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Chapter 178, Section 177: [The Three Officials' Killing Formation - Fusu and the Dragon Lady]

Handan Prefecture, Xindu County.

A scorching wind swept across the land, howling sand blocked out the sun, and fist-sized pebbles rolled rapidly along the ground.

The area of ​​Handan, which was a wetland hundreds of years ago, is now a desolate landscape.

"A sandstorm is coming soon."

Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin, their bodies completely wrapped in headscarves and robes, stood quietly on a high hill.

An invisible shield enveloped them, and the flying sand and stones could only automatically dodge to the sides after hitting the shield formed by supernatural power.

At this moment, they faced west, their beautiful eyes peeking out from behind their headscarves, intently watching the distant scene.

Dozens of miles away, at the edge of the world, a towering wall of sand and dust, several miles high and stretching to the horizon, was engulfing the entire western sky and rolling toward Xindu County.

It's like a terrifying monster that devours the sky and the earth.

"According to the information provided by the workshop owner, Qin Chao has been conducting surveys in the wasteland for years, trying to set up a large array that can destroy all the dragon veins at the same time."

Among them, the dragon veins of various mountains are the easiest to find. As long as you explore along the mountain range, you can always find the key nodes of the dragon vein. However, the dragon veins on the plains are hidden under the flat land.

Finding all the dragon veins deep within the vast earth is no easy task for cultivators.

The land beneath our feet is the largest plain in the entire land of China. For so many years after the Qin Dynasty unified the world, countless soldiers were sent out to explore it year after year, and only this year was a complete geomantic map finally drawn.

At this point, only the final dragon vein along the route through the prefectures of Hedong, Henan, Handan, Qinghe, Jibei, and Jiaodong remains to be completed before the grand formation is fully deployed.

Zhang Liang's beautiful eyes darted around as he turned to look at Xiao He and Han Xin beside him, beginning to boost morale.

"Our world can no longer withstand any more turmoil. Only by killing Ying Zheng and overthrowing the tyrannical Qin Dynasty can people have a chance to survive."

Although I, Zhang Liang, am of humble status and limited strength, unable to kill Ying Zheng himself, I am willing to serve as a vanguard and slay his clones to inspire the people.

Let the world see that he is also a cultivator who bleeds, can be killed, and has only one life.

If we succeed, people will immediately rise up in rebellion on this wasteland full of ambitious people and patriots.

Especially a righteous man like the Dragon Blood Monk, I can tell that he has long harbored rebellious intentions. His current dormancy and forbearance are only to preserve his life for future use, and he does not want to waste his life in vain when the situation is unclear.

"As long as we can help him discern Ying Zheng's true strength and weakness, he will make his move soon."

Listening to Zhang Liang's impassioned voice, Xiao He sighed softly.

"Death is inevitable for everyone. If one dies for selfish desires, it is lighter than a feather; but if one dies for one's family, country, the world, and all living beings, it is heavier than Mount Tai."

Compared to Zhang Liang and Xiao He, Han Xin was much more confident.

She raised her slender yet powerful hand, flicking out sharp claws from her fingertips, and said confidently.

"Don't say such discouraging things. I, Han Xin, still want to make great achievements, be ennobled and appointed as prime minister. I don't want to die here."

Killing an emperor's clone is not necessarily a difficult task if planned properly.

After all, our strength now is far greater than it was before.

As she spoke, she ripped off her headscarf and robe, revealing a gleaming sword-shaped mark on her forehead.

A rich, bloody light emanated from the mark, and her beautiful body, bathed in the bloody light, transformed in the blink of an eye into a ferocious Yazi, three zhang long.

Spurred on by Han Xin, Zhang Liang and Xiao He also had book-shaped and pen-shaped marks on their foreheads, which shone brightly through their headscarves. Then, their delicate bodies swelled uncontrollably, tearing their robes and transforming into two creatures, Bixi and Bixi, which were almost the same size as Yazi.

The three marks shone brightly, their radiance merging together to form a golden barrier between them.

[Three Officials Killing Formation]: Bixi belongs to the category of punishment, representing the power of the government in criminal matters; Bixi belongs to the category of literature, indicating the power of civil officials to govern the people; Yazi belongs to the category of martial arts, symbolizing the killing power of the dynasty.

By gathering the three bloodlines and unifying them under the formation, the power of the three officials in the court—civil, military, and judicial—can be generated, creating a restraining effect on those who possess the status of [ruler].

Within the formation, the power of the [Human Lord] will be suppressed, while the power of the Three Officials will be enhanced.

The fact that Zhang Liang and his two companions dared to assassinate the First Emperor was never a hasty decision.

Previously at the Dragon Blood Workshop, their bloodlines were not chosen arbitrarily.

It was only after he unexpectedly obtained the [Three Officials Killing Formation] that he had the determination to assassinate the First Emperor's clone.

After all, they're not stupid; they'll only put in the effort if there's a chance of success.

Feeling the surging power within their bodies, further enhanced by the array, the three women calmed down.

Gazing at the distant sandstorm, they stood silently for a moment, then turned and disappeared into the earth just before the sandstorm hit.

The rocks and soil beneath its feet automatically gave way, and with a gentle twist of its body, it swam into the depths of the earth like a dragon swimming in the sea.

That was the battlefield they chose.

To perfect the formation, Ying Zheng needed to burrow underground. In addition, the Qin royal family had pure water dragon blood, so fighting underground, where earth elemental energy was abundant, would give them an advantage over their opponents.

Shortly after they disappeared underground, a sandstorm swept in from the west, engulfing the entire Xindu County.

Given the unusual climate of this plain and desert region, this sandstorm is expected to last a long time.

But this time, the situation has changed.

About half an hour later, a deafening thunder suddenly resounded from the sandstorm.

Rumble!
Dozens of bluish-purple lightning bolts cleared a path, tearing a gash several miles long through the sand and dust.

Behind the thunder, dark clouds filled the sky, and heavy rain poured down. A huge golden bronze chariot was speeding across the wind and rain.

Around the vehicle were hundreds of majestic soldiers and horses made of colored ceramic, all glowing with colorful light, flying at high speed in the sky.

Centered on this vehicle frame, within a radius of dozens of miles, there was only howling wind and torrential rain.

The rainwater fell on the flying dust and immediately mixed with the dust, turning into reddish-yellow mud that fell to the ground.

In this way, a tranquil sky was artificially created amidst the boundless sandstorm.

"stop!"

With a dignified shout, the carriage abruptly stopped just above where Zhang Liang and the three women had been standing.

The cold rain poured onto the car, hitting the smooth bodies of the terracotta warriors and the chilling weapons, giving everything a cold, hard sheen.

"Father, is it here?" Inside the huge carriage, Princess Fusu of the Qin Dynasty lifted the curtain and looked curiously at the spectacular scene of rain and sandstorms swirling in the sky outside the window.

Her hair, as black as ink, cascaded over her shoulders, with two horns that curved backward like cow horns. She had a pair of adorable big eyes with two small black scales at the corners of her eyes. Her petite body was encased in a solemn black blouse, yet she exuded an aura of cuteness.

Dragons are perfect creatures; as long as they are of pure blood, none of them are not beautiful.

Not far behind the Black Dragon Girl, Ying Zheng's clone sat in the carriage, smiling as he looked at his daughter.

"Yes, this is it, the last node of the entire formation."

“That’s great, Father. I’ll fill in the nodes this time.”

Fusu jumped up happily, wanting to take the Imperial Seal carved from the He Shi Bi from Ying Zheng's waist and jump out of the carriage, but Ying Zheng stopped him with a gesture.

He smiled and shook his head, looking down into the bottom of the carriage. His gaze seemed to penetrate the bronze carriage, revealing the dragon vein nodes deep underground and the three mother dragons hidden within them.

"Fusu, wait a while before getting out of the carriage. Let your father catch a few small insects first."

He smiled, opened his palm, and took it down.

Outside the vehicle frame, a gigantic hand appeared out of thin air and rapidly descended towards the ground.

It fell to the ground along with the cold raindrops, silently piercing through the thick earth, traversing long distances across the land, passing through murky water veins, through cavities in the earth's strata, and through scorching magma.

They arrived at a huge earth cave formed from the condensation of rich earth energy, filled with yellow air currents.

With no way to avoid it or hide from it, it directly grabbed the terrified Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Han Xin.

The Heavenly Demon is a kind of mental demon. The three women's unshielded thought fluctuations made it impossible for them to hide their tracks.

At this moment, their every thought became sluggish. Although they desperately wanted to escape the grasp of the hand, the slow speed of their thinking hindered their actions.

Just as they were about to be captured, the mark on their foreheads emitted the light of the [Three Officials Killing Formation] in time, which restored their normal thinking speed.

"Form ranks first!"

Zhang Liang shouted loudly.

The golden barrier rapidly expanded outwards from the three people, instantly enveloping the giant hand within it.

Then, Han Xin's dragon claw tore upwards, ripping the giant hand into pieces, which then dissipated as black smoke.

The power of the Heavenly Demons lies in their interference with and influence on the mind; once this ability is weakened, their attacks become extremely vulnerable.

Seeing the wisps of black smoke being annihilated by the golden light, Zhang Liang, filled with shock, quickly spoke up.

We've been discovered!
But it doesn't matter if we're discovered. You've all seen it, haven't you? Our formation can indeed restrain the emperor.

"We've only lost the initiative; if we form a battle formation and charge in, we can still kill Ying Zheng."

Although she didn't understand why Ying Zheng's attack didn't carry any water elemental power inherited from his bloodline, but rather some kind of strange power.

But the assassination had already begun, and things had come to this point; there was no time for hesitation or regret.

When two armies meet on a narrow path, the brave will prevail; only by charging straight in can one have a chance of success.

hold head high!
Xiao He and Han Xin understood this as well, and they let out strange dragon roars from their throats. The three dragons rushed wildly through the earth's crust and then fled towards the surface at high speed.

"In all my years as emperor, I have faced countless assassination attempts, but this is the first time I have seen a formation specifically designed to counter an emperor. You have truly gone to great lengths."
Unfortunately, this clone only possesses the power of the peak of the fourth rank, which is insufficient to overwhelm you fourth-rank dragon descendants. Otherwise, you wouldn't be so arrogant.

However, it's just a little troublesome.

"Fusu, wait here obediently, your father will be back soon."

Ying Zheng reached out and rubbed his daughter's head before leaping off the chariot.

While in mid-air, his physical body transformed into a fifty-foot-long black dragon. A yin spirit resembling a wisp of dark energy emerged from his body and then transformed into an identical black dragon.

The Heavenly Demon is originally a formless and shapeless being, but due to the influence of Ying Zheng's symbol of a human monarch and his dragon bloodline cultivation at the fifth level of the Dao of Destiny, he often manifests his Yin spirit as a dragon.

hold head high--

The two dragons roared as they charged straight to the ground, colliding head-on with the three women who had activated the formation and rushed out of the earth.

A shockwave, both gold and black, erupted and swept across the ground in concentric circles.

The pitch-black demonic energy, exuding a strong sense of decay and ruin, turned the ground in its path into a completely lifeless wasteland.

The power of the shattered golden Three Officials Killing Array lingered in the air, spreading across an area of ​​about one mile in radius.

They intertwined and annihilated each other, and at first glance, they looked somewhat like a beautiful golden-black ocean.

"It's magic? The emperor has actually mastered magic?"

The three women, thrown back by the shockwave, crashed into the ground, creating deep trenches. They coughed up blood, their bones were broken, but their injuries healed almost instantly.

Before they could even process their shock, they stood up, maintaining their forms as Yazi, Bixi, and Bian, and surrounded the two black dragons in the center of the battle formation from three directions.

Ying Zheng, meanwhile, leisurely swam in mid-air. The rain falling from the sky would transform into transparent water snakes as it passed by him, forming a water domain.

Within this area, the three women continued to lose blood, but due to the suppression of the Three Officials Formation, they could only slowly draw out bodily fluids, unable to drain the assassins dry all at once.

Their battle lacked the earth-shattering momentum of Chen Sheng's clash with a fourth-tier expert in the Divine Court World, yet it was equally perilous.

"How can there be magic in this world? Isn't Ying Zheng a water dragon? This doesn't match the information we received before."

At the boundary between rain and sandstorm, Chen Sheng, who entrusted his will to a drop of rain, was sensing the battlefield through his blood connection with the three women, and could clearly sense a strong demonic aura from Ying Zheng's power.

Thinking of the various rumors about the Yama Heavenly Demon that he had learned from the memories of the evil spirits in the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, Chen Sheng's heart tightened.

"The dragon corpse that fell from the sky, the wasteland created by the alchemy furnace technology, and the demonic energy on the emperor's body."

This fruit seems a bit off. Could this place be under the watchful eye of the Heavenly Demons?

If it is the work of a celestial demon, then all the illogical things that happen in this world can be reasonably explained.

Chen Sheng felt a chill run down his spine and looked at the battle situation on the ground.

After a moment of silence, it quietly shifted its consciousness and flew towards the vehicle frame in the sky.

"Although we unexpectedly discovered Ying Zheng's identity as a demon, no matter what, the plan cannot be disrupted. We must get our hands on the dragon blood first."

(End of this chapter)