"Leave no one alive in Dongshan Valley, kill!"

There was nothing worth wasting words on. Frankly, the only person in the entire Dongshan Valley worth a second glance was Valley Master Tian Wenjing.

He didn't give the others a second thought.

And even Tian Wenjing only warranted a brief consideration, as he initially thought there might be some destiny for him to harvest.

But there wasn't.

Chen Yuan was actually a little disappointed.

Naturally, there was nothing else to say. His attention was now focused on another opponent.

As the words spoken from within the hundred-foot ghost mask echoed out, the disciples of Dongshan Valley panicked, desperately fleeing in all directions.

Tian Wantong remained frozen, watching in disbelief.

Wu Ying, who had previously been nestled in his arms, all tenderness and obedience, completely ignored him, immediately turning around and running back. With the Valley Master dead, what use were they?

But their hopes of escape were quickly dashed. Endless, rolling black clouds shrouded the surroundings of Dongshan Valley in a matter of moments.

The Yan King's banner stood tall on the mountain peak, fluttering in the wind.

"Hoo!"

"Hoo!"

"Hoo!"

Countless black-armored cavalry, like a torrent, completely surrounded Dongshan Valley. A deafening roar ripped through the void, and the gates of Dongshan Valley were blasted open.

In the next moment, the endless black-armored cavalry charged!

Inscriptions were etched on their armor, connecting their qi and blood with killing intent. A powerful aura surged, and they formed a battle formation, beginning to slaughter the disciples of Dongshan Valley.

Admittedly, the individual strength of the Dongshan Valley disciples far exceeded that of these black-armored soldiers, but even with their strength, they were ultimately just a disorganized mob.

Moreover, their courage had been shattered; they had no will to fight.

What followed was almost entirely a one-sided massacre.

And perhaps the most awkward situation was that of the sect leaders and clan heads from various Nan Prefecture forces who had come to attend the meeting. Just a quarter of an hour ago, they had been enthusiastically discussing independence.

But a quarter of an hour later, their alliance leader had been instantly killed.

The terrifying being had issued an order to kill all Dongshan Valley disciples, filling them with horror. They wanted to flee in panic but dared not move, fearing that even a slight movement would draw the attention of that terrifying presence.

Watching the constant screams and slaughter below, all the sect leaders and clan heads present were inwardly shaken and somewhat frightened, subconsciously looking at the only Yang God True Monarch among them.

He was the vice alliance leader of the Nan Prefecture martial arts alliance, second only to Alliance Leader Tian Wenjing, and stronger than all of them. Only he had some qualification to speak with that being standing in the void.

They dared not fight.

Now, they just wanted to live.

Even at a cost.

Seeing dozens of gazes fixed on him, the vice alliance leader took a deep breath, knowing that he couldn't avoid it. He braced himself and stepped forward, looking at the figure in the void with awe, cupping his hands and saying,

"May I ask if you are His Highness the Yan King?"

"What is it?"

A majestic voice came from all directions. The hundred-foot ghost mask slowly dissipated, and Chen Yuan, clad in black and gold armor, descended from the void step by step.

It was as if there were stairs beneath his feet, moving with rhythm.

Each step landed on the hearts of the crowd. His majestic and domineering eyes overlooked these people who were regarded as superiors by others.

But at this moment, here, those whom ordinary people looked up to didn't even dare to meet his gaze, bowing their heads.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Yan King."

Upon hearing his acknowledgement, the vice alliance leader hurriedly bowed again.

The others followed suit, saying in unison:

"Greetings, Your Highness the Yan King!"

"Greetings, Your Highness the Yan King!"

"This King heard that Tian Wenjing gathered some experts in Nan Prefecture, intending to attack this King. It seems that it was you?"

"No... no... We, we wouldn't dare to attack Your Highness the Yan King."

"Yes, yes."

"Your Highness the Yan King, please be aware."

The crowd was filled with panic. None of them dared to antagonize the currently ascendant Chen Yuan. Even Tian Wenjing was thinking only of self-preservation in this chaotic world.

And then to wait for an opportunity to act.

Whether it was Nangong Lie or Chen Yuan, he currently had no intention of resisting either.

Chen Yuan's command included nearly half of the top ten experts in the world. Could a Yang God True Monarch ranked in the top twenty withstand that?

A man knows himself. Tian Wenjing actually knew himself very well, but... when one is determined to find fault, there's no room for rebuttal. If they say he has ulterior motives, then even if he doesn't, he does.

"Your crimes are not open to debate. Could it be that you think Chen is slandering you?"

"No, no... no."

"We wouldn't dare."

"Hehe... Although this King has killed countless people in his life, he actually dislikes fighting and prefers to resolve disputes and loves peace... Now, I ask you a question,

Are you willing to reconcile with this King?"

Chen Yuan said calmly.

Hearing the bloodthirsty devil say that he dislikes fighting, a million alpacas suddenly ran through the crowd's minds, but their faces were relieved, and they said:

"Your Highness is truly benevolent and kind, worthy of being praised by the people of the Central Plains."

"Yes, thank you, Your Highness."

Hearing Chen Yuan's words, the crowd hurriedly echoed.

But Chen Yuan's next sentence made their faces change drastically.

"However, this King traveled thousands of miles to Nan Prefecture, and his military pay is still a bit short. Everyone should take out half of your wealth to reward the three armies." Chen Yuan said with a faint smile, very kindly.

Hearing that they had to take out half of their wealth, the crowd was somewhat horrified. They knew that the wealth Chen Yuan was talking about didn't refer to vulgar things like gold and silver treasures.

Rather, it was resources that could assist in cultivation.

Although they had accumulated a lot of these things, they were really reluctant to take them out. No wonder Tian Wenjing said before that once Chen Yuan came, they would suffer a great disaster.

These words were indeed true.

"What, are you not giving this King face?"

Seeing the crowd looking embarrassed and no longer speaking, Chen Yuan asked directly.

"No... no, but... isn't half a bit too much? Can Your Highness be lenient? That way, we can also give an explanation to the sect."

Someone said in a low voice.

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Please have mercy, Your Highness..."

"This King doesn't mind, but this King's men are probably not willing. Furthermore, everyone is a highly respected person, do you not want to help this King recreate the world?

Or do you think this King is not worthy?"

"No... no, no, Your Highness is naturally worthy."

"Then it's settled. This King will give you three days to go back and raise funds. If the time comes and the resources are not delivered, then this King will personally send someone to collect them.

Oh, and everyone, do you have any objections? If you think what this King said is wrong, feel free to speak up... Haha, this King is open to all good advice."

Chen Yuan said with a smile.

"Your Highness, this humble one..."

"Bang!"

Before that person could finish speaking, he was killed by Zhu Huai with one palm, standing expressionlessly to the side.

Chen Yuan's face didn't change, and he smiled:

"Continue, continue..."

"Hiss!"

Seeing Zhu Huai kill people without a word, the crowd was terrified, subconsciously moving away and daring not approach Zhu Huai, fearing that he would attack again.

"What Your Highness said makes sense. These soldiers came thousands of miles to help my Nan Prefecture remove the scourge of Dongshan Valley. We, as people of Nan Prefecture, should naturally express ourselves.

We are willing to reward the three armies for Your Highness."

"Yes, yes..."

The crowd's attitude changed again, nodding in agreement.

"Good, then everyone can leave first."

Chen Yuan nodded.

The crowd hurriedly expressed their gratitude and then quickly left Dongshan Valley, turning into streams of light and flying away, almost using all their strength, fearing that they would run too slowly and Chen Yuan would go back on his word.

"Does Your Highness really want to let them leave? They may become a hidden danger..." Zhu Huai hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice.

"Zhu Huai."

"Your subordinate is here."

"You have destroyed quite a few sects, how can you not understand? These forces have foundations. Sometimes, if you don't squeeze out their foundations and just kill them, you will reduce a lot of losses."

"Uh... Your subordinate understands."

"Also, this King has already taken action against Nan Prefecture, and it is precisely the time when I need them to promote this King, so that I can control the situation in Nan Prefecture faster."

"Your Highness is wise."

"When their value is squeezed dry, then destroy the ones who don't know what's good for them."

"This... isn't this a bit inappropriate? After all, Your Highness, you personally promised them, if it spreads out, I'm afraid it will damage your reputation."

"Hmph, this King only asked them to take out resources, but they thought of rewarding the three armies for this King. Is this world theirs, or this King's?"

Zhu Huai's eyes lit up and he hurriedly said:

"Your Highness is wise!"

"Alright, let's go in, it's almost finished killing..."

Chen Yuan smiled faintly and slowly stepped into Dongshan Valley.

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The battle in Dongshan Valley ended quickly. From beginning to end, it only took about a quarter of an hour, and the disciples of Dongshan Valley were almost all killed.

Although these people can be considered elites, they are no match for the tens of thousands of troops under Chen Yuan. Once the battle formation is formed, even a Transforming Yang True Person would have to fall.

This is also the main reason why Chen Yuan cultivates troops. Compared to Transforming Yang True People who are difficult to break through, these troops are easier to control and recruit.

Not only can they charge into battle, but they can also guard cities and maintain order.

There are always uses for many people.

Moreover, the strength of the army is not static. If Chen Yuan improves all their equipment to the highest level, and their cultivation reaches at least the Foundation Establishment realm.

Once the huge battle formation is formed, they can fight even the top ten existences on the Heaven Ranking, except for immortals.

And such existences are extremely rare, and they have all cultivated for hundreds of years, how can they be as fast as an army?

After killing most of the Dongshan Valley's living forces, some soldiers were moving the corpses, some soldiers were making up for the corpses, letting all their blood flow out.

The other part was divided into two halves, the army went to search for the Dongshan Valley's foundation resources, and the Jinyiwei soldiers were doing other things.

When Chen Yuan stepped into Dongshan Valley, there were only a few Dongshan Valley disciples left, one of whom was Wu Ying, Chen Peilu's former woman.

She knelt on the ground, begging for Chen Peilu's forgiveness, tearfully saying that she was forced to do it at first, Tian Wantong forced him, and she had to submit to him in order to prevent him from targeting Chen Peilu.

Now she finally saw the light and saw hope.

"Your Highness, what do you think?"

Zhu Huai looked at Chen Peilu, who was hesitant to act, and his disdain grew even stronger. If it were him, he would have already dismembered that bitch.

"What an unlucky woman."

Chen Yuan smiled, watching the surrounding soldiers almost move the corpses away, and those Jinyiwei had also prepared everything, then slowly walked over.

"Peilu...."

"Your Highness."

Hearing this voice, Chen Peilu quickly turned around and knelt on one knee, hurriedly saluting.

"Greetings... greetings, Your Highness..."

The woman who was kneeling before saw this terrifying man coming, quickly knelt on the ground, her body trembling, but Chen Yuan could see that the woman would raise her head from time to time and smile at herself.

It seems... she was seducing him...

"Are you Wu Ying?"

"Responding to Your Highness, this is indeed the little girl."

Wu Ying quickly raised her head, perfectly showing her face in front of Chen Yuan, revealing some pitiful expressions, but in her mind, she was fantasizing about Chen Yuan taking a fancy to her appearance.

She had heard that this Yan King liked married women...

If she could move up...

But she was daydreaming, Chen Yuan didn't look at her any more, after confirming her identity, he took back his gaze and continued to ask:

"What are you hesitating about?"

"Your subordinate... your subordinate..."

"This King brought you into Dongshan Valley, wasn't it just to take revenge?"

"Your subordinate, your subordinate understands."

Chen Peilu, who was still hesitant, heard the meaning in Chen Yuan's words, and the thought of pleading quickly disappeared. He looked at Wu Ying and raised his palm.

Wu Ying's face turned pale, and she begged in horror:

"Your Highness, spare my life, Your Highness, spare my life, this little girl is willing to serve Your Highness in the future, please Your Highness..."

Chen Yuan glanced at Chen Peilu.

He immediately understood, quickly waved his palm, and a powerful world's essence energy instantly hit Wu Ying's body, killing her on the spot, collapsing to the ground, her eyes full of despair.

"Huff..."

Chen Peilu exhaled a long breath of turbid air, as if he had put down some burden, and immediately knelt down on one knee towards Chen Yuan, and said in a deep voice:

"Thank you, Your Highness, for giving your subordinate the opportunity to avenge himself. In the future, your subordinate will definitely repay Your Highness with his life. This oath will never change!"

Chen Yuan smiled, gestured for Chen Peilu to stand up, then walked up to him and slowly patted his shoulder and said:

"No, it should be this King thanking you, thank you for helping this King arrange this game."

Chen Peilu was stunned for a moment, and raised his head in disbelief:

"Your Highness, you... what do you mean?"

"This King wanted to kill Nangong Lie but couldn't. I thought I had to fight head-on, but I didn't expect that I would still use your hand to lure him into the urn."

"Your Highness, your subordinate... your subordinate doesn't understand what you... mean."

"Hehe..."

Chen Yuan smiled and whispered in his ear:

"You'll understand soon!"

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