Chapter 121

Good move, Zhao Yuanjing, you demoness really have a good move.

They actually used Miao Qingfeng, this Guardian, as bait...

Lu Zhangsheng's heart twitched, and he grasped the key; if not for his greatly increased cultivation, today he would probably not die but would still lose a layer of skin.

But after his skills and techniques all broke through, although these people exerted immense pressure, they did not pose a lethal threat to him.

The opponent's strength is clearly within his bearing range.

Lu Zhangsheng silently scanned the four people who had suddenly appeared, his eyes blazing with divine light.

Uh-oh, it's the third through sixth Guardians of the cult all appearing.

Jiang Chen looked at the several people who suddenly rushed out, his face full of despair.

These four are all mid-stage Void Embryo experts, led by the third Guardian Yu Zhangyuan and the fourth Guardian Luo Hongzhi.

The fifth Guardian Ge Fei and the sixth Guardian Xin Shaoxi are also mid-stage Void Embryo; their strength should not be underestimated.

The four appeared, almost an unstoppable force.

Besides the mysterious Sovereign and Vice Cult Master, and the first and second Guardians, these four are almost the cult's strongest fighting force.

Brother Ye, they're surely coming for you; find a chance to escape this place immediately.

Jiang Chen looked at Lu Zhangsheng with a resolute face and shouted loudly.

That Sovereign in the dark surely saw Ye Chen's strength rising too fast, posing too great a threat, and thus deliberately set up a death trap here.

He is already heavily wounded, unable to break out of the encirclement, while Ye Chen is different; he belongs to the government's secretly cultivated genius martial artist, and his falling here is truly a pity.

Using this crippled body to assist Ye Chen in breaking out of the encirclement also counts as repaying the government's years of cultivation.

But in this instant, he secretly made up his mind.

Hehehe... trying to escape? Today everyone in the city must die! Go down to accompany Guardian Miao in burial.

Yu Zhangyuan snorted contemptuously, his face full of disdain.

With the four Guardians all out, it's already a deadly situation; aside from some top-tier experts, no one can survive.

Obviously, this Ye Chen before them is still lacking quite a bit.

A nearby group of cult experts also looked at Lu Zhangsheng and Jiang Chen with the gaze of looking at the dead.

In everyone's view, these two government experts will surely die today, without any doubt.

After the city falls, they will blood-wash this place.

Uh-oh, the two lords are in danger.

On the city wall, a group of city guards looked fearful; they were also very familiar with these wanted experts.

These four are all notorious, their strength extremely terrifying Void Embryo experts.

Many warriors in the city also showed despair, today they likely can only abandon the city and flee; it's unknown how many can escape back to the county seat.

Ding Songyang, go kill Jiang Chen; this person is handed over to us four.

Yu Zhangyuan's tone was icy, killing intent bursting in his eyes.

Today these two will surely die.

Rest assured, Jiang Chen is already injured; he definitely won't last long.

Ding Songyang gave a hehe laugh, his face full of confidence.

The five's aura suddenly erupted, a powerful blood-killing qi shot up to the heavens, stirring up clouds of dust.

Many government martial artists felt as if a boulder pressed on their chests, making it hard to breathe.

They all showed looks of shock.

Kill.

With Yu Zhangyuan's command, the great battle instantly erupted.

Several people immediately drew their weapons and charged at Lu Zhangsheng and the other with all their might.

Waves of killing intent intertwined, as if countless ghostly shadows were howling within.

The four Guardians directly surrounded Lu Zhangsheng, while Ding Songyang went up against Jiang Chen; the few's goals were very clear.

Lu Zhangsheng's gaze was quite solemn, seeing the four people front, back, left, right firmly blocking his retreat; obviously they came prepared, constantly guarding against his astonishing speed.

Since he can't dodge, then fight.

Since he started martial arts, having experienced countless battles, he has never retreated.

Although these people are strong, I am not weak either!

Boom boom boom...

Lu Zhangsheng fully activated the secret art Three Fold Wave, his qi and blood rising step by step, rushing straight to the clouds.

He stood with legs apart, a transparent-colored qi shield suddenly appeared around him, emanating an immovable-as-a-mountain intent.

At this moment, he unleashed his full strength without hesitation.

Slash.

Lu Zhangsheng suddenly brandished his knife, slashing forward at the four.

A dazzling blade light flashed in the void, carrying astonishing pressure, as if it could cleave everything.

Courting death.

Seeing Lu Zhangsheng rashly attempting to take on four alone, Yu Zhangyuan and the others couldn't help but show contempt.

As top-tier experts, they all had confidence.

Even a single one of them could suppress the opponent; it's unexpected that this person before them is so 'arrogant and overconfident'.

The four immediately exerted their qi and blood to the fullest, brandishing their weapons and fiercely charging forward.

Waves of blood-killing qi permeated the whole field, making people feel nauseous.

Jiang Chen and Ding Songyang also each went after their opponents.

Everyone suddenly collided together.

Bang bang bang...

A violent air wave swept in all directions, blade marks covered the ground, as if it had been plowed, the whole battlefield was in utter chaos.

After that strike.

Lu Zhangsheng immediately employed the Thousand-Jin Drop, firmly planting on the ground like a mountain, immovable.

Where their feet stepped, two small pits suddenly appeared.

Thump bang bang...

The attacks of the other three also landed on Lu Zhangsheng's protective gang qi, emitting earth-shaking roars.

The gang qi shield shook violently, flowing light intertwining, and after a few breaths it stabilized again.

After that move, Yu Zhangyuan and the four others also stopped, standing in place.

Their faces were filled with utter shock.

"What powerful protective divine skill!"

Such gang qi is simply terrifying to hear of; if the opponent breaks through to innate and transforms into innate divine gang, it would be even more fearsome.

"This person poses too great a threat; quickly activate the demonic essence blood and slay the opponent..."

Yu Zhangyuan's face was full of solemnity.

From that recent clash, they discovered that the opponent was not weaker than themselves.

This simply made them find it hard to believe.

According to the Holy Cult's intelligence, when the opponent first struck, they had only just reached Bone-forging level.

Who would have thought that in just a few short years, they would have cultivated to such an astonishing level.

Such talent could be called a genius even throughout the Great Zhou.

This also made them extremely envious.

Not one of them had reached the Embryonic Transformation stage without decades of cultivation.

Jiang Chen, who was sparring with Ding Songyang, seeing this situation, also had a face full of delighted surprise.

Who would have thought that Ye Chen actually blocked the combined strike of the four.

In this way, the hope of the opponent returning alive greatly increased.

"Brother Ye cannot fight for long; quickly find an opportunity to leave..."

Jiang Chen shouted a reminder, they were quite worried that the opponent was overdoing their bravado, thus losing the chance to escape.

"Seeking death, you dare to be distracted while fighting this seat."

Ding Songyang's face was full of killing intent, as if feeling insulted.

They again aroused their qi and blood, and charged forward.

"Kill."

Yu Zhangyuan and the others began to fully unleash the demonic essence blood within their bodies.

An extremely evil aura instantly permeated the entire arena, and Yu Zhangyuan and the others' faces were instantly covered with bloody stripes.

A bat wing formed from bloody killing qi flickered in the void.

All of this happened in an instant.

Yu Zhangyuan and the four again charged at Lu Zhangsheng to kill.

Their momentum surged far beyond before.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived before Lu Zhangsheng, waving their weapons and slashing fiercely.

With this strike, they sought to break through the protective gang qi of the person before them and kill them on the spot.

Lu Zhangsheng did not dare to delay, immediately invoking a drop of golden blood from deep within their chest.

Whoosh...

A surge of vital energy shot straight to the heavens, and the entire momentum increased again.

Even the protective gang qi surrounding their body was stained with strands of golden light.

"Kill."

They suddenly drew their blade and slashed forward again.

The fierce blade aura flickered in the void, and friction with the air produced a piercing screech.

Boom boom boom...

Lu Zhangsheng and Yu Zhangyuan's weapons violently collided, kicking up a wave of qi, the ground instantly cracking, a rolling dust cloud.

Luo Hongzhi and the three others' attacks also fiercely struck Lu Zhangsheng's protective gang qi, emitting an earth-shaking roar.

The transparent gang qi shield shook violently, its fluorescent light flickering unpredictably; after a few breaths, it stabilized again.

Despite their full-force strike, they still failed to break through Lu Zhangsheng's protective gang qi.

"This is impossible!"

Yu Zhangyuan and the others' faces were filled with shock.

The four of them unleashed demonic essence blood, yet still could not shatter this turtle-shell-like defense before them, making them find it hard to believe.

Ding Songyang's face was also filled with shock; they never expected this mysterious powerhouse to possess such means.

"Well done, Brother Ye."

Jiang Chen desperately blocked Ding Songyang's attack, yet their face was filled with joy.

With only one arm, they were already in perilous straits, likely unable to hold on much longer.

"Ten thousand victories!"

Seeing this, the martial artists on the city wall all became excited; they never expected Lord Ye to actually have blocked it.

The many cultists outside the city also wore expressions of disbelief, eyes wide open, as if they had seen a ghost.

"This person must have activated his refined blood, otherwise he couldn't block our full-force attack."

"Quickly surround and kill the opponent; his refined blood won't hold for long."

Killer intent flared in Yu Zhangyuan's eyes.

A genius with such a massive threat must be beheaded today.

"Kill."

A few of them again fully activated their Qi and blood, charging at Lu Zhangsheng to kill him.

Endless blood‑killing aura intertwined, as if even the high clouds were obscured.

"Competing with me for consumption?"

Lu Zhangsheng felt a hundred drops of golden blood within his body and over a thousand Source Energy Points in his hand, and gave a cold smile.

His refined blood foundation plus resources were enough for a full burst lasting three days and three nights, far beyond what these cult Guardians could match.

"Kill."

Lu Zhangsheng unleashed his refined blood at full force, charging at Yu Zhangyuan and the others to kill them.

"Boom boom boom…"

Both sides clashed in a bloody battle on the open ground, fierce vigor sweeping in all directions, raising a cloud of dust that made the battlefield indistinct.

Time passed slowly.

Half an hour passed.

Yu Zhangyuan and his companions gradually sensed something was wrong.

Their refined blood had been mostly consumed, and their momentum began to wane, whereas the opponent showed no sign of decline; instead, he grew fiercer, like a war god.

This was simply beyond normal logic.

"That kid is strange!"

Yu Zhangyuan and his companions exchanged a glance, their faces solemn.

On the side battlefield, Jiang Chen's complexion was extremely pale, and his refined blood was nearly exhausted.

Ding Songyang's face also looked terrible, his breath weakened considerably.

Facing a transcendent strongman in a life‑or‑death blood battle, he was also nearing his limit.

The many government warriors atop the city walls saw the two strongmen actually block the onslaught of numerous cult Guardians, and their morale gradually rose.

They firmly kept a group of cultists outside the city.

They now held the belief to defend this city.

"Retreat."

At that moment, Yu Zhangyuan and his three companions suddenly slashed at Lu Zhangsheng's protective aura.

A counter‑shock force struck, and using that momentum, the few of them quickly retreated backward.

They vanished from the battlefield within a few breaths.

Seeing they could not defeat Lu Zhangsheng, the four retreated without hesitation.

Countless cultists also withdrew like a tide, leaving only a few corpses on the field.

Ding Songyang, seeing this, immediately activated his body technique and retreated.

After a few flickers, he disappeared on the open ground.

"Wan Sheng, Wan Sheng."

The many warriors atop the city walls, seeing the cult strongmen withdraw, couldn't help but cheer excitedly.

Everyone clenched their fists, their eyes shining.

All of them were lucky to have survived.

They looked toward the two Lu Zhangsheng outside the city, faces full of awe.

If those two strongmen hadn't been there, the city would likely have been bathed in blood.

At this moment, Jiang Chen suddenly sat cross‑legged, his complexion extremely pale.

He had long been exhausted, sustained only by a single belief.

"Being able to fight side by side with Brother Ye today, I die without regret."

Jiang Chen gave a hearty laugh.

As a transcendent strongman, dying in battle is a great honor, at least better than simply aging away.

The many on the city walls, seeing this, also wore faces of sorrow; Changping County would lose another transcendent strongman.

These people are the backbone supporting the entire human race.

"Brother Jiang, wait for me a moment."

Lu Zhangsheng's tone was very calm.

Then he turned and sprinted toward the forest ahead, as fast as lightning.

After a few flickers, he vanished on the open ground.

Jiang Chen, seeing this, was startled; he also guessed the opponent's intention, a hint of expectation in his eyes.

Lu Zhangsheng activated Snowless Steps, freely traversing the vast heavens and earth.

Green leaves on either side brushed his clothes, producing a rustling sound.

He pursued along the direction Ding Songyang and his companions had taken.

Not long after, he saw the backs of Ding Songyang and his companions.

Feeling the terrifying aura behind him, Ding Songyang's face was full of fear.

Endless cold surged from deep within his body.

He was already wounded, and his speed was even slower by a notch.

"Guardian, save me!"

Ding Songyang shouted for help toward the few ahead, his eyes full of despair.

Yu Zhangyuan and the others, seeing this, accelerated again, rushing forward.

Apparently they had abandoned Ding Songyang.

The four's demonic blood consumption was considerable; facing the "monster" behind them, they were helpless.

Continuing the fight would likely end badly.

"Bastard."

Ding Songyang cursed fiercely, his heart filled with bitter resentment.

The few abandoned their stance without hesitation, and he saw it.

At this moment, Lu Zhangsheng quickly chased up, and as he neared Ding Songyang's back, he slashed with a sword.

The brilliant blade light flickered in the void, emitting a series of booming sounds.

Ding Songyang hurriedly turned to counter, his eyes filled with terror.

"Boom boom boom…"

Lu Zhangsheng swung away the opponent's weapon, then, in the look of unwillingness on his face, the blade instantly sliced through his neck.

"Splash…"

A massive head shot upward, a torrent of fresh blood gushing out.

One slash, Ding Songyang lost his head.

The opponent, having expended massive energy, was far from peak condition and couldn't even block his slash.

Then, Lu Zhangsheng picked up the head on the ground, which lacked a distinct face, and strode toward the rear.

……

At the city gate.

Jiang Chen quietly watched the dense forest ahead, his heart as still as water.

At that moment, a figure in white slowly emerged from the woods, still carrying a bloodied head, looking very striking.

Jiang Chen suddenly grinned.

"Ha ha… Ding Songyang didn't expect that, despite all your scheming, I was still one step ahead…"

After a few breaths, his laughter abruptly stopped, his breathing gradually weakened, until he vanished.

A once-unparalleled strongman of the generation fell here.

Lu Zhangsheng quietly walked up to Jiang Chen and placed the head on the ground.

Then he took out a wine flask and poured some spirit wine onto the ground.

"Brother Jiang, travel safely."

His tone was very low, and toward this person, his heart held a hint of respect.

"Senior Jiang, travel safely."

Around, a group of warriors bowed in unison, their faces solemn.

Without the opponent's desperate blood battle, most on the field would likely fall.

(End of Chapter)