Chapter 103: The Price of Stupidity  

Lu Zhou’s tone, attitude, and expression convinced Ding Fanqiu that Lu Zhou was the real Ji Tiandao, the real master of the Evil Sky Pavilion, before Lu Zhou even made a move! There was no doubt that Lu Zhou was the patriarch of the Fiend Path who had nine great villains as his disciples. Was there anyone under the heavens, apart from Ji Tiandao, who was able to stand, unaffected, in a Grand Witchcraft Formation?

Ding Fanqiu’s two remaining disciples’ jaws dropped. They were as motionless as a doll. Their bodies trembled in fear from this revelation.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhu frowned when he heard the three questions. It seemed like he was waiting for an order from the flying chariot.

Silence permeated the place. It was so quiet that the silence seemed palpable.

At this moment, the Great Witchcraft Formation was fully activated!

The soldiers standing outside the Formation raised their spears as they readied themselves for the order to strike. The cultivators also prepared themselves to attack their targets.

‘This is a sure-win situation... My lord, what are you thinking about?’ Chen Zhu thought to himself.

Ring! Ring! Ring!

The bells rang again.

As soon as Chen Zhu heard the sound, his frown eased immediately. A knowing smile appeared on his face. He had never met anyone who dared to speak to him in such a manner. His expression was cold as he said, “My apologies, it’s meaningless for someone who’s about to die to know the answers to these questions.”

Death was the best outcome for these people! A shot arrow could not be recalled.

Bzzt –

Chen Zhu drew the bowstring back and turned his Qi into several energy arrows. His eyes glinted coldly as he asked pointedly, “Any last words?”

A Nascent Divinity Tribulation realm archer was truly skilled at turning Qi into energy arrows. Indeed, the godly archer could be considered as an expert in his own right! As expected of the Divine Capital’s Three Godly Archers! From his movements alone, Lu Zhou could clearly see Chen Zhu was much more powerful than Li Qing, one of the four Dark Knights.

As Chen Zhu looked at Lu Zhou’s indifferent expression and lack of reply, his arrows buzzed again.

At this moment, Lu Zhou scoffed softly as he shook his head. He said, “There’s a price to be paid for being stupid.” Not one, but five item cards suddenly appeared in his right hand. He had bought four cards earlier with just a thought.

Lu Zhou waved his arm lightly as five glowing vortexes appeared in his hand. They rotated in the counterclockwise direction! In just a short moment, the five vortexes shot out.

Twang! Twang! Twang!

Chen Zhu released his energy arrows at the same time. Unfortunately, they were devoured by the vortexes.

The vortexes that were churning in the counterclockwise direction appeared stunning under the light purple glow of the witchcraft Formation. They were linked together like five interlinked rings as they continued to shoot forward.

“What the...” Chen Zhu furrowed his eyebrows.

At this moment, a golden light shrouded everyone. Everything seemed to spin at this moment!

This was a Daoist Mudra. When the Daoist Mudra was launched, everything paled in comparison!

‘This is dangerous!’ Chen Zhu who was taken aback quickly retreated. He had never seen a skill like this before. At that moment when he was distracted, the five vortexes suddenly grew in size.

The golden light intensified, the area it shone on enlarged as well. They looked like countless Taiji Golden Circles.

“Daoist Mudras! How’s this possible?” Chen Zhu could not retreat in time. His eyes were filled with shock as he pulled his bowstring back and shot three energy arrows out.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Chen Zhu did not stop, he fired another three energy arrows.

However, the Golden Taiji Mudra was unaffected, devouring all of Chen Zhu’s arrows.

Upon seeing this, Chen Zhu’s eyes widened in fear. A hint of nervousness could be seen on his face as well. His hand that held the bow trembled slightly before he began to shoot many arrows out.

Unfortunately, the arrows were completely ineffective against the Golden Taiji. Unique golden symbols could be seen everywhere at this moment, covering everything.

Chen Zhu was too close to the golden symbols at this moment, there was no way for him to escape. He thought to himself, frightened, ‘How can there be such a huge Mudra? Are Daoist Mudras so big in the first place?’

The golden circles formed a round wall that was 10 feet tall.

Boom!

An explosion rang in the air as one of the golden circles exploded, disappearing with the wind.

The entire place was silent again. Nothing could be seen at all at the place where Chen Zhu was standing. Not a single trace of him was left behind.

Meanwhile, the remaining four Taiji Golden Mudras shot toward the horizon!

The female cultivators around the red chariot were stunned. It took a while for them to regain their senses and discover that they had fallen into a disadvantageous position.

They frowned and shouted, “The audacity!”

Four of them instantly began to make hand seals to deal with the four approaching golden circles.

With the spot that Chen Zhu was standing at before his death as the center, the Taiji golden symbols spread in all directions for 10 meters. The witchcraft Formation under everyone’s feet was also covered by the golden light.

Ding Fanqiu’s gaze was calm. In the cultivation world, a cultivator would at least need a cultivation base in the Seven-leaf Nascent Divinity Tribulation realm to cast these Daoist Mudras. On top of that, they were caught in the witchcraft Formation. This meant one would have to fight against the spell’s corrosion as well. Just how powerful was this strongest expert under the heavens?

Compared to the colossal energy seal, Ding Fanqiu’s Daoist Mudras were as insignificant as ants. He had never seen such shocking Daoist Mudras in his entire life. Based on his knowledge, those who were capable of casting Daoist Mudras like these were Daoist Grandmasters! He wanted to laugh at himself for impersonating someone like this.

Meanwhile, the four female cultivators hovering in the air had a determined expression on their faces. They were confident they could dispel these Taiji Golden Mudras. Unfortunately, when they launched their energy blasts, all they did was create faint ripples on the Mudras that seemed as vast as the ocean themselves. It was futile.

“A Daoist Grandmaster?” They exclaimed in shock as they looked at the shining golden Taiji symbols that were flying toward them.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The moment the four golden circles caught them, they exploded and disappeared like fireworks. After the brilliant display, they turned into clouds of smoke and disappeared with the wind.

“...”

“...”

An incredulous expression could be seen on everyone’s faces at this moment.

“Ding! Killed three Nascent Divinity Tribulation targets and two Divine Court realm targets. Rewarded with 3,700 merit points.”

‘Fortunately, I didn’t suffer any loss.’ After making the calculations, Lu Zhou discovered Chen Zhu alone was worth 1,500 points. However, he did not earn much. He had spent 2,000 merit points earlier after all. He stroked his beard as he surveyed his surroundings. ‘I didn’t want to attack him, but...’

It was easy for a Nascent Divinity Tribulation realm elite archer like Chen Zhu to fire three arrows per second. Lu Zhou could not parry them all with Critical Block Cards. Moreover, he would probably have to waste his Impeccable Cards as well, on top of that. Rather than wasting his precious resources, it was easier to do things this way.

Apart from that, there was no place for the Other Tribes under Great Yan’s skies. Unlike the Triverso, the Bai people branched out from the Great Yan citizens over the generations. After several millennia of surviving, they set down their roots here. They were aboriginals. The Triverso, on the other hand, was an Other Tribe since ancient times.

‘Dear emperor, what kind of people do you keep around you? Do you know that a person from the Other Tribe has infiltrated the palace? If only more of them would come here as well...’

Unfortunately, elites of this caliber were not raised in farms.

For some unknown reason, after Chen Zhu was killed, the Grand Witchcraft Formation began to weaken.

The bright-red flying chariot began to fall as well without the support of the four female cultivators.

The situation on the ground was chaotic as the soldiers frantically tried to escape.

‘The elite from the palace is so easily killed?’ The soldiers felt as though they were dreaming, finding this difficult to accept.

Meanwhile, Lu Zhou continued to look at the flying chariot. For an elite like Chen Zhu, one of the Three Godly Archers, to acknowledge someone as his master, the master would certainly not be weak.

Boom!

The flying chart crashed on the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

After the Grand Witchcraft Formation weakened, their vision became clear. At this moment, everyone’s attention was focused on the bright-red flying chariot.