Chapter 252: Under the knife of the ancestor, Ah Jiu speaks the truth
"Clang."
At the critical moment, Xiao Yu twisted his body forcefully and blocked with his sword.
A tremendous force emanated from the sword, numbing his arm. He was forced back seven or eight steps before he could finally steady himself.
"puff."
A mouthful of blood rushed up his throat, but he forced himself to swallow it.
"Brother Xiongxiong, you are injured." Ajiu exclaimed.
"I'm fine." Xiao Yu said in a deep voice, but his face became paler.
This is a big trouble.
He looked at the stone statues that were approaching step by step, and his heart turned cold.
He can kill those tomb guards who are corrupted by evil spirits, and use thunder talismans to blow them to ashes.
But these in front of him... are his ancestors.
It was Emperor Taizu who founded the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Wuzong who pacified the barbarians in all directions, and Emperors Wen and Jing who created a prosperous era...
They are the heroic spirits of Daxia and the glory of the Xiao family.
Let him turn his sword against his ancestors and chop their heroic spirits into pieces.
He can't do it.
This kind of awe and ethical constraints that came from deep in his blood, like an invisible shackle, tightly bound his hands and feet.
"roar."
The statues wouldn't give him any time to think.
They launched the attack again, the formation was activated, and the offensive was continuous, each wave more ferocious than the last.
Xiao Yu was caught in an unprecedented tough battle.
He couldn't attack and could only passively block, dodge, and retreat.
"Brother Xiongxiong, be careful on the right."
"They changed their formation."
Ah Jiu's voice kept ringing in his ears, pointing out those deadly attacks. But even so, Xiao Yu's situation was still becoming more and more dangerous.
He was forced to retreat repeatedly on the shrine road, and his space for movement was compressed step by step.
"Clang."
With another violent collision, Xiao Yu was directly blown away and hit hard on the stone railing at the edge of the sacred road.
"Brother Xiongxiong." Ajiu exclaimed and wanted to rush over.
"Don't come over." Xiao Yu shouted sternly. He stood up with difficulty, supporting himself with his sword, a trace of blood already flowing from the corner of his mouth.
He looked up at the stone statue of Emperor Wuzong, holding a huge stone halberd and walking towards him step by step, and a hint of bitterness flashed in his eyes.
If this continues, he and Ajiu will die here today.
Just as he was struggling internally and caught in a dilemma.
The stone statue of Emperor Wuzong had already raised the stone halberd in his hand high.
A huge shadow completely enveloped him.
There's no way to avoid it.
A trace of sadness flashed in Xiao Yu's eyes.
"Brother Xiong Xiong."
A cry with a crying tone suddenly rang out, and a petite figure rushed out without hesitation, with open arms blocking between him and the stone statue.
It’s Ajiu.
"Ajiu, don't." Xiao Yu's eyes were bloodshot. He wanted to reach out to pull Ajiu, but found that his body was locked by several powerful auras and he couldn't move.
Ajiu shook her head stubbornly, and she raised her little face to look directly at the tall stone statue of Emperor Wuzong in front of her.
There was no fear in her eyes. They would never be able to get through this level with force alone. Xiongxiong's brother's concerns were their biggest death.
Since you can't win, then... talk reason.
The stone spear that was powerful enough to split mountains and rocks suddenly stopped less than three inches away from Ajiu's head.
An invisible barrier suddenly spread out with Ajiu as the center.
The purple dragon energy and pure soul were now perfectly integrated through her unique "dragon soul bond" body.
On the shrine path, all the stone statues stopped moving.
"My dear ancestors and emperors, please wake up."
She pointed at herself and then at Xiao Yu behind her.
"I'm Ah Jiu, and this is your descendant, the current Regent Xiao Yu."
"We are not enemies."
"I know you can understand." Jiu took a deep breath and quickly told the whole story.
"All of this is a massive conspiracy, secretly orchestrated since the Yun Clan Rebellion twenty years ago. They first framed Zhongliang, then supported the puppet King Xian and led him into rebellion. Their sole purpose is to activate this formation and contaminate your dormant heroic spirits."
"What they want is not the throne, nor the dragon vein."
"They want to open the legendary Netherworld Gate and bring the horde of undead from the Netherworld down to the mortal realm. They want to destroy this land you fought for with your blood and lives, turning the entire world into a perpetual hell."
"And I am the 'key' they plan to use to stabilize that door, and you are the 'guards' they use to protect that door."
"They deceived you, manipulated you, made you turn war against your own descendants, and made you destroy your own legacy with your own hands."
"My dear ancestors, are you really willing to become someone else's pawns and become the sinners who destroy the Great Zhou?"
The girl's questioning was full of tears.
The red light in the stone statue's eyes began to flicker violently, and its stone body made a "cracking" sound.
Especially the stone statue of Emperor Taizu at the head, its reaction was the most intense.
"roar."
A low dragon roar suddenly erupted from its stone throat.
The two evil scarlet lights in its eye sockets shattered with a "pop" sound and disappeared without a trace.
Instead, there was a pair of deep eyes that regained clarity and majesty.
The heroic spirit of Emperor Taizu Xiao Yan, relying on his own strong will and Ajiu's encouragement, actually broke free from the control of the evil magic.
It slowly lowered its head to look at Ajiu who was standing in front of Xiao Yu, and a hint of approval flashed in its majestic eyes.
Then it turned around suddenly.
The pair of eyes that had regained their clarity shot like sharp swords towards the end of the shrine road, into the shadow in front of the main hall.
"You scoundrel, you are hiding your head and showing your tail. Get out of here..."
Before he finished speaking, the stone spear in his hand turned into a black lightning and flew out of his hand.
"call out."
The stone spear shot straight towards the empty shadow.
"ah."
A shrill scream came from the shadows.
A demonic figure in a black robe, with strange runes painted on his face, stumbled out from the shadows. His chest was pierced through by the massive stone spear, pinning him firmly to the bronze gate of the underground palace's main hall.
His eyes were full of disbelief as he pointed at the stone statue of Taizu, which was gushing out large mouthfuls of black blood.
"You...how could you possibly..."
Before he could finish his sentence, his head tilted and he fell silent.
As the demon who secretly controlled the formation was killed in one blow, the red light in the eyes of all the remaining stone statues on both sides of the sacred road faded away at the same time.
"call……"
Ah Jiu's legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, a strong hand supported her in time.
"Ajiu, you did a great job." Xiao Yu's voice contained a hint of fear.
Ajiu turned around and gave him a somewhat weak smile.
At this moment, the stone statues of the former emperors on both sides of the sacred road turned around after regaining their clarity and faced Xiao Yu and Ajiu.
They didn't move or speak anymore, just stared at the two of them quietly with their deep eyes.
Led by Emperor Taizu, all the stone statues slowly nodded to them.
The next moment, a shocking scene happened.
The three-meter-tall stone statue of Taizu began to break into pieces, and dazzling golden light shone through the cracks.
In a flash, the entire stone statue turned into a golden dragon energy, let out a loud dragon roar, and rushed straight into Xiao Yu's body.
Then came Emperor Wuzong, Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing...
On both sides of the sacred road, one after another stone statues of the former emperor transformed into dragon vein ancestral energy and all flowed into Xiao Yu's body.
"Hmm."
Xiao Yu let out a muffled groan, and a force so huge that it almost burst his body rushed wildly through his limbs and bones.
There was a golden light on his body, and blurry shadows wearing imperial robes appeared and disappeared behind him.
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