133: Fourth Generation: Overlord (29)

No superfluous words, only one clear goal.

Kill!

"We obey Your Majesty's command!"

Thirty thousand elites and one thousand Shadow Guards responded in unison, their voices like a tsunami, soaring into the sky and stirring the clouds!

Xu Yuan turned around and was the first to step onto the largest flagship.

In the next moment, a hundred Wind-Riding Spirit Boats lit up simultaneously with dazzling spiritual light. Runes flowed, transforming into streaks of light, carrying Great Shang's sharpest blades as they tore through the air toward the Southeast!

Wang Qingshan watched the fleet of spirit boats quickly disappear into the horizon, his gaze complex, eventually turning into a long sigh filled with pride, expectation, and a faint hint of relief.

In the air, Xu Yuan stood at the bow of the ship, the strong wind blowing his hair and cloak, making a snapping sound.

He looked down at the mountains, rivers, cities, and villages passing rapidly beneath him. The Purple Zenith Imperial Fate Art within his body slowly operated on its own. He could clearly feel that with the movement of the army, an invisible "momentum" carrying the aura of conquest and slaughter was beginning to condense above the troops and faintly merge with his own Ziwei Imperial Fortune.

The spirit boat fleet did not head straight for the rebel core, Qinglan Mountain, but instead, like a precise sharp knife, first pierced the Southeast gateway: Blackwater City, which was heavily defended by the Shen Family and the Loose Cultivator forces they had recruited.

Blackwater City was named for the nearby rich "Obsidian Dark Iron Mine." Its city walls were thick and inscribed with water-attribute defensive runes.

At this moment, the entire city was enveloped in a layer of misty water-blue light. The light flowed, manifesting layers of mist and illusions of crashing waves; it was the "Profound Water Illusion Formation" that the Shen Family relied on.

This Formation not only had decent defensive power but could also confuse the minds of intruders, causing them to fall into illusions and kill one another.

Atop the city tower, the person in charge of Blackwater City for the Shen Family this time, Elder Shen Qiu of the Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage, looked at the hundred spirit boats rapidly approaching on the horizon. His expression was solemn, but he forced himself to remain calm.

Standing beside him were several fierce-looking Loose Cultivator leaders, all at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage.

"No need to panic!" Shen Qiu's voice, infused with spiritual power, spread across the city wall. "My Shen Family's 'Profound Water Illusion Formation' was passed down from our ancestors; its mysteries are endless, and it is supported by the Blackwater River Spiritual Vein. It is indestructible!"

"That brat Wang Yuan has just ascended the throne, and his Foundation is unstable. As long as we rely on the Formation to hold out, once the Xiao Family's reinforcements arrive or something changes in the North, it will be their time to die!"

However, before his words could finish, the largest flagship had already come to a halt in the air hundreds of feet outside the Formation's light curtain.

At the bow of the ship, Xu Yuan's figure in black armor and cloak was clearly visible, his gaze indifferent as he looked down at the Formation below, which resembled a giant blue water bubble.

No call for surrender, no probing.

Xu Yuan took a step out from the bow, standing in the void. There was no powerful explosion of spiritual power around him, but an invisible, vast, and majestic aura spread out like a tide.

He raised his right hand, not forming any seals, but simply pointing his fingers like a blade, speaking calmly toward the constantly flowing "Profound Water Illusion Formation."

His voice was not loud, but it seemed to contain the ultimate principles of heaven and earth, invoking the Great Shang National Fortune that shrouded this territory in the unseen!

"I am the Shang King, governing Great Shang. All under heaven is the King's land."

"This Formation obstructs the Royal Army, defies the heavenly timing, and hinders the human way."

"By my decree—"

"Disperse!"

His word was law!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, no roar of spiritual power clashing.

But the massive water-blue light curtain covering Blackwater City, at the moment Xu Yuan uttered the word "Disperse," was like snow cast into a scorching sun, letting out an overburdened "humming" sound!

The runes flowing on the light curtain dimmed and collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye. The illusions of misty waves distorted violently and then shattered one after another like bubbles!

"Crack... Rumble!"

After holding out for less than three breaths, the massive "Profound Water Illusion Formation" light curtain let out a wail and crashed into pieces!

It turned into water-blue light spots drifting across the sky, quickly melting into the air.

Atop the city tower, the calm on Shen Qiu's face instantly turned into boundless fear and disbelief. The Loose Cultivator leaders beside him were even more terrified, their faces turning pale!

"Im... Impossible! Breaking the Formation with a single word?! What kind of Divine Ability is this?!" Shen Qiu let out a desperate roar.

Even though he had heard rumors before that this young Shang King had once forced back a powerful enemy with a single word in front of ten thousand troops while capturing the capital of the Old Xia Dynasty, and even heard that he had used his words as law to freeze a Foundation Establishment assassin during the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony... those were, after all, just rumors!

Deep in his heart, Shen Qiu had always believed those were just exaggerated moves by the Wang Family to create an image of "destiny" for this new monarch!

How could a Cultivator at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, even with a special Cultivation Technique, truly possess such power that was almost like the rules of the world?

Until this moment, witnessing the "Profound Water Illusion Formation"—which had been passed down for a hundred years, relied on the Blackwater River Spiritual Vein, and was enough to trap and kill a Late Foundation Establishment Cultivator—shatter inch by inch like a paper toy under the opponent's casual word "Disperse," turning into blue light spots drifting in the sky... only then did Shen Qiu truly feel what despair was!

What incomprehensible terror!

This was not a method used by ordinary Cultivators in combat at all!

Just as the Formation crashed and shattered, and the defenders' minds were completely overwhelmed, falling into a state of chaos and panic—

Xu Yuan moved.

He still stood in the same place, his figure not moving an inch, but his right hand, with fingers joined like a blade, had already casually slashed through the air toward the city tower!

A purple-gold blade light, condensed to the extreme, thin as a cicada's wing yet seemingly able to cut through space, appeared out of thin air!

This blade light was not purely condensed spiritual power; it also contained a majestic imperial aura and a sharp Saber Intent that could cut through everything!

It ignored the distance of space, appearing as if it had already crossed hundreds of feet the moment it appeared, descending upon the city tower, its target aimed directly at the leader, Shen Qiu!

Even though Xu Yuan did not possess the sharp "Innate Blade Heart" and special Saber Dao Aptitude of his previous life in this life, the Saber Dao insights and Realms he had tempered through three lifetimes of Reincarnation in seas of blood and mountains of corpses had not vanished!

Not to mention, what he had condensed in this life was the legendary "Perfect Dao Foundation"—the "Purple Extremity Vast Heaven Foundation"!

This Perfect Dao Foundation gave him not only a vast spiritual power far exceeding those of the same stage but also a pseudo-Golden Core status that stood above ordinary Foundation Establishment, along with a deeper level of control over the essence of power.

At this moment, using this Perfect Dao Foundation as his Foundation, he mobilized the Purple Extreme Imperial Fortune spiritual power within his body—which was more than ten times purer and more vast than that of an ordinary Early Foundation Establishment Stage—and supplemented it with the Saber Dao insights from his previous life that had already reached an extremely high Realm... the power of this seemingly casual mid-air hand-blade strike was definitely not something an ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivator could imagine!

Shen Qiu's Soul was frightened out of his body; the shadow of death was like ice water poured over his head, instantly flooding his entire body.

The instinct for survival made him let out a shrill scream while he frantically activated all the spiritual power of his Mid-Foundation Establishment Stage, bringing out his trump card life-saving item—a "Mystic Turtle Spirit Shield," a Tier 2 Medium Grade Magical Artifact!

A thick, earthy-yellow light erupted from the tortoise-shell shield, forming a solid barrier that firmly protected him behind it.

With extreme fear and a hint of hope on his face, Shen Qiu did not believe that an opponent at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage, even with a special Cultivation Technique, could truly break through this spirit shield known for its defense with a single strike from a distance!

However—

"Puchi—"