Chapter 201: Punching the Elderly Home in the South Mountain and Kicking the Kindergarten in Beihai

However, as they approached and sensed the Primordial Qi on the Tai'e Sword, they immediately recoiled in extreme horror, one by one.

The scene was much like a group of starving people, mouths watering, rushing to a dining table, ready to feast, only to lift the lid and find a pot of excrement inside...

Zu An did not know what they were thinking. Seeing them scatter as if they had seen a ghost, he immediately felt a surge of courage. Wielding the Tai'e Sword, he directly thrust it at one of the slower moving specters.

Although the specter was undead, it vaguely wore armor, evidently retaining its attire from before its death. Previously, the terracotta warriors had gained no advantage fighting them.

But their defenses were completely useless against the Tai'e Sword. The Tai'e Sword penetrated its body as easily as a red-hot iron rod piercing through ice.

The specter, pierced by the sword, let out a piercing shriek. Then its entire body instantly transformed into faint blue specks of light. A portion was absorbed by the Tai'e Sword, while another part, containing a faint trace of Primordial Qi, was absorbed by Zu An's body to heal his wounds.

Zu An finally understood what Mi Li meant earlier by "very quickly." Originally, the individual strength of these specter warriors was not much inferior to his, and many officers even had higher cultivation levels than him. But no matter who it was, they all fell with a single sword stroke.

He wasn't fighting; it was more like playing the childhood game of popping balloons with a needle. As long as a specter was touched even slightly by his sword, no matter how small the wound, its entire body would vanish instantly, as if deflating.

Chu Chuyan had originally come to help, but was astonished to find that her intervention was completely unnecessary. The specters, upon seeing Zu An, reacted as if they had seen a ghost. No, that wasn't right—they wouldn't be this terrified even if they saw a ghost.

At first, these specter legions had eagerly vied to leap out of the water. But now, Zu An, alone with his sword, actually forced the specters that had already emerged to jump back into the pool.

A large number of specters gathered beneath the water's surface, not daring to come up, but evidently unwilling to return to the bottom of the water to be sealed again. Thus, both sides remained in a stalemate.

Zu An suddenly felt annoyed. He had only just killed about a hundred specters; were they really this afraid?

What about all that promised hatred? What about being an elite legion? This was simply shameful!

Both sides remained in a deadlock, staring at each other.

Zu An couldn't help but make a provocative gesture at them: "Come on, come here!"

The specters ignored his provocation, thinking, "Are we stupid? If you've got the guts, *you* come down!"

Of course, Zu An wouldn't go down. Although he could swim, fighting so many specters underwater would be courting death.

"What do we do now?" Zu An couldn't help but ask Mi Li.

Mi Li snorted, "Aren't you good at irritating people? Why don't you use your specialty to lure them up?"

Zu An was speechless.

"I am good at irritating people, but not ghosts. These guys know they'll die if they come up. Even with low intelligence, they wouldn't be that foolish, right?"

A hint of playfulness entered Mi Li's voice: "Try harder, I believe in you."

Seeing that the woman was clearly just watching the show, Zu An gnashed his teeth in frustration. Helpless, he threw the Tai'e Sword several feet away, then declared to the specter legion underwater: "I won't use my sword. I'll still blast you to smithereens with my bare hands!"

Hearing his words, the specters immediately stirred. This guy, acting so smug now, really deserved a beating.

"I don't even have my sword anymore, and you still don't dare to come up? What a bunch of cowards."

"I heard you were all elites of the Great Qin Dynasty in your lifetime. How shameful."

Rage value from the specter warrior legion: 666...

Seeing that they were still hesitant, Zu An administered another strong dose: "No wonder the Great Qin Dynasty was destroyed so easily. With your elite troops being like this, it'd be a miracle if it *didn't* fall."

Rage value from the specter warrior legion: 999...

Rage value from Mi Li: 233!

Although she had been sealed and suppressed by Qin Shi Huang, she was still the Empress of Great Qin. Hearing him say such things, she couldn't help but feel a surge of anger.

Zu An opened his mouth, about to say more, but the specters could no longer hold back. They roared and charged forward, one after another, engulfing him in the blink of an eye.

"A'Zu!" Chu Chuyan's pretty face changed. She rushed over to help. After Zu An's previous treatment, she had not only fully recovered her vital meridians, but her cultivation had also advanced, reaching the peak of the Sixth Grade.

If she hadn't been so severely injured earlier, and a large portion of the Vanishing Illusion Lotus's medicinal properties used to save her life, she probably would have broken through to the Seventh Grade by now.

To be nearing the Seventh Grade before the age of twenty, let alone in Brightmoon City, she would be considered remarkable even throughout history.

As for Qiao Xueying, she was severely wounded and unable to move, so she could only watch anxiously from the side.

Chu Chuyan moved like lightning, having already reached the vicinity, but she was still a step too late. Zu An's figure was already swallowed by the specters.

Given the strength these specters had previously displayed, this amount of time would have been enough for them to kill Zu An countless times over.

"A'Zu!"

Although Chu Chuyan was not yet entirely accustomed to their new relationship, how could she stand by idly while he was in danger?

Easily freezing passing specters into ice sculptures, she rushed to Zu An's side.

Just then, the specters that had surrounded Zu An suddenly exploded outwards. Many were sent flying into the air, and even more completely dissipated while still in flight.

Zu An's figure emerged from the swarm of specters, punching and kicking, preventing any specter from getting close to him.

Chu Chuyan looked astonished, thinking, "When did Zu An become so powerful?"

One had to know, when she had just fought these specters, she could sense that they generally possessed initial Third Grade strength, with some even being Fourth or Fifth Grade.

Their individual cultivation wasn't particularly high, but there were so many of them. Perhaps because they were an army in their past lives, they were extremely skilled in combined attack techniques, often unleashing attacks far greater than their individual strength. Yet, in front of Zu An, they were so vulnerable?

Zu An currently felt an exhilarating sensation, like effortlessly dominating a group of weak opponents. These specters feared the purifying function of the Primordial Qi, so he circulated the Primordial Qi throughout his entire body. This had immense lethality against these specters.

Later, these specters preferred to attack the stronger Chu Chuyan rather than remain near Zu An.

"How dare you bully my wife!" Zu An bellowed and charged over again.

Hearing his words, Chu Chuyan's face instantly flushed red. Although these specters had little intelligence, she still felt a sense of embarrassment, as if being watched.

The specters were also enraged. "Is this guy never going to stop?"

So, a specter resembling an officer began to issue commands. The surrounding specters did not engage him in close combat, but instead attacked him from a distance with long weapons.

This created trouble for Zu An. The reach of his limbs was, after all, limited. Although he could use his fists, infused with Primordial power, to smash apart their weapons, other specters immediately filled the void.

After some fighting, Zu An realized that this was too costly. It was difficult to kill even one specter, and the Primordial power replenished this way couldn't keep up with the rate of consumption.

Helpless, he had no choice but to reach out and summon: "Sword, come!"

To his surprise, the Tai'e Sword caused no trouble this time. A clear sword hum resonated, and it swiftly flew into his hand.

"Empress Sister, I didn't expect you to be so obedient." Zu An held the sword, and the satisfaction he felt in that moment was simply unparalleled.

Mi Li: "Do you believe I'll cut out your tongue? Anyway, as long as it doesn't harm your life, it won't affect me in the slightest."

Zu An was speechless.

This woman's temper was indeed as fiery as ever.

While complaining inwardly, he vented all his resentment on the specters, resuming his game of popping balloons.

Soon, the specters that had just come ashore were swept away. Even those attacking Chu Chuyan suffered his merciless blows.

The remaining specters hastily retreated back into the pool.

"Why are you all running? Come back and fight!" Zu An said to them, displeased.

Rage value from the specter warrior legion: 666...

Noticing their eyes fixed on the Tai'e Sword, with flashes of anger in their gaze, Zu An gave an awkward laugh. He then plunged his sword into the stone wall several feet away: "That was just an accident, don't worry. This time, I really won't use the sword."

Thus, he once again displayed his unparalleled eloquence and ability to attract taunts, finally succeeding in luring another batch of specters out.

Without any suspense, this last batch of specters also perished under the Tai'e Sword.

Rage value from the specter warrior legion: 999...

Zu An gave an awkward laugh: "That was the last time, truly the last time. Just a reflex, don't worry. This time I'll throw the sword farther away, and absolutely won't use it again."

Rage value from the specter warrior legion: 999...

I'll believe you when ghosts fly!

No, this human is even worse than a ghost!

This time, no matter how much he coerced or enticed them, the specters absolutely refused to come out again.

Helpless, Zu An had no choice but to summon the Tai'e Sword back. "Empress Sister, they won't come out now. What do we do?"

Mi Li remarked with a sigh: "They're probably shocked by your shamelessness."

Chu Chuyan and Qiao Xueying, standing nearby, nodded in unison, for the first time ever aligning themselves with her.

Zu An was speechless.

"What exactly do we do now? Even if they were willing to come up, purifying them one by one would take forever." Zu An secretly added to himself, "Besides, after being tricked twice, how could they easily come ashore again?"

"Go retrieve the helmet and spear over there." No sooner had Mi Li finished speaking, than the Tai'e Sword automatically pointed in a certain direction.

Zu An instinctively ran over, picked up the helmet and spear lying by the wall: "These are Zhang Han's!"

He vaguely guessed her intention, and ran to the edge of the pool with the two pieces of equipment.

At this moment, Mi Li's ethereal form slowly rose from the Tai'e Sword, regaining the majestic aura of a world-ruling empress that Zu An had first seen. "I am Mi Li, Empress of Great Qin. Some of you might even have seen me in your former lives."

Upon seeing her, the specter legion immediately stirred in commotion. Although only a few had seen her in person, they still recognized the unique empress's phoenix robe and the distinct patterns of the Qin royal family.

However, despite recognizing her, no one bowed or knelt before her. Instead, they all gazed at her with a mixture of confusion and caution.