<h4>Chapter 206: The Overlord Axed The Cultivator Of Internal Organs Realm</h4>
Capital city.
Even the snow falling from the sky seemed to carry considerable weight.
Zijin Pce.
Yuwen Xiu wore a set of golden armor.
The emperor’s sword stuck in his belt looked almost as if it was made of gold.
In the main hall…
The young emperor’s ck Dragon Armored Men stood still. There were thirteen of them in total. Although one of them died in Beiluo, he was immediately reced.
Members of the ck Dragon Guard had set their eyes to be a part of the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men.
Yuwen Xiu created apetitive culture among the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men. The strongest one could gain not only wealth and status but also instructions and guidance directly from the ck Dragon.
Therefore, every member of the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men cultivated andpeted at every single moment.
They understood that bing stronger was the only way to obtain more wealth and a higher status.
They vaguely heard the rousing battle cry from outside of the capital city.
Yuwen Xiu’s inscrutable countenance gave little away.
The old eunuch lowered his head. The battle cry outside gave him mixed feelings. The moment hade, after all—the moment when the very existence of the Great Zhou Dynasty was at stake.
The Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men stood below the dragon throne with somber faces.
They looked at Yuwen Xiu sitting high up and had no idea what the young emperor had nned on doing.
They couldn’t block the attack under normal circumstances…
They could still fight and defend the throne without fear if it were only the Great Xuanunching an attack. But they were not confident about fending off the attack now that Western Liang, led by the Overlord, had been was added to the equation.
Liu Hao, the leader of the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men and the emperor’s personal bodyguard and who had almost broken through to the Internal Organs Realm, looked at Yuwen Xiu and said in a worried voice, “Your Majesty…”
Yuwen Xiu stood up after a long silence. He walked to the direction of the imperial garden.
“Everyone of you, follow me.”
The Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men exchanged a bewildered look.
Why were they going to the imperial garden at this time?
Shouldn’t they be sent to the frontlines?
However, they didn’t say anything.
Instead, they all followed Yuwen Xiu.
Imperial garden.
Covered by thick snow, it was bone-chilling as usual.
Wearing the armor, Yuwen Xiu stomped on the snow, creating creaking sounds, as he walked toward the pond.
The Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men followed him closely.
Just then, there were ripples on the water surface, as green wavelets started rolling. The smell of blood permeated the air. However, Yuwen Xiu was calm as if he was used to the scent.
Suddenly, the water in the pond rolled…
As though it was boiling.
The water formed a giant whirlpool where the outline of the ck Dragon came into view. The cold ck armor gleamed brightly.
Its prating eyes could almost speak.
Yuwen Xiu’s eyes were filled with tenderness when he saw the ck Dragon.
The Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men behind Yuwen Xiu lowered their heads in utmost reverence. They stood still and didn’t dare to move because of the sense of oppression the ck Dragon gave off.
The ck Dragon gripped the rock with its sharp ws and leaped out of the water…
Only now, they saw that the ck Dragon grew four more ws in its abdomen, and its scales were denser. And he had almost recovered from the wounds inflicted by Lil Phoenix One.
The ck Dragon moved next to Yuwen Xiu. Its gigantic head lowered and touched Yuwen Xiu’s head.
It was like the two shared the same mind.
“This is a critical moment of life and death for my Great Zhou… You’re the only one I can rely on,” Yuwen Xiu muttered softly, holding the ck Dragon’s head in his hands.
The ck Dragon’s eyes sparkled with intelligence.
It looked at the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men and opened its mouth. A ck round ball slowly floated out.
Then ck Dragon shook its body once.
And thirteen ck scales fell off in an instant.
The ck scales floated in front of the ck Dragon, while the ck Dragon Pearl spun, and a glutinous liquid oozed out and dripped on the thirteen ck scales.
“ck Dragon’s Saliva.”
Yuwen Xiu’s eyes brightened up.
He turned his head to look at the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men and waved his hand.
Liu Hao stepped forward first. A dragon scale flew to Liu Hao and hit him dead center in his forehead. And in an instant…
Liu Hao felt excruciating pain. The ck scale seemed to want to dig into his head.
His eyes were bloodshot from the pain.
However, Liu Hao was thrilled because…
He had a breakthrough!
He entered the Internal Organs Realm from the Peak Qi Core Realm!
Yuwen Xiu clenched his fists with excitement.
Finally, the ck Dragon had transformed and had be stronger… The dragon indeed had a remarkable transformation since it started to eat cultivators instead ofmoners.
The faces of the deceased shed on the ck Dragon Pearl. The ck Dragon kept its mouth open, while the ck Dragon Pearl rolled back to its mouth.
The ck Dragon turned and dove back into the water.
Yuwen Xiu stared at the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men, sweat dripping from their bodies due to the transformation.
“The Great Zhou’s fate is on your shoulders.”
Yuwen Xiu walked next to Liu Hao, the head of the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men, and gave him two letters.
“Use it when it’s necessary. I trust you to take care of this,” Yuwen Xiu said.
His eyes sparkled brilliantly.
He certainly believed the two letters would be incredibly helpful if the Master were still alive.
But now, the leverage against the two people was lost because of the Master’s death. Yuwen Xiu couldn’t rest all of his hope on these letters.
Even so, it was still a good way to crush the enemy’s morale when it was necessary.
“Go.”
“I look forward to the news of victory from you.”
The Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men, including Liu Hao, looked determined and spirited. They gestured to say goodbye to Yuwen Xiu and then left the imperial garden and rushed to the outside of the capital city.
Thirteen cultivators in the Internal Organs Realm…
Although it was achieved through trickery… it was more than enough to bring about a favorable turn of events!
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Beiluo Lake Ind.
On the second floor of White Jade City Pavilion…
Lu Fan frowned at the moment when the ck Dragon spat out the Dragon Pearl.
“What a strong evil presence…” Lu Fan murmured.
The ck Dragon became more powerful and not by a slight bit. Eatingmoners only brought him limited growth. But its power and evil energy soared ever since it started to eat cultivators like the ck Dragon Guard.
Not only did it refine an evil Dragon Pearl, but also it was about to grow horns on its head.
Once the dragon horns emerge, the ck Dragon would undergo the third transformation and be as powerful as a cultivator in the Golden Elixir Realm.
Although it was an evil path to take, it was indeed an elerated one for cultivation, yet it was also the most atrocious and obscene one.
Lu Fan’s fingers gently tapped the armrest of the Thousand des Chair.
Even though Lu Fan wanted the cultivators to reach the Golden Elixir Realm sooner so that the Wuhuang Continent could level up from a Low Level Martial World to a Mid Level Martial World…
He genuinely didn’t want the ck Dragon to be the first.
“It looks like even Old Nie might not be a match for this ck Dragon.”
“Not necessarily… Old Nie could stand a chance if he could break through the fifth level.”
Lu Fan was immersed in thought.
Leaning on the back of the wheelchair, he continued to watch.
Also, Lu Fan vaguely sensed that Yuwen Xiu was plotting something.
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Outside of the capital city.
The Western Liang Armyunched an attack following the Overlord’s domineering opening act.
The battle cry reverberated throughout the field. A sea of soldiers charged through the in and pressed on toward the capital city.
It was a vivid demonstration of the strategy used to attack a city—which was used toy siege on the Mohist City of Traps.
The gate of the capital city was much thicker and heavier than the stronghold.
The Overlord didn’t choose to break it himself.
Holding the scalingdders, the Western Liang soldiers sprinted toward the city from a distance. They set up thedders at the foot of the city wall and frantically climbed upward one by one.
The army of the Great Xuan was also busy.
While Western Liang was charging forward, Tantai Xuan also raised the knife high and pointed at the capital city.
The army of the Great Xuan rushed headlong as well.
Two crack troops jointly attacked the ancient capital city of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Attacking the capital city was a much more strenuous battle than the attack on the stronghold.
After all, the Great Zhou would be on the verge of ruin if the capital city were seized.
The ck Dragon Guard ran back and forth on the gate tower to motivate every soldier of the Great Zhou to fight more vigorously.
Only death awaited them if they didn’t fight.
Thus, it was a relentless battle.
The Western Liang soldiers who climbed on the gate tower were met by dozens of soldiers of the Great Zhou and the ck Dragon Guard.
They were either stabbed or chopped into pieces as soon as they reached the top.
It was a seesaw between the attackers and the defenders that tested which side could hold longer in this fight. Both sides would suffer massive casualties… But the gap would broaden the moment one side showed a sign of weakness.
Different from the Western Liang Army, who chose to climb the gate tower…
The army of the Great Xuan decided to break the city gate.
Hundreds of soldiers of the Great Xuan lifted an enormous wooden trunk and hammered the ancient gate.
Bang!
Bang! Bang!
Dead bodies of soldiers from both Western Liang and the Great Zhou kept falling from the gate tower.
The battlested for quite some time.
Finally, Xu Chu sprinted to the gate tower, brandishing two giant iron balls. Several enemies were knocked down with one blow.
Then finally, there was a breach on the city gate.
The Western Liang Army rushed upward to the gate tower fiercely.
Below them…
The wooden trunk of the Great Xuan also sessfully broke the city gate that was held by the soldiers of the Great Zhou.
The soldiers who were holding the gate were thrown in the air by the impact.
Led by Jiang Li, the army of the Great Xuan rushed into the capital city.
Jiang Li rode his horse at the front, and in a short moment, blood sttered all over his silver armor.
He remembered how he escaped from the capital city before.
The severed heads of the two soldiers popped up in his mind.
And the will to fight started to boil in his heart.
Then the battlemenced.
It was the ultimate manifestation of savagery and brutality.
As he continued riding his horse, going deeper into the city, the sound of the battle started fading away. The snow kept falling from the sky and was dyed crimson as soon as it hit the ground.
Packed with soldiers of the Great Zhou, the long street of the capital city came into sight. The militia—drafted at thest moment—also brandished their weapons and joined in the melee.
“Please ne’er talk of leading your army to be a great Noble—Under the Victory General, ten thousand troops to death would stumble!” [1]
The ground of the long street was covered in snow yet not white, but blood red.
Tantai Xuan didn’t hide in the back. Riding his horse, he wielded his weapon and fought at the frontlines.
His eyes were bloodshot. Around 10,000 troops would fall to their death. Indeed, the throne was built upon countless dead bodies.
Inside the capital city.
A troop of armored horsemen was approaching.
There were only around 300 of them. Yet the terrifying sense of oppression made people’s hair stand on end.
“Xuanwu Guard, take your positions!” Jiang Li ordered.
The pressure made Jiang Li’s face twitch involuntarily.
The armored horsemen advanced forward like dark clouds, apanied by the stench of blood and the wails of the ghosts of the wronged…
Disturbed, Jiang Li’s face became somber.
“It’s the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men at the front… Why do I feel different this time?”
Jiang Li took in a deep breath.
From theirst encounter, he felt that the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men were somewhat different. They were even more devilish.
The sound of horses’ hooves galloping echoed around the field.
Wearing ck dragon masks and ck armor, the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men led three hundred ck Dragon Guards and charged toward the enemy.
It was the best defense of the capital city.
But it was also thest resort of the Great Zhou.
Raising the ck spear in his hand, Liu Hao shouted in a hoarse voice, “Fight!”
“Wipe out the rebellion army and be a noble!”
The Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men and the ck Dragon Guard feverishly bolted forward at once.
The soldiers of the Great Zhou yielded a way to let the ck Dragon Guard pass by.
In front of the gate tower…
Jiang Li ordered the Xuanwu Guard to create a formation.
The formation made by cultivators was more powerful as the energy coalesced.
“Fight!” The Xuanwu Guard bellowed.
The ck Dragon Guard dashed toward the Xuanwu Guard like a ck spear thrust into a shield!
“Lord, get back!”
Holding the silver spear, Jiang Li rode fast to protect the blood-covered Tantai Xuan.
Tantai Xuan wouldn’t end well if he were pulled into a fight of cultivators.
Tantai Xuan had good self-awareness. Back in the day, he might have yelled back, “I too can fight!”
However, Tantai Xuan was now well aware that he didn’t possess the ability.
Therefore, he took the advice and moved back.
The Xiang Family’s Army also got down from the gate tower. It became a battle of cultivators.
Wielding two giant iron balls, Xu Chu joined the Xuanwu Guard and fought away the ck Dragon Guard.
Liu Hao, head of the ck Dragon bodyguard, let out a deep roar. “Kill!”
Then, all the ck Dragon bodyguards on horseback unsheathed each of their ck spears, which they carried on their backs.
They called the spear Dragon’s Thorn.
Bang!
Bang! Bang!
The energy exploded.
One by one…
The Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men unleashed tremendous energy.
And on their foreheads, the ck dragon scales became visible.
The energy of the Internal Organs Realm spread on the long street of the capital city like shockwaves.
On the gate tower…
The Overlord was walking down from the tower and immediately narrowed his eyes.
How could he be not surprised when he suddenly sensed thirteen beams of the energy of the Internal Organs Realm?
He looked into the distance and saw the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men.
Led by the strong fighters of the Internal Organs Realm…
The line of defense of the Xuanwu Guard and the Xiang Family’s Army was breached in a sh.
Xu Chu roared in anger. Liu Hao’s spear pierced through his iron balls and severely injured his shoulder.
Internal Organs Realm…
When did the Great Zhou Dynasty have so many cultivators in the Internal Organs Realm?
The shock and bewilderment didn’t stop the Overlord. Brandishing his giant ax and shield, he strode toward them.
Jiang Li was also astounded.
All of the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men were in the Internal Organs Realm?
It was far beyond his anticipation.
Even though it was an age of cultivators, the Internal Organs Realm was still an incredibly high level.
How could the ck Dragon bodyguards have thirteen all of a sudden?
How was that possible?
“Was it because of the ck Dragon?”
An idea popped in Jiang Li’s head. His eyes focused as he took in a deep breath.
Bang!
Led by the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men…
The ck Dragon Guard fought ferociously against the Xuanwu Guard and the Xiang Family’s Army from an advantaged position.
The Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men didn’t keep moving forward since they sensed a menacing, terrifying force that restrained their bodies.
Holding the Dragon’s Thorn, Liu Hao turned his head to look into the distance. He saw the towering silhouette of the Overlord walking toward him through the snowstorm.
The Overlord of Western Liang.
Xiang Shaoyun!
Liu Hao’s eyes brightened up with excitement.
He held the Dragon’s Thorn, the weapon that represented the status as being part of the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men.
Nheless, Liu Hao was cautious, so he sent one man, spurred by the energy from the ck scale on his forehead, to charge at the Overlord!
“Internal Organs Realm?”
The Overlord started to run with the ax in his hand.
The Demonic Qi surrounded his body and the ax. With one stroke, the force of the ax almost cracked the ground open.
The Overlord certainly saw the ck scales on the man’s forehead as well.
And he understood the source of the man’s strength.
“You’re only a fake. The strength that’s not yours can’t help you!” The Overlord shouted with rage.
The ck Dragon bodyguard collided with the Overlord.
The Overlord even seemed taller, blue veins bulging on his neck.
The ax in his hand shed against the Dragon’s Thorn of the ck Dragon Guard.
Sparks flew in all directions.
The snow in the air was shattered into tiny pieces.
The tremendous force of the ax terrified the ck Dragon Guard.
The real cultivator of the Internal Organs Realm was much more powerful than those who entered by the aid of the ck dragon!
The ck Dragon Guard howled. ck dragon scales covered and protected his body.
“ck Dragon scale?”
The Overlord’s hair was billowing in the wind. He suffered a great deal just to break through to the Internal Organs Realm. These people who resorted to trickery—how dare they attempt to pin him down?
“Who the f*ck are you?!” The Overlord yelled in disdain.
The Demonic Qi engulfed the ax.
And then it came down sharply on the ck Dragon guard.
All of a sudden….
Despite the dragon scales on his body, the ck Dragon Guard was cut in half at the waist. The blood poured out on the snowfield.
Tantai Xuan eximed while watching the fight from afar. Jiang Li and other cultivators were also stupefied.
Who couldpete with the valiant Overlord?!
Even the horses stopped neighing in that instant.
As the head of the Thirteen ck Dragon Armored Men, Liu Hao’s eyes contracted in fright.
Deep in the Imperial City…
The ck Dragon in the pond roared with anger when the Overlord had killed one of the guards. The water in the pond exploded.
With its sharp ws, the ck Dragon gripped the ground on the bank of the pond, crushing the bricks into pieces like tofu, as it slowly got out of the water. A thick, dark fog rolled through the imperial garden, and all the nts withered right away…
On the long street of the capital city…
Blood dripped from the Overlord’s ax.
With a pensive look, he raised his head and looked into the Imperial City.
Vaguely, he seemed to see a ck dragon howling at him.
[1] From “Two Poems Written in the Year of Ji-Hai No. 1 (of 2)” by Cao Song (828–903).
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