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Chapter 167 Is This the Demon Subduing Guard?
Seeing He Zhengkui's speed increase suddenly, the master of the Dragon God Temple also became anxious, and his blood and energy began to turn rapidly, trying to increase his speed.

However, he did not expect that his injuries were too serious, and this action instead caused more injuries.

In an instant, his energy and blood reversed, and he fell headfirst into the sea like an overturned carriage.

"Brother Kong, save me!"

The moment he fell, he knew something bad was going to happen and he could only shout in the direction of the Dragon Temple.

At the same time, a figure suddenly rushed out from the palace island and soared into the sky.

Kong Shiyi had long sensed the pursuit here, but because of his own special nature, he did not rush over immediately until he sensed the breath and cry for help from his companions. Only then did he no longer hesitate, rushed up into the sky, and drew his bow and arrow.

In an instant, spots of light lit up throughout the Dragon God Temple, like a net, instantly gathering the area of ​​dozens of miles into a whole. The vitality of heaven and earth flowed through it, and the spots of light were nodes.

And all of this energy from heaven and earth eventually gathered at Master Kong's benefit, causing his aura to surge instantly.

call out!
When the arrow was shot out, it seemed as if the air was torn apart. The moment the arrow left the string, the surrounding air seemed to be instantly sucked away, forming an invisible vacuum channel. The arrow rushed through the channel, making a sharp sound of breaking through the air, which sounded like the roar of a dragon or a tiger.

As the arrow flew, ripples began to appear around it, as if the air was twisted by its power. The ripples continued to spread, and wherever they went, the grass and trees trembled, the earth and rocks collapsed, and the calm sea was stirred up by huge waves.

Unfortunately, it is beyond our reach.

He Zhengkui pointed the sword in his hand repeatedly, aiming straight at the vital points. In just a few breaths, he had killed the master of the Dragon God Temple, leaving him no chance of survival.

At this time, the arrow shot by Kong Shiyi finally arrived.

When the arrow approached He Zhengkui, its power had reached its peak.

It was like a flash of lightning, with the force of thunder, stabbing towards He Zhengkui fiercely.

Bang!
With a muffled sound, He Zhengkui swung his sword to block. The moment the arrow hit, a terrifying force instantly erupted, forming a huge shock wave. This shock wave compressed the surrounding air to the point that it almost exploded, making a deafening roar.

He Zhengkui flew backwards like a rag doll.

"What a powerful power!"

Blood dripped from He Zhengkui's mouth in a line, his chest was slightly sunken, and his expression was solemn.

Although he was not in his prime because he used secret techniques.

But the power of the opponent's arrow was no less than that of a master of the eighth level of Jiaoxue. If it were in his prime, he would certainly be no match for him, but now.

Without any hesitation, and even ignoring the storage magic weapon of the grandmaster of the Dragon God Temple, He Zhengkui turned around and fled in the direction he came from.

But how could Kong Shiyi let him escape so easily!

The sound of arrows breaking through the air continued behind him.

He Zhengkui's scalp tingled. He looked back and saw that the rain of arrows had covered the sky and was overwhelming, blocking all the roads in front, behind, left and right of him.

And the power of each arrow is no weaker than the previous one.

He knew that this must be some kind of illusion, otherwise even the Dragon Blood Grandmaster would not be able to carry out such a powerful attack!

But he couldn't tell which one was real and which one was fake.

Control the sword with Qi, Qingyuan sword and shield!
With a low shout, He Zhengkui clasped his hands together and the sword in his hand flew up into the air. In an instant, a one-meter-square, turquoise energy shield was drawn in the air, blocking the top.

Seeing this scene, Kong Shiyi sneered. He killed the Grand Master of the Dragon God Temple and still wanted to run away?

He pulled the bowstring again, and the essence of heaven and earth gathered in the arrow, as if a storm was being born in the arrow, and this power was still accumulating and could erupt at any time.

collapse!
The next moment, Kong Shiyi released the bowstring, and the arrow, as if pushed by a strong wind, cut through the sky and headed straight for the target.

Puff puff……

The overwhelming rain of arrows fell on the Qingyuan sword and shield, making a sound like rain hitting banana leaves, which was extremely pleasant to the ear.

But there was no sign of an explosion of power.

"not good!"

He Zhengkui secretly cried out in dismay.

This overwhelming rain of arrows did not contain real arrows, but were all illusions.

He was frightened by the opponent's first arrow and subconsciously stopped running to resist, which was equivalent to being controlled by this phantom in place.

Isn’t this a sitting duck?
He raised his eyes and looked in the direction of Kong Shiyi. In just a moment, an arrow appeared behind He Zhengkui.

fast!
too fast!
The arrow avoided the Qingyuan sword and shield and instantly penetrated into He Zhengkui's back.

puff!
Bang!
The moment the arrow penetrated He Zhengkui's body, it exploded like a storm. The power of heaven and earth contained in it exploded in an instant, creating a mushroom cloud on the spot.

Even the seawater was destroyed, leaving a gap of tens of meters in radius on the sea surface. It was not until the explosion ended that the seawater flowed back to fill the gap.

Kong Shiyi nodded with satisfaction. The combination of the Phantom Thousand Arrows and the Void-Breaking Wind Arrows really worked every time!
But soon, his eyes fixed.

I saw a black shadow rushing out from the mushroom cloud and shooting away into the distance like lightning.

"Not dead yet!"

Kong Shiyi was shocked and wanted to draw his bow and arrow, but it was too late. The opponent had already escaped from his attack range.

As for pursuit, it was even more impossible. He was able to burst out such strength only by borrowing the formation on the Palace Island. If he were to chase him out, he was just an ordinary sixth-level master of Jiaoxue, and he would most likely be killed by the opponent. No matter what, he would not leave the range of the Palace Island.

"As expected of the Grandmaster of Xuanbao Pavilion!"

With a light sigh, Kong Shiyi didn't feel it was too regretful. As long as there was no mishap on Palace Island, he would have done nothing wrong. As for other matters, he didn't need to worry about them.

puff!
He Zhengkui ran hundreds of miles in one breath, spurted out a mouthful of blood, and his breath instantly weakened. He fell headfirst into the sea and passed out.

Just now, he once again activated the secret method of fighting for his life, and broke free the moment the arrow entered his body, and did not let the attack explode in his body. Otherwise, even the Dragon Blood Master would not have been spared.

But even so, he was still seriously injured after taking the attack at such a close distance. Coupled with the fact that he had activated his life-threatening secret technique twice in a row, he was already exhausted.

If Kong Shiyi chased him out, he could easily kill him.

Unfortunately, Kong Shiyi was scared.

……

The East China Sea is vast, with an endless expanse of blue to dark blue water, and there are no coordinates to locate it.

It is difficult to find the right direction in such sea areas, let alone find someone.

But in the eyes of the Grandmaster, this world is no longer ordinary to them. The sea areas that ordinary people think are the same are very different in the eyes of the Grandmaster.

What's more, the sun, moon and stars in the sky are the best symbols.

It only took half a month for Cao Ze and his team to arrive at the location where Yue Lingke left the coordinates.

After searching the area for two days, no trace of Yue Lingke was found.

I don’t know whether it was hidden by the vast ocean, or because it was being chased and had no time to leave any mark.

"If we expand the search area, we will definitely find some clues!"

Ye Bufan spoke in a deep voice. Yue Lingke was a junior that he was very optimistic about, and he was also very active in rescuing Yue Lingke.

After half a month of recuperation, both of them had recovered from their injuries for the most part, and they were eager to find a few masters from the Dragon God Temple to fight right away.

Cao Ze shook his head decisively and looked at the half-dead middle-aged man with a long stick beside him, "Take us to the place you mentioned."

Even though he had the ability to see the sea, he couldn't find any clues. Even if he expanded the search area and searched for longer, it would be of no avail and would only be a waste of time.

The middle-aged man with the long stick smiled secretly in his heart. He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Without wasting time, he pointed out the direction directly, as if he had already accepted his fate and was obedient.

"Call me when you are a thousand miles away from the target." Cao Ze looked at Ye Bufan.

After spending these days together, he still had some confidence in the intelligence of the two family heads. The middle-aged man with the long stick who had lost all his skills should not be able to play any tricks.

But Cao Ze didn't expect that this place was so close to them.

In just three days, they arrived at a palace-like island.

Ye Bufan and his companion woke up Cao Ze who was in seclusion.

"Dragon Temple!"

Cao Ze looked at the middle-aged man with the long stick questioningly.

"Of course it's the Dragon Temple!"

The middle-aged man with the long stick looked straight into Cao Ze's eyes, his eyes full of magnanimity, "This is the Dragon God Temple's lair in the East China Sea. If the person you are looking for is captured, he will naturally be sent here."

After saying this, the middle-aged man with the long stick suddenly changed his expression, "You can't kill me..."

However, before he could finish his words, Cao Ze had already closed his right hand.

"I didn't promise not to kill you."

"We should ask him about the situation of the Dragon Temple before killing him."

Looking at the middle-aged man with the long stick who was thrown into the sea like garbage, Ye Bufan said with some regret.

Cao Ze shook his head, "Can we believe what he said?"

"It's better to know nothing than to guess with him."

"and……"

Cao Ze turned his head and looked at the sea not far away, where a corpse was floating!
This is not a real corpse, this person is still alive!

Cao Ze had already spotted his presence from his sea-viewing perspective, and without hesitation, he drove the ship towards the corpse.

"He Dusi!"

Following Cao Ze's gaze, as the ship moved forward, Ye Bufan soon discovered the corpse and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Jumping off the boat and lightly tapping the sea surface, Ye Bufan had already arrived next to He Zhengkui.

Suddenly, a sword light appeared.

Ye Bufan's hair stood on end. Under the sword light, he found that he couldn't even muster the heart to resist.

His whole body was shaking with fear, but he couldn't move at all and could only let the sword light hit him.

"My life is over!"

Ye Bufan thought in despair.

My heart was full of unwillingness.

He didn't expect that he didn't die at the hands of the Dragon God Temple, but instead died at the hands of his own people, who were the very people he was going to rescue!

Crack!

A flash of lightning lit up and hit the sword light in an instant, causing the sword light to tremble and shoot out from Ye Bufan's side. Finally, it ran out of powerless strength and fell powerlessly on the sea surface and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Obviously, He Zhengkui did not have the energy to launch a second attack.

Ye Bufan, who escaped death, looked at Cao Ze, his heart full of gratitude.

Cao Ze saved his life again.

At the same time, the shock in his heart did not diminish at all. Even a warrior of the sixth level of Dragon Blood would not be able to easily resolve the sword just now. He Zhengkui was a master of the ninth level of Dragon Blood!
But Cao Ze just raised his hand and defused the attack as easily as eating and drinking.

What exactly is the strength of this little guy?
After taking a deep breath, Ye Bufan turned around and looked at He Zhengkui. He subconsciously distanced himself from him before he spoke cautiously and alertly, "He Dusi, it's me, the commander of the Demon Subduing Division, Ye Bufan!"

Hearing this, He Zhengkui slowly opened his eyes and felt relieved.

The sword strike just now had consumed all the energy and blood he had accumulated over the past few days. He only had the strength for this one strike. If the person who came was from the Dragon God Temple, he would be in danger.

But when he opened his eyes, he did not look at Ye Bufan, but looked at Cao Ze who was standing at the bow of the ship in the distance.

Who is this person?

He could actually block my attack?
Although he is currently seriously injured and cannot exert the full strength of the ninth level of Dragon Blood, to achieve the level of ease he just performed, he must at least reach the threshold of the seventh level of Dragon Blood Grandmaster!
He had never heard of such a person in Cape City.

Could it be that reinforcements from the sect have arrived?
But he quickly rejected this idea. Now the sect was also in trouble, and it would be difficult to mobilize any more experts. Otherwise, they would not have sent only such a small number of people to destroy the Dragon God Temple.

"The head of the Demon Subduing Division, Hong Xingchao, is Demon Subduing Guard Cao Ze. I am honored to meet you, Lord Dusi."

Without letting He Zhengkui continue to guess, Cao Ze took the initiative to step forward and greet him.

The opponent must be a warrior of the ninth level of Jiaoxue. Although no one knows why he appears so close to the Dragon God Temple's lair and is so seriously injured.

But since the other party is here, he naturally knows a lot about the Dragon God Temple, and may have even seen Yue Lingke.

Moreover, since there is a master of the ninth level of Jiaoxue in charge, there is no need for him to show up in public. He can just let He Zhengkui stand in front.

"Demon Subduing Guard?"

"Are you kidding me?"

He Zhengkui, who was helped up by Ye Bufan, felt that this kid was playing tricks on him. If all the Demon Subduing Guards had this much strength, not to mention the Dragon God Temple, even the Blood Demon Sect and the Xuanbao Pavilion could be easily defeated.

But seeing Cao Ze's look, he quickly gave up the idea, and the legend of the man in black in Cape City also emerged in his mind.

But I didn’t expect that this man in black actually existed and was so young.

A warrior's age is never judged by his appearance, but by the vitality and blood he exudes. He can see that Cao Ze is not an old monster who retains a youthful appearance, but is really that young.

At this age and with this level of cultivation, he could probably be compared with the geniuses of Donghai County.

What a talented person!
I never thought there would be such a person in such a small city like Cape!
"Has Lord Dusi ever met Yue Lingke?"

Cao Ze asked straight to the point.

"Never."

He Zhengkui shook his head, but continued, "But this is the Dragon God Temple's lair. If they are caught, they will definitely be brought here."

"Even if they are not caught here, it is very likely that we can get information about them here. This is also the hub for the Dragon God Temple to transfer information."

He could guess the purpose of Cao Ze and the others appearing here. After all, these people saved his life. He would not be ungrateful for their help.

Of course, he is not completely selfless. If he can break into the Dragon God Temple's lair, then regardless of whether the attempt to destroy the Dragon God Temple fails this time, it will all be a merit for him.

"I wonder how serious the injury of the commander-in-chief is?"

Cao Ze was not in a hurry to attack the Dragon God Temple's lair, but looked at He Zhengkui.

He Zhengkui looked at Cao Ze again, somewhat surprised.

It's not that he hasn't seen geniuses before. He has seen many geniuses who are younger than Cao Ze and have higher cultivation than him.

But at this age, he has only seen Cao Ze, who has such accomplishments, is neither arrogant nor impatient, and knows when to advance and retreat.

With such talent and intelligence, he will surely achieve great things in the future!

Even though his current cultivation level far exceeds Cao Ze's, it won't be long before Cao Ze's strength surpasses his.

Thinking of this, his eyes looking at Cao Ze became much more friendly. He had already decided that after this matter was over, he would introduce Cao Ze to Xuanbao Pavilion to continue this relationship.

(End of this chapter)