One man could rival a nation

"Have you heard? Nine people have died outside the mountains again."

"How many cases are there now?"

"The number has already been lost to time; in just a few days, at least several hundred places have seen nine people die in each location."

Who on earth could be so cruel?

"I heard they're from the Crimson Dragon Cult. Everyone, remember this well these days: don't wander off, and definitely don't leave Dayu Mountain, or you'll be asking for death!"

Inside Dayu Mountain, everyone was extremely tense. They all knew that the newcomer was an absolute master, and that almost no one in the mountain would survive a single encounter with him. The reason the newcomer dared not break in was because there was Array Formation in the Mountain.

However, if there is any oversight, the enemy will absolutely not hesitate to enter and break the Array Formation.

The Dayu Mountain.

Daoist Xuanqing stood on the mountaintop, his eyes bloodshot, his former calm and collected demeanor long gone.

The aura outside the mountain appeared and disappeared intermittently. The most recent time, it suddenly appeared inside Dayu Mountain. If we hadn't reacted in time, the Array Formation in the Mountain would probably have been broken long ago.

Zuo Qiu's Hidden Hibernating Dragon Technique was so masterful that even his Qi Observation Art could hardly detect his presence when he completely Qi Concealment.

Qin Wuya also returned to the mountain. He stood to the side, frowning slightly, and said, "True Person, you should rest. Zuo Qiu has no intention of entering the Mountain immediately. He's just trying to create a climate of fear and unease Mountain."

Daoist Xuanqing smiled bitterly, "I Daoist Friend mean, but if he seizes the opportunity, he won't hesitate to break the Mountain's Array Formation. If that happens, even if we can drive him away, we'll pay a heavy price. Let alone these True Martial Realm Cultivator, even the two of us, without the help of the Array Formation, probably wouldn't be able to withstand a single move from him."

Qin Wuya remained silent, feeling powerless despite his good intentions. Within the Grandmaster Realm, he was confident he could fear no one, but the difference in realms was too obvious when facing those Beyond Grandmaster.

Li Shi'an stood atop the city wall, frowning as he gazed into the distance, waiting quietly.

A moment later, Ji Dai scurried up from under the city wall and stood beside him.

"How is it? Have you found any trace of him?" Li Shi'an asked.

Ji Dai said angrily, "Damn it, this guy is too slippery. Several times I thought I was about to find his trail, but I was always a step too late. Once I was almost ambushed by him. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would probably have been seriously injured."

Li Shi'an was not surprised. Last time, Zuo Qiu was seriously injured, which allowed Ji Dai to catch up easily. Now that he has recovered, he is naturally more difficult to deal with. Fortunately, Ji Dai has superb agility and keen senses. If it were Li Shi'an, he would have suffered a great loss long ago.

"This Zuo Qiu has already killed thousands of people. The locations where he killed them all circled around Dayu Mountain. I suspect he's using some kind of Evil Method."

"I've also studied it, but I can't discern any Array Formation. These Outsider from Beyond have bizarre methods, many of which are completely unheard of. Although we've dealt with the places where they committed murder, we don't know if any methods remain hidden in the shadows."

Thirty miles away from Dayu Mountain, atop a mountain, Zuo Qiu drew a name on the ground with a knife.

"There are only three left. This one is between Dayu Mountain and the capital city wall. The terrain in this area is probably flat, so it's probably unavoidable. But I've been hiding for so long, do they really think I'm scared?"

Zuo Qiu sneered, raised his hand and swept away all the marks on the ground.

A day later, two more people lost their lives.

Zuo Qiu committed a series of bloody crimes right under everyone's noses, yet almost no one was able to detect or stop them beforehand! These scenes were like slaps to the face of Great Qian.

A sense of powerlessness arose in the Human Heart of Li Shi'an, Ji Dai, and all those who guarded this place.

That afternoon, Zuo Qiu, carrying a large sword, casually dragged a string of Demon Suppressing Guards Soldiers with their hands and feet bound, to the open space between the Imperial Dynasty and Dayu Mountain.

On Dayu Mountain, everyone stood, the Mountain's Array Formation already activated, ready to unleash its power.

On the walls of the imperial city, Soldiers drew their bows and nocked their arrows.

Above the Fengtian City, Great General Chen Ao stood up, holding the Qian Dragon Heavenly Saber, the Ancestral Artifact of the Great Qian Dynasty. In that instant, it seemed that the entire imperial city had awakened and transformed into a powerful force that enveloped Zuo Qiu.

Li Shi'an and Ji Dai had already descended from the city wall and arrived at a distance of thirty zhang from Zuo Qiu.

"We meet again, Zuo Qiu! If you had stayed in this world until the trial was over, perhaps no one could have done anything to you. But now that you've appeared here, no one can save your life!" Li Shi'an said coldly.

Zuo Qiu smiled slightly, "I still remember your kindness in chasing me for thousands of miles. However, aren't you two celebrating a little too soon?"

Do you really think I've been playing games with you all this time? Or do you think I'm ignorant of Array Formation and can't figure out that your Imperial Dynasty's formation and the Dayu Mountain formation both have flaws, and that they just happen to be unable to reach the area within ten zhang around where I'm standing?"

Upon hearing this, Li Shi'an's heart sank slightly.

"Old Li, is it really as he said?" Ji Dai asked curiously.

Li Shi'an coldly said, "Do you really think that the combined strength of the two of us can force you out of this ten-zhang radius?"

Zuo Qiu gave a mocking smile, "The two of you are only good at taking advantage of others' misfortunes! As for now, if you can even harm a hair on my head, I'll turn around and leave immediately."

As he spoke, he lifted his shoulder, and the broadsword on his shoulder sprang up. He slashed with the momentum, and the blade energy swept past, causing the heads of the nine Demon Suppression Division Soldiers who had their cultivation sealed, their hands and feet bound, and who had been dragged over to be blown off.

"How dare you!" Li Shi'an roared and attacked, his Sword Qi surging.

Ji Dai immediately made his move, his cold light flashing as he struck Zuo Qiu.

These two had known each other for over a century and worked together seamlessly, blocking all of Zuo Qiu's possible countermeasures.

However, Zuo Qiu merely sneered, circulating his True Essence and unleashing a powerful sword strike. As the sword in his hand slashed down from the sky, all the attacks that came under the crimson Gang Qi vanished into thin air.

As the saying goes, "one force can overcome ten techniques," Zuo Qiu, having recovered from his injuries, truly made Li Shi'an and Ji Dai feel a completely different kind of pressure.

There's no need to ignite the Dao Fire; it's enough to easily block all their attacks.

As the blood of the nine slain men splattered on the ground, a raging Dao Fire suddenly erupted from Zuo Qiu's body. The surging crimson blade light forced Ji and Li back. Then, he formed a Seal Technique, and an Formation Method Talismanic Script reappeared in the Void around his body. He then slammed the runes into the ground. "Everyone, get ready for the show to begin!"

Ji Dai roared, "We must not let him start the battle!"

Li Shi'an's Dao Heart was also issuing a warning, and he shouted, "Bring the blade!"

The Qian Dragon Heavenly Saber in Chen Ao's hands emitted a Dragon Roar's roar before soaring into the air and falling into Li Shi'an's hands.

Zuo Qiu glanced at the longsword. Although it couldn't compare to his own Blood Tiger Yao Blade, it was still considered Law Treasure. A glint of greed flashed in his eyes, and he grinned maliciously, "Too late!"

In an instant, more than three hundred blood-red pillars of light shot into the sky surrounding Dayu Mountain.

Li Shi'an roared, "You won't get away with this!"

He pointed his Sword-Finger at the blade and swiped it, transferring a wisp of Dao Embryo Essence Blood into the blade. The Qian Dragon Heavenly Saber shone brightly, and Li Shi'an leaped into the air, slashing furiously.

Boom!

The entire sky was shrouded in blood-red and blue light.

The blood-red light flickered, but did not dissipate. Li Shi'an was thrown back, and a Shockwave spread out in the Void, stirring up dust everywhere.

After the blood-red light shot into the sky, more than three hundred blood-red beams of light converged in mid-air, transforming into a blood-red light curtain that slowly unfolded, intending to envelop the entire Dayu Mountain.

Li Shi'an roared and swung his knife with all his might, but to no avail.

Ji Dai also erupted. Although he didn't know what the Array Formation was for, the frantic warning from his Dao Heart was definitely not wrong.

However, no matter what he did, even with all his True Essence essence Dao Fire unleashed, he still couldn't stop it.

Instead, as Zuo Qiu Dao Fire, both of them were thrown back like broken sacks, severely injured.

"I'm going to destroy the other Array Base!"

Ji Dai rolled around on the ground a few times before getting up.

"Cough cough, it's too late!" Li Shi'an spat out a mouthful of blood, his face deathly pale. The previous few strikes had used his very essence, almost exhausting his True Essence.

"Do you have any other ideas?"

Li Shi'an shook his head with a bitter smile, then suddenly touched a jade pendant at his waist, remembering Gu Yuanqing's words!