"You dare to bully us, an old man and a child, and yet you have the audacity to speak so arrogantly! You don't even dare to show your true faces. I see you as nothing more than insignificant pawns. You only dare to target the elderly, weak, and sick like us."
Seeing the black-clothed people behind them mocking himself and his grandfather so brazenly, Zhou Mo could no longer contain his anger and stepped forward to confront them.
"Wow, I didn't expect this little brat to have some guts, daring to talk back? Alright, I'll show you how tough I am later. You'll be the first one I deal with!" After hearing Zhou Mo's retort, one of the black-clothed individuals burst into a loud laughter, the deep and hearty sound echoing throughout the entire Stone Forest.
"Enough, stop playing with them, let's get to work and set up the formation!" A reprimanding voice interrupted the laughter of the group. The leader of the black-clothed individuals, lacking patience to waste any more time, decided to settle things quickly.
Zhou Chulin heard this and immediately stopped in his tracks, tightly protecting Zhou Mo.
At this moment, dozens of people dressed in black suddenly appeared in front and behind them. These people quickly took action, surrounding Zhou Chulin and Zhou Mo in an impenetrable fortress.
"Old man, at this point, I'm afraid the spiritual power in your body has long been exhausted, right? And you don't have any spiritual treasures left to help you break through our formation! Be sensible and accept your fate, you lowly beings like ants..."
As the group of black-clothed people sneered and mocked Zhou Chulin and his grandson, they formed hand seals and chanted an incantation. Suddenly, a blue light flashed under their feet, and in the blink of an eye, a semi-transparent giant barrier rose from the ground, emitting a powerful pressure that spread outwards, forcing Zhou Chulin and his grandson to retreat until they were trapped at the core of the formation.
"You despicable little people, if you have the ability, come at me! Bullying the weak with your numbers doesn't make you heroes!"
Zhou Chulin roared angrily, while he shielded Zhou Mo behind him, attempting to cast a spell to break through. However, due to his own spiritual power being depleted, the dazzling golden light in his hand dissipated like fireworks in an instant, only halfway through its operation.
After seeing Zhou Chulin and his grandson in their current state, the several black-clothed individuals surrounding the grandfather and grandson unexpectedly uttered arrogant words: "You can rest assured and leave, we will come next year to offer incense and pay respects to you!"
At the same time, the array on the ground began to rapidly operate, emitting a chilling cold light. The mist in the air gradually gathered together, eventually condensing into countless extremely sharp Frosty glare.
At this moment, the grandfather and grandson have been completely surrounded by ice from above, all around, and in front and behind, with no way to retreat.
It seems that the two of them are destined to not escape this disaster.
It's a pity that his grandson, who had the Innate Divine Body, was originally expected to take him to the the Jin Imperial City to gain the support of the Zhou family's direct line, and thus embark on the path of supreme cultivation. Who could have expected to encounter such a disaster on the way!
"Could it be that the heavens want to destroy our Zhou family?" Zhou Chulin tightly embraced Zhou Mo in his arms, unable to help but look up and wail in agony.
Who knows that after Zhou Chulin let out a tragic howl, the originally clear sky suddenly underwent an astonishing change, with the wind and clouds surging, and dark clouds gathering densely.
And directly above the Stone Forest, a pitch-black cloud quickly gathered, as if brewing a earth-shattering thunderstorm.
Seeing such a bizarre sight in the sky, the black-clothed figures who had been teasing the grandmother and grandson dared not delay any longer. The leader of the group immediately issued the order: "Alright, act quickly to deal with them and then leave. This natural phenomenon probably indicates that something extremely dangerous is about to descend upon this place."
The cold frost spread everywhere, covering everything around.
The leading figure in black robes waved his arm, and countless sharp and icy shards rushed towards the central figure of the two generations like raindrops.
Zhou Chulin held Zhou Mo tightly in his arms and decisively activated the final protective barrier, enduring all the attacks and damage. As a billow of smoke rose, under such a fierce assault, it seemed that no living being could survive.
The men in black just waited quietly for the smoke to dissipate, confirming that the bodies of the two were indeed lifeless before they could leave with peace of mind.
However, to their utter surprise, as the smoke gradually cleared, the old man still had a faint breath left. With strong determination, he held the child tightly in his arms, refusing to let go easily.
"Having been afflicted by this extremely cold and sinister ice poison, how long do you think you can hold on? If you had been able to abandon this child earlier, perhaps you would have had a chance to break through this formation and find a glimmer of hope!"
Hearing these words, Zhou Chulin felt a wave of desolation. How could these people understand his inner perseverance and determination?
The Zhou family has endured for thousands of years, and finally, they have a child with such extraordinary talent and exceptional aptitude. They had thought that coming to the the Jin Imperial City this time would bring them an opportunity for their child to become a remarkable talent, but who would have thought that they would end up in such a desperate situation.
Thinking of this, Zhou Chulin couldn't help but feel desolate and sorrowful, tears streaming down his cheeks.
They endured hardships and obstacles, relying on each other as they traveled thousands of miles to reach this place. But fate seemed to enjoy playing tricks, as they were so close to their goal yet fell short in the end.
"Just a little bit more... as long as I take one more step forward, my grandson will be able to..."
Before the words were finished, a dim light suddenly flashed like lightning, piercing through Zhou Chulin's left chest, leaving behind a shocking blood hole. Fresh blood gushed out, mixed with a chilling air and blood-red ice crystals shimmering with cold light.
"Grandpa!" Zhou Mo stared in horror, his eyes wide, as he watched everything happening before him.
At that moment, he was being held tightly under Zhou Chulin, but could only watch helplessly as the incredibly fierce and potentially fatal attack pierced his grandpa's body, leaving a horrifying blood hole in its wake.
The nearby blood hole seemed to silently tell Zhou Mo that life is so fragile and unpredictable. Fear and sorrow surged in his heart like a tide, making Zhou Mo unable to control his emotions and let out a piercing scream.
Zhou Chulin's originally kind and resolute face now looked extremely haggard. He seemed to carry a hint of sorrow and unwillingness, slowly lowered his eyes, and finally collapsed weakly on the cold ground, his eyes wide open, unable to close even in death.
"Grandpa! Grandpa... " Zhou Mo's voice was filled with despair and sorrow, tears flowed from his young eyes like a bursting flood, causing immense grief.
But his heart-wrenching cries were nothing more than insignificant noise to these cold and merciless men in black.
One of the men in black even pretended to comfort and said, "Alright, stop crying, little ghost, it's so annoying. I'll take you to reunite with your grandpa right now."
With that, a glimmering blue ice shard suddenly formed in his hand and mercilessly shot towards Zhou Mo's back.
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