197: Chapter Life and Death

"It seems you are the one who was severely underestimated!"

Shadow looked at Yue Shan, who was deforming as he fused with the potion, his eyes sparkling, but the shock deep within them lingered for a long time.

After shaking his head, he left several Claw Shadows to guard Yue Shan's side, then condensed nearly a hundred Flying Shadow, Claw Shadows, and Armor Shadows to spread out from the inside of Wang City, circling around it.

His purpose was not to stop others from entering Wang City, but to plunder the ownerless wealth of Bangzi Country. He, himself, headed towards the castle that had already begun to collapse from the aftershocks of the battle.

Moments later, Shadow arrived outside the castle without anyone noticing. With a thought, the castle's defenses seemed to come alive, slowly rising as if to envelop the entire structure.

"What do you want to do?"

"Get away from there!"

"Seeking death!"

Suddenly, three afterimages shot towards Shadow. These were the Three Demon Generals, who had recovered some of their strength.

Behind them were over a hundred wounded Demonic Beasts. At this moment, they stared at Shadow with blood-red eyes, as if they would rush forward and tear him to shreds in the next instant.

"What are you doing?"

Shadow's voice was calm and unperturbed. He completely ignored the attacks from the Three Demon Generals.

"It's you?"

Because Shadow was enveloped in black energy when he appeared, the Three Demon Generals couldn't see his face, which is why they immediately launched a forceful attack.

They had naturally seen Shadow before and knew that he should be a friend of their King, but their attacks did not weaken in the slightest.

"Apologies, Lord, but right now, no one can approach the King!"

Blood Demon, Flame Demon, and Sky Demon had no intention of stopping. After all, they didn't know if Shadow would take advantage of the situation.

Even if they were punished afterward, they wouldn't hesitate!

Seeing this, a hint of admiration flashed in Shadow's eyes. He simply lifted his gaze slightly, and the next moment, over a hundred An Ying's personal guard at the Martial Grandmaster Realm instantly appeared, charging directly towards the Demonic Beasts.

Shadow himself charged towards the Three Demon Generals. Almost the moment they engaged, Shadow subdued the Three Demon Generals, and An Ying's personal guard also subdued the Demonic Beasts.

Although Shadow was only at the Late Stage of the Martial Grandmaster Realm, his strength was definitely not comparable to that of ordinary Peak Martial Grandmaster Realm experts.

Not to mention the heavily injured Three Demon Generals; perhaps just An Ying's personal guard captain could handle the three of them in their current state.

"Alright, I know you're loyal, but you can't be foolishly loyal."

After subduing the Three Demon Generals, he released them and had An Ying's personal guard drive away the Demonic Beasts.

"If I really wanted to attack Lord Luo Xiu, I wouldn't need to come myself, let alone notify Lord Galan."

Blood Demon and the Three Demon Generals struggled to their feet, simultaneously stopping the Demonic Beasts that were still trying to charge.

They had naturally seen Ran Wu, who had tried to rush into the castle earlier, and also saw Galan fighting him.

"Thank you, Lord!"

The Three Demon Generals bowed respectfully to Shadow. Shadow waved his hand and then took out bottle after bottle of recovery potions and handed them over.

"Hurry and recover. There are still more people coming."

Shadow said in a deep voice. He had seen Great Xia's reinforcement troops on his way to Bangzi Country.

The three Martial Lords who came earlier were just a step ahead. Behind them was a force of tens of thousands, a truly elite army.

The Three Demon Generals did not refuse, swallowing the potions one after another and giving some to the Demonic Beasts. Their most important task now was to recover their strength.

In the sky, Galan and Ran Wu's battle had entered a heated phase.

Galan's attacks were swift and dense, and the mighty Sword Intent directly caused the space around her to twist and tear.

This prevented Ran Wu from launching a fatal blow using spatial movement, but Ran Wu was, after all, a Martial Ruler Realm Middle Stage expert, and his terrifying power still forced Galan to retreat steadily.

Even during the continuous clashes, blood had already flowed from the corners of Galan's mouth, but this only added a touch of heroism to her entire demeanor.

From beginning to end, there was no hint of fear in her eyes. This attitude caused Ran Wu to frown deeply.

"Galan, are you related to this group of Demonic Beasts and that unknown existence inside the castle?"

It wasn't strange for Ran Wu to ask such a question. It was simply because Galan's performance in Great Xia was too mysterious.

Her whereabouts were secretive, her talent exceptional, yet besides her name, no one knew anything about her background, as if she had appeared out of thin air.

If she hadn't saved the people of a city by killing that Martial Lord Realm demon beasts earlier, he wouldn't have wasted so many words.

Galan remained silent, only increasing the power of her attacks by a few points.

Seeing this, Ran Wu understood Galan's stance. A hint of determination flashed in his eyes, and his long spear suddenly thrust out, unstoppable like a flood dragon emerging from the sea.

This single thrust contained endless power and might, as if it would pierce through the entire world.

Galan did not dare to be careless. She tightly gripped the saber and sword in her hands, crossing them to block this terrifying blow.

Her eyes were firm and focused, and all her strength converged on her arms, attempting to withstand this fatal strike.

"Clang!"

The sound of metal colliding echoed. In an instant, terrifying waves of energy erupted from between the two, raging like a storm.

The power of these energy waves was so immense that the surrounding ground was torn apart, forming deep cracks.

Unfortunately, Galan was ultimately unable to fully match such a powerhouse. After resisting for a moment, she was struck by the immense force transmitted from the spear tip and sent flying.

Her body tumbled through the air, blood spurting from her mouth, but she still tightly gripped the saber and sword in her hands.

Galan, who had been sent flying, forcefully twisted her body in mid-air, inserting her saber and sword into the ground to reduce her speed and stabilize herself.

However, just as she landed, Ran Wu appeared like a ghost.

A cold glint arrived first, followed by the spear thrusting out like a dragon. He had actually appeared directly in front of Galan, holding his spear.

"It's over!"

Ran Wu's voice was cold and merciless. His long spear pierced towards Galan like lightning, seemingly about to take her life.

At this critical moment, Galan actually launched a forceful attack. The saber and sword in her hands were quickly raised, narrowly blocking this fatal blow.

However, this only deflected Ran Wu's long spear away from the vital area. Despite this, her shoulder was still directly pierced by the tip of Ran Wu's spear.

Galan endured the intense pain coming from her shoulder, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.

She swung her saber and sword, launching a fierce offensive directly at Ran Wu's face.

That ruthless intensity and resolve sent shivers down one's spine. Even Ran Wu did not dare to be careless and quickly pulled back his spear, attempting to evade the strike.

However, Ran Wu's strength was ultimately superior.

While retreating, he twisted the tip of his spear and stabbed towards Galan's face again.

This spear thrust came with formidable momentum, as if to completely kill Galan.

Just then, a terrifying aura soared from the castle not far away, and a figure instantly broke through the void, blocking Galan's path.

Facing this powerful strike, that figure simply threw a punch, and at the same time, that figure's cold and bone-chilling voice, like a volcano about to erupt, echoed in everyone's hearts.

"You dare to hurt her?!"