"Boom!"
In an instant, the sky above Chang'an city was filled with the sharp and fierce aura of iron-blooded killing. The sky was cloudless, and Chang'an, located in a basin, was shrouded in yellow sand. The thunderous hooves of galloping horses seemed like divine thunder rolling from the end of the horizon, bombarding through the void!
"What... what is this..."
"What have you done!"
Hu Shan suddenly felt as if an army was crossing the sky, and tens of thousands of iron-blooded hooves were directly trampling upon him.
He himself was a half-step Celestial Martial realm expert. While Cai Cheng was still gradually adapting, he was already being suppressed to the point where his spine could not straighten.
"Boom!"
Hu Shan was the first to be blasted from the void directly into the outskirts of Chang'an city. In an instant, smoke and dust billowed, sand and stones flew, and in a pit dozens of meters deep, the immense impact force shattered Hu Shan's clothes and even blew off one of his arms.
On the head of Cai Cheng in the void, his entire face was flushed red from suffocation. He slowly raised his long saber. He had no idea where the peerless energy storm came from. He saw Han Wang Yang Hao holding a scroll, and then, the Hu Shan standing beside him was directly blasted into the ground. At this moment, he was not much better off than Hu Shan.
"Boom!"
Another thunderous explosion!!
Cai Cheng spat out a mouthful of blood and shot down from the void, smashing not far from Hu Shan. He bore even more pressure than Hu Shan, his entire body stained crimson.
In the void above, the Five Tiger Generals Scroll shone with peerless energy brilliance. It detached from Yang Hao's hand and shot high into the sky. Under the covering of the endless energy brilliance, the scroll slowly unfolded. Within the painting, five figures stood proudly. However, at this moment, the portrait of Huang Zhong had lost its spirit and any trace of energy brilliance.
If one didn't look closely, there were only four figures standing proudly on the scroll!
"Humph!"
The portrait of Huang Zhong suddenly trembled and turned into specks of starlight, disappearing into the vast void.
On the scroll, the figure in the middle: "stood nine feet tall, with a two-foot beard, a face like ripe dates, lips like smeared rouge, phoenix eyes, and caterpillar eyebrows. He had a dignified and imposing appearance, majestic and awe-inspiring." He wielded a Green Dragon Crescent Blade and rode the Red Hare horse.
The figure to the left stood eight feet tall, with a leopard's head, round eyes, a swallow's jaw, and tiger's whiskers. He wielded a Zhangba Snake Spear and rode the Black Cloud Stepping Snow horse.
The second figure from the left: "was eight feet tall, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, handsome and elegant, with a white face and no beard, eight zhang tall, a broad face, and a heavy chin, looking majestic and awe-inspiring." He held a Fangtian Huaji spear pointing directly at the sky, and rode the Jade Lion Who Shines at Night horse.
The figure to the right had a face like jade, eyes like shooting stars, lips like smeared vermilion. He wore silver armor and white robes with a lion helmet and beast belt. He had a tiger's physique and ape's arms, a powerful belly and wolf's waist. He held a Dragon Cavalry Spear and rode the Sand That Flies As It Gallops horse. Su Dan Novel Network.
The four figures were majestic and imposing, all with their eyes closed.
At this moment, a golden light slowly appeared. The sole figure on the right, with a flash of spiritual light, unleashed a surge of blood-fiend aura that shot straight into the sky.
"Hee-hee!"
An army of iron-blooded Xiliang cavalry suddenly appeared!
Ten thousand horses crossed the sky, and a general's banner inscribed with the character "Ma" struck a formidable pose!
"Humph~~"
The divine thunder from the nine heavens seemed to rumble softly. In an instant, the entire Great Han boomed with thunder, and an invisible pressure instantly locked onto the two individuals in the deep pit outside Chang'an city.
At this moment, Hu Shan in the deep pit endured the pain of losing an arm. Cai Cheng could not see his face clearly, his entire face covered in bloodstains.
"Humph!!"
A blood-red light shot out from the scroll, directly capturing the two. The moment the red light swept over them, they lost control of their bodies and began to float in the void, trembling.
"Crack, crack, crack!!"
The sound of bones breaking came from within their bodies, and they continuously spat out fresh blood. Their faces contorted, and they slowly collapsed, their bones shattered. They possessed powerful energy but could not use it at all.
"Hum~~"
Suddenly, the Five Tiger Generals Scroll boomed, and the portrait with a face like jade and eyes like shooting stars slowly opened its eyes.
"Boom!"
"Crack!!"
"Crack!!"
The void of Chang'an city seemed to collapse. Heavenly thunder rolled, blood-red light intermingled, and the entire void became like a thunder pool. Thousand-zhang-sized thunder dragons rampaged through the void, and in an instant, it rained blood.
"Splash, splash, splash!!"
...
"Great Han!!!"
Ling Xuan gazed at the Five Tiger Generals Scroll in astonishment. A seemingly ordinary painting had unleashed a power more formidable than anything she had ever witnessed. She was from the Ling family, one of the ten top powers of the Holy Yuan Dynasty. She had even met the most powerful figure in the Holy Yuan Dynasty, the Holy Yuan Human Emperor. Yet, now, just a scroll, upon unfolding, had crushed heaven-renowned experts who could almost control the winds and rain in the Holy Yuan Dynasty, shattering their bones and sealing them in the void without any possibility of resistance.
A dynasty, a nation, possessed such formidable power. Was it a top-tier Celestial Martial expert? She couldn't see or comprehend it; it was all too mysterious!
Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, and the other ancient heroes, gazing at the portrait of Ma Chao, the one with a face like jade and eyes like shooting stars, finally relaxed and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Li Si also looked intently. Although he didn't know which era of China's heroes the general in the portrait belonged to, Chinese civilization was vast and enduring, with countless heroes and mighty warriors. Let alone later eras, even in his time, there were figures like Wang Jian who swept through the Sanjin region for the First Emperor, and Meng Ao, a four-dynasty veteran, each of whom was a dominant figure of their era.
"Hum~~"
A halo of splendor swept across Ma Chao's portrait, and a figure slowly materialized!
A pair of large hands extended from the Five Tiger Generals Scroll. A person with a face like jade, eyes like shooting stars, and lips like smeared vermilion, clad in silver armor and white robes with a lion helmet and beast belt, possessing a tiger's physique and ape's arms, a powerful belly and wolf's waist, wielding a Dragon Cavalry Spear, slowly extended outwards from the scroll.
At this moment, Cai Cheng and Hu Shan, sealed in the void and having lost control of their bodies, were like fish on a chopping block, at the mercy of others. Their dying eyes were filled with endless terror. Before the person even appeared, the mere storm of energy unleashed had rendered them worse off than dead.
"No..."
Hu Shan completely collapsed. He shouldn't have pledged allegiance to the useless second prince.
"Hahaha!!!" Cai Cheng laughed maniacally. His entire being was filled with the iron-blooded spirit of battle. Even in such a desperate situation, he remained at ease.
"Ma Mengqi of Xizhou, his reputation shakes Guanzhong. His bravery is comparable to Xin Buqi, and he can rival Guan and Zhang. He fought six battles at Weiqiao, achieved full victory in Anshu. Cao Cao trembled at the mere mention of his name, and his fame spread far and wide!"
Yang Hao narrowed his eyes as he looked at the powerfully built Ma Chao, and softly murmured.
ps: Fifty thousand words. Friends, regarding the issue of Chapter 24, where the hero did not defeat a half-step Grandmaster in a higher realm, I intended to design a significant gap between a half-step Grandmaster and a innate expert, but I did not expect it to cause discomfort. I apologize!
If this scenario has caused you discomfort, I apologize. I will optimize those chapters in the coming days.
In addition, regarding the significant realm disparity of the heroes who have already appeared, it is merely a process in the early stage. The book will enter its mid-stage, and the Reincarnation Xuanhuang Tower will initiate a hero-ranking mode, divided into top-tier generals, top-tier warriors, top-tier scholars, and so on. Their realms will be significantly improved. You are welcome to participate in discussions, and I will seek a balance from your opinions.
Also, regarding the female protagonist of the book, I haven't decided whether to include one yet...
You are also welcome to share your thoughts...