254: Chapter 254 Formal Rebellion

It was another early morning.

The Minion Points had refreshed.

Looking at the string of numbers following his Minion Points, a smile couldn't help but appear on Chen Hu's lips.

"System, consume Minion Points to raise my cultivation to the Hunyuan Martial Saint Realm!"

The next moment, the amount of Minion Points began to decrease continuously.

And the less than ten percent of Protective Aura remaining in his body also vanished rapidly.

In just a short while.

All of the Protective Aura disappeared, transforming into Saint Origin.

And Chen Hu's cultivation followed suit, stepping into the Hunyuan Martial Saint Realm.

Chen Hu subconsciously stretched his body and limbs.

He felt the constraints of heaven and earth upon him diminish by more than half in an instant.

The next moment.

His body suddenly floated up, allowing him to stand in the Void Realm out of thin air.

This was a hallmark of the Martial Saint Realm: standing on the void.

Besides that.

After reaching the Martial Saint Realm, one could also borrow Origin Qi from heaven and earth.

Using Origin Qi to bolster oneself.

Attack power could be increased dozens or even hundreds of times.

Soon, Chen Hu placed both feet back on the ground.

With a thought.

Saint Origin coursed through his entire body.

In an instant, his Physical Body was reinforced once over.

Actually, Saint Origin could also play a role in strengthening and nourishing the Divine Soul.

However, Chen Hu cultivated both the divine and the martial.

Therefore, the reinforcement brought by the Saint Origin was almost negligible.

There were still plenty of Minion Points left.

After thinking for a moment.

Chen Hu continued to issue orders: "System, consume the remaining Minion Points to raise my martial cultivation!"

The next moment.

Chen Hu felt the Saint Origin in his Dantian begin to expand rapidly.

In a short while, the Saint Origin had increased by one-fifth.

And the Minion Points were completely exhausted.

Suddenly, a thought stirred in Chen Hu's heart.

He attempted to Cultivate on his own.

A large amount of Origin Qi was drawn into his body.

But the next moment.

Chen Hu's expression changed, and he immediately stopped Cultivating.

Because he discovered that after those absorbed Origin Qi from heaven and earth merged into his own Saint Origin, it actually caused the quality of the Saint Origin to weaken.

"No wonder there are no Hunyuan Martial Saints in this world; so that's how it is!"

Because Chen Hu had figured out a logic.

Saint Origin was an energy far superior to ordinary Origin Qi of heaven and earth.

Absorbing Origin Qi to Cultivate not only failed to improve his strength but instead lowered the purity of the Saint Origin.

Simply put, the more one cultivated, the weaker one became.

In such a situation, even if one were lucky enough to become a Hunyuan Martial Saint, they would likely be thinking about leaving this realm rather than staying.

"Fortunately, I am not an ordinary person, but a cheater!"

Chen Hu said with some relief.

Otherwise, after becoming a Martial Saint, he would also be thinking about finding a place suitable for his cultivation.

Suddenly, another guess arose in Chen Hu's mind.

Do places like blessed grotto-heavens exist in this world?

If there are, are there Hunyuan Martial Saints hiding inside to Cultivate?

If there really are, then he cannot be careless.

Lest he be ambushed by those Martial Saints hiding within the blessed grotto-heavens.

Why did Chen Hu have such a guess?

It was because at the moment he reached the Martial Saint Realm, Chen Hu had an epiphany.

Reaching the Hunyuan Martial Saint Realm increases Lifespan by 1000 years.

Since a Martial Saint has a Lifespan of over a thousand years, it is not impossible that there are hidden Hunyuan Martial Saints.

Afterward.

After Chen Hu finished using the cards.

He made some more arrangements.

Time flew by.

And it became early morning.

After eating breakfast, Chen Hu took General Zhao Zilong and Dian Wei and headed toward the government office.

When he arrived at the government office.

Chief Constable Xu Shiyou was already waiting at the entrance with two trusted aides.

"Brother Hu, please!"

Chen Hu nodded, followed Chief Constable Xu Shiyou into the government office, and headed straight for the backyard, to Prefect Yang Ze's residence.

"Chief Constable Xu, what are you doing?"

When their group arrived in front of the courtyard gate where Prefect Yang Ze resided, two guards stared at them with vigilant eyes and demanded to know.

"Swish! Swish!"

A blade flashed and vanished, and a bloody line appeared across the necks of the two guards.

The next moment, their bodies tumbled to the ground one after another.

Chief Constable Xu Shiyou then eagerly pushed open the courtyard gate, leading Chen Hu inside.

"Presumptuous! Without the Prefect's summons, who allowed you to enter!"

Facing the guards blocking the way again.

Chief Constable Xu Shiyou did not waste words; he drew his blade to clear the path.

He was, at any rate, a powerhouse in the Bone Refining Realm; dealing with a few guards was easy.

Very quickly.

The few guards met their end.

"Prefect, it's a disaster! Chief Constable Xu Shiyou is rebelling, he's brought the Fierce Tiger Gang's Chen Hu and killed his way in!"

The butler hurriedly ran into the main room where Prefect Yang Ze lived and shouted.

"What?"

Prefect Yang Ze, who had just woken up not long ago and was still calming his mood, had not expected to hear news of Chief Constable Xu Shiyou's rebellion, and his face suddenly turned extremely ugly.

"What should I do?"

Prefect Yang Ze's thoughts raced; he was just a civil official with no strength to truss a chicken.

If he didn't have the imperial court's title to suppress Chief Constable Xu Shiyou, the other party could easily poke him to death with a single finger.

Before he could think of a solution.

Chief Constable Xu Shiyou had already broken in.

"Chief Constable Xu, Gang Leader Chen, what are you trying to do?" Prefect Yang Ze asked tremblingly.

"Brother Hu, should I kill him or keep him?"

Chief Constable Xu Shiyou looked at Chen Hu.

"What do you think?" Chen Hu asked in return.

Chief Constable Xu Shiyou said: "Although this Prefect Yang Ze is not a good thing, he has served as Prefect for several years after all. If we have him help us stabilize the people's hearts, it will be more beneficial for your rule, Brother Hu!"

"There is no need for that. Kill him!" Chen Hu said dismissively.

"Chen Hu, you are audacious! How dare you defy your superiors? Are you not afraid of the imperial court's army coming to crusade against you!" Prefect Yang Ze sternly rebuked.

"Pfft!"

Seeing that Chen Hu had killing intent toward Prefect Yang Ze.

Chief Constable Xu Shiyou was no longer willing to let him talk nonsense; a blade flashed, and he severed Prefect Yang Ze's dog head.

The next moment.

Chen Hu waved his hand.

Five hundred soldiers appeared.

These five hundred soldiers were all soldiers of the Bone Refining Realm.

"General Zhao Zilong, Old Dian, take men and seize control of the entire government office!"

Chen Hu said in a calm voice.

"Yes!"

The two took the soldiers to seize control of the government office.

Chen Hu then took the dumbfounded Chief Constable Xu Shiyou to the main hall of the government office.

After drinking tea in the government office for a while.

Huang Zhong arrived a step earlier to report: "My Lord, according to your orders, I have completely seized control of the prefecture soldiers!"

That's right, before Chen Hu arrived at the government office, he had already ordered Huang Zhong to lead three thousand soldiers to take down the prefecture soldiers.

The prefecture soldiers of Linjiang Prefecture were not numerous; altogether, there were only over five thousand of them.

This was the data on paper.

After all, the Great Yong Kingdom had long been corrupt; military officers collecting pay for non-existent soldiers was already a normal phenomenon.

Therefore, the actual prefecture soldiers numbered less than three thousand.

"Old Huang did well!"

At this time, General Zhao Zilong and Old Dian arrived, escorting a group of officials.

Seeing Chen Hu sitting on the high seat, the expressions of these officials changed drastically.

"Brother Hu, the entire government office has been controlled and occupied by us!" General Zhao Zilong bowed and reported.

"Very good!"

Chen Hu nodded: "Then there is only the Zhenwu Division left!"

The Zhenwu Guards of the Zhenwu Division originally numbered over three thousand.

However, Luo Ningshuang had taken away over two thousand, leaving over one thousand.

"General Zhao Zilong, stay behind to preside over the affairs of the government office; Old Dian, come with me!"

Chen Hu ordered, then summoned another one thousand Bone Refining soldiers and headed toward the Zhenwu Division.

It had to be said.

The Zhenwu Division was indeed worthy of being the strongest violent organization in the Great Yong Kingdom.

Before the army led by Chen Hu had arrived at the Zhenwu Division.

They had already received the news over there.

And had prepared to meet the enemy.