253: Human Guard

The Imperial City, the core territory of the Human Race, where the Emperor resided.

However, on this very night, an incredibly powerful red light tore through the gate of the Imperial City!

Countless Imperial City Army soldiers on the city wall could only watch helplessly as the destructive beam from the Divine Being struck, powerless.

The city gate had been blasted through, not a single splinter of wood remained, and the stone walls around the gate were also destroyed, leaving a huge gap.

The general responsible for defending the city quickly ascended the city wall to direct the defense, but at the gap, the enemy had already poured in.

Immediately, a general led troops to the gap for reinforcement, engaging in close combat with the invading enemies.

For a time, both sides engaged in fierce clashes near the Imperial City wall!

Enemies with lower Realms all rushed towards the gap, while enemies at the Martial Emperor Realm and above flew onto the wall from various points, aiming to completely capture the city wall.

Ye Kong watched all of this, feeling a strong sense of sorrow.

Was internal strife an unavoidable tragedy for the Human Race?

Before Ye Kong could think further, an enemy suddenly climbed onto the city wall.

This was a Martial Saint.

This person hadn't even clearly seen Ye Kong's appearance, only noticing that Ye Kong was closest to him, and without a word, reached out to grab him.

Ye Kong's eyes widened, and a powerful Killing Intent instantly emanated, causing the Martial Saint before Ye Kong to feel a dizzy spell, his movements stagnating.

Ye Kong kicked the Martial Saint, directly sending him tumbling off the city wall.

However, soon more people, Martial Saints and Venerables, appeared.

A Venerable stepped onto the city wall, very strong, and immediately Imperial City Army soldiers went to intercept him, but the Venerable's figure moved, a True Qi burst forth, directly pushing away the surrounding people.

The Venerable moved his fist again, sending several soldiers flying one after another.

After clearing out the Imperial City Army in the vicinity, several more Martial Saints followed.

Seeing this, Ye Kong did not hesitate and directly charged forward.

Seeing someone charging towards him, the Venerable said nothing and threw a punch.

With Thunder Power enveloping him, Ye Kong dodged the punch with a sideways movement, while simultaneously grabbing the Venerable's hands.

Lightning flashed, immediately conducting from his hands into the Venerable's body.

The Venerable immediately let out a scream.

Ye Kong twisted the Venerable's hand and flung him out.

Next were several Martial Saints. A white light flashed on Ye Kong's fingertips, and a blood blade appeared. A strong Killing Intent instantly made the Martial Saints tremble. Ye Kong's hand moved, and the blade fell, immediately separating the heads from the bodies of several Martial Saints.

Soon, a general of the Imperial City arrived with soldiers to support Ye Kong's section of the city wall.

"General Ye? Why are you here too?"

The Imperial City general held his sword, looking at Ye Kong with great vigilance.

The Imperial City soldiers nearby quickly said, "General Ye is here to help us. He just killed several Martial Saints and saved us."

The Imperial City general nodded and said, "General Ye, you must be here to report back to the Emperor. Please go quickly; we, the Imperial City Army, will defend this place."

Ye Kong hesitated, greatly concerned whether the Imperial City Army could truly hold the city.

Forget it, what use is it to seek the Emperor now? He was originally going to discuss follow-up matters with the Emperor, but since the enemy has already launched an attack, the most important thing now is to thwart the enemy's offensive.

So Ye Kong said, "I'm not going! I'll stay here and help you defend!" The general was stunned, then said, "General Ye, I am Wang Ran, the general defending the city. I am willing to defend alongside General Who Suppresses Rebellion."

"Good, General Wang, please defend here. I will immediately rush to the gap, that place is the most dangerous."

With that, Ye Kong rushed from the city wall to the gap, which was the Imperial City's main gate.

Along the way, Martial Saints and Venerables continuously scaled the wall, engaging in combat with the defending soldiers. Ye Kong arrived in time and defeated them all.

"It's General Who Suppresses Rebellion Ye Kong!"

"General Ye is mighty!"

Along the way, soldiers and Imperial City generals, seeing Ye Kong's figure, were filled with admiration.

Ye Kong quickly arrived at the gap.

The enemies here had already advanced into the city, and both sides were engaged in fierce combat near the city gate.

Four Imperial City generals were here, leading their troops to resist the enemy.

Among them was a unit that was clearly an elite force, similar to the Xiandeng Camp and Zhenwei Camp, dispatched from the Imperial City palace. Their formation was complete, their deployment effective, and they continuously eliminated the attacking enemies.

Although the enemies had entered the city, they could not advance another inch.

The enemies soon realized that the progress at the gap was not smooth, and immediately three Venerables rushed over.

Ye Kong knew it was time to act.

Ye Kong leaped down from the broken walls, bringing with him a red light and overflowing Killing Intent.

The Venerables immediately felt a surge of fear. Looking up, they saw Ye Kong descending like an Asura, and in an instant, he cut down several of them.

The surrounding enemy troops looked, and it was Ye Kong.

"Oh no! It's Ye Kong, how did he come back!"

"Only a Divine Being can kill him, quickly get out of the way!"

The enemy troops were very clear about Ye Kong's strength; none dared to advance, all retreating.

However, Ye Kong would not let them leave. Wielding his blood blade, he charged forward.

Killing Intent Storm!

The power of an Asura possessed Ye Kong, a red light flashed in his eyes, and a powerful Killing Intent materialized, rapidly spinning to form a strong storm that swept towards the enemies.

The storm immediately swept up countless enemies, destroying their bodies and turning them into blood mist.

The enemy's Divine Being immediately noticed Ye Kong, who was slaughtering at the Imperial City gate gap, and a thought stirred in his heart; it seemed it was time to act.

Inside the Imperial Palace, the Emperor, with his head full of white hair, sat cross-legged in a secret chamber, eyes closed, resting and waiting for the opportune moment to strike.

He was gravely ill and could not last much longer; he had to use his last strength to fight against the rebellious Human Race Divine Beings.

Suddenly, several shadow assassins stealthily entered the secret chamber, intending to assassinate the Emperor.

The daggers in the assassins' hands appeared without a sound; they were truly Heaven Rank treasures!

However, the daggers struck three inches in front of the Emperor's body, and Dao runes immediately rose around the Emperor's body, protecting him.

The daggers failed to penetrate the Emperor's protective Law.

The Emperor did not open his eyes but released True Qi throughout his body, shaking it. The assassins were immediately hit by the Qi wave and slammed against the wall.

A squad of soldiers immediately poured into the secret chamber from outside, engaging the assassins. After dozens of rounds, the assassins were all cut down by the soldiers.

"Emperor, we await your command."

The Emperor coughed a few times and nodded.

Ye Kong was still slaughtering at the Imperial City gap at this time; the enemies simply couldn't break through.

The Imperial City Army, seeing Ye Kong, immediately became invigorated.

In a moment, the Imperial City Army actually pushed the enemies out of the Imperial City.

Just then, a Divine Being's aura came, and a powerful beam of light struck towards Ye Kong!

Ye Kong's Thunder Power circulated throughout his body, and Great Path Divine Lightning shot out from between his eyebrows!

The two collided, instantly creating a huge explosion that engulfed countless enemies!