Ten years of dormancy: Starting as a martial arts master at the pinnacle

The soldiers of Qi were dumbfounded.

The experts in their team were equally dumbfounded.

Nangong Qiushui, who was at the forefront of the Great Zhou army, was like an invincible war god on the battlefield, and was unstoppable.

What steel chains, what barbed wire...

These things, which were specifically designed to deal with martial arts experts, were as fragile as paper in front of Nangong Qiushui.

The experts they sent, whether they were free spirits or grandmasters, were no match for the enemy.

The Overlord Spear in Nangong Qiushui's hands seemed to have transformed into another weapon, unpredictable and with extremely tricky moves.

This originally very sophisticated and complex move has an unexpected effect on the battlefield.

Whether facing swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, or forks.

That Overlord Spear could hit a vital spot with a single blow, instantly sending the person flying.

Those who encounter his masters will either die or be seriously injured; none of them will have a good ending.

Even those at the half-step supreme level cannot make a move, and experts at the Great Freedom realm dare not rashly step onto the field.

The aura emanating from Nangong Qiushui was terrifying.

They even had a very strange intuition that even if these few powerful experts at the Great Freedom Realm took action, they probably wouldn't be able to stop the other party.

Keep in mind that the opponent was only at the Free and Unfettered Realm.

With such a huge difference in strength, if they were easily defeated by the other side, how would they have any face to show in the martial arts world afterward?

Those who are at the level of carefree cultivation are one thing.

Although they are also the foundation of a major power, not every one of them is famous throughout the world because there are too many experts in the Free and Unfettered Realm.

Even if they suffer defeats on the battlefield, it won't have a significant impact on their future.

Furthermore, Nangong Qiushui himself is a powerful cultivator in the Free and Unfettered Realm.

It's not particularly shameful that they are inferior to Nangong Qiushui, who is at the top level, even though they are at the same level.

However, those powerful individuals at the Great Freedom Realm are different.

The Half-Step Supremes are chess players; as powerful individuals at the Great Freedom Realm, they are the strongest fighters.

In the martial arts world, masters of this caliber are all renowned throughout the land.

The only difference is that some are more famous and some are less famous. But without exception, they are all true powerhouses.

The stronger they are, the more they care about their reputation.

They rushed out and managed to stop Nangong Qiushui, thankfully.

If they fail, they will be forever condemned to shame.

Although they felt bad seeing their soldiers suffer, if only one or two of them were present, they might have already rushed out by now.

Regardless of whether we can win or not?

They can't just leave it to its own devices.

The problem is, there is more than one powerful expert here.

It wasn't just the State of Qi; powerful figures from more than a dozen other states were also on the battlefield.

There were at least seven or eight powerful figures from the Great Freedom Sect present.

Anyone who rushes out at this moment will face Nangong Qiushui's greatest wrath.

Whoever is most likely to lose face.

With the mentality of "better to die than to die myself," they all played the role of cowards, and none of them rushed out.

On the walls of Jinshui City, Li Changqing watched and laughed heartily.

"This bunch of chickens and dogs actually think they can resist the iron cavalry of my Great Zhou? It's a joke."

He could sense the aura of those seven or eight powerful cultivators at the Great Freedom Realm.

He had originally planned that if Nangong Qiushui couldn't hold on, he would let Chen Changfeng take over.

Chen Changfeng, who had previously reached the Great Freedom Realm, was already outrageously powerful.

Now, thanks to that powerful innate spiritual bone, Chen Changfeng's strength has reached the peak of the half-step supreme realm.

Although there were many powerful individuals at the Great Freedom Realm, Chen Changfeng could handle them easily.

To Li Changqing's surprise, those guys were even more cowardly than rat droppings.

Even though they saw that their army was in a bad situation, they didn't dare to show themselves.

The experts of Qin were afraid of being looked down upon by the great masters of other states, which would greatly affect their status as the suzerain state, so they did not rise to prominence.

This also proves that they had no chance of winning against Nangong Qiushui.

It's even less likely that experts from other countries will intervene.

At the forefront now are the soldiers of Qi. Even Qi's own great master of the Xiaoyao sect hasn't shown up. What's the point of them popping up like this?

Anyway, it's not like their country's soldiers are being attacked.

The two sides remained deadlocked.

Without powerful experts to stop him, Nangong Qiushui became even more domineering on the battlefield.

Wherever he went, the Qi army was left in ruins, as if it had suffered a natural disaster.

Li Changqing watched with great interest.

After this battle, according to Li Changqing's thinking, the supreme experts of the 15 southern countries should be unable to hold back any longer.

Even if they can't completely pacify the south after they've fought a battle, it should at least deter them from having any more wicked ideas for many years.

Just as Li Changqing was thinking this, a middle-aged figure carrying nine small cloth bags on his back suddenly appeared below the city wall.

"Your Highness, a disciple of the Beggars' Sect requests an audience."

Ordinary Beggars' Sect disciples would certainly not report this to Li Changqing. But who could argue with him when he was the Nine-Bag Elder, a Grandmaster-level expert?

Anyone with half a brain knows that if someone comes specifically to deliver a message, the message must be of extraordinary value.

Li Changqing frowned slightly.

He had just made up his mind to destroy Qi, but who knows what other troubles might arise.

"I'm going downstairs."

Chen Changfeng, who was standing next to him, spoke up.

The fact that they came all the way here might not be solely because of the Regent.

And their Beggars' Sect leader.

Li Changqing nodded slightly, and Chen Changfeng immediately stepped down. He spoke a few words with the nine-bag elder, and his pupils widened in surprise.

Then the two of them jogged up to the city wall, one after the other, and the elder bowed deeply to Li Changqing.

"Wang Mazi, the Nine-Bag Elder of the Beggars' Sect, pays his respects to His Highness the Regent."

"Elder Wang, there's no need for such formalities. Please feel free to speak your mind."

The two of them had deliberately kept their voices down.

But who is Li Changqing?

Even though they lowered their voices, Li Changqing understood what had happened, and his face was extremely gloomy.

"News has come from the World Society that the Black Demon Cult is moving away."

The Black Demon Cult is located in the far west of the Great Zhou Dynasty, bordering the five major tribes.

A force of this caliber must have grown in a buffer zone between major powers.

This way they can be successful in both directions.

Otherwise, whether in the Great Zhou Dynasty or among the five major tribes, there would be no place for them to stay.

Previously, when the Black Demon Cult Leader attacked the palace, Li Changqing had considered killing him and the Heavenly Demon Elder together.

This can be considered as helping the world get rid of a scourge.

Later, due to insufficient strength, the opponent escaped.

Li Changqing had considered pursuing her, but he never had the time.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing the other party's name again, the other party wanted to completely break away from the Great Zhou and the five major tribes to seek a new way of life.

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