With half a game of chess, I vanquish all demons!

Did Blacklight steal all the grain from the makeshift wooden camp?

Zhao Yao's expression was strange.

Upon hearing the word "black light" outside the city gate, he knew that those locked outside were the Black Iron Warriors of the temporary wooden fortress.

The other city gates had been kept closed because of the princess's arrival, and now even this only open gate had been closed.

Was it merely to stop those Black Iron Warriors from entering the city?

Zhao Yao was puzzled.

He thought for a moment, then took a step and headed towards the city gate.

With his status as a student of the county magistrate, Zhao Yao had a smooth journey and soon met the county constable guarding the gate.

Judging from his appearance, this person should be a martial artist at the second level, the True Martial Realm.

He looked at the burly, imposing county constable, first bowing with utmost politeness before speaking:

"Zhao Yao, a student of the county school, greets County Magistrate Zhou."

"Hmm, I've seen you at my brother's house before. Have you finished your literary banquet mission? What brings you here?"

County Magistrate Zhou looked Zhao Yao up and down and asked him questions in a friendly manner.

He and Magistrate Zhou Yan were cousins ​​and shared common interests. In fact, he and Magistrate Zhao Yao, who was also a student of the magistrate, were in cahoots.

Before Zhao Yao could reply, County Commandant Zhou's expression changed when he saw the two princess guards following behind him.

One has red hair, and the other has green skin; these are the kinds of appearances only ghosts and gods possess!

High-level warrior, why are you here, princess's guard?

After pondering for a moment, County Lieutenant Zhou suddenly turned his gaze to Zhao Yao, his expression becoming quite complex.

His exceptional experience allowed him to guess what was probably going on.

The elder brother's student, like the elder brother, became the princess's chosen husband.

This……

"The student hasn't been home for over a month and was planning to go home today."

Upon arriving, however, they found the city gates tightly shut, and people outside were making a great commotion. They decided to come up and ask what was going on.

Zhao Yao answered County Magistrate Zhou's question truthfully.

After he finished speaking, his expression shifted, and he pretended to have noticed the movement behind him. He turned to look at the two strongmen, deliberately frowning as he asked:

"Didn't you say you two weren't following me? You're right behind me now, are you still going to deny it?"

Why are you following me? Can you explain yourself clearly?

Hearing his question, the two strongmen had no way to defend themselves, so they simply stood aside, one smiling and the other remaining silent, ignoring him.

Seeing this, County Commandant Zhou naturally knew why these two were following Zhao Yao.

He glanced left at Zhao Yao, then right at the two strongmen. To avoid a conflict, he quickly changed the subject to the Black Iron Strongmen outside the city and said to Zhao Yao:

"Hey~ We were afraid that these brutes would enter the city and offend the nobles, so we temporarily closed the city gates."

If we leave them out in the cold, they'll naturally realize their mistake.

I'll open the city gates again after they leave.

You haven't been home for a month, there's no rush, is there?"

"Sir, please let us in."

"Please let us in."

Outside the city gate, a large group of Black Iron Warriors started acting like scoundrels, shouting loudly and chaotically towards the top of the city gate.

"Noisy."

On the city gate, the blue-skinned bronze warrior frowned, looking irritably at the group of black iron warriors standing at the city gate. He stretched out a hand and made a grasping motion towards the group of black iron warriors in the air, unleashing a large-scale magical technique.

"Miraculous Technique: Firm Grip!"

In an instant, the air on the ground froze, and the black iron warriors became like insects trapped in amber, struggling to breathe.

Without air, some of the weaker Iron Warriors began to faint from lack of oxygen after only a few breaths.

bang~

Thump~ Thump~

Seeing the black iron warriors fall to the ground one by one, a slight smile appeared on the usually indifferent face of the green-skinned guard.

County Magistrate Zhou stood aside and did not stop the bronze warrior from making a move, thinking it would be good to teach those arrogant iron warriors below a lesson.

But after a few breaths, seeing that the princess's guard still showed no sign of stopping, he frowned and said:

Enough!

These people haven't committed any major offenses; if you continue, you'll be going too far.

The bronze warrior seemed not to have heard what County Magistrate Zhou said.

He didn't even glance at County Commandant Zhou beside him, his gaze fixed excitedly on the group of Black Iron Warriors below, his 'Grip' technique still in effect.

They were ignored.

County Lieutenant Zhou's face turned ugly. He snorted coldly, raised his fist, gathered all his strength, and struck a spot on the huge air fist at the city gate from a distance.

Call ~

Click~

That punch generated a powerful force!

The punch wasn't powerful, but it was enough to crack the solidified air in several places.

Hu~hu~

Click click click~

County Magistrate Zhou stood on the city gate, throwing punches incessantly from a distance. After a few punches, the enormous air fist shattered completely.

"Hiss~~~~"

"Hiss~~~~"

On the ground in front of the city gate, the air that had been lost was regained, and the black iron warriors stretched their necks and breathed deeply.

On the city gate, after rescuing the Black Iron Warrior below, County Magistrate Zhou looked at the Bronze Warrior beside him and slowly said:

"You are also a strongman, it's one thing to not befriend your own kind, but why act in this way?"

Upon hearing this, the Bronze Warrior turned his head and glanced at County Magistrate Zhou, then took a thin tin mask from his waist and put it on his face.

Clearly, he was responding to County Commandant Zhou with this gesture.

Tin-faced servant is a strongman with a master and cannot be confused with other strongmen.

County Commandant Zhou understood this, looked at the princess's guard, shook his head, and remained silent.

A person is a person, and a strongman is a strongman.

Making so many excuses essentially means they don't value other people's lives.

Neither of them intended to escalate the conflict, and they tacitly agreed not to continue fighting or talking.

"Once they disperse, I'll open the city gates and let you out."

County Magistrate Zhou turned to look at Zhao Yao and reassured him.

"Thank you for your help, County Commandant."

Zhao Yao bowed again.

County Magistrate Zhou nodded to him, turned around, and walked away from the place.

Zhao Yao watched him walk away before turning around and looking at the two princess guards beside her.

He thought of something.

He has now merged with five Yuan Qi miniatures, which is enough to push his strength realm to 6.5 meters and the peak of the Black Iron Realm.

The sixth primordial energy figure merged with his body, which should have propelled the warrior's realm to the second level of the Black Iron realm. However, instead of breaking through the realm, it caused his muscles to explode, making his 6.5-meter-tall figure extremely exaggerated!

He recalled what Yan Rouyun had said: "The four realms of martial arts, orthodox martial arts, dual cultivation, and three flowers are all that I know of. Each realm has its key points... If no predecessor or teacher tells you where the key points are, the future will be unclear, and you will waste your life. This is the fate of most independent cultivators and ordinary martial artists."

He guessed that the strongman was the same, just like the martial artist, there were unknown key points between different realms.

Without knowing the key points, one cannot forcefully cross the threshold of understanding.

This resulted in him having so many Yuanqi miniatures, yet he was stuck at the stage of fusing the sixth Yuanqi miniature, and at the peak of the Black Iron Warrior realm.

Now that two powerful warriors of high cultivation are here, it's a good opportunity to ask them a question.

"Gentlemen, whatever your reasons for following me, answer one question, and I'll pretend I didn't know you were following me. What do you two think?"

Zhao Yao looked at the two strongmen and asked a question. Seeing that they didn't answer, he blinked, not embarrassed, and gave himself a way out, saying:

"Alright, if you two don't say anything, I'll take that as your agreement!"

My question is very simple for both of you.

I'd like to know, what conditions must be met to break through the Warrior realm?