Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 441 - 255: Battle of the Two Kings · Slaying a King on This Ground, and Being Slayed on This Ground - 2

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"Three hundred eleven people attacking a city with a thousand troops?"

He was just about to shout when he found a long knife already across his neck. Zuo Chuan said coldly, "Kid, you counted wrong. It’s three hundred twelve!"

The long knife fell, and hot blood gushed out.

Li Xiu’s final consciousness remained on a single thought: So I wasn’t much of a master at all...

Zuo Chuan waved his hand, and immediately three Dragon Cavalry soldiers rushed forward. Accompanying him, they killed their way into the dock with little sound. In no time, Zuo Chuan came out holding three heads.

The other three Dragon Cavalry soldiers each had their kills.

Chen Qing rode on the scarred Green Bull, and Qing Shan, who had lost an eye, no longer looked so majestic.

Chen Qing waved his hand faintly, "Kill them all."

After speaking, his Dragon Cavalry swept away, leaving only Xuan Mang by Chen Qing’s side to speak with him.

Chen Qing looked at the city ahead, and not a quarter of an hour had passed when he saw blood flowing out of the city.

An hour later, Zuo Chuan and Ying Wugang came out with their people. "Lord Wen, one thousand three hundred twenty-one heads severed, no survivors!"

Chen Qing nodded slightly to acknowledge, "Hmm, head south and leave no one alive."

"No survivors where we pass!"

Everyone collectively cupped their hands and said, "Yes!"

Chen Qing said, "Enter the city to rest for a while, then continue south."

For him now, killing was just a matter of words. Except for King-level, there was no need for him to act.

Even for King-level, he might not need to act.

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Julu City.

Wushang sat at the head, looking around. "Su Yi, why has Da Feng’s forces started to contract strangely?"

Su Yi shook his head, "I don’t know. Mysteriously, Da Yan started to contract, no idea what’s happened."

Wushang said, "It shouldn’t be, the battle is fierce now. They have no reason to retreat. Could it be they’re luring us to take the city, actually setting a trap in secret?"

Wushang waved his hand, "Investigate this matter promptly with Qing Ran!"

After Su Yi went to inform Qing Ran, Wushang looked at Zi Tao, "Zi Tao, how’s Sister’s situation?"

Zi Tao said, "To fend off the ancient dragon’s attack, she used too much of the Heavenly Punishment Sword’s power, deeply entering madness."

Wushang worriedly asked, "What should we do?"

Zi Tao said, "Lord Wen is a Sword Dao Master. In this Death Realm, only he can suppress Heavenly Punishment, allowing Qingshuang to gradually control it. There’s no other way!"

Wushang said, "Letting Sister Qingshuang enter madness due to the war, and only Big Brother can suppress it. Is this your Sword Travel Palace’s scheme?"

Zi Tao chuckled, "It’s the sword’s choice, Qingshuang’s choice, and your choice!

I once told you, using too much of the Heavenly Punishment Sword’s power would drive Qingshuang mad.

You acquiesced."

Wushang pounded the table angrily, "Bring Big Brother back first and talk about it!"

Zi Tao, however, smiled faintly, "Rest assured, when Lord Wen returns, it will be as though a new king arrives, an undeniable king!

In this Death Realm, in this world, no one will be able to stop Lord Wen from becoming king!

And that strongest King Gu, bearing the Six Dao Ghosts, will certainly bow beneath Lord Wen!"

Wushang got up angrily and stormed off.

After Wushang left, Lv Kuang asked, "Sister, aren’t we going too far?"

Zi Tao angrily said, "He doesn’t understand Lord Wen’s identity, but you do, don’t you?

Lord Wen’s identity belongs to our Sword Travel Palace and cannot be exposed!

But our Sword Travel Palace needs a reason to enter the game!

And that reason is Qingshuang. Only with Qingshuang tied to Lord Wen can we explain our Sword Travel Palace’s involvement!

And this is Qingshuang’s choice, the sword’s choice too!

This is the price necessary for concealing Lord Wen’s identity!

Up in these Nine-layered Clouds, above the vast populace, the eyes of the kings tolerate no sand!"

Lv Kuang fell silent, "I understand, Senior Brother."

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At this moment, Da Feng felt a bit anxious. After surveying the city’s defenses, he sat down restlessly. "The message sent to Wangbei City still hasn’t been answered?"

The scout reported, "Your Excellency Dragon King, there’s no news at all, as if the city vanished instantly."

"No response at all, not a single message."

Da Feng said, "This is really strange. What’s going on?"

The scout continued, "Not just Wangbei City. The cities south of Wangbei City are the same, as if they suddenly disappeared, no reply to messages."

"It doesn’t seem like an incident. If it were, they should be able to send a message, at least someone should escape to report."

"But now, there’s no news."

Da Feng ordered, "Report this matter immediately to the Dragon Emperor Princess!"

After Da Yan proclaimed himself emperor, no one in the world used the title of emperor.

But Ying Shenji was different. She came from the Ancient Era, a time before Da Yan.

She was truly a Dragon Emperor Princess, not of the Ao Family, but the Ying Clan, a descendant of the Ancestor Dragon, Ying Dragon.

In dragon mythology, Ying Dragon was a god of creation, the first Ancestor Dragon.

As a man, Da Feng felt inferior. In Ying Shenji’s presence, he even felt the oppression of bloodlines, inadequate.

Da Feng said, "Report this to the Dragon Emperor Princess and let her decide. By the way, has the Dragon Jade arrived?"

Dragon Jade was an extremely unique Gu, merely wearing it provided protection of Dragon Energy.

It was Dragon Bone Jade from the Dragon Tomb, filled with rich Dragon Energy.

A dragon-exclusive artifact, not taken out unless absolutely necessary.

The scout reported, "It has arrived."

Da Feng smiled, "Now, we finally have a way to counter Nanli’s elixirs. With Dragon Jade, our army is protected by Dragon Energy, no fear of their Steel Bone Pill!

Moreover, Dragon Jade has no side effects and lasts longer!

In this battle, I will undoubtedly avenge my humiliation!"

Three days later, the armies clashed in the wild.

As the battle began, Da Feng felt a vague unease, "Why this unease?"

"Could it be that Nanli brat concocted a new elixir?"

He glanced at the battlefield, his side held the advantage, steadily advancing, killing enemies, about to begin the siege.

"No problem, it seems they don’t know I have Dragon Jade now. This battle, victory is certain!"

Da Feng felt victory in hand, "This battle, I must take this city!"

On Julu City’s wall, Wushang saw Da Yan’s soldiers with Dragon Energy protection, and felt ominous, "What is that?"

"Why do their soldiers have Dragon Energy protection?"

Su Yi, seeing the situation turning sour, said nervously, "Is it Dragon Jade?"

"The dragon clan even brought out Dragon Jade, such a precious treasure!"

"Dragon Jade, a rare dragon treasure, only forms after a true dragon’s death, very scarce."

"And now, they brought nearly a thousand!"

Qing Ran said, "It seems the Dragon Palace is determined to win this battle!"

As Wushang gazed across the battle, pondering a strategy, he suddenly noticed a commotion behind the dragon clan’s lines.

"What’s happening there, why this commotion?"

Su Yi looked too, and as the disturbance grew, they saw a tattered banner among the thousands of troops.

On it were two words: Qingxu.

Su Yi’s voice trembled, "Lord Wen!"

"It’s Lord Wen!"

"Lord Wen has returned!"

Wushang cried tears of joy, "Big Brother, Big Brother has finally returned!"

Qing Ran joyfully shouted, "Lord Wen has returned. It’s Lord Wen!"

Hearing that Lord Wen had returned, Nanli’s previously demoralized soldiers were reinvigorated, fighting fiercely against the enemy’s advance.

Behind Da Yan’s lines, Chen Qing rode the Green Bull slowly forward, eyes fixed on Da Feng.

"Who is that?"

Xuan Mang laughed, "Seems like someone called Da Feng, claimed to be the Wind Dragon King."

Chen Qing sneered, "He dares to call himself king?"

"After three years away, any riff-raff dares to claim kingship."

"Clear the way ahead. I want to cut him down personally, let him know he’s overstepped."

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