King of Ten Thousand Years

L Luo Tian’s first move sent a huge shockwave through the battlefield.

”This kid is way too fierce!”

The short, stout man’s eyelid twitched!

He was a dignified martial artist at the Peak of Celestial Pool Realm First Layer, yet he was startled by someone in the Earth Element Realm. No one would believe it if he told them!

”Kill him! Kill him no matter what!”

The short, stout man roared in fury!

The main army had left, and he was now in charge of Longyun City. He would not allow failure!

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Numerous Half-step Celestial Pool Realm and High Tier Earth Element Realm experts all charged forward to kill him.

Wave after wave of attacks blotted out the sky, yet Luo Tian remained completely unscathed.

WHOOSH!

The short, stout man attacked personally, unleashing a massive, jade-green saber light. It was majestic and grand, as heavy as a mountain.

But his attack was also blocked by Luo Tian’s Celestial Furnace Treasure Shield.

The Defense of the Celestial Furnace Treasure Body, cultivated to the Perfection of the Sixth-Layer, was just that outstanding!

In the distance.

The two Mu Family Elders seized the opportunity to attack.

With Luo Tian drawing the enemy’s attention, the two of them could kill their foes without any worries.

Celestial Level Martial Artists had a large kill radius, so the two attacked frenziedly, slaughtering the Cyan Armor Race with incredible efficiency.

The two exchanged a glance.

’This is easier than we imagined.’

But on second thought, ever since they had joined Luo Tian, everything had become easier than they’d imagined.

”You bunch of idiots! There are so many of you, yet you can’t even handle a single warrior at the Peak of Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer.”

The short, stout man was fuming.

His original plan was to keep wearing Luo Tian down until he was dead from exhaustion.

But Luo Tian, coordinating with the two Mu Family Elders, was slaughtering his army far too quickly.

At this rate, by the time Luo Tian’s True Essence was depleted, he was afraid not many of his thirty thousand soldiers would be left.

Suddenly, the short, stout man felt a sharp, cold gaze land on him. It was Luo Tian.

SWOOSH!

Luo Tian carved a bloody path through the crowd, closing in on the short, stout man.

He knew a battle of attrition was not to his advantage, so he decided to capture the leader to defeat the bandits.

SLASH!

He slashed with his sword, and a chillingly elegant Sword Light, swirling with a vortex of Cold Current, shot forward fiercely.

”You’re courting death!”

The short, stout man swung his large saber, unleashing a tyrannical, jade-green saber light that descended like a colossal peak, its momentum terrifying.

BOOM!

The moment they clashed, a heaven-shaking explosion erupted, and shockwaves of saber and Sword Qi blasted in all directions.

The short, stout man’s expression darkened.

’Not only is Luo Tian’s Defense outstanding, but his Swordsmanship is also powerful enough to contend with me!’

”Celestial Ridge Slash!”

A powerful True Intent erupted from the short, stout man’s body. Green light floated around him, and his Saber Technique became incredibly oppressive and heavy, creating the illusion of the sky collapsing upon his foe!

Luo Tian showed no weakness, using the Sky Wind Divine Sword to clash with the short, stout man.

Under normal circumstances, Luo Tian would not have feared an opponent at the Peak of Celestial Pool Realm First Layer in the slightest.

But trapped within an army, his condition was affected, and his consumption of energy was considerable.

So, Luo Tian released the Crow.

As soon as the Crow appeared, it tilted its head back and shrieked wildly, ”CAW! CAW! CAW!”

In an instant, the area around Luo Tian was filled with wails and roars of fury.

With the Crow’s current ability, dealing with anyone below the Celestial Pool Realm was incredibly easy.

The pressure on Luo Tian was greatly reduced.

”One slash to take your dog head!”

he said, his expression icy.

”Don’t be so arrogant!”

Veins bulged on the short, stout man’s forehead, and fury burned in his eyes. He was also affected by the Crow, which made him feel irritable and restless, fanning the flames of his anger even higher!

’The sheer nerve! A mere warrior at the Peak of Earth Element Realm Ninth Layer dares to say such a thing to me.’

”Cross Shadow Slash!”

Luo Tian executed the King Level Swordsmanship, the Void Yin Sword Technique!

In his eyes, dark sword shadows flickered!

The nearby space instantly grew dim and lightless, and everyone’s Spiritual Sense and perception were affected to some extent.

SWISH! SWISH!

Two sinister, jet-black rays of Sword Light shot out in an arc. They were like black lightning—unparalleled in speed, piercing through everything, and exuding a fatal threat.

’Not good!’

The short, stout man felt an intense sense of crisis!

’What is this Swordsmanship? It’s completely different from Luo Tian’s previous Sword Techniques, and its power is even more terrifying!’

The short, stout man flew backward in retreat, but he felt as if he were locked on, completely unable to escape!

”Slash!”

The short, stout man went all out, slashing his large saber forward to meet the attack head-on.

BANG! BANG!

The two cold, jet-black rays of Sword Light pierced through the saber light the short, stout man had unleashed, finally converging to form a cross.

The short, stout man’s body was also divided into four pieces by this cross shape as blood sprayed everywhere!

”Impossible!”

Inside Longyun City, the other Cyan Armor Race member, a woman at the Celestial Pool Realm First Layer, witnessed this scene with a look of horrified disbelief!

Luo Tian had actually killed an expert at the Peak of Celestial Pool Realm First Layer in a direct confrontation!

”That’s a King Level Swordsmanship!”

The middle-aged woman in the sky narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice.

When they were searching for the Dongchen Continent, she had often sparred with Luo Tian, and this Swordsmanship had left a deep impression on her.

This King Level Swordsmanship was exceptionally powerful, specializing in instantaneous bursts of power and focusing on a single, fatal strike!

It was just that executing it currently consumed a great deal of Luo Tian’s energy, so he couldn’t use it consecutively.

With their Commander-in-Chief dead, the Cyan Armor Race’s morale plummeted, and they fell into disarray.

As Luo Tian and the two Mu Family Elders continued their slaughter, the Cyan Armor Race army here completely collapsed, and some began to flee.

Luo Tian’s side only had three people and one bird.

If the enemies wanted to escape, they couldn’t stop them, nor could they kill them all in time.

”Target the ones with high Cultivation.”

Luo Tian shouted.

In fact, most of those with low Cultivation were Human Race Martial Artists from Dongchen; they had either surrendered to the Cyan Armor Race or been taken captive.

「One hour later.」

The slaughter stopped. The entirety of Longyun City was stained a shade of blood-red.

Luo Tian and the two Mu Family Elders sat on the city wall, resting.

Before them was a Cyan Armor Race woman. She was the other Celestial Level Martial Artist stationed here, with a Cultivation at the Celestial Pool Realm First Layer, and she had been captured alive by Luo Tian’s group of three.

”Luo Tian, why are you keeping her alive?”

The red-faced elder glanced at the Cyan Armor Race woman.

He wondered, ’Could it be that Luo Tian has... special tastes? Is he interested in an ugly Cyan Armor Race woman like this?’

”To run an experiment.”

Luo Tian said flatly.

After resting for a while longer, Luo Tian began his experiment.

He stared into the Cyan Armor Race woman’s eyes, which began to emit a strange, ghostly light.

The Cyan Armor Race woman looked at him uncontrollably. A chill of terror ran through her heart, but she found it impossible to look away.

Then, she heard a series of ethereal, indistinct notes, like the whispers of a Demon, lingering in her ears.

The eerie sound grew more and more clamorous until she felt as if thousands of people were muttering and murmuring inside her mind.

”The Cyan Armor Race is your enemy!”

Luo Tian’s bewitching voice rang out.

”They are not!”

The Cyan Armor Race woman stared daggers at Luo Tian.

’What Luo Tian said is complete nonsense. I am of the Cyan Armor Race, how could I be enemies with my own people?’

”Your true identity is not of the Cyan Armor Race...”

Luo Tian continued.

The Cyan Armor Race woman was speechless, finding it completely unbelievable.

However, her head was spinning and veins bulged on her forehead. Emotions like fear, anger, and unwillingness erupted from within her, and her face twisted into a crazed expression!

Watching this scene, the two Mu Family Elders gradually understood what was happening.

’The experiment Luo Tian is conducting is an attempt to use the Demon Thought Technique to influence and change this Cyan Armor Race woman’s personality and consciousness!’

Currently, his Demon Thought Technique had not yet reached that level, so he needed to try multiple times.

It would take at least three days for the Cyan Armor Race’s main army to return, so Luo Tian had plenty of time.

”Kid, do you need this god’s help?”

the Crow called out smugly.

”No need.”

Luo Tian refused.

If the Crow helped, he could succeed in a short amount of time.

But he wasn’t in a hurry. More importantly, he wanted to use this experiment to improve his Demon Thought Technique.

Half a day passed.

”No! Luo Tian, you’re talking nonsense! The Cyan Armor Race is not my enemy...”

the Cyan Armor Race woman roared, her eyes bloodshot.

Luo Tian had tried many times and still hadn’t succeeded, but it wasn’t completely ineffective.

The Cyan Armor Race woman’s spirit was already weak and on the verge of collapse. A sliver of doubt about Luo Tian’s words had appeared in her heart.

Another half a day went by.

Under Luo Tian’s persistent experimentation, he finally succeeded!

”The Cyan Armor Race is my enemy!”

An intense hatred erupted from the Cyan Armor Race woman’s eyes!

”That’s right. They are your enemies, and I am the one who saved you!”

Luo Tian smiled.

The brainwashing was a success.

The Cyan Armor Race woman’s personality and consciousness had been twisted by Luo Tian!

Next, Luo Tian began to collect the spoils of war.

Longyun City had been reduced to rubble and was in a state of chaos. The three of them gave it a rough search and took many Storage Items from the corpses of the Cyan Armor Race.

Given Luo Tian’s own wealth, there was basically no loot that could catch his eye.

So, Luo Tian used it all to replenish the Celestial Book’s Energy, restoring a full sixteen or seventeen hundred pages’ worth.

The loss of one Void Ship was definitely earned back.

After all this was done, Luo Tian’s group of three departed swiftly.

...

「Meanwhile.」

The world-shaking war between Dongchen and the Cyan Armor Race had come to an end.

Dongchen had suffered greater losses. They had lost.

However, the Cyan Armor Race seemed to be in a hurry to leave; otherwise, Dongchen’s losses would have been even more severe.

”Commander-in-Chief, we’ve just learned from a Cyan Armor Race captive that their main camp was ambushed.”

A High Tier Earth Element Realm expert came before Chairman Long.

”Ambushed?”

Chairman Long looked astonished.

The other high-ranking officials nearby were all shocked.

’Who did it?’

’Could it be reinforcements from the Eastern Domain?’

But such a brazen ambush would have been detected by the enemy. And if they had sent too few people, the ambush would have been ineffective.

”It was Luo Tian and the others.”

the High Tier Earth Element Realm expert said.

”...”

The surroundings fell silent.

Chairman Long and the others instantly understood!

So Luo Tian’s group hadn’t been wiped out by the Cyan Armor Race. Instead, they had used the strategy of luring the tiger out of the mountains to draw the main army away and then ambush their camp!

They had considered such a strategy, but the conditions were too demanding.

But Luo Tian had succeeded!

Originally, the morale of the Dongchen army was low.

They thought Luo Tian’s group was dead, and that they had lost this battle as well.

But now...

everyone gradually began to smile.

”That kid is just too cunning!”

The black-robed woman from the Purple Luo Hall couldn’t help but smile.

”Beautifully done!”

”I just wonder what the results of the ambush were. After all, they had so few people!”

”Regardless, we can at least say we got some of our own back this time.”

Discussions broke out all around, and the somber, tragic atmosphere became lively and cheerful.

After all, such good news was a rare treat.

”Back to Black Iron City!”

Chairman Long immediately ordered the entire army to return.

But on the way, the Dongchen army encountered three people: Luo Tian and the two Mu Family Elders.