A Scroll of Infinite Glory

Chapter 164 A Thousand Miles to Subdue the Dragon, Seeing My Immortality

"Wuguan Road", also known as "Shangshan Road", is said to have been opened up as early as the end of the Shang Dynasty.

During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, due to the need for competition between Qin and Chu, the passes and roads named with the character "武" (wu, meaning martial/military) gradually gained considerable fame and were valued by successive royal families from the Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin dynasties onwards.

Coming from the Eastern Capital, after entering the Wuguan Road, you will soon see a city nestled against the mountains and beside the water.

To the south, the mountains rise in layers, their verdant slopes like cypress trees in the morning light. Looking into the distance, one can see many steep and precipitous sections. The river flows from west to east, winding around the city.

The gray brick walls have withstood hundreds of years of wind and rain, standing alongside the mountains and rivers, witnessing this morning scenery countless times.

But these uninvited guests, arriving for the first time today, will leave an unforgettable scar on this city.

Smoke thickened in a corner of the city, accompanied by battles between the guards and righteous figures from local martial arts sects who rushed to the scene. The followers who were rampaging through the smoke quickly went mad and bled, their bodies growing taller as if they were growing spurts, and their skin developing features similar to those of different animals.

Some began to grow dark, stiff hairs; some grew horns on their heads and deformed their frontal bones; some had their spines shake violently and pulled out long tails, growing wildly and pouncing out to kill.

On the city wall, which was about ten feet high, Fux, Yemotian, and several guardians were watching this scene.

According to some tests that Fux conducted in Chang'an, the top experts in this world have a remarkably keen sixth sense, and their internal energy has reached the level of "forging qi into steel," making them somewhat immune to evil, and their bodies possess an extremely strong instinct to reject foreign substances.

Even if someone is fooled into taking these pills as miracle cures, they will still unconsciously spend time and effort to expel the infectiousness of the demonic flesh and blood in the pills.

Even if you take three pills in a row, in the end it will only improve your self-healing ability and internal strength, and there will be no obvious changes.

Therefore, giving these elixirs to top-tier experts is arguably the least cost-effective option.

Those martial artists from various branch altars who have not yet reached the first-class level, after consuming the pills, only need a few hours to adapt, plus a little appropriate external force to accelerate the activation of their demonic genes through their hard-earned true energy.

Once true energy and demonic energy become intertwined and their genes are completely mutated, the monsters created in this way are much stronger than the demons in the world of Claymore. They may even retain some consciousness under the intense expansion of their desires and still be able to use their previous martial arts skills.

After the mutation is complete, their strength is equivalent to that of a first-class martial artist who is not so clear-headed and is slightly clumsy in skill, but whose vitality is even more bizarre and tenacious.

"Those who are chasing us on this route are already thirty miles away."

Ye Motian offered a reminder, and looking at the scene in the city, he couldn't help but sigh, "First-rate masters, although not as rare as grandmasters, are often only one in tens of thousands of martial arts practitioners who can reach this level."

"Based on the Fire Luo Path, I devoted myself to cultivating and recruiting for ten years. In the end, I only managed to gather more than twenty first-class experts under my command. This can be considered one of the top achievements among the evil paths in history. However, compared with Miss Fu's methods, it is really not worth mentioning."

Fu Kesi shook his head and chuckled softly, saying, "While Grandma Jinghong and I certainly put in a tremendous amount of effort in making these pills, their remarkable effects are not entirely due to our abilities. The main reason is our good fortune in obtaining the flesh and blood of these demons in our early years."

"Unfortunately, both Sun Ling and these mutants far surpass those demons in combat ability, but their ability to infect and assimilate flesh has been greatly weakened. Otherwise..."

If these flesh-and-blood assimilation characteristics are not weakened, given more time, Fux is even preparing to create a monster army.

Even if their numbers become too large to control, they can simply let the monsters roam freely, which is the kind of chaos that Fux would be happy to see.

"There are such mysterious demons overseas. If I have the chance in the future, I will go with you to find them."

Ye Motian turned to the guardians and smiled, "You don't need to feel sorry for yourselves. Although these half-human, half-beast beings still retain some consciousness, their animalistic impulses are obviously extraordinary, making it difficult to give them more precise commands."

"Those who are chasing after us are also determined and willing to take great risks. After the battle, they will witness the transformation of the followers and their chaotic escape. They will then disperse to pursue them. At that time, you who are following and hiding will become true hunters who can easily kill and slay."

After hearing these words of comfort, the guardians nodded slightly, their expressions still subtle.

Although they had been called demons and monsters in the martial arts world long before they joined the Fire Luo Path, and they were so used to hearing it that they were almost sick of it, they were not ashamed but rather proud of it and enjoyed it.

But seeing these followers turn into "demons" and "monsters" makes one feel somewhat uneasy, even if it doesn't reach the level of feeling a sense of shared sorrow.

Helian Yaohua held a fine needle between her fingers, shaved her eyebrows, and said, "Husband, I heard you say that among the people chasing us, only one Grandmaster is connected to you. Once these followers transform into demons, our strength will completely surpass that of the pursuers. Why don't we try to deliver the heaviest blow to them right here? Even if we can't wipe them all out, we can at least make them collapse."

Ye Motian explained softly, "This is my senior brother's idea; he has his own plans. Besides, after these people have finished transforming, they may not be able to properly fulfill their duty of encirclement and blockade."

He took a few steps closer, put his arm around his wife's shoulder, and said, "The smoke has been billowing in the city for so long, soon the fire will really start burning. You're not the one who feels the most ruthlessness of fire and water, but rather you can brighten up the lives of ordinary people. Soon, the fire will blaze, and all kinds of life will be vividly displayed. There's a tall building over there with a great view. You don't need to join the battle; go there and watch the fire first. When it's time to leave, I'll meet you."

Fuchs was dressed in a cloak, with most of his face hidden in the shadows of the cloak, except for his chin, which was slightly raised, making his red lips appear even fuller. He watched the couple talk with a slight smile.

Helian Yaohua nodded slightly, and before taking a step, asked with a smile, "Where are those people now?"

"The fastest one has already reached about five miles..."

Before Yamotian could finish speaking, this section of the city wall seemed to suddenly fall into a sense of emptiness and silence.

His eyes narrowed and widened slightly as he saw a figure with flowing sleeves appear atop the crenellations at the edge of the city wall.

The person's presence was constantly moving to him; although he was clearly still five miles away, the person had already arrived here.

Because it arrived so quickly, in the eyes of the people on the city wall, that figure seemed to be faintly outlined in the air, gradually becoming more and more solid, from ethereal to real, from swaying to stable.

In the blink of an eye, his form solidified completely, his robes flowing gracefully, his long sleeves billowing in the wind, the soft fabric rippling like the surface of spring water. His intense yet deep eyes slowly turned, gazing at the crowd.

Everyone felt as if they were staring at him for a long time.

This slow, leisurely, and idyllic scene is an illusion created by the sudden and intense pressure on everyone's senses.

Only Ye Motian and Fu Kesi could clearly see that the person appeared behind the city wall, and the time he stayed there was so short that it was hard to describe. With just a glance, he had already moved through the air and left from the crenellations by the wall.

His feet were dangling in the air, still several feet off the ground, and he pressed down on Helian Yaohua's head with his right hand.

"You dare!!!!"

Before the roar could even fully erupt in Ye Motian's heart, a palm had already reached diagonally upwards, passing over Helian Yaohua's head and catching her firmly.

He recognized the man—Guan Luoyang. He must have just advanced to the Grandmaster realm yesterday. With such sudden movement, there was nowhere to borrow strength to exert force. A casual palm strike could not possibly unleash its full power.

With their palms clashing, regardless of who is better or worse, Guan Luoyang will only be thrown into the air by the impact.

However, when the two palms actually came together, Ye Motian was shocked to find that the opponent's palm force was incredibly powerful and stable, as if the vast earth itself was pulling him down, allowing the opponent's palm to be in accordance with the heavens and the times, and to suppress him with unstoppable force.

hum! !

Ye Motian's body swayed forward, causing the Demonic Sect's Four Seas to tremble and the Fire Luo Path's Eight Winds to stir, putting his entire right arm in a state of blurred, high-speed vibration. It completely absorbed Guan Luoyang's palm force, daring not to let even a trace of it leak out, and pressed down on Helian Yaohua.

However, Helian Yaohua was still captured by an omnipresent force. Her whole body and even her mind were caught off guard and sank downwards. She knelt on one knee, which dented the nearby bricks and caused cracks to appear.

Buzz!

The downward force field, acting simultaneously on every part of her body, expanded suddenly from the kneeling Helian Yaohua, enveloping all the other protectors of the Fire Luo Path.

They felt as if the hard bricks beneath their feet had turned into mud, easily crushed and deeply dented. Their flesh and bones were fine, but even their internal organs and brains seemed to be sinking.

A top-tier expert's internal energy circulates continuously, and no matter what environment they are in, they exude a sense of clarity and comfort from the inside out. Even when they dive to the bottom of a river, it does not affect their breathing.

But at this moment, they felt as if all the pores on their bodies had been sealed off, and they stood like stiff wooden stakes, with only their eyes trembling and their focus fixed on Guan Luoyang.

Just moments before, they were high above, overlooking the danger in the city, with the leisure to listen to Yamo's reassurance, each of them pondering some harmless little thoughts.

In the blink of an eye, this person, who shouldn't have appeared yet, had already shown up, and with a single palm strike, silenced everyone.

How could this be?!

Many people saw Guan Luoyang on the mountain yesterday. Although she stood out quite a bit, she only managed to kill the least noticeable little girl among the four guest elders by exchanging a few blows when the Lingxiao Sect Leader was on the verge of death.

Why are you such a different person today?

Stun, doubt, horror, and anger clashed and intertwined in their hearts.

"drink!"

The next moment, everyone exhaled and shouted in unison, following their respective martial arts styles. Some pressed their hands on their dantian, while others raised one hand high. Light swirled between their meridians, and their power exploded. Various colors of true energy surged upward from their bodies with a roar.

The city walls here are built so high and thick that standing on top of them feels like being on a wide, flat street.

At this moment, several top-notch experts unleashed their full power, causing the entire city wall to tremble. Wherever the radiant energy wave passed, the closely arranged bricks and stones surged like waves, and an entire layer of bricks and stones beneath everyone's feet were blown away.

Ye Motian seized the opportunity, grabbed Helian Yaohua with his left hand, pulled her away, lowered his body, and came directly below Guan Luoyang, then bent his right arm and shook it again.

"Young man, give it to me..."

"Get out of here!!!"

Guan Luoyang roared, interrupting Ye Motian's words, and suddenly rose up, spreading his arms wide to grab at the air.

The overwhelming force of the force caused the many guardians, who had just been exerting all their power to resist the heavy force field, to be caught off guard and thrown into the air due to weightlessness.

As Guan Luoyang swung his arm forward in mid-air, all of these people were flung away, tearing through the sky from the city wall and falling towards the place in the city where thick smoke was billowing.

A crane's cry that seemed to pierce through clouds and split rocks came from not far away. Countless wisps of air were borrowed by the activated contract and transformed into a crane, as large as a roof that had risen into the sky. Especially when it spread its wings, its translucent body seemed to be about to soar straight into the heavens.

The Swift Shadow Armored figure knelt at the forefront, pressing down with one hand to continuously infuse its activating power, thus maintaining the existence of this enormous crane.

All the pursuers used their lightness skills, becoming as nimble as swallows, and were carried by the large crane over the city wall. With another cry of the crane, they swooped down towards the place where thick smoke was rising.

Only Ye Motian, Fu Kesi, and Helian Yaohua remained on the city wall.

Ye Motian, who was guarding Helian Yaohua, glanced around. He wanted to send his wife away first, but he dared not make any rash moves, for fear that Guan Luoyang would find a flaw in his plan.

He was far more accepting of reality than the Dharma Protectors, though beneath his calm exterior lay a simmering rage within him.

However, the image of Guan Luoyang, who risked his life to kill Xu Miyuan with the help of others under Yu Tu's guidance, at the cost of losing his own skills, had already transformed in his mind into a powerful master-level enemy who posed a significant threat even when fighting alone.

Fuchs stood to the side like a phantom, avoiding the effects of the two waves of gravity. When she looked up, her scarlet eyes blinked, and the morning light fell on her face, revealing a stunningly alluring beauty.

Her skin was as delicate as white porcelain, yet supple and lustrous; her nose was straight and elegant; her lips were full and red; her eyebrows were arched and spirited; and her figure, wrapped in a cloak, was graceful and mature, as if she were the perfect combination of heroic spirit and alluring charm, both seductive and innocent.

"Did you kill Hongmei?"

Even when she utters a question, it is uttered softly and tearfully, leaving one with much to ponder.

The vampire's natural allure, emanating from her, was like a war princess dancing in the dead of night.

Unfortunately, no matter how beautiful the scene was, it was like a painting with charred holes in front of Guan Luoyang's eyes that shone with the light of the flames.

At the top of the wide city wall, there were still some mangled corpses of soldiers on duty. Blood was still flowing from beneath their iron armor, and they had not yet completely lost their warmth.

Inside the city walls, most of the city's residents were awakened. Those further away discussed and looked around, while those closer rushed about.

Before the flames could spread, the thick smoke alone, drifting to the homes, had already caused panic among the people, who had no choice but to flee their homes, carrying their children and pushing their elderly in carts.

All of this was reflected in those fiery golden eyes. The beauty of the vampire only occupied a tiny corner of the image, and was even more distorted under the raging, angry flames.

Are you the only ones here?

Guan Luoyang descended from the sky at a very slow speed and with a steady posture, giving the impression that he could change direction at any moment in the air, or even suddenly reverse and rise.

The golden-red flames in his eyes had not died out, and the azure aura around him grew increasingly dense, transforming into swirling flames as he descended.

"Very well. If you enjoy setting and watching fires, then let you experience what it's like to be engulfed in flames first."

I'd like to recommend a book. The author is a complete novice, but very serious and meticulously edited. It's somewhat similar to Little Crocodile's style.

(End of this chapter)