Chapter 434 - 435: Soldier’s Blood
CLANG, CLANG, CLANG!
Within the canyon, the glint of sabers and the shadows of swords filled the air. A grim, murderous intent and the stench of blood gradually grew thicker.
Half of the Nanyang Guard had already fallen. Hundreds of men had stained this ground with their blood.
"Bastard! You bastard, Di Xuan! You’ve sent our brothers to their deaths with your own hands!"
Watching the Nanyang Guard fall one after another, Cao Hong roared in fury, his voice filled with hatred. These men who died in battle were his brothers-in-arms, men with whom he had fought and faced death side-by-side.
And now, because of one man’s betrayal, they were all being buried here. How could he not be filled with hate?
"Fight them to the death!"
The eyes of the Nanyang Guard were all bloodshot as they descended into a frenzy of slaughter. Their Spears of Slaughter pierced through the bodies of the bandits one by one.
In the sky above, Tan Zhengqing was also enraged to his very limits.
"Kill!"
Sword Qi crisscrossed the air. Endless Sword Light erupted from his Sword Body, blanketing the sky as it slashed toward the Second Master!
"All of Black Wind Valley’s elites are here! Even if your entire North Camp showed up, you would only face annihilation! Hahaha!"
The Second Master laughed ferociously. The large saber in his hand expanded wildly and cleaved down from the sky.
An endless amount of True Essence enveloped it, bursting forth with a brilliant black light!
It continuously blocked Tan Zhengqing’s Sword Light!
"Tan Zhengqing, watching your Nanyang Guard die miserable deaths one by one... you must be in great pain right now. If you had just obediently handed over Nanyang City, you wouldn’t be facing this outcome. What a pity, what a pity!"
The Second Master’s mocking laughter echoed relentlessly, goading Tan Zhengqing!
"Kill!"
Tan Zhengqing’s expression suddenly turned savage. With a single slash, his sword shot across the sky like a cyan meteor.
BOOM!
The void shattered. An endless murderous intent and Sword Qi ravaged the canyon, surging toward the Second Master.
"You die!"
Tan Zhengqing raised his Ancient Sword and hacked away madly.
BOOM!
The Second Master raised his Battle Saber and met the attack, unleashing a saber aura dozens of feet long.
However, waves of Sword Light, filled with berserk killing intent, instantly destroyed it!
BOOM!
The roiling energy slammed into the Second Master’s body, sending him flying!
Tan Zhengqing was furious, and he had gone mad!
Ignoring his injuries, he crossed through the energy storm and charged toward the Second Master to finish him off.
"Big Brother, save me!"
Seeing this, the Second Master’s expression changed, and he let out a great shout.
"Get back!"
In that instant, a cold voice rang out from the firmament like the roar of a Celestial God, the shockwave forcing Tan Zhengqing to spit up blood.
BOOM!
A giant, sky-covering hand descended from above, blanketing the canyon as if it could suppress everything.
CLANG!
At the same time, a sharp, metallic ring suddenly echoed through the canyon.
Vanish!
Uttering a single word, Ye Wushuang, who had been on alert this whole time, instantly made his move.
A blood dragon swirled around the Dragon Blood Battle Saber, which erupted with ten thousand rays of bloody light. A crimson saber light flashed across the firmament, tearing the giant, sky-covering hand apart.
BOOM!
The terrifying energy knocked Tan Zhengqing back!
"Interesting. I didn’t expect to find another powerful ant!"
A middle-aged man in a black robe appeared in the void, watching Ye Wushuang with indifference. The aura of the Yin Yang Realm radiating from him was completely undisguised, causing heaven and earth to tremble.
"Big Master!"
Looking at the newcomer, the bandits were ecstatic!
Their Big Master was now a powerhouse at the Rebirth First Layer of the Yin Yang Realm!
With him here, not even Nanyang City could do anything to Black Wind Valley!
"The Yin Yang Realm... How is that possible?!"
Tan Zhengqing’s body flew backward as he stared at the sky in disbelief.
Didn’t Black Wind Valley only have two experts at the Spiritual Spring Ninth Layer? How could a Yin Yang Realm powerhouse possibly appear?!
"You take care of the others. I’ll deal with these two ants," the Big Master said coldly to the Second Master below.
"Don’t worry, Big Brother! I’ll hack them to pieces alive!"
The Second Master gave a bloodthirsty grin and charged down.
"Fall back, quickly!"
Seeing this, Tan Zhengqing shouted urgently. In an instant, the remaining Nanyang Guard retreated to his side.
A few who were too slow to escape were immediately cleaved in two!
"Retreat!"
Tan Zhengqing knew that if they didn’t retreat now, a single Yin Yang Realm expert would be enough to slaughter them all!
"Now that you’re here, do you really think you can leave?"
The Big Master in the sky looked down with disdain. ’They’re just a bunch of ants. Killing them would be easy!’
"Slaughter the Nanyang Guard!"
The bandits raised their weapons and roared, quickly cutting off the escape route and surrounding the Nanyang Guard once more.
Fewer than two hundred Nanyang Guard remained; all the rest had died in battle.
"Our escape route is blocked again!"
A Nanyang Guard shouted.
Hearing this, Tan Zhengqing’s face paled. He looked at the fallen Cyan Armored Warriors lying before him, and his heart felt like it was bleeding!
He turned his head to look at the remaining group of blood-soaked soldiers behind him, clenched his fist, and shouted, "Brothers! Does everyone remember the rule of our North Camp?"
"Half go, half stay!"
Instantly, the Nanyang Guard responded in unison, their voices firm and powerful!
Ye Wushuang also turned his head to watch.
The Nanyang Guard’s way wasn’t to fight to the last man, but for half to go and half to stay!
Before Ye Wushuang’s eyes, a group of wounded Nanyang Guard immediately stepped forward, shielding the uninjured ones.
This display made Ye Wushuang’s eyes narrow.
"Brother, if you make it out alive, take care of my family!"
The wounded Nanyang Guard began voicing their last requests!
Half go, half stay. This was the rule of the Nanyang Guard. Whenever they faced a life-or-death crisis, half would remain behind to defend the escape of the other half to the death.
And of the half that left, if even one survived, they were sworn to protect the families of all who had fallen!
Ye Wushuang seemed to understand now.
"Brother Ye, we have met a powerful foe today. I can no longer escape. But you are strong. I hope you can lead the others back alive. I’m begging you!"
Tan Zhengqing, his hair disheveled, turned and said to Ye Wushuang.
’Perhaps he regretted it now. He should have listened to Ye Wushuang earlier and not been so quick to trust Di Xuan.’
And now, hundreds of his men were being buried here!
But then, who could have ever imagined that Di Xuan would be so despicable as to betray the Nanyang Guard, personally leading them into the abyss?
Hate! So much hate!
Watching the Nanyang Guard die one by one because of his decision, his hatred was like a raging tide!
Ye Wushuang replied, "Lord Tan, I came here to exterminate bandits. The mission is not yet complete, so of course I will not leave. Besides, with a Yin Yang Realm expert present, you cannot possibly contend with him on your own. With me here, we might have a fighting chance."
"Kid, aren’t you afraid of choking on such big words? You’re just at the Spiritual Spring Sixth Layer; I could hack you to pieces myself! And you want to fight my Big Brother? You don’t know your own limits!"
Hearing Ye Wushuang’s words, the Second Master sneered in disdain and brought his saber down in a sky-cleaving chop.
"Go, now!"
Seeing the Second Master attack, Tan Zhengqing leaped into the air, unleashing a devastating Sword Aura to meet the blow.
Kill!
The Nanyang Guard also began to fight their way out.
BOOM!
The Big Master in the sky also attacked, striking down at Tan Zhengqing.
Ye Wushuang’s eyes narrowed. ’If I don’t deal with that Yin Yang Realm expert today,’ he thought, ’I’m afraid no one will be able to leave.’
’Rebirth First Layer of the Yin Yang Realm... You’ll be the perfect test subject!’
A cold glint shone in Ye Wushuang’s eyes. He raised his Dragon Blood Battle Saber, leaped into the air, and his figure vanished into the void.
BOOM!
In the instant that the Second Master was clashing with Tan Zhengqing, a streak of bloody saber light burst from the void behind him.
PSHH!
The saber light flashed past. In that brilliant instant, the Second Master’s head flew into the air, and a fountain of blood erupted from his neck!
"The Second Master was killed by that kid!"
Staring at the sudden turn of events, the bandits were aghast.
"You damned ant! You killed my second brother! You will die!"
The Big Master was also furious. He shifted his gaze from Tan Zhengqing to Ye Wushuang, his killing intent so endless it was as if a layer of frost had covered the world.
Die!
The Big Master reached out and grasped. The void distorted, and a terrifying tearing force enveloped Ye Wushuang, threatening to rip him to shreds.
Fight!
The Battle Intent in Ye Wushuang’s heart was also ignited, and he charged forward.