Daqin Zhentiansi

The Venerable Zichen, who sat high in the main seat, had his face hidden behind the beaded curtain hanging from his nine-tasseled jade crown, making it impossible to see clearly.

Only those eyes, peering through the gaps in the pearls and jade at the sand table, were as deep and still as an ancient well, unmoved by any ripples.

On the sand table, the golden trajectory representing Zhang Yuan and his Rock Camp is now cutting into the left flank of the churning demonic tide at an incredibly steep angle!
……

"Boom—!"

On the actual battlefield, at the flank of Yunhe Ridge.

The turbid, surging tide of demons, like a burst dam of asphalt, crashed head-on, carrying a nauseating stench and deathly screams!
As far as the eye could see, there were only grotesque monsters writhing and crawling, covered in slime and bone spurs.

The Corrosive Poison Lizard Demon sprays corrosive acid like rain, the Bone-Eating Demon wields bone scythes, and the Soul-Eating Shadow lurks in the shadows, waiting to devour souls...

Further away, at the edge of the chaotic storm, several enormous silhouettes, resembling moving mountains, could be vaguely seen—

That was the terrifying pressure emanating from a dormant primordial beast.

Each of their breaths causes the space to tremble.

Just as this torrent of death was crushing everything, a figure in dark ink, like a chaotic meteor cleaving through the endless night, crashed into the most turbulent part of the demonic tide with unparalleled domineering force!

It was Zhang Yuan!

The Myriad Beasts Armor he wore was now activated to its fullest potential.

Accompanied by the distant and desolate roar of a primordial beast, every plate of the armor seemed to come alive.

A blinding, dark yellow divine light flowed across it, condensing into countless roaring, galloping beast shadows.

The sharp feathers of the Golden-Winged Roc, the immense power of the Primordial Dragon Elephant to suppress evil, the blazing divine flames of the World-Burning Qilin, the thick armor patterns of the Xuanming Giant Turtle...

Layer upon layer of phantom beasts surrounded him, forming a rapidly rotating, indestructible barrier of divine light!

Any monsters that tried to approach, whether spitting venom or wielding bone scythes, were torn to shreds by the raging beast soul power the moment they hit the barrier, turning into filthy demonic fragments!

"Rock—Unmoving!"

A roar that shook the entire battlefield exploded from behind Zhang Yuan!

Following closely behind, the three thousand heavily armored warriors of the Rocky Battalion, under the command of Yue Zhenshan, a battle-hardened general, performed a move that shocked all onlookers.

Faced with the oncoming torrent of death, they uniformly slammed the heavy iron shields engraved with rock runes, powerful enough to withstand the impact of primordial beasts, onto the scorched earth beneath their feet with a loud clang!

The heavy shield wall took root instantly, resonating powerfully with the earth.

In the next instant, all the warriors gripped the heavy, armor-piercing giant cone, which was over ten feet long and shimmered with dark blue anti-magic runes, tightly with both hands!
The cone tip pointed diagonally forward, and the movements of the three thousand armored soldiers were as synchronized as one. A fierce, resolute, and deadly aura of iron-blooded killing intent soared into the sky, causing the thick demonic clouds above to churn!
"The Primordial Rock of Chaos—Suppressing Mountains and Rivers!"

"Om-!"

Three thousand thick, earth-yellow true essences, like a flood bursting its banks, surged wildly from the bodies of every Rock Camp warrior, instantly converging, merging, and taking shape above their heads!
Amidst a burst of light, an unimaginably enormous phantom of a primordial tortoise solidified proudly!

This Xuan Turtle shell is composed of countless rune plates resembling chaotic rocks.

It flowed with a pale yellow luster like solidified earth, and its edges were entwined with wisps of chaotic air currents.

Its head was as ferocious as a dragon, and its eyes were like burning lava stars, emitting a silent yet soul-shaking roar!

The enormous phantom of the tortoise shell not only firmly protected the three thousand warriors of the Rock Camp, forming a majestic mountain range that stretched across the front of the demonic tide's surging arrows, but also pressed forward fiercely with its boundless weight!
"Boom—crash!"

The earth groaned in deep pain, as if it were being crushed by an invisible, ancient divine mountain.

With the Rock Camp's military formation as its spearhead, the ground within a fan-shaped area several hundred feet in front of them visibly dropped several feet!

The terrifying gravity in the field increased tenfold or even a hundredfold in an instant!
Those relatively low-ranking Corrosive Lizard Demons and Bone-Eating Demons who were charging at the forefront were struck as if by an invisible giant hammer.

The fragile body simply could not withstand the sudden and terrifying gravity. The sounds of bones shattering and internal organs exploding blended into a series of teeth-grinding "poof poof" sounds!
The surging momentum of the demonic tide was abruptly halted by the collision and suppression of the chaotic tortoise phantom!
It was as if a torrent of foul blood had crashed into a majestic, suddenly rising sacred mountain!

"kill--!"

Zhang Yuan's command, as cold as the iron of the underworld, was the last spark to ignite the explosive barrel!
Xuanmo's figure vanished on the spot!
It's not a magic trick, but a visual illusion created by the extreme power of the physical body!
The power of the Fifteen Hongs boiled and burned under the blessing of the Myriad Beasts Divine Armor.

The ground beneath Zhang Yuan's feet suddenly exploded, creating a giant crater ten zhang in diameter.

He himself transformed into a bolt of mysterious yellow lightning that tore through space, instantly plunging hundreds of feet into the depths of the demonic tide that had been slightly slowed down by the gravity field of the Rock Camp!
His target was the Heavenly Demon General, who stood tall in the heart of the demonic tide, radiating overwhelming ferocity like three filthy demonic pillars!
"Awooo—! Blood feast! Fresh flesh and soul!"

On the left, a giant axe demon general, nearly ten zhang tall and covered in obsidian-like armor, let out a deafening roar.

The giant axe in its hand, wreathed in filthy blood flames and with a blade strong enough to cleave small mountains, brought with it a destructive gale that tore everything apart, and slashed down fiercely at Zhang Yuan's tiny figure!
Before the axe even arrived, the terrifying wind pressure created by the pure force squeezing the air had already crushed the monsters and scorched earth below!
"Hehehe... What abundant life essence... Become nourishment for my cursed poison!"

On the right, a curse mage, shaped like a rotting giant human head and with only a few purplish-black tentacles writhing in mid-air, let out a piercing laugh.

Its massive head was covered with pus-filled eyeballs, which suddenly bulged out and spewed out a thick, dark green poisonous mist that blotted out the sky!
This poisonous fog contains potent toxins and curses capable of corroding the physical bodies of Venerable Realm experts. Wherever it passes, even the space itself emits strange "sizzling" sounds, as if it is being melted!

The poisonous fog rolled and surged like a living thing, instantly sealing off all of Zhang Yuan's space to dodge, attempting to completely devour and dissolve him.

There was also an invisible killing intent, like a leech, that locked onto Zhang Yuan the moment he broke in!
It lurks in the deepest shadows of the churning demonic tide, its presence faint yet palpable, chilling, eerie, and deadly!
This is the Shadow Blade Demon General, a born void assassin. It waits patiently for Zhang Yuan to reveal even the slightest flaw when he is fighting against the giant axe and the poisonous mist, and then delivers a silent and deadly blow that strikes directly at the vital point!
The three Venerable Realm Heavenly Demon Generals joined forces to encircle them!
"Well done!" Zhang Yuan's eyes flashed with chaotic light, showing no fear whatsoever, but instead a surge of overwhelming fighting spirit!

Faced with that earth-shattering giant axe cleaving down, he neither dodged nor evaded!
"Clang—!!!"

The giant axe, powerful enough to shatter stars, wreathed in filthy blood flames, slammed into Zhang Yuan's raised left arm armor!
The illusory image of the primordial mountains on the surface of the Mountain-Shaking Armor instantly solidified as if it were a physical entity, bursting out with a dazzling earthy yellow divine light!

"Zheng—"

A deafening, metallic clang rang out, loud enough to rip eardrums apart!
A terrifying shockwave swept out in a ring, instantly turning low-level demons within a hundred feet into dust!

Zhang Yuan's body sank slightly, and the ground beneath his feet cracked and spread for dozens of feet like a spider web, but he steadily blocked the giant axe that was enough to split space with one arm!
For the first time, an incredulous look of astonishment appeared in the ferocious demonic eyes of the Giant Axe Demon General!
How could a mere human body possibly withstand its full-force slash?
In the instant it was stunned and lost in thought, Zhang Yuan loosely clenched his right hand!
"Buzz—!" A gigantic, dark purple bow, seemingly composed of countless tiny lightning bolts and devouring vortexes, appeared out of thin air—

God-killing bow!
The bowed body exuded a terrifying Daoist aura of destruction and rebirth!
He didn't even nock an arrow!
He simply placed his right thumb and forefinger on the cold bowstring.

The surging blood and qi of the fifteen Hong forces within his body, the pure primordial power of the Chaos Small World, the supreme power of the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison, and the omnipresent, vast and boundless will of the Great Qin Heavenly Dao all converged wildly!
"Boom——!"

The bowstring rang out like a thunderclap from the heavens!

A dark gold arrow, purely formed from condensed energy and entwined with chaotic energy and divine light, tore through space the instant the bowstring twanged, surpassing the speed limits of time and thought!

"Pfft!"

There were no earth-shattering explosions.

There was only a faint, almost inaudible, penetrating sound.

On the center of the giant axe demon general's forehead, where the thickest obsidian demon armor was covered, a hole the size of a bowl, open from front to back, suddenly appeared!
The edges of the hole were as smooth as a mirror, still bearing the chaotic aura that annihilated all life, and the domineering and unparalleled Xuanhuang will!
Its massive body stiffened instantly, its raised giant axe fell limply, and the raging, ferocious light in its eyes vanished in an instant, replaced by endless emptiness and unbelievable fear.

Immediately afterwards, its enormous demonic body, along with the filthy giant axe in its hand, disintegrated, crumbled, and annihilated silently, starting from the hole pierced by the arrow, like a block of ice thrown into a furnace!
It was transformed into the purest demonic energy particles, and then completely absorbed by the God-Slaying Bow's own devouring power!
One arrow!
Just one arrow!
A powerful and fearsome demon general of the Primordial Chaos Realm, renowned for his strength and defense, was annihilated, body and soul!

"hiss--!"

The Poison Master on the right let out a shriek of shock and rage. Countless pustules in his eyes spun wildly, and the dark green poisonous mist he spewed out surged even more violently, like a raging ocean of poison, threatening to completely engulf Zhang Yuan!
"Frozen in utter silence!"

Zhang Yuan gave a low shout.

The cloak behind him, woven from the feathers of an ice phoenix—the Ice Phoenix Feather Armor—suddenly burst forth with an extremely deep blue, bone-chilling light!

Countless palm-sized, exquisitely crafted illusory ice crystal feathers instantly appeared, rotated, and magnified!
"Wow—!"

A clear, resonant cry of an ice phoenix, capable of piercing the clouds and cleansing the soul, echoed across the battlefield!

Centered on Zhang Yuan, a ring of absolute zero cold wave, visible to the naked eye, suddenly erupted in a spherical shape!

The viscous, dark green poisonous mist that surged forward, capable of corroding even a Venerable's body, made a teeth-grinding "crackling" freezing sound the moment it came into contact with the deep blue cold tide!

The curse runes swirling in the poisonous fog, the writhing phantoms of poisonous insects, and the manifestation of the laws of corrosion were instantly frozen in eternal ice!

Where the cold wave passes, everything freezes!

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

The frozen poisonous fog formed eerie yet dazzling dark green ice crystal forests, reflecting a ghostly light on the dim battlefield of the demon realm.

Even those monsters that were closer and not killed by the gravity of the Rock Camp remained in their previous ferocious attack postures, completely turning into ice sculptures.

On the enormous, rotting head of the Poison Master, all the pustules and eyeballs contracted violently in extreme terror!
It sensed the absolute freezing power originating from the Primordial Ice Phoenix, enough to freeze its demonic soul core!
It shrieked and retreated frantically, several tentacles spewing out essence blood and demonic energy, attempting to detonate some of the frozen poisonous mist to block its pursuit.

However, at absolute low temperatures, even the burst of energy becomes slow and stagnant!
Just as the Poison Master retreated, his mind reeling from the power of the Ice Phoenix for a fraction of an instant!

A shadow darker than the abyss and colder than death quietly emerged from the shadow beneath Zhang Yuan's feet!

The speed was extremely fast, without any energy fluctuations, only a pure and ultimate intention of "annihilation" targeting the soul and the source of life, which pierced Zhang Yuan's vital heart!

Shadow Blade Demon General!
It seized this seemingly perfect opportunity for assassination!

The ethereal shadow blade was about to pierce Zhang Yuan's body!

"Sizzle—!"

Like a venomous snake raising its head!

A gigantic, jet-black vine, covered in thorns and barbs, and topped with eerie blood-red flowers, shot out without warning from the dark vine whip hanging at Zhang Yuan's waist! The Soul-Devouring Vine!
It seemed to possess its own life and will, filled with a greedy desire for that pure "Shadow Kill" aura!
The demonic vines, though arriving late, arrived first and wrapped around the ethereal shadow blade with perfect precision!

The barbs of the thorns plunged deep into the shadow energy, and the blood-red demonic flower at its tip suddenly opened its heart, which was covered with sharp teeth, emitting a silent but piercing shriek!

"Aow—!"

A shrill, inhuman scream from a demonic soul exploded in the void!

Where the Shadow Blade was entangled, thick black smoke instantly billowed out, like boiling oil poured onto snow!
The Shadow Blade Demon was forced to reveal its form from the void. A distorted, elongated humanoid figure, seemingly made of viscous shadows, was struggling and rolling in agony as it was entangled by demonic vines, trying to break free.

The Soul-Devouring Vine, like chains from the underworld, tightened its grip, its thorns and barbs frantically devouring its original Shadow Demon power, while the blood-red demonic flower emitted a mesmerizing red light, forcefully dragging its demonic soul along!

Zhang Yuan didn't even glance back at the deadly assassination attempt and counterattack behind him.

His gaze remained firmly fixed on the cursed poison master who was frantically retreating, trying to create distance.

"Om-"

His right hand once again nocked the bowstring of the Godslayer!

This time, the swirling vortex of devouring energy on the bow arm intensified suddenly!

A terrifying suction force targeting the life essence erupted!
All around, the frozen ice sculptures of demonic creatures, the dissipating demonic energy, and even the decaying life force permeating the air were forcibly extracted and gathered onto the bowstring!

"Boom——!"

Another bowstring twanged!
It was even more somber than before, like the tolling of a death knell in hell!

A grayish-white arrow shot out of the bow! (End of Chapter)