Chaotic World Book-Chapter 526 - 512 Snow Eagle

Southern Miao people don’t venture beyond their borders; heroes descended from Emei instead.

Li Shentong might have been holding back for a long time... what he was waiting for was the chance when Zhai Muzhi was far from the heart of Ba Shu!

After all, he couldn’t develop a massive covert power like Maitreya; his manpower was limited, so how easy could it be to conquer cities and territories? Even the heroes of Liang Mountain, after breaking through the cities, had to squat back in the mountains, essentially turning into bandits...

Going directly to attack Chengdu, or quietly taking off Zhai Muzhi’s head, might have been simple for Li Shentong, but he was wary of a venomous snake lurking in the shadows.

The Snow Eagle was an assassin. When an assassin was hidden in the dark, that was when their threat was most potent, so Li Shentong kept his restraint, waiting for an opportunity.

But a glorious military formation could be broken.

What assassin, in the midst of thousands of troops, wouldn’t have to honestly draw their sword and face their opponent?

Li Shentong wanted him to face him directly; once the assassin’s presence was exposed, the iron-men had nothing to fear.

Coincidentally, Zhai Muzhi led his troops southward, far from the core of Ba Shu, to the pure Litang. When Li Shentong received the news, he only considered for a moment before all disciples of Divine Brilliance Sect swept down the mountain, decisively striking.

Zhai Muzhi, who had just felt that the Miao people wouldn’t strike and that a slack army didn’t matter, suddenly found the situation very ironic in front of the mere thousands from Divine Brilliance Sect.

Zhai Muzhi hurriedly came out of his tent with his generals, and at the gate of the camp, upon seeing the flood of forces ahead, each of their expressions turned exceedingly ugly.

Just by seeing the leading bronze-skinned man at the forefront of the enemy’s formation, it was as if a Heavenly God had come Chasing Souls and Demanding Lives.

The fifth-ranked on the Heavenly List, Li Shentong!

His nature was even more frightening than the fourth-ranked Yuxu... because he was truly impervious to weapons, ordinary troops meant nothing to him!

"Release arrows! Release arrows!"

It must be said that having more people did have its advantages; even a lax military formation, when tens of thousands shot their arrows together, was a spectacular and sky-obscuring sight.

However, as Li Shentong soared forth, arrows falling upon him were merely like drizzles tickling him; they couldn’t even leave a mark on his body.

In just an instant, Li Shentong approached the gate and from a great distance unleashed a punch.

"Boom!" A soil-dragon-like power roared out, blasting the gate into pieces, which completely failed to hinder, and the soldiers behind it were directly turned into minced meat by the blast.

It was more ridiculous than being bombarded by heavy artillery.

All soldiers turned pale; there were already signs of retreating. Who would dare to face the punch of this human-shaped Tyrannosaurus directly?

Once the morale dispersed and they started to flee, let alone thousands, Li Shentong alone might chase tens of thousands around. Without a worthy opponent to withstand such attacks, the destructiveness of a top warrior from the Heavenly List on the battlefield was absolutely comparable to a Gundam.

Zhai Muzhi, clenching his teeth, led his generals to encircle Li Shentong, and shouted fiercely, "Li Shentong, are you truly intending to rebel?"

As long as they could suppress this assault, having a numerical advantage could still give them a chance to fight.

Li Shentong glanced scornfully and said, "I execute but traitors; what rebellion do you speak of?"

Zhai Muzhi’s expression was severe yet fearful: "Aren’t you afraid that His Majesty will come and flatten your Divine Brilliance Sect!"

Anyone who opens a sect or has a family inheritor is not without ties; they must consider the sect and family, countless heroes bound by this, bowing their heads in waste.

Li Shentong laughed heartily, looking up to the sky: "The whole of Divine Brilliance Sect, without family or ties, cares not even if that dim-witted emperor comes; to fight to the death, what do we have to lose!"

As laughter rang out, the two sides had already closed in on each other, and Li Shentong clenched his fist, striking out thunderously.

Unknown to both, during their brief exchange, a whisper secretly transmitted into Li Shentong’s ear: "Sect Master Li, be wary of Zhai Muzhi’s Chief Historian Xie Ruhai, suspected to be Snow Eagle."

Li Shentong’s expression shifted slightly, he laughed aloud, "Thanks!"

A fist power collided with several weapons at the same time.

At that moment, an almost imperceptible sharp intent silently struck towards Li Shentong’s ribs.

However, Li Shentong’s punch hadn’t hit solidly; he merely casually dispelled Zhai Muzhi and others, then transformed into a violent fiery brilliance, viciously striking the place of the sneak attack.

A harsh friction sound arose, and both parties staggered slightly. The failed sneak attacker, Snow Eagle, clearly suffered more, retreating two steps and said with a grim expression, "How did young master Zhao know it was me?"

It was really Xie Ruhai!

From this sentence, it was clear that Zhao Changhe had intercepted the transmission, demonstrating abilities that far exceeded Zhao Changhe’s current understanding.

Zhai Muzhi looked at Zhao Changhe incredulously. Is this also a rebel? Your previous battles at Yanmen, securing Jiangnan, everywhere revealed the flavor of loyalty to the nation!

Zhao Changhe stood outside the formation and smiled slightly, "Si’an is not a social person; his heart only contains the sword. But information from multiple sources told me, Sword Pavilion disciples were extensively mingling in Ba Shu; it looked highly suspicious... Of course, this wasn’t Si’an’s arrangement, he didn’t even know he was a Sword Slave. Sword Pavilion, as a front for Listen to Snow Tower, the orchestrator behind all this had to be the master of Listen to Snow Tower."

"What does that have to do with me, a chief historian who neither stands out nor speaks much?"

"Just now, I mentioned to Prefectural Magistrate Zhai that Snow Eagle killed Si’an... Prefectural Magistrate Zhai displayed a ’this is impossible’ emotion, fleeting, but luckily my eyes are fairly sharp. Prefectural Magistrate Zhai must have a connection with Listen to Snow Tower, and a very close one, close to the point of real-time communication."

"Why do you think it’s real-time communication?"

"A month ago, when ’Wang Daozhong’ went south, just when he had arrived, Si’an sought him out, endorsed by Prefectural Magistrate Zhai. Although at that time ’Wang Daozhong’s’ movements weren’t fast, waiting to join Li Si’an’s convoy, but with Prefectural Magistrate Zhai’s means...," Zhao Changhe said, pointing around at the troops: "An envoy galloping faster than Wang Daozhong’s itinerary to get ahead and precisely locating where Si’an was to convey the message, this level of elite competence and organizational strength couldn’t be achieved by Prefectural Magistrate Zhai’s subordinates alone, not even for someone as crucial as Wang Daozhong."

Zhai Muzhi: "..."

"Obviously, it must be Listen to Snow Tower communicating, and there’s even a possibility that Snow Eagle directly controlled the brainwave transmission of the message—doesn’t this prove, Prefectural Magistrate Zhai and Listen to Snow Tower have a channel for real-time communication?"

Xie Ruhai listened, somewhat impressed, "Truly worthy of being the hero who cracked several major cases for Demon Suppression Department; your brain does work well. But guessing Prefectural Magistrate Zhai and Listen to Snow Tower interact in real-time, how did you determine it was me?"

"Having judged this far, the chief historian closely associated with Prefectural Magistrate Zhai is a highly suspicious figure. What really confirmed it for me was that faced with Sect Master Li’s charge, Prefectural Magistrate Zhai didn’t turn to run, but led his men to meet the attack... Where did his confidence come from? There’s only one possibility: he had the assurance hidden beside him, he himself attacking to distract Sect Master Li, while in reality, a terrifying sneak attack occurred by his side. And you were the only one who could fit those conditions."

Within a few exchanges, Li Shentong’s sect members from Divine Brilliance Sect also reached the front of the camp, cries of war soaring as both sides officially battled.

Snow Eagle slowly drew his sword towards Li Shentong, speaking indifferently, "Sect Master Li, you’ve always restrained yourself out of concern for me, so why risk it all now? It’s not easy to train thousands of Divine Brilliance disciples; if you are restrained by me, who knows how many will be lost here."

Li Shentong roared with laughter, looking at the sky, "Do you think I’m standing here listening to tales because I’m wary of you? I’m merely giving young master Zhao face, playing along to showcase a saint in front of others."

Snow Eagle: "..."

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"Since the rat has appeared in the light of day, who needs to be wary!" Li Shentong’s muscles bulged, "Die!"

Another punch was thrown, stirring the wind and clouds.

The clash between the fifth and sixth of the Heavenly List opened in the wilderness of the Southwest, by the shore of Litang River.

Regardless of the outcome, Li Shentong was indeed restrained for the time being, thousands from Divine Brilliance Sect against forty thousand, could they win?

Had Zhai Muzhi been leading, it might not have been easy to say.

But there was also Zhao Changhe there.

Zhai Muzhi took a deep breath, turned his head towards Zhao Changhe, "Young master Zhao, what exactly do you mean!"

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