Pang Meng's eyes were filled with astonishment. He had previously been able to deflect one of the opponent's arrows with three, and he had just fired so many arrows, thinking he could catch the opponent off guard.
To his surprise, the opponent still fired an arrow, which ended up destroying countless of his arrows!
So he was just messing with me all along?
The immense impact of the arrow pinned him to the city wall, and the intense pain nearly made him faint.
He tried to pull the arrow out of his chest, but as soon as he raised his hand, he lost all his strength.
He finally felt the pain of those golden crows that had been shot down. He knew that the enemy's arrow had clearly not been charged up for a long time, and the fact that he had just fired so many arrows had weakened the power of this one. Otherwise, he would probably have been torn to pieces by now.
At this point, Salami was also unreliable; she had just scratched her face raw and was now staring at Ji Xiaoxi with a venomous, ghostly gaze.
As for the Lord of Slaughter, he finally broke free from the terrifying thunderstorm. At this moment, he was also in a sorry state, his body charred black, with many cracks in his skin revealing the red flesh inside, which was constantly emitting blue smoke.
A faint aroma of meat wafted through the air, causing some people to swallow hard.
Seeing this, the Lord of Slaughter was furious. These despicable ants dared to even entertain such a thought.
But he dared not charge forward again. All three of his men had suffered heavy losses, and now he was the only one left with fighting power. Charging forward would be suicide.
Zuan didn't even glance at him, but instead stared at the direction of the city. Seeing that no one came out, he simply shot another arrow at Pang Meng on the city wall.
This guy is the one who caused the Mermaid Queen to fly to the Moon Palace. It's good that she can take revenge while she's at it.
Sensing the terrifying power of that arrow, every cell in Pang Meng's body emitted a sharp crackling sound, frantically reminding him to dodge.
But at this moment, he was nailed to the city wall and could not move at all, and could only watch helplessly as death came.
"Master, save me!"
Just then, a divine light swept in from the side, knocking away an arrow that was right in front of them.
Pang Meng felt his crotch was wet, but he felt no shame whatsoever. He was only grateful that his master had finally intervened, and it seemed that his life was saved.
At this moment, a figure slowly walked out. He did not walk on the ground, but in mid-air, and every step was so graceful.
"Emperor Yao!" Upon seeing him appear, the people in the city all knelt down and bowed to him.
Zuan carefully observed the crowd and found that they showed no fear or sense of coercion; their respect was genuine.
"Your Excellency's arrival in Taoqiu and your intention to kill is rather excessive." The man finally reached the top of the city wall. He had square eyebrows, broad eyes, and a square face, and his speech exuded a natural sense of authority.
"Are these people I'm going to kill even human?" Zuan's gaze fell on the massive Lord of Slaughter.
The man's expression froze, and after a moment he said, "We have no grudge against each other, so why are you causing trouble in Taoqiu?"
"No enmity?" Zu An sneered, pointing at Pang Meng on the wall. "This guy just harmed my friend not long ago. How can you call that no enmity?"
He stared intently at the other man: "Speaking of which, you orchestrated all of this, didn't you, Emperor Yao?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Emperor Yao didn't seem surprised that the other party knew him, and waved his hand to signal the warriors to hide in the city.
The humans naturally objected, each offering to help him fight. Emperor Yao smiled and said, "They are very strong. Your staying here would only be a pointless sacrifice. Besides, I might not even have to fight them."
Hearing him say this, the humans retreated with some skepticism. At least in the area around the city gate, there were no other humans left.
Zuan frowned slightly: "Are you deliberately putting on an act of loving the people in front of me?"
"You're overthinking it. Since they acknowledge me as their emperor, it's only natural that I must protect them. It's none of your business," Emperor Yao replied calmly.
"You appear so radiant and noble in their eyes, but do they even know your despicable and dark side?" Zuan sneered.
"Despicable and dark, what makes you say that?" Emperor Yao smiled faintly, seemingly not caring much.
"You started this Lich War, didn't you?" Zaun stared at him coldly.
"You're talking nonsense. Who in the Heavenly Court or the Witch Clan doesn't know that this war between the Witch and the Demon is a conspiracy by Emperor Jun? What does it have to do with me?" Emperor Yao spread his hands, a slight smile playing on his lips, seemingly quite interested in the conversation.
"Indeed, on the surface, it is indeed Di Jun's ambition. He secretly refined the Myriad Soul Banner, collected all living beings in the world, and even killed and possessed ten Golden Crows. But you certainly played a part in all of this," Zu An said coldly.
"Take the Zhongshan incident last time, for example. Zhuanxu sacrificed his grandson Juedi Tiantong, which had already suppressed the conflict between the Wu and Yao tribes. However, not long after, Nüba went around cursing and forcing the Emperor to show himself. You should know that Dijun designed all of this very secretly. If someone hadn't informed her, Nüba wouldn't have been able to find out the truth so quickly."
"Because of Nüba's relentless pursuit, Dijun had no choice but to launch the plan ahead of schedule. Once the ten suns appeared in the sky, the world was plunged into chaos."
Emperor Yao's voice was extremely calm: "Nüba's grief over losing her son makes it only natural for her to seek revenge. Besides, if it weren't for my reminder, would Emperor Jun have acted so hastily? If he had waited until he was fully prepared, even more people would have died."
He glanced at Ji Xiaoxi beside him and said, "By the way, if I hadn't secretly reminded her, this girl would probably have already been refined into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. You should thank me, I should be the one to thank you."
Zuan's breath caught in his throat. What the other person said did make some sense, and for a moment he didn't know how to refute it.
The goddess of Wushan spoke up: "Yao, Dijun seems to be your father. I really don't understand why you did all this."
"Di Jun has been a womanizer, with countless women. I am just one of his many sons. Moreover, my mother was not favored and died soon in depression, so I was even less valued by him," Di Yao said with a self-deprecating smile. "But I should be grateful for that, otherwise I would probably have ended up like those ten golden crows."
"You ruined his plans because you resented him?" The Goddess of Wushan seemed to understand.
But Emperor Yao snorted and said, "Don't think of me as so shallow. Why would I do this? In the end, what he did was too outrageous. Anyone with a conscience would try to stop it."
He spoke with an air of righteousness, and his entire figure appeared exceptionally imposing, even inspiring a sense of admiration in the goddess of Wushan.
Zuan sighed softly, "If you really wanted to stop everything, why didn't you expose his conspiracy openly and honestly? Why did you have to secretly fan the flames? I didn't understand your motives before, but after seeing the respect those humans showed you, I finally understand everything."
"Di Jun wants to destroy the Wu Clan and let the Demon Clan dominate the world, thus achieving sainthood with an unprecedented feat."
“You think a step further. You want to use the war between the Lich and the Demon to completely end the history of the two races, lead the human race to prosperity, and become a saint through the merits of the Human Emperor.”
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