When Wang Yan blocked Meng Ao and his two grandsons, the other five Demon Venerables managed to escape. After fleeing a few miles, however, they halted and turned to look back.
At this moment, these five Demon Venerables were still unwilling to let go, wanting to see who would prevail between Wang Yan and the three of Meng Ao.
If Meng Ao gained the upper hand, they would, without hesitation, turn back to join the battle. If Meng Ao was defeated, they would immediately flee.
However, all five held the same suspicion, that the fight between Wang Yan and Meng Ao's family would surely be a fierce struggle.
The battle should end in mutual destruction.
If that were the case, these five Demon Venerables wouldn't mind taking advantage of the situation.
Under the gaze of the five, they saw Wang Yan wave his hand, and immediately a dark beam enveloped Meng Ao and his grandsons.
The five Demon Venerables continued to watch, waiting for the intense fight to erupt, but the darkness vanished in an instant, and Meng Ao's family reappeared.
However, upon seeing the condition of the three from Meng Ao's side, the five Demon Venerables were struck dumb.
Because Meng Ao's group had assumed a completely different form.
Both Meng Wu and Meng Tian were severed at the waist, split into two pieces, falling to the ground with intestines spilling from their ruptured bodies.
Although Meng Ao wasn't dead, both of his legs were broken, and now he sat on the ground, pale-faced and breathing heavily, as if he'd seen something terrifying.
The five Demon Venerables were already bewildered; they had anticipated an intense battle, yet it occurred in merely a blink of an eye.
"He killed Meng Wu and Meng Tian in such a short span of time?"
"How did he manage to do it?"
The five Demon Venerables looked at one another, completely at a loss.
To be clear, Meng Wu, as a Mid-tier Demon Venerable, possessed cultivation similar to or even higher than theirs.
Wang Yan had killed Meng Wu and Meng Tian in the blink of an eye, meaning he could kill them just as swiftly?
Realizing this, the five Demon Venerables dared not linger any longer; with a shout, they hurriedly turned and fled.
In just a blink of an eye, the five Demon Venerables vanished into the horizon, leaving only a black dot.
Sitting on the ground, Meng Ao had already lost the will to flee; the terrifying scene moments ago had torn his heart, leaving him without the spirit to fight or even the desire for survival.
In the darkness, Meng Ao had seen a giant scale, which summoned his inner guilt, causing his legs to break.
This giant scale instantly killed Meng Wu and Meng Tian.
This horrifying Soul Skill shouldn't exist in this world, nor should the one who summoned it live.
"Now I understand why you're called the Demon Wolf King. You're not human; you're a demon, you are the demon!"
Meng Ao screamed, his hair disheveled, eyes filled with terror, his hands supporting himself, dragging his broken legs desperately backward.
Each step Meng Ao retreated, Wang Yan advanced a step, saying coldly, "You shouldn't have attempted to harm my woman; just for that, you deserve death."
Seeing Wang Yan's icy gaze, Meng Ao was filled with regret, wishing he hadn't let Chen Si seize Beiming Xue, and regretting provoking Wang Yan. He should have fled from Yunmeng County and stayed far away, instead of coming back to die.
But it was already too late to regret, as five Venerable Tier Soldier Puppets behind Wang Yan surged forward, surrounding Meng Ao.
Severely injured, how could Meng Ao withstand five Venerable Tier Soldier Puppets? He let out a few miserable cries before being killed by them.
Wang Yan didn't even wait to see Meng Ao's death before taking off, flying towards Yunmeng County.
The Soul-Breaking Spear remained, collecting the souls of Meng Ao and his grandsons.
Wang Yan flew straight into Yunmeng County, plunging into the palace.
After Wang Yan entered the palace, a Command Flag flew out from the gates, landing in Fang Jinchun's hands.
Immediately, Wang Yan's voice came from the palace: "Command the Jiao Cavalry to sweep the battlefield."
After speaking, Wang Yan went silent.
Upon hearing this, Fang Jinchun immediately understood that Wang Yan wasn't just reflecting; either he needed urgent insight or was injured in the recent battle and needed healing.
Thus, Fang Jinchun promptly gestured to Hu Wei and Ma Jun to guard the palace gates.
Fang Jinchun, holding the command flag, began directing the one hundred thousand Jiao Cavalry to clean up the battlefield.
On the battlefield, there were Black Kun Stones that had fallen from the shattered soldier terracotta warriors, and more notably, the corpses of the five Demon Venerables, including Meng Ao, who had been slain by Wang Yan.
The one hundred thousand Jiao Cavalry collected the Black Kun Stones and gathered the storage bags of the five Demon Venerables, handing them all over to Fang Jinchun.
Seeing Fang Jinchun put away the five Demon Venerables' storage bags and the pile of Black Kun Stones, Ji Congjing's eyes were filled with greed.
However, over the past few days, Ji Congjing had noticed that Fang Jinchun and his group were as close as brothers with Wang Yan, so Ji Congjing didn't dare to make any moves against Fang Jinchun.
Despite his greed for the storage bags of the five major Demon Venerables, Ji Congjing could only swallow his saliva a few times.
In the Yunmeng County palace, Wang Yan was sitting cross-legged.
Just as Fang Jinchun had guessed, Wang Yan had indeed suffered severe internal injuries while killing the three, Meng Ao included, by himself.
However, this was not the main issue; more importantly, during the battle with the three, Wang Yan sensed a sign of breakthrough in his realm.
This was because, after absorbing the power of the Fallen Lotus earlier, there was still a large amount of energy within him that had not been absorbed.
During the recent fierce battle, this energy was stimulated and surged into the two Demon Patterns, which is why Wang Yan sensed a breakthrough.
Ten days later.
Wang Yan slowly stepped out of the palace, his aura calm and all injuries seemingly healed.
Fang Jinchun's group, leading the one hundred thousand Jiao Cavalry, was guarding outside the palace gate. When they saw Wang Yan emerging unscathed, they excitedly gathered around him.
"Boss, how are you?"
"Wang Yan brother, are you alright?"
Seeing their concerned faces, Wang Yan smiled and nodded, saying, "I'm fine. Has there been any movement during this time?"
Relieved by Wang Yan's well-being, the group still sensed some change in him.
In truth, over these ten days, Wang Yan had absorbed the remaining energy of the Fallen Lotus. His two Demon Patterns both broke through from Initial Tier Venerable to Mid-Tier Venerable.
Previously, at the Initial Tier Venerable, Wang Yan could slay High-Tier Demon Venerables. Now, having advanced to Mid-Tier, facing High-Tier Demon Venerables was no longer an issue. He could even contend with a Demon Saint Great Perfection.
Just then, Ji Congjing came running from afar, saying to Wang Yan, "Sir, now there is a governor from the Lujiang Three Prefectures seeking an audience."
"Lujiang Three Prefectures?" Wang Yan slightly frowned.
Ji Congjing quickly explained, "Sir, the Lujiang Three Prefectures belong to the jurisdiction of the Eighth Route General."
Upon hearing this, Wang Yan suddenly realized that since he had killed the Eighth Route General Bai Gong, he naturally became the Eighth Route General himself, and the governor of the Lujiang Three Prefectures was here to pay homage.
"Let them in," Wang Yan said.
Soon after, three Demon Saint Great Perfection walked into the palace. Upon seeing Wang Yan, they immediately bowed respectfully to the ground, addressing him as "Grand General."
The demeanor of the three governors was respectful, their bodies even trembling slightly. It was clear that they had long been overawed by Wang Yan's reputation, now wholeheartedly admiring him.
It turned out that over the past ten days, the name of the Demon Wolf King had already spread throughout the entire Great Qin Empire.
Everyone knew that the Demon Wolf King single-handedly defeated ten Demon Venerables and was now alone holding the position of two Grand Generals, making him the most prominent figure recently.
Looking at the governors of the three prefectures before him, Wang Yan said, "Now under my rule, you must follow my orders. I now order you to find something. If you succeed, there will be a generous reward."
Hearing that Wang Yan started with a reward, the three governors, including Ji Congjing, widened their eyes and looked at Wang Yan.
Wang Yan asked, "Who among you knows where this thing comes from?"
Then, Wang Yan raised his hand, and a mist appeared in his palm.
This was the smog that Wang Yan had taken from the Capital.
After closely observing the mist for a while, the governors of the Lujiang Three Prefectures all shook their heads.
Seeing their genuine expressions, Wang Yan said, "You are to search for it immediately, and report back as soon as you have the answer."
The three governors promptly agreed and backed out.
At this moment, Ji Congjing, who had been silent, lowered his head. Seeing the three governors depart, Ji Congjing said to Wang Yan, "Sir, I have seen this kind of mist before."
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