Chapter 375: Chapter 375: Maniacal Laughter
He had single-handedly slaughtered and scattered so many Level 1 Martial Spirits.
The remaining Great Xia Dragon Guards at the west wall, from Level 1 to Level 3 Martial Spirits, couldn’t help but stare in a daze.
"Don’t just stand there dazed. Split into squads led by the Level 3 Martial Spirits and hunt down those Martial Soul Hall members. Whatever you do, don’t let them rush into the County City and wreak havoc!"
"Take these elixirs. Use them when you’re in a pinch!"
Chu Qingyun offered this advice, then tossed an elixir to each of the remaining Level 3 Martial Spirits.
Although Chu Qingyun had terrified the Martial Soul Hall’s Martial Spirits at the west wall, the Martial Soul Hall members still held an absolute numerical advantage over the remaining Great Xia Dragon Guards.
So, Chu Qingyun didn’t leave immediately. He joined them in hunting down the Martial Soul Hall’s forces for a while longer before finally departing the west wall and hurrying back to the South Wall.
After fighting his way around all four city walls, in his haste, Chu Qingyun failed to notice someone had been following and watching him ever since he left the South Wall.
That person was Xu Baolin, Grand Commander of the Beishuang Army—the very man who had once sought out Chu Qingyun and told him to take the Light Card to the Saint Extreme Sect.
A smile touched Xu Baolin’s lips as he watched the figure hurrying toward the South Wall.
’He fought his way across all four city walls and killed their Martial Spirits... a Qi Sea like that can’t be from a mere Tier Four Martial Soul...’
’He commands on the fly without a hint of chaos and charges into the fray without a moment’s hesitation. He’s both brave and cunning. And to give away over thirty Spirit Level elixirs without batting an eye... I doubt even a Celestial Spirit Realm expert would have that kind of nerve.’
’This guy is a real talent...’
Meanwhile, as a fierce battle raged in the County City, the Flying Demon Beast carrying all the experts of the Great Xia Dragon Guard landed before an abandoned town.
The Martial Soul Hall was fully aware of the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s movements.
Sub-Palace Master Profound Snake had long since brought his own Martial King, Celestial Spirit, and Earth Spirit Realm experts to the abandoned town, where they had been waiting for some time.
The Martial Soul Hall’s forces clearly outnumbered the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s by a large margin—perhaps three or four to one.
Despite this, their expressions showed no sign of ease. They knew that while they appeared to have strength in numbers, their actual combat power was not so different.
After all, the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s Earth and Celestial Spirit Realm members were their most brilliant and elite experts. At the same level, one of them could easily take on four or even five from the Martial Soul Hall!
"Profound Snake, you’ve got some nerve. Did you bring your men out here to die?" Grand Chief Steward Jingtai of the Great Xia Dragon Guard said, his voice grave.
His voice wasn’t loud, yet it reached the ears of everyone present.
The pressure emanating from an Earth King Realm expert made every member of the Martial Soul Hall tremble inwardly.
"Hmph. Jingtai, do you really think you have the upper hand just because you brought your men to our Martial Soul Hall headquarters? Hahahaha..."
As he spoke, Sub-Palace Master Profound Snake burst into a wild, unrestrained laugh.
The six King Realm experts beside him, along with the handful of Level 9 Martial Spirits who were in on the plan, joined him in roaring laughter.
The first battle was always one of momentum, before any real blows were struck.
Overwhelming an opponent with one’s momentum could grant a huge advantage once the fighting started. This was why Martial Artists often clashed with their Primordial Power or Martial Soul auras before a fight.
Hearing their raucous laughter, many of the Great Xia Dragon Guards frowned.
"Hmph. How arrogant. Today, the Great Xia Dragon Guard will utterly eradicate your Martial Soul Hall!" a Human King Realm Chief Steward beside Jingtai snorted.
In this battle, both sides had their own schemes. The Martial Soul Hall had its arrangements, and the Great Xia Dragon Guard had its plans. The high-ranking leaders on both sides who knew the full picture were all extremely confident.
"Arrogant? Haha! Jingtai, you probably have no idea that Lianshan County City is under a full-scale assault by my Martial Soul Hall as we speak. For all you know, the city has already fallen!"
"I’ve already given the order: once the County City is breached, it is to be washed in blood. We will make rivers of blood flow through the entire city!"
"Even if you manage to escape with your lives here, you’ll only return to a County City that has become a sea of blood!"
Profound Snake sneered, a cold, vicious light glinting in his eyes.
At these words, the faces of many Great Xia Dragon Guards changed, and their breathing grew ragged.
As the Sub-Palace Master of the Martial Soul Hall, Profound Snake’s status and power were arguably second to none in Lianshan County. A man like him wouldn’t make idle threats.
If what he was saying was true...
"What’s there to panic about!"
Jingtai shot a glance behind him and barked in a low voice.
"Lianshan County City is defended by nearly a thousand Small Spirit Realm experts from the Six Armies of my Great Xia Dragon Guard," Jingtai stated gravely. "Even if your Martial Soul Hall gathered every Small Spirit Realm member from outside, you would be no match for them!"
Under normal circumstances, that would indeed be the case.
The Martial Soul Hall only had about two hundred true Small Spirit Realm members stationed outside the city. They were by no means a match for the much larger force of the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s Small Spirit Realm experts.
But what they didn’t know was that in addition to those two hundred-odd Small Spirit Realm members, there were also several thousand forcibly-advanced Level 1 Martial Spirits, and even five Earth Spirit Realm experts!
Upon hearing Jingtai’s words, Profound Snake and his men burst out laughing again. "Jingtai, what if I told you we have five Earth Spirit Realm experts at the County City!?"
Earth Spirit Realm!
At this, even Grand Chief Steward Jingtai’s brow couldn’t help but twitch.
The Earth Spirit Realm and the Small Spirit Realm. Though the names differed by only a single word, and it might only be a single level of difference, the gap in power was immense.
To put it bluntly, a single Earth Spirit Realm expert, even one from the Martial Soul Hall, could easily take out more than ten—or even dozens—of the Great Xia Dragon Guard’s Level Three Martial Spirits!
To say nothing of the fact that among those in the Earth Spirit Realm, there could be Fifth-level or even Sixth-level Martial Spirits!
"Hmph. Just because you say you have Earth Spirit Realm experts doesn’t make it true. Besides, even if you do, we still have nearly a thousand Small Spirit Realm experts. We won’t necessarily be afraid of a mere five of them!"
Jingtai’s expression darkened. A faint sense of foreboding grew in his heart, but he had to say what needed to be said. He couldn’t afford to lose momentum before the battle even began.
Besides, it was too late for regrets now.
It would take more than two days to return to the County City, even with a Tier Three Flying Demon Beast traveling at full speed. If what Profound Snake had said was true, the County City would already be doomed by the time they got back.
All Jingtai and his men could do now was hope that Profound Snake was bluffing to intimidate them.
However, at Jingtai’s words, Profound Snake and his followers burst into wild laughter again, as if they had just heard the funniest joke in the world.
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