Chapter 71

Whose flying sword is this!

Has a Fifteen-Li Realm expert arrived?!

Everyone was pleasantly surprised, looking around. Could it be that the Xia family had come?

When Song Yueyao was stunned, a figure appeared in her mind, but the other party was driving that broken Demon-Slaying Blade earlier, not this sword. Could it really be the Xia family? Speaking of which, where is that guy?

Song Yueyao couldn't help but look around, but didn't see Li Hao's figure.

Similarly, she didn't see the shadow of any Xia family general. Perhaps the other party was standing somewhere and couldn't be detected.

While everyone was overjoyed, the remaining Great Demons were all panicked.

This change was too abrupt, unexpected!

Reinforcements? Xia family? No matter what it was, the Red-Eyebrow Taoist was dead!

Even he was killed instantly, not to mention these remaining Shenyou Realm ones.

Moreover, it was said that the Red-Eyebrow Taoist had practiced in the Holy Palace and had a thousand years of Taoist practice. Even in the Fifteen-Li Realm, he belonged to an extremely strong existence.

The Great Power True God of the Black Wind Mountain Range was once a bully outside Cangyu City, known as the Giant God Demon King, and was also defeated by the Red-Eyebrow Taoist, having to obey the other party's orders.

However, in the face of the Xia family's Fifteen-Li Realm, was the Red-Eyebrow Taoist actually so vulnerable?

The demons were terrified and hurriedly withdrew. As for the demon tide below, they couldn't care about it.

And with the flight of the Great Demons, other Ji Hun Realm demons also saw the signs. The Red-Eyebrow Demon King had already fallen, so how could they fight? The demon horde behind was still rushing forward, but the demons in front had already turned and fled in panic.

Colliding with each other, the entire demon tide became chaotic.

At the same time, after the flying sword killed the Red-Eyebrow Taoist, Li Hao operated it to continue shuttling on the battlefield, pursuing those fleeing Shenyou Realm Great Demons.

These Great Demons still had the ability to make a comeback, so Li Hao naturally wouldn't let them go.

The sword light was like divine electricity, sweeping rapidly across the battlefield. The fleeing Shenyou Realm Great Demons wanted to resist in horror, performing life-saving demon arts, but under the speed and huge force of the flying sword, they were vulnerable, without any suspense of resistance, and were easily pierced through.

One Great Demon after another screamed and fell.

These Great Demons could only flee in all directions, hoping that the other party's object-controlling distance wasn't enough to catch up.

But when Li Hao operated the flying sword, he had already acted himself, flying toward the north of the city.

Wei Feng, who was originally preparing to retreat, saw this, and his heart moved. With such a powerful Fifteen-Li Realm expert like Li Hao, he was afraid that unless it was a Heavenly Human Realm Great Demon, it would be impossible to succeed in attacking the city.

And if it were a Heavenly Human Realm Great Demon, why would it need to use the hands of other demons to make such a big commotion.

Slaughtering the city would just be a matter of hand, taking the time of a stick of incense.

But it was even more dangerous for a Heavenly Human Realm Great Demon to enter the realm. Once it did something like slaughtering the city, it would definitely be hunted down by the Divine General Mansion to the ends of the earth, so it rarely invaded the realm alone.

If it invaded while mixed in the demon forces on the border, it wouldn't be marked and hunted down alone, and it would be easier to retreat to the demon territory to save its life.

Thinking of this, Wei Feng immediately took Ren Qianqian and Li Yuanzhao and leaped to catch up, wanting to see the result of this battle with his own eyes.

With him close by, if he saw the situation wasn't good, he could also retreat and protect himself in time.

At the same time, as Li Hao acted himself, his range of controlling objects also expanded. Those Shenyou Realm Great Demons hadn't fled the battlefield yet before they were killed one by one.

"How can his object-controlling distance be so far!!"

A Great Demon whose body shrank into a small group of black mist heard the whistling wind coming from behind, and deep despair appeared in its eyes.

Pfft! The sword light swept past, crushing the black mist.

As all eight Shenyou Realm Great Demons fell, Li Hao operated the flying sword and turned to kill the demon tide again.

The sword light was like threading a needle in the demon tide, blood splashing constantly, and these demons were harvested crazily.

The originally aggressive demon tide only left behind a tragic sea of blood and countless corpses in the blink of an eye, and the rest fled or scattered.

Seeing this situation, the garrison general on the city wall immediately greeted others to pursue.

Liu Shunqing and the Qi family also led their respective disciples to rush out to pursue and kill the demons. This was a rare opportunity to make a contribution.

In less than half a stick of incense, the demon tide collapsed.

Looking at the demon corpses all over the ground under the city wall, as well as the most conspicuous Red Flood Dragon corpse cut into three sections, many city defense soldiers felt like they were dreaming. They were originally desperate, even having written their wills and left them in the military camp tents, but the city defense was successful.

Demons attacking the city?

Under the attack of that flying sword, it was simply like a farce, brewing aggressively, but ending hastily.

The demon clouds circling in the north, with the death of the Red-Eyebrow Taoist and the successive sudden deaths of other Shenyou Realm Great Demons, had long since disintegrated and dissipated, and heaven and earth returned to clarity.

On the city wall, many soldiers raised their hands and cheered.

When Yue Shuhong rushed over, he only saw the scattered demon horde and couldn't help but be stunned.

For twenty years, he had been dealing with demons and managing painstakingly, and in the end... he was no match for that youth's one person and one sword? While his mood was agitated, he also had an unspeakable sadness and bitterness.

Seeking visits and pleading everywhere, but it was like a bubble.

What was the meaning of his compromising for these years? Only strength could solve all obstacles. How could he not understand this principle?

It was just that, transferred here, with official duties pressing, how much leisure time did he have to cultivate? He was speechless and looked up to the sky, letting out a light, long sigh.

The demon tide was over. With the number of deaths and injuries of these demons, for the next few decades, Cangyu City shouldn't have any demons daring to invade.

Then, what about himself?

He smiled bitterly, then tidied up his mood and walked toward Li Hao.

"Young Master Li, I, Yue, am thick-skinned, and on behalf of all the commoners of Cangyu City, I thank you for your rescue!"

Yue Shuhong's expression was solemn, his hands cupped together, his eyes solemn, and he bowed long to Li Hao.

Li Hao raised his hand to summon, and the flying sword in the sky flew over like a cloud, falling into his palm.

Looking at the city guard beside him, the middle-aged man's face was dark and rough, with quite a few traces of wind and frost.

"A matter of convenience, no need to be polite."

Li Hao said calmly.

A trace of bitterness appeared at the corner of Yue Shuhong's mouth, and then he said: "I will submit the matter of my collusion with demons and being with demons to the imperial court when I turn back. In addition, I will also report Young Master Li's merit in defending the city. With all the soldiers here as witnesses, Young Master's merit will definitely not be less."

"Merit, a small matter."

Li Hao shook his head slightly, not caring.

Seeing Li Hao's indifferent and casual appearance, Yue Shuhong was slightly stunned. He could see that the youth's eyes were clear, not like a false modesty.

However, whether one was humble or not in such matters was not important. Just as he said, this merit was too great, and no one could cover it up.

You know, in normal times, it was extremely difficult to make a contribution.

Even in a state of war, it was very difficult to make a great contribution. The most common ways were to break the formation, be the first to climb, capture the flag, and behead the general.

In addition, there were capturing the leader, total annihilation, and so on.

The first two, breaking the formation and being the first to climb, were second-class merits. According to the Da Yu reward laws, one could be enfeoffed as a second-class noble.

And capturing the flag and beheading the general were first-class merits, which were harder to obtain, and one would be enfeoffed as a third-class noble.

The titles of Da Yu were divided into Scholar Noble, Viscount, Earl, Marquis, and Duke! Above Duke was the most prestigious Divine Noble.

The ancestors of the five Divine General Mansions were all Divine Nobles, who followed the former emperor on expeditions, established the Da Yu Dynasty, made immortal contributions, and passed them down for a thousand years.

Except for Divine Nobles, the other titles were divided into three classes. If one could make a first-class contribution, one would directly become a first-class Scholar Noble.

If it was a second-class contribution, it was a second-class Scholar Noble.

If one was already a Scholar Noble and made another first-class contribution, or three second-class contributions, one could be promoted to Viscount, and would be rewarded with fertile land and territory, equivalent to a landlord noble.

If one was an Earl, one could also get a fief! It was difficult to make a contribution, but today Li Hao defended the whole city's commoners with his own strength. This merit had already exceeded a first-class contribution.

Yue Shuhong didn't have the heart to think about how to calculate it specifically, just leave it to the imperial court. It was estimated that it would be at least a third-class Viscount.

(End of chapter)