Especially regarding Star Dream's future development.

He must make additional plans to prevent similar situations from occurring.

The others around him were equally shocked by the harsh truth.

Was the world like this hundreds of years ago?

Thinking of the evil cultivators Lu Cheng mentioned who massacred cities just to enhance their power made their hearts chill.

Simultaneously, they secretly asked themselves, if one day they had such an opportunity, would they do the same?

At this moment, everyone's answer was no.

Yet, even they did not know whether they would truly transform into such people in the future.

"What, what did you do to me!?"

By now, Lu Cheng had finally emerged from the previous confused state, staring at Zhang Xiaoman with shock.

Though he was bewildered by the illusion technique, his memories were not interrupted.

He clearly knew what he had just done, causing cold sweat to run down him in fear.

This was one of the Royal Family's greatest secrets, and he had just inadvertently divulged it.

This feeling was difficult for Lu Cheng to accept, and a sudden urge for death arose in his mind.

Yet, this thought was ultimately suppressed.

Regardless of whether he could commit suicide now, he was unwilling to bear the consequences of such an act.

It's not fear of death, but the realization that the Emperor still needed him, and so did the country.

At the very least, he had to convey the situation back there, right?

Though Lu Cheng knew that the possibility was immensely small, nearly negligible.

"Bewitching minds... demon! What His Majesty said was right, you truly are demons! If these hidden dangers are not eradicated, the day of calamity will not be far off!"

At this point, he had no reason to hide anymore and simply cursed aloud in anger.

"Nonsense."

Zhang Xiaoman furrowed his brow, and Lu Cheng immediately became silent.

He could only open his mouth, wanting to speak, but no sound came out.

"It seems talking with you is useless. I need to meet your Emperor, you'll be my guide."

Zhang Xiaoman shook his head, intending to act according to his initial plan.

His plan was to directly locate the source of this war and resolve the problem at its root.

As for the other matters, he didn't elaborate further.

Like the stance and intentions on his side, and the overall background of Spiritual Energy Recovery.

He deemed it unnecessary to explain these things to the other party.

Some things won't help even if explained, ultimately it's about whose fist is bigger, who holds the real power.

On the other side, when Lu Cheng heard that the other party wanted to go directly to His Majesty, he broke into a cold sweat.

With such strength, if they truly rushed into the Imperial Palace, His Majesty's safety would be greatly threatened, and he could never bring the other party there.

However, thinking of the methods Zhang used earlier, it seemed he had no grounds to refuse.

This demon could completely paralyze him in such a way, turning him into a puppet to lead the way.

Even thinking further.

If he found His Majesty, could he directly control His Majesty?

If even His Majesty were controlled, then the entire Dafu Dynasty might collapse.

Thinking of this, cold sweat slid down Lu Cheng.

He only felt a chilling sensation throughout his body, his formerly calm face now filled with horror.

In that instant, Lu Cheng even thought about ending his own life.

Thus, at least the opponent couldn't find the Imperial Palace through him.

Yet, doing so was meaningless.

Because, among the outside army, he's not the only one who knows the location of the Imperial City; many soldiers from Fu Wud Capital know as well.

If the opponent wanted, they could ask anyone and find out.

Just then, a City Guard Army member rushed in and reported to Ye Lin:

"City Lord! The court army outside is attacking us again! This time they've mobilized in large scale, currently destroying our formation!"

The arrival of this messenger filled Lu Cheng with uncontrollable excitement.

He wanted to shout loudly:

"See! Even if you captured me, our soldiers can still hold their own. That so-called formation, no matter how strong, can't withstand continuous attacks from tens of thousands, can it?"

Obviously, the others thought the same and looked toward Zhang Xiaoman.

The latter, seeing this, gently rubbed his forehead, realizing that this wasn't a viable solution.

Even if he fortified the formation, making it more solid.

In the end, it's just a low-level Spirit Protection Array.

If faced with an unending siege by eighty thousand, even if they're regular folks, it would be too much for the array to handle.

So, after pondering for a moment, Zhang Xiaoman decided to use a once-and-for-all method to make the opponent drop the thought of attacking Han Yue City.

Beside him, Master Liu felt the spiritual energy swirling, finally converging on his grandson.

Structure: Overlapping

Combination Sequence: Rock, Barrier, Enhancement, Solidification, Iron Wall

Rock Tide Stacked!

Zhang Xiaoman slowly lifted his right foot and then stomped it hard on the ground.

In the next moment, a visible light spread from him outward.

The newly paved path inside the City Lord Mansion cracked open with terror-inducing fissures several meters deep.

"Boom!!"

At the same time, the entire land began to shake.

Everything around trembled, as if an earthquake was occurring.

The shaking wasn't confined to the City Lord Mansion; it encompassed all of Han Yue City and even surrounding areas.

Luckily, this tremor didn't last long and soon stopped.

Otherwise, the city's buildings would have been the first to suffer.

"This, this... how is this possible!!!???"

Yet, the crowd was dumbfounded.

Especially Lu Cheng, the old General, was in a stupor.

Because in the distance beyond their line of sight, Han Yue City was surrounded by colossal steep cliffs, formed who knows when.

The cliffs were enormous, visible even from this distance, at least several hundred meters tall.

And those soldiers assaulting the Spirit Protection Array were all blocked outside.

It could be foreseen that with the current military technical level, such a gigantic circular mountain wall is absolutely impossible to cross.

It's akin to a sky barrier, completely thwarting the attacking army.

Zhang Xiaoman's foot strike, terrifyingly powerful.

Lu Cheng was utterly stupefied, questioning if he was dreaming.

Such a vast circular mountain range was merely the opponent's magic door.

If further utilized, what kind of scene would it be?

Thinking of this, Lu Cheng felt breathless, clutching his chest nearly falling over.

He knew the opponent was a cultivator, very strong.

But he never imagined the strength would be to such a degree.

The old General felt his body ache.

If all this wasn't an illusion, then what kind of terrifying crisis would they face?

Such power completely stripped him of thoughts of resistance.

For this wasn't something humanity could achieve, it was simply terrifying.

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