Chapter 496: Chapter 496: Encounter
Li Rui stepped on the golden thunder, passing through the gate at the foot of the city wall, and directly blasted a hole with a diameter of several dozen feet in this towering wall.
When he charged into the territory of the Central Capital, he was still holding Judge Liang Jin.
There were many elite soldiers in Fengdu, and as soon as the anomaly occurred, they immediately launched an attack.
No matter what the intruder’s identity is, publicly destroying and intruding upon the city walls is certain proof of malice.
Naturally, what greeted these soldiers was wave after wave of golden Divine Thunder.
Li Rui was like a rebel speeding on a midnight highway, carrying Liang Jin and dashing forward. If a person blocked him, he would kill the person; if a ghost blocked him, he would kill the ghost.
As he passed the main road beneath the city, he saw a pair of Ox-Head and Horse-Face ghosts standing by the roadside. One stupidly stared at him, while the other seemed too dumbfounded to react.
Since they did not attempt to stop him, he ignored them and continued charging outward according to Liang Jin’s directions.
Judge Liang felt bitter in his heart.
He originally thought this guy would be stopped at the city gate, and then masters from the Central Capital would come to attack, allowing him a chance to escape.
But who would have thought this person was unreasonable, enveloped in Divine Thunder, unstoppable, without any delay.
"If he takes me out, he will surely kill me to silence me."
"Could today be the day I meet my demise?"
"Indeed, when even those of great influence like King Ling have perished, what chance do I have to survive?"
"If I must die, perhaps I should fight with all my might."
Though Judge Liang feared death, if it came down to a must-die situation, he knew he couldn’t just sit there passively.
However, at this moment, taking advantage of breaking through the encirclement near the city gate, Li Rui stopped beside the road when there were not many enemies around.
Clang.
He threw Liang Jin to the ground.
"I’m leaving. Goodbye."
Saying this, he transformed into a stream of light and vanished on the spot.
Liang Jin sat on the roadside, drenched in cold sweat.
He thought he was going to be killed, but unexpectedly, this person was true to his word; he said if Liang showed him the way, he would survive, and indeed, he did.
The Central Capital was a vast plain.
Just after crossing the city wall, Li Rui saw that majestic Heroic City in the distance. Indeed, it was a power that could rival Shenxiao Palace, evidently formidable.
With the city as a reference, the Central Divine Dao was easy to find, heading straight from the main gate, seemingly endless as it stretched northwestward.
Li Rui dismissed the armored cavalry and turned into a stream of light, utilizing the nine curves of instant wind to rush toward the road.
Liang Jin had mentioned that there were eight gates along the Central Divine Dao. According to Fengdu’s custom, when King Yan went out, all the gates must be fully open, which provided an opportunity for Li Rui.
Though kicking them open wasn’t difficult, it would certainly take some time.
After all, the more time wasted, the more Fengdu generals and judges would catch up.
"Kill!!"
"Stop him!"
Amidst the angry shouts, Li Rui broke through the first line of defense, where a guardian general jumped out, transforming into a ghastly giant shadow, intending to intercept the fleeing intruder.
However, Li Rui slammed down an All Heaven Great Thunder Fire Seal Spell.
With the restraining power of Divine Thunder and the killing force of Community Thunder, he dispersed the ghostly shadow. Li Rui descended from the sky, enhanced by the speed of his cavalry, and unleashed a Thunder Shocking Earth.
The Ghost General wielded a long-handled broadsword, raising his hand to counter, but he was no match.
Boom!!
Once Li Rui faded into a cyan light and disappeared, the remaining soldiers and ghost troops hesitantly looked at the site of the skirmish, discovering the Ghost General motionless at the pit’s bottom.
Boom!
The second city gate’s guards were also eliminated, followed closely by the third and fourth as Li Rui quickly bypassed half the gates.
He didn’t kill all the guarding soldiers, and the latter didn’t fully block him either.
After all, they’d realized this guy merely intended to leave Fengdu via the Central Divine Dao, so there was no point in risking their lives.
Given that even the generals couldn’t stop him, what chance did small fry like them have?
Boom!
After killing the fifth gate’s guard general, Li Rui’s experience rose to level 69, but he stopped there.
He noticed chaos below the next city gate.
Unlike previous formations prepped for strong enemies, this looked as though a battle had already broken out.
Seeing such a scene, Li Rui had no reason to halt.
No matter what was happening below, he preferred to save time, taking the chance to advance further.
Whoosh——
A stream of light shot out from the fifth gate, circled outside, then flew back.
"....."
From his high position, Li Rui thought the men engaged in battle surrounded there appeared familiar.
"Ha——"
Amidst a series of loud yells, a chain of punches repeatedly struck the guardian general, forcing him to retreat continuously.
And the one delivering these blows was an elder with graying hair.
Li Rui recognized him in the dark as Song Yao.
"He also came in?"
He glanced forward along the Divine Dao, spotting numerous casualties within the next three city gates where the old man had evidently fought his way through.
Li Rui had to abandon his escape plan, descending from mid-air.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
The already disadvantaged ghost troops guarding the city scattered further, fleeing in disarray.
Song Yao sensed the sudden, intense aura and was initially startled, but soon gleefully realized the newcomer was a friend, not a foe, and even someone he knew.
"Why are you here too? Why weren’t we born in the same place?"
Li Rui replied, "I’m from the Southern Realm, just broke through."
"Southern Realm? How did you know the way?"
"I captured a Judge."
"....."
Song Yao wasn’t surprised to be left speechless.
"So, Elder Song, what’s going on now? What’s your mission?" Li Rui asked.
Song Yao momentarily dazed, said, "I might be at the end of my life."
Li Rui frowned, "What?"
Song Yao spoke solemnly, "Let me explain briefly and quickly. I was on the border of the southern nations, blocking Hidden Sect members, when we suddenly entered the Secret Realm."
Li Rui asked, "Did you enter while in combat?"
"Exactly."
Song Yao let out a slightly bitter laugh, though it seemed more unwillingness overshadowed bitterness.
"I was originally dueling that swordsman named Xue Can, who couldn’t beat me. Hmph, I was about to win, then another bald guy with tattoos on his head showed up. I told them before, young folks shouldn’t bother with tattoos, end up neither human nor ghost."
"Things were in a stalemate with those two; I sent out a distress signal, expecting reinforcements soon, just needed to hold on. But damn it, got dragged into the Secret Realm, and it’s Fengdu, of all places."
Li Rui listened to Song Yao’s account, feeling increasingly heavy-hearted.
Despite Song Yao’s nonchalant tone, if things were as he described, wasn’t he captured by the Hidden Sect?
According to past information, powerhouses like Song Yao, once captured, would certainly be taken back to the World Tree for sacrifice.
