Chapter 434: Turning the Tiger Away from the Mountain
In the ancient city of Longjiang, almost all the monks of the city lord gathered in the square of the city lord's mansion again. Different from the excitement of the last siege of the martial arts conference, the crowd gathered in the City Lord's Mansion Square this time all looked solemn, and the atmosphere above the square was extremely solemn.
It stands to reason that most of the monks in the ancient city of Longjiang should be happy to watch the masters of the Desert Sea Alliance being publicly executed. But for some reason, at this time, seeing the rest of the people who were tied to wooden stakes in the center of the square, the crowd around the square couldn't laugh.
In the northern part of the square, Ma Zhuo sat alone on a large wooden chair, as if he was closing his eyes and recuperating. Behind him, Zhu Longkong and the others lined up on both sides with solemn expressions, and their eyes kept looking at the edge of the square, as if they were looking for Ye Ye's trace.
Although they have taken refuge in Ma Zhuo, and have been reused by Ma Zhuo, they have returned to the center of power in the ancient city of Longjiang. But when they met for the first time, Ye Ye left too much impression on Zhu Longkong and others. As long as they don't see Ye Ye's corpse for a day, they will never dare to take it lightly.
As if in order to hug Ma Zhuo's thigh, Zhu Longkong and others tried almost every means to gain Ma Zhuo's favor after taking refuge in Ma Zhuo. It is not so much that they surrendered to Ma Zhuo on behalf of the ancient city of Longjiang, but that in order to obtain Ma Zhuo's protection, Zhu Longkong and others directly sold the ancient city of Longjiang to Ma Zhuo.
After they defected to Ma Zhuo and settled in the City Lord's Mansion, not only did they not make any contribution to the ancient city of Longjiang, but in the process of searching for the rest of the people who made the ancient city of Longjiang restless. Therefore, the monks of Longjiang Ancient City did not have a good impression of Zhu Longkong and the others and Ma Zhuo, especially after thinking of what Ma Zhuo had done to promote Emperor Wu, they only had endless fear of Ma Zhuo.
In comparison, Yu Xiali and the others, who had common enemies with them, were already less hateful at this time. The monks of the ancient city of Longjiang looked at Yu Xiali and the others who were about to be executed, and they couldn't tell what the expression on their faces was, and the atmosphere in the entire city lord's mansion square also became weird.
In the crowd at the edge of the square, Shangguan Yu, Zhang Tianyu and others have not revealed their whereabouts under the cover of the crowd. However, as time passed, their eyes became more and more anxious as they looked at the rest of the people in the center of the square.
"Brother Zong Zhengming isn't ready yet, the time is almost up!"
Shangguan Yu in the crowd looked at Yu Xiali and the others in the center of the square, and then looked at Ma Zhuo in the north of the square, and asked Zhang Tianyu beside him in a somewhat anxious tone.
After all, Ma Zhuo is a powerhouse in the realm of Emperor Wu, Lord Zong Zhengming should want to be more cautious!"
Zhang Tianyu also had a trace of worry in his eyes, but he believed in Zong Zhengming's ability to do things more, so he immediately replied calmly to her after hearing Shangguanyu's question.
Just when the two of them were about to say something, a sudden bang came from the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion in the Ancient City of Longjiang.
There was a commotion among the crowds around the square, all with blank and confused expressions on their faces. Zhu Longkong and the others were even more shocked, and hurriedly sent people to investigate.
After a while, the person who came back to report said to Ma Zhuo, Zhu Longkong and the others with an anxious face: "My lord, it's not good! Zong Zhengming, who escaped before, has already attacked the City Lord's Mansion from the backyard, and our people have suffered heavy casualties, and we are currently waiting for help!"
Zhu Longkong's face changed after hearing this, and then he immediately reacted, turned to Ma Zhuo and said, "Lord Ma Zhuo, this must be Zong Zhengming's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, if you leave, they will definitely send someone to rob the prisoner." Therefore, I suggest that adults should not pay attention to them, and they will not dare to kill them
Come up to the square!"
Zhu Longkong advised Ma Zhuo to stay where he was, and he also had no intention of going to the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion to support, because he knew very well that he could not be Zong Zhengming's opponent. As for those subordinates who were waiting for help, Zhu Longkong didn't mention it, obviously planning to leave them to fend for themselves.
His cold-bloodedness and resoluteness not only made Zhu Longkong's other subordinates look complicated, but even Ma Zhuo couldn't help but look sideways!
However, Ma Zhuo did not follow Zhu Longkong's advice, he got up directly from his seat, turned his head to look in the direction of the City Lord's Mansion, and said in a somewhat indifferent tone: "Anyway, it's not time for the execution, so it's okay to play with him in the past." Since you are afraid of death, stay here and guard the prisoners!"
As soon as the words fell, Ma Zhuo's whole person shot towards the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion like an arrow.
Zhu Longkong, Qiu Wanzhong and the others who stayed in place had a somewhat ugly face, but they really didn't dare to take the initiative to go to the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion to confront Zong Zhengming, so they stayed in the square and continued to guard the rest of the people.
And Ma Zhuo, who came to the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion in the blink of an eye, saw Zong Zhengming himself who was attacking the City Lord's Mansion at the first time.
Without any nonsense, Ma Zhuo punched Zong Zhengming at the same time.
Rumble!
Even if he didn't use all his strength, the blow of the Martial Emperor's powerhouse instantly triggered the Heaven and Earth Yuan Force of the entire Longjiang Ancient City, causing all the monks of the entire Longjiang Ancient City to look up at the sky with a shocked expression.
Zong Zhengming felt the fatal threat for the first time, but he didn't show any flinching on his face, but immediately slammed towards Ma Zhuo.
Thundered!
The fists of the two collided in the air, and a huge ball of energy light instantly formed between the two of them, and quickly expanded and exploded.
The powerful shock wave caused all the houses in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion to collapse, and some monks who had not had time to escape were even affected by the great battle, and they were swept away and smashed to the ground.
"Poof!"
Although Zong Zhengming has cultivated to the peak realm of the Martial King, he is still too far behind Ma Zhuoyi in the realm of the Martial Emperor. After colliding head-on with Ma Zhuo, Zong Zhengming immediately flew out with blood in his mouth, and was about to fall directly to the ground.
However, after a hint of fierceness flashed in his eyes, Zong Zhengming forcibly twisted his body, making himself stabilize himself in mid-air. Without waiting for Ma Zhuo to take advantage of the victory to pursue, Zong Zhengming took the initiative to rush towards Ma Zhuo, with an indomitable resolute look in his eyes.
Since losing to Ye Ye for the first time, Zong Zhengming's cultivation has obviously been several times harder than before. But a series of events that happened since then made the gap between him and Ye Ye wider and wider, and finally made Zong Zhengming give up the idea of chasing Ye Ye.
But even so, the arrogance in Zong Zhengming's heart is not something that anyone can frustrate. If Ma Zhuo was promoted to the realm of Emperor Wu with his own strength, maybe Zong Zhengming would still think highly of him. But Ma Zhuo was promoted to the realm of the Martial Emperor with his forbidden arts, even if his current strength was enough to crush Zong Zhengming, Zong Zhengming would not bow his arrogant head to him.
When he rushed towards Ma Zhuo again, Zong Zhengming immediately displayed his martial arts Tianguang Cloud Shadow. Suddenly, I saw that countless phantoms of the sun seemed to appear in the sky of the ancient city of Longjiang, and the gorgeous scene made everyone can't help but look up.
As Zong Zhengming punched towards Ma Zhuo, these beautiful phantoms seemed to be all
All turned into heavy pressure, making Zong Zhengming's fist full of earth-destroying power like a meteorite falling.
This is Zong Zhengming's strongest blow so far, and its power far exceeds the limit that ordinary Martial King peak powerhouses can excite, and even some powerhouses who have just entered the Martial Emperor dare not take it hard.
However, this move, which Zong Zhengming had high hopes for, still failed to pose a threat to Ma Zhuo. When Zong Zhengming finally rushed in front of Ma Zhuo, Ma Zhuo just shook his head slightly, and then raised his hand and punched Zong Zhengming to meet him.
Thundered!
An explosion that was even more violent than just now spread throughout the entire Longjiang Ancient City, and Zong Zhengming, who was already injured, was once again punched away by Ma Zhuo.
However, this time's injuries were more serious than the last time, making Zong Zhengming's whole person fall to the ground like a kite with a broken string.
Bang!
The flat ground was directly smashed out of a human-shaped pit by Zong Zhengming, and the ground cracked like a spider web, which made people's scalp tingle.
However, in the big pit, Zong Zhengming did not have any look of depression on his face. If you look closely at the corners of his mouth, you can find a smile that has succeeded. Because during the battle between him and Ma Zhuo, Shangguan Yu and the others in the City Lord's Mansion Square finally took action, and successfully rescued the rest of the people with lightning speed.
"Shangguan Yu! You! You have been promoted to the realm of the Martial King!"
On the square of the City Lord's Mansion, Zhu Longkong and the others were not surprised to see Shangguan Yu and Zhang Tianyu appear. It's just that when Shangguan Yu burst out with the strength of the Martial King realm and swept them away, the eyes of Zhu Longkong, Yang Liuzhi and others finally showed an incredible color.
There was even a hint of jealousy in their tones, because Zhu Longkong, Yang Liuzhi, and Qiu Wanzhong had stayed at the peak realm of Wujun for many years, and they had never captured that opportunity to break through. But Shangguan Yu, whose talent is not much better than theirs, and whose cultivation time is shorter than theirs, has actually been promoted to the realm of the Martial King in advance, and it would be a lie for them to say in their hearts that they are not jealous.
It's just that Shangguan Yu is not in the mood to take care of Zhu Longkong and the others, after taking Zhang Tianyu and his men to save the rest of the people and others, she immediately took the initiative to kill Zhu Longkong and the others again, and at the same time shouted at Zhang Tianyu and the others behind her: "You go first, I'll break the back!"
Shout!
Although he hadn't cultivated any martial arts yet, Shangguan Yu's cultivation in this Martial King realm alone was enough to crush Zhu Longkong and the others, and the speed was even faster than Zhu Longkong and the others could react, and they appeared in front of them in the blink of an eye.
Without waiting for Zhu Longkong and the others to form a siege around her, Shangguan Yu slapped Zhu Longkong directly, his eyes full of unreserved killing intent.
"Ye Ye has already given you a chance, but you don't cherish it!"
After Shangguan Yu said coldly to Zhu Longkong, he directly slapped Zhu Longkong in the chest, knocking him upside down and flying out.
"Poof!"
Zhu Longkong's speed couldn't keep up with Shangguan Yu at all, so he was directly beaten by Shangguan Yu before he could defend and vomited blood and flew upside down. He cursed in his heart, and was about to open his mouth to let Yang Liuzhi and Qiu Wanzhong support him, but he found that they actually escaped separately without hesitation.
"You guys!"
Zhu Long had to spurt out a mouthful of blood again, his face was as pale as paper, and he finally realized what it was like to be abandoned. ()
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