Chapter 106: The Situation Is Beyond Hope

"Your Highness! Your Highness!"

The deafening cheers continuously echoed, greatly boosting the morale of the Great Zhou forces.

"Prince Zhou Yuan actually killed a Genesis Stage expert?!"

Not only were the soldiers stunned by this outcome, but Wei Canglan and King Black Venom, who were currently in combat, were even more inexplicably shocked. They knew Zhou Yuan's strength all too well; how could a mere Qi Nourishing stage cultivator achieve such a feat?

Yet, the reality was before them. No matter how incredible they found it, they had no choice but to believe.

At this very moment, even they felt a solemn respect for Zhou Yuan rise within their hearts. In the past, their politeness towards Zhou Yuan was primarily due to his status, but now, with him having slain a Genesis Stage expert of their own rank, they couldn't help but feel a certain awe for Zhou Yuan himself.

In this world, one's own strength is the most convincing.

After the initial shock, their minds gradually settled. After all, the Great Qi had previously held the upper hand, but now, with two Genesis Stage experts fallen, Great Qi's advantage was completely gone.

Furthermore, it wasn't just the soldiers whose morale plummeted; even the Genesis Stage experts battling them showed signs of wavering eyes, their momentum weakening, no longer possessing their former fierceness.

Because they all began to feel that something was amiss with the situation.

They had initially arrived with overwhelming momentum, seven Genesis Stage experts, enough to crush Great Zhou. But who would have thought that the intelligence, which claimed Great Zhou only had Zhou Qing as a Genesis Stage expert, would be so incredibly wrong? The opposing side had five!

And most terrifying of all were the Qi Nourishing stage girl and Zhou Yuan, who was also at the Qi Nourishing stage.

These two youngsters, who clearly possessed the lowest strength and didn't even qualify to face them, were the ones who struck first, fiercely slaying two of their Genesis Stage experts with the most formidable methods...

Such a drastic turn of events naturally made the Genesis Stage experts from Great Qi feel uneasy. Thus, their attacks began to hold back, leaving room for retreat.

However, these subtle changes did not escape the notice of their opponents in battle. Wei Canglan and King Black Venom attacked even more fiercely, firmly pinning down their adversaries.

"It seems the current situation isn't going the way you planned," Zhou Qing sneered, as he and Qi Yuan fiercely clashed with their potent Genesis Qi above the main city gate.

Qi Yuan's expression was exceedingly grim. He also hadn't expected the situation to suddenly turn out this way.

They had a full seven Genesis Stage experts, originally enough to utterly crush Great Zhou. But who would have thought that two would be slain in such a short amount of time!

"This Zhou Yuan is truly a bane! Had I known this, I should have found an opportunity to eliminate him earlier!" Qi Yuan gnashed his teeth in hatred.

He finally realized that ever since Zhou Yuan's dazzling display in the Great Zhou Palace, everything seemed to have slowly begun to change. Not only did his plan to usurp the Great Zhou Palace fail, but even Wei Canglan was won over by Zhou Yuan. Furthermore... the mysterious girl capable of carving 4th-grade Genesis Runes and the mysterious beast were both inextricably linked to Zhou Yuan.

From its original decline, the Great Zhou imperial family had, in less than a year, surprisingly regained its strength.

Upon closer inspection, Qi Yuan was horrified to discover that all of this was due to Zhou Yuan's emergence!

Boom!

Just as Qi Yuan was momentarily distracted, a scorching, violent blast of Genesis Qi, like a fireball, slammed into him. Qi Yuan hastily spat out a mouthful of Genesis Qi, and the two powerful energy surges collided, sending out rampaging shockwaves that forced his figure to stumble back repeatedly.

"Qi Yuan, how dare you get distracted in front of this King?" Zhou Qing, holding his Nine Flames Spear, stared coldly at Qi Yuan.

Qi Yuan's face was gloomy as he retorted coldly, "Zhou Qing, don't get too carried away!"

"Your situation seems to be getting worse and worse," Zhou Qing sneered, slightly turning his head. He saw Zhou Yuan, after slaying Wang Chaotian, once again transform into a streak of silver light and shoot forth.

Qi Yuan also noticed this scene, and his expression immediately turned even uglier. Now, only Zhou Yuan was free on the battlefield. This meant that wherever he joined the fight, that area would show signs of collapse.

"Traitor, it's too late to regret now!" Zhou Qing laughed heartily, wasting no more words. His offensive suddenly intensified, sweeping down like an overwhelming torrent, engulfing Qi Yuan.

Meanwhile, after slaying Wang Chaotian, Zhou Yuan felt intermittent stinging sensations between his brows. This told him that his Spirit was severely depleted, and he likely wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer.

"I must use this opportunity to expand our advantage. I need to slay at least one more Genesis Stage expert to truly turn the tide."

Zhou Yuan's gaze shifted, sweeping across the other Genesis Stage battlefields.

Among the five battlefields, Wei Canglan and King Black Venom were engaged in the most intense struggles, while Yao Yao and Tun Tun's positions were surprisingly the most relaxed. Tun Tun, especially, was ferociously inexplicable; it devoured all the Genesis Qi its opponent unleashed, leaving them in a sorry state.

"He's the one!"

Zhou Yuan immediately chose the Genesis Stage expert who was being harried by Tun Tun. At this moment, he had to eliminate the third Genesis Stage expert as quickly as possible to completely break the balance.

Zhou Yuan's figure flickered, and a silver light appeared as he shot forth.

Boom! Boom!

In mid-air, streams of icy Genesis Qi whistled out, freezing the very air and leaving frost-like traces wherever they passed.

However, facing the extremely cold Genesis Qi, Tun Tun neither dodged nor evaded. With a wide gulp of its massive mouth, it devoured all of it, then exhaled a wisp of mist from its nostrils.

"Damn it, what kind of Genesis Beast is this?!" The Genesis Stage expert battling Tun Tun was both astonished and terrified at the sight. His Genesis Qi was so cold it could freeze seawater, yet after being devoured by Tun Tun, the beast showed no reaction, demonstrating its incredibly formidable constitution.

After swallowing the icy Genesis Qi, Tun Tun transformed into a streak of light and shot out, its black-glowing beast claws ferociously slamming down on the Genesis Stage expert.

Rip!

Claw marks were left in the void, and the claw light, wrapped in black energy, exuded a terrifyingly dangerous aura.

The Genesis Stage expert had previously experienced the sharpness of Tun Tun's claw light. Naturally, he dared not meet it head-on now, swiftly retreating, unwilling to directly engage Tun Tun in combat.

This time, however, just as the Genesis Stage expert's figure moved, a silver light suddenly appeared behind him.

The Genesis Stage expert was startled. A quick glance showed a silver-armored figure appearing directly behind him, instantly terrifying him to his core.

However, Zhou Yuan, who had appeared behind him, showed no mercy. With a tremor of the Heavenly Yuan Brush in his hand, a deep azure energy glow surged from its tip, incomparably sharp.

"Profound Glow Art!"

The brush tip flickered, transforming into a streak of light, ruthlessly stabbing towards the Genesis Stage expert's back. Potent Genesis Qi coiled around it, its momentum fierce.

The ambushed Genesis Stage expert was greatly alarmed, and he slapped out with a backhand strike. Icy blue Genesis Qi condensed in his palm, forming ice crystals that covered his hand.

Rip!

However, as the brush tip struck, the ice-crystal palm instantly shattered. The deep azure energy glow pierced directly through the ice crystals, brutally tearing through the Genesis Stage expert's hand.

A shrill scream erupted from the Genesis Stage expert's mouth as blood flowed from his hand, and his figure stumbled back in disarray.

But at that moment, a massive shadow appeared behind the Genesis Stage expert. It was a giant mouth, roaring down as if it could devour the heavens and earth. As it closed, it directly swallowed the Genesis Stage expert whole...

Tun Tun, standing amidst crimson Genesis Qi, its massive body seemingly rumbling like muffled thunder, felt a violent struggle within its belly. However, the resistance did not last long before gradually subsiding.

Tun Tun patted its belly, then let out a seemingly satisfied burp.

Zhou Yuan's mouth twitched involuntarily. As expected, there was nothing Tun Tun couldn't devour; even a Genesis Stage expert, once inside its belly, had no chance of ever coming out again.

"What a terrifying stomach," Zhou Yuan mused.

Nevertheless, another Genesis Stage expert had finally been dealt with.

He raised his head, his gaze filled with killing intent as he looked in Qi Yuan's direction.

At this point, the Great Qi's advantage on the entire battlefield had completely vanished.

Indeed, the tide had turned.