Chapter 407: Take the blame, the battle for the first person, play rogue if you can't beat

What surprised Xia Chuan and the others was that this was just the beginning.

After Yang Ning finished speaking, Cao Qianyang and Long Mingyuan in the sky turned their heads to look at the Nancheng at the same time. Among the crowd in the Nancheng near the Siya main building, two young men of the same age as Yang Ning walked out.

The two young men were full of resentment. As soon as they stood out, they pointed at the two God-Machine Crossbows one after another and said angrily:

"On the night of the third of September, Great Xia Weaponry Department Director Director Yu Wen Tao killed the President of our Yangqu Chamber of Commerce, Cao Tianhong, along with eight others. Cao Yuanwu was also a witness on that night. If there is any lie, like Brother Yang, my cultivation will never improve in this life, and I will be punished by five thunders in the future!"

"On the day of the fifth of September, Great Xia Camp Supply Department Director Qiu Peng killed the President of our Longgu Chamber of Commerce, Long Wenyan, along with nine others. Long Bohai saw it with his own eyes. If there is any lie, like Brother Yang and Brother Cao, my cultivation will never improve in this life, and I will be punished by five thunders in the future!"

Director Yu Wen Tao and Qiu Peng were stunned when they heard this!

The two looked at Cao Yuanwu and Long Bohai respectively. Seeing the slightly trembling fingers of the other party and the thick resentment and anger in their eyes, they even doubted for a moment that they were the ones who killed the people.

"Swearing is not something anyone can do. I, Yuan Cheng, also swear, if it is really me..."

Yuan Cheng finally reacted at this moment. If he didn't speak, these three big black pots would inevitably be buckled on Great Xia's head today.

"It was this Lord who ordered them to kill!"

However, before Yuan Cheng's words were finished, he was interrupted by someone.

From the Hong Sect Pass direction on the northwest side of the Siya building, four figures galloped over one after another. Similar to the scene where Yang Zun and the twelve appeared just now, the four figures also radiated hot strong light, and the temperature around the Siya building rose a lot as soon as they approached.

"Finally arrived!"

"Admitted directly."

"Was it really Great Xia who killed them?"

"Lord Xia Hong admitted it himself, what else is there to doubt."

"But... why?"

"Yes, Great Xia has no reason to kill the people of the three towns' chambers of commerce, right?"

"So many cultivation resources were sold, why did Great Xia want to kill them?"

Xia Hong appeared and admitted directly that he ordered the killing, which made the entire Nancheng instantly fall into heated discussion.

The vast majority of people immediately believed that it was Great Xia who killed them. Only a small group of people smelled something unusual and voiced their doubts.

And when Xia Hong's voice reached the Zhao family restaurant in the Nancheng, the expressions of the eight people in the top private room sank instantly.

"Xia Hong, admitted directly?"

"Shouldn't he argue?"

"This is a bit different from what we expected, right?"

"Xia Hong directly carried the black pot?"

Among the eight, only Chen Yiqing and Chu Yan'er did not speak.

Chen Yiqing's expression was exceptionally ugly;

Chu Yan'er frowned, obviously thinking about something.

Soon, Chu Yan'er figured out something. She stared at Xia Hong who had just appeared in the distance, her eyes full of different colors: "This Xia Hong should have guessed this. He had long known that Yang Zun and others had the confidence to make everyone in the eight towns believe that it was Great Xia who killed them, so he didn't appear for a long time, letting Xia Chuan force Yang Zun's methods out first."

"As soon as those three people, Yang Ning, opened their mouths, he knew this was a muddled account. No matter how he proved himself, he couldn't pull it clear. Rather than proving himself in front of the six towns and letting Great Xia fall into a lower position, it is better to take the black pot actively."

"What a Great Xia Lord, he actually has such courage!"

The seven people heard this, and their expressions were full of shock after pondering for a while.

Yuan Cheng also wanted to swear just now. Not only them, but everyone in the city could hear that it was Xia Hong who actively interrupted him and took the black pot.

It's not that Yuan Cheng's swearing is useless, the key is that at this juncture, even if he really swore, it would be of no avail. The words of the three people, Yang Ning, Cao Yuanwu, and Long Bohai, had already taken the lead. Even if Yuan Cheng really swore, the trust he could win would not be as much as the three.

And, Yang Ning and the three swore to identify and testify;

If Great Xia also followed suit, it would be called self-proving.

Once trapped in self-proving, it would not be as simple as just falling into a lower position.

"But Xia Hong took this black pot, and he won't get any good. The six towns have lost such a big face just now, how can they easily swallow this breath? In the future, Great Xia will still be in a difficult situation at the southern foot of Mo Ao!"

After all, he is the person who planned all this, and Chen Yiqing's tone clearly carried thick unwillingness.

Chu Yan'er naturally heard it. She shook her head slightly, turned to look at Xia Hong in the distance, and continued in a low voice: "Just temporarily taking it. Since this Xia Hong can guess this, how can he not leave a backhand?"

"Today was originally the six towns joining forces to suppress Great Xia. Now it seems that it is going to become Great Xia using the six towns to establish prestige and completely confirm the name of the overlord of Mo Ao."

Speaking of this, she paused, looked up at Xia Hong in the sky, her eyes revealing a hint of fear, and continued: "Chen uncle, you are going to miscalculate this time!"

Chen Yiqing heard this, his brows condensed, and he looked at Xia Hong, his eyes still carrying a trace of unwillingness.

"It was this Lord who ordered them to kill!"

When Xia Hong said this, the expressions of Yang Zun, Qin Feng, and Shangguan Yang were obviously stunned first, and then showed anger.

Cao Qianyang and Long Mingyuan were instantly filled with anger, and their faces turned red by three points. Chuishan Lord Duan Hong was even more direct, sneering and shouting angrily: "If you have the courage to admit it, this Lord has long said that Great Xia and the Great Awakening Temple that just perished are the same raccoon dog, and will inevitably become a new disaster at the southern foot of Mo Ao. It has only been less than four months, and it has really come true."

Xia Hong, dressed in black, moved without wind. Xia Houzhang, Murong Chui, and Xiang Fuhai followed behind him. The four flew to the sky above the Siya building, standing opposite the twelve Manifestation of Yang levels including Yang Zun.

"Clown!"

After Duan Hong finished speaking, he only got the two words "clown" from Xia Hong.

At the Hong Sect banquet at the end of April, he was humiliated by Xia Hong in public once; the two major camps of Hong Sect and Fengshan, along with Bashing City, were successively taken away by Great Xia; plus, fearing Great Xia's strength, even the portion of supplies he got from the Bashing treasury, he honestly sent to Hong Sect in May.

Duan Hong hated Great Xia to the bone. This time, he was finally able to join forces with the other five towns to suppress Great Xia. He was the most excited one, but before he saw Xia Hong in person, he was humiliated by Xia Chuan with the God-Machine Crossbow again. He was already extremely angry inside.

At this moment, after his words, Xia Hong didn't even respond properly, only giving him the word "clown," and didn't treat him as a town Lord at all. The anger that surged in his heart instantly can be imagined.

Duan Hong glared at Xia Hong, clenched his fists in his sleeves, and his right hand even couldn't help but put it on the big knife. However, looking up at Xia Hong, thinking of the Hong Sect banquet at the end of April, his brows twitched, but he still gritted his teeth and turned to look at Yang Zun and the other four town Lords, shouting angrily: "Brother Yang, everyone, Great Xia has already admitted that it was their own killing. Then what else do we have to say? Everyone will not forget why we came here today, right?"

Yang Zun and the five were looking down at the 30,000 Great Xia army near the Siya building. Hearing Duan Hong's words, their brows sank, and then they looked up at Xia Hong.

"At the Hong Sect banquet in April, Lord Xia Hong kept saying that he wanted to make friends with our eight towns and let Great Xia integrate into the southern foot of Mo Ao. It has been less than five months, and he started to slaughter the people of our three towns wantonly. Could it be that this is Lord Xia Hong's way of making friends?"

Unlike the reaction when Duan Hong spoke just now, hearing Yang Zun's words, Xia Hong's brows sank, and his expression immediately became solemn.

He looked up at Yang Zun for a moment, did not answer Yang Zun's question, but showed a smile, and suddenly asked: "Since Great Xia came out of the north bank of the Xing River, the most thing Xia has heard is that the Beishuo Lord Yang Zun is the current first person in the nine towns. Xia is a newcomer, so he naturally doesn't believe it. Today, it happens to be face-to-face. May I ask Brother Yang, is this name of the first person in the nine towns self-proclaimed, or is it a rumor?"

Wow............

As soon as Xia Hong said these words, whether it was the eleven Manifestation of Yang level powerhouses like Yang Fa, Qin Feng, and Shangguan Yang in the sky, or the more than 10,000 Cold-Resisting levels in the Nancheng, and even the more than 100,000 Earth-Digging Realms hiding in the houses, the whole city was in an uproar instantly.

"Lord Xia Hong, is this challenging Yang Zun?"

"Nonsense, it must be a challenge!"

"Asking if it is self-proclaimed or rumored, it is clearly not recognizing the name of Yang Zun as the first person in the nine towns!"

"It has been passed on for more than four months, and it is said that Lord Xia Hong is going to replace Yang Zun as the first person in the nine towns. Today, it is really going to have a result."

"Lord Xia Hong, didn't respond to Lord Yang Zun's question just now!"

"This is not a response? For these Lord-level figures, what is more powerful than questioning your strength?"

"Sure enough, it is still necessary to speak with strength in the end!"

Yang Zun's pupils clearly carried some shock. Obviously, he did not expect that things would develop to this step.

Xia Hong actually challenged himself in front of everyone.

You know, the more than 10,000 Cold-Resisting levels gathered in the Nancheng at the moment are only a minority from the eight town cities. The vast majority of Cold-Resisting levels come from all village-level camps in the eight towns, not to mention the more than 100,000 Earth-Digging Realms.

This is equivalent to Xia Hong issuing a challenge to himself in front of everyone at the southern foot of Mo Ao Mountains, and the result of this battle will inevitably spread to the entire southern foot of Mo Ao region at a very fast speed.

"Eleven jun strength, dare to be so arrogant!"

Yang Zun recalled the short fight with Xia Hong in Bashing at the beginning of May, and his heart was full of incomprehension and confusion.

That fight in Bashing was for treasure, so the move was full strength. When Xia Hong raised his hand to block himself, it must have been full strength.

Of course, it was not a life-and-death struggle. He could understand that Xia Hong must have some hole cards that he didn't use.

The problem is, doesn't he have hole cards?

Yang Zun looked down at the group of Great Xia people near the Siya building, seeing the confidence and fanaticism in their eyes toward Xia Hong, a smile suddenly floated on his face. He looked up and looked at Xia Hong in front of him, without any nonsense, and directly raised the silver long spear in his hand.

"Self-proclaimed or rumored, since Lord Xia Hong doesn't believe it, then you and I will see the truth under our hands!"

A flash of disdain flashed in Yang Zun's eyes. In front of so many people in the Nancheng, it is impossible for him to retreat half a step now.

Today was originally to suppress Great Xia. If he defeated Xia Hong in front of all the Cold-Resisting levels of Great Xia and the eight towns first, making his majesty sweep the floor, then the things behind would be easier to talk about!

Whoosh............

Thinking of this, Yang Zun didn't have any delay, flew up to the high sky, looked at Xia Hong below at an altitude of about 300 meters, and picked the spear slightly.

"Good!"

Shh............

Xia Hong didn't have half a sentence of nonsense. As soon as his voice fell, the Long Que Dao at his waist was unsheathed, and his body instantly turned into a fierce light, rushing straight toward the sky.

The Long Que Dao instantly emptied the surrounding air, bringing out a silver cold edge more than 100 meters long along the way in the air. For Yang Zun, it was almost arriving in an instant.

Since he took the initiative to challenge, Xia Hong naturally would not be polite. The fierce blade from bottom to top slashed straight toward Yang Zun's body.

It is not so simple to want to hurt Yang Zun!

The influence of weapon length on both sides of the battle is self-evident.

One inch long, one inch strong, is not an empty word.

Xia Hong's Long Que is an ceremonial sword, with a total length of 1.7 meters, a handle of only 20 cm, and a blade length of 1.5 meters. It is considered the longest of the four systems of Xia swords. For many years, the weapons he used the most, besides Cold Blood, were Long Que.

A 1.7-meter ceremonial sword, in terms of length, is far beyond most weapons, but compared with the silver sharp spear about a foot long in Yang Zun's hand, it is undoubtedly shorter.

So Yang Zun didn't make any big moves, just blocked the silver blade with a flick of the spear, and flicked his silver blade away.

Bang...

"Thirteen jun!"

"Eleven jun!"

The two who fought for the first time frowned, and instantly confirmed each other's base strength in their hearts.

Just as the power reflected, Xia Hong did not shake Yang Zun. On the contrary, his body collapsed back several meters.

"If Brother Xia only has this strength, it is disappointing!"

This is telling him not to waste time and show some real skills.

"Easy to say!"

Xia Hong instantly heard the subtext of Yang Zun's words. After revealing a flash of excitement in his eyes, three blood-colored vertical cloud patterns appeared on his eyebrows. After twisting his wrists to eliminate the soreness caused by the collision, a fire light suddenly floated on his body surface, turning into a gilded light and rushing toward Yang Zun again.

Slap!

Seeing the blood-colored cloud patterns on Xia Hong's eyebrows, Yang Zun's expression immediately became solemn. He changed from holding the spear with one hand to both hands. At the moment the blade slashed, he raised his hands high and then sank fiercely, a split spear.

Yang Zun's grasp of the battle timing was no less than Xia Hong's. At the moment of splitting the spear and sinking, he just slashed on the blade slashing horizontally.

Bang!

The blade and the spear collided fiercely, exploding in the air. Behind the two, two thousand-foot bone-phase phantoms floated at the same time, one golden and one dark red, also holding blades and spears, colliding fiercely together.

Boom............

The snowflakes in the sky for several miles instantly stagnated and melted. The airflow around the area where the two weapons contacted shrank fiercely, forming a terrifying shock wave, and then suddenly spread in all directions.

"Nineteen jun, no, more than that!"

After the second fight, Yang Zun's palms holding the spear trembled violently, and a flash of shock finally appeared in his pupils. He dared not have any more carelessness, the energy of the bones in his body suddenly erupted, and the thousand-foot bone-phase phantom behind him instantly added a layer of flesh and meridians. In terms of shape, it was obviously several times more solid than Xia Hong's.

Bang...

Yang Zun finally used his full strength. He held the spear tightly with both hands and waved it rapidly, splitting, collapsing, piercing, pointing... sometimes dancing like a silver snake, and sometimes roaring like a white dragon. In an instant, he actually created a cold-edge space that could not be pierced by needles and could not be splashed by water around his body with the long spear.

"Base strength, I am actually not as good as this Xia Hong, trouble!"

"Brother Yang, if you only have this ability, then I will laugh at this name of the first person in the nine towns!"

Even if Yang Zun didn't say those words, Xia Hong could guess what he was thinking just by his increasingly ugly face.

"As I expected, Yang Zun hid part of his strength. His true strength should be around sixteen jun. With his exertion skills and proficiency in weapons, he can exert at most less than twenty jun of strength."

"This strength, wanting to fight with me, is not enough!"

At the end of April, when he killed the three major masters, he could explode his power to more than nineteen jun without using martial arts.

The Manifestation of Yang level has not reached the critical point of bone quenching, which is commonly said not to break through cultivation, so the base strength will not increase. Even if Xia Hong practiced the Twelve Blood Classics of the Muyin Town, what he enhanced was only the speed of absorbing medicinal power, so his base strength has only had a very small increase so far, still eleven jun.

But eleven jun is enough!

"The 50% increase of the Saint Pattern Bloodline, 30% of the Transformation Realm Long Fist, these two items alone are enough to increase my strength to more than nineteen jun. If the Transformation Realm Long Fist is combined with martial arts, the latter increase can be increased by another 20%!"

Xia Hong held the Long Que Dao, constantly invading Yang Zun from the blind spot. Whenever his long spear showed half a flaw, he would immediately pierce a blade light, and at the same time, his left eye flashed with strange light, staring at Yang Zun's body. Whenever there was any energy movement, he could immediately detect it.

"Lord Yang Zun... this is... suppressed?"

"How is it possible?"

"Lord Yang Zun has been passively defending, right?"

"Xia Hong's blade is very long, but compared with Lord Yang Zun's long spear, it is not enough, right? Long weapons have now become the defensive side. What else is there to argue about?"

"Lord Yang Zun can't move his feet at all, it is clearly suppressed."

"Whoever dares to chew his tongue again, I will peel his skin!"

"You..."

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