Chapter 235 - 235 235 Laying Down Ones Life for a Gentleman

Chapter 235: Chapter 235: Laying Down One’s Life for a Gentleman Chapter 235: Chapter 235: Laying Down One’s Life for a Gentleman “`

Duan Tian Hun, as the emperor of the Yanhuo Empire, is the lifeline of the Empire; he absolutely must not die.

Ling Xiaoxiao would rather sustain injuries herself than see Duan Tian Hun die; otherwise, she would not have been gravely injured by Murong Tianlie.

“Xiao Xiao!”

“Miss Ling!”

Everyone was terrified. Miao Qingqing hurriedly flashed out, displaying her flying martial skills to soar into the sky and catch Ling Xiaoxiao who was falling.

Although Murong Tianlie’s palm strike was terrifyingly powerful, he did not dare to kill Ling Xiaoxiao.

Murong Tianlie could guess that Ling Xiaoxiao had a formidable background. Offending the forces behind Ling Xiaoxiao, let alone one Tai Xu Sect, even ten thousand Tai Xu Sects would not withstand the wrath of her backers.

“Brother Feng, I’m sorry. Xiao Xiao was powerless to avenge you,” Ling Xiaoxiao murmured in grief, tears rolling down from the corners of her eyes.

With Duan Tian Hun as his hostage, Ling Xiaoxiao had no other choice against Murong Tianlie.

“Murong Tianlie! You shameless scoundrel!” Seeing Ling Xiaoxiao severely wounded, Duan Tian Hun flew into a rage, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins as he roared furiously.

“Shameless scoundrel?” Murong Tianlie said disdainfully, “Duan Tian Hun, the righteous gentleman that you are, will soon die!”

“Boom!”

“Pfft!”

Murong Tianlie, showing no mercy, struck out a palm, sending Duan Tian Hun flying and spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Duan Tian Hun was already gravely injured, and now with another palm strike, his life was in jeopardy.

“Father!” Duan Wuqing moved in panic, full of fiery anger, hating his own lack of strength as he watched his father grievously wounded and felt utterly helpless.

Atop the city gate, Miao Qingqing descended with the severely injured Ling Xiaoxiao.

“Xiao Xiao! Xiao Xiao!” Xiao Qingqing hurriedly took Ling Xiaoxiao into her arms, asking worriedly, “Xiao Xiao, how are you? Don’t scare Auntie Xiao.”

“Auntie Xiao, I’m sorry. Xiao Xiao couldn’t protect Brother Feng…” Ling Xiaoxiao said weakly, her pale face struggling to turn to look at the already deceased Feng Wuchen beside her, as tears once again welled up.

Due to the severity of her injuries, she then passed out.

Xiao Qingqing’s face changed with alarm, “Xiao Xiao! Xiao Xiao! Don’t scare Auntie Xiao.”

“Auntie Xiao, don’t worry. Xiao Xiao has only fainted,” Miao Qingqing hurriedly consoled, her heart also filled with sorrow, her eyes red.

Beside them, the already deceased Feng Wuchen felt a summon from deep within his heart, his fingertips suddenly twitched slightly, and a very feeble warm current began to flow within his body.

“Xiao Xiao…” Deep within, Feng Wuchen called out weakly.

The warmth flowing within his body slowly spread throughout him, his heart beginning to beat, though very faintly.

The changes within Feng Wuchen’s body went unnoticed by anyone.

All attention was focused on Duan Tian Hun; Murong Tianlie’s palm strike had almost cost Duan Tian Hun his life.

Fortunately, Yang Tianxian managed to administer an elixir to Duan Tian Hun and infused him with True Yuan for healing, which ultimately saved his life.

The strongest among them were already seriously injured; the rest stood no chance against Murong Tianlie.

“Those who follow me will prosper; those who oppose me shall perish!” Murong Tianlie declared coldly, his fierce gaze sweeping over the Empire’s people.

“I’d rather die than submit to you!” the Great General of the Shuiyue Empire shouted angrily.

“Then die!” Murong Tianlie said coldly, and suddenly made a grabbing motion at the Great General from the air.

“Boom!”

A formless terrifying force blasted the Great General of the Shuiyue Empire into a cloud of blood mist.

“Great General!” The soldiers of the Shuiyue Empire, frozen by fear, collapsed once again in terror and despair.

“Who else?” Murong Tianlie asked coldly, his terrifying presence enveloping the area, intimidating all present.

The scene fell deathly silent; no one dared to speak. Murong Tianlie’s methods were brutal—those who didn’t submit would die!

“Murong Tianlie! Even if you coerce everyone into submission, it would be nothing but lip service, meaningless,” Mu Tianyun said slowly.

Hearing this, Murong Tianlie sneered and replied, “That’s not for you to worry about. As long as they submit, this Sect Master doesn’t care about sincerity. Not just you, but I also want the Tianwu Empire and the Luoyun Empire to submit to me. From then on, Divine Valley shall belong to the Tai Xu Sect.”

“Old man, you think it’s yours just because you say so? Have you no shame?” Liu Qingyang suddenly shouted, then paused, and with a laugh said, “No, no, no, my mistake, I’m sorry, you have no shame at all.”

Murong Tianlie’s brows furrowed slightly, his icy gaze turning toward Liu Qingyang, as if looking at a dead man.

“Don’t look at me with that deathly gaze,” Liu Qingyang shook his head and added, “What I said is a fact; there are so many witnesses here.”

“You insolent boy, it seems you are tired of living!” Murong Tianlie said coldly, his terrifying killing intent spreading.

“No, no, no! I haven’t lived enough; why don’t you let me live a few more years?” Liu Qingyang retorted with a cold smile, “I think you daren’t. With my talent, I’ll surpass you within a year. You’re afraid that when you’re too old to move, you’ll be powerless against me.”

“You!” Murong Tianlie’s old face twitched violently, so enraged that his lungs nearly burst.

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“Buzz, buzz!”

Terrible power burst forth from within Murong Tianlie’s body, shaking the very void.

“Such despicable, shameless old bastard, and yet you call yourself the Sect Master of Tai Xu Sect, not an ounce of dignity fitting of a Sect Master,” Liu Qingyang taunted mercilessly, his gaze shifting toward the disciples of Tai Xu Sect. Liu Qingyang continued, “Have you all gone blind, following this old scoundrel without feeling ashamed? Have your consciences been eaten by dogs?”

Murong Tianlie’s face grew increasingly somber and terrifying as his body trembled with rage.

“You little brat, have you finished speaking?” He Xiong asked coldly, his fearsome True Yuan already bursting forth, ready to attack at any moment.

“Not yet, old bastard! What’s the rush?” Liu Qingyang cursed at He Xiong without any restraint.

He Xiong’s eyes narrowed slightly, a flash of ruthless killing intent, and then he shot forth.

“Whoosh!”

“Boom!”

Mu Tianyun, suspended in mid-air, suddenly waved his hand, sending out a fearsome blast of power. Despite his severe injuries, the formidable force still repelled He Xiong, blasting a large crater into the ground.

“Mu Tianyun, considering you are an Alchemist, I don’t wish to kill you, but if you insist on being my enemy, I will not hesitate to kill you!” Murong Tianlie said grimly, his gaze shifting toward Mu Tianyun, his words laced with a cold killing intent.

Mu Tianyun had been healing himself, and with the aid of Elixirs, had already restored forty percent of his injuries, making him the strongest among them at the moment.

Even so, Mu Tianyun was no match for Murong Tianlie.

“I am not a member of Fenglei Sect, why would I submit to you?” Mu Tianyun replied calmly, frightened but without any other choice.

“We would rather die in battle than submit to you!”

“That’s right! Better to die than to submit!”

The strong warriors and soldiers roared in anger, demonstrating their spirit of preferring death to surrender.

“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!”

Huanyang and the elite soldiers rapidly appeared using Instantaneous Movement, their movement technique inspiring dread.

“Qingyang, well cursed! The Empire’s army has arrived at Yanhuo City! Even if we can’t deal with that old thing, we can at least slaughter all the disciples of Tai Xu Sect; we’ll go down fighting if we must!” Huanyang shouted coldly, his eyes flickering with ferocity.

“That’s right! We’ll skin them alive even if it means going down together!” Luanshen shouted angrily, his ferocity coming straight from his marrow.

Seeing the fearless stance of Huanyang and the others, Liu Qingyang gritted his teeth and said angrily, “Fine! I’ll lay down my life for a just cause!”

“Lay down our lives for a just cause! To avenge the Grand Commander!” The Sky Shadow cavaliers and Black Flag Army soldiers shouted at the top of their lungs, their voices thundering through the air, their momentum overwhelming!

The loud shouting and the soldiers’ loyalty to Feng Wuchen made the blood of all present soldiers boil.

“Avenge the Grand Commander! Avenge the Grand Commander!”

A tremendous roar, like a tsunami, suddenly came from behind, a mighty surge of military spirit rising up, an immense and icy killing intent soaring into the sky. The roaring echoed terrifyingly through the surrounding mountains, creating reverberations that made the peaks tremble.

The horrific momentum frightened the Tai Xu Sect and Fenglei Sect crowd immensely.

Even the likes of He Xiong and other high-ranking members had to be wary, their expressions extremely grave. They weren’t like Murong Tianlie who could fly in the sky; facing a massive army, True Yuan would be exhausted before they could slay them all.

Exactly! The grand army of Yanhuo Empire had arrived!

Three armies combined, totaling sixty thousand troops, had now arrived at Yanhuo City in a grand spectacle. Rows upon rows of soldiers stood in perfect formation, their presence shaking the world.

The army, dense and countless, had surrounded the outskirts of Yanhuo City, blocking all paths of retreat.

“Murong Tianlie, no matter how strong you are, you can save only a few. Since we are all going to die today, let’s go out together! We’ll destroy Tai Xu Sect!” Ye Cangqiong shouted furiously, ready to fight to the death.

The soldiers roared in unison, “Exterminate Tai Xu Sect! Exterminate Tai Xu Sect!”

Seeing the might of the Empire’s army, Murong Tianlie frowned deeply, then looked at the remaining few disciples of Tai Xu Sect. With their strength, they simply couldn’t oppose the Empire’s army.

A moment later, Murong Tianlie nodded slightly and said, “Indeed, quite a number of them. But killing for an hour or two should be enough to wipe them all out!”

Murong Tianlie’s words were undeniably arrogant. The Empire’s army numbered over seventy thousand, yet he dismissed them so casually.

After a pause, Murong Tianlie sneered again, “Ye Cangqiong! Don’t underestimate the power of my Tai Xu Sect! Let me show you the might of our Sect’s protective Array! Protectors, three Elders, set up the Array!”

“Protective Array?” Ye Cangqiong and the others’ faces changed abruptly.

He Xiong and Zhou Shan, along with the other three Elders, took their positions at the east, south, west, and north, respectively, each channeling their True Yuan, forming identical hand signs. Four formidable powers surged towards the heavens.

“Celestial Demonsuppressing Formation, activate!” He Xiong and the others shouted in unison.

The four tremendous energies that surged towards the sky interconnected, and instantly a huge blue Array emerged on the ground, emanating incredibly fearsome power.

The remaining thousand or so disciples each poured their power into the Array, rapidly expanding the colossal Array.

“Zhang Sect Master! If you don’t want to die, come and help!” He Xiong shouted angrily.

Zhang Tianran dared not delay, and the high-ranking members of Fenglei Sect, as well as many disciples, quickly directed their True Yuan into the Array, its power dramatically escalating and expanding at a visible rate.

Moments later, a vast blue Array, dozens of zhang in size, formed, its frightening power comparable to the first level of the Tianyuan Realm, its dread-inspiring aura causing the grand army to panic and retreat.