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Yuan Shen could only honestly reply, "No war can be guaranteed to be won 100% beforehand!"

Ji Dan remained silent, and the people of Xiqi City began to celebrate excitedly, even slaughtering poultry in the process.

He really wanted to ask everyone if they knew there wasn't much grain left in the granary, and whether they had considered the future when killing poultry at this time.

At this point, Wen Zhong had already decided to set up the Ten Deadly Formations and slaughter everyone in Xiqi.

However, before that, Wen Zhong made a deal with Deng Chanyu: if Deng Chanyu could obtain the Investiture of the Gods, he would not slaughter the people of Xiqi. Deng Chanyu believed him.

So when Deng Chanyu rescued Ji Fa and brought him to Xiqi, she actually wanted to find the Investiture of the Gods.

As for Wen Zhong, he had no intention of keeping his promise. His plan was to massacre the city immediately after obtaining the Investiture of the Gods.

[The Ten Deadly Formations were broken. Wen Zhong sent all his own soldiers to their deaths; if he couldn't kill the enemy, he'd have to sacrifice his own men. A truly ingenious formation design. Shen Gongbao obtained the Five Poison Gourd, which could turn living people into Gu soldiers and control them at will. Yin Shou and Shen Gongbao used it all on the hostage group living in Chaoge, never considering using it on the enemy to wipe them out. From the very beginning, there are flaws everywhere.]

Chapter 17: Conferred Gods (End)

Wen Zhong had already activated the Ten Deadly Formations not far away, while a bonfire party was still being held in Xiqi.

The Ten Deadly Formations are soul-binding formations. Anyone exposed to the light from the magical artifacts within the formation will fall into a coma and die completely after the hour of Yin (3-5 AM).

Wen Zhong intended to use this method to kill all the people of Xiqi.

To ensure the plan's success, he also sent troops to launch a night raid on the city.

However, if one's own people go to Xiqi, they will be affected by the magic artifacts. To avoid this, they all need to drink talisman water beforehand.

However, this plan has a loophole: once someone finds the key to the formation and breaks it, the person who drank the talisman water will die.

In other words, Wen Zhong offered two options in order to massacre the people of Xiqi.

Either all the people of Xiqi die, or all our own people die.

He is a ruthless person.

Therefore, halfway through the Xiqi bonfire party, everyone discovered that the sky had completely darkened.

Everyone realized something was wrong, the bonfire party was forced to stop, and everyone went from excitement to fear.

Tang Yu didn't know what kind of formation it was. After Jiang Ziya finished explaining it, she remained silent for a few seconds.

Wen Zhong is truly worse than a beast.

If you don't kill all the enemies, then kill all your own people; that's what it means to be a ruthless killer.

At this time, Wen Zhong's army was already besieging the city.

The people inside Xiqi City fled in panic, and the city gates looked like they were about to be breached.

"Let me do it this time. I want to see how long my barrier can hold out."

Yuan Shen has recently learned many immortal techniques and wants to test his barrier's resistance.

Seeing Yuan Shen's eagerness, Tang Yu nodded in agreement.

Immediately, Yuan Shen closed his eyes and focused his mind, quickly forming hand seals. His spiritual energy surged and gathered like a turbulent tide, and a barrier emitting a soft blue light enveloped the entire city of Xiqi at a visible speed.

Outside the city, Wen Zhong's army was launching a fierce attack, but the moment they touched the barrier, they were violently repelled by an invisible force.

Soldiers were thrown into chaos, and their generals looked terrified. They had never seen such a bizarre defense before; their spears and swords struck the barrier, yet not a single mark was left.

This group of people had no magical weapons, and faced with this solid barrier, they were at a loss for what to do.

Inside Xiqi City, the panicked people who had been fleeing all stopped in their tracks upon seeing this miraculous scene, their eyes filled with surprise and delight.

Ji Fa excitedly came over to express his gratitude, but Yuan Shen still needed to maintain the barrier, so Tang Yu helped him deal with it.

"What does the Marquis of Xibo plan to do next? The barrier can withstand the temporary predicament, but it cannot make Yin Shou of Chaoge give up the campaign against Xiqi."

"I can't think that far ahead. Although most of the people of Xiqi are out of danger, many of them have just been exposed to the light of the magic artifact. I must find a way to save them."

Ji Fa answered with a serious expression, without having given any thought to what would happen in the future.

Actually, the answer is very simple: when retreating again and again is useless, the only option is to fight back and give it your all!

Tang Yu didn't have high hopes for Ji Fa either, so this answer wasn't surprising.

"So what does the Marquis of Xibo plan to do next?"

"Lord Jiang just said that only by finding Wen Zhong's altar and destroying the formation can these unconscious people of Xiqi be saved. Please let me, Lei Zhenzi, Yin Jiao, and I go out to find the altar!"

Tang Yu understood Ji Fa's idea, and it wasn't entirely unacceptable.

Actually, she could have done it herself, but it seems Ji Fa didn't think of asking her for help.

At this point, perhaps they realized that the plan had changed.

Or perhaps they discovered they couldn't leave Xiqi City because of the barrier.

Deng Chanyu directly confessed her identity as a traitor. She had already drunk the talisman water, originally intending to take the Investiture of the Gods to force Wen Zhong to spare the people of Xiqi.

At least that's what Wen Zhong promised him at the time.

However, now that the Ten Deadly Formations have been activated, she cannot leave this place, so Deng Chanyu has no choice but to confess and ask Ji Fa to cooperate with her.

After all, she knew where the altar was.

Ji Fa was instantly enraged by Deng Chanyu's deception, and Tang Yu didn't want to waste any more time watching this awkward couple in love.

"Alright, I can take you out now. Can you stop arguing? The important thing now is to break the formation."

After saying this, Tang Yu looked at Jiang Ziya.

“Let’s go together. Good Vision’s magic can sustain us for one night.”

In theory, Yuan Shen had just embarked on the path of cultivation and his magical power was not yet high.

However, Tang Yu gave Yuan Shen a cheat code, directly granting him a thousand years of spiritual power.

The main problem is that the body can't handle something that's too tall; otherwise, Tang Yu could have given it even more.

When Tang Yu led his group away from Xiqi City to search for the altar, Ji Dan and his men guarded Yuan Shen's side.

“Brother E Shun, I think we in Xiqi can no longer retreat like this. We should now intensify the training of our soldiers, prepare provisions, and then unite with the feudal lords of the world to attack Shang.”

Yuan Shen smiled upon hearing these words.

Ji Dan seems to have grown more ambitious.

This is good; the world needs an emperor to unify it as soon as possible.

If this chaos continues, it will only lead to more and more innocent people dying tragically.

Tang Yu, along with Jiang Ziya, Ji Fa, Deng Chanyu, Lei Zhenzi, and Yin Jiao, left Xiqi City.

Deng Chanyu knew where the altar was, so she led the way.

Jiang Ziya whispered in Tang Yu's ear.

"Do you have any other way to break the formation?"

“I have a simple and straightforward method, but I want to see how these two do it.”

The Ten Deadly Formations have ten magical artifacts that emit light, and those whose light shines on them will have their souls captured and locked away.

Therefore, Tang Yu could destroy these ten magical artifacts using the simplest method.

The problem is that Ji Fa did not ask her for help.

So Tang Yu also wanted to see what Deng Chanyu and Ji Fa planned to do.

After all, these two people's ideas often exceed expectations.

Upon arriving at the altar, Tang Yu discovered that there were no soldiers guarding the area, and Wen Zhong was all alone at the altar.

Is this a sign of overflowing confidence, thinking no one will notice?

It doesn't matter if the formation is discovered and fails, since it's someone else who will die anyway.

Deng Chanyu led Jiang Ziya in first and questioned Wen Zhong about why he had gone back on his word.

Why did you attack the city ahead of schedule?

"You are worthy of being Deng Jiugong's daughter for bringing back Jiang Ziya and the Investiture of the Gods."

"You promised me you would let the people of Xiqi live!"

Wen Zhong immediately rebuked him in a cold voice.

"The king's order is to kill everyone in Xiqi... How can you believe that I would disobey the king's order and make a deal with you?"

Deng Chanyu angrily lunged forward to attack Wen Zhong, hoping that if she could strike Wen Zhong's forehead eye, the formation would break.

Although Wen Zhong did not leave any soldiers to guard him, he had his own mount, the Mo Qilin.

So as soon as Deng Chanyu launched her attack, the Mo Qilin attacked her relentlessly.

Unable to attack Wen Zhong, Deng Chanyu shouted for Ji Fa and the others to come in quickly, loudly explaining how to break the formation.

As soon as Ji Fa rushed in, he brandished a knife and threatened Wen Zhong's forehead.

"The choice is between a ceasefire or death."

Wen Zhong sat there without fear.

"I have victory in my grasp, why should we cease hostilities!"

His spiritual energy surged, and he directly grabbed Ji Fa's wrist, preventing Ji Fa's knife from stabbing forward.

Yin Jiao and Lei Zhenzi immediately stepped forward to help, but Wen Zhong directly shone the magical artifact from the sky onto the two of them and Jiang Ziya, causing the three of them to collapse to the ground.

Wen Zhong was about to be overwhelmed and demanded that Deng Chanyu kill Ji Fa.

After Deng Chanyu refused, Wen Zhong angrily rebuked her.

"Are you going to become a traitor to the Shang Dynasty? Don't forget, you drank my talisman water and broke the Ten Deadly Formations. You will die too!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Fa hesitated.

He turned to look at Deng Chanyu, but surprisingly dared not make that gesture.

Deng Chanyu crawled with all her might to Ji Fa's side, grabbed his hand, and questioned him, "What are you waiting for?"

As she spoke, she grasped Ji Fa's hand, preparing to stab him with all her might.