Chapter 205 - 205 205 Escalating Contradictions

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Escalating Contradictions Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Escalating Contradictions “””

Only a month had passed since the destruction of the Ji Xing Sect when Sky Shadow cavalry and the Black Flag Army left the pass, following Feng Wuchen on a new campaign.

This time, their target was the Huan Yun Sect!

In their ambition to seize the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower, the Huan Yun Sect had sent strong attackers to kill Feng Wuchen many times, but they had all ended in failure.

But they had still made their move.

Since they had the audacity to vie for the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower, it meant they were prepared to die.

Feng Wuchen was ruthless and cold-blooded towards his enemies, vowing to avenge all wrongs.

This trip to the Tianwu Empire was sure to end with the annihilation of the Huan Yun Sect.

The heartening sound of iron hooves started from Unmatched City, making their way to the Tianwu Empire. Wherever they went, the majestic bearing of the empire’s most elite soldiers won the worship and respect of countless people.

The imperial royal palace.

“Your Majesty, the Grand Commander has already led the Sky Shadow cavalry and the Black Flag Army to the Tianwu Empire! The Crown Prince has also followed,” Ling Zhantian respectfully reported in the main hall.

Duan Tian Hun nodded and said with a cold smile, “Huan Yun Sect, could you ever have imagined that I would let Feng Wuchen enter the Wuji Abyss to cultivate? That helped Feng Wuchen break through to the Eight Layers of the Yuan Dan Realm.”

Duan Tian Hun continued after coming down, “Even I am not sure I could defeat Feng Wuchen now. The Huan Yun Sect will surely be doomed!”

“Your Majesty, Zhang Tianran and the ones who submitted to the Grand Commander,” Ling Zhantian reported again.

“Oh?” Duan Tian Hun looked at Ling Zhantian in surprise and asked uncertainly, “Zhang Tianran submitted to Feng Wuchen?”

Ling Zhantian respectfully said, “Indeed, the whole Fenglei Sect has submitted to the Grand Commander. Otherwise, he would have killed them long ago.”

“The submission of the Fenglei Sect is quite a surprise indeed,” Duan Tian Hun said with a delighted laugh, genuinely astonished by the Fenglei Sect’s submission.

It was strong and unexpected for them to willingly submit to Feng Wuchen.

What kind of terrifying strength must one possess to make other large forces of the empire submit?

…

“Grand Commander, ahead is the border of the Tianwu Empire. Once we enter the Tianwu Empire, the Huan Yun Sect won’t be far,” Huanyang pointed ahead at the border as the soldiers dismounted one after another.

Feng Wuchen nodded and said, “You go ahead to the Huan Yun Sect, and I’ll follow shortly.”

“Swoosh!”

With those words, Feng Wuchen unleashed the Supreme Dragon God Sword, shot straight into the sky, turned into a beam of golden light bursting towards the Tianwu Empire, and vanished in the blink of an eye into the high skies.

“Where is the Grand Commander going?” The soldiers were puzzled one after another.

Huanyang and Wuqing didn’t know where Feng Wuchen had gone but didn’t ask further. They led the soldiers into the Tianwu Empire and rushed towards the Huan Yun Sect.

The soldiers’ warhorses were looked after by a general guarding the border.

“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”

Hundreds of soldiers moved through the mountains, covering the sky and startling with their speed, resembling a large troop of agile monkeys.

An hour later, Feng Wuchen arrived overhead the imperial royal palace of the Tianwu Empire via Sword Flight, his powerful aura spreading out and immediately alerting the many strong individuals of the royal family.

“What a powerful aura!”

“Sword Flight? That’s Feng Wuchen!”

“No mistake! It’s Feng Wuchen!”

Many of the royal family’s strong figures moved out, and when they cast their gazes toward the source of the potent aura, their faces drastically changed, terror-stricken, as they recognized Feng Wuchen.

The Great General of the empire and many other generals rushed to the primary palace; Feng Wuchen’s appearance made them very uneasy.

Inside the palace, the Tianwu Emperor and the State Preceptor among other empire’s top officials also sensed this overwhelming aura, guessing who it might be.

What they didn’t know was what Feng Wuchen intended by coming here.

Feng Wuchen slowly descended, and as he touched the ground, the Supreme Dragon God Sword transformed into a streak that entered his body, with his overwhelming aura disappearing as if he were an ordinary person.

In the spacious plaza of the palace, many of the empire’s strong figures had already gathered. The Tianwu Emperor and the State Preceptor among the other bigwigs had come out from the palace, all with solemn expressions.

“Tianwu Emperor, we meet again.” Looking calmly at the Tianwu Emperor, Feng Wuchen said with a faint smile, undaunted even in the face of the royal family’s many strong figures.

The Tianwu Emperor frowned slightly; Feng Wuchen felt much stronger than a month ago.

“Feng Wuchen, what brings you to my empire?” the Tianwu Emperor asked.

Feng Wuchen replied nonchalantly, “Nothing much, just came to give the Tianwu Emperor a greeting.”

“A greeting?” The Emperor’s expression changed, and he then said in a deep voice, “You intend to destroy the Huan Yun Sect?”

Upon hearing the Emperor’s words, the complexions of many strong figures on the plaza drastically changed.

Was Feng Wuchen being too arrogant? He had only destroyed the Ji Xing Sect not long ago, and now he intended to destroy the Huan Yun Sect too?

“””

“That’s right! Huan Yun Sect is a force within the Tianwu Empire, and I need to give some face to the Tianwu Emperor, so I specifically came to say hello,” Feng Wuchen didn’t hide anything.

“Feng Wuchen! Don’t be too arrogant!” The State Preceptor roared in anger, “Huan Yun Sect is a major force of our empire, how can you say you’ll annihilate it as you wish?”

Feng Wuchen sneered, “I’m also the Grand Commander of the Yanhuo Empire. Huan Yun Sect still wants to kill me, don’t they? They also want to snatch my Nine Layers Qiankun Tower, right? Since Huan Yun Sect dared to come to the Yanhuo Empire to kill me, why shouldn’t I dare to come to the Tianwu Empire to annihilate Huan Yun Sect?”

The face of the Tianwu Emperor darkened. Feng Wuchen’s actions were a clear sign of disrespect for the Tianwu Empire. Was this a greeting or a show of dominance?

With the strength Feng Wuchen now possessed, he had no fear of the Tianwu Emperor. If Feng Wuchen could kill Bai Shan, he was confident he could kill the Tianwu Emperor as well.

“The Sky Shadow Cavalry and the Black Flag Army have already set out for Huan Yun Sect. No more useless talk; I hope the Tianwu Emperor won’t interfere. I am merely here for revenge,” Feng Wuchen said with a cold laugh, ready to use Sword Flight to leave.

Feng Wuchen’s arrogance, his disregard for the dignity of the Tianwu Empire, had already enraged the Tianwu Emperor beyond measure!

Did Feng Wuchen think he could barge into the imperial palace of the Tianwu Empire alone and leave unscathed?

“Leaving won’t be so easy!” the Tianwu Emperor roared, “Feng Wuchen, do you really think you can come and go from the Tianwu Empire as freely as you did with the Luoyun Empire?”

At these words, a fierce gleam flashed in Feng Wuchen’s eyes as he chillingly asked, “So, the Tianwu Emperor means to make an enemy of me?”

“Not only will I be your enemy, but I will also kill you! You’ve got the guts to come here today, so I’ll make sure you can’t escape, even if you had wings! Attack!” the Tianwu Emperor shouted ferociously, his face twisted with rage and his killing intent extremely terrifying.

The existence of Feng Wuchen was already a threat to the Tianwu Empire. How could the Tianwu Emperor let the tiger return to the mountain?

The Great General immediately shouted, “Kill Feng Wuchen!”

“Buzzing!”

A great surge of powerful True Yuan energy erupted. The royal powerhouse of the Tianwu Empire had many strong individuals, and a surge of energy exploded, shaking the entire royal palace, creating large rifts in the vast square.

On the square, just within the royal palace, there were thousands of experts from the Yuandan Realm, and over a hundred above the Fifth Level of Yuandan Realm. The lineup was indeed terrifying.

The Tianwu Emperor was full of confidence, no wonder he dared to say he would kill Feng Wuchen.

Beyond the thousands of strong individuals, the elite soldiers of the Tianwu Empire had already gathered outside the royal palace, numbering over ten thousand!

This ten-thousand-strong force, known as the Tianwu Divine Soldiers, was the Tianwu Empire’s most elite battalion!

The Tianwu Divine Soldiers were the most formidable battalion of the Tianwu Empire; they were well-equipped, the soldiers were well-trained, each brave and combat-ready, and they possessed the Hundred Battles Armor-piercing Crossbows. A ten-thousand-strong force could stand against tens of thousands of enemies, their combat strength was indeed formidable.

The Hundred Battles Armor-piercing Crossbow held terrifying combat strength, being the Tianwu Empire’s strongest mechanical weapon. A single crossbow could instantaneously kill any practitioner below the Third Layer of the Yuandan Realm.

And such a terrifying mechanical weapon, the Tianwu Divine Soldiers had five thousand of them. The simultaneous attack of five thousand battle crossbows is unimaginably terrifying.

Even the Shuiyue Empire was extremely wary of the Tianwu Divine Soldiers.

This immensely strong force represented the ultimate power of the Tianwu Empire!

With thousands of experts from the Yuandan Realm, plus the Tianyuan Realm Tianwu Emperor, as well as the Tianwu Divine Soldiers — would killing Feng Wuchen still be a problem?

“Tianwu Emperor, you should think carefully about the consequences of becoming my enemy!” Feng Wuchen said coldly, his fierce killing intent spreading outwards.

The Tianwu Emperor’s fierce eyes narrowed as he bellowed, “Kill!!”

“Kill!!” Thousands of cultivators with formidable cultivation roared, flocking forward with overwhelming momentum, seemingly enough to shake the heavens and move the earth.

The Great General bellowed, “Prepare the Hundred Battles Armor-piercing Crossbows!”

Outside the royal palace, the Tianwu Divine Soldiers, at their swiftest speed, placed the gigantic crossbows onto the Hundred Battles Armor-piercing Crossbows—five thousand in number. Once they began their assault, they would undoubtedly wield a formidable strength!

“Nine Layers Qiankun Tower!” Feng Wuchen shouted and swiftly brought forth the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower.

An immensely powerful aura whirled wildly, the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower soared into the sky, instantly expanded to a dozen or so zhang in size, with golden light flashing brilliantly. A huge golden array descended from above, covering the entire royal palace!

An overbearing suppressive force cascaded down causing everyone’s complexion to change drastically. It was only when they faced the suppressive force directly that they truly realized the terror of the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower.

“Shoot down the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower for me!” the Great General roared.

“Whiz whiz whiz!”

The moment the Great General’s roar ended, five thousand giant crossbows were furiously launched, soaring into the sky with jarringly loud noises towards the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower, a large mass tightly packed together.

“Boom boom boom!”

The five thousand crossbows blasted against the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower almost simultaneously. On the surface of the tower, a transparent layer of energy appeared, like a golden bell cover, blocking all five thousand crossbows outside, shaking the entire royal palace with the explosion.

However, even with the incredibly powerful Hundred Battles Armor-piercing Crossbows, the attack of five thousand crossbows could not shake the Nine Layers Qiankun Tower at all!

“Hmph! Rotten copper and iron wishing to contend with my semi-Immortal Artifact? Ridiculous!” Feng Wuchen scoffed.

“Buzzing!”

Feng Wuchen stimulated the Ice Attribute True Yuan; an extremely terrifying power surged out. The golden light exploded brilliantly, and bone-chilling coldness spread out. The ground of the square was visibly frozen at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Feng Wuchen slowly raised his hand, and within several zhang around him, dense ice spikes formed, each containing terrifying power.

“At the Ninth Level of the Yuandan Realm!” Sensing the powerful aura exuding from Feng Wuchen, the Tianwu Emperor’s face changed drastically!