Chapter 155: Zhao Emperor Missing, Rushing to Reinforce

Chu Feng looked up.

He saw an old man with a powerful aura standing prominently on the city gate tower.

"And who might you be, you old geezer?"

"Old geezer?"

Zhang Gui was stunned for a moment, and then a surge of fury welled up in his heart.

This form of address was simply too provocative.

It angered him so much that he wished he could slaughter the other party right now.

"I am the former sect master of the Tiangang Sect, here today specifically to seek you out and avenge my disciple!"

"What, did you come here all by yourself?"

"What, do you think I need others to help me deal with a bunch of rabble like you?"

"No, you misunderstood, old geezer!"

Chu Feng waved his hand and said, "I'm not targeting just you, but all of you. None of you guys can fight; you're all just a bunch of trash!"

"What did you say?"

Zhang Gui's face turned visibly red, "If you have the guts, say that again?"

"Heh!"

Chu Feng sneered and replied, "I don't know if you have any fathers or grandfathers left, old geezer; if you do, bring them all on together."

"A family should be together in one piece, so I don't have to make a trip to the Tiangang Sect later to reunite your whole family!"

"Waaah!"

"You brat!"

Zhang Gui was so angry he was ashamed, his blood pressure soaring instantly, "I have decided, once I take you down later, I will tear that mouth of yours to shreds first!"

With that said!

Zhang Gui led the charge and launched an attack on Chu Feng.

He had never had such high blood pressure in all his years of living as he did today.

If he didn't eliminate the other party today, he feared his blood pressure would be beyond saving.

"Old geezer, I'm not afraid of you!"

Chu Feng flashed and also killed his way toward the opponent.

The Great Zhao Imperial City was on the verge of falling.

The Zhang Gui before him was their final obstacle to taking the Great Zhao Imperial City.

"All troops, obey orders: attack the city!"

As Chu Feng engaged in a fierce battle, the troops below naturally did not fall behind.

Both sides had their own areas of struggle.

Chu Feng, Tuoba Hu, and the others dealt with the enemy's high-end combat power.

Ordinary soldiers and generals were responsible for attacking the city, seizing strongholds, and occupying territory.

The battle began right then and there.

"Stinking brat, today I will let you witness the true strength of my Tiangang Sect!"

Zhang Gui immediately deployed twenty-four clones, all attacking Chu Feng together.

He possessed the cultivation of a Martial Saint Great Perfection.

He had long since practiced the Tiangang Star Shadow to the point of perfection.

Whether in terms of power or switching speed, it was countless times stronger than Leng Qianqiu's.

"Tch, you old bastard, do you think you're the only one who knows this move?"

Chu Feng immediately recited the incantation.

Twenty-four clones also appeared, scattering around to stand in a standoff against Zhang Gui.

"How is this possible?"

Zhang Gui stared blankly at the Chu Feng before him, surprised, "You... how do you know my Tiangang Sect's Tiangang Star Shadow?"

"Heh, is the Tiangang Star Shadow difficult?"

Chu Feng retracted all twenty-four figures.

The next moment, he deployed them again instantly.

Looking at his skillful execution, someone who didn't know better would think he had been practicing it for many years.

"No, this is impossible. My Tiangang Sect's secret technique is never passed on to outsiders. Where did you steal it from?"

"Haha, of course it was taught to me personally by your sect master, Leng Qianqiu!"

"What?"

Zhang Gui did not believe a word of Chu Feng's story.

Yet he could not find any flaws in it.

If no one had taught him, how could he have learned it in such a short time?

"Old bastard, focus when you're fighting!"

While Zhang Gui was stunned, Chu Feng had already arrived right in front of him.

"Get lost!"

Zhang Gui swung his long sword with all his might, slashing toward Chu Feng.

Chu Feng raised his blade to block Zhang Gui's attack, and with a backhand, struck out with a palm toward Zhang Gui.

Zhang Gui reacted quickly and responded with a punch of his own.

Boom!

The two men's fists and palms collided.

The surrounding space was shattered by the impact.

The powerful shockwave caused ripples to spread across an area of ten thousand meters.

"Wah!"

Zhang Gui let out a loud cry.

His entire body flew backward like a cannonball.

He didn't even know how far he had flown before he could barely steady his figure.

"What kind of terrifying, monstrous strength is this, and why does it also possess the power of Dao Sect techniques?"

It was also Zhang Gui's first time fighting such a bizarre fellow.

He had suffered a significant disadvantage in just a single exchange.

"Old bastard, that's all the ability you have!"

In the blink of an eye.

Chu Feng attacked again.

He slashed a blade directly toward Zhang Gui.

Fearing Chu Feng's incomparably savage strength, Zhang Gui hurriedly executed the Tiangang Star Shadow to shift his true body.

"Hehe, did you forget? I know this move too!"

In just a single breath's time, Chu Feng caught up to Zhang Gui's true body.

He greeted Zhang Gui with a heavy and powerful attack.

"Damn it!"

Seeing that there was no way to dodge.

Zhang Gui had no choice but to bite the bullet and receive it.

"Ya!!!"

"Ah!!!"

Having taken a blade from Chu Feng head-on.

Zhang Gui was instantly dealt a heavy blow.

His own aura plummeted like a cliff, and his body was even on the verge of falling apart.

"So... so terrifying..."

On the verge of death.

Zhang Gui was still muttering about Chu Feng's terror.

If the Heavens could give him a chance to start over.

He would absolutely never let the Tiangang Sect become enemies with Chu Feng.

This was a terrifying existence that their Tiangang Sect could not afford to provoke under any circumstances.

"What, Senior Zhang actually..."

The soldiers guarding the pass saw the scene where Zhang Gui was killed in seconds by Chu Feng's blade.

Their confidence, which had previously been so assured, instantly plummeted to the bottom.

Even a top-tier powerhouse at the Martial Saint Great Perfection was no match for Chu Feng; they, these small fry, were even less so.

Taking advantage of the moment before Chu Feng attacked.

The soldiers guarding the city walls immediately chose to surrender.

Seeing that their main general had already surrendered, the remaining soldiers naturally had no intention of continuing the fight.

They threw down their weapons one after another and surrendered to the Anwu Army.

Some soldiers even took the initiative to help the Anwu Army open the city gates.

"Brothers, charge!"

The battle had lasted less than the time it takes to burn a stick of incense.

The Anwu Army had successfully occupied the walls of the Imperial Palace.

Subsequently, Chu Feng also led the main army straight toward the Imperial Palace.

As long as he captured the Zhao Emperor, Zhao Ji.

Then this campaign to conquer Great Zhao could be declared over.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"How is the battle situation at the front? Did Senior Zhang Gui achieve victory in the first battle?" Zhao Ji, who was inside the inner court, asked hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, Senior Zhang Gui has died in battle, the garrison soldiers have all surrendered, and the Wei Army that broke through the city is currently rushing here!"

"What!"

Upon learning this news.

Zhao Ji's face suddenly turned deathly pale.

It's over!

Completely over!

Zhang Gui is dead, the garrison soldiers have surrendered, and the Wei Army is rushing here.

He was also about to become the fallen monarch of Great Zhao.

"Is Heaven truly going to destroy my Great Zhao?"

Zhao Ji looked up at the firmament, his eyes filled with hot tears.

At this moment, he was at his wit's end; his subordinates were either dead in battle or had surrendered, and he had absolutely no strength left to fight.

Thinking of this.

Zhao Ji drew the precious sword in his hand, preparing to end his life.

To avoid suffering further humiliation after being captured by the Wei Army.

"Do you want revenge?"

"Who?"

Just as Zhao Ji was about to slit his own throat, a strange sound rang out beside his ear.

"Do you want to make a comeback?"

It was the same voice as before, only Zhao Ji could not find where the other party was at all.

"I want to, of course I want to! If I can make a comeback, I am willing to pay any price!"

"Since that is the case, come with me; I will make Zhao Guo rise again from your hands!"

A mass of black mist instantly enveloped Zhao Ji.

The next moment.

Zhao Ji disappeared from where he stood.

After Chu Feng led his troops to attack the inner court of the Imperial Palace, he did not find any trace of the Zhao Emperor.

"Strange, where is the Zhao Emperor?"

Chu Feng asked, puzzled.

He had just captured a eunuch, and that eunuch told him the Zhao Emperor was right in this palace.

When he entered and turned the great hall upside down, inside and out, he simply could not find any trace of the Zhao Emperor.

"General, we didn't find the Zhao Emperor on our side either."

"Neither did we!"

"Hell, could the Zhao Emperor have evaporated into thin air?"

Chu Feng frowned and said.

But right now, he did not have the time to ponder the specific situation.

The Capital of Great Wei was in an emergency, and he had to rush back to provide reinforcements.

"Your Majesty, I leave this place to you to handle; I must hurry and take my troops back!"

"Very well, I will provide you with more troops to ensure nothing goes wrong!"

"Many thanks, Your Majesty!"

Without even catching his breath, Chu Feng led his troops to rush to the aid of the Capital of Great Wei without stopping.

He hoped the Capital could hold out until he arrived.

The Capital of Great Wei.

Smoke from signal fires rose everywhere, and the air was filled with a bloody stench.

Everywhere there were severed limbs and arms, as well as the dying groaning in pain.

The city walls of the Imperial Palace.

The soldiers guarding here no longer knew how many waves of enemy attacks they had repelled.

Even the sturdy city walls had suffered large-scale damage.

"Your Majesty, the Capital cannot hold for long. In a moment, this old subject will cover you, you must escape quickly!"

"No, I will stay here!"

Shen Lingwei chose to refuse without the slightest hesitation.

At this moment, she had already donned armor.

With her outstanding appearance complemented by the armor, she possessed an even more heroic and spirited temperament.

"I will live and die with the soldiers of Great Wei, and furthermore, I believe the Champion Marquis is currently rushing here!"

"Calculating the time, he should have arrived; I imagine he certainly did not choose to retreat at the first opportunity, but instead chose to attack the Capital of Great Zhao."

Shen Tang could not help but feel a bit annoyed.

This kid actually chose to defy the imperial decree.

"Ask the King of Reliance to come out and speak!"

Below the city wall.

Crown Prince Shen Yao rode out from the ranks on a date-red horse capable of traveling a thousand miles a day.

"Speak your piece and be quick about it!" Shen Tang said irritably.

"Grand-uncle, you are a Pillar of State of our Great Wei, why throw away your life for a usurper? As long as you turn back now, I will let bygones be bygones, and in the future, you will still be my Great Wei's King of Reliance!"

"Hahahaha..."

"Shen Yao, you little rabbit, you still have the nerve to call yourself 'Emperor'?"

Shen Tang replied, "The current Emperor is the successor recognized by the late Emperor; where does this talk of a usurper come from? It is you who colluded with the Peerless Evil Cult and conspired with the Marquis of Iron Border to rebel. If you repent now, the Emperor will deal with you all leniently!"

"Hmph, deal with us leniently!"

Shen Yao snorted coldly, "She is just a little girl who used schemes and tricks to luckily obtain the throne. Since the King of Reliance insists on going down this dark path, then I have no need to consider our past ties."

Clang!

Shen Yao immediately drew his sword.

"All troops, hear my order: punish the rebels, attack the city!"

With the order given.

Hundreds of thousands of rebel troops surged forward like a tidal wave.

A brutal siege battle unfolded once again.

"Shen Tang, you colluded with that traitorous woman to murder the monarch and usurp the throne; today, I shall execute you on the spot!"

"Wu Yao, you stinking brat, I will surely destroy you today!"

After Wu Yao made his move.

Two more figures from the rebel camp instantly came forward to surround and attack Shen Yao.

"Damn it!"

Shen Yao cried out in misery in his heart.

The enemy had a massive advantage in numbers; he was only one man and could not fight off so many.

If not for the Pill that Chu Feng had provided him not long ago.

He truly would have had no way to contend with these three.

"Kill!!!"

Countless rebel soldiers raised their scaling ladders and braved the rain of arrows to charge toward the Imperial City.

The Imperial Guard Army stood their ground on the ramparts, vowing to die rather than retreat a single step.

To boost morale.

Shen Lingwei even personally beat the war drums to cheer on the great army.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

"Chu Feng, my dear Chu, please come back quickly!"

As she beat the drums, Shen Lingwei called out to Chu Feng in her heart.

At present, the King of Reliance had already fallen into a disadvantageous position.

If Chu Feng did not arrive to provide support soon, she feared that by the time he did, he would only see her corpse.

"Haha, to capture the bandits, one must first capture their leader; I shall take this delicate Empress for myself!"

A Martial Venerable suddenly charged out from the crowd, heading straight for Shen Lingwei.

"Protect Her Majesty!"

The personal guard unit immediately stepped forward to shield Shen Lingwei.

"Overestimating your capabilities!"

With a single strike from He Luan, Shen Lingwei's personal guard unit was instantly wiped out.

"Your Majesty, quickly... run!"

Guo Xueping became the final line of defense standing before Shen Lingwei.

She could die, but Shen Lingwei absolutely must not suffer any harm.

"Xueping!"

Shen Lingwei was greatly alarmed.

She chose to stand in front of Guo Xueping, her precious sword instantly unsheathed as she struck at He Luan.

"Insignificant tricks!"

He Luan easily broke Shen Lingwei's attack with one move and reached out to grab her with a backhand motion.

"The Emperor has decreed: whoever captures Shen Lingwei may do with her as they please!"

At the thought that this beauty would soon be his to toy with.

He Luan could not have been happier.

"It's over, there's no escaping this now!"

At this distance, there was not even enough time to commit suicide.

Shen Lingwei felt resentful yet helpless.

She had no choice but to sit and wait for her tragedy.

At the most critical moment.

A flash of red light suddenly lit up from the distance.

And it came flying toward the Imperial City at an extreme speed.