The ship traveled six hundred miles. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The Yan Capital was already completely out of sight, and at this moment, the surface of the river was starting to narrow.

"Once we pass through this Jiefeng Gorge, we won’t be far from the Liang territory."

On the ship, Kong Qing glanced at the peaks on both sides and spoke softly.

The deputy heads of the various Martial Arts Academies did not hide the possibility of a surprise attack by the Han Kingdom from the disciples below, which caused the disciples of each Martial Arts Academy to remain tense throughout the journey.

Moreover, beyond this Jiefeng Gorge lies a vast body of water, where the Han Kingdom would find it difficult to set up an ambush even if they wanted to.

At this moment, Lin Chen was also on the deck, raising his eyes to the peaks on both sides. The reason this place is called Jiefeng Gorge, he noticed on the way here, is because it is the narrowest part of the entire waterway, flanked by peaks on both sides.

If the Han Kingdom truly wished to set up an ambush, this would be the ideal place.

Just as this thought crossed Lin Chen’s mind, a giant wave suddenly appeared on the river surface, and at the same time, dozens of figures came whistling down from the peaks on both sides.

"Enemy attack, all disciples be on guard!"

At the very moment the giant wave surged, Hou Zhantian’s voice rang out, and simultaneously, the deputy head of the Qingyun Martial Arts Academy appeared on the deck, stepping forward to meet the giant wave with a punch.

The towering wave, several dozen feet high, collapsed with a roar, and a figure flew out from within. Upon seeing this figure, Lin Chen’s eyes narrowed—it was the deputy head of a Martial Arts Academy from the Han Kingdom.

It seems that the Han Kingdom has indeed made a move.

However, there was no panic on the deck. All the Martial Arts Academy disciples were in full combat readiness, and now, facing the Martial Arts powerhouses coming whistling down from the peaks on both sides, the other two deputy heads also joined in to intercept.

Hou Zhantian appeared on the deck, not far from Lin Chen, his gaze fixed on the left peak.

There, Lu Qiguang stood on a large boulder.

"Lin Chen injured some Han Kingdom disciples; leave Lin Chen behind, and I’ll let your Liang martial artists go."

Upon hearing Lu Qiguang’s words, Lin Chen smiled. Even at this time, the Han Kingdom still wanted to use such divisive tactics.

"I can swear that as long as you hand over Lin Chen, your Liang Kingdom martial artists can safely return, otherwise—"

"Otherwise, what will you do, Lu Qiguang?"

Hou Zhantian sneered repeatedly, and the disciples of the various Martial Arts Academies of the Liang Kingdom also sneered; no one would fall for such divisive tactics.

Furthermore, to abandon Lin Chen just to survive, what face would they have to return to Liang?

"Not just Senior Brother Lu, but I’ll add Zheng Kingdom to the mix."

On the other side of the peak, several figures appeared, revealing several Second Grade martial arts powerhouses from the Zheng Kingdom, followed by many Zheng Kingdom Martial Arts Academy disciples.

The Han and Zheng Kingdoms have joined forces?

Hou Zhantian’s expression turned icy. He had expected the Han Kingdom to make a move against Liang, but he didn’t anticipate that Zheng would choose to follow the Han Kingdom’s lead so quickly.

"Hou Zhantian, today you won’t leave here alive."

The Zheng martial arts powerhouses had smug looks on their faces; the Han Kingdom attacking Liang drew cheers from Zheng, and the demons in their country had always wanted to reclaim Liang’s mountains.

Compared to Liang’s vast territory, Zheng’s was far too small; even if the Zheng Martial Arts Clan collaborated with these demons, the ordinary people of the country were not enough to serve as blood offerings to the demons.

Lu Qiguang frowned slightly, not having intended to let the Liang martial arts prodigies go, but he wanted to first use words to scatter Liang’s morale, making the battle somewhat easier.

It’s important to know that although their side has more Second Grade martial artists than Liang, Liang only has four, yet Hou Zhantian had entered the Second Grade long ago, and if the other three Second Grade martial artists from Liang decided to fight to the death, one person alone couldn’t stop them.

This time, the plan was for the two countries’ Second Grade martial artists to deal with Hou Zhantian and the other three, while the disciples of both countries dealt with the Liang Martial Arts Academy disciples.

Among the Liang Martial Arts Academy disciples, only Lin Chen posed a threat, but this was not a ranking match and did not require one-on-one combat, allowing Huo Ruohong and Bian Xinjie to jointly deal with Lin Chen. Even if they couldn’t kill Lin Chen, as long as they stalled him and wiped out the other Liang Martial Arts Academy disciples, Lin Chen would have no way to escape.

"Are you all ready?"

Hou Zhantian spoke in a deep voice, and at that moment, the disciples of the four Martial Arts Academies on the deck all nodded in unison, none showing any sign of fear.

"Kill one, and you’ll have broken even; kill two, and you’ll have made a profit."

Li Yuan unsheathed his long sword, and other disciples also gripped their Spirit Soldiers.

Kill!

Neither side needed many words.

"Hou Zhantian, let’s go!"

Lu Qiguang and the Zheng powerhouses charged in together, and Hou Zhantian also advanced a step, heading toward the two of them.

He had to take on two opponents, and so did the three juniors beside him, as only by doing so could they create opportunities for disciples like Lin Chen.

Several Second Grade martial artists engaged in combat, some heading for the mountain peaks, and others fighting on the river, both sides tacitly choosing to stay away from the area where the ship was located.

"Kill all these Liang people."

"Fellow disciples, let’s act together!"

As Hou Zhantian and the others were fighting, at this moment, Martial Arts Academy disciples from the Han and Zheng Kingdoms on both sides of the peaks also began to move towards the ship, and for Grade-Entering Martial Artists, the height of twenty feet was nothing.

"Fellow disciples, kill one to break even, kill two to make a profit."

Li Yuan shouted angrily, stepped forward, and charged towards an Eighth-Grade Martial Artist from the Han Kingdom, with others following suit.

The ship could not bear the weight of so many Eighth-Grade Martial Artists fighting.

However, Lin Chen did not move, instead taking out the Dragon Shadow Bow, his gaze shifting towards the Zheng Kingdom Martial Arts Academy disciples.