Chapter 177: Promotion to Dao Soldier! Decisive Battle at the Prefecture City!

Several days later.

A thousand miles west of Xiao Yun Mountain, atop a towering, majestic mountain.

"Reporting to the Great King, Saketa has been killed."

A demon with a sheep's head and human body knelt on the ground, his face full of awe.

Before him sat a sturdy ox-headed demon, clad in golden armor, his aura of malevolence truly astonishing.

In his hand, he held a human leg, gnawing on it rapidly, his mouth dripping with grease.

Hearing his subordinate's words, a flash of murderous intent appeared in the ox demon's eyes: "Who did it?"

"It is said to be a mysterious human expert."

The sheep-headed demon's tone was extremely respectful.

He was merely a low-level demon and dared not show the slightest disrespect to his leader, a mid-level demon.

"The subordinate guesses it might be an expert who came from the Great Zhou in the east."

"The Chen Kingdom has already been surrounded by us; it is impossible for them to send anyone out."

The sheep-headed demon spoke again.

He cautiously glanced at his leader.

"Hmph... sooner or later we will trample the Great Zhou and keep all the humans in this realm in captivity; then there will be endless human flesh and blood."

The ox-headed demon licked the corners of his mouth, his eyes filled with bloodlust.

He had long coveted the flesh and blood of human grandmasters.

That wonderful taste simply made his soul tremble.

"According to the plan of the Demon Saint, defeating them one by one, the leader's wish will soon be realized."

The sheep-headed demon buttered him up without changing his expression.

……

Qingning Prefecture.

Late at night, the moonlight danced.

Lu Zhangsheng sat upright in a chair in the courtyard, sipping spiritual wine while using his thoughts to control the pangolin to dig frantically in the small world.

After collecting for these past few days, he had discovered some more Origin Crystal Essence.

Added to the demons he had killed in the previous days, the Source Energy Points in his hand had already exceeded fifty thousand.

He opened the panel.

A blue light screen floated in the void.

Source Energy Points: 58,000.

Although these resource points could not raise his cultivation, he did not intend to keep them.

He prepared to upgrade the weapon in his hand by another level.

After his last encounter with the demons, he discovered that the weapon in his hand actually could not gain the upper hand.

The demons' physical bodies were too powerful; just a weapon made from bone could block the spiritual weapon in his hand.

Seeing the plus sign behind the Golden Brilliance Blade light up again.

He did not hesitate and clicked it immediately.

As the Source Energy Points decreased by fifty thousand, the Golden Brilliance Blade began to erupt with brilliant radiance.

Even the light of the bright moon in the high sky was overshadowed.

A powerful aura emerged from the blade, and a fierce gale swirled around it.

It blew the leaves, making them rustle.

As time passed, the golden light on the Golden Brilliance Blade became more and more intense, rippling like water waves, gradually spreading outward.

【Spiritual Weapon Golden Brilliance Blade has been promoted to Dao Soldier.】

A crisp prompt sound rang out, and this upgrade officially ended.

Lu Zhangsheng looked at the blade of the Golden Brilliance Blade, which looked like autumn water, quite delighted.

The overall change to the blade was not large, but it had many more golden stripes, looking very miraculous.

The aura also became extremely sharp.

He opened the panel.

Bound Weapon: Golden Brilliance Blade 【Low-grade Dao Soldier】.

Characteristics: 【Indestructible】 【True Qi Amplification】 【Killing Domain Amplification】.

"It really succeeded in being promoted to a Dao Soldier."

Lu Zhangsheng's mind stirred slightly.

As a Dao Soldier used by a grandmaster expert, its power was a large margin stronger than a spiritual weapon.

Not only could it enhance the host's strength, but it could also carry the host's own "Dao" and enhance the domain.

For example, Lu Zhangsheng practiced the Dao of Killing, so this Dao Soldier also contained a trace of the intent of killing.

Only such a divine weapon that could amplify a domain could be called a Dao Soldier.

Not only that.

He also sensed a faint consciousness from the Golden Brilliance Blade.

Lu Zhangsheng tried to control the Golden Brilliance Blade with his thoughts.

"Swish..."

The Golden Brilliance Blade began to shuttle rapidly through the void, fast as lightning.

Sonic booms came from the air.

After being promoted to a Dao Soldier, the Golden Brilliance Blade already had powerful spirituality and could even defend against enemies autonomously; this was also one of the characteristics of a Dao Soldier.

Afterward, Lu Zhangsheng tested the Golden Brilliance Blade for a while, then turned and walked toward the bedroom.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, early in the morning, Lu Zhangsheng left the courtyard gate and walked toward the Demon Subduing Office.

Walking along the spacious and clean street, the people on both sides retreated with awe on their faces.

The Demon Subduing Office's Central Hall Master was already one of the most powerful figures in the entire Qingning Prefecture.

No one dared to offend him in the slightest.

Before long, Lu Zhangsheng arrived in front of a magnificent hall.

He lifted his foot and stepped inside.

He saw Ye Yiyang and a group of Deputy Hall Masters already there, and there were also some Innate experts around.

"We pay our respects to the Hall Master."

Everyone in the hall stood up and shouted loudly.

Their tone was extremely respectful.

"Everyone, no need for formalities."

Lu Zhangsheng waved his hand, walked straight onto the high platform in front, and sat down.

Today happened to be the end of the month, the time for the monthly routine meeting.

Just as Lu Zhangsheng sat down, a man in black walked out of the ranks.

"Reporting to the Hall Master, the situation in Qingning Prefecture is becoming increasingly rotten; the Tianyao Gate disciples are colluding with the Six Major Sects in secret, continuously attacking and killing our Demon Subduing Office warriors."

"This has caused our casualty numbers to skyrocket over these past few months."

"Even many of the warriors sent out to handle the fertile fields have been slaughtered."

The man bowed, his expression extremely grave.

After the fertile fields were polluted, they had sent warriors to purify them at the first opportunity.

They had already achieved initial results, but they did not expect the opponent's counterattack to come so quickly.

The entire Demon Subduing Office was somewhat unable to hold them off.

Lu Zhangsheng frowned upon hearing this.

He also knew that in recent days, the Capital City Demon Subduing Office had developed a kind of "Holy Water" that could purify filth.

It also had excellent effects on the recovery of fertile fields.

He did not expect that just as it began to be promoted, it would encounter such a large obstacle in Qingning Prefecture.

This was simply slapping him, Lu Zhangsheng, in the face.

"Has there been any progress on those demon strongholds?"

He scanned the people below with cold eyes.

Everyone lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Lu Zhangsheng.

For a time, no one in the hall answered, and the atmosphere was quite oppressive.

The powerful might emitted by Lu Zhangsheng made everyone not even dare to breathe loudly.

A moment later.

Ye Yiyang bit the bullet and walked out: "Those demons' movements are strange; it is almost difficult to eradicate them all at once."

While speaking, he glanced at Lu Zhangsheng, feeling very emotional in his heart.

In less than a year, the difference between the two of them was like heaven and earth.

The other party had already swept through all the Heavenly Prides of the Great Zhou, while he himself had just broken through to the Innate realm; the gap was so large that it made him feel incomparably desperate.

He could not generate any intention of comparison in his heart at all.

As for Nangong Lei and the others, they were also like ostriches, not saying a word.

"Then what do you mean?"

Lu Zhangsheng's expression was as calm as water.

He wanted to see what useful suggestions these subordinates could offer.

"We will investigate with all our might and push through them one by one until all the strongholds are uprooted."

Ye Yiyang spoke solemnly.

According to the current rotten situation, they could only simmer it slowly; otherwise, a great chaos would surely arise.

The group of people around also nodded one after another, quite in agreement.

They could not think of any good methods either.

After all, the entire Great Zhou was in a precarious state, and it was difficult to send experts to support them. They could only rely on Qingning Prefecture's own strength to maintain it.

Lu Zhangsheng smiled noncommittally.

This answer was clearly not what he wanted.

Firstly, it was time-consuming and laborious, and secondly, it was difficult to find the opponent's tracks.

Pushing through like this, who knows when the fertile fields would be purified.

Qingning Prefecture could not afford to drag it out either.

Countless people were waiting for the spring plowing; any further delay would mean a year.

Presumably, those demons were planning the same, and he could not let the other party get their wish.

Just then, Wen Zhiyuan stood out, speaking in a heavy tone:

"This subordinate cannot agree."

"After those demons receive news of the encirclement and retreat, and then come to harass us again, how will we handle it?"

"Acting like this cannot cure the root cause at all."

The people around heard this and also nodded slightly.

They also knew that these demons would certainly not wait like living targets for the Demon Subduing Office to clean them up.

However, in this way, things became a bit tricky.

Everyone turned their eyes to Lu Zhangsheng on the high platform.

They all wanted to know what high opinion their Hall Master had.

Lu Zhangsheng was not in a hurry; he picked up the spiritual wine on the table and drank it in one gulp.

Waves of warmth rose from his abdomen.

Then he scanned the entire hall with burning eyes, full of majesty: "This seat has decided to annihilate all reactionary forces in the entire Qingning Prefecture in one battle."

"The first battle is the decisive battle; one battle will settle the universe."

The mighty voice echoed in the hall, deafening everyone.

The people below looked at each other, full of surprise.

They could not understand Lu Zhangsheng's meaning at all.

Even the eyes of the group of Innate experts were full of confusion.

Lu Zhangsheng did not keep them in suspense and smiled faintly: "The Heavenly Sword Sect acts perversely, does not submit to royal transformation, and colludes with demons and evil spirits."

"You all release the word today; this seat will lead all Demon Subduing Office warriors to break the Heavenly Sword Sect in one month."

In his view, rather than searching for strongholds one by one, it was better to start a great decisive battle directly.

Last time in the small world, the Six Major Sects joining forces with the Tianyao Gate made Lu Zhangsheng very dissatisfied.

For these people who only thought of their own interests and were two-faced, it was better to annihilate them sooner.

Now he occupied the righteousness of the imperial court and directly labeled the other party as rebels.

"My Lord, absolutely not."

The people below heard this and were all shocked.

They could not imagine that Lu Zhangsheng was so crazy.

One must know that the Heavenly Sword Sect, as the head of the Six Major Sects, had a great formation guarding the sect, which was very extraordinary.

Even if Innate peak experts attacked, it would be difficult to break it; even if they all attacked together, they would suffer heavy losses after breaking the formation.

If the Tianyao Gate joined forces with the Six Major Sects to attack from both sides at that time, I am afraid that more than half of the people would be finished.

A group of people knelt down in a hurry, asking for orders.

Even Ye Yiyang and the others had disbelief in their eyes.

This plan was simply too crazy.

"The government's Xuanjia Army cannot agree to our plan either."

Ye Yiyang's tone was heavy.

For such a mission that would clearly suffer heavy losses, that old fox, the Prefecture Lord, would never agree.

In his view, without the government's assistance, their probability of success was not high.

Everyone still cared about Lu Zhangsheng's face and did not contradict him to his face.

"This seat has not thought of involving the Prefecture Office; this battle will be taken over by our Demon Subduing Office."

Lu Zhangsheng's eyes were majestic, and his tone was unquestionable.

The people below retreated to their original places and stopped speaking.

For a time, the hall was instantly silent.

Everyone did not expect that Lu Zhangsheng was determined to carry out this crazy plan.

The Six Major Sects had been rampant for hundreds of years and were definitely not so easy to annihilate.

Although there were no grandmaster experts in the sect.

"Hall Master Lu is extremely wise; this subordinate admires you to the ground."

At this time, an untimely voice rang out.

It made everyone stunned, and they cursed the sycophant in their hearts.

After seeing who was speaking, they were even more strange.

It was precisely Wen Zhiyuan, Lu Zhangsheng's die-hard subordinate.

Lu Zhangsheng did not speak either, just watching Wen Zhiyuan quietly.

Everyone in the hall also turned their eyes to the other party.

Wen Zhiyuan was not timid and looked confident: "As everyone knows, the Six Major Sects must be in collusion with the Tianyao Gate."

"Now that the Hall Master has released the word that he is going to attack the Heavenly Sword Sect, that group of thieves will certainly gather together, intending to resist the imperial court."

"For them, this is definitely an opportunity not to be missed."

"As long as we work together to break the opponent in one battle, we can clear away the long-standing hidden illness of the entire Qingning Prefecture."

The people around heard this, and their hearts were full of disdain.

Even a fool understood this truth; the key was how to break the great formation? And then kill all the demon and evil experts? Use the lives of Innate warriors to pile it up? After this battle, it was hard to say if half of the people present could survive.

However, everyone dared not refuse openly.

In the Qingning Prefecture Demon Subduing Office, Lu Zhangsheng was heaven.

As long as they did not betray the imperial court, everyone had to follow his instructions.

"Everyone, this seat will open the treasury; all merits in this battle will be doubled, and any Innate spiritual objects can be exchanged."

Lu Zhangsheng's tone was very calm.

He knew that if he wanted people to risk their lives, he had to provide sufficient benefits; otherwise, the result would be counterproductive.

Moreover, he was determined to win this battle.

The Six Major Sects must also understand the truth that if the lips are gone, the teeth are cold.

He wanted to use the Heavenly Sword Sect as bait to sweep away all demons and evil spirits in Qingning Prefecture.

This was also a plan he had already made.

Sure enough, as soon as this was said, the hall instantly boiled over.

"The Hall Master is wise and martial."

Everyone's eyes were full of heat, and they began to rub their hands.

The Demon Subduing Office's strength was not weak; they had at least a 50% chance of winning, enough to fight for it.

As the saying goes, wealth is sought in danger.

Since the Hall Master was taking the lead, what were they afraid of? Just do it.

However, there were still some sober people whose eyes were full of worry.

If Lu Zhangsheng was defeated, they would probably be routed.

But under the coercion of the general trend, a small half of the warriors could not stir up any waves.

……

The next few days.

The news that Lu Zhangsheng was going to lead many warriors to besiege the Heavenly Sword Sect instantly spread throughout the entire Qingning Prefecture.

Countless warriors were shocked.

Everyone did not expect that this newly appointed Hall Master was so crazy.

For a time, the situation in Qingning Prefecture became more and more turbulent, and everyone was quietly waiting for the battle not long after.

No matter what the result was, it would change the situation of the entire prefecture city.

Outside the prefecture city, hundreds of miles away, inside a large mountain.

Many red-clothed figures stood in the hall, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely oppressive.

The blood pool on the left was bubbling, and wisps of malevolence filled the hall.

Jiu Chen, this Guardian, sat on the high platform, his expression cold.

Below, Zhao Yuanjing, Wei Shaoxuan, and others were clearly in the ranks.

"Lu Zhangsheng is indeed arrogant; does he think that after winning the championship of this generation, he can sweep everything?"

"This battle is definitely a god-given opportunity; this seat must kill him."

Jiu Chen laughed wickedly, his eyes full of murderous intent.

Being able to kill a top-tier Heavenly Pride was also a great achievement.

Relying on the Heavenly Sword Sect's formation, they had a great chance of winning.

"The Guardian is wise."

Everyone complimented him repeatedly, their faces full of awe.

This battle was also their feast, and they were not far from ruling Qingning Prefecture.

Zhao Yuanjing and Wei Shaoxuan were also extremely expectant in their hearts.

Finally, they were going to settle things with Lu Zhangsheng.

In this battle, Lu Zhangsheng would surely die.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 178 =====