Chapter 1076 - 704: Shocking the World!

The sky has brightened!

Everyone looked up at the firmament, as the cloud sea covering a hundred miles in radius was instantly evaporated, and a meteor the size of ten miles was reduced to ashes in an instant.

The Law of Water in the world was suppressed, and Gu Mingyue’s cultivation unexpectedly fell from the Eleventh Tier to the Tenth Tier. Under the suppression of the Supreme Yang and domineering Sun True Flame, Gu Mingyue’s Law of Water was surprisingly oppressed.

After all, this was not the Yangtze River, not Gu Mingyue’s home ground. In the face of the overbearing suppression of the Sun True Flame, Gu Mingyue was helpless.

Everyone looked up at the small sun in the sky, their eyes filled with shock.

"Quick, leave!" Gu Mingyue sensed something was wrong, his cultivation constantly suppressed by the Law of Fire in the world, he had no courage left to face Zhou Qiucheng as an opponent.

Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, he immediately fled, turning into water vapor and vanishing into the air.

At this moment, Zhao Lie also sensed something was wrong. When he wanted to escape, Zhou Qiucheng locked onto him: "Zhao Lie, how dare you commit such a crime, where do you think you’re going?"

Zhou Qiucheng shouted, and from the Exquisite Tower which he had transformed into, a pulling force emerged, suppressing Zhao Lie.

"Mr. Zhou, spare me! Mr. Zhou, spare me! I dare not again!" Zhao Lie wanted to plead, but the Exquisite Tower mercilessly suppressed him, detaining him inside directly.

The Exquisite Tower then returned to its place, as Zhou Qiucheng revealed his form, gazing at the disappearing sun in the sky with a hint of shock in his eyes: "What kind of flame is that? It’s so domineering, a meteor burned to ashes in an instant."

"I don’t know which friend made a move to protect the people of Jinling City, I express my gratitude!" Zhou Qiucheng clasped his hands and bowed to the void.

However, along with Zhou Qiucheng’s inquiry, the Sun True Flame in the sky dissipated, leaving only a clear sun suspended in the vast universe, shining on the faces of the survivors of Jinling City after the disaster.

"Yellow Heaven Dao is utterly insane, worse than demon beasts, worse than animals, they must not be spared!" At this moment Zhou Zhen stepped forward and said to Zhou Qiucheng: "Father, the Yellow Heaven Dao are crazy, they must be driven out of Jinling City, or we will eventually be implicated."

Zhou Qiucheng nodded upon hearing this: "I had the same intention! You all stay here and reassure the academy’s scholars, while I go and sweep the Yellow Turban Rebels out of Jinling City."

Zhou Qiucheng’s figure disappeared, and the next moment, his voice echoed throughout Jinling City: "All cultivators and noble families under Yellow Heaven Dao, hear this, you have thirty breaths to leave Jinling City, if you refuse to leave, don’t blame this old man for showing no mercy!"

Following Zhou Qiucheng’s words, a Ninth Tier divine spirit from one of Jinling City’s five remaining noble families, the Liu Family, stood out and said: "Dean Zhou, aren’t you being too overbearing? The previous actions were solely Gu Mingyue and Zhao Lie’s doings, they don’t represent the entire Yellow Heaven Dao, how can you blame us all?"

This person was a descendant of Liu Xuansu, and also a descendant of the Tenth Tier divine spirit who had once besieged the Shen Family in Jinling City.

"I am here to inform you, not to reason with you." Zhou Qiucheng sneered coldly, floating above Jinling City, looking down on the entire city.

"Zhou Qiucheng, how dare you be so domineering, we are not to be trifled with either, you can’t act so"; again a divine spirit flew out from Jinling City.

"Since you all refuse to leave, then all of you must die." Zhou Qiucheng coldly laughed, the next moment he stretched out his palm and pressed it down on a certain family’s estate in the distance.

As his palm descended, a palmprint appeared in the sky above the estate, covering an area of ten miles in radius. The palmprint flickered with countless mysterious runes, with runes forming chains of order, emanating powerful suppressive force. Below the Tenth Tier cultivators, whether divine spirits or Bloodline Practitioners, all lost their ability to resist, their strength suppressed by over fifty percent.

"Zhou Qiucheng! How dare you act against the ways of Heaven, committing acts that cut off incense, the world will surely not tolerate you." Someone screamed in despair within the estate.

Others turned into streams of light, trying to rush out of the palmprint’s cover, but where the palmprint covered, there seemed to be an invisible barrier suppressing everyone under the palmprint.

Earlier Zhou Qiucheng gave these people a chance to leave, they refused to go, now Zhou Qiucheng dealt the fatal blow, these people wanted to leave but couldn’t.

As that palm struck down, the entire estate turned into ruins, all life was pressed to death, only a massive palmprint was left, imprinted on the estate.

"Zhou Qiucheng is mad, everyone run!"

Seeing Zhou Qiucheng truly showed no mercy, slapping a noble family to death with one blow, the assembled powerful individuals couldn’t help but show a hint of horror in their eyes, whether a Ninth Tier divine spirit or an ordinary Yellow Heaven Dao cultivator, all were fleeing towards the outside world in a panic.

Within Jinling City, streaks of light soared into the sky, like meteors, not bothering to carry any family property, only taking important family members, fleeing towards the outskirts of Jinling City.

For those who fled, Zhou Qiucheng did not stop them, only watched coldly, allowing them to act.

When the ethereal light in the heavens disappeared, Zhou Qiucheng swept his gaze towards the ground: "Do any of you think you can get lucky? I possess the power of suppression and am most sensitive to all mysterious qi mechanisms between heaven and earth. Do you think you can hide from me?"

Zhou Qiucheng let out a cold smile, then pointed a finger toward the distant void, causing cries of agony to echo within Jinling City, followed by streams of light hastily fleeing from within the city.

Seeing the streams of light flee, Zhou Qiucheng did not pursue, merely scanning Jinling City with his eyes before stating: "All mortals in Jinling City with ties to the Yellow Heaven Dao, you are given one day to leave the city; otherwise, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

After speaking, Zhou Qiucheng’s figure faded from sight, leaving behind gazes full of inexplicable grief within Jinling City.

In front of the Exquisite Tower

At this moment, the scholars were engaged in endless discussion, some pondering the flames that appeared in the sky earlier, others discussing Zhou Qiucheng’s domineering actions.

"Where did those flames come from? Such domineering methods. Even a meteor the size of ten kilometers was instantly reduced to ashes. It’s simply incredible," someone asked, their voice full of shock and curiosity.

"There must be an unimaginably skilled master hidden within Jinling City, quietly protecting it."

"Unfortunately, we don’t know the identity of that mysterious master. If only we could meet them, forge a connection, would we lack support in the future?" Jiang Nan sighed softly.

...

The people inside Jinling City were abuzz in conversation, while Zhou Qiucheng carefully surveyed Jinling, yet the opponent’s qi mechanism was so well hidden that he felt nothing.

"Either the opponent is a master far beyond my imagination, at least with cultivation at the Twelfth Tier, or... they are concealed among ordinary people." Zhou Qiucheng continued analyzing the identity of the master hidden within Jinling City: "Could it be someone from the court, secretly hidden in Jinling City?"

While pondering this, he continued heading towards Chongzheng Academy, his gaze unintentionally sweeping over Zhang Chen standing on a deserted mountain, seeing Zhang Chen standing alone, Zhou Qiucheng thought he was frightened and trying to flee, thus he stepped forward to land in front of Zhang Chen.

"Greetings, sir." Zhang Chen bowed to Zhou Qiucheng.

"No need for formalities. The crisis with the Yellow Heaven Dao has been dealt with by me; you can study at the academy in peace. I want to see what capabilities the Yellow Heaven Dao has to cause trouble in Jinling City," Zhou Qiucheng said to reassure Zhang Chen.

"As a disciple, I am ashamed, nearly bringing disaster upon Jinling City..." Zhang Chen looked at Zhou Qiucheng with a face full of guilt.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiucheng raised his hand to interrupt Zhang Chen’s words, his voice filled with sternness: "Zhang Chen, since you have entered the academy, you are considered my disciple. Your matters are my matters. Furthermore, I bear the responsibility of suppressing Jinling; previously, when the Yellow Heaven Dao caused havoc and the Shen Family was obliterated in Jinling City, it was my dereliction of duty. Now, I am merely making amends to restore the situation. Enough of the courteous talk, study well, and if you achieve something, it counts as repaying me."

North of the Yellow River, farther away

Within a certain city

In the city, countless demon beasts with animal heads and human bodies roamed the streets.

Chen Sanliang looked up at the extra great sun in the sky, a touch of seriousness in his eyes, his gaze filled with caution.

"Such powerful flame power. This flame power is enough to burn an entire city, annihilating a Vassal State in a mere instant." Chen Sanliang’s eyes were filled with disbelief:

"When did such a master appear in the world? Could the Great Victory Court have hidden such a trump card?"

"Sir, this master’s strength is rather preposterously high, the potency of this flame is unimaginable, even a Twelfth Tier expert must tread carefully. I’m afraid Jinling City hides a Twelfth Tier master. Are you still planning to go to Jinling? Otherwise, perhaps ask Hu Li the Immortal to make a move, destroying Jinling along with the Treasure Tower, erasing it from the map directly..." A disciple following beside advised.

Upon hearing these words, Zhou Qiucheng shook his head, interrupting the disciple: "Impossible! The contest of the Dao permits no retreat. If, today, I fear that unknown master, the Dao will have flaws, making future breakthroughs to the Twelfth Tier difficult. Even if forcefully attained, if my Dao has flaws, the consequences, once targeted, would be unimaginable."

"Knowing there are tigers yet walking toward the tiger mountain is the spirit those who seek the Dao should have. When has the path to the great Dao ever been smooth?" Zhou Qiucheng’s voice was filled with emotion.

Farther away

Toward the direction of Kyoto

Glances from all directions focused on Jiangnan, carrying a touch of inexplicable emotions in their eyes, shocked by the dominance of the Sun True Flame, while countless spies swarmed from all directions heading toward Jinling City.