Patrol Captain

The sky was divided into black and white, with a fierce wind howling.

Under the bright daylight, a dragon-like creature soared through the sky, its song startling the heavens, undergoing an astonishing transformation.

Its snout tapers to a point, dragon horns bulge from its forehead, fifth toes gradually grow from its four claws, golden lines shimmer on its scales, and its tail forks with a golden sheen. White mist swirls around its body. With a soft groan, the python stretches out, its golden scales transforming into shimmering scales, cloud-like mane grows from its back, and it raises its head to soar into the sky, roaring across the heavens, already showing signs of a dragon.

Absolutely astonishing!

On the enormous dragon head, with its two eyes, stood Liang King Xiao Zhongtian, dressed in a black python robe and wearing a golden royal seal on his head!

The martial saint's aura surged through the sky, riding the fortune of the land, and he already possessed the countenance of an emperor!

Chen Yuan watched all this without showing any surprise. His large, bright eyes rolled fiercely, and a muffled thunderous sound came from his throat. Instead, he said...
"Not bad!"

"This is exactly what I thought the King of Beiliang should be like!"

"How could a hero who dared to arouse the suspicion of the current Emperor Wu and whose power shook the Northern Liang be merely a dragon or tiger? Let alone someone who dared to collude with the celestial beings of the upper realm who the court was wary of? Aren't you afraid of being eaten alive, leaving not even bones behind?"

"Prince Xiao, it seems you harbor rebellious intentions and have been biding your time for a long time. Today, I will lend you a hand!"

Chen Yuan's reputation resounded, his voice echoing throughout Liangzhou City, causing gasps of surprise from the city below.

Chen Yuan was not surprised that the Prince of Liang was displaying his martial arts prowess in front of everyone. During their brief exchange, he had keenly sensed through the signs of his destiny that the prince was probably hiding his true strength.

Imagine a prince who aroused the suspicion of the court. He has been able to sit in this position for so long without any trouble. His dragon and tiger cultivation alone is not enough. Moreover, he has "harbored" a celestial being from the upper realm behind him. Not to mention that his ambitions are huge, he is not afraid that the celestial being will turn against him at any time and make his years of hard work go to waste.

All the reasons can be attributed to its own inherent strength!
Across the vast sky, atop the serpent, Xiao Zhongtian felt a sense of frustration at Chen Yuan's lukewarm response, like striking cotton with all his might. However, he didn't show it, instead letting out a cold snort.
"If you want to incriminate yourself, why bother?"

"General, you are an imperial inspector, and you are aggressively pressing your way out of my royal family's foundation. You are also indiscriminately killing the righteous and generous men of Northern Liang. How can I remain indifferent and let you slaughter me!"

At this point, the prince scoffed.

"As for the Heavenly Lords of the Upper Realm, General Chen said that I was involved in their schemes. I remember when the Heavenly Lords first descended to the mortal realm, the court treated them as honored guests. However, at that time, the National Preceptor Helian gave the General's cave and spirit tree to entertain the two Heavenly Lords, which angered you and caused a great war without regard for the consequences."

"Does Your Excellency intend to use this as a pretext to try and replicate that battle, annihilating my royal palace along with the entire city of Liangzhou?"

"Don't think about it!"

"Unless you step over my dead body!"

The King of Northern Liang frowned, his righteous indignation resounding throughout the world.

This is completely different from what he said earlier in the Prince's mansion.

Yet, despite his clumsy performance and lines, many of the people of Liangzhou City below cheered him on and shouted their support.

"The people of Liangzhou will guard their land."

"How can we allow the imperial court's officials to look down on Liangzhou like this?"

"Everyone should contribute what they can, even if it means death, to avenge our prince."

"..."

Throughout the city, such sounds rose and fell, growing ever louder than before.

The Prince's Mansion has been rooted in Liangzhou for so many years, and the name of the Prince of Northern Liang as a wise king has been widely known for a long time. There are many people in Liangzhou who admire this prince.

Those who dare to be enraged by Chen Yuan's overwhelming power are mostly passionate and generous people.

But such people are often the easiest to manipulate, and their end is not good.

Just like now, "whoosh whoosh whoosh," there were sounds of air being torn apart from all sides of the city, sharp whistling through the sky, and streaks of light like tiny arrows shot towards Chen Yuan, whose head was covered by the starry sky and whose body was as tall as the sky.

Among them was a human figure, a small body enveloped in flowing light, hair bristling and eyes wide with rage, wielding a Dao weapon, letting out a roar.
"Fu Yunxing of Liangzhou is willing to fight for Northern Liang!"

Like ants trying to shake a tree, they followed those streaks of light and shot towards Chen Yuan's giant body.

However, before these streams of light could get close, they were scattered by the six-colored divine light that emanated from the Vacuum Armor.

That figure was among them!
It exploded into a cloud of blood mist right in the divine light!
This cloud of blood mist, compared to Chen Yuan's Law of Heaven and Earth, seemed insignificant, yet it was still quite conspicuous.

That "heroic and passionate" voice, so unstoppable, still echoed in the sky, so jarring, making Chen Yuan appear as an insatiable bloodthirsty demon who wanted to slaughter the city and destroy humanity!

This caused an uproar; in Liangzhou City, angry shouts rose and fell like waves, drowning out the voices of fear.

In the sky, Chen Yuan saw the mockery in Xiao Zhongtian's eyes.

He knew this battle was different from all the previous ones.

He will face not only a celestial being and a martial saint, but also the will of a place and the people of a city who are manipulated and controlled by that will!
Moving a thousand-year-old royal palace is not as simple as killing one or two people; it involves far too many things.

People's hearts, interests, fortune, and even the world!
He wouldn't be angry at the stupidity of these people; one's position determines one's perspective and one's stance.

Xiao Zhongtian's rebellion was not his fault; the other side had long harbored rebellious intentions, and his appearance merely brought the time forward.

If we wait until the other side is ready, the destructive power will likely be astonishing.

In a way, the imperial court should thank him.

Chen Yuan's eyes flashed with golden light, his mind was clear, and the spear in his hand trembled. With a casual wave, the starry sky trembled, and the spear tip pointed straight ahead, its cold light intimidating, his killing intent as firm as iron.

That celestial being must die. Its destructive power is immense and impossible to defend against. Keeping it alive would only be a scourge. No matter how hard the King of Beiliang tried to stop it, his determination to kill the other party never wavered.

He held a long spear, pointed it at Xiao Zhongtian, his eyes indifferent, his voice as cold as ice.
"Your Highness, don't waste your energy."

"Your people support you so much, but there are many clever people here. They were forced onto your warship and are now caught up in this situation. Once you are defeated or die at my hands, I won't even need to lift a finger. They will wipe out everyone in your royal palace to prove their innocence."

"In the end, it's all for nothing!" "What's the use of wasting so much breath on me? I will kill any celestial being you wish to kill. If you continue to oppose me..."

"Then I will send you all on your way!"

When he finished speaking, Chen Yuan's voice was chillingly cold.

"Heaven unleashes its killing intent, shifting the stars and changing the constellations."

As soon as he finished speaking, the starry sky above Chen Yuan trembled violently. The Milky Way and the stars in the sky were dazzling, and the distant starry sky was instantly brought closer and became incredibly clear.

Immediately afterwards, the entire starry sky seemed like a chessboard overturned by a giant hand of the heavens, and the stars fell from the sky in an instant, their light growing brighter and brighter, igniting a raging fire.

With a deafening roar, the heavens and earth exploded in an instant.

The starry sky was torn apart by streaks of fire, as if the heavens had collapsed.

The wind in the sky suddenly stopped, then turned into a swirling gale that pressed down sharply, as if the entire sky had been suddenly lowered.

At this moment, countless stars fell from the sky, as if the heavens were collapsing, and fire poured down, creating a scene resembling the end of the world.

This deadly technique, which unleashes deadly intent, was used in the battle against the heavens and man half a year ago, and it has reappeared now!
But things are different now. Back then, Chen Yuanfang broke through to the Martial Saint level, but now he has reached the second level. He is only one step away from breaking through the void. If he were to use this technique again, it would be a true world-destroying scene, a great technique of life and death!

As this great technique was unleashed, the sky was torn apart, and countless streams of fire, accompanied by terrifying howls, rained down from the heavens. Below, within Liangzhou City, the tidal wave of anger and curses vanished in an instant.

Countless people's eyes widened, feeling as if the air around them had tightened, as if someone was gripping their necks, making it hard to breathe and suffocating them. A sense of divine might descended, and the fear of facing death silenced everyone.

This time, the sacred bronze umbrella from Helian Mountain could not protect Liangzhou City as it had protected Chengdu City before.

Under the immense power of nature, the entire majestic city of Liangzhou was like a small boat tossed about in a storm, violently rocking, the earth cracking, many houses collapsing, and cries of alarm and fear echoing through the air.

On the other side of the void, Xiao Zhongtian looked at the sky dyed red by heavenly fire, his eyelids twitched involuntarily, and he finally became shocked and angry.
"Chen Yuan, are you really going to push things to the extreme?"

"If you slaughter my Liangzhou people today, your title of Martial Saint will only be despised by the world."

You might think he really wanted to fight Chen Yuan, but for someone who had endured so much for so many years, it was completely unnecessary. He used everything he had, put on a grand show, and even had to reveal his true form as a Martial Saint, all to force this world-renowned Martial Saint to leave, making Chen Yuan hesitant to act.

But Chen Yuan was determined to kill, completely ignoring all threats and relentlessly pursuing his goal. In the end, Chen Yuan was forced into a corner with no way out!
A chill ran through Xiao Zhongtian's heart. He had long heard of this ruthless and iron-blooded man who had fought his way through the demon battlefield. Today, he had experienced it firsthand, leaving Xiao Zhongtian with no means of control and being put on the hot seat of power.

Extremely hateful!

Chen Yuan simply replied coldly.
"This karma will only be attributed to Your Highness! Since you have rebelled, if the people who die today are not from Liangzhou, then the people and soldiers of Shu will die in the future. The people of the world will have to thank me."

These words clearly express Chen Yuan's stance. Having reached this point, with countless bones beneath his feet and having witnessed death countless times, his heart is as hard as iron. He has long lost the compassion of a saint. If he doesn't kill the enemy today, who will sympathize with him when he or those around him are killed one by one in the future?

It's just a joke.

Xiao Zhongtian, enraged, let out a furious laugh.
"Good good."

"Let's see what you can do to me today."

As these words fell, a long, resounding roar echoed through the heavens. The fiery red sky seemed to be torn apart by an invisible giant hand, and thousands of auspicious rays enveloped the void around Xiao Zhongtian. The black-gold dragon beneath his feet raised its head and soared into the air, spiraling upwards. Dark-gold clouds of energy surged from between its scales, wrapping around Xiao Zhongtian's ankles like living creatures, and quickly spreading upwards along his robes, enveloping him completely.

Then, the King of Beiliang was seen to merge with the dragon of fortune formed from the fortune of the Beiliang royal family.

The dragon rapidly transformed; the single horn on its forehead retracted, and bulges appeared on both sides. Its originally short and blunt snout became long and sharp, and two prominent features appeared on its lower jaw. A row of ferocious bone spurs burst forth from its spine, clanging loudly in the fierce winds of heaven and earth.

As the figure of the Northern Liang King and the armored body of the Black Dragon gradually overlapped in the gray mist, the patterns of the python robe and the veins of the dragon's scales permeated each other, and the black fabric transformed into flowing ink-colored radiance, merging into every scale of the dragon's body.

The transformation was most dramatic in its limbs; its short legs grew exponentially, their claws flashing with purple lightning. Dragon-horn-like bone spurs sprouted from its forelimbs, while the muscles of its hind limbs bulged like mountain ranges. The membrane of its tail fins shed, transforming into a bone-spiky steel whip that shattered clouds and tore through space. As the last wisp of cloud merged into the dragon's head, its beastly eyes, which had previously glowed with an eerie green light, suddenly opened. Golden vertical pupils rolled menacingly, and then the dragon's body swelled at a visible speed, transforming into a colossal form several miles in size, pressing down on the void and delivering a powerful visual impact to countless onlookers.

A long black dragon appeared before the world, containing the true methods of the Martial Saint and the aura of a thousand-year-old kingly path, already showing signs of becoming a "true dragon"!
"Yin—" The black dragon soared into the sky, swallowing the King's Seal in its mouth. Its five claws tore through the fiery clouds in the sky. As if forged from molten iron and divine metal, its massive dragon body swept away the heavenly fire that was falling from the sky.

"Boom boom boom"

It shattered the stars in the sky one by one, unleashing the incomparably fierce power of a true dragon, roaring across the heavens.

At the same time, in the sky where the firelight was at its brightest, the three-headed, six-armed celestial being shook its six arms, producing a loud clang. Radiant halos engraved with intricate Dao patterns appeared around its body. Then, with furrowed brows and angry eyes, its six arms, like pillars supporting the sky, danced wildly towards the flowing fire in the heavens. Five divine weapons, along with their master, pierced through the stars.

In the blink of an eye, a dragon and a human bombarded the falling star, causing the sky to collapse. The shattered fire was like blood flowing down from the sky, crashing down to the earth below.

Inside and outside Liangzhou City, shattered flames tore through the sky and descended.

"boom"

"boom"

"boom"

The cries of terror merged into one, and the once prosperous corridor connecting the Western Regions was now engulfed in flames, with the distant Qilian Mountains obscured by billowing smoke.

Countless people screamed and fled frantically to the south.

Beneath the grand formation of the royal palace, the heavenly fire spread, causing everyone inside to tremble with fear; too many people had already died.

Because of the reinforcements from the Dongxuan Mountain Lord and his group, Chen Yuan used lightning to send them into the barrier. With the support of the top dragon and tiger, the Dongxuan Mountain faction's combat power increased dramatically. The new heir, Xiao Ye, originally wanted to let the martial arts world fight like dogs, but due to the addition of the Dongxuan Mountain Lord and the deaths of a group of people, coupled with the conversation between the Martial Saint in the sky and the King of Beiliang, the atmosphere became delicate, and many people began to shirk their responsibilities.

The new crown prince ordered his men to continue, but some began to disobey, watching in terror at the scene of world destruction in the sky. He could only summon two Dragon Tiger Generals to deal with the Lord of Dongxuan Mountain, and send out the soldiers of Beiliang.

"The battle has already begun, and you uncles, are you all going to wait and see at this crucial moment?" The prince saw through their thoughts, and laughed with a hint of anger, his eyes turning cold.

Some people sneered and scoffed at this. They were indeed afraid. Look at the scene in the sky, aren't they afraid?
"That Martial Saint has made a move!"

Suddenly, someone exclaimed.

Above the heavens, where stars shifted and constellations shifted, Chen Yuan moved. His spear, roaring like a dragon's cry and gleaming like a cold star, pierced towards the celestial being. (End of Chapter)