Chapter 159

Lu Zhaoyuan was stunned; this Vice General Cai Xiaoming, just over twenty, with sixth-rank strength, like a greenhorn, yet his courage far exceeded his.

Little Cai, don't act recklessly.

Knowing they would die, he still wanted to speak up to stop them, but Cai Xiaoming didn't listen. The 100,000 troops under him also didn't listen; they were all fired up by Cai Xiaoming's words, their blood boiling.

The ignorant fear nothing; for these soldiers who have just enlisted, or even if they are merely the lowest-ranking troops, killing a grandmaster is the best opportunity to strut proudly.

As long as they kill a grandmaster, they will surpass those so-called elite troops; even if some may die, it might not be themselves.

Instantly, a rain of feathered arrows came breaking through the air, intending to fully cover Shen Tianxing and Ru Yan; but Shen Tianxing merely raised his hand casually and slapped out, sending forth several golden dragons coiling in midair, instantly destroying all the arrows.

"Interesting, but useless; since you're so eager to die, I won't play with you anymore—it's time to go!"

He's already invincible; why would Shen Tianxing waste time with them?

As his words fell, a Buddha Light First Appears struck down; instantly a huge palm descended, as if carrying the might to destroy heaven and earth, with a booming explosion.

"Ah......"

Miserable screams rang out continuously; this indiscriminate attack took the lives of over a thousand soldiers, but Shen Tianxing didn't stop there—he struck with two more palms.

One move of Jin Ding Fo Deng, then another of Buddha Moves Mountains and Rivers, and several thousand more perished; immediately Shen Tianxing's body kept spinning, then he spread his arms, and a terrifying suction force enveloped the 100,000 troops, making their bodies tremble.

This is Shen Tianxing using the Northern Dark Divine Skill to absorb these soldiers' internal force. Of course, each individual can provide only a few or a dozen points, but all of it was absorbed by Shen Tianxing and transformed within his body.

The ordinary people conscripted as New Soldiers, lacking internal force, stood there dazed, feeling nothing sharp, because this move only works on those who possess internal force.

When Shen Tianxing executed this move, he actually regretted it; previously, when dealing with three grandmaster experts, he had forgotten that he could directly absorb their internal force.

But now, absorbing the internal force of so many people, even if each contributed only a trifle, it could cause Shen Tianxing's internal force to gather like a river, continuously surging.

Lu Zhaoyuan and Cai Xiaoming were also caught by this terrifying suction, their internal force continuously draining; at this moment both showed looks of terror, yet they could not break free.

They could only feel their internal force disappearing while their lives ebbed away bit by bit.

As one soldier after another fell, Shen Tianxing's internal force surged wildly, increasing by nearly fifty thousand in an instant, but it was not yet over.

"I'll fight you to the death!"

Cai Xiaoming, who had still been resisting, now could no longer hold back; with a roar he abandoned resistance, his whole body shooting at breakneck speed toward Shen Tianxing, while he gripped his spear and thrust it at Shen Tianxing.

Shen Tianxing curled his lips, circulated his internal force, then took a deep breath and suddenly opened his mouth; the Heavenly Dragon's Sacred Sound shook the deaf and stunned the hearing, and the absorption of internal force ceased at that moment—the living soldiers had their five viscera and six bowels shattered.

Cai Xiaoming bled from all seven orifices, collapsing from midair; though not yet dead, he was nearly so. Lu Zhaoyuan also spat a mouthful of blood, his eyes full of terror—one Shen Tianxing could annihilate his 100,000 troops; how could they still fight?

"I heard Sun Zhongquan is also coming soon; letting you take the vanguard is just to send you to your deaths—think of the waste of my forces, it's a pity; on my side not a single person died, while you were completely wiped out."

Shen Tianxing slowly walked up to Lu Zhaoyuan, smiling and making a teasing remark, but did not immediately kill him.

"That's right, I'm definitely defeated; I've had the fortune to see a grandmaster's move before, but you're far stronger—how did you do it? Your strength must have already surpassed that of a grandmaster."

Congratulations on guessing correctly, though there's no reward; you are also a rare loyal person, or rather, compelled by circumstances, knowing you would die yet still coming—I must admit I admire you for that.

If you have any last words, say them; if I can, I don't mind helping you fulfill them—of course, if it's too difficult, then I can't.

Shen Tianxing was just saying that offhand; Lu Zhaoyuan shook his head—he did have last words, but they no longer mattered.

"Kill me, then—the Regent King and his 100,000 troops are in Jiangzhou; originally our plan was for me to launch an attack on Leizhou first, and then, when your troops were mobilized, the Regent King would lead his army to attack Leizhou as well, forming a pincer movement."

Now your move has turned that so-called plan into a joke, and I have no need to hide anything further.

Shen Tianxing nodded, raised a finger, and ended Lu Zhaoyuan's life with the Six Meridian Divine Sword.

"Traitor, Lu Zhaoyuan, you traitor...... you really deserve to die......"

Cai Xiaoming, panting, struggled to rebuke the already-dead Lu Zhaoyuan; Shen Tianxing couldn't be bothered with idle talk, raised his hand and thrust a Middle-Piercing Sword, completely killing Cai Xiaoming.

Having slain the 100,000 troops, he gained only about a million Killing Value, and no items dropped; this left Shen Tianxing feeling somewhat bored, so he turned to Ru Yan, who stood not far behind him.

"Are you tired? Do you need to rest a while? Find a place to get a good sleep."

"Not tired at all, but I'd like to find a place to rest a bit with my husband."

"That's fine; let's rest in Xizhou City tonight, and tomorrow morning we'll go deal with that so-called Regent King."

As they spoke, Shen Tianxing took a step and stood beside Ru Yan, lifted her up and flew away; this Sky Dance Art is truly very convenient.

Sun Zhongquan was then in Jiangzhou City; the Jiangzhou City Prefect set up a banquet, also presenting Silver and Grain and Fodder, early on wishing Sun Zhongquan a triumphant return.

Although Sun Zhongquan was still quite satisfied with this, he felt somewhat restless and uneasy, mainly because he had just received an urgent border report: three grandmasters had been slain by a grandmaster of the Great Zhou outside Humen Pass.

What Sun Zhongquan could think of was, of course, Li Zhangsheng, who had given him that nightmare that day—a grandmaster who openly interfered in the war between the two states and even killed three grandmasters of the enemy country.

Originally planning to attack Leizhou, Sun Zhongquan still had some confidence, but now he has none; he is terrified, fearing that if Li Zhangsheng makes a move, he too will die in Leizhou.

Not going is not an option; the army has already set out and arrived in Jiangzhou; if he retreated now, it would prove he fundamentally cannot win and dare not fight.

Besides, even if he retreated to Jingcheng, what then? Given Shen Tianxing's progress, he would soon reach Jingcheng, where a battle would surely be inevitable—whether he dies early or late, he must die anyway, so he might as well fight.

Just as Sun Zhongquan had already made his decision deep inside, a signal soldier rushed in panic into the banquet hall, knelt before Sun Zhongquan, and presented a Flying Pigeon letter.

"Your Lordship, this is an urgent report from Xizhou!"

Sun Zhongquan furrowed his brows, picked up the Flying Pigeon letter, opened it and glanced at it; his face instantly turned as black as a pot bottom, yet his eyes held a look of terror.