Chapter 294: Today, I Am the King of the City

"Awoo!"

Mao Lang looked like a mad wolf, the hair all over his body standing up like steel needles.

He brought forth a dazzling golden light around him, fiercely attacking the Transformation Charms that were scurrying out from next door.

The steel-like bodies of the Transformation Charms were torn apart by him, a piece ripped off here and a chunk pulled off there, gradually becoming dilapidated and riddled with holes.

"Where did so many charms come from? Did someone poke their nest?"

The owner of the loud voice was Mao Laoliu, the master of the Jiba Martial Arts Hall; his tone was slightly hurried because he was also in the middle of fighting.

With every punch, a golden fist imprint struck the Transformation Charms, leaving them shriveled and deformed, twisted and ruined like candles smashed by a hammer.

The events occurring tonight were highly unusual; the charms seemed to be holding a gathering, moving in groups and appearing in public as if no one were around.

One by one, the charms were like iron filings attracted to a magnet, rushing toward a certain direction without dodging or avoiding anything.

When they encountered house walls, they did not go around, simply crashing through and smashing them with their bodies; when they encountered living people, they were in no hurry to dine, only intent on their journey.

They even plunged headlong into martial arts halls, completely unaware that their natural enemies were right before their eyes.

"Wicked, this is too wicked."

Mao Laoliu cleared the area around him in one breath and asked Mao Lang with concern, "Disciple, are you alright?"

"It's all finished."

At Mao Lang's feet lay a pile of broken bones and rotten flesh; one could not even tell what the three Transformation Charms had once looked like.

He looked up and smiled, a smile that was both insane and innocent, making Mao Laoliu feel a pang of heartache.

"Master, let's go quickly, there are others elsewhere, let's keep killing."

Mao Laoliu held back the restless Mao Lang, "No rush, let's see the situation clearly first."

Other martial arts halls had encountered similar situations, with charms crashing through walls to enter, and apprentices or handymen in residences suddenly tearing off their human skin to reveal their hidden charm identities.

The sounds of battle between martial artists and charms grew increasingly intense, and the casualties caused by both sides rose in a straight line.

And the root of all this...

Zhou You stood high above, looking down at the streets and buildings below, sensing the slaughter and panic within the city.

One after another, charms gathered, leveling brick walls to clear paths, and building after building collapsed into dust and smoke.

Occasionally, this was accompanied by the heart-wrenching screams of residents, like those of dying small beasts.

Each Transformation Charm walked up close; the closer they got to the area where the Seal Script was in effect, the stronger the constraints they received.

The power of bewitchment was like the strings tied to a puppet, twisting their thinking and instincts to a point where they could not control themselves.

Thump! Finally, a Transformation Charm could no longer bear it and knelt respectfully before Zhou You, lowering its huge, ugly head to await orders.

This kneeling triggered a chain reaction, and the remaining Transformation Charms followed suit, spreading from near to far.

The scene before them was like a wheat field mowed by a sickle, all of them bowing down a great deal in unison.

"Not enough!"

Zhou You continued to urge the power of the Seal Script; he had occupied the advantage behind the scenes this time and had done all his homework.

These charms were controlled by Kunpengzi of the Golden Immortal Dao; unlike wild ones, they had long been manipulated and tortured by the Seal Script and were already in a tamed state, which is why they responded so quickly when Zhou You exerted the power of the Seal Script.

In essence, Zhou You was committing an act of NTR, forcefully snatching away the "master" status that originally belonged to Kunpengzi.

These already-trained Transformation Charms had their control snatched away by him, kneeling on the ground to be toyed with! "Audacious, who are you, daring to ruin my master's great undertaking!"

An angry shout rang out from the periphery; it was Senior Brother Ling. This young talent of the Golden Immortal Dao had been shocked and terrified upon hearing the news and had immediately rushed to the scene.

In his master's plan, these charms had to riot from within to destroy the defenses of Gongliang City.

Now all the chess pieces were exposed! "Hmm?"

Zhou You glanced at Senior Brother Ling, his expression indifferent, his heart ecstatic—he had hooked a big fish.

This kid was a disciple of Kunpengzi and must know many inside details; he would interrogate him for information after capturing him.

Senior Brother Ling did not yet know he had already been arranged; he took down the Talisman Book hanging from his waist and opened it with a flourish.

"The benefits of the Seal Script, are you even capable of understanding them?"

He immediately pointed at the paper surface, triggering the power of the Seal Script within the Talisman Book with his Qi and blood, attempting to clear away the opponent's power.

The night wind blew, and all was calm! Plop, sweat beads slid down Senior Brother Ling's forehead and dripped onto the surface of the Talisman Book, but nothing happened.

The charms were still gathering in an endless stream, and upon arriving, they knelt down to worship Zhou You without a word.

Senior Brother Ling, who had been full of bravado just a moment ago, seemed to have turned into a clown, standing alone in the cold wind, at a loss.

A strong sense of fear welled up in his heart; he had encountered an elder of the Golden Immortal Dao, and the opponent was definitely a terrifying existence beyond Kunpengzi.

"Senior..."

Senior Brother Ling switched to a fawning smile, but he was interrupted just as he began to speak.

Zhou You flashed in front of him, clearly seeing the subtle changes in his eye movements and facial muscle twitches; this reaction speed in the face of battle was as slow as a turtle crawling, at best the strength of a mid-stage Qi and blood martial artist.

He pointed his Ice Marrow Finger twice, hitting Senior Brother Ling's two knees; ice flowers bloomed and then exploded.

While Senior Brother Ling was still in numbness and extreme cold, he was already unable to stand; he looked down to see his legs severed at the knees, already crippled.

"My legs, ah, you will die a horrible death, my master will not let you go."

His miserable wails grew higher one after another; as the freezing air dissipated and weakened, the bone-piercing pain from the stumps struck him.

Zhou You raised his eyelids, and a Transformation Charm stepped forward submissively, flicking out a fingernail like a steel nail, inserting it from Senior Brother Ling's chin into his mouth, cleanly pinning his tongue to his oral cavity so he could only make "woo woo" sounds and could not speak.

One could say that pulling out the tongue is the way to total silence, but he would need him to open his mouth to confess later, so he would keep this fresh tongue for now! "..."

When Wang Jianxiong, Mao Laoliu, Wang Panshi, and other martial masters arrived at the scene, they witnessed this scene.

Senior Brother Ling was skewered on the long, slender claws of a Transformation Charm, wailing "woo woo," blood spilling from the corners of his mouth; his miserable appearance was beyond description.

Looking in all directions, hundreds and thousands of charms were respectfully submitting before the white-haired old man.

Before they came, they had encountered Bao Tiefeng, who had sworn on his life that it had nothing to do with his martial arts hall, and to show his sincerity, he had even revealed the "truth" he had guessed.

Therefore, the martial masters all knew that the white-haired old man before them was Mountain-Opening Hand Yan Ping, the only leader to survive the destruction of the Ink Cloud Stronghold; it was unknown what opportunity he had obtained, but after joining the Golden Immortal Dao, he had changed his appearance and taken on a brand-new identity, Ink Cloud Child.

The Golden Immortal Dao, wow!

The martial masters looked around at the endless sea of charms, their scalps tingling.

That so many charms would obey his command alone was a terrifying power; even as martial masters who could slaughter living-birth charms as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, they dared not face so many charms.

The Golden Immortal Dao's Drive Away Charm method was a bug for martial artists, an unsolvable skill! "Moyunzi, what exactly are you trying to do?"

One martial master spoke up, only to be rendered speechless the next moment by Zhou You's gaze, which was as sharp as a blade.

The ferocious charms knelt in all directions like docile cattle and sheep, as if a 'city' were being trampled under Zhou You's feet.

Zhou You's state at this moment appeared unfathomable in the eyes of the crowd; a single look could command countless charms to fight to the death for him, giving him the imposing manner of a city lord and a king to whom the masses submitted.

(End of this chapter)