82: Chapter 82 Breaking the Formation

What Lu Yuanze held in his hand was none other than Du Hong’s head.

Amidst the disheveled hair, her bloodshot eyes were wide open, revealing a look of unbelievable terror.

Her nose had been sliced away, her lips were turned outward, and her alveolar bone was exposed.

She looked like someone who had died with grievances unaddressed.

"Hiss!"

Zhou Qian collapsed to his knees and froze there, as if his soul had been sucked out.

It was as if he had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.

Every inch of his flesh and bone was trembling uncontrollably, leaving him rooted to the spot.

"Ah! Mother!!"

He let out a loud cry, his voice echoing up and down the city walls.

At that moment.

The guards on the high wall and the Loose Cultivators below also reacted from their shock.

Various sounds of astonishment broke out.

"That... that is Senior Du’s head!"

"Impossible, Senior Du is a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, how could she be killed by this villain?"

"Could it be that Lu Yuanze has also reached Foundation Establishment? It's over, it's over; there will be no peace in the Ancient Wood Mountain Range from now on."

Lu Yuanze laughed sinisterly: "I, Lu, had no intention of targeting your Xie Family, but you took it upon yourselves to seek trouble with this seat. You certainly have the gall! To even dare to slander this seat."

He slowly flew closer.

His other hand patted the hideous face.

"Take a good look at this face. Is it the same one as the Cultivator who crippled you that day?"

Zhou Qian looked at the face outside the light shield that was both incredibly familiar and hated: "It’s you! That day, it was you who snuck into the Star-Plucking Tower and attacked me!"

Lu Yuanze laughed out of pure anger: "Fellow Daoist, you are at death's door yet you still spread rumors. How audacious! Then all of you can just go and die, and become nourishment for this seat!"

Zhou Qian suppressed his immense grief.

He looked around to his left and right.

He shouted his orders: "Now that Mother is dead, the fort is leaderless. I must step up! Open the All-Encompassing Thick Earth Formation!"

Upon hearing this.

No signs of obedience came from those around him.

One of the Cultivators, who looked like a commander with a flower on his shoulder, coughed lightly: "Young Master Zhou, the All-Encompassing Thick Earth Formation has already been opened."

Only then did he see the light shield separating him from Lu Yuanze.

He immediately felt relieved, and his voice grew more confident: "Lu Yuanze, so what if your cultivation is high? You still can't do anything against this Formation."

He gritted his teeth: "I'm telling you, you killed my mother, and the Zhou Family won't let you off. I will appeal to the main house and set an inescapable net, so that you'll have nowhere to hide in the Cultivation World of the Chu State!"

In his mind, he had already begun to fantasize about the scene of his great revenge being fulfilled.

A strange sense of pleasure appeared in his frantic expression: "When that time comes, I will personally cut you into a thousand pieces!"

At this moment.

His mother's death was enough to leverage the resources of the main house and even that Pseudo-Core Grand Elder, giving him the confidence for bloody revenge.

The hurdle between his legs that he couldn't get over finally had the possibility of being mended on a psychological level!

"Old grudges and new debts, we'll settle them all together, hahahaha!"

"This Fellow Daoist Zhou is a bit deranged."

Xu Changsheng was currently in the shadows between the houses when the sound of a clear spring tinkling came from behind him.

He turned around and cupped his hands: "Greetings, Fairy Ni."

Crimson Rainbow looked excited, her elegant eyebrows shaped like crescent moons: "I didn't expect that staying in this area for just a few days would allow me to witness such a good show."

Xu Changsheng frowned: "Fairy Ni, do not be careless. Observing Lu Yuanze's Spiritual Pressure, the strength of his aura makes him a standout even among Foundation Establishment experts."

Crimson Rainbow's cherry-red lips parted slightly.

The next moment, she swayed like a flower, clutching her stomach and laughing uncontrollably:

"I say, Brother Xu, aren't you being too timid? With your strength that dominates the Qi Refining stage, you might even be able to clash with him, not to mention there's a complete Rank 2 Formation here."

The silver bells on her person jingled: "You don't seem like the ideal partner I've set my sights on."

Xu Changsheng remained expressionless: "Fairy Ni, please don't joke with me. I simply feel that Lu Yuanze seems to have come prepared, so we must be careful."

Crimson Rainbow pouted: "How boring. I don't know what Sister Tang sees in you."

In mid-air.

Lu Yuanze looked down at the Qi Refining ants. Hearing Zhou Qian's harsh words, he gave a cold smile.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, your cultivation isn't high, but your tone is quite grand. I didn't travel a thousand miles just to listen to you spout these threats!"

His arm swung like a windmill, violently hurling the head out.

*Bang!*

It slammed hard against the muddy yellow light curtain and exploded like a watermelon, with red and white flesh and pulp splattering from mid-air.

The bloody and tragic scene shook the hearts of the Loose Cultivators within the fort.

"You! You deserve to die!"

Zhou Qian gnashed his teeth but was powerless; the All-Encompassing Thick Earth Formation focused on defense, and its offensive capabilities were extremely weak.

The other Cultivators did not share the Zhou Family Cultivators' grief; they were merely relieved to be under the protection of the Formation.

No matter how strong Lu Yuanze was, as long as they didn't step out of the Formation, their lives wouldn't be in danger.

What did the grudge between the Zhou Family and Lu Yuanze have to do with them?

The next moment, Lu Yuanze made another move.

He patted his Storage Pouch.

A black banner was sacrificed.

The square black banner had moons embroidered at its four corners, with a sinister skull embedded in the center, and a ghastly aura began to spread.

"Is that a soul banner?"

"Could Lu Yuanze be planning to extract all our souls and refine our spirits!"

Soon, some Cultivators recognized the object, causing a commotion as the onlookers instinctively retreated.

They were there to watch the excitement, not to lose their lives.

The guards maintained order, preventing a total riot or anyone from fishing in troubled waters.

"Everyone, don't panic. With the Formation guarding us, he can't get in."

"Anyone who dares to trespass into the Formation will be killed without mercy!"

The soul banner fluttered in the wind in mid-air. Lu Yuanze's eyes were like those of a judge as he roared.

"A mere turtle shell, break for me!"

As the banner shook, countless vicious ghosts flew out.

They covered the sky and blotted out the sun.

They attached themselves to various parts of the Formation, their green fangs bared as they bit into the light shield.

A vicious ghost with a face resembling Du Hong's attacked from the front.

The fierce and terrifying ghostly face scared Zhou Qian so much that he collapsed to the ground.

The guards beside him hurried to pull him up.

"Young Master Zhou, rest assured. With the Formation here, he can't get in."

"Even if a ghost breaks through, we will guard your safety."

However, in the next instant.

Something that astonished everyone happened.

Under the gnawing of hundreds of ghosts, the pale yellow light curtain became shrouded in ghostly Qi. The spiritual light vibrated incessantly, and the entire light curtain began to flicker.

"What's going on?"

"Is there a problem with the Formation?"

The guards and the Zhou Family Disciples had never seen the Formation in such a state.

Following that.

*Crack.*

*Clatter.*

The sound of glass falling to the ground echoed continuously.

At this moment, everyone understood what was happening.

"Not good! The Formation... it's about to be broken!"

"Run!"

Some of the smarter guards had already realized the situation.

Lu Yuanze, who could break a Rank 2 Low Grade Formation from the front, was at the level of an old monster even within the Foundation Establishment Stage. He was not someone Qi Refining Cultivators like them could withstand.

They jumped off the high walls one after another, rushing toward the outside of the fort.

With Lu Yuanze's soul banner and this display, he was clearly intending to conduct a blood sacrifice on everyone and extract their souls to fill the banner.

If they didn't run now, it would be too late!

The two guards who had just helped Zhou Qian up also immediately let go and followed the crowd to escape.

"Ouch."

He landed on his buttocks, not yet having reacted.

A tall figure was suddenly standing on a nearby battlement.

"Is this what you were relying on? Just this?"

Zhou Qian's eyes widened like copper bells, filled with utter horror, and he was unable to speak.

In fact.

Even the area below, which had been chopped off long ago, actually felt the urge to urinate.