"Zhou Xuan! You're asking for death!"
Blood Moon roared, glaring fiercely at Zhou Xuan, her pretty face flushed red with anger.
She was quite famous in Zhongzhou, and had never suffered such humiliation!
Blood Moon wanted to refute Zhou Xuan's words, but when she saw the hidden weapons that Zhou Xuan had controlled and were now pointing at her, she was speechless for a moment, feeling both anxious and angry.
"What? You're not convinced?"
A disdainful smile crept across Zhou Xuan's lips as his gaze slowly swept over the Awakened Ones around him, as if provoking them:
"Or are you all just not convinced?"
However, the awakened ones near the swamp remained silent in the face of Zhou Xuan's arrogant questioning.
Their superpowers were all suppressed by the golden array. It was already difficult enough for them to stand on the swamp, let alone respond to Zhou Xuan's provocation.
Seeing this, Zhou Xuan's smile widened, and he shrugged slightly, seemingly unsurprised by their reactions.
Then he looked down at the location of the dragon vein, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes, and murmured softly:
"The dragon vein is mine!"
Zhou Xuan moved freely within the great formation, as if strolling leisurely, completely unaffected by the suppression of the golden chains.
He glanced at the large, fat dragon vein lying on the swamp, watching the "show" with great interest, before slowly descending towards the location of the dragon vein.
As Zhou Xuan drew closer to the dragon vein, the large, fat dragon vein that had been lazily lying on the swamp finally moved!
Its massive, obese body emerged completely from the swamp, its golden dragon eyes scanning the entire area before finally fixing their gaze on Zhou Xuan in front of it.
"Hmm—"
The fat dragon let out a soft, deep sound.
Upon seeing this, everyone on the swamp paled.
They realized that the situation was not good, and Zhou Xuan was probably about to successfully gain the approval of the dragon vein!
"not good!"
"Hurry up and do it!"
Even those who had been secretly waiting for their chance could no longer sit still.
They shouted anxiously and rushed towards the dragon vein.
City Lord Li Yang, who was watching the battle from a distance, had a slight change in expression when he saw Zhou Xuan getting so close to the dragon vein.
He had been guarding Yangcheng Town for many years, and the legends of the man-eating swamp outside Yangcheng Town had been passed down to this day. How could he not make any preparations?
"We can't wait any longer."
Li Yang gritted his teeth, suddenly reached out and crushed the jade talisman in his hand, then abruptly raised his hand:
"rise!"
There seemed to be some powerful force tightening up from beneath the swamp!
"Snap!"
A crisp cracking sound suddenly came from the bottom of the swamp, as if something sturdy had been forcibly broken.
"Boom!"
The entire swamp began to tremble violently, accompanied by a rumbling sound from the ground.
What was that sound?
"That dragon vein doesn't seem to have moved."
The crowd around the observation deck, feeling the sudden tremor, began to discuss it amongst themselves.
It should be noted that only when a dragon vein fully rises will it emit a tremor.
Suddenly, several huge cracks appeared deep in the swamp, and countless streams of rainwater mixed with mud gushed out from the cracks, creating a horrifying scene.
Directly beneath the swamp, nine giant pillars slowly rose, pushing aside all the frozen ice fragments.
The swamp, which had been frozen, began to churn violently again, as if it had been revitalized.
These nine stone pillars happened to be blocking Zhou Xuan's view, not only cutting off the fat dragon's sight but also severing the faint connection between Zhou Xuan and the dragon vein.
Damn it!
Zhou Xuan's eyes were wide open, almost popping out of their sockets.
So close!
He had just felt that he was only a hair's breadth away from successfully gaining the dragon vein's approval, but this sudden change disrupted everything.
Zhou Xuan immediately condensed the surrounding metal into a large metal hammer.
He gripped the hammer handle tightly with both hands, raised the hammer high, and smashed it down hard on the giant pillar in front of him.
With his full force, a giant pillar snapped and shattered into pieces.
Seeing that Zhou Xuan was one step closer to the dragon vein, the awakened ones around him dared not hesitate any longer.
They knew that if things continued this way, Zhou Xuan would truly obtain the dragon vein.
Everyone unleashed their trump cards, using all their energy to fight back against the golden array that was suppressing them.
Amid the chaos, Antonio's holy robes fluttered without wind as he watched the awakened ones from the Central Continent vie for power.
Now that these awakened beings of the Central Plains have united, he realizes he has to take action.
Otherwise, even if Zhou Xuan ultimately fails, sooner or later other awakened individuals from Zhongzhou will successfully obtain the Dragon Vein.
In that case, the Central Plains would gain another Star Lord, which would be extremely disadvantageous to them.
Thinking of this, Antonio slowly turned around and looked towards the observation deck, his heart filled with doubt.
He just didn't understand why Li Yu, as a Star Lord, didn't seem to intend to help at such a crucial moment.
He originally planned to wait for Li Yu to get involved before implementing the plan, but now it seems he can't wait any longer.
Antonio suddenly began to chant softly, and a moment later he raised the cross high on his chest.
The cross shone with a dazzling white light, like a brilliant star.
"In the name of the Father—Baptism by Holy Light!"
With his shout, twelve dazzling beams of holy light shot out from the cross. These beams of light, like sharp swords, pierced the sky and converged in the air to form a huge vortex of light.
Holy light illuminated the entire sky above the swamp, its intensity so great that it was clearly visible even dozens of kilometers away.
The awakened ones attacking the great formation on the swamp also noticed the unusual movement emanating from the holy light and looked at Antonio in surprise:
"It's that foreigner!"
What does he want to do?
"That bastard from the Papacy, he wants to destroy the dragon vein!"
Although everyone is currently using various means to compete for the dragon vein, they all harbor a deep hostility towards outsiders.
After all, it's better for any person from Zhongzhou to obtain the dragon vein than for it to be destroyed by outsiders.
But now they are all inside the golden array, fighting against it, and have no way to stop Antonio.
Moreover, Zhou Xuan is too close to the dragon vein; he's probably about to obtain it.
The white holy light began to swirl, illuminating the entire sky.
Sitting on the observation deck, Li Yu couldn't help but look in the direction of the holy light.
He was equally curious: as the Star Lord's enemy, how exactly would Antonio, one of the Twelve Holy Thrones, stop the rise of the Dragon Vein?
The holy light had extremely strong penetrating power; even people far away near Yangcheng could clearly see the pure white and holy light simply by looking up.
The Yangcheng patrolmen responsible for stopping the refugees also looked up in confusion.
They were completely unaware that the refugees around them who had eaten the bread of holy light instantly had their eyes turn white and their gazes become empty and lifeless the moment they saw the holy light.
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