One after another, giants transformed from ancient trees converged on Ye Zhen's side with great strides, charging and smashing through everything in their path. The soldiers densely stationed throughout the garden were immediately knocked sprawling, their bones broken and tendons snapped as screams rang out without end.
In an instant, the entire garden descended into chaos. Earl Xitian, Princess Jieyou, Hua Zhou, Ha Bao, Luo Ren, and the others all stared in utter stupefaction.
Yet after their shock, these few were no slouches in their reactions.
"To think you had such a trick. That was beyond this old man's expectations!" Earl Xitian's face darkened. "But you are merely a Palace Opening Realm cultivator. Hua Zhou, are the three of you truly unable to take down even one Palace Opening Realm brat?"
"Rest assured, Your Majesty!"
Before Earl Xitian's words had even faded, the spear in Luo Ren's hand had already shot toward Ye Zhen like fire.
Luo Ren's rank and position had both been earned through bloodshed on the Human-Demon Battlefield.
Though Hua Zhou and Ha Bao possessed higher cultivation than Luo Ren, in terms of true combat strength, Luo Ren was only stronger, never weaker.
Nothing else needed to be said; his reaction alone made that clear.
When the ancient trees had suddenly transformed into demons, Hua Zhou and Ha Bao had both frozen in shock, even instinctively moving away from danger.
Luo Ren, however, was different. His body merely paused for the slightest moment before accelerating toward Ye Zhen. His killing intent surged at Ye Zhen like a raging flood.
Ye Zhen's eyes narrowed slightly.
Luo Ren should have been the strongest martial artist Ye Zhen had encountered since setting foot upon the Primordial Continent.
Though he charged alone, the spear whirling above and below him, flashing forth