Chapter 786: Sudden Change

Chen Min had already discarded his lower body at this moment, his upper body erupting with an immortal will as he continued to charge toward Li Zhiyi.

Mad!

Chen Min's decisiveness even left the group of Eighth-Rankers from the Five Clans in the high heavens stunned.

"Interesting!"

Chi Ning sneered, waving one hand to produce a long sword covered in tooth marks, and charged to kill Chen Min.

High in the distant heavens, two streams of rainbow light were flying over at extreme speed.

They were precisely Jidao Wu and Xi Congyun, who had come to support Chen Min; the two were the Battalion Commander and Deputy Battalion Commander of the Tiger Dragon Battalion.

Seeing Chen Min's miserable state at this moment, they both gritted their teeth in an instant, accelerating with all their might as if risking their lives.

And on the earth below, the army guards led by Chen Min all had bloodshot eyes at this moment.

"Kill!!!"

"Kill all these sons of bitches!"

"All of you, die!"

They roared repeatedly, having long since fallen into madness.

Because of his own disregard for his life, Chen Min had long since won the complete devotion of his subordinates.

At this moment, around the entire Green Mountain, severed limbs and bloodstains piled up like mountains, broken spears pierced throats, and wails mixed with the sound of cracking bones rose incessantly.

In the distance, Shen Yiwu and Zhang Ting stood, watching this scene, their bodies both tensed.

Zhang Ting and Shen Yiwu were both artificial Eighth-Rankers created by Lu Xunyang, unable to enter the battle.

Yet as they watched the Great Xia guards slaughtering like this, how could they bear it in their hearts?

Just at this moment, as Chen Min was intercepted and trapped by the three Creation Realm experts, and the sorrow of the crowd reached its peak.

"Get out of the way!"

A sudden low shout from Chen Youyi was like a thunderclap, abruptly tearing through all the sounds of battle.

Chi Ning, who had already charged toward Chen Min, was startled, instantly looking behind him, and then his pupils contracted wildly.

*Puff! *

A sharp blade had already pierced into his forehead.

Without any warning, Li Zhiyi's physical body had been bound by several divine chains, his flesh and blood mangled by the Qi and blood injuries caused by the chains piercing his body.

But the tip of the Blood-Brand blade pierced through Chi Ning's head regardless.

Chi Ning opened his mouth wide, unable to speak.

Was this person disregarding his own life?

With the Blood-Brand in hand, he could have just severed the Qi and blood divine chains; why would he go to such lengths to kill him?

If you kill me, you will die too...

This was the last thought in Chi Ning's mind.

The next instant, Li Zhiyi flicked his wrist, and the tip of the Blood-Brand slashed down casually like a green snake, cutting Chi Ning's body into several pieces.

This moment happened abruptly.

The entire Green Mountain fell into a dead silence.

Even the Five Clans Creation Realm expert who had cast the divine chains was stunned.

He hadn't intended to kill Li Zhiyi.

There were only two blood-gu worms for the Blood-Brand; once Chen Min died, only Li Zhiyi would be left.

If he killed Li Zhiyi, it wouldn't be a merit, but rather a grave crime.

He had cast the divine chains only to intercept Li Zhiyi; who knew that Li Zhiyi would attack Chi Ning regardless of life or death?

Thinking of this, he hurriedly tightened the Qi and blood divine chains he had cast, preventing the surging, sea-like cyan divine chains from continuing toward Li Zhiyi, instead having them bypass Li Zhiyi from the rear, left, and right to surround him.

"Trash."

Li Zhiyi said indifferently; he knew the Five Clans didn't dare to kill him at all.

The Blood-Brand in his hand slashed out, and streaks of blood-colored light quickly swept across the void, severing the divine chains that had blocked his path and bound his body.

*Clatter!!! *

The cyan divine chains, broken inch by inch, fell, turning into bursts of cyan Qi and blood.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

Chen Min was overjoyed, having already rushed in front of Li Zhiyi, reaching out with one hand:

"Give it to me!"

Chen Min laughed loudly, while the high-ranked members of the Five Clans all had their expressions change drastically.

And on the earth, a cheer erupted.

Chen Youqing gritted her teeth; she hadn't expected such a turn of events to occur.

And behind Chen Min, those two Five Clans Creation Realm experts felt endless fear in the depths of their hearts, desperately trying to stop Chen Min.

Yet it was also at this moment.

Chen Min's expression changed wildly, because he saw Li Zhiyi's pair of indifferent eyes.

A sense of foreboding emerged in Chen Min's heart; just as he was about to speak, he saw a leg shadow burning with golden-red light coming toward his face.

Under the disbelieving gaze of everyone, Chen Min, who only had half a body left, was struck on the head by Li Zhiyi's leg and plummeted straight to the earth.

The rapidly falling Chen Min was stunned.

Even those two Five Clans Creation Realm experts, who had originally been terrified and desperately chasing Chen Min, were stunned.

"You are also trash!"

Li Zhiyi shouted in a low voice:

"On what grounds do you think that the Blood Brand is best in your hands?!"

As his voice fell, the muscles in his arms knotted instantly under the drive of his Willpower, and the Blood Brand in his hand struck toward the two Creation Realm experts who had originally been chasing Chen Min like a blood-colored serpent.

The Blood Brand was sharp; wherever the blade light passed, only thin, blood-colored blade marks remained in the void.

Seeing the change in events, those two Creation Realm experts did not dare to be careless.

After all, the death of Chi Ning had happened just a moment ago.

Li Zhiyi might not be terrifying, but this Blood Brand was extremely horrifying.

And what was even more fatal was that the command given to them by the higher-ups was to capture Li Zhiyi alive; they could not kill Li Zhiyi.

Li Zhiyi's eyes were sharp, yet he ignored the thoughts of these Creation Realm experts entirely.

The long blade slashed out continuously, its speed reaching the extreme.

He had long since analyzed the Blood Brand and could use his own Willpower to imitate another Blood Brand.

But he would not use it directly here.

If he were to use it, the Five Clans would definitely think that he, Li Zhiyi, was more terrifying than Chen Min and was the one who most deserved to die.

What Li Zhiyi wanted was to continue using the Blood Brand, accumulate killing intent, wait for the Blood Brand to be fully born, and then...

Devour the Blood Brand!

Li Zhiyi bent his body backward like a fully drawn bow, and the Blood Brand in his hand slashed out rapidly.

Wherever the blade marks passed, these two Creation Realm experts could only dodge, and even the techniques they had just cast were severed.

As for the Divine Chain cast by the Creation Realm expert who had deployed it, it could only provide a slight obstruction to the Blood Brand.

Chen Youqing narrowed his eyes, while the voice of Chen Qi sounded in his mind.

"This person is also not simple; I have never seen such Willpower martial arts."

Chen Youqing shook his head:

"That is still far better than Chen Min. It is thanks to his momentary selfishness; otherwise, Chen Min would have truly seized the Blood Brand."

Chen Qi frowned.

Under normal circumstances, Li Zhiyi was also a formidable prodigy.

But this Li Zhiyi knew no blade techniques, nor any other martial arts; with the Blood Brand in hand, he only knew how to hack and slash.

As long as these three Creation Realm experts were not fools and did not underestimate the enemy, they would not be harmed.

It was just that, for the moment, they were completely unable to get close to Li Zhiyi, let alone capture him; any martial arts that approached the Blood Brand would be easily severed by it.

Chen Qi looked into the distance, where Xi Congyun, Jidao Wu, and an army of ten thousand were already charging over.

He sighed in his heart and began to transmit his voice to a certain location:

"Deploy!"

The next instant.

Boom—!!!

On a certain piece of land thousands of miles away, endless rumbling suddenly resounded.

This rumbling was terrifying, causing the earth itself to tremble and erupt with shocking air waves like those caused by shifting earth veins.

Far away in Yunmeng City, Shen Yiwei and Zhang Ting hurriedly looked toward the direction where the sound originated.

Only to see.

On that side, the earth cracked like shattered porcelain, and five Heaven-Reaching Mechs broke through the rock; their massive metal bodies blotted out the sky and sun, and their joints spewed scorching air waves.

Five mechs that spanned the heavens appeared just like that.

Shen Yiwei's expression stiffened instantly, and he looked coldly at Chen Qi.

Yet he saw Chen Qi standing at the head of a group of Eighth-Rankers from the Five Clans, smiling indifferently:

"Today, our Five Clans will break through Xiaoyang and completely eradicate the last stronghold of your Great Xia in Qin Province.

From now on, Qin Province will completely be the territory of our Five Clans!"

As his voice fell, a terrifying aura erupted from the bodies of the Eighth-Rankers behind him.

Just as Chen Qi had said, the direction where those five Heaven-Reaching Mechs were located was precisely Xiaoyang City.

That was the frontline command post of Great Xia in Qin Province.

Further north of Qin Province was Yun Province.

Immediately following.

On the five Heaven-Reaching Mechs, the cabin doors opened one after another, and one hundred thousand warriors clad in flowing-light battle armor poured out like a swarm of bees.

The thrusters behind them dragged trails of flame, cutting off the sunlight; when they landed, the crust of the earth hummed, and the reflection of their armor was so piercing that people could not open their eyes.

"Kill!"

"Break through Xiaoyang!"

The army of one hundred thousand advanced instantly.

On the five Heaven-Reaching Mechs, countless gun barrels protruded menacingly from the gaps in their joints, spines, and shoulder armor.

The next moment.

In an instant, flame light became lines, and the rain of bullets became a waterfall; ten million scorching white trajectories tore through the air, emitting a hum like a swarm of bees passing by, weaving into an airtight web of fire.

And inside Xiaoyang City, one figure after another erupted outward.

"Enemy attack!"

"Kill!"

"Fight to the death today!"

Thousands of Great Xia military guards rushed out from within Xiaoyang City.

Zong Heng, Jiang Yuan, and other garrison generals also flew out, leading the army to fight.

It is currently a surprise attack by the Five Tribes, leaving the main army within Xiaoyang City absolutely no opportunity to deploy their formations.

"What a pity..." Chen Qi chuckled aloud:

"I had assumed you would send more people to support Qingshan, but in the end, there are only two battalions."

He was dressed in white, his face lean and gentle, with no trace of weathering between his brows, and only the coldness of an ancient pool in the depths of his eyes.

At this moment, Shen Yiwei's expression turned ugly:

"On one hand, a rapid assault on Xiaoyang, and on the other, surrounding the twenty thousand Great Xia military guards of the Hulong Battalion and the Min Battalion—what a brilliant way to kill two birds with one stone."

Shen Yiwei was not wrong, for he had already seen that three Five Tribes armies were rushing toward Qingshan, having just cut off the retreat of the Extreme Martial Hulong Battalion.

In other words.

The ten thousand-strong army led by Jidao Wu and Xi Congyun could no longer return and could only continue to rush toward Qingshan.

Xue Lao, who appeared to be valued to the extreme by the Five Tribes, had actually been used by Chen Qi as bait to pull off a "killing two birds with one stone" maneuver.

At the same time, the three Creation Realm experts who had originally been surrounding and killing Li Zhiyi retreated instantly, unwilling to contend for life or death with Li Zhiyi in such a short time.

And the remnants of the Third Army of Chizhou, originally led by Chi Ning, also began to retreat rapidly, leaving Qingshan.

Suddenly, the Great Xia military guards atop Qingshan looked at one another, some wearing expressions of bewilderment.

A moment ago they were still shouting for battle, but now they were like headless flies.

Shen Yiwei's face was so gloomy it could drip water.

Great Xia had only sent Chen Min at the very beginning because they were worried the main army would be trapped deep inside and unable to withdraw.

But who could have imagined that Chen Min would actually be chosen by Xue Lao.

Therefore, the Hulong Battalion was sent out again.

As it turned out, what Chen Qi wanted was not just Xue Lao and the two battalions of Great Xia military guards, but to completely conquer Qinzhou today.

High above in the sky, Jidao Wu and Xi Congyun also saw their expressions turn ugly.

They also knew that they could not return in the short term and would be surrounded by the Five Tribes armies.

Either they break through the Five Tribes' blockade, or they will be trapped and die on Qingshan.