327: Chen Yanwang (ask)

“That guy is finally here!”

As it spoke, the four people still didn't understand what was happening. Suddenly, from the south, a rumbling sound, growing from distant to near, like an Earth-Shaking Wave, could be heard.

“Boom”

“Boom”

As the sound became clearer and more urgent, like rapid drumbeats, it seemed a giant was rushing towards them madly!

From the north, an Earth-Shaking Wave of thundering hooves, their momentum reaching the sky, signaled the Imperial Army's arrival in Shu.

From the south, the ground shook like rapid drumbeats, rumbling through the southern city. What divine being was displaying such power?

The southern city, which had been bustling, instantly saw countless people looking south in astonishment.

“What divine being?”

A startled cry echoed through the sky.

The next second, within the snow-covered southern city,

“Whoosh”

“Whoosh”

“Whoosh”

Streaks of air-piercing sounds suddenly erupted, like fireworks shooting into the sky. Streaks of colorful spiritual light soared upwards, and countless figures stood high in the sky, looking south with startled and suspicious eyes!

Then, they gasped sharply!

Outside the city, a fierce wind howled, and snow obscured their vision. A snow-colored storm, about ten li in diameter, connected heaven and earth, surging towards the southern city. The entire southern city shook and swayed with it, as if a terrifying entity was within!

“Whoosh, whoosh”

The storm, carrying cold mist and white Qi, covered the sky and earth, pressing down on the southern city of Tianxiong Pass, like a Dragon King unleashing water, stirring up colossal waves.

On the southern city wall, the Vanguard Army soldiers guarding the pass looked at the white cold mist, fifty-six zhang higher than the city wall, their faces panic-stricken, causing a commotion. The soldiers retreated in disarray.

But there was no time left!

“Whoosh”

The fierce wind howled!

The white cold Qi, like a passing cold wave, submerged the winding southern city wall of Tianxiong Pass, which stretched for more than ten li, sweeping past with a whooshing sound.

In an instant, the burning braziers on the city wall were extinguished. The startled Vanguard Army soldiers, who had just begun to retreat, hadn't even taken two steps before their exquisite armor was covered with a layer of frost. Then, this white frost spread at a visible speed to the eyes, eyebrows, hair, and even the entire bodies of these armored soldiers, emitting a series of grating, teeth-aching sounds.

These people, either with wide, terrified eyes, or with wide-open mouths, or maintaining their retreating posture, were frozen into ice sculptures.

This scene terrified everyone else, causing them to rush back into the city.

“Retreat!”

Instantly, sharp whistling sounds, “Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh,” blew urgently. As some of the Vanguard Army soldiers facing outside the city retreated inward, some of their own men were clashing with the Tianxiong Prefecture Army inside.

This “front and back attack,” coupled with the fact that most of these Vanguard Army soldiers were private troops without strict military discipline, quickly led to chaos on the city wall. Armor clashed, and their own men collided with each other, stumbling and falling everywhere.

The cold mist engulfed the thick southern city wall, and screams rose and fell.

Ice sculptures, solidified by white frost, fell from the thirty-zhang-high city wall like dumplings.

“Bang”

“Bang”

“.”

The ice sculptures crashed to the ground, blossoming into horrifying bloodstains.

In just two or three breaths, the Vanguard Army soldiers on the southern city wall screamed in terror and suffered heavy losses.

On the other hand, the Tianxiong Prefecture Army, upon witnessing this shocking scene, quickly moved as the command flag waved.

“Retreat!”

Squads of Prefecture Army soldiers quickly abandoned their enemies. Their horses neighed, turned, and retreated without any entanglement, in an orderly fashion.

At the same time, near the southern pass of Tianxiong Pass, there were two battlefields.

Wei Zhong, with a bloody arm hanging down, held a wolf-tooth club in his other hand, pressing against a golden pair of scissors and a Kang Jin Hammer. A roar rumbled in his throat, and he suddenly shook his large club, shaking off the scissors and hammer. Then he looked up at the cold mist engulfing the southern pass and the ice sculptures falling from the city wall and shattering, his eyes instantly becoming fervent.

“Haha!” He laughed like a madman.

The six Zhonglang Generals besieging him changed their expressions upon seeing this scene and quickly retreated, their eyes flickering with suspicion as they watched the cold wind, surging like an avalanche, engulf the southern city.

Diagonally above them, the four Dao Fruit cultivators, who were jointly besieging the Sky Dog and trying to capture An Ge, heard the demon's piercing, strange laughter, and their hearts instantly skipped a beat.

“That guy is finally here!”

This sentence seemed to have an unclear meaning, but for this heavily wounded demon to be so arrogant, then surely...

The fierce expression of the Red-Haired Holy Church Protector froze. Remembering what Golden Lion had said, and then seeing the overwhelming cold Qi, his face became urgent and ferocious. He roared, “Quickly seize her.”

Saying that, his body moved wildly, his red hair like thousands of blood-colored steel needles, rustling through the air, rushing towards An Ge, who stood atop the Sky Dog's head, her water-blue eyes emitting an unusual brilliance!

The Lou Lan Princess's face had been stern just moments ago, but now she held one hand to her belly, and her graceful, pretty face showed a calmness that made this Western Regions Holy Sect Protector feel uneasy.

Military Commander Yang Jianshan, on the other hand, stopped his ten-zhang-tall silver body. Seeing his soldiers frozen into ice sculptures by the surging snowstorm, his face turned furious. His silver eyes stared intently at the vast snowstorm outside the city, glowing brightly, but he couldn't see through it.

For a moment, he felt a faint unease, or rather, he had a certain suspicion. But hearing the thundering hooves behind him, rushing to the sky, he felt more confident. He shook his fists, scowled in anger, and shouted loudly,

“How dare you, what demon are you?”

But before he could finish, the next second, “Boom,” a earth-shattering roar.

The immensely tall southern city gate collapsed with a crash, sending rocks flying into the sky.

Then, through the overwhelming snowstorm surging into the pass, a pair of golden eyes, like two blazing suns, illuminated the high sky.

At this moment, terrifying pressure, along with the wind and snow, violently poured into the entire southern city!

Making countless people watching the excitement feel their hearts pound and their pupils constrict.

Martial God!

Many people who met those golden eyes instantly felt a needle-like pain in their eyes, tears flowing uncontrollably, and their hearts were filled with terror.

Even a pair of eyes could possess such power.

Who exactly was this person?

As thoughts churned in their minds, they saw the cold mist surge, and in an instant, a golden giant palm, piercing through clouds and mist, descended from the sky, causing a terrifying roar in the Void Realm.

The giant palm reached directly towards the direction of the Sky Dog demon!

At this moment, there, three small figures, enveloped in astonishing spiritual light, rushed towards the Sky Dog from three directions.

A silver giant was on the periphery!

The golden giant palm, a hundred zhang in diameter, was extremely fast, generating dazzling streaks of fire from air friction, its momentum astonishing.

“Damn it!”

The three members of the Holy Church changed their expressions drastically. The red-haired Protector among them, his pupils constricted, cursed in frustration and unwillingness, but in the end, he chose to retreat rapidly.

Martial God, it was indeed Martial God, the person behind the Lou Lan Princess!

The other two did the same.

But at this moment, an inconspicuous black crack appeared silently beneath the palm of the golden giant hand.

A powerful suction force emerged from the black crack, coupled with the Void Realm that was already compressed and confined by the strong wind pressure.

The three members of the Holy Church had only darted a few tens of meters when they discovered with horror that they were being pulled backward by a suction force, and their speed was increasing.

“Not good!”

Golden Lion and the black-clad woman let out varying degrees of sharp cries, then burst forth with dazzling spiritual light, attempting to resist.

“Break for me!”

The red-haired Protector's face twitched with bulging veins. He roared towards the sky, striking his hands upwards, and his red hair, like steel needles, flew off, turning into countless sharp cries filling the sky, surging towards the Void Realm above, intending to break this confinement.

The three exerted their full strength, creating an astonishing momentum, but the golden hand in the sky did not budge an inch. Their bodies were pulled back relentlessly.

In an instant, as the golden giant palm rapidly descended, the invisible pressure in the Void Realm surged.

“Ah, ah, ah”

“Bang”

“Bang”

Like the sound of two meat balls exploding.

Just as the giant palm rapidly approached, the bodies of Golden Lion and the black-clad woman were twisted like pretzels by an invisible force. Finally, unable to bear it, they let out screams that no longer sounded human, then exploded into bloody fragments.

Only the red-haired Protector remained, his red hair turning into needle-like strands, appearing astonishing in its momentum. In the end, he was clamped by two fingers of the giant palm and lifted up, like a struggling, wriggling worm.

Then, a “splat” sound.

Like a bug bursting.

This person was crushed alive.

“Hiss”

This scene caused many gasps of shock around them.

With a mere lift of a hand, three Dao Fruit cultivators were slain, completely powerless to resist, their deaths utterly gruesome.

Was this the might of Martial God?

Moreover, this Martial God was clearly saving that demon and that exotic-looking foreign woman!

Who exactly was this person?

Just then, a loud laugh boomed in the sky.

“Ninth Zhonglang!”

“You're finally here, Wei Zhong has been waiting for you for a long time.”

This cry, like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, instantly overturned the already bustling southern city.

Ninth Zhonglang!

Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General?

The locals knew his story like the back of their hand, respecting and fearing him in equal measure. He was known as Chen Yanwang, having come to Tianxiong Pass months ago to suppress the rebellion, where he unleashed a massacre, earning him that name.

And outsiders, as long as they entered Shu, had heard more or less about the deeds and legends of this Fa Shan Army Zhonglang General.

At that time, it was rumored that this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General had achieved illustrious military merits on the Demon Battlefield, and that he would be the next Town Demon Envoy. However, the Imperial Court dispatched a new Town Demon Envoy. Recently, there had been rumors in the tea houses and taverns of Tianxiong Pass that the Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General and the new Town Demon Envoy would surely clash!

But no one expected it to come so quickly!

No one expected that, at the same time the Town Demon Envoy led a large army to Shu, this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General would appear in such a manner!

Chen Yanwang!

Many people savored this title, their eyes becoming fervent. Seeing the Zhonglang General's entrance and the slaughter of a large number of Vanguard Army soldiers, many clearly thought of a possibility, and their heartbeats couldn't help but quicken.

This Chen Yanwang, he might be rebelling!

For a moment, fiery gazes looked up at the Void Realm where the golden giant palm lingered.

There, a silver figure, about ten zhang in size, had, at some unknown point, rushed out of the giant palm's range and was now shooting towards the north.

The silver figure was naturally Military Commander Yang Jianshan, the main general of the Vanguard Army!

Military Commander Yang Jianshan had tried to maintain his composure. Even though he had guessed that the newcomer might be the Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General, he had mentally prepared himself.

After all, he himself had ordered this Zhonglang General to personally come to Tianxiong Pass to go out and welcome the Town Demon Envoy.

But after witnessing this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General kill several Dao Fruit cultivators in front of him with just a flick of his finger, crushing them into a bloody pulp, his heart still couldn't help but pound wildly.

When Wei Zhong, whom he had wanted to eliminate quickly, finally confirmed this person's identity, Military Commander Yang Jianshan admitted he panicked. He didn't dare to take risks and shot towards the north.

The main army had already rushed into Tianxiong Pass!

The sound was not far away.

The entire Tianxiong Pass trembled under the iron hooves, like a Dragon turning over.

To the north, under the cover of wind and snow, at the horizon, banners fluttered in the wind, and a blurry black line appeared from afar, making a deafening sound.

“Rumble”

Military Commander Yang Jianshan strained his vision and saw the familiar banners. His somewhat flustered expression suddenly brightened. He looked back and, seeing that the golden giant palm did not pursue him, he felt a sense of relief.

This person, ah, is just cheap. Seeing that the big hand didn't pursue him, he thought that this Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General must have had reservations upon seeing the army arrive and didn't dare to act easily. As he thought about it, he realized he was currently fleeing like a stray dog in front of almost all the experts in Tianxiong Pass. His resentment was truly hard to dispel, so he turned and shouted,

“Ninth Mountain Zhonglang General, you killed my Vanguard Army soldiers and incited the Tianxiong Prefecture Army to rebel. It seems you are rebelling!”

“The Imperial Army has arrived!”

“Let's see what you have to say!”

His shout was full of vigor, echoing over the southern city. Then, without hesitation, he shot towards the black line in the distant snowstorm.

In just a few breaths, he was already nearly ten li away.

But no sooner had he finished speaking than, a breath later, ten li away, within the snow mist, a vertical eye suddenly opened, emitting a metallic clang.

A golden light shot out with a “whoosh,” directly piercing through the endless wind and snow, flying towards Military Commander Yang Jianshan!

The dazzling golden light, like parting clouds to see the sun, brightened this part of the world.

And almost at the same time, to the north, an astonishingly powerful, dazzling silver light suddenly appeared, instantly spanning more than ten li, meeting Chen Yuan's Dharma Eye golden light.

“Boom”

The golden and silver lights collided with a thunderous crash at the center of this world.

Suddenly, the silver light, as if heavily wounded, hummed and retreated with a boom.

The golden light, with a “whoosh,” landed with a crash on Military Commander Yang Jianshan, whose hairs stood on end as he sensed danger.

That silver light was his elder brother's Divine Ability.

But it was defeated.

His body instantly became immobile, which filled him with fear. He tried to speak.

But the next second, a thin golden line sliced across his neck.

His head rolled down with a gurgle, and was then retrieved by the golden light.

And as this action occurred, to the north, the war horn, filled with chilling killing intent, sounded.

“Woo”

In the distance, a vast expanse of dark armor, covering the sky and earth, marched towards them, treading the heavens.

Above, below, everywhere!

It was also at this moment, outside the southern city of Tianxiong Pass,

“Heave ho”

“Heave ho”

“Heave ho”

The rumbling sound of iron hooves, carrying banners emblazoned with “Sword Pavilion Army,” finally arrived just in time, rushing into the collapsed southern city gate!

“Whinny”

Large horses neighed, and armored soldiers merged with the Tianxiong Pass Prefecture Army, forming a vast, dark mass.

To the north, the dark city pressed down, threatening to crumble.

To the south, the armor shimmered like golden scales in the sun.

The atmosphere at this moment became as fiery as a raging inferno!