"Shoot!"
She Tian Demonic Tree roared. In the colossal apparition, the sun, moon, and stars emerged, their light gathering into a gigantic Starlight Wrath Arrow.
The Starlight Wrath Arrow was as vast as a river, its starlight surging.
As She Tian Demonic Tree drew its body taut, the Starlight Wrath Arrow was nocked to its bowstring.
With arrow on the string, it could shoot through heaven and earth, pierce in every direction, and hunt down gods.
One arrow claimed lives. Every powerful warrior present, the exotic beasts in the distance, even the Lynx Emperor, felt the arrow's terrifying aura.
"Slash!"
At that moment, Lady Chen shouted as well. Her vital energy surged to its peak, her cultivation method circulated, the Great Dao runes thundered, and the might of Tiger Mound answered her call.
The Starlight Wrath Arrow shot forth, while Lady Chen turned her sleeve into a blade and slashed straight at the horde of exotic beasts.
The Starlight Wrath Arrow pierced a hundred li, and the sleeve-blade cleaved through rivers. The two deadly attacks crashed down at once, plunging Great Meng City into darkness, as though the sun and moon had lost their light.
Every powerful warrior present felt their hair stand on end.
The Lynx Emperor roared, its fur standing on end. Gale winds howled as it opened its mouth and shrieked, summoning more than a dozen tornadoes.
Trees, rocks, and rivers across the mountain were swept up into a towering wall in front of the beast horde.
The Lynx Emperor was a ten-thousand-year-old vicious beast. Though not as powerful as the previous Mountain Lord, the Giant Ape, its strength was still unmatched.
The wind wall, a mixture of mud, rocks, and rushing water, surged toward the giant Starlight Arrow and the thousand-meter sleeve-blade. A deafening boom shook Great Meng City, and the mountains trembled.
The Lynx Emperor was powerful, but it could not withstand the combined attack of She Tian Demonic Tree and Lady Chen. The wind wall was pierced through and shattered.
The Starlight Wrath Arrow and the thousand-li sleeve-blade slashed into the beast horde. Blood sprayed everywhere, and the beasts' anguished cries rang without end. Hundreds of exotic beasts died in that single strike.
Blood flowed like a river, and the beast horde fell into chaos.
"Retreat!"
The Lynx Lion Emperor roared. Fear gripped him, and he turned to flee into the boundless Great Meng Mountain.
In the blink of an eye, the tens of thousands of beasts broke ranks and fled in panic, trampling over one another.
"Retreat, retreat, retreat! Follow the king and get out of here! Protect the king!"
With no tigers in the mountains, the monkeys became kings.
Ah Yuan put on the air of a loyal retainer and was the first to charge out at the front of the retreat. He had already hidden far away; the instant he saw the Lynx Emperor flee, he followed.
As the beast horde scattered, all the powerful warriors of Great Meng City and the Three Retinues of the Grandmaster Mansion were dumbstruck.
By the time they came to their senses, the beast horde had already fled into the vast Great Meng Mountain.
The apparition in the sky vanished. The towering Demonic Tree disappeared, and Lady Chen likewise faded into Tiger Mound.
"What was that?"
The Three Retinues of the Grandmaster Mansion had never imagined the Su Family possessed such a technique.
Chen Bao guessed the truth: it must have something to do with Liu Chengfeng.
"Damn it, you're going to drain me dry!"
In the Su Family's Imperial Garden, She Tian Demonic Tree was utterly spent and cursed furiously.
Just now, he had displayed an invincible might, but Liu Chengfeng had controlled him the whole time. He had no say in the matter.
She Tian Demonic Tree couldn't help regretting that he hadn't fled earlier. Then he wouldn't have ended up as a tool, ordered around by Liu Chengfeng.
Now She Tian Demonic Tree couldn't escape. The World Tree suppressed him, while the roots of the Golden Lotus Root pierced through his body.
"Let me absorb one more breath."
She Tian Demonic Tree was exhausted. That arrow had been invincible, but it had drained all his strength. Even absorbing a vast sea of spiritual energy couldn't replenish it.
Besides, Liu Chengfeng himself had absorbed a great deal of spiritual energy.
Liu Chengfeng was also exhausted, slumping to the ground.
Just now, he had borrowed the spiritual energy of the Su Family's Spirit Vein Dojo and transformed it into boundless vital energy.
That was how he had driven She Tian Demonic Tree to unleash the Starlight Wrath Arrow and defeat the Lynx Emperor.
After that one arrow, his vital energy was depleted. Liu Chengfeng hurriedly swallowed Blood Medicine and circulated the "Golden Dragon Heart Method."
Liu Chengfeng refused She Tian Demonic Tree's request.
From suppressing She Tian Demonic Tree to shooting an arrow that drove back the Lynx Emperor, he had been greedily absorbing the Su Family's spiritual energy the whole time.
The Su Family's Dragon Vein Dojo had accumulated spiritual energy for over ten thousand years. Liu Chengfeng had already consumed six or seven tenths of it. One more breath would exhaust the Su Family's entire foundation.
Liu Chengfeng couldn't bring himself to let the Su Family wither and decline.
He recovered by regulating his breath and nurturing his body, absorbing spiritual energy through his cultivation method alone. He no longer relied on the World Tree, and quickly restored his vital energy.
The Su Family was deeply grateful to Liu Chengfeng. The Old Matriarch, Lady Chen, even came to visit him in person.
At the moment of crisis, Liu Chengfeng had saved the Su Family.
Liu Chengfeng had only just finished regulating his breath and recovered his vital energy. Before he could catch his breath, trouble struck.
Su Youqian hurriedly carried someone back for treatment.
"Uncle Feng! Senior Brother!"
Seeing the blood-covered figures being carried back, Liu Chengfeng was stunned.
The Cloud Rising Sect disciples were dead or injured. Jiang Yu was covered in blood and kept coughing it up, while Zhou Yinfeng had a hole through his chest and was on the brink of death.
Su Youqian and the Su Family disciples did everything they could to save them, even using Second Refinement Mountain Pills.
"Brother, watch out for Princess of the Wu Clan. She's hunting us down."
Su Youqian was covered in wounds, some deep enough to expose bone. He lay there, unable to move.
"Young Master, I... I... I can't serve you anymore. I... I have to go serve the master..."
"Uncle Feng!"
Liu Chengfeng cried out. In the end, Zhou Yinfeng couldn't hold on. Even the Su Family's Second Refinement Mountain Pills couldn't save him.
"I got there too late."
Su Youqian blamed himself. The moment the incident happened, he had rushed over, but he was still too late. Princess of the Wu Clan had already killed many Cloud Rising Sect disciples.
The Ascending Wu Clan had withdrawn and gathered its disciples and powerful warriors to attack the Cloud Rising Sect.
Princess of the Wu Clan had not left. She had stayed behind with the Grandmaster Mansion and taken the opportunity to eliminate Jiang Yu and the other Cloud Rising Sect disciples.
Jiang Yu and the others had been following the Fourth Elder's orders to stay at the estate in Great Meng City.
They hadn't expected Princess of the Wu Clan to find them, bringing death down upon them.
"Where is she?"
Liu Chengfeng clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming with a terrifying light.
Princess of the Wu Clan had to die, and the Ascending Wu Clan had to be wiped out.
The Ascending Wu Clan was beyond forgiveness for killing Zhou Yinfeng.
Thinking back on everything that had happened, Zhou Yinfeng hadn't followed him for long, but he had been utterly loyal and protected him with his life.
Princess of the Wu Clan had killed Zhou Yinfeng. The Wu Clan would pay tenfold!
With the beast horde driven away and Lady Chen standing guard, Chen Bao once again took charge of Great Meng City.
The Grandmaster Mansion had no reason to stay. Lady Chen was safe and sound, and the Grandmaster Mansion didn't dare act rashly, so it could only withdraw from Great Meng City.
Recommended by Ye Yiqing, Princess of the Wu Clan had joined the Grandmaster Mansion and was returning to the Imperial Capital with them.
Before leaving, Princess of the Wu Clan had swept away the Cloud Rising Sect's estate outside Yunmeng City, killing more than a dozen disciples.
To her, it was a trivial matter.
First, she was a Wu Clan heiress and had nothing to fear from the Cloud Rising Sect.
Second, she had joined the Grandmaster Mansion and held an official post. What could the Cloud Rising Sect do to her?
The giant warships of the Grandmaster Mansion's Three Retinues lifted off, preparing to leave Great Meng City. Suddenly, a Starlight Wrath Arrow shot toward the giant warship carrying Princess of the Wu Clan.
This arrow was nowhere near as powerful as the one that had struck down the Lynx Emperor, but it was still terrifying.
The Grandmaster Mansion's giant warship blared its alarm. Every powerful warrior was horrified, and they poured all their strength into raising its defenses.
Even so, they couldn't stop the Starlight Wrath Arrow. With a crash, it pierced through the giant warship, which plunged to the ground and shattered.
"Who was that?"
The Grandmaster Mansion's powerful warriors were both shocked and furious. Ye Yitian shouted.
Liu Chengfeng had arrived, carrying the Thunder Sound Staff on his back. He appeared where the giant warship had crashed.
The giant warship had fallen from the sky and shattered. The Grandmaster Mansion's powerful warriors, Ye Yiqing, Princess of the Wu Clan, and the others were in a sorry state. Some had even coughed up blood.
"You killed my Cloud Rising Sect disciples."
Liu Chengfeng's eyes were murderous as he fixed them on Princess of the Wu Clan.
Princess of the Wu Clan was bold and haughty, knowing no fear. But when Liu Chengfeng's murderous gaze fell on her, a chill ran through her, and she stepped back.
Then she rallied her courage, thrust out her chest, and sneered. "So what if I did?"
"I'll kill you and destroy the Wu Clan."
Liu Chengfeng's icy killing intent made Princess of the Wu Clan, who had only just gathered her courage, choke.
"How dare you!"
Ye Yiqing was furious as well. A Cloud Rising Sect disciple had shown contempt for the Grandmaster Mansion and was asking for death.
Liu Chengfeng didn't even glance at Ye Yiqing. His murderous gaze remained fixed on Princess of the Wu Clan.
"Kill him!"
The Grandmaster Mansion's authority had been challenged. Neither Ye Yitian nor anyone else from the Grandmaster Mansion would allow such a thing to happen.
Before the Grandmaster Mansion could even act, the might of the Great Dao bore down upon them, and the two remaining giant warships couldn't take off.
Lady Chen was like a mountain pressing down on the hearts of everyone from the Grandmaster Mansion.
"This is a personal grudge. Do not interfere."
Lady Chen personally stood guard for Liu Chengfeng. No one from the Grandmaster Mansion dared make a move.
Among the three greatest powerhouses of the Qiuchi Kingdom, only Emperor of Qiuchi and the Grand Marshal could match Lady Chen.
If Ye Yitian and the others dared to act recklessly, they would be courting death.
Princess of the Wu Clan's expression changed. With Lady Chen standing guard, the Grandmaster Mansion, her backer, was powerless.
"I'll give you the chance to strike."
With the Thunder Sound Staff in hand, Liu Chengfeng stared coldly at Princess of the Wu Clan.
Princess of the Wu Clan was furious. Before, when she looked at Liu Chengfeng, she had seen a dead man. Now Liu Chengfeng was staring at her the same way.
She was a heaven-blessed prodigy of the Wu Clan. Among her peers in the Qiuchi Kingdom, how many did she consider worthy of notice?
"You're asking for death. Watch me cut you down."
Princess of the Wu Clan didn't believe she couldn't kill a mere first-tier Treasure Mountain weakling when she was at the fourth tier.
With the Colorful Dragon Sword in hand, she circulated the "Incense Dragon Heart Method," and dragon patterns appeared across her Treasure Skin.
Her vital energy roiled with a thunderous rumble, surging like a river.
Princess of the Wu Clan's Blood Sea Divine Treasury held Treasure Beast True Blood from a beast with a lifespan of more than two thousand years, allowing her vital energy to flow like a river.
Her vital energy surged like a river, her body was as solid as a mountain, and her fourth-tier Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury radiated an oppressive aura.
Under the dragon's roar, the Colorful Dragon Sword rang out, its sword gleam sharp.
"Die!"
Princess of the Wu Clan gave a cold shout. Her sword gleam stretched twenty or thirty meters as she unleashed the Incense Burning Three Dragon Sword. Her sword transformed into a colorful dragon and hacked toward Liu Chengfeng.
Sword Qi crisscrossed, shattering the paving stones and sending sand and rocks flying.
As the sword came down, Liu Chengfeng let out a long howl. Thunder rumbled without cease as he struck with five Earth Splitting blows, bringing his staff down with tremendous force.
The staff split the earth, heavy as a mountain.
It truly was heavy as a mountain. The blow had already broken through a hundred thousand jin of force, as heavy as an actual mountain.
With a thunderous boom, sparks flew.
Princess of the Wu Clan grunted and stumbled backward several steps. Her vital energy roiled, impossible to suppress.
A staff strike heavy as a mountain was more than even a fourth-tier Treasure Mountain warrior like Princess of the Wu Clan could withstand.
Liu Chengfeng was no longer at the first tier of Treasure Mountain!
After knocking Princess of the Wu Clan back with one blow, Liu Chengfeng's Thunder Sound Staff had been chipped.
The Thunder Sound Staff was a high-grade weapon of the Treasure Mountain Divine Treasury. The Colorful Dragon Sword in Princess of the Wu Clan's hand was forged from Dragon-Patterned Copper and was a supreme-grade weapon.
It was the weapon her father, Ascending Wu Rong, had once wielded.
Thunder cracked again. Another Earth Splitting blow came down, the staff heavy as a mountain. It tore through the air, unleashing a continuous barrage of explosive booms.
Princess of the Wu Clan was horrified. She let out a long howl, her dragon gleam blazing. Her sword became a colorful dragon, baring its claws and fangs as it lunged at the Earth Splitting blow.
Even a fourth-tier Treasure Mountain warrior couldn't withstand the force of Liu Chengfeng's staff. With a crash, Princess of the Wu Clan was pounded backward, stumbling as she spewed blood.
Liu Chengfeng sprang forward and struck again with an Earth Splitting blow, the staff heavy as a mountain as it smashed through the air.
Princess of the Wu Clan raised her sword, and a colorful dragon soared skyward, but it still couldn't stop him. Blood sprayed from her mouth, her tiger's mouth split open, and the Colorful Dragon Sword was knocked aside.
Just as the staff was about to strike Princess of the Wu Clan, a green light flashed, and a luminous barrier blocked the heavy blow.
With a muffled thud, the green barrier caved inward. The powerful impact made Princess of the Wu Clan spew blood again.
Still, the green barrier stopped the blow.
The staff swept down like the wind. Another strike came crashing in, explosive booms ringing incessantly through the air.
Princess of the Wu Clan raised her sword to meet it. With a crash, she still couldn't block the Thunder Sound Staff, and it slammed into the green barrier.
The green barrier caved in and struck Princess of the Wu Clan. Bones cracked, and blood sprayed everywhere.
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