Chapter 615: Step Down

The Emperor's palace stood on the west side of Kyoto. Due to the fighting between *daimyo*, it had become increasingly dilapidated over the past few decades. After the fire last night, it looked even more decadent.

Wildfire was not extinguished, black ash was everywhere.

Because of the heat wave of the wildfire, even the birds and beasts that came to peck at the corpses were nowhere to be seen, and human figures were even less visible. Thus, only the fierce wind whistled at the end of Suzaku Avenue, raising the charcoal powder on the ground into a gray curtain.

Suddenly, movement came from afar.

"Going to die, going to die, going to die!"

"Shut up! Shut up!"

"Did they catch up! Someone take a look!"

"Don't look back! Slow down by a sliver and you'll die!"

Following the four scolding sounds approaching rapidly, the smoke and dust like a galloping horse team also flew along Suzaku Avenue.

After a few breaths, the top of the luxurious sedan chair was revealed, and below it were four 【Sword Saints】 who had used all their strength to carry the sedan chair and gallop toward the Emperor's palace.

All four were covered in blood. Every step they took, their shoes soaked with blood sprayed out a spray of blood beads, and in a few steps, the shoes were squeezed half-dry, only to be soaked again by the blood flowing from their bodies.

"No..."

The Sword Saint on the front left said.

"I can't hold on anymore..."

The Sword Saint on the front right shouted while running wildly.

"Hold on!"

"Only a hundred *zhang* left to the palace!"

"As long as we reach there... as long as we send Nana-ko there! Bring out your backbone, hold on for this hundred *zhang*!"

"As long as—"

*BOOM!!! *

The center of the road ahead exploded!

The loud noise cut off his words, and also instantly shattered the calmness that the four Sword Saints had been forcibly maintaining.

The speaking Sword Saint gritted his teeth, handed the sedan pole to his left hand, didn't stop his feet, sometimes drew his sword to splash a piece of sword light, cutting the smoke and dust to reveal a figure in the center.

【Ame-no-tajikarao God】.

Just one glance, and they recognized the figure.

His beard and hair were bristling, his face was like a wild beast, his body was simple and vigorous, and the muscles on his exposed forearms were like twisted giant rocks—it was precisely one of the seven Shinto sect gods who came to intercept!

Only, unlike when he first appeared, he was now covered in blood, from his neck to his calves were broken and sticky skin and flesh, his left arm was twisted and hanging on his shoulder, and his chest was a piece of scarlet, with four claw marks across it.

Without a doubt, Li Miao's masterpiece.

By now, the Sword Saints no longer had any doubt about Li Miao's martial power.

Each of the seven gods and monsters of the Shinto sect who came to intercept could easily put them to death, but Li Miao only needed one encounter to send four of the monsters flying, and then smashed through the belly of the "Takeminakata God" with one punch, and his protective true energy rolled all the gods into the battle circle, allowing them to break out of the encirclement.

But... how did one leak out!

Between thoughts turning, the Ame-no-tajikarao God in front raised his head, revealing half a pale white right face with the skin torn off, and a left eye full of bloodshot and killing intent on his left face!

*Boom! *

Smoke and dust rose suddenly!

Just for an instant, the Ame-no-tajikarao God jumped up violently, his still intact right hand opened, magnifying infinitely in the vision of the Sword Saints.

"I'll do it!"

The Sword Saint on the front left gave a violent shout, wanting to rush out to intercept for a moment, fighting for time for his companions to escape.

"Don't!"

The Sword Saint on the front right also gave a violent shout!

"Don't worry about anything else! Just charge forward!"

"Lord Li said that we don't need to worry about other things, close your eyes, charge forward!"

The Sword Saint on the front left turned his head to look at him violently, but saw that he really closed his eyes tightly, and used all his strength to speed up again and charge forward.

"Tsk!"

Several people were old men who had been lurking in the Shinto sect for many years, and they trusted each other extremely. Seeing that their companion had already made a choice, they would no longer hesitate.

"Ughhhhh!" ===== CHAPTER 616 =====