The Demon Lords

Chapter 1069: Chapter 257: The Opening Curtain!

Mr. Chen spoke, "So, why must we fight this battle?"

Zheng Fan answered directly, "For accountability."

To provide an explanation to the Shanyue tribe, to the troops of Wutong County, to the local forces of Wutong County.

Because many times, it’s not just you controlling them, but they pushing you to the forefront;

Once you fail to give them a sufficient explanation, they will replace you with someone else at the front.

The Fifth Prince is precisely such a position.

The swordsmith carefully observed Zheng Fan, this disciple of Master Yao, really gave a different feeling, to be able to say such words.

Over there,

The Fifth Prince had already approached the Regent,

The flame shadow around the Regent suddenly released, forming a barrier.

Lord Zheng could clearly sense that the Regent’s spirit was much more powerful than his current Mo Wan. Of course, Mo Wan has not upgraded yet, and it can continue to upgrade in the future, the potential for development is completely different on both sides.

Xiong Tingshan, however, solidified his blood and energy around himself, forcibly broke the Regent’s barrier, came before the Regent, and raised his sword.

Lord Zheng’s eyes also began to widen continuously,

shouting in his heart,

Slash down,

Slash down,

Slash down!

As long as it’s slashed down, I can return to Snow Sea Pass, pack up, and prepare to enter Chu with Lord Jingnan.

Xiong Tingshan’s sword indeed slashed down, but the external barrier, after being breached, suddenly retracted, directly impacting him.

"Pfft!"

The sword tip pierced the Regent’s chest, but before Xiong Tingshan could exert force to fully embed the blade, the previously formed barrier flame had transformed into several strong ribbons, lifting him entirely.

The sword fell off the person, dropping down, while Xiong Tingshan was lifted high, like being completely trapped by a spider web.

The Regent’s chest seeped red blood, but he still stood upright.

Zheng Fan pressed his lips together, truly a critical moment;

But Lord Zheng thought of another possibility, which was perhaps even this move, this scene, was designed and arranged by the two brothers.

The Regent purposely allowed Xiong Tingshan to pierce through his first barrier, deliberately gave him the opportunity to deliver a blade aimed at his chest, for the sake of the subsequent build-up.

As a veteran player of strategies, if Lord Zheng put himself in, he could actually predict the following developments.

Just like how Lord Zheng unhesitatingly gave Mr. Chen an answer before.

Some devious tactics are actually a kind of instinct, the Regent is like this, and so is Lord Zheng.

Xiong Tingshan was suspended in the air, the Regent clenched his fist, raising his arm high, as long as his fingers released, Xiong Tingshan would be instantly "torn apart" by the spirit’s power.

This scene caused the battles in the other three locations to directly cease.

Hong Menyang withdrew his fists, the Shanyue elder on the brink, with only the strength to defend, held his harpoon, not daring to make another move.

Qin Yueyue put away her whip, and Wu Junqing also retracted his sword. They had fought to a stalemate, but Wu Qingjun’s momentum was strong; once he figured out Qin Yueyue’s whip technique, it would be his time to counter-attack. However, Wu Junqing still chose to sheathe his sword because for him, if the Fifth Prince died, the Broke Saber Sect and the local family of Wutong County would lose the motivation to continue stirring troubles.

After all, they couldn’t completely conspire with the Shanyue people on an uprising.

Liang Yue retracted his spear,

Mo Xilai fell to the ground, gasping heavily, as he already had several wounds on his body.

Next, everyone’s gaze fell upon the Regent and Xiong Tingshan.

The Regent exuded an incredibly powerful aura, combined with his identity, made people feel even more awe.

But having personally experienced it, Lord Zheng naturally understood, the Regent is strong, but definitely not to this degree. He shouldn’t be a Third Rank, possibly around Fourth Rank or even Fifth Rank.

But the enhancement from the spirit was too evident, it equated to a secret technique forcibly crossing levels, Lord Zheng had also often experienced similar feelings using Mo Wan before. Meanwhile, because the spirit is a spiritual body, it could provide better boosts in demeanor and imposing manner.

The same wind in summer and winter feels completely different, but the strength of the wind is actually consistent.

Seeing this, Lord Zheng confirmed it was a carefully orchestrated political drama, with the only critical point being the slash delivered by Xiong Tingshan.

The Regent did not loosen his fingers, instead, he slowly lowered his arm, Xiong Tingshan landed on the ground, sweating profusely, he looked at the Regent,

slowly knelt down,

and said:

"Fourth Brother, I submit."

The Regent’s authoritative gaze turned to the Shanyue elder, saying:

"For the various sections of Shanyue tribe in Wutong County, everything remains as usual. The court will not interfere with your fief affairs."

The Shanyue elder put down his harpoon, knelt and saluted the Regent, showing submission.

The Regent’s gaze swept to Wu Junqing, saying, "All clans in Wutong County will be elevated one rank in title."

Wu Junqing inserted his sword into the ground,

and knelt before the Regent:

"Thank you for the great grace."

Finally,

the Regent’s gaze fell upon Mo Xilai,

"Select fifty thousand from the troops of Wutong County to join the Chu’s royal guard."