As Zhou Zhenbei finished speaking, a tremendous mental pressure spread outwards.
Wherever they went, everyone felt as if their bodies were being scanned from top to bottom.
This force even spread far beyond the observation deck without stopping, until it disappeared into the distant rain and mist.
Those being scanned felt uncomfortable, inevitably experiencing a sense that their secrets had been exposed.
Only the robust young female Awakener in front of the observation deck stood out. Suddenly, she shyly covered her hips, her cheeks flushed, and looked at Zhou Zhenbei's illusory figure with a hint of shyness and excitement, even coquettishly saying:
"How embarrassing! The general was just looking at us! We were completely exposed!"
Those around her twitched at the sight, and the crowd spontaneously created a three-meter distance between themselves and her, forming an abrupt vacuum.
The young awakened girl paid no attention to the reactions of the others. She seemed to sense that some energy within the mental pressure was merging with her own, and she was so excited that tears streamed down her face.
"Is this the power of a general?"
"Without lifting a finger, I can instill fear in everyone with just my will..."
Her eyes grew brighter and brighter, and her expression as she looked at Zhou Zhenbei's illusory figure became increasingly frantic:
"With you in the North, with you in the Central Plains, what do we have to fear!"
An older awakened individual's glasses slid down to the tip of his nose: "Have young people these days... evolved to this extent?"
At the same time, under Zhou Zhenbei's mental guidance, the pink energy emanating from the dragon vein resonated with the illusory image.
As if responding to some kind of call, the big fat dragon gradually turned its gaze back to Zhou Xuan.
At this moment, a slight change appeared on Zhou Zhenbei's face for the first time, and a barely perceptible smile appeared on his originally cold face.
He knew that his plan was about to succeed.
He had only recently learned that Zhao Deyang had used almost the same method to forcibly control the situation, allowing his disciple to successfully obtain a Central Plains Dragon Vein and become the Eighth Star Lord.
Today, Zhou Zhenbei has finally had the same opportunity.
Although the process differed from his expectations and some changes occurred, everything was ultimately under his control.
'Zhou Xuan did a good job.'
After praising him in his heart, Zhou Zhenbei continued to ponder:
'If the Dragon Vein didn't offer such a significant boost to high-level Awakened Ones, and if those old fogies from Central Continent hadn't united to resist such actions, I would have personally taken control of the Dragon Vein long ago, avoiding all this trouble.'
However, he has now completely taken control of the situation. As long as the dragon vein ultimately chooses Zhou Xuan under his guidance, then this dragon vein will belong to his Zhou family!
Because after Zhou Xuan crushes the token to activate the blood sacrifice 'Suppressing Mountains and Rivers', Zhou Xuan's body will be completely under his control, becoming a sharp blade in his hand.
Or rather, Zhou Xuan will just be a puppet that he can control in real time from now on!
In this way, even though he also possesses a Star Lord, he wouldn't be inferior to Zhao Deyang.
As the energy in the token was rapidly depleted, Zhou Zhenbei's phantom image began to flicker.
Zhou Zhenbei could also sense that his illusory form was running out of time.
He sighed inwardly. Although the possession technique he used by borrowing "Suppressing Mountains and Rivers" could solve the immediate problem, it was still limited in time.
However, he had already made preparations, injecting some ghost warriors into it.
Although only those ghost warriors could be left behind, and the power of these warriors was only formed from inferior "Suppressing Mountains and Rivers" power, their strength was not great.
But it was enough to protect Zhou Xuan and buy him time.
Moreover, given the intimidation he had just inflicted on everyone, he really didn't believe anyone would dare to attack Zhou Xuan again.
However, just in case, Zhou Zhenbei's illusory figure slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping across the entire scene like lightning, and suddenly shouted sharply:
"Thunder Bureau Judge, heed my command!"
Judge Lan and Judge Duan were standing below when they heard the loud shout, and their bodies trembled involuntarily.
They never wanted to obey the Zhou family's orders in the first place, which is why the two judges and the people from the Thunder Bureau didn't help Zhou Xuan before.
In Judge Lan's personal opinion, it might be better for Lu Fan, a suspect, to obtain the dragon vein than for Zhou Xuan of the Zhou family to do so.
It's clear that the relationship between their Thunder Bureau and Zhou's military headquarters wasn't very good.
Therefore, even after the two judges and the Thunder Bureau officers caught up with Lu Fan, they hesitated and did not take action against him.
At this moment, faced with the orders personally given by General Zhou Zhenbei to everyone in the Thunder Bureau, they knew they had no choice but to obey.
The two judges exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness. As judges, how come they couldn't control what they wanted to do wherever they went?
Judge Lan quickly led the Thunder Bureau personnel behind him to half-squat down and shouted in unison:
"Greetings, General."
Although the Thunder Bureau was not directly under the jurisdiction of the General and the Military Department, it was still a department of Zhongzhou, and it was a temporary order from the General of Zhongzhou, so they dared not disobey in the slightest.
Zhou Zhenbei's illusory figure looked down at the Thunder Bureau members and commanded in a steady voice:
"After I leave, you will be responsible for protecting Zhou Xuan and ensuring he obtains the Dragon Vein until the very last moment."
"At that time, I will order the military to contact the Thunder Bureau and give you appropriate commendations!"
"Yes!" Judge Lan and Judge Duan gritted their teeth and responded loudly.
They knew in their hearts that this was a task that would please neither side.
As members of the Thunder Bureau, how could they possibly need a general from the military to pull strings to reward them? That would be practically telling everyone that they have a very close relationship with the military.
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