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Chapter 324: Completely being fooled by the enemy

The instant the assorted flags of the War Hounds army disappeared, there was a large patch of black flags that appeared in the center of the army. They looked very clean and were all exactly the same. It was like a current was flowing forward, causing all the soldiers in front to move to the side.

The Southern Summer cavalry had never seen this flag before, but from the cheers of the War Hounds around them, they knew that this was not a good thing. Only, they had already charged out and they could not react in time.

"The War Hounds Kingdom flag!" When Dongfang Zhan saw this flag, his eyes popped out and his face turned white, "It's the 'Fang King's' army! A new 'Fang King' has appeared in the War Hound Plains!"

Chu Tian was already familiar with this "Fang King" title.

The War Hounds were mainly made up of Hound and Wolf Tribes, so they worshiped the fangs only beasts had. So, on the prairies, most of their clan totems were of fangs and it was also the proof of one's strength and status.

It was because of this that the highest ranked person of the War Hounds was respectfully called the "Fang King". If it was directly translated from the Spirit Beast language, it would mean the same as a king in the human tongue!

Without the rule of the Fang King.

The War Hound Plains were in disorder.

Even alliances posed no threats because the Southern Summer Country could stir conflicts between them, letting their alliance fall apart in the blink of an eye. However, once the Fang King was was born, the War Hound Plains would once again become the War Hounds Kingdom. This also meant that the Southern Summer Country would face a large disaster!

After the last Fang King died, it had been over a hundred years since a new Fang King appeared on the War Hound Plains! The major tribes all had similar strength and they were fighting over the "Fang King" title. In just a few short months, a new Fang King was born on the War Hound Plains. There was only one possibility…..This generation's Fang King had overwhelming strength that made all other tribes submit!

Was the previous attack just the prelude?

Once the Fang King's army moved, would the real fighting begin?

This is bad! This is dangerous! Dongfang Zhan wanted to withdraw his cavalry, but it was already too late!

When the War Hounds army quickly separated, a fierce black platoon appeared from within the chaotic army. This was a group of one hundred thousand people with the same black battle uniforms, the same War Hounds wolf mount, and the same giant cavalry blades!

Their weapons, equipment, and mount, these hundred thousand War Hounds Wolf Cavalry were exactly the same!

Each Wolf Cavalry had a black flag on their back with an impressive design of a beast displaying their terrifying fangs. This silent army was releasing an aura of death making a terrifying killing intent fill the entire battlefield. The Wolf Cavalry at the front was especially remarkable.

This person was wearing a dark gold scaled armour with a stature of around two and a half meters. His face was covered in scars with a sword scar that almost split his scalp in two. The wound was stitched together, leaving a long scar. There was a giant golden drum in front of him and this weapon seemed to hold an unimaginably strong power that even distorted the air around it.

What people noticed the most was.

This War Hound expert's mount was actually a three headed demon wolf!

The three headed demon wolf was jet black without any fur, with skin that seemed like it was petrified and flames moving around its body. This was a bone chilling level three Demon Beast which is said to have the bloodline of the ancient "Three Headed Hell Hound". It was because of this that it had such a powerful strength!

"Fang King!"

The War Hounds Tribe members' cheers became even more wild!

When the two Southern Summer cavalry units charged over, they saw the War Hounds Wolf Cavalry that was waiting for them. The three headed wolf's aura made the warhorses neigh in anxiety as the neat charging formation fell into chaos.

"Fang King? He is the Fang King?" A cavalry general knew that once a large group of cavalry began their charge, it was impossible for them to stop halfway. This was because the cavalry unit was too big and the orders could not be sent down, so retreat was only something that could occur after being defeated. Since that was the case, why would he not go all out, "Charge! Kill the leader of the scum!"

Was the Fang King strong enough to block the charge of over a hundred thousand cavalry?

Under the charge of this high speed cavalry unit, even a True Spirit Realm expert would die!

The Fang King slowly raised the golden drum in his hand and a several dozen meter area was filled with energy, creating a strong energy field. When the Fang King raised the weapon high up, a small beam of lightning soared into the sky. Then the sky over the Fang King was soon filled with large amounts of dark clouds.

"Purple Gold Lightning God Drum, release your rage!"

The Southern Summer Country wanted to charge over, but large amounts of lightning appeared in the sky and fell down like rain without stop. Whether it was the cavalry or the horses, as long as they were hit by the lightning, they were immediately turned to a black crisp, being killed on the spot.

The attack of the Fang King's attack had killed at least two hundred elite Southern Summer Cavalry. The other Southern Summer Cavalry revealed looks of shock because this power far surpassed their expectations. This situation did not seem good!

"What is Malim doing?" The Fang King did not pay any attention to the Southern Summer Cavalry, staring at the frontline fortress in front of him, "Since he personally made me make a move!"

This newly crowned Fang King raised the powerful purple gold drum high up and his cold voice resounded through the world, "Leave not a single one, kill them all!"

The sound of battle drums resounded!

The silent hundred thousand Demon Wolf Cavalry received their orders and they began to charge forth, with speed that was double that of the Southern Summer Cavalry. When the wave of the blue and the wave of black collided, the black wave did not stop as it instantly submerged the Southern Summer elite cavalry group!

This fight could not be fought!

The Southern Summer cavalry rode the Azure Storm Colts which were only level one demon beasts!

The War Hounds cavalry were riding Demonic Wolves which were level two demon beasts!

This group of Demonic Wolves were all at least in the 1st Awakened Soul Layer, so even if the rider themselves were not strong, the Southern Summer cavalry was currently facing an army of one hundred thousand Awakened Soul Cultivators. With this large quantity coming at this terrifying scale, the superiority they possessed was overwhelming!

The Demonic Wolves had many abilities, for example, explosive charges, spirit energy defenses, and being able to spit demonic flames. If it was by itself, it was not considered strong, but with over a hundred thousand of them, this was an incomparably terrifying strength.

The majority of the War Hounds cavalry were in the 1st-2nd Awakened Soul Layer!

Even on the continent, this would be considered an elite troop. For the elite troops of a small country like the Southern Summer Country, they were simply not on the same level, causing this to be an one sided slaughter.

Countless Southern Summer Soldiers were ruthlessly knocked down, bitten to death, or ripped to pieces.

The Fang King held the purple golden drum covered in lightning as he killed the enemies. Wherever the golden drum went, man and horse were all turned to ashes. There was no one that was his match and no one that could stop him!

"Fang King!"

When the War Hounds army saw the Fang King's army's terrifying strength, their morale instantly surged and they wildly charged at the Southern Summer cavalry.

A hundred thousand cavalry soldiers!

This was the entire cavalry unit of the long wall!

They were currently being slaughtered by the War Hounds right in front of Dongfang Zhan!

The hearts of the Southern Summer army fell into a valley. They had already thought they had won, but they were slammed with the facts in front of them. When they were faced with this wild and powerful army, fear began to fill the hearts of every person here.

"Kill all humans!"

The Demonic Wolf Cavalry tore through the Southern Summer cavalry like a giant black sword, currently stabbing out at the frontline fortress. The Southern Summer soldiers seemed like they had awakened from a dream as the various commanders immediately gave their orders.

"Prepare for battle!"

"We must stop them outside of the walls!"

At this time, the Fang King raised the Purple Gold Lightning God Drum high up, "Bestow strength upon me!" A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and hit the purple gold drum. The Fang King suddenly threw out the weapon and it slammed into the wall gates with a violent power, instantly creating a giant hole in the gates.

The Southern Summer garrison were sent flying with pitiful cries.

Too terrifying!

This weapon's strength is simply unheard of before!

The Fang King's strength was already enough to fill them with panic, but after the Fang King destroyed the wall gates with a single attack, the Demonic Wolf Cavalry jumped over the deep and wide moat and charged into the fortress. The Southern Summer generals cried out in panic.

"The west line has been lost, the west line has been lost!"

"Requesting backup, requesting urgent backup!"

The entire fortress was filled with pitiful and sad cries. In front of this terrifying army, even the frontline army that the Southern Summer Country was proud of collapsed with a single blow like a piece of paper!

Dongfang Zhan tightly gripped his fist in anger, "It is impossible to build up this army in just a single day. If the War Hound Plains had this kind of army, how could I possible not know about it! Where did they come from!"

Gu Qianqiu urged Dongfang Zhan, "Marshal, the frontline fortress cannot be defended, we must immediately retreat back to Imperial City!"

"You can all leave!" Dongfang Zhan also knew that once the Fang King broke the wall gates, the frontline could no longer be defended, "You must go back and report to Imperial City, tell them to immediately make preparations. Once the frontline defenses fall, they will inevitably go for Imperial City. Once Imperial City falls, the Southern Summer Country cannot be protected anymore!"

Meng Qingwu asked, "Then what about the senior marshal?"

"This old soldier has guarded the frontlines for over fifty years!" Dongfang Zhan stood there holding a spear, facing the waves of Demonic Wolf Cavalry that were coming, "I'll fight bravely to the last moment! Don't say anything else! The Southern Summer Country still needs you all! Quickly leave!"

The frontline fortress would not be able to stop this new wave of attacks.

Whether they were willing or not, they had to accept these results!

Right now Imperial City still did not know what happened here. This news had to be sent back to Imperial City, otherwise, how could they resist such a terrifying army?

Chu Tian urged, "With the Calm Martial Ruler absent, Imperial City will need an experienced commanding officer. I think the old general should leave with us still!"

"The Dongfang Family has countless talented generals and the Nangong Family has famous generals like clouds, why do you need this old man?" Dongfang Zhan had already made his decision, "You don't need to say anything else. This old man has guarded the frontlines for fifty years, I have already disregarded life and death. My blood and flesh have already become a part of the Southern Summer great wall. I must fight for it to the end!"

Chu Tian knit his brows, but Gu Qianqiu stood up, "Country Guarding Ruler, Chairman Meng, since it has become like this, then please respect the old general's wishes. The Southern Summer Country still needs you all!"

That's right.

It was impossible for a person like Dongfang Zhan to retreat. Even if he knew remaining here was death, for honour, for his faith, for his vows, he would die fighting to the last second.

Gu Qianqiu and the several dozen griffin knights gather together. He brought out a griffin for Chu Tian and Meng Qingwu, "Go!"

Chu Tian and Meng Qingwu cupped their hands to Dongfang Zhan before mounting the griffin and following Gu Qianqiu, leaving the frontline fortress. This news had to be quickly sent to Imperial City, otherwise Imperial City would really be in danger!

At this time, pitiful cries were coming from within the frontline fortress. The Southern Summer troops had suffered serious casualties.

They were already seriously injured, but with the War Hounds Kingdom's Demonic Wolf Cavalry's second charge, it only took a quarter of an hour for them to smash the gate. The Demonic Wolf Cavalry swarmed in and fought a life and death battle with the remaining Southern Summer defense army.

The frontline fortress still had around four hundred thousand soldiers which was an overwhelming advantage in terms of numbers.

But these armies were scattered and were already very exhausted, using at least half of their spirit energy. They were unable to use any strong battle strength at this time, so the result of the battle was equal to an one sided slaughter.

One Southern Summer soldier after the other died under the butcher's blade.

This battle scene could already be described as hell on earth!

Dongfang Zhan gathered several tens of thousands of elites in a short period of time and launched a suicidal attack on the War Hounds cavalry. They were able to eliminate around three thousand Demonic Wolf Cavalry with a casualty of ten to one which was already enough to make Dongfang Zhan proud.

This was after all a small country that could not match this kind of powerful army!

The thirty thousand elites by Dongfang Zhan's side were all killed and there were only a few of his own soldiers still fighting a bloody battle with him.

"The Southern Summer Country will never fall!"

Dongfang Zhan's body was covered in wounds, with four arrows in him and a spear piercing through his abdomen, but he was chopped down seven Demonic Wolf Riders, before standing atop a mountain of corpses. His white hair danced in the breeze as he was surrounded by the Demonic Wolf Cavalry, with the Fang King riding the Three Headed Demon Wolf in front of him.

Dongfang Zhan gave three wild laughs before suddenly stabbing out with his spear, piercing another two Demonic Wolf Cavalry.

Pa!

This spear was grabbed by a large hand.

Holding the purple gold drum in one hand while riding the Three Headed Demon Wolf over, a pair of cold and cruel eyes were staring right at Dongfang Zhan, "Even in this situation, you still caused quite a bit of damage to my army. You really are worthy of being one of the best Southern Summer Generals."

"The Southern Summer's best general is the Calm Martial Ruler, what does this old man count for?" Dongfang Zhan did not need to ask to know the other side's identity, "If you did not fear the Calm Martial Ruler, why did you lead him away?"

"Surrender!" The Fang King coldly said, "The Southern Summer Country will soon be a vassal state of my War Hounds Country. As long as you surrender and give your loyalty to me, you will still be a famous Southern Summer general!"

Dongfang Zhan's spirit energy had already been exhausted and he could no longer fight with his severe injuries. Dongfang Zhan disdained responding to the Fang King as he directly pulled out the saber from his waist and a splash of blood could be seen.

Dongfang Zhan stood in the wreckage of the fortress with a body covered in scars and white hair floating on the breeze, but he looked like an angry giant facing the north.

Dongfang Zhan decided to take his own life.

The frontline fortress had completely fallen to the enemies.

Chapter 325: Chased down

The Demonic Wolf riders hated Dongfang Zhan to death since this fellow killed many of their War Hounds warriors. Even in that situation just now, he still killed three-four thousand Demonic Wolf Cavalry!

"Tear him to shreds!"

The Demonic Wolf riders wanted their Demonic Wolves to rip Dongfang Zhan's corpse to shreds to vent their anger.

"Enough, stop!" The Fang King coldly shouted, "The War Hounds respect true warriors and a warrior needs to be treated like a warrior. Even if they are our enemies, we still need to properly preserve their corpses. Once the fight is over, we'll bury him in the Southern Summer land with my family's highest honours."

"Yes!"

The Fang King had a supreme position in the War Hounds Tribe, there was no one that dared disobey his orders.

The slaughter on the battlefield subsided as the Southern Summer's frontline army was completely defeated. There were several tens of thousands of people running away from this battle that could no longer be saved.

The War Hounds did not keep any prisoners. Of the six hundred thousand troops on the great wall, around four-five hundred thousand of them had died and the remainder had run away. The War Hounds army had lost two-three hundred thousand people, but they were from the united army and the main force of the Demonic Wolf Cavalry were preserved.

"First organize teams to chase down the Southern Summer soldiers that escaped!" The Fang King did not want to easily let any Southern Summer soldiers escape, "The others will repair and clean up the battlefield. Prepare as fast as you can to continue fighting."

The Southern Summer citizens had received endless victory reports that they never would have thought that such a sad event would happen in a single night. After the frontline fortress was broken through, there was no other barriers to Imperial City. If this terrifying army was to continue forward, they would be able to attack an Imperial City that was not prepared at all.

The two hundred thousand cavalry had already been sent to Cang State, it was impossible for them to return in just a few days. With the five hundred thousand soldiers of Imperial City, although they had over a thousand royal griffin knights and the Three Great Clans' elite troops, faced with the War Hounds army's sudden attack, it would be hard to resist.

The Fang King sent out several thousand people to chase down soldiers and then began to reorganize his army. This battle had consumed quite a bit of resources and they couldn't attack Imperial City right now.

But there was enough time.

The two days worth of time would not change anything, the Calm Martial Ruler and the two hundred thousand cavalry cannot come back in time. The Fang King was not afraid of a sneak attack from the Southern Summer Country. At minimum five days, at most ten days, when the Fang King took Imperial City, it would be no use even if the Calm Martial Ruler and the four hundred thousand cavalry rushed back from Cang State.

"Big brother!"

Malim brought Wang Tianlong as he jumped over the ruins, landing like two illusory figures in front of the Fang King. Malim's armour was shattered at this moment and he looked like he suffered serious injuries.

"Malim, your performance has made me very disappointed!" The Fang King seemed to be filled with anger, "I wanted you to capture the fortress from within, but you couldn't complete this job! Because of your failures, the War Hounds army lost over a hundred thousand warriors and even three thousand Demonic Wolf Cavalry!"

Malim had a face of shame, "The Southern Summer King wanted to perish together with me. Although I dodged his attacks by luck, I suffered quite a bit of injuries. I had to stabilize my condition because of this, so I couldn't complete the mission on time. I ask for big brother's forgiveness!"

The Fang King knit his brows, "I don't need your excuses, what I want are results. Since you failed your mission, you will be punished!"

Malim steeled his heart and pulled out his black blade, suddenly slashing at his left arm.

Wang Tianlong was shocked. It was only a single mistake and he was being punished with losing an arm?

Dang!

A golden drum blocked the black blade.

The Fang King coldly said, "You killing the Southern Summer King is considered a great merit, so you will remember this error. The war is not over yet and you still need this left arm, waiting until the battle is over to cut it off is not too late!"

"Yes!"

"Where's Chu Tian? Why can't I see his corpse!" Wang Tianlong said, "That person can block a million soldiers by himself, we'll see no end of troubles if we let him go!"

The Fang King knit his brows, "What does this mean?"

Malim explained, "There is a human youth, although he does not have any fame, he does have an extraordinary strength."

"Since it's like this, I'll give you a chance to make up for your mistakes." The Fang King gave a whistle and a giant blue bird appeared above them, "This is a Thunder Hawk, it has double the speed of the human's griffin. You will use this beast to chase them, even if you can't catch them, you can't let them live.

"Yes!" Malim waved his hand at Wang Tianlong and the people beside him, "Come with me!"

Malim rode on the Thunder Hawk while the others rode on the vultures. They left the frontline fortress and began to chase after Chu Tian's group.

These flying beasts were very fast and the War Hounds were originally good trackers. It was very easy for them to find their aura, so it wasn't hard for them to catch up.

Malim chased for an hour before he sensed their aura, but the other side knew that they were being pursued, so they already split up the party and went in different directions.

"Their auras have dispersed, so we will disperse as well!" Malim ordered the others, "I'll chase Chu Tian and you can chase the rest."

"Understood!"

Malim and the others split up to chase.

...

Ten minutes ago, Chu Tian, Gu Qianqiu, Meng Qingwu, and the remaining royal knights were heading for Imperial City. Even with the defeat at the frontline fortress, as long as Imperial City did not fall, there was a chance of making a comeback.

At this time, the little fox was holding the divine eyeball in its paws while looking around. It suddenly gave a few anxious gestures to Chu Tian.

"We're in for some trouble. The War Hounds have sent out at least several thousand people to chase and there are a few that have caught up to us." Chu Tian said to the others, "Their speed is very quick and we are too big of a target, so it will be hard to escape. We can only split up to move and try our luck, in short we might be able to report back to Imperial City as soon as possible."

Gu Qianqiu gritted his teeth, but they could only do it like this.

"I'll be in a group with the young miss, you can all take care of yourselves!"

Gu Qianqiu had a severe injury and would not be able to protect Chu Tian if he followed him. It was better to split up the large target and let the War Hounds Tribe unable to find them.

"Separate!"

Everyone dispersed at this moment.

They all started to escape on their own. Chu Tian and Meng Qingwu were together since two people could ride on a single griffin. Meng Qingwu's cultivation base was not high and Chu Tian had overdrawn his power, so they had to take care of each other. In the end, they did not escape far.

"Ji, ji!"

The little fox restlessly called out. It wanted to warn Chu Tian that the first tracking team had currently locked onto the two of them.

Meng Qingwu found a black spot in the sky which was the impressive vulture mount of the War Hounds Tribe. There were not many of them, only being around twenty of them. They were all War Hounds elites with an average cultivation of the Illustrious Soul Realm.

They were the first team of trackers the Fang King sent out. They had found Chu Tian even faster than Malim, so they met them before him. Meng Qingwu's heart sunk as she saw that the War Hounds had caught up!

The War Hounds' leader loudly shouted, "Kill!"

"Just a few small fishes, the young miss should not be worried!" Chu Tian resisted the pain he felt and took out a Source Energy Submachine Gun from his gourd. He installed a normal energy magazine and took out the Netherworld Sword from his back, "Stand behind me. There will be jolts later on, but you need to hold on tight."

Meng Qingwu's heart suddenly felt bitter.

This fellow had clearly used all his strength, but he still wanted to protect her. When Meng Qingwu was faced with this critical moment, she could not be of any help at all. Her heart was filled with worry and guilt.

"Young miss, we're a grasshopper on the end of the rope at this moment, so don't think too much about it. Our tribulations will be faced together, so no one should think about who should leave first. But speaking of this, I do feel very honoured."

Meng Qingwu did not know whether to laugh or cry, "At this time, what are you feeling honoured about?"

"Because although I wasn't born on the same year, month, and day as the young miss, I can die on the same year, month, and day. Look at how our destinies are linked with each other, we really are a heaven destined pair!"

"Pei! Who wants to die with you!"

Really, Chu Tian, he was still in a mood to crack jokes. However, being teased by Chu Tian like this, the fear in Meng Qingwu's heart was reduced by quite a bit.

"They're coming!"

The airborne War Hounds soldiers quickly dived down and they began to shoot arrows at them. A dense rain of arrows fell down and there really were too many of them. It wasn't hard for Chu Tian to protect himself and he could even protect the young miss, but the problem was that most of the arrows shot by the War Hounds soldiers were aimed at the griffin.

This griffin was so big, how could he protect every part of it?

Chu Tian locked onto the arrows with his Divine Sense and used the Netherworld Sword to send out sword qi to cut down the arrows, protecting the griffin with perfect accuracy. Once this griffin was killed, the two of them would not have a transport vehicle and how could they return to Imperial City?

Chu Tian did not have much spirit energy and now needed to protect this mount from all these War Hounds experts, clearly tackling too many problems at once. The War Hounds captain noticed this flaw and while Chu Tian was protecting the griffin, he suddenly shot an incomparably strong arrow at Chu Tian's stomach.

"This is bad!"

Chu Tian's Divine Sense could catch this attack, but this person was an archery expert. If Chu Tian were to evade this arrow, it would fly past him and hit the griffin. If he did not avoid this arrow, this arrow would be dangerous to him.

It was at this critical moment.

Meng Qingwu suddenly jumped out and used her body to block this arrow for Chu Tian. That arrow containing spirit energy hit Meng Qingwu's right leg with a wild strength that pierce through the Starlight Immortal Body and deeply embedding itself into Meng Qingwu's thigh. Meng Qingwu felt everything turn black in front of her and almost fell off the back of the griffin.

"Young miss!" Chu Tian tightly hugged Meng Qingwu.

Meng Qingwu shouted, "Be careful!"

The War Hounds expert seized this chance to charge forward with a long spear. That spear glow condensed a large amount of spirit energy, meaning that this person was an expert in at least the peak 6th Awakened Soul Layer. If it was a fair fight, Chu Tian would not even put him in his eyes, but it was currently beyond his grasp.

But that did not mean that Chu Tian was a lamb waiting to be slaughtered!

Chu Tian's left hand suddenly raised the submachine gun and he pulled the trigger, sending large amounts of light bullets into the sky. The War Hounds had clearly never seen Source Energy Weapons before and the several dozen light bullets all hit their mark. A few hit the vulture and a few hit the War Hounds expert. This high temperature was enough to even melt iron, so the vulture was instantly fatally wounded and the War Hounds captain fell from the back of his mount.

Chu Tian was trying to approach the other War Hounds pursuers and shoot from close range.

With a few pitiful cries, another two vultures fell from several hundred meters up in the sky.

The War Hounds warriors had all put down their bows, drawing out their weapons as they approached with no fear. Chu Tian's Source Energy Submachine Gun's energy had been exhausted and he did not have time to replace the magazine, so he could only send out a streak of sword qi to force back two of them. Another War Hound already reached the griffin and ruthlessly pierced his spear into the griffin's abdomen, opening a terrifying wound.

"Ao!"

The griffin cried out as it lost balance, almost throwing Chu Tian and Meng Qingwu off.

"Damn!"

Meng Qingwu took the submachine gun from Chu Tian and installed a new magazine inside. Those energy balls with terrifying strength could easily break through armour, instantly leaving several melted holes on the bodies of the War Hounds experts.

"Young miss, good move!"

There were still several of the War Hounds airborne soldiers, there really were too many of them. They had come to an tacit agreement to attack from afar. Not to mention Chu Tian's drained power, even in a normal circumstance, this kind of airborne battle was already hard enough to deal with.

Sou!

A blade quickly entered into the griffin's neck and this injured griffin could not hold on any longer. Its body suddenly turned over and it fell from the high altitudes.

"This is bad!"

The two of them were thrown into the air and they lost their center of gravity, while also beginning to crash down. When they lost their mount, the two of them no longer had a way of moving through the air. The airborne War Hounds soldiers surrounded them and tried to tear them to pieces.

Chapter 326: Giving up one's life to save another

Chu Tian and Meng Qingwu had been floating three-four hundred meters up in the sky before they began to fall down. Wind whistled in their ears and the ground was quickly approaching them. If they fell to the ground from this altitude, even if their bodies were made of iron, their inner visceras would be shattered.

The more dangerous thing was that those vulture riding War Hounds did not plan to let them off. In the second the two of them fell, those vultures instantly surrounded them, trying to tear them apart with their claws.

"Scram!"

Chu Tian used his sword qi to cut the stomach of a vulture, causing large amounts of blood and guts to bloom. Chu Tian suddenly heard Meng Qingwu's shocked cry and when he turned his head, he saw that Meng Qingwu had already been grabbed by a vulture's claws. There was a soldier stabbing his spear at Meng Qingwu, but it was a good thing this normal vulture rider's cultivation was not high and he couldn't break through Meng Qingwu's starlight cover with a single hit.

Meng Qingwu grabbed the spear and directly threw the soldier away.

Chu Tian had no other choice as he let go of the Netherworld Sword and grabbed the back of one hand with the other hand. The treasure sword turned into a stream of light as it pierced through a vulture, taking care of it with a single beast's cry.

The Netherworld Sword released energy as blue and white flame crows flew into the sky. The vultures and their riders were all burned by this terrifying Abyss Netherworld Flame. These flames transformed into a human figure, which had the appearance of a devil in the end.

"Netherworld! Kill them!"

"Understood, master!"

The demon Netherworld summoned some spiritual form creatures which didn't have wings, but could still fly, shooting out like meteors. They slammed into the vultures and six-seven flames bloomed in the sky.

Chu Tian held the spiritless Netherworld Sword and Meng Qingwu as they fell together.

Putong!

A mirror like lake on the prairies suddenly created two large splash sounds.

The two of them almost sunk to the bottom of the water. A normal person would have had their internal visceras shattered by that tremendous force and died already. Chu Tian came into contact with a rock at the bottom of the lake, shattering the rock to pieces, but nothing happened to Chu Tian. He felt a wave of dizziness enter his head, but he quickly came to his sense and kicked off with his feet, quickly floating to the surface.

He saw Meng Qingwu struggling in front of him, the young miss did not seem to know how to swim and there was an arrow in her thigh. She suddenly became unable to move. Chu Tian quickly rushed over and grabbed Meng Qingwu's waist with both hands, bringing both of them to the surface.

"Hu——"

Meng Qingwu and Chu Tian both gasped for air. Meng Qingwu quickly asked in a concerned voice, "Are you alright?"

"My life is hard to take, of course I'm fine. How are you, young miss? Are your injuries severe!" Chu Tian revealed his own concern, using a pair of hands to go over the young miss' plentiful body. Finally he touched her thigh and used his spirit energy to break the arrow, "We must go ashore to clean the wound."

Meng Qingwu was taken advantage of by Chu Tian, but she could not tell him off at this time.

The little fox swam over in the water holding the Netherworld Sword in its mouth as it gave it to Chu Tian.

Chu Tian grabbed the sword before thanking the little fox.

The Netherworld devil was still fighting the War Hounds in the sky. Although it couldn't finish the fight, it could stop the vulture riding soldiers from attacking the two of them, so it was the best chance for them to head ashore.

Chu Tian hugged the young miss' plentiful body while holding his Netherworld Sword in one hand. He used the spirit energy in his body and suddenly kicked the water, like an engine had been ignited, he quickly flew towards the shore.

The little fox suddenly gave a warning again.

Large amounts of dead wood appeared on the surface of the little lake, but looking carefully, they were shocked to find that it wasn't dead wood, but rather it was an alligator that was over five meters long. The small part of its body surfacing looked like several dozen pieces of dead wood.

"Damn, it's a Blue Marked Alligator!"

This alligator was a high class water attributed level one demon beast, being able to use water energy. It had strength equal to the peak of the Body Refinement Realm.

Chu Tian normally would not even put it in his eyes, but now Chu Tian was not only severely weakened, his spirit energy was almost dried up, not having any strength to fight at all. There were many alligators here, with over a hundred of them, which was enough to pose a threat to their lives at this moment!

Meng Qingwu asked in a panic, "What do we do?"

"What else can we do, run!"

Their falling into the water constituted as invading these powerful demon beasts' territory and it looks like these fellows had a bad temper. They were currently rushing at the two of them, with a blue rune appearing on each of the alligator's heads, instilling a strength into them that came from the lake water around them.

The entire surface of the lake seemed like it was boiling.

Chu Tian could feel a strong water attributed energy slithering forward like a python. The alligators wanted to trap him first, making him lose all abilities to resist before tearing him to pieces.

Chu Tian's sword swept out with a fierce sword qi that instantly destroyed all the binding energy around him, as well as killing two alligators blocking him. This move just enraged the demon beasts which was no help to the situation they were currently in.

"This is bad, there are too many demon beasts in the water!" Meng Qingwu anxiously called out, "You can't escape if you keep bringing me along. Don't mind me, just leave!"

Meng Qingwu was in the peak 5th Awakened Soul Layer, this was not considered weak, at least this would be at the level of a medium level officer in the Southern Summer army. However, Meng Qingwu's source spirit was not suited for fighting, so most cultivation techniques and martial arts weren't suited for her to learn. In other words, other than the defensive «Starlight Immortal Body», she did not have any other skills.

Meng Qingwu had a weak battle strength, especially in this scenario, she could only retreat. If Chu Tian was carrying Meng Qingwu, his chances of escaping was even smaller.

"These few beasts want to block me?"

Chu Tian released his spirit energy and charged forward, feeling like each inch was taking a thousand times the normal amount of effort. He sliced down several alligators before moving forward with Meng Qingwu.

The rumbling of the surrounding water become stronger as the alligators looked like they were about to go crazy.

"Young miss, take this!" Chu Tian gave the Source Energy Submachine Gun to Meng Qingwu. He and Meng Qingwu were face to face while hugging, with Chu Tian taking care of the front, "Protect my back."

At this time, several large alligators jumped at Chu Tian's back. The young miss quickly grabbed the gun and slammed her finger on the trigger to send out the light bullets. Steam instantly formed on the surface of the lake and large holes appeared in the alligators, as their bodies were pierced.

This is great!

With the Source Energy Submachine Gun in hand, these alligators could not approach them!

Meng Qingwu had found her and immediately began to shoot at the alligators around them. These high temperature energy bullets created steam when they fell onto the water, finally landing on the alligators one after another. The Source Energy Submachine Gun's high fire rate and power was being displayed in this attack. The two of them were finally out of danger and slowly moving towards the shore.

"I'm out of ammo, give me another magazine!"

"Damn, don't you know how to save ammo! I don't have anymore!"

Meng Qingwu was shocked, "Then what should we do!"

Chu Tian took out a Source Energy Pistol for her, "There's only this left, make do with it!"

The pistol fired too slowly and there were too many demon beasts, how could they kill their way out? However at this moment, it would have to do. It was luck that Chu Tian had modified this weapon, making the bullets even stronger, being enough to even penetrate the defenses of an Illustrious Soul Realm Cultivator.

Each shot killed an alligator!

Only the more alligators they killed, the angrier the demon beasts became and the more wildly they attacked the two of them. Chu Tian did not have much spirit energy left and when it all dried up, he wouldn't be able to maintain the Starlight Immortal Body anymore.

Once the Starlight Immortal Body broke.

Chu Tian would die for sure!

The strength of the demon beast would easily destroy their weak human bodies!

"This is bad, this is bad, I really can't move anymore."

Finally, Chu Tian's spirit energy was almost dried up and they were still at least two hundred meters from the shore. This was just a single step for an Awakened Soul Cultivator, but it was the distance of life and death for Chu Tian.

"Young miss, we can't keep swimming anymore." Chu Tian had a tired look on his face, "Are you afraid?"

Meng Qingwu saw Chu Tian's pale face and suddenly emotions swelled inside of her. This fellow normally seemed careless, but in this dangerous situation, he went all out to protect her, not giving up to the last minute, "If you're not afraid, why would I be afraid. The worst case scenario is we die together."

"Young miss, please take this and hold it tightly." Chu Tian put a scabbard into Meng Qingwu's hand without any explanation and without waiting for her to speak, he asked, "I actually have something I want to ask you."

Meng Qingwu said with a stunned expression, "What do you want to ask?"

Chu Tian said with a serious face, "Yingying said to me before that the person the young miss likes must be a great hero with indomitable spirit or a great sage that saves the kingdom's people. Do you think that I am like that?"

"Is there any significance in asking this?"

"Of course there is a significance. Quickly tell me so I can die in peace!"

"Alright, alright, alright, you are! You are like that! But there's no chance now, we're about to die!"

Chu Tian revealed a satisfied smile. He suddenly stabbed out with the Netherworld Sword and stabbed it into the scabbard in Meng Qingwu's hand. He released all his remaining energy into it and suddenly an explosion appeared on the surface of the water, creating a strong propulsion force against Meng Qingwu.

"No!"

Meng Qingwu was sent away by the Netherworld Sword, flying through the air and landing on the shore. She watched Chu Tian use his last bit of energy as he finally sank into the depths of the water. The surrounding alligators charged at him and launched a final wave of fierce attacks.

"Chu Tian!"

"I did not belong in this place in the first place, being here for so long is already enough to satisfy me!" Chu Tian gave a peace sign with his right hand, "You sisters have to live well!"

When Chu Tian sunk into the water, countless alligators charged forward. Seeing the water splash in all directions, it was clear the alligators were attacking him!

"No! Come out now!"

Meng Qingwu weakly knelt on the ground. She did not have the joy of surviving a disaster, rather she was filled with a deep guilt and pain.

Chapter 327: The complex young miss

When the alligators were tearing Chu Tian to shreds, the ripples on the lake's surface became faster as a strong pressure envelop the lake. The alligators felt an incomparable fear, just like a powerful ancient demon beast had appeared. It was even more shocking than a powerful dragon's aura.

A snow white figure appeared from the lake which was two-three zhangs tall. Its body was completely spotless and its snow white fur was as glossy as silk, as well as translucent and bright as jade. Its eyes were green like the highest quality cut jade.

[TL Note: 1 zhang = 3.33 meters]

This was a white monster fox with two tails!

When the alligators felt the aura of the white fox, they all ran in fear. Finally a light was released from the monster fox's green eyes and an invisible spiritual energy poured out in all directions.

Almost in an instant, the several hundred alligators all stopped moving and they froze for several seconds. Following this, theirs eyes were filled with a strange green light before they pounced on each other like puppets, wildly biting.

Meng Qingwu looked at the several hundred alligators killing each other in disbelief as blood created a red layer over the lake. That white fox fished out the sinking Chu Tian and jumped back onto the shore. It shook the water from its fur before its body quickly shrunk. From the powerful two tailed fox, it turned into the little fox again.

The little fox gave a sneeze.

Its eyes revealed a look of exhaustion.

It was lucky that it had awakened its transformation technique at this critical moment, otherwise its master would have really died.

"Little fox, good job!" Meng Qingwu jumped at Chu Tian and her hands slapped his face, "How are you? Wake up! Wake up for me!"

Chu Tian felt like his eyes were as heavy as lead. He felt two warm and soft hands slapping on his face, while a familiar voice was calling for him. Sometimes it was far away and sometimes it was right in front of him.

Is it the young miss?

He wasn't dead!

Meng Qingwu saw Chu Tian's eyelids slightly move. Finally having some response, she felt relieved, "I knew you wouldn't die just from this degree of being hurt!"

Meng Qingwu grabbed his shoulder and shook him, "Irresponsible bastard! Do you think doing this would make me thank you? How could I face Yingying? You caused me to be filled with pain for a lifetime, hating you for a lifetime! Quickly get up for me!"

Meng Qingwu's emotions were very complicated, feeling happy and painful, feeling angry and moved. This fellow liked to play the role of a hero, but did he think of her feelings? Did he think of Yingying? No matter what, he couldn't die, he definitely couldn't die. Miracle Commerce needed him, Yingying needed him, and Meng Qingwu needed him!

"Alright, stop shaking. If I'm not bitten to death, I'll be shaken to death." Chu Tian said in a weak voice. When he slowly opened his eyes to look at Meng Qingwu, his eyes suddenly popped wide open, "Young, young, young….."

"Young what? Have you become stupid!" Meng Qingwu saw him staring at her and followed Chu Tian's gaze with a curious mind. Meng Qingwu's eyes suddenly stopped and her face turned completely red.

Meng Qingwu in this moment had her two beautiful legs spread and was bending over Chu Tian's body in an ambiguous position. Her face was only a few centimeters from Chu Tian's face and according to the laws of gravity, in this position, Meng Qingwu's two enormous peaks were sinking down. Looking into the gap of her clothes, one could see all of the spring scenery.

A drop of water fell from Meng Qingwu's slender, white neck, falling into the gully of the snow capped peaks, finally reaching the unseen bottom of that abyss. Several wisps of black hair also fell onto her face, contrasting against her snow white skin.

"Ah!"

Meng Qingwu quickly stood up in surprise, but she felt a sharp pain fill her right leg as she used a bit of force. Most likely due to her injury, Meng Qingwu sat down once again.

Chu Tian immediately felt two mountain peaks press down on his chest, almost squeezing out his soul. Two soft and fragrant lips landed perfectly onto his mouth.

The little fox immediately covered its eyes!

Meng Qingwu's beautiful eyes opened wide and Chu Tian had a look of disbelief on his face…..Damn, my chastity!

He never would have expected that the young miss would be such a passionate woman. Because he had saved her life, she took the initiative to kiss and hug him. Was she prepared to offer him her body? With the young miss doing this, if he did not react at all, he would not be a man.

Chu Tian took this chance to hug the young miss and give her a strong kiss. Meng Qingwu's mind went completely blank and unconsciously she did not reject him, even have an unspeakable excitement and anticipation in her heart.

"Young miss, you are too evil. Taking advantage of my weakened state to forcefully take my first kiss!"

Chu Tian looked at the young miss in fear, like a young girl who was about to be violated.

Meng Qingwu finally came back to her senses. When she saw Chu Tian's reaction, her eyes almost went black in rage and she almost fainted, "It was clearly you….."

"Young miss, let's talk through reason, alright? I can't move at all right now and clearly you're hugging me, as well as forcefully kissing me. Are you trying to get out of taking responsibility?"

"I'm not! Ah pei!" Meng Qingwu felt these words were improper. Even for the normally calm her could not help being flustered in this moment, "Stop speaking nonsense!"

Chu Tian righteously said, "I don't care that much. Since you've done it, you might as well accept it. Although your temper is a bit bad, since matters have gotten to this point, I can only recognize myself as unlucky and reluctantly accept you!"

"I'm ignoring you!"

Meng Qingwu was so angry she walked away while ignoring her leg wound. In the end, she only took a few steps before almost falling over.

Chu Tian saw that the young miss' injury was not light, so he stopped teasing her. He picked up the Netherworld Sword that fell nearby and swung out at the sky. A blue light fell onto the sword's blade as the weapon spirit returned, already taking out all the vulture riders.

Chu Tian sheathed his sword and quickly went to support the young miss, "Let me see your wound!"

"No!"

That was not up to you!

Chu Tian directly forced her to sit down and although Meng Qingwu's mouth resisted, her body followed along with it. Chu Tian ripped open her pants and revealed a snow white thigh where there was a dark red wound in the middle of it. Meng Qingwu had used spirit energy to seal her blood vessel, so there was not a major loss of blood.

"It really was a poisoned arrow!" Chu Tian gently pressed the wound on the young miss' leg, "The poison has already corroded the bone. With the Southern Summer Country's treatment method, you wouldn't be able to keep this leg."

Meng Qingwu's body trembled in fear.

Was it really that serious?

Chu Tian gave a laugh, "But no need to worry, this poison can't compare to the one used against the Southern Summer King. As long as the corrosion is contained, I have a method to cure it that won't leave any repercussions."

While he was speaking.

Chu Tian took out a level two antidote pill he had personally refined. He first put it into his mouth and melted the pill before spitting it onto the wound. He gently massaged around the wound, allowing it to seep into the wound itself.

Meng Qingwu could clearly feel the aching slowly fade. When she saw Chu Tian carefully applying the medicine on, the expression on her face softened a bit.

Chu Tian helped Meng Qingwu dress her wound and moved back. Without asking her, he directly carried Meng Qingwu on his back.

Meng Qingwu was a bit panicked, "What are you doing?"

"You can't walk with this wound right now." Chu Tian walked south with Meng Qingwu on his back, "The War Hounds will still be chasing and if we are caught now, we are dead for sure. We have to take advantage of this time to head to a safe location."

Meng Qingwu was a bit resistant.

She had never been this intimate with a man before, other than what happened earlier. Meng Qingwu was not a sentimental person. After a few seconds of hesitation, she reached out her two arms and held Chu Tian's neck. She closed her eyes and allowed this fellow to carry her forward.

Being able to feel the young miss' body like this was a very wonderful thing.

However, Chu Tian's current condition was very bad. There was nowhere that didn't hurt from his head to his toes and he was not in the mood to feel blessed. Meng Qingwu silently laid against Chu Tian and neither of them spoke in this moment. Meng Qingwu could feel Chu Tian's weak pulse and his breath becoming faster.

He must be at his limit and was only moving forward with a shocking amount of willpower.

Meng Qingwu's heart felt sore and unhappy. Chu Tian was in this condition, yet he pretended like it was nothing as he teased her, most likely trying to distract her.

"Chu Tian, let me ask you….." Meng Qingwu went beside Chu Tian's ear to ask, "Who is better, me or Yingying?"

Chu Tian could feel the young miss' breath as she spoke, itching his ear. It was very enjoyable, but that question was hard for Chu Tian to answer. This unprecedented tone of voice made Chu Tian's heart tremble, "What are you asking this for? You sisters are completely different, how can I compare you two?"

"Then I'll change the question. If, and this is just hypothetical, but between Yingying and me, who would you pick to marry?"

Chu Tian could clearly feel the young miss' heart beat faster when she asked this question!

What kind of question was this?

Was it a kind of suggestion?

Then he couldn't act careless!

"Can't I marry both? Aiyo, why are you pinching me!"

Meng Qingwu ruthlessly said, "You can only pick one!"

The question the young miss asked was too cunning.

Chu Tian's relationship with Yingying was the best, the young miss couldn't compare in terms of this. However, if he were to pick Yingying in front of the young miss, wouldn't that hurt the young miss' heart? Women were complex creatures, so wouldn't her heart be hoping he picked her? But if he picked the young miss, wouldn't he be letting Yingying down? This question was very hard to answer!

Meng Qingwu said with a disdainful smile, "Is this question really that hard to answer? You men really are eating from the bowl while looking into the pot!"

[TL Note: Not satisfied with what one has.]

"Nonsense! I haven't even eaten yet! At most it's staring at the pot and not having a bite yet!"

"You..."

"Alright, alright, I know the young miss is trying hard to make it difficult for me." Chu Tian scratched his head, "If you want me to give an answer, then I'll pick the young miss!"

Meng Qingwu's body slightly trembled, feeling satisfied and dissatisfied with this answer. She kicked Chu Tian with her leg and then said with a snort, "Why? Is Yingying no good!"

"A wife has to share work with me. Yingying's brain is no good, how can she help me run the company? Therefore the young miss is the most suitable! As for Yingying, you said I can only take one person as my wife, but you never mentioned a concubine. That little girl doesn't care about titles anyway, don't you think so….."

"No compassion! I'll kick you to death!"

"Alright, alright, then I'll pick Yingying then! I don't need such a ferocious wife! Aiyo, why are you still kicking me!"

The two of them were silent for a while.

"Then if, and I'm just saying if, Yingying and I both accept you, will you find other women?"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't play dumb. Nangong, Caidie, Yun Yao…..As well as elder sister Bing, they are all outstanding women, can you pat your chest and swear you won't make a move on them? Even if you do say this, I won't believe you!"

"To be honest, I never had that thought." Chu Tian shrugged his shoulders, "But since the young miss has such low confidence in me and you won't believe me no matter what I say, then I might as well call myself an universal lover."

"Playboy, I'll kick you to death!"

Chu Tian finally had some insight on the young miss. Even with how calm and collected the young miss usually was, her temper was even worse than Nangong Yun's once she got going. This was truly a stunning sight.

On the road back, Chu Tian's butt was almost swollen from being kicked.

But being able to argue like this with the young miss made Chu Tian much more relaxed!

Chapter 328: Malim charging in

The two of them argued while walking until it was dusk.

The nights in the prairie were more dangerous and both of them were injured, so they found a little forest to rest up in to be safe.

Chu Tian swallowed several pills and began to control his breathing. As he expected, his body was very bad because using strength that surpassed him had damaged his meridians and because of him overdrawing his power, he had damaged his vitality. Since Chu Tian arrived in this era, this was the most injured he had ever been. He wouldn't even recover with ten to fifteen days of rest. The most troubling thing is that his wounds couldn't be treated right away. If they were left like this, he could suffer repercussions or even suffer permanent damage.

Meng Qingwu held a can of heated canned food in front of Chu Tian, "Eat it!"

This was made from the meat of a level two demon beast. When an Awakened Soul Cultivator was in a weakened condition, eating this would allow them to recover most of their strength.

Meng Qingwu looked around, "Where's the little fox?"

"It is cleaning up the aura we left behind." Chu Tian ate the canned food in two-three bites. The recovery pills began to display their effect and his body felt a bit more comfortable, "The War Hounds Tribe is mostly composed of Wolf Spirit Beasts and they are famous for their tracking abilities. If it wasn't for the little fox cleaning up the aura left behind, we would have been attacked several times already!"

Meng Qingwu was very curious about the origin of the little fox, "This little fellow is not simple, it has great potential and strength. I saw it transform today, its aura was very familiar to me. It was like a great ancient era's demonic beast."

"Great ancient era's demonic beast?"

Chu Tian knew the young miss' ability. The Heavenly Book Source Spirit had large amounts of knowledge and memories and it would awaken them as long as they were stimulated. Chu Tian did not know the little fox's background, but did Meng Qingwu know?

The demonic beasts sounded like the demon beasts, but there was a large difference.

Demonic beasts had a much higher intelligence and could use strange demonic techniques. This was very similar to the skills the little fox had, so there was a large possibility of the little fox being a demonic beast.

Chu Tian asked, "How much do you know?"

"Not much, there is only a small bit of information in my source spirit's memories." Meng Qingwu hesitated for a few minutes before saying, "Legends say that in the beginning of the High Ancient Era, there was a clan of High Ancient Demons that lived alongside Demon Gods. This clan of demons had a very powerful existence, who was elusive and unpredictable, but it had the shape of a nine tailed demon fox!"

"Nine tailed demon fox?"

Chu Tian remembered the things that happened in the Central State Trial Tower. Could the little fox really be the descendant of a great ancient era demon? If it was the descendant of this demon tribe, it would explain why the little fox could use all those strange demonic techniques!

Meng Qingwu shook her head, "I'm not sure on this, but this little fox's origin is not that simple."

Chu Tian also thought the same.

The original form of the little fox was a nine tailed demon fox and Chu Tian's source spirit was a nine eyes demon god. What relations did they have and was their meeting a coincidence? The number nine represented the absolute supreme!

Chu Tian shook his head and didn't think too deeply about this. No matter what background the little fox had, it was still in its infancy and did not have any kind of strength. The great ancient era demonic beasts had incredibly long lives and it would require thousands of years for it to grow, how could it be raised with a short human live? Chu Tian being able to obtain immortality would be the only way around this.

In the silent night, the darkness spread all around them.

The cold of the night and the sense of danger around them was like an invisible hand, constantly enveloping the two of them. Meng Qingwu was worried of the War Hounds trackers and afraid of being attacked by the demon beasts of the prairie, so she did not dare sleep. At this time, a hand patted Meng Qingwu's shoulder, "Don't worry, the little fox is keeping watch nearby. If anything approaches us, it will not escape the little fox's vigilance, so you can rest assured."

Meng Qingwu was very tired. She leaned against Chu Tian's shoulder and closed her eyes to enter a shallow sleep.

Chu Tian continued to control his injuries.

This could be considered a blessing in disguise.

Chu Tian had used power that surpassed his limit and although he had suffered heavy injuries, this incident had also stimulated the potential of his body. If he could recover from his injuries this time, Chu Tian's cultivation would surely increase by a large amount, it was even possible for him to reach the True Soul Realm.

When the eastern sky had a faint layer of light, Chu Tian came out of his recovery state. When those several Saint Grade Pills were digested by his body, although they couldn't completely cure all his injuries, they had helped alleviate most of them. At least the part hurt from overdrawing his spirit energy had been restored and he had basic battle strength, no longer needing to fear the demon beast on the prairies.

Meng Qingwu was leaning on his shoulder with consistent breathing, already in a deep sleep. He gently nudged Meng Qingwu, "Young miss, young miss, the sun is already up. Wake up!"

Meng Qingwu was currently laying against Chu Tian, with her hands grabbing onto Chu Tian's arm. That beautiful face was covered in dirt, but that did not ruin her style and just made her even more stylish.

The young miss' beauty could be considered three hundred and sixty degrees without a flaw.

"Ah!" Meng Qingwu suddenly woke up and felt a bit embarrassed. She just wanted to rest for a little while, but leaning against Chu Tian's body, she felt very relaxed from his aura, unexpectedly falling into a deep sleep.

What had happened here?

Meng Qingwu couldn't help breaking out in goosebumps. Ever since she was young, she was an independent and bright person, and Meng Qingwu was a very alert person. Other than her little sister, she would always have a basic vigilance against others, it was even impossible for her to fall into a deep sleep in her own home!

Could it be that this fellow already had a deep place in her heart already? This feeling made Meng Qingwu conflicted and confused, not sure what she should do.

"We should quickly leave." Chu Tian did not pay any attention to the young miss' complicated thoughts. When he stood up, he saw Meng Qingwu still sitting on the ground. With a face of wonder, he said, "Young miss, what are you doing? Let's go!"

"I am a wounded person, how can I walk with this leg?" Meng Qingwu righteously said, but also slightly like a spoiled little child, "You're not carrying me!"

"When you were sleeping, I used my spirit energy to scatter the poison in your bones and now it should have healed. The injury is basically controlled and your leg can be kept, you can already walk by yourself!" Chu Tian snappily said, "Still want to kick my butt? Save your breath!"

Meng Qingwu found that her leg had been wrapped up again and there was no pain coming from it at all. Her face immediately felt warm and she wished she could jump into a hole, while also cursing Chu Tian in her heart!

This blockhead!

I let you off easy and let you carry me, but you actually reject me? I'm so angry!

The little fox explored the road in front of them while the two of the headed south.

After experiencing a few life and death experiences together, the young miss seemed like she had opened her heart and their relationship was much more intimate. But the closer they became, the less he could see through the young miss. This normally beautiful, hardworking, and smart businesswoman actually had a side no one knew about. She was from times irrational, unreasonable, and emotional. This woman was really hard to understand.

The facts stood that they had time to recover last time and they were in decent condition. Because of this, they were travelling much faster today. After rushing along for several hours, they were only five hundred miles from Imperial City, already in the safe range of Imperial City. Those vulture riders could no longer catch up to them.

Chu Tian looked into the distance, "There should be Imperial City patrols or Imperial City watch towers nearby. As long as we find someone, we'll be able to get a fast horse or a beast carriage and that should make the trip much more relaxed."

The young miss gave a sigh, "I hope it's like this!"

This long and quick run had used a lot of spirit energy and physical strength. It would be best if they could save a bit of energy, having a group of quick horses would be best.

When the two of them were prepared to let out a sigh, the little fox suddenly called out a warning, "Ji, ji!"

A loud sound came from the sky that was like a clap of thunder. The previous empty sky suddenly had an extra giant blue hawk present. It was around six meters long and over twelve meters wide, with each feather seeming like it was carved from blue crystal and being surrounded by lightning arcs. This was clearly a very strong demon beast.

"Be careful!"

Chu Tian suddenly threw himself at Meng Qingwu beside him.

A streak of lightning struck the ground and created a giant black burnt crater.

The two of them felt this power and their hearts were filled with shock at the same time. This thunder hawk beast was at least in the peak 9th Awakened Soul Layer.

The little fox bared its teeth and its eyes sparkled, suddenly turning a demonic green colour. Its petite body suddenly inflated, turning into a two zhang high demonic fox. After the little fox transformed, the demonic green light in its eyes became stronger. The airborne thunder hawk instantly gave a shriek of pain as its eyes began to release green light which became even stronger, finally occupying its entire pupil.

"Zhi!"

The thunder hawk gave a sharp cry and it calmed down from its pained state. It had clearly been controlled by the little fox, but since the thunder hawk was too strong, although the little fox controlled it, it would not move at all. So, the thunder hawk just seemed like it was frozen in place.

"Interesting, interesting."

"This thunder hawk is at least in the peak 9th Awakened Soul Layer, being able to control it, your spirit beast is not simple!"

Meng Qingwu finally realized that there was a spirit beast standing on the back of the thunder hawk. This person was tall and powerfully built, holding an unadorned long black blade in his hands. The power coming from his body was like a powerful energy that came from the Netherworld.

Nether Flame Blade, Malim!

This was the True Spirit Expert of the War Hounds Tribe!

He was like a messenger of the underworld that filled people with a fear that made them tremble.

Malim was not in a rush to make a move and used teasing eyes to look at them, "Your aura hiding skills is not bad, you made me search for an entire night. If you hadn't moved and revealed your position in the morning, even I would not have been able to find you. Wasting this much of my time, what do you think will be a good price to pay?"

Chapter 329: Endless Purgatory

They couldn't escape in the end?

Now that Imperial City was right in front of them, they never thought a True Spirit Expert would catch up to them. How could Chu Tian and Meng Qingwu fight a True Spirit Expert? The little fox was diverting the thunder hawk and could not help them at this moment.

"Cripple yourselves and follow me." Malim was not in a rush, "This way you can reduce your hardships."

Chu Tian considered the immediate situation, "I can go with you, but let her go."

"No!" Meng Qingwu anxiously said, "Chu Tian, you definitely can't go with them!"

Chu Tian naturally did not want to work with the War Hounds, but the situation for them was not good at this moment. He could only come up with a way to deal with it for now, keeping their lives at a minimum and running away later.

"Prisoners of war have no qualification to discuss terms!"

"What if I still have chips in my hand?"

"Chips? Ha, ha, ha! That power inside your body? There is no doubt that it is very strong, but can you really use it again?" Malim took a gentle sniff, "I can smell the aura coming from your veins, you are very weak, incredibly weak. If you use it again, you will surely die!"

"If I die, you will fail your mission."

Malim broke out in laughter again, "The prisoner of war wants to use death as a threat? Let me tell you, your life has no meaning. Even if you die, as long as I bring your corpse back, it is still enough! You speak too much, I'll kill that woman first!"

Flames ignited on the black blade and terrifying energy fluctuations generated wild wind. When it moved across the prairie, it was like waves coming one after another.

Fuck!

I'll go all out with you!

Chu Tian floated into the air and released a powerful strength. Malim never thought that Chu Tian really could resist him, "Then let me have a taste of your strength and how deep it really is, Nether Flame!"

The black blade was covered in flames which combined with the power of Malim's source spirit, actually forming a giant flamin black demon. It shot out at Chu Tian like a meteor.

"Chu Tian!"

Meng Qingwu called out in a panic, this was the attack of a True Spirit Expert's source spirit! The power of this attack was not something an Awakened Soul Realm Cultivator could block.

Chu Tian's hands formed a seal and his eyes suddenly opened, with the seven different demonic pupils appearing again. A mysterious power was instantly added to his body, once again turning into the incomparably tall Nine Eyed Demon God.

That black burning demon did not even have time to approach before it shocked by the pressure, disappearing in midair.

It's here!

It's that power!

Malim revealed a wild expression. On the body of this weak person, how could he have such a strong power? It was like this power came out and filled a space in front of Chu Tian, creating a shaking space that wasn't visible to the naked eye.

Hong!

That trembling shocked the black demon to pieces.

Malim revealed a look of terror. This person's source spirit had many attributes and he could freely switch between them. In the frontline fortress, he used the power of this source spirit and almost instantly harvested the souls of five peak 9th Awakened Soul Layer experts.

Other than that, it also had the power to control space, such as teleportation or shaking space itself. These were all applications of moving space itself.

Spatial power, this was the power of legends!

Even in the large empires, there were only a few people that had spatial powers. But this person could use spatial power which completely subverted Malim's imagination.

But, so what if the other side was strong?"

Malim said with a cold smile, "Your life force is quickly draining. If you keep fighting, you'll die for sure. I'll give you one last chance. Surrender to me and pledge loyalty to the War Hounds, then you can keep living!"

Malim's words weren't wrong.

Chu Tian using his main source spirit's power twice in a row already had a hard to imagine adverse effect on his body. Even though his body was already in the second realm of the Starlight Immortal Body, his physique was still too weak. Adding in the fact that his cultivation base was still not high enough, so it was impossible for his body to resist the pressure brought by the source spirit.

When Chu Tian blocked Malim's attack, all the blood veins in his body shattered and large amounts of blood seeped out of his pores. It was like sweat that couldn't be stopped and he was completely soaked in an instant.

One attack!

He could only block one attack!

Chu Tian was already at his limit and if he went all out, at best he could stop another attack. If he could kill Malim with this attack, the young miss would be able to return safely. If this attack couldn't kill Malim, then both of them would die here.

Of course, even if it was the former, Chu Tian was not certain to survive.

Now it all depended on luck!

The Nine Eyed Demon God closed eight eyes and kept a single eye open. This eye corresponded to the golden pupil in Chu Tian's pupil, causing an invisible strength to gather around Chu Tian.

What was this attack?

Malim did not feel any elemental fluctuations, he just felt a strong energy that seemed like it was covering the world. He could not help feeling an insurmountable fear because this power seemed like it could not be stopped. It was like this power could penetrate through anything and all defenses would have no use against it.

Hong!

Malim's vision turned dark as the entire world crumbled around him. There seemed to be a spiritual energy that stripped Malim of all sensations, throwing him into a silent and dark space.

This was a spiritual attack?

Malim could vaguely sense it.

This force was spiritual power, but it combined with the user's consciousness, so it should be a kind of Divine Sense!

Chu Tian's Divine Sense had already reached the "Mind's Lamp" realm. Chu Tian's spirit energy was already drained and he could not bear to use any other power, so using Divine Sense was the safest choice for Chu Tian while also being the most suitable method of attacking Malim.

A Divine Sense attack was a spiritual attack.

Spiritual attacks were invisible, leaving no marks at all. Unless one had a strong Divine Sense or a strong Divine Sense source spirit or cultivation technique, they would not be able to defend against it.

The War Hounds was a tribe of Spirit Beasts.

The Spirit Beasts were ignorant in terms of the complicated Divine Sense cultivation. Malim's source spirit was not a spiritual type and although he didn't know what realm his Divine Sense was in, he expected it to be in the "Mind's Eye" realm. Chu Tian's cultivation was not comparable to Malim's, but his Divine Sense surpassed Malim. So using his Divine Sense to attack was using his advantage to attack the enemy's shortcomings!

"Endless Purgatory!"

Malim felt a terrifying cold voice seemingly explode in his mind, causing his environment to change. He felt like he had arrived in a world of lava at the depths of the world. The ground under him became lava as fire red pillars began to rise high up out of the lava.

A fierce looking ox headed human figured demon covered in red hot lava rushed at Malim with a burning red iron chain.

Shua!

The iron chain in the ox headed demon instantly surrounded Malim and the flame attached to the chain instantly made Malim feel an indescribable pain. It was like the flames were not just burning his body, but also his spirit and soul as well.

"Scram!"

Malim roared out as he broke free, instantly shattering the chain. A black blade flew out and the ox headed demon gave a pitiful cry before exploding into flames.

"You want to kill me with this insignificant skill?"

Malim's voice had not fallen before several figures rose in the lava lake which were all terrifying ox headed demons. These monsters slowly rose from the lake, each one holding a flame covered chain.

Malim had an absent minded feeling.

He felt his body being split in two and two different Malims appeared. They looked at each other and the strange thing was that while there were two bodies, they were controlled by a single mind.

The ox headed demons raised their burning chains to attack.

Malim raised his blades to shatter the chain and instantly slashed down the ox headed demons. What Malim never expected was that the other him would be hit by the chain and he would feel an unendurable pain strike his body and mind.

What is happening here?

Malim had two different bodies in this space and both bodies had senses, with their minds combined as one, so the bodies were not split into main and secondary. If Malim were to match it to having a right and left hand, if Malim were to protect his left hand and his right hand was injured, Malim would still feel the pain.

Damn!

What kind of evil technique is this!

Malim operated both bodies at once to resist the ox headed demons!

The third wave of ox headed demons appeared. What made Malim surprised was that there were more demons and the number of bodies he had also increased. When the third wave began, there were eighteen ox headed demons and Malim had three bodies.

A normal person's consciousness could only operate a single body.

Now that one consciousness was connected to three bodies, Maim's movements were not smooth and he often sent instructions to the wrong body. The worst part was that if a single body was hit, he would suffer hard to imagine pain, but if all three bodies were hit, Malim's consciousness would suffer three times the pain!

Peng!

The third wave of ox headed demons were defeated!

When the fourth wave of ox headed demons appeared, there were thirty six of them and Malim had four bodies. Malim had lost all ability to control his body and could only watch as the ox head demons wildly attacked him.

The fifth wave, the sixth wave, the seventh wave…..Malim had more bodies and he lost all ability to control them.

Pa!

Each body was hit with a whip.

Malim felt pain in dozen of places all at once, almost causing him to faint. But this was a spiritual space and he was not allowed to faint.

Malim's body kept splitting and the space's ox headed demons kept increasing.

The hundredth wave!

The thousandth wave!

The ten thousandth wave!

Malim had over ten thousand bodies and each one was being trapped on a flaming pillar by an ox headed demon. Each one was being tortured by hundreds of ox headed demon.

Even if it was the smallest injury, if it was increased by ten thousand times, it could cause a giant injury.

Not to mention the fact that Malim's various bodies had to endure hard to imagine tortures. When all of it was brought together, it became a torrent of torment, attacking his mind and soul.

Malim's mind was about to shatter to pieces like glass!

Chapter 330: Going all ou

Chapter 330: Going all out

This kind of attack was unprecedented.

Unlimited duplication of pain and unlimited sources of pain, when the hard to endure mental torture reached over ten thousand times, it launched an instant attack on one's mind. It was like a giant wave slamming down again and again on a weak damn, giving no doubts on what the results would be.

Perhaps Malim was a soldier with very strong willpower.

Only, a mental demon was enough to make any soldier collapse, not to mention one that increased by ten thousand times? Perhaps even the strongest warrior in the world would have their mind destroyed after this kind of attack. Even if they did survive, they would turn into a lunatic.

This was the Endless Purgatory!

Chu Tian's incomparably strong Divine Sense attack!

The pain and suffering was like water continuously attacking a dam, causing the entire structure to collapse. When Malim's consciousness was about to collapse, the entire spiritual world popped like a bubble.

The power of the Nine Eyed Demon God disappeared.

Chu Tian's face was white and dripping with sweat, "Damn, just a little more!"

Malim was thrown back into the real world and he gave a pitiful cry as he fell to the ground with his entire body convulsing. His spirit had suffered severe injuries and he could not heal himself temporarily.

But his spirit did not completely collapse!

Malim's cultivation base was higher than Chu Tian's and because of that higher cultivation base and his strong willpower, Chu Tian could not directly crush him. He could even block the Divine Sense attack in the beginning, making Chu Tian waste quite a bit of strength. So the entire attack's might was not displayed and it had been forcefully cut off, allowing Malim's spirit to not collapse completely.

This is bad!

He really had no strength to launch another attack.

Meng Qingwu had no idea what just happened because the flow of time in the spiritual world and the real world was completely different. Chu Tian had tortured Malim in the spiritual space for an entire day, but only a few seconds passed in the real world, so spectators could not understand what just happened.

All Meng Qingwu saw was Chu Tian locking eyes with Malim before Malim was seriously injured like his mind was broken and Chu Tian collapsing onto the ground.

What had happened?

Chu Tian was on the ground unable to move, but he yelled through clenched teeth, "Fox, now, take care of him!"

The little fox's eyes released an emerald green light, using all its strength to control the Thunder Hawk Beast. The Thunder Hawk Beast's beak turned blue and it condensed a bolt of lightning.

The Thunder Hawk Beast was vigorously resisting the little fox.

The little fox gave a sharp cry and the Thunder Hawk's body trembled as the little fox penetrated the Thunder Hawk Beast's mind. The Thunder Hawk Beast was finally under the little fox's control as it let out a sharp cry as well.

"Da….Damn!" Malim's body was still trembling and he couldn't even raise his blade, "My body….Ah! I want to kill you! I want to kill you!"

Chu Tian had already fainted.

Malim had suffered severe spiritual injuries. Damage to one's spirit was very hard to recover from and it would follow one for the rest of their life, but Malim could still live after suffering this fierce attack and Chu Tian had already lost all way of resisting after using this strong power.

"You all….will….die!"

Malim's body was trembling as it kneeled there, his eyes were unable to focus. He threw his head back and roared with two red eyes like beast going wild, reaching out towards the long blade on the ground.

"Hell Nether Flames!"

The trembling blade released a turbulent flame that began to spread in all directions.

Malim could not launch a focused attack and could only release a large range attack with his True Spirit Realm cultivation, killing everyone here.

The Thunder Hawk Beast dived with a cry as a bolt of thunder hit Malim, instantly sending him flying and landing heavily on the ground. He could not hold onto his blade which flew several meters away.

Hong!

A black flame dragon swept across the floor, creating a shockingly deep mark.

Malim stood up with an unwilling roar. When the Thunder Hawk Beast dived down with outstretched claws, he used his hand to grab it. Half his body was pushed into the ground and the Thunder Hawk Beast flapped its wings trying to run.

Malim released his spirit energy with a roar and a terrifying power was sent into the Thunder Hawk Beast's body, slamming it into the ground. He was trying to rip the Thunder Hawk Beast in half.

The little fox was anxious.

If the Thunder Hawk Beast was killed, they would have no other ways.

The little fox was not very strong. Its demonic techniques only had a summon and control skill which were useful against demon beasts and would have no use against Malim.

At this critical moment, Meng Qingwu drew out Chu Tian's Netherworld Sword and charged at Malim. When Malim was struggling with the Thunder Hawk Beast, she stabbed her sword into Malim's back.

Dang!

Meng Qingwu was sent four-five meters back by the spirit energy and felt a sharp pain in her wrist like they had popped out.

It wouldn't work!

The other side was too strong!

Even if his spirit was damaged, she could not hurt him.

The little fox found a magazine that fell beside Chu Tian and it immediately went over to pick it up. This was one of the cartridges hiding Blood Yin Steel. It broke the cartridge and swallowed all the needles before forcefully waving at Meng Qingwu.

Meng Qingwu nodded.

The little fox shot out several dozen Blood Yin Steel Needles, each one infused with a demonic clan's spell, shooting at Malim faster than the speed of sound.

Malim's spirit had been shattered, how could he sense this attack? He did not even have the ability to release protective spirit energy. All the needles fell onto Malim, with even two of them directly hitting his eyes.

"Ah!"

Malim gave a wild roar as he sent a claw out, leaving five deep claw marks in the ground. This was the attack of a True Spirit Expert, it would kill Meng Qingwu without a doubt, but Malim's spirit had been shattered, it was hard for him to lock onto Meng Qingwu.

Meng Qingwu knew she had to take a risk. She raised Chu Tian's Netherworld Sword and stared right a Malim. As long as there was a chance, she had to succeed!

The Netherworld Sword released a glow at this time.

Faint blue and white flames appeared on the blade.

Meng Qingwu was very shocked. This sword had lent its power to her, but Meng Qingwu was clearly not the Netherworld Sword's master! This was probably because of the difference between the Netherworld Sword and ordinary Soul Contracting Items. Normal Soul Contracting Item's weapon spirit did not have a high intelligence, but the Netherworld Sword's weapon spirit already had independent thought. So when Meng Qingwu used the Netherworld Sword, the weapon spirit "Netherworld" would decide whether to reject her or now.

Today, Chu Tian had already fainted and Meng Qingwu had to kill this Spirit Beast to save its master's life.

Netherworld did not reject Meng Qingwu because of this and instead released its power to strengthen her strike.

Meng Qingwu released all her spirit energy and suddenly jumped forward. The sword created a blue and white arc and it chopped right at Malim's neck, directly causing his head to fall down.

Blood splattered everywhere.

This peak War Hounds expert had actually dies in the hands of the weak and unskilled in battle Meng Qingwu. Meng Qingwu never thought that she would have the chance to kill a True Spirit Expert.

The little fox let out a sigh, it could finally keep its little life.

Meng Qingwu simply searched over Malim's body, only finding a small and simple bag. Meng Qingwu could feel spatial energy within it, making it a spatial item, meaning it was a storage bag. Although the space was only five cubic meters, it was still a spatial item.

Meng Qingwu did not have time to look inside before she took Malim's black blade and moved to Chu Tian's side. She fell down onto his chest and listened, hearing that his heart was still beating slowly and weakly, but he shouldn't die from this.

Meng Qingwu was not clear what kinds of injuries Chu Tian had, but she knew this was bad.

Meng Qingwu clenched her teeth as she carried Chu Tian on her back and moved in the direction of Imperial City. Chu Tian had carried her yesterday and she was carrying him today, the two of them were a real pair of rarities.

But Meng Qingwu did not have to walk far, only going around a few dozen kilometers before finding a Southern Summer sentry tower. When she proved Chu Tian's identity, the soldiers arranged a beast cart and sent the two of them back to Imperial City.

Imperial City was already in a mess.

The great scholar had arrived ahead of Chu Tian's group by a day to deliver the news of the frontline falling to the enemies. Gu Qianqiu was heavily injured when he arrived in Imperial City. Because many people had personally witnessed it, the news could not be locked down and it instantly attracted the fear of many people.

In just a short day, several thousand soldiers escaped from the frontlines.

The news these people brought filled the Imperial City citizens with shock. The Fang King led the War Hounds army to attack the frontlines, causing it to break down. The Southern Summer King inspecting the frontlines was also assassinated by Wang Tianlong!

Two large pieces of sad news arrived at once!

Imperial City was not prepared for this at all!

Now while the Calm Martial Ruler was out and the Cang State were trapped, even if the Calm Martial Ruler obtained the news, he would not be able to come back in time! The Imperial City garrison had four hundred thousand people and two thousand royal knights, but was that enough to block the War Hounds Country's army?

When the Southern Summer King fell, he passed the throne to the Calm Martial Ruler, Dongfan Gan.

Perhaps even the Southern Summer King did not imagine that the Southern Summer Country's situation would be this bad. The War Hounds had broken through the frontlines in a single day and now they were currently marching south for the Imperial City. There would be a large battle in just a few days!

Whether it was the nation's heads, the commanders, they were all in a daze right now. The entire country was filled with panic and the current situation was very bad.

At this time.

Miracle Commerce's Meng Qingwu brought Chu Tian back. Meng Qingwu was a famous person in the Imperial City and was named the Southern Summer's number one beauty. This time, Chu Tian and Meng Qingwu had gone with the Southern Summer King for the inspection, so when the War Hounds broke through the frontlines, they were most likely in a dangerous situation.

What people could not believe was that Meng Qingwu had actually come back alive.

Meng Qingwu had returned, but her appearance did not look good. Her snow white clothes was already covered in dirt and blood, and her hair was in a complete mess. Her face was thin and weak and she was walking with a limp, clearly suffering a wound to her thigh.

Chu Tian's situation was even worse. He was currently unconscious and his life signs were very weak.

"Elder sister, Chu Tian!"

Meng Yingying, Nangong Yun, and the others had been worried in Imperial City for an entire day. When they learned that the two of them came back safely, they immediately ran to welcome them.

"You both scared me to death!" Meng Yingying's eyes were covered in mist as she tightly hugged Meng Qingwu, "You two are Yingying's most important people, if anything happened to either of you, I wouldn't want to live!"

Meng Qingwu patted Meng Yingying's back and let out a sigh of relief, "I thought several times that I wouldn't be able to see you again. It was all because of Chu Tian risking his life that I could come back. But Chu Tian's situation is not good….."

Meng Yingying became nervous. When she saw Chu Tian covered in blood, she couldn't help covering her mouth, "What happened to Chu Tian? Why is he injured? He's injured to this extent….."

"I don't know either!"

It was unknown what Chu Tian was injured by, it was like he injured himself. As for what the situation was with his injuries, Meng Qingwu could not guess, but looking at his weakening life signs, it seemed very serious.

"What are we standing here for?" Nangong Yun came over and placed Chu Tian over her shoulder, "Yingying, quickly call those old men at the research facility over, let them have a look at Chu Tian!"

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