I became a Sword Emperor in the Martial Arts World

Chapter 221 The giant turtle is so big that it can't be stewed in one pot.

Whoosh~

Four powerful arrows, transformed into streaks of light, shot towards Ye Qingzhou, attacking from both sides and attempting to cut off his escape route.

However, Ye Qingzhou stood calmly and composed in place, motionless, letting the four powerful arrows fired from the crossbows whiz past him. A slight difference could lead to a huge error.

Advanced movement techniques and martial arts skills, making the world seem so close yet so far!

This misperception prevents the opponent from accurately locating Ye Qingzhou, causing their attack to miss.

"Ye Long, prepare to die!"

The assassin, lurking in the shadows, seeing that his hidden arrows were ineffective, leaped up, his fierce killing intent accompanying the flash of his blade as it descended from the sky.

Ye Qingzhou looked up and was immediately met with Duan Wen's twisted and resentful face.

By slightly turning his body, Ye Qingzhou avoided the enemy's fierce slash.

Snap~ Boom

The long sword slashed down onto the ground, instantly creating a cut several meters long. Its momentum didn't diminish, and it directly blasted down a roadside general store.

The sword energy was like thunder and lightning, with immense power, fully demonstrating the formidable combat strength of a martial arts master.

"Do we have a grudge?"

Ye Qingzhou raised his hand, and the Five Emperors Dragon Sword Technique was immediately activated.

In an instant, the five innate elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth unleashed five-colored sword light, all shooting towards Duan Wen, forcing him to retreat step by step.

"You villain, you aided and abetted evil! I will never forgive you!"

With his junior brother and master dying tragically one after another, Duan Wen was filled with grief and hatred, and only wanted to kill Ye Qingzhou as revenge against Lian Hongying.

With his mere cultivation at the first level of the Ascension Realm, facing a Martial God expert at the tenth level of the Ascension Realm, he probably wouldn't even have the courage to draw his sword, let alone make a move.

That's why Ye Qingzhou was the only target they could choose.

Moreover, Ye Qingzhou seized the foundation that his master, Duan Qianfeng, had built up over his entire life, took possession of the Yanfeng ship, and was deeply favored by Lian Hongying. These two points alone are enough to make him deserving of death.

"Further words are useless; I will kill you today!"

Duan Wen brandished his blade and charged at Ye Qingzhou once more. His fiery blade energy soared into the sky, unleashing a deadly attack without reservation, aiming for a swift victory.

Only by killing Ye Qingzhou as quickly as possible can he escape in time before the city guards arrive.

Blade Style, a high-level martial art, Burning Blaze!

With a single slash, a wave of fire swept across the area, turning the entire street into a sea of ​​flames.

Such a wide-range attack is precisely the tactical means that best counters Ye Qingzhou's close-range movement and martial arts techniques.

Clang~

Ye Qingzhou pointed his fingers together as a sword and delivered a vertical slash, the solid sword energy immediately cutting through the surging waves of flames.

But Ye Qingzhou dared not be careless in the slightest. At this moment, he was aware of everything around him and his feet were on the ground, calmly dodging the sneak attacks from the sides and behind him: "There are twelve hostile forces hiding in the shadows, including three martial arts masters. Using such a lineup to assassinate me, they really think highly of me."

Rumble~

The flames crashed against the shops on both sides of the street, and the residents, seeing the danger, had long since fled.

"His movements are strange, making it difficult to pinpoint his location; sniping him is useless."

"Then let's kill them outright!"

"The city guards will arrive in the time it takes to brew a cup of tea; we don't have much time left!"

The three martial arts masters, who had been hiding in the shadows, instantly drew their swords and unleashed their unique skills, swooping down on Ye Qingzhou like eagles hunting rabbits.

The martial arts master's will, permeating heaven and earth, combined with the combined strength of the three, created an overwhelming killing intent that was like Mount Tai pressing down, completely severing and sealing off Ye Qingzhou's path to survival.

"Ye Long, today is your death day!"

Duan Wen's killing intent was at its peak. He once again used the "Sword Style," a martial arts technique he inherited from Duan Qianfeng. In an instant, his martial arts true energy transformed into blazing flames, enveloping his entire body.

"Sword Style", a high-level martial art, Flaming Strike!

As soon as Duanwen unleashed his killing move, his figure instantly spun around, transforming into a fire dragon that rapidly swept towards Ye Qingzhou.

The fire is fueled by the wind, and the wind fuels the fire's power!

The storm and flames unleashed by Duanwen's slashing blade fiercely tore apart everything in its path.

At the same time, three clear eagle cries came from Ye Qingzhou's left, right, and behind him. In reality, these were the sharp whistles produced by the intense friction of blades against the air.

Surrounded on all sides, with no way to retreat.

But Ye Qingzhou never thought of escaping.

Second gear!

The six forces are combined into one, reaching a state of divine perfection.

Ye Qingzhou instantly activated overclocking mode, and the five innate energies within his body began to circulate at high speed. Black, white, green, red, and yellow energies circulated endlessly, and a bright divine light emanated from within, blooming like a flower.

Ding~ Ding~ Ding~ Ding~

Four swords landed on Ye Qingzhou in succession, tearing his clothes apart, but they were blocked by a piece of earth-yellow true qi martial armor that appeared on Ye Qingzhou's body, making it difficult for them to advance an inch.

Mountain-scaled rhinoceros armor!

This armor is sturdy and heavy, the best defensive armor among the Five Scale Emperor Armors. At this moment, it stands like a mountain across the earth, blocking the enemy's fierce and cruel attacks for Ye Qingzhou.

With his current life energy level, which is almost at the level of a grandmaster, even a full-force attack from a martial arts master would only be able to barely inflict minor injuries on him.

Immediately, the One Qi Transformation Divine Power was activated, and the enemy's attack was completely transformed into Ye Qingzhou's power through the Five Qi Convergence.

"My turn!"

Ye Qingzhou withstood the combined attack of the enemies, his blood boiling and his internal organs throbbing with pain. But the physical pain only fueled his fighting spirit and will to fight: "You all must die!"

A surge of sword light erupted from Ye Qingzhou's body in an instant, like a hundred flowers blooming, colorful and dazzling, with sword energy crisscrossing and filling the space between heaven and earth.

Five Emperors Dragon Sword Technique!

Super-level martial arts techniques, a dazzling array!

Ye Qingzhou raised both arms, and instantly, a dazzling array of sword energy behind him, like a barrage of rockets, began to sweep across the ground, causing fire and explosions everywhere.

Black, white, red, yellow, and cyan sword lights transformed into hundreds and thousands of sword energies, activating an automatic tracking and targeting mode, relentlessly bombarding the enemy.

The bombardment lasted for several minutes. When Ye Qingzhou finally stopped after exhausting the energy of his attack, only four master-level assassins remained alive.

Even the four survivors were in a terrible state, having been brutally mutilated and severely injured, making it difficult for them to move for the time being.

Ye Qingzhou stepped forward one by one to finish them off. First, he twisted Duan Wen's head off, and then he continued to the other three black-clad assassins, killing two of them.

"Ye Long, stop!"

The last remaining assassin struggled to his feet, his voice a mixture of bravado and fear, as he roared, "I am Dao Yanshu, a centurion of the Golden Knife Guard! If you kill me, you will die a horrible death!"

"Golden Sword Guards?"

Ye Qingzhou had stayed in Huajian City for several days, so he naturally knew how feared and dreaded the Golden Knife Guards were in the Rakshasa Kingdom.

To put it bluntly, this is a secret service organization directly under the royal family of the Rakshasa Kingdom, authorized by royal authority to act first and report later.

Those targeted by the Golden Knife Guards, even nobles and high-ranking officials, would suffer greatly, if not die.

The people of the Rakshasa Kingdom feared the golden knife, but Ye Qingzhou was not. At worst, he could just pack up and run away. Could you possibly kill me all the way to Blue Star?

Moreover, Ye Qingzhou is currently forging a sword for Lian Hongying. As long as the divine weapon is not completed, no matter what kind of trouble it causes, Lian Hongying will definitely protect him.

Therefore, Ye Qingzhou can be said to have no taboos.

"Tell me, why did you attack me?"

"It was a misunderstanding. We received the wrong intelligence, which is why we mistakenly thought you were an accomplice of the rebels and wanted to take you back for questioning."

"lie."

Clang~

With a flick of his sword, Dao Yanshu's right arm flew high into the air, blood splattering across the long street.

"Ah~ my hand!"

"Stop yelling, be quiet. You still have one life left, don't you?"

Ye Qingzhou remained expressionless as she continued her interrogation: "Who exactly wants to get back at me?"

Just then, the city guards' elite cavalry, riding war beasts, appeared on the other side of the street. The leader was a male commander of the city guards who had appeared at the previous banquet.

Dao Yanshu cried out as if he had seen reinforcements: "I am Dao Yanshu, a centurion of the Golden Sword Guard! Come and save me!"

"Sigh, how presumptuous of me."

puff~

Dao Yanshu felt a sudden dizziness, and then he realized that his head had rolled to the ground.

He couldn't understand why Ye Qingzhou would dare to kill him when he had clearly revealed his identity as a centurion of the Golden Knife Guard.

"Mr. Ye, why did you attack and kill the Golden Knife Hundred-Commander of my Rakshasa Women's Kingdom?"

"They attacked me first."

Ye Qingzhou said dismissively.

"Even so, you shouldn't have killed a Golden Sword Hundred-Household Commander. Instead, you should have handed him over to us for investigation!"

The Golden Knife Guards were the royal guards, with extremely special status. Not to mention the title of centurion, which could only be held by nobles from powerful and influential families.

That's why the city guard commander was so angry; he took Ye Qingzhou's behavior as a provocation.

"Are you questioning me?" Ye Qingzhou sneered. "He said he was a Golden Knife Hundred-Household Commander, so that's all? He didn't show any identification beforehand, and he even conspired with remnants of the rebel army to assassinate me, so I killed him. What's the problem with that? Or are you saying you also colluded with the rebels?"

At this moment, someone saw Duan Wen's head and body. He was Duan Qianfeng's top disciple and a celebrity in Huajian City. Many people knew him.

Daoyanshu and Duanwen were allies; what else could they be but accomplices of the rebels?

For a moment, the city guard commander, who had been trying to take the opportunity to attack Ye Qingzhou, panicked: "You...you're making false accusations!"

The other party was clearly tired of being asked so many questions.

The rebels caused enormous damage to Huajian City. Lian Hongying had long ago ordered that anyone who colluded with the rebels should be punished for treason and executed without mercy.

Now, anyone who dares to be associated with the word "rebel" is truly beyond saving, even if a god were to come and save them.

Ye Qingzhou then swaggered away, and no one dared to stop him.

Soon, Lian Hongying also learned of this matter.

The city lord's mansion, study.

"Lord of the City Refining Sect."

"Mr. Ye, are you alright?"

Lian Hongying asked with concern.

"It's nothing serious."

Ye Qingzhou spoke casually. His injuries had almost fully healed after the battle. His mastery of forest techniques had allowed him to cultivate the beginner level of the Supreme Emperor's Undying Body, enabling him to quickly repair any injury by consuming innate wood energy.

"It's good that you're alright."

Lian Hongying breathed a sigh of relief, and then told Ye Qingzhou the whole story: "The matter has been investigated. The people were sent by my sister Wang. Over the years, the Golden Knife Guards have basically fallen into her control. I even suspect that this rebellion was also planned by her behind the scenes, with the aim of hindering my cultivation advancement."

She gritted her teeth whenever the matter was mentioned.

Huajian City was the territory her mother had granted her, but now it was almost destroyed by war, with heavy casualties among the soldiers and civilians. It would be impossible to recover in less than three to five years.

Moreover, the battle that day was extremely dangerous.

If Ye Qingzhou hadn't intervened in time, Lian Hongying felt that she most likely wouldn't have survived the final hurdle. After all, Lian Qixia was well aware of the "Nirvana" characteristic of the Red Lotus Heart Image, which would surely turn her feigned death into a real one.

The two sisters are now bitter enemies over the struggle for the throne, and there is no longer any affection between them.

In recent years, Lian Hongying has been cultivating diligently in Huajian City, hoping to reach the Martial God realm before her mother, Lian Huozhi, summons her to the Western Queen Mother, so that she can successfully inherit the throne.

She never expected that Sister Wang, Lian Qixia, would go so far as to incite a rebellion in Huajian City in order to prevent her from succeeding to the throne!

Such actions are entirely for personal gain, and they undermine the overall situation of the Rakshasa Kingdom!

"The struggle for power is indeed cruel. In the fight for power, even blood relatives show no affection, and may even resort to more ruthless tactics."

Ye Qingzhou sighed inwardly. Although he had long suspected that the mastermind was a high-ranking member of the Rakshasa Women's Kingdom, he never expected that the person who orchestrated the scheme would be Lian Hongying's elder sister, Lian Qixia, a martial god-level expert from the Rakshasa Women's Kingdom.

"Mr. Ye, my sister Wang is known for her domineering ways. She's the kind of person who won't give up until she gets what she wants. She'll definitely send people to target you in the future. Would you like me to send someone to protect you closely?"

"No."

Ye Qingzhou shook his head and refused. He had too many secrets, how could he let Lian Hongying send someone to follow him?

Therefore, he specifically found a reason: "The matter of forging the sword should not be known to a third party besides you and me. Even those closest to you should not be involved. Lord Liancheng, if a ruler is not discreet, he will lose his ministers; if a minister is not discreet, he will lose his life; if secrets are not kept, disaster will ensue. How can you be sure that everyone around you is trustworthy?"

Lian Hongying remained silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally sighed: "Ye Jun is right. Even I can't be sure who around me is trustworthy and who is not now."

The God of War possesses exceptionally strong mental power, theoretically capable of seeing into people's hearts.

But there are indeed rare and precious things in this world that can conceal the fluctuations of the heart.

The forging of divine weapons is a matter of life and death for Lian Hongying, so she cannot be careless in any way and can be as careful as she can be.

"By the way, in a few days, you will come with me to the capital."

"I?"

Ye Qingzhou showed a surprised expression.

"That's right."

Lian Hongying's expression was slightly excited, her eyes seemed to be shining: "I want to go back to the capital to hold the coronation ceremony, to officially receive the title and rank of king, and at the same time, to attend my mother's wedding banquet."

Ye Qingzhou then recalled an interesting tale he had heard in the capital: "It is said that this newly appointed royal consort is actually a human from outside the capital?"

"Um."

Lian Hongying nodded: "I have never met this person. I only heard that he was saved by my mother several years ago. At that time, he was seriously injured. If my mother had not searched everywhere for famous doctors for him, he would have died. Later, the two fell in love and that led to his marriage to the king."

This incident caused a huge uproar within the Kingdom of Rakshasa.

After all, the Kingdom of Rakshasa is a monogamous society, and no one objects to the king keeping several men as his lovers in private.

The fact that he could be directly married as the king's consort clearly angered many nobles in the country, especially the conservative faction, who strongly opposed the matter.

However, within the Kunlun Cave Heaven, the power of the strong resides within themselves. As for the so-called "advice," the ruler of the kingdom, Lian Huozhi, who is at the Martial God realm, can either listen or ignore it, and no one can do anything about it.

In any case, Lianhuozhi would also have to go to Yujing to "perform corvée labor" in a few years, so after the nobles of the Rakshasa Kingdom made a fuss once or twice, they gave up and stopped causing trouble.

…………

Ironware Market, Shenfeng Pavilion.

"What, we're going to the capital?"

"Okay, we'll leave in three days."

"No, I mean, Old Ye, are you really planning to become the prince consort of the Rakshasa Kingdom?"

Huang Liwen's eyes widened like copper bells, his face filled with disbelief.

Ye Qingzhou complained, "What kind of prince consort am I? Lian Hongying is probably afraid I'll run away, that's why she keeps me by her side and watching me all the time."

"Are you sure you didn't go to the capital with her to meet her parents?"

Huang Liwen said with a smile.

After his initial surprise, he suddenly realized that it wasn't so bad that Ye Qingzhou had become the prince consort. After all, the Rakshasa Kingdom was one of the most powerful nations in the Kunlun Cave Heaven.

If Ye Qingzhou were to truly become the prince consort of the Rakshasa Kingdom, upon returning to the Eastern Pole Kingdom, wouldn't the entire Ministry of Foreign Affairs have to be mobilized to receive him?

That sounds really impressive!

Three days later, at the dock area.

A huge, large ship was quietly moored beside the harbor.

The giant turtle was over a hundred meters long and carried three seven-story pavilions on its back. The eaves were upturned, making it extremely magnificent. It was much more impressive than the wooden boat that Ye Qingzhou and Huang Liwen had ridden in before.

After boarding the ship, Huang Liwen was still in shock: "Holy crap, the giant turtle is huge! It can't fit in one pot!"

The giant turtle in front of us weighs at least a thousand tons. If we were to stew it and eat the meat, even if we invited the whole village, we probably wouldn't be able to finish it.

Ye Qingzhou joked, "This giant turtle has the cultivation of a grandmaster, and its physical strength is so great that even a martial saint would have to admit defeat. You still want to eat it? It's more likely that it will eat you."

Upon hearing this, Huang Liwen immediately moved far away from the bow of the boat, fearing that the giant turtle would really turn around and eat him as a snack.

With that giant turtle's huge mouth, an excavator could probably swallow it whole, let alone his small body.

It's not even enough to fill a gap between your teeth.

The boat sailed upstream towards the northwest. The scenery along the banks was beautiful, but Ye Qingzhou had no interest in enjoying it. He urged Huang Liwen to get down to business: "Continue to sense where the next nine-character seal is."

"Okay, okay."

Huang Liwen looked distressed. He thought he was going to Wangdu for a vacation, but he didn't expect to have to work!

Inside the cabin, Ye Qingzhou took out the "行" seal he had obtained from the City Lord's Mansion and had Huang Liwen unlock it.

Like the Dou character seal, the Xing character seal also contained a hidden gem within the seal. It quickly transformed into a crystal with a texture similar to glass, which was the priceless Tianjing.

Ye Qingzhou held the Heavenly Crystal in his hand, feeling the anticipation of opening a blind box: "I wonder what kind of magical abilities I'll obtain this time?"

The last time I used the "Fight" seal, my combat power skyrocketed.

Hopefully, the supernatural power I've acquired this time will be just as effective.

Holding the Heavenly Crystal in his hand, he immersed his mind in it, and soon, a series of bizarre and wonderful scenes swept over him.

(End of this chapter)