Chapter 100: This is the Surprise?

Chapter One Hundred: This is the Surprise Chapter One Hundred: This is the Surprise

Where the flying boat crashed, smoke and dust billowed, and Chief Chu's mask shattered, leaving him unable to even maintain his shapeshifting art, revealing his true face—it was none other than Prefect Li!

His left arm dripped with blood, dangling uselessly, clearly ruined.

Meng Jingzhou landed, dissatisfied with the outcome: "If only there were another flying boat."

Chief Chu took a deep breath, just about to utter some grand parting words, when he coughed violently, threads of blood creeping into the corners of his eyes: "This smoke is poisonous!"

Chief Chu hurriedly held his breath, his heart burning with rage; it truly was the combination of a natural demonic seed and a descending Daoist demon, first trapping him with a spirit-restriction array, then smashing him with a flying boat, which was loaded with mountain-cleaving explosives, and even after the blast, the smoke carried poison.

You two are like an old sow wearing condoms, one layer after another!

Originally, Chief Chu had suspected Lu Yang was a mole sent by the righteous path, thinking he had destroyed the Inverse Longevity Array because its harm outweighed its benefits and that the Cult Master had misjudged him, but looking at this elaborate chain of traps now, even if Lu Yang claimed to be a righteous spy, he wouldn't believe it!

The crash of the flying boat had shattered the spirit-restriction array, restoring Chief Chu's spiritual energy, but he had to divert a portion of it to suppress the poison seeping into his body!

Under normal circumstances, he could expel the toxin in a few breaths, but now, Lu Yang and the other simply gave him no time!

Meng Jingzhou circulated his cultivation method, his body turning a bronze hue, like a fierce tiger descending the mountain, roaring through the forest.

"Six Forms of Heaven-Shaking!" URL.

This was the ultimate technique of the Third Elder, of which Meng Jingzhou had only learned the basics.

His blood and vital energy surged, fists swinging out, strength erupting, one punch overlapping the next, the waves of air booming as they all targeted Chief Chu's face.

No matter how injured Chief Chu was, he was still in the late Golden Core stage; using only one hand, he blocked Meng Jingzhou's dual fists.

Lu Yang was like an assassin, holding the Green Peak Sword, silently appearing behind Chief Chu, whose reflexes were incredibly sharp as he kicked backward with his right foot, sending Lu Yang flying once more.

Mangu appeared in the path of Lu Yang's flight, catching his feet and spinning around on the spot to hurl Lu Yang back.

Lu Yang transformed into a sharp sword, the Green Peak Sword slicing through the air, piercing toward Chief Chu's neck!

Chief Chu struck Meng Jingzhou away with a palm, spun around fiercely, and using his elbow and knee simultaneously, clamped down on the unstoppable Green Peak Sword!

A trace of ancient barbarian bloodline activated, and Mangu's physique instantly swelled, his bones and muscles chiming in unison, brute flesh turning tyrannical like a savage elephant charging forward with the force of overturning mountains and seas!

Chief Chu sneered; no matter how strong the opponent was, could they surpass him in the late Golden Core stage?

Unexpectedly, just as Mangu crashed into Chief Chu, he flipped his palm and threw several sharp bamboo skewers toward Chief Chu's eyes.

Chief Chu closed his eyes and turned his head, dodging the skewers.

Another set of bamboo skewers appeared behind him; hearing the sound, Chief Chu circulated his Golden Core, forming a thin golden membrane on his body surface to block the sneak attack.

He looked back and found the skewers weren't thrown by a person, but launched automatically by a formation.

It was precisely the maximum power of the automatic skewering array researched by Lan Ting.

Lu Yang had Lan Ting assist from the shadows to put both psychological and physical pressure on Chief Chu.

"You all shall die!" Chief Chu drew a bright red banner from his storage ring, appearing as if soaked in fresh blood, exceptionally sinister, and with its appearance, the surrounding temperature dropped by a few degrees.

Chief Chu spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and the banner absorbed its master's blood, becoming even more eerie, as Lu Yang and the other three faintly heard the wailing of ghosts!

"Can't you use a proper weapon instead of playing with such sinister things every day!" Lu Yang spat out a bloody glob of phlegm, his sword light leaping like a roaming dragon returning to the sea, utilizing the shrinking earth spell to travel swiftly underground, suddenly bursting out from beneath Chief Chu!

Chief Chu stepped back, the banner and the sharp sword colliding with a metallic clang, as Lu Yang danced his sword, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, extremely agile.

The Six Forms of Heaven-Shaking reappeared as Meng Jingzhou rushed to support, his fist imprints shaking the sky, hammering several times against the banner pole, almost causing Chief Chu to lose his footing.

Thick trees fell from the sky; Mangu roared, hugging a giant log to smash it toward Chief Chu!

"Fire Dragon Talisman!" A soft shout came from the woods, and Lan Ting used blood as ink, swiftly drawing a talisman.

A crimson fire dragon bared its fangs and claws, the air scorching, diluting the bizarre atmosphere brought by the red banner.

"There is a fourth person!" Chief Chu glared, gnashing his teeth; this rebellious Lu Yang had indeed prepared very thoroughly.

"Calming the Waves!" Chief Chu gripped the banner pole with both hands, slamming it into the ground with a loud shout, as sound waves and air currents rolled out, knocking down the three and dispersing the fire dragon!

Chief Chu went mad, his eyes bloodshot; if he hadn't been smashed by the flying boat at the start and forced to divert spiritual energy to suppress the severe poison, how could he be so passive!

He leaped up fiercely, piercing the banner pole toward Mangu who lay on the ground; Mangu scrambled to evade but it was too late, moving only half his body before the banner pole impaled his shoulder blade.

Mangu's teeth bled, yet he didn't cry out in pain!

The ancient barbarians feared neither pain nor death!

Chief Chu was relentless, wanting to follow up with a kick to crush Mangu's head, but Meng Jingzhou seized the chance to throw a magical treasure, shouting furiously as it exploded; Chief Chu lost his balance on one foot and was blown away, while Mangu, pinned to the ground, remained unharmed.

Meng Jingzhou possessed many treasures, but their grades were too high to either activate or self-detonate.

Chief Chu shattered a boulder with a kick, using the recoil to rush back, pulling out the banner along the way to sweep across Meng Jingzhou.

The Green Peak Sword appeared squarely in front of Chief Chu, parrying the banner, as Lu Yang engaged Chief Chu in battle once more.

Lu Yang executed the size-changing spell to perfection; whenever Chief Chu was about to hit him, he shrank instantly to dodge the attack, infuriating Chief Chu to no end.

Meng Jingzhou and Mangu rallied and attacked again, while Lan Ting drew talismans with both hands simultaneously, causing a water and fire dragon to soar into the sky, intertwining as they pounced toward Chief Chu.

Chief Chu could no longer endure this humiliation; he planted the banner pole in the ground, the banner fluttering in the wind like ocean waves, the sound of ghosts weeping and wolves howling emanating from it to disturb the mind.

"Phantoms Disturb the Mind!"

The ghostly voices carried an indescribable magical power, directly freezing the four in place, all of them feeling as if their bodies were haunted by phantoms, unable to move.

Meng Jingzhou's heart tightened, wanting to shout out to tell everyone it was an illusion, but he could neither move nor speak.

Chief Chu laughed loudly; this was his ultimate move, which he usually disdained to use as it seemed beneath him, but he had been pushed to his limits by these four youngsters, ignoring the need to hide his trump card, intending to kill them all to wipe out his disgrace!

"Break."

The Green Peak Sword fell from the sky, swift as lightning, and before Chief Chu could react, it pierced through his head.

Chief Chu looked at Lu Yang in disbelief, seeing Lu Yang's eyes clear and a mocking smile playing on his lips, completely unaffected by the illusion!

"How can you still move... how is this possible..." Chief Chu fell backward, bleeding from his seven orifices.

Lu Yang delivered another strike straight into the Dantian, shattering Chief Chu's Golden Core to ensure he was dead.

Lu Yang had no interest in telling a dead man that this was the "Clear Heart and Nature Perception Art" he created under the guidance of his Eldest Senior Sister, which could maintain one's core intent and perceive the essence of things.

The cultivation had just begun, so it couldn't perceive the essence of things yet, but remaining unaffected by the illusions and dreams of a cultivator one realm higher was not an issue.

The Inspecting Envoy had been delayed by trivial matters and had only just arrived from the neighboring county; as he crossed the crest of Pine Mountain and stood on the periphery of the battlefield, he happened to see Lu Yang stab Chief Chu to death.

He recalled Chief Chu's words: "There is a surprise for you to see," and "The newly recruited Lu Yang is a rare talent who will surely shine brightly at the Spring Harvesting Festival."

"...Is this the surprise Little Chu spoke of?"

The Inspecting Envoy had lived for a hundred years, and it was his first time encountering such a surprise.

(Bonus chapter for Alliance Leader thoridal)