Chapter 740: Chapter 475: Your Majesty, Why Are You Crying?
What is the last missing link to step into the Worldly Realm? Zhao Douan couldn’t say.
Perhaps it differs for every cultivator, but for him, it’s the disconnection from this world.
Having been in this world for a year, he wandered among the temples, navigating complexities, seemingly boundless in glory, yet he always lacked a genuine feeling for this world.
And at this moment, as he witnessed those people, like wild grass in a sea of flowers, being casually dealt with by the soldiers, the cruel and rustic other side of this world that he had experienced during his escape finally unfurled completely before him.
"Ah——"
A cry of terror rang out. In the villagers’ eyes, the fierce soldiers slashed at Zhao Douan with long knives, only for them to be suddenly pulled upwards by an invisible force, toward the sky.
At the end of Pei Niannu’s weighing pole, countless red threads extended from the crimson tassels, each curling up a sword.
Along with the swords being pulled away, the flames reflecting in Zhao Douan’s pale golden eyes, burning houses, suddenly turned white.
Heart Flame!
Silently, the armored soldiers clutched their chests in agony, their expressions twisted, with illusory flames spewing from their pores.
Screaming, they fell to the ground, struggling helplessly.
"Too noisy." Zhao Douan spoke coldly.
Then, Pei Niannu in midair casually tossed, and those swords rained down like blades, with a sound like ’pupu’, pinning the fallen soldiers to the ground mercilessly.
Killing as if they were mere grass!
Once Zhao Douan stepped into the Worldly Realm, not only did his own Qi Sea undergo a tremendous transformation, with powerful and robust Qi Mechanism, making him a genuine World Martial Artist.
Pei Niannu could also be summoned to linger in the mortal world by him.
One person, equaling two worlds.
The two joining forces, even the elite rebel army, was no different from pigs and sheep at this moment, easily slaughtered.
"Run! Quickly go!"
In the distance, a few scattered ones, having escaped due to distance, turned pale with fright, and fled in panic.
"Want to leave? Seems a bit late." Zhao Douan said softly, as an invisible "Divine Sense" spread from the center of his brows into the distance, along with an invisible force field.
Zhao Douan moved forward, his figure ghostlike, as if shrinking the ground by inches, in the blink of an eye catching up to the three soldiers fleeing.
He clapped his hands down, killing two with just two slaps, leaving one toppled over, looking back in terror, only to see Zhao Douan overlooking him, asking without emotion, "Where is Your Majesty?"
"You can’t..." the soldier began fiercely, only to scream, clutching his chest and writhing on the ground.
Zhao Douan raised his right hand, white flames burning Divine Soul in his palm: "I didn’t catch that."
The soldier’s spirit broke down: "Lord Ouyang, captured the Fake Emperor, escorting him back to the county, preparing to send him back to the Prince... leaving us... handling the aftermath... tracking your whereabouts..."
Zhenbao was captured? Zhao Douan’s heart sank, casually extinguishing the flames, the soldier also died bleeding from his orifices.
All of this happened in an instant, leaving only corpses from this small cavalry squad.
"Brother..." The phony girl opened her eyes, staring blankly at him, timidly calling out.
Liu Qi and Liu Wangshi also wore expressions of fear, as did the other villagers, with some too scared to stand.
"Sorry..." Zhao Douan’s mouth twitched, but this wasn’t the time to speak with these villagers. After learning the situation from them, he immediately said, "I am going to rescue someone, wait for me to return."
Quickly, he thought of something, flipped his wrist, and a Mystic Turtle Seal slowly rotated in his palm.
In an instant, the villagers watched in astonishment as dark clouds gathered above the small village, then a torrential rain fell, extinguishing the flames of the burning houses.
After advancing to the Worldly Realm, Zhao Douan had become even more proficient at controlling this Suppressing Object.
Soon after, he vanished, heading toward the county on the main road.
Leaving behind a group of villagers who, awed by his spell, revered him as if he were Divine, slowly realized that the couple who had stayed with them were actually such Immortal figures.
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The sunset had extinguished, and the world darkened once again.
On the main road, a cavalry team was proceeding, with numbers far exceeding those left in the village.
In the center of the cavalry, unexpectedly, there was a prison carriage.
At this moment, inside the simple prison carriage, Xu Zhenguan was bound hand and foot with golden shackles and chains, Magic Artifacts specifically used to seal the powers of cultivators.
She still wore her plain dress, her long hair in disarray, without obvious injuries, only bloodstained on her shoulder.
After drawing away these rebel forces, Xu Zhenguan attempted to escape, but was ultimately outnumbered and captured.
Fortunately, her status was too important, Prince Jing’s orders were to capture her alive if possible, not to kill unless necessary.
"Lord Ouyang, that Zhao Douan is not here, once he returns, he will definitely catch up. This person is not to be underestimated; aren’t we moving too slowly?"
Yao Shiniang, riding on horseback, frowned tightly.
After experiencing the skirmish on this road, she no longer dared to underestimate Zhao Douan, who, compared to the injured Empress, was the most troublesome opponent.
"The prison carriage is too slow, we can completely tie this Empress to a horse’s back to speed up." The White-headed Eagle also voiced an opinion, as a magician able to communicate with living beings, his sense of danger was keener, growing uneasy as darkness fell.
Leading the team, Ouyang Ye chuckled, his thumb caressing the hilt of the Miao Blade: "If we don’t slow down, how can we lure that Zhao thief here?"
Bait?
The crowd understood.
Ouyang Ye’s greed was stirring, capturing one Empress wasn’t enough, wanting to seize Zhao Douan as well.