Ruling Martial World by Infinite Insect Swarms

Chapter 140: Chapter 135: The Great Army Moves Out! The Blood Demon Sect Appears

CREAK—

The VIP room door opened. Two attendants walked in carrying a black wooden box. They bowed respectfully to Qin Yu, Qin Wenyuan, and the others before speaking.

”Gentlemen, these are the treasures you won at the auction. You may take them once the payment is cleared. The Qin Family has purchased two items from our Treasure Pavilion and auctioned off a serving of Hundred Treasures Brew.

”If you settle everything together, you only need to pay a price difference of thirteen million taels.”

Qin Wenyuan gave a slight nod. He pulled a thick stack of silver notes from his Space Ring and handed it over. Then, he passed the set of twelve Beta-level Flying Sabers, ’Flowing Light,’ which Qin Yu had bought, to him.

Qin Yu’s eyes lit up. He opened the wooden box, and twelve flying sabers came into view.

These twelve flying sabers had an identical design. The blades were long and narrow like willow leaves, about seven inches long and less than an inch wide. The edges were razor-thin, gleaming with a cold, cyan light.

The biggest difference from ordinary flying sabers was that these had no hilts. They were also covered in fine, dense patterns, clearly indicating that they had to be refined and controlled with Divine Sense.

Without hesitation, Qin Yu infused his majestic Divine Thought into them, quickly completing the refinement process.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

The twelve flying sabers hovered in the air one after another, flying nimbly around Qin Yu like darting fish, each moving in a completely different trajectory.

That agility left Qin Mohe, Qin Wenyuan, and Qin Zhengyuan marveling internally.

Dividing one’s focus so flawlessly! This was something only possible when one’s soul had reached an extreme level of power. Even among those in the Qi Sea Realm, very few could achieve this. None of the three of them could do it!

Not even Qin Mohe, who had mastery over Arrays and possessed an innately extraordinary soul, could pull it off.

Qin Mohe watched the scene and marveled to himself, ”As expected of a monster who can calculate mentally and set up an Array directly. His talent is far greater than all the geniuses our Qin Family has produced over the past few centuries. Perhaps even Celestial Wind Ancestor couldn’t compare to him!” His eyes were filled with immense joy.

Meanwhile, Qin Yu was experiencing the power of the flying sabers. With a shift of his Divine Thought, the speed of the flying sabers skyrocketed. The Secret Patterns on the blades lit up, and they flew at breakneck speed as if they had transformed into twelve streaks of flowing light.

Qin Yu felt satisfied as he carefully sensed the power within. ”What great treasures! No wonder they are called Flowing Light. With such extreme speed, most Qi Sea Realm experts wouldn’t be able to block them. Not only is the blade material incredibly hard, but the Array Patterns also have a Breaking Gang effect. With my powerful soul and Divine Thought, I can instantly kill early-stage Qi Sea Realm martial artists!”

He had the ’Thunder Chasing Cloud Bow’ for ultra-long-range attacks, the Flowing Light Flying Sabers for mid-to-long range, and the Evil-breaking Saber for close combat. With this combination of short and long-range weapons, his strength had seen a significant boost.

While getting accustomed to the Flowing Light Flying Sabers, Qin Yu’s expression suddenly changed, turning serious.

”Elder, the Demon Suppression Bureau and the Evil Suppression Bureau Army are making a move!”

The other three immediately dropped their smiles.

”Let’s go regroup with everyone else in the family,” Qin Wenyuan said at once. ”Bishui City is about to descend into chaos. The Su Family won the Inheritance Token at the auction, so someone is bound to take advantage of the situation and strike. Let’s retreat a bit further and head back to the Qin Residence!”

The auction hall was massive, large enough to accommodate a thousand people, but there were simply too many attendees. The Qin Family alone brought over fifty guards, and the other families and factions also had large groups of experts and guards with them. Naturally, it was impossible for all of them to enter the auction venue.

BOOM!

A cluster of fireworks shot up from the Demon Suppression Bureau and burst into a sky full of starlight, clearly visible even in broad daylight.

Immediately after, fireworks also shot up from the direction of the Prefecture City and the Evil Suppression Bureau Army.

Before the auction even began, Qin Yu had noticed that the Evil Suppression Bureau Army, which was usually stationed outside the city, had already entered and taken over Bishui City.

Upon seeing the signal, they immediately set up checkpoints at various locations. All civilians out on the streets were driven into their homes.

The Demon Suppression Bureau experts, who had long been lying in ambush outside the Blood Demon Sect’s three strongholds, launched a fierce assault one by one.

RUMBLE—

Deafening explosions echoed throughout the entire city.

The roof tiles on the houses shook, and dust showered down indoors.

At the Demon Suppression Bureau Headquarters, large groups of fierce generals clad in dark robes charged toward their pre-locked targets one by one, following a list.

Outside the Song Residence.

”Kill! Leave no survivors!”

Zhao Zhenshan kicked the door open with a cold expression. Behind him, over a dozen Demon Suppression Bureau experts charged in, wielding blades, spears, and Crossbow Arrows, stepping over the corpses of the guards lying at the entrance.

Inside the residence, several young servants serving as house-boys turned pale when they saw the invading Demon Suppression Bureau powerhouses. After exchanging a glance, all of their bodies swelled and mutated, bulging with knotted muscles.

Some sprouted an extra pair of arms, some grew a terrifying, gaping maw on their stomachs, and others were covered in eyeballs that darted around erratically...

Just one look was enough to make anyone’s skin crawl.

”Hmph, the Human Pill Evil Technique!”

A hint of disgust flashed through Zhao Zhenshan’s eyes. Without him having to say a word, several Crossbow Arrows shot out from behind him, killing the mutating Blood Demon Sect members.

Qi Blood pulsed from his long spear as he struck down a Blood Demon Sect cultist who had gotten too close. A large number of Demon Suppression Bureau members poured in, their battle cries shaking the heavens.

”What happened?”

Deep in the secret chamber of the Song Residence, Li Xuehai, who had been plotting his move, experienced a drastic change in expression.

As he rushed out, he instantly sensed the Demon Suppression Bureau members charging in.

Caught completely off guard, the Blood Demon Sect members had no time to react and were slaughtered en masse.

The entire Song Family had long been infiltrated and corrupted by them.

How else could they have remained hidden?

”Oh no! Activate the Blood Sacrifice Array, quickly!”

He barked fiercely at the black-robed figures behind him while a blood-red Array Banner appeared in his hand. But the very next moment, his face darkened, and he violently retreated.

”The Blood Sacrifice Array? That Array has long been destroyed by the experts of my Demon Suppression Bureau. Surrender now, and I can give you a dignified death!”

High in the sky, Situ Ming stood on thin air.

Holding a long spear angled downward, a heaven-piercing Evil Qi violently surged from him, and his eyes held undisguised Killing Intent.

This was his Bishui City!

Even if they wiped out the Blood Demon Sect, the casualties after this battle would inevitably be disastrous.

”The Demon Suppression Bureau! What a brilliant move. When did you find out?”

Listening to the loud explosions constantly echoing in his ears, Li Xuehai knew perfectly well that aside from this place, their other two hideouts had likely been discovered and were currently being besieged by the Demon Suppression Bureau.

”That is not for you to ask!”

Situ Ming sneered. His figure shot forward explosively, his long spear transforming into a streak of golden light as it pierced downward.

”Hahaha! Did you really think you won just because you destroyed the Blood Sacrifice Array?”

Li Xuehai burst into maniacal laughter. He plunged the Array Banner in his hand into the ground. A violent tremor suddenly erupted from deep within the Song Residence, revealing a pitch-black tunnel entrance.

Blood-red mist surged out wildly, followed by a massive horde of fully mutated Blood Demon Sect members rushing out to kill, their bodies covered in Scale Armor and grotesque organs.

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BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The violent explosions naturally attracted the attention of everyone inside the auction house.

The powerhouses, who already had their own schemes in mind, looked at each other with grave expressions. The vast majority of them shared the same thoughts as Qin Yu.

Some wanted to take advantage of the chaos, while others harbored malicious intentions.

However, most of them planned to make their move only after leaving Bishui City. After all, Demon Suppression General ’Chen Jianqiu’ was no pushover.

The Demon Suppression Bureau was a behemoth that no Sect or Noble Family wanted to provoke.

Something huge had happened!

Who among those present wasn’t a cunning fox?

But before they could go out and check the situation, the doors to the Treasure Pavilion’s auction hall were violently pushed open. A squad of Demon Suppression Bureau Captains stared coldly at everyone inside.

”The Demon Suppression Bureau is handling a case! No one is allowed to leave!”

”Violators will be executed!”

BOOM—

Accompanying the shouts was a monstrous, overwhelming pressure.

Demon Suppression General Chen Jianqiu’s voice, carrying a heaven-piercing chill, rang out.

”Remnants of the Blood Demon Sect have been lurking within Bishui City, and our Demon Suppression Bureau is currently purging them. Everyone is to wait here patiently.

”Once the matter is resolved, you may leave on your own.”

An uproar broke out!

Everyone exchanged glances. Some wanted to speak up, but in the face of that heaven-piercing Sword Intent, they didn’t dare open their mouths. The Sword Intent hanging in the sky felt like it would slash down at any moment.

No one doubted this.

The Demon Suppression Bureau’s reputation had never been built on empty boasts; it had been forged through slaughter.

Countless disciples of Sects and Noble Families had died under Chen Jianqiu’s sword.

”The Demon Suppression Bureau surely puts on airs. Is the Treasure Pavilion just going to sit back and do nothing? We merely came to buy some things, and now we’re being imprisoned here?”

Suddenly, an elusive voice echoed from within the crowd.

There were over a thousand people in the entire auction hall. The weakest among them was at the Qi and Blood Realm, and there were over a hundred Qi Sea powerhouses. If this crowd were incited, even the Demon Suppression Bureau wouldn’t be able to suppress them.

”My apologies, everyone. The Demon Suppression Bureau has issued an order, and our Treasure Pavilion is merely cooperating. As long as you remain within the premises of the Treasure Pavilion, I can guarantee your safety.”

The rather amiable and plump Primordial Mansion Realm powerhouse of the Treasure Pavilion appeared. He wore a helpless expression. As someone running a business, he naturally didn’t want things to turn out this way.

However, it was impossible for him to oppose the Demon Suppression Bureau over this.

”Hmph! Who knows if the Treasure Pavilion and the Demon Suppression Bureau are colluding to slaughter us all?

”Don’t tell me you intend to hoard that Five Poison Sect Inheritance Token for yourselves?”

The elusive voice rang out once again.

And almost the instant his words faded, a fierce burst of Sword Qi descended from the sky, piercing right through the body of a rat-faced old man and splattering his blood across the ground.

Clearly, he was the one who had been speaking up to stir the pot earlier.

”The Demon Suppression Bureau is killing people!”

”Attack!”

Over a dozen figures in the hall sprang into action simultaneously, drawing their blades and charging at the surrounding crowd.

Blood mist steamed from the bodies of some of them, making it obvious that Blood Demon Sect members were making their move.

And the moment they struck, they fought like their lives depended on it!

Amidst the battle cries, the Martial Artists in the auction hall were forced to fight back, instantly throwing the entire venue into chaos.

”Hmph!”

Chen Jianqiu’s expression turned cold. Fierce sword light shot out explosively, intending to slaughter them all.

However, a sinister voice came from the crowd. ”Chen Jianqiu, what’s the point of bullying those weaker than you? How about I play with you instead?”

Qin Yu looked toward the source of the voice.

He saw an old man in a cyan scholar’s robe with a ruthless gaze fly into the air. From his wide sleeves, over a dozen massive centipedes shot out.

They collided with the sky full of Sword Qi, producing a series of CLANGING sounds.

The explosive clash of auras even shattered the VIP rooms on the second floor.

”It’s the Blood Demon Sect Altar Master, Mo Yuzi! He’s also an old monster in the Primordial Mansion Realm! Let’s retreat first; we can’t stay here.”

Qin Wenyuan stepped forward. A Long Saber materialized in his hand as he shielded Qin Yu behind him.

”Let’s go!”