Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 610 Confrontation
"How dare you! Who do you think you are, to dare shout at the king and the goddess?"

Seeing that Qin Huai, an unknown nobody, spoke up first, showing no regard for the Goddess's dignity, the eight elders immediately rebuked him angrily, and everyone's eyes were focused on Qin Huai, whose background was unknown.

"Noisy."

Before he finished speaking, an extremely fierce aura emanated from Qin Huai's body, enveloping the entire hall. Although he only slightly released the domain of [Qiankun Guai Li], it was enough to terrify the people of Hanhuang, who dared not utter a word.

Qin Huai glanced deeply at the eight elders who had just tried to stand up for the two goddesses, then looked at the icy beauty and said without further ado, "Nü Chou, immediately take me to Chu Ning and Yan Zi to resolve this beast calamity and Gu plague. If you know what's good for you, I can spare your life and hand over your crimes of colluding with foreign tribes and plotting against the Nü Qi to the eight clans for judgment. Otherwise, you'll be trapped in my Qi fire, suffering the torment of having your soul burned and your spirit scorched, never to be reborn!"

【Nü Chou】: One of the three great sacrificial priests of the eight tribes of Hanhuang. On the surface, she is a pure and inviolable saintess, but in reality, she has a secret alliance with Chu Ning, the unorthodox cousin of Chu Zongshu, the ruler of Hanhuang, who was expelled from the country. She wants to use the Gu calamity to raise ferocious beasts, sow discord, spread rumors and cause trouble, force Chu Zongshu to abdicate, and seek the independence of the barbarian tribe.

Note: This woman once saw an old man in black robes in the Beast Mountain with the Western Sea Ancestor Yanzi. He was highly skilled in Gu magic and had superb water magic. It is speculated that he was the mastermind behind the Cold Wilderness Gu calamity (this information was provided by Ace Ninja).

【Female Qi (Impersonator)】: In reality, she is a demon from the West Sea who has disguised herself as a monster using a transformation technique. Because she carries the Qingqiu Fox Hair, it is difficult to see through her disguise without god-level strength (peak of the Seven Palaces).

"What? Chu Ning? Wasn't he banished from the Frosty Wilderness long ago and forbidden from returning to the Far North?"

"Plotting to murder a female relative? Who is this female relative?!"

"How could Ancestor Yanzi of the Western Sea appear in the Frosty Wilderness?!"

These words caused an uproar among the crowd, and the hall erupted in chaos. The barbarian elders spoke all at once, clearly not believing Qin Huai's "slanderous words."

"It seems that the guidance of the Great God of the Cold Wilderness was correct. As expected, an unwelcome guest has arrived at Mount Xihuang. The Fu Queen is flying, the Zhu Yan is running rampant, the ice and snow of Mishan are melting, terrible blood is flowing from the Dan River, and the water of Tianjing Lake is boiling. These are all signs that thieves are causing trouble!"

Faced with Qin Huai's accusations, the female clown was inwardly surprised, wondering where he had learned these secrets. However, she remained outwardly calm, slowly stood up, and turned to Qin Huai, accusing him in return: "And the thief who spread these rumors is you!"

Apart from Qin Huai, everyone in the main hall was a high-ranking elder of the Eight Clans. They all knew that Fu Hou was a human-faced, chicken-bodied demon bird from the Cold Wilderness, and Zhu Yan was a red-footed, white-haired ape-shaped demon beast. Their appearance foreshadowed a terrible war. Mi Shan was the legendary place where the Great God of the Cold Wilderness was said to have returned to, and the Dan Shui on the mountain was the holy water of the Cold Wilderness. The sudden flow of blood meant that the Cold Wilderness Kingdom would suffer a bloody disaster.

"Ha, I can't be bothered arguing with you, come here!"

Qin Huai's eyes flashed with a fierce light. He swung his Qi-force hand and instantly slapped away the brute guards who tried to stop him. He then grabbed the fake female relative next to the female clown. As the blazing rainbow fire burned her, countless wisps of misty fog spread and dissipated from her body, revealing the head of a water demon with colorful scales on her cheeks.

"The Demoness of the Western Sea?"

Bai Ma Shenying frowned, clearly recognizing the water demon's true form.

After his prompting, everyone remembered the Western Sea Enchantresses, a water demon race skilled in disguise and difficult for ordinary people to see through.

"What a brilliant trick of disguise! The Goddess Qi has actually been switched at birth!"

Seeing that Qin Huai could produce such compelling evidence in an instant, even Chu Zongshu, the ruler of Hanhuang Kingdom, had to believe it to some extent, and his eyes were filled with suspicion as he looked at Nü Chou.

"Your Majesty, Elders, this is a conspiracy by this sorcerer! If we do not expose it soon, the Great God of the Frosty Wilderness will surely be enraged and unleash a calamity!"

Before the female clown could finish speaking, a sudden gale howled, cries of alarm rang out from outside the hall, the bonfire flickered and died down, and roasted beef, mutton, and venison flew into the air. Several cooks screamed in agony as they were swept away by the storm into the abyss.

A chilling, demonic wind swept in, and the lights in the hall flickered dimly. Everyone screamed and cried out in alarm. The jade table overturned, and cups and goblets were scattered everywhere. The noble ladies were terrified, their faces pale, and they huddled together, trembling. Only Qin Huai remained as steady as Mount Tai, his eyes fixed on the clown who was about to cause trouble.

Outside the palace, eerie clouds and mist swirled and howled, and a cold wind roared. Shao Hao suddenly awoke and saw Ying Zhao and Jiang Yi by his side. Only then did he feel relieved and sat down calmly.

"Tonight, I saw the waters of Heavenly Mirror Lake boiling, and the enormous ripples on the lake's surface were his face. This is a warning from the Great God of the Cold Wilderness. This demon of unknown origin will bring the most terrible disaster to our Cold Wilderness! In the name of the Great God of the Cold Wilderness, I will drive them out of the territory of the eight clans of the Cold Wilderness! The sooner the better!"

Strange phenomena appeared outside, and a divine decree was issued inside. The entire hall was in an uproar. People whispered in fear, and someone shouted, "Drive him out! Drive him out of the Cold Wasteland Kingdom!" Immediately, more than a dozen people echoed this, one after another.

"Ok?"

Qin Huai exhaled and spoke, his tiger-like eyes sweeping over the crowd who dared to echo him. Under his fierce aura, they immediately fell silent and dared not utter another word in support.

"You, a whore who colluded with Chu Ning, dare to represent the will of the Great God of the Cold Wilderness?"

Before the words were finished, the woman was furious. Several respected elders from the Eight Clans Elders Council also looked displeased, believing that Qin Huai had embarrassed the barbarians in front of the Golden Demon. They were about to speak up to make peace, but were forced back by those intimidating tiger eyes. The words stuck in their throats, and they could not say them.

"What you said makes some sense, brave warrior, and it even helped us find the water demon who was impersonating the Lady Qi. However, strange things have been happening in the desolate place lately, and the great god has shown signs of anger. With the sacrificial ceremony approaching, we dare not be careless. It would be better to detain the ugly woman immediately and investigate further after the ceremony to get to the bottom of things."

Looking at the Western Sea Enchantress in Qin Huai's hand, Chu Zongshu, the ruler of Hanhuang Kingdom, finally made the bold decision to take down the female clown and plan for the future.

"Fine, I knew I couldn't rely on you blockheads, so I'll investigate myself!"

Qin Huai shook his head, and his powerful Qi-infused hand once again reached for the feigning female clown.

Just then, a sudden gale arose, with sand and stones flying everywhere. All the lights in the hall went out abruptly, and in the darkness, only the Qi energy shone with rainbow light, reflecting a chaotic scene.

The stone table overturned, and wine and meat splattered everywhere. Wine cups, goblets, and saucers clanged and flew about in all directions, causing the crowd to scream in alarm and flee in panic.

Outside the palace, the sky was dark and gloomy, with demonic clouds rolling and howling. Amidst the screams, someone cried out in a trembling voice, "Did you hear that? What...what was that sound?"

Everyone tensed up and listened intently. They could vaguely hear strange sounds, like thunderclaps, coming from within the howling wind, drawing ever closer.

"What are you waiting for? Prepare to engage the enemy!"

Qin Huai's heart skipped a beat, and he broke the silence of the hall with his voice. His majestic roar jolted everyone awake from their chilling daze. "Ferocious beasts! So many ferocious beasts are flying this way!"

As if to confirm his judgment, the sentry outside the hall suddenly screamed in alarm, and the hall immediately erupted into chaos, like a boiling pot of oil.

"Protect the Emperor! Quickly, come and protect the Emperor!"

The torches blazed brightly, and hundreds of soldiers with spears surged into the hall like a tidal wave. The female clown, who was the prime suspect, saw the powerful Qi hand grabbing her and immediately touched the ground with her toes, leaping through the air and using the beams and pillars to maneuver, about to rush out of the hall.

"Go!"

Qin Huai roared, and the clear light of the crystal shone out again. The intense mental impact knocked her down, and she fell into the Qi energy's five fingers.

His eyewitness technique, derived from Tianwu's Mirror Eye Divine Light, was a result of his previous entry into the True Nature state, where he integrated various skills and gained insights through analogy. It possessed even more ferocious killing intent from the Great Wilderness than the original, making it incredibly powerful. Anyone with a slightly weaker will would find it difficult to resist. Anyone who took even one hit would be knocked unconscious for several moments.

A fierce wind howled, and sand, stones, and leaves lashed at them, carrying with them cold raindrops and a strong, fishy stench. The crowd surged, and people on the cliff screamed and staggered as they ran toward the hall.

He casually knocked the ugly woman unconscious and threw her into the Kunlun Space. Qin Huai took the initiative to stand in front of the hall and looked intently. He found that dark clouds were pressing down overhead and the night mist was vast among the mountains. Only the thousands of beast shadows, accompanied by wind and snow, were getting closer and closer.

hiss~
Suddenly, a shrill, ferocious scream rang in Qin Huai's ears. A red shadow soared into the sky from the bottom of the cliff, accompanied by a foul wind. Its sharp claws moved with lightning speed, aiming straight for his head!

boom!
The heavy fist covered in colorful Qi energy accurately smashed away the incoming claws. The immense power of the ghosts and gods wrapped around it blasted the red shadow dozens of meters away, causing its wings to flap wildly hundreds of times before it finally stopped and revealed its full form.

Qin Huai could see clearly that the red shadow was actually a huge blood-red bat, with its two claws that had been smashed to pieces, staring at him with a face full of resentment.

【Frost and Snow Bat】: One of the most ferocious beasts in the desolate wilderness, it is a totem sacred beast worshipped by the Ye clan among the eight barbarian clans. It is ferocious by nature and has extraordinary strength. It feeds on the blood and brain marrow of humans and animals. Its sharp teeth and claws contain evil demon poison. Anyone injured by it will be transformed into a bloodthirsty demon and be at its command.

Note: Ben and the other fierce beasts were sealed in the Mountain of Beasts, leaving only their primordial spirits, unable to do evil. Later, they were rescued by a mysterious person, their beast bodies were restored, and they were driven by him.

call! !

The dark, sinful blade sliced ​​through the pitch-black night, piercing the swirling snow and tearing open the dense, demonic aura with a deadly beam more than ten meters wide. The bright red, blood-red bat wings were instantly torn apart, with only a small portion of cartilage remaining attached.

Qin Huai thrust his spear upwards, unleashing a surge of True Qi that ignited fierce sparks that burned the enormous Frost Snow Bat to the point of unbearable agony, leaving it limp and about to plummet into the abyss.

Suddenly, a large hand reached out and grabbed his head, then casually tossed it into the Kunlun Space.

Gazing at the approaching horde of beasts in the distance, Qin Huai retrieved one alchemical cannon after another from the Kunlun Space, connecting them together using a matrix, and pointing the chilling muzzles in all directions.

At that moment, a deafening roar resounded from the mist that permeated the mountains and valleys, surging in from all directions like a raging torrent, crashing and surging without end.

Alarm bells rang loudly on the peaks of the desolate city, and beacon fires lit up one after another on the watchtowers, flickering and leaping eerily in the vast night fog. The people in the hall were filled with uncontrollable horror, running and pushing each other in chaos.

"The ferocious beast is still several miles away from the South Peak. Everyone, don't panic. Quickly follow General Gao down the mountain through the back hall passage!"

In this critical moment, Chu Zongshu finally remembered the arrangements in the hall and immediately spoke up to make the arrangements.

The South Peak Hall sits halfway up the mountain, overlooking a deep abyss. Behind the hall rises a towering, precipitous peak. With fierce birds attacking from the outside, using the zipline to transport so many distinguished guests would be extremely dangerous and impractical. Fortunately, a passageway runs along the cliff behind the hall, leading directly down into the mountainside to the foot. Within the mountainside, there are large halls and secret chambers, which can also be used for hiding and refuge. This passageway is not usually used, but in this critical situation, it comes in handy.

Bai Ma Shenyingzhao and Fengyun Shenjiangyi helped Shao Hao up, exchanged a glance, and then followed the crowd toward the back of the palace. After all, Crown Prince Shao Hao was of noble birth, and protecting his safety was the most important thing at the moment.

Dark clouds surged and pressed down in layers, while a gloomy night fog swirled and lingered.

Amidst the surging crowd, General Gao led dozens of elite barbarian warriors, rushing ahead and escorting Chu Zongshu and the elders and nobles as they hurried towards the entrance of the passage. The sheer cliff was as if carved by an axe, and the two-zhang-long (approximately 6.6 meters) long black iron gate was tightly shut, its three large, mixed-gold bronze locks standing firm. General Gao stepped forward, took out a giant key, and opened it. His fingers trembled, and it took him a long time to unlock each lock.

A fierce wind howled, sand and stones flew, and towering black clouds surged overhead. The roars of a thousand beasts, like thunder, tsunamis, and collapsing mountains, grew ever closer, shaking the heavens and earth. The great hall seemed to tremble violently, and several huge bronze tiles suddenly shattered.

Surrounded by such danger, Shao Hao, who had been drunk, was sobered up by fright. Looking up, he saw only darkness and could not see Qin Huai or the two goddesses who had captivated his heart. He immediately shouted, "White Horse God, where are Senior Taotie and the two goddesses? Have you seen them?"

"Taowu? What Taotie?!"

Upon hearing Shao Hao's call, Chu Zongshu, who was on edge at the moment, was startled and hurriedly asked.

Ouch!

Suddenly, a fierce roar was heard, and the Xuanbing Iron Gate, which had been slowly pulled open by the barbarian elites, slammed open with a loud bang. The dozen or so barbarian elites who opened the gate screamed and flew into the sky.

A flash of white light, and a foul-smelling gust of wind howled out from the cliff passage!

Before General Gao could even draw his longsword, he felt a flash of silver light, his vision blurred, and suddenly a burning pain shot through his head. With a soft crack, hot brain matter mixed with blood splattered everywhere. From head to waist, half of his body was smashed to pieces. Without uttering a sound, he fell to the ground, dead.

Amidst gasps of alarm, five or six more valiant warriors were thrown into the air with cries of despair, instantly perishing. The white light, accompanied by a whirlwind of wind and lightning, roared and pounced, hurtling towards Chu Zongshu through the air!
"Escort! Escort!"

Dozens of elite warriors thrust forward with their spears, forming a forest of spears to protect Chu Zongshu. However, this was like throwing eggs against rocks. Several silver lights, like thunderbolts, swept across the sky. The barbarians screamed in agony, their weapons shattered, and blood and flesh flew everywhere. They collapsed and scattered instantly.

Chu Zongshu hurriedly raised his hand, and the hard, cold, iron-like scales pierced through his gorgeous clothes, covering his bulging muscles. He barely managed to block the attacking claws, but he could not dispel the enormous force they carried. He was sent flying to Shao Hao's side, spitting out a mouthful of blood mixed with ice shards.

(End of this chapter)