Mo Nian

As that man finished speaking, his right hand loosened, and a golden light arrow shattered the void, shooting straight toward the Demonic Path Disciples like a shooting star.

When the light arrow left, it was still the size of a normal arrow, but as it flew forward, it rapidly transformed, growing larger and larger, its aura becoming increasingly terrifying, actually causing the heavens and earth to tremble.

When the arrow flew in front of those Demonic Path Disciples dozens of miles away, it had expanded to a size of ten zhang, exploding with a roar.

"Boom"

The heavens shook and the earth swayed, the explosive sound shaking the heavens. The terrifying power swept in all directions like a warship sailing the sea, and the earth was plowed into a bottomless ravine.

Along the way, everyone hit by the light arrow completely shattered into dust, blood rained across the sky, and over a thousand Demonic Path Disciples were actually blasted to death in large part by a single arrow.

As for the other Disciples who narrowly escaped with their lives, they had a hard time too, blasted away by the shockwave of the flying arrow, vomiting blood wildly and rolling outward in a sorry state.

The might of a single arrow was earth-shattering. What was most terrifying was that that arrow carried monstrous will, making all directions submit.

"So… so terrifying."

Song Mingyuan and the others stared blankly at this scene, stuttering as they said this arrow was simply too terrifying.

You must know that those Demonic Path Disciples just now numbered over a thousand people, not much fewer than the Disciples here at the Xuantian Branch Courtyard.

There were as many as eight Core Disciples alone. That strike just now actually encompassed all the Core Disciples in one go, which was simply a ghost-and-god skill.

Among those eight Core Experts, only one was quick to seize the opportunity, blocking that strike with a strangely shaped tower shield in his hand. However, after that strike, his tower shield also shattered.

The other Core Disciples were all killed. As for the ordinary Disciples, only four hundred-plus people escaped with their lives because they weren't covered by the arrow, but still half of them were heavily injured.

Everyone had seen ruthless people, but they had never seen anyone so ruthless. Long Chen's heart also violently shook.

What shocked him was not the power of that person's arrow, but the will attached to that arrow. This was the first time he had seen an attack carrying willful power.

Among the people present, only Long Chen could sense it, because Long Chen's attacks similarly carried will, though the two people's wills were not entirely the same.

However, one point was the same: that will contained an invincible conviction. In front of this kind of will, the enemy's so-called confidence was like bubbles, vulnerable to a single blow.

That group of Core Disciples was suppressed by this kind of will. In front of that powerful will, they felt insignificant and desperate, unable to mount an effective response.

Although this kind of will could only suppress them for an instant, that instant decided the outcome, and the result was thus shocking.

"Flee!"

Among the Demonic Path Disciples, someone let out a loud roar, and they all flew away into the distance.

"We can't let them run! Let's stop them!"

Seeing the Demonic Path Disciples rout, everyone realized this was a great opportunity to beat a drowning dog, and they were about to make a move.

"No need."

Long Chen shook his head, stopping everyone.

As soon as Long Chen's voice fell, he saw that man on the city gate with a sneer curling the corner of his mouth. He slowly raised his long bow, placed his right hand on the bowstring, and pulled hard.

At this time, Long Chen focused all his attention on that person's movements, finally sensing that the instant that person drew the bow, countless tiny runes on the bow limbs lit up slightly.

Suddenly, the energy of heaven and earth was extracted in an instant, forming an arrow upon his long bow.

"It can actually extract the energy of heaven and earth? What a powerful weapon!" Long Chen couldn't help being startled in his heart. This was his first time hearing of such a weapon.

"Thousand-Blade Arrow"

That man gave a low shout, and suddenly loosened his right hand. An arrow flew out, and midway through flight, it instantly disintegrated, transforming into a thousand rays of light that flew straight toward those Disciples.

"Pu pu pu pu…"

Amidst the horrified gazes of the people, the bodies of those Demonic Path Disciples were struck by the light one after another, directly exploding apart.

Only that Demonic Path Core Disciple from earlier, relying on his powerful cultivation base, caused his long sword to flash with towering sword shadows, cutting down dozens of light arrows and managing to survive.

However, being hit heavily twice in succession caused his body to shake violently. Blocking that strike earlier had even caused him to spray blood from his mouth.

What was most terrifying was that consecutive attacks had stripped away his wits, completely shattering his courage. He couldn't raise the slightest thought of fighting back and could only think of escaping.

Over a thousand Demonic Path Disciples, in just a few breaths, in the end actually left only a heavily injured Core Disciple fleeing for his life—truly shocking.

Watching that Core Disciple flee, that man smiled slightly, gently plucking the bowstring with a single finger.

"Deng"

A soft sound rang out. For some reason, after this bowstring sound, everyone's heart couldn't help violently shaking.

The frantically fleeing Demonic Path Core Disciple in the distance suddenly stiffened his body, instantly stopping and not moving.

"Pu"

Abruptly, a mouthful of blood spewed out, mixed with countless fragments of internal organs. After spitting out that mouthful of blood, he collapsed to the ground with a thud, his eyes filled entirely with terror.

"A frightened bird at the mere sound of a bowstring"

Such a phrase surfaced in the hearts of the Xuantian Branch Courtyard's Disciples. The scene before them was exactly identical to this allusion.

Long Chen took a deep breath. This person was simply unfathomable; not only was his battle strength peerless, but his mind was also extremely profound.

Two consecutive attacks carrying willful power had completely shattered that Core Disciple's confidence. Now, the sound of this bowstring carrying willful power and soul Power had actually killed a dignified Demonic Path Core Disciple across the air.

One had to say that the person before them was extremely powerful in both strength and intelligence.

That person put away his long bow and suddenly looked toward Long Chen's side. When he saw Long Chen's eyes, he slightly jolted.

Long Chen also saw the other party's eyes. When he saw the other party's eyes, Long Chen actually discovered that his own blood had begun to flow rapidly, unexpectedly emitting a monstrous Battle Intent. He couldn't help being startled, hurriedly suppressing that will.

He actually birthed the impulse to fight the terrifying guy in front of him—it was simply inexplicable.

That person was also affected by Long Chen; the cloak on his body stirred without wind, and he hurriedly suppressed his own aura.

"Whoosh"

That person lifted his cloak with a sweep, revealing a handsome face. His sword-like eyebrows shot toward the heavens, and his eyes were like lightning, though his chin was slightly round, carrying a bit of baby fat.

A pair of eyes were very spirited, yet deep within his gaze, there was an indescribable flavor.

After revealing his true face, that person stood with his hands behind his back, glancing sideways at forty-five degrees to gaze up at the sky, reciting with a desolate expression:

"For ten years in Jianghu I walk with bow in hand, arrow beams shatter mountains and make heaven and earth light; Nine Heavens and Ten Earths shake the universe, only I, Mo Nian, spread my mighty name."

The voice was very low, yet filled with a cadenced flavor, giving people a feeling of "as mountains climb, man is the peak; it is cold at the top." Coupled with the desolation on his face and the corpses of Demonic Path Disciples all over the ground, it was filled with the flavor of an Expert's loneliness!

"Whoosh"

That person lightly leaped off the city tower and walked into the distance. What terrified people was that with a single step, he actually spanned a distance of several miles.

Walking like a leisurely stroll in a courtyard, exceptionally dashing, within moments he had sprinted a hundred miles away, gradually disappearing from everyone's line of sight.

After that person disappeared, the city gates slowly opened. A team of soldiers cautiously poked their heads out to look around, and seeing the corpses all over the ground, they couldn't help going wild with joy as the whole city cheered.

"So arrogant, but he has the capital to be arrogant. That person is too terrifying."

Gu Yang watched the direction in which that person left, his face filled with shock. A single person and a single bow had wiped out over a thousand Demonic Path Disciples.

In front of him, these ferocious Demonic Path Disciples were simply like radishes and cabbages, eliminated as easily as slaughtering chickens and dogs.

"Long Chen, just what kind of person is this guy?" Tang Waner couldn't help asking.

Because before that person left, he glanced at everyone, but they knew that person's eyes were fixed on Long Chen.

Moreover, originally he was wearing a cloak, but after seeing Long Chen, he actually revealed his true face—she didn't know what that meant.

Long Chen shook his head. Actually, his heart was also extremely shocked. For some reason, on that person's body, he felt a sense of familiarity; it should be because both of them possessed a certain something that gave him that feeling.

"No matter what kind of person he is, in short, he isn't an enemy." Long Chen smiled slightly, suppressing the shock in his heart as he spoke.

The others also nodded, couldn't help secretly rejoicing. If such a terrifying guy were an enemy, it would simply be a nightmare.

"I wonder which Sect's Disciple he is. His cultivation base is about the same as ours, but his battle strength is so terrifying—he's simply a monstrous talent!"

The aura erupted by that person during his attack earlier should be at the Early Stage, still having not entered the Middle Stage.

It was the same as most people's cultivation base, but this battle strength was simply awe-inspiring and terrifying, making people's hearts tremble.

"Don't think so much about it. A few people go over and see how many intact heads there are; collect them all. This time we can be considered to have picked up a huge bargain." Long Chen smiled slightly.

At the same time, his heart stirred. Could it be that the person who called himself Mo Nian wasn't a Righteous Path Disciple, but a wandering hero?

Otherwise, why wouldn't he even want these Disciples' heads? You must know that those heads could be exchanged for a very generous amount of points.

Powerful yet mysterious, it made Long Chen feel his own blood uncontrollably heating up.

All along, among the same rank, he had never encountered an existence he could regard as a rival.

And the appearance of this guy calling himself Mo Nian gave him a blood-boiling feeling. With such a figure in existence, he shouldn't be lonely anymore.

One had to say that everyone's speed in cleaning up the battlefield was extremely fast. In the time of a quarter of an hour, the battlefield cleanup was complete. There were a total of over seven hundred intact heads, among which there were only three Core Disciple heads, while the rest were fragments.

Some people had already inquired with the generals in the city; that Mo Nian had appeared inexplicably.

As soon as he arrived, he instructed all the soldiers to tightly close the city gates and not leave the city, and then what happened was what they saw.

Long Chen unfolded the map and took a look: this city was Nanli City, which was the region they needed to guard.

In other words, everyone's primary task right now was to garrison here and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

"Split a portion of people to help the people in the city retreat backward." For now, there was no Demonic Path Disciple invasion, so the commoners in the city needed to retreat.

Otherwise, in case Demonic Path Disciples charged over again, they might not be able to defend such a large city, and the commoners would inevitably be slaughtered.

Moreover, after reinforcements arrived, this place might become a battlefield, so making the commoners in the city retreat was imperative.

Just as the commoners in the city were slowly retreating, a jade medallion at Long Chen's waist suddenly grew hot.

Long Chen hurriedly picked up that jade medallion and took a look, his expression instantly changing drastically.