Chapter 36: A Shocking Scene

"What, the Xiongnu have actually launched another attack!"

Chu Feng hurriedly ran out of Zhao Hu's barracks.

He saw countless Dingning Pass garrison troops rushing straight toward the city walls.

"Heh, I just got back from the grasslands and these guys have already launched an attack; damn it, they really don't let a man catch his breath!"

Chu Feng cursed to himself.

He grabbed his blade and headed straight for the city wall.

He didn't care that his body hadn't rested for a day and a night.

Right now, his Killing Points were gone, and he had to hurry and earn some more back.

The Xiongnu main camp.

The Zuo Xian, sitting steadily in the central army, looked toward the Dingning Pass before him once again.

His expression was filled with hatred and fury.

It was this very fortress before him that blocked his path of advancement.

It had caused him to lose face throughout the entire Xiongnu, unable to hold his head up in front of his rivals.

Just moments ago, he had received the report from the General Flag.

The three elite cavalry units he had dispatched had been completely wiped out by the one thousand Great Wei cavalry led by Chu Feng.

Upon learning this news, the Zuo Xian nearly dropped his jaw.

The three iron cavalry units he had sent out had a terrifying total of six thousand men.

The three leaders even possessed the terrifying cultivation of the Post-Heaven Late Stage or even Great Perfection.

A force like that, let alone one thousand Great Wei cavalry, could have wiped out ten thousand.

Yet here you are telling me that all three units were annihilated.

And the other side even managed to retain over two hundred men.

If it weren't for the fact that the other side pointed out that a powerhouse suspected of having Innate cultivation had appeared in that unit,

the Zuo Xian would have had him dragged out and beheaded for the crime of reporting false military intelligence.

"All troops, listen to my order: today, you must take Dingning Pass. If you cannot take it today, all commanding officers shall bring me their heads!"

The Zuo Xian was at his wit's end from the anger.

Their Xiongnu were already short on grain, and they were waiting to break through Dingning Pass this time to replenish their supplies.

But with Chu Feng leading his troops to cause such a ruckus in the rear,

their logistical supplies were basically paralyzed.

So, the Zuo Xian was going all out this time.

If he couldn't take Dingning Pass today,

then his one hundred thousand troops would face the massive risk of running out of food.

"All troops, attack!"

The Zuo Xian waved his command flag.

His elite troops swarmed out in full force.

This siege battle was absolutely not like the previous ones; he would not withdraw his troops unless he broke through Dingning Pass.

Even if it meant wearing them down, he would wear out every single defender inside Dingning Pass.

The Dingning Pass garrison, having barely rested for a few days, looked at the overwhelming number of Xiongnu soldiers surging toward them.

They couldn't help but knit their brows tightly.

It seemed the Xiongnu had truly been provoked into a True Fire.

The number of soldiers attacking the city today far exceeded the sum of all previous attacks.

"Come! All of you, come! You bunch of scum!"

Most of the soldiers currently responsible for defending the city were new recruits.

The veterans had basically all died in the previous siege battles.

Despite this,

these new recruits all had solemn expressions.

They had all heard the news that Yushan Fortress had been breached.

The commoners inside the city had all died under the blades of the Xiongnu, with not a single one spared.

Once Dingning Pass was breached,

they would naturally suffer the same fate.

Therefore, today, if the city stands, we live; if the city falls, we die!

"Fire arrows!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Countless arrows flew forth like a meteor shower.

They then transformed into deadly meteorites, beginning to wantonly harvest the lives before them.

In an instant,

countless charging Xiongnu soldiers died in this torrential rain of arrows.

But the Xiongnu siege troops were naturally no pushovers.

They immediately launched a counterattack,

covering the siege troops as they continued to advance.

For a time,

The garrison at Dingning Pass also suffered significant casualties one after another.

"Quick, take cover!"

The soldiers immediately pressed themselves against the parapet to take shelter.

Those who reacted even a little slowly almost all died in the Xiongnu's counter-volley of arrows.

"Damn those Xiongnu!"

Chu Feng immediately pulled his bowstring to its limit.

He was now a master-level archer.

Naturally, several more arrows appeared on his bowstring.

Swish, swish, swish, swish...

A majestic aura carrying sharp arrowheads continuously reaped lives on the battlefield.

In just a moment, he had shot and killed a whole group of Xiongnu soldiers.

"It's that brat, take him down!"

Chu Feng's outstanding performance was naturally seen by the powerful Xiongnu warriors.

Having shot and killed so many of their kin, he naturally had to be treated specially.

"Hmm?"

Chu Feng suddenly sensed a massive aura rushing toward his direction.

"Everyone, get out of the way!"

Chu Feng immediately dispersed all the soldiers around him.

Such a massive aura could likely only be emitted by a powerhouse of the Innate Realm.

Sure enough.

A man wearing armor and possessing a sturdy build appeared before his eyes.

A large earring hung from his ear.

"Bei Hu!"

Chu Feng recognized this man at a glance.

This man was a powerful Xiongnu warrior he had encountered on the second day of defending the city.

His strength was at the Innate Realm.

He was an old rival of the Deputy General of Dingning Pass, Xu Hong.

"You little brat, you've been having quite a good time killing, haven't you!"

Bei Hu sneered, raised the large saber in his hand, and charged toward Chu Feng, "The Great King has ordered that taking your head will be rewarded with the same merit as taking Zhao Ping's!"

"Oh no!"

Zhao Ping, who was commanding from the rear, saw Bei Hu charging at Chu Feng and cried out in alarm.

Bei Hu was of the Innate Realm.

Chu Feng was still quite a bit behind him; if he went up against him, Chu Feng would definitely not have any advantage.

"Xu Hong, immediately rush to aid Chu Feng and block Bei Hu!"

"Yes!"

Xu Hong immediately held his long spear and headed straight for that direction.

Chu Feng was the successor personally chosen by Zhao Ping; he could not let anything go wrong with him.

Just as Xu Hong was rushing to aid Chu Feng.

The scene that followed immediately made everyone present feel a sense of existential doubt.

"Clang!"

Facing the large saber Bei Hu swung with all his might, Chu Feng raised his long spear and caught it on the spot.

A terrifying and intense shockwave instantly rose up at the scene.

The ordinary soldiers who were touched by it were all sent flying.

Looking at Chu Feng, who was at the center of the confrontation.

His entire figure stood as firm and unmoved as Mount Tai.

Even the corners of his mouth revealed a trace of a disdainful smile.

"What!"

"What!"

"What!"

The defeat and wretchedness they had imagined did not happen.

Looking at Chu Feng now.

There was not a single trace of strain on his face; on the contrary, he was very composed.

Countless thoughts flashed through Xu Hong's mind in an instant.

Was Bei Hu holding back, or had his strength regressed recently?

Or perhaps...

A very terrifying thought flashed through Xu Hong's mind.

That was that the current Chu Feng already possessed the strength to withstand a powerhouse of the Innate Realm.

"This... this is impossible!"

As the person involved, Bei Hu instantly panicked.

He had not held back at all with that strike; it was completely a full-force blow.

Any Postnatal Martial Artist facing a full-strength strike like his.

Would without exception lose their life on the spot.

Conversely, Chu Feng seemed to have used hardly any effort to catch his blade.

"An Innate expert?"

Chu Feng glanced at Bei Hu and snorted, "Hmph, nothing more than this!"

"Stinking brat, you are courting death!"

Although Bei Hu could not understand what Chu Feng was saying, he could tell from the other party's expression.

Chu Feng did not put him in his eyes at all.

Feeling insulted, Bei Hu instantly went mad.

Even more violent and lethal attacks were unleashed toward Chu Feng one after another.

Facing Bei Hu's storm-like onslaught, Chu Feng's response was instead effortless.

He even caught Bei Hu off guard and caused him no small amount of trouble.

"Good lad, I truly underestimated you!"

Witnessing this scene, Zhao Ping suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

The look in his eyes as he gazed at Chu Feng could not help but hold a trace of gratification.

As expected of the talent he had taken a liking to, his combat power was indeed extraordinary and his potential immense.

He believed that before long.

Chu Feng would surpass him, the Dingyuan General of Dingning Pass.

Just as Zhao Ping was preparing to calmly command the ensuing battle.

Two massive auras descended once again upon the ramparts of Dingning Pass.