Siege

The outer city of Fengyu City is densely populated, and although it is a mixed bag of people, those who flee from outside the city often come into contact with the outer city first.

The local tycoons could easily acquire valuable items from outsiders and thus amass wealth.

However, although the rules and regulations in the outer city are not as comprehensive as those in the Inner City, it is still not an easy thing to become a powerful force in the outer city. At the very least, one needs to have a background as a top martial saint or Celestial Person being.

Just like some Lineage who want to dominate a county, they need to have connections in the city behind them, otherwise they will be the first to be targeted when there are any actions taken by the higher-ups.

The Luo family, relying on the Zhang family, is a powerful Lineage in the outer city.

Because land outside the city was not as scarce as inside, the Luo family enclosed three or four square kilometers and built a manor that resembled a city. Outside the manor were guards and residences for collateral relatives, and the innermost part was surrounded by a "wall" more than six meters high.

Gu Jinlai took Zhou Mingxian to the place where he had buried evidence of the Luo family's collusion with Tianyin Tower and the fact that he had disguised himself as the Primordial Spirit True Lord's close friend to destroy the Zhou family. After obtaining the evidence, they quickly arrived at the Luo family manor.

He and Zhou Ming were spotted as soon as they appeared outside the Luo family manor.

However, his Movement Method was superb, and before those people could even let out a cry of alarm, Gu Jinlai had already broken into the Luo family manor.

Upon reaching the wall, he shouted loudly, "I received a report from the Zhou family that the Luo family destroyed the Zhou family on trumped-up charges. Now, all the leaders of the Luo family, come out and come with me for investigation. If you dare to resist, don't blame me for being ruthless."

His shouts immediately alerted the Luo family.

One by one, figures appeared.

However, when they saw Gu Jinlai dressed as a city guard advisor, they frowned.

One of the middle-aged men, with a dignified bearing, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I am Luo Zhenye, the current head of the Luo family. Could this advisor have some misunderstanding? Our Luo family are law-abiding citizens. How could we possibly do something that would incur the wrath of heaven and man by wiping out an entire family? There must be some false accusation involved."

"False accusation?"

Gu Jinlai, all eyes have swept over the six people who have appeared.

He had his eye on two of them.

However, among the remaining four, two of them had reached the level of "Karma as blood," just like the previous two.

Immediately, he took out a document and said righteously, "Your destruction of the Zhou family was not without flaws. The Zhou family head injured Luo Jiudao, the one who attacked, when he retaliated. These are all proof. Alright, who is Luo Jiudao, and who was the perpetrator that day? Hand them over. Luo Zhenye, since you are the head of the Luo family, come with me."

"My lord, please be patient and speak slowly. We will definitely cooperate with you."

Luo Zhenye said with a friendly smile, "May I ask how you are addressed, sir? My fourth brother, Luo Zhenyu, is also in the city guard, and he is the commander of the outer city guard. He may have even had a drink with you before."

"Cooperate with me? Now all you need to do is hand the person over to me."

Gu Jinlai, he looked at Luo Zhenye and said, "Who is Luo Jiudao? If you don't hand him over, you will be charged with harboring a criminal."

"Brother Luo Jiu is not in the manor right now. If you really want to see him, I will personally bring him to your manor when he returns, and you can question him as you see fit. What do you think?"

Luo Zhenye remained amiable and waved, saying, "We're really sorry to have troubled you, sir. We have a small gift here..."

He was interrupted by Gu Jinlai before he could finish speaking.

"I gave you a chance, but you still chose to protect Luo Jiudao to the end, so don't blame me."

Over the past ten days, he has kept an eye on dozens of people and memorized their scents, including Luo Jiudao.

Seeing that Luo Zhenya refused to hand over the person, Gu Jinlai leaped forward and rushed towards the inner courtyard. He launched a long-range attack, directly hitting an ordinary-looking hut in the inner courtyard.

Although his attack only displayed the strength of a newly promoted Martial Grandmaster, the power of a Martial Grandmaster could easily collapse a small house.

Once the house collapses, those hiding inside will naturally have nowhere to hide.

However, it would have been better if he hadn't made a move; once he did, the Luo family breathed a sigh of relief.

"Who did this brat come from, daring to cause trouble in our Luo family?"

With a loud shout, a figure suddenly rushed out of the hut.

The blade flashed, its chilling light completely enveloping the figure from Gu Jinlai.

"Um!?"

Gu Jinlai's expression changed, and he drew his spirit sword, its cold light carrying power, and pointed it with exquisite precision at the blade light.

Amidst bursts of fire and Gang Qi, the two figures separated upon contact.

"Luo Jiudao? You dare resist arrest! Then don't blame me for being merciless with my sword!"

After landing on the ground, Gu Jinlai did not pause for a moment and charged forward again with his sword.

At this moment, Luo Zhenya had already seen through the cultivation levels of people from Gu Jinlai.

Emperor Wuzong...

With his exquisite swordsmanship, he was considered outstanding among the martial arts masters.

Of course, he hasn't revealed his true form yet. Once he does, he'll probably be even stronger, probably at the level of a top-tier Martial Grandmaster.

He glanced at the spirit sword in Gu Jinlai's hand...

The weapon suited his identity quite well.

Seeing that Gu Jinlai about to make another move, he quickly stepped forward and said, "My lord, let's talk things out calmly. Why resort to violence and damage our harmony?"

As he spoke, he moved horizontally, cutting off all traces of the Gu Jinlai.

The two Luo family experts who came out with him also exclaimed and stepped forward to join the attack, "My lord, please calm down. There must be some misunderstanding. Let's sit down and talk it over."

"When I first arrived in Wind and Rain City, I saw that everyone obeyed the law, the city was orderly, and the country was peaceful and prosperous. I never expected to encounter people like your Luo family who joined forces to resist the law. This last sacred land of mankind must not be defiled by any lawbreakers! I'm giving you one last chance. Surrender immediately and await your fate, or don't blame me for being merciless with my sword!"

Despite appearing to be caught in a pincer attack by numerous Luo family masters Gu Jinlai, his tone showed no sign of weakness.

"A newcomer to Wind and Rain City?"

The Luo family was suspicious of Gu Jinlai's sudden visit to their door, offering to uphold justice for Zhou Ming.

He appears to be a newcomer to Fengyu City...

I understood immediately.

Many people who have heard the legend of the Holy Land regard it as the last clean land for mankind. When they suddenly discover that evil also exists on this land, they feel a huge psychological gap and try their best to correct this.

Little did they know, wherever there are people, there is a world of intrigue and conflict.

What humans are best at is using their limited power and strength to exploit and oppress those who are weaker than them.

"No wonder he acted so recklessly; he's such a hothead. What bad luck."

"What bad luck? It's a good opportunity to teach him a lesson and establish authority, so that no fool will dare to stand up for the Zhou family for those silver coins."

"A mere Martial Grandmaster who has just entered Fengyu City dares to act so arrogantly towards our Luo family, huh!"

The four Luo family masters, who had been besieging the Gu Jinlai, secretly communicated and quickly reached a consensus.

In an instant, the four men became noticeably more ruthless in their attacks. Luo Jiudao even revealed his true form, his size increasing dramatically to that of a five-meter giant.

After transforming into a giant, his sword-wielding speed became significantly faster.

With each slash, Gang Qi burst of powerful energy erupted, crisscrossing wildly, its force tearing the ground to shreds.

"How dare you!"

A low roar echoes through the Gu Jinlai.

His body then grew rapidly.

The manifestation of the Great Sun True Demon Body caused the power of each of his sword strikes to reach its peak.

Furthermore, he displayed exquisite swordsmanship, and wherever his sword light went, Luo Jiudao's sword light shattered. Even with Luo Zhenye and two other masters working together, they still couldn't gain the upper hand.

"Peak Martial Grandmaster!?"

Luo Jiudao was deeply shocked.

"No wonder you dared to provoke our Luo family! But you're sorely mistaken if you think you can suppress our Luo family with the power of a peak Martial Grandmaster!"

As Luo Zhenye spoke, he suddenly let out a long roar, "Enemy attack! Seal off the courtyard! We cannot let this madman escape from our Luo family!"

Under this long howl, the Luo family, whose core area was already surrounded by city walls and resembled a small city, quickly sprang into action.

A large number of Luo family disciples and martial artists blocked all of Luo family's exits.

Meanwhile, the military generals, along with a few True Person of Spirit Refining and Great Immortals of Spirit Transformation, quickly arrived at the battlefield. Also arriving at the same time was a Martial Grandmaster.

Five martial masters, plus the garrison commander serving in the city guard...

This alone demonstrates the power the Luo family possesses.

If placed in Qian Tian, it would probably not be much inferior to the Purgatory Sect, the Yellow Springs Sect, or the Cold Moon Sect.

After all, although the Martial Sect is not as good as the Primordial Spirit True Lord, theoretically he is at the same level as the Primordial Spirit True Lord.

Seeing that most of the Luo family's experts had finally arrived, including eleven individuals with blood-red Karma, Gu Jinlai was very satisfied.

But his expression was filled with anger at their incompetence. "I originally intended to show leniency to your Luo family and only pursue the ringleader, but I never expected your Luo family to be so stubborn and even intend to kill me!? Then don't blame me for taking action!"

After saying that, his aura suddenly surged, and his already powerful Great Sun True Demon Body expanded once more.

After shattering Luo Jiudao's blade light with a single sword strike, his left hand shot out with lightning speed, the direction...

It was his head.

The speed was so fast that it made this high-level Martial Grandmaster's eyes widen.

"Not good!"

"Bang!"

Blood spurted out.

Before the martial master could even dodge, his head was smashed into dust.

At the same time, his expanding body continued to break through limits: seven meters, eight meters, nine meters, ten meters...

His height made the other martial masters of the Luo family look like infants in front of him. The intense, fiery Qi and Blood and the oppressive feeling from his superior position immediately filled the faces of the Luo family martial masters with horror and disbelief.

"Martial King... Martial King!?"

"You're not a Martial Grandmaster at all! You're a Martial King!?"

Gu Jinlai, no one has paid any attention to these people's exclamations.

After unleashing his full power, he held almost no back. His superior-grade spiritual sword cleaved through the void, followed by a thunderous roar that shattered another Martial Grandmaster.

Even though the martial master reacted and blocked with his sword, he was still smashed to pieces along with his sword by the extremely violent force.

"I have tried to reason with you several times, but all I have received in return is your aggressive tactics! Today, I will make the Luo family understand the price you will have to pay for trying to kill a Martial King by relying on numbers!"

Gu Jinlai to be forced to retaliate, brandishing his sword. Wherever the sword pointed, it instantly unleashed a bloody storm among the many Luo family experts who were besieging him.