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Chapter 149: Hot Blood, Bone-chilling Cold

A distance of less than thirty miles was just a short charge for the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

When the team set out again after this rest, the Xuanyou cavalry had been armed and transformed into the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry.

Whether it is a man or a horse, they can all wear armor.

Under the leadership of Geng Xuan, the speed of this 81-man Xuanyou Iron Cavalry did not increase to its maximum immediately, but increased little by little.

About a quarter of an hour later, when all the Xuanyou horses had finished warming up and the speed and condition of the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry had fully "awakened", Wanpingji was already in sight.

From a distance, one can see the massive high walls, arrow towers and sentry towers, as well as the neatly planned and orderly roofs vaguely visible through the high walls.

It can be seen that compared with the markets such as Kangle Market and Baiyuan Market which are adjacent to Chiwu Mountain, this market located in Yueluyuan is larger in scale and has a more thoughtful overall layout.

The population of this market is also far greater than that of Kangle Market and Baiyuan Market, which are adjacent to Chiwu Mountain.

At this moment, the team was only one or two miles away from the gate of Wanpingji.

Because it is late at night and the moonlight is very dim tonight, it is difficult for normal people to see clearly at such a distance.

From a distance, there was silence around the main entrance of Wanpingji, and it seemed no different from any other late night.

But Geng Xuan could see very clearly that beneath this seemingly normal appearance, an extraordinary edge was being concealed with great effort.

On top of the high wall, there were piles of huge rocks and logs, ready to fall down at any time.

There were also large pots that were covered tightly with lids, and those lurking nearby subconsciously covered their noses and stayed away.

Geng Xuan thought of the most commonly used defensive method by the defenders during the attack and defense of a city, which has both physical and mental attacks.

There are also those who try their best to hide, but the red names hanging above their heads have already completely betrayed them, the figures of lurking and spying people.

Geng Xuan was certain that even as he was taking in all this, these people had already noticed their arrival.

After confirming this, Geng Xuan swung the whip in the air with a "snap" sound.

Then, there were three consecutive "pop" sounds.

Seeing this, the other people in the team became alert.

They also knew that at the seemingly peaceful main gate, Wanpingji's forces were already on high alert for their arrival.

Although Geng Xuan warned others, he did not stop the cavalry.

Instead, he continued to pretend that he noticed nothing and quickly approached the main gate of Wanpingji.

Geng Xuan was fully prepared for Wan Pingji's "foresight".

It can even be said that this is one of the purposes he wanted to achieve behind a series of operations tonight that confused others.

He led the team to leave Fengzefang, but did not rush to Wanpingji immediately. He recruited new members at the last minute, released the bad luck, and deliberately delayed the progress in the name of running-in and rest.

It gave the enemy more time to react and respond, allowing them to organize and mobilize more and stronger forces to deal with his arrival.

The reason why he did this was certainly not because "the opponents are too weak, it's boring to kill them, so let's strengthen them."

But there is another equally simple and clear reason, which is to expose and concentrate all the "hostile units" in the area as much as possible.

The principle of this trip had been decided long before departure, which was "go quickly and return quickly", that is, return as soon as possible after finishing the work.

Even now, this principle has not changed in the slightest.

Therefore, Geng Xuan could not stay here for too long.

He had to accomplish the goals he had envisioned in this unfamiliar place within a very limited time.

The greatest difficulty is not to defeat each "hostile target" one by one, but to identify them as many as possible.

The best case scenario is to expose them as much as possible and concentrate them together so that the victory can be achieved in one battle.

Even this would strengthen the "enemy's" strength and make him lose the suddenness of "surprise attack".

Geng Xuan believes that this is worth it.

……

In the blink of an eye, the distance between the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry and the main gate of Wanpingji had been shortened to within seventy or eighty steps.

Those figures who were trying their best to hide behind the high walls were ready to smash down the huge rocks and trees, and to spill the golden juice in the pot.

Of course, they would not expect to be able to stop the attack of the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry by relying on such means. As long as they could stop the speed of the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, they would have achieved their goal.

What's more, the boiling golden juice not only has the dual attack properties of "physical" and "spiritual".

Faced with these people and horses wearing iron armor, the iron lumps that are difficult to be damaged by swords and knives, the gold juice that can squeeze through any cracks and penetrate every pore happens to be their natural nemesis.

Just when everyone on the high wall was holding their breath and ready for battle.

The mobile iron army that was rushing at high speed and approaching rapidly suddenly turned sideways.

It was neither far nor close to their preset attack range.

This made everyone who were ready to attack feel a tightness in their chest.

It was like a punch that was ready to be delivered hit his chest.

Those who had poor control over their own strength could no longer control themselves and threw the huge rocks or trees in their hands out.

However, even the boulders thrown the farthest were still some distance away from the horse team that suddenly turned.

A long-planned attack, one that held high hopes, was simply deceived.

This made the people lurking on the high walls realize that what they thought was an excellent hiding was actually a joke.

This Xuanyou Iron Cavalry had already discovered their existence long ago.

However, at this moment, they had no time to realize how much damage this teasing had caused to their state of mind.

Because compared to this illusory damage, real and fatal damage had already befallen them when the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry suddenly turned around.

In just a few dozen steps, with Geng Xuan's quick swing of his arms, flying knives, javelins and spikes quickly dropped from the open cloth bag in front of him.

These various hidden weapons flew through the air, like moths to a flame, each "looking for" their desired target.

Then, he plunged deep into it.

Anyone who was hit by a hidden weapon couldn't even scream.

Instantly, he turned into a freshly baked corpse, falling from the high wall.

It landed almost at the same time as the huge rocks and trees that were thrown out sporadically.

For this reason, the others were almost unable to realize at the first moment that the deadly terror had already descended upon their heads, and many of their companions had already fallen silently under the high walls.

When they realized this, the Xuanyou cavalry led by Geng Xuan had already turned back from a distance and passed by the high wall of the main gate of Wanpingji for the second time.

Another batch of fresh corpses fell from the high wall.

On the high wall, there were less than one-third of the living people left. They finally realized the horror and quickly evacuated from the wall.

Master Chai, who was arranged to watch the battle from far behind the cavalry, heard the sound of hidden weapons breaking through the air, but he didn't think it had anything to do with him. He just secretly praised in his heart: "He is actually a master of hidden weapons!"

Although he had never seen it with his own eyes before, he already knew that this "Boss Su" had terrifying shooting skills.

Now, discovering that the other party was also so proficient in the use of hidden weapons, he was impressed but not too surprised.

Because from his own experience, when archery and hidden weapons reach a certain level, they will end up in the same place.

Therefore, geniuses who truly grasp the essence of archery and hidden weapons are often proficient in both.

……

Geng Xuan pulled the reins again, making the Xuanyou cavalry turn again.

At this moment, there was no longer a figure on the high wall of Wanpingji's main gate.

Instead, behind the high wall, there was a loud and rapid sound of gongs.

In the silence of the night, as the loud sound of the broken gong spread, the entire Wanpingji seemed to come alive.

Wanpingji, which originally seemed dark, quickly became ablaze with flames.

Fires were lit one after another, and the bright light quickly illuminated Wanpingji as bright as day.

Geng Xuan and his companions, who were outside the high wall, could even clearly see that the night sky was divided into two distinct light and dark areas by the high wall.

Faced with Wan Pingji's clear and battle-ready posture.

Everyone else looked at Geng Xuan, as if asking whether they should force their way through the door.

Geng Xuan shook his head in his heart.

How desperate must one be to lead the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry to attack the main gate of the market where people had already made preparations for defense.

Geng Xuan, who was very experienced in leading troops in battle, had no idea what the standard and correct way to deal with the situation was.

He didn't need to know, as he had already seen from afar that Wanpingji had standard fortifications that were no different from those of a regular city, as well as its posture of being on high alert.

He already had his own method of breaking into the city in his mind.

Under the gazes of everyone, Geng Xuan leaped through the air for dozens of steps and came to a high wall built with neatly arranged huge stones.

In order to avoid affecting the flexibility of his hands, he placed his hands, which were not wearing iron gloves, on the high wall.

As all ten fingers of both palms pressed tightly against the hard rock surface of the high wall, the force of "Wanjun Jin" was transformed through the listening hammer of the grandmaster level.

It transformed into a special ripple, seeping into the wall made of huge rocks through the palms and fingers.

Then they returned in waves, and it was as if he had personally performed a color ultrasound on this section of the high wall, and the internal information was clearly reflected in his mind.

Among them, there are two pieces of information that he is most concerned about.

One is the internal structure of the high wall.

The second is the thickness of this high wall.

“It’s actually five meters thick.”

Geng Xuan was a little surprised. It was even thicker than he had imagined.

Its internal structure is based on four meters of rammed earth as the "core", with both sides covered with hard rocks that are fifty to sixty centimeters thick.

The four-meter-thick rammed earth layer is not simply made by pounding the soil in layer by layer and tamping it tightly.

Its interior is planted with extremely tough long vines, bamboo strips, and straw in an orderly manner. They are like the main bars, stirrups, and steel mesh in reinforced concrete, turning the four-meter-thick rammed earth wall into a complete whole.

In a normal siege, if you break through the outer layer of hard rock, which is about 50 to 60 centimeters thick, you will have gnawed on the hardest bone.

If you are only one step away from success, you are making a big mistake.

The fact is that this four-meter-thick rammed earth wall is far more difficult to break through than the solid rock covering it.

Geng Xuan, who already had an idea in mind, turned to Hong Quan and said, "Go and hang around in front of the main gate. Don't let them realize that something is wrong."

What Geng Xuan was worried about was not that someone would come and stop him after realizing that something was wrong, but that they would run away.

Hong Quan, who fully understood Geng Xuan's intention, immediately led the Xuanyou cavalry to the open space in front of the main gate of Wanpingji.

He pretended to want to force his way in but was hesitant, and shouted loudly towards the Wanpei Assembly:

"Qin Hexuan, come out and answer the question!"

A figure flashed by on the high wall.

While carefully observing them, he was also worried about being "named" and eliminated by hidden weapons.

Hong Quan's voice entered Wanpingji and spread far away.

But there was no response at all from the brightly lit Wanpingji.

"Qin Hexuan, I know you are in there!"

"We just came from Fengzefang. Do you know who we met there?"

"Qin Lang is your son, right?
I have to praise you for teaching your son well.

Although he is a bit weak, his bones are still strong."

"...Haha, I was kidding you, Qin Lang is just a weakling.

Before he realized the situation, he was quite tough.

But after he realized the situation, he wanted to kneel down in front of me and call me dad!

It’s a pity that I have no intention of recognizing a random son.

Otherwise, I can bring it here for you to see, it must be a very interesting scene..."

Hong Quan led the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry and patrolled back and forth in the open space in front of the main gate of Wanpingji, looking like he wanted to break in by force but was reluctant to take the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry with him.

I want to leave, but I don't want to.

All he could do was keep dumping trash into Wanpingji.

He hoped to use this "mental attack" to force the master of Wanpingji, Qin Hexuan, to lose control of his mind and rush out to fight him for three hundred rounds.

It is unknown how much mental damage Qin Hexuan himself suffered.

But apart from the occasional people who quickly peeked out from the top of the high wall to observe the movements of Hong Quan and others.

Wan Pingji did not respond at all to Hong Quan's trash talk attack.

Wan Pingji's response seemed to have affected Hong Quan, who kept talking trash.

From his tone, you can tell that he is becoming more and more impatient.

Whether to leave or stay, whether to force his way into Wanpingji at the cost of heavy losses to the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, seemed to be tormenting his heart.

……

With Hong Quan and his group of Xuanyou cavalry firmly grasping the attention of Wanpingji, Geng Xuan, who was standing against the wall in the dark, could calmly carry out his arrangements.

With his ability, it is not difficult to break through this obstacle.

He can even come up with many plans in a very short time.

But what he needed was to prevent Wanpingji from noticing any movement before this section of the high wall was completely broken down, which slightly increased his difficulty.

However, the difficulty is only at the "slightly" level.

Geng Xuan continued to press his ten fingers against the surface of the hard rock wall.

The strength of the "Wanjun Jin" of the master realm is transformed into thin threads through the transformation of the techniques of the perfect realm.

It seeps into the rock mass and spreads to the left and right, deep inside, and in all directions.

From time to time, the power of the Grandmaster's Yin Feng Hua Gu Palm blew into the rock like the wind, and continued to "blow" deeper into the rammed earth wall that was four meters thick.

The targets of those strands of strength transformed by the practice of the Perfect State are the hard rocks and the rammed earth walls that are so tough that it is impossible to penetrate with a needle.

The power of the Yin Feng Hua Gu Palm is mainly aimed at the long vines, bamboo tendons, bamboo nets, and crisscrossing straw that are spread throughout the rammed earth walls like steel bars, connecting the walls into a complete piece.

His body was like a reservoir, with endless energy seeping into the high walls through his palms, spreading deep into the walls and out in all directions.

But they did not explode immediately.

It seems that the wall is still intact.

Moreover, everything was done quietly, without any unusual noise.

As the strength poured out of his body like a flood, Geng Xuan felt increasingly empty and exhausted.

He took five Essence Pills in succession before finally achieving his goal. He gently withdrew his hands from the surface of the hard rock.

At this moment, Hong Quan's performance has reached the stage of "torment and entanglement, difficulty in deciding whether to stay or leave, and anxiety overflowing from the body through the sound."

Geng Xuan couldn't help but praise in his heart, "This acting is quite good."

Then Geng Xuan thought that this kind of classical city defense, which involved launching a "mental attack" on the opponent through shouting and cursing, was a common practice.

The level of verbal abuse has a significant impact on the morale of both sides, whether it can be a blow or a boost.

So, Geng Xuan couldn't help but think:

"It seems that Hong Quan is very talented in this area. We can train him in this direction in the future."

Thinking of this, Geng Xuan had already turned around and sat back on Xuanyou's horse, which was hidden among the many iron cavalrymen.

He returned to the front of the team again and led the entire cavalry team towards the high wall that looked no different from the surrounding ones and there was nothing unusual about it.

When he was about fifty steps away from the high wall, Geng Xuan stretched out his right hand, and a cone-shaped energy condensed from a tremendous force instantly cut through the void of dozens of steps and hit the surface of a huge rock.

This cone-shaped energy did not leave a deep mark on the surface of the huge rock, but instead was like a spark that ignited a fire.

At the moment when the conical energy touched the surface of the rock, a continuous, low, scalp-tingling sound quickly spread in the night sky.

It was like countless termites gnawing at the levee, or like countless hungry silkworms madly devouring mulberry leaves.

The next moment, there was a dull "puff" sound.

A section of wall that was five meters thick, fifteen meters high and twenty meters wide suddenly collapsed like a castle built of sand in front of everyone on Xuanyou's horse.

A huge gap appeared in the sight of the 81 riders outside Wanpingji.

The light that illuminated the entire Wanping Village instantly passed through the gap and cast bright light onto the eighty-one riders.

Under the focus of this bright light, the eighty-one riders seemed to step onto the stage in the spotlight from behind the scenes.

They rushed out of the gap at an extremely fast speed and rushed into the brightly lit Wanpingji before the flying smoke and dust covered the area around the gap to the point where nothing could be seen.

The high wall that was built with so much effort turned into a "tofu dregs" that collapsed on its own.

The eighty-one riders and horses were all wearing iron armor. The cold and ruthless metal monsters suddenly avoided the main gate of Wanpingji, which was on high alert, and suddenly rushed into Wanpingji from a gap on the side.

This sudden change was completely beyond the expectations of everyone in Wanpingji. Just when everyone in Wanpingji was still dumbfounded by this change and had not yet reacted.

Geng Xuan, who led the charge into Wanpingji, had already led the Xuanyou Iron Cavalry to draw an elegant arc.

They penetrated from behind into the crowd facing the main gate of Wanpingji, hiding behind trenches, barricades and iron fences.

Before Geng Xuan led his troops into the crowd, he had already thrown out a number of pistols as if they were javelins.

The javelins whistled low in the air, leaving a trail of black afterimages, and chased after the figures who, seeing the situation was not good, turned around and fled as soon as possible.

Those figures that fled into the distance clearly had the strength of the Marrow Refining Realm.

They also had a corresponding sense of danger, and they all managed to dodge before the pistols pierced them.

But the price they paid was that their unstoppable momentum of fleeing was thwarted, and their momentum dropped sharply, or even stopped completely.

And it was this interruption that made their thoughts of escaping completely out of reach.

Not only because Geng Xuan, riding on the galloping Xuanyou horse, had taken advantage of this moment to quickly close the distance between the two sides.

Moreover, Fang Jintang, Qi Mingcheng, and the other four Marrow Refining Realm cultivators who followed them had already bypassed them from both sides and had formed a semi-encirclement of them.

He realized that this time he would have to face multiple people in the Marrow Refining Realm at the same time, and there was no good environment like the One-Line Gorge for him to "kill" them.

One oversight could cause the Marrow Refining Realm cultivators, seeing the situation is not favorable, to flee in all directions.

By then, facing the people in the Marrow Refining Realm who only wanted to escape, it would be very unrealistic for him to capture and kill them one by one.

Taking this situation into consideration, Geng Xuan made arrangements in advance.

The key lies in Fang Jintang, Qi Mingcheng and others who are with the team.

He didn't need them to really fight each other, he just needed to stop them when they were about to escape, and the matter would be done.

At the same time, considering that his early attention had to be used on those marrow refining realms, he had no time to deal with other things.

Geng Xuan also made arrangements for the other ten Blood Refining Realm cultivators who were unable to join the Giant Bear Gang, as well as the four Bone Refining Realm cultivators.

Let them obey Hong Quan's orders and only block the enemy, disrupt the enemy, and pull the enemy's formation.

The real battles of breaking through difficulties and fighting on the front line are all left to the other members of the Giant Bear Gang.

Naturally, these people would not have any objection to such an arrangement and they all gladly accepted it.

……

Geng Xuan no longer had the mind to care about anything else. In his eyes, there was only one goal.

This goal not only has the most red names compared to others.

When he was dodging the pistol attack just now, he reacted the earliest and was the least affected.

He demonstrated strength far exceeding that of other Marrow Refining Realm cultivators.

The others are all in the early stage of Marrow Refining Realm, and this is the only powerful enemy whose cultivation is in the middle stage of Marrow Refining Realm.

Moreover, Geng Xuan had a feeling that this person who was in the middle stage of marrow refining was much stronger than Fang Jintang and Qi Mingcheng who were in the same realm.

Geng Xuan naturally didn't know that the target he chose was Xu Hao, the right deputy envoy of Wuyou Palace.

Having locked onto his target, he cleared away all distracting thoughts and focused only on this one person.

The cavalry charged, quickly closing the distance between the two sides.

Pistols whizzed through the air, not seeking to kill the enemy, but only to scatter and block them, and prevent them from escaping.

He was blocked by the air-piercing pistol many times in a row. Moreover, as the distance between the two sides shortened, the power of the pistol became stronger and stronger. Xu Hao completely gave up the idea of escaping.

Xu Hao, who was also strong-willed and resolute, made the decision to cut off his retreat. He no longer dodged, but instead took the initiative to gallop towards Geng Xuan, who was approaching quickly.

Faced with his sudden tactical change and reckless frontal charge, Geng Xuan did not dodge at all.

But he didn't ride his horse directly to charge.

Although the Xuanyou Horse's charge is fierce, if it collides head-on with the Liansui Realm, the Liansui Realm's various tricky uses of strength alone are enough to shake its brain into a pile of minced meat.

So, when the distance between the two sides was rapidly closing, Geng Xuan, with bright eyes, suddenly jumped high from Xuanyou's horse.

The speed of cutting through the void even surpassed the Xuanyou horse which was still rushing forward below.

Geng Xuan raised his hands high, and swung a long sword as big as a door panel into a circle like a full moon.

Geng Xuan's body quickly swept forward, drawing a natural arc in the air, as if he had turned on precise locking aiming, and he slashed down with all his might at Xu Hao who was also moving rapidly below.

The excessive strength caused a flickering halo of light to overflow from the edge of the long sword.

These forces did not continue to dissipate outwards.

Therefore, apart from the whistling sound of the long sword rapidly breaking through the air, there was no overly exaggerated sound and color effect in the surrounding area.

Faced with this unavoidable blow, which seemed far less powerful than some of the exaggerated moves made in the early stages of marrow refining, Xu Hao was extremely alert.

The long sword in his hand stabbed upward at an angle, and the tip of the sword seemed to have a strong magnetic force, and it rested firmly on the blade of the long knife without any deviation.

Xu Hao had anticipated the fierce force of the knife.

But when the swords of both sides collided, he couldn't help but turn pale with horror.

the swift charge of the Xuanyou horse as it galloped;
The heavily armored man holding a sword leaped high into the air, then fell fiercely from above;
The heavy weapon's strengths were almost fully unleashed in this sudden explosion, unleashing its unparalleled might;
All the forces were completely united in this attack and pressed towards him together.

Xu Hao didn't dare to give up at all, so he could only grit his teeth and hold on.

His feet moved rapidly backwards on the stone pavement, plowing a deep groove.

After retreating more than 20 meters, Xu Hao, whose knees were completely sunk into the ground, finally stopped.

But before Xu Hao, who had just managed to stand firm, could catch his breath, the long sword in his hand began to shatter into pieces from the tip of the sword where the two swords collided.

Along with the hilt of the sword held in his palm, it shattered into fine iron chips of uniform size.

It was resisting sixteen waves of force, one after another, as if there was no end to the rush and collision. At the moment when Xu Hao was preparing to catch his breath and slow down, this long sword, which could be called a hundred-forged divine weapon, also came to an end.

But before Xu Hao could be surprised and shocked by the shattering of the sword in his hand, his mouth and nose seemed to be flooded with water.

Mouth after mouthful of blood mixed with a large amount of internal organs spurted out of his mouth and nose continuously.

His heart was quickly filled with endless dark clouds of despair.

Only then did he realize that just now, when he was mobilizing all his strength and energy to concentrate on dealing with the unstoppable and powerful slash.

The real killing move was like a deadly poison, silently penetrating into his body.

The moment he stopped retreating and was about to catch his breath, they all exploded together.

Just this one explosion turned all his internal organs into blood foam and debris.

The bones within the chest cavity also softened and turned into mud, fully mixed together with the blood foam and debris from the internal organs.

As Xu Hao took one mouthful after another, blood, foam, and bone mud kept gushing out of his mouth and nose.

His full and powerful chest quickly shrank and collapsed like a deflated ball.

In the end, Xu Hao's tall body, with only the surface skin connected and the interior of his chest cavity completely empty, quickly "sank" dozens of centimeters.

Xu Hao had reached such a state, but judging from the vitality and the changes in his expression on his face, there was no sign of impending death.

Geng Xuan once again marveled at the terrifyingly powerful vitality of the Marrow Refining Realm.

Geng Xuan was also very satisfied with the results of this attack.

This was the first time that he applied the concept of sixteen waves of Wanjun Jin, "bright waves" combined with the "dark waves" that incorporated the essence of Yinfeng Huagu Palm, in actual combat.

Xu Hao's attention was completely attracted by the powerful heavy blows and the endless "bright waves" that seemed to have no end.

He had no time to notice that wave after wave of "dark waves" had taken advantage of this opportunity to continuously penetrate into his body.

By the time he had barely coped with the impact of the "Ming Lang" and perhaps noticed something, it was already too late.

Geng Xuan had all kinds of thoughts running through his mind, but his hands did not stop at all.

He raised the long sword in his hand again and then slapped it on the head at Xu Hao, who had a desperate look on his face.

"Boom——"

It was as if a juicy fruit was crushed, and Xu Hao exploded with only the part above the chest and below the waist left.

It’s a long story, but from the time Geng Xuan jumped off Xuanyou’s horse to the time Xu Hao turned into a cloud of blood mist and exploded behind him, only two or three breaths had passed.

One move kills.

Kill the enemy with two moves.

Geng Xuan, wearing heavy armor and holding a long sword, did not stop at all, and his speed was not affected at all. Like an iron bullet flying through the air, he quickly came to the side of the man who was being entangled by Qi Mingcheng and could not escape far away.

Judging from his appearance, this person is over fifty years old, and his cultivation level is between the early and middle stages of marrow refining.

Geng Xuan saw some traces of "Young Master Qin" Qin Lang on this man's face.

Therefore, Geng Xuan guessed that this person should be Qin Hexuan, the master of Wanpingji.

This person is also the one with the most red reputation after Xu Hao, who was smashed into blood mist by him just now.

Among the remaining people in the Marrow Refining Realm, he was the strongest and had the most reputation, so Geng Xuan naturally chose him as the target to attack after Xu Hao.

Because Qi Mingcheng only tried to stop him when he was escaping and did not fight with him at other times, Qin Hexuan saw the entire process of the fight between Geng Xuan and Xu Hao.

He naturally witnessed the tragic death of the Right Deputy Envoy of Wuyou Palace, which was so tragic that it was hard to describe in words.

At this moment, he saw the demon, whose iron armor was splattered with too much blood, bone and mud, holding a blood-stained big knife that was about to smash Xu Hao's body, and approaching him quickly.

Qin Hexuan's mentality collapsed and died before his still unusually vigorous life.

Facing such a Qin Hexuan, Geng Xuan hardly used any strength and turned him into a corpse.

Geng Xuan, who had just had a fierce collision with Xu Hao, felt very surprised.

But soon, he understood.

Just like the market in Yueluyuan, they tacitly implemented high-pressure, near-limit-level exploitation on the neighborhoods within their jurisdiction to prevent the neighborhoods from developing the foundation and strength to fight back against the market.

——Even before such signs appear in the neighborhood, they will be directly suppressed by the surrounding markets.

But if we raise our sight to a higher dimension, all the markets in Yueluyuan, including the Wanpingji market in front of us, are facing the same situation.

However, the power that exploits them no longer comes from within Yueluyuan, but from the alliance of the top forces in Yuanzhou, such as Wuyou Palace and Jinsha Gang.

And if we look at it a level higher, top forces in Yuanzhou like Wuyou Palace and Jinsha Gang are actually in the same situation when facing the nine provinces of the world.

In comparison, the neighborhoods and markets located in the corners around Chiwu Mountain.

The overall environment is a little looser and not so suffocating.

Qin Hexuan, who was able to become the owner of the market hall in Yueluyuan, had a deeper understanding of this situation than Geng Xuan.

It doesn't matter whether it's the end of one's talent or whether one has "discarded one's own skills".

When he raised his cultivation to the threshold between the early and middle stages of marrow refining, his cultivation and strength solidified at this moment.

From that moment on, his identity was simply the president of the Mi Bank and the master of Wanpingji.

The only thing is that I am no longer a practitioner.

Dealing with such a person is naturally much easier than dealing with a cultivator of the same level of cultivation.

After dealing with Qin Hexuan, Geng Xuan kept moving. Based on the concentration of red names, he chose the enchanting woman who was being harassed by Fang Jintang and unable to escape as his next target.

This woman's cultivation level is much lower than Qin Hexuan's, probably in the middle stage of the early stage of marrow refining.

But when faced with Geng Xuan's approach, she did not collapse like Qin Hexuan.

Instead, she roared like a nimble female leopard, without dodging or giving way, and took the initiative to launch a death charge towards him, knowing that she would surely die.

Watching her body move quickly, she was both light and powerful.

As her delicate body finally flew towards him, it left a graceful curve in the air.

At that moment, Geng Xuan cheered from the bottom of his heart.

He was even a little dazzled by her vigorous and agile, wild and flamboyant heroic figure.

“What a shining life!”

"What a beautiful woman!"

Geng Xuan let out a long sigh in his heart that only he could hear.

The long sword in his hand, which was stained with a lot of blood and mud, was swung like a full moon, chopping down at the woman who did not dodge or evade and had a determined and unyielding look on her face.

In an instant, the sky was raining blood.

The two almost completely symmetrical bodies rolled past Geng Xuan on both sides.

Then, it crashed to the ground about ten meters behind Geng Xuan.

Geng Xuan stood there without dodging, and was covered in a large amount of hot blood.

The long, brightly lit street was bustling with the hustle and bustle of intense fighting just a moment ago.

At this moment, everything suddenly cooled down.

Everyone stopped fighting.

Looking at the man bathed in blood, with blood dripping down his armor, he looked like a ghost or demon.

The thought of a charming beauty whose figure and appearance alone could make countless men feel strong and tender was killed by him in such a cruel, ruthless, decisive and brutal way.

Let everyone feel a fear and trembling from the depths of their soul.

"This is not a human being!"

"This is a demon without any humanity, wearing human skin!"

"..."

"Da da da--"

Geng Xuan did not stop because others stopped. He continued to walk towards the next target.

Because there was too much blood on his feet, blood kept flowing down the armor onto his shoes.

Therefore, every time Geng Xuan took a step forward, there was an extremely clear bloody footprint on the ground.

Under everyone's gaze, Geng Xuan came to a man who was standing with his sword sheathed.

The man stood there with a calm expression.

Even though he had already discovered that Geng Xuan was walking towards him with a clear goal in mind.

His face just trembled uncontrollably for a while at first, and then he completely recovered to his calm state.

Even though Geng Xuan was standing just a few feet in front of him, his expression did not show the slightest ripple.

Geng Xuan asked curiously, "You won't resist?"

The man said calmly:
“The more the mouse struggles in the face of the cat’s play, the more excited the cat becomes.”

Geng Xuan nodded, which showed that he had completely accepted his fate.

"Then why don't you just commit suicide? That's better than me doing it myself, right?"

The man said, "Because I don't want to die."

Geng Xuan nodded again. Although he had completely accepted his fate, he still hoped for luck.

Perhaps, when I was about to kill him, I suddenly softened my heart and spared his life.

Although this hope is slim, it is by no means zero.

Even if the chance is only one in a thousand or even one in ten thousand, it is worth looking forward to.

Therefore, men will not commit suicide on their own initiative.

In response to his honesty, Geng Xuan looked at the red name above his head, which was much lighter than the red name of the previous three people, and thought to himself that the opportunity he was looking forward to might happen.

So he asked, "Are you from Wanpingji?"

The man shook his head and said, "No, I was born in the Dingxing Hall of Wuyou Palace."

The next moment, Geng Xuan turned the door-like long sword into a millstone without any warning.

Then, the man's head, which was intact and talking eloquently just a moment ago, exploded into a ball of bloody mist.

"I'm sorry then."

Geng Xuan sighed and said sorry.

He let the headless corpse fall to the ground behind him, blood gushing out of its neck.

He walked towards the two people in the Marrow Refining Realm who were huddled together and trembling.

These were the only two powerful Marrow Refining Realm warriors present who were still standing in a hostile stance and had not died.

However, their current quail-like state really does not deserve the title of "strong".

"What about you? Are you also from Wuyou Palace?"

"No, no, no, we are all from Wanpingji."

The two men shook their heads quickly, and their heads almost flew off.

(End of this chapter)