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"Shut up!"

The Qi family patriarch roared, his voice shaking the entire area and silencing all the beasts and creatures.

"Ancestor, this child is too..."

A middle-aged man was about to speak when he was interrupted by the Qi family patriarch.

"That's enough!"

"No one is allowed to speak nonsense."

The other elders also shouted angrily, stopping the others who wanted to speak.

At that moment, the entire venue fell silent!

All the young people stared angrily at Chen Yuan.

Dozens of elderly men, with white hair, stood guard at the front.

They stared in horror at Chen Yuan, at his official robes, and at the large seal floating above his right hand.

"How...how did you do that?"

The Qi family patriarch asked in a trembling voice, his face full of disbelief.

Chen Yuan glanced at him sideways and said coldly, "I have no need to explain myself to you!"

The patriarch of the Qi family, "..."

Chen Yuan snorted, his killing intent rising!

At the same time, the divine figure in the void slowly raised the divine sword in its hand!

It looks like it could fall at any moment and kill everything!

This includes the Qi family patriarch and all the beasts that disobey orders.

When the Qi family patriarch looked up and saw the enormous divine sword above his head, his pupils contracted and his scalp tingled.

All the old men around him were utterly horrified.

"No! Prefect, don't act rashly!"

The Qi family patriarch spoke in a hoarse voice, trembling, "We shall obey the prefect's orders."

As he spoke, he turned around, looked at the thousands of beasts and creatures, and sighed in his heart.

I wonder how many of them will survive this battle against the corpse puppets.

But if they don't go, they'll probably all be slaughtered by this human brat in front of them.

The other party wasn't joking with them; they genuinely had a ruthless streak and wanted to use this as an excuse to wipe them out completely!

"Damn it! This little brat is getting stronger and stronger! How did he manage to do that?"

The patriarch of the Qi family was filled with resentment.

"Get out there and kill the corpse puppets! I don't want to repeat myself!"

Chen Yuan spoke again, pointing the tip of the Tianzheng Sword at the nose of the Qi family patriarch, his eyes cold, "You go and lead the way."

Countless beasts and creatures glared angrily!

This is utterly arrogant and disrespectful to their ancestors!

"Ancestor..."

Everyone in the Qi family stared at Qi Tianfeng, as did the other beast beings.

When had they ever suffered such humiliation?

Now they are just waiting for Qi Tianfeng's order to rush forward and fight Chen Yuan to the death.

The Qi family patriarch's face turned ashen. After weighing the options in his mind, he made a decision in an instant.

With the seal of the prefect and the divine physiognomy of Chen Yuan, they were no match for him at all!

Qi Tianfeng's expression turned ashen, and he had no choice but to stride straight out the gate.

The other beasts looked at each other in bewilderment as they saw Qi Tianfeng heading towards the door.

"What are you looking at? You have the guts to yell at me, but not the guts to face those corpse puppets?"

Chen Yuan looked at these defiant beast beings and spoke with a mocking expression.

"A bunch of useless trash. If you're so capable, go out and fight the corpse puppets. What kind of skill is it to hide here?"

"As long as you survive the battle against the corpse puppets, and there are any survivors who still dare to defy me, feel free to come back and challenge me to a one-on-one duel! I'll take on as many as you come!"

Chen Yuan said coldly, pointing his long sword at them, and mocked, "If you have the ability, come back alive and challenge me. It's a life-or-death battle. Whoever doesn't come is worse than a pig or a dog."

The remaining beast-like beings blushed, but remained speechless.

They weren't stupid. Seeing that the Qi family patriarch and many elders had all decided that Chen Yuan was the prefect, then it was definitely him.

Although this matter seemed unbelievable to the young beast-like beings, there was nothing they could do about it.

Even their elders and ancestors were wary of Chen Yuan.

Let alone them?

A challenge to Chen Yuan?

That would have a higher mortality rate than challenging the corpse puppets.

They had no choice but to swallow their anger and humiliation, and followed the group of old men outside in resentment.

"Li Wei..."

Chen Yuan looked at Li Wei, then turned his gaze to Jiang Cheng, who looked shocked and excited.

Jiang Cheng shuddered and quickly replied, "Young Master, my name is Jiang Cheng."

Chen Yuan nodded. "Alright, you, Li Wei, Nuomi, and all the Wuxiang Guards, from this moment on, are all supervisors. Keep a close eye on them!"

At this point, Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

"Anyone who dares to back down, refuses to contribute, or even shows cowardice will be killed without mercy!"

Jiang Cheng, Li Wei, Nuomi, and all the Wuxiang Guardians' eyes lit up!

"yes!!"

They roared with excitement!

At the same time, they felt extremely pleased.

This was so exhilarating it made their scalp tingle!

Once upon a time, as human cultivators, even those who were part of the Formless Guard or the Law Enforcement Guard, they were always the first to rush to the front lines.

It has always been the beast-like creatures that have been overseeing the battle from behind!

Now the tables have turned, and they are the ones supervising the beast-like beings!

This feeling is just so amazing!

Upon hearing this, the Qi family patriarch and all the beast creatures staggered, nearly vomiting blood from frustration.

"Rest assured, Prefect, we Beast Taming cultivators are not cowards!"

The Qi family patriarch gritted his teeth and led everyone out.

When they saw so many human people standing on both sides of the entrance, they all frowned and showed expressions of disgust.

"These lowly beasts dare to approach the prefectural government office so closely? Do they have a death wish?"

A beast-like creature spoke angrily.

"Don't be impulsive. The fact that these human people are here is definitely Chen Yuan's doing."

Another beast-like being spoke, its face extremely gloomy.

They then looked beyond the light screen and saw the densely packed corpse puppets, and a chill ran down their spines.

"Ancestor, are we really going to go out and fight those corpse puppets? Our lives are so precious, we can't just die like that."

A middle-aged man said indignantly.

The Qi family patriarch glanced at Li Wei and Jiang Cheng behind him, sighed deeply, and said with a helpless expression,

"At this point, we have no other choice. If we back down or cower in fear, the Formless Guards won't pose a significant problem. It's the divine figure in the sky that could unleash a devastating sword strike at any moment, cleaving us all in two!"

Upon hearing this, all the beasts and creatures felt their scalps tingle and the hairs on their bodies stand on end.

They then realized the seriousness of the situation.

The illusory image of the deity in the void has become even more solid!

It was like a terrifying and powerful god looking down on them.

The phantom statue had already raised its divine sword and swung it towards other places!

As the sword light fell brilliantly, countless corpse puppets shattered.

"Kill them, but try to survive!"

The Qi family patriarch spoke helplessly, and then he led all the beast creatures out of the light barrier to fight against the corpse puppets.

The disaster caused by these corpse puppets in Tianqing County was undone when Chen Yuan obtained the seal of the county governor and began his counterattack.

……

On the other side, Chen Yuan searched through the prefectural government office and collected all the resources piled up there.

"Mine, all of them are mine..."

Chen Yuan maintained a cold expression, but inwardly he was overjoyed.

He also discovered many good things, such as elixirs, spiritual artifacts, cultivation techniques, secret manuals, and magical treasures.

However, most of them are magic treasures at the Yellow Court realm.

Chen Yuan didn't stand on ceremony and put them all away.

He even acquired a Dharma boat!

That was the prefect's personal magic boat!

For ordinary cultivators, it would be priceless.

It is also a symbol of status.

Chen Yuan, of course, didn't stand on ceremony and put it away.

The magic boat that Zhang Shan originally built for him, he gave to Chen Qingcang. Now, he can have another magic boat.

Before long, Chen Yuan arrived at the main hall.

There is a shrine here, and on the shrine is a shrine.

At that moment, a beam of light shot out from the shrine, piercing through the roof and condensing in the void into a majestic phantom of a god holding a sword.

The statue in the shrine was dressed in armor, with its hands resting on a long sword, just like the phantom statue in the void.

What Chen Yuan found strange was that the face of the statue seemed somewhat familiar.

But he couldn't figure out who it was for a moment.

"That's strange..."

Chen Yuan muttered to himself, then shook his head.

Since I can't remember, I'll just leave it at that.

He turned and left, and after going out into the courtyard, he took out the Dharma Boat.

hum!

The Dharma Boat was activated, radiating immense pressure.

He jumped onto the magic boat, circled over the other beast-type families in the county town, and, in the name of the county governor, ordered them to attack the corpse puppets.

He visited the Niu family, the Gou family, and the Sun family.

Upon seeing that it was Chen Yuan, these people were immediately filled with rage, let alone obeying his orders; they all refused!

Without wasting any words, Chen Yuan wiped them all out, leaving no one alive!

As for the Lu family, after all their leaders died, the remaining members were simply unable to resist the corpse puppets and were wiped out in the tide of corpse puppets.

Chen Yuan continued to circle around the other beast-eating families, threatening them and killing off batches of those who disobeyed!

In a short period of time, the beast-taming families of Tianqing County were basically crippled, laying a solid foundation for the Chen family to dominate Tianqing County in the future.

Finally, Chen Yuan piloted the magic boat to supervise the Qi family patriarch and others. After discovering that they were not contributing, he killed several Qi family elders!

The Qi family members were filled with grief and indignation, and only then did they begin to fight desperately against the corpse puppet, seemingly regarding the corpse puppet in front of them as Chen Yuan, and tearing it to pieces.

"Hmph, if you dare to shirk your duty to deal with the corpse puppets again, I will sentence you to the crime of cowardice!"

Chen Yuan stood on the deck of the magic boat, looking down at the Qi family members below, and spoke coldly.