Chapter 310: Chapter 310: Eliminating the Abnormal
Outer Ruins, Niu Manor.
As dusk approached, the farmstead by a small river was eerily silent—no billowing smoke from cooking fires, no bustling farrs or village won.
Not even the common chickens and dogs were in sight.
Suddenly, the sound of hoofbeats grew closer, and a lone rider appeared on the path leading to Niu Manor.
Neigh～～
As the Cyan Horse neared the farmstead entrance, it suddenly reared up, letting out a distressed whinny.
It seed to sense danger.
Above it, a majestic black crow flitted by in an instant.
Zhang Yuan dismounted from the horse.
His gaze turned towards the deathly silent farmstead ahead, and his right hand gently brushed the back of his left hand.
Even without entering, Zhang Yuan already felt the eerie aura!
Earlier, when he went to the Celestial King Hall to complete a Daoist rit task, he encountered a group of anxious farrs at the door.
These farrs were all residents of Niu Manor.
Because strange occurrences had caused deaths in the manor, they fled to Ruins City to seek aid from the Celestial King Hall.
After understanding the situation, Zhang Yuan willingly took on this task.
The area of the Outer Ruins is much larger than Ruins City, with hundreds of villages and estates, many of which on the outskirts are often harassed and disturbed by enigmas.
These villages often have to rely on small families or the villagers themselves for protection.
When confronted with an enigma beyond their ability, they can only seek assistance from the Celestial King Hall.
The Celestial King Hall never refuses such pleas for help.
Zhang Yuan had completed similar Daoist rit tasks before.
Now, as a Dharma Guardian Divine General in the Celestial King Hall, he holds authority no less than a Sub-Palace Master and Elder, with basics rights to take on any Daoist rit task without competition.
Zhang Yuan step by step entered Niu Manor.
This farmstead had two to three hundred people, with neighboring fields mainly growing fodder for raising cattle and sheep.
Therefore, besides the earthen houses and grass huts, the manor had many cattle sheds and sheep pens.
The air was thick with the distinctive sll of cow dung.
And mixed within was a faint scent of blood!
The absence of people was normal, having clearly been scared off by the enigma.
But as Zhang Yuan surveyed his surroundings, he saw no cattle or sheep, just blood everywhere!
Following the blood traces on the ground, Zhang Yuan reached the Ancestral Hall at the center of the farmstead.
In villages and estates around the city, there was almost always an Ancestral Hall used for offering tablets of ancestors, gathering Belief Power to repel enigmas.
But with fewer people, the Ancestral Hall’s deterrence against enigmas weakens.
Typically, villagers also have clay deity statues or divine portraits in their hos for extra protection.
The effectiveness depends on fate and luck.
Niu Manor’s luck was evidently poor.
The Ancestral Hall’s door lay wide open, and in and around it lay the blood-stained corpses of villagers.
n, won, elderly, and children—all died horrifically.
Not only that, but Zhang Yuan heard chewing sounds from within the Ancestral Hall.
The crunching was spine-chilling.
It felt like a fierce beast was inside, devouring flesh and bones in large bites!
At this mont, Zhang Yuan sensed the Divine General Token he carried grow hot, warning him.
His keen perception also detected the aura of danger.
The enigma was inside!
Without fear, Zhang Yuan stepped over the villagers’ bodies and entered the Ancestral Hall.
As he crossed the threshold, it suddenly darkened around him, the large room filled with a cold aura.
The dimness didn’t hinder Zhang Yuan’s vision at all.
He clearly saw two Minotaurs flanking the altar which held various tablets.
They were covered in thick black-brown fur, muscular and bulky, with arms two to three tis thicker than a regular person, and a massive bull head atop a short neck.
Their bull heads bore curved tal-like horns gleaming at the tips.
Zhang Yuan had never seen such an enigma before!
The two Minotaurs ignored his intrusion, continuing to feast.
They were devouring human limbs and appendages!
In the next mont, the Minotaur on the right turned its head, its scarlet bull eyes examining Zhang Yuan with greed.
It seed to have found a more enticing prey, discarding an unfinished human arm and standing up with a snarl.
An indescribably large mass between its legs stood out!
At this very mont, Zhang Yuan kept his pace steady as he walked through the Ancestral Hall.
But when the Minotaur stood up, he suddenly quickened his pace.
Clang!
A sharp, unrelenting sword light flashed, the Taowu Saber unsheathed in an instant, slashing towards the opponent’s neck.
In a mont, sword flas erupted!
As Zhang Yuan crossed the threshold, he gathered strength, and upon drawing his weapon, the accumulated power reached ninety percent, swift as lightning, unleashing a force capable of cleaving mountains!
The Minotaur, the target of Zhang Yuan’s ambush, realized the danger too late to evade.
Instinctively, it raised a thick arm to block Zhang Yuan’s slashing Taowu Saber.
Its arm muscles tensed abruptly, its skin a bronze hue, with hair like sharp needles standing on end.
Thud!
The Taowu Saber sliced through the Minotaur’s left arm without resistance, severing its skin and muscles, breaking through its iron-hard bone, until it was completely cut through.
The profound sword, undeterred, its blade aura swept across the Minotaur’s throat!
The robust Minotaur shuddered, its large bull eyes nearly bulging from their sockets, throat gurgling as black smoke suddenly billowed from its severed arm and neck wound.
"Subdue!"
Zhang Yuan halted, sheathing his saber, his left palm slapping a yellow talisman onto the Minotaur’s face.
Moo～～
At that mont, the left Minotaur let out an earth-shaking roar.
It seed awakened from a dream, blowing white air from its broad nostrils, lowering its head and charging at Zhang Yuan at close range.
Its razor-sharp horns aid straight at Zhang Yuan’s chest and abdon!
But Zhang Yuan was prepared; as he stuck the Condensing Evil Talisman, his left palm shifted, pressing precisely on the Minotaur’s forehead.
Power of the Black Giant Ant empowered him, Fourteenfold Power erupted!
Rip!
Zhang Yuan’s left sleeve burst apart, muscles swelling with raw power concentrated at his left wrist, violently punching into the Minotaur’s head.
Bang!
With a dull thud, the Minotaur’s head exploded like a waterlon hit with a hamr, bursting instantly.
Black, red, and white contents sprayed everywhere!
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