Fighting Zhao Yunlan

Watching that eerie purple smoke, most of them had yet to recover from the shocking scene just now, so they did not even realize when the purple smoke silently entered their nostrils.

"Urgh..."

Low groans rose from the imperial guards' throats. Their lips turned black in an instant, their bodies went limp, and white foam spilled from their mouths.

The Calamity Plague Gu posed no small threat even to Qi Refinement cultivators, while these palace guards were merely mortals. Even if they practiced so-called martial arts, most of them could not hold on for ten breaths against such an overwhelming assault.

Large numbers of guards died beneath the Calamity Plague Gu's erosion. Behind the thick mist, Zhao Yunlan's expression had already turned uglier than ever.

Especially as he watched the legion he had taken such pride in being slaughtered like chickens and dogs.

Zhao Yun, dressed in wedding robes beside him, suddenly began to tremble, her eyes filled with unwillingness.

Why? Why had she made so many efforts, only to have no ability whatsoever to resist before these immortal cultivators?

When Zhao Yunlan usurped the throne back then, her father had been the same. Now that it was her turn, it was still the same!

"Your Majesty, it seems you'll have to make a move today."

"Otherwise, all of Zhao King City will be finished."

Zhao Yun turned her head and looked at Zhao Yunlan solemnly.

Zhao Yunlan warily watched everything before him. Seeing the beauty beside him in such a pitiable state, a violent aura surged in his heart.

"I am the ruler of a nation. If I truly expose myself, then..."

"Your Majesty, aside from us and the people of the Iron Sword Sect, no one will leave alive today. What we should be considering now is how to break this deadlock. As for what comes afterward, this servant will conceal everything for you."

Zhao Yun slowly stepped back. She could clearly see that An Leshan had already been entangled by Pang Tong and the other man. Under the suppression of layer upon layer of Gu, he was actually beginning to fall into the disadvantage.

Because this had happened so suddenly, even calling for reinforcements would be too late. They could only find a way to break the situation themselves.

"You're right. I am the lord of Wu Shu Kingdom. In this land, what could possibly dare oppose me?"

Zhao Yunlan gave a cold smile, then took a golden spear from his spatial ring. Red light welled up in his eyes, and the next moment, he shot toward Bai Yu like lightning.

Zhao Yunlan was extremely fast. Even Zhao Yun beside him only felt a fierce gust of wind.

Bang!

He charged straight through the purple mist, thrusting his spear at Bai Yu. With a muffled boom, Bai Yu's figure vanished from where he stood, while the golden spear gouged an enormous pit into the spot he had occupied.

Seeing the aura surging from Zhao Yunlan's body, Bai Yu narrowed his eyes.

With the aid of the Delusion-Breaking Golden Eyes, Bai Yu could clearly see that Zhao Yunlan's entire body had become twisted. Vast amounts of black qi coiled around his soul, making him look incomparably sinister.

The sight reminded him of Zhang Yunlong, whom he had encountered in Ashen Sorrow Mountain!

"Another one of these things."

"His own strength isn't particularly great, but with the enhancement of this bizarre thing, Zhao Yunlan can now actually rival a Qi Refinement expert."

"You little demon brat, you dare cause trouble in Wu Shu Kingdom? Today, I will destroy you!"

Zhao Yunlan's face twisted viciously as vast amounts of Sha Qi erupted from within him. The spear in his hand also began to hum repeatedly.

"Heh, something steeped in evil qi all over dares call me a demon?"

As Bai Yu's words fell, Black Charcoal slowly appeared.

Without another word, Bai Yu willed it forward, and Black Charcoal shot out at once. The sharp sound of it tearing through the air was enough to make one's heart tremble.

"Another Gu!"

Zhao Yunlan's eyes widened. He let out a furious shout and violently swung his spear, colliding heavily with Black Charcoal.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of metal clashing rang out. As Bai Yu watched them exchange blows, he flung the Dragon Blood Stone Gu from his hand like a hidden weapon, sending it shooting forward!

Boom!

Black qi gathered as Zhao Yunlan stamped down hard. The black qi transformed into a shield, directly blocking the incoming Dragon Blood Stone Gu.

The instant the two made contact, the Dragon Blood Stone Gu turned to powder, wrapped itself within the black qi, and slowly fused into it.

Throat-Sealing!

A low voice rang out as Zhao Yunlan thrust straight ahead. A black spear beam shot explosively toward Bai Yu.

The spear beam tore through the air, and upon reaching Bai Yu, it transformed directly into a sky-full of spear shadows.

Bai Yu frowned at the sight. The Blood Mosquito Gu swirling around him rapidly gathered, then countless black shadows erupted like a flood and surged toward the spear shadows.

The sky-covering black shadows collided with the spear beams. Large numbers of blood mosquitoes fell, some even bursting apart with crackling pops. If those spear beams had struck Bai Yu—

Then just now, even if he had not died, he would have been severely wounded.

I still have too few Gu on me, and I don't have any means of protecting myself. Next, I need to find some martial skills or movement techniques for self-defense.

This was Bai Yu's first head-on battle, and the weaknesses it exposed were obvious. But the sooner he discovered such things, the better it would be for his cultivation!

Judging solely from those spear beams just now, Zhao Yunlan's abilities were far beyond those of ordinary Qi Refinement cultivators.

Though Bai Yu did not know where the powers on Zhao Yunlan's body had come from, since he had encountered them, he had to find a way to deal with them.

Bzzz! Bzzz! Bzzz!

The Blood Mosquito Mother Gu appeared in his hand once more. As the mother gu erupted with a dazzling red glow, a vast swarm of Blood Mosquito Gu emerged again, transforming into three torrents that surged toward Zhao Yunlan to suppress him!

"Boom!"

The black qi around Zhao Yunlan shot skyward. As it tangled with the Blood Mosquito Gu, countless gu insects died and fell to the ground.

"With this kind of thing, you think you can get close to me?!"

Zhao Yunlan's face twisted savagely. The skin on his body began to crack apart, and the crimson flesh beneath seemed on the verge of bursting free from its restraints.

His eyes, brimming with Sha Qi, locked onto Bai Yu. If these Blood Mosquito Gu had not seemed endless, blocking his advance—

This man before him would have been dead long ago!

"If I can't kill you, you monster, today, then wouldn't all these years of cultivation have been for nothing?"

Bai Yu gave a cold smile. With a shift of his right-hand seal, specks of golden light eerily appeared within the black qi surrounding Zhao Yunlan!

"Activate!"

The Dragon Blood Stone Gu that had shattered earlier finally fulfilled its purpose at this moment. As it entered Zhao Yunlan's body along with the black qi, the agonizing pain made his eyes bulge.

At that very instant, Black Charcoal, which had been hiding among the Blood Mosquito Gu swarm, slowly emerged and bit down on Zhao Yunlan's neck!

"AAARGH!"

"Bang!"

Zhao Yunlan's eyes bulged as his neck was clamped between fangs, and a heart-rending scream rang out. With a bang, his skin exploded completely, and his entire body rapidly twisted together, turning into a ball of flesh covered in bulging veins.

The place Black Charcoal had bitten turned into a vein as thick as a baby's arm. Countless tentacles shot out from the flesh ball and sent Black Charcoal flying with a heavy blow.

Yet the poison that had already entered his body, along with the Dragon Blood Stone Gu, continued to torment him unbearably!

Bai Yu stared at the flesh ball in utter shock.

Was this Zhao Yunlan's true form?

Could this guy really not be human?

An emotion of boundless fury surged through Bai Yu's heart. Clearly, Black Charcoal, having been sent flying, had truly been enraged.

It rose, shook its head, and shot toward Zhao Yunlan like a razor-sharp blade!