Tiannan Prefecture City.
Prefecture Lord's Mansion, annex.
Roar...
Terrifying, strange roars echoed one after another.
In the courtyard, a slender figure was on all fours, face to the sky, crawling rapidly in a strange posture.
Although the posture was extremely bizarre, her speed was incredibly fast.
In the blink of an eye, she covered a distance of over ten meters.
Beneath her long black hair, a single black eye emerged, blinking rapidly. As she moved, the skin on her hands and feet constantly bulged and receded, as if countless eyeballs were hidden beneath her skin, ready to burst out at any moment.
Rip—
The next moment, just as expected, dense black eyeballs emerged from the woman's skin at a speed visible to the naked eye. They were interconnected and constantly blinking.
Just looking at them caused a sudden and intense feeling of dread in one's heart.
Lu Chuan, standing on one side of the courtyard, frowned as he looked at her strange appearance.
Clearly, even with his extensive experience, he found her appearance somewhat difficult to accept and subconsciously wanted to turn his head away to avoid meeting those dense eyes.
The woman didn't pay attention to Lu Chuan. Her dense eyes were fixed on the tall figure sitting cross-legged by the pond in the center of the courtyard.
In an instant, the slender figure disappeared from her original spot and shot towards the other party in a series of afterimages.
Gongsun Yuanzhou sat cross-legged on the ground, a cold smile on his face. Without even looking, he raised a large hand and slapped it backward.
At the same time, behind him, Wan Shuang's strange figure had already appeared.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the large hand landed squarely on her head.
Under the terrifying force, Wan Shuang's head visibly caved in, forming a large deep pit, and her slender figure was directly sent flying backward.
However, despite such severe injuries, Wan Shuang seemed completely unaffected. The moment she was sent flying, sticky black tentacles, like viscous fluid, emerged from her ears, nose, and throat, wrapping around Gongsun Yuanzhou's waist.
Her body, which had been flying backward, suddenly stopped and returned even faster.
At the same time, the black flesh tentacles on Gongsun Yuanzhou rapidly spread a large amount of black viscous fluid, which wrapped around Gongsun Yuanzhou's hands as if it had a life of its own.
Wan Shuang, who was shooting towards him rapidly, had a gaping, bloody mouth split open on her scalp beneath her long black hair, almost covering her entire head. She bit towards Gongsun Yuanzhou.
Seeing this scene, Gongsun Yuanzhou's face showed no panic. His cold smile deepened. The next moment, black patterns that were constantly condensing emerged on his shiny head.
His ox-like eyes immediately turned completely black, and dense black scales grew wildly from his arms.
The scales grew backward, quickly piercing the black viscous fluid and flesh tentacles that wrapped around him like sharp surgical knives.
His thick, large hand instantly elongated like a black python and slammed fiercely onto Wan Shuang's head as she shot towards him.
Bang!
Terrifying power erupted, followed by a muffled explosion. This time, Wan Shuang's slender body was sent flying like a broken sack. Her entire being was compressed into an inhuman shape by the terrifying force and fell heavily to the ground.
The tough green stone slabs on the ground shattered, creating a deep pit where she landed.
After this strike, Wan Shuang remained motionless for a long time.
"Dead?"
Lu Chuan, who had been watching the battle from the side, narrowed his eyes, his face full of solemnity.
It wasn't just about the strange abilities Wan Shuang had displayed, but more about his astonishment at Gongsun Yuanzhou's powerful strength.
He knew that this Special Envoy from Tianhong Pavilion, who came from the Grand Capital, was very strong, even stronger than him, who was in the fourth change of Divine Form Realm. He was a master who had entered the fifth change of Divine Form Realm.
And just now, seeing him personally take action, although it was only two punches, with his eyesight, he could naturally see that the other party's strength was likely more than just the fifth change of Divine Form Realm.
Thinking of the dangerous aura the other party had revealed in the main hall a few days ago, he had already guessed the answer in his heart.
"Dead? This thing isn't that easy to kill."
Gongsun Yuanzhou said indifferently. He stood up, and as he did, the black scales on his body slowly retracted, and the black patterns spreading on his head gradually faded.
Indeed, as soon as he finished speaking, a mass of black viscous fluid suddenly shot out from the deep pit, coming towards him again.
However, at this moment, Gongsun Yuanzhou's face showed some impatience. The black patterns on his head that had just faded instantly solidified. He raised his palm, and black scales appeared. He clasped his hands together, grabbing the black viscous fluid.
The next moment, the black patterns on his cheeks actually burst out from his skin, forming slender black flesh tendrils that drilled into the black viscous fluid.
The originally slender flesh tendrils became thicker at a speed visible to the naked eye, seemingly absorbing something from the viscous fluid.
A distorted face full of pain appeared on the black viscous fluid, as if it was currently enduring some unimaginable torment.
Soon, the black viscous fluid divided into a large amount of black water, attempting to escape from his grasp.
Gongsun Yuanzhou seemed to have anticipated this reaction. Before it could escape from his palm, a jade stone emitting a bright, pure white light intensified, enveloping it and preventing it from breaking free.
The face that appeared on the viscous fluid became increasingly painful and frantic, finally sputtering out a single word.
"Plea..."
"Are you begging for mercy? Hehe, if you had done this earlier, you wouldn't have suffered so much."
Seeing this scene, Gongsun Yuanzhou smiled. The black flesh tendrils that had grown from his head were pulled out of the viscous fluid and slowly returned to their original place.
"You need to understand that I created you. Without me, you wouldn't exist, so be obedient..."
He spoke with a smile. The white light in his hand dissipated, revealing the black viscous fluid, which was noticeably thinner than before.
As the pure white light in his hand dissipated, the black viscous fluid immediately broke free from its restraint and fell onto the ground several meters away.
At the same time, the black liquid surged, gathering into a human shape at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually revealing Wan Shuang's appearance.
At this moment, although Wan Shuang's eyes still held unspeakable venom and greed when she looked at Gongsun Yuanzhou, there was more fear.
Clearly, what had just happened had scared her into submission.
She lay on the ground and did not launch another attack.
She suddenly turned her head, her dark eyes falling on Lu Chuan in the courtyard.
Seeing this, Lu Chuan frowned slightly.
Indeed, in an instant, Wan Shuang disappeared from her original spot and shot towards him.
"You wicked creature, you're courting death!"
With a cold snort, Lu Chuan flipped his wrist.
A cold glint flashed, directly splitting her in half.
However, what would be a fatal injury for an ordinary person seemed to have no effect on Wan Shuang. Her momentum did not decrease.
Even from her severed body, a large number of flesh tentacles shot out and swept towards him.
Lu Chuan narrowed his eyes. The long saber in his hand brought out a large area of afterimages, cutting all the flesh tentacles in front of him. At the same time, he turned around and elbowed Wan Shuang, who had already appeared behind him, sending her flying.
Hiss—
Wan Shuang fell to the ground, letting out a hiss. Just as she was about to move forward again, Gongsun Yuanzhou's voice sounded.
"Alright."
Hearing this, the venomous look on Wan Shuang's face intensified, and her dark eyes instantly looked at the other party. However, remembering the previous pain, she ultimately stopped her actions.
Gongsun Yuanzhou raised his hand and took out a red porcelain bottle from his Pregnant. He flicked his finger, and it landed at Wan Shuang's feet.
And the moment she saw the red porcelain bottle, the greedy look on Wan Shuang's face intensified. A mouth-like opening split open on the side of her cheek, and she swallowed the entire porcelain bottle.
Soon, her slender body began to tremble.
Black eyes grew out of her body, blinking rapidly.
Then, she suddenly darted into the room.
Seeing this, Gongsun Yuanzhou's lips curved, and his gaze fell on Lu Chuan.
"How is it?"
"She has the strength and speed of someone who has just entered the Divine Form Realm, but her vitality is extremely strong, and her attack methods are bizarre. If she refines the demonic blood you gave her, her actual combat power should not be inferior to a second-change Divine Form Realm or even a slightly weaker third-change master."
Lu Chuan spoke slowly, but as if he had thought of something, he said in a deep voice again.
"However, Tianhong Pavilion seems to have a rule that beast-transformed Martial Artists who surpass the Divine Form Realm can only be cultivated after various approvals. It seems that Special Envoy is acting somewhat against the rules."
"Rules?"
Gongsun Yuanzhou spoke with a smile.
"How could I break the rules of the Pavilion? This thing is a demonic pill embryo that I cultivated with a lot of effort. When I leave Tiannan, I will naturally deal with it."
"Demonic Pill!?"
Hearing this, a look of surprise flashed in Lu Chuan's eyes.
He had heard that before joining Tianhong Pavilion, this Gongsun Yuanzhou was said to have come from a certain alchemist Family that had been destroyed.
In addition to his powerful strength, he had high attainments in the path of Alchemy, especially in the method of blood pills.
Now, hearing what the other party said, he immediately understood.
Why the other party had captured the Saintess of Ten Thousand Spirits Sect without any scruples.
It was probably all for his so-called demonic pill.
Even the indiscriminate capture of Martial Artists, in addition to expanding the Beast Suppression Army, might have other intentions.
"Refining pills with demonic blood... What a lunatic!"
This thought flashed through his mind, and there was more apprehension in his eyes as he looked at Gongsun Yuanzhou.
With his identity, he naturally knew a lot about demonic blood, but the more he knew, the more he understood how crazy Gongsun Yuanzhou's actions were.
"Alright, those rats are almost ready to make a move. Go down and prepare to welcome our guests."
Gongsun Yuanzhou suddenly said at this moment, no longer interested in saying more. He turned around and strode into the room.
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Fu City, on a low mountain tens of miles away.
On the mountaintop, several figures appeared.
"Thousand Faces, since the people have arrived, when are you planning to make a move?"
A thin old man with a sallow, dark face said coldly.
He was wearing a black brocade robe. The robe was wide, like a theatrical costume, and coupled with his thin physique, it looked quite strange.
Although his attire was peculiar, no one dared to underestimate him in the slightest, because this person was Xiang Hui, the Sect Leader of the Ten Absolute Sect, one of the two top forces in Tiannan Prefecture. He was also known as the Heavenly Desolate Old Man, a powerful existence in the fourth change of Divine Form Realm.
"Sect Leader Xiang, there's no need to be anxious. I've already inquired clearly. Gongsun Yuanzhou has been in the Prefecture Lord's Mansion, and Lu Chuan is in the city's Industrial Department warehouse. Both of these places are where Martial Artists are held."
On the mountaintop, Qi Ning chuckled lightly and spoke with a smile.
"On the surface, there are only two God-Form Martial Artists in Fu City, them. Although the intelligence from the Grand Capital indicates that Gongsun Yuanzhou is arrogant and extremely conceited, and doesn't have many friends in Tianhong Pavilion, we can't rule out the possibility of other masters hidden in the city. However, if we are to act, we must defeat them one by one."
"So, at nightfall, our first target will be Gongsun Yuanzhou. As for the Industrial Department, there's no need to worry about it for now. Hearing the commotion, Lu Chuan naturally won't stand by."
"Why bother with so much trouble? We have so many people this time. Even if there are other Divine Form Realm experts hidden in the city, we don't need to worry."
The Heavenly Desolate Old Man glanced at everyone and said indifferently.
There were seven people in the group, the weakest of whom were Martial Artists in the first change of Divine Form Realm. A total of seven God-Form Martial Artists. Such a quality is enough to clear out the entire Tiannan Prefecture.
"Brother Xiang is mistaken. Gongsun Yuanzhou's strength is not weak, and he is above you and me. If we are not well prepared, and he is determined to escape, it will be troublesome. If we let a single person escape this time, I don't think I, Wanjun, need to say more about the fate of our two families."
The speaker was Wanjun.
He was very clear about the risks of this operation.
If it were exposed, the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect and the Ten Absolute Sect would definitely face devastating blows.
So this time, in addition to himself, Wanjun also brought a Divine Form Realm Elder from his Sect, leaving only an Elder who had just entered the Divine Form Realm to guard the mountain gate. The purpose was to ensure absolute certainty.
The Ten Absolute Sect was the same.
Hearing this, the Heavenly Desolate Old Man narrowed his eyes but did not say anything more.
Wanjun's gaze fell on Qi Ning again, and he said in a deep voice.
"Thousand Faces, before killing Gongsun Yuanzhou, we must find out the whereabouts of my daughter."
"Naturally. After disabling him, Gongsun Yuanzhou will be handed over to Sect Leader Wan to deal with."
Qi Ning nodded.
"Alright then." Hearing this, Wanjun's expression softened.
He had only this one daughter. Her Bloodline potential was extremely high, her talent was exceptional, and her achievements in martial arts would surely be above his. She could be said to be the future hope of the Ten Thousand Spirits Sect. No matter what, he naturally had to rescue her first.
Afterward, the few people discussed some specific details and then waited for nightfall.
At nightfall.
The sky was covered with dark clouds, and not a single star could be seen.
Only occasional flashes of lightning streaked across the sky, bringing brief light.
"A heavy rain is coming. It's a good weather."
Lan Man held an umbrella and looked up at the sky.
Soon, soon several figures had disappeared from the low mountain.
Fu City.
Rumble—
Thunder rumbled, and fine rain began to fall continuously.
The lively long street was now empty.
Only patrolling guards and watchmen in straw capes hurried by.
Prefecture Lord's Mansion, guards holding steel knives stood under the eaves, looking at the increasingly heavy rain, secretly cursing their bad luck.
A gust of wind swept past, and the guards fell one after another, silently without making any sound.
In just a few breaths, dozens of guards had become motionless.
Roar—
Amidst the rolling thunder, roars of rage came from the backyard of the mansion.
Several figures exchanged glances and simultaneously headed towards the backyard.
There were over a dozen Bones Transformation soldiers guarding the backyard, but the Bones Transformation Martial Artists who were high and mighty outside were now as fragile as paper.
They fell to the ground silently and became motionless.
As the courtyard gate was pushed open, rows of greenish-gold cages were revealed, containing beast-transformed Martial Artists of various strange appearances, half-human and half-beast. These beast-transformed Martial Artists all exuded powerful might, and each of them was no weaker than an ordinary Bones Transformation Realm expert.
And there were over a hundred rows of these greenish-gold cages at a glance, especially since some of them had even more powerful and ferocious auras, which could even faintly compare to Late Stage Bones Transformation Realm Martial Artists.
Seeing this scene, several figures exchanged glances, and they all saw solemnity in each other's eyes.
What such a force meant was self-evident.
Especially Wanjun and the Heavenly Desolate Old Man and other Sect masters, they were even more shocked. Although they had seen beast-transformed Martial Artists before, such a number was beyond imagination. Just the beast-transformed Martial Artists in the courtyard were far more numerous than the sum of their two families' Bones Transformation Realm Elders.
At this moment, a round jade ring hanging around Wanjun's neck suddenly emitted a faint glow.
He immediately grasped the round ring and quickly rushed inward.
Soon, he stopped in front of a row of greenish-gold cages closer to the inside.
This row of cages contained Martial Artists who had not shown signs of beast transformation. In the cage in front of Wanjun was a slender and delicate young woman.
At this moment, the woman was lying in the cage with her eyes closed, her aura weak.
"Shuang'er!!"