Zhan Qing continued to speed up, running forward with all his might against the pressure of the armored soldiers, but Lin Jingyuan's voice came from a distance: "Change the formation, iron armor locks the Tianhe."
Hundreds of soldiers stomped their feet and gathered around Zhan Qing in a half-moon shape. The energy on their spears was concentrated at one point, pointing directly at Zhan Qing. If Zhan Qing couldn't withstand the opponent's spear, both he and I would be torn into pieces in an instant.
As Zhan Qing suddenly accelerated, I also grabbed his mane tightly, leaned on his back, closed my eyes, and waited for fate to decide.
After a critical moment, I was startled by a scream. When I opened my eyes, the soldiers surrounding us were lifted into the air by the roots that emerged from the ground. The seemingly skinny roots pierced through the warlock's armor like a sharp blade, lifting him up in the air and dancing in the wind. As the blood was splattered like rain, the roots grew several meters again, sweeping around wildly, easily pushing aside the soldiers around and making way for us.
Zhan Qing stepped on a tree root and leaped into the air, jumping onto the wall of Xuanjing Division: "Mr. Jing, our grudge is written off. If neither of us dies after this battle, I will still settle the score with you for my elder brother."
Mr. Jing
I remembered that Zhan Qing and the demon king Zhang Xuanyu had sworn brotherhood, and Mr. Jing was Zhang Xuanyu's chief counselor. But it was also because of Mr. Jing's betrayal that Zhan Qing fell into the hands of Xuan Jing Division. And Mr. Jing himself was beaten back to his original form and taken back to Xuan Jing Division when Xuan Jing Division refused to let him die.
There is only hatred between them, why would Mr. Jing help Zhan Qing
Mr. Jing laughed and said, "Let's talk about it if we can all survive! The fate of the demon world does not depend on us, but on heaven. No matter who wants to change your fate, please remember that the demon world once helped you and take care of the demon world."
"Take care of the demon world? Those who go against the will of heaven will surely die, so all of you stay here!" A sneer that suddenly came from a distance instantly drowned out the remaining voice of Mr. Jing.
Mr. Jing exclaimed, "Elders? Hurry up and leave!"
At the same time, the corpse qi behind us suddenly erupted, and four figures stepped out from the ground, stepping on the corpse qi that was rushing into the air, and greeted the elders with great momentum. As soon as the two sides fought, they erupted with earth-shaking might, and the aftermath of the energy was like thunder that shook the sky.
However, neither Zhan Qing nor I dared to look back. We just ran for our lives. But soon after we rushed out of Xuan Jing Division, we heard a loud sound of clothes breaking in the wind behind us - the people from the Elders' Council were coming to kill us.
While running furiously, Zhan Qing suddenly cried out: "Xiao Zhao, what do you want to do?"
When I looked up, I saw a huge flag erected high on the hillside in the distance. On the flag were only two large blood-red characters "Beg for Life", and there were only four people standing under the flag.
The young man in the lead smiled faintly at Zhan Qing who rushed in, waved his hand and drew out his long sword, pointing to the Council of Elders: "Zhan Qing, the deputy commander of the Qihuo Army, Zhao Zhiyuan, is here."
The Beggars' Army, the Beggars' Army that Zhan Qing led when he joined the Xuanjing Division. At that time, they only had a few dozen people. During the battle of the Undead City, most of the Beggars' Army betrayed Zhan Qing, and the few brothers who survived were nowhere to be found.
They never left? Yes! They were watching over Zhan Qing, guarding their hopes, and now they are back.
Someone from the elders' council sneered, "So you are the fish that slipped through the net. Today is a good chance to catch you all in one fell swoop."
Zhao Zhiyuan raised the big flag with one hand and held the knife with the other: "Beggars, charge—"
The big flag fluttered in the wind, and the three beggar soldiers shouted in unison and rushed towards the peerless master who was riding the wind. Only a middle-aged man in a red robe remained standing there without moving.
"Go back!" Zhan Qing roared, and Zhao Zhiyuan and the other two had already passed him by: "Boss, take care!"
Zhan Qing paused for a moment, and Zhao Zhiyuan's figure was lost in the overwhelming force.
Zhan Qing had tears in his eyes, but he never looked back. He just ran all the way, shouting loudly to cheer for his brothers.
When the two of us rushed up the hill where Zhao Zhiyuan had stood, someone laughed and said, "Well, Zhang Xuan, you are very good. You did not go along with the evildoer. Capture Zhan Qing!"
The red-robed master standing on the slope said calmly, "When have you ever seen the Blood-robed General charge in person? Elder of the Qihuo Army, Blood Shopkeeper Zhang Xuan is here."
Zhang Xuan stepped aside to make way for us: "Qingzi, take care!"
After Zhan Qing passed him, Zhang Xuan stood back in his original position, with his hands behind his back and his head raised to the sky, like a general guarding the pass, and no one could break through.
When Zhan Qing rushed down the slope, the earth-shaking sound of fighting was heard behind us. Zhang Xuan was outnumbered and his momentum was like that of tens of thousands of troops fighting against each other, shaking the earth.
Before I could even look back, a large number of Demon-Slaying Hall sorcerers appeared in front of us, led by none other than Sun Yifan.
Sun Yifan, with his hands behind his back, looked at me for a few seconds before waving his hand and saying, "Make way, let them go."
Someone screamed, "General, this won't work! The members of the Presbyterian Church are all here. If you let them go like this, you'll be courting death!"
Sun Yifan looked at me and said, "Wu Zhao, I promised Guo Lu Xiaoying that I would let you go once. Now is the time for me to fulfill my promise. Go now!"
"General..."
"Shut up!" Sun Yifan raised his hand and said without hesitation, "Anyone who dares to attack Wu Zhao will be killed immediately."
The sorcerers under Sun Yifan looked at each other and silently made way for them. When Zhan Qing cautiously walked towards the gap in the enemy camp, Zhang Xuan's shout suddenly came from the hillside: "It's better to fight for your life than to beg for it from the heavens, hahahaha..."
I turned around suddenly and saw that Zhang Xuan had taken back the flag of the Qihuo Army without knowing when. The blood-stained battle flag and Zhang Xuan's red clothes fluttered in the wind at the same time. Zhang Xuan raised his hand and tore off the blood-stained flag with all his strength, and then he fell backwards.
Zhan Qing did not stop and rushed through the camp of the Demon Slayer Hall in a flash. I sat behind Zhan Qing and shouted, "Sun Yifan, I will not owe you a favor. One day, I will let you go once."
Sun Yifan laughed and said, "I am looking forward to that day."
Before Sun Yifan finished speaking, someone shouted angrily, "Sun Yifan, you released the serious criminal of Xuan Jing Division privately, what crime should you be punished for?"
"Did I let him go? We just couldn't resist Zhan Qing's attack and let him run away..."
Sun Yifan's indifferent laughter was soon forgotten by Zhan Qing, whose tears also flowed with the wind: "Wu Zhao, Zhang Xuan is right. It is better to fight for your life than to beg for it from the sky."
"Since my debut, I have been thinking about how to keep myself alive."
"When my grandfather introduced me to the sect, he cut my hand three times. The first cut cut my destiny line. He also told me: One cut cuts off my destiny. From now on, my fate is no longer controlled by heaven. Hahahaha... He was telling me to fight back and change my fate!"
"But I have spent my whole life thinking about how to survive death, and have never thought about how to change my own destiny. This is probably why the ancestors look down on me..."
"In fact, it's not that I don't want to change my fate, but the power I hold is not enough to change it. By the time I knew that my ancestor Zhan Wuxiang had one last secret treasure, I had already become like this. My fate has been determined and cannot be changed. Now it's up to you."
"The three thousand demon soldiers left by Wuxiang Ancestor are your capital to change your fate. No matter what happens, no matter how much resistance there is, you must take away the three thousand demon soldiers. That is the key to changing your fate."
"I know that you still have some unresolved issues in your heart. You feel like you've become a pawn of our ancestors, right? All of us are his pawns. He's using humans as his pawns to gamble with the laws of nature. We can't break his game, so we can only let him do whatever he wants."
"But if you think about it carefully, Ancestor Wuxiang not only has no grudge against you, but has done you a favor! If it weren't for the opportunity he left for you to change your fate, you would have died with endless regrets and hatred like all the Half-Life disciples."
"Wu Zhao..." Zhan Qing choked up as a canyon appeared before our eyes. Countless Xuanjingsi soldiers were already waiting at the edge of the canyon. The one who led the soldiers to block the edge was Lin Jingyuan.
Lin Jingyuan? Didn't she just lead people to fight against the Corpse Commander in Xuanjing Division? How did she get ahead of us
The person in Xuan Jingsi is not Lin Jingyuan.
We only heard her voice the whole time, but never saw her. She should have taken the people to the edge of the canyon long ago.
Lin Jingyuan smiled and said, "I have been waiting for you two brothers to come here for a long time."
Zhan Qing's murderous intent surged: "Lin Jingyuan!"
Lin Jingyuan smiled and said, "Are you two wondering why I am here? I can tell you frankly that the reason why Xuan Jing Division has been reluctant to help Hell Gate open the main altar is because we suspect that Hell Gate, which is only two mountains away from Xuan Jing Division headquarters, is where the Half Life Dao hides its soldiers."
"Of course, I only suspected it before, without any evidence. When the remnants of the Half-Life Sect came to rescue Zhan Qing, the first thing I thought of was that you were going to enter the gate of hell. So, I went against everyone's opinion and led my men to block the entrance to hell before you. It seems that I guessed right!"
Lin Jingyuan said: "Zhan Qing, Wu Zhao, surrender! The Half-Life Dao will never be a match for the Dao Protector. If you hand over the Half-Life Dao's secret treasures, the Xuan Jing Division will let you off..."
“Hahahaha…” Zhan Qing suddenly laughed wildly and turned around and ran to the left side of the canyon, “Lin Jingyuan, you finally miscalculated this time. See you later.”
Lin Jingyuan said confidently: "I never make mistakes. Even if I make mistakes, what can I do? With Chen Yuchang in my hands, can you turn the world upside down?"
Zhan Qing suddenly stopped and looked back. Sure enough, a woman tied up with ropes appeared in Lin Jingyuan's army.
Chen Yuchang! I recognized her at first sight. She is the woman that Zhan Qing loves all his life, Chen Yuchang. (To be continued)