Chapter 109: You actually became a Grandmaster [Seeking monthly tickets]

"Since that's the case, why are some cities unwilling to surrender, preferring to risk the city being broken and people dying?" Xia Daoming asked.

"First, these cities rely on some strength; second, once they surrender, they are rebels; although the Prince of Lingzhou looks like he has great momentum, it is very difficult to succeed; once defeated, those who surrendered will definitely be settled accounts with in the autumn, and looking at what the Prince of Lingzhou's subordinates have done, he is not a wise ruler; third, Ma Tong not only wants a lot of wealth but also reportedly wants to be offered many pregnant women; I don't know what he wants to do with them." Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen replied.

"This Ma Tong deserves to die; killing after breaking the city is already a heinous crime, and he even demands pregnant women from cities that surrendered; it is clear he wants to practice some evil method!" Xia Daoming couldn't help but think of the scene of every household carefully raising snakes outside Luogui City, his face turned cold, and a terrifying murderous aura burst out from his body.

Even though Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen and Liang Jingtang were already eighth-rank Great Martial Masters, facing this terrifying murderous aura, their scalps went numb, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

"It seems you are not prepared to surrender, Daoming!" Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen looked at Xia Daoming, who was full of murderous aura, and said with complex emotions.

Having finally had the opportunity to control Li Cheng, and the family ushered in an opportunity for rapid rise, Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen was naturally unwilling to give up Li Cheng.

But if he didn't give up, he could only surrender!

Otherwise, with the army pressing on the border, relying on Xia Daoming, and these few martial artists and temporarily gathered soldiers from the Ji Clan and the Hidden Dragon Qianjiao Wu Guan, how could they resist?

"Ma Tong is so cruel and violent; I want to kill him quickly, so how can I surrender to him? Moreover, he even demands many pregnant women; this kind of thing, how can we do it?" Xia Daoming said with a solemn expression.

"That's right! Surrendering is fine, and offering more wealth is no problem, but to ask us to offer many pregnant women, this is something we can never do!" Liang Jingtang said in a deep voice.

"Since that's the case, Wenyue and the others hiding in the mountain stronghold don't need to move back for now! Also, we must also prepare to withdraw from Li Cheng.

In my opinion, once the situation is not good, we can choose to pass through the canyon passage of the Cangmang Mountains and withdraw to the north. Although life there is more difficult, with our strength, finding a place to settle down shouldn't be a problem.

After a period of time, when the situation changes, we can return to Li Cheng." Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen said as soon as he heard this.

Apparently, he had already planned for this in his heart.

"Why withdraw? Capture the bandits first, capture the king. Once I find an opportunity, I will kill Ma Tong and some of the experts around him, leaving the Guangwei Army leaderless; then we will lead an elite army to kill out, and we can naturally break the enemy army!" Xia Daoming said.

Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen and Liang Jingtang's faces changed greatly upon hearing this, and they blurted out in unison: "No!"

"Why not?" Xia Daoming smiled and looked at Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen and Liang Jingtang.

"Daoming, you are still young and haven't truly seen two armies confronting each other; it's a sea of people; even if you are very powerful, once you truly enter it, you will instantly become tiny.

Moreover, the army is different from ordinary people; they enter the battlefield and go through life-and-death slaughter, and the murderous aura is extremely heavy; when a person enters it, the murderous aura comes from all directions, and it is very difficult to exert even five or six parts of one's ability.

Not to mention that there is no lack of powerful martial artists in the army; you can kill a hundred, but can you kill thousands? As for the elite, the Ji Clan has produced a few Great Martial Masters recently, but the number is too small, and there are only a handful of Great Martial Masters above the seventh rank.

As for Li Cheng, seventh-rank Great Martial Masters were originally mainly concentrated in the four major forces; after the last catastrophe, not only were the four major forces uprooted, but other forces also suffered heavy casualties; now, let alone seventh-rank Great Martial Masters, even fifth or sixth-rank Great Martial Masters cannot be gathered.

With just this bit of elite, going to charge the army is simply throwing an egg against a rock." Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen shook his head repeatedly, having no confidence at all.

"Yes, Daoming. If Li Cheng hadn't experienced that catastrophe, and then had you, a figure more powerful than a ninth-rank Grandmaster, everyone would work together, and there would still be a chance to hold Li Cheng.

But now, in my opinion, since you are unwilling to surrender, you can only withdraw! As for the people in the city, if they are willing to go with us, we can try our best to take them away." Liang Jingtang followed.

"Old master, master, you used to say I was calculating and cunning, and you said I had a unique eye and a lot of scheming; I dare say you were all teasing me!" Xia Daoming pouted when he saw the two persuading him one after another, seemingly afraid that he, a young man, would be hot-headed.

"How could that be? We were absolutely sincere... uh!" The two blurted out without hesitation, but halfway through, they seemed to have suddenly remembered something, and their expressions froze instantly.

"Yes, what kind of person is this guy? He clearly has the strength to easily kill an eighth-rank, yet he eats the soft rice of my granddaughter every day! Xu Zhiyuan, such a powerful figure, was also tricked by him until his family was ruined! Would he foolishly rush into the army to die? How is this possible?" Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen slapped his head hard.

"Damn, almost forgot this guy's character! When he was only at the sixth-rank realm, he tricked a large group of Great Martial Masters into working for him, and even that old guy Xu Zhiji was tricked by him until he sold his old bones! If he didn't have some certainty, would he do something to die? Isn't this insulting people!" Liang Jingtang pulled his silver beard, which he had always been proud of, hard.

"Why don't you talk? Guilty! It seems you were really teasing me!" Xia Daoming said with a look of "dissatisfaction."

"Alright, Daoming, stop teasing us two old guys! Tell us your real conspiracy!" Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen urged with full anticipation.

"Old master, we are upright people."

"Upright people can occasionally use some conspiracies."

"Old master has high insights!" Xia Daoming gave Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen a thumbs up and said: "What I just said is my conspiracy!"

"Ah!"

Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen and Liang Jingtang were dumbfounded.

This counts as a fart conspiracy!

"Actually, to be precise, my strategy is a combination of strange and upright. Sneak attacks and assassinations are strange, while you leading the elite army to attack is the momentum of uprightness!" Xia Daoming said with a serious expression.

Looking at Xia Daoming's serious expression, Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen and Liang Jingtang felt like beating him up.

What strange or upright, the key is strength!

Without strength, whether it is strange or upright, it is death!

However, the impulse that had just risen in their hearts was suppressed as soon as they saw scales appear on Xia Daoming's body. The scales reflected a metallic luster in the sunlight and spread rapidly, covering Xia Daoming's whole body, including his head, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.

Not only that, on Xia Daoming's chest, there was also a dragon head with a very three-dimensional feel.

Coral-tree-like dragon horns, long whiskers, large round eyes revealing sharp, deep, and majestic insight, and a wide mouth revealing sharp teeth.

A trace of ancient true dragon's vicissitudes, domineering and majestic aura, faintly emanated from Xia Daoming's body.

The two couldn't help but shiver.

"Grand... Grand... master!" The two stuttered when they spoke.

"Hehe!" Xia Daoming smiled proudly, and the dragon scales covering his body gradually faded away.

"Good fellow, you actually became a Grandmaster! No wonder, no wonder! That secret assassination of Ma Tong is very promising!" After a long time, Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen was the first to come back to his senses and said excitedly.

"That's right, that's right!" Liang Jingtang nodded repeatedly.

This guy could kill a ninth-rank Grandmaster when he was eighth-rank.

Now that he is already a Grandmaster, Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen and Liang Jingtang had no doubt that he could kill Ma Tong, who was at the same level.

"However, Ma Tong is very likely to have cultivators by his side, so this matter must be carefully considered. If it really doesn't work, out of caution, we should withdraw from Li Cheng and return later, which is safer!" Liang Jingtang calmed down and said in a deep voice.

The Hidden Dragon Qianjiao Wu Guan actually produced a Martial Arts Grandmaster; that is an extraordinary thing, so we must stabilize it first and not make any mistakes.

"I think so too!" Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen nodded in agreement immediately.

Being a Grandmaster at such a young age, the future is limitless, so there is no need to take such risks!

"Old master, master, you are too wise to protect yourselves! If my strength were not enough, I would definitely consider myself first. But now that I have the strength, how can I ignore the people of Li Cheng in deep water and hot fire because I am afraid of some dangers?" Xia Daoming said with a serious expression.

Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen and Liang Jingtang's expressions froze upon hearing this.

"My generation should be alone when poor, and help the world when reaching!" Xia Daoming continued.

Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen and Liang Jingtang were shocked, and their eyes looked at Xia Daoming with awe!

Tsk tsk, this breadth of mind!

Wenyue was right, Daoming is a man who stands upright!

My little apprentice is indeed the most honest and kind gentleman!

"However, the methods of cultivators are strange and unpredictable, and it is difficult for us to figure out their specific cultivation, so everything must be careful." Xia Daoming changed the subject and continued.

Uh!

The two were stunned!

"So we must send more scouts to find out clearly; if it really can't be done, we must still choose the best policy to leave." Xia Daoming said.

The two pouted.

"However, basically this situation is unlikely to happen, unless that cultivator is really too powerful!" Xia Daoming's tone changed again.

"Daoming, how powerful are you now?" Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen's heart moved, and he asked curiously.

Liang Jingtang stared at Xia Daoming with anticipation upon hearing this.

Xia Daoming smiled slightly, performed a Long Zhao Hand, and grabbed a landscape stone placed in the middle of the pond six zhang away in the air.

The wind rose.

A dragon claw appeared in the air above the pond, grabbing the huge landscape stone in the air.

The water in the pond was stirred, making a crashing sound.

Elder Ji Yuanzhen Yuanzhen and Liang Jingtang were dumbfounded, and drops of cold sweat seeped from their foreheads unknowingly.

Just grabbing a giant stone six zhang away in the air casually was completely beyond their imagination.

As strong as Xu Zhiyuan in his prime, even if he used a weapon, he could at most manifest his strength, killing enemies within three zhang, while Xia Daoming, with bare hands, could easily reach six zhang!

Although it was only twice as much, the power was vastly different.

He could easily hit Xu Zhiyuan, while Xu Zhiyuan couldn't reach him at all.

In this way, Xu Zhiyuan was actually no different from a Great Wu Shi to Xia Daoming, just with more powerful and refined strength and more variations.

Moreover, when reaching the Grandmaster realm, every time one improves a rank, the strength will increase by a large margin, and the strength will also have many variations, but only when the strength can kill people in the air, the distance increases very little; only when reaching the Great Grandmaster realm, that is, the twelfth-rank Grandmaster, the distance of killing people in the air will have a relatively large leap.

Of course, Grandmasters of the same level also have differences in strength, and the distance of killing people in the air also has differences in length.

But like Xia Daoming, who was only ninth-rank, his strength could manifest and kill people six zhang away in the air, which was simply shocking; it is estimated that at least an eleventh-rank Grandmaster could do it.

Seeing the old master and master dumbfounded, Xia Daoming felt a little proud in his heart: "Fortunately, I am relatively humble and like to keep a hand in doing things, without directly making it ten zhang, otherwise it would be strange if they weren't scared to the ground!"

When he first broke through to become a Grandmaster, he could barely kill nine zhang away.

Along the way, he kept eating snake meat, and now his meridians had been reinforced to the fifth level, and he could barely kill ten zhang away in the air.

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