Chapter 222 - 197: Finally Got it_1

Lu Yan and his Chasing Star Arrow avatar, bow after bow, took lives with every shot, unstoppable.

Soon, there were more than a dozen bodies lying on the mountain path up ahead.

In the war between two armies, there’s no room for mercy. If you don’t kill others, others will kill you, they will kill your family and friends.

Once on the battlefield, there are no innocents, only survival of the fittest.

"Anyone who continues to move forward will end up like them."

Lu Yan bellowed, his voice echoing for miles, before he shot another arrow. The arrow followed a mysterious trajectory and pierced through three warriors.

The warriors were terrified. For a moment, no one dared to move forward.

"Charge, keep charging! There are only two of them, they can’t stop us. Anyone who stops, dies."

A burly man in iron armor, his head enclosed in a helmet exposing only his eyes, nose and mouth, roared angrily, drawing his sword to kill two hesitant warriors.

Under pressure, the other warriors had no choice but to move forward.

"Being so eager to lead, there must be a problem with you."

Lu Yan fired an arrow at the shouting burly man.

He was only a Martial Marquis, he couldn’t resist Lu Yan’s attack. Even though he tried to block it with his sword, he couldn’t react in time.

Thud!

The arrow pierced through his chest, blowing him in half, his organs shattered.

Before he had even died, he opened his mouth wide, emitting a desperate sound, his eyes filled with reluctance. Then he roared, a thick black fog enveloped his body and a shadow appeared.

"So it is a Martial Spirit. The Li Family and the Gao Family have been infiltrated by Martial Spirits. All who collaborate with them should be put to death."

Lu Yan shouted, his voice was as blasting as a thunderstorm.

The scene turned chaotic, many warriors changed colour, retreating from the Martial Spirit.

"The Li Family and the Gao Family have been manipulated by Martial Spirits. Li Wenxuan is a Martial Spirit. If you continue to follow them, you’ll be harshly penalized by King Ming."

Lu Yan continued shouting.

The warriors, including many Martial Marquises, looked at each other, unsure.

"Nonsense! Defaming us without reason. This man has been secretly practicing the Martial Spirit arts, he must be killed."

Li Wenxuan roared.

"What audacity, daring to study the Martial Spirit arts, that’s a death sentence!"

An imposing old man charged out and punched the Martial Spirit.

A surge of overwhelming Inner Strength instantly crushed the burly man’s body, which he was attempting to reform, as well as the shadow, into flying ash.

"The head of the Gao family, Gao Wentian."

Lu Yan squinted his eyes.

With such resolute action, there was no doubt, this man was a Martial Spirit as well.

"All warriors hear my command. This man has practiced the Martial Spirit arts privately and has been executed. If anyone else is found practicing the Martial Spirit arts, no mercy will be shown."

Gao Wentian roared, his gaze demanding.

The thousands of warriors gradually calmed down.

Of course, some did not believe it was just a personal act. They showed a contemplative look, doubt forming in their hearts, but they didn’t show it.

"Proceed to Changfeng City."

Gao Wentian ordered.

The warriors of the Gao family took the lead, closely followed by the Li family warriors.

"If one doesn’t work, then we find another few."

Lu Yan’s eyes were ice cold, and he and his Chasing Star Arrow avatar moved their bows together.

Arrows continuously whistled through the air, like falling stars.

Each arrow claimed a life, some even taking two or three lives at once. In a blink of an eye, dozens more were dead.

Unfortunately, among the dozens killed, none were Martial Spirits.

There weren’t many Martial Spirits. Mixed in with thousands of warriors, the chance of finding one was indeed small.

"Death wish."

An old man with green hair had a bone-chilling look in his eyes. He grabbed a short spear, squatted halfway and tensed his muscles, then with a powerful push of his legs, like an arrow, he shot a hundred meters high into the sky and threw the short spear.

Whoosh!

The short spear pierced the air, creating a wave of air as if the sky had split. It targeted the abdomen of Blood Slaughter.

Lu Yan quickly shot an arrow to knock away the spear, but failed to stop it.

The short spear knocked away Lu Yan’s arrow and continued to fly towards Blood Slaughter.

In a panic, Blood Slaughter frantically flapped its wings to dodge. Thanks to Lu Yan mitigating most of the force and a sufficient difference from the ground, Blood Slaughter narrowly avoided the attack.

Swiftly flying high up into the sky, Blood Slaughter didn’t stop until it was a kilometer high, panting heavily from fear.

Meanwhile, the warriors on the ground took advantage and moved fast.

They even divided their forces.

Divided into groups of a few hundred warriors, they formed ten to twenty teams that dismounted and charged into the forest on foot towards Changfeng City.

With only two of them, Lu Yan wasn’t able to stop so many teams.

In the end, he turned his gaze towards the head of the Gao family.

He patted Blood Slaughter and let him fly low. At first, Blood Slaughter was unwilling, but under Lu Yan’s cold gaze, it reluctantly lowered its altitude.

Whoosh!

An arrow flew towards the head of the Gao family.

The head of the Gao family had been on guard against Lu Yan for a long time, he put all his force into a sword swing.

Bang!

The collision sound was deafening, the arrow was blocked, but the head of the Gao family had to exert a lot of strength, and the Red Blood Horse underneath let out a mournful cry, unable to handle the pressure, collapsed on the ground.

The head of the Gao family simply leapt off the horse, ready to fight.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

He shot out two more arrows towards the head of the Gao family.

The head of the Gao family, exerting his Second-rank Master’s Inner Strength to the limit, swung his sword continuously, forming a curtain of swords in front of him.

The first arrow was blocked.

But the second arrow penetrated the sword curtain and aimed straight for his chest.

The head of the Gao family rolled to the side just in time to narrowly avoid the arrow.

But Lu Yan’s next arrow was just following up.

But at that moment, a figure clad in iron armour appeared beside the head of the Gao family. He brandished a sword and blocked the arrow.

"It’s him."

The man’s weapon gave away his identity. It was the same elegant middle-aged man under the conical hat they had encountered before.

Seeing this, the Gao family head quickly rose to his feet and stood at the ready beside the man in the conical hat.

Lu Yan drew his bow and fired several arrows, but the two men worked perfectly in tandem, deflecting each arrow.

At that moment, the green-haired elder leapt into the air, tossing a short spear that sent Blood Slaughter soaring high into the sky.

Blood Slaughter hesitated for a while, barely daring to descend.

The green-haired elder, a third-level Master, was unmatched in Inner Strength. The short spear he hurled through the air was shockingly powerful. If Blood Slaughter was hit, he would suffer dire injuries, if not killed.

This couldn’t continue, they couldn’t stop their enemies and couldn’t force them to reveal their Martial Spirit.

Lu Yan’s thoughts raced, and suddenly, he came up with a plan.

"Blood Slaughter, descend, head for the top of the green-haired elder." Lu Yan said.

Blood Slaughter shook his head emphatically, refusing outright.

"You’re an Alien Beast and you’re so scared of death."

Lu Yan was speechless.

Blood Slaughter cawed, as if to say, can an Alien Beast not be afraid of death?

"Believe it or not, I’ll slaughter you right now."

Lu Yan drew his Red Blood Blade.

Blood Slaughter cried out mournfully, a look of desolation in his eyes. Nevertheless, he obediently dove towards the green-haired elder.

As they descended, Lu Yan let loose two arrows with all his strength, both aiming for Li Wenxuan.

In order to protect Li Wenxuan, the green-haired elder swung his spear to guard, but had no time to attack Blood Slaughter.

Blood Slaughter halted in the air, three hundred meters high above. From this distance, Lu Yan’s arrows could still manifest great power.

Chasing Star Arrow’s avatar and Lu Yan’s body simultaneously let arrows fly. Dozens of arrows arched downwards towards Li Wenxuan, or sliced through the air from the side in his direction.

With a single breath, their bodies and avatars shot out ten arrows together.

The green-haired elder twirled his long spear so no water could get through, blocking all the arrows aiming for Li Wenxuan.

At that moment, a shadow flickered over Lu Yan’s body, and another avatar emerged.

This avatar was that of the Jiu Jie Knife, the first Lu Yan had ever used.

Just like the previous ones, the Jiu Jie Knife Avatar also left half an ear by the Dao Book.

Once he appeared, the Jiu Jie Knife avatar careened off the eagle’s back, hurtling towards the green-haired elder.

While Lu Yan’s body and his Chasing Star arrow avatar continued to fire arrows at Li Wenxuan.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, the Jiu Jie Knife avatar was nearing the green-haired elder.

"Scram!"

The green-haired elder thrust his spear at the avatar’s head.

But the avatar remained undeterred and continued to descend.

With a squish, the avatar’s head was impaled by the long spear, but the avatar didn’t stop, it continued to fall, a fierce glow radiating from its body.

Boom!

Then, the Jiu Jie Knife’s avatar exploded.

The avatar’s original strength was formidable, far surpassing a first-class Martial Arts Avatar. Therefore, the power of its self-destruct was extremely high.

The green-haired elder withdrew at high speed, but it was too late. A wave of energy struck him. Several large chunks of flesh were ripped off his body, he was blown tens of meters away, violently coughed up a few mouthfuls of fresh blood, and several of his bones were broken.

He didn’t use the Martial Spirit’s power to heal his injuries.

Under the watchful eyes, he dared not use it.

Once he used it, people’s hearts would disperse.

The opportunity Lu Yan was looking for had come.

Whistling...

Eleven enormous bouts of inner strength burst forth, along with the avatar of the Chasing Star arrow, and they fired several arrows in quick succession, all aimed at Li Wenxuan.

It was too late for the green-haired elder to help.

Near Li Wenxuan, there was another man holding a short spear who was trying to defend with all his might.

But he was just a second-rank Master, how could he block all the arrows?

Most of the arrows were flying toward Li Wenxuan.

Li Wenxuan, who was a first-level Master, struggled to block and managed to deflect one arrow before an arrow struck him in the chest. With a thud, his body was torn in two.

"Li Wenxuan, remember your task..."

The green-haired elder shouted.

There was a powerful unwillingness in Li Wenxuan’s eyes.

Splutter!

The next moment, an arrow struck Li Wenxuan in the forehead, blowing his head apart.

But following that, a thick black fog started forming on Li Wenxuan’s body. A gruesome black figure began to emerge.

Li Wenxuan’s shattered body started to mend itself, and his crushed head was also rapidly healing.

"Li Wenxuan..."

The green-haired elder roared in fury.

Li Wenxuan had used the power of the Martial Spirit without his permission.

"It seems these guys really do not understand Li Wenxuan."

Lu Yan sneered.

Li Wenxuan was an extremely selfish person. For his own sake, he would even abandon his son.

In a situation where he had the power to save himself, how could he obediently choose to die?

Not even the Spirit Sect could command him.

"Martial Spirit, it’s a Martial Spirit."

"Li Wenxuan really is a Martial Spirit."

There were still many Martial soldiers who haven’t had a chance to leave, and the scene fell into chaos.