C667 Returning to the Heavenly Martial City

"Kneel before the ruler!"

The head of the Ouyang family, with his hooked nose, dropped to his knees before Woo Zhengyang, performing a grand gesture of respect. The followers from the Eastern Kingdom stood behind him, making it hard not to believe Woo Zhengyang's words. Yet, he was puzzled. Wasn't there a powerful martial expert guarding the royal city? Could it be that he had even defeated the martial king?

"I'm not your ruler. Your ruler is him!" Woo Zhengyang stepped aside, pointing to a young boy named Little Ou.

This time, the man with the hooked nose was stunned. Although he had never met Little Ou, he could tell from the boy's features that he was the child of his brother. Needless to say, the other boy beside him was the one he had intended to present to the old ruler.

To him, Little Ou had always been insignificant, merely a pawn to leverage against Little Xuan. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, this little guy would become the ruler...

Not long after, Woo Zhengyang left the Ouyang residence and departed from Hibernation Dragon City. After dealing with the old ruler in the royal city, Woo Zhengyang had already decided to make Little Ou the new ruler. Although the boy had repeatedly claimed he wanted to become a ruthless killer, Woo Zhengyang knew his true nature wasn't bad. Having experienced the loss of his own family, perhaps Little Ou would strive to prevent others from enduring the same pain.

In addition, his sister, Xiaoxuan, is a remarkably sensible young woman. With her support, Xiao'ou might just become a great leader. However, letting these two take charge of Dongjue Country is a bit risky. To mitigate these risks, Woo Zhengyang intentionally stirred things up, gathering all the country’s protectors.

From there, things got straightforward. Hongnu stepped in, ensnaring each protector into the Star World. These protectors were quick to adapt, each surrendering their soul imprint.

Neither Xiao'ou nor Xiaoxuan could open their spiritual core on their own, but this was no obstacle for Woo Zhengyang. With his powerful soul, he forcibly embedded the soul imprints into their spiritual vortexes. This process was painful, akin to a soul-searching technique.

Yet, the young boy showed remarkable resilience. Without hesitation, he agreed to the procedure, enduring the pain silently, even as it felt like his teeth might shatter from the pressure.

With the soul imprints integrated into Xiao'ou’s spiritual vortex, his life and death became intertwined with theirs. If anything were to happen to Xiao'ou, they would all be affected. This ensured they would do everything in their power to protect him.

Afterward, Woo Zhengyang dropped off Xiao Ou and Xiao Xuan before heading out. As for the guy with the hooked nose, Woo Zhengyang didn't bother with him. Now that Xiao Ou and Xiao Xuan had their own strength, he believed they could handle it.

Once he left Hibernation Dragon City, Woo Zhengyang went to a secluded spot and called out Hongnu. Not long after, a red figure flew away on a sword.

When traveling from Bright Sun City to Hibernation Dragon City, Woo Zhengyang could have had Hongnu carry him through the air. However, he found that if he combined his energy and fire power, his speed flying on a sword wasn't much different from Hongnu's. So, he didn't trouble her with it.

But Hongnu wasn't pleased and insisted on carrying Woo Zhengyang. Eventually, Hongnu had a bright idea and decided to learn sword-flying from Woo Zhengyang. This way, her speed would surpass his. Woo Zhengyang agreed, realizing he was in a hurry, and taught her the sword-flying technique, letting her practice in Star World.

Now that Hongnu was quite adept, Woo Zhengyang didn't hesitate to let her fly on the sword while he entered Star World for the ride.

Actually, according to Hongnu, she intended to take Woo Zhengyang along with her on a sword flight. With her profound mystical power, the speed wouldn't be affected. However, Woo Zhengyang declined.

Hongnu, in her human form, was incredibly alluring, especially to Woo Zhengyang. She frequently shot him flirtatious glances, which he found hard to resist.

The direction Hongnu flew off in wasn't towards the Profound Heaven Sect. From the memories of the Black Ball Martial King, Woo Zhengyang learned that Liao Qinghua and others had gone to various places to seek help. It would take at least four or five days for them to return, assuming everything went smoothly. Meanwhile, the Heavenly Martial Sect had been without a Martial King expert for some time.

Given this, Woo Zhengyang made a bold decision: to attack the Heavenly Martial Sect!

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Heavenly Martial City, with its four mountain ranges serving as walls, was as bustling as ever, with a constant flow of people coming and going. On this day, a man in a black robe, carrying an ancient sword on his back, approached the gates of Heavenly Martial City and walked straight towards the entrance.

"Hey... hey... you there! Did you pay the Heavenly Essence Stone? You think you can just barge in? And are you clueless? Don't you know the Heavenly Martial Sect usually only opens the side gate?"

"Is that so? Today, I'll make them open the main gate!"

With that, the man in the black robe drew the long sword from his back and slashed...

"Boom..."

A massive sword light flashed, and the gates of Heavenly Martial City were shattered instantly...

Everyone was stunned.

Who could be so audacious in Heavenly Martial City? Didn't they know that the city was backed by the powerful Heavenly Martial Sect, home to a Martial King expert?

"Woo Zhengyang!" someone suddenly shouted.

Even without the shout, many had already recognized him, and the crowd erupted in disbelief.

The infamous Woo Zhengyang had arrived...

After slicing through the gates of the Heavenly Martial Sect with a single strike, Woo Zhengyang didn't pause. He strode right in.

The crowd was so intimidated by Woo Zhengyang's presence that they stood frozen, unable to move, let alone try to stop him. He was a force to be reckoned with, and anyone who dared to block his path would surely meet their end.

It was only much later that the disciples stationed at the gate to collect the Heavenly Essence Stones snapped out of their daze and rushed to report what had happened.

With each step of his "Dragon Countering Nine Steps," Woo Zhengyang covered several yards.

Everywhere he went, he drew curious glances. Who was this person daring to use martial arts within Heavenly Martial City?

Before they could figure it out, a throng of people surged forward from behind, flooding the wide street like a river breaking its banks.

After a few inquiries, many of these onlookers joined the growing crowd.

Woo Zhengyang was here... Something big was about to happen!

Before long, Woo Zhengyang arrived at the gates of the inner city of Heavenly Martial City. Without any unnecessary words, the No Life Sword was drawn, slicing through...

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