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"The Peach Blossom Sword Intent is sharp and profound, while the Great River Sword Intent has endless staying power; each has its own merits!"
"When will I be able to master such sword intent!"
"Today's trip to Beiliang was definitely the right decision!"
"Emperor Li Chang'an of Tang is truly a young man of great talent!"
As the clanging and clattering ended, the fragments of hundreds of longswords fell onto the cold lake surface, piling up into a small mountain.
Deng Tai'a held a peach blossom branch behind his back, his hands trembling slightly. This outcome was completely unexpected.
Li Chang'an had fought Li Chungang to a draw, and only half a year had passed. Deng Tai'a thought that even if he couldn't beat Li Chang'an, he probably wouldn't lose.
However, judging from the current results, Li Chang'an defeated him by fighting two opponents at once with ease. Such a rapid improvement is truly unbelievable!
"The Tang Emperor's methods are brilliant; I concede defeat."
When Deng Tai'a conceded defeat, Xu Xiao's eyes widened. "Mr. Deng, it's just that the sword is broken. Li Chang'an may not necessarily be able to defeat you."
Deng Tai'a shook his head, a bitter look on his face. "A defeat is a defeat. Continuing to fight will only bring more humiliation."
"King of Beiliang, I have done my best."
Li Chungang picked his nose, swayed as he walked forward, and then patted Deng Tai'a's shoulder with the hand he used to pick his nose.
"Young man, don't be discouraged. Li Chang'an can fight me to a draw. It's normal that you can't beat him."
Deng Tai'a's face darkened, and he said somewhat unconvinced, "Let's see if the old sword god can fight the Tang King to a draw again?"
Li Chungang said solemnly, "The Prince of Tang just fought two against one. How can I take advantage of his weakness? Since you've lost, just watch the show with me."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, truly a new generation of talents emerges, and Li Chang'an's achievements probably go far beyond those of a terrestrial immortal!
Both he and Deng Tai'a harbored a sliver of hope: if Li Chang'an were to reach the realm of a terrestrial immortal, just how powerful would his sword intent become?
The two sword gods stepped back, clearly indicating that they would not take sides.
Chen Zhibao, facing Li Chang'an alone, was in a dangerous situation. He brandished his spear and launched another attack while resisting Li Chang'an's Great River Sword Intent.
The tip of the plum wine spear turned from green to purple, the color of ripe plums, and also the color of Chen Zhibao's all-out attack!
"I, the young master, bear the destiny of Northern Liang and will never lose!"
Chen Zhibao roared, venting his resentment. He couldn't understand how a dignified terrestrial immortal could be suppressed by a half-step terrestrial immortal.
At this moment, Xu Fengnian coldly stared at Chen Zhibao's back, and hatred welled up in his heart. "You, Chen Zhibao, are you worthy of bearing the destiny of Beiliang? You probably don't know what it means to be the reincarnation of the True Martial Emperor!"
Chen Zhibao exuded murderous intent, his eyes were bloodshot and his gaze was almost bloodshot.
As long as we can kill Li Chang'an, we can reclaim Liangzhou, which Beiliang lost, and make Beiliang great again!
Xu Xiao's gaze turned somewhat somber. He hoped Chen Zhibao would win, and of course, it would be best if he could kill Li Chang'an.
However, it is not unacceptable if Chen Zhibao dies.
His gaze swept across the entire battlefield. The people of the Tang Prince's Mansion had begun to gain the upper hand. Although many Jianghu figures who later defected to Li Chang'an had died or been injured, the losses suffered by the imperial court and the Northern Liang side were even greater.
Zhuge Liang severely injured Zhao Danping, the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, and Han Diaosi was also punched in the chest by Cao Zhengchun, putting him at a disadvantage.
Chai Qingshan, the sect leader of Dongyue Sword Pool, had already lost an arm to Wu Liuding and was about to die on the spot.
On the icy surface of Tingchao Lake, two or three hundred corpses lay, their blood seeping into the ice, filling the air with an unyielding stench of blood.
Zhao Fengya, captured by the female swordswoman from Shazhou, watched all this in despair, which meant that she was really going to be abducted by Li Chang'an and become his concubine.
Half an hour ago, she had never considered the possibility of this, but now, it was about to happen.
This is absolutely terrifying for someone of such high birth!
Chen Zhibao's expression was almost twisted into a ferocious grimace, but Li Chang'an remained calm and composed, as if this newly ascended terrestrial immortal was not much of a threat.
Chen Zhibao swung his spear fiercely through the air, the powerful aura almost distorting space, and the incomparably sharp aura roared towards Li Chang'an.
The powerful energy swept across the ice, leaving a groove several meters deep. It was as if a terrestrial deity's strike had the power to split the earth and open mountains!
Li Chang'an's inner energy rapidly gathered in his lower body. With a seemingly casual whip kick, the atmosphere on the lake surface changed drastically, and a tornado-like hurricane capable of destroying the Northern Liang Royal Palace suddenly appeared.
The hurricane swirled from tens of feet to several feet, eventually condensing into less than a foot. The broken swords and ice blocks caught in the center of the hurricane were instantly pulverized into powder.
The Wind God Leg Technique that cultivates the Wind God Power!
The compressed and condensed wind force of the hurricane sped across the ice surface, colliding violently with the spear energy released by the plum wine!
The energy released by Chen Zhibao's plum wine formed a huge spear across the lake in the air, its power almost tearing through space as it fiercely pierced into the hurricane.
The spear's force pierced the hurricane, making its howling even more terrifying and chilling!
Chen Zhibao stared intently at the spear energy, hoping that the sharp spear energy could pierce the hurricane and cause it to completely disintegrate.
However, Li Chang'an's Wind God Force could compress a hurricane of tens of feet into less than one foot, and the power contained within it far exceeded Chen Zhibao's imagination.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the purple spear energy was gradually swallowed up by the hurricane. The howling tornado advanced inch by inch on the ice surface, tearing the thick and heavy spear energy to shreds!
"No! This is impossible!"
Chen Zhibao never expected that his all-out attack, which he unleashed when he was on the verge of despair, would still be easily broken by Li Chang'an's Wind God Force!
After the spearhead of the spear was destroyed, the hurricane tore the massive spear apart like dry leaves, and then rushed towards Chen Zhibao with a howling sound.
Chen Zhibao used his inner energy to protect himself, frantically waving the plum wine in his hand, trying to shield his body from the divine wind.
The hurricane arrived in the blink of an eye, and Chen Zhibao's protective energy was instantly swallowed up by the hurricane. Chen Zhibao struggled to hold on in the center of the tornado.
As the hurricane threatened to tear his body apart, Chen Zhibao was almost in despair. He knew he was about to die.
After achieving immortality on land, he not only failed to bring glory to Beiliang, but also died so rashly at the hands of Li Chang'an.
However, the powerful hurricane suddenly dissipated, and the pressure on Chen Zhibao decreased dramatically!
By the time he came to his senses, the four sword energies that Li Chang'an had shot out had already pierced through his limbs!
"Ow!"
A heart-wrenching wail erupted as Chen Zhibao writhed on the ice like a worm.
He struggled to lift his head and found Xu Xiao and his guards staring dumbfounded at the entrance of the Prince's Mansion.
The main gate of the Prince's mansion slowly opened, and two graceful women, one in red and one in green, walked out.
The woman in green carried a blood-stained longsword in one hand and a severed head with white hair and beard in the other.
Then, Xu Xiao's miserable howls echoed throughout Qingliang Mountain.
"Yishan!"
Xu Weixiong picked up a broken sword from the ground, plunged it into Li Yishan's face, and then nailed the broken sword, along with the head, into the plaque of the Northern Liang King's Mansion.
"Bring the horse!"
At Xu Weixiong's command, the blood-stained Imperial Guards from the Prince's Mansion led out a county horse.
The woman in green mounted her horse and was in front of Chen Zhibao in the blink of an eye.
"Second Princess..."
Chen Zhibao watched in despair as Xu Weixiong dismounted, then tied a rope around his feet and attached the other end to the saddle.
The White-Clad Soldier Immortal cruelly murdered Xu Weixiong's mother and sister, but he had a unique affection for Xu Weixiong.
But at this moment, Xu Weixiong's face was as cold as ice, devoid of any emotion.
She leaped onto her horse and galloped away under everyone's watchful eyes.
"Mother, sister, I have avenged you today."
Chapter 237 Xu Zhihu Refuses Ascension! Hong Xixiang's Heart Breaks!
Xu Wei rode his horse around Tingchao Lake again and again, deliberately choosing to walk on uneven roads with protruding rocks.
The dignified heir of Northern Liang, Chen Zhibao, had been smashed beyond recognition by the stone, his armor was torn to shreds, and his entire body was covered in blood, with not a single inch of his skin intact.
A trail of blood was left on the shore of Tingchao Lake, as Chen Zhibao was dragged and slammed against rocks, ice shards, and broken swords.
The battle-hardened general Chen Zhibao initially remained defiant, enduring excruciating pain without uttering a sound. However, gradually, the pain shattered his will, each blow causing him excruciating agony.
With his limbs broken and his meridians blocked, Chen Zhibao had become a complete cripple, and his heart-wrenching screams could be heard.
"Aww! Xu Weixiong, you're truly heartless!"
"If I hadn't spared your life back then, you wouldn't be where you are today!"
"Instead of repaying the kindness of saving my life, you treat me so cruelly!"
Xu Weixiong's face grew even darker, and the long whip in his hand struck Chen Zhibao so hard that blood flowed from his mouth and nose, and all his teeth were knocked out.
The screams of Chen Zhibao, the immortal of the land, sent chills down the spines of everyone on the lake, filling them with fear.
At this moment, Xu Xiao was staring at the gate of his palace. One by one, the Imperial Guards walked out of the palace, and the corpses of the people in the palace were carried out one by one.
Apart from Xu Yanbing and other guards who were protecting Xu Xiao, everyone in the palace was killed, and their bodies piled up like a mountain in front of the palace gate!
At the back gate of the Prince's Mansion, the martial arts manuals from Tingchao Pavilion were also hauled away by cartloads, leaving the entire Northern Liang Prince's Mansion almost completely deserted.
Xu Xiao and his son Xu Fengnian were both shocked and furious. Li Chang'an actually possessed such powerful forces that he had slaughtered the Northern Liang Prince's Mansion, one of the three forbidden areas in the martial arts world!
The fierce battle on the ice became less suspenseful once Li Chang'an freed up his hands.