Chapter 312 - 194: Cyan Dragon Body

Chapter 312: Chapter 194: Cyan Dragon Body

’The Wu Family... I won’t forget this.

’If I make it back alive, you will pay for what I’ve lost!’

Su Mu thought furiously as he bolted.

The Nine Dragon True Flame Array Plate!

Tossed away just like that. He was definitely never getting it back.

Something that valuable... once it was gone, who knew where he’d find another.

The Nine Dragon True Flame Array had served them incredibly well on this journey.

Without the Nine Dragon True Flame Array, how could their night in Daxing Mountain have been so easy?

’To think it would be destroyed here.’

Su Mu had never suffered such a major setback since he began cultivating the Martial Dao. He had even lost the Nine Dragon True Flame Array!

This was all Wu Qiuyuan’s fault!

If they hadn’t run into Wu Qiuyuan, they would have already made it through the pass.

Their elaborate deception was on the verge of success, but because of Wu Qiuyuan, it all fell apart at the last second!

Wu Qiuyuan was dead, but the Wu Family had to take responsibility for this!

RUMBLE!

A thunderous roar erupted from behind them.

Those Tier Four Demons had already begun to attack the Nine Dragon True Flame Array.

Su Mu could even hear a series of CRACKS, like the sound of shattering glass.

He knew it was the sound of the Nine Dragon True Flame Array Plate shattering.

The Nine Dragon True Flame Array couldn’t withstand the attacks of Tier Four Demons.

Hearing the sounds, his heart ached as if it were bleeding.

’My Array Plate!’

’Damn the Wu Family!’

"Faster! The Nine Dragon True Flame Array won’t hold them for long!"

Su Mu shouted as he gritted his teeth and sprinted.

Everyone knew the situation was critical. They held nothing back, pushing themselves to their absolute limit.

Shi Ziran had the highest cultivation, and he had already taken it upon himself to pull Zhong Guizheng, the weakest, along with him.

And so, the group quickly fled another half a li forward.

Just then, a deafening BOOM echoed from behind them.

The Nine Dragon True Flame Array had shattered.

Roars rose and fell in waves, punctuated by the sharp whistle of something slicing through the air.

The Tier Four Demons closed in from behind at incredible speed.

Everyone sighed almost in unison.

’It’s impossible.’

Even with the time bought by the Nine Dragon True Flame Array, they couldn’t escape.

There were simply too many demons. They were not only numerous, but powerful.

"My Lord, I have a plan! It might be our only chance to survive this!"

Shi Ziran suddenly shouted.

"Speak!"

Su Mu didn’t hesitate.

Tens of thousands of demons were hot on their heels, including several Tier Four Demons.

It was already a hopeless situation. No matter what Shi Ziran’s plan was, even the faintest glimmer of hope was worth a try.

"Outside Hujue Pass, there’s a powerful demon that isn’t controlled by the Demon Court!"

Shi Ziran explained quickly as he ran, "This demon is so powerful that even the Demon Court and the Da Xuan Dynasty give it a wide berth.

Back when the Da Xuan Dynasty built Hujue Pass, they specifically moved the walls back thirty li just to avoid it, so the pass isn’t even built in the most optimal location.

And whenever the Demon Court attacks Hujue Pass, they always avoid that area too."

Shock appeared on the faces of Su Mu and the others.

’Just how powerful is a demon that can make both the Da Xuan and the Demon Court keep their distance?’

"I’m telling you, Lao Shi, what kind of chance is this?" Xu Chongyuan cried out. "This is a classic ’lead the tiger to devour the wolf’ gambit. Can we really handle that?"

"Do you have a better idea?"

Shi Ziran shot back. "The thirty-li radius around that demon’s territory is a forbidden zone. The Demon Court’s Demon Soldiers won’t dare get close.

I just can’t guarantee whether we’ll be able to walk out of there ourselves."

"Lead the way!"

Su Mu shouted after only a moment’s hesitation.

’Facing one demon is still better than facing tens of thousands.’

’Even if that one demon is more powerful than all the rest combined.’

’But hey, if it’s stronger, at least death might be painless...’

Upon hearing the command, Shi Ziran began to slightly alter their course.

Several dozen li outside Hujue Pass, a dense forest stood out starkly against the Gobi-like wasteland.

The forest spanned several li, filled with towering, verdant trees.

Strangely, the forest was utterly silent.

Not only that, but there were no signs of any demons outside the forest either.

It was as if this entire area was completely cut off from the demons.

...

「Hujue Pass, atop the city walls.」

Fully-armored soldiers of the Border Defense Army packed the top of the wall, interspersed with numerous Taiping Captains in their Brocade and Ink Shirts.

At this moment, they were all looking out beyond the city.

Far in the distance, plumes of dust billowed into the sky, forming grayish-yellow dragons of dirt.

It was a familiar sight, one that only occurred when a massive number of demons were on the move.

"The demons are making a move. I wonder what they’re up to!"

A man in a general’s attire said in a low voice, "Governor Zhang, what do you think? Should we send someone to investigate?"

Governor Zhang of the Taiping Bureau considered this for a moment.

Unlike in Wuling City.

In the Wuling Taiping Bureau, a Governor was the highest authority.

But the Hujue Pass Taiping Bureau had a Commander-in-Chief, and during wartime, even a Marquis might personally take command.

There was more than one official at the rank of Governor in the Hujue Pass Taiping Bureau.

"We should indeed send scouts."

Governor Zhang said gravely.

"I don’t think we need to take that risk."

Just then, someone else spoke up. "It’s normal for demons to be active in the wastelands. As long as they’re not attacking Hujue Pass, we don’t need to worry about them."

The speaker was Shao Santong, a Fourth-Grade Inspection Envoy from the Wuling Inspection Bureau.

"And you know whether or not they’ll attack the city?"

Governor Zhang snorted. "If we don’t investigate beforehand, are you suggesting we wait until the Demon Court’s army is at our gates before we realize what’s happening?"

With that, he ignored Shao Santong and turned to the Border Defense Army general. "I’ll take some men and investigate. General, prepare the city’s defenses."