Chapter 451 Breaking the City

It was late at night, yet the entire City Lord's mansion remained brightly lit.

Night-luminescent pearls, rarely seen in the mortal world, were everywhere here, embedded along both sides of the paths, illuminating them as brightly as day.

Inside the City Lord's main hall, the dome was towering, with carved beams and painted rafters.

Dozens of gilded eternal palace lanterns hung from the beams, their brilliant flames bathing the entire hall in light.

City Lord Zhao Zhan sat upon a carved tiger-skin chair, slapped the armrest, and said in a deep voice:

"Good! There is no time to lose. Wait for me to settle affairs in the city, and we shall set off for Xiangshan City immediately."

"Many thanks, Uncle!"

Zhao Yongning clasped his hands in gratitude, looking high-spirited:

"As long as we capture that person of Ascension and lure Blade Demon Yan Chu into our trap, I will be the one with the greatest merit in this incident. No matter how biased the clan elders are, they will still have to consider the feelings of all the branch family members!"

"Which person of Ascension?"

Another voice suddenly rang out in the empty main hall.

"Hmm?"

The uncle and nephew in the hall were shocked.

They looked around, but there was no one in the hall.

"Who is it?!?"

Zhao Yongning immediately roared, causing the main hall to rumble and the palace lanterns on the beams to flicker uncertainly.

The clanking sound of iron armor colliding came from outside the hall; the guards of the City Lord's mansion were already rapidly gathering toward the main hall.

As a Saint, City Lord Zhao Zhan's movements and senses were faster than Zhao Yongning's.

The moment the voice sounded, his vast, boundless Divine Sense had already spread across the entire Yunzhong City, checking every part of the city.

To be able to approach him without a sound, the intruder must at least be a Saint of the same level.

At the same moment his Divine Sense spread out, a token appeared in his hand.

Boom!!!

The token was the core for controlling the city's Formation. The entire Formation revived, divine light soared into the sky, the white clouds covering the high sky scattered instantly, and a beam of moonlight shone directly onto the City Lord's mansion.

Formation patterns appeared everywhere in the city, and an aura of cold, murderous intent filled every space and every street.

"The entire city is under martial law! No one is allowed to enter or leave!"

Besides City Lord Zhao Zhan, Yunzhong City had four Grand Commanders. At this moment, the voices of these four Commanders spread throughout the city. Everyone in the city looked at each other, feeling that something terrible was about to happen.

"What is going on? Why has the city-protecting Formation suddenly activated?"

"Could it be that an enemy has invaded?!"

"What about City Lord? He is a Saint! He can deal with the enemy, right?!"

The people in the city fell into a panic.

They were terrified that a battle at the Saint level would break out in Yunzhong City; the fluctuations from such a battle would be enough to destroy the entire city and grind them all into dust.

"Hmm? Not outside!"

City Lord Zhao Zhan's aura was already connected to the city-protecting Formation, his aura climbing steadily, directly breaking through the shackles of the Saint Law Realm, First Stage, and stepping into the Second Stage.

Within Yunzhong City, he was invincible.

He had swept through every space in the city but found no suspicious figures.

"Underground!"

Almost in an instant, he locked onto the enemy's location.

He raised a finger, and the Formation light within the main hall surged, as if transforming into an endless sea. Every drop of seawater was a grim, precious sword, and countless golden lights of slaughter tore through the main hall, piercing deep into the ground beneath it.

Rumble crackle!!!

Yunzhong City was built on a large mountain. At this moment, due to the revival of the Formation, a single wave of sword light was enough to shatter the mountain.

Endless seawater surged into the cracks, dyeing this mountain, which covered nearly a thousand li, a deep blue color.

It looked beautiful, but in reality, it was filled with murderous intent everywhere.

From the moment City Lord Zhao Zhan acted until the mountain collapsed, less than one-hundredth of a breath of time had passed.

"He is indeed below!"

Through the sensing of the Formation, he had discovered the enemy's trail.

He immediately brought his fingers down in a chopping motion. All the seawater rushed over, transforming into surging, murderous waves that flooded toward the enemy underground, covering the sky and earth.

This was not real seawater, but slaughter light composed of the Formation.

As a Saint who had guarded Yunzhong City for over a thousand years, City Lord Zhao Zhan could command the city-protecting Formation as easily as moving his own arm; it was like an extension of himself.

Clang!!!

Just then, a crisp, metallic ringing sound suddenly came from underground.

A terrifying saber light pierced upward from underground. An indescribable Saber Intent enveloped the entire teetering main hall; within a hundred zhang, everything was a Domain of the saber.

"Break the Sea!!!"

The Saber Qi was like an ocean. The rushing sea waves were twisted by the saber momentum, instead becoming Yan Chu's assistance. The more densely the Formation was stacked, the greater the flaws were in his eyes.

Crack!

With one saber strike, he slashed at the node where the Formation converged.

Crackle—Boom!!!

Various flowing Formation patterns first flashed wildly, then exploded with a bang, forming a hurricane that swept outward.

"Ah!!!! Pfft!!"

The other person in the main hall, the Zhao family's Ninth Young Master Zhao Yongning, was shredded to pieces by the saber light rushing out from underground, turning into a pool of blood mist that drifted away.

[Killed a Martial Artist at the Peak of the Divine Ability Realm, extremely gratifying, Origin + 3.5]

"Little Nine!!!"

City Lord Zhao Zhan also suffered a backlash when the core of the City Lord's mansion Formation was broken. Blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he struck out with his palms repeatedly, wanting to neutralize Yan Chu's continuous saber light and stabilize the Formation.

The situation was urgent, and he had forgotten for a moment that Zhao Yongning was still there.

Caught casually by the saber light, he died on the spot.

His Zhao family branch had lost a supreme Genius.

"Damn it! Who the hell are you?!?"

"Daring to sneak attack a member of my Zhao family, are you not afraid of having your entire clan exterminated?!?"

City Lord Zhao Zhan's roar spread throughout the city. The City Lord's mansion had been destroyed in the recent collapse of the Formation, and there was blood and screaming everywhere.

The residents in the city heard this voice and were all terrified.

Everyone could feel the monstrous rage of the City Lord. Who exactly was so bold as to dare to attack the Zhao family's city?

"Hehe, weren't you just talking about me earlier?"

"Now that I have appeared before your eyes, could it be that you do not recognize me?"

Amidst the dust and smoke of the main hall, a calm and composed voice made City Lord Zhao Zhan tremble all over. Looking through the dust, a young, tall figure came into view.

"It's you?!?"

Yan Chu's true appearance had long since spread throughout the Fusheng Domain via recorded images. As long as one was in the cultivation world, the vast majority knew what he looked like.

Not to mention that demonic saber, which was full of weirdness and had a blade like a tiger's fangs.

"Blade Demon Yan Chu!! You actually dare to deliver yourself to my doorstep!!"

City Lord Zhao Zhan was so angry he nearly ground his teeth to dust. He never expected that while they were searching the world for Yan Chu, the other party would actually dare to come to their door to launch a sneak attack.

Moreover, this person was truly as the rumors described.

His battle record was not exaggerated at all; one powerful saber move had nearly ruined thirty percent of his city-protecting Formation.

"Hehe, prepare to die!"

He had heard enough of what he needed to hear earlier. The Zhao family had discovered another person of Ascension near Xiangshan City, most likely either Daoist Taiwei or Great Master Likong.

After killing the person before him, he would have to make a trip to Xiangshan.

"Arrogant!!!"

Although the Formation was damaged, City Lord Zhao Zhan's aura was still at the Saint Law Realm, Second Stage. Having cultivated for thousands of years, how could he remain calm after being looked down upon so much by Yan Chu?

Profound Water Pearl!!

He opened his mouth and spat, and a deep blue precious pearl flew out, carrying the power to overturn mountains and seas, crashing straight toward Yan Chu.