Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 1182: Chapter 788: Martial Arts Strength (2)

Zhou Yuntao was stunned, staring in amazement at the green lightning emerging from Wu Dashan’s neck.

After the astonishment came disbelief, and following the disbelief was undeniable fear.

How is this possible?

His heart trembled, trembling with fear!

Yang Zhenshan, unaware of his internal fear, calmly withdrew his spear after the hit and turned to Zhou Yuntao.

What’s impossible about it?

The current Yang Zhenshan was no longer the previous Yang Zhenshan.

Although he switched to the Immortal Path, it doesn’t mean his Martial Arts prowess has declined; on the contrary, it has improved significantly with the shift.

His ability to fly through the air has increased, his Thunder Spear technique regained, and most importantly, Yang Zhenshan acquired Spiritual Sense, greatly enhancing his self-control and enemy perception.

It seems no qualitative change has occurred in various aspects, but all aspects have improved slightly, collectively forming a significant leap.

Moreover, Yang Zhenshan just used his unique Spear Intent.

He used to rarely employ his unique Spear Intent, keeping it as a trump card.

But now, with several trump cards at his disposal, there’s no need to hide his Spear Intent any longer.

The shot just now appeared simple, but it was indeed a complete display of Yang Zhenshan’s Martial Arts strength.

If that spear couldn’t kill Wu Dashan instantly, then Yang Zhenshan’s years of cultivation would have been in vain.

Zhou Yuntao didn’t understand Yang Zhenshan; seeing Yang Zhenshan glance at him, those calm eyes intensified his inner fear to the extreme.

The instinctual reaction brought by fear was to flee.

The originally frozen form burst at this moment into extreme speed, True Yuan surging throughout his body, enveloping him in a golden glow before turning into a golden flash racing downhill.

At this moment, Zhou Yuntao unleashed the fastest speed of his life, a speed even he found inconceivable.

But as he fled rapidly, a green glow shot out from Yang Zhenshan’s hand, like a flash of lightning, piercing his chest in the blink of an eye.

This was not the Green Glow Sword; it was Yang Zhenshan’s long spear, carrying the force of thunder.

Once, Yang Zhenshan excelled at throwing the Short Spear, but in recent years he had rarely used it, as for Heavenly Gang Stage Martial Artists, this move seemed somewhat redundant and posed little threat.

But now things are different; Yang Zhenshan possesses the ability to control objects, and although the long spear isn’t a Magic Artifact, that doesn’t stop Yang Zhenshan from employing methods meant for controlling Magic Artifacts.

Even without using the Green Glow Sword, the long spear thrown still had tremendous speed, albeit slower than the Green Glow Sword, but it was enough to kill Zhou Yuntao in front of them.

Zhou Yuntao only felt a pain in his chest and then uncontrollably crashed into the farmland on the hillside.

Yet he wasn’t dead; he was still alive.

The long spear had penetrated his chest but hadn’t pierced his heart.

Ignoring the spear lodged in his back, he panicked in the green rice fields, desperately wanting to flee again.

Only this time, Yang Zhenshan was already leisurely strolling to him.

With a wave of his hand, Zhou Yuntao was drawn helplessly towards Yang Zhenshan.

Although object manipulation is the most common and basic spell in Immortal Cultivation, basic doesn’t mean it’s not powerful; any spell refined to the extreme can unleash terrifying power.

And those powerful spells are essentially evolved and advanced versions of these basic spells.

Of course, Yang Zhenshan hasn’t perfected his object manipulation, but taking things from a distance isn’t such a powerful ability, just the simplest form of using it.

If Zhou Yuntao weren’t injured, he could surely break free from Yang Zhenshan’s object manipulation, but unfortunately, the spear strike earlier had cost him half his life.

"Don’t kill me!" Zhou Yuntao shouted in fear.

He was facing away from Yang Zhenshan, unable to see the expression on Yang Zhenshan’s face.

"I submit, I’m willing to serve you, Senior, I..."

Zhou Yuntao pleaded in fear.

In truth, someone with his determination wouldn’t easily yield, but the power Yang Zhenshan displayed earlier shocked him deeply, nearly scaring him out of wits, leading to his pathetic display.

"What’s your name?" Yang Zhenshan floated in mid-air, gripping the spear shaft, and asked calmly.

"Zhou Yuntao! Senior, spare me!"

"Someone from the Dayun Dynasty?"

"Yes, yes, yes~~"

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, withdrew the long spear, dealt several more bloody wounds on him, then swung the spear, tossing Zhou Yuntao under the archway.

And below the archway, Wang Lei, Lu Jianghua, and Lan Xuanyu hurried over, only seeing a corpse on the ground and another crashing down.

The sudden fall of Zhou Yuntao startled them, and Wang Lei raised his knife to strike, but Yang Zhenshan’s voice came through.

"Spare his life, interrogate him properly later!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Lei immediately withdrew his knife; once Zhou Yuntao landed, he quickly moved forward to restrain him.

Lu Jianghua watched this scene in shock, his gaze shifting between Wu Dashan and Zhou Yuntao in confusion.

What’s going on?

Wasn’t there a strong enemy raid mentioned?

Where are the strong enemies?

Just these two?

"Are there Heavenly Gang Stage Martial Artists?" Lan Xuanyu cautiously approached and examined Zhou Yuntao.

Wang Lei lifted Zhou Yuntao, dislocating his arms to prevent resistance.

Though dislocating wasn’t necessary, Yang Zhenshan’s wounds weren’t random; each wound struck crucial acupuncture points, preventing Zhou Yuntao from mobilizing his True Yuan again.

Zhou Yuntao wasn’t unconscious; his face paled, consumed by despair.

Meanwhile, Yang Zhenshan already flew downhill, killing all intruding enemies with a few swift moves.

Considering that neither Wu Dashan nor Zhou Yuntao could withstand a single move from him, needless to say the others.

However, there were casualties among the Red Flame Army below, an unavoidable circumstance, as against Innate Martial Artists, ordinary Red Flame Army soldiers were too weak, struggling to confront Innate Martial Artists without coordinated formation.

This is why conventional troops weren’t used in the wars involving the Three Sects and the Nether Prison Sect.

...

"Speak!"

In the front hall of the Yang family ancestral home, Yang Zhenshan sat at the head, sipping hot tea, and said calmly.

Wang Lei and Yang Xiangheng stood behind him one on each side, observing the obediently kneeling Zhou Yuntao, while Lu Jianghua and Lan Xuanyu were seated below, their expression still wrapped in shock from earlier.

Even Yang Xiangheng occasionally glanced at Yang Zhenshan’s back.

They were all aware that Yang Zhenshan’s strength was formidable, given Lan Peng had repeatedly mentioned Yang Zhenshan’s prowess equaling his own.

But they never expected Yang Zhenshan’s strength to be absurdly powerful to such a degree.

Two Heavenly Gang Stage Martial Artists couldn’t endure even a single move from him.

"Speak of your origins." Yang Zhenshan asked.

Zhou Yuntao, drenched in sweat, glanced at Yang Zhenshan before reluctantly lowering his head, stammering: "I’m the Dingnan Marquis of the Dayun Dynasty, and I came under the orders of Mo Changbin from the Dayun royal family to capture Lu Jianghua, the fourth young master of the Lu family!"

"Mo Changbin?" Yang Zhenshan looked towards Lu Jianghua.

Lu Jianghua replied solemnly: "Mo Changbin is one of the elders of the Mo family, whose status in the Mo family is second only to Mo Changfu."

Lu Jianghua understood the Mo family well, as the Lu family was once allies with them.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly, "Did you attack Nanxia County?"

"Yes!"

"Did you also attack Tianbao County and Suihua County?"

"No, that was done by the Dazhen Dynasty and the Nanzhao Dynasty!"

"Under whose orders were you acting?"

"Nether Prison Sect steward Duan Qiaofeng, Nether Prison Sect provided the Mo clan with numerous benefits, leading Mo clan to target the Lu family!"

Zhou Yuntao honestly confessed everything; after all, he was a noble of the Dayun Dynasty and highly trusted by Mo Changbin, so he was well-versed in the matter’s insider information.