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Qi Xiaochun nodded in agreement, then sneered, "Well said. If humans become the Formless Guardians, even demons and monsters..."

His essence is still human, and as long as he is human, he is base, inferior to us beasts.

As he spoke, Qi Xiaochun pointed at the terrified human civilians and said sarcastically, "Boy, you're not trying to protect those lowly people, are you?"

"Hahaha! Don't be stupid, their lives are cheap, they're dead and that's it."

As soon as he finished speaking, all the other beasts nodded in agreement, their faces full of self-righteousness and mockery.

The human people were immediately filled with despair and sorrow.

Jiang Cheng and the others looked gloomy, their hearts filled with bitterness, and they were powerless to refute.

They couldn't help but look at Chen Yuan, their eyes filled with complex and indescribable emotions.

Chen Yuan glanced at them and said indifferently, "Even if I am the Wuxiang Guard, I am still the personal guard of the Great Xiang Emperor, not the private soldiers of you Xiang Beast families. I have no responsibility to protect you."

Qi Xiaochun's gaze grew even colder. He hadn't expected that a human Wuxiang Guardian would dare to contradict her repeatedly.

She immediately flew into a rage, her eyes darting around as she came up with an idea. Pointing at Chen Yuan, she shouted angrily.

"Well, what a fine imperial guard you are. Do you think you're innocent?"

"You're clearly so strong, yet you arrived so late; that's the biggest dereliction of duty!"

"If you had arrived sooner, so many of us Beast Taming cultivators wouldn't have died, and the entire Tianqing Prefecture wouldn't have become a living hell!"

Upon hearing this, the other beast-eating cultivators instantly understood Qi Xiaochun's meaning.

This is an attempt to force Chen Yuan to submit under the law!

"Yes, as a guardian of the formless realm, you bear an inescapable responsibility and cannot shirk your blame!"

"If we file a complaint against him, he's doomed!"

"So many people died before, it's all his fault!"

He's so strong, yet he arrived so late! It was intentional!

How many lives have been lost because of him?

……

The beasts roared in righteous indignation, as if Chen Yuan and his two wicked foes were guilty of heinous crimes!

All the human cultivators remained silent, while the human people all looked at Chen Yuan with worry.

They didn't want anything to happen to this human boy.

"Heh heh, kid, you won't listen to us? You'd better think about what will happen to you!"

Qi Xiaochun looked at Chen Yuan and said coldly,

"You three are strong, and we can't do anything to you, but what if you don't listen to us and don't protect us? Hmph, as long as we report you, you're dead."

Chen Yuan's gaze turned cold as he approached Qi Xiaochun. "Is that so?"

Qi Xiaochun was startled and instinctively took a step back.

Realizing that he had been frightened by a human cultivator, he was immediately enraged and ashamed!

She puffed out her chest and gritted her teeth, saying, "Yes!"

"Damn the Primordial Corpse Transformation Sect, they actually possessed you!"

Without warning, Chen Yuan roared and instantly closed in!

"Wh...what?"

Qi Xiaochun was a little confused, not knowing why Chen Yuan would say that.

But in the next instant, Chen Yuan had already reached her and drew his sword to strike!

Chi!

A dazzling sword light swept past her eyes, and her vision spun instantly before she was plunged into eternal darkness.

puff!

Before everyone's eyes, Qi Xiaochun's head flew into the air, and blood gushed from his smooth neck!

Gudong!

As her head rolled to the ground, her狰狞 (zhengning - ferocious/hideous) face was filled with wide-open eyes.

Even in death, she never imagined that Chen Yuan would so cruelly kill her!

Otherwise, with her Yellow Court Great Perfection realm, she wouldn't be completely powerless to resist!

utter silence reigned all around!

All eyes were fixed on the rolling head.

"You...you killed her!"

An old man from the Qi family roared furiously!

"I told you, she has been possessed by an evil cultivator from the Ancient Corpse Transformation Sect and will soon become a corpse puppet."

Chen Yuan said calmly.

"Nonsense, utter nonsense!"

The old man from the Qi family said angrily.

"It seems you've been possessed too!"

Chen Yuan glanced at him, then drew his sword and slashed again!

puff!

The old man from the Qi family was beheaded!

The Qi family members were shocked and retreated, looking at Chen Yuan with fear on their faces!

Of course, there were also some clever people among the other beast-eating cultivators who instantly understood that Chen Yuan wanted to make an example of them!

Some were unconvinced and became angry.

They dared not directly attack the inhuman corpse puppets, but they had an innate sense of superiority over the humans they had always suppressed.

So they all surrounded them, their momentum fierce and their killing intent palpable!

"Damn it, you lowly beast! There are thousands upon thousands of corpse puppets outside, and instead of going out to kill them and guard Tianqing County, you dare to swagger in front of us? Are you planning a rebellion?"

"Outrageous! You dare kill an elder of the Qi family! Do you know that the head of the Qi family is Qi Boheng, the commander of the Tianqing Army?!"

"Are you tired of living? You even have the audacity to say he was possessed by an evil cultivator from the Primordial Corpse Realm? That excuse is utterly ridiculous!"

……

Hundreds of beast-type cultivators approached, their imposing aura fierce, pointing at Chen Yuan and cursing him incessantly.

Several cultivators at the Great Perfection of the Yellow Court level even wanted to join forces to suppress Chen Yuan in order to curry favor with the Qi family.

Jiang Cheng and the others' expressions changed drastically, but they still mustered their courage and crowded behind Chen Yuan, confronting the hundreds of beast-manipulating cultivators.

"Young Master, what should we do?"

Jiang Cheng looked at Chen Yuan and spoke solemnly.

Offending a beast-manipulating cultivator will inevitably lead to a bad end.

He felt extremely frustrated and angry.

With the corpse puppets outside lurking menacingly and the crisis still unresolved, internal strife has broken out here as well.

The Beastmaster cultivator, in order to control Chen Yuan, actually wants to file a complaint? Accuse him of dereliction of duty!

In an attempt to intimidate the other beast-eating cultivators, Chen Yuan killed the Qi family elder as a warning to others, but unexpectedly, it backfired!

"Hmph, what can we do? What else can we do? They've all been possessed by the evil cultivators of the Primordial Corpse Transformation Sect. If we don't wipe them out completely, they'll bring disaster to the entire Tianqing County!!"

Chen Yuan snorted coldly, his body radiating murderous intent, and the long sword in his hand clanged, bursting forth with a dazzling sword light.

Slaughter them all?

Holy crap?

That's ruthless!

Jiang Cheng and the others were dumbfounded.

"How dare you, Chen Yuan! Do you know what you're saying?!"

An elderly man with gray hair spoke in alarm.

Chen Yuan's words were utterly shocking.

puff!

Chen Yuan immediately swung his sword and cleaved the gray-haired old man who had spoken in two!

The others were stunned and completely terrified.

Chen Yuan's actions were undoubtedly audacious and reckless.

Among them were people who knew Chen Yuan, and they couldn't help but recall his infamous and ruthless reputation.

The other party was the one who had been slaughtering the members of the Xiangshou family of Tianqing County right under Song Tianwen's nose, and now they were even threatening him!

"Chen Yuan, calm down. Don't act impulsively!!"

An old woman spoke up, both surprised and angry.

puff!

No sooner had he finished speaking than Chen Yuan thrust out his sword, severing the throat in one strike!

"I can't fucking calm down!"

Chen Yuan roared and twisted his sword twice, shattering the old woman's neck.

Then, he pointed his blood-dripping longsword fiercely at the clamoring beast-like creatures! He roared at Jiang Cheng and the others,

"What the hell are you waiting for? Kill them! Slaughter all these possessed pigs and dogs!!"