Chapter 275 Target: Northern Barbarians

This person was no stranger to anyone present.

It was Li Zhou, the "Red Sun Venerable," who had dominated the first place on the Earth Ranking for decades.

Rumors had it that Red Sun Venerable had long since become a Heavenly Being, but because he had never revealed his cultivation, Number One Tower Under Heaven had kept him on the Earth Ranking.

It was not until a few months ago that he revealed his Heavenly Being level cultivation.

Only then did Number One Tower Under Heaven remove him from the Earth Ranking.

Fang Yunsong looked deeply at Li Zhou and said, "Fellow Daoist Li, I never expected that you and Xue Bai were fellow Disciples!"

Li Zhou had been famous in the Great Jin Dynasty for many years. Fang Yunsong had met him more than once, and although they were not close, he knew quite a bit about him.

He had assumed he was merely the master of the Red Sun Villa, never expecting he also held the identity of a Disciple of the Old Man of Tianshan.

Li Zhou chuckled, "There are still many things you cannot imagine!"

"Enough!" At this moment, the cold light on the spear in Xue Bai's hand flickered, and he said, "Two Junior Brothers, it is up to you now!"

"Easy!" Venerable Departing Soul chuckled, pointing his saber, from which the wails of vengeful spirits could be heard, toward the Heavenly Saber Sect Leader Lu Zhao, "Come out, let us have a good competition to see whose blade is sharper!"

"Hmph!" Lu Zhao snorted coldly and stepped out, walking outside Yongzhou City, as a dazzling blade radiance whistled toward him.

Ee-yah!! Venerable Departing Soul was not to be outdone. A piercing screeching sound erupted as he came with his blade like a ghost. The sound of the blade shook the soldiers on the city tower into a daze, as if they had fallen into Hell, surrounded by countless evil ghosts.

Clang!!! The two top experts in the way of the blade clashed.

"Red Sun Venerable" Li Zhou stepped forward, his body emitting a rich red light like a brilliant sun, instantly illuminating the entire night sky. His voice resonated throughout the city along with the red light: "Chief Constable Fang, Old Grand Tutor Yuwen, please make your move!"

His voice was calm, but his grand Aura was far above that of a typical Heavenly Being who had opened a single Divine Treasury; he had long since excavated the power of the Divine Treasury to an extremely profound level.

This made Fang Yunsong frown deeply.

Li Zhou's Aura was almost not inferior to a Heavenly Being who had opened two Divine Treasuries. He must have been immersed in this Realm for a long time; it was no wonder he dared to take on two opponents at once.

Fang Yunsong and Yuwen Xuan exchanged a glance, stepped forward simultaneously, and headed toward that red sun.

The Heavenly Beings present tacitly chose to move away from Yongzhou City.

After all, there were millions of ordinary people in Yongzhou City, and no one wanted to cause monstrous slaughter due to the aftermath of the battle.

If that happened, they would likely have to bear extremely heavy Karma.

"Alright! Now no one will disturb us!" With everyone else gone, a smile appeared on Heavenly King Xue's face. He pointed his long spear diagonally at Yuwen Yi on the city tower, "Come out and fight. Today, I will definitely take your head!"

Yuwen Yi's old face was full of Evil Qi, and he snorted coldly, "Good! I also happen to want to experience your Coiling Dragon Spear Technique. Tonight, Yongzhou will be your burial ground!"

An old-school Heavenly Being and a rising star were now locking horns, both holding the conviction to kill the other.

Two grand Auras rose, even surpassing the Four Great Vajras of the Lantuo Temple.

The intense collision and attrition of their Auras caused the air outside Yongzhou City to emit cracking sounds.

Tonight in Yongzhou was undoubtedly a sleepless night!

... ... Far away in the north at Longsheng Pass. Heavy snow drifted, and the north wind swept the ground.

When Yan Chu and his party arrived at Longsheng Pass, what met their eyes were corpses covering the inside and outside of the city walls.

The blood on many of the corpses was still warm, clearly indicating they had died not long ago.

Throughout the entire Longsheng Pass, there was not a single living person.

On the broken city tower, one could vaguely see the ruined Formation Materials.

If Prince of Zhenbei and Pang Chong, these two Heavenly Beings, had been stationed there, along with the Formation on the city walls, it naturally would not have been easily breached.

But without Heavenly Beings present, relying solely on a few Supreme Grandmasters was not enough to block the attack of the Northern Mang Heavenly Beings.

As a majestic pass, Longsheng Pass was not as vast as some Great Jin Dynasty cities, but it was certainly not small.

As Yan Chu and the others walked forward, there were severed limbs and arms everywhere. On some severed heads that had fallen near the corners of walls, one could still see the terror from before they died.

Large pools of blood splashed onto the ground, frozen by the cold, mixing with the falling snowflakes, both tragically beautiful and desperate.

Along this journey, they did not see a single living person!

Although he had already heard about it from Murong Han and the others, seeing the tragic state of Longsheng Pass with his own eyes made Prince of Zhenbei, Li Shuoting, furious, his hair standing on end. Unable to suppress it any longer, he roared hoarsely: "Northern Mang!! Northern Mang!! I will not share the same sky with you!!!"

The soldiers here had been with him day and night, and he had deep affection for them.

He had not expected that in the short time since he left, they would encounter such a situation.

Princess Yunshu and the others who had followed, seeing the corpses in the ice and snow, all turned pale.

On Princess Yunshu's exquisitely beautiful face, anger and hatred were intertwined. She bit her silver teeth and said, "Those who are not of our race must have different hearts! The Northern Mang barbarians have the ambition of wolves, yet the ministers in the court actually want to rely on marriage alliances to make peace; it is truly ridiculous!"

Cui Yiting and the others all lowered their heads, remaining silent.

They were all people from the Great Jin Imperial Court. Seeing that Longsheng Pass, known as the number one majestic pass in the north, had been slaughtered clean in this manner, they gained a deeper understanding of the strength of Heavenly Beings.

This was a world where martial arts reigned supreme. Great power was concentrated in one person, and individual martial strength could determine everything. Without powerful cultivation and martial strength, no matter how large the number of people, they were nothing more than weeds.

With the Great Jin Dynasty's high-end combat power inferior to that of Northern Mang, they could only be suppressed.

"Great Hero Yan!" Suddenly, Prince of Zhenbei Li Shuoting looked at Yan Chu. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he suddenly knelt on one knee before Yan Chu and said, "Your cultivation is shocking and world-defying, not a bit weaker than those of the Three Divine Treasuries. Please take revenge for the sixty thousand soldiers of my Longsheng Pass! I, Li Shuoting, from this day forth, am willing to serve you as my master, without any objections! If I break this vow, let it be like this blade!"

The Prince of Zhenbei raised his hand and grabbed; a steel blade not far away was pulled over. With a snap, the steel blade broke in the middle. "If the blade breaks, the person dies; may I suffer a terrible death!!"

Everyone watched as the Prince of Zhenbei knelt before Yan Chu. No one had expected that a Prince, who was above ten thousand people in the Great Jin Dynasty and a high-status general, would kneel before a young man he had just met.

However, those familiar with the Prince of Zhenbei knew. He was a person with extremely deep feelings for his subordinates, viewing them as brothers, and was deeply loved by them.

For those who had witnessed Yan Chu's strength with their own eyes, it was not strange to see the Prince of Zhenbei do such a thing!

With Yan Chu's strength, it was truly possible for him to turn Northern Mang upside down all by himself. At the very least, he could make Northern Mang suffer heavy losses.

In fact, Northern Mang was already severely wounded. With so many Heavenly Beings having died at Yan Chu's hands, they would likely be unable to Cultivate six Heavenly Beings again for over a hundred years.

However, this was clearly not enough. Northern Mang still possessed powerful strength. Internally, they still had the Khan Luan Di Tianye, the Great Priest of the Longevity Cult, the Great Black Heavenly Demon Cult leader, and the masters of the various major tribes within the Golden Tent.

Yan Chu was silent. Naturally, he also had ideas about Northern Mang. After all, both sides had already forged a deep enmity, and given the style of those people in Northern Mang, they would likely not let it go.

However, Yan Chu's idea was to support the war through war. He was not yet confident enough to believe he could flatten Northern Mang with the power of one person. If that were really the case, he would have no more opponents in the entire world. He could do whatever he wanted, however he wanted, and no one would be able to stop him.

If he simply rushed into Northern Mang, he might be met with a joint strike from the Khan of Beiman, the Great Priest, and others. Therefore, it was not that he wouldn't go to Northern Mang, but that he had to go gradually, slowly, with a target and a rhythm.

Everyone looked at Yan Chu with anticipation, hoping he would agree.

The Prince of Zhenbei continued, "As long as Great Hero Yan is willing to avenge my soldiers, I am willing to follow by your side, act as a vanguard, and go to Northern Mang to scout the path for Great Hero Yan; even if I die, I will have no regrets!"

Yan Chu's strength, not even fearing the Incarnation of the Wolf God that had descended, undoubtedly placed him at the pinnacle of this world. He could almost be ranked alongside experts who had achieved Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown.

Thump! As soon as the Prince of Zhenbei finished speaking, Princess Yunshu, in a pink palace dress, also knelt before Yan Chu. She had the most graceful figure, and her skirt spread out on the snow like a pink flower. On her fair, delicate face, which seemed like it could be broken by a touch, there was a hint of pleading. Her red lips parted as she said, "Great Hero Yan, Yunshu also begs Great Hero Yan to avenge the soldiers of my Great Jin Dynasty border. My Imperial Uncle's word is worth a thousand pieces of gold; since he said he would serve you as master, he will never break his promise."

Thump! Thump! Seeing Princess Yunshu also kneel, Cui Yiting and the others knelt before Yan Chu one after another, saying in unison, "Please, Great Hero Yan, avenge our border soldiers!!"

Cui Yiting spoke up, "Great Hero Yan, I am also willing to serve you as my master and go to Northern Mang to be your vanguard." "Great Hero Yan, I, Tian Yu, am also willing; from today on, this life of mine is yours!" "Great Hero Yan, me too..."

Several people spoke up one after another, looking at Yan Chu with longing in their eyes.

The death of tens of thousands of soldiers in Longsheng Pass was just a microcosm of the border wars between Northern Mang and the Great Jin Dynasty over the past few centuries; the number of ordinary people who had died was countless. As people of the Central Plains, they were naturally hostile toward the alien race of Northern Mang. Today's scene completely ignited the heroic spirit of these Supreme Grandmasters, who wanted to take revenge.

Pang Chong looked at the crowd with a complicated expression. There was some hot blood surging in his heart, but he suppressed it, waiting to see what choice Yan Chu would make.

Luo Jin looked at Yan Chu with a complex expression. Now, inside Longsheng Pass, there were only the dozen or so of them, all waiting for Yan Chu's decision. As long as he nodded, these people would follow him deep into Northern Mang.

Yan Chu's expression stirred slightly, and he slowly spoke, "Northern Mang's strength cannot be underestimated. To kill our way into Northern Mang, my power alone is likely not enough."

Upon hearing this, Princess Yunshu's beautiful eyes could not help but show some disappointment.

A wry smile appeared on the Prince of Zhenbei's square face as he said, "That is true. Even the Buddhist and Daoist sects would not dare to boast that they could defeat the Northern Mang Longevity Cult. I was truly making an unreasonable request."

Cui Yiting and the others all lowered their heads, knowing in their hearts that for Yan Chu alone to want to deal with the entire nation of Northern Mang was truly wishful thinking. Even if martial strength reigned supreme in this world, Northern Mang's high-end combat power was definitely not scarce. Helian Clan Chief had died, but there were Heavenly Beings even stronger than him.

"However..." Suddenly, Yan Chu spoke again, and everyone looked over in surprise. "Let me make some preparations. By then, even if I cannot wipe out the Northern Mang leadership in one battle, I can at least make them suffer heavy losses!"

"I wonder what preparations Great Hero Yan intends to make?" The Prince of Zhenbei, Li Shuoting, asked with excitement and anticipation.

Yan Chu shook his head and said, "You don't need to worry about that! I need you to list the major forces of Northern Mang for me. We cannot just rush directly to their Imperial Court. Let's first trim some of Northern Mang's branches, and when I am confident, we will strike directly at the Imperial Court!"

"Good! No problem!" Everyone was both surprised and happy, responding one after another.

"In addition, I need to find a place to go into seclusion! After I come out of seclusion, we will set off."

"Then come to my residence!" Li Shuoting stood up and led the way for Yan Chu, "There is a seclusion chamber in my residence. Great Hero Yan can safely go into seclusion there, and we can happen to study the route north!"

... ... In the seclusion chamber, Yan Chu summoned the panel.

【host: Yan Chu】 【Cultivation: Divine Treasury Realm Heavenly Being (Spiritual Divine Treasury, Qi Sea Divine Treasury)】 【Cultivation Technique: Heaven-Changing Earth-Striking Great Art (Mastering Reincarnation 2159391 / 3000000), Ten Suns Sacred Fire (Blue Flame 933900 / 3000000)】 【Martial Skill: Hun Tian Four Absolutes (Perfection)】 【Divine Ability: Tear】 【Experience Points: 1400000】

"Add all experience points to the Nine Yang Divine Art!"

As Yan Chu's words fell, the domineering Yang Qi overflowing in his Qi Sea Divine Treasury began to surge at a rapid speed, and cracking sounds erupted inside his body.

Whoosh! Terrifying blue sacred flames surged out from his body again, burning on the surface of his skin, the destructive power of the flames rising to another level.

In the dim secret chamber, fine wind blades suddenly appeared. If one looked closely, they could see that it was because the blue flames were burning fiercely, causing the surrounding space to become unstable and begin to be burned into pitch-black cracks.

From those cracks, spatial wind blades shot out. For an ordinary Heavenly Being, getting hit by one could result in severe injury or death.

【Ten Suns Sacred Fire (Blue Flame 2333900 / 3000000)】

Yan Chu gently clenched his fist, feeling the Qi Sea Divine Treasury within his body gushing with hot True Origin at every moment, filled to an indescribable degree.

At the wellhead in the center of the Qi Sea, thick streams of light sprayed out, merging into his limbs and bones; his Physical Body had reached a critical point.

If there were another upgrade, he would most likely automatically break open the Physical Body Divine Treasury, and by then, the power of the Ten Suns Sacred Fire would reach a terrifying level.

If he continued to make moves, he would very likely cause spatial ruptures and might even get sucked into spatial turbulence.

Moreover, after reaching the Ten Suns Realm, the True Origin was explosive and scalding. Because of the System upgrade, he was fine; if it were someone else Cultivating, one careless mistake could lead to a loss of control over the Yang Qi, burning themselves to death.

"Time to set off!" Yan Chu looked toward the outside through the secret chamber door.

The Prince of Zhenbei and the others were discussing the route. Northern Mang had five major clans and tribes, divided into five directions guarding the Northern Mang royal tent.

According to Yan Chu's request, he wanted to first flatten these five tribes before heading to the Northern Mang Imperial Court. As long as the time was fast enough, it was very likely the Imperial Court side would not be able to react in time. By then, he would most likely have achieved the Three Divine Treasuries. Even if Northern Mang had any hidden cards, he would be able to handle them.