Chen Changsheng shook the Long Spear in his hand. Spear radiance bloomed, transforming into ten streaks of light that charged toward the opponent’s Sword Light.
CLANG CLANG CLANG
In the blink of an eye, the spear radiance and Sword Light collided.
BOOM
As the Martial Artists exchanged blows, their violent murderous intent and imposing auras clashed. The resulting collision of spear and Sword Light unleashed an even more ferocious shockwave that swept the surroundings.
But the Barbarian Martial Artist seemed to have anticipated this; the ten streaks of Sword Light carried varying levels of attack intensity.
"AHHH!"
The weaker streaks of Sword Light were stopped by the spear radiance, while the stronger ones cleaved through, instantly arriving before three young men.
Watching the spear radiance flash before him and collide with the Sword Light, Chen Fusheng couldn’t help but feel a sliver of gratitude toward Chen Changsheng. Then, he sensed the threat of death! The Sword Light cleaved through the spear radiance and arrived in an instant. The shadow of death loomed, and a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.
In that split second, Chen Fusheng forcefully suppressed the flashing life memories rising in his mind and concentrated on circulating the Chen Family’s Inner Power Heart Method.
BUZZ
Under the threat of death, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit highly concentrated in an instant, and a rumble echoed within his Dantian. His five senses grew incredibly sharp as a surge of True Qi rose from his Dantian, instantly filling his feet and waist.
In the lightning-fast moment that Chen Changsheng had blocked the Sword Light, he had made his judgment. Blocking was too late! Dodging was too late! He could only avoid the fatal spot by forcefully shifting his body three inches!
He thought this, and he did exactly that.
True Qi surged from the soles of his feet toward the city wall. Using the fierce reactionary force, he forcefully twisted his body three inches to the left.
SLASH
The Sword Light swept past his waist in a flying sweep, leaving behind a wound one inch deep and five inches long. Chen Fusheng ignored his injury and violently retreated.
Chen Changsheng’s emotions were complicated. Facing certain death, Chen Fusheng had actually erupted with a strong True Qi fluctuation around his body. It was truly impressive! After all, they were clansmen with no life-or-death grudges. Seeing the other party survive the fatal crisis, Chen Changsheng shook his Long Spear and thrust it at the Northern Barbarian Martial Artist while shouting, "Fusheng, treat your wound first, then protect our brothers!" Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
Chen Fusheng harbored no resentment toward Chen Changsheng. He had seen the exchange between the Barbarian and Chen Changsheng with his own eyes; who could have known the Northern Barbarians were so cunning? Chen Changsheng blocking the Sword Light for him was a genuine life-saving grace. If not for Chen Changsheng, he wouldn’t have had the time to break through, nor the time to avoid the fate of being sliced in half.
At this moment, all his dissatisfaction with Chen Changsheng vanished into thin air, leaving his heart filled with gratitude. He replied without hesitation, "Got it! Changsheng, be careful!"
The Barbarian Martial Artist’s combat experience far exceeded Chen Changsheng’s, and his realm was also at the Middle Stage True Qi Realm. The crucial point was that Chen Changsheng still didn’t dare to fully expose his true strength.
As four Northern Barbarian Martial Artists scaled the wall, the top of the city wall plunged into chaos.
Two of the Martial Artists lunged straight at County Captain Li, and the three of them fought fiercely. Chen Changsheng took on one here, but there was still one Barbarian Martial Artist who charged into the young recruits. For a time, miserable howls echoed, and heads rolled.
Further away, the constables and County Soldiers, along with the various captains, were still struggling to maintain their attacks on the base of the wall, desperately pushing away scaling ladders and dropping rolling rocks and wooden logs...
The young recruits, ravaged by the slaughter, were already scurrying away with their heads in their hands. At the Arrow Platform they were responsible for, over six hundred Barbarians were charging toward the scaling ladders.
The only good news was that the Great Yan People, who had been coerced into sieging the city, were no longer being forced. They began fleeing madly along the base of the wall to the south and north. Above and below the city wall, neither the defenders nor the Barbarians had the time to pay them any mind. Even the final two hundred-plus Barbarians, who had abandoned their rear guard positions to madly charge the wall, ignored them.
Ten moves later, Chen Changsheng fell into a disadvantage. As another furious sword strike cleaved down, Chen Changsheng imitated Chen Fusheng’s appearance during his recent breakthrough. He let out an explosive shout, condensed his Essence, Qi, and Spirit, and swept his Long Spear upward.
"HYAAAH!"
Following that, the aura around his body skyrocketed, instantly displaying his Middle Stage True Qi Realm Cultivation. An uproar broke out in the surroundings. Even County Captain Li, who was fighting two people at once, couldn’t help but burst into hearty laughter.
"Haha! Changsheng, I truly didn’t misjudge you! Pressure is motivation, and there is great terror between life and death. Look!
"In just half a quarter of an hour, you’ve stepped into a realm that countless people couldn’t cross in their entire lifetimes!"
Turning his head to look at Chen Fusheng, a flash of amazement crossed County Captain Li’s eyes. He nodded in appreciation and said, "Fusheng, well done! You saw through the great terror between life and death, achieving an ultimate sublimation to step into the one-in-ten-thousand True Qi Realm! Congratulations!"
Chen Changsheng was under quite a bit of pressure at the moment. He didn’t have County Captain Li’s ability to chat casually while fighting, so he could only nod at the County Captain in acknowledgment.
By now, Chen Fusheng had already bandaged his wound. However, the constantly tearing flesh at his waist, combined with his unfamiliarity with True Qi Realm methods, left his combat strength exceedingly poor. Seeing Chen Changsheng take another step forward and hearing County Captain Li praise him, he spoke while retreating, "Lord Li flatters me! This junior is unworthy of such praise!"
Chen Fusheng retreated and began focusing solely on protecting the clansmen behind him.
The Barbarians over there also noticed the situation on the battlefield. One of the Barbarian Martial Artists, who was currently wreaking havoc among the young recruits on the wall, flashed forward and lunged at Chen Changsheng.
Chen Changsheng’s heart was filled with intense anxiety. Calculating the time, the Clan Leader should have arrived by now! Even with the rugged mountain roads, it had been two quarters of an hour, yet the Clan Leader still hadn’t appeared! He could only barely hold his own in a one-on-one fight; against two, he was bound to lose!
"East Sea Guard Night Patrol, attack!"
Following that, a figure soared up from a residence in the southwest corner and lunged toward the city wall.
A Martial Artist! Wait!
Chen Changsheng’s gaze narrowed slightly. The place the other party had emerged from was precisely the restricted zone County Captain Li had designated for him! Immediately after, a massive shock rocked Chen Changsheng’s heart, because he saw the face of the martial artist arriving in a flying sweep! That was the protagonist of the slaughter at Tiger Ridge—the very one involved when his predecessor had been knocked unconscious.
The Great Yan Yuntai Pass Night Patrol Hundred Households Captain, Zhu Baihu!
Glancing down at the over thirty Night Patrol members sprinting across the ground, he recognized every single familiar face! They were all the Night Patrol members who had participated in the slaughter at Tiger Ridge!
Doubts sprouted profusely in Chen Changsheng’s mind. A Night Patrol squad appearing in the mountains was already strange enough. Now, they were actually showing up in this obscure little Chaoyang Town, keeping their doors firmly shut the entire time. What was even more terrifying was that their residence had been classified as a restricted zone.
For a moment, Chen Changsheng couldn’t help but associate this with the abrupt conscription and the Northern Barbarians’ highly unconventional siege behavior. Zhu Baihu had a secret! There was a secret inside the restricted residence in the southwest corner!
Before Chen Changsheng could think any further, a sky full of rod shadows rained down, perfectly coordinating with a wildly sweeping longsword. Chen Changsheng could only pull back and retreat, his Long Spear trembling as he thrust it straight at the Iron Rod falling from the sky.
Executing his Soaring Cloud Step, he no longer had the strength to protect anyone else. He could only fight a guerrilla battle to ensure he didn’t get surrounded.
BAM BAM BAM
CLANG CLANG CLANG
"AHHH!"
"Help!"
The area around Chen Changsheng grew increasingly chaotic! Zhu Baihu finally arrived, a longsword in his hand meeting the Iron Rod head-on. In the blink of an eye, the battle on the city wall fell into a stalemate.
However, Chen Changsheng kept smelling a new, unfamiliar fragrance. It was like orchid and musk, a very pleasant scent. Amidst the fierce battle, Chen Changsheng had no time to focus on other things and didn’t investigate it closely.
County Captain Li’s voice rang out. "Everyone with good Archery skills, fall back fifty paces and use arrows to attack the Northern Barbarian Martial Artists!
"Everyone else, continue defending against the Barbarians scaling the wall!"