As the three monks spoke, their expressions grew ever more compassionate, and halos like solar discs appeared behind their heads.
Though bodies still lay in pools of blood before them, the three did not look vicious. Instead, the scene lent them an air of solemn holiness!
The soldiers nearby noticed the change at once, and word passed up through the ranks.
Before long, Yuwen Chengdu, the Great General leading the troops, rode over.
He had a broad back, a powerful build, fierce eyes, and thick brows. A Twin-Phoenix Golden Helmet sat on his head, Golden Armor covered his body, and the Thousand-Li Yellow Flower Horse beneath him stood tall and magnificent. Every muscle and bone in his body was taut, his Qi and Blood coursing together!
"What a warrior of the Military School! Such potent Qi and Blood is rare indeed! He could almost rival the strange beasts of Pre-Qin times!"
At a glance, the three monks' expressions shifted. Above the man's head, his Qi and Blood rose like a column of smoke, so dense it nearly took solid form!
Yuwen Chengdu narrowed his eyes as he watched the three monks from afar and gave a cold laugh.
More deities from beyond the heavens looking to use that fool of a father of mine!
He knew exactly where these three monks had come from. They were all Rogue Cultivators whom Daoist Lu Li had drawn in from the martial world. They might have dressed as monks, but they drank wine, ate meat, murdered, set fires, raped, and pillaged. There was no evil they had not tried, and they were skilled at every one!
By contrast, the three monks' abilities were nothing remarkable. Though they followed the path of cultivation, they had only reached the peak of the First Realm. They