Chapter 368

"Save people!"

Nie Siming gave a light shout, then swept toward the side.

Yuan Xiong was the same.

A demon tide was not scary to them, but to those ordinary soldiers, it was a disaster.

Casualties in military training were inevitable, but if too many people died, they would inevitably be punished.

Their duty in entering the mountain was precisely this.

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Looking at the rapidly approaching demon beast frenzy that was soaring with demon qi.

"Something is wrong."

He was someone who had opened the Western Heaven Gate; in terms of perception of demon beasts, he was by no means weaker than an ordinary demon-controlling master.

This demon tide was clearly driven by someone on purpose.

No need to think, it must be the means of the Purple Chai Jingong.

Annan Town wanted to deter the Purple Chai Jingong; the Purple Chai Jingong certainly could not watch as it was bullied to its doorstep and must have a countermeasure.

This demon tide was likely the Purple Chai Jingong's retaliation.

At this moment.

A vigorous sound of drums echoed in the mid-air of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

It was the signal to return to camp.

No matter how strong the demon tide was, as long as the ten thousand soldiers gathered, it would not be a big problem.

Nie Siming and Yuan Xiong went to save those who happened to be entangled by demon beasts and could not escape.

Li Rui pondered.

In an instant, he arrived beside Lu Jun, who was entangled with the Red Flame Wolf.

At this moment, Lu Jun's expression was extremely ugly.

He certainly also noticed the unusual movement just now, and relying on his rich experience, he almost understood in an instant that it was the precursor to the arrival of the demon tide.

But the strength of the Red Flame Wolf before him was far superior to his, and it was almost impossible to slay it quickly.

But if they retreated, they would inevitably face the pursuit of the Red Flame Wolf.

By then, the number of people who died would certainly not be few.

Just as he was preparing to forcefully raise his breath and risk serious injury to forcefully slay the Red Flame Wolf before him, he saw Li Rui appear abruptly in front of him.

Bang!

A pair of large hands reached forward.

Almost the moment the palm touched the head of the Red Flame Wolf, the Red Flame Wolf, which was still fierce and monstrous, was slapped into a pulp with one palm.

Too easy.

It formed a sharp contrast with the scene where their dozens of people were struggling hard just now.

"General Li?"

Lu Jun looked at the corpse of the Red Flame Wolf on the ground that was already dead beyond death, and looked up at Li Rui in surprise.

Instantly.

He understood that Li Rui was clearly protecting them in secret.

Just as he was about to thank him, he was interrupted by Li Rui: "Lord Lu, the situation is urgent; take your people down the mountain first."

After speaking.

Li Rui disappeared into the mountain forest again.

A hurried departure.

Lu Jun took a deep breath; he also knew the seriousness of the matter now and turned to the soldiers behind him:

"Take the wounded, go!"

"Quickly slay this evil tiger!"

Guan Xinrong shouted loudly.

"Surname Guan, you speak lightly; if you can do it, you go!"

On the other side, a garrison commander from another guard battalion cursed.

But before he finished speaking, a gust of wind struck; he had only taken half a step back, intending to find Guan Xinrong to join forces, but was forced back again.

Facing the demon beast before him, he had no temper at all.

"Damn!"

The garrison commander spat a mouthful of bloody saliva on the ground.

Glancing at the demon beast group that had already surrounded them, his heart sank.

"Ah!"

A miserable howl.

He saw the chest of a soldier pierced by a sharp claw, and the bloody heart was still beating between the claws.

Guan Xinrong saw this scene, and his expression became extremely ugly.

If this continued, with more and more demon beasts surrounding them, they would be completely finished in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

He led his troops in a forced march and walked the deepest.

But he never expected to encounter a demon tide and had to retreat helplessly.

But in the end, he was still a step slow.

On the way, he met this garrison commander again, but even if the two joined forces, they were far from being the opponents of those countless demon beasts.

"Is it really going to end here?"

Just when Guan Xinrong was hesitating whether to abandon the wounded and take the elite to forcefully break out.

Suddenly, a commotion arose in the demon beast group.

In the direction of the right hand, the demon beasts that were still fiercely howling scattered one after another, revealing the figure of an old man with an immortal air.

Only to see the old man holding a long saber in his hand.

All the approaching demon beasts were twisted into a pool of minced meat by the saber light.

Seeing the old man appear, a look of surprise appeared on Guan Xinrong's face.

"It's General Li!"

Not only him, but all the other Anning Guard soldiers looked as if they had seen a savior, and the morale that had been low instantly soared.

The soldiers of the other guard battalion also mostly knew Li Rui's identity.

"We're saved!"

Who in Qinghe didn't know how formidable General Li was?

Li Rui looked at Guan Xinrong, then looked at the other garrison commander.

"You retreat; I'll block here."

With the invisible aura of deterrence, the demon beasts that were originally fighting Guan Xinrong and the other seemed to feel the threat and all stopped, looking at Li Rui with dread.

Without the demon beasts attacking.

Guan Xinrong and the other had the opportunity to pull away.

In less than three breaths.

The fifty-plus soldiers huddled together.

Looking with awe at Li Rui, who stood in front like a sturdy shield blocking the flood of demon beasts.

"Retreat!" Li Rui gave a low shout.

Guan Xinrong and the other garrison commander looked at each other, then gritted their teeth: "Many thanks to Lord Li for the rescue."

Then they took their people and killed their way toward the direction of down the mountain.

They also knew that continuing to stay here would not be of much help to Li Rui.

For an expert of Li Rui's level, one person was actually more convenient.

Those demon beasts were indeed numerous, but far from threatening Li Rui; staying behind was just a burden.

Li Rui glanced at the crowd disappearing into the mountain forest.

That place had already been cleared by him.

It would not be difficult for Guan Xinrong and the others to break out.

And he only needed to force the demon beasts before him to retreat, then pull away, follow those people, and escort them down the mountain.

!

Facing the surrounding demon beasts, there was no change on Li Rui's face.

The next instant.

Dread appeared on the faces of the demon beasts that had already surrounded him.

It was a shudder from the depths of their souls.

Not bad.

Li Rui had just leaked a trace of True Dragon Qi; these demon beasts were precisely suppressed by the True Dragon Qi, and one by one, they no longer had any will to fight.

A bear-shaped demon beast that was two zhang tall and closest to him could no longer withstand the terrifying pressure.

Its front claws landed with a bang, and then it ran away without looking back.

With this big bear taking the lead, the other demon beasts instantly scattered.

In just a moment.

Only Li Rui was left in the mountain forest.

"This True Dragon Qi is quite useful."

Li Rui smiled slightly.

Even if he could kill one with one saber, wouldn't he need to hack for a while? How could it compare to the peace of mind of not needing a single move now?

This was also the reason why he wanted to stay behind.

Just as Li Rui was preparing to turn and leave—

A sound of breaking through the air rang out.

A ball of scorching flames flew out from the depths of the mountain forest, brushing past Li Rui.

Li Rui dodged the sudden flame.

Narrowing his eyes, he looked toward the direction where the flame appeared.

He saw a young man walking out slowly; the most eye-catching thing was the ball of burning flame in his hand.

Controlling fire!

Actually, this was nothing strange.

After all, many martial artists with fire-form true qi could also do it, such as Tie Kuang.

But Li Rui's expression changed.

Because he felt an extremely familiar aura from the young man before him.

Blazing Flame Body!!

The reason why this strange man before him could control fire was actually because he cultivated the Five Spirits Body Refining Technique.

Li Rui's pupils contracted slightly, revealing a look of dread.

The man's mouth lifted slightly, and he said lightly: "You are Li Rui?"

Li Rui: "No."

Hearing the answer.

The man was angered into laughter: "You think this little cleverness can hide from me?"

"I have long seen your portrait."

"The Palace Master has mentioned you many times; if I can catch you and bring you before the Palace Master, the Palace Master should be very happy."

Li Rui's eyes narrowed slightly, and his brows furrowed tighter.

The Palace Master in the man's mouth was naturally that mysterious Purple Chai Jingong Master, who might be the Transcendent Immortal that the Secret Guard had been investigating.

And looking at the man cultivating the Five Spirits Body Refining Technique, the possibility of the latter was very high.

Qi Tong's smile instantly faded.

"Alright, everything is over; surrender!"

Before the words fell.

Swish, swish, swish!

Three fireballs shot toward Li Rui's vital points.

Li Rui's footsteps tapped.

His body stuck to the ground and dodged the three fireballs at a strange angle, rapidly closing the distance with the man.

Qi Tong saw that his Blazing Flame Body actually failed to work, and a look of displeasure appeared on his face.

He snorted coldly.

Flames rose around his body, and he instantly turned into a fire man; the scorching heat turned the green land into scorched earth, and the whole person was like a fire god descending to the world.

'I have the Blazing Flame Body blessed by the exotic treasure bestowed by the Palace Master; how can you be my opponent?'

Qi Tong only felt that victory was in his grasp, and was even fantasizing about the scene of capturing Li Rui and finding Si Feng to claim credit.

At this moment.

Li Rui had also arrived before Qi Tong, with killing intent bursting in his eyes.

The saber in his hand had also been changed from an ordinary spiritual weapon to the immortal weapon Zhan Jiao.

Qi Tong felt the cold killing intent coming from Zhan Jiao, and his expression changed.

'It's actually an immortal weapon?'

He did not expect that Li Rui, a Primordial martial artist, actually had an immortal weapon on him.

"I admit, I underestimated you."

"But do you think an external object can bridge the gap between you and me?"

But just as Qi Tong finished speaking, his pupils instantly enlarged.

Because Li Rui's speed actually surged again; in an instant, the edge of the immortal saber had already reached the top of his head.

This saber was far stronger than he had expected!

Qi Tong suddenly broke into a cold sweat.

"Open!"

Li Rui shouted violently.

Just the moment before the immortal saber was about to fall on his head, the jade ruyi in Qi Tong's hand shone with golden light, turning into a large golden bell that instantly covered him.

Almost at the same time the golden light covered him, the immortal saber collided with the golden light.

Dong!

It shook the heavens and the earth!

(End of chapter)