Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 1054 Chaotic False Sound, Attacking the Mind and Breaking Through Defenses

Deep in the Black Stone Forest.

The jagged rocks form a natural prison, where a chilling wind howls.

Mo Wenshu was bound to a cold basalt pillar by layers of magnetic chains, his eyes still filled with fear.

Holding the Zhenyue Token, Yue Qing felt a thick magnetic barrier forming a yellowish-brown light that separated the inside from the outside.

Zhang Yuan stepped forward slowly, his aura contained within the Myriad Beasts Divine Armor. His left eye, the Chaos Star Vortex, spun silently, while his right eye, the Xuanhuang Divine Fire, burned faintly, locking onto Mo Wenshu.

He didn't press him for answers, but simply raised his right hand slowly, his five fingers spread wide.

"Om-"

Deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, the chaotic furnace suddenly roared!

On the furnace wall, the faint aura mark belonging to "Xuanwu Venerable" that had just been peeled off from Mo Wenshu was thrown into the vortex of chaotic star source power in the furnace core.

As the fire rose, countless fine gray threads emerged, entwining and analyzing every fluctuation and characteristic of that aura.

Mo Wenshu suddenly looked up, his pupils instantly shrinking to pinpoints!

A massive, cold, and aloof pressure, like an invisible glacier, instantly filled the entire cage!

This oppressive aura... he was all too familiar with it!

It was the nightmare that he had groveled in loyalty for millions of years, the nightmare imprinted deep in his soul, Venerable Xuanwu!

"Lord...Lord?"

Mo Wenshu's voice was distorted by extreme fear.

His whole body trembled violently.

The magnetic chains rattled and clattered, but could not be budged an inch.

He couldn't understand why the aura of Venerable Xuanwu would appear here, on this terrifying young man!

“Fool.” Zhang Yuan spoke, his voice low and hoarse, exactly the same as Venerable Xuanwu’s unique tone, which had a metallic feel to it!

This is not a simple imitation, but a primordial aura and spiritual qualities perfectly analyzed, reconstructed and simulated by the Chaos Furnace!

Each syllable carries an all-knowing coldness and a hint of barely perceptible disgust.

"You ungrateful dog," Xuanwu's voice was like a viper's hiss, "Do you really think those bloodthirsty beasts of the Demon Realm would keep their promise and share the primordial world with you?"

Mo Wenshu was struck dumb, his face turned ashen, and his lips trembled as he was unable to speak.

“Ba Yue covered the retreat at Zanglong'ao, and the remnants of the Han Yue Army were able to break through to this point and even rescue the remnants of the Chi Ling Army… Such a change has enraged the Demon Realm’s higher-ups.” Xuan Wu spoke slowly, but every word was piercing. “That brute Xue Tu has already submitted a report to ‘the higher-ups’.”

"In this game of Xuntianzhou, the risk of your line being exposed is too great. For the sake of the overall situation, and also to completely eliminate unstable factors like the old forces of Ba Yue and Jin Ge..."

Zhang Yuan leaned slightly forward, his left eye, which swirled like a chaotic star, fixed intently on Mo Wenshu's despairing pupils. His voice was even lower, carrying a coldness that seemed to announce a final verdict:

"You, along with the last embers of the Hanyue Army, have been designated as 'discarded pawns.' The Demon Realm will personally extinguish you without leaving a trace."

"No—!!!" Mo Wenshu let out a dying beast's howl. All his luck and all his calculations shattered instantly under this cold pronouncement.

An immense fear and sense of betrayal gripped his heart like a poisonous vine, almost suffocating him.

He struggled desperately, the chains digging deep into his flesh.

"My lord! I have rendered meritorious service to you! I have delivered countless..." "Merit?" Xuanwu scoffed, interrupting him with blatant contempt. "Your merit is that you allowed Zhang Yuan, this anomaly, to obtain the Zhenyue Token? That you uprooted your network of contacts? That you let that list fall into enemy hands?"

"The Demon Realm only cares about results, Mo Wen. The result is that you've messed everything up. Silencing you is the only option."

The words "silence" were like a final death knell, completely shattering Mo Wenshu's psychological defenses.

The light in his eyes quickly dimmed, leaving only boundless fear and desperate madness.

"No... I don't want to die... My lord! Lord Xuanwu! Give me a chance! I'm still useful! I know a lot! Many secrets of the Demon Realm!"

Mo Wenshu was in tears, shouting incoherently like a drowning person grasping at a last straw.

Zhang Yuan remained silent for a moment, the simulated cold gaze of a superior scrutinizing him as if assessing the final value of a piece of trash.

This brief silence was more agonizing for Mo Wenshu than any form of torture.

"Oh?" Finally, the cold voice rang out again, with a hint of barely perceptible, condescending interest. "Tell me. If it's truly of some value... I might consider giving you a... 'decent' way out before I make my move in the Demon Realm."

A glimmer of hope!

Even if it's as faint as a firefly!

Mo Wenshu's spirit was instantly ignited, and the instinct for survival overwhelmed all loyalty and fear.

He spoke at an astonishingly fast pace, as if afraid that if he hesitated even for a second, this "lifeline" would slip away.

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything! The West District! The West District warehouse! It's the underground warehouse where we intercepted the supplies from the Heavenly Palace!"

"That's the Blood Demon Army's largest temporary supply depot!"

"It's piled high with Fiery Refined Copper that was just transported from the rear of the Demon Realm! At least three hundred cubic meters! There are also five thousand newly arrived core components for Demon-Slaying Crossbows, intended to replace those lost at the front!"

"The main guard is the 'Bone-Eating' Demon Tribe, but the warehouse itself has an ancient 'Mysterious Yin Nether Iron' restriction, which cannot be opened quickly without a Demon General-level token or specific runes!"

He took a breath, not daring to pause for a moment, and continued, "The secret code for emergency communication between various departments of the Demon Realm! I, I secretly memorized the common secret code of the Blood Slaughter Guard!"

"It's the core rune used by both 'Bone-Eroding' and 'Mountain-Shattering' techniques! Military orders issued using this rune, as long as the content is reasonable, won't be suspected in the short term! The rune is..."

He quickly recited a sequence of extremely complex words, composed of twisted magic runes and ancient magic syllables.

"And another thing! Lord Shigu, no, that scoundrel Shigu!" Mo Wenshu cursed even his former master in order to save his own life. "In order to ensure that the remnants of the Hanyue Army and the possible escaped Tianyuan soldiers were wiped out in one fell swoop, he didn't expect the Heavenly Palace to send reinforcements at all!"

"He... he feigned a 'reinforcements' route, but it was actually a trap! The route started from the southeast outpost 'Dragon-Slaying Pass' of 'Abyss Fortress', passed through 'Ghost Cry Forest' and 'Rotting Swamp', and finally arrived at 'Black Wind Gorge'!"

"On both sides of Black Wind Gorge, the Bone-Eating People have long colluded with the 'Shadow Claw' tribe of the Demon Realm and laid down the 'Nine Nether Soul-Eating Array'! They're just waiting for someone to walk into it!"

Under immense pressure to die, Mo Wenshu revealed three crucial pieces of information, each word soaked in the sweat of betrayal and fear.

Zhang Yuan listened quietly, his left eye's chaotic star-like vortex slowly rotating, firmly imprinting and analyzing every detail and every syllable.

Until Mo Wenshu could no longer squeeze out a single word, leaving only heavy breathing and pleading eyes. (End of Chapter)