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Chapter 336 We want this Western Capital.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat upright on the dragon throne, with the urgent message that had just arrived on the dragon table in front of him.

Since learning that the Great Zhou Dynasty had merged with the Wilderness Realm, the Eastern Depot has begun to expand its network of informants.

To date, the Eastern Depot has made great progress in expanding its network of informants and spies.

News from various sources keeps coming back.

Just like the urgent message currently displayed on the dragon's desk, it was relayed back by the Eastern Depot's spies outside.

Zhou Chen tapped his fingers on the dragon table and said in a deep voice, "I never thought that my Great Zhou would become such easy prey in the eyes of these people."

The news of the Great Zhou's integration into the Wilderness Realm has spread, and all the forces in the Great Wilderness are turning their attention to the Great Zhou.

It's not just that.

Some cities have already begun preparations and have dispatched personnel towards the Great Zhou.

These people really see their Great Zhou as easy prey.

Looking at the contents of the urgent message in front of him, Zhou Chen's lips curled into a cold smile.

Cao Zhengchun, who was standing beside him, spoke up: "Your Majesty, nowadays all the cities in the Great Wilderness regard our Great Zhou as fish and meat. Some people have already sent people to our Great Zhou, and the others will probably do the same."

"However, the defense forces of the capital cities outside the Great Wall are insufficient, so we must take precautions."

Zhou Chen nodded upon hearing this; "You're right."

"Although I previously issued an edict to strengthen the garrison forces in the capital outside the border, the capital outside the border lacks skilled warriors."

"Although Hua Xiong and his men are all outstanding individuals, they cannot stand alone against so many hungry wolves."

Zhou Chen wholeheartedly agreed.

"Cao Zhengchun, convey my decree: transfer Huo Qubing to defend the western capital, and order Lü Bu from the northern frontier to defend the northern capital."

Zhou Chen immediately issued the decree.

The Great Wilderness and its Hundred Cities: This is the first crisis the Great Zhou Dynasty will face after merging with the Wilderness.

During this period, Zhou Chen has gathered information from various sources and learned that the Great Zhou is currently located on the edge of the Great Wilderness, far from the Central Plains, facing the Great Wilderness, surrounded by cities, and belonging to the most dangerous and backward area of ​​the Wilderness Realm.

If the Great Zhou cannot even overcome this small crisis of the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness, then let alone face the dynasties and kingdoms of the Central Plains.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun bowed and said.

After Cao Zhengchun left, Zhou Chen continued tapping his fingers on the dragon-shaped table.

"The Great Wilderness and a Hundred Cities, hehe..."

Zhou Chen muttered a cold laugh to himself.

With Huo Qubing and Lü Bu holding down the fort in the capital outside the pass, Zhou Chen wanted to see if those who came for the Great Zhou could gain any advantage.

……

Western Capital.

After the small-scale attack by wild beasts, the guards of Xidu City suffered considerable casualties.

Fortunately, the imperial court issued an edict to transfer troops from the Western Liang army to strengthen the defense of the western capital.

Currently, 100,000 Xiliang troops are stationed in Xidu City, greatly strengthening the city's defenses.

in the military camp.

After reading the message in his hand, Hua Xiong looked up at Cao Youxiang, who was sitting below, with a serious expression. "Chief Supervisor Cao, did the Eastern Depot obtain this information?"

Cao Youxiang nodded noncommittally; "That's right, these messages were all relayed back by my Eastern Depot's spies outside."

"I have already sent word back to Luoyang. We have yet to hear His Majesty's decision."

"I have come to the military camp to remind General Hua that you must be careful with your defenses from now on."

Cao Youxiang said in a feminine tone.

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiong nodded solemnly and said, "I understand. Thank you for the reminder, Commander Cao."

If it weren't for the information from the Eastern Depot, Hua Xiong wouldn't have known that the Great Zhou had become prey in the eyes of the various forces in the Great Wilderness, and that some people were already coming for the Great Zhou.

As a city suspended outside the Great Wall, Xidu City would be the first to bear the brunt.

boom……

As soon as Hua Xiong finished speaking, a strong shockwave came from the city gate.

"what happened?"

Hua Xiong and Cao Youxiang's expressions changed, and they both stood up.

This intense fluctuation clearly indicates that someone is fighting.

Who dares to disregard the rules of Xidu City and so recklessly wage war in Xidu City?

Hua Xiong and Cao Youxiang vanished from their spot in an instant, rushing straight towards the city gate.

The military camp was located inside the city walls, not far from the city gate.

In an instant, Hua Xiong and Cao Youxiang appeared above the city gate.

The city gate was in complete disarray, littered with the corpses of the city gate guards.

The two figures were still fiercely fighting, one of whom was a general guarding the city gate.

Outside the city gate, a group of people and horses stood on horseback.

Hua Xiong's face darkened instantly upon seeing the scene at the city gate.

"bump……"

At this moment, the defending general who was fighting the enemy was also killed and fell to the ground.

"court death."

Hua Xiong saw this and immediately swung his four-ringed broadsword.

Before the man who had killed the city's general could react, a flash of cold light appeared, and his head flew off and fell to the ground.

Hua Xiong didn't even glance at the head that had rolled onto the ground. He picked up his four-ringed broadsword and looked at the group of people standing on horseback.

"Who are you?"

"How dare you attack my Western Capital and kill my Great Zhou soldiers! You are courting death!"

Hua Xiong's face was filled with murderous intent.

Since Hua Xiong took over as the garrison commander of Xidu City, no one has ever dared to attack Xidu City so recklessly and kill his garrison soldiers.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that this small indigenous world of the Great Zhou, which has just integrated into the Great Wilderness, would actually have a Life-Seizing Realm expert who can fight against fate. It's quite surprising."

"However, you, who have just entered the Life-Seizing Realm, are not qualified to speak so arrogantly in front of us."

"We want this Western Capital City."

"If you obediently hand over the Western Capital, we may spare your life."

The leader sneered and looked at Hua Xiong arrogantly.

That's right.

After these days of cultivation, Hua Xiong's cultivation level broke through again, reaching the Life-Seizing Realm, where he could contend with the heavens for his life.

Even so, in the eyes of these people, they no longer took Hua Xiong, who was a life-stealing expert who defied fate, seriously.

Upon hearing the other party's words, Hua Xiong's face immediately darkened.

As a former valiant general of Xiliang, Hua Xiong had never been underestimated like this before.

“You lowly scoundrels, you dare to covet my Western Capital? You’d better die!”

Hua Xiong stepped forward, his four-ringed broadsword flashing out as he attacked the leader of the group of riders.

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At the same time, four figures leaped up and headed directly towards Hua Xiong.

The sword energy surged and crisscrossed.

A cold light flashed.

Four figures heading towards Hua Xiong were sent flying by the crisscrossing blade energy. These four figures were all at the Life-Seizing Realm, fighting against the heavens for their lives.

Logically speaking, the four of them working together should have no problem dealing with someone who has just entered the Life-Seizing Realm.

Unfortunately, Hua Xiong was no ordinary man; he was a hero of the Three Kingdoms period with extraordinary fighting prowess.

Even when four powerful cultivators at the Life-Seizing Realm joined forces, they couldn't stop Hua Xiong's unstoppable strike.

After killing the four men who were coming towards him with a single strike, Hua Xiong did not stop and continued to swing his sword at the leader.

Just as Hua Xiong reached the leader, the leader made his move.

Clap it with one palm.

Hua Xiong's pupils contracted slightly.

This seemingly ordinary palm strike, however, gave Hua Xiong the feeling of immense power, like a vast ocean.

"puff……"

A mouthful of blood spurted out.

Hua Xiong blocked the palm strike with his sword, but he was sent flying.

The leader, who was at the top, stepped into the air and, with a flick of his hand, struck Hua Xiong directly.

Upon seeing the next chapter, Hua Xiong's expression changed drastically.

Hua Xiong already knew that his opponent was incredibly powerful. Even though he had reached the Life-Seizing Realm, which was a realm where one could fight against fate, he was no match for his opponent's single palm strike.

If that palm strike lands, even if he doesn't die, he'll probably be in serious danger.

at this time.

Cao Youxiang appeared beside Hua Xiong.

Cao Youxiang placed one hand on Hua Xiong's back, stabilizing Hua Xiong's flying figure, and then flipped his other hand out to meet the palm strike that came from the leader.

bump……

The two palms touch.

Cao Youxiang and Hua Xiong staggered back more than ten steps before regaining their footing.

On the other hand, the other side stood motionless, seemingly floating in mid-air.

"Huh, I really didn't expect that a small, indigenous secret world that has just merged into the Great Wilderness would have not only the Life-Taking Realm that fights against the heavens, but also the Nirvana Realm."

The leader looked at Cao Youxiang in surprise.

Generally, the highest strength in a secret realm or small world that has just merged into the Wilderness Realm is only at the Celestial Realm.

The realm of defying fate and seizing life occasionally exists, but it is extremely rare.

However, the fact that the Great Zhou, a secret realm that had just merged into the Great Wilderness, not only had beings at the Fate-Defying Realm but also at the Nirvana Realm was quite surprising.

"With your strength that has just entered the early stage of Nirvana, you were able to block a palm strike from this city lord. You have every reason to be proud."

The leader, who called himself the city lord, looked at Cao Youxiang, a fleeting look of surprise on his face.

Cao Youxiang's Nirvana Realm strength was indeed somewhat surprising, but it was nothing to the leading city lord.

Among this group, there were no fewer than a dozen people at the Nirvana Realm.

And he, the city lord who led the group, was a Yin Realm expert within the Yin-Yang Realm.

How could Cao Youxiang, a mere Nirvana Realm cultivator, possibly be taken seriously by this Yin Realm city lord?
Cao Youxiang steadied himself, released Hua Xiong, and looked at the leader who called himself the city lord with a sinister gaze; "Hehe, no one has ever dared to be so arrogant in front of me, the Grand Eunuch. You are the first."

"A piece of trash in the late Yin Realm dares to be arrogant in front of me, the Grand Supervisor. You really don't know what death means."

"The Great Absorption Technique".

After these days of training, Cao Youxiang's strength has also broken through the ninth level of life-snatching and reached the Nirvana Realm.

The power of the Thirteen-Layer Absorption Technique has reached an even higher level.

Even when facing someone with a power level one realm lower than the Yin realm in the Yin-Yang realm, Cao Youxiang was not afraid at all.

Cao Youxiang unleashed both palms simultaneously, striking directly at his opponent.

The leader, who called himself the city lord, didn't take Cao Youxiang seriously at all and went straight to meet him.

In the eyes of this city lord's leader, Cao Youxiang was an ant in the early stages of Nirvana, whom he could easily destroy.

Let alone a mere early-stage Nirvana cultivator, even a fully-fledged Nirvana cultivator, or an early-stage Yin Realm cultivator, would be easily wiped out in the eyes of this city lord's leader.

however.

Confidence is a good thing.

But reality is always cruel.

As soon as he clashed with Cao Youxiang, the leader, who called himself the city lord, sensed that something was wrong.

Cao Youxiang's body was as solid as a mountain, impervious to swords and spears. No matter how he attacked, it seemed that he could not be harmed in the slightest.

It doesn't stop there.

Cao Youxiang's body seemed to have a suction force, which would occasionally absorb his cultivation.

"What kind of evil skill is this?"

Feeling the loss of his own cultivation, the city lord who was leading the group changed his expression and looked at Cao Youxiang in shock.

To be honest, he had never seen such an evil technique before.

It can actually absorb the cultivation of others; how terrifying is that?
"Hehe, this is the Yuan Absorption Technique created by this Supervisor."

"It's too late to back out now."

"Give all your cultivation to this Grand Supervisor!"

Cao Youxiang met his opponent's attack with both palms, unleashing the full power of his Absorption Technique.

The powerful suction created rings of storms all around.

The city lord in charge felt his cultivation being continuously drained by Cao Youxiang. He tried to extricate himself, but it was too late.

The powerful suction of the Absorption Technique made it impossible for the leading city lord to retreat.

If this continues, Cao Youxiang will absorb all of his cultivation.

In his haste, the city lord, who was leading the group, shouted to the crowd of people standing on horseback below: "What are you all standing there for? This person has cultivated demonic arts. Quickly join forces to kill him."

The city lord in charge knew that he could no longer escape from Cao Youxiang's unorthodox martial arts.

The only option was to get everyone below to join in.

Perhaps, it can break the suction force of Cao Youxiang's evil technique and force him to retreat.

As soon as the city lord finished speaking, more than a dozen figures soared into the sky.

These dozen or so figures all had at least the Nirvana Realm cultivation level, and three of them were Yin Realm experts within the Yin-Yang Realm.

Unfortunately, after these dozen or so figures attacked Cao Youxiang, they met the same fate as the city lord who was leading them.

They were all drawn together by Cao Youxiang's Absorption Technique and could not extricate themselves.

Their cultivation levels, like flowing water, gradually dissipated and flowed into Cao Youxiang's body.

Meanwhile, Hua Xiong, seeing that the group's experts were being held back by Cao Youxiang, did not hesitate and seized the opportunity to order the Feixiong Army and the Xiliang Army to attack the group.

Hua Xiong himself brandished his four-ringed broadsword and once again casually swung it out.

……

A few minutes later.

Cao Youxiang let out a long howl.

His immense aura erupted from his body.

More than a dozen figures and the city lord in charge were all blasted away by the powerful aura that erupted from them.

"puff……"

After falling to the ground, the city lord who was leading the group spat out a mouthful of blood. His face was deathly pale, and he was no longer the spirited man he had been just moments before. He looked dejected, and his hair had turned noticeably whiter.

It seems he is nearing the end.

The other dozen or so figures were in the same predicament, no worse than the city lord who was leading them.

Although Cao Youxiang did not completely drain their cultivation, not much remained.

Moreover, Cao Youxiang not only absorbed their cultivation, but also their vital essence.

(End of this chapter)