Chapter 5: Breaking Out of the Siege (Seeking Help, Seeking Support)

  "General, I didn't expect that the Tiger Troop would be hiding a high-ranking Wu Zong. We've really miscalculated." He said with a cold smile and a serious expression.

  "What about the high-ranking martial artist? I don't believe his martial arts will be exhausted." Ma Tianyuan said coldly, at this moment he only had one thought in his mind, that was to eliminate the high-ranking martial artist no matter what. Because a person who could cultivate to the realm of martial artist at such a young age would become the greatest threat to Dongguo if not eliminated before he developed further. Although the high-ranking martial artist might not be considered anything among the old monsters in Dongguo, once they broke through the martial artist realm and reached the martial king realm, that would be a huge threat! After all, being young was a capital, and the martial artist realm was the first major hurdle for cultivators. It's worth noting that some people spent their entire lives stuck at the martial artist realm, so most people who reached the martial artist realm were in their seventies or eighties. This young man had reached the high-ranking martial artist realm at such a young age, his natural talent was self-evident, and if nothing unexpected happened, reaching the martial king realm would only be a matter of time. Therefore, he must take this opportunity to eliminate him, and he believed that even if his master and those old monsters were here now, they would make the same decision, after all, Xiaguuo and Dongguo had been sworn enemies since ancient times.

  "Ah!" Swish! A sword light flashed by, a Winter Country soldier fell down, and a figure supported another swaying body.

  "Fourth brother, how are you?" Zhang Kai Fu swung his long sword with one hand and supported Shi Wu's body with the other, asking anxiously.

  "Big brother, I'm fine." Shi Wu responded with a tired expression.

  "Follow me." Zhang Kai Fu charged forward with his long sword in hand.

  "Big brother, is Fourth Brother alright?" A figure appeared beside Zhang Kai Fu, asking with a worried expression.

  "Second brother, I'm fine. Don't know how third brother is doing in the back." Shi Wu responded with a pale face to his second brother's words.

  Zhang Kai and Xing Ziyu, upon hearing Shi Wu's words, momentarily halted the movements of their hands, only to swiftly resume wielding their weapons to slaughter the surging enemy troops. The expressions on both of their faces underwent a transformation, ultimately settling into one - concern. For they knew that in single combat or against ten opponents, Wuzong was an invincible presence, but amidst the chaos of battle, no such guarantee existed. After all, the saying "a chaotic fist can kill even the greatest master" had its roots in reality, as evidenced by the rumored tale of a certain Wuzong who, during the Spring Nation War, had been struck and killed by an arrow to the heart due to a momentary lapse in attention.

  "General, our brothers can't hold on any longer." Hu Tian rushed to Qin Xiao Tian's side, his entire body covered in blood.

  Qin Xiao Tian furrowed his brow, and finally a determined expression appeared on his face. With one sword, he swept forward, instantly creating a small vacuum area in front of him. He raised his long sword high and shouted: "Long Sword Across the Sky."

  Swish! Only to see Qin Xiao Tian's long sword raised high, a one-zhang-long yellow sword aura burst out and chopped down fiercely towards the front.

  "No..." The Winter Country soldiers in front of Qin Xiao Tian saw this scene and cried out in despair one after another.

  BOOM!!! The earth shook violently, and a deep chasm several meters long appeared on the ground. A bloody mist rose from all around, and countless severed limbs flew through the air, revealing the incredible power of Wuzong's full-strength blow.

  "Clang!!!!!! Hooooo!!!!!" Qin Xiao Tian panted heavily, his body swaying slightly, almost falling directly to the ground.

  "General, what's wrong?" Hu Tian saw his superior and old comrade about to fall over, quickly held up his old comrade's body and anxiously asked a sentence, while holding a long gun to guard against the enemy army that might rush up at any time.

  "Hurry up and lead the brothers out of the city gate, only then will everyone have hope." Qin Xiao Tian said with a pale face as he leaned against Hu Tian's side, because they had already killed their way to the city gate. As long as they could get out of the city gate, they would be able to enter the mountains and forests, and at that time, their subordinates would have a chance to reach the second line of defense and survive.

  "Yes, General."

  Unfortunately, Qin Xiao Tian's hope was shattered. Although his previous sword had taken the lives of two or three hundred Winter Country soldiers, in this short period of less than ten breaths, the Winter Country soldiers once again blocked the city gate entrance.

  Qin Xiao Tian's eyes dimmed as he saw this scene, and he muttered in a weak tone: "Is it that the Heaven's Will is determined to destroy my Miao Huo Team Vanguard Camp?"

  "Get out of the way." A loud shout rang out above Qin Xiao Tian and the others, followed by a figure descending from the sky like a wild goose spreading its wings. At this moment, he had abandoned his long sword and was using both hands to manipulate the air in front of him, as if playing with the empty space.

  "Huh? Is that him? Little brother." Originally in despair, Qin Xiao Tian saw this figure and his dim eyes suddenly brightened up. He had a premonition that today they would definitely be able to escape, because this mysterious young man had brought him too many surprises today. Originally in despair, he reignited his fighting spirit again, all because of the sudden appearance of this young man.

  "ROAR!!!!!!" A dragon's roar echoed, and a giant dragon appeared from the airflow pulled by Zhang Huaming's hands, charging towards the city gate blocked by the Dongguo soldiers.

  "What? A dragon?" The people who saw this scene were stunned, the soldiers of Dongguo stared at the giant dragon rushing towards them with their mouths agape, without any thought of resistance.

  BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM！！！The ground shook violently, and the entire city gate was filled with a series of explosions. The next moment, the earth shook and the originally indestructible walls of Yunzhong City instantly collapsed. The Dongguo soldiers who had been blocking the city gate and Qin Xiao Tian's troops had vanished into thin air, as if they had never appeared before.

  "Pffft!" Zhang Huaming used the most powerful move of the Descending Dragon Eighteen Palms, Kanglong Youhui, but was countered by its own immense power and spat out a mouthful of blood. He turned his head to Qin Xiaotian, who was still in a daze, and shouted: "Still not leaving?"

  "Oh!" With Zhang Huaming's shout, Qin Xiao Tian immediately came back to his senses and waved his hand: "Withdraw."

  The remaining five hundred or so men of the Měng Hǔ Tuán, like a tide, trampled over the collapsed city wall and rushed into the outer forest, disappearing from view. The only one left was Zhang Huaming's figure slowly fading away. At this moment, not a single Winter State soldier dared to chase after him. No one could blame them - Zhang Huaming's last move had been too shocking. Not just the soldiers were shocked, but also the three generals, Ma Tianyuan, who felt chills down their spines. They wondered if they would have been able to withstand that move if they had faced it themselves. The outcome of not being able to withstand it was obvious - death. What else could there be? In fact, the three of them did not know whether Zhang Huaming would regret using this two-lose-all move when he fought against them.

  "General Ma, this child is really...". He sneered and came back to his senses, sighing a sentence, feeling that he had been living in the body of a dog for these years.

  "General Ma, this child cannot be kept at all." Nian Geng said with a cold face.

  Ma Tianyuan furrowed his brow slightly upon hearing the words of his two companions, and his facial expression changed unpredictably. After a brief moment, he let out a long sigh before speaking: "General Leng, General Nian, leave three battalions to clean up the aftermath here, while we pursue him. This child must be killed; otherwise, if he is allowed to grow up, Dongguo will be in danger!"

  "Yes."