Swordholder

In an instant, the Wuxiangshi holding the token immediately activated it, attempting to unleash its astonishing power.

But the token in his hand vanished in the next instant.

Upon closer inspection, the token was already in Lu Chengfeng's hands.

Before he could react, Lu Chengfeng thrust the token in his hand forward!

The man without a face was utterly terrified, his eyes widening in shock.

puff!

The token pierced straight into his mouth, tearing his lips and going through his throat!

The sharp end protruded from the back of the head, dripping with scarlet blood and murky brain matter!

"Well……"

The Wuxiangshi let out a muffled groan, his pupils rapidly dilated, and he fell backward.

The moment he fell to the ground, Lu Chengfeng's figure had already disappeared again!

boom!

As the corpse of Wuxiangshi fell to the ground, Lu Chengfeng appeared in front of Wang Defa!

Swish!

His outstretched hand, like the sharp talons of a divine eagle, fiercely grabbed at Wang Defa's head.

"Ah, you..."

Wang Defa's pupils contracted sharply, and fear overwhelmed him instantly like a tidal wave.

"You condone your wife and children's crimes, kidnapping and abusing children, even daring to kidnap my daughter?"

Lu Chengfeng's hoarse voice rang out, carrying a chilling aura.

"Your crimes are heinous; today, I will tear you apart!"

The next instant, he pressed down on Wang Defa's head with his left hand, and his right hand suddenly grew sharp nails that were more than 30 centimeters long, like sharp steel knives!

Swish swish!

Lu Chengfeng's right hand moved with lightning speed, almost becoming a blur. Accompanied by the sound of blood and flesh splattering, Wang Defa's miserable scream rang out.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

In just a second or two, Wang Defa's entire body was completely cleaned up!

All that remained was a pale skeleton.

His bloodshot pupils were still twitching slightly, filled with extreme terror.

boom!

Lu Chengfeng's left hand, which was pressing on Wang Defa's head, suddenly grew longer fingernails as he exerted force!

boom!

Wang Defa's head was smashed open like a watermelon, with blood and brain matter splattered all over the ground.

The dignified garrison commander of Wuqiao Town has been utterly annihilated!

All of this happened too quickly. By the time the other Wuxiang warriors and the yamen runners of Wuqiao Town reacted and rushed towards Lu Chengfeng, Wang Defa had already become a headless skeleton!

The ground beneath their feet was stained crimson with blood.

"Ah, quick, kill him!"

Mo Hong roared, though he was a little scared, but this was not the first time they had encountered such a change!

All the Wuxiang warriors immediately swarmed forward without any fear.

The remaining yamen runners and Wang family guards immediately swung their long swords and slashed at Lu Chengfeng's back!

"roar!"

At the critical moment, Lu Chengfeng suddenly turned around and roared at the guards and constables who were rushing towards him!

boom!!!!

An extremely violent power surged and erupted from his body in an instant. The guards and constables who swung their swords at him were unable to withstand this power and exploded with a bang, turning into dense chunks of blood and flesh scattered all over the ground.

"roar!"

Just then, the Wuxiang warriors who rushed towards Lu Chengfeng roared, and a strange and sinister aura suddenly erupted, carrying endless ferocity.

"Awooo!"

In the blink of an eye, these formless warriors roared, their bodies began to twist and writhe, their flesh and blood swollen and rolled wildly, transforming into ferocious beasts with hideous faces!

Several of them retained their human form, but their mouths suddenly split open and elongated, transforming into suction cup-like shapes...

The suction cup resembled a strange flower or entwined tentacles, covered in a sticky liquid and filled with sharp teeth.

Swish!

These fleshy, tentacle-like mouths stretched forward, reaching two or three meters in length, baring their fangs and claws as if trying to swallow Lu Chengfeng whole!

Lu Chengfeng's claws flashed, and in the blink of an eye, he tore those tentacle-like mouths into countless pieces of flesh.

His figure approached forward like a ghost, almost turning into a blur!

His outstretched hand, like a sharp spear, stabbed fiercely into the mouth of a ferocious beast!

puff!

His arm pierced straight into the beast's mouth, instantly penetrating its head along with it.

The next instant, the beast's head exploded, splattering blood and flesh everywhere!

Roar!

This brutal scene did not frighten the other ferocious beasts; instead, it caused their eyes to glow with a faint red light, and they frantically pounced on Lu Chengfeng from all directions!

Several ferocious beasts even climbed up the nearby trees, took up a high point, and then suddenly pounced down on Lu Chengfeng!

"Uncle Lu, watch out!"

Chen Yuan and Chen Zhaoning exclaimed in surprise almost simultaneously, their eyes widening in shock!

These vicious monsters were actually transformed from those Wuxiangshi!

Moreover, these monsters have smooth, oval heads with no obvious facial features except for their scarlet eyes.

They are long and jet black, covered in centipede-like scales!

The most terrifying thing is its two- or three-meter-long tail, which is covered with sharp spikes and looks extremely dangerous.

What alarmed Chen Yuan the most was their mouths, which were long and narrow like beaks and filled with sharp teeth!

Those scimitar-like fangs seemed capable of tearing everything in the world apart!

"What kind of monster is this?"

Chen Yuan was utterly shocked and couldn't help but ask, "Is it a mutated species created by the Formless Sect?"

Roar!

The ferocious beasts roared and howled in the arena, spreading a fierce and eerie aura that made it almost impossible for people to breathe.

Lu Chengfeng was already locked in combat with more than a dozen monsters, his five fingers transformed into long, sharp claws, viciously tearing at the monsters around him!

Ahhhhh!

The mournful howls rose and fell, and dark blood splattered like rain.

Chen Yuan gasped in shock; the ferocity of these monsters was even more awe-inspiring than the giant green snake he had encountered earlier.

"The Wuxiang Sect is the personal guard of the Emperor of the Great Xiang Empire. It is responsible for monitoring all officials of the court and is also the core institution for suppressing the human race's revival organization."

Chen Zhaoning spoke rapidly, her gaze fixed on Lu Chengfeng, who was fighting the monster in the arena. Her pupils contracted slightly as she continued.

"They are also researching the Sun and Moon Demons, specifically cultivating bizarre alien creatures in an attempt to create a more powerful army."

"These monsters are probably deformed species that they have researched and bred."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan's pupils shrank dramatically!

After he awoke in this world, he lived with Lu Chengfeng and Nuomi.

Aside from teaching him cultivation, Lu Chengfeng rarely mentioned anything else. Even the Wuxiang Sect was only known by name, not by details.

"How exactly did I come into this world? And how did I end up near the ruins of gods and demons, and be picked up by Uncle Lu?"

"Why was Li Wei also unearthed from the ruins of gods and demons? Am I the same?"

"I heard that Li Wei was captured and studied by the Wuxiang Sect. Could it be... that I was also studied by them?"

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Chen Yuan's mind was in turmoil, with countless questions swirling around him.

"Also, what exactly is the Ruins of Gods and Demons?"

Chen Yuan thought of this place again.

Lu Chengfeng only said that the place was extremely dangerous and that it was a remnant from ancient times, without saying another word.

He looked at Chen Zhaoning, who was riding on horseback, hoping to get even the slightest clue from this young lady of a prestigious family.

"The ruins of gods and demons are said to be the remains formed when gods and demons fought a great battle in the realm of gods a million years ago. Their corpses fell to earth and merged with the land."

Chen Zhaoning looked at Chen Yuan with a hint of surprise on her face, "You don't even know about ancient history?"

Chen Yuan looked completely bewildered and couldn't help but ask, "A million years ago? How could corpses from a great war between gods and demons have fallen to this mortal realm?"

Chen Zhaoning glanced at him in surprise again, but then, remembering that Chen Yuan was a member of a reclusive family and unaware of the vicissitudes of the outside world, she understood and let it go.

She pondered for a moment, then slowly replied, "According to ancient records left in the human world, a million years ago, a great war between gods and demons shattered the divine realm."

"As for these relics of gods and demons, some ancient people speculated that they were probably fragments of them!"

"The corpses of gods and demons, along with fragments of the continent, fell to earth."

"Furthermore, some speculate that if one were to enter the core of the ruins of gods and demons, there might be a way to leave the mortal realm and travel to the divine realm above. However, the core of the ruins of gods and demons is extremely dangerous, and no one has ever been able to enter..."

Chen Yuan remained silent, his doubts deepening.

Chen Zhaoning continued, "Countless continents within the ruins of gods and demons are frozen in ice."

As time passed, the ice and snow gradually melted, flowing along the ravines and depressions, transforming into the ocean we see today.

However, many places remain covered in ice and snow, and those places are extremely dangerous, filled with violent storms and biting cold.

There even exist many incomprehensible powers capable of instantly annihilating any invading creature.

"However, the more dangerous the place, the greater the opportunity it often presents."

I've heard that some people have unearthed ancient divine weapons and leftover elixirs in those frozen lands, using them to break through to the Purple Mansion Realm early, causing countless people to frantically scramble for them..."

A glint of light flashed in Chen Zhaoning's eyes as he continued,

"But three thousand years ago, the world changed drastically. The sun turned into a demonic sun, and the moon became a malevolent moon, plunging the entire human world into chaos."

"Humanity has mutated and fallen into demonic possession, the fighting power of ferocious beasts has surged, and all spirits have transformed into bizarre demons. From then on, this land of humans has become a living hell..."

"It was at this time that someone unearthed a heaven-defying figure from the ruins of gods and demons."

After that person appeared, he led twelve demonized beasts, sweeping across the entire human realm and establishing the current Divine Court.

He claimed to be a high priest sent by the gods to rule over the human world.

The twelve ferocious beasts under his command were divine messengers, belonging to the ranks of deities, and were bestowed the title of celestial gods by the high priest…”

"And the twelve beasts of the Great Xiang Empire today are the descendants of this god, also known as the divine offspring."

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Chen Zhaoning quickly recounted everything he knew, such as recounting the High Priest's initial feats.

Standardize the written language, weights and measures, and the spoken language, etc.

At first, Chen Yuan listened quietly, but as Chen Zhaoning described, the following words exploded in his mind like thunder!

and many more!

The people unearthed from the ruins of gods and demons three thousand years ago standardized weights and measures and writing.

Holy crap?