Chapter 264

Chapter 264: Rebellion!

The one who emerged was a middle-aged man dressed in a wide, flowing robe, with a strange blood-red mark between his brows.

Just one finger.

The battlefield that Wubian Zhu had opened up began to directly fall apart.

At this moment, the smile on Wubian Zhu’s face gradually faded, and a trace of solemnity crept into his eyes. He realized that he seemed to have underestimated this mysterious force as well.

And that Xin Gongzi was all smiles, “Xiao Zhuguo!”

The divine realm had four great Zhuguo, and the one standing before them was one of them. This Xiao Zhuguo was said to be half a step from drawing the circle!

Half a step from drawing the circle!

What kind of concept was that?

It meant that one had reached the absolute pinnacle of Chengzu, the very peak, and was just that half a step away from reaching the top.

The four great Zhuguo each guarded one of the four directions of the cosmic heavens and earth!

When Xin Gongzi saw this legendary Xiao Zhuguo appear, he was instantly overcome with excitement. What made him happy was not just the arrival of a heavyweight figure with real power, but more so that the divine realm had not ignored his words, and had not looked down on the Yang family.

Very quickly, under the terrifying power of Xiao Zhuguo, the fearsome battlefield that Wubian Zhu had established crumbled and collapsed.

Xiao Zhuguo took a single step into the real world. He first glanced at Wubian Zhu, then shifted his gaze to the statue of Guanxuan Jian Zhu at the very center of Guanxuan Academy, and said with a light smile, “So this is that Guanxuan Jian Zhu? Using order to establish the Great Dao……. that’s rather interesting.”

After saying that, he turned to look at Wubian Zhu, sizing him up, “You’re barely passable as well.”

Wubian Zhu laughed, “It seems you truly intend to destroy the Yang family!”

Xiao Zhuguo looked at Wubian Zhu, “If the Yang family is willing to submit, we need not destroy them. But I imagine that before your bones are broken, you won’t submit, will you?”

“Haha!”

Wubian Zhu laughed loudly, “Forget all that nonsense, come, let’s exchange a few moves.”

Xiao Zhuguo nodded, unwilling to waste more words. He stepped forward, and with just that one step, three terrifying auras of world-destroying might swept down from the heavens and earth, bearing down hard on Wubian Zhu.

Three!

Seeing this, everyone present immediately grew solemn. This person actually commanded three Great Daos!

The most recent person to possess three Great Daos had been Ye Tianming, but one of Ye Tianming’s Daos was not truly his own — it belonged to his sword.

It was also the first time Ye Tianming had seen someone who commanded three Great Daos. Moreover, all three of this person’s Great Daos had reached their absolute limit. Not only that, he also sensed that there was a fundamental difference between this person’s three Great Daos and his own.

Dao Sealing!

All three of this person’s Great Daos had already been sealed!

When the aura of three Great Daos appeared, this stretch of the real world could no longer bear it and began to turn illusory.

Faced with the terrifying Xiao Zhuguo, Wubian Zhu showed not the slightest fear, and suddenly swept his sleeve.

Boom!

A mysterious force directly sealed off the area where he and Xiao Zhuguo stood.

Drawing the ground as a prison!

The spatial region the two now occupied was completely cut off from the outside world!

But the might of Xiao Zhuguo’s three Great Daos did not disappear. On the contrary, it grew stronger and stronger, rolling toward Wubian Zhu like thunderclap after thunderclap.

Wubian Zhu let out a great laugh and stepped forward. With that step, an unknown Great Dao aura suddenly spread out from beneath his feet.

Rumble!

That Great Dao aura forcibly brought Xiao Zhuguo’s Great Dao aura to a dead stop right where it was!

A trace of surprise flashed through Xiao Zhuguo’s eyes, “Your Great Dao…….”

Wubian Zhu suddenly raised his hand and threw a punch, instantly channeling all of his Great Dao power into a single point.

Bang!

That single punch sent Xiao Zhuguo stumbling back a full thousand zhang. His three Great Daos were now completely suppressed by Wubian Zhu’s Great Dao.

Seeing this, Si Ling’s expression immediately grew grave.

Xiao Zhuguo, however, laughed, “Interesting, the Yang family really is quite something.”

Wubian Zhu smiled, “I’m not from the Yang family.”

“Oh?”

Xiao Zhuguo sized up Wubian Zhu, “You have boundless potential. Since you’re not of the Yang family, why wade into these muddy waters? Why not join our ‘divine realm’? If you’re willing, you’d be granted at least the position of ‘Zhuguo’.”

Recruitment!

Wubian Zhu burst out laughing, “You’re stalling for time, aren’t you?”

Xiao Zhuguo gave a slight nod, “I am stalling for time, yes, but these are also sincere words. If you’re willing, our ‘divine realm’ can certainly help you reach an even higher level. Otherwise, you most likely won’t live to see tomorrow’s sun.”

Wubian Zhu pulled out his wine flask and took a swig, then said, “A man who has already died once — what is there left to fear? Come, come, let me see what the divine realm is truly made of.”

Xiao Zhuguo shook his head, “What a shame.”

With that, he suddenly raised his hand and swept it forward. A brand new Great Dao stretched toward the horizon, and very quickly, those ancient dragon guards from before forced their way directly into the real world along that path.

Sensing the terrifying aura of those ancient dragon guards, Qin Feng and the others all wore expressions of extreme gravity. Earlier, these ancient dragon guards had been confined to that special battlefield, and while their power had felt fearsome even then, it was nothing like facing them head-on like this. What they felt now was that each of these ancient dragon guards was like a towering mountain range, their auras pressing down so heavily that it was hard to breathe.

By comparison, the sword sect disciples and the Guanxuan expeditionary forces in the real world were noticeably weaker.

At this moment, the sword sect’s powerful fighters were still locked in fierce battle with the Guanxuan expeditionary forces, the two sides evenly matched. But with the arrival of the ancient dragon guards, the sword sect’s side was instantly overwhelmed.

Ye Zhuxin, the vice sect master of the sword sect who led the charge, saw those ancient dragon guards and her expression grew extremely grave as well. She was also puzzled — just where had these powerful fighters come from? Their strength was truly formidable.

Xiao Zhuguo fixed his gaze on Wubian Zhu, “I’ll hold this one down. The rest of you, go capture Yang Jia alive. Remember, I want them alive.”

“Understood!”

The leader of the ancient dragon guards immediately transformed into a pillar of light and dove toward Ye Tianming. At that moment, Ye Zhuxin suddenly stepped in front of Ye Tianming, gripping her sword with both hands and thrusting forward with full force, delivering a fierce slash.

Whoosh!

A sword light ten thousand zhang long descended from the sky and struck hard against that pillar of light.

Rumble!

With a thunderous explosion, shards of the pillar of light burst outward in all directions, and the surrounding space and time began to rise and fall like waves, utterly terrifying.

That single sword strike from Ye Zhuxin had barely managed to stop the ancient dragon guard leader, but it was clear she had strained herself, for after completing that strike, her face had turned deathly pale.

Not far away, the ancient dragon guard commander glanced at Ye Zhuxin and said, “Not as weak as I expected.”

Ye Zhuxin stood with sword in hand, a fearsome sword aura radiating from her body. She stared hard at the ancient dragon guards in the sky, “Lu Chuan, the rest of you escort the young master to the academy headquarters.”

She knew that this battle held little hope of victory.

A group of sword cultivators immediately appeared at Ye Tianming’s side. The man called Lu Chuan looked at Ye Tianming with a grave expression, “Young master, please come with us.”

But Ye Tianming shook his head.

Ye Zhuxin turned to look at Ye Tianming, “The forces here cannot hold them back.”

The moment she had seen Si Ling and the others, she had known that the academy’s forces and the Immortal Treasure Pavilion’s forces here were far, far outmatched by the opposition.

And now, with all these great clans and sects standing on the opposing side, relying solely on the strength available here, this battle had absolutely no chance of victory.

Ye Tianming looked at Ye Zhuxin, “There’s no escaping.”

Ye Zhuxin’s dark brows furrowed, and very quickly her expression turned extremely grim, for she discovered that the entire real world had been sealed off.

Beyond the real world, there were some extraordinarily powerful and mysterious auras that had directly sealed the real world shut.

Ye Zhuxin stared at Ye Tianming, “You have that sword. We’ll protect you and fight our way out.”

Ye Tianming asked in return, “What about the people here?”

Ye Zhuxin fell silent.

Ye Tianming smiled, “There’s no rush.”

With that, he walked slowly toward Xiao Zhuguo.

At this moment, the gaze of everyone present fell on Ye Tianming, including those of the Guanxuan expeditionary forces.

In truth, those with the most conflicted feelings at this moment were them, for they too had never expected that Xin Gongzi would collude with a civilization from beyond the domain.

They may have been displeased with Yang Jia’s reforms, but as for actually opposing the Yang family — that was never truly their intent. Yet what they were doing right now was undeniably outright rebellion.

True rebellion!

Opposing the Yang family!

There was a difference between purging the ruler’s inner circle and opposing the Yang family. Purging the inner circle was simply about protecting one’s own interests. Opposing the Yang family was another matter entirely.

One had to remember that Guanxuan Jian Zhu was not yet dead.

Guanxuan Jian Zhu!

Who could not be wary of this figure who had once stormed the real world?

The commander leading the Guanxuan expeditionary forces suddenly said, “Everyone, we have no way back.”

No way back!

Beside him, the powerful fighters of the Guanxuan expeditionary forces who had followed him all fell silent.

The commander spoke again, “Everyone, I see that the divine realm’s strength is this formidable. Pledging ourselves to them may not be a bad new path forward…… after all, with our strength, we can live well even without the Yang family.”

Upon hearing this, the others nodded one after another in agreement.

Surrender now?

Impossible!

They had their pride. To surrender and submit now — how could that ever happen?

One of the Guanxuan expeditionary force’s powerful fighters suddenly said, “As the commander says, since we’ve come this far, there is no turning back. If that’s the case, then let’s just go all the way and rebel outright!”

Rebel outright!

With that, he reached up and tore off the “Guanxuan” insignia on his chest that symbolized his membership in the Guanxuan expeditionary forces.

Behind him, the rest of the Guanxuan expeditionary forces followed suit one after another, tearing off their own identity insignias and destroying them with their own hands.

This was no longer a purging of the inner circle — this was outright rebellion!

But from beginning to end, Ye Tianming never spared them a single glance. Under the watchful eyes of everyone present, Ye Tianming walked slowly to stand before Xiao Zhuguo, put away his sword ancestor, and said, “Come, let’s have a fight.”