My disciples are all villains.

Xia Zhengrong was the Tower Master of the Black Tower Council. Although Lu Zhou beat him up, he could not be considered useless or weak. Even after Lu Zhou used the supreme mystic power to attack Xia Zhengrong with 20 consecutive strikes, Xia Zhengrong only lost one Birth Chart. With this, one could see how profound his cultivation base was. Not counting the 3,600 Dao inscriptions and his armor, he would need ten palm strikes with the supreme mystic power to destroy one of Xia Zhengrong's Birth Charts.

Even the Grand Tutor of Great Ming, Gongsun Yuanxuan, could not take one palm seal filled with the supreme mystic power even though he and Xia Zhengrong were both 12 Chart cultivators. The difference between the two was like heaven and earth.

To think Lu Qianshan said the so-called strongest expert in Great Yuan's royal palace would surpass Xia Zhengrong in 300 years.

Lu Qianshan said, "To be able to become a Ten Chart expert from a One Chart expert in 300 years is difficult as it is. However, he had also done a lot of research on the sword path. He even came up with a sword path called the Infinite Sword Path."

"The Infinite Sword Path?" The name sounded intimidating, and Lu Zhou thought perhaps, An Se was really an expert. Nevertheless, he did not think it was worth it to use his item cards on An Se.

At the same time, Lu Zhou was calculating how to maximize the number of merit points he could earn. He thought he would just use the Deadly Strike Card, worse come to worst.

Eunuch Zhang said with a smile, "He's the only one who mastered the Infinite Sword Path. Warrior An Se's Birth Charts are very distinct, and none of them overlapped with each other. The most impressive thing is he only has one elementary life heart. The others are all intermediate and advanced life hearts. Birth Charts and life hearts are the most important after all. His peers who are Ten Chart experts can't compare to him at all; they'll definitely be defeated by his sword!" His high-pitched voice rose and fell as he spoke like a performer; as though he was putting on a show, he would point and gesture with his hands once in a while.

Eunuch Zhang continued to say, "Three months ago, Warrior An Se went to the western grassland and killed the barbarian king there. The barbarian king was an Eleven Chart expert. He has made great contributions to Great Yuan and is His Majesty's most capable arm…"

Lu Qianshan nodded and said, "He's right. I have fought with the barbarians for many years, but I didn't expect An Se to be able to kill the barbarian king. There's no doubt An Se is a rare cultivation genius."

Eunuch Zhang raised his hand and said in a conspiratorial manner, "General Lu, you only know one part of it… The reason Warrior Anse is able to kill Eleven Chart experts and fight on even ground with Twelve Chart experts isn't because of the Infinite Sword Path alone. It's because he obtained a life heart from the Unknown Land. An Se's master, the Sect Master of the Dark Soul Sect, participated in the Great Void Expedition and obtained the life heart at that time. His master was seriously injured from the expedition and passed away when he returned. With that, the life heart from the Unknown Land was given to the disciple he was most proud of, Warrior An Se."

"..." According to Lu Zhou's established strategy, he would not waste time and would slap An Se with his absolute strength to make An Se behave. However, now that Eunuch Zhang mentioned the life heart from the Unknown Land, his interest was piqued. He asked, "What life heart was it?"

Eunuch Zhang said, "No one knows. Those who saw him used the power of that life heart had all died. Warrior An Se is smart and won't simply provoke Twelve Chart experts. Therefore, no one could do anything to him…"

Lu Qianshan scoffed. "So that's why he has the courage to challenge Pavilion Master Lu?"

"This..." Eunuch Zhang who was caught up in bragging regained his senses. Then, he bowed and said, "It should be His Majesty's decree."

Lu Qianshan glared at Eunuch Zhang before he walked forward. He only walked a few meters when An Se suddenly opened his eyes.

Primal Qi surged like a tsunami.

An Se flew forward, unmoving like a statue, for about ten meters. Then, he said in a gentle voice, "I'm following His Majesty's orders to behead you. Lu Qianshan, do you have any last words?"

In An Se's eyes, Lu Qianshan was already a dead man.

Initially, Emperor Mu Ertie had no intention of killing Lu Qianshan. He did not want Great Yan's royal family to gain the reputation of being ruthless and vicious. However, Lu Qianshan was stubborn and did not consider the dignity of the royal family. Therefore, he decided to sentence Lu Qianshan to death.

Lu Qianshan said, "I want to see His Majesty..."

A faint smile appeared on An Se's face as he said, "Since you know who I am, there's no need for us to waste time. I've heard your last words, and I'll convey them to His Majesty when I bring your head to him…"

"You…"

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

At this moment, hundreds of energy swords shot out of An Se's swords. They looked incredibly dazzling. Their speed and angle were rather strange as they circled around Lu Qianshan.

Lu Qianshan had no choice but to send the annoying as flies energy swords away with a few slaps. However, despite how many times he sent the energy swords away, their number kept increasing like locusts.

It had to be said that An Se's control of the energy swords was rather good.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The energy swords suddenly shot at Lu Qianshan as An Se dove.

Lu Qianshan flipped a few times to avoid the attack, causing his blood and Qi to surge. When he landed on his feet, he staggered a few steps back; his face was ashen.

The energy swords that covered the sky earlier had also disappeared.

An Se said tonelessly, "As it turns out, General Lu who used to rule the western region is just average…"

Lu Qianshan had an illustrious past; it was rather glorious. However, after enduring the unhappiness for such a long time after being unfairly suppressed, he was easily angered by these words. For this reason, he lost his reason; he stomped his feet like a clumsy bear and rushed out.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The commotion attracted many of the royal palace's experts. When they saw An Se, who was the Black Emperor's close confidant, they did not dare approach and only watched from afar. It would definitely be fun watching Great Yuan's royal palace's strongest expert in action.

Meanwhile, An Se suddenly flew back and brandished his longsword. He said, "General Lu's best life heart is from the black bear. Its defense is said to be astonishingly rough. Today, I'll use this sword to destroy this ability of yours…"

At this moment, Lu Zhou was silently observing from the side. He wanted to see An Se's abilities before he decided what to do. If it was not worth it, he would deal with An Se using the supreme mystic power or lower the number of his Birth Charts.

An Se's energy swords formed the eight trigrams of Yin and Yang and spun out. His control was flawless. It seemed like it was a speed-type ability.

Soon after, the energy swords glowed with a distinct light.

Lu Zhou could tell An Se had used the ability of an offense-type life heart and that An Se's weapon was at the flood grade.

Buzz!

An astrolabe that shielded An Se completely appeared. Due to shining triangles, it was difficult to see how many Birth Charts he had activated. The lights grew brighter and brighter…

At this moment, An Se suddenly rushed forward with his astrolabe.

Lu Qianshan had many experiences in combat so he was able to react quickly and manifested his astrolabe to block An Se's incoming attack.

Boom!

The two opponents collided.

The ground in front of the Indestructible Hall cracked; the cracks snaked out for thousands of meters.

Lu Qianshan was sent flying by massive force. Although he was not gravely injured, the posture was rather miserable.

An Se flashed forward and said with a faint smile on his face, "Farewell…"

At this moment, Lu Qianshan suddenly felt as though he had lost control of his body. He could feel his body grow heavier and heavier. Apart from that, his Primal Qi seemed frozen, making it difficult for him to mobilize. What was going on?

The countless energy swords that appeared at An Se's back shot out swiftly and fiercely at this moment, looking like a black dragon from afar.

Eunuch Zhang had a smile on his face when he saw this. He could not help but nod his head with a satisfied and approving expression on his face.

Si Wuya did not expect Lu Qianshan would be so easily beaten up as well.

At this moment, when the black dragon was about to land on Lu Qianshan, Lu Zhou finally made his move…

Boom!

A blue palm seal firmly blocked the path of the black dragon formed by energy swords.

The black dragon pushed against the blue palm seal, creating a sizzling noise.

"Hmm?" An Se finally noticed something was amiss. "Buddhist palm seal?"

An Se rose higher in the sky to have a look. Then, he saw the owner of the blue palm seal, a young man who looked dignified, elegant, and calm, standing with his right hand pushed outward.

The palm seal was as immovable as a mountain, perfectly blocking the black dragon.

An Se frowned. "You shouldn't have intervened."

An Se waved his hand casually. Just like before, countless energy swords appeared in the air again, forming the second black dragon. At the same time, his black astrolabe surged with the power of his Birth Charts.

Lu Zhou raised his head and said, "Ignorant." Then, he confidently tossed out the advanced enhanced Reduction Card with his left hand. When it shattered, a golden net shot out.

Anse was unmoved. He brandished his sword.

Bang!

The golden net was still there.

An Se waved his sword again.

Bang!

Just like before, the golden net was unaffected.

An Se waved his sword again and again, but it was futile.

The golden net continued to advance as though it was going to capture An Se.

At this moment, An Se finally felt a slight sense of urgency. He hurriedly withdrew the black dragons and retreated at top speed.

At this moment, the golden net suddenly increased its speed and shot toward An Se at lightning speed.

Bang!

Anser's astrolabe appeared instinctively.

The golden net suddenly transformed into five spots of light and flew into An Se's astrolabe.

Anse was shocked and let out an involuntary cry. He could sense something was very wrong with his astrolabe, and he could see a bump on it that was expanding swiftly. It looked like it was going to explode at any time.

Swoosh!

A crystal-clear life heart flew out of the astrolabe.

Lu Zhou waved his hand, and the life heart flew into his hand.

At the same time, a mysterious energy suddenly surged into five triangles on An Se's astrolabe. Just like that, they dimmed as though they had never been activated in the first place. With that, the astrolabe shrank in size as well.

"???"