Chapter 253

Although they had full confidence in Brother Ning Chuan's strength.

Yet facing this level of national military power, and that Iron-Blooded Divine Marquis whose strength was said to be unfathomable.

They could not help but feel waves of powerlessness and despair.

However, just as everyone was unsettled and terrified by this sudden change.

Brother Ning Chuan's massive and majestic dragon body remained quietly coiled at the very peak of Bright Summit, those pale golden dragon eyes calmly gazing at the army surging up the mountain like a tide.

There was not a trace of fear on his face; instead... there was a faint hint of indescribable expectation?

He could clearly sense that within that formidable army, besides countless ordinary soldiers, there were hidden dozens of martial artists with formidable strength.

Among them, several auras had even reached the realm of Grand Master, and even that of Great Grand Master!

And the most striking was that terrifying aura located at the very core of the army's center, an aura as vast and boundless as a deep abyss, yet carrying a touch of evil and domineering power!

That aura had completely transcended the realm of Great Grand Master, reaching a new realm that made Brother Ning Chuan feel a slight pressure!

An aura truly belonging to... a Land Immortal!

"Finally... has a worthy opponent arrived?"

Brother Ning Chuan thought to himself, cold battle intent flashing within those pale golden dragon eyes.

"Just in time; this seat has just survived the Dragon Tribulation and greatly increased in strength, and was just worrying about not finding a suitable opponent to test myself on."

"Moreover... the 'Jin Dan' condensed after the death of a true Land Immortal, its energy so pure and its effect so powerful, should be far, far better than the previous semi-finished product of the Sarira, right?"

He actually... actually regarded this Land Immortal, who had not yet revealed himself, as a 'tonic' to boost his own strength?!

Just then!

The hundred thousand troops below, like a black tide completely surrounding Bright Summit, finally halted their advance!

Before the army, countless soldiers with stern faces, cloaked in heavy armor, held special composite bows and crossbows that shimmered with a cold, dark blue light!

Strung upon those bows were special crossbow bolts several times thicker than ordinary arrows, with strange runes engraved upon their arrowheads!

These were the 'Gang-Breaking Divine Crossbows' specially made by the Great Ming Divine Machine Camp to deal with Wu Lingaoshou!

Their power was so strong that they could easily pierce the protective true qi of innate experts; even Grand Master experts dared not easily confront them head-on!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The dull, rhythmic sound of war drums came from the rear of the army, shaking the hearts of men!

Immediately following, a cold command filled with supreme authority, like rolling thunder, echoed across the entire Bright Summit:

"All Mo Sect demons on Bright Summit, listen!"

"You have conspired with evil spirits, disrupted the Jianghu, and killed the innocent; your crimes are unforgivable!"

"By order of the Divine Marquis, we have come specifically to exterminate you!"

"If you are sensible, immediately lay down your weapons and kneel to surrender; perhaps we will spare your dog lives!"

"If you dare to resist stubbornly, you will be killed without mercy! Not a single blade of grass will be left!"

"Today, let no one escape!"

That voice was filled with the iron-blooded spirit of slaughter and an undeniable domineering power!

It made the Jianghu travelers below, who had originally held a slight attitude of watching the spectacle, turn pale with shock!

They never expected that the Protect Dragon Shanzhuang would be so... unreasonable!

Even they, these unrelated people, were to be settled with?!

In an instant, the crowd became restless.

Some Grand Master-level Jianghu travelers, who boasted of their formidable strength or did not wish to wait for death, showed expressions of indignation.

They shouted angrily and were about to use Lightness Skill to try and break out of the army's encirclement!

However, before they could rush out very far.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A rain of arrows, like the scythe of death, fell from the sky!

Those special 'Gang-Breaking Divine Crossbows' revealed their fangs of terror at this moment!

Only the sound of piercing screams could be heard!

Those Grand Master-level Jianghu travelers attempting to break out, at the very moment they encountered the rain of arrows.

Fell to the ground, hit by arrows, one after another, like wheat being cut!

Their protective true qi was utterly useless against those special crossbow bolts!

Instantly pierced through!

Immediately, countless soldiers of the Divine Machine Camp, fierce as wolves and tigers, rushed forward, bound those severely wounded Jianghu travelers tightly like bundling zongzi, and dragged them away!

Seeing this, everyone was filled with shock and rage, their eyes almost bursting from their sockets!

"Unbelievable! You Protect Dragon Shanzhuang are too domineering, aren't you?!"

"We merely passed through this place and have no connection with that Mo Sect and the evil dragon! Why must you deal such a deadly blow to us?!"

"Zhu Wushi! You despicable villain! Dare to come out and fight us fairly!"

Many surviving Jianghu travelers erupted in angry curses.

"Little Li Flying Dagger" Li Xunhuan, looking at the tragic scene before him, felt the laziness in those originally half-lidded eyes ignite into Xiong Xiong fury!

He suddenly stepped forward, pointed towards the center of the army, and shouted sternly:

"Zhu Wushi! You, as a royal prince of the imperial court, dare to treat human lives so lightly and kill the innocent! Do you not fear that heroes from all under heaven will rise up and attack you, making your Protect Dragon Shanzhuang have no peace forever?!"

His voice, though not loud, contained a spirit of great righteousness that spread throughout the entire valley.

"Hahaha! Hahaha! A group of ants who do not know death, dare to make noise before this Marquis?!"

Just then, a loud, arrogant, and disdainful laughter filled with pride came from the main command tent in the center of the army!

Immediately, the figure of a middle-aged man, dressed in a black robe embroidered with nine dragons, with a stern face that commanded awe without anger, and radiating a terrifying aura of looking down on the world and being the sole ruler, slowly walked out from the command tent!

He looked down at the righteous martial artists below, a cruel smile appearing on his face as he spoke in an icy voice:

"You so-called heroes of the Jianghu are, in this Marquis's eyes, nothing but a flock of lambs awaiting slaughter!"

"Today, all of you will become the fuel for this Marquis's... Absorbing Skill!"

Before his words had fully faded, he suddenly raised his right hand and grasped through the air!

Li Xunhuan felt an irresistible, terrifying suction force emanate from Zhu Wushi's palm!

His expression changed; without hesitation, he flicked his wrist!

Three small throwing knives flashing with cold light shot toward Zhu Wushi's forehead, throat, and heart—three vital points—like meteors chasing the moon, carrying a shriek that tore through the air!

Never missing a target!

Yet, facing these lethal throwing knives capable of making any Grandmaster tremble...

Zhu Wushi's face showed not the slightest change in expression.

He merely waved his sleeve casually!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Three dull thuds!

Those three indestructible, never-missing Little Li Flying Knives were... were actually swatted away by him with such nonchalance, as if casually flicking them aside?!

As if swatting away a few annoying flies!

"What?!"

Seeing this, Li Xunhuan's pupils contracted sharply, and a look of incredulous horror appeared on his face!

His flying knives had never missed!

Today, they were... they were actually neutralized by the opponent so easily?!

All the martial artists present stood dumbfounded, their minds shattered!

This... just how terrifying a realm has the strength of the Iron-Blooded Divine Marquis reached?!

Seeing this, the Palace Master Yueyue of the Moving Flower Palace's beautiful face grew cold, and a hint of defiance flashed in her eyes!

She let out a delicate cry and hesitated no longer!

The terrifying cultivation base of a Grandmaster at the peak erupted without reservation at this very moment!

Her graceful, slender body transformed into a white lightning bolt, like a celestial maiden descending from the nine heavens, and she lunged fiercely at Zhu Wushi!

She intended to personally capture this arrogant Iron-Blooded Divine Marquis who regarded all heroes of the world as nothing!

She wanted the world to know that the dignity of her Moving Flower Palace could not be infringed!

Yet, facing this earth-shattering, full-power strike from Palace Master Yueyue, capable of making any Grandmaster tremble...

Zhu Wushi's face still bore that same expression of an untroubled deep well, even carrying a hint of faint mockery.

He merely raised his right hand casually and struck a palm through the air!