My Disciples Are All Villains

The huge beast was the same one they had seen when they were in the ancient formations previously. Now that they were at a closer range, they could see its ink-colored skin was like the bark of a tree under its iron armor. Its aura was quite similar to the Nine-clawed Black Dragon, but appearance-wise, it looked fiercer.

Lu Zhou found it hard to describe the huge beast. Its head was big, and its tail was small. It was like a bat, but it was also like an owl.

The 3,000 silver-armored guards hovered behind the huge beast menacingly. To be precise, there were less than 3,000 of them left; there were only a little over 2,000 of them. During the time they were patrolling the Unknown Land, many had lost their lives. Some lost their lives during their skirmishes with the Xuanyi Palace; some lost their lives to the ancient divine beast in the core area.

Finally, the captain of the silver-armored guard, who was standing on the iron-armored dragon, broke the silence first. He calmly said, "Those of you who want to destroy the Pillars of Destruction, step forward now."

The captain of the silver-armored guards was certain that the appearance of so many silver-armored guards would certainly intimidate the group of weak people before him.

No one responded to the captain's words.

Upon seeing this, the captain shook his head. Then, a golden energy saber appeared in his hand before he launched it downward.

The people from the Evil Sky Pavilion remained unmoved. It seemed like they did not care at all.

As the golden energy saber fell, the captain of the silver-armored guards said indifferently, "I hope you in your next lives, you won't harbor any unnecessary thoughts about the Pillars of Destruction."

Boom!

The energy saber shot through Lu Zhou, leaving a long and narrow gully behind. However, Lu Zhou was completely harmed; he did not even move from his original position. He continued to look at the silver-armored guards expressionlessly with his hands on his back.

"Huh?" The captain of the silver-armored guards frowned slightly before he struck with another energy saber again. This time, the energy saber was at least 1,000 feet long and several feet thick, and it was aimed at Lu Zhou.

Boom!

Just like before, the energy saber harmlessly shot through Lu Zhou, only causing a slight ripple on his person before it shot into the ground, causing the gully to become deeper and wider.

"???"

The expression of the captain of the silver-armored guard turned slightly unnatural. How could the person in front of him remain unharmed? How could a cultivator who was capable of withstanding two moves from him be simple?

Finally, the captain said, "I'm under the orders of the Great Void to maintain the balance between heaven and earth and to protect the Pillars of Destruction. Your attempts to destroy the pillars are a capital crime and can't be forgiven!"

Lu Zhou asked tonelessly, "Why are you so sure that I want to destroy the pillars?"

The captain of the silver-armored guards said righteously, "Humans are greedy to begin with. Aren't you going to all the pillars because you covet the Great Void soil?"

"Since when did the Pillars of Destruction belong to the Great Void? As a matter of fact, since when did the seeds and the soil belong to the Great Void? Show me the evidence that the Great Void owns them," Lu Zhou said as he shook his head. When he finished speaking, he extended his hand to the captain.

The captain's expression turned unsightly. The fact that he failed to kill the person in front of him after attacking twice was already a humiliation, to begin with. He felt further humiliated when he was unable to refute Lu Zhou's words. In the end, he only said in a deep voice, "The Great Void Seeds have always belonged to the Great Void. This is the consensus."

"Well, I disagree," Lu Zhou said.

"???"

Lu Zhou continued to say, "The heavens and earth gave birth to all things. The air you breathe, the flowers, the trees, the sun that gives warmth, and everything else are birthed by the heavens and earth. However, if we follow your logic, then does the air belong to the Great Void as well?"

"Preposterous!" The captain of the silver-armored guards pointed his halberd at Lu Zhou and said, "For 100,000 years, the Great Void has guarded the balance between heaven and earth, stabilizing the world. If there were no Great Void, you wouldn't have even existed after the land split. How dare you spout nonsense here?!" Then, he waved his hand and said thunderously to his subordinates, "Take them down!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Five silver-armored guards swooped down from the sky immediately.

Based on the other party's words and actions, it seemed like the Great Void was unaware of Lu Zhou's identity. These people only treated him as someone who wanted to destroy the Great Void. In fact, this was what Lu Zhou was trying to confirm as well.

When the five silver-armored guards flew over, Lu Zhou shattered a Concealment Card hidden in his hand. After that, he quickly ignited a feather.

As soon as the feather was ignited, it turned into a streak of flame and shot away into the sky.

Needless to say, none of the silver-armored guards understood what Lu Zhou was trying to do and disregarded it. They continued to advance in the air. In their minds, enemies of the Great Void only deserved death

Judging from the other party's words, the people of Great Void did not recognize him at all. They were only treating the Devil Sky Pavilion as a stronger force.

This was also what Lu Zhou wanted to see.

When the five silver-armored guards flew over, Lu Zhou crushed a hidden card in his palm. At the same time, he crossed his fingers and the feathers of the fire phoenix burned, turning into a streak of flame that drifted into the air.

The silver-armored guards could not understand Lu Zhou's operation and continued to attack.

In their opinion, no matter who it was, anyone who was an enemy of great void deserved to die.

Boom!

Energy burst forth from Lu Zhou's body.

The five silver-armored guards could not even get close to Lu Zhou before they were sent flying.

Upon seeing this, the captain of the silver-armored guards frowned. Then, he said, "Set up the formation."

The five silver-armored guards flashed and returned to their positions in the sky.

The silver-armored guards wielded their halberds and began to move in five different directions.

"Five Elements Sky Formation!"

The already-dark sky turned even darker after it was covered by the silver-armored guards' formation.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Following that, golden meteors tore through the sky toward the people of the Evil Sky Pavilion.

"Defend."

Hua Wudao brought the Square Box and used it to cover everyone. However, it was clear that his strength was not enough to withstand such a large-scale attack.

The others rushed to Hua Wudao and helped Hu Wudao immediately.

At this time, Lu Zhou pointed at the roughly 2,000 silver-armored guards and called out, "Lu Wu."

"Just in time. I almost couldn't restrain myself anymore."

Boom!

Lu Wu stomped his four paws and leaped up into the sky. Its eight tails fanned out, stirring up the air and the fog covering the sky.

A freezing energy spread to the surroundings immediately.

The silver-armored guards were shocked by Lu Wu's killing technique. All of them hurriedly activated their protective energies to resist the freezing energy.

The silver-armored guards were indeed worthy of being a patrol team in the Unknown Land. Even the weakest among them had the cultivation base of a Free Man. When they were in formation, their overall strength was no weaker than a Great Venerable Master.

The silver-armored guards swung their halberds, forming golden energy that resisted the chill. The golden light their bodies emitted made them look like brightly-lit lanterns in the sky.

At this time, a sharp screech rang from the Square Box.

Then, butterfly-like energy seals fluttered up in the air toward the silver-armored guards. The Amorous Hoop shot out as well, hidden among the energy seals, with the force of a tidal wave.

"How dare you!" the captain of the silver-armored guards said in a dark voice, "Show them how powerful the Great Void is!"

"Yes!"

Over 100 silver-armored guards brandished their halberd, launching golden meteors that destroyed Ye Tianxin's Butterfly Love Flower.

The silver-armored guards' attacks suddenly grew fiercer.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The attacks continued to hit the Square Box.

At this time, Lu Zhou asked in a loud and clear voice, "Aren't you going to show me your strength after 100 years have passed?"

"Yes!"

Yu Zhenghai, Yu Shangrong, Mingshi Yin, and Qin Naihe moved out immediately.

With this, the battle at Zhixu's Pillar of Destruction finally began.

Lu Zhou knew Yu Zhenghai and the others' strength was about the level of a Venerable Master. He knew they would be able to protect themselves against the silver-armored guards, but it was unrealistic to expect them to be able to defeat the silver-armored guards.

Lu Zhou knew he had to be wary of the captain of the silver-armored guards and the iron-armored dragon. Moreover, he had to guard against the possibility of the appearance of a Saint or a Dao Saint.

The captain of the silver-armored guards glared at Lu Zhou and said, "I'll personally take you down!"

The captain left the back of the iron-armored beast and shot through the sky, arriving in front of Lu Zhou at lightning speed. Then, he struck using his hand that seemed to carry the force of a mountain.

The captain's hand was about to land on Lu Zhou's chest when Lu Zhou turned slightly to the side and dodged it.

"Oh?" The captain raised his head to look at Lu Zhou with slight disdain. At this time, Lu Zhou's golden palm seal was already close to him.

"Just a little Saint…"

Boom!

The captain of the silver-armored guards felt pain when the palm seal landed. He flipped in the air before seemingly vanishing into thin air.

Lu Zhou hovered in the air and looked at Yu Zhenghai and the others from the corners of his eyes.

Under the assault of the silver-armored guards, Yu Zhenghai, Yu Shangrong, Qin Naihe, and the others were faced with huge pressure.

Lu Zhou silently chanted the mantra for the power of smell and the power of hearing. He sensed the changes in his surroundings before he suddenly pushed his hand out to the right side.

The Fiend Monk's Hand Seal tore through space and grabbed the captain of the silver-armored guard who had suddenly disappeared earlier.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The expression of the captain of the silver-armored guards changed slightly. Energy burst forth from his body before he broke free of the Fiend Monk's Hand Seal grip and disappeared again.

"You managed to break free from my Fiend Monk's Hand Seal?"

Lu Zhou walked in the air with his hands on his back. He had always been paying attention to the other silver-armored guards and the safety of the people of the Evil Sky Pavilion. At this time, he saw Qin Naihe and Duanmu Sheng being sent flying back, injured.

On the other hand, Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong seemed very experienced as they shot in and out of the crowd as they attacked.

"Unnamed." Lu Zhou raised his hand. "Dao gives birth to one; one gives birth to two; two give birth to three; three give birth to all things. All things have Yin and Yang, giving birth to harmonious qi."

Unnamed unleashed a sky full of energy swords that shot toward the silver-armored guards like a tsunami.

At this time, the captain of the silver-armored guards reappeared next to Lu Zhou. His body was like a sword as he tore through the air. "Hit!"

"Astrolabe!"

Boom!

The captain's sneak attack landed on Lu Zhou's astrolabe, causing it to creak.

On the other side, the 2,000 silver-armored guards were not having an easy time. Their faces flushed red as they resisted Lu Zhou's tsunami-like energy swords with their astrolabes.

Yu Zhenghai and Yu Shangrong were extremely experienced in battle and were interspersed in the crowd.

"Nameless."

Lu Zhou raised his palm.

"Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, three gives birth to all things, all things negative yin and embracing Yang!"

The nameless sword turned into a sky full of sword beams and shot towards the silver-armored guards like a storm.

At this moment, the leader of the silver-armored guards suddenly appeared at his side. His body was like a sword as he tore through the air, "Hit!"

"Astrolabe!"

Boom!

The sneak attack of the leader of the silver-armored guards landed on Lu Zhou's astrolabe.

The astrolabe creaked.

However, the 2,000 silver-armored guards were extremely uncomfortable. After being baptized by the sword aura of the Daoist master, their faces and ears turned red as they blocked Lu Zhou's sword rain with their astrolabe.

"Thunderblast!"

A palm seal with the script for lightning appeared.

Upon seeing this, the captain of the silver-armored guards frowned when suddenly…

Boom!

A huge bolt of lightning struck the captain and sent him flying. He felt as though his internal organs had shattered as he spat out blood. The lightning bolt seemed to have paralyzed his Eight Extraordinary Meridians; they had stopped circulating Primal Qi in his body. Hence, he could not stabilize himself.

Lu Zhou shook his head. He felt that recently the Thunderblast Card had not been giving him much face.

'Saint?' A word appeared in the captain's mind at this time. After all, only a Saint would have such combat power. Moreover, the other party could even use the law of space to accurately track his location.

At this moment, the captain raised his head and called out, "Demonic dragon!"

The iron-armored demonic dragon opened its eyes in the dark sky.

"Divine beasts?"

The iron-armored demonic dragon roared angrily before spitting out a golden orb toward Lu Zhou.

Lu Zhou frowned slightly. He could sense the danger behind this attack. He hurriedly turned Unnamed into a shield and held it up in front of him.

Bang!

The golden orb that was like the sun sent Lu Zhou flying back.

Lu Zhou had once thought he would be able to hold his ground against divine beasts and ordinary Saints. He had experienced fighting Yue Qi, a lesser Saint. Moreover, he had spent 100 years in the ancient formation, activating three Birth Charts and upgrading his blue avatar to the Thousand Realms Whirling stage. With all this, logically speaking, he should have no problem dealing with lesser Saints. It was beyond his expectation that just a golden orb from a divine beast was so strong.

When Lu Zhou felt like Unnamed was about to cave in, he erupted with the divine power.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

With the boost from the divine power, Unnamed repelled the golden orb.

The iron-armored huge beast flapped its wings and looked at everyone indifferently before it spat out another golden orb in the direction of the Square Box. That was not the end. It then turned slightly to the side and spat out five consecutive golden orbs at Yu Zhenghai, Yu Shangrong, Lu Wu, Qin Naihe, and Cheng Huang.

"Enjoy the attacks of this divine beast. It'll show you that the status of the Great Void is inviolable," the captain of the silver-armored guards said. He had returned to the sky at some point. His expression was frosty as he held the halberd and looked down at everyone.

Bang!

The Square Box was sent flying.

Hua Wudao and the others were also sent flying, looking like kites with broken strings.

The others who were hit by the golden orbs fell to the ground as well.

"Continue," the silver-armored guards said. Inwardly, he was surprised that none of them had lost their lives to the attacks.

The iron-armored huge beast flapped its wings harder than before.

A fierce wind raged, sending stones and rocks flying.

Then, the iron-armored huge beast spat out ten golden orbs!

Upon seeing this, Lu Zhou glanced at the Hourglass of Time in his hand before he tossed it out.

"Freeze!"

The Hourglass of Time exploded with power before electric arcs swept out in the air and on the ground.

Everything and everyone froze.

Lu Zhou's figure flashed everywhere.

The Fiend Monk's Hand Seal grabbed Yu Zhenghai, Yu Shangrong, and Qin Naihe before throwing them in Lu Wu and Cheng Huang's direction.

Then, Lu Zhou spun around before he appeared above Lu Wu to block the incoming attack.

"Flawed Perfection."

Time resumed.

The other golden orbs hit the air while the Golden Buddha's Body blocked the remaining two golden orbs.

Instead of retreating, Lu Zhou advanced with his Golden Buddha's Body toward the iron-armored huge beast.

"Kill him!"

The other silver-armored guards acted decisively and tossed their halberds out.

The halberds tore through the sky and landed harmlessly on the Golden Buddha's Body.

The terrifying defense of the Golden Buddha's Body made the silver-armored guards frown.

At this time, Lu Zhou arrived in front of the iron-armored guards. With the might of the ocean, he pushed his hand out.

All of Lu Zhou's divine power burst forth.

"Flawed Perfection!"

The iron-armored huge beast tucked its wings as it was sent flying back 100 meters. Then, the palm seal traveled through space and arrived in front of it. Before it could react, the palm seal hit its chest. This time, the attack left a bloody hole on its body.

The iron-armored huge beast roared in pain and anger as it flapped its wings in a frenzy. The more it moved, the more blood gushed out from the wound.

The eyes of the captain of the silver-armored guards widened as he exclaimed, "You managed to hurt the divine beast?!"

Lu Zhou ignored the captain.

At this time, Whitzard appeared high up in the sky. Then, auspicious Qi began to rain down.

The formation that the silver-armored guards set up earlier was actually dispelled by Whitzard's auspicious Qi.

Meanwhile, the auspicious Qi also healed the injured members of the Evil Sky Pavilion at a speed visible to the naked eye. Not only that, but they could feel that their combat strength had increased greatly as well.

Needless to say, Lu Zhou's divine power was also fully restored by Whitzards' auspicious Qi.

At this time, the captain of the silver-armored guards roared, "What are you waiting for? Show them what the silver-armored guards are capable of!"

"Yes!" the silver-armored guards replied in unison.

At this time, Lu Zhou had already arrived in front of the captain of the silver-armored guards. His eyes seemed to burn with flames as he said, "Your performance ends here."

The captain was about to move when he discovered the space seemed to be sealed. Subsequently, when he looked ahead, he saw the palm seal shooting toward him.

Boom!

"Ding! Divine Soul Pearl's status: damaged."

"Argh!" The captain of the silver-armored guards let out an anguished cry. Then, he hurriedly flew toward the iron-armored huge beast.

"Divine Soul Pearl? Is it the fourth Birth Trial ability?"

After becoming a Saint, one could refine and gather all the force of one's Birth Charts to form a Divine Soul Pearl. Apart from greatly improving one's strength, it was also a means to protect one's Birth Charts.

Meanwhile, the members of the Evil Sky Pavilion who had been healed of their injuries began to fight fiercely with the silver-armored guards again.

With that, the battle started from the beginning again.

Lu Wu and Cheng Huang did not use their ultimate abilities. Instead, they leaped around, trampling the enemies. With each leap, they sent a huge number of people flying.

"Ding! Destroyed one Birth Chart. Reward: 1,000 merit points."

"Ding! Destroyed one Birth Chart. Reward: 1,000 merit points."

Due to Whitzard's help, the strength of the people of the Evil Sky Pavilion had increased greatly. As a result, some of the silver-armored guards began to lose their Birth Charts.

Primal Qi storm began to brew in the sky at this moment.

Meanwhile, the captain of the silver-armored guards was very cunning and slippery. He and the iron-armored huge beast deliberately maintained a distance from Lu Zhou. Unlike before, fear could be seen in his eyes; he was no longer arrogant like before.

"Set up the Five Elements Sky Formation again!" the captain of the silver-armored guards said with a grim expression on his face, "Everything in the world exists for a reason. The Dao is great; the heaven is great; the earth is great; mankind is great. Of the four great things, mankind is the least of them. Mankind is ruled by the earth; the earth is ruled by the heavens; the heavens are ruled by the Dao. Like the Dao, the Great Void rules over everything!"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Following that, the captain of the silver-armored guards began to swing his halberd.

With the iron-armored huge beast in the center, a strange energy spread out between heaven and earth.