417: The Ice Emperor's bow breaks the formation, and all the strong ones tremble in fear.

Outside Lan Prefecture City.

A group of twelve people appeared.

The leader was majestic and domineering; with one step, heaven and earth trembled.

Buzz!

Ripples of the Void Realm swept across the eight directions.

“Shao Si, he is not in the State Secretary Office!”

Zhang Huan arrived through the Void Realm, cupping his hands in greeting.

Chu Jiang nodded slightly, crossing the Void Realm and flying towards the location of the Lanzhou Army camp.

“What happened?”

Along the way, a large number of powerful individuals from Lan Prefecture City were startled, looking at Chu Jiang stepping through the Void Realm with astonished expressions.

“It’s the Three Provinces Inspectorial Envoy, Chu Jiang!”

“He has come with the Tai Zu Golden Saber; could he be planning to move against the Lan Prefecture State Secretary Wu Chunqiu?”

“Even if Chu Jiang’s combat power reaches the heavens, with Wu Chunqiu’s two hundred thousand Lanzhou Army, plus more than twenty Heaven and Earth Realm experts forming a battle Formation, even a Heaven Rank powerhouse would only be able to sigh in despair!”

Lan Prefecture City was in an uproar. Chu Jiang and his group did not conceal their tracks along the way, their Aura soaring, alarming powerful figures from all sides.

The news of Chu Jiang defeating Ghost Scythe, who was ranked eighty-ninth on the Heaven Rank, had already spread, and it was rumored that he possessed the combat power of someone in the fifties or sixties on the Heaven Rank.

Wu Chunqiu was also not weak; with his Dual Cultivation, coupled with the two hundred thousand Lanzhou Army, he was essentially a living, breathing local tyrant.

Guo Kai, the Pacification Envoy of the Lan Prefecture Demon Suppression Division, was startled to see this scene. This Chu Jiang was definitely here to cause trouble.

“Report, someone suspected to be the Three Provinces Inspectorial Envoy Chu Jiang has appeared at the outer defense line of the Lanzhou Army!”

A Lanzhou Army powerhouse reported the whereabouts of Chu Jiang and his group to Wu Chunqiu in the main camp.

“Chu Jiang…”

Wu Chunqiu’s eyes turned cold, and he said, “How many people did he bring?”

“By visual estimation, only eleven people. They should be his personal guards.”

“What?”

Wu Chunqiu suddenly stood up, his face almost contorted, and he said, “He only brought eleven people and dares to come to the Lanzhou Army? Does he think he’s invincible? He’s dreaming if he thinks he can break into my Lanzhou Army camp!”

Tie Tie Xianmuer, who was beside him, sneered, “Most likely a fake. Monitor them closely. Once they make any unauthorized move, kill them without mercy!”

“Yes!”

The Lanzhou Army powerhouse withdrew.

Li Jing’s face sank, “Participating General Tie Tie, the identity of the Three Provinces Inspectorial Envoy has not yet been verified. Isn’t acting like this too hasty?”

“Participating General Li, if the other party killed the Three Provinces Inspectorial Envoy, seized his identification seal, and took the Tai Zu Golden Saber bestowed by Your Majesty, wouldn’t they be able to act recklessly? If military secrets of Lan Prefecture were leaked, could you bear the blame?”

Tie Tie Xianmuer spoke with conviction and a solemn expression.

“You…”

Li Jing’s eyes turned red. If someone else had said this, he might have believed it, but coming from Tie Tie Xianmuer’s mouth, it seemed particularly ridiculous and absurd.

Tie Tie Xianmuer, the worst person in the entire military camp, spouted righteous-sounding lies, and usually leaked a large number of military secrets just by visiting brothels and having a few drinks.

“Enough, Participating General Li, General Tie Tie is also concerned for the safety of the Lanzhou Army. It’s never wrong to be cautious.”

Wu Chunqiu said in a deep voice.

Li Jing was also helpless. The commander was on Tie Tie Xianmuer’s side, and he was just a Participating General, not even considered the third most important figure in the Lanzhou Army, with no power to influence the overall situation.

Bang!

“Report, Commander, Chu Jiang and his group are only fifty li from the camp. They are not listening to warnings and insist on coming to the main camp.”

An Intermediate Lanzhou Army officer suddenly ran into the large tent.

“Wait… what did you just say?” Tie Tie Xianmuer’s eyes turned cold.

The officer immediately understood and quickly corrected himself, “It’s suspected Chu Jiang. The scouts ahead suspect he’s seventy percent a fake. Please, Commander and Participating General Tie Tie, make a decision!”

He wasn’t foolish either; he couldn’t bear such a huge burden. If there was a reckoning later, he didn’t want to be made an example of.

“This general doesn’t think so either. If they get within ten li of the camp, kill them without mercy!”

Tie Tie Xianmuer said in a sinister voice.

“Yes!”

Li Jing, who was beside him, was already speechless.

Where the hell did you see that? From inside the camp?

In a short moment, he had said “kill without mercy” several times.

Drop.

Perhaps, this was why Wu Chunqiu trusted Tie Tie Xianmuer; he took all the blame, and since the decisions were made by the subordinate, it had nothing to do with the commander.

…

Outside the Lanzhou Army camp.

The Void Realm vibrated.

Only to see.

Large areas of Formations activated, weaving a vast killing domain that covered the sky, like ancient gigantic beasts spewing out radiant light, sweeping across all directions.

Above the Void Realm, there were dozens of layers of water curtains, covering the Lanzhou Army camp and sweeping outwards in all directions.

“The Lanzhou Army has even activated the Myriad Water Formation. What are they trying to do?”

“The Myriad Water Formation, known as Lan Prefecture’s number one defense, can resist enemies ten times its size and can also trap and kill with the Heavenly Water Stratagem.”

Some Qiankun Level aristocratic Old Ancestors secretly exchanged whispers.

Water counters hardness; the greater the force, the more it feels like hitting a ball of cotton.

If the three armies of Lan Prefecture were to march out, they could absolutely sweep through any major power in the various counties of Lan Prefecture, including the Lan Prefecture Demon Suppression Division.

“Who goes there? This is a military stronghold; unauthorized entry is forbidden!”

A cold voice came from within the camp, as several Heaven and Earth Realm generals flew into the Void Realm, looking outside the camp.

“How dare you! The Three Provinces Inspectorial Envoy is here! Who dares to block him? Tell Wu Chunqiu to come out!”

Fu Yunxuan shouted coldly.

“Where did this fake come from, daring to impersonate the Inspector? A fake is not qualified to have the Commander come out to greet him. Take one more step forward, and your head will roll!”

Tie Tie Xianmuer’s old face was sinister. All the major killing Formations had already been activated, and the two hundred thousand Lanzhou Army were at their posts, their Divine Might awe-inspiring.

“Lan Prefecture State Secretary, Wu Chunqiu, disregarded the sacred decree, colluded with foreign races, disrupted the military camp, and engaged in factionalism for personal gain. By law, he should be executed!”

As soon as Chu Jiang finished speaking.

“Boom!”

Without further ado, he pointed with one hand, and endless ice gathered at his fingertip, forming a massive cold star.

One of the Nine Forms of the Ice Emperor, Cold Star Finger.

This finger froze and cracked the endless Void Realm. Even the Lanzhou Army, with all its Formations fully activated, the Myriad Water Formation, and dozens of layers of water curtains, had more than ten layers pierced by this single finger, which violently trembled. The ocean-like Formation was shattered in a large section.

Before the finger’s power was exhausted.

With a wild arm, Chu Jiang bent a sky-blue ice bow, radiating cold Qi, and drew back the giant ice bow. Three ice arrows condensed, surrounded by swirling Dragons, their Aura terrifying.

One of the Nine Forms of the Ice Emperor, Ice Emperor Bow.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Three terrifying blue Divine Might streaked across the sky, spanning over ten li, the Void Realm solidifying into threads, heading straight for the water-type sky curtain.

Boom boom boom!

The sky full of arrow light, like ice Dragons proudly striking the Nine Heavens, tore through layer after layer of killing Formations, successively piercing the Myriad Water Formation. The water curtains all solidified, looking from afar like layers of ice spheres covering the area.

Some Formations already had cracks; the penetrating power of the Ice Emperor Bow was extremely terrifying.

Boom!

Chu Jiang threw a punch across the sky. The domineering punch force slammed into the frozen ice spheres.

Crack!

Layer after layer of ice spheres shattered in response.

“Ah…”

In some places, the generals and soldiers controlling the Formation felt their Physical Bodies frozen, their pupils filled with fear. Such a large-scale Formation was actually pierced by Chu Jiang in three moves; his power surpassed everyone’s understanding.

“Lord Marquis Chu’s methods are simply terrifying, unbelievable.”

“The Myriad Water Formation, with unparalleled defense, can counter powerful attacks, but Lord Marquis Chu first used ice-attribute martial arts to turn water into ice. The flexibility of ice is far less than water, so it was shattered by one punch!”

“That sounds simple enough, but the water in the Myriad Water Formation is not ordinary water. Ordinary ice-attribute martial arts simply cannot freeze it and would suffer backlash instead.”

The various powerful figures of Lan Prefecture observing from the periphery exchanged comments, stating that the ice-attribute martial arts Chu Jiang Cultivated were absolutely top-tier.

And only by Cultivating them to a profound level could he achieve this effect.

Chu Jiang stood between heaven and earth, like an eternal sun that never sets, his Divine Might unparalleled. Large sections of Formations exploded, and some battle flags were on the verge of collapsing.

“He’s going to attack…” a Lanzhou Army general exclaimed.

“Shut up! Use all our resources, seal the entire area, and annihilate these traitors impersonating the Inspector!” Tie Tie Xianmuer roared.