Chapter 1248

Following closely, a thin figure appeared beside Ximen Wudi; it was none other than Zhao Chen.

"Many thanks."

Ximen Wudi nodded and turned to leave.

"Brother Xiao, wait."

Zhao Chen, however, reached out and grabbed Ximen Wudi, pointing toward the outside of Black Wood City, and said with focus: "Look, who is that?"

Following the direction Zhao Chen pointed, Ximen Wudi looked up, his pupils shrinking, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.

On the city wall, the Black Wood City Lord, Lin Yue, had a face as pale as paper, his hands trembling as he held a stone tablet, a bitter smile hanging from the corner of his mouth.

The stone tablet was about ten zhang tall, gray-white all over, with complex and strange patterns carved on its surface, emitting a deep blue luster.

"This is…"

Ximen Wudi narrowed his eyes, observing the rune patterns on the stone tablet carefully.

*Chi, chi, chi~*

Suddenly, the rune patterns lit up, releasing a brilliant blue light that illuminated the entire city. A terrifying fluctuation rippled out, enveloping a radius of several thousand meters, causing Ximen Wudi and Zhao Chen's expressions to change drastically.

*Awoo~~*

It was also at this moment that a shrill howl came from deep within Black Wood City, making one's hair stand on end and heart palpitate.

"Haha, that is my father's mount, a Level 3 peak Soul-Devouring Skeleton King. With it here, you won't be able to walk out of Black Wood City alive today."

On the city tower, Lin Yue laughed grimly, clearly very confident in the Soul-Devouring Skeleton King summoned by his father.

"Brother Xiao, this time I'm afraid you won't be able to escape even with wings." Zhao Chen whispered.

Ximen Wudi shook his head, staring coldly at Lin Yue, and said: "Do you think that by summoning such a monster, you can do anything to me?"

"Hmph! I know you are very powerful, but my father is a Third-Grade Alchemist. The Soul-Devouring Pill he refines is something even a Second-Grade Alchemist would find hard to resist!"

Lin Yue snorted coldly: "Now, you still have a chance. Surrender quickly and hand over your storage ring; perhaps you can still save your life."

*Hoo, hoo, hoo…*

And almost at the same time, that Skeleton King flashed, carrying rolling corpse energy as it lunged toward Ximen Wudi.

Ximen Wudi's expression was calm. He slowly drew the long sword from his back, then stomped his foot fiercely on the ground, and his whole person soared into the sky.

*Clang!

A pitch-black long sword collided instantly with a withered skeleton claw, erupting with a clanging sound.

*Crack!

And in that instant, the withered skeleton claw suddenly shattered inch by inch.

*Bang!

Ximen Wudi's wrist flipped, and the black long sword drew an arc, slashing fiercely onto that Skeleton King.

*Chi la!

The Skeleton King's ribs were cut off at the root, and its massive body collapsed with a crash.

"How is this possible? How can this bumpkin's strength be so formidable?"

Lin Yue widened his eyes, looking incredulous.

*Swish!

Ximen Wudi moved again, and in the blink of an eye, he appeared near the city gate.

"Zhao Chen, you all leave quickly."

He dropped a sentence and walked toward Lin Yue.

"Hmph!"

Lin Yue snorted coldly, leaped up, and came to kill Ximen Wudi.

*Boom!

As soon as the two exchanged blows, Ximen Wudi unleashed the Dragon Emperor Fist. An illusory dragon shadow condensed from pure dragon power flew out from behind him, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws as it lunged toward Lin Yue.

"A mere petty trick."

Lin Yue was full of mockery, his right arm swinging suddenly, striking out a crimson flame that directly blasted onto that dragon shadow, instantly shattering it.

However, taking advantage of this brief time, Ximen Wudi had already pressed forward, punching toward Lin Yue's face.

Lin Yue hurriedly swung his sword to block, but the sword body was knocked off course, and Ximen Wudi's punch smashed fiercely onto Lin Yue's shoulder.

*Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack…*

Ximen Wudi unleashed moves in succession, and the clothes on Lin Yue's body were completely shattered, his whole body covered in blood, scarred and bruised, a miserable sight.

*Puff—*

A violent burst of energy invaded Lin Yue's body, churning his internal organs into a mess, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood foam, and his body went limp.

*Swish!

Ximen Wudi threw Lin Yue into his storage treasure.

"Holy crap, you are really heaven-defying!"

In the distance, Zhao Chen exclaimed, saying: "This is the true heaven-defying monster. Compared to you, we so-called geniuses are not even worth as much as dregs."

Ximen Wudi glanced at Zhao Chen indifferently, said nothing more, and walked toward the city gate.

"Brother Xiao, are you really that badass?" Zhao Chen chased after him and asked.

"Do you think I look like I'm showing off?" Ximen Wudi asked in return.

"Er… doesn't seem like it." Zhao Chen laughed awkwardly.

"That's good!"

Ximen Wudi nodded, then quickened his pace.

Although Zhao Chen didn't believe in Ximen Wudi's combat power, since Ximen Wudi had already promised to help him build the academy, he naturally hoped that this matter would be finished as soon as possible.

Ximen Wudi walked all the way, seeing many cultivators in the city, all of whom hid far away, showing an expression of awe.

Half an hour later, when Ximen Wudi arrived at the southeast side of that giant city, he discovered that countless black-armored iron cavalry were surrounding them from all directions.

These black-armored iron cavalry totaled over five thousand riders, each wearing black armor, holding black long spears, and riding black steeds.

Each black steed was two zhang tall, pitch-black like ink, its four limbs thick and powerful, with sharp fangs growing on its neck, and its four hooves burning with purple flames.

Five thousand iron cavalry, all of them were Ninth-Stage demonic beasts, and all possessed strength comparable to the Nine Tribulations. This kind of formation was enough to scare the wits out of ordinary cultivators.

The Black-Armored Iron Cavalry was the national legion of the Black Demon Kingdom, and the army they commanded was also called the Black Demon Army.

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

The five thousand black-armored iron cavalry all pulled their reins to a stop, knelt on one knee, and shouted in unison.

Zhao Chen, riding a Flame Colt, stood proudly amidst the ten thousand troops, looking majestic.

At the very front of these five thousand black-armored iron cavalry stood three people, all wearing black armor, with long sabers at their waists and bows and arrows on their backs.

"You are Ximen Wudi?"

Zhao Chen looked down at Ximen Wudi and asked in a deep voice.

"It is me!" Ximen Wudi nodded and said.

"You actually dared to kill the Black Eagle King?" Zhao Chen rebuked angrily.

"That old guy wanted to snatch the precious materials on me; being slaughtered by me is just his due punishment."

Ximen Wudi said indifferently, not showing any fear because of this. After all, his cultivation realm was there; a mere Nirvana-stage cultivator was nothing in front of him.

"Hmph! Don't think that just because you have some ability, you can be arrogant and domineering. If you dare to kill the Crown Prince of my Black Demon Kingdom, I will definitely make you wish you were dead."

Zhao Chen gritted his teeth and roared fiercely.

"Heh heh!"

Ximen Wudi smiled contemptuously and said: "If I were truly afraid, would I have come to find trouble with you? And I certainly wouldn't be here waiting for a piece of trash like you."

Zhao Chen was so angry his face turned red, the hand holding his sword trembling uncontrollably, wishing he could rush up and hack Ximen Wudi to death right now.

However, this guy ultimately didn't lose his reason. He knew that Ximen Wudi could definitely kill him in seconds and could easily annihilate him as well.