Chapter 1051: Perfect Team
Zhang Ruochen closed his eyes, completely releasing his spiritual power, which transformed into dense specks of light that flew toward every street and alley of Yingsha City.
Before long, Zhang Ruochen detected an anomaly.
At this moment, all the human cultivators were rushing toward the northern part of the city, trying to drive out the savage beasts that had charged into the city.
However, three rather faint auras were rapidly heading toward the southern part of the city.
Zhang Ruochen extended his spiritual power onto them and finally saw their figures clearly.
All three were wearing armor unique to Ruins Realm warriors, with extremely ordinary appearances. If they blended into the crowd, they would have no distinguishing features.
The most suspicious point was that these three Ruins Realm warriors, despite being only at the first transformation of the Fish-Dragon Realm, could unleash speed comparable to high-ranking Half-Saints.
"It should be them."
Zhang Ruochen withdrew his spiritual power, suddenly opening his eyes, exuding a sharp aura from head to toe.
"Have you found those lurking Undying Blood Clan members?"
Sun Dadi grabbed his iron staff, his pupils emitting a golden light, rubbing his fists and eager to try. When encountering the Undying Blood Clan, he showed no mercy.
"I have indeed found them."
Zhang Ruochen nodded, taking out the Cosmic Divine Wood Map from his Qi Sea at his brow.
Immediately after, Huang Yanchen, Qing Mo, Grand Minister of Works, Second Minister of Works, Han Qiu, Murong Yue, and the six high-ranking Half-Saints of the Murong Family stepped out of the space gate one after another, appearing in the courtyard.
Zhang Ruochen had already revealed his identity to Sun Dadi and did not hide it from him.
Sun Dadi did not care about Zhang Ruochen's identity at all; instead, he felt that cultivating alongside the Heir of Time and Space, Zhang Ruochen, was a promising endeavor.
Zhang Ruochen, in the most concise manner, told them about the situation in Yingsha City.
Murong Yue and the six high-ranking Half-Saints of the Murong Family had been in seclusion cultivating in the Scroll World, and with Zhang Ruochen providing them with a steady stream of Divine Blood, each of their cultivation levels had increased significantly.
Now that they had come to the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm, they naturally needed to undergo life-and-death tempering to transform into true powerhouses.
Fighting against savage beasts was one form of tempering.
At the same time, only through battle could they integrate the results of their recent cultivation with practical combat.
"Whoosh—"
Zhang Ruochen waved his sleeve, and three Thousand-Mark Sacred Artifacts flew out: a blood-colored blade, an ancient cauldron, and thirty-six blue iron beads.
The Blood-Quenching Divine Blade.
The Ice Soul Divine Cauldron.
The Star Sea Dust Sand.
Zhang Ruochen handed the Blood-Quenching Divine Blade to Murong Chengfeng, letting him control it.
Murong Chengfeng was the strongest among the six high-ranking Half-Saints of the Murong Family, with a cultivation level at the Ninth Step Half-Saint.
Originally, he was only at the initial stage of the Ninth Step Half-Saint. After seclusion in the Scroll World, he refined a large amount of Divine Blood, directly raising his cultivation to the peak of the Ninth Step Half-Saint.
With Murong Chengfeng's current strength, he was even slightly superior to Yan Tong at his peak.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for granting the blade."
Murong Chengfeng knelt on one knee, showing great respect to Zhang Ruochen.
He already knew Zhang Ruochen's true identity. As a remnant of the Holy Bright Central Empire, he was naturally very willing to serve the Crown Prince.
With Murong Chengfeng's cultivation and the power of the Blood-Quenching Divine Blade, it was like adding wings to a tiger, propelling him into the ranks of the top-tier powerhouses below the Saint realm.
Next, Zhang Ruochen handed the "Star Sea Dust Sand" to Murong Yue and the "Ice Soul Divine Cauldron" to Han Qiu.
As for Huang Yanchen, she held a Sacred Sword personally bestowed by the Empress. The grade of that Sacred Sword far exceeded these three Thousand-Mark Sacred Artifacts, so she naturally did not need other weapons.
Zhang Ruochen's gaze fixed on Huang Yanchen, and he said, "Senior Sister, come with me to deal with those three lurking Undying Blood Clan members. The rest of you, immediately head to the northern part of the city to kill the savage beasts."
Zhang Ruochen also issued another order to Grand Minister of Works and Second Minister of Works, telling them to try not to kill as much as possible, only needing to protect the safety of the others.
With the two great experts, Grand Minister of Works and Second Minister of Works, escorting them, even if they encountered a Beast King, they should be able to retreat calmly.
After Zhang Ruochen finished arranging everything, he turned his gaze to the five Azure Dragon Army commanders kneeling on the ground. The image of the Zhang family descendants being slaughtered surfaced in his mind, and he involuntarily clenched his fists, a killing intent flashing in his eyes.
So, he moved his lips and transmitted a message to Murong Yue, letting her handle this matter.
Zhang Ruochen, Huang Yanchen, and Qing Mo used their movement techniques, flew out of the courtyard, and headed toward the southern part of the city to pursue the three suspicious Ruins Realm warriors.
In the courtyard.
Murong Yue held the thirty-six Dust Sand Beads in her palm, waved her arm, and shot all the beads out, striking the five Azure Dragon Army commanders.
"Pfft."
"Pfft..."
The bodies of the five Azure Dragon Army commanders were riddled with holes, tattered and torn. They fell forward and collapsed to the ground.
Murong Yue appeared very cold, ordering the six high-ranking Half-Saints of the Murong Family to extract the Sacred Souls of the five Azure Dragon Army commanders and collect them into a jade bottle.
Sun Dadi was so shocked that his jaw nearly hit the ground. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, stared at Murong Yue, and said, "Sis... your methods are too ruthless! Those five all have noble titles and are the five great experts of the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion. Killing them so rashly will surely bring great disaster."
Suppressing the Azure Dragon Army commanders was one thing, and Sun Dadi did not hesitate.
But killing them was another matter, no different from rebellion. It would lead to a warrant from the imperial court and also invite frenzied revenge from the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion.
Even the carefree Sun Dadi knew his limits and dared not use such ruthless methods.
Murong Yue coldly glanced at Sun Dadi and said, "I didn't kill them. They were killed by the savage beasts and devoured into their bellies."
The six high-ranking Half-Saints of the Murong Family picked up the five corpses from the ground, rushed toward the northern part of the city, and threw them into the midst of the savage beasts.
Then, they retrieved some broken limbs that had been bitten off and threw them back into the courtyard, disguising the scene to make it look as if the five had been eaten by the savage beasts.
"Amitabha."
Grand Minister of Works and Second Minister of Works closed their eyes, simultaneously reciting a Buddhist chant, putting on a compassionate expression.
Before long, Grand Minister of Works, Second Minister of Works, Sun Dadi, Zhao Shiqi, Han Qiu, Murong Yue, and the six high-ranking Half-Saints of the Murong Family—twelve people in total—headed toward the northern part of the city.
This team of theirs was quite peculiar, including eminent monks from the Buddhist sect, evil path cultivators from the Black Market, a fierce battle-hardened Half-Monkey Half-Human, a beast taming master, and an assassin who walked in the darkness.
If Zhang Ruochen and Xiao Hei were added, it would undoubtedly be a perfect team.
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The three armored Ruins Realm warriors turned into three afterimages, rapidly charging toward the southern part of the city.
The Ruins Realm warrior at the front sensed something, his figure slightly shaking, and said, "A spiritual power Half-Saint just extended his spiritual power onto us. Our identities have probably been exposed."
"Our actions must be fast. We need to destroy the city-protecting grand formation in the southern part in the shortest time and tear open a gap."
"In that case, this human military base built in the Azure Dragon Ruins Realm will be completely destroyed."
The Ruins Realm warrior on the left let out a hoarse voice and said, "Young Prince, rest assured. With my attainments in formations, as long as I am given a quarter of an hour, I can destroy the foundation of the southern city-protecting grand formation."
Just as the three Ruins Realm warriors rushed to the base of the city wall, a white Sacred Sword flew out from the top of the wall, forming a series of sword shadows.
Huang Yanchen stood at the top of the city wall, her ten fingers forming sword seals, controlling the Sacred Sword to strike at the leading Ruins Realm warrior.
That Ruins Realm warrior immediately took out a palm-sized token and held it in his hand.
"Rustle."
As Sacred Qi was infused into the token, it gradually enlarged, forming a blood-red shield light shadow three zhang long and three chi thick.
The Sacred Sword struck the light shadow shield, creating a powerful impact force that sent the Ruins Realm warrior flying backward more than ten zhang before he could steady himself.
The blood-red light shadow retracted back into the token.
That Ruins Realm warrior glanced at Huang Yanchen at the top of the city wall, revealing a cold smile, and said, "I didn't expect there to be such a clever person among the human cultivators, able to guess that I would come to the southern part."
Huang Yanchen stood upright, retracting the Sacred Sword into her hand, and said, "Since you know you've been exposed, why not reveal your true form immediately?"
"Revealing our true form will only make us stronger."
The three Ruins Realm warriors no longer hid their identities. Cracking sounds came from within their bodies. Sharp nails grew from their fingers, fleshy wings sprouted from their backs, their pupils turned blood-red, and even their appearances underwent earth-shattering changes.
The Undying Blood Clan member standing at the front was somewhat different from the other two.
Not only was he very young, but on his back grew not a pair of fleshy wings, but four silver wings that emitted dazzling silver light.
This showed that his physique was quite extraordinary.
This person was named Tan Zhongli, the eldest son of a Blood King, with a cultivation level at the peak of the Ninth Step Half-Saint.
Of course, with his powerful physique, the combat power he could unleash far exceeded that of Yan Tong and Bai Xinglou at the same realm.
Tan Zhongli issued an order, saying, "Elder Jin, Elder Han, you two immediately go and destroy the foundation of the city-protecting grand formation. I will deal with her."
"Whoosh."
A figure flickered, and Zhang Ruochen appeared at the base of the city wall, standing in the center of the street, exuding a heroic aura, and said, "Your opponent is me."
Zhang Ruochen's appearance disrupted their plan.
Elder Jin and Elder Han immediately retreated, standing on either side of Tan Zhongli, assuming a defensive posture.
Tan Zhongli's gaze fixed on Zhang Ruochen, and he sneered, "The Divine Son of the Blood God Sect? Haha! Those humans all think you are an arrogant fool, but they never expected that you alone saw through my plan."
Then, Tan Zhongli's tone shifted, his voice deepening, "Unfortunately, you are far from being my match."
"Is that so? I, the Divine Son, don't think so." Zhang Ruochen said with a smile.
"Whoosh."
A white fat cat flew out of Zhang Ruochen's pocket, landed on the ground, yawned, and said, "If the Divine Son of the Blood God Sect can't deal with you, plus me, the Emperor, that should be enough, right?"
Tan Zhongli showed a disdainful expression, not taking Zhang Ruochen and that fat cat seriously at all. In his view, only Huang Yanchen at the top of the city wall was a true formidable opponent.
But the next moment, Tan Zhongli's eyes suddenly narrowed, fixed on Zhang Ruochen's waist, staring at that jade-like blood-red belt, revealing a shocked expression: "The Ten Saint Blood Armor... that is my father's Ten Saint Blood Armor. Why is it on you? Who exactly are you?"
"What a small world. So you are the offspring of Zhongying King."
Zhang Ruochen glanced at the jade belt, a strange look flashing in his eyes.
Then, he mobilized his Sacred Qi and infused it into the belt.
The jade belt immediately emitted a rustling sound, spreading upward and downward, forming a blood-red suit of armor that completely wrapped around Zhang Ruochen's body.
At the same time, the aura emanating from Zhang Ruochen continuously rose, reaching a new height.