Chapter 220 - 195: The Evil Transformation of Qiu Cao_1

Wei Changkong examined Lu Yan closely with a sense of disbelief and asked, "Are you... really Lu Yan?"

Even now, he could hardly believe it and suspected that Lu Yan might just be a disguise of a master.

"Indeed, it is me."

Lu Yan nodded.

"Thank you for saving me just now, or else, I would’ve died here."

Wei Changkong sighed and glanced at the avatar of the Chasing Star Arrow, marveling at the fact that he had originally thought that Lu Yan was being supported by a Master of Archery. However, it turned out that the most powerful one was Lu Yan himself.

Since Lu Yan was so strong, he wondered why Lu Yan did not intervene when the Baicao Guard was killing Liu Zhenshuo. If Lu Yan had stepped in at that time, there wouldn’t have been a problem in saving Liu Zhenshuo.

Perhaps he had his own considerations. Thinking this, Wei Changkong didn’t probe any further.

"Brother Lu, earlier many members of the Wei family tried to break out with me. Now I don’t know their status. Could I ask you to mount your giant eagle to do a quick survey?"

Wei Changkong requested with a bow.

"Certainly, elder, please join on eagle."

Lu Yan said, jumping onto the back of the eagle.

Caw caw...

The Blood Slaughter made a few reluctant screams, but the moment it saw Lu Yan drawing the Red Blood Blade and gesturing, it immediately kept quiet.

Wei Changkong also jumped onto the eagle, with the avatar of the Chasing Star Arrow standing by Lu Yan, not withdrawing.

Even though the technique of calling the avatar was seen by some beast kings at Kunwu Mountain, Lu Yan still did not want more people to know about it.

The fewer people knew, the better it would be.

Blood Slaughter gave a long cry and soared into the sky.

Its wings spanned over twenty meters. Even with a heavy load, it could still fly up high into the sky. It was effortless for it to carry only three men.

"This giant eagle seems to be the monster king of Kunwu Mountain; it seems you have a deep relationship with Kunwu Mountain."

Wei Changkong curiously asked.

A rank-three Monster King already had a high level of intelligence. Although this intelligence wasn’t as cunning as humans, the wisdom was more or less the same. It was always proud, ordinary people would struggle to touch it, let alone ride on its back.

"Me and Kunwu Mountain, we are family friends."

Lu Yan lied without changing his expression.

Instantly, the impression of Lu Yan in Wei Changkong’s heart gained an added layer of profound mystery.

Blood Slaughter soared a thousand meters high into the sky to survey the surrounding area. Unfortunately, after flying tens of miles, they did not find any survivors from the Wei family.

Wei Changkong’s face fell, seeming to have aged several decades.

"My Wei family, from the time we started serving as the mayor of Li’an County, and later built our feudal lord dynasty, it has been one hundred and fifty years. To think that today we would meet our end at my hands."

Wei Changkong sighed deeply.

Lu Yan didn’t comment.

In his heart, the rise and fall of dynasties was but a common occurrence.

If even the Dagu Dynasty could fall, and even the mighty Da Chu Dynasty was now on the verge of ruin, what about a master level feudal lord dynasty?

Having prospered for a hundred and fifty years wasn’t bad at all.

Ah...

At this moment, a terrible scream filled with fear and horror came from the forest below.

Blood Slaughter immediately flew toward that direction.

Lu Yan and Wei Changkong looked down from their high positions.

Qiu Cao!

They noticed a ghastly figure right away.

At this moment, Qiu Cao looked even more horrifying than before with hard lumps growing all over his head and face.

He was covered in insect shells and his abdomen had sprouted several mantis legs.

He looked just like a human-shaped mantis.

A few silhouettes were running away, but Qiu Cao chased after them, swung his scythe-like forelimbs, and impaled one of the martial cultivators through before pulling out his heart and gnawing on it.

The remaining two cultivators, soulless and terrified, tried to flee.

However, they were caught up by Qiu Cao, who killed them one by one, pulled out their hearts, and ate them.

"It seems that these cultivators are from the Qiu or Ouyang family. Qiu Cao doesn’t even spare his own people."

Lu Yan commented quietly.

"It appears that Qiu Cao is struggling to control his martial spirit and is on the verge of turning into an evil creature. He is satisfying the demonic tendencies of his martial spirit with the fresh blood of his victims in order to suppress the transformation."

"Heh, to take up the martial spirit path and expect to get off scot-free? Turning into an evil creature is the final result. Neither human nor ghost, I would rather die and return to the earth than become such a disgusting creature."

Wei Changkong observed coldly.

"Want to suppress the transformation? I’ll just make him fully transform then."

Lu Yan said, drawing his bow and readying an arrow.

Swoosh!

An arrow descended from the sky towards the head of Qiu Cao.

Qiu Cao was extremely sensitive and noticed it just in time, swinging his mantis claw to block the arrow.

But Lu Yan continued to draw and fire his bow.

One after another, arrows rained down on Qiu Cao like raindrops, with some arrows even curving in the air, following a strange arc.

Qiu Cao could not block all of them. After blocking seven or eight arrows, he was hit in the chest, piercing through his tough shell.

Qiu Cao let out a fierce scream and glanced towards the sky, before turning and running towards the depth of the mountain woods.

Blood Slaughter pursued without rest, while Lu Yan continued to attack from above.

Currently, he was using ordinary arrows. Lu Yan had prepared plentifully beforehand, so he had more than enough.

Qiu Cao got hit with several more arrows. Under the pain of the injuries, a dark fog enveloped him and his body turned even more grotesque, appearing to have progressed further into his transformation.

Seeing that he couldn’t shake off Lu Yan, Qiu Cao eventually started digging a large hole in the ground and quickly burrowed into it.

Lu Yan shot arrows into the hole in succession, but there was no response.

"Did he escape by digging a hole?"

With this situation, Lu Yan could only stop attacking.

"Brother Lu, let’s go check out Li’an City. We left in a hurry, and left behind Wei family’s martial arts secrets and treasures. Let’s see if we can snatch some back."

After a moment’s hesitation, Wei Changkong said, "If we can take back some treasures, I am willing to share half with you, Brother Lu. As for martial arts, you can pick whichever you want."

Lu Yan’s heart immediately lit up with anticipation.

Yet he continued with righteous words, saying, "Sharing the treasures is a small matter. We must prevent the martial arts secrets and treasures from falling into the hands of the Qiu and Ouyang family. That would be aiding our enemies."

"Blood Slaughter, let’s go."

Whoosh!

Blood Slaughter spread its wings and flew in the direction of Li’an City.

Before long, it arrived over Li’an City.

The fighting in Li’an City had mostly ceased, with only sporadic battles ongoing in a few places, indicating that the Wei Family was basically wiped out.

"Over there is the Wei Family’s Weapon Collection Pavilion, there’s still fighting, someone’s still alive."

Wei Changkong pointed to a particular place, his spirits lifting.

Lu Yan also saw it - a four-story building.

Five or six figures were defending the building, fighting against the enemy.

These five or six people were all Martial Marquis, each of them injured and covered in blood, severely wounded.

A large number of martial soldiers had surrounded the building.

Two figures stood at the front.

One was a burly middle-aged man, the other a beautiful woman with an air of charm.

The two of them watched the fighting at the entrance of the building impassively, neither making a move.

"Ouyang Dan, as agreed before, the martial arts and gold and silver of the Wei Family are to be split between our two families," said the middle-aged man.

"Of course." The beautiful middle-aged woman nodded her head.

"Blood Slaughter, engage."

Lu Yan ordered.

Blood Slaughter swooped down rapidly, and when still several hundred meters above the ground, Lu Yan released an arrow with all his strength.

The arrow, like a shooting star, tore through the sky. Within a blink, it crossed several hundred meters and shot towards the beautiful middle-aged woman.

These two were very likely Grandmasters.

Then they must be taken down first.

The speed of the arrow was too fast, the sound still trailing behind it.

The middle-aged woman seemed to sense something, looked up at the sky, her eyes suddenly contracted as she let out a scream. She tried to use her inner strength to block, but it was too late.

Thud!

The arrow pierced directly through the top of the middle-aged woman’s head. Her skull exploded like a watermelon. Blood and bone fragments splattered everywhere, and her headless body fell to the ground.

"Not a Martial Spirit."

A thought crossed Lu Yan’s mind, but his hand did not stop. The second arrow had already been shot, targeting the other middle-aged man.

No matter whether you are a Martial Spirit or not.

Since you’ve become a pawn of a Martial Spirit, you are a foe, better to kill first.

The middle-aged beautiful woman was shot and killed, and the middle-aged man had reacted, his war sword in hand. He slashed upwards with all his strength.

Clang!

A deafening sound rang out.

The middle-aged man’s body shook tremendously, his war sword vibrating even harder. In the end, it flung out of his hand with a swoosh.

But the arrow that Lu Yan shot was also deflected from its direction, going past the side of the man and into the ground.

But Lu Yan’s second arrow was fired soon after.

The moment the middle-aged man’s war sword left his hand, before he could react, his chest was pierced, and his whole chest cavity exploded. His heart turned into mush, and his body fell with a thud. His eyes wide open, filled with resentment.

"Still not a Martial Spirit."

Lu Yan thought to himself.

Lu Yan’s bow didn’t stop, arrows flew out one after another, targeting those two families’ martial artists who were attacking the building.

These people were only Martial Marquis and Limit Breaking Warriors, how could they stop Lu Yan?

As the arrows fell, their bodies were torn apart.

"Senior, you go down and have people move the martial arts, and I will handle the outside."

Lu Yan said.

Wei Changkong nodded, jumped down from a hundred meters high in the sky, and swept through with the long sword, killing more than ten people. The martial soldiers of Qiu Family and Ouyang Family were greatly frightened, retreating constantly, not daring to fight.

"Ancestor."

Seeing Wei Changkong, the six Wei Family Martial Marquis were overjoyed.

"Hurry, follow me to move the martial arts and gold and silver. Don’t take anything else. Be quick."

Wei Changkong said and rushed into the building first.

The six Wei Family Martial Marquis followed behind him.

Lu Yan rode on Blood Slaughter, patrolling outside, occasionally shooting an arrow, killing a high-level martial artist.

The two families’ combined forces, amounting to thousands of martial soldiers, dared not take a step closer to the building, they all retreated in chaos.

People hurriedly left, looking for reinforcements, but were shot and killed by an arrow from Lu Yan.

Lu Yan didn’t have to wait long. Wei Changkong, along with six Wei Family Martial Marquis, took the bundles and rushed out of the building.

Blood Slaughter swooped down.

"Get on."

Said Lu Yan.

Wei Changkong and the six Wei Family Martial Marquis jumped onto the eagle’s back.

Blood Slaughter flapped its wings and flew into the distance.

Carrying so many people, Blood Slaughter seemed to be slightly strained, its speed was not as fast as before, but still much faster than an ordinary martial cultivator.

In no time, they had flown dozens of miles away, landing in a forest.

As for Li’an City, it was impossible to reclaim. With their small force, they were obviously unable to take it back.

The combined forces of the Qiu Family and the Ouyang Family amounted to tens of thousands. If they were completely surrounded, not to mention a few Martial Marquis, even Wei Changkong was in danger.

Even though Blood Slaughter could fly in the sky, it also had times when it could exhaust itself.

"Senior, didn’t you bring any gold and silver?"

Lu Yan asked.

He was really looking forward to it.

"I’ve got it. The place where the gold and silver was hidden was just in the secret room under the Weapon Collection Pavilion. I took it all."

Wei Changkong said.