Capítulo 1262: Chapter 1247: Master Earth

PS: Important explanation, in the last chapter, due to a careless mistake, the cultivation of Little Demon at the Second Stage of Divine Communication Realm was written as the Third Stage of Dao Entrance Realm. This is hereby corrected! The chapter has been amended, and I apologize to my brothers for this oversight!

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Gu Tieqi looked at Ye Zhen, who was fiercely pummeling Jiangh Meng to the ground, with a look as if he was seeing a monster. His uncle, Gu Kuang, had told him that this Captain Ye was very strong and quite extraordinary.

He believed it because his uncle had never lied to him, but he had never imagined that Ye Zhen could be this freakishly strong.

Peak Ninth Stage Establishment beating up a Second Stage of Divine Communication Realm?

Oh, right, now it’s Dao Entrance Realm!

Even more astonishing was that Ye Zhen’s ruthless demeanor had actually subdued a whole group of Jiangh Meng’s aides.

In fact, Gu Tieqi was also taken aback!

Gu Tieqi was unsure if Ye Zhen was playing with Jiangh Meng, punishing him, or truly unable to kill him!

If Jiangh Meng were to be killed, it would truly be a major incident.

The status of a Personal Guard Commander in the Changle Princess Mansion could position someone as the Grand Marshal in a typical small county or a commander of ten thousand in the elite Luoyi Imperial Guards!

Most importantly, Jiangh Meng had a very strong background as well.

If Jiangh Meng were to die, many people would be in trouble!

This was the real reason why Jiangh Meng’s aides were intimidated by Ye Zhen’s harsh words.

Now, Gu Tieqi was contemplating another extremely troublesome problem: how to settle today’s event?

A personal guard was dead, and so was a capital guard, with the Personal Guard Commander being beaten to the ground without any dignity. No matter what, it didn’t seem like this matter could end peacefully!

In his perspective, if Ye Zhen killed Jiangh Meng, it would be tough to settle. Conversely, if he didn’t, as soon as Jiangh Meng regained his strength, it would still be equally difficult to resolve!

Just when Gu Tieqi was having a headache over this, Eunuch Hee Jinjing, who was watching in astonishment from behind the training ground, suddenly sprang behind that group of Jiangh Meng’s aides.

“Are you all just going to stand by and watch Commander Jiangh be executed by this brutish thug right here?” Eunuch Jin’s venomous voice rang out, “This thug can’t kill Commander Jiangh just yet, but Commander Jiangh’s cultivation aura is rapidly declining, a few more breaths and it’s uncertain!”

“Are you sure, Eunuch Jin?” another commander asked urgently.

“This old man is at the mid-stage of Divine Communication Realm, not blind, this much insight I possess!” Hee Jin said sinisterly.

Hee Jin’s words eased these aides’ worries. Their main concern was, should they all rush forward, Ye Zhen might decisively kill Commander Jiangh, which would be troublesome.

Almost at the moment they received Hee Jin’s affirmative response, the Captain of the Second Division Personal Guard suddenly roared, “Second Division personnel, everyone hear my military order, thirty paces distance, single crossbow lock-on!”

The commotion on Ye Zhen’s side was too significant, starting when Ye Zhen began pummeling Jiangh Meng. Apart from the group of aides Jiangh Meng initially brought, over two hundred more from the Second Division Personal Guard, who were still in the barracks, all gathered around.

At that moment, with a single command, amidst neatly synchronized footsteps, the over two hundred Second Division aides swiftly encircled Ye Zhen.

Each one raised their Wind Winged Hunting Crossbows, each bolt locked on to Ye Zhen.

Wind Winged Hunting Crossbows, the standard preparation of the Great Zhou Imperial Guard, capable of firing ten bolts per crossbow, each capable of causing damage to Dao Entrance Realm Martial Artists, a weapon on par with the Flame Spirit Burst Demon Crossbow.

The difference from the Flame Spirit Burst Demon Crossbow is that the latter reflects area bombardment, with one burst covering a hundred-meter range, best suited for dealing with the Demon Clan on the Human-Demon Battlefield.

However, crossbow bolt costs are exceedingly high!

The bolts of the Wind Winged Hunting Crossbow, however, are designed for single targets, with relatively lower costs, becoming the standard preparation of the Great Zhou Imperial Guard.

At this moment, the single crossbow lock-on order issued by the captain meant each crossbow would load only one bolt, each bolt locked on to a single target. Under a hundred crossbow blaze directed at one person, it could easily obliterate a Divine Communication Realm Martial Artist.

Simultaneously, with a surrounding from all sides at a distance of thirty paces, selective shooting could be done without injuring Commander Jiangh Meng, held by Ye Zhen.

This was the most stable method that captain could think of within such a short time to eliminate Ye Zhen and rescue Commander Jiangh Meng.

The corner of Eunuch Hee Jin’s mouth curled into a sinister smile as his orchestration took effect. If he didn’t see this Ye brought to ruin after disgracing him publicly today, it would be inconceivable!

Seeing this scene, Gu Tieqi was completely dumbfounded.

The scene before him was no longer an ordinary martial contest, involving military crossbows had already escalated the malignancy of this affair several folds.

“Brother Ye, honestly, today I really admire you, but if you have any way to protect your life, you should use it quickly, your life takes precedence….”

“Roar!”

Before Gu Tieqi’s words could finish, a heart-stopping tiger roar suddenly echoed from the high ground, a white figure abruptly leaping from the depths of the Princess Mansion, pouncing towards those aides who had initiated the crossbow-raising motion in the blink of an eye.

The sudden appearance of the Cloud Winged Tiger King reverting to its original form left those aides clearly stunned.

In Hee Jin’s eyes, however, a fierce light flashed as he pointed at the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, shrieking, “How dare this demon beast intrude into the Princess Mansion to harm people, someone come, obliterate it, quickly obliterate….”

“How dare you!”

“What are you doing, stop it at once!”

Before Hee Jin’s shrill voice could finish, it abruptly stopped. Princess Changle’s gentle yet slightly angry voice echoed.

In the sky, Princess Changle, dressed in a simple green long dress, followed the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten as it soared through the air. A large group of panicked palace maids and eunuchs chased after Princess Changle.

For a moment, the entire Changle Princess Mansion seemed in chaos.

A hint of cold harshness flashed across Ye Zhen’s lips. It seemed he wouldn’t need to escape with the kitten anymore.

Just now, Ye Zhen had moved his Divine Sense, and the Cloud Winged Tiger King, who had been playing with several palace maids led by Princess Changle, soared through the air. In a mournful tiger’s roar, it revealed its true form and pounced towards the direction of the parade ground.

According to Ye Zhen’s estimation, if the Cloud Winged Tiger King ran into an accident, there was a ten out of eight or nine chance that Princess Changle would chase after it, which would be the turning point of this situation.

If Princess Changle did not appear, then Ye Zhen would decisively escape with the kitten, prioritizing survival.

With a charming face chilled with frost, Princess Changle landed directly near Ye Zhen, within the encirclement of the two hundred and more trusted aides aiming their crossbows.

In an instant, she landed within the Wind Winged Hunting Crossbows’ blasting range of those over two hundred personal guards.

Perhaps the change was too swift, perhaps Princess Changle’s sudden appearance caught them off guard, or perhaps the commanding Guard didn’t realize the change in the situation and delayed the command a bit.

In any case, when Princess Changle landed, these two hundred personal guards unexpectedly aimed their Wind Winged Hunting Crossbows at her.

Princess Changle herself was fine, but from the void came an angry rebuke.

“Audacious!”

In that sharp rebuke, the more than two hundred Wind Winged Hunting Crossbows pointed at Ye Zhen and Princess Changle suddenly turned into powder, as fine and delicate as flour.

Along with it, the arms of those two hundred and more trusted aides also turned to powder!

In an instant, the arms of these two hundred personal guards wielding Wind Winged Hunting Crossbows turned into mere flesh paste!

Screams and the scent of blood rose to the sky.

Princess Changle, somewhat displeased, wrinkled her nose. A circle of azure light emanated from the void, making the ground meat vanish, and simultaneously stopped the bleeding of the two hundred or so personal guards’ severed arms.

Witnessing this scene, the old and sinister face originally full of venom of Hee Jin turned extremely pale, and with a quivering voice, he knelt toward the void, “Ancestor!”

Ye Zhen’s expression also turned extremely fearful at this instant. The fleeting wave of power from the void was the strongest power Ye Zhen had seen so far.

Stronger than anyone Ye Zhen had seen at Thunder Marsh Ridge, be it East Patrol Hunter Jing Zhan, Moon Demon Demon Lord Ludian, etc.

If it weren’t for that person actively unleashing that terrifying strike, Ye Zhen wouldn’t have even sensed that person’s presence.

With an invisible and abstract strike, more than two hundred Wind Winged Hunting Crossbows and the arms of more than two hundred Dao Entrance Realm Martial Artists turned into flesh paste, an ability that was beyond Ye Zhen’s comprehension.

In other words, if this person wished, they could wipe out those over two hundred Dao Entrance Realm Martial Artists in an instant.

“Forgive us for alarming the Princess!” A hazy light figure appeared in the void, first offering a distant salute to Princess Changle, and then coldly proclaimed, “As Princess’s personal guards, daring to point Wind Winged Hunting Crossbows at the Princess is unforgivable. Summon the Guard Division of Ministry of War, these guards have committed insubordination, strip them of their military ranks and send them to the Human Demon Battlefield Death Soldier Camp!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the more than two hundred trusted aides who were recently wailing in pain began to plead for mercy, understanding that being stripped of military rank almost guaranteed a life of aimless survival.

But being sent to the Human Demon Battlefield Death Soldier Camp was to court death itself.

In the Human Demon Battlefield, the mortality rate of regular soldiers was as high as thirty to forty percent, whereas in the Death Soldier Camp, which undertakes various suicide missions, it was a one-way ticket.

Only once every few years would a lone survivor emerge, having made enough military achievements.

“Master Earth, they acted without intent, please spare them this time!” Seeing the trusted aides begging whilst kneeling, Princess Changle couldn’t bear it and said.

Upon hearing this, the shadow in the sky hurriedly bowed, then barked at those pleading trusted aides, “The princess is benevolent, giving you a way to live. You may avoid death, but you won’t escape punishment!

Each of you receives two hundred lashes from the Military Judge, and if you dare to repeat such an act, you shall be executed without mercy! Now, thank the Princess!”

With a light chide, the remaining more than two hundred trusted aides kowtowed to thank the Princess, a scene that made Ye Zhen’s face change drastically.

This is power, this is strength!

So many martial artists’ lives and deaths were decided by the whims of Princess Changle and that Master Earth.

After settling the matter with these trusted aides, the shadow in the sky turned his gaze to Ye Zhen, in an instant, making Ye Zhen’s body freeze, unable to move a muscle.

“Newly entered as the Princess’s personal guard, and already causing such a major incident! Using a mere plaything to alarm the Princess! Your malicious intent can be punished by death! Someone…

Before Master Earth could finish speaking, Princess Changle suddenly glanced at the skybound Master Earth.

With just a glance, the shadow that was about to handle Ye Zhen in the sky suddenly expressed awe, kneeling towards the Princess’s direction in trepidation, saying, “This old servant was overstepping, please punish me, Princess!”

“Please rise, Master Earth. I understand your heart’s intention to protect, but what I most wish to know now is what has happened within the Princess Mansion to mobilize military weaponry?”