Chapter 1472 - 1469: Besieging Wu Guangzu

Chapter 1472: Chapter 1469: Besieging Wu Guangzu

Wu Guangzu was in an alleyway in the Capital City. After days of continuous fighting, he was finally exhausted. He randomly grabbed two buns from the street and returned to the alley to gnaw on them with vacant eyes.

This was a reflexive reaction: when hungry, one must eat.

After just a couple of bites, Wu Guangzu suddenly felt a sharp pain in his head. After struggling in agony for a while, he gradually regained clarity.

"Where am I?"

Wu Guangzu looked around at his surroundings, everything seemed so unfamiliar. When he saw the Blood Shadow Saber in his hand, it was covered in blood. At this moment, he noticed that the Blood Shadow Saber was faintly glowing. Although dim, it was indeed emitting light.

What’s going on? What exactly happened?

The first thing Wu Guangzu thought about after gaining clarity was where he was and why the Blood Shadow Saber was stained with blood.

"That’s right, I remember that while I was practicing the Godless Technique, I suddenly descended into demonic possession, right? Could it be that I killed someone during my demonic possession?" Just as Wu Guangzu thought of this, he suddenly experienced a wave of dizziness. He struggled to remain conscious, but a massive chaotic powerful Qi surged within his heart, and he slowly lost consciousness again.

It turns out, Wu Guangzu had temporarily suppressed the demonic Qi within him under the divine power of the Blood Shadow Saber.

The activation scripture of the Blood Shadow Saber once stated: the Blood Shadow Saber requires forty-nine days of pill furnace forging and the blood of over a thousand people to activate.

During this period, after Wu Guangzu descended into demonic possession, he killed many people. Although not a thousand, it was several hundred, so the activation of the Blood Shadow Saber had slowly begun.

This activation method is not a one-time thing, but accumulative.

So the faint glow from the blade’s wounds just now wasn’t accidental but a prelude to the activation of the Blood Shadow Saber.

Wu Guangzu instantly reverted to his demonic possessed state. The brief clarity simply illustrated that Wu Guangzu hadn’t completely lost his mind, but was controlled by a powerful and chaotic Qi.

As long as there’s an opportunity to straighten it out, he’ll instantly revert to his original state.

He was exhausted. After finishing the buns, he leaned against the alley’s wall, gently closed his eyes, and unknowingly fell asleep. He didn’t know how long he had slept, suddenly, he was awakened by the anxious sound of footsteps, and the sound of lightweight skill fluttering in the sky.

For a high-level martial artist with a Great Perfection Limit in Celestial Dao seven stars strength like Chen Tianlong, these subtle sounds did not escape his keen perception. Just like Chen Tianlong, they could hear sounds from afar, although not like Chen Tianlong, who could see far away.

Wu Guangzu’s eyes shot open as he saw a team rushing towards him, holding torches and entering the alley, dispersing instantaneously to tightly surround Wu Guangzu.

Wu Guangzu looked at the hundreds of people but remained unmoved, as if these people had nothing to do with him.

Everyone was taken aback, thinking Wu Guangzu had gone dumb, being so calm with so many experts besieging him. Little did they know, Wu Guangzu had no consciousness and would only start resisting once he was personally attacked.

As the saying goes, if people do not attack me, I will not attack them.

Yet one person wouldn’t let him go, and that person was Hao Shuai.

Although there was almost no grudge between them, Wu Guangzu, being Chen Tianlong’s third senior brother, was consequently hated by him as well. In addition, capturing Wu Guangzu was his task, so how could Wu Guangzu not proactively challenge him?

Originally, to capture Wu Guangzu, Kuang Chenggong could have acted personally. Bringing along dozens of experts and his meticulous setup would surely capture Wu Guangzu.

But Kuang Chenggong didn’t do so. He wanted to use these martial arts peers to capture Wu Guangzu, which would make Chen Tianlong shift the hatred onto them. When internal conflict arose in Huaxia’s martial arts world, wouldn’t it allow him to reap the benefits from the sidelines?

"Everyone be careful, this person is extremely powerful. Proceed as planned later, do not act rashly," Hao Shuai instructed.

Everyone nodded and then began to watch ahead with caution, waiting for orders.

Hao Shuai also needed to find the right opportunity, as issuing an order now would mean trouble if Wu Guangzu charged directly at him.

Wu Guangzu’s gaze shifted from the blood-red ground to the illuminated torches in front of him. His eyes were already blood-red, partly due to the sleepless journey, and partly because of the chaotic Qi from demonic possession causing his blood to rush to his brain, making his eyes bloodshot.

Everyone seeing Wu Guangzu’s true appearance felt a wave of fear. Some had seen Wu Guangzu before and knew how kind he was but now he was so terrifying.

Thinking about it felt somewhat lamentable.

"Everyone follows my command, the front group attack first."

Hao Shuai saw the opportunity arise and urgently commanded.

Instantly, a front line of twenty martial sect experts soared up, starting to attack Wu Guangzu.

Wu Guangzu slightly lifted his head, seeing a mass of people flying towards him, he immediately went on alert, swiftly standing up. He grabbed the Blood Shadow Saber from beside him with lightning speed and leaped skyward.

After the twenty martial arts experts made a fruitless attempt, they looked up to see Wu Guangzuo spinning downwards, and everyone immediately raised their weapons to attack. But in the next moment, they discovered that their weapons had all fallen to the ground, as Wu Guangzuo turned and kicked at them.

In an instant, the twenty men fell to the ground, groaning in pain.

After Wu Guangzuo landed, he tightly gripped his treasured blade. Having just woken up, his demonic nature wasn’t too strong, and he didn’t think about killing immediately. However, seeing so many people surrounding him, he suddenly felt threatened.

Daoist Chen Dong of the Xing Mountain Sect frowned. He thought that Wu Guangzuo’s nature wasn’t bad; even in his demonic possession, he wasn’t killing easily. Those he killed before must have forced his hand.

Chen Dong was about to call to halt when Hao Shuai gave orders again, shouting, "Second group, throw the iron chains, immobilize him, everyone else, attack from above with me."

Chen Dong had no choice. This was the pre-arranged formation. If he didn’t follow through and the plan failed, all the blame would certainly fall on him.

Not wanting to lose his standing in the martial arts world, he gritted his teeth and leaped up, joining the others to thrust at Wu Guangzuo.

Wu Guangzuo became more alert, feeling an increasing threat. It was no wonder; those attacking him were ten of the martial arts elites, including Chen Dong, Mie Wo, Master Xianyun, Hao Shuai, and others.

Besides the airborne threats, on the ground, over twenty massive chains were rushing toward him.

At this moment, Wu Guangzuo faced an assault from both sky and ground. Without hesitation, he chose to soar into the air. Wielding the Blood Shadow Saber, he kicked hard, and in a flash, burst through the sword array, flying into the sky.

The group seized the opportunity to chase after him, taking the battle to mid-air, where a fierce struggle unfolded.

Facing ten rivals alone, Wu Guangzuo was clearly in a bit of a fluster, yet he managed to hold his ground for quite a while. Hao Shuai was somewhat amazed and fortunate; without Wu Guangzuo’s demonic possession, dreaming of killing him with such strength would be impossible.

No wonder Kuang Chenggong immediately wanted Wu Guangzuo to eliminate Chen Tianlong and the Huaxia army. This was precisely what Kuang Chenggong intended; otherwise, how could he leave Wu Guangzuo alive to make use of him?

After dozens of exchanges, Wu Guangzuo dropped back to the ground, and the others returned to their positions, remaining vigilant. Everyone was panting heavily, evidently exhausted by the previous engagement.

The martial arts experts were full of admiration for Wu Guangzuo’s prowess, taking on ten people alone. Who else in the martial arts world could have such capability? Even Chen Tianlong might not be a match for him.

"What should we do, Young Master Xu?"

Master Xianyun, at a loss with Wu Guangzuo, asked anxiously.

"Master Xianyun, don’t worry. We have so many people, and he is just one. He will show signs of fatigue soon. We shouldn’t all attack head-on. Let’s split into two groups. One will attack from the front, and the other will launch a surprise attack from behind. Even if he has three heads and six arms, he can’t handle so many people at once."

Hao Shuai modified the plan slightly.

Everyone found this strategy reasonable and nodded in agreement.

Immediately, they prepared for the next round of capture action. Master Xianyun, along with four other sect leaders, charged forward directly, challenging from the front. Meanwhile, Hao Shuai, Daoist Chen Dong, and others slowly withdrew sideways.

At this moment, he began using his Blazing Divine Fist, throwing a punch forward. The other four saw the opportunity and quickly assisted, attacking simultaneously. But just as they reached a meter in front of Wu Guangzuo, a faint yellow protective barrier appeared — Wu Guangzuo’s own defense barrier.

Forming a confrontation on the ground, it was evident Wu Guangzuo had the upper hand. Master Xianyun and others frowned deeply, sensing the immense inner strength from their opponent.

Seeing the opportunity, Hao Shuai quickly signaled to the four, and they split into two paths. Suddenly, the five leapt up, delivering a joint attack.

While Wu Guangzuo was contending with the foes upfront, he sensed danger from behind, quickly dodging away. But in the moments of confrontation, any sudden move could invite an attack from the other side.

"Boom..."

Wu Guangzuo was blasted away, crashing into the alley wall, denting it with a small pit.

Yet, for someone without consciousness, this meant nothing. Wu Guangzuo quickly stood up, only to find the people behind him attacking again.

Wu Guangzuo was left with no option but to defend. However, facing five at once with his two hands was challenging. His defensive barrier had dissipated after falling earlier, so Wu Guangzuo could only rely on his immense inner strength to subdue the enemies.

"Boom..."

A loud noise echoed again, with Chen Dong and Mie Wo being thrown back, but Hao Shuai mysteriously disappeared. As the dust settled, a palm emerged from the sky, "Yin Yang Hundred Poison Palm."

Hao Shuai’s palm struck precisely and firmly on Wu Guangzuo’s back.

This was a ruthless move from the Poison King’s Scripture. Usually, those struck by this palm would immediately get paralyzed by poison, and without timely treatment, they would die.

In desperation, Hao Shuai wasn’t concerned about consequences, since he could treat the poison. If it hit, they would capture him first and then detoxify him later.