I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

"General Wang, those two beside Murong Lie are both peak eighth-rank experts!"

"Even if the two of them work together, it will take me a lot of effort to take them down."

"If you don't take action yourself, I'm afraid your Great Zhou won't be able to defeat them."

"What if they manage to protect Murong Lie and escape, ruining His Majesty's plans..."

Beside the central chariot, Jin Ge didn't look like a prisoner at all. Instead, he had one foot on the spokes of the tall wheel, his elbow on his knee, his body leaning slightly forward, throwing peanuts into his mouth while laughing and talking.

Wang Hu glanced at Jin Ge, frowned slightly, and looked displeased.

This guy doesn't look like a prisoner at all; he looks like he's on vacation.

If Qin Li hadn't made a prior statement, he really would have liked to have a go at this guy's place.

Look at this legendary number one warrior of the grasslands, is he really the real deal?

clang!

With his hands on his battle sword, Wang Hu said, "General Jin need not worry about that. No matter how powerful a martial artist is, he is still human. Even grandmasters die on the battlefield, let alone two mere peak eighth-rank warriors."

"Don't be stubborn!"

Jin Ge looked down on him and couldn't help but sneer, "Who made my Emperor and your Crown Prince temporarily ally? How about this, I'll disguise myself and sneak in to help you deal with them. Afterwards, you can just give me two jars of wine."

"There's absolutely no need for that!"

Wang Hu raised his hand, directly refusing.

In this world, martial artists are neither omnipotent nor invincible; otherwise, there would be no such thing as imperial power.

If martial artists were truly powerful, wouldn't it be simpler for the most powerful to become emperor? But reality is often different.

No matter how powerful a martial artist is, they are still human, made of flesh and blood. On the battlefield, they will also be exhausted and die.

The battle just now involved two peak eighth-rank experts beside Murong Lie.

In order to protect Murong Lie, he expended a lot of energy and was also slashed by a bunch of swords.

Currently, they can only exert less than 70% of their full strength, which is equivalent to the peak of the sixth rank.

There's no need to send the entire vanguard battalion to encircle and annihilate them, because that would be too easy to win.

Wei Hongying is in charge of one, Su Chen is in charge of another, and Murong Lie will not survive either.

And that's exactly what happened. Wei Hongying took the initiative to approach Gray Eagle, while Su Chen faced off against Canglang.

The two were locked in a fierce one-on-one battle, sparks flying everywhere!

Wei Hongying was a peak sixth-rank expert, and she fought her opponent to a standstill.

Su Chen, having just entered the sixth rank, had a natural difference in cultivation level compared to his opponent, making it somewhat difficult for him.

boom!

Stab it!

The two sides widened the distance again.

Su Chen gripped the halberd, his attacks were swift and powerful, but he felt he had no use for them because he couldn't touch the Azure Wolf at all.

On the other hand, Canglang, wielding two smaller curved blades, was agile and had clearly gained the upper hand after a few rounds of combat.

Su Chen's armor was covered in cut marks, and in the deepest places, the armor was pierced through, with blood seeping out.

suck-

The wolf stuck out its tongue and licked the blood from the tip of the knife, looking utterly wicked.

"Kid, you're only strong because you outnumber me. If it really comes to a fight, I, the Wolf King, can take you down with one hand. Then I'll rip out your heart and liver and use them as snacks, hahaha..."

Hearing the wolf's mocking voice, he looked down at the blood seeping from his armor.

Su Chen, wielding a halberd, was somewhat annoyed!

"You really think that just because your cultivation level is higher than mine, you can defeat me?"

"I've just started warming up, don't get cocky!"

As he spoke, Su Chen removed his heavy armor and threw it on the ground.

This armor, while offering maximum defense, was too heavy, severely hindering his attack speed.

Some moves are blocked by armor and cannot be used at all.

He couldn't fully unleash his true potential.

Seeing Su Chen voluntarily remove his armor, Canglang was overjoyed.

They were just worried about how to break through the turtle shell on Su Chen's body.

Unexpectedly, Su Chen took it off himself.

He's young indeed, a greenhorn, unaware of the dangers of the battlefield.

"Su Chen, are you crazy? Put it on now!"

With a single shot, she forced Gray Eagle back, and Wei Hongying frowned and said coldly.

"Girl, I'm your opponent, don't get distracted!"

Grey Eagle was skilled in close combat and threw another punch, forcing Wei Hongying to raise her gun to block.

"Sister Hongying, don't worry about me!"

"Today, I will let the whole world know!"

"I, Su Chen, am the War God of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a title not bestowed lightly!"

As he spoke, Su Chen, wielding his halberd, ascended into the sky seemingly out of thin air.

His entire body was enveloped in purple lightning, crackling and popping.

His clothes rattled violently, and even his hair was flying in all directions.

Its eyes had turned white, and its face was terrifying.

"Shatter the darkness with thunder!"

……

On the city wall, Su Chen could be seen ascending into the sky in his true form.

Qin Li was utterly stunned, his mouth agape for a moment.

"Speak up, why did you stop talking?"

The Empress reminded her.

Qin Li then came to his senses and looked at the Northern Mang generals with their varied expressions. "Still don't understand? Very well, I, the prince, will make it even clearer. Most of you will not see tomorrow's sun, or even tonight's moon."

"All those who have pledged allegiance to the Regent will be purged and executed by His Majesty today!"

"Your Majesty, this can't be true! Your Majesty, please tell us, none of this is real!!"

Several generals stared at the Empress with wide, shocked eyes.

The Empress remained expressionless and silent.

But her attitude already implied that she was admitting Qin Li's statement.

crazy!

Several generals had gone mad, drawing their swords and pointing them at the Empress, roaring:

"Murong Huang!"

"How cruel you are!"

"What a brilliant plan!"

"We...we've all been fooled by you!"

"Regent, how has the Regent wronged you?"

"You...you actually risked losing the war between my Northern Mang and the Great Zhou to weaken the Regent's power, and even went so far as to kill the Regent's son, your own cousin!"

The moment they drew their swords, the Ironclad Pagodas on the city wall would swarm forward and hack them to pieces.

Unexpectedly, the empress raised an arm at that moment.

Is she vicious?

There are some things I just have to say.

Facing out of the city and with her back to the generals, she coldly demanded, "Who is truly so ruthless? Do you think the Regent Prince wasn't involved when Mother was humiliated?"

The Empress has thoroughly investigated what happened back then.

Back then, the powerful minister was so influential that no one could rival him. In order to protect himself, the regent offered up his mother.

If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's strong will and her choice to commit suicide, the powerful minister would have succeeded.

The death of the Queen Mother was inextricably linked to the Regent.

The death of the emperor was also inextricably linked to the regent.

In secret, the regent did many shady things.

The Empress absolutely hated the Regent and wished she could tear him to pieces.

Now, she's considered ruthless just for killing one of his good-for-nothing sons?

The Empress didn't want to say anything more; she simply moved her finger, and the Ironclad Cavalry behind her swarmed forward.

Immediately, the sounds of weapons clashing and the screams of generals mingled together, creating a continuous cacophony.

Soon, the few generals were captured, and the city walls were covered in blood, with only two or three still breathing.

"Why didn't you kill them all?"

Qin Li asked.

The Empress did not turn back. "Killing them all would be difficult to explain back home. It's better to leave one or two alive."

Qin Li cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, "I'm truly impressed!"