Chapter 1586

Sword shadows flashed, sweeping in all directions like a tidal wave, and in an instant over a dozen people collapsed to the ground, unable to rise!

The remaining soldiers' faces changed drastically; they had never imagined that the opponent, so young, could possess such terrifying combat power!

"A swarm of ants, and you still dream of harming me? Truly seeking death!"

Ximen Wudi's eyes were chillingly cold to the extreme. His figure darted, transforming into a phantom as he charged straight at this group of soldiers to slaughter them!

Bang bang bang!

1302 One person died!

1302 One person died!

Heads exploded one after another. Ximen Wudi advanced as if entering no-man's-land; every sword slash brought certain death!

In the blink of an eye, he had already killed several dozen people. Those soldiers could no longer bother with the encirclement and fled in panic one after another!

"Damn it!"

Seeing this scene, Li Heng's face turned deathly pale. If he had died today, so be it, but now...

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Li Heng gritted his teeth fiercely, took out a jade pendant from his waist and crushed it hard. As the jade token shattered, streaks of human figures came whistling through!

In the blink of an eye, some twenty to thirty figures flew over!

These people were all clad in armor, their auras immensely thick. Silver wolf-head emblems were embroidered on their sleeves, revealing their identities—the Imperial Guards of Xuanyun Prefecture!

These Imperial Guards were all extremely powerful; the weakest among them was at the sixth or seventh layer of Innate Realm. The leading Imperial Guard commander had even reached the peak of the ninth layer of Innate Realm!

At this moment, these Imperial Guards saw Li Heng and Li Wenyuan's corpses, and each one glared with fury!

They were immensely enraged!

Li Heng was the son of Grand Tutor Li Heng, the future sovereign of Xuanyun Prefecture. Now he lay dead on the spot—this was a naked slap in the face of Xuanyun Prefecture!

"Wretch, don't run!"

That commander was the first to react. His figure flickered, and he led numerous soldiers to capture Ximen Wudi and avenge Li Heng!

However, Ximen Wudi was not afraid. Seeing the Imperial Guards charge, the short dagger in his hand danced like a dragon, and he instantly met them head-on!

Clang!

Sparks flew in all directions!

Ximen Wudi clashed once with the Imperial Guard commander, producing a piercing metallic collision!

"What formidable martial skill!"

The Imperial Guard commander was secretly shocked. He had cultivated the essence of the Imperial Guards for many years, striking fear into the Western Barbarians, yet he could not overcome a mere Mao Touxiaozi!

Nevertheless, although Ximen Wudi's combat power was fierce, two fists were still no match for four legs. After only a few breaths, Ximen Wudi flipped his wrist, flicked his short dagger, and instantly slashed open the Imperial Guard commander's throat. Blood sprayed out, and the opponent had his neck directly severed!

Hiss hiss hiss~~

Seeing this scene, all the soldiers collectively sucked in a cold breath!

Relying solely on physical combat power, he had instantly killed a ninth-layer Innate Realm expert!

Especially after withstanding Li Heng's strike earlier, he was still as lively as a dragon or tiger!

This guy is simply monstrous!

At this moment, Ximen Wudi took a step forward, arriving before Li Heng. He grabbed the man, lifted him up directly, and said with a smile:

"You must be the sovereign of Xuanyun Prefecture, right? I'll give you one last chance now—kneel and beg for mercy, and I might spare your dog's life!"

"Outrageous! You little beast, how dare you take the sovereign hostage? You're simply seeking death!"

"Release the sovereign at once, or you'll find it impossible to escape even with wings!"

……

Curses came one after another from those soldiers' mouths, but Ximen Wudi acted as if he heard nothing, his face full of mockery!

As for Li Heng, his face was ghastly pale. He looked at Ximen Wudi before him, his head buzzing!

He... had lost!

Li Heng never dreamed in his sleep that he, a dignified sovereign of a generation, would be forced into such a state by a mere Mao Touxiaozi. If his father king learned he had been defeated by this person, probably the entire upper echelon of Xuanyun Prefecture would be punished!

At this moment, Li Heng's face was ashen. He knew that if he fell into this kid's hands tonight, he would surely suffer humiliation!

A sense of shame filled Li Heng's heart. He glared viciously at Ximen Wudi and demanded through gritted teeth: "You stinking kid, who exactly are you?"

"My name is Ximen Wudi. As for my identity, telling you is no harm—you'll know soon enough!"

Ximen Wudi smiled faintly, then extended his finger to point at Li Heng's neck and said lightly:

"I'll give you two choices now!"

"The first choice—kneel immediately, kowtow and beg for mercy, and I might spare your life!"

"The second choice—I'll send you on your way right now, leaving you to die without a burial place!"

Ximen Wudi's voice was exceptionally cold. The short dagger in his hand rose slightly, as if preparing to chop off Li Heng's head in one strike!

Li Heng's face darkened, and then he gritted his teeth: "Fine! I kneel!"

He knew he had no choice at all. With a thud, he dropped to his knees on the spot and wailed toward Ximen Wudi:

"Spare my life..."

Li Heng knew that with his own cultivation, he could never be Ximen Wudi's match! Moreover, he had already become a captive; if he angered Ximen Wudi, there was only a dead end!

"Hahaha... truly a cowardly weakling, good that you know your place!"

Ximen Wudi laughed heartily to the sky, then kicked the back of the other's knee, instantly sending Li Heng sprawling in a kowtow, repeatedly knocking his head against the ground toward him.

This scene, falling into the eyes of the surrounding Imperial Guards, left them both shocked and furious, wishing they could rush forward and tear Ximen Wudi to pieces. But deterred by that ferociously powerful short dagger, they did not dare act rashly!

"Hmph! Since you're willing to surrender, I'll give you one last chance! Immediately send people to Xuanyun City to gather a large force of troops, proceed to Nanyang Mountain, exterminate Xuan Tie Stockade, and rescue Princess Zhao!"

Ximen Wudi spoke word by word, his expression solemn. Hearing these words, Li Heng was stunned: "Zhao... Princess Zhao? Are you the son of Marshal Zhao of Xuanyun Prefecture?"

"Exactly. Do you understand now?"

Ximen Wudi let out a cold laugh, and Li Heng suddenly saw the light!

No wonder!

Li Heng knew his own father was the son of Marshal Zhao, which was why he had been made Crown Prince; if not for that, he would not have been so arrogant and domineering!

He had only been guessing at Ximen Wudi's background before, but now, having seen the other's strength, how would he still dare doubt it!

At once Li Heng bowed and scraped, hurriedly agreeing!

"I'll write a letter right now and have the Imperial Palace Guards rush to Nanyang Mountain to suppress the bandits!"

Hearing these words, Ximen Wudi nodded in satisfaction; he knew that in this battle, his victory was certain!

Ximen Wudi then stored that short dagger into his storage ring, and looked at the Imperial Forest Army:

"Now, get lost! Remember, do not set foot on Nanyang Mountain even half a step! Otherwise, you know the consequences!"

"Yes, yes, yes…"

The Imperial Forest Army had long been scared out of their wits; hearing these words, how would they dare delay, hurriedly driving their carriages away!

Watching those carriages flee into the distance, Ximen Wudi finally let out a long sigh of relief.

These soldiers were different from ordinary soldiers; any single one, Ximen Wudi wouldn't need to fear at all, and could even turn the tables and kill them, but if their numbers were great, Ximen Wudi would inevitably suffer a loss!

Ximen Wudi paid no heed to the discussions of the surrounding commoners, and went straight back to the carriage and sat down.

"Brother Ye, you were just too cool just now!"

Li Heng plopped down inside the carriage, looking like he had just survived a calamity.

"Hehe, just luck!" Ximen Wudi shook his head, quite disappointed in Li Heng's performance—the other was nothing but a useless good-for-nothing!

However, thinking of the scene just now when he had slapped Li Heng's shoulder and injured him, Ximen Wudi's mood inexplicably improved.

"Let's continue on our way, reach Nanyang Mountain as soon as possible!"

On the 1304th meditation cushion

Ximen Wudi gave an order, the coachman nodded, and then drove the carriage wildly toward Nanyang Mountain.

At the same time, inside Xuantie Stronghold.

Inside a crude tent, an old man in a grey robe sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion; his face was crisscrossed with wrinkles, like gullies.

And this old man was precisely Zhao Wenhua, the Laozu Sect of the Zhao clan of Xuanyun Prefecture!