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The civil and martial officials present, and even Crown Prince Gu Biao, all believed the Demon brought by the Little Easterners had been vanquished.

The three short men in the tent exchanged glances, wondering inwardly, ’Could it be that what we brought this time wasn’t the Da Xingzi nourished by our Great Emperor’s blood?’

’That was way too easy.’

The Grand Celestial Masters continued to chant Spells and perform Daoist Skills, determined to keep the oil cauldron boiling for another twenty minutes.

Lu Yuan’s intuition told him it wasn’t that simple. He could still sense that the Da Xingzi was alive, its power seemingly undiminished.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning shot down from the sky, striking the oil cauldron on the Training Ground dead center.

’Thunder in early winter?’

This was clearly not a natural phenomenon, especially since the sky was clear and cloudless, with no wind or rain.

The lightning bolt blasted the oil cauldron into scrap metal, sending waves of boiling oil, burning firewood, and flaming grease flying toward the surrounding crowd.

With his quick reflexes, Lu Yuan leaped up in front of Gu Ziye, whipping off his outer coat to block the flying hot oil and flames.

Lu Yuan threw the burning coat to the ground and stamped out the fire with his foot.

The sudden turn of events caught too many people completely by surprise.

The old eunuch threw himself over the Emperor to protect him, receiving several burns in the process.

Crown Prince Gu Biao was clever enough to hide behind Lu Yuan along with his sister, Gu Ziye.

The three Little Easterners were also caught in the blast.

Beyond them, the civil and martial officials had descended into chaos as the rain of fire ignited the tents across the grounds.

The Military Officers fared a little better, but the poor Civil Servants were on the verge of having their beards and eyebrows singed off.

The blast wave from the lightning strike sent half of the Grand Celestial Masters on the Training Ground flying.

This scene felt somewhat familiar to Lu Yuan.

Zheng Yuchun, one of the deceased Twenty-four Generals of Huai West, had specialized in Thunder Skills.

But Lu Yuan had already obliterated the soul of the Zheng Yuchun who had become a Void Body Da Xingzi. It couldn’t possibly be that ghost.

The Grand Elder of Le Shen Temple steadied himself and shouted to the surrounding Grand Celestial Masters, "Soul-Sealing Array!"

The Celestial Masters found their positions and aimed their Dharma Artifacts at the center of the Training Ground, sending out waves of golden light.

Lu Yuan could distinctly feel the incredibly pure Heaven and Earth Dao Power contained within the light.

’Even if I were trapped inside, my soul would probably be sealed away.’

’To think the Soul-Sealing Array recorded in the Celestial Master Secret Manual was this powerful.’

The Celestial Masters had no time to worry about their surroundings; containing the Demon was their first priority.

The old eunuch said to the Emperor, "His Majesty the Emperor, I implore you to move to safety!"

The Emperor brushed the old eunuch aside with one hand, walked out of the tent, and shouted,

"Imperial Guard, on my command! Extinguish the fires at once! Jinyi Guard! Escort the ministers to safety!"

All the Imperial Guards and Jinyi Guards on site turned toward the Emperor, cupped their fists, and responded in unison, "As you command, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Gu Yuanzhang was dead set on not leaving. If he fled, what would become of the Empire’s dignity?

Could the great Empire not suppress a single Da Xingzi?

The Emperor had no one protecting him, yet no matter how profound its Dao Power, it was impossible for the Da Xingzi to get near him.

After saying a few words to his subordinates, Jinyiwei Commander Mao Xiang trotted over to the Emperor’s side.

Mao Xiang cupped his fists and said, "His Majesty the Emperor, do you require the Jinyi Guard of the Southern Town Patrol Department to assist the Daoists?"

The Jinyi Guard of the Southern Town Patrol Department was composed of Celestial Masters, Spirit Binders, and Grand Celestial Masters; dealing with Xingzi was their specialty.

The Jinyi Guard of the Northern Town Patrol Department were all veterans retired from the battlefield. They were no good at catching Xingzi, but they excelled at catching people!

The Emperor tossed only two words at the Jinyiwei Commander: "Stand down!"

Mao Xiang had no choice but to retreat to the Emperor’s side.

Seeing the tables turn, the three Easterners were inwardly ecstatic.

’So the Divine Ling Empire is all for show!’

Even under the combined power of the Grand Celestial Masters’ Soul-Sealing Array, the box on the ground remained unstable, threatening to break open at any moment.

"I... I can’t hold on..." a Grand Celestial Master from the Celestial Dynasty Palace said weakly, likely suffering from internal injuries caused by the blast wave.

This set off a domino effect, as two more Grand Celestial Masters announced their Inner Strength was about to run out.

The power of the Soul-Sealing Array was gradually weakening.

The Grand Elder of Le Shen Temple increased his power output and shouted, "Fellow Daoists, hold on! Just a little longer and we can suppress this Demon!"

The Soul-Sealing Array’s power was gradually draining the Demonic Power of the Da Xingzi inside the box.

Lu Yuan wondered, ’The Grand Celestial Masters from the Celestial Dynasty Palace are a bit pathetic today. Not many of them even showed up, and the Emperor doesn’t seem to care in the slightest.’

’Given the current situation, if the Celestial Dynasty Palace had simply sent enough Grand Celestial Masters, the Da Xingzi in that box would already have been destroyed.’

’There are five or six Jinyi Guards here with the strength of a Grand Celestial Master. They could serve as reinforcements.’

’The only question is whether these Jinyi Guards with the power of Grand Celestial Masters have ever practiced the Soul-Sealing Array.’

Lu Yuan himself had learned the Soul-Sealing Array. It required the coordination of multiple people to cast, and it would collapse on its own if there weren’t enough participants.

Lu Yuan observed from the sidelines, ’What in the world is His Majesty waiting for? If he doesn’t send in the Jinyi Guard to take over, this is going to become a real disgrace.’

The suppressed Da Xingzi flew into another rage, using all its power to break the seal on the box.

With a loud explosion, a two-meter-tall Void Body Da Xingzi materialized out of thin air.

This Da Xingzi was human when it was alive!

Its disheveled hair hung down, obscuring its face so its features couldn’t be seen. Its figure looked like a male version of Zhenzi.