177: Chapter 177 Slaughtering Cangyun

"This ancestor is finally willing to help." Magistrate Sun Nanyu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had been frantic for the past two days. No matter how he tried to persuade him, the young man remained unmoved, always lying on his chair, reading a book leisurely.

The young man only looked young on the outside; his actual age was over six hundred years old. He was the reinforcements that Commandant Zhao Siyuan had brought from his Family, Zhao Zuoxiang of the Donghai Prefecture Zhao Family, here to help Commandant Zhao Siyuan investigate the failure of the monster-revealing mirror in Shuinan County.

In fact, even without Commandant Zhao Siyuan sending a message to the Family, Zhao Zuoxiang would have come to Shuinan County personally to investigate the monster-revealing mirror, because Zhao Zuoxiang had another identity: Military Advisor to the Donghai Prefecture Commandant.

The accountability from the capital had come much earlier than expected. For a prosperous nation, the Imperial Court's control over the various prefectures and counties below was exceptionally strong.

To uncover the truth of the matter as soon as possible, the Prefecture Governor specifically convened a meeting and ordered Zhao Zuoxiang to head to Cangjiang Prefecture to investigate the truth.

Commandant Zhao Siyuan's message only caused Zhao Zuoxiang to arrive in Shuinan County a few days earlier.

Yet, it was precisely these few days of advance arrival that brought infinite vitality to Cangjiang Prefecture.

The day after Zhao Zuoxiang arrived in Shuinan County, the Yao Beast tide in Cangjiang Prefecture erupted. The three major Families and the prefecture government were all attacked by 5th Rank Demon Beasts, and the battle entered a white-hot state from the very beginning.

This Yao Beast attack was clearly aimed at destroying Cangjiang Prefecture; the scale was shocking!

Since Zhao Zuoxiang had come to Cangjiang Prefecture by a twist of fate, he naturally would not stand by and watch them die, but how to save them required careful consideration.

If he acted too early, wouldn't he be selling himself out, doing the work for someone else's benefit?

Acting too late wouldn't work either; if all three major Families were wiped out, the Prefecture Governor would likely not let him off after he returned to the Prefecture Yamen.

Now was the perfect time. Both sides were fighting fiercely, entering the final decisive moment. If he suddenly joined either side, he would definitely be able to cause heavy damage to the Yao Beasts, or even kill a 5th Rank Black Dragon, which would be a huge profit.

Why choose the Cangjiang Ye Family instead of the other three sides? This demonstrated Zhao Zuoxiang's intelligence.

Currently, the Wei Family side was fighting the most intensely, and even a Martial King had fallen. Zhao Zuoxiang wouldn't be stupid enough to go join that chaos. The Wang Family side was silent; who knew what secrets were hidden inside? If he got trapped, he wouldn't even know how he died. The prefecture government side was simply a meat grinder, where Tier 4 Martial Ancestors were dying at every moment. The two 5th-rank big shots were mostly just staring each other down; why would Zhao Zuoxiang wade into those muddy waters?

As for the Cangjiang Ye Family, the Old Ancestor was facing Cang Yun's attack. Although he showed slight signs of decline, it was still within a controllable range. After two days of fighting, Cang Yun's Dragon Essence must have been greatly consumed, and its strength should have dropped several levels compared to its prime. It was the perfect time to handle it.

"Hahaha, Old Ghost Ye, your Indestructible Vajra Divine Art can't hold on anymore, right?" Cang Yun noticed that the golden color on Ancestor Ye Rongming's body was constantly fading, and in some places, his own yellow skin was already exposed. He laughed loudly.

"Cang Yun, your Dragon Essence isn't left with much either, right? Aren't you afraid that my Family's reinforcements will arrive and slay you here?" Ancestor Ye Rongming threatened.

"Hmph, by the time the experts from your other human prefectures and counties come to support you, I will have already wiped out your Cangjiang Ye Family and safely retreated to the East Sea. Do they dare to pursue me all the way to the East Sea?" Cang Yun didn't take Ancestor Ye Rongming's words to heart. Humans were good at everything, except that once they developed, they loved internal strife too much, with constant infighting and disputes between various tribes. Otherwise, there would have been no place for Yao Beasts long ago.

Let alone the once-a-century major Yao Beast tide, even the minor Yao Beast tides that happened every few years might not be able to be organized.

"Stop the nonsense, let's see what you've got!" Ancestor Ye Rongming forcibly raised his spiritual essence, trying his best to maintain the Indestructible Vajra Divine Art, wanting to make a final struggle and prove his Dao through death!

The Cangjiang Ye Family, he estimated, would have to retreat to that small county town again, waiting for the next Prodigy to rise and lead the Family to fight back.

"Friend, later, just trap this Black Dragon for a moment, and leave the rest to me." Just as Ancestor Ye Rongming was prepared to fight to the death and perish together with Cang Yun, a heavenly sound suddenly appeared by his ear, pulling him back from the edge of death.

"Good, World in the Palm."

Ancestor Ye Rongming suppressed his extreme joy, maintained the look of determination on his face, and instead of retreating, he advanced, quickly approaching Cang Yun. He formed a seal with one hand, using another Divine Ability he had mastered to trap Cang Yun in a cage the size of a soccer field.

"Naive, how long can this cage trap me? A dying struggle." Cang Yun's Dragon body stretched slightly, intending to break through the control of the cage.

"Frost and Snow Filling the Sky."

Flakes of snow drifted down from the sky, landing on the faces of Ancestor Ye Rongming and Cang Yun, as if physically cooling down their boiling bodies.

"Not good!"

Unlike the smile on Ancestor Ye Rongming's face, Cang Yun's expression changed drastically. It could no longer afford to conserve its strength and even directly burned its own essence blood. With a slight struggle, it broke through Ancestor Ye Rongming's cage and fled towards the East Sea.

"Condense, Slay."

Just as Cang Yun broke free from the cage, the frost and snow filling the sky turned into crystal-clear longswords, shooting out like a torrential rain of pear blossoms, stabbing into Cang Yun's exhausted Dragon body.

"Ah, how could it come so quickly?"

Cang Yun let out a cry of pain. Even now, it still couldn't accept why the Cangjiang Ye Family's reinforcements had arrived so quickly.

"Hahaha, it is only right that I, Zhao, make a fortune."

After Zhao Zuoxiang succeeded with one strike, he no longer hid his figure. He stood in front of where Cang Yun was trying to escape, formed seals with both hands, condensed more snowflakes into longswords, and continuously struck Cang Yun's Dragon body.

Cang Yun, having fought with Ancestor Ye Rongming for two days, was at its most vulnerable moment. Facing the attack of another peer-level expert in their prime, it appeared completely powerless to fight back. The scales on its Dragon body were easily broken open, and large patches of blood seeped out, turning into blood mist.

"Fellow Daoist Ye, let's attack together and slaughter this Black Dragon. We'll split the spoils 30-70."

Zhao Zuoxiang occupied an absolute advantage, but he didn't forget Ancestor Ye Rongming, who was panting frantically on the side. The 30-70 split he mentioned was likely 70 for him and 30 for Ancestor Ye Rongming.

"Good, Fellow Daoist Zhao, don't be anxious, I will come to assist you."

Ancestor Ye Rongming responded positively to Zhao Zuoxiang's invitation on the surface, following behind Cang Yun and continuously using World in the Palm to trap Cang Yun, slowing its escape speed. Secretly, however, he had already greeted Zhao Zuoxiang's ancestors eighteen generations back. This bastard had been hiding in the shadows, waiting until he was almost exhausted before coming out to pick up the spoils; he was truly not a decent person.

"Human, even though I, this King, will die, don't think you will have it easy!" In just a dozen breaths, Cang Yun's Dragon body was already pierced by no less than a hundred longswords, and the number of gashes was countless.

If its Dragon Essence hadn't been exhausted, it could still have made a final struggle, but now, it couldn't even manage that last resistance. It could only self-detonate its Golden Core to teach this shameless Zhao Zuoxiang a lesson.

Yao Beasts were the most clear about love and hate. If it hadn't been for Zhao Zuoxiang's last-minute interference, Cang Yun could have completely taken down Ancestor Ye Rongming, wiped out the Cangjiang Ye Family, and completed this mission.

"Explode."

Cang Yun's Dragon body crossed hundreds of meters of space, directly wrapping around Zhao Zuoxiang's body, and detonated its own Golden Core. A huge roaring sound resounded through the entire sky. The clear sky suddenly flashed with lightning and thunder, and then a torrential rain of blood began to fall, staining the entire land red.