"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The ground trembled slightly as thousands of armored soldiers brandished gleaming steel sabers and sharp spears as they slowly advanced toward Su Xuan.
The baleful aura soared into the sky, scaring the birds and animals. Under the armor, pairs of eyes were cold.
Every soldier was a seasoned warrior. When they formed a battle formation, they could kill martial arts masters.
Just like the 400,000 Western Liang cavalrymen, the Heyang Imperial Family was not the only one who was frightened, the entire Jianghu was also frightened.
The cavalry came, the mountains were flattened, and the rivers changed their course. It didn't matter if you were the Five Supreme Dao Masters or some large demonic sect.
Under these 400,000 cavalry, they would all be reduced to ashes.
Since ancient times, countless martial arts experts had died in battle.
However, facing these fully armed elite soldiers, the man's expression remained unchanged.
He just stood there quietly without even blinking.
This was a sign that Su Xuan had accepted his fate. Just as the deputy general had said, if he was at his peak, even if the number of soldiers doubled, he would be able to dominate the place and kill his way in and out. He could leave and stay as he pleased. No one could stop him.
However, Su Xuan had just experienced a huge battle and was surrounded by four Grandmasters. He had fought his way out despite sustaining heavy injuries.
In this world, who could safely retreat from the hands of four Grandmasters?
Even Old Monster Wang from Wudi City in the East Sea would have to leave behind some clothes.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The soldiers shouted as they slapped their armors with their sabers, producing a deep rumble and stirring up a murderous aura.
Like a wave, it rushed toward Su Xuan and drowned him in the blink of an eye.
Being in the middle of such a terrifying wave of killing intent was like a small boat that could be destroyed at any time and swallowed by the waves.
"Release the arrows."
The deputy general gave the order, and hundreds of archers drew their bows and nocked their arrows. The bowstrings loosened, and a buzzing sound could be heard.
The arrows rained down like a storm, bringing with them the light of the morning sun. The densely packed arrows were wrapped in a tyrannical force, tearing through the air and letting out sharp and ear-piercing whistles.
Su Xuan didn't move. Faint True Qi appeared around his body and transformed into Protective Upstanding Qi to protect his body.
The arrow hit the Stellar Energy and was unable to advance.
The deputy general's expression was ugly. He urged the green horse under him and raised his horse-slaying saber to charge.
"Kill him."
Thousands of soldiers followed behind the deputy general. Their sabers were sharp, and their spears stood in rows. Their killing intent surged into the sky.
He slowly extended his right hand and opened his fingers. A foot-long branch slowly rose from the ground and landed in Su Xuan's hand.
He held the branch with his left hand and pulled it down, breaking the branches and leaves on it. He held the branch with his right hand and pointed the other end to the ground.
Grass, wood, bamboo and stone can all be used as swords. What's wrong with a three-foot-long branch?
Su Xuan's gaze sharpened as he circulated the Seven Layer Wedding Dress Technique, extracting True Qi from every part of his body.
His meridians shook, his flesh trembled, and his bones rustled. His entire body was suffering from indescribable pain.
Even the true qi protecting his heart meridian was drawn into his dantian, and the remaining internal strength was injected into the three-foot-long tree branch.
"Weng weng weng"
The branches trembled slightly. The originally crooked branches and leaves now exploded with a sharp edge.
It was as if this wasn't a tree branch, but a sword, a peerless divine sword that revealed its sharpness.
"Puchi!"
He forcefully swallowed the blood that had rushed to his throat and slowly raised the three-foot-long branch in his hand.
He casually slashed his sword at the thousands of soldiers in front of him. In an instant, the branches shattered silently.
No one even noticed anything unusual. There was neither a terrifying sword light nor a cold sword qi.
It was such an ordinary sword, but a strange scene appeared. The deputy general charging at the front and his horse were instantly frozen.
It was as if the space had frozen. The horse raised its front hooves and raised the horse-slaying saber in its hand, but he suddenly stopped.
Not only the deputy general, but all the armored soldiers charging at him behind him instantly froze like stone statues, still maintaining their charging appearance.
strange
The world was silent.
Everything was silent, and the air was filled with a terrifying aura. This aura was extremely inexplicable, and no one knew where it came from.
Thousands of armored soldiers stood on the ground in a daze, their banners fluttering in the wind.
"Puff!"
Su Xuan couldn't hold it in any longer. He spat out a mouthful of boiling black blood, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and walked out.
"Boom!"
The bodies of the deputy generals and their warhorses that brushed past them exploded into a cloud of blood mist. Immediately after, the bodies of the armored soldiers behind them shattered one after another, and their battle armor, swords, and sabers fell to the ground without support.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
How terrifying was this scene? It was like hell on earth, hell and hell. Wherever he walked, blood dyed red. Even the air was blood-red.
A thick blood mist filled the air, dyeing the sky, earth, vegetation, and streams red.
Only thousands of armors and swords were left on the ground. Other than that, not even a complete corpse was left.
All the soldiers were instantly shattered by his sword Qi through the iron armor. They ended their lives without any pain.
The morning sun was like fire, but when it shone on the land, it gave off a bone-piercing chill. The mountains were red, and the streams were bleeding.
There was only a man covered in blood. He stepped on the blood mist and walked into the distance.
Tianwu Year, July 12
Su Xuan had killed four Grandmasters at the crossing of the river in Tiannan County. He had crossed the river by boat and used a withered branch as a sword. He had shattered 3,000 pieces of armor with a single strike and fled to the west with his blood.
The water of the great river was blood-red for several days. The fish and prawns died and floated on the surface of the water. The stench lingered. The crows covered the sky and the sun. It took a month for them to disperse.
Su Xuan's name shook the martial arts world of the Nine States.
The setting sun was like fire, and the golden light slowly faded from the ground. In Tianbei County, on a path overgrown with weeds, a man covered in blood swayed and looked up at the afterglow of the setting sun.
Then, he fell headfirst into the lush grass by the roadside.
It was Su Xuan, who had broken out of the encirclement. His final sword strike had shattered 3,000 pieces of armor, completely exhausting the last bit of True Qi he had squeezed out of his body.
His internal and external injuries exploded, and he forced himself to walk dozens of miles before he could no longer hold on and fell by the roadside.
When the last ray of light faded from the earth, the sky suddenly darkened. The night wind echoed, dispelling the hot air.
"Chase after him."
In the distance, the light of the torches dispersed the darkness. Groups of armored soldiers were searching the mountains and plains. The ground trembled as the cavalry trampled.
"General, there's blood here."
A soldier found a bush by the side of the road. The cavalry general leading the troops squatted down and reached out to touch the blood on the ground.
"It's still warm. This person definitely didn't go far.”
"Work harder. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you have to find Su Xuan.”
"His Majesty has ordered that anyone who takes his head will be rewarded with ten thousand gold and will be promoted three ranks.”
Thousands of soldiers began a carpet search. Every bamboo forest, every tree shade, every river, and every pile of weeds had to be searched.
however
Thousands of soldiers turned the entire Tianbei County upside down, but they could not find any trace of Su Xuan.
It was as if he had disappeared into thin air or evaporated from the face of the earth.
A few days later, the army sent by the Heyang Imperial Family could only return empty-handed. The news spread throughout the martial world and the world was once again shaken.
Heyang Imperial City
The Yamen of the Internal Court
The man with a cold expression finished reading the secret scroll that was handed over. His eyes were dark and terrifying. He clenched his fingers and shattered the scroll.
"Su Xuan is at the end of his rope and is heavily injured.”
The man's killing intent was piercingly cold. He gritted his teeth and said,"Could it be that he has wings and can fly in the sky?"”
"Milord, he must be hiding in our He Yang territory.”
Beside him, a plump eunuch smiled charmingly.""As long as we seal off all the exits and send more people, we will definitely be able to find him.”
"Hurry up and go."
The man glared at him, and the short and fat eunuch walked out of the hall. The charming smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes were a little cold.
On the surface, the entire Heyang Imperial Family was no longer hunting Su Xuan down, but they had sent more men behind his back.
The experts of the Internal Court, Imperial Astronomical Supervisor, and Palace Department all came out to search.
Guanzhong Qixia Town
In the lobby of the inn, Tong Xiangyu was checking the accounts behind the counter. It was getting late and most of the customers in the inn had left. Only two or three people were still eating.
Xiaobei was reading in the room in the backyard while Big Mouth was busy in the kitchen. After serving the customers, Lao Bai put down the rag, picked up the teapot on the long table, and started drinking.
After the two tables of guests had left, the tables and chairs were cleaned up and served at night. Everyone was ready to eat.
"Not good."
Suddenly, Old Xing rushed into the inn, panting heavily. He almost staggered and fell to the ground. Fortunately, Old Bai was quick and reached out to support Old Xing.
"What's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?”
Lao Bai frowned.
"Something big has happened."
Old Xing blurted out.
"What's the big deal?"
Tong Xiangyu hurriedly asked.
"It's Little Su. Something happened to Little Su."
"What?"
"Tell me quickly, what happened to Brother Su?”
"Old Xing, tell me quickly."
Big Mouth, Tong Xiangyu, Mo Xiaobei, and Bai Zhantang all grabbed Old Xing's arms and pulled his clothes.
"Stop pulling. I'm almost out of breath."
Old Xing's face turned red. Only then did they notice and immediately let go.
" I just received news that Little Su was ambushed by the Heyang Imperial Family at the crossing of the Great River in Tiannan County," Old Xing said after catching his breath.”
"What?"
Tong Xiangyu only felt the world spin, her vision turned black, and she almost fell down.
"Shopkeeper."
"Xiangyu."
Old Bai and Xiaobei quickly helped her to a chair and sat down.
Manager Tong, don't be anxious."
"The Heyang Imperial Family hasn't caught him yet," Old Xing said quickly.”
"So you're fine?"
Tong Xiangyu's sorrow turned into joy.
"Not necessarily. The situation is not optimistic."
Old Xing sat down with a solemn expression." According to the information I've gathered, Little Su is probably in trouble this time."
The Imperial Astronomical Supervisor, the Internal Court, and the Xuankong Temple, the four masters of the aristocratic families of the three counties, had set up an ambush at the crossing of the river.”
"Hiss!"
Lao Bai sucked in a breath of cold air. Tong Xiangyu and the others did not know the names of these people, but he, God Thief, did.
All of them were old monsters who had been famous for a long time. They were the top experts in the martial world. They were either Celestial Cultivation Realm grandmasters or Profound Finger Realm grandmasters.
"What was the result?"
he asked.
"All dead."
" The four grandmasters were all killed by Xiaosu," Old Xing said." Especially the Master of the Wang family and the priest from the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor. They didn't even leave their corpses intact. One was chopped into a bloody mist by Xiaosu, and the other was burnt to death by the backlash of his internal energy when he was competing with his internal energy.”
"Good death."
Mo Xiaobei clapped her hands and cheered,"Let them ambush Big Brother Su."”
"What happened after that? Did Little Su run away?"
Tong Xiangyu was anxious.
"It's not that easy."
Old Xing smiled bitterly." Little Su killed the four Grandmasters and was seriously injured. After crossing the river by boat, the 3,000 soldiers of Tianbei Commandery waited patiently.
Then, Little Su used the dead wood as a sword and shattered 3,000 armor with one sword strike. He left without a trace.”
" One sword can shatter 3,000 armors."
The few people in the inn were shocked. Their mouths were wide open, and their expressions were incredulous.
"That's right."
Old Xing nodded and revealed a look of lingering fear.""I also heard that not a single corpse was left of these three thousand people. They were all shattered by the sword Qi, leaving only three thousand sets of refined iron armor.”
"Oh my god, is this still human?”
Tong Xiangyu muttered to herself with a dull look in her eyes.
"Don't worry about this for now."
Lao Bai was the first to wake up." Is there any news about Xiao Su?" he asked.”
"No, I haven't."
" According to the rumors, the Heyang Imperial Family has sealed off all the exits and is searching for Little Su's whereabouts," Old Xing said.”
"Then what should we do?"
Tong Xiangyu was so anxious that she could not do anything.
"I'll go to Guangyang Prefecture tomorrow and ask someone.”
" Little Su has a good relationship with Six Fan School," Old Xing said." It just so happens that Little Amy is also in Guangyang Mansion. Beggar's Sect has a lot of people. They will definitely have a way to get information."”
"I'm leaving tonight for Tianbei County.”
Lao Bai said in a deep voice.
"Zhantang."
Tong Xiangyu stood up and took out a money bag."This is the travel fee. If you're injured, I'll reimburse you.”
"There's no time to lose. Old Xing, don't wait any longer. Let's set off together and go to Guangyang Prefecture tonight.”
Old Bai put away the money bag and went to the Su residence with Old Xing to lead two yellow-brown horses. They rushed out of the Seven Heroes Town and went straight to Guangyang Mansion.
However, Beggar's Sect and Six Fan School had already taken action before them. A large number of people had been sent out to infiltrate Heyang to search for Su Xuan.
Even Western Liang had mobilized a lot of manpower and spies. Countless undercurrents were surging in the entire Jianghu in the dark night.
Ten days passed, but there was still no news of Su Xuan.
Fifteen days later, the Heyang Imperial Family still had not found him.
Twenty days later, it was the same.
In an entire month's time, the various forces and experts had turned the entire He Yang upside down, especially the Southern and Northern counties. They had even searched the mountains.
However, they couldn't find Su Xuan. That man had completely disappeared. Some said that he was seriously injured and on the verge of death.
Some said that he was hiding and didn't dare to show himself, some said that he was already dead, and some said that he had been captured by the Heyang Imperial Family.
In short, there were many different opinions and rumors in the martial world.
In the middle of August, Lao Bai left Heyang with a face full of hardships and returned to the Seven Heroes Town in Guanzhong.
"How is it?"
Everyone in the inn asked.
"I didn't find him."
Lao Bai shook his head,"But I'm certain that Xiao Su has not fallen into the hands of the Heyang Imperial Family."
I secretly infiltrated the Internal Court, and they are also looking for someone.”
"Is Little Su dead?"
Big Mouth hesitated.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Lao Bai glared at him and immediately shut his mouth.
"This is good news."
"Maybe he's hiding somewhere to heal himself." Lao Bai continued.
Moreover, the people from Six Fan School, Western Liang, and Beggar's Sect were still looking for him.”
Unknowingly, there were already so many behemoths standing silently behind Su Xuan.
"Shopkeeper, don't worry too much."
"If it really doesn't work out, I'll rest for two days and go out again."”
"Forget it."
The shopkeeper sighed." Little Su is blessed by the heavens. I believe he will be fine."”
Although that was what they said, none of them had a good night's sleep in the past month.
at this time
Somewhere outside the Heyang Empire
The man, who had slept for a whole month, finally woke up. He opened his eyes and found himself in a fragrant boudoir. The chiffon fluttered in the wind. The bed was made of white jade, and the blanket on his body was made of gold thread and silk.
He closed his eyes and searched his mind for the memories of that day. After shattering 3,000 pieces of armor with a single sword, he had exhausted all his zhenqi and his internal injuries had relapsed. He had fallen after walking for dozens of miles.
"Looks like I was saved by someone.”
He opened his eyes and moved his body, but the wounds on his body were torn. His internal organs were in pain as if they were twitching, and his entire body was twitching.
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