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In that instant, a blood-red light surged in Lu Zuo's eyes, and his aura erupted like a volcano!

Immediately, the Demon Blade Thousand Blades transformed into a blood-red rainbow that tore through the heavens and earth!

The man followed the blade, heading straight for the large formation of over a hundred Indian monks!

"not good!"

"He's going to break the formation!"

Kumarajiva was the first to realize the intention, and he slammed his staff on the ground, causing a surge of Buddhist light to rush toward Lu Zuo in an attempt to stop him.

"die!"

Lu Zuo roared like thunder, increasing his speed by another three points!

Where the blade passed, the originally solid Buddhist light array, as solid as a golden fortress, was torn open with a huge gap, like a hot knife cutting through butter! The array's energy and momentum instantly became chaotic!

Pfft!

More than a hundred Indian monks were struck as if by a heavy blow, all spitting out blood. The backlash from the formation caused their bodies to tremble violently and fly backward!

Lu Zuo continued his advance without stopping, and the Demon Blade Thousand Blades suddenly shattered, transforming into hundreds of deadly blood shadows that swept towards the monks whose auras were disordered and who were caught off guard, like a storm!

"No!"

"Buddha, save me..."

Screams of agony, the sounds of blades piercing flesh, and bones shattering filled the air instantly!

Blood splattered, and severed limbs flew everywhere!

The hundred or so monks who had formed an array were crushed like paper dolls in an instant by this absolute power!

The speed was so fast that others couldn't even react!

quiet!

Deathly silence!

The sinister smile on Liu Chuyue's face froze completely: "Impossible!"

"The Eight Heavenly Dragons Formation was broken in a single blow?"

"A hundred eminent monks were wiped out in an instant?!"

Master Liaokong was deeply shaken: "Such atrocities, such power..."

"He has completely fallen into the abyss of demonic possession!"

Ning Daoqi's gaze suddenly narrowed, locking onto Lu Zuo's figure, and he said in a deep voice, "Has this attack already touched the threshold of opening the inner world?"

"But the price will be enormous; he definitely won't last a hundred breaths!"

Kumarajiva, his eyes bloodshot with rage, stared at the corpses of his fellow disciples scattered on the ground and roared, "Demon!"

"Today I will cast you into the deepest hell, where you will never be reborn!"

The other three Sui soldiers turned deathly pale and instinctively took a half-step back: "Just one move?"

"Is this Lu Zuo human or a demon?"

Lu Zuo slowly turned around, his gaze sweeping over everyone: "Next, it's your turn."

As soon as he finished speaking, the knife was drawn!

"Be careful!"

Ning Daoqi struck out with both palms first, his energy surging like a tidal wave towards the space in front of him!

Liaokong and Kumarajiva also made their moves at the same time, their Buddha-light palm prints and staff-wielding winds intertwining to form a net that blocked all directions!

However, Lu Zuo's target was not them!

puff!puff!puff!

A burst of blood-red light!

The three Sui soldiers didn't even have time to cry out before their heads were already flying into the sky!

As if possessing a life of its own, the fragments of the Demon Blade Thousand Blades precisely severed their life force just as their protective auras began to glow!

Then, the blade flashed again! Like a blood moon rising in the sky!

Lu Zuo had already charged into the midst of more than twenty experts at the Third Realm.

The fragments of the demonic blade in his hand transformed into a death storm, shattering weapons, breaking auras, and sending limbs flying wherever it passed.

Faced with such absolute power and speed, even experts at the Three Realms level were like lambs to the slaughter, unable to mount any effective resistance, and were slaughtered in an instant, with more than half of them being killed.

"Sword Heart Clarity!"

With a sharp shout, Liu Chuyue's long sword transformed into a dazzling stream of light. The sword energy surged like a long river, carrying a righteous aura that purified evil spirits, and pierced straight into Lu Zuo's vital points!

Where the sword flashed, the air seemed to be cleansed!

Master Liaokong also chanted Buddhist mantras, and his Prajna Palm power condensed like a mountain, blocking Lu Zuo's retreat route!

Lu Zuo threw a backhand punch, the force of which was domineering and unparalleled, directly shaking the long river of sword energy!

boom!

Fist and sword clashed, and the force exploded!

Liu Chuyue's sword let out a mournful cry, its light dissipating. She herself was struck as if by a heavy blow; her body trembled violently, and she staggered backward, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth. Her beautiful eyes were filled with horror.

"Such domineering power!"

Almost simultaneously, Lu Zuo struck out with his left palm, taking the blow head-on from Kong Yi's Prajna Palm!

Bang!

Liao Kong was jolted, and the protective Buddhist light around him fluctuated violently. He was forced to retreat several steps, his face showing surprise.

"Amitabha!"

Kumarajiva seized the opportunity, his staff transforming into a golden dragon, carrying boundless Buddhist power as it smashed towards Lu Zuo's head!

Ning Daoqi finally seized the opportunity, pointing his finger like a sword, and a sword aura of extreme refinement silently struck Lu Zuo's vital point in his dantian!

Lu Zuo's eyes flashed with blood-red light, and his aura intensified once more. He then unleashed both palms simultaneously, directly clashing with the staff and sword energy!

Clang!

Tsk!

Two loud explosions rang out almost simultaneously. Kumarajiva's staff flew out of his hand, his tiger's mouth split open, and he crashed into the ground like a cannonball, his bones and muscles shattered.

Ning Daoqi's invincible sword energy was actually dispersed by Lu Zuo's palm. Ning Daoqi let out a muffled groan, staggered backward, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

Lu Zuo was also in bad shape. He took the full force of two peerless masters head-on. His blood-red aura fluctuated violently, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His aura visibly weakened by a large margin.

Immediately, he moved again!

It transformed into a blood-red afterimage, rushing straight towards Liu Chuyue, who was staggering backward.

The latter was terrified and frantically activated his true energy, unleashing a barrage of sword light from his longsword, which transformed into a sword screen barrier.

Clang!

The thousand blades pierced straight in, the blades penetrating the sword curtain and entering Liu Chuyue's heart without any resistance, splattering out blood!

"evil creature!"

Master Liaokong roared and unleashed his full power at Lu Zuo's back.

Lu Zuo kicked Liu Chuyue's corpse away, then drew his Demon Blade Thousand Blades and slashed horizontally with his backhand!

The Demon Blade Thousand Blades drew a blood-red arc, meeting the Prajna Palm Force that came flying through the air!

Clang!

The force of the palm strike clashed with the blade, producing a metallic clang!

Immediately afterwards!

The blade cut through the air with unstoppable force, severing the empty arm and grazing the empty neck!

Whoosh!

Blood gushed out like a fountain, a bald head was thrown into the air, and Liao Kong's headless corpse crashed to the ground.

Lu Zuo's sword strikes continued unabated as his figure shot towards Kumarajiva, who had crashed into the ground like lightning!

With a hiss!

Before Kumarajiva could react, a long sword pierced his heart, and he died on the spot.

At this moment, Ning Daoqi had steadied himself. His face was solemn and he was about to make a move when he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.

Lu Zuo's blade had already grazed his neck, drawing a spurt of blood!

In the blink of an eye, the great formation was broken, and all seven Inner Heaven and Earth Realm cultivators were wiped out!

This scene left the remaining experts at the Third Realm speechless with astonishment and fear!

"escape!"

"Run!"

Someone shouted, and everyone scattered like startled birds, fleeing in all directions!

A thousand blades piercing the heart!

Buzz!

The Demon Blade Thousand Blades in Lu Zuo's hand emitted a sharp buzzing sound, and then the blade disintegrated, turning into hundreds and thousands of streams of light that rushed towards each of the fugitives!

hiss hiss hiss...

More than ten experts at the Third Realm were instantly pierced by the broken blades, their bodies riddled with holes and splattered with streaks of crimson blood.

"call......"

Lu Zuo let out a long breath, then swung his arm, and the broken blade rolled back, reassembling the blade.

Without pausing for a moment, taking advantage of the last bit of strength he had left, he immediately took out the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden's Touring Token, infused it with true essence, and went to the Qin Dynasty world.

In the valley, blood flowed like a river, and corpses littered the ground.

……

Several hours later, more than ten Sui army experts with innate abilities arrived at the scene.

"This, this is...?"

The leading general's pupils shrank to pinpoints, his face instantly turning deathly pale. Pointing at the scene in the valley, he stammered:

"How is this possible?"

A lieutenant beside him widened his eyes: "Seven masters at the Inner Heaven and Earth Realm..."

"What exactly happened here?"

The leading general murmured, "The holy monk Kumarajiva was pierced through the heart, Master Liaokong's arm was severed and his head fell off, Master Liu's sword broke and he died..."

"Those experts at the Third Realm were more like they were swept away by a metal storm..."

"One Hundred Eminent Indian Monks..."

"How could Lu Zuo be this strong?"

"quick!"

"Quickly go back and report to the Grand Tutor and the Prince of Jin!"

.....

The following afternoon, in the Sui army's main tent.

Yang Su stared blankly at the soldier in front of her: "What did you say?"

"Ning Daoqi, the Recluse Ning; Master Liaokong; Holy Monk Kumarajiva; Master Liu Chuyue..."

"Seven experts at the Inner Heaven and Earth Opening Realm, over twenty at the Three Realms Realm, and more than a hundred eminent monks from India... all wiped out?"

"Killed by Lu Zuo alone?"

The soldier nodded: "Reporting to the Grand Tutor, Your Highness, that is indeed the case."

Upon hearing this, Yang Guang swayed, his eyes filled with astonishment: "One person slaughtered seven peerless masters?"

"Is Lu Zuo even human?"

He Ruobi's face turned ashen: "Our army has lost all its top experts. How can we possibly fight this battle?"

At this moment, Yang Su took a deep breath, slowly sat up straight, and regained some of his usual composure: "Your Highness, generals, please calm down."

"Although this matter is shocking, upon closer examination, it may not necessarily be a bad thing."

"You must know that Lu Zuo is neither a ghost nor a god; he is also made of flesh and blood!"

"Seven Inner Heaven and Earth Realm experts, plus the Hundred Monks Formation and over twenty Three Realm experts—what terrifying power is this?"

"If Lu Zuo could slaughter so many people, how could he himself remain unscathed?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Guang's eyes gradually regained their clarity. After a moment of contemplation, he analyzed, "The Grand Tutor's words are absolutely correct."

"A few days ago, Lu Zuo repeatedly harassed the camp. Although he was strange and difficult to deal with, his limit was only to barely restrain three experts in the Inner Heaven and Earth Realm and more than ten experts in the Three Yuan Realm."

"How long has it been?"

"How could his strength have increased so dramatically that he could crush a formation of seven Inner Heaven Opening Realm experts and over a hundred monks?"

"This doesn't make sense!"

He looked at Yang Su and the generals and continued, "The only possibility is that he used some extremely evil method."

"Forcibly raising one's own power to an unbelievable level in a short period of time!"

Everything in this world has a price!

"Such a defying-the-natural act will inevitably come at a price far too high to be imagined!"

"At best, it will shatter all your meridians and cripple your martial arts, leaving you a useless person; at worst..."

"It's very likely that he'll run out of energy and die!"

Even if he miraculously survived, he must be on the verge of death right now, probably in worse condition than an ordinary person!

Yang Su nodded and replied, "Your Highness is wise; this is indeed the truth!"

"Lu Zuo's move, seemingly earth-shattering, is in reality a desperate, mad gamble!"

"He risked his future martial arts foundation, even his life, for this moment of glory, all to lift the siege of Jiankang and severely damage our elite troops!"

"Therefore, although our army has suffered heavy losses at present, it is by no means a complete defeat!"

"Lu Zuo is probably a cripple by now, or even a corpse!"

"The most urgent task is to immediately dispatch all elite scouts to search for them, alive or dead!"

"At the same time, our military must immediately adjust its strategy!"

Upon hearing this, the generals inside the tent instantly lost all their dejection.

Yang Guang took a deep breath and said, "The fifteenth."

"If we still can't find Lu Zuo after fifteen days, and he doesn't show up, then it means we guessed correctly!"

"This means he no longer poses a threat to our army..."

Upon hearing this, Han Qinhu clasped his hands and asked, "Your Highness, this humble general is ignorant; why is it the fifteenth?"

Yang Guang looked at Han Qinhu and explained, "Because martial artists who have opened the Heaven and Earth Realm have already begun to communicate with the heavens and earth, their vitality and recovery ability are far beyond what ordinary people can imagine."

"If Lu Zuo's injuries are only minor and not fatal, he will recover within ten days."

"Now that his injuries are healing, how could he sit idly by and watch Jiankang be in danger?"

"I will definitely show up to help!"

"Conversely, if fifteen days pass and there is still no sign of him outside Jiankang City..."

"That proves that even if Lu Zuo is not dead, his foundation is completely destroyed, rendering him useless and incapable of posing any threat!"

Yang Su replied, "Your Highness is wise."

"But more importantly, Lu Zuo is not only exceptionally skilled in combat, but he is also the de facto leader in Dongyang, Nantong, and other areas in the rear of Southern Chen. He is the core figure who maintains the new policies and unites the martial artists from humble backgrounds!"

"If he falls, it will be like a great tree with its roots broken."

"Once the news spreads, the people in the rear of Southern Chen will inevitably be in a state of panic and chaos."

"On the other hand, although our army has lost some top-notch fighters, our elite troops remain, and we still hold an absolute numerical advantage!"

"Moreover, hundreds of experts at the Innate Realm from across the country are rushing here day and night!"

"By then, our army will be able to capture Jiankang!"

"Once Lu Zuo, the biggest variable, disappears, the fall of the Southern Chen dynasty is only a matter of time!"

……

A few days later, Jiankang City.

The military report slipped from Zhang Zhongjian's hand. His eyes widened as he stared intently at the messenger who had come to deliver the message: "Lord Lu has killed seven masters of the Inner Heaven and Earth Opening Realm, including Ning Daoqi, Kumarajiva, Liaokong, and Liu Chuyue?"

"Along with over twenty members of the Three Realms Realm and over a hundred Indian monks... the entire army was wiped out?"

boom!

Zhang Lihua dropped the teacup in her hand, shattering it. She murmured, "One person slaughtered seven peerless masters..."

"This...this is simply a myth!"

However, a gloomy look appeared on Zhu Yuyan's pretty face.

She took a deep breath and said, "This matter is probably not that simple!"

"Although Lord Lu is strong, he still had to rely on his agility to maneuver around the city a few days ago in order to restrain three people at the Inner Heaven and Earth Opening Realm."

"To be able to crush seven top experts head-on now? This increase in power... is far beyond what normal cultivation can achieve!"

Madam Cai nodded: "Yu Yan is absolutely right!"

"Does any power in this world come from nowhere?"

"Lord Lu must have used some forbidden secret technique to unleash such combat power!"

"But this kind of secret technique..."

"It all comes at the cost of burning life and destroying the very essence!"

"At best, their martial arts skills will be completely crippled; at worst, they will die on the spot!"

Zhang Zhongjian frowned and said in a deep voice, "If things are really as the Grand Preceptor and Sect Leader Cai predict, the situation is worrying..."

.......

Time flew by, and fifteen days later it arrived.

Inside the Sui army's main tent.

Yang Guang smiled and looked at Yang Su beside him: "Fifteen days have passed..."

"We haven't seen Lu Zuo for fifteen whole days!"

"Our scouts searched the surrounding mountains and forests for hundreds of miles, but found no trace of him."

"This is enough to prove that Lu Zuo has suffered a backlash, his foundation has been completely destroyed, and even if he did not die on the spot, he must be a useless person now."

"He is no longer a threat to our army!"

Yang Su looked up to the sky and sighed, "May Heaven bless the Great Sui Dynasty..."

"now....."

"Jiankang City, it's time to fall!"

……

Meanwhile, war broke out in another location.

Beneath the walls of Kuaiji City, before the dark, imposing army, the banners of the Lingnan Song Clan and the flags of the Nantong New Army stood side by side, fluttering in the wind.

Song Que and Chu Yunlong stood side by side at the front of the formation, their cold gazes fixed on the formidable city of Kuaiji that loomed ahead.

On the city wall, the private soldiers of the five great families and the martial arts masters they had recruited were ready for battle.

The defending elder, Yu, with his gray hair and beard and sinister eyes, looked at the well-organized enemy army below the city, especially the dozen or so enormous figures covered in black cloth and standing silently in front of the army formation. He felt a vague unease in his heart.

Click! Click! Click!

Just then, the sounds of metal rubbing and mechanisms running suddenly exploded!

The black cloth covering the dozen or so enormous creatures was suddenly ripped off, revealing their hideous, metallic forms that gleamed with a cold, menacing metallic sheen.

dong dong dong...

The mechanical beast's massive body strode forward, causing the ground to tremble!

"Fire the arrows! Fire them now!"

swish swish...  

At Elder Yu's command, thousands of arrows were fired simultaneously, heading straight for Taotie!

However......

The arrow struck the thick steel casing, scattering only sparks and making a crisp clanging sound before sliding limply to the ground.

A skilled defender gathered his inner energy and unleashed a sword and palm strike from mid-air, which landed on the Taotie, but only left faint white marks.

"Arrows are useless? Their protective energy is ineffective?"

"Aren't the mechanical beasts in Nantong only good for plowing the fields?"

At this moment, more than a dozen Taotie, like moving mountains, had arrived in front of the Kuaiji City Gate!

"Put down rolling stones!"

Rumble...

A huge boulder crashed down!

But the structure at the junction of the Taotie's head and chest suddenly opened, revealing layers of rapidly rotating sharp teeth. When the rolling stone fell into it, it was shredded into powder with a series of cracking sounds!

Buzz!

Immediately afterwards, hundreds of holes in its chest and abdomen suddenly opened, and three hundred and sixty high-speed rotating saw-toothed flywheels began to cut with a deafening shriek!

hiss hiss hiss hiss...

Wherever the saw teeth passed, the city gate was torn open with huge gaps, as if it were made of paper!

"The city gates have been breached!"

"Quickly, use kerosene to burn them!"

Splash...

Large amounts of oil were poured down from above the city wall, followed by dozens of torches being thrown down.

With a loud bang, raging flames blazed.

However, the flames that adhered to it burned for a short while before extinguishing themselves.

Meanwhile, even more Taotie beasts approached the city wall and crashed violently into its base!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The city wall trembled, stones flew everywhere, and there was a faint sign that it was about to collapse.

"Impossible...this is impossible!"

Elder Yu stared at the rapidly widening breach in the city gate and the collapsing sections of the wall: "How...could such a weapon exist in this world?"

now.

A cold glint flashed in Chu Yunlong's eyes as he drew his longsword, pointing it directly at Kuaiji City: "Kill!"

"kill!"

Before the bloody path and breach carved out by more than a dozen Taotie beasts, the allied forces, which had been gathering strength for a long time, let out a deafening roar and surged into Kuaiji City like a flood bursting its banks!

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