The True Lord has arrived

Chapter 286 The Prefect's Grim and Ruthless Appearance

With Wei Shuiyao's order, the twenty-odd figures rushed towards Zhou Yan. Eight of them had reached the peak of the sixth rank, which was quite impressive in the mortal world.

Zhou Yan's avatar was also of the sixth rank, and relying on his martial arts, supernatural powers, and magical treasures, he was not afraid at all.

Standing before Qingzhu, swords flashed simultaneously, one domineering and the other majestic, each following the paths of the warlord Chiyou and the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. This delighted the two ancestors in the battle space who were observing the battle outside.

"well!"

"Wonderful, wonderful!"

"It must be my swordsmanship that kills far more than your saber technique."

"Nonsense! It must be my swordsmanship that killed more people than yours!"

"Huh? You dare to make a bet?" "Who's afraid of who!?"

Inside the battle space, the two started arguing again. Zhou Yan used both his sword and saber, but his eyes also caught a glimpse of faint, flowing light beneath the pavilion. This light was like the faint glimmer of dawn in the sky, quickly passing by and then fading away.

Zhou Yan's mind raced:
"...The formation has been activated; I'm still too late."

"I wonder what the effect will be when these guys activate their formation."

"We must kill them all before the formation is activated!"

Zhou Yan harbored intense killing intent. His sword and saber clashed, severing the two who rushed forward first. With a flick of his wrist, he slashed with his saber and thrust with his sword, killing the two who were at the forefront. Blood splattered, and a bloody, murderous aura filled the air.

The instant kill immediately shocked those around them.

Wei Shuiyao said, "I don't believe you can really stand there without moving!"

She said coldly, "He is only a sixth-rank official. With so many of us forming a battle formation, there is absolutely no way he could defeat us all without even dodging."

"Kill that fox spirit from Qingqiu as soon as he retreats!"

With a series of clicking sounds, specially made crossbows with ancient patterns were taken out. Zhou Yan lowered his eyes slightly, sensing that the situation was worse than he had imagined.

He recognized them as standard crossbows from the Tang Dynasty.

There are also specially made talismans, which are specifically for hunting down monsters. How did they end up in the hands of these people?
Qingzhu trembled slightly with fear behind Zhou Yan.

The stench of blood, the chilling aura of the crossbows pointed at them, the twisted and frenzied gazes, and the array patterns flashing in the shadows all fueled a growing fear within her. Zhou Yan could sense the terror in the person behind him and whispered gently:

"Miss Qingzhu."

"Brother Zhou?"

Zhou Yan asked, "Do you believe me?"

The fox-girl calmed down slightly and said, "Mm."

"Then, close your eyes, don't look at anything, don't think about anything, just count sixty numbers. After sixty numbers, open your eyes, and everything will be resolved. This was just a dream."

At this moment, the enemy attacked Zhou Yan and his companion relentlessly.

Zhou Yan's swords clashed repeatedly, his moves and martial arts techniques were displayed to the fullest extent, blocking all the spells and weapons.

A brilliant, fleeting radiance lingered in Qingzhu's eyes.

The young Taoist's voice was gentle and peaceful.

"I will protect you."

His silhouette was like a mountain range, and the fear in Qingzhu's heart finally subsided. She nodded seriously, looked at the young Taoist's back, watched him face the enemy ahead, and closed her eyes.

She truly believed in him, believed that he wouldn't abandon her.

"One, two..."

Wei Shuiyao sneered, "You really are chivalrous."

"I wonder if you'll lose your composure once you've drained her of her life force, leaving us guards to line up and enjoy her?" Daoist Master.

She used words to provoke and provoke Zhou Yan, hoping to break his calm mindset and make him reveal a weakness. In a true battle between masters, the interference of mindset is also very important.

"No need for trash talk."

"Compared to a certain shameless ancestor I know, you still need to work on your mouth."

Zhou Yan responded coldly.

As his gaze swept over the ripples of the array, Qingzhu silently counted down while a countdown flashed in his mind. A cold glint appeared in his eyes, and his bloodthirsty aura exploded. His sword suddenly became fierce and slashed horizontally, cutting through the lightning bolts that Wei Shuiyao had unleashed.

The blade continued its relentless strike, slicing into a man's cheek. With a flick of the wrist and a remarkably subtle technique, the blade cut into his face, then flew upwards at an angle, sending half his face flying off. The man screamed in agony, clutching his face and collapsing to his knees.

It let out a piercing wail.

But the wailing did not reach Qingzhu's ears.

It was suppressed.

The instant Zhou Yan swung his sword, he flicked his wrist, and the stolen sword flew out, transforming into a dazzling display of sword light—

Li Bai's Sword Technique: Soaring to the Nine Heavens!
The sword light turned blood red, and severed limbs flew out, ferocious and cruel.

"As for showing pity and tenderness to women, you've got it wrong."

"I just don't want my old friends to see me killing like this..." The sword was refined and hovered around Zhou Yan. The young Taoist held the knife and suddenly turned it, transforming the Earth Soul Heaven Collapse into a three-pointed double-edged knife.

His voice was calm, yet carried a chilling quality.

The blade was extended, becoming longer, and slammed heavily into the shoulder of the burly man in front of him.

With a flick of his wrist, the burly man was forced to his knees, groaning in pain.

Zhou Yan's eyes were filled with hostility.

He sent the lost soul of the Sichuan soldier back home and to rest in peace. But what he saw in the real city of Langzhong was the compensation food that Lu Feipeng had received in exchange for his death in battle, and his parents who starved to death while guarding that food.

It was a child lying on the table, barely alive, yet still dreaming.

It was a desolate and deserted city.

Zhou Yan had a fire burning inside him, and the fire made his eyes filled with ferocity.

We, the descendants of Yan and Huang, can die in battle, can die for our country, but we should not.

We can't let them starve to death...

They starved to death.

The tragedy of Zhang Shoutian's family flashed before Zhou Yan's eyes. The entrustment from Houji, the god of agriculture, weighed heavily on his heart. He sold his sick child just so that the remaining family members could have something to eat and survive.

Through generations of effort, all we want is to live a good life and have something to eat.

Eat your fill, don't starve to death.

Countless people struggle for this goal, only to die in the most painful way because of a dream, an illusion, or a magic formation.

Seeing this, how could we not kill them?!

This imbued his three-pointed double-edged sword with a murderous aura. The young Taoist told Qingzhu to close her eyes, not wanting to frighten her. His moves were unrestrained, and heads, severed arms, and limbs flew everywhere.

A fierce and menacing aura!

It was as if the beings here were not human Taoists, but human warriors from the ancient barbaric era who fought against heaven and earth, and contended for the world with the gods and ferocious beasts of the wilderness. This inherent savage and murderous aura made Chi You's eyes light up.

Originally, the war god Chi You was lying diagonally in the space of war intent.

As he looked at it, he suddenly sat up.

Ok, good, good!
I need to sit down and watch this!
The aura of a ferocious beast baring its fangs finally instilled fear in the hearts of the Xuan officials stationed here. Watching Zhou Yan kill his friends as easily as chopping vegetables, some of them turned pale and turned to run away, shouting, "Run! Run!"

"He...he's not human!"

"He's not even human!"

Everyone follows the crowd.

With a tap of his three-pointed double-edged sword on the ground, Zhou Yan instantly unleashed the golden Womb Realm Mandala Array, which spread out in an instant. The Immortal Binding Rope flew out, transforming into golden light that swept in all directions, binding all seven fleeing people in a mere moment.

Those that soared, those that burrowed underground, those that rushed forward—all froze in place. The young Taoist's voice was calm:

"Has this humble Taoist priest said you could leave?"

The swords rang out, transforming into streaks of sword light that slain all of them.

Clear Buddhist light, Taoist elegance, yet also an overwhelming aura of killing intent!
Who trained such a character?

In the battle space, Chi You, who was sitting cross-legged, suddenly stood up, his eyes lighting up.

So cool!

Wei Shuiyao used her supernatural powers to try to bypass Zhou Yan from behind and rush straight at the fox girl. She transformed into a flowing shadow underwater, instantly approaching and emerging from the water to grab the fox girl who was quietly counting.

Another hand descended from the sky and grabbed the rather beautiful woman.

Wei Shuiyao used her supernatural powers, but Zhou Yan tore her apart with his innate Geng metal energy. He grabbed the woman's head, glanced around, and noticed a tall, strong man rushing towards them. He turned around, grabbed Wei Shuiyao, and used her as a weapon to smash her towards the man.

The burly man was at a loss, and the next moment, he felt a gentle touch on his lips.

Lord Zhou held down Wei Shuiyao, this venomous woman, and forced the man and woman to kiss.

He squeezed his palm together.

Sorry, I'm used to sculpting three-legged golden crows.

Wei Shuiyao's cheekbones were pinched, and her slender tongue unconsciously stuck out.

A passionate kiss from a foreign land.

Even seasoned Xuan Guan and the leader of the array were thrown into disarray by this encounter. One lost his composure, while the other, his face flushed with rage, screamed, "You!!!"

Zhou Yan kicked the opponent's kneecap with his right foot.

Later martial arts: Jeet Kune Do and Chuojiao.

At his level of Xuan Guan realm, and having been beaten by the Lord of War, he could freely use any moves designed from the movies and literary works he had seen in his previous life.

With a snap, Wei Shuiyao's knee broke, and she knelt down.

Lord Zhou chuckled to himself, “So the two of you are actually in sync, with mutual affection. To be able to kiss and give each other a peck at a time like this, impressive, impressive.”

"Tsk tsk tsk, what good taste!"

This mouth of his must have been passed down from a handsome young man.

Treat friends with the warmth of spring, and enemies with the coldness of winter.

Although the Lord of the Underworld loathed that guy, when they stood together, the person standing opposite him felt as if they were facing two Fuxi, one big and one small, a nightmare.

However, I still find it very distasteful.

Wei Shuiyao was extremely ashamed and angry, and lost her mind. She screamed, "I will kill you all, grind you into mincemeat and throw you into the water to feed the fish!"

The young Taoist priest said, "How many people in Langzhong City have died of hunger and disease in their dreams?"

"I am merely dealing with you using methods far inferior to yours."

Why are you all angry?

"Seriously, this is no joke!"

Wei Shuiyao's anger made Zhou Yan suddenly realize, "Oh, did I pull the wrong red thread? Sorry, sorry, it's this one?"

With a flick of her wrist, Wei Shuiyao was pulled away and flew towards another man, who screamed angrily, "You, you get out of the way! If you dare to come any closer, I will kill you!"

Her subordinates, who were originally quite skilled, at the peak of the sixth-rank Xuan official level, paused upon hearing this, their movements became sluggish, and their weaknesses were exposed. In an instant, they were killed by Zhou Yan's sword energy.

The formation here was activated to 70%. The fox girl drooped her ears and obediently counted the numbers. Zhou Yan had almost slaughtered everyone here. He used Wei Shuiyao as a restraint. At the same time, Zhou Yan also swept out weapons one by one to destroy the formation!
He wanted to take Qingzhu away, but he also realized that he couldn't let the formation be fully activated.

The formation unfolds too quickly, so Zhou Yan can only break it here.

Otherwise, the Lord of the Underworld would have already transformed and run away with the fox girl on his back.

By the time Wei Shuiyao realized that Zhou Yan was still destroying the formation, it was too late.

Forty breaths.

Wei Shuiyao knelt on the ground, looking at the corpses scattered all over the place.

Apart from the initial twenty or so, all the outer guards who arrived were also killed without any mercy. It could be described as cruel and tyrannical. The young Taoist priest stood there, his sleeves unstained by blood, as were the fox-girl behind him.

A life of peace and freedom, standing amidst the bloodshed and carnage.

However, it ultimately consumed a lot of energy, and the magical power level of this incarnation decreased significantly.

The blue bar is too short, which has always been a sore point for the Lord.

Wei Shuiyao seemed to be on the verge of a breakdown. Tears streamed down her face as she murmured, "We...we will take revenge, we will take revenge on you, you..."

Zhou Yan replied, "This humble Taoist is currently seeking revenge."

"For the people of Langzhong."

"A feud spanning ten generations can be resolved even after a hundred."

Wei Shuiyao, tears streaming down her face, said, "We will not let you go."

The young Taoist priest said softly, "So am I."

He did not humiliate the man, but killed him with a single palm strike. During the fight, Zhou Yan had already used the [Womb Realm Mandala] to seal the nodes of the formation. This method is one of the highest in Buddhism, using a Buddhist Dharma formation to deduce the causes of all phenomena.

Although Zhou Yan didn't understand formations, he at least knew where the nodes were.

As inheritors of the ancient civil officials, we possess the ancient civil officials' methods for breaking formations.

Don't talk to me about logic or theory, and don't talk to me about Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, or that formations are just used to guide vital energy, like water channels guiding water. All I need to do is spend time cutting off all the nodes.

He picked up the weapon he had seized, flicked his wrist, and the sword transformed into a beam of light, piercing into a node of the great formation. Finally, the formation patterns, which had been lit up to 80%, calmed down.

Zhou Yan turned around and said calmly, "It's all settled, Miss Qingzhu."

Qingzhu's ears twitched:

"Brother Zhou, may I open my eyes now?"

As Qingzhu spoke, she was about to open her eyes, but a warm hand covered hers. The girl's tail swayed slightly, and her cheeks flushed. She heard Zhou Yan's calm voice: "Don't do it yet."

Looking at the devastating battlefield he had ravaged, Zhou Yan said:
"Let me take you out first."

The Prefect still had some sense of propriety and wanted to maintain his gentle demeanor.

Qingzhu felt that palm pressing on her face, covering her brow and the corners of her eyes. She blinked, her eyes sparkling with charm, her long, black eyelashes gently pricking Zhou Yan's palm, making it tickle.

The fox girl's tail swayed and gently brushed against the young Taoist's leg.

Zhou Yan suddenly realized something and he could understand King Zhou.

He felt a little itchy inside.

Just then, a faint sound suddenly rang out.

Zhou Yan's eyes turned slightly cold as he saw that the array he had just forcibly destroyed and stabilized was now shining with a faint light again. The array patterns that had calmed down suddenly began to spread out rapidly in another way!

The blood, broken weapons, and even the corpses of enemies on the ground melted like wax figures and were absorbed by the ground.

not good!

Zhou Yan's expression darkened slightly.

really.

These guys also had a backup plan.

"Blood sacrifice?!"

"Is it a breaching tactic to prevent outsiders from breaking through the formation?!"

The battle formation has changed again!
(End of this chapter)