Twilight Boundary-Chapter 840 - 812: Burning the Lake and Cooking the Jiao (5,000 Words) _2

"I didn't go up the bridge, but thanks to the dharma of the Daluo Dharma Sect and Lao Junmei, I cultivated the Ten Incense Sticks and started to become somewhat different from others."

"With the cultivation of the Ten Incense Sticks, standing on the ground, I can make the earth and sky form a pit centered on me, with the world tilting towards me. Thus, any dharma method borrowed from this flaw of the world also gathers towards me."

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Er Guotou listened to him with a serious face: "Are you purposely making up new terms? Why can't I understand a word?"

Hu Ma found it difficult to explain at the moment.

Now, the weight of his destiny had partially exceeded the limits of this world, so any magic not specifically named or cast through a close medium could be drawn towards him.

This was the only ability he currently had to protect Yang Gong, though it was still a clumsy skill.

If that couldn't truly protect him, and Yang Gong's head was cut off, then he could use the Shousui man's dharma method to sew it back; perhaps that might work as well.

Alas, he had to admit that the Shousui man indeed only excelled in some clumsy methods.

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"Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

Before Huzhou City, everyone sensed something amiss and hurriedly looked at Yang Gong, carefully examining his neck. Only when they saw his head was still in place did they breathe a slight sigh of relief.

"It's nothing."

Yang Gong shivered slightly, then realized, took a deep look into the night, raised his whip, and knocked on his chest.

He then looked gloomily into the city, gritting his teeth: "All those crooked tricks, so unseemly. When my Food Protection Army marches in, we'll skin those rats in the gutters one by one!"

He ordered the attack on the city, with strict orders not to kill the innocent indiscriminately, but no demon people of the Niang'er Sect to be spared.

The Ming King was also seething with fire qi, seeing his strong army almost cost him his life due to these sinister means. Who wouldn't be anxious?

"The Food Protection Army doesn't seize grain; it guards parents with knives and guns."

By this time, as the city gates and all pathways on the city walls were breached by the Food Protection Army, the resistance of the soldiers inside the city grew weaker and weaker, almost uncontrollable.

The Food Protection Army shouted loudly together, unit by unit, advancing into the city. Some had already rushed to the altar within the city, seeing the panicked Niang'er Sect demon people, they charged and slashed, creating a bloody mess on the ground.

Such a scene must have shocked countless residents of Huzhou Prefecture. With other troops entering the city from all directions, the Huzhou Army ultimately surrendered and ceased resisting.

Very soon, on the city wall, a high-flying flag bearing the word "Ming" was fluttering fiercely in the night wind.

"I am the Millennium Dragon God, destiny belongs to me. Even the heavens can't control me, the underworld can't take me. How dare you, mere mortals, bully me?"

Within Huzhou City, the chaos settled quickly, but in the south of the city, near the waters, weapons clashed violently amid great turmoil; a fierce general in silver armor led a band of black-armored men, fighting with crushing force, resulting in a bloody scene.

It was none other than the Three-headed Old Jiao.

The nature of the Jiao Snake was suspicious and cruel, wary and fierce, so before, it dared not lead troops to confront the King of Mingzhou without knowing the situation, but now, with foes within the city, it couldn't sit by idly and thus launched a ferocious attack.

It was worthy of its millennium cultivation, wielding dual spears with fierce momentum. Hundreds of the Food Protection Army couldn't get near, retreating repeatedly under its assault.

Though usually timid, once in battle, it displayed fierceness, seemingly about to break through and confront Ming King Yang Gong directly.

Zhao Zhu tried to snatch credit, charging in with a steel fork, only for Zhou Liang to quickly pull him back.

Even so, they almost got skewered by a spear.

"This monster is vicious. You all stand aside and let us take this great victory!"

Amidst the chaos, someone shouted fiercely. When the crowd turned, they saw it was the four generals descending from Old Yin Mountain, led by Yuan Kui, who had just achieved a feat. The four of them advanced simultaneously to tangle with the Three-headed Jiao.

They were skilled, but against the Three-headed Jiao, they struggled considerably, quickly falling into disadvantage.

The black-armored guards with the Three-headed Jiao spread out, surrounding them tightly, preventing anyone else from stepping in.

"This damned beast is tough!"

And amid the ongoing slaughter, Hu Ma and Er Guotou appeared on a distant city wall, observing the Old Jiao, contemplating its abilities.

Er Guotou said: "Since we depend on the Food Protection Army, it's not fitting for me to directly intervene. If you act, it might scare away the destiny. So, we must wait until it's forced out of Huzhou City or reveals its true form; only then is it time for us to act!"

As they spoke, they both looked ahead, the battle growing more intense.

Seeing the four strongmen from Old Yin Mountain struggling, they heard a roar, it was Central Route General Shen Hongzhi, paying respects to the Red Lantern a few times before charging ahead with her weapon.

Her charge, with Deputy General Lady Sun following, brought leaders and commanders behind them.

Zhou Liang and Zhao Zhu, teaming up, advanced on the group of black-armored guards, each preparing a stance: one pressed his hand against his side, the other lifted his hand beside his nose, then both channelled their full cultivation, executing their trump card: