Chapter 2094: Ancestor Bloodline

King Liang's head rolled a few times on the ground, covered in dust and weeds. His wide-open eyes were filled with disbelief.

He never imagined that Zu An would kill him so decisively.

Although he knew that Zu An had killed Prince Jin in the capital before, Prince Jin was, after all, a junior member of the imperial family and had little power to begin with.

He was different; he was a high-ranking official in the imperial court and a respected member of the imperial clan.

What's more, this time he had been appointed as the human race's supreme commander, commanding a large army!

He had originally intended to utter a few harsh words, expecting the other party to offer him an out, which he would then gracefully accept to save face. But he never expected the other side to not play by the rules!

Everyone else present was also stunned. King Liang's status and position were extraordinary, and he himself was a master-level expert. How could he be killed so easily?

Seeing Tu Shan Yu in Zu An's arms, everyone seemed to realize something. Could it be that King Liang had been harassing her these past few days, thus touching a raw nerve?

"How dare you kill King Liang!" At this moment, King Liang's personal guards finally reacted, drawing their swords and glaring at Zu An.

"What, do you have a problem with that?" Zu An said calmly. He had just killed King Liang primarily out of fear that he would continue to spread demagoguery, ultimately leading to infighting within the human army.

At such a critical juncture, letting that idiot continue to cause trouble, who knew what bizarre things he would do, potentially plunging the human army into an irreversible state of doom. It was better to make a quick decision and cut the Gordian knot.

Having just seen the looks in everyone's eyes, he naturally guessed what people were thinking, but he was too lazy to explain.

Feeling the coldness in his eyes, King Liang's personal guards opened their mouths, but no one dared to say anything more.

Back then in the capital, Prince Jin, Prince Dai, and the Meng family were so formidable, yet they met such fates. The previous examples were still fresh in their minds; they certainly wouldn't dare court death.

At the same time, they inwardly complained, wondering if King Liang had gone mad. Why provoke anyone else but this bringer of ill fortune?

"Splendid, truly splendid!" Suddenly, applause rang out; the Second Prince was clapping. "I always thought only we demons adhered to the law of the jungle," he mocked. "Everyone admired the human race as a land of etiquette. But now it seems you're all the same, aren't you? Whoever has the bigger fist is more 'courteous'. What was all that pretense about then?"

Hearing his words, many human soldiers showed strange expressions. This incident indeed didn't align with their usual procedures. Even if King Liang wasn't a prince, just based on his status as supreme commander, there was no reason to execute him on the spot; he should have been taken back for a joint trial by the three judicial bodies.

Zu An's voice rang out, "Second Prince, there's no need to sow discord here. You conspired with extraterrestrial demons and almost caused widespread devastation. It's time to settle that score."

The Second Prince's expression changed slightly, but he quickly recovered. "Do you still have the leisure to settle scores with me? Aren't you going to deal with your human army? If you don't go now, it might be annihilated."

The reason he was so confident just now was because he understood this point: he would delay the human generals here, while his main force would seize the opportunity to attack the human encampment.

The human army had little defense at night. Once hit by a surprise attack causing chaos in the camp, it would usually be a one-sided slaughter.

The smoother the battle on that side, the more initiative he would have here.

"No need to worry about them," Zu An said, as if he had already anticipated the Second Prince's words, "because your people can't get in for now."

The Second Prince's expression changed. He flew directly to a high point and looked into the distance, only to see a transparent formation shield enveloping the human encampment, and his troops were desperately bombarding the protective shield.

Meanwhile, the human army inside the shield was gradually waking up, and under the command of various generals, they slowly began to form ranks.

The Second Prince's heart sank to rock bottom. Now that the human army had reorganized, even if they broke through the shield, they would have lost the element of surprise.

"Why do you always ruin my plans!" The Second Prince glared at Zu An with venom. If it weren't for this guy, he would be the new Demon Emperor now and wouldn't have had to embark on this path of no return.

Rage value from the Second Prince: 444,444,444...

Zu An looked at him coldly, "Wrongs committed by heaven can be forgiven, but wrongs committed by oneself are unforgivable!"

"Do you really think you've got me cornered?" The Second Prince was somewhat enraged. He waved the command flag in his hand, and rows of archers, crossbowmen, and formation masters emerged from the nearby woods. Various arrows mixed with the radiance of spells shot towards the opposite side.

King Liang's soldiers were terrified. They had come out at night without runic shields, and in their haste, they simply couldn't cope with this combined spell attack. In just a few breaths, they would be torn to shreds by those powerful attacks.

Just then, Zu An soared into the air, blocking between the soldiers and the radiant attacks. A venerable yellow bell's phantom suddenly appeared in his palm, and he flicked a finger on it.

An invisible sound wave surged forward, crashing head-on into the radiant spells shooting from the other side. It actually dispersed those lights into scattered points of starlight.

The Second Prince's soldiers' eyes almost popped out. They had never seen an entire army's attack blocked so easily by a single person.

Zu An's expression was calm. The Pure Buddhist Bell was the treasure of Wuyou Temple. Although his was materialized through the Divine Rune Weapon Scroll and might be slightly insufficient against top-tier existences, dealing with ordinary soldiers was still effortless.

At this moment, the Second Prince ordered again, "Why are you all standing there dumbfounded? Continue the attack!"

He usually commanded his army very strictly. Although the soldiers were in extreme shock, they instinctively obeyed and prepared to attack again. They knew that after what they had done in the Sealed Land, reconciliation was no longer possible; either Zu An would die, or they would die without a burial place.

Countless lights converged on their respective weapons. Just as they were about to unleash their attacks, countless golden sword qi suddenly rained down from the sky, instantly pinning his personal guards to the ground.

Zu An knew that these people's minds had long been twisted, and acting as accomplices to evil, they had killed countless demon soldiers, so he showed no mercy.

At this moment, a sharp bird cry sounded. The Second Prince transformed into a massive Golden Crow, then opened his mouth, and a terrifying fireball shot towards Zu An.

Golden Crow Sacred Fire!

Legend had it that this was one of the three great sacred fires, comparable to those of the Phoenix and Vermilion Bird.

While still in mid-air, many plants on the ground visibly withered and scorched.

Everyone involuntarily tugged at their collars, sweating profusely, as if their entire bodies were about to ignite.

At this moment, a brilliant sword light lit up. The terrifying fireball was directly split into two halves and dissipated into the heavens and earth.

The sword light, its momentum unchecked, directly struck the Golden Crow in the sky.

Countless sparks exploded. The Golden Crow let out a mournful cry, its entire body directly split into two halves.

Everyone below widened their eyes. The Second Prince couldn't even withstand a single blow?

At this moment, golden light suddenly emanated from the two halves of the Golden Crow's body, quickly merging together like two flames. In the next second, it reformed into the Golden Crow's shape, though its size appeared a bit smaller than before.

The remaining soldiers under the Second Prince's command cheered.

Zu An was not surprised. During his battle with the Golden Crow Prince, the opponent's Golden Crow Sacred Fire had self-healing capabilities.

At this moment, the Second Prince flew in the air, gazing at Zu An with dread. His memory was still stuck on the time in the Royal Court when Zu An suppressed the various heroes and helped his younger brother ascend the throne, but even then, though formidable, he wasn't this outrageous.

But he was also decisive by nature. Seeing this, he directly activated the power within his bloodline. Back then, the extraterrestrial demons had helped him draw out and activate the power of his ancient ancestors within his bloodline, but he had always been wary of those demons and had never used it.

But now, it was clear he had no choice but to use it. Even if those demons had truly tampered with it, he at least had to get past this immediate obstacle first.

Soon, a terrifying fluctuation spread across the sky. Soldiers with lower cultivation levels fainted immediately, while those with slightly higher cultivation felt their limbs turn cold and their hair stood on end.

The well-trained warhorses and exotic beasts in the military camp were even worse off. They experienced the bloodline suppression more intensely than humans, all prostrating themselves on the ground, trembling, many even losing control of their bladder and bowels from fright.

At this moment, the Golden Crow in the sky had expanded countless times, with a wingspan exceeding several hundred *zhang*. A massive sun seemed to hover behind it as it silently gazed at all living beings on the ground.