265: Alone in the chaos

General Zhen Guo suddenly didn't know how to answer the Fishing Old Man's question.

The Fishing Old Man saw that General Zhen Guo didn't speak and immediately burst into laughter.

"I have confirmed that Ye Kong has left the Imperial Capital. Who else in your Imperial Capital can stop us now?"

"Attack the city with full force! Those who disobey will be executed!" said the Fishing Old Man.

A vast army immediately charged forward, and Venerables rose into the air, bombarding the city walls of the Imperial Capital.

General Zhen Guo immediately drew his sword and said, "Repel the enemy!"

The soldiers of the Imperial Capital immediately took out their bows and arrows. These were all Earth Rank treasures, more effective than rifles.

Thousands of arrows rained down, causing countless casualties among the enemy. However, even so, the enemy still rushed to the breach, and close-quarters combat immediately erupted between the two sides.

The Fishing Old Man watched General Zhen Guo commanding on the city wall, about to strike him down, when he suddenly heard thunder rumbling from behind.

"What's going on?!"

The Fishing Old Man looked back and saw intense Thunder Light constantly flashing within their army formation, and soldiers screamed one after another.

"Since you're looking for me, I'll show myself to you!"

The Fishing Old Man's heart trembled. This voice, this Thunder Light, it was Ye Kong!

Ye Kong was currently slaughtering his way through the enemy formation. With Thunder Power protecting his Physical Body, no one below the Venerable rank could get close to him.

With a swing of his blood blade, large numbers of enemy soldiers fell.

After he jumped over the city wall, he did not leave immediately but instead set up an ambush outside the Imperial Capital.

Wen Gan and Liu Che were right; this was the Emperor's last moment. How could he leave first?

He would fight until the very end, witness the Emperor's final battle, and then leave; it wouldn't be too late!

The Imperial Capital's soldiers, seeing the enemy formation in disarray and Ye Kong appearing, were greatly invigorated and resisted the enemy trying to rush into the Imperial Capital with all their might.

"Damn it!"

The Fishing Old Man took off his outer garment, preparing to take down Ye Kong first.

Before the Fishing Old Man could make a move, a black mist drifted from afar and headed towards Ye Kong.

"Ye Kong, if I, a Divine Being, do not kill you, a mere Venerable, today, what face will I have to stand in this world?!" Shadow God Locke roared furiously, Killing Intent surfacing.

Upon seeing Locke appear, Ye Kong, without a word, aimed at Locke, gripping his Demon-Sealing Soul-Devouring Slash, and strode forward, charging towards Shadow God Locke.

With each step Ye Kong took, his Asura Killing Intent intensified, and even space itself shattered.

Locke was not slow either; his Pingmo Staff appeared in his hand. However, after he landed on the ground, he made no move, merely standing still with his Pingmo Staff, waiting for Ye Kong's arrival.

"Roar!"

Locke's stance infuriated Ye Kong. With a furious roar, the Asura form appeared behind him, instantly pushing Ye Kong's Killing Intent to its Peak.

The blood blade, imbued with Asura Power, tore through the sky and smashed down towards Locke.

"Boom!"

An explosion resounded here, shaking the sky. An invisible wave of Qi spread out, instantly knocking the surrounding enemy soldiers to the ground.

Locke was seen holding his Pingmo Staff horizontally above his head, enduring Ye Kong's Peak strike.

The terrifying immense force caused Locke's feet to sink into the Void Realm, and the Qi of Nothingness could vaguely be seen flowing out from his feet.

This result not only shocked Locke but also the Fishing Old Man, who hadn't expected Ye Kong to be so terrifying.

"Ye Kong, is this all the strength you have?" Locke said dismissively, holding back Ye Kong's blood blade.

Although Locke said that, he didn't think that way in his heart.

"I didn't expect Ye Kong's Divine Lightning to be powerful, and his Asura Power to be so terrifying. It almost shattered my tiger's mouth."

Locke said this to try and make Ye Kong flustered, causing a flaw in his mental state, so that he, the Shadow God, could easily defeat him.

Once a stalemate was reached, it would certainly not be optimistic for Ye Kong, who was trapped within their formation.

"Hmph!"

Ye Kong let out a cold snort, then once again raised the blood blade in his hand high and fiercely chopped down towards Locke.

This time, Locke dared not directly block Ye Kong's blood blade. That was a Divine-Grade treasure, and his Pingmo Staff was only a Heaven Rank top-grade item. Directly blocking it could lead to trouble. He had to use the power of his Great Dao of the Gods to suppress Ye Kong!

Locke's figure flashed, dodging the attack that carried the sound of a swift thunder. At the same time, he swung his Pingmo Staff horizontally, striking the side of Ye Kong's Physical Body with incredible speed.

Ye Kong saw that the situation was not good. It was impossible to pull the blood blade back to block in front of him, so he used his left hand to grab the Pingmo Staff.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, Ye Kong's left hand, carrying a large amount of Thunder Power, grabbed the Pingmo Staff, blocking Locke's sure-kill strike.

However, Ye Kong's left hand bled profusely, and his tiger's mouth was split open.

Fortunately, Ye Kong's Physical Body was strong enough, truly a Divine-Grade Physique. Otherwise, if it were anyone else, that arm would surely be gone.

Although Ye Kong had a Divine Physique, he did not have the Godly Laws of the Great Dao of the Gods protecting his Physical Body, so relying solely on his Physical Body could not withstand a blow from a Divine Being.

But the reason he did this was to inflict damage on the enemy as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if he remained trapped, a prolonged battle would be disadvantageous!

Ye Kong ignored the injury to his left hand and tightly gripped the Pingmo Staff. A surge of Thunder Power was transmitted through the Pingmo Staff to Locke, preventing him from breaking free for a moment. At the same time, Ye Kong, holding the blood blade in his right hand, made a horizontal slash, once again cutting towards Locke.

Locke felt a sudden numbness throughout his body. Seeing that it was difficult to pull the Pingmo Staff from Ye Kong's hand for a moment, he could only use his left hand to block Ye Kong's strike.

"Rip!"

Locke's palm glowed with a strong shadow mist, and he blocked Ye Kong's attack without moving, but a deep bloody mark was left on his palm.

Killing Intent instantly drilled into Locke's wound, causing him unbearable pain.

Ye Kong used his constantly bleeding left hand to firmly grip Locke's Pingmo Staff, while Locke similarly used his left hand to block Ye Kong's blood blade and restrained it with Shadow Power.

Two beams of light shot into the sky. Ye Kong's body glowed with terrifying Thunder Light, and Locke's body emanated a strong black Qi.

The two beams of light instantly collided, shaking the sky slightly.

Suddenly, the two bounced off each other and once again raised their weapons to charge at each other.

Although their battle was not as intense as before, it was still fraught with Killing Intent.

Shadow God Locke had been injured by Ye Kong's Divine Lightning earlier and had not fully recovered, so he couldn't completely overpower Ye Kong with his Godly Laws.

And Ye Kong also had to be wary of the Fishing Old Man's potential attacks at any time while fighting Shadow God Locke, so he couldn't put all his strength into Locke.

At this moment, Ye Kong was even more calm and composed. A brief analysis told him his current situation.

If he couldn't quickly inflict damage on the Shadow God, then he must first escape this place to avoid being ambushed by the Fishing Old Man. Then, he would seize the opportunity to disrupt the enemy's plan.

Locke seemed to know Ye Kong's intention and continuously launched attacks at Ye Kong, even if he couldn't gain an advantage over Ye Kong.

The Fishing Old Man squinted his eyes, staring at Ye Kong's movements, carefully calculating the timing of his move!