At that moment!
Whoosh!
Another arrow shot out from the opposite direction, heading straight for the last disciple of the Punishment Hall.
The disciple was around thirty years old. The arrow struck him squarely in the back of the heart, and his corpse crashed to the ground!
"There's more than one person!"
Zhao Zhou's brows furrowed slightly.
In the darkness, it was difficult to make out the enemy's figure. He could only see a rather burly silhouette in front and a hazy, indistinct figure behind.
"Brother Zuo! Brother Luo! Deal with the person behind!"
Zhao Zhou did not hesitate for a moment. He chased after the person in front without pause while calling to the side.
As soon as his voice fell!
More than twenty people filed out of the dense forest.
"Leave it to us!"
A deep voice rang out, and the more than twenty men charged toward the figure behind.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
In the darkness, sharp arrows tore through the air. Every arrow took a life.
Thirteen people followed behind Zhao Zhou. They lost one at the beginning, and after chasing for less than half a li, three more fell in succession!
"What rat dares to fight Zhao?!"
After the fifth subordinate fell, Zhao Zhou stopped and shouted toward the front.
The night was silent.
Except for—
Whoosh!
The arrow split the night sky, heading straight for the disciple farthest from Zhao Zhou. It struck him between the brows, and his head exploded on the spot, brain matter splattering over the few people around him.
Even Zhao Zhou was splashed by a piece of brain matter.
"Find cover!"
Zhao Zhou's expression grew solemn as he reminded his subordinates in a low voice.
The seven remaining Punishment Hall disciples reacted immediately and hid behind trees.
Swish!
Another arrow came, piercing through a tree as thick as a man's embrace and passing through the throat of a Punishment Hall disciple behind it.
The Return to Truth Sect lost another man!
"Withdraw!"
Zhao Zhou no longer hesitated. His voice rang exceptionally clearly through the nighttime forest. The six disciples did not dare delay and immediately retreated.
The sharp arrow tore through the air once more.
Of the six fleeing men, one toppled to the ground.
Yet Zhao Zhou, who had remained motionless all this time, seized the opportunity. His True Qi erupted, and he kicked powerfully off a tree trunk, charging toward a certain direction!
"Where do you think you're running?!"
In such a short time, ordinary people could not possibly nock and shoot another arrow. This was the opening Zhao Zhou had been searching for: forcing the enemy hidden in the darkness to reveal himself and fight him at close quarters!
"Close combat?"
In the courtyard in Miaoyin City, a savage look appeared on Lu Qingshan's face. "Zhao Zhou, head of the Return to Truth Sect's Punishment Hall! I had planned to let your disciples die one by one before your eyes, then deal with you in the end. Since you're so impatient, I'll send you on your way first!"
Lu Qingshan's heart overflowed with the thrill of revenge.
Just now.
He had been the one controlling Truth-Destroying Type One and killing Zhang Chong with a single arrow! He had also lured Zhao Zhou and the others into pursuit, then slain them with arrow after arrow.
"The Return to Truth Sect is nothing special!"
Watching Zhao Zhou, a major figure even within the Return to Truth Sect, lose all composure under his attacks, Lu Qingshan was thrilled. Aside from the first arrow, he had not controlled Truth-Destroying Type One afterward. He had merely watched each scene through it.
Yet he was still incomparably excited!
At this moment, Zhao Zhou charged in.
Lu Qingshan did not panic in the slightest.
Truth-Destroying Type One was hidden in the darkness. It put away the Sun-Breaking Bow, and when it sensed the approaching gust of wind, it simply raised a hand—
Formless Needle!
It had been refined from Five Metals Essence. It came without a shadow and left without a trace, wounding people invisibly. Although it was a Second-Rank Talisman Artifact, after Lu Qingfeng strengthened it, its might approached that of a Fourth-Rank Talisman Artifact.
It was suddenly unleashed, and Zhao Zhou's expression changed drastically. His body twisted abruptly.
Unfortunately, he was still pierced through the right leg by a soft, nearly imperceptible force. He staggered and nearly fell to the ground.
"Damn it!"
Cold sweat beaded across Zhao Zhou's forehead. His right leg was numb, and a soft aura spread from it throughout his entire body.
At this rate, his whole body would be corroded by the yin energy and rendered immobile within moments. Between life and death, Zhao Zhou pushed his True Qi to the limit. At such a critical juncture, he advanced instead of retreating—
Lifeless Saber Technique!
Saber light flashed like the Milky Way pouring backward!
Zhao Zhou was displaying the Return to Truth Sect's top-tier saber technique. He was on an entirely different level from Wu Yuan or ordinary Punishment Hall disciples. With one slash, the saber force swept out and enveloped the hidden figure.
With this slash, Zhao Zhou was confident he could force back an expert even stronger than himself.
But.
Truth-Destroying Type One reacted even faster!
It brushed a hand across its waist, and a crescent-shaped curved saber appeared in its grip. The crescent saber resembled a cape. As it blocked Zhao Zhou's slash at the critical moment, Zhao Zhou sensed eight sounds of tearing wind explode beside his ears, making his hair stand on end!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Just as he was about to withdraw his force and retreat, eight blades slammed directly into his body. Some of the True Qi within Zhao Zhou's body transformed into protective True Qi. But when only the third blade struck him, the protective True Qi shattered with a boom!
Immediately afterward, the remaining five blades sliced through the vital points throughout his body. As they tore away flesh, they also took Zhao Zhou's life.
"You—"
Zhao Zhou's eyes widened.
He had imagined that he might die, but he had never expected to die under such circumstances.
The arrows, the invisible hidden weapon, the strange weapon that appeared at the end, and the glinting metallic sheen beneath the robe of the 'person' before him...
Zhao Zhou's mind went blank. With his vitality fading, he no longer had the strength to think. He collapsed in a pool of blood, dying with heavy doubts and unwillingness!
"He's dead!"
"Zhao Zhou is dead!"
In the small courtyard in Miaoyin City, Lu Qingshan opened his eyes. His fists were clenched tightly, and his eyes had turned blood-red. This was the result of extreme excitement and madness.
The hatred that had weighed on the young man's heart for so long was released tonight.
His fear of the Return to Truth Sect was also swept away tonight. From now on, nothing would hinder him, and he would have no more cowardice!
On the other side.
Lu Qingfeng's expression remained calm, while Lu Qingyu's face was filled with excitement.
Outside the city.
The battle was still continuing, but it was also nearing its end.
Lu Qingfeng and Lu Qingyu each commanded a Truth-Destroying Type One. Advancing and retreating as they fought, they killed more than a dozen Return to Truth Sect disciples. Afterward, the two leaders led their groups together and charged straight toward the puppet controlled by Lu Qingfeng.
"Take them out one by one?"
Lu Qingfeng chuckled lightly. He commanded Truth-Destroying Type One to retreat while leisurely firing arrows backward.
Even without any weapons, Truth-Destroying Type One possessed the combat strength of the Second Layer of the True Qi Realm through its fists and feet alone. Now that it held the Second-Rank Talisman Artifact Sun-Breaking Bow, even ordinary arrows became arrows of death.
Even Return to Truth Sect disciples in the Late Stage of the Embryonic Breath Realm could not escape death.
As for the two True Qi Realm experts leading them, along with two slightly weaker True Qi Realm experts, Lu Qingfeng was in no hurry to deal with them.
It was difficult for ordinary arrows to kill a True Qi Realm expert in one strike.
It would be better to eliminate these peripheral underlings first!
Lu Qingfeng commanded one puppet to run ahead, while Lu Qingyu's puppet took the opportunity to pursue and kill them from behind.
With one in front and one behind, the situation instead grew increasingly dire.
At that moment.
A tremendous sound suddenly came from behind.
"Big brother, there's another ambush! My arm is broken!" Lu Qingyu's voice rang in Lu Qingfeng's ear.
Through the puppet's vision, Lu Qingfeng saw that there was indeed a powerful surge of qi activity behind them.
"Don't get entangled!"
"Run deeper into Qingzhang Mountain!"
The situation was unclear, so it was best to run first.
The Wind-Riding Talisman Formations beneath the feet of the three Truth-Destroying Type Ones were pushed to their limits. Their bodies became like Azure Smoke and vanished into the forest.
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