"Very well, very well. If that is the case, then this sect shall fulfill your wish!"
Looking at Ji Hu, who was hanging on by a thread but still filled with fighting spirit, Chen Tai Sheng said with a bone-chilling voice. His right palm, a golden light seal, radiated golden light and began to spin rapidly.
Ji Hu stood still in mid-air, his expression calm, his eyes hollow and unfocused as he looked at Chen Tai Sheng not far away.
Suddenly, a surge of killing intent erupted from his exhausted body. His battle saber swept over his head, and a chilling red light instantly spread across the blade. Faint traces of saber energy flickered at the edge of the blade!
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
Ji Hu roared at the sky. His battle saber hummed, summoning a sky full of saber energy that tore through the air and viciously slashed towards Chen Tai Sheng.
This one strike was the culmination of his life's power, obscuring the sun and moon. The sharp saber energy ripped through the air, emitting a piercing shriek!
Chen Tai Sheng shook his head slightly, his gaze unwavering. He thrust his right palm, the golden light seal, forward. The vibrating air carried a fierce gust of wind!
On the battlefield, both armies ceased their fighting, laying down their weapons and watching this peak battle with undivided attention.
The golden light seal flew out of his hand, like ten thousand towering peaks, shattering layers of space and crashing down upon the charging Ji Hu.
Seeing the thousand-pound seal plummeting from above, Ji Hu laughed wildly. His battle saber roared, infused with bloodthirsty primal energy, and he slashed upwards with all his might.
*Clang!*
*Crackle!*
The battle saber chipped with small cracks, and the golden light seal also showed numerous fissures from the impact. The primal energy of the saber was utterly depleted.
*Boom!*
With a deafening explosion, a figure was violently slammed into the ground, the battle saber falling powerlessly.
*Swish!*
The battle saber plunged straight into the earth!
As the figure struck the ground, the entire battlefield trembled violently, and dust billowed towards the heavens.
"Marshal!!"
"Father!!"
The imperial army roared in fury. Their already weakened bodies, no longer possessing their former majesty, had still stood tall when the Wu Kingdom needed them most, shouldering the flag of the Wu Kingdom with their own strength!
Facing Chen Tai Sheng, a master of the sixth level whose qi and blood were at their peak, Ji Hu was no match. In every aspect, Chen Tai Sheng stood at the pinnacle of the Wu Kingdom.
This battle's outcome was apparent even before it began!
"Deputy General, order the entire army to retreat!"
Ji Yan's eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging. He clenched his fists tightly, his fingernails digging into his flesh, streams of blood staining his knuckles.
"General!"
The deputy general, filled with anxiety, quickly spoke, "General, I am willing to die alongside you!"
Ji Yan turned and looked at the deputy general beside him, "Remember, you are not my father's soldier; you belong to the Wu Kingdom. Chen Tai Sheng will not kill you mercilessly today. His purpose in coming here is to witness my father's death with his own eyes!"
Ji Yan's voice grew colder, his eyes devoid of their usual brilliance. He should have stood by his father's side in this battle.
"Go!"
Ji Yan roared, gripping his long sword. He stomped his foot on the ground, his figure transforming into a streak of light as he rapidly charged towards Chen Tai Sheng!
"General!"
The deputy general's eyes were bloodshot. Watching Ji Yan charge to his death, he suppressed the tears welling up in his eyes, turned, and ordered the entire army to retreat!
Ji Yan was right. The Wu Kingdom needed to preserve its fresh blood. These tens of thousands of soldiers were the last remaining viable force that the Wu Kingdom could control at this moment!
"Hmph!"
Chen Tai Sheng let out a cold snort. He extended his left palm and casually clenched it in the air. A sudden, powerful oppressive force materialized next to Ji Yan.
*Bang!*
The surrounding primal energy compressed instantly, crushing Ji Yan in the center. Ji Yan's chest caved in, and his leg bones creaked!
Ji Yan's face turned ashen, and he spat blood, slumping down powerlessly like a heap of mud!
A half-step master daring to touch the might of a grandmaster! An ant trying to shake an elephant!
"Yan'er!"
From the swirling dust, Ji Hu, staggering with wounds and covered in blood, lunged with a sideways slash. The flames of his rage burned, his battle saber glowing crimson.
He advanced rapidly towards Chen Tai Sheng, his saber radiating a cold glint. The furious flames billowed intensely as he slashed towards Chen Tai Sheng's chest!
The golden light seal was no longer in his hand, and his attention had been entirely on Ji Yan. Facing the sudden attack, Chen Tai Sheng looked at the approaching Ji Hu in disbelief.
How could this old wretch's vitality be so tenacious? What was it that sustained him!
Chen Tai Sheng clenched his fists, his face as calm as a still pool. He slowly exhaled a breath of stale air!
His fists radiated golden light, like a furious Vajra, smashing against the sharp battle saber. Golden fists met the mottled saber in the frigid sky.
The retreating imperial army halted their steps, tears streaming down their faces as they watched the terrifying primal energy fluctuations in the air!
They knew that from this day forward, they would likely never see each other again!
*Boom!*
The battle saber plunged three inches into his fists, bones cracking, blood flowing and splattering, causing the saber to sizzle and steam.
Chen Tai Sheng looked at Ji Hu with a blank expression, as if his fists were not his own!
"Ji Hu, I send you on your way. Travel well!"
Chen Tai Sheng's voice drifted out faintly, resounding in all directions.
*Crack! Crack! Crack!*
He withdrew his fists from beneath the battle saber. Chen Tai Sheng turned abruptly, "All troops, retreat!"
He disappeared into the horizon step by step!
*Crack! Crack! Crack!!*
Not long after, the battle saber shattered with a resounding crash. Ji Hu maintained his slashing posture, but his eyes had long since closed tightly!
By the time he launched himself from the ground and slashed at Chen Tai Sheng, he had already lost his life!
*Boom~~*
His body fell, crashing heavily onto the ground!!
"Marshal~~"
The entire army knelt with tears streaming down their faces.
The pillar of the Wu Kingdom, a supreme master of the fifth level, had fallen on the battlefield, still unleashing that beautiful strike even in death!
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Liangzhou Prefecture.
"My Lord, Ji Hu has fallen on the battlefield, and Yanzhou has been fully occupied by Chen Tai Sheng!"
Zhu Sheng rushed over with intelligence, shouting from a distance.
"What did you say?"
Yang Hao ran out hastily. No, hadn't Ji Hu formed a military alliance with Ji Shu, the Governor of Yizhou?
This outcome was beyond his expectations.
"My Lord, Ji Shu did not advance deep into Yanzhou. He remains in Yangzhou, merely observing. It is likely he wishes to use the Heavenly Dipper Sect to weaken King Wu Ji Fa's strength step by step," Zhu Sheng said seriously.
"Ji Hu is dead. Besides Zhang Yan, the Grand Eunuch who is a master of the third level, Ji Fa has no generals left to deploy!"
A grand eunuch, spending his days in the capital, expecting him to lead the entire army is likely a pipe dream.
"In this case, the capital is already within Chen Tai Sheng's reach. It depends on what Governor Ji Shu of Yizhou decides," Zhu Sheng said slowly, fanning himself with a wooden fan. "If he still wishes to be king, then he will surely send troops to confront Chen Tai Sheng!"
"All of the Ji family's savings, the temples, the spirit tablets of past Wu Kings, and the tombs of past Wu Kings are all in the capital. It is unlikely Ji Shu will easily allow Chen Tai Sheng to advance into the capital," Chen Gong suddenly appeared, bowing respectfully to Yang Hao.