One-Legged Bird Within the Ring, Crane Spreading Wings from the Brush

Boom!

The sound was extremely loud, creating waves that continued unabated!

The sound made the eardrums of everyone in the city and the camp go numb, and many people couldn't help but raise their hands to cover their ears, but then they were forced to close their eyes by the bright light coming from the sky.

The three Inner Core exploded, and the three souls screamed in agony!

The intense flames expanded rapidly, filling half the sky and outshining the sun's rays.

These three Inner Core contain immense power, representing the life's essence of three Core Forging cultivators!

Those three would be top experts across the entire Grasslands, equally renowned in the Central Plains, and even local tyrants in the Southern Border borderlands.

Such a person, though his physical body was shattered due to Qiu Yan's underhanded tactics, could regain his cultivation level after more than ten years, as long as his Inner Core remained, whether through reincarnation or by seizing another body to cultivate again.

This also shows that the power of the three pills has now collapsed, and the power released in one go is much stronger than the strongest moves of the three of them!

However, Qiu Yan and the Force of Order suppressed it, compressing and repelling the power originating from the Golden Core's golden core, preventing this terrifying destructive power from spreading.

Even so, those watching the battle in the city and military camps could still feel the destructive power contained in the firelight, and instinctively felt fear and trembled.

The heat released from the explosion enveloped the Left Wise King, who was directly in the blast, and his two-colored robe was instantly burned to ashes!

"Call..."

Faced with the sudden change, the Left Wise King finally showed signs of panic. Strange characters appeared on his body, flowing along his skin and emitting rays of light. They formed a light film on his body, isolating him from the destructive heat that could destroy his physical body.

However, because the event was so sudden and so close, a small amount of heat and its aftershocks reached him, spreading through his flesh and leaving traces.

In the blink of an eye, the Left Wise King reached out and pulled. With a "sizzle," the raging flames were flung away, along with the three fragments of the Inner Core within the fire!

"He actually tampered with that Inner Core too?"

As the flames receded into the distance, blood trickled from the corner of the Left Wise King's mouth. His hair was dry and brittle, and he was burning with fever, his clothes were all gone, and half of his body was scorched red from the heat. He was in a terrible state.

His sharp, eagle-like eyes were filled with anger, surprise, and confusion!

The Left Wise King had just retrieved the three Inner Core. The action seemed simple, but in fact, Order had filtered them with order to prevent any future troubles. However, he did not expect that Qiu Yan had still left a hidden trick inside!

"Could it be because he can also manipulate the Force of Order? Is that why he managed to deceive me? It seems that in order to conquer the Central Plains in the future, we cannot underestimate those who have grasped the true essence of Order. If possible, we should offer them benefits and try to win them over..."

In the memory of the Left Wise King, ever since he mastered the Force of Order, any extraordinary power that had been filtered by Order would be completely eliminated.

Unbeknownst to him, when Qiu Yan was Thought-Convergent Order, Qiu Yan Heart Demon to break through. Since then, the Heart Demon Body has gradually changed. Now, in that Land of the Divine Remains, feeling the primal human heart, he has accumulated new experience, enabling him to achieve this.

With that thought in mind, he reached out and grabbed. The characters covering his body quickly gathered together.

However, although these characters blocked the destructive power of the explosion, they were now affected by the aftershocks of Order and rapidly weakened, clearly due to Divine Ability means. In the end, they coalesced into a cluster of unpredictable characters within the Left Wise King's body, barely managing to remain intact.

After doing all this, he glanced at Qiu Yan, his eyes cold, and a sense of shame welled up inside him.

Since his birth, he has led troops to raid the border and has been invincible. When has he ever encountered such a situation? Several capable subordinates have been killed one after another. Although it is not too difficult to cultivate a new one, one must consider the owner before beating a dog. Qiu Yan's ruthless killing of them all will be a huge blow to the reputation of the Left Wise King on the Grasslands!

What displeased the Left Wise King even more was that this humiliating defeat was not due to fighting on the battlefield, but rather to a struggle over Order, caused by a series of underhanded tactics by Qiu Yan!

This left him feeling frustrated and powerless, and he felt that his entire plan had been seen through and that he was being manipulated at will!

This is enough to drive a king crazy!

As the violent air currents from the explosion subsided, Qiu Yan's figure appeared, his True Essence flashing like a knife as he aimed directly at the Left Wise King.

The Left Wise King was startled. He opened his palm, and the characters transformed into a membrane of light once more, blocking the True Essence, but only fueling his rage!

Qiu Yan pressed on, saying, "You came to our door wanting to kill and capture someone, but when you failed, you just left. When someone retaliated, you became furious. You are extremely arrogant and have no sense of morality whatsoever. Even bandits in the greenwood know more about ethics than you!"

Upon hearing this, the Left Wise King's face twitched, and several veins appeared on his forehead.

"Very well! I have never been looked down upon like this before. Even the kings and generals guarding the borders of Great Rui must show me respect! You are just a scholar with no military achievements and no reputation, nothing but empty words from books! I have killed several of those Grand Confucian from the Central Plains Thought-Convergent Order. Compared to them, what are you? Now the situation on the Grasslands is about to change. I originally intended to take a city to establish my authority, and I will use you and Dingchang City as a sacrifice to raise the flag!"

"No matter how arrogant Qiu is, he is no match for you. The border is the gateway to our nation. You lead your troops to block other people's doorsteps and break into their homes to rob them. Not only do you not feel the slightest shame, but you regard it as a meritorious achievement that justifies your status. You are utterly shameless! What kind of arrogance is this?"

After saying this, Qiu Yan immediately felt a sense of relief, which was completely different from his previous feeling of abiding by the Order of the Central Plains. His understanding underwent a new change, and the information from Zhou Rao gradually became compatible with the principles of Donghua.

Under this influence, the scroll that was brewing within my soul became much clearer.

"Very well! You've got a sharp tongue! I'll see how long you can keep up this arrogance!" The Left Wise King laughed in fury, took a deep breath, and then stuck his thumb into his chest!

Puff!

He spat out blood, his mind racing. The Black Dragon in the sky roared, and drops of pitch-black blood seeped from its body. The blackness of the blood faded, and it turned red again before dripping down!

"Not good!" Upon seeing this, Xiao Lan's expression changed, recalling a scene from over a decade ago. "The Left Wise King has been completely enraged! He's going to fight to the death!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the Black Dragon crashed headfirst into the bright yellow Dragon Qi scales.

This collision was swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation. With a "crack," the Black Dragon shattered completely, and the black Dragon Qi spread out, releasing various scenes, changes, thoughts, ideas, and vitality of Grasslands creatures. These wisps, like a torrential downpour, finally shook the bright yellow Dragon Qi under the impact.

Then, it suddenly surged, and the black Dragon Qi dissipated silently, leaving behind an invisible shockwave that radiated in a ring, sweeping across the sky, the earth, the city, and the Grasslands!

Instantly, everyone in the city and the barracks felt a jolt, their minds going blank!

Not only them, but even the Heavenly Hound that had taken human form and was watching from afar, as well as the two deities who were observing this place, were affected. The Heavenly Hound's figure blurred for a moment and then it fell headfirst down. The two deities' Divine Body became blurred and their Divine Sense Chaos!

Dragon Qi is the condensation of the thoughts of living beings. When two kinds of Dragon Qi collide, although their sizes are different and one is strong and the other is weak, they can still cancel each other out within a certain range!

At least the Dragon Qi surrounding Dingchang City was enough to neutralize and annihilate it with this collision!

As the Dragon Qi collapsed, the Human Path Order that protected the city also slowly dissipated!

"The Human Path Order can actually be affected and decline due to the rise and fall of Dragon Qi?" Qiu Yan stood in the air, and the Military School Order that was in harmony with him also retreated with the Dragon Qi. Although it did not disappear, it had vanished around Dingchang City and in the vast Great Boundary Mountain range, and could not be mobilized by thought!

"In the past, when I led my troops to attack cities, I used Order to pave the way, and the battles were evenly matched. Because of the protection of the Dragon Qi, the people's hearts were not extinguished, and it was ultimately impossible to stay for long. Therefore, I could not exterminate the ignorant people of this city. Today, because of you, I have made up my mind to break through the gates and massacre the city! When you see the dead and wounded all over the city and the boundless resentment, your mind will surely be affected, and the Military School Order will abandon you!"

The Left Wise King was naked, pale, and trembling slightly. The previous attack had taken a toll on his physique.

The next moment, a streak of ink flew out. It was Qiu Yan's attack with a flick of his pen. The sentence "Extreme strength and vigor" turned into ink halfway through the sentence and spread out. Rhinoceros and Rhinoceros Beetle rushed out, shaped like ink paintings, but their momentum was real and not fake. They were about to smash the Left Wise King to pieces!

However, the Left Wise King sneered, raised his hand and waved it, causing the characters in his hand to expand, forming a ring in the air, with the inside of the ring being pitch black.

Birdsong rang out, and a bird flew out from inside the ring. Its wingspan was three zhang (approximately 10 meters), its entire body was blue, and it had only one leg.

As soon as the bird arrived, it flapped its wings, and flames surged like a tide, blocking the Rhinoceros Beetle and the Rhinoceros formed from ink. Then, it spun in mid-air and landed at the feet of the Left Wise King, lifting him up.

"Regret it!" The Left Wise King glanced at Qiu Yan, a sinister smile spreading across his face. "The entire city will die because of you! When I return, it will be the end for you and Dingchang! Of course, you can also try to escape..."

As they spoke, the large bird flapped its wings, instantly creating a chaotic airflow and howling winds. The bird and the man were already hundreds of feet away!

"When he returned, it gave the impression of a desperate battle, but it turned out to be a feint. He was actually going back to lead his troops, but..." Qiu Yan narrowed his eyes, flipped through the book in his hand, and the heavily injured Heart Ape flew back with the fragment of the Inner Core.

Then, Qiu Yan flicked the brush in his other hand, gathering his True Essence and Divine Sense. Divine power flowed out from the Soul Aperture, condensing together and turning into ink marks in the air.

With a continuous stroke of the brush, the phrase "Immortal Crane descends to earth" was written. The strokes combined the Daoheart Fist Intent and martial arts with divine power and True Essence, outlining an Immortal Crane in mid-air. The lines of the crane and the ink marks everywhere made it raise its head and cry out.

As the dragon Qi Manifestation out and the Order dissipates, the Martial Thought and Qi and Blood are scattered by the impact, making it difficult to suppress the extraordinary, thus allowing one to unleash supernatural Divine Ability at will.

The sight of Qiu Yan transforming into a crane left the soldiers and city dwellers speechless. Then, under their astonished gazes, Qiu Yan flicked his sleeves and sat cross-legged on the crane's body.

Whoosh!

The Immortal Crane flapped its wings and vanished from the spot!

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