Chapter 454: Saltpeter

The two who had just decided the outcome a moment ago met again at the Wenhua Hall. The Emperor's face was pale, his lips had lost their color, obviously his heavy injuries had not yet recovered. Although Zheng Zheng Anqi looked a bit embarrassed, he was perfectly fine inside.

Gazes crossed.

Boom!!!

The ground exploded, without half a conversation, the two killed toward each other the first moment they met! Fists and palms crossed, sonic booms exploded!

Zheng Zheng Anqi's eyes narrowed, stepped forward and struck another palm, striking toward the Emperor's head.

The Emperor blocked this palm with a horizontal punch, a flush of blood surged on his pale face, he retreated several steps, stepping on a road of broken bricks, and then stopped his figure.

Although he suffered a loss, although he was not a match... he actually took this palm head-on.

"Xuanlan?"

Zheng Zheng Anqi frowned and looked at the Emperor.

"Your mental illusion was broken, temporarily unable to use Jizhao. But you can take this move under heavy injuries... Did you attain Xuanlan? No, no, you don't have the wonders of the Xuanlan realm, you just have stronger bones, stronger Jin Gang realm."

He said extremely firmly. That's right, in the world today, I fear no one understands Xuanlan better than him; just by exchanging one move, he figured out the Emperor's foundation.

The Emperor didn't deny it either.

Zheng Zheng Anqi suddenly remembered something, and said suddenly.

"So that's it... Shaolin, Great Sandalwood Pill."

"Just now I killed a Shaolin Heaven-Man, it was him, who gave this thing to you."

The Emperor still didn't deny it.

Zheng Zheng Anqi guessed everything right. The reason why the Emperor could fight him head-on under heavy injuries was because of this supreme treasure carried by the Shaolin abbots of all generations—the Great Sandalwood Pill. Its effect was to make the taker attain a residual Xuanlan that could only strengthen Jin Gang at the cost of cutting off the path ahead and damaging longevity.

Xing Chi forcing back Ji Tianrui, Yong Jie beheading the Miao King, were all taking this pill. The Jin Gang that was stronger than perfect Jin Gang was the result of attaining residual Xuanlan and life-and-death stakes.

If not for the friendship between Li Miao and Xing Chi, Yong Jie, Shaolin would only send Heaven-Men to help, and absolutely could not hand over the Great Sandalwood Pill.

Back to the present.

Although Zheng Zheng Anqi guessed everything right, his heart still sank.

The Emperor's heavy injuries were not healed, the Jizhao illusion could not be catalyzed, and his martial arts only had 50%; he could kill the Emperor in a minute.

Liu Jin, can he protect those 'grain' for a minute under the desperate attacks of Li Miao's side?

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"Dragged."

Liu Jin looked at the Wenhua Hall from afar.

The loud noise of the Emperor and Zheng Zheng Anqi fighting shook the four directions, no need to listen deliberately. Although he didn't know the situation, Liu Jin understood that this meant Zheng Zheng Anqi couldn't end the battle for the time being.

This road is impassable.

"Detour."

Liu Jin waved his hand, and the Eastern Depot's Heaven-Men surrounded the crowd and bypassed the Wenhua Hall, moving forward along the side of the square toward the third checkpoint—the Imperial Road.

Everyone raised their caution to the twelfth level.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards at the Left Prosperity Gate violated An Ziyang's orders, even firing cannons until Zheng Zheng Anqi was in front of them, even being slaughtered by Zheng Zheng Anqi without anyone retreating—now it is a life-and-death struggle, Li Miao's side will exhaust everything to kill them.

But they walked until the middle of the Imperial Road, and there was no movement.

It was as if this third checkpoint had been abandoned.

Liu Jin knew this was absolutely impossible. If Li Miao's side had other means, it must be in this Imperial Road.

One is time, they must act before Zheng Zheng Anqi defeats the Emperor and rushes back; two is space, crossing the Imperial Road is the Fengtian Gate, and there is only a wide square between it and the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Setting an ambush there, how can it compare to acting in this narrow Imperial Road?

Liu Jin walked in front, Eastern Depot Heaven-Men guarded the left and right, moving forward carefully.

Suddenly, a person turned out from the end of the Imperial Road.

An Ziyang.

His face was pale, his waist was wrapped in cloth strips, the blood on his body was not dry, and he was supported by Mei Qinghe, walking out, leaning against the door at the end of the Imperial Road, looking over.

Liu Jin raised his hand suddenly, stopping the team behind him.

But heard An Ziyang say weakly.

"Eunuch Liu, why did you stop?" ===== CHAPTER 455 =====