84: I am invincible again!

General Xu sat on a chair in the watchtower, holding a bottle of wine and taking sips from time to time. His expression habitually remained stern, but only when he occasionally heard the children making a ruckus and shouting in the village streets did a smile unconsciously melt onto his lips.

Ordinary people would only find it noisy, but only when one grows old does one truly feel the preciousness of life.

Noisy life… it's truly full of vitality.

General Xu couldn't help but think of his half-disciple, who had video-called him last night, saying she was going to participate in some competition today to win a Profound Rank pet egg.

Thinking of the young girl, the aged wrinkles on General Xu's face couldn't help but soften, and his stern face unconsciously became gentle.

He had no children of his own, so his nephew's daughter was like his own granddaughter.

She truly lived up to being of the Xu family lineage. At such a young age, she already possessed impressive cultivation. He believed she would surely achieve greater things than him in the future.

When General Xu thought of the little girl's bright smile and equally sunny future, his heart felt warm.

He was old, but even in old age, being able to help the younger generation rise was a great joy in his later years.

"Ding-a-ling-ling…"

General Xu heard his phone ring, his lips unconsciously curled up, and he eagerly took out his phone: "It must be that Xu girl. That girl is the most endearing… Hmm? Brother Liu?"

General Xu laughed heartily and answered the call: "Brother Liu, you never call without a reason… Are you fighting? Why is it so noisy?"

"General Xu! Receive orders!"

General Xu shot up, his aged body standing exceptionally straight, his eyes becoming sharp and resolute, as if he had returned to the moment he fought on the battlefield.

"General Xu, Fourth Rank Ice-element Battle General, awaiting military orders!"

A heart-wrenching roar came from the other end of the phone: "General Xu, no matter the cost, protect Xu Family Village and evacuate all the villagers. This is a soldier's duty!

All rescue efforts have been intercepted! You must hold on for half an hour!

I'm coming immediately! I'm coming immediately! You hold on for me!"

A series of explosions rang out, and the call was abruptly disconnected, leaving only a dial tone.

General Xu's eyes were sharp, standing ramrod straight, and he saluted: "General Xu, orders received!"

General Xu put down his phone, his eyes sharp as if he had returned to the past. At the extreme edge of his vision, a vast expanse of Demonic Qi had already appeared, and a well-prepared Yao Race unit was charging towards Xu Family Village.

General Xu immediately pulled the alarm bell on the watchtower, stirring his Battle Qi and shouting: "All villagers evacuate! Highest alert! All villagers evacuate!"

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The loud and dense ringing of the bell resounded throughout the entire village. Soon, a piercing alarm sounded from the village broadcast.

The entire village began to evacuate quickly and orderly through the pre-arranged passages. Within minutes, there were few people left on the village streets, only rapid and orderly evacuation movements.

General Xu tore his clothes, revealing his skin-and-bones, scarred chest. There was a long, narrow centipede-like scar over his heart. Beneath his thin skin, there was little Qi and blood, relying entirely on his profound Battle Qi foundation to replace some of the functions of Qi and blood, sustaining his aged body to continue living in the world.

General Xu let his heart feel the last ray of scorching sun he could feel in the world. Although he was an ice-element user, he still couldn't change his longing for the warmth of peaceful sunlight.

He slowly began to mobilize the Battle Qi that replaced the function of blood, preparing to draw upon his life source to fight one last time for the myriad lights behind him.

"General Xu! Stop, or I'll strangle your granddaughter!"

A terrifying Demonic Path aura suddenly erupted from the distant rear. General Xu's actions were interrupted. He turned his head in shock and looked into the distance.

He saw a shadowy giant, five or six meters tall, with a thick dark aura and impressive cultivation, holding an unrecognizable figure in his hand. The figure held in his hand seemed to be emitting some faint ice-element Qi.

General Xu's face was shocked, his pupils dilated, and his heart ached: "Ling'er! My Ling'er!"

Ling'er wasn't competing in Liang City!?

How could she be captured by the Demonic Path!?

The Yao Race and Demonic Path have joined forces to ambush our Xu Family Village!?

The five or six-meter-tall shadowy Demonic Path figure charged forward, covering a hundred meters in the blink of an eye, and swung his arm forcefully: "Stop transforming! Catch your granddaughter!"

General Xu was about to burst forth in anger, but seeing the figure thrown at him, he knew that transforming would leave nothing alive around him, so he suppressed the transformation, opened his arms, and forcefully caught the figure flung at him.

"Thump!"

General Xu caught the figure and, upon closer inspection, found it was actually a male child. His face was bewildered: "Who are you?"

Where's my little Ling'er?

Destruction Magic God directly applied a Seal Talisman to General Xu's Dantian, forcibly suppressing his use of Battle Qi. His hands moved quickly, suppressing any Battle Qi application beyond the standard line, further preventing him from transforming into a Winter Giant. A pitch-black dagger was also simultaneously plunged into General Xu's thigh, which was immobile due to his suppressed Battle Qi.

The pitch-black dagger was a Seal dagger, which could enhance the effects of the Seal.

A Second Rank Seal Talisman was certainly not enough to Seal a Fourth Rank Ice-element Battle General, but fortunately, if there were enough methods, it was still possible to prevent General Xu from using his innate Spell.

General Xu's face flushed. At this moment, being immobile due to his suppressed Battle Qi, he cursed loudly: "The Demonic Path lied to me! The Demonic Path lied to me! The Demonic Path lied to me!"

Battle Qi was originally the source of power that sustained his movements. Now that it was greatly suppressed, he struggled even to move an arm.

General Xu's eyes were red with anger. He had been a hunter all his life, only to have his eyes pecked out by a goose!

Destruction Magic God breathed a sigh of relief. Without time to explain, he directly pulled out a bottle of Medicinal Pills from his embrace, forcefully pried open the old man's mouth, and poured them in: "Stop cursing, stop cursing! Isn't this all to save you? Hurry, I don't have time to explain, hurry and come with me, or Xu Family Village will be blown to smithereens!"

General Xu was about to resist when he discovered that the Medicinal Pills in his mouth were excellent Health-Preserving Pills. He was directly carried on the male child's back, who then leaped down from the watchtower.

Destruction Magic God landed on the ground, moderately pulled out the pitch-black Seal dagger from his thigh, and pulled out several bottles from his embrace, stuffing them into General Xu's hands while he was on his back: "Eat them quickly! If the Venerable One can't win later, we'll still have to rely on you to protect everyone!"

This sentence was meant to appease the stubborn guardian, lest he disregard everything and rush to fight the Yao Race.

General Xu looked at the several bottles of Third Grade Medicinal Pills stuffed into his arms and was momentarily stunned. He tightly clutched the Medicinal Pill bottles, turned his head, and saw that the shadowy giant of the Demonic Path had already flown over the watchtower, golden punitive flames of the Righteous Path burning on his arms, roaring as he charged towards the Yao Race unit.

General Xu was very confused. To be honest, he couldn't quite understand what was happening. Things happened too quickly, and there was too much information. He was a bit lost.

Had he just gotten old? Were modern war and confrontation methods this complex?

Was this a spy within a spy? Or a spy within a spy within a spy?

Too many nesting dolls; he couldn't quite sort it out at once.

How did this Demonic Path suddenly start helping them?

Ah, no, is this the Righteous Path disguised as the Demonic Path?

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