Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu-Chapter 429 - 249 Battle of the Two Kings·Part_2

"Why must you, a woman, fight to the death like this?"

The Biyou Dragon Girl smiled, a trickle of fresh blood spilling from the corner of her mouth, "I am waiting for my king."

As soon as her voice fell, thunderous hoofbeats sounded from outside, as a thousand cavalry charged forth, raising clouds of dust and sand.

Xu Yaofeng turned his head, hearing the Biyou Dragon Girl’s voice from behind, "My king, he has arrived."

Through the swirling dust, Xu Yaofeng’s sight fixated on Ji Dang sweeping away the endless dust with his spear, charging forward atop a dragon.

"The Shen Sha Army?"

"Eight hundred Shen Sha Army daring to charge at my nearly seven thousand strong army?"

Xu Yaofeng’s gaze settled on Ji Dang, suddenly noticing the white hair at his temples, and so it was with the rest of the Shen Sha Army.

"This is..."

"Trouble!"

"Hu Yao, quick, pull out!"

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"Sword Travel Palace disciples, prepare to launch flying swords and skim through their ranks!"

"Hu Yao, order the Demon Clan to form up defensively at once!"

However, everything was too late. Amidst the gallop of a thousand Shen Sha Army, a cold wind howled, and snow filled the sky.

Ji Dang rode the dragon, stepping through the wind and snow, and a deadly stillness enveloped everything.

In the midst of the snowstorm, the figures of the Shen Sha Army began to blur, their speed so fast that they created several afterimages.

The mere thousand Shen Sha Army, at this moment of charging, seemed to possess the momentum of tens of thousands of cavalry.

The hoofbeats thundered, Ji Dang brandishing his spear and plunging into the crowd, leaving no enemy standing in a single round.

The seven thousand strong army failed to form up against Ji Dang, suffering a surprise attack from behind.

The Demon Clan, Sword Travel Palace disciples, and members of the Jiguang Sect hurried to respond, only to be decimated by Ji Dang.

"Move to the left, that one’s an afterimage!"

"If we scatter, surely one is an afterimage!"

Two Jiguang Sect members split left and right to escape, evading a Shen Sha Army’s pursuit.

Unexpectedly, both were struck by a sword from behind.

As they fell into pools of blood, they exchanged a look, "So there was no afterimage... just too fast..."

"Heh, so fast... they are all true bodies..."

Their bodies slowly grew cold, the only warmth being the blood that wouldn’t stop flowing as hooves trampled by, adding two mangled corpses to the ground.

Xu Yaofeng, escorted by three direct disciples of the Asura Saber, broke through the formation and looked back only to see Ji Dang having pierced through with the Shen Sha Army.

The ground was left with nearly a thousand corpses; such was the toll from a single charge!

At this moment, Xu Yaofeng finally understood the terrifying might that Chen Qingbei commanded after traversing tens of thousands of miles.

They had fought for two days, merely killing a thousand enemies, but with a single charge, Ji Dang led a thousand against seven thousand and slew over a thousand men!

Such might, who would not fear?

Although Ji Dang’s battle achievements had special reasons behind them.

For instance, Ji Dang launched a rear assault.

Or that they had been battling for two days, their spiritual energy long since depleted.

Or that they had been continuously fighting for two days, utterly exhausted.

Yet, with such a bloody slaughter before them, who could remain unfearful?

"Is this what it means to have the presence of a king?"

"Ji Dang, you are indeed worthy!"

"Hu Yao, retreat, fall back to the city and fortify!"

"Ji Dang is no match for us in a field battle!"

Hu Yao came to Xu Yaofeng’s side, "This Ji Dang is truly formidable; probably only Taiyi leading the Dragon Cavalry can battle against him."

Xu Yaofeng said in a deep voice, "Retreat quickly back to the city!"

"He may only have a thousand men, but we’ve been battling for two days, already at the end of our tether, with insufficient spiritual energy."

"Hold firm in the city, recuperate for a time, then ask how Taiyi suggests proceeding."

Hu Yao nodded, "We’ll cover the rear."

Zi Tao arrived with Yu Qingshuang on her back, "Take her with you during the rear guard; with her there, things might go better."

Lv Kuang said, "Sister, if we continue like this, Qingshuang might succumb to demonization!"

Zi Tao responded, "Alright then, we’ll talk about it later."

The crowd retreated slowly under the cover of Hu Yao and Xu Yaofeng, but still, a large number of soldiers were relentlessly pursued and slaughtered by Ji Dang.

Leaving behind countless corpses along the way, the crowd arrived at the city where they were previously stationed. Xu Yaofeng looked up from a distance and felt a sense of panic in his heart.

For on the city walls above, the flag of Ji Dang had already been raised.

Wangji Monk stood in front of the city gate, palms together, "Amitabha, sirs, there is no way out. You might as well surrender and save your lives."

Hu Yao sneered, "Surrender? Even if the whole army falls here, I will never surrender!"

Xu Yaofeng looked at Hu Yao with admiration, knowing her mindset.

What they believed in was Taichu; it was never about gaining their own status from this war.

What they intended to do was only to carry out the unspoken will of that great existence.

Even if Taichu had never explicitly said it, Xu Yaofeng could feel that all of this was what Taichu wanted.

To rewrite the rules of this world with life and blood!

Xu Yaofeng slashed through a soldier from the Shen Sha Army and bellowed, "Move, head east. Lord Wen must have sent reinforcements!"

Under the lead of Xu Yaofeng, the army retreated eastward, while Ji Dang atop his dragon stopped to glance back at the Biyou Dragon Girl and the ancient dragon pursuing him.

At that moment, the ancient dragon was covered in blood, missing many of its scales, and its claws were shattered.

Biyou Dragon Girl was also in a sorry state, with blood dripping from all ten fingers.

"Your Highness, give the order!"

Ji Dang thrust his spear toward the retreating army led by Xu Yaofeng, "They’ve been continuously engaged in battle for two days, their Spiritual Energy drained, and they’re exhausted. Even if they flee, they cannot outrun our Shen Sha Army."

"Follow behind me; let’s hunt down the stragglers!"

"I’ll chase and eliminate them all!"

"Compared to the Wolf Riders under Snow Wolf Lord, except for a few Sword Cultivators from Sword Travel Palace, the rest are just disorganized rabble, not worth fearing!"

Xu Yaofeng led the defeated army eastward, the physical cultivators on the outer layer, while Sword Travel Palace cast flying swords to protect everyone within.

Ji Dang was a patient hunter, and he knew that Xu Yaofeng and his followers were near their end, making it easy to find a breach.

And once he found a breach, he would never let it go.

Watching the Demon Clan and Cultivators around him die one by one, Hu Yao said, "At this rate, we won’t last until we reach Sumeru Palace!"

Zi Tao came over again and said, "Now, we can only hope for Qingshuang to wake up. She holds the Heavenly Punishment Sword, which could buy you some time."

Lv Kuang didn’t mention anything about succumbing to evil this time; being corrupted is still salvageable, but death is indeed the end.

Xu Yaofeng and Hu Yao were in no place to interrupt, Lv Kuang said, "I’ll go into her dreams and ask Qingshuang for her wishes. If she agrees, then we’ll wake her up."

Moments later, Lv Kuang opened his eyes, looking at Zi Tao with a touch of sadness, "Wake her up."

Zi Tao lifted the Deep Sleep Curse from Yu Qingshuang, who opened her eyes full of killing intent.

With Yu Qingshuang’s participation, the hunting pace of Ji Dang was finally slowed down somewhat, as he now had to be wary of the Heavenly Punishment Sword in her hands.

Three days later.

Ji Dang pursued relentlessly all the way, a tactic often employed by Chen Qing, which he had mastered after witnessing it used several times by Chen Qing.

In three days of pursuit and killing, Ji Dang massacred over a thousand from the Demon Clan, and Xu Yaofeng’s army lost countless soldiers.

Now, only a little over four thousand remained.

Had it not been for the deterrence of Yu Qingshuang’s Heavenly Punishment Sword, they would have lost even more, perhaps left with only two to three thousand.

Ahead streamed a tributary of the White Bone River, the sound of bones grinding against each other filling the air.

Xu Yaofeng, now too tired to sustain his strength, asked, "How much longer can you hold on?"

Hu Yao, gasping for breath, replied, "If push comes to shove, we’ll fight to the death!"

Xu Yaofeng pointed at Yu Qingshuang, "We still have the Heavenly Punishment Sword, we can continue!"

Just then, they suddenly heard the sound of galloping horses that drowned out the rolling of the White Bone River.

Xu Yaofeng looked across the White Bone River and saw Chen Qing riding atop Green Bull, looking over at this location, a heroic figure.

Behind Chen Qing, the Dragon Cavalry slowly came to a halt.

Xu Yaofeng exclaimed joyfully, "Lord Wen has arrived!"

"Quickly cross the river, we are saved once we cross!"

Seeing Chen Qing on the opposite bank, Ji Dang, who was pursuing Xu Yaofeng’s army to the edge of the river, commanded, "Stop, recover your Spiritual Energy quickly!"

Chen Qing glanced at Xu Yaofeng and Hu Yao, both covered in wounds, waved his hand and said, "Don’t say more, go back and rest. I’ll take it from here."

The eyes of everyone gathered on the two figures of Chen Qing and Ji Dang, each dominating one side in the Death Realm, cleansing the land, leaving only each other.

Now, the two tyrants finally encounter each other in the wilderness.

It was time to determine the victor.

As the wind and clouds surged, amidst the roaring flow of the White Bone River, the might of the Dragon Cavalry and the Shen Sha Army grew ever more formidable.