Chapter 585: Raise the knife against the gods!
"In September of the seventh year of Zhenguan, I killed the evil spirit Chiyou in Yinshan Mountain and received a reward - three drops of [Great Witch Blood]!"
"Great Witch Blood Essence: The essence of Chi You, the leader of the Witch Clan. It contains a large amount of Witch Clan divine power and the laws of the great way, but it is also full of evil spirits. It is incompatible with other bloodlines. Even if one is a true immortal, he will explode and die if he absorbs it forcibly!"
Li Daoxuan's attention was not on the great witch's blood essence, but on the word "evil spirit".
Chiyou...evil spirit?
Could it be that the person he killed was an evil spirit that possessed Chi You's body?
"You did kill me, or rather, a part of me."
Chi You's deep eyes seemed to see through Li Daoxuan's inner thoughts, and he calmly told him the secret of his resurrection.
"After thousands of years of imprisonment in darkness, I felt the blood of the witch clan gradually dissipate. I kept hearing the roars of my former comrades and the desperate prayers of the witches, but I could do nothing but listen to their voices getting smaller and smaller..."
Chi You subconsciously clenched his fists, and the surging demonic energy rushed straight into the sky. His beating heart exploded like thunder, and the wound left by the Xuanyuan Sword splattered with blood.
But he didn't care.
This scene made everyone's heart skip a beat and their scalps tingle.
"In order to resolve this pain, I had to separate a part of my soul to bear the despair and anger for me, while my own soul often fell into a deep sleep."
"If you hadn't awakened me with the Xuanyuan Sword, I'm afraid it would have taken me a long time to wake up."
Li Daoxuan suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Chi You's pupils were bloodshot when he just woke up. He only knew how to kill and was completely unable to communicate.
Moreover, apart from his physical body, he has almost no other magical powers when fighting.
He was a little puzzled at the time. Even those weak evil gods could remain sane, so how come the dignified Lord of War Chi You had become a killing machine with only the fighting instinct?
However, although the doubts were resolved, a bone-chilling chill arose in Li Daoxuan's heart.
Chi You, who had lost his mind, was so difficult to deal with. How powerful would Chi You, the Lord of War, be now that he has complete memories and has recovered all his magical powers and combat experience?
Even if I have the help of Xuanyuan Sword, can I really defeat him?
Li Daoxuan took a deep breath, feeling the magic power gradually recovering in his body. He held up the Xuanyuan Sword, and his eyes once again burst into dazzling golden light.
"The witch clan is gone, and now the world is ruled by humans. Do you still want to destroy the world now?"
Although his figure holding the sword was still a little staggering, his voice was extremely firm, his long hair fluttered, and the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand exuded a sacred and majestic golden sword energy.
"If you still want to destroy the world, then fight again!"
Along with his voice rang out the neighing of countless war horses, the sound of tens of thousands of Black Armored Soldiers drawing their swords together, and the sound of the Tang Dynasty army flag fluttering in the night wind.
The battle-hardened Tang warrior had a gaze as firm as iron and as sharp as a sword. He held the reins in his hand and looked at the figure in green clothes holding a sword in the distance.
The atmosphere of war and iron cavalry is like the calm before the storm.
They will follow the imperial master and fight to the last moment. This is the unique pride of the Tang people!
The men of the Tang Dynasty will never surrender to foreign races, even if the other party is the military lord Chi You.
There was a hint of emotion and nostalgia in Chi You's eyes.
Once upon a time, in this vast land, there was such a mighty military force. That was the army of his Wu clan. Wherever their troops went, the four seas surrendered to them. Even the gods in the sky were wary of them.
But unfortunately, it seems that he is the only wizard left in this world.
After a long silence, Chi You sighed softly. He looked at the mountains in the distance and gazed towards the south, and suddenly asked Li Daoxuan a question.
"This piece of land is still so magnificent, but the world has changed dramatically, and many places have changed. Li Daoxuan, can you take me around this world again?"
Li Daoxuan, who was originally prepared to fight to the death, was stunned when he heard this.
…
Henan Road, next to Shangyang City, Lingbao County.
There is a large peach forest here. It is said that many years ago, the peach forest here stretched for thousands of miles and was evergreen all year round, but now there is only less than a hundred miles left.
The peach tree blooms in March and bears fruit in June. Now it is September and the flowers have faded and the fruits have withered.
On a moonlit night, the mountain breeze blows, and there is a faint whimpering sound, which gives this peach forest many magical legends.
Some people say that this place is filled with gloomy atmosphere and is haunted by ghosts, while others say that an important figure is buried here.
That night, the withered peach forest suddenly came alive. New buds sprouted from the dry branches and leaves, and gorgeous peach blossoms bloomed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The peach tree is young and thriving, and its flowers are bright and beautiful.
The peach forest sways in the wind, as if welcoming something.
It’s a pity that this magical and magnificent scene is destined to be seen by few people.
Two figures appeared in the peach forest, one had a human body and an ox head, with only one arm left. However, he looked so straight and tall, like a sacred mountain that has experienced the vicissitudes of time but is still majestic and magnificent.
The other figure looked very elegant, with long flowing hair and a golden holy sword on his back. Although there were still stains of blood on his green robe, it could not hide his elegance and bearing like the morning glow and the morning star.
Li Daoxuan still feels a little dreamy.
He thought that the world would be flooded with blood tonight, but unexpectedly, Chi You seemed to have no intention of fighting at all. He only asked him to accompany him to travel around the world today.
Chi You did not say where he was going, as if everything was based on his feelings. He no longer spoke to Li Daoxuan, but just quietly looked at the mountains, rivers, and fertile plains of the world.
He didn't stop until he reached the peach forest, with a hint of fluctuation in his eyes.
"Kuafu chased the sun and died of thirst on the roadside. He threw away his staff, which turned into a thousand-mile-long forest."
Li Daoxuan suddenly had an idea and asked, "May I ask the military commander if this is where Kuafu fell?"
Chi You was silent for a moment, caressing the peach blossoms, and finally spoke again.
"Do you know why Kuafu chased the sun?"
"I don't know, please teach me, Lord of Arms."
"For revenge."
There was a ripple in Chi You's calm voice, and his deep eyes seemed to see through the dust of time and once again saw the heroic giant who held up the sky and shook the earth.
"Kuafu was originally the leader of the Giant Tribe of my Wu Clan. The Giant Tribe was once the most powerful tribe of my Wu Clan. They were born giants with strong bodies, and every adult member of the tribe was capable of fighting against gods and demons."
"But the giants have a fatal flaw, which is their lack of endurance. If they don't get a rest for a long time, their bodies will be overwhelmed."
After a pause, Chi You's voice continued to sound.
"More and more giants finally attracted the fear of the gods. The Golden Crow, which was supposed to rise to Fusang and fall to the East China Sea, fell into the tribe of the Giants, burned all the young giants to death, and destroyed the homes they depended on for survival!"
"The giants who returned from hunting went completely crazy. They chased after the Golden Crow, wanting to tear its wings apart and break its neck!"
Chi You's voice gradually became colder.
"Golden Crow was the fastest man in the world, but he just kept them running, baking the earth with the true fire of the sun. Gradually, one giant after another died of hunger and thirst and fell down. In the end, only Kuafu was left."
"Kuafu chased him across most of the ancient world and came here. His hatred made him forget everything. He drank two rivers dry in one breath, but he was ultimately powerless and fell to the ground and died unwillingly."
"Since then, the Giant Tribe has completely disappeared."
The night wind blew through the peach forest, and the whimpering sound rang out again, like weeping and complaining, like the unwilling and angry cry of an ancient giant before he fell.
Li Daoxuan looked at the peach forest again. The flowers were so beautiful and bright, but he never expected that there was such a tragic past behind them.
Those giants , led by their leader named Kuafu, fell one by one on the road of revenge for their tribe, filled with grief and hatred, but none of them retreated.
Kuafu was ridiculed as a fool who overestimated his own abilities, but Li Daoxuan felt an epic sense of tragedy and a courage full of masculine power in this peach forest.
"The great wizard Houyi was furious. He mobilized the tribe and used various secret techniques of the wizard tribe to make arrows to shoot and kill nine golden crows. But unfortunately, Houyi was surrounded and killed by many demon gods, and the tribe was eventually destroyed."
"But his arrow sounded the witch clan's horn to kill the gods!"
"It was also from that time that the Wu Clan and the gods completely broke off. The Wu Clan, which had been scattered like a piece of sand, began to learn to unite, and I was elected as the leader of the Wu Clan to lead them in the battle against the gods."
"Unfortunately, I let them down."
Having said this, Chi You suddenly fell silent, no longer uttering a word, just quietly staring at the gorgeous peach blossoms in front of him.
After a long time, he picked a peach blossom, placed it carefully in his arms, and then walked away.
Li Daoxuan hurriedly followed. He looked back and found that the gorgeous peach forest had quickly withered and died after Chi You left.
Cold branches, dead leaves, and bleak autumn wind.
It seems like a farewell to an old friend, and it also seems like telling a past event that has been lost in time.
…
One day later, in Zhuolu County, Xinzhou of the Tang Dynasty.
It was already daytime, the streets were bustling with people, and the people were stable and prosperous, much better than in the early years of the Zhenguan period.
"Tanghulu~Tanghulu!"
"Fresh-baked Hu pancakes for only one penny!"
"Sir, our shop has just received a new batch of rouge. Would you like to come in and take a look?"
…
Chi You and Li Daoxuan came to Shangyang City. They seemed to be walking in another time and space, and all the pedestrians on the street ignored them.
"The gods are very cunning. They don't want to fight the witch tribe head-on, so they support the weak human race at the time to confront our witch tribe head-on."
Chi You spoke again. Walking on this ancient battlefield that had long since changed its appearance, he was like an old man reminiscing about the past.
"The human race has great potential, but is still too weak. In the Battle of Zhuolu, I defeated Xuanyuan seventy-two times in a row, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to crack. The land was devastated. The blood of so many human heroes stained my Tiger Soul Blade red."
"In order to help the human race win, the gods surrounded and killed the sacred beast of our Wu clan, Kui Niu, and used its skin to make a war drum. The sound was resounding for thousands of miles, like thunder, helping to boost the morale of the human race."
At this point, a hint of sarcasm appeared in Chi You's eyes.
"But my Wu Clan warriors will only feel more angry. In that battle, many gods came down to earth to participate in the battle, but they all lost their divine blood."
"That was the most satisfying battle of my life. After killing sixteen gods in a row, I finally chopped off Di Jun's head."
"Heaven, destroyed."
