Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

Just then, the demons outside launched their attack. The two of them simultaneously placed their palms on the adjacent array patterns and began to inject their magic power.

"Buzz!"

The bronze palace in his sea of ​​consciousness trembled without warning, clearly a sign that demonic energy had been detected.

Alarm bells immediately went off in Li Yuan's mind. He remained calm and focused on maintaining the formation, but out of the corner of his eye, he began to carefully observe Zhao Lingyun beside him.

His aura and appearance were genuine, definitely not an imposter, but his eyes had lost some of their sharpness, and a hint of ruthlessness had appeared in them.

Li Yuan carefully observed the array patterns under his palm. They did not emit any obvious light. Clearly, the other party was likely taking advantage of the situation and had not actually injected any magic power.

There's definitely something wrong!

This realization instantly confirmed his suspicions: Zhao Lingyun in front of him was likely in trouble.

Li Yuan's mind raced. He recalled Mr. Mo's parting words, and a terrible suspicion surfaced in his mind.

"Junior Zhao," Li Yuan suddenly chuckled in a low voice, "I heard you participated in the Four Academies League of Shenwu Academy before, is that true?"

Zhao Lingyun's body stiffened slightly, then he nodded. "That's all in the past."

"I've heard about you before. I heard that Junior Zhao once fought against Captain Li Yuan of Shenwu Academy in the league."

Li Yuan revealed a gossipy expression, "It is said that you used the move 'Surprising Cloud Break' to break his 'Shattering Void Blade Intent'. I am quite interested in swordsmanship, but I have never understood the key to it. I hope Junior Officer Zhao can enlighten me."

This was half true and half false; he made it up on the spot. When Zhao Lingyun fought Li Yuan in the league, he did lose to the Shattered Void Blade Intent, but Zhao Lingyun did not use the Shocking Cloud Break to deal with it; instead, he was defeated by a direct confrontation.

If the person in front of him were truly Zhao Lingyun, he would immediately point out the mistake or express doubt. But if the other party is an imposter…

Sure enough, a hint of panic flashed in Zhao Lingyun's eyes, but he quickly concealed it and replied vaguely, "That Li Yuan's swordsmanship is indeed exquisite. I'm ashamed to say that the specific details... have been a long time, and I can't remember them clearly."

Can't remember?

How could a martial artist not remember his life-or-death duel with a formidable opponent? Especially someone as proud and arrogant as Zhao Lingyun, he should remember his defeats vividly.

Li Yuan sneered inwardly, having basically confirmed that this Zhao was not that Zhao. His eyes darted around, and he decided to add fuel to the fire, deliberately stirring up trouble. He spoke in a regretful tone.

"I see. What a pity. I also heard that later in the secret realm, you led the Tian Ce team to cooperate sincerely with the Wan Xiang and Tai Xu academies to explore the ancient tomb and finally joined forces to obtain the ancient tomb token. It is truly admirable."

This is complete nonsense. It is an indisputable fact that Tian Ce Zhao Lingyun abandoned Wanxiang and went alone in the secret realm. Later, he was seriously injured and had to withdraw due to triggering the restriction, which is a lifelong disgrace for him.

If it were truly Zhao Lingyun, upon hearing such blatant and distorted praise, his face would likely change color immediately.

To everyone's surprise, the other party only forced a smile and replied dryly, "Brother Chen, you flatter me. It's just my duty, nothing to mention."

"Now, guarding the pass is the priority. Let's not dwell on these old stories." As he spoke, he turned to block Li Yuan's view and placed his palm on the array patterns, clearly intending to sabotage it secretly.

It's now!

Li Yuan put one hand behind his back and quickly made several coded hand gestures towards Chen Shuo and Xu Sheng, who were not far away.

These hand gestures were created by Li Yuan based on his memories as a special forces soldier in his previous life. He had used them in the Divine Martial Squad before, and in this operation, he taught them to Chen Shuo and others.

"Someone around me is up to no good; get ready to act!"

After making the hand gesture, he turned to Zhao Lingyun and said, "Lieutenant Zhao is right, guarding the pass is of utmost importance. Hmm? Why is the array pattern here a bit unstable? Come, let me lend you a hand."

As he spoke, he reached out his hand, seemingly to help Zhao Lingyun stabilize the array patterns, but suddenly changed his move and grabbed Zhao Lingyun's wrist.

"you--!"

Zhao Lingyun hadn't expected that Li Yuan, who had just been chatting and laughing with him, would turn on him so suddenly and launch such a tricky attack. He was shocked and furious, and instinctively withdrew his hand to retaliate. However, Li Yuan's level of skill was far superior to his, and this attack was a sneak attack, determined to succeed.

"laugh!"

Li Yuan's five fingers precisely gripped Zhao Lingyun's wrist, their touch icy cold. At the same time, the suction force in his palm suddenly erupted, frantically drawing demonic power from Zhao Lingyun's body.

"ah--!"

The silver wolf strategist, possessing Zhao Lingyun's body, let out a painful roar. It felt its demonic power being uncontrollably and frantically sucked away through the other's fingers.

"Demon! Show yourself at once!"

Li Yuan shouted and increased the force in his hand, the devouring power of the bronze palace surging fiercely into the opponent's body.

Zhao Lingyun's body instantly erupted with a ghostly green light, his face twisted violently, and fine wolf fur began to sprout from his face. The possession technique was forcibly interfered with, and his demonic soul was injured, making it difficult to perfectly conceal the truth.

Just as he made his move, Chen Shuo and the others also took action, and within a few breaths, they had already subdued the imposters posing as demons around them.

"Everyone, be careful of the spies around you!" Li Yuan shouted sternly to the stunned crowd around him.

"You bastard! I'm going to eat you alive!"

The silver wolf strategist was both shocked and furious, never expecting to be seen through so easily. It roared and struggled desperately, gathering all its strength to try to break free of its restraints.

At the same time, it let out a shriek: "Attack! Destroy the formation!"

"Protect the formation!"

"Take down these monsters!"

Chen Shuo gave the order loudly, and the guards on the wall, who were unaware of what was happening, reacted and rushed towards the suddenly rising demons.

Knowing his identity had been exposed and the plan was no longer feasible, the Silver Wolf strategist steeled his heart and, risking damage to his demon soul, spat out a white bead that emitted a powerful force, forcibly shaking the area.

"Bang!"

The demonic power erupted, and Li Yuan's hand was so shocked that it went numb, causing him to loosen his grip slightly.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Silver Wolf strategist withdrew his arm, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. He lunged at the array patterns that he had secretly tampered with, gathering all his demonic power and slamming down with a powerful palm strike.

"Break it!"

"Snap—!"

A clear, crisp sound rang out, and the array pattern was indeed blasted open with a tiny crack by the Silver Wolf Strategist's desperate attack.

"Awoo!"

The Silver Wolf strategist let out a sharp, piercing cry towards the area beyond the pass.

Before its whistling sound had faded, a cry was heard from the sky.

"Hey——!"

A sharp cry of an eagle rang out, and a dark blue shadow appeared instantly in front of the crack. Its enormous claws ignored the obstruction and precisely pierced through the crack.

It's the Blue-Eyed Eagle King!

It had been hiding high in the sky, waiting for this opportunity.

Its target was not to rescue the Silver Wolf strategist, but Li Yuan.

"Be careful!"

too fast!

Just as Chen Shuo's roar was uttered and Xu Sheng's spear was only half-raised, most people on the wall were still stuck in the previous moment.

Those eagle claws had already pierced through the formation and were aimed straight at the back of Li Yuan's neck.

Silver Wolf Strategist seemed to have anticipated this, and suddenly grabbed Li Yuan's legs tightly.

"Chen Zhuo!"

Chen Shuo's eyes were bloodshot as he recklessly swung his sword at the dark blue lightning bolt. The sword energy was fierce, but he only managed to strike an afterimage.

The instant the eagle's claws reached his body, Li Yuan had already pushed his internal energy to its limit, twisting his body in an attempt to evade.