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Chapter 313 The Pacification of the Great Zhou Kingdom

The scene was so bizarre that the place immediately fell silent. No one spoke, and everyone stared intently at the grave that had shown signs of anomaly.

The remaining dozen or so feudal lords were driven mad by the pressure of life and death.

Upon seeing their comrade being dragged into the grave, they immediately launched a frenzied attack, mobilizing their soldiers to unleash their full military might upon the grave before them.

However, the power of the military formation was completely petrified halfway through, turning into countless boulders that crashed heavily to the ground.

The attack had terrible consequences.

Stone dust covered their entire bodies, including the soldiers and generals led by the feudal lords, who were covered from head to toe in thick layers of stone.

In just a few breaths, it turned into a stone sculpture, devoid of any life.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen of the hundreds of feudal lords were lost.

A look of seriousness appeared in the middle-aged woman's eyes: "Gentlemen, do not act rashly again. You have seen their fate. If we continue to do so, what awaits us but death?"

Upon hearing this, the various feudal lords exchanged glances and fell silent.

They knew the middle-aged woman was right.

While they remained silent, the dug-up grave stirred once again.

Shen Bai focused his attention and took a few steps back, creating some distance between himself and the enemy.

He knew that some of the feudal lords would not be able to resist taking action, but the rapid chain reaction that followed was beyond his expectations.

However, it's not a big problem, because the most important thing now is to see what other unusual things might happen at this grave.

Shen Bai had thought of it, and so had many other feudal lords, including the middle-aged woman.

They all looked solemn as they stared at the grave that had been dug up.

Immediately afterwards, a withered hand reappeared, gripping the edge of the opening tightly.

Then, besides the withered hands, a shriveled head peeked out from the edge.

Its facial features were still intact, but its skin and flesh were dry and withered, making it look extremely terrifying.

After the head appears, the body and limbs follow.

Then, after a few breaths, a mummified corpse dressed in white appeared before everyone.

No one sensed any life force from him, but there was also no strange aura emanating from him.

This proves that the mummified corpse in front of them is neither a living person nor a ghost.

It wasn't a living person, yet it could still move around; just that appearance was enough to raise everyone's suspicions.

The mummified corpse swayed unsteadily; though dressed in white, it possessed no air of otherworldly refinement.

After he stood up unsteadily, he immediately looked around at the scenery.

Shen Bai saw a hint of confusion and bewilderment on the face of this mummified corpse, as if it had been gone for a long time and, upon suddenly appearing, found that everything around it had changed drastically.

Immediately afterwards, the mummified corpse slowly opened its mouth and made a sound towards Shen Bai.

"The scent of someone I know."

These five words alone put everyone present on guard.

A sense of unease rose in the middle-aged woman's heart.

This is the forbidden land of giant rocks, where everything is strange and unpredictable. But now, not only has a mummified corpse appeared, but this corpse has also spoken to Shen Bai about the aura of an acquaintance.

Could it be that Shen Bai knows this mummified corpse?

The mummified corpse exuded a terrifying pressure, causing all the feudal lords to retreat.

They weren't fools, and they all knew that if Shen Bai really knew the mummified corpse, and he let the corpse take action, none of them would survive.

If they can still use their abilities and remain unaffected by the petrification rule, perhaps they can find a way to survive by working together.

But now, there is almost no way to survive; only death awaits them.

Therefore, if they were certain that Shen Bai knew the mummified corpse and that the corpse was about to make a move, they would immediately flee the place.

Ambushing and killing Shen Bai is indeed important, but that doesn't mean they are willing to become enemies with Shen Bai when they have no chance of winning.

That's suicide; they're not stupid, they won't do it.

A hint of doubt also appeared in Shen Bai's eyes.

How could I possibly have the scent of someone I know on me?

He barely recognized the mummified corpse.

Shen Bai quickly dispelled this doubt.

He thought of something.

If we're to say it's related to forbidden areas, then the only possibility is the desolate forbidden area.

After all, he had had many encounters with the Crescent Moon in the desolate forbidden land before this.

The familiar aura that the mummified corpse spoke of might indeed be related to the desolate forbidden land.

However, Shen Bai did not say anything, but instead observed the situation quietly.

After all, he didn't understand the relationship between the ten forbidden areas; he only knew that all ten forbidden areas were aimed at the forbidden area of ​​death.

The reason for this is that the people in the forbidden land of death want to go out and cause trouble.

But aside from their conflict over the forbidden zone of death, it's unclear whether they are friends or foes.

What if they are the enemy? Wouldn't I be facing a life-or-death crisis immediately?
The mummified corpse saw that Shen Bai ignored him, then shook its head and looked around.

Then he said another sentence.

"My memories have returned. Only today do I realize who I am. It's time for me to wake up."

Upon hearing this, the mummified corpse suddenly seemed to burst forth with a breath of life, like a blade of grass just breaking through the soil.

And once this life force bursts forth, it immediately grows against the wind and expands rapidly.

In just a few breaths, the life force filled this enormous burial complex.

At the same time, the dried flesh on the mummy began to gradually become plump again.

And black hair was visibly growing on the top of that smooth head.
In just a few breaths, the mummified corpse in front of him transformed into a young man dressed in white.

The man was tall and handsome, with striking features, and his white robes made him appear ethereal and otherworldly.

This situation is simply unheard of.

Because when a person dies, they are truly dead.

Just like the Holy Martial Emperor back then, he could not reverse life and death.

That's when they ran into the desolate forbidden area.

The group was certain that the mummified corpse in front of them had indeed shown no signs of life before.

But it inexplicably came back to life, which is quite bizarre.

Before anyone could react, the young man in white walked towards Shen Bai.

As he moved, the surrounding petrification rules seemed to want to turn him into stone completely.

However, before the petrification rule could appear, the young man waved his hand lightly.

The rules of the forbidden boulder land, which instilled fear in everyone, vanished with a wave of his hand.

The young man walked up to Shen Bai, placed his right hand on his lower abdomen, and smiled slightly: "My name is Bai Rufeng. You have the aura of Crescent Moon on you. It seems you have had contact with the Desolate Forbidden Land, right?"

Seeing that things had been brought to light, Shen Bai no longer concealed anything and nodded, saying, "That's right, I've met Xian Yue several times. Just who are you?"

Now that things had been brought to light, he wanted to ask the questions that had been bothering him. At least from what he could see, this young man named Bai Rufeng didn't seem to harbor any hostility.

Since there is no hostility, let's see what they're really up to.

Bai Rufeng maintained a faint smile and said, "I am a dead person, but I have been successfully resurrected here. However, even if I am resurrected, I don't have much ability."

At this point, Bai Rufeng, the man in white, glanced around at the surrounding burial grounds, a hint of sorrow in his eyes.

Shen Bai took in his gaze and asked, "You're not from the Forbidden Land of the Giant Stone?"

Bai Rufeng nodded and said, "That's right. I am from another of the Ten Forbidden Lands. The Giant Stone Forbidden Land in front of you is just an enormous tomb. It buries all the dying people here, waiting for the petrification of the Giant Stone Forbidden Land to nurture them."

"Then I resurrected it completely. I should not have been resurrected today, but someone wanted to destroy the tomb, so I pulled them into it, devoured their flesh and blood, and then awoke from death."

Each sentence conveys a wealth of information.

After sorting things out, Shen Bai had learned the whole story.

According to Bai Rufeng, the so-called forbidden land of giant stones is actually an enormous tomb, and those buried in the tomb are people from other forbidden lands.

The purpose was to use the special rules of the forbidden area of ​​the giant stone to nurture its corpse and find an opportunity to be resurrected.

Seeing Shen Bai remain silent, Bai Rufeng turned his gaze to the middle-aged woman and the other feudal lords, and asked, "Are these people all your friends?"

Shen Bai shook his head and said, "They are not friends, they are enemies."

After Shen Bai said this, all the lords present became alert and subtly circulated their Qi.

At the slightest sign of something amiss, they would immediately leave and flee to a place where they could not be found.

Bai Rufeng suddenly realized something and asked, "Do you want me to kill them all?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Bai nodded and said, "Okay."

Since someone was willing to help, he naturally agreed.

However, Shen Bai also had some doubts about whether Bai Rufeng had the ability to kill them all.

Bai Rufeng seemed to see through Shen Bai's thoughts and said, "In other places, they certainly wouldn't have this ability, but this is the Petrification Forbidden Zone. Due to the restrictions of the rules, they cannot exert their full strength, while I have already adapted to the rules of the Petrification Forbidden Zone, so I can also go all out."

With these words spoken, the outcome was already decided.

The middle-aged woman immediately shouted, "Run!"

If they still can't see the situation clearly now, they'd really be fools.

It was obvious that this man named Bai Rufeng wanted to keep them all here.

If you don't run now, when will you wait?
But before they could escape, an immense pressure swept over them.

Immediately afterwards, one of the feudal lords began to turn to stone, and the rules were gradually passed on. Everywhere the naked eye could see, there was a landscape of stone carvings.

Even the once arrogant middle-aged woman has now turned into a stone statue, devoid of any life.

Shen Bai was surprised to find that Bai Rufeng was able to wipe out the entire million-strong army in an instant by using the rules of the Giant Stone Forbidden Land.

Then, as if remembering something, he asked.

"You were resurrected from the dead because of the power of flesh and blood, why not use the flesh and blood of these millions to resurrect the others in the tomb?"

Shen Bai knew very well how Bai Rufeng had been resurrected.

There is living flesh and blood here, but Bai Rufeng chooses to petrify it.

This puzzled him.

Bai Rufeng shook his head and said, "The reason I was able to revive is only partly due to the power of flesh and blood; it's also related to what I cultivate." "Others who want to revive will have to continue to wait."

Bai Rufeng didn't elaborate on what exactly he was cultivating, as if it wasn't important at all.

The crisis has now passed, but Shen Bai remains petrified.

The man in front of him, Bai Rufeng, could easily kill millions of soldiers and generals, but he didn't make a move against him.

Shen Bai knew that Bai Rufeng currently harbored no hostility.

Thinking of this, Shen Bai looked at the surrounding tombs and asked another question that had been bothering him.

"What caused them all to die?"

The tombs here contain too many people, and each one carries an aura of terror.

A mere Bai Rufeng could easily use the rules of the Giant Stone Forbidden Land to wipe out millions of soldiers.

How could such a powerful person die in this place?
Shen Bai expressed his deep confusion.

Ask questions if you have any; this is a principle that Shen Bai has always followed.

Now that everyone can sit down and talk, he certainly doesn't hold back on sharing his questions.

Upon hearing Shen Bai's words, Bai Rufeng's eyes revealed a hint of sadness: "Because of the war."

war?

Shen Bai narrowed his eyes and said, "Whose war is this, this forbidden land of death?"

Bai Rufeng glanced at Shen Bai and said, "You're overthinking it. The Death Forbidden Zone is just one forbidden zone. How could so many people have died in the other forbidden zones? Our enemies are others, and it's not as simple as you imagine."

"Is there an enemy even more powerful than the Forbidden Land of Death?" Shen Bai narrowed his eyes.

According to his understanding, the Forbidden Land of Death was powerful enough, as evidenced by the chaos it caused to the world.

It is difficult to find someone in this world who can fight against a chaotic organization.

But now, Bai Rufeng says that these corpses were not left behind in the battle against the chaotic organization, but belong to other people.

There are even more powerful enemies.

This made Shen Bai even more puzzled: what kind of enemy could cause so many deaths and injuries among the people of the Ten Forbidden Lands?

Bai Rufeng seemed to sense Shen Bai's doubts and was about to speak when something unexpected suddenly happened.

An aura of desolate forbidden land gradually spread throughout the area, and then, a spatial rift opened out of thin air.

A graceful figure dressed in white appeared before Shen Bai.

Quarter moon?

Shen Bai frowned.

He never expected that Crescent Moon would come from the desolate land to the forbidden land of giant rocks.

After the crescent moon appeared, its first sentence silenced Bai Rufeng.

"His potential is limitless, and his future strength should not be underestimated, but it is not advisable to know too much about him, otherwise he will be in great danger if he gets involved with anything."

"You should watch your mouth."

Upon hearing this, Shen Bai's lips twitched slightly.

He knew that the next secret, just as Xian Yue had said before, could not be revealed to Shen Bai, otherwise it would bring great danger.

Bai Rufeng looked enlightened after hearing what Xian Yue said, patted his head and said, "I haven't spoken in a long time. When I met someone, I couldn't help but want to talk, and I almost messed up something important."

Crescent Moon nodded and said, "Now that you have been resurrected, come with me to the Path of Life and Death, return to your forbidden land, and rejoin the battle."

Bai Rufeng readily accepted: "Of course, my purpose is to exert a sliver of my power after my resurrection. Shall we leave now?"

Crescent Moon nodded, indicating that she would leave now.

At this moment, Shen Bai raised his hand and said.

"Wait a minute, I'm here too."

At this moment, half of his body had been petrified. If he stayed like this any longer, he probably wouldn't last long before he died completely in this forbidden area of ​​giant rocks.

Now that Crescent Moon has arrived, let's take this opportunity to bring myself along as well.

After hearing Shen Bai speak, Xian Yue showed a helpless smile on her face.

"Why do you always cause trouble? I can run into you everywhere I go?"

She was truly helpless; she never expected to see Shen Bai even in this forbidden area of ​​giant rocks.

This is really ridiculous.

Shen Bai said speechlessly, "Do you think I wanted this? If I hadn't really had no other choice, who would willingly come to this forbidden area of ​​giant rocks?"

He only came here because he had no other choice; otherwise, he would still be in Moyunjing, living a carefree life.

Xian Yue sighed and said, "Alright, then come out with me. Bai Rufeng, open the gate to the Giant Stone Forbidden Land for him, and also help him remove the aura of rules from his body."

Bai Rufeng nodded and pointed at Shen Bai in mid-air.

Soon, the petrification on Shen Bai's body completely disappeared.

He moved his hands and feet and found that he had already recovered completely.

Xian Yue continued, "Shen Bai, hurry up and improve your strength. Chaos is coming soon. If you can't protect yourself in this chaotic world, death will be all that awaits you."

Shen Bai was naturally clear about what a chaotic world was; it referred to the members of the chaotic organization who had escaped from the forbidden land of death.

Shen Bai nodded and said, "I know about this."

He knew better than Xian Yue just how chaotic the outside world was.

This time, the Great Zhou Kingdom is likely to undergo a major change, and the internal strife may soon be quelled.

Because all of the hundreds of feudal lords have died, only a dozen or so remain.

It's too easy for the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Now that everything that needed to be said had been said and everything that needed to be discussed had been thoroughly discussed, Xian Yue didn't plan to stay any longer.

Then, Bai Rufeng pointed into the air again, and immediately a deep crack appeared in front of the forbidden area of ​​the giant stone.

After the gap appeared, it gradually enlarged, and in the blink of an eye, it became wide enough for one person to pass through.

Shen Bai waved his hand, not intending to linger, and directly entered the crack.

After Shen Bai left, Xian Yue didn't waste any more time and, with Bai Rufeng in tow, headed towards the gate of the Road of Life and Death.

The forbidden land of the megaliths has returned to tranquility, the burial ground where millions of corpses lie peacefully.

Shen Bai felt a blur before his eyes, and then he found himself in the place where he had fled earlier.

At this point, no one stopped him anymore.

The sky was clear and cloudless.

After a moment's thought, Shen Bai transformed into a blur and rushed towards Mo Yunjing.

He was going to tell Emperor Xuanwu of Xuanjing about what had happened today, that it was time to settle accounts with the various feudal lords.

……

Many days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Over this period of time, the Great Zhou Kingdom completely reversed its original disadvantage.

The remaining feudal lords were all subdued, and the strongest one, Marquis Tongtian, died in that brutal war after the high-ranking officials of the Great Zhou Kingdom personally intervened.

Now, the Great Zhou Kingdom has quelled all the chaos in a mysterious way.

The most crucial battle in quelling this chaos has gradually come to light before the eyes of many martial arts practitioners.

The name Shen Bai gradually became known throughout the world.

He was a king of equal rank and the greatest contributor to the pacification of the feudal lords of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

At this moment, Shen Bai's reputation was unparalleled.

At this moment, Shen Bai was in Moyun Capital, but he was already engrossed in grinding for proficiency.

With Zhou Qing's help, Shen Bai handed over all authority over Mo Yunjing to Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing lived up to Shen Bai's expectations and governed Moyunjing very well.

All sides are developing their own power, because any martial arts practitioner with a brain knows that although the chaos in the Great Zhou Kingdom has been quelled, there is still greater danger.

This danger comes from the states of Qi and Yue.

……

At this very moment, in the capital of the Great Qi Kingdom.

The Emperor of Great Yue, dressed in a dragon robe, stood respectfully below, while the Emperor of Great Qi, seated on the dragon throne in front of him, wore an extremely solemn expression.

"So many feudal lords, yet Shen Bai took them all down by himself. Just what ability does he have?"

An aura of anger emanated from the Emperor of Qi.

Recently, they have been preparing for battle, striving to invade the Great Southern Kingdom as quickly as possible, destroy it, and then destroy the Great Zhou Kingdom.

They had almost finished organizing, but the news came as a heavy blow to their hearts.

According to intelligence, the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Great Nan Kingdom have now formed an alliance and have stationed troops on the border.

If they were to forcibly occupy the territory now, a chaotic war would break out between the four countries.

This was unexpected, and something they didn't want to face, since it would require even more effort.

The emperor of the Great Yue Kingdom stood below, his expression equally solemn.

They weren't part of any random organization, but they ended up joining one halfway through.

Now he's telling them they'll pay a heavy price, something he doesn't want to see.

The atmosphere was heavy, and no one spoke.

Just then, a light footstep sounded.

Immediately afterwards, a man shrouded in a black robe slowly stepped into the hall.

The man exuded a terrifying aura, immediately causing those around him to hold their breath.

Upon seeing this man, the Emperor of Qi quickly stood up, respectfully cupped his hands, and said, "Greetings, Envoy. May I ask what orders Your Majesty commands?"

The messenger, dressed in a black robe, slowly raised his eyes, which emanated an aura of death.

"We can't wait any longer. Even if those two countries join forces, they can't escape the fate of being destroyed. The order has been issued from above, so listen carefully."

The Emperor of Qi immediately adopted a serious expression, waiting for the envoy to issue orders.

The messenger spoke in an extremely sinister tone, uttering only two words.

"storm."

(End of this chapter)