May I seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and live a long and prosperous life.

Could it be that Chen Tianwang's camp has also produced three figures like the Night Emperor?

This time, the people of Yuncheng were greatly alarmed.

Night Emperor, a legendary first-rank martial artist.

More than a decade has passed, but this name still lives on in the hearts of the people of Yuncheng.

Back then, a Night Emperor emerged in Yun City, invincible at the First Rank.

The killing of several peak-level first-rank martial artists caused the first-rank martial artists in Chen Tianwang's camp to turn pale at the mention of Ye Tianzi, and dare not go out alone at night.

This forced King Chen to negotiate with the Third Prince, demanding the hand over the Night Emperor. After the negotiations failed, all the Grandmasters in King Chen's camp mobilized, citing the need to launch a Grandmaster War, and ordered the Night Emperor not to make any further moves.

In order not to put the people and leaders of Yuncheng in a difficult position, Ye Tianzi took the initiative to appear and promised not to make a move again until he broke through to the Grandmaster realm.

From then on, Ye Tianzi completely disappeared from Yuncheng, fulfilling his promise.

But now, the other side has sent out three martial artists similar to Ye Tianzi, who have forcefully defeated the most renowned first-grade peak martial artist in Yuncheng.

On that very day, many commoners and martial artists called for the Night Emperor to appear.

"Night Emperor, those three swordsmen have slaughtered one of our first-rank martial artists. You no longer need to keep your promise! The three million people of Yun City beg you to return and protect Yun City!"

"Night Emperor, appear! Return and lead us to defeat the Three Musketeers!"

Unfortunately, no matter how much they called out, the Night Emperor never appeared.

The Azure Dragon Swordsman, the leader of the opposing Three Swordsmen, left a message for the people of Yuncheng.

"Where is the Night Emperor? Come out and accept my challenge! If you don't come out, I will kill one first-rank martial artist every day. If you're a hero, don't hide!"

The next day, the Azure Dragon Swordsman indeed killed another first-rank martial artist from Cloud City.

For three consecutive days, the Night Emperor did not appear.

In Yuncheng, the Third Prince's faction could no longer remain passive.

Therefore, a total of eight grandmasters, both overt and covert, were mobilized to force the other party to agree to prohibit the Three Musketeers from taking action.

Otherwise, we'll start a Grandmaster battle.

This time it was the Third Prince's turn, and they were going all out, determined to burn their bridges.

However, to everyone's surprise, Chen Tianwang's side backed down and agreed not to let the Three Musketeers continue to attack.

The Three Musketeers also declared: "Don't be too happy yet, the Three Musketeers will be back!"

However, the Third Prince was not happy. He vaguely felt that Chen Tianwang's temporary retreat was not because the other party was afraid, but simply because he was brewing an even bigger storm.

Moreover, he had just received an urgent secret report from the north that the northern barbarians, leading 100,000 iron cavalry and numerous barbarian warriors, were launching a full-scale invasion of the Chu state from the south, with their target being the Chu capital within the pass.

The barbarian cavalry swept through cities and villages with unstoppable momentum, leaving nothing but desolation in their wake.

The two prefectures outside the pass had already fallen six months ago.

Now, they have set up camp at Yulong Pass, known as the First Pass Under Heaven, and are determined to break through Yulong Pass in one fell swoop and march straight to the capital of Chu!

Emperor Xiangqing was greatly alarmed and immediately issued an edict ordering troops and warriors from all over the country to rush to the aid of the capital.

This was the third time in more than a decade that Emperor Xiangqing had issued an edict ordering troops and warriors from various regions to march north.

The last time was when barbarians invaded the two states outside the pass. Sun Anbang, the commander-in-chief of the anti-barbarian campaign, went out of the city to fight the barbarians in the field, but was defeated and lost tens of thousands of brave soldiers. Emperor Xiangqing recalled Sun Anbang overnight, imprisoned him for trial, and appointed Xu Mingyuan as the commander-in-chief of the anti-barbarian campaign. He also issued an edict to send troops and warriors from all over the country to support the two states.

This shows that the state of Chu was gradually becoming precarious.

This secret report caused the Third Prince to frown deeply.

"Has the situation in the North deteriorated to this extent?"

Over the past ten years, Emperor Xiangqing has executed three anti-barbarian commanders for their ineffective resistance against the barbarians.

The last commander-in-chief in charge of resisting the barbarians, Xu Mingyuan, disagreed with Zhang Huachen, the governor of the two prefectures.

When the barbarian cavalry invaded, Zhang Huachen led most of his troops in a reckless and overconfident advance, resulting in a crushing defeat. Xu Mingyuan, having no troops to aid him, led the people of the two prefectures to retreat into the pass, ultimately leading to the loss of the two prefectures.

The fact that both prefectures had fallen into the hands of barbarians enraged Emperor Xiangqing, who ordered Xu Mingyuan and Zhang Huachen to be executed by slow slicing.

From then on, the situation in the north shifted from offense to defense!

The strategy has shifted from active offense to comprehensive defense.

Now, this is the third time that the barbarians have led their iron cavalry to attack Yulong Pass.

This time, the barbarians mobilized the strength of their tribe, with 50,000 iron cavalry, and besieged the pass, determined to break through Yulong Pass and trample the capital of Chu!

"Alas, Kyoto is in danger! Unfortunately, the bandits in the northwest have also gained momentum. My father ordered me to go south to suppress the bandits, but for more than ten years, I have accomplished nothing. I have been unable to share the burden of state affairs with my father, let alone lead my troops north to support Kyoto. What can I do?"

"Now, the only way is to defend Yuncheng to the death, to protect the northwest gateway for my father, and never let the bandits invade the heartland of my Chu Kingdom!" the Third Prince said with a heavy heart.

He was prepared to perish with Yuncheng if the situation turned unfavorable.

"I've heard that the people of Yuncheng are calling for the Night Emperor. This man hasn't appeared for thirteen years, so he's quite a legendary figure. Unfortunately, the current situation is beyond what the Night Emperor can change."

"Send word that Yuncheng is entering a state of war, thoroughly investigate all suspicious persons, and increase manpower to maintain order in the city."

After the three musketeers stopped fighting, the situation in Yuncheng only lasted for a little over six months.

Half a month ago, the Three Musketeers of the Great Snow Mountain all successfully broke through to the Grandmaster realm.

This message originated from Chen Tianwang's camp.

When the news reached Yuncheng, the entire city was utterly shocked.

"The Three Musketeers have all broken through to the Grandmaster realm! They were already unmatched in the First Rank realm, but now that they've advanced to the Grandmaster realm, even ordinary Grandmasters might not be a match for them! Cloud City is in grave danger!"

"Unexpectedly, the Night Emperor failed to break through to the Grandmaster realm, while these three swordsmen did. Truly, Heaven is not protecting Yun City!"

Upon hearing the news, the Third Prince was also startled and quickly summoned ten Grandmaster-level martial artists (he later recruited two more Grandmaster-level experts) to discuss countermeasures.

Not long after the news broke, Chen Tianwang's camp unilaterally announced to Yuncheng that a full-scale Grandmaster War was about to begin, and those who knew when to surrender would be richly rewarded after the war!

Chen Tianwang's camp only gave them one day.

A day later, the all-out battle between Grandmasters broke out, and the Third Prince's side could only passively accept the challenge.

On the day the battle began, the Three Musketeers of the Great Snow Mountain took the lead, each facing a veteran Grandmaster from Cloud City.

As a result, each of the three musketeers defeated and injured a veteran grandmaster from Yuncheng.

These three veteran grandmasters were all at the late stage of the grandmaster realm.

The fact that these three swordsmen, with only the early stage of the Grandmaster realm, could defeat a veteran Grandmaster with the late stage of the Grandmaster realm on their own was an astonishing display of combat prowess that shocked the entire city of Yun.

This means that Yuncheng would have a hard time dealing with just these three swordsmen, not to mention that Chen Tianwang has a total of ten other masters on the surface.

In the three northwestern states, everyone values ​​martial arts, and the martial arts atmosphere is much stronger than in other states of Chu. As a result, grandmasters and powerful figures emerge one after another in the northwest.

In the first battle, neither side lost any Grandmasters, but each side had Grandmasters injured.

However, this was clearly just a tentative attack by Chen Tianwang's camp, aimed at ascertaining the strength and weaknesses of the Grandmaster martial artists in Yuncheng.

Therefore, King Chen only sent a portion of the Grandmaster-level experts to the field, and did not send out his entire force.

However, the situation between the two sides escalated rapidly the next day!