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Chapter 196: Snow Dragon Rider Opens the Heavenly Gate
Thousands of miles of ice.

Thousands of miles of snow.

On the vast snowy plain, silver snakes dance wildly.

A white storm arose over this wasteland.

A man in white robes was waving a spear in the snowstorm.

Center around him.

Several dozen feet in radius.

Forming a huge white hurricane.

In this hurricane.

It looks like a dragon.

If there is a tiger.

Suzaku Tengwu.

Xuanwu presses down on the earth.

The four sacred beasts transformed from the internal energy surrounded Chen Sanshi, rejoicing, roaring, dancing wildly and running.

What is a Martial Saint?

The saint on earth, the pinnacle of martial arts!
Wu Sheng.

The reason why I can't go any further.

It’s not because the Martial Saint is too weak.

But this world.

Restricted all Martial Saints!

This world, Dongsheng Shenzhou, was originally a world of forbidden magic. Only those who practiced martial arts could go against the will of heaven and reach the pinnacle, using their martial arts in the flesh to rival the immortals in the world of cultivation!
Any Martial Saint.

Even the weakest Martial Saint will have his own unique insights in the way of martial arts.

Chen Sanshi is already there.

Practice here for ten days and ten nights!
Relying on the fasting pills, he did not rest for a moment.

Even Chihiro expressed concern several times.

However, Chen Sanshi turned a deaf ear to it and focused on wielding the Liquan Spear. The Zhenwu Pill was still continuously taking effect, taking in the mixed Qi into the body with each breath, and transformed it into Gangqi under the extraction and catalysis of the eight extraordinary meridians. The Gangqi became more and more pure, until it could no longer advance, and always maintained the strongest level of Gangqi.

Practicing martial arts for ten consecutive days and nights.

Even a man of iron will eventually become exhausted, and even if he has fasting pills, they will eventually be consumed.

My body has already reached its limit.

Suddenly.

The hurricane composed of ice and snow showed signs of subsiding, and the four sacred beasts became increasingly illusory, as if they could collapse and vanish into thin air at any time.

Chen Sanshi knew it clearly.

Once he stopped.

After working hard to refine the qi to the "great perfection", it will regress. If you want to reach this level again, you will need to waste a lot of time.

Sail against the current, if you don’t advance, you will retreat!

There is no retreat in the martial arts world. Only by moving forward courageously can you reach the top!
In the heavy snow.

A loud shout.

The man in the white robe in the wind suddenly burst out with strength from somewhere, as if he had a second life. Waves of powerful energy flowed out of his body, and his spear kept humming, with a cold glow.

Ever since.

The hurricane is even more violent.

The Azure Dragon is more powerful.

The White Tiger is even more evil.

The Vermilion Bird flaps its wings.

Xuanwu guards the sky.

The nearby boulders exploded one after another, and gravel mixed with ice and snow swirled violently in the sky. A passing snow fox was turned into meat paste in an instant, creating a different world in the midst of the great changes in heaven and earth caused by the revival of the evil vein.

"Chirp—"

between heaven and earth.

Suddenly, a loud phoenix cry was heard.

Then, the Vermilion Bird spread its wings and flew straight towards the white robe, merging directly into his body.

then.

The white tiger was roaring and galloping, seemingly fighting with the spear, or dancing with it, until some kind of resonance was produced, and then it transformed into wisps of mysterious energy through the spear and merged into Chen Sanshi's body.

Then, Xuanwu fell from the sky and landed on him.

Finally, the green dragon circled around the white robe, and its flying trajectory gradually approached the spear, until they matched and then completely overlapped, as if the Liquan Spear was the green dragon, and the green dragon was the Liquan Spear!

After the gun and the dragon become one, man and gun become one!

That is at this moment.

Chen Sanshi's eight extraordinary meridians underwent a qualitative change, and between breaths, his entire body seemed to turn into a huge whirlpool. The complex air between heaven and earth swept in, and after circulating through his body, a real dragon broke through the air. The dragon's roar shook the earth, glaciers broke, and hills collapsed!
So angry!

The true Qi is transformed from the combination of the Qi of heaven and earth and the acquired Qi!
breakthrough!

Martial Saint!

[Kung Fu: Dragon Spear, Martial Saint]

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[Effect: ..., unparalleled]

【Unparalleled】: The more you fight, the braver you become, and your fighting spirit becomes endless.

The more you fight, the braver you become!

This is the entry effect brought about by Chen Sanshi’s enlightenment of the Martial Saint.

Before the Martial Saint.

He just has a hard time exhausting himself.

But now.

Instead of becoming exhausted, he will become more courageous as the battle goes on. The longer he fights, the stronger his will to fight becomes, and there will be no end to his fight until he dies in battle, or kills all his enemies!

at last!

Breakthrough to the realm of Martial Saint!
"call--"

Chen Sanshi slowly put away his spear and stuck the spear into the ground.

Suddenly, the storm subsided.

Gravel and gravel fell to the ground.

The ice and snow were no longer so violent, but turned back into the appearance of goose feathers, floating in the air and slowly falling on his black hair.

Martial Saint!

By now.

Even if the master hasn't had time to say it yet.

Chen Sanshi could also guess it.

One step further than the Martial Saint, above the Martial Saint is the warrior at the True Power realm.

What is lacking in this process is probably the skills and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Of course, these are all things for later.

The immediate priority is to destroy the main focus of the Yinshan Mountains.

Between the Martial Saints.

There is also a gap!

Now, he has broken through to the Martial Saint level, and most of the barbarians are here. Even if the Martial Saints of the four tribes gather together, what can they do? !
"Chihiro!"

The white swan horse came in response.

Chen Sanshi jumped on his horse and headed north.

The black pearl in his arms was once again filled with mystical energy.

……

Liangzhou.

"Buzz, rumble—"

The sky collapsed again.

The blood mist was only ten feet away from the ground.

People looked up, as if they could touch it with their hands.

More and more birds were forced to leave the treetops and come to the eaves of the streets. The densely packed birds had their pupils reflected blood red, and the world seemed like a Shura purgatory.

"What's the situation in Youzhou?!"

The Sixth Prince Cao Huan had not slept for several days. His eyes were bloodshot and even his clothes were a little messy.

"Good news, good news!"

The subordinates finally received an arrow shot from outside: "General Lu has rushed to the front line of Zhutuo Pass!"

"Can you make it?"

Cao Huan looked at the generals beside him.

Zhao Wuji and others were silent.

"Maybe we can evacuate some of them."

Cheng Wei gave the answer: "If the life gate is open, it will be on the east side of Luotian Mountain Range."

"Then prepare in advance."

The Sixth Prince Cao Huan gave the order: "Order the soldiers of each camp in the city to gather outside the Luotian Mountains and escape immediately after the escape gate is opened. As for the people in the city, they can follow behind and wait until the soldiers retreat first, and then they will retreat!"

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away!"

Zhao Wuji took the order and left.

soon.

The Northern Liang army and garrison soldiers trapped in Liangzhou City gathered together, maintained order and headed towards the Luotian Mountains. At the end of the team followed groups of civilians.

A long time ago, Zhao Qiao, who was left behind to do service and manage the granary because he was too old to keep up with martial arts training, looked at this scene and felt it was familiar, just like the time when they escaped from Poyang.

……

Barbarian capital.

Under the guidance of the ninth prince Yuwen Xin.

Hongze Camp had an unimpeded journey and reached the Yinshan Mountains at the fastest speed.

After more than two months of continuous blizzards and extreme cold, the entire desert has turned into glaciers and snowfields. The continuous peaks have long since turned into snow-capped mountains. It can be said that the mountains are dancing with silver snakes and the plains are galloping with wax elephants.

In this vast land, a dark city stands tall, like a hibernating giant beast.

Barbarian capital!

Tianshan City!
There are few buildings in the desert. Even if there are, most of them are in the form of small formations like Fengshuang City. Tianshan City is the only fortified city of the barbarians!
Its solidity is no less than that of any capital city of any dynasty in the Central Plains.

Before this.

This has always been the most powerful tribe of the barbarians and the capital of the Tuoba clan.

But Hongzeying’s target is not it.

It is a mountain more than a hundred miles behind Tianshan City, Langjuxu Mountain!

There.

It is the barbarian tribe’s Ziwei Mountain, their place of sacrifice and the centerpiece of the blood sacrifice formation.

The Khans of the four barbarian tribes, Yuwen, Tuoba, Murong and Duan, all gathered on the mountain at this moment.

This battle.

It will be a hundred years.

The final battle between the Central Plains people and the barbarians!
Fifty miles outside of Langjuxu Mountain, Hongze Camp temporarily stopped.

"grown ups!"

Zhao Kang came back and reported, "Twenty miles ahead is the Barbarians' 100,000-man army. They formed a battle array in advance and have been waiting here for a long time. Conservative estimates show that there are five Martial Saints. Basically, except for Youzhou, this is all the Barbarians' strength, and there is only one way up the mountain."

"Since there is only one way, then..."

Chen Sanshi paused and said, "Attack them! Pass on my military order. All soldiers of Hongze Camp, line up on the spot and prepare to charge!"

"Yes!"

Chu Shixiong accepted the order.

The order was passed down layer by layer.

Hongze Camp began to make final preparations in the midst of ice and snow!

"Yuwen Xin."

Chen Sanshi said, "You can go now."

"really?"

Yuwen Xin, who had been on tenterhooks all the way, was overjoyed. After he took a few steps, he looked at the dark mass of barbarian troops in the distance and said in a tough tone, "Mr. Chen, there are 100,000 troops ahead, plus the martial saints of each tribe, and finally the high priest of the Wushen Cult. You are just like an ant trying to shake a tree. I advise you not to die in vain. If you run away now, you may be able to survive in a remote corner in the future."

Chen Sanshi stood on his horse and said, "We'll see each other again before dark."

"W-what did you say?"

Yuwen Xin was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized the meaning of these words.

Let him go back and say he will be there before dark.

Doesn’t the surname Chen mean that he has to reach the top of the mountain before dark?
"Arrogant! But..."

Yuwen Xin mocked, "Maybe we can see your body in two hours rather than before dark!"

After waiting for the next harsh remark, he rode away at full speed on his horse.

……

Mountain top.

altar.

The high priest of the Wushen Cult sat cross-legged on the altar, with seals in his hands and many evil stones placed under his body to maintain the operation of the blood sacrifice formation. After two months, his entire body was covered with ice and snow, and he looked like an ice sculpture.

"The last few days!"

"The blood sacrifice formation will be accomplished."

A hoarse voice came from inside the ice sculpture.

"The High Priest is serious?!"

Hear this.

Several Khans looked excited.

this means.

Just get through the last few days.

The entire Dongsheng Shenzhou belongs to their Celestial Clan!
The Khans were waiting at the top of the mountain with great anticipation.

a few days later.

A soldier came to report.

"Chen Sanshi is here!"

"The White Robe Camp and the Hongze Camp have already formed their formation at the foot of the mountain!"

"..."

"So fast?"

Yuwen Jinglian snorted coldly: "How dare they come!"

"Great Khan, His Majesty the Ninth Prince is back!"

"Father Khan! Father Khan!"

The ninth prince Yuwen Xin rushed into the tent, exhausted, and fell to his knees on the ground.

"Xin'er, why...why are you back again?"

Yuwen Jinglian stood up in disbelief: "Mr. Chen, they just let you go like that?!"

"Father Khan, this man is extremely arrogant!"

Yuwen Xin denounced: "He threatened to take down the heads of my father Khan and several uncles before dark!"

"court death!"

Hear the words.

Tuoba Hongxin was furious: "It's just a foolish dream to want to come up the mountain with only 12,000 to 3,000 people! Where are the warriors of the Celestial Clan?!"

"I'm waiting here!"

A total of five martial saints stepped forward.

they.

It is the strongest fighting force of the entire barbarian tribe except for Youzhou.

among them.

There are two Tuoba.

Of the remaining three, each of the three tribes will occupy one.

"You heard me clearly!"

Tuoba Hongxin said: "Any one of you who can chop off the head of the surname Chen will be crowned king after the blood sacrifice formation is over! Any other soldier who can make Chen Sanshi shed a drop of blood will be crowned earl! If you chop off his limbs, even a finger, you will be crowned marquis!"

Such a great reward!

Not to mention the 100,000 soldiers, even the five Martial Saints showed hidden excitement in their expressions.

"What are you still doing?"

"Get down the mountain quickly, and don't fall for this guy's schemes again!"

"..."

……

Down the mountain.

The soldiers of Hongze Camp stuffed the little dry food and dried meat they had left into their mouths to replenish their final strength.

Chen Sanshi also took out another tiger-head golden spear from his storage bag and assembled it piece by piece by himself, keeping it as a backup. Just as he was about to return to the front of the formation to give command, a female voice as cold as ice rang in his mind.

"Follow me."

Shen Guidi?
Chen Sanshi heard it immediately.

This was the voice of his sister-in-law. When he raised his head, he saw a figure in a black and gold dress, slowly landing on a flying sword.

"Hey, isn't this my sister?"

Chen Sanshi walked over with two spears in hand: "How did you find this place? It's great, since my sister is here, why don't you stay and help? With your help, our chances of winning this battle will be increased by 20%!"

The Empress of Daqing had no expression on her snowy face, and her voice was emotionless as she repeated calmly, "Follow me."

"It's okay if you don't help, just go."

Chen Sanshi had anticipated this: "If I die here, Lan Jie'er and Du He will have to be taken care of by my sister in the future. I, Chen Sanshi, feel sorry for them both."

"Since you know I'm sorry."

The empress said calmly: "Why don't you follow me?"

Chen Sanshi didn't answer and turned to leave.

who ever thought.

The empress raised her sleeves and blocked the way ahead, her tone revealing a majesty that could not be refused: "Say it one last time, follow me."

"Are you crazy?"

Chen Sanshi looked at her incomprehensibly: "It's okay if you don't help, but please don't waste the opportunity and get out of the way."

"if……"

In the palm of the empress's hand, a flying sword appeared with flowing light, and she said coldly: "What if I don't move out of the way?"

"Then I'll just have to fight with my sister."

Chen Sanshi spoke in a firm tone, twirling the two spears, and bursts of true energy surged out.

Seeing his attitude.

The Queen of Daqing finally put down her sword and said, "Is it worth it? The people in Liangzhou City are not related to you at all, so why risk your life to save them? Come with me, you have spiritual roots. For my sister's sake, even if you have poor qualifications, I can send you to a large sect as a menial disciple, and you can still live a life of wealth and glory in the mortal world."

"My master is in the city, how can you say he is not a relative?"

"He was already dying."

"My senior sister..."

"What? You still want me to save your concubine? Don't even mention your daughter. She is not my sister's flesh and blood, and she is not even your own flesh and blood."

“What about the people?
"People?"

Speaking of it.

An expression finally emerged in the eyes of the Daqing Empress, which were calm to the point of freezing. It was... confusion.

She said in confusion: "Aren't the people the ones who have the least to do with you?"

Face her questions.

Chen Sanshi did not answer directly.

Instead, he reached into his arms and quickly pulled out a stack of silver bills, slapped them into the empress's hand, followed by a few silver ingots.

"Wait a minute..."

As he spoke, he fished out some copper coins from his waist, but before he could hand them over to her, the empress scattered them all on the ground with disdain, saying indifferently, "You don't need to give me ordinary gold and silver. I will never let my sister go hungry or wear clothes.

"I know you are the emperor of Qing. Who can be richer than you? That's not what I meant. I was answering your question. Didn't you ask me what the people have to do with me?"

Chen Sanshi bent down, picked up the scattered banknotes and silver one by one, held them in his hands to show them, and said calmly and without anger:

“In the beginning, I was a hunter.

“With a bow and arrow, I eat with my hands.

"At that time, apart from the people around me, 'the people' really had little to do with me. I was just one of them. When faced with such a situation, I naturally had to protect myself.

“But then.

“I’m an official now.

"Have you seen these banknotes? Each one is worth several thousand taels, which is a sum of money that many people cannot earn in their entire lives. With these, your sister and I can live in a big house, eat delicacies from land and sea, and enjoy wealth and glory.

"So, where do you think all this money came from?"

"nonsense."

The empress said impatiently: "Of course it is your salary."

"No, you are wrong. This silver was not given to me by the court, nor by the emperor."

Chen Sanshi took out another handful of spiritual grass from the storage bag, and his tone suddenly became more serious: "Instead, it was given to me by the people.

"Why do the people pay the Beiliang army for food and wages?
"Isn't it all about seeking peace and protection? When the barbarians broke through the Great Wall and rushed into the village, was there anyone who could stand up and stop them?

"It is only natural to take money from people and help them get rid of disasters. "There is a saying in the Jianghu Escort Agency, 'As long as the person is there, the escort is there; if the person dies, the escort dies.'

"Even people in the martial arts world understand this truth. Don't you, sister? No, His Majesty Daqing, understand it?"

After some words.

The Queen of Daqing pondered for a moment, and finally said calmly: "That's an interesting statement. But in the end, do you still want to stay and fight for your life?"

Chen Sanshi agreed.

"Anyway, I have been here before, so I won't fail my sister's request. You are determined to die, and I can't stop you. Just do as you please."

After the empress finished speaking, she flew away.

"Are you really leaving?"

Chen Sanshi shook his head.

He also thought about convincing his sister-in-law to help.

That's it.

It's nothing more than a fight to the death!
……

Half an hour later.

Without waiting for Hongze Camp to take any action.

The 100,000-strong barbarian army took the initiative to attack.

Arranged in the front.

There are also ten thousand iron pagodas formed by the joint efforts of four other groups!

These ten thousand elite soldiers are well-rested and waiting for the opportunity to tire themselves out.

Their entire bodies were covered in thick iron armor, with only a pair of eyes visible inside and out. Even the war horses under their crotch were carefully selected and also covered in armor. They were lined up in a row, and from a distance they looked like a running iron mountain.

Let’s look at Hongze Camp.

After a long march of thousands of miles and facing extremely cold weather, the soldiers had only relied on their tenacious will to hold on until now, and there were no traps or weapons specifically designed to deal with the Iron Pagoda.

In other words.

The next problem to be faced is the light cavalry versus heavy cavalry.

Anyone who understands military strategy knows what the outcome will be under normal circumstances.

But at this moment.

None of the soldiers in Hongze Camp had fear on their faces. All they had was heroic determination and the belief that they would win.

In front of the battle.

Chen Sanshi reined in his horse and stopped, looking back and asking, "Brothers, are you afraid?!"

"What's there to be afraid of?!"

Thirteen thousand soldiers spoke almost in unison.

"it is good!"

Chen Sanshi said in a deep voice: "Back in Lingzhou, the three thousand black armors, do you still remember the three thunders of Yinsong Cliff?! Do you still remember the thick fog outside Hulao Pass?!"

Hear this.

The soldiers all started talking in low voices.

Three thousand black armors.

I don’t know how many times I have talked about this with other brothers.

But everyone was skeptical.

After all, it's a bit too mysterious.

How could there be thunder from heaven to help out a war?
There are also heavenly soldiers possessing him.

It's even more of a fantasy.

But the general suddenly mentioned this matter before the decisive battle. Could it be...

"grown ups!"

Xia Cong was a little excited, but also a little confused: "Could it be..."

"Not bad!"

Chen Sanshi gave the necessary pre-war encouragement: "We are the righteous army, and God will help us. The barbarians in front of you are just relying on the demons to cause chaos! They will face the punishment of God!"

Xiao Zheng asked curiously, "Sir, but today, there is no thunder and no fog."

"There is a sentence."

"It's called, when luck comes, heaven and earth are on your side, when luck is gone, heroes are helpless!"

"The barbarians are brutal and cruel! They slaughter all living beings! They go against the will of heaven and earth, and they will not be tolerated by heaven and earth!"

"So heaven and earth will help our Hongze Camp!"

"Hongze Camp!"

"Array up!"

In front of the two armies.

The man in white robe and white horse raised his spear high in the air. His voice resounded across the snowy plains as his blood was aroused. Every word sounded like a bell ringing in the minds of both the enemy and our army:
"Great Snow Dragon Riders, Heavenly Gate Formation!"

……

Youzhou.

The terrain of Zhutuo Pass is steep, but the city is not big and cannot accommodate too many soldiers and horses. Therefore, the 100,000-strong barbarian army mostly set up camps according to the terrain and guard all directions.

Under the command of Xu Wencai.

In recent days, the Beiliang Army has advanced steadily and steadily, all the way to the Huangfeng Valley area.

After passing this place, the Zhutuo Pass city is in front of you.

After the Northern Liang army came in, they were surrounded on all sides and had no way to retreat.

"Brothers, follow me!"

Fan Hailing roared and brandished the Mo Dao in his hand, and suddenly attacked the enemy camp under the cover of night.

In the barbarian camp, a figure came flying.

It was the ancient demon cultivator from before.

"You really dare to come and die?!"

The monk shouted coldly and raised his hand to launch a flying sword.

"Boom!"

Fan Hailing used all his strength, and the Mo Dao seemed to turn into a lion and slash down.

But in a moment.

The flying sword killed the lion.

He himself was thrown backwards like a boulder thrown by a catapult.

"And I!"

Pei Tiannan suddenly appeared behind the opponent, dragging a broadsword. The true energy on the blade surged like a tsunami. But when he was about to chop his opponent's head, a red barrier suddenly lit up on the surface of the black-robed monk's body. The broadsword broke through the barrier, but the blade was stuck firmly and could not move forward even half an inch. He was suddenly caught in a dilemma.

The black-robed monk had a terrifying look on his face, and his dead-like fingers quickly made hand gestures and chanted spells. Black poisonous mist flowed on his palms, and he slapped it towards him, easily shattering the protective Qi.

Pei Tiannan fell heavily to the ground from dozens of feet in the air.

There is no breathing time.

The ancient demon monk was already chasing him, and the blood-red flying sword was only half an inch away from him. There was no time to react or dodge, and he was almost dead.

At the critical moment.

"clang--"

A Fang Tian Hua Ji was blocking in front of him, and he wrestled with it.

"It's you?"

The ancient demon monk did not stop. He held the sword in one hand and formed a seal with the other. Immediately, the murderous energy on the flying sword increased greatly and began to move forward, with a tendency to surpass the Fang Tian Huaji.

It was at this time.

Waves of purple light lit up layer by layer on the Fang Tian Hua Ji until it covered the entire weapon. It then erupted with unprecedented divine power, directly sending the blood-colored flying sword and the ancient demon monk flying away.

"you?!"

The ancient demon monk spread out his magical wings in the air to steady himself, with a look of surprise on his face: "Breakthrough so quickly?!"

Lu Ji, who was as burly as a mountain, stood up slowly. Under the purple mist, even the armor on his body emitted a dazzling purple light. His pupils exuded a mysterious aura of incense and made him look like both a god and a devil.

"Evil God Way?"

The ancient demon monk quickly saw the clues: "Okay, you know you are no match, so you just turn to the evil god way? It seems that the captives in that city have become your sacrifices. Tsk tsk ~ 10,000 people is not a small number. You have a personality that suits us."

"Demon, those barbarians deserve to die!"

Nie Yuan refuted from a distance: "General Lu is only temporarily borrowing the evil way of God. After this battle, he will continue to practice the true way of God!"

"What a joke! I have never heard of anyone who has joined the evil ways and can turn back."

The ancient demon cultivator said with a half-smile, "Your last name is Lu? Fellow Daoist Lu, I admire your style of doing things. Do you want to join my ancient demon clan?"

"How dare you, you demon!"

Lu Ji's voice was like thunder: "I, Lu Ji, am the Great Sheng Weiwu Marquis, and the eldest disciple of Sun Xiangzong. How could I be in league with you evil people?! Stop talking nonsense and give me your life!"

The words have not yet fallen.

The Fang Tian Huaji smashed down with a loud bang.

The ancient demon monk pinched his sword finger to control the flying sword to block, and with his other hand he formed a seal again, summoning thorny bloody vines from the ground, which swept over from all directions like demon snakes.

Lu Ji completely ignored it, and with overwhelming murderous intent, he swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji containing the power of dragon and elephant down again and again, with only attack in his eyes, not defense.

Behind him, pieces of black iron rose up slowly, also emitting the power of incense. They were as densely packed as flocks of crows, following the landing point of Fang Tian Huaji to attack and kill the enemy.

“Incense and magical instruments? There are actually some magical instruments left in this mundane place!”

After the opponent broke through with the help of the evil god's way, the ancient demon monk was already struggling. Once the magic weapon came out, he could no longer hold on. He opened his mouth and spewed out a poisonous mist, and was about to fly into the sky to escape from this place.

However, as soon as he left the ground, a purple devil's claw stretched out from the black fog that covered the sky and pressed firmly on his shoulder, and he could not break free no matter what.

He turned around and saw a face that looked like an evil god.

"Want to leave now?"

Lu Ji's voice was hoarse, and he could vaguely hear someone else speaking: "It's too late!"

Finished speaking.

He pulled the monk down from mid-air and slammed him into the ground with a loud bang. The Fang Tian Hua Ji followed suit, and incense and magic weapons fell like a storm, and only stopped after a dozen breaths.

When the dust settled, what was revealed in front of him was a sinkhole over ten feet deep, with only a pool of flesh paste left in the pit.

"Monster, nothing more than that."

Lu Ji slowly pulled out the Fang Tian Hua Ji from the tiankeng. The sharp blade was still covered with sticky flesh and blood, which dripped onto the ground in clumps.

"General Lu!"

"mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

"..."

After witnessing this scene.

The morale of the Beiliang army boosted.

"Follow me, kill——"

"kill!"

The 70,000 Northern Liang troops were completely blood-thirsty.

Their number was not much different from the more than 100,000 barbarian troops at Zhutuo Pass. In just a few hours, they pushed the battle line forward. At midnight, they killed all the way towards Zhutuo Pass with flames rising into the sky.

Behind the city.

Between mountains and forests.

There were five ancient demon monks sitting cross-legged.

In the middle of them is the auxiliary formation eye that controls the gate of life.

"Oh no! Immortal Master!"

A general of the Murong clan stumbled over and said, "We can't hold on any longer!"

"What? Are all of you Celestials trash?!"

The ancient demon cultivator Wen Ji said angrily: "They are three mid-stage Transcendent Warriors, and you have four, with more troops, and you can't stop them?"

"No, Immortal Master!"

The general quickly explained: "Lü Ji! That Lü Ji from the Northern Liang Army, practiced the evil way of gods, and not long ago, he sacrificed 10,000 people from my Celestial Clan with blood. Now his realm has greatly improved! Ordinary martial saints are no match for him at all. Now I'm afraid he is..."

"Evil God? If that's the case, it makes sense."

Wen Ji looked at the others and ordered, "You three go and make sure to kill this man!"

"Senior brother, don't worry!"

The three monks took the order and left.

Wen Ji looked at the last person again and said in a deep voice: "If I remember correctly, Sun Xiangzong has another little disciple who went to Langjuxu Mountain?"

"It doesn't matter."

Wanyan Lie said calmly: "That man has only 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he is in the middle stage of the first realm of martial arts, even if he breaks through to the late stage of the Transcendental, it is only equivalent to the middle stage of Qi Refining. Besides, the mortal khan has four warriors of the same realm under his command.

"Plus, the chief priest of the Wushen Cult was accepted as a disciple by our sect many years ago. He is now in the late stage of Qi Refining. It is not impossible that he cannot even deal with a Transcendent Realm warrior."

"Having said that."

Wen Ji said seriously, "But this is a matter of great importance, so we must not be careless. You should go back to Langjuxu Mountain immediately and help the high priest to guard the center of the formation. I will watch over here."

"Ok."

Although Wanyan Lie was reluctant, he still agreed. He used all the acceleration talismans, flew into the air, and soon disappeared.

After several rounds of fierce fighting, outside Zhutuo Pass.

Lu Ji took the lead and charged into the battle with unstoppable force, then bypassed the city and headed straight for the center of the formation. Anyone who dared to block his way would be pierced to death by the fragments of the incense burner behind him without having to do anything themselves.

"ordinary man!"

"Death!"

"boom--"

Suddenly, three different magical weapons attacked from above.

A flying sword, a bundle of iron chains, and a vajra.

Lu Ji did not try to avoid it. The purple aura wrapped around his body again. He swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji left and right, knocking two magical instruments away. Finally, the vajra lost contact with its owner under the repeated bombardment of the incense burner fragments and fell to the ground.

Then he took the initiative to attack, flying in the air on the fragments of the incense burner, and in a moment he arrived in front of the ancient demon monk who had lost his magic weapon.

"Wow--"

The monk holding a magical weapon that looked like a black iron chain entangled the Fang Tian Hua Ji in time, and the other one even attacked from the flank with a flying sword. The empty-handed monk also formed seals and cast spells, and in an instant it became a three-sided attack.

however.

Facing a near dead end.

Lv Ji, who was surrounded by purple air, just grinned: "Demon, nothing more than that!"

Say it.

With a sudden tug, he blew away the chain on the Fang Tian Hua Ji along with the monk. The fragments of the incense burner under his feet swarmed towards the sword-wielding monk, forcing him to summon the flying sword to defend himself. Then he raised his left fist, and all his true energy and incense power gathered in an instant, transforming into a dragon-elephant demon god, which smashed on the head of the last monk before he could successfully form a seal and cast a spell.

The monk fell to the ground like a meteor.

then.

Lu Ji took the initiative to attack and fought with the three monks.

He fought one against three and he was not at a disadvantage at all.

Moreover, he had no desire to fight and would head straight for the center of the formation when he found an opportunity.

Twenty miles!
Ten miles!

The last five miles!
The center of the formation is within reach.

But then another ray of blood fell from the sky, and the magic and evil spirit contained in it far exceeded that of any previous cultivator.

Lu Ji roared and rushed forward.

After the loud bang.

He fell in the dust, and the fragments of the incense burner became dim and fell to the ground.

"Well, that's it."

The ancient demon monk Wen Ji stood in the air, overlooking the mortal general on the ground: "The evil god helped you break through to the middle stage of spiritual communication, and coupled with the evil spirit brought by slaughtering tens of thousands of people, you have such fighting power.

"Haha, you are confused too.

"According to your talent, if you had practiced the Way of the Evil God earlier and sacrificed more ants, you might have reached the late stage of spiritual connection or even broken through to the second level. It is indeed a little late to start practicing now."

"Cough cough..."

Lu Ji knelt on one knee and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Big Brother!"

When Nie Yuan and his men, with three thousand soldiers, broke through here, there were only the last two hundred people left, even with the two Martial Saints following them.

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine."

Lü Ji stood up with his Fang Tian Hua Ji as support: "Just charge and destroy the center of the formation at all costs!"

"waste!"

Wen Ji looked at the group of mortals rushing in front of him, his eyes full of contempt: "What a bunch of bullshit Celestial Clan, how dare you say that you are the descendants of my Ancient Demon Clan in Dongsheng Shenzhou? You can't even stop these people, I think you will be used as medicine together!"

"Master, please forgive me!"

"Brothers, come with me and kill these Sheng people!"

"..."

The Barbarian Martial Saint who had been leading his troops in pursuit suddenly fell into great fear, and immediately led his men to rush forward to stop them at the risk of their lives.

Third senior brother Nie Yuan and others.

They had originally forced their way through to here, but their leader Lu Ji was stopped, and they were unable to move forward, and were soon surrounded by a large army.

Three ancient demon monks, plus two barbarian martial saints who came rushing over.

Pei Tiannan and Fan Hailing were soon seriously injured.

Even Lu Ji was no match for Wen Ji. After several rounds of fighting, even his vermilion black iron armor was in tatters.

This is the end.

The entire Beiliang army was in a desperate situation.

There were only a few miles left, and the altar was clearly within sight, but this final stretch was like an insurmountable chasm that made one despair.

"Boom——"

The auxiliary formation's eyes flashed red, and murderous aura rushed into the sky.

The blood mist within the barrier.

Lower again.

Only the last two feet left!

Just two meters!

The attics in Liangzhou City had been completely covered starting from the third floor.

Large numbers of troops advanced towards the depths of the Luotian Mountains, followed by large numbers of civilians. It was said that there were many ferocious beasts in the mountains, but they seemed to have sensed the drastic changes in the world, and no one saw a single one.

The number of people in the mountains is only one tenth of the people in Liangzhou. More people have just received the notice and are running out of the city in a panic.

but……

The door of life is not open!

It was almost a life-and-death situation, but the so-called way out did not appear.

The catalytic speed of the blood sacrifice formation increased rapidly, and the blood mist decreased again, only one zhang away from the ground, almost to the point where one could touch it by jumping.

Twelve mountains.

Inside the tent.

"Where's Lu Ji? Still no news?"

Emperor Longqing asked.

"Your Majesty, the sky is covered by thick fog. I'm afraid it's difficult to send in intelligence!"

Eunuch Hou was obviously panicked: "General Lu and the others had no news before..."

"Ah."

Emperor Longqing did not sit there any longer.

He drew out the humming Dragon Abyss Sword, walked out of the tent, and came to the old commander: "It seems that the people of Liangzhou are destined to suffer this disaster, and no one can do anything about it."

Sun Xiangzong turned a deaf ear to it.

"I ask you."

Emperor Longqing narrowed his eyes: "If I can get you out, can you still seal the evil vein?"

"What did you say?!"

Hearing this, Sun Xiangzong suddenly raised his eyes. He had been calm since the beginning of the blood sacrifice formation, but he couldn't control the anger in his tone: "You, you have always had a way to get out?!"

Emperor Longqing did not deny it.

"Cao Kai!"

Sun Xiangzong stood up and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? If there is a way out, why did you let my two disciples lead so many soldiers to risk their lives?"

"I have my reasons!"

Emperor Longqing showed the Longyuan Sword: "My ancestors left something on the sword. If I use it, I may be able to fight against the formation with the evil vein as its source and protect one person from leaving here. But it will only happen once. After using it, it will be gone. How can I not be extremely cautious?"

“I understand, old man.

"You are willing to gamble the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers and millions of civilians to ensure that the exit door can be opened in time, simply because you are worried about lending me the sword and want to protect your own trump card.

"Cao Kai, ah Cao Kai, you are so selfish that it's outrageous!

"Your son is also in Liangzhou!
"In your eyes, nothing is important except yourself?!"

Facing Sun Xiangzong's accusations.

Emperor Longqing simply repeated, "I ask you again, if I lend you my sword, can you go out and solve this trouble? Now that the battle formation has not been completed and no civilians have died, there is still time."

"Is it too late? No, it's too late! Cough cough cough cough..."

Sun Xiangzong was furious: "I have dragged my broken body to this day, but my health is getting worse day by day. I only have one breath left to activate the Soul-Exterminating Array. Once I use up this breath, I will be completely disabled!
"If you had told me this even ten days earlier, I would have risked my life to give it a try!

"Now, cough cough cough..."

He coughed violently, "Now, you just wait to die!
“The blood sacrifice formation will be completed before the morning of tomorrow.

"Even if you can escape by then, it will be too late for you to rush to Langjuxu Mountain and destroy the core of the formation!

“After this, the evil vein revived!
"With the influx of ancient demon cultivators, how long can your Cao family hold out?!"

"If this is the case, I will ask the immortal masters from the immortal cultivation world to help!"

Emperor Longqing stretched out his hand and said, "Give me the Soul-Exterminating Array, and your other things. I promise you that after leaving this place, I will do everything I can to seal the evil veins."

(End of this chapter)