy, and wherever they passed, even bricks and stones were corroded into pus!
"sucker Punch."

Zheng Jun sneered, and the Dragon Abyss Blade suddenly flew out of his hand and hovered in front of him.

As he formed hand seals, nine supernatural marks appeared around his body. These were the 'Nine Luminaries Shining Together' formed by the intertwining of the nine supernatural powers after the great attainment of the formless realm of all dharmas.

But then, the intent of the Green Water Blade transformed into a coiled Azure Dragon, the flowing shadow revived and condensed into a black jade seal, the Heavenly Eye broke through the barrier and transformed into a silver sparrow flapping its wings, the radiant light of the sun turned into a great sun falling, and the origins of the nine divine powers shone brightly and burst forth at the moment the demonic dragon pounced!

"Give it to me..."

The nine-colored light wheel swept over the demonic dragon array, and Zheng Jun grabbed the rebounding Dragon Abyss Blade, transforming into a golden rainbow as he descended through the sky: "Break!"

The moment the swords clashed, Li Xun heard the sound of his arm bones cracking under the strain.

What's even more terrifying is that the true energy transmitted from the opponent's blade carries a majestic heavenly might, something he had only felt when he was a child worshipping his ancestors at the Imperial Ancestral Temple... the aura of an emperor!

"Crack!"

The demonic armor shattered with a deafening roar, and Li Xun was sent flying backward like a burst balloon, crashing through the air!

As Li Xun struggled to get up, he suddenly realized that his right arm was limp and hanging down, the meridians in his right arm that he had just used to block the attack had been shattered.

"Damn it!"

Li Xun's eyes were ferocious. In just an instant, his right arm, whose meridians had been shattered, emitted black light and was restored to its original state.

For a Yuan Dan Martial Saint, as long as he is not killed on the spot, all his injuries will gradually heal.

But being injured by this lowly commoner from the Black Mountain clerk was an unforgivable humiliation for Li Xun!

Zheng Jun walked over, stepping on the remnants of the demonic array, and looked at Li Xun, asking, "Are you awake now, Li Xun?" Li Xun was easier to defeat, which made Zheng Jun somewhat uninterested.

But there's not much to say.

On one hand, he had advanced to the Yuan Dan Martial Saint, and his strength far surpassed that of himself when he was at the peak of the Tong Qiao stage.

On the other hand, it was because the King of Qin had fought two consecutive battles, especially the last time he faced Lu Zhenglin head-on. The two sides were evenly matched and neither gave an inch, and in the end, both were badly injured.

There's nothing to be proud of in crippling the King of Qin.

Zheng Jun remained quite calm.

But at that moment, the demonic energy suddenly surged violently, and black blood gushed from Li Xun's seven orifices, yet he laughed maniacally: "Vile! Despicable! I want you dead!!! Mysterious Heavenly Demon Release!"

In an instant, the world suddenly darkened, and Li Xun's body became covered in cracks like pottery, with dark demonic light bursting from each crack. Then, Li Xun roared again, "Heavy Water Elemental Pearl, explode!"

"Um?!"

Zheng Jun's expression changed slightly. He quickly retreated, blocking the attack with his Longyuan Blade in front of his chest, but was taken aback when he saw that the opponent did not attack.

what's the situation?
Above Shenkang County, Li Xun's body was engulfed in demonic flames, his flesh and blood were torn apart and reassembled inch by inch under the secret technique of 'Mysterious Heaven Demonic Dissolution', and his aura suddenly soared.

Li Xun grinned maliciously as he crushed the magic seal in his hand, causing the 'Heavy Water Elemental Pearl' buried in the earth's veins to explode with a bang!
"boom--!!!"

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, the entire Shenkang County seemed to be torn apart by a giant beast!
The earth's energy surged like a volcanic eruption, instantly turning city walls and houses into dust. The thousands of Qin soldiers at the core were swallowed up by the shockwave before they could even scream. Only the generals at the Tongqiao realm managed to escape by taking to the air.

Blood and flesh were splattered like rain, and severed limbs and broken armor were scattered all over the ground.

The soldiers who were lucky enough to survive were charred black and their flesh was torn open.

Some were thrown dozens of feet by the blast wave and crashed into the ruins, groaning in pain; others had their legs crushed by boulders and could only drag their broken bodies as they crawled, blood constantly gushing from their mouths.

Although Zheng Jun reacted extremely quickly, he was still caught up in the violent power of the earth veins. His protective true essence was violently shaken, and he staggered backward.

"Zheng Jun! Today is your death day!"

Li Xun's roar exploded from the smoke and dust. After his demonic liberation, his flesh and blood rippled and twisted. The Xuan Tian Demonic Fiend coiled around his body like a living thing, and the gilded dragon halberd transformed into a streak of black light that shot straight at him.

Before the halberd even arrived, the demonic energy had already torn the earth apart, and the rock layer beneath Zheng Jun's feet collapsed with a deafening roar.

"Rumble..."

Zheng Jun hastily parried with his sword. The moment the Longyuan sword and the halberd collided, a circle of black and red ripples burst out from the point of impact. Zheng Jun felt as if a mountain was crushing him, his tiger's mouth was split open, and his internal organs felt as if they were hanging upside down!

After regaining his footing, Zheng Jun's eyes suddenly shone with golden-blue light. He activated his supernatural powers at full force, and nine illusory images of the sun surrounded him, forcibly counteracting the demonic erosion. He sneered, "Detonate the earth's veins? Damn it!"

"Ah—!!! My leg! Help me!"

"Your Majesty... no, the King of Qin has gone mad! He's even killing our own people!"

A series of wails rose and fell. Several generals who had reached the Qi Condensation and Outer Qi levels barely managed to maintain their protective true essence and true qi, but they were also bleeding from their seven orifices and their faces were deathly pale.

They gazed at the figure atop the city wall, engulfed in raging flames, their eyes filled with resentment and despair.

"Li Xun! It's bad enough that you've colluded with demons, but now you're even going so far as to slaughter all your own soldiers?!"

An Outer Realm commander roared, his arm broken and bleeding profusely, clearly shattered by the aftershocks of the earth veins.

"Hahaha! A bunch of ants, how dare they question me?!"

Li Xun laughed wildly, his demonic energy surging, completely disregarding the lives of these people.

His demonic energy is now at its peak!
That's enough to fight Zheng Jun!

In the eyes of the surviving Qin soldiers, fear was gradually replaced by hatred.

They once fought for the King of Qin, but now they have become pawns, and were buried by their own lord!
At that moment, Li Xun's Xuan Tian Demonic Qi transformed into twelve jet-black demonic dragons, carrying the turbid evil power of the earth's veins as they swarmed towards Zheng Jun!

"go with!"

Upon seeing this, Zheng Jun's expression hardened. His surrounding azure-gold true essence surged wildly, and with a clench of his five fingers, the ink-black jade seal condensed by 'Floating Shadow Life' instantly hurtled towards Li Xun!

"boom!"

With a soft sound, smoke billowed out, and before the smoke could dissipate, Li Xun's demonic body tore through the chaos and rushed in front of Zheng Jun!

The Panlong Halberd, carrying the boiling earth vein's malevolent energy, slashed diagonally straight at Zheng Jun's throat, leaving three pitch-black spatial rifts in its wake!
"Qiang!"

Zheng Jun parried the blow head-on with his sword, but the Dragon Abyss Blade let out a mournful cry of being unable to bear the weight. Li Xun, in his demonic liberation state, had his strength increase threefold, and this halberd actually sent Zheng Jun and his sword flying a hundred feet away. The azure-gold royal robe shattered into pieces as it flew backward, revealing the hideous bloodstains inside caused by the demonic energy!
"cough……"

Zheng Jun used the 'Swift Meteor' technique to stop his retreat, and a metallic taste rose in his throat.

Before he could catch his breath, everything suddenly went dark. Li Xun's demonic shadow loomed over his head, and the Panlong Halberd transformed into a hundred streaks of dark light that rained down like a storm!
"Boom, boom, boom!"

Each halberd strike caused the earth's veins to tremble, and Zheng Jun's hastily erected nine-wheeled protective golden sun shattered one after another!

"Go to hell, you lowly commoner!"

Li Xun's eyes were extremely ferocious as he thrust his gilded dragon halberd, which was wrapped in monstrous demonic energy. The tip of the halberd tore through the air and emitted a shrill whistle like a ghost's wail. However, just when the halberd's tip was only three inches away from Zheng Jun's throat, a sudden change occurred!
"Om-!"

Suddenly, pitch-black demonic energy surged from Zheng Jun's body. This demonic energy was more condensed than Li Xun's Xuan Tian Demonic Aura, and it faintly revealed blood-red patterns. The Dragon Abyss Blade was instantly stained dark red by the demonic energy!

"what?!"

Li Xun's pupils contracted sharply as the thrusting halberd was struck horizontally by the suddenly demonized Dragon Abyss Blade.

Two opposing forces of demonic energy collided, producing a sickeningly metallic, distorted sound.

"Qiang!"

Amidst the deafening explosion, Li Xun felt a brute force travel up the shaft of the halberd.

His tiger's mouth instantly split open, and the gilded dragon halberd was bent and deformed by this blow. He was sent flying backward, forced back a hundred feet, and landed in the ruins of Shenkang County.

"puff!"

Li Xun spat out a mouthful of dark green demonic blood, staring in horror at the figure rushing towards him through the dust and smoke.

With each step Zheng Jun took, crimson lotus patterns bloomed beneath his feet. The Qin soldiers' corpses, affected by the earth vein explosion, began to wither and shrink, and wisps of blood energy were drawn out and merged into the demonic energy around him!
"You...how could you..."

Li Xun's demonic eyes trembled violently. He sensed Zheng Jun's demonic energy and shouted, "How do you know the 'Myriad Tribulations Formless Profound Heaven Demonic Art'?!"

The Myriad Calamities Without Form: Mysterious Heavenly Demonic Art.

It is a top-tier demonic cultivation method.

The Divine Martial Emperor of yesteryear practiced this skill and conquered the world step by step.

After establishing his rule, he completely cleansed himself up and abandoned this top-tier demonic art. Among Emperor Shenwu's sons, only Prince Qin, Li Xun, continued to practice this method.

In this world, perhaps only Prince Li Xun of Qin is a cultivator.

Therefore, when Li Xun saw Zheng Jun unleash the 'Mysterious Heavenly Demonic Qi', he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

"So it was the 'Myriad Calamities Formless Profound Heaven Demon Art'?"

Zheng Jun's lips curled up slightly. He didn't know what this technique was; he only knew the gilded characters on his face.

The 'All Dharmas Without Form' has been collected and is currently being temporarily imprinted. You can temporarily simulate the 'Mysterious Heavenly Demonic Qi' when fighting against 'Emperor Li Xun of the Great Zhou Dynasty,' the possessor of 'Mysterious Heavenly Demonic Qi.'

After gathering all kinds of supernatural powers, the Formless Dharma has an invincible effect.

That is the supernatural power of imprinting the enemy's image!
The reason why it was not possible to make a rubbing before was that we always need to give time to simulate 'all phenomena are without form'.

Now that the time has come, I will naturally be able to simulate this so-called 'Myriad Calamities Formless Profound Heaven Demon Art'!
Repay the other person with his own way.

"impossible!"

Li Xun struggled to his feet, his demonic energy frantically repairing his damaged internal organs, while he muttered repeatedly, "I have cultivated diligently for a hundred years to achieve this..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zheng Jun had already appeared in front of him like a ghost.

The demonized Dragon Abyss Blade delivered a simple vertical slash, yet it drew in demonic energy from within a hundred feet, causing it to surge like a tidal wave. Li Xun could only hastily parry with his horizontal halberd.

"boom--!"

The aftershocks of the blade cleaved the ground into a trench tens of feet wide. Li Xun knelt at the end of the trench, his black armor completely shattered, revealing the writhing demonic flesh inside.

Even more terrifying, he discovered that the demonic energy he had mobilized was being forcibly extracted by the other party!
Not only the demonic energy within Li Xun's body, but all the scattered Xuan Tian demonic energy was absorbed into Zheng Jun's body like rivers flowing into the sea. Now, Zheng Jun standing here looks more like the successor of the 'Myriad Tribulations Formless Xuan Tian Demonic Art' than Li Xun.

"You...you're devouring my Xuan Tian Demonic Energy?!"

Li Xun's voice began to change tone, sometimes sharp and sometimes hoarse.

He was horrified to discover that the source of his demonic power, which he had painstakingly cultivated for a hundred years, was now becoming nourishment for his enemy!
"no!"

Li Xun's voice was hoarse. He realized that continuing to use the "Myriad Calamities Formless Profound Heaven Demon Art" to attack Zheng Jun would only allow Zheng Jun to constantly counterattack him. He immediately retreated a hundred feet, his demonic energy suddenly receding, and instead drew a blazing divine power from his dantian!
The next moment, Li Xun clasped his hands together, and the gilded dragon halberd floated in front of him, its body emitting a dazzling red light, as if molten lava was flowing.

Then, Li Xun pushed his palms outward, and the gilded dragon halberd instantly transformed into hundreds of crimson halberd shadows, each wrapped in blazing fire, pouring down on Zheng Jun like a meteor shower!

Wherever the fire passed, the air twisted and exploded, the ground cracked and scorched, and even some remaining building ruins in Shenkang County were melted into red molten liquid!
Supernatural power, spreading like wildfire!

Under the raging demonic flames of 'Wildfire', not only was Zheng Jun forced to retreat, but even the surviving Qin soldiers on the outskirts of the battlefield suffered.

Countless blades of demonic energy, interwoven with crimson and black, raged indiscriminately, leaving blood and flesh flying everywhere they passed, accompanied by screams of agony.

They survived the ley line self-destruction, but not the 'Wildfire Hundred Splits'.

Some Qin soldiers who couldn't dodge in time had their limbs severed by these fiery halberds, or were even directly shredded into blood mist, turning the battlefield into a hellish inferno in an instant!
"what--!"

A Qin general, covered in blood, watched helplessly as his elite personal guards were torn apart by the phantom of a halberd, his eyes wide with fury.

He could no longer contain his rage. With a roar, he charged at Li Xun with his sword, the blade imbued with all his life's power, and slashed fiercely at the mad King of Qin!

"Li Xun!!!"

However, before the blade could even touch Li Xun, it was easily deflected by the surging barrier of demonic energy.

Li Xun didn't even turn around. He just gave a cold snort, and the demonic flames around him suddenly surged. The general who had reached the Qi Refining stage was instantly blasted dozens of feet away by the force of the recoil and crashed heavily into the ruins, spitting out blood and breaking all his bones.

"Useless trash, how dare you lay a hand on me?"

Li Xun's eyes flashed with a sinister light, and his tone was icy cold.

He had completely lost his mind and no longer cared about the lives of his soldiers. He only had Zheng Jun, his nemesis, in his eyes.

Seeing this, Zheng Jun's eyes flashed with a cold light. Seizing the moment when Li Xun was distracted, he suddenly activated 'Swift Meteor' and approached like a ghost. The Dragon Abyss Blade transformed into a hundred-foot-long azure dragon and roared out, colliding with the fiery halberds in the sky, and slashed straight at Li Xun's neck!
Water and fire clashed, and a towering plume of steam erupted in the center of the battlefield, filling the air with white mist!
"boom!"

Li Xun held his halberd to defend, and after a clash, the air surged!

As the blades clashed, the overwhelming power of Yuan Dan shook the surrounding area, and the remaining city walls of Shenkang County collapsed completely under the violent impact.

The two fought fiercely amidst the swirling steam and white mist, their figures flashing so fast that onlookers couldn't make out their exact appearances. All they knew was that the two figures moved like lightning, and in just a few breaths, they had already exchanged more than ten blows!

Although Li Xun's "Myriad Calamities Formless Profound Heaven Demon Art" is unpredictable and its "Wildfire Hundred Splits" is powerful enough, Zheng Jun, relying on "All Laws Formless", is constantly imitating its moves and gradually gaining the upper hand!

Finally, after hundreds of rounds, 'Heavenly Eye Breaks Barrier' had completely seen through Li Xun's falsehoods, and Zheng Jun had also fully comprehended the Xuan Tian Demonic Qi. The Dragon Abyss Blade suddenly erupted with brilliant blue-gold light, and the phantoms of nine great suns emerged from the blade, which was the power of 'Radiant Sun Flowing Light' at its peak!
He flashed, and his blade flashed like a celestial river, slashing straight at Li Xun!
Li Xun hastily parried with his halberd, but Zheng Jun's strike contained the full power of a Yuan Dan Martial Saint, and the gilded dragon halberd was actually cleaved in a crack.

The violent blade energy, undiminished in its force, slashed fiercely at Li Xun's chest, instantly shattering the Xuan Tian Demon Armor and spurting out a torrent of blood!

"puff!"

Li Xun staggered backward, his face pale, and fear finally appeared in his eyes.

He looked down at the hideous wound on his chest, his demonic energy surging wildly in an attempt to heal it, but Zheng Jun's sword intent was like a bone-deep infection, constantly eroding his meridians.

[The 'All Phenomena are Without Form' has been collected. The temporary imprint of the divine power 'Wildfire Splits' is now available, usable twice.]

The gilded characters that flashed before his eyes immediately made Zheng Jun sneer, and then he raised the Longyuan Blade high: "Li Xun, taste 'Wildfire Hundred Splits'!"

Zheng Jun let out a cold shout, and his blade slashed down fiercely. In an instant, hundreds of blazing blade lights poured down like a meteor shower!

These hundreds of sword lights were not only 'Wildfire', but also contained the 'Radiant Sun' power to burn the heavens. Wherever the sword lights passed, the air distorted, and even the Han soldiers in the distance felt the heat wave and the heat was unbearable!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Li Xun hastily swung his halberd to parry, but the blades were too dense. He barely managed to block dozens of them, but the remaining blades rained down on him like a storm.

The demonic energy barrier was instantly torn apart, and Li Xun's protective true essence shattered like paper. The blade light pierced through his body, and he groaned as blood mist exploded from his chest, shoulders, and abdomen. Even the Yuan Dan in his dantian was impacted, and a tiny crack appeared on its surface!
"puff--!"

Li Xun coughed up a mouthful of blood, and fear finally appeared in his eyes. He looked down at his dantian; his core was damaged, and his demonic energy was sluggish. If he continued fighting, he would surely die!

"Zheng Jun! I will kill you!"

Li Xun's face twisted, and he suddenly slammed his palm into his dantian, directly igniting his Yuan Dan. The demonic flames around his body instantly surged tenfold!
In less than a breath, Li Xun transformed into a jet-black demonic rainbow, fleeing madly towards the capital city at near teleportation speed. Wherever he passed, demonic energy raged, and even space itself seemed to distort!
Upon seeing this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but sneer and brandished his sword again: "Trying to escape? Leave your weapon behind!"

Li Xun turned around and saw Zheng Jun relentlessly pursuing him. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes. He suddenly gripped the gilded dragon halberd tightly, and his demonic energy surged wildly into the halberd!

In an instant, the crimson patterns on the Panlong Halberd turned completely black, and the tip of the halberd burst forth with dazzling demonic light. The entire halberd trembled as if it were alive, emitting a piercing dragon roar!

"If you want it, you can have it!"

Li Xun let out a low growl like a venomous snake, turned around abruptly, and hurled the gilded dragon halberd fiercely!
"boom--!!!"

The halberd transformed into a jet-black demonic dragon, carrying a world-destroying power, and pierced straight into Zheng Jun's chest!

This strike contained Li Xun's lifelong demonic power. Wherever it passed, space distorted, the earth cracked, and even the remaining city walls of Shenkang County were shattered into dust by the aftershocks!
Zheng Jun's pupils contracted sharply. He immediately circulated his true energy, using the Dragon Abyss Blade to block in front of him. At the same time, he fully activated the 'Abyss Stillness and Mountain Standing Tall' divine power, causing the phantom of a majestic mountain to appear around him.

"clang--!!!"

The demonic halberd clashed with the blade, unleashing a deafening roar!

Zheng Jun felt an overwhelming force strike him, his arms trembled violently, his tiger's mouth split open, and blood dripped down the hilt of his sword.

But he did not retreat an inch, his azure-gold true essence surging like a raging tide, forcefully resisting the impact of the demonic halberd!

"town!"

Zheng Jun roared, his inner core circulated wildly, and nine divine power marks lit up simultaneously, forcibly suppressing the demonic energy trajectory on the gilded dragon halberd with the technique of 'Formlessness of All Laws'!

"Zizi..."

The raging demonic energy emanating from the halberd was gradually suppressed by Zheng Jun's true essence.

Finally, the gilded dragon halberd let out a mournful cry, its demonic light dissipated, and it was grabbed by Zheng Jun!
"What a magic weapon!"

After catching the gilded dragon halberd, Zheng Jun burst into laughter. Looking at Li Xun, who had already fled into the distance, he immediately laughed and said, "Thank you, Emperor Yangwu, for bestowing this treasure! Last time you bestowed the Xuan Tian Demon Cauldron, and this time you bestow the gilded dragon halberd. How about next time you give me this entire capital city?!"

Li Xun's escape light trembled in the far distance, as if he had heard Zheng Jun's words, but he still fled in silence.

As for Zheng Jun, he did not pursue them.

The battle with Li Xun did indeed consume a lot of my true energy.

Now, there's no need to pursue them anymore.

Zheng Jun is now a Yuan Dan Martial Saint, and he knows very well that Li Xun's Yuan Dan has already developed cracks. After burning his Yuan Dan like this, he will probably only be able to unleash the strength of the peak of the Tong Qiao stage.

Moreover, if he doesn't go into seclusion for a hundred or two hundred years after returning to the capital, his Yuan Dan will probably dissipate, leaving him forever at the level of a half-step Yuan Dan Martial Saint, only a phantom of his Yuan Dan.

but……

Why would Zheng Jun give him this opportunity?
After conquering Shenkang County, the army will immediately head south, naturally not giving Li Xun a chance to recover his Yuan Dan!

not to mention……

Inside the capital city, there are still several Enlightened Demons and a few Enlightened Warriors who surrendered and opened the gates after the fall of the capital.

Zheng Jun wanted to see if the King of Qin, whose cultivation had fallen to the Tongqiao stage, could suppress those demons and the 'Opening Gate Party' members who had left after the fall of Shenjing.

Just then, a flash of gilded characters appeared before Zheng Jun's eyes.

[Fight the King of Qin, shatter his demon core. 'All Laws Without Form' repayment progress +15000.]

This time, there is no distinction between major and minor accomplishments. Since the last time he killed the Deer Demon King, all of Zheng Jun's supernatural powers, except for the overwhelming power and the terrifying appearance, have been absorbed by 'All Laws Without Form' and become major accomplishment supernatural powers.

Zheng Jun nodded slightly, but at that moment, a flash of gilded characters appeared in front of him.

[The temporary supernatural power "Wildfire" has been imprinted on "All Phenomena are Without Form". Current number of times you can comprehend it: one.]

[How to acquire the supernatural power: Comprehend the supernatural power "Wildfire Hundred Splits" / Completely imprint it by fighting the supernatural power's owner three times with all your might.]

Seeing this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

In his current condition, can Li Xun still fight two more matches against me?
(End of this chapter)