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Countless cultivators looked toward the army's insignia.

"The Heavenly Punishment Army!!"

...

"The King of Kings has actually deployed the Heavenly Punishment Army!"

This isn't a war against foreign powers; it's just dealing with a powerful family. Is it really necessary to go to such lengths?

Now, outsiders don't have much faith in the Sima family anymore.

"Sigh... If only they had known this would happen, why did they do it in the first place? Didn't the Sima family know that as long as the living are alive, there's always hope for a future!"

Suddenly, a magnificent carriage slowly appeared from the void.

At that moment, everyone was shocked.

Not only did the Heavenly Punishment Army arrive, but even the Benevolent King came in person!

Everyone suddenly realized that King Ren was going to completely annihilate the Sima family.

At this moment, even the members of the Sima family looked solemn.

The arrival of Niou foreshadows a fight to the death!

What they didn't notice was the strange glint in the eyes of the people from the royal family.

"Gentlemen, this is a great opportunity!"

"He actually delivered himself to our doorstep. Once the war breaks out and the battlefield descends into chaos, his demise will be self-inflicted."

The other royal family members nodded slightly; none of them wanted to miss this opportunity.

"Quickly notify the Ancestor to descend here immediately; only his intervention will go unnoticed!"

The 300,000-strong army outside the city had all arrived. At this moment, the sun had completely disappeared, and night had fallen.

The army outside the city remained completely still, waiting quietly.

"What are they waiting for?" someone asked, puzzled.

...

"Fool, of course we'll wait for time. Don't forget, today isn't completely over yet."

Just then, a powerful aura of spatial laws swept across the surrounding area next to the army outside the city.

A similar spatial gate appeared, followed by figures appearing outside the city.

"People from Baiyujing have arrived too!!"

At this moment, the entire city was completely silent.

Bai Yujing, the Heavenly Punishment Bureau, the Heavenly Punishment Army, and all the forces under the Renwang's command have arrived.

The aura of those cultivators enveloped the entire city; the sheer force of the 300,000 Heavenly Punishment Army alone put immense pressure on the city's powerful figures.

Even a Shattered Realm expert felt a sense of fear rising from the bottom of his heart at this moment.

"Go! Take your men away from the Sima family immediately!"

The various factions closest to the Sima family mansion immediately ordered their members to leave the area.

Fortunately, there were no ordinary people around here, only large and small family forces.

They dared not gamble, because judging from the current situation, the destructive power of this battle would definitely be considerable.

At this moment, Sima Lie led his people into the void.

His divine sense spread out, instantly traversing tens of kilometers to arrive in front of the Heavenly Punishment Army.

"Niou, are you truly determined to fight to the death?!"

...

Xia Zhaoyan's figure slowly appeared. At this moment, inside and outside the city walls, there were cultivators from all sides.

Most of them were seeing Xia Zhaoyan in person for the first time and were immediately shocked by his youthful appearance.

It was only then that people suddenly remembered that King Nioh was only in his early twenties.

His past performance has made people subconsciously forget his real age.

"A fight to the death?"

"What right does your Sima family have to fight me to the death!"

"If you had obediently followed the Shi family's example and taken the initiative to eliminate the remnants of the Zhang family, none of this would have happened today!"

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"Hmph, do you think you can make us noble families act like dogs? We're not that cheap!"

Sima Lie's voice echoed in all directions, tinged with a hint of anger.

"Alas...you are ultimately a malignant tumor on the dynasty. You aristocratic families are hindering the development of Great Xia and should have been eliminated long ago!"

"The Great Xia Dynasty truly has no need for the existence of so-called aristocratic families!"

This was the first time Xia Zhaoyan had denied the existence of aristocratic families in front of the entire world.

"Is that so? Too bad you don't have the ability yet!"

Sima Lie couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, noting that powerful families controlled nearly half of the local officials.

Even the current royal family has to carefully consider the possibility of completely eliminating aristocratic families.

Destroying powerful clans is easy, but how do we prevent local unrest?

You must know, the Great Xia also has enemies!

Whether I possess such power or not, your Sima family will never see it for yourself!

...

As time passed, and the day finally came to an end, Xia Zhaoyan waved his hand.

Upon seeing this, Guo Jing immediately gave the order.

"All soldiers, heed my command: Seal off the city!"

"All people of Lingwu Prefecture, obey my command: no one may enter or leave the prefecture city until the lockdown is lifted."

Three hundred thousand troops flew to all four directions of Lingwu City, and when they were fully prepared...

Beams of light shot into the sky from the 300,000-strong army, instantly forming a massive military formation in the air.

Guo Jing's aura suddenly increased significantly!

He stood in the air, and the world around him seemed completely different from the outside world.

Suddenly, a voice resounded throughout the entire city.

"What a formidable commander of the Heavenly Punishment Army! With the enhancement of his military formation, he has actually possessed the combat power of a true Dragon Transformation Realm expert!"

Countless people widened their eyes and looked up in disbelief at the massive military formation diagram.

They certainly knew the power of military formations, but they had never heard of one being able to break through to the Dragon Transformation Realm in terms of combat strength!

Xia Zhaoyan looked up at the distant night sky, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"Time's up! Everyone, listen to my command: Annihilate the Sima family!"

As soon as the voice fell, a powerful aura rose from the distant city, and time seemed to stand still throughout the entire city.

"Haha! Renwang, if you want to destroy the Sima family, you'll have to get past me first!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, a sword intent soaring into the sky shot straight at Guo Jing!

Guo Jing stood proudly upright, when suddenly a golden dragon soared into the sky behind him!

In an instant, it almost covered the entire city. Keep in mind that this is a prefecture capital, a giant city spanning over a hundred kilometers!

hold head high! !

The dragon's roar shook the heavens, and the sword intent that had shattered the void was instantly shattered and dissipated into a sky full of light.

The Heavenly Sword Sect's Grand Ancestor, hidden in the shadows, looked solemn. "What a formidable commander of the Heavenly Punishment Army! I never expected him to be so powerful."

This scene completely shattered the worldviews of outsiders!

"Guo Jing, the battle at the Outer Heavens!"

As the voice faded, a passage opened in the void, and a dark figure flashed by, appearing in the outer heavens.

Guo Jing took a step without hesitation and instantly arrived at the Outer Heaven.

All beings looked up at the void, where the figures of two people were reflected.

"Since you dared to get involved in this matter, why bother hiding your identity? How many Dragon Transformation Realm cultivators are there in the entire Great Xia Dynasty? Do you really think we can't find out your identity?"

Guo Jing's voice resounded throughout the outside world. Before the other party could speak, he threw out his right fist from a distance.

The true essence within his body continuously converged and formed a ten-thousand-foot-long divine dragon in the air, rushing towards the opponent.

bass! !

A bright sword cry rang out between heaven and earth, and a ten-thousand-foot-long sword intent slashed towards the divine dragon!

boom!!

The outer heavens trembled, and at this moment, all those at the Innate Dragon Transformation Realm were awakened!

They looked in the direction of the battle and were immediately enraged, bursting into a tirade of curses!

"Damn Great Xia again! Can't they just let people sleep peacefully?!"

...

"What's wrong with the Great Xia? They're always having battles between cultivators at the Dragon Transformation Realm, as if they think they're so great!"