Daqin Zhentiansi

The fifty members of the Breaking Formation team had already prepared specially made storage artifacts. Their hands were enveloped in Chaotic Star Source Power, and the Fire Essence Copper Ingot and the metal box were rapidly taken in!
Their movements were incredibly swift, and their teamwork was seamless!
Ten breaths!

Three hundred cubic meters of refined copper and the cores of five thousand demon-slaying crossbows were completely wiped out!
Zhang Yuan's divine sense swept across the empty space, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

With the supplies in hand, the first step of the plan has been perfectly accomplished.

His mind raced.

Mo Wenshu's intelligence is true, but the Demon Realm will definitely be on guard.

Mo Wenshu's intelligence was bait.

The supplies at the West District warehouse were also bait.

The Demon Realm wasn't unaware that Mo Wenshu harbored ulterior motives; rather, they deliberately allowed him to be captured so that he could transmit false information.

The goal is to lure them into a trap.

Well thought out.

pity……

Zhang Yuan's lips curled up slightly.

You miscalculated something.

I never prepare only one path.

The so-called "Shadow Claw Division Third Squad Takeover" has been delayed, and this gap is precisely when the trap is most likely to be activated!

He pretended not to know, waiting for the hunter to take the bait.

Just as everyone was about to step out of the broken door—

"Heh heh heh... How dare you! You actually snatch food from the tiger's mouth!"

A sharp, piercing laugh echoed from the depths of the passage!

The dense, impenetrable shadows swallowed the light, and countless pairs of scarlet compound eyes lit up!
A sinister and eerie aura, imbued with the power to erode the soul, emanated from a Venerable-level aura, firmly locking onto everyone!

The elite of the Shadow Claw Demon Clan!

A Venerable-level Demon General personally led the team!

Tower of the Underworld!

The trap was indeed here!
A chilling killing intent tightened around his throat!
"Shadow Claw Ministry..."

The captain of the Breaking Formation team's pupils shrank sharply, and he said in a very low voice, "General, they are elites from the Shadow Claw Division! And... at least Venerable level!"

The fifty members of the formation instantly shrank their formation, standing back to back in a circular formation.

The demon-slaying crossbows were all pointed into the depths of the shadows, runes flashing on the bolts.

Because Zhang Yuan is still standing at the very front!

Zhang Yuan slowly turned around, his left eye's chaotic star vortex spinning wildly, and his right eye's Xuanhuang divine fire soaring into the sky!

He felt no fear; instead, a knowing and excited look flashed in his eyes.
"So, the rats of the Shadow Claw Tribe have finally decided to come out?" Zhang Yuan's voice was calm, with a hint of sarcasm.

The shadow slowly gathered.

A gaunt figure, exuding an aura of terror, emerged from the darkness.

Clad in shadow armor, with a face like withered bones, and two crimson ghost flames flickering in his eye sockets.

Shadow Claw Demon General, Underworld Tower.

A peak Venerable Realm expert, commander of the Shadow Claw Division, specializing in assassination, infiltration, and traps.

The Underworld Tower sized Zhang Yuan up and down, its will-o'-the-wisps of gaze filled with admiration and greed.
"It was you who killed Yun Yixuan? And who shattered the spacetime trap at Burial Dragon Pass?"

"Young man, you've got some nerve. Daring to rob the Demon Realm's supply depot."

He stretched out his hand, which was as black as a withered branch, and slowly clenched his five fingers.

"Unfortunately... you can't leave today."

Zhang Yuan didn't waste any words.

He raised his hand, and the Zhenyue Decree shone brightly!
"Chaotic Primal Magnetic - Vibration!"

boom--!
A grayish-yellow shockwave erupted and slammed into the Tower of the Underworld!
However, the image of the Tower of the Underworld shattered instantly, like a reflection in water.

The shockwave pierced through and struck the rock wall of the passage, blasting a huge crater.

Empty?

"too slow."

The voice of the Underworld Tower came from all directions, tinged with mockery.

"Your strength is great, but your weakness... is that you rely too much on overwhelming force head-on."

Before the words were even finished, countless shadow tentacles shot out from the ground, walls, and ceiling simultaneously!

Each tentacle contains the power to erode the soul; once entangled, the soul will be dragged into endless darkness!

A cold glint flashed in Zhang Yuan's eyes.

He didn't dodge. The Armor of Ten Thousand Beasts, fully activated!

By feigning weakness to lure the enemy out, we can capture them all in one fell swoop!
He raised his hand, and the Zhenyue Decree shone brightly!
"Myriad Beasts Divine Armor, Suppress the Domain!"

"Om-!"

An ancient, primordial, and ferocious aura of light suddenly spread out from Zhang Yuan as the center!
Domain of Beasts

Repression!

The shadow tentacles collided with the halo, melting away instantly like ice and snow meeting fire!
"What?!" The Tower of the Underworld's laughter stopped abruptly, and for the first time, its will-o'-the-wisps of pupils revealed astonishment!
His Shadow Erosion power, which he was so proud of, was easily neutralized by this strange domain.
"You think I only know how to crush people head-on?" Zhang Yuan's voice was as cold as ice.

"I'm doing this on purpose to make you think that I can only crush you head-on!"

Before he finished speaking, he vanished!

It's not spatial teleportation, but an extreme burst of speed empowered by the power of chaos.

It's almost reached the point where even a Venerable-level divine sense would have difficulty locking onto it!

Only a fading afterimage remained in place!

"Got you."

A deathly whisper resounded at the heart of the shadows where the true form of the Tower of the Underworld was hidden!

The Tower of the Dead is filled with wandering souls!

He never expected that his opponent's speed would be so terrifying, and that they could even see through his shadow clone!

"boom--!!!"

Zhang Yuan's fists were already upon him!

The compressed chaotic magnetic shockwave exploded violently in the chest of the Underworld Tower!

There was no explosion, only a heavy impact that seemed to freeze time and space!
"Bang—Crack!"

The protective demonic energy of the Nether Tower shattered like paper!

His chest visibly caved in, and pitch-black demonic blood gushed out like a fountain!

He let out a piercing scream.

As if struck by a star, he was sent flying backward, crashing through several thick rock walls and embedding himself deep into the ruins!

Just one punch!
The Shadow Claw Demon General, a Venerable Realm expert, was severely injured to this extent!

"General's divine might!"

The team members who broke through the formation were thrilled and their morale soared!
This is their commander!

A Venerable One? Just one punch!

Zhang Yuan withdrew his fist, his eyes blazing with killing intent: "This is just a serious injury, it won't kill him."

“Peak Venerable Realm, tough as nails.” He decisively ordered, “Retreat! We’ve got the supplies, our objective has been achieved, there’s no need to fight to the death here.”

however--

"Roar--!!"

The ruins exploded!

Mingta was covered in blood, his demonic energy surging, and the dent in his chest was healing rapidly, but his aura had clearly weakened considerably!

The ghostly fire in his eyes burned to its peak, raging with madness and venom: "Very good...very good! I admit, I underestimated you, you ant!"

"But do you think I came alone?!"

He raised his hand, and a crimson demonic flame signal shot into the sky!

"boom--!"

In the distance, countless powerful auras erupted simultaneously, like a volcanic eruption!
The Shadow Claw Division's elite force numbers a full three thousand!

Two elite demonic armies are flanking from both sides!

Demonic energy surged to the heavens, and the sounds of battle shook the wilderness!
An impenetrable encirclement of five thousand elite demon soldiers was formed in an instant!

This was indeed a meticulously planned trap, using supplies as bait and the trap itself as a lure, aimed at killing Zhang Yuan!

"General! We're surrounded!" the captain of the breakout team said gravely. "At least five thousand elite troops! A frontal breakout would result in heavy casualties!"

Zhang Yuan laughed.

That smile was calm and cold, without the slightest panic of being trapped in a desperate situation. Instead, it carried the composure of a hunter watching his prey step into the final trap.

"Surround?" he muttered to himself, but his voice carried clearly to each team member's ears. "Who will surround whom is still uncertain."

"Their main force has finally gathered here... It's time to make a move on Yue Qing's side."

Zhang Yuan raised his left hand, and the Zhenyue Token emitted a calm light.

His divine sense instantly traversed space, connecting with Yue Qing, who was feigning an attack on the outskirts of the western district. (End of Chapter)