Chapter 1279: Strong Counterattack

Chapter 1280: Powerful Counterattack

Silence fell over the scene!

The bloody spear tip was a shocking sight, embedded in the bluestone ground. The thick, long, and cold metal shaft trembled slightly, pinning Guan Cheng in a pool of blood as blood flowed down its length.

This sight sent shivers down everyone's spines, a chill shooting up from their soles to their skulls.

Blood splattered high, staining the bluestone ground red, and even landed on the Grand Commander's collar, a bright red, dazzling sight. Everyone's hair stood on end, wondering what this implied.

The plaza was so silent one could hear a pin drop. No one spoke, everyone's gaze fixed on Ye Fan. What did he intend to do? This was a powerful provocation!

The cold long spear was stuck right beside the Grand Commander, less than two feet away, almost piercing him. The black spear shaft continued to tremble, its cold gleam striking.

The bloody scene sent chills throughout everyone's bodies. They felt a pervasive chill, a testament to an astonishing and truly bloody spear strike.

This was a powerful deterrent, and the oppressive atmosphere was suffocating.

Ye Fan stood motionlessly on horseback. With just one strike, he had pierced and killed a transcendent trialist, sending shivers down everyone's spines. It was an exquisite and deeply unsettling spear strike.

The scene was deathly silent. Guan Cheng was pinned motionless in a pool of blood, which continued to flow.

“How dare you! Do you dare to act wildly in the Human Race Holy City and offend the Grand Commander?!” Finally, an old soldier’s shout broke the silence.

Only then did people recover, and a buzz of discussion arose. Ye Fan was too powerful and sharp, immediately making such a move upon his arrival.

Splattering blood on the Grand Commander of the Human Race Holy City, displaying such might—this was truly audacious!

Several old soldiers stepped forward, some holding bronze battle-axes, others long swords, pointing them at Ye Fan from a distance and revealing a chilling murderous intent.

“Buzz.” The black long spear embedded in the ground vibrated, emitting a dazzling light. It lifted itself inch by inch, rising from the ground, leaving Guan Cheng's body behind as blood gushed forth.

Suddenly, a bloody light shot up. The black long spear, like a black true dragon, swayed and pierced through the man's glabella, sending blood splattering.

“He’s rebelled! Killing in the city and defying the rules of the Ancient Starry Sky Road, he will be regarded as a traitor to humanity! Everyone, attack together and kill him in public! Everyone will be rewarded!”

The captain under the Grand Commander shouted, his voice stern and severe, echoing through half the ancient city. He was pinning a huge crime on Ye Fan, his malicious intentions evident.

If such a crime were confirmed, forces from all over the ancient city would rise up to attack him. As the captain beside Grand Commander Yu Han, he was naturally not a simple man. His eyes gleamed with a cold light as he shouted, “Take him down!”

“Boom!” The void shattered as the black long spear trembled, collapsing the surrounding space. It swept across, shattering the bronze swords of a line of soldiers, and then cleaved the captain.

Ye Fan's weapon transformed on its own. Although a long spear, it was now like a heavenly sword. The spear tip was sharp and chilling, and the blood groove on it glowed with a terrifying dark red light, emitting a strange wailing sound, like a devil weeping.

“You dare to resist, to be an enemy of the entire human race in this city—” The captain roared, his expression fierce, signaling everyone to charge forward. But his words abruptly stopped as the black long spear traced a dazzling lightning bolt, cleaving him in two!

The spear tip cleaved down from his glabella, a bloody crack extending all the way to between his legs. Then, with a 'poof,' blood spurted several feet high, his body split into two halves, and he lay dead on the spot.

The others, splattered with blood, all felt a chilling, bone-piercing murderous intent. Without prior arrangement, they stopped in their tracks immediately.

“Ye Fan, what do you intend to do!” Grand Commander Yu Han shouted.

Ye Fan sat motionless on horseback until he had eliminated the agitated soldiers. Only then did he speak coldly, saying, “Haven’t you seen what I intend to do? I am ridding this city of human scum. They tried to brand me as an enemy of the entire human race right away. Did he think himself the law, the emperor, the Dao?!”

Ye Fan made the first move. The cold long spear transformed into a black dragon, soaring and dancing like lightning. 'Puff, puff' sounds were incessant as it successively pierced through the soldiers who had just stepped forward, sending them all collapsing into pools of blood.

Although these people were powerful and tried to counterattack, their weapons were all shattered. Every one of them was pierced through the body by the spear tip, dying unnaturally as blood bloomed like flowers.

“Stop! Do you truly wish to be an enemy of the human race on the entire Ancient Starry Sky Road?” Grand Commander Yu Han asked coldly. He, surprisingly, maintained his composure and did not strike.

“How can my killing of scum be considered being an enemy of the Ancient Starry Sky Road?” Ye Fan said indifferently. With a 'clang' and a gesture, the black long spear flew back into his hand. He immediately held it horizontally, making it even more terrifying.

“They are soldiers of this city, and you are wantonly killing them! The Emissary will not tolerate you; he will personally take action to suppress and kill you!” The Grand Commander shouted loudly, his voice like a bolt of lightning, cutting through the sky towards the City Lord’s Mansion.

Clearly, he wanted to alert the Emissary to come out and handle the situation. He himself could not immediately discern Ye Fan's true strength and did not want to act on the spot.

“Are they even worthy of being called soldiers protecting the Human Race Holy City?” Ye Fan sneered, his face filled with mockery, and an undisguised murderous intent.

A soldier, filled with righteous indignation, shouted, “You are wantonly killing in the city, presuming your achievements are world-shaking. You should know that powerful experts emerge endlessly, and someone will suppress you. Furthermore, you have no right to slander us.”

“Did you hear that?” Grand Commander Yu Han said coldly.

“Are you also worthy of being called soldiers? Do you dare to utter the words ‘have the right’?” Ye Fan pointed his long spear forward. Where the spear tip aimed, these people all turned pale.

“I was just about to ask the Grand Commander!” Ye Fan’s voice grew cold, saying, “While I was cultivating in the Primordial Dao Field, why was I besieged by more than a dozen soldiers?”

As soon as these words were uttered, those soldiers changed color. The other trialists present also looked shocked that such a thing had happened, becoming even more convinced that Ye Fan was about to cause a huge disturbance.

“I don’t understand, who are these soldiers you speak of? How could they have entered the Dao Field? Could they have been transformed by the demonic beasts within it?” Grand Commander Yu Han said blandly.

“I also don’t understand why soldiers of this city, instead of guarding the ancient city, would enter the Dao Field to kill us trialists.” Ye Fan’s expression was cold, and then he shouted loudly, “And I understand even less why all the people who besieged me are now standing behind you!”

His voice was like thunder, shaking the entire ancient city. It rumbled, startling everyone. This was a Daoist shout, Ye Fan questioning the Grand Commander.

The Grand Commander waved his hand and said, “I think you are mistaken. These are all my soldiers; they have never left. They protect the Human Race Holy City, their efforts are immense, each one worthy of respect, heroes of our human race. How could they go to the Dao Field to kill you? Please do not slander them.”

As he spoke these words, he was filled with righteous indignation and exuded an aura of majesty. His words were stern and righteous, resonating with the Great Dao as they rumbled forth.

Ye Fan smiled contemptuously. This kind of majesty was too cheap, so hypocritical it went beyond mere badness. It made people feel the Grand Commander’s shamelessness.

“What are you laughing at? You will not be allowed to act so presumptuously in the Human Race Holy City!” Grand Commander Yu Han said, but still showed no intention of personally intervening.

In front of him, more than a dozen soldiers stood as if facing a great enemy. Each held their weapons, looking at Ye Fan, all prepared for a desperate fight.

Of course, delaying for time was their primary choice. If the Emissary arrived, the deterrent power would be even greater. That old monster had cultivated the Dao for so many years; presumably, his strength was unparalleled, unrivaled in the city.

“Haha…” Ye Fan burst into unrestrained laughter. To the Grand Commander, this was truly arrogant and wild, mocking them in public.

“Your righteous aura is so strong it could make people fall over from ten feet away,” Ye Fan shouted. “Very well, I shall kill them one by one right before your eyes, giving you a chance to spread your righteous spirit.”

The dragon-horse roared, transforming into a flash of fire, incredibly fast. A crimson lightning bolt shot forth, and he thrust his spear forward with one hand.

“Clang!” With just one spear thrust, more than a dozen weapons all shattered. With a 'poof,' one person was pierced through the chest and impaled in mid-air, fixed in place.

Then, with a 'bang,' the soldier's body split into several pieces. Scarlet blood splattered, flying in all directions, some of it landing in front of the Grand Commander.

Everyone's expression changed. With just one spear, he had destroyed everyone's weapons and simultaneously killed one person.

Grand Commander Yu Han's expression changed; he naturally saw that Ye Fan was doing this intentionally, killing his subordinates one by one in front of him, as if publicly slapping his face.

After Ye Fan shattered this person, a wisp of divine consciousness appeared at the spear tip. The scene of this soldier taking action in the Primordial Dao Field instantly reappeared, revealing the truth.

Ye Fan thrust his second spear; even if these people resisted or dodged, it was still unavoidable. The second person was pierced through the forehead and impaled in mid-air, covered in blood, his body motionless.

At the same time, a wisp of divine consciousness flew out, reproducing the scene of their actions in the Primordial Dao Field, displayed for all to see.

Grand Commander Yu Han’s face turned ashen. With a 'clang,' a holy banner rose behind him, its power vast, seemingly swallowing heaven and earth, and fluttering fiercely.

Ye Fan presenting evidence in public was a blatant humiliation. The ugly side of these so-called defenders of the land was fully exposed, leaving him speechless.

And these soldiers, one by one, turned ashen. Ye Fan’s strength exceeded their expectations; he was truly terrifying. Even with their numbers, they had no way to control him.

“What more do you have to say?!” Ye Fan roared, his voice deafening, shaking the entire Human Race Holy City.

Everyone was stunned, then a commotion arose. By now, everything indicated that Ye Fan was about to cause a major disturbance in the city, completely tearing off all pretense!

Monk Ku Tou, Mu Guanghan, Tuoba Yu, Ouye Mo, Yu Xian, and others all showed changes in expression. Everything that happened today exceeded their expectations, and no one felt calm.

The second leader of the Thirteen Riders of Desolation had an even colder expression, remaining silent and standing by Yan Chifeng's side.

Fairy Qingshi and her small maid, Yue’er, were also present, their expressions calm and worry-free, quietly observing everything.

“Clang!” The Grand Commander made his move. The large banner in his hand surged with demonic energy. With a gentle shake, the entire banner covered the sky, extending to cover Ye Fan, as he shouted, “Evil creature, you use magic to deceive the heroes. Today, I will eliminate you.”

Ye Fan laughed loudly and said, “Are you desperate now? Today, I will capture and kill all of you!”