Chapter 966

Until the shadow surged back around the hall, stomped down on the head of another black insect-guai, crushing it into the ground and kicking up dust, did his form finally halt.

You Xingchen looked up, against the dim light, and saw clearly—that man was none other than… Fang Yue!

Fang Yue plunged the Heaven Sword into the brain of the black insect-guai beneath his foot, ending it utterly, ignoring the system prompt for attribute gains, scanned his surroundings, and exhaled slightly.

Good, no major casualties.

Just now, Fang Yue entered the room where Master Qiankun was staying and discovered a barrier had been set—apparently to prevent casual disturbance.

Fang Yue entered the room only after receiving permission.

"Perfect timing—I need a Cloud Grade warrior to assist in treating Lord Han." Master Qiankun said happily.

At that time, Lord Han had already regained consciousness; Fang Yue assisted Master Qiankun in treating him while carefully questioning the details of how You Sisi had been taken by the Spirit Tree.

The so-called assistance was merely circulating internal energy and channeling it into Lord Han's body; at most, under Master Qiankun's guidance, coordinating with his medicines to control the amount of internal energy infused, and assisting how the internal energy flowed within Lord Han's body.

As Lord Han's complexion gradually flushed red, he began answering Fang Yue's questions.

Then Fang Yue realized the Spirit Tree's branches were far tougher than he'd imagined.

Because under the effect of the medicine, using Lin Ling's body, Lord Han had unleashed roughly sixty to seventy percent of his peak Rain Grade Peak strength—and even that full power had failed to sever the Spirit Tree's branch…

"If my Wooden Sword were still intact, perhaps I could cut the Spirit Tree."

Those were Lord Han's exact words—and his Wooden Sword had long been destroyed in Gu Yue Cun.

But this reminded Fang Yue.

If the Heaven Sword were used, it might truly have a chance to sever the Spirit Tree's branch!

When the treatment reached its critical moment, Master Qiankun suddenly changed expression, saying the barrier sensed a massive influx of strange energies outside.

Lord Han wanted Fang Yue to halt the treatment and deal with the anomalies first.

But Master Qiankun argued this was You Mansion—outside, You Xingchen and others were present; there was no need to worry.

Not to mention, this was the crucial moment of treatment—if Fang Yue suddenly withdrew, Lord Han's injuries would instantly worsen, rendering all prior efforts useless.

Under these circumstances, Fang Yue naturally could not leave.

He held out until the treatment ended, then kicked open the door without hesitation, saw Niu Niu and the others in peril, and immediately rushed out to the battlefield.

That was how the previous scene came to be.

"Xingchen Shu, what's going on with these anomalies? Wasn't the Black Moon Organization already mostly wiped out? Where did these new anomalies come from?"

You Xingchen let out a bitter laugh and pointed upward; Fang Yue looked up and his pupils shrank instantly.

Only then did he realize the entire night sky was raining black meteors!

And each meteor was a Wu Yu clan anomaly!

No wonder the black insect-guai he'd killed looked so much like Ma Ling'er, whom he'd slain in Gu Yue Village.

"We probably need to go to the Imperial Palace and request support."

You Xingchen glanced toward the depths of You Mansion and spoke gravely.

If the Elders still refuse to act against an anomaly scale like this, we'll have to rely on Imperial Clan support, on the power of the Four Great Families to resist.

At this point, even the Imperial Princes should be willing to set aside their grudges, delay the Nine Dragons Succession, and temporarily unite.

You Xingchen thought of the First Prince, who controlled Juan Niao Lou, the Second Prince, the Third Prince.

The Fifth Huang Nu, who had just slain the Fourth Prince and gained recognition from the Red Branch Wu Family.

And the Sixth Prince, Seventh Prince, Eighth Imperial Princess, Ninth Imperial Princess.

Each of these princes and imperial princesses, taken alone, was a top-tier expert, let alone the powerful factions backing each of them.

Such a massive force, united, would surely be more than enough to hold out until the Emperor returned to the capital—even if not enough to exterminate all anomalies.

"The Imperial Palace—only by entering the Imperial Palace and uniting the Imperial Clan can we have even a glimmer of hope!"

You Xingchen's gaze was resolute, and at that moment, Master Qiankun arrived with Lord Han, whose face was pale, and Niu Niu and the others had gathered nearby.

But their gaze was not fixed on You Xingchen—it was on… Fang Yue.

"Let's go to the Imperial Palace for safety first."

Fang Yue thought for a moment and said.

Not everyone had combat strength; Niu Niu and the others' safety must be considered—placing them safely in the Imperial Palace would free Fang Yue to focus on finding the Phoenix Organization and rescuing You Sisi.

By now, everyone from You Mansion had gathered here, fighting ordinary Wu Yu clan anomalies; more Qing Si and Qing Wei had received rescue signals and were converging toward this location.

Now that the plan was clear, no one hesitated—Fang Yue led the way, and they all exited You Mansion's main gate.

But Fang Yue had not expected that as soon as he stepped outside You Mansion's gate, he saw an anomaly with eight giant arms hanging upside down from the eaves.

Beneath the eaves stood… a man wearing a bull-headed mask, and a woman with a perpetually smiling expression.

"Niu… Zuo!?"

Fang Yue's pupils shrank, his eyes instantly turned pitch black, and black mist surged from his back, forming a single black wing!

His entire body shot forward like a cannonball, straight toward the two!

"Wait! Night Captain, we're here to negotiate cooperation!"

Boom!!

Amid Ming's cry, she felt a black wind rush past her side, followed by a series of walls cracking open.

She turned back—Fang Yue had gripped Niu Zuo's throat, smashed through the walls of five or six civilian homes, pinned him to the ground with one hand, and held the Heaven Sword against Niu Zuo's neck with the other.

Niu Zuo's eyes were bloodshot, his face flushed, veins bulging on his forehead, staring furiously at Fang Yue.

"You want to save You Sisi?"

Crack!

Fang Yue suddenly squeezed with all his strength, crushing Niu Zuo's neck bones!

His whole body trembled, like a lion barely restraining its fury.

"How dare you mention her! Answer me—where is Captain Wu? Why did An Dong'er turn into that? And how do we rescue You Sisi? Explain everything clearly! If you lie even once, I'll kill you!"

If it weren't for these other reasons, Fang Yue would already have slaughtered Niu Zuo!

As if his inner malice had surged, black qi churned and boiled around his body, giving off an exhilarating sensation.

At the same time, Fang Yue suddenly felt a faint sense of being secretly watched—so faint it could almost be ignored, yet it had indeed appeared for a fleeting instant, almost making him think it was an illusion.

"Wu Captain is still alive—I can let you see him anytime. An Dong Er is also still alive; why she became like this is entirely the work of Feng Wang and Huang Hou! And You Sisi… I've heard reports from my subordinates. She was snatched away by the spirit tree formed by An Dong'er—her chances are slim. If you want to save her, you have only one path: cooperate with me! I can provide all the intelligence of the Phoenix Organization!"

Let's join forces and destroy the Phoenix Organization! I get my revenge, you save the person you want to rescue—a win-win!"

Niu Zuo strained his neck and spoke with difficulty, but Fang Yue did not believe him.

All he could think about was killing Niu Zuo!

It was this very man who caused Wu Captain to disappear, who turned An Dong Er into this, who caused You Sisi…

"Hehehe, Night Captain, don't be impulsive. Think of You Captain, think of Wu Captain and An Dong Er—they're all still salvageable. But if you kill him, you'll cut off all hope."

Coming to his senses, Ming, who had ridden over on Wu Huang Gui, grinned and said.

(End of Chapter)