Chapter 565 - 565 Wuwang Sword (4th Update)
Chapter 565: Chapter 565 Wuwang Sword (4th Update)
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Qianniao Zhen was in the midst of hosting a banquet for several esteemed young guests at the City Lord’s Mansion.
Though the Qianniao Kingdom was vast and Qianniao Zhen herself was a princess, she still had to maintain a humble demeanor in the presence of these young men and women.
For they were all True Disciples of the Wuwang Sect.
The Wuwang Sect was a massive entity, controlling territories several times larger than the Qianniao Kingdom itself.
As True Disciples of the Wuwang Sect, the status of these young men and women was naturally extraordinarily prestigious.
“The arrival of several esteemed elders brightens our humble Qianniao City! Come, this cup is to honor you all!” Qianniao Zhen said, smiling as she raised her cup.
The members of the Wuwang Sect turned their gazes to the man seated in the center.
He was a man in a green taoist robe, refined in appearance with a subtle rotating tiny sword between his brows, adding a trace of fierceness to his countenance.
A True Disciple of the inner circle of the Wuwang Sect, He Tianyuan!
A leading figure among the younger generation, he was also their eldest senior brother.
Upon seeing Qianniao Zhen raising her cup in toast, He Tianyuan gave a slight smile, also lifting his cup, “Many thanks!”
He drained the cup in one gulp.
Qianniao Zhen inquired, “But I wonder, what brings Senior Brother He to our humble Qianniao City so suddenly?”
He Tianyuan said indifferently, “I’m just passing by, nothing of great importance!”
Qianniao Zhen felt a surge of displeasure inside.
How could anyone believe such a statement?
Yet in the face of He Tianyuan, she could only bow her head.
Just as she was about to speak, a loud boom came from outside.
Qianniao Zhen frowned slightly, and just as she was about to ask, a Mojia Soldier rushed in frantically.
“Your Highness the Princess, someone has breached the city!”
“How many soldiers have come? Are they sent by a neighboring country?” Qianniao Zhen’s face changed, and she asked in a cold voice.
The world had been in chaos for over a thousand years, with battles and sieges being all too common, so Qianniao Zhen was not too flustered.
The Mojia Soldier hesitated for a moment, then said, “Replying to the Princess, the one who breached the city… There’s only one person!”
“What?” Qianniao Zhen exclaimed and stood up abruptly.
Not only was she astonished, but the expressions of He Tianyuan and others also underwent a slight change.
One person breaching the city walls?
That was too inconceivable!
“Are you certain? To falsely report military intelligence is to face dismemberment!” Qianniao Zhen demanded.
The reporting Mojia Soldier trembled, “Your subordinate wouldn’t dare fabricate reports; there is indeed only one person who breached the city, and furthermore…”
“And what else?”
“And this person is a Hua Clan man! He is also leading several hundred Hua Clan prisoners of war!”
This statement hit like a thunderbolt from the blue.
Not only was Qianniao Zhen’s face full of shock, but even the Wuwang Sect members were all stunned silly.
He Tianyuan then shook his head, “Heh, how is that possible! The Hua Clan may be numerous, but they are all incapable of cultivation, merely wastrels. Even if among them there’s someone with astonishing talent, they can at most cultivate to Xiaoyao and can go no further, with just that level of cultivation they wish to breach the city?”
He Tianyuan’s skepticism mirrored Qianniao Zhen’s own thoughts, she sneered and said, “Truly a bunch of useless trash!”
Then she turned to He Tianyuan with a radiant smile, “Since Senior Brother He has come, why not accompany your junior sister to see what’s going on?”
He Tianyuan nodded, “Very well! I’d like to see what kind of divine skills this Hua Clan has to be so formidable.”
His words elicited laughter from his junior brothers and sisters.
Because nobody took the matter seriously.
But by the time they emerged from the City Lord’s Mansion and saw the distant city walls, their expressions changed drastically.
For the originally towering city walls had indeed collapsed to a great extent.
And from afar, the sounds of battle cries still carried over.
Qianniao Zhen’s countenance darkened, and she leaped towards the walls.
He Tianyuan and the others closely followed behind.
At this moment.
Under the ruins of the city wall, a group of Mojia Soldiers looked palely at the distant figure of Xue An.
The ground was covered with the corpses of Mojia Soldiers, and the stench of blood was so strong it was nauseating.
Esteemed as veterans of a hundred battles, these Mojia Soldiers believed they feared nothing, but today, for the first time, they tasted fear.
Because this Hua Clan man was simply too powerful.
No one was his match in a single exchange, and even just now, the Colonel had his head smashed with a single punch.
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And yet, their attacks couldn’t even touch the hem of his garment.
This one-sided slaughter, where they were completely dominated, made the Mojia Soldiers, who prided themselves as samurai, begin to falter, all too afraid to step forward.
At this moment, Qianniao Zhen and others arrived.
Upon seeing the corpses on the ground, Qianniao Zhen’s expression turned cold. He scrutinized Xue An carefully for a while before he said in a deep voice, “Was it you who killed my soldiers?”
Xue An looked up, and he saw a woman whose skin was whiter than snow and who carried herself with a bewitching air, standing above him in midair, questioning him.
Xue An knew that this must be the City Lord of Qianniao City, the princess who was treasured like a rare jewel by the King of Qianniao.
He revealed a trace of a smile, “Yes, that’s right!”
Seeing Xue An’s smile, Qianniao Zhen felt a chill in her heart and took a subconscious step back.
For his smile seemed to hide boundless killing intent.
Especially those eyes of his.
When looked upon, it felt as if one were being stared at by a prehistoric giant dragon.
But after taking a step back, Qianniao Zhen suddenly realized that she seemed to have shown fear towards this man, and anger rose within her heart even more.
How could she, herself, be afraid of a man from the Hua Clan?
Especially when this man from the Hua Clan clearly had no cultivation level. At most, he was only a bit stronger physically, what was there to fear?
With this thought, Qianniao Zhen snorted coldly, “You killed my men, you broke my city walls, what is it that you intend to do?”
But before her words had completely fallen.
Xue An burst into laughter.
“Imprison my people, murder the innocent, and now you ask me what I intend to do?”
After speaking, Xue An pointed at Qianniao Zhen in midair, “Today, your humble servant has come to slaughter your Qianniao City!”
“How presumptuous!”
Before Qianniao Zhen could speak, several figures could not restrain themselves and charged towards Xue An.
These were all the experts from Qianniao Zhen’s side.
But Xue An didn’t even lift his eyelids. He only raised his fists, and when those people got close, he smacked them into the ground like whack-a-mole, with thunderous blows that buried them all in the earth.
Crack.
In the teeth-gritting sound of breaking bones, the bodies of these experts broke apart, and they spat out fresh blood and died.
This scene also shocked everyone present, including He Tianyuan, who couldn’t help but utter a light “hmm” in surprise.
Xue An, however, smiled coldly, his gaze burning with unquenchable fighting spirit.
“That was just an appetizer, now it’s your turn!”
As he spoke, Xue An suddenly stomped on the ground. The earth roared and caved into a large pit, and Xue An shot towards them like a cannonball.
Qianniao Zhen screamed, “Brother He, help me!”
He Tianyuan chuckled coldly, “Stand behind me, and let me deal with him!”
Qianniao Zhen quickly hid behind He Tianyuan.
By this time, Xue An had already rushed to their proximity.
In that brief moment.
He Tianyuan snorted coldly and unleashed a sword strike.
“Wuwang Sword!”
A sharp sword light shot straight towards Xue An.
He Tianyuan’s timing was impeccable, as Xue An had already rushed close.
The sword’s speed was also extremely fast.
Thus, He Tianyuan was certain Xue An could not dodge it!
But unexpectedly, Xue An laughed, “Good timing!”
Then he dashed forward without dodging or evading.
Witnessing this scene, He Tianyuan and his fellow disciples revealed smug smiles.
To confront a sword with one’s body?
This man from the Hua Clan was clearly seeking death!
But what happened next left them dumbstruck.
As soon as the sharp Sword Intent touched Xue An’s body, it dissipated into nothingness, without harming even a single hair!
He Tianyuan exclaimed, “How is this possible?”
Xue An smiled grimly, “And you call that a sword?”