But after struggling and convulsing on the bed, his tightly closed eyes opened, a flash of blood appeared, and his eyes regained their clarity. But the city lord was like a different person at this moment. He got up quickly, without even putting on his shoes, and walked straight out of the room.
Soon, that enormous aura grew deeper and deeper, and Xie Zhou became even more certain that it was coming from the City Lord's Mansion.
Meanwhile, the servants in the city lord's mansion were delighted to see their lord actually getting out of bed and moving around. Although his posture was a bit strange as he walked, they were very happy.
Just as a subordinate soldier ran over to help his city lord up, he had only managed to say, "Master..." when the city lord grabbed him by the neck. The servant screamed in terror, his mouth agape.
The others also screamed, "Ahhh!..."
However, the servant, whose throat was being choked, couldn't speak. At this moment, the city lord stared intently into the servant's eyes, which began to turn bloodshot. Soon, the servant shriveled up in his hands like a dried corpse, then died and was thrown to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, screams erupted from the city lord's mansion. The servants, upon seeing the city lord, wished they could run away as fast as they could, as if they had wings. No one left alive in the city lord's vicinity.
With a loud "bang!"
The gate of the city lord's mansion was shattered by a powerful aura, and wooden fragments were scattered everywhere.
The one who came out was the city lord. The steward was very happy to see that the city lord had successfully emerged from seclusion. He held the wound on his arm and moved in the direction of the city lord. However, the closer he got, the more strange he felt.
The group leader doesn't usually appear in front of others so casually. After all, the city lord is currently disheveled, with his hair all over his head, and he's not even wearing shoes or changing his clothes. He's still wearing his undergarments for sleeping.
The steward sensed something was wrong; the city lord's aura was extremely strange, but how could the city lord recognize the steward now?
He instantly stepped forward and grabbed the butler by the neck, preparing to devour him once again. Xie Zhou sensed this strange aura, so he ignored the people from the four major families and went to rescue the butler.
The steward saw that the city lord, who was usually normal, had changed completely. His pupils had turned blood red, and the steward himself was being choked, unable to breathe. His face was almost purplish-red.
Xie Zhou immediately struck the city lord's arm with a palm strike. The arm stung and then went limp. At that moment, Xie Zhou immediately left the city lord's place with his steward.
The now-rampaging city lord has set his sights on the four major families present.
The person leading the way was the patriarch of the four major families. They had never seen a city lord with such a strange aura. How could someone who was seriously injured suddenly become so terrifying, as if he had a final burst of energy before death?
Adding to the panic they had just witnessed, they all retreated hastily. However, the patriarchs of the four major families were betrayed by the other two family heads, and they frantically pushed and shoved each other, continuing to retreat.
The patriarchs of the four major families suddenly lost their footing and fell to the ground. They stared in horror at the strange city lord in front of them and frantically retreated, but it was too late.
The patriarchs of the four major families were instantly killed by the city lord, and their corpses lying on the ground were still warm. At this moment, the city lord seemed to have gone mad, greedily absorbing the power generated from the patriarchs' bodies.
Soon the clan chief became one of them, and it seemed that the city lord's strength had greatly increased after gaining power.
His hands underwent some changes; his fingernails grew extremely long, and his eyes, which had lost their previous clarity, were now completely covered in blood.
The remaining two family heads were terrified. They kept fleeing, using the scattered people as shields in front of them. However, the city lord seemed to only capture those with abundant spiritual energy, while the common people were swept away and knocked to the ground. Clearly, the city lord had long lost his mind.
Xie Zhou, observing from elsewhere, discovered a very familiar power emanating from the city lord. He then activated his mental energy and immediately felt a sharp pain.
Sure enough, she sensed the power of the sealed artifact on the city lord.
It is very likely that this sealed artifact has attached itself to the city lord. The system also detected something and told Xie Zhou, "Host, that's right, you're right. That power is eroding the city lord's sanity. That's why the city lord was bedridden for a period of time, which was to fight against it. But now he can't hold on any longer and has been possessed by the sealed artifact."
"This time, the seal wants to restore its original strength, so it is absorbing power on a large scale. We must stop it!"
Xie Zhou nodded sharply, realizing that the steward was not in any danger. He then leaped over to the city lord, who was possessed by the sealed artifact, and saw his crazed state.
Xie Zhou tentatively called out, "City Lord, City Lord..."
Although Xie Zhou knew these things were useless, she wanted to know just how fragile a person's will must be to be controlled by these forbidden objects, just like the dragon before, which was also controlled by forbidden objects. If she hadn't discovered it in time, she would have been deceived by it long ago.
As expected, after shouting a few times, the city lord remained unmoved and continued to pounce on her. Seeing that the situation was not good, she knew that the power of all living beings could have a certain effect on forbidden objects, so with the help of the system, she used the power of all living beings.
As soon as the power of all living beings was unleashed, the possessed city lord seemed to become even more irritable.
He moved very quickly, intending to attack Xie Zhou.
"roar!……"
Xie Zhou immediately summoned the Peerless Sword. She flew up and stopped in mid-air, standing on the Peerless Sword. Xie Zhou silently recited the incantation and put her hands together. Soon, many clones of the spirit sword appeared around her.
Xie Zhou then turned around and swooped down towards the city lord's position. Countless swords behind her fell rapidly, and just as they were about to hit the city lord, they quickly condensed into a giant sword with extremely fierce sword energy.
This is the move Xie Zhou learned from that self-made sword manual, called "Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Source".
The sword energy was sharp and the attack was very powerful. The entire sword pierced through the city lord's body, and the city lord stopped the moment he was hit, making some sounds from his throat.
"Uh...uh..."
Xie Zhou then saw a blurry figure slowly separating from the city lord.
The forbidden object had already been expelled from the body. Xie Zhou quickly stepped forward to support the unconscious city lord, placed him aside, and began to fight the forbidden object again.
At this moment, the system said, "Host, this sealed object does not necessarily need to be destroyed; it can also be preserved because the system has detected the power of all living beings within it."
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