readytorunbook Chapter 222 The Tragedy of the Heart-Refining City
Chapter 222 The Tragedy of the Heart-Refining City
Chapter 222 The Tragedy of the Heart-Refining City
Upon seeing a gap appear in the protective array of Lianxin City, Ximen Feng grinned and shouted, "Everyone, follow me and charge into Lianxin City! Leave no one alive!"
The deputy quickly gathered all five hundred martial artists together, ready to follow Ximen Feng into the city.
Grandmaster Wang stopped Ximen Feng and said, "There's no need for Brother Ximen to take action yet. Brother Zhang and I will lead half the troops to rush in first. Brother Ximen, you can block the gap here to prevent them from desperately trying to break through from here."
Ximen Feng thought for a moment and said, "Brother Wang is right. This place does need someone to guard it, but it shouldn't be me."
I have a blood feud with the people of this city for killing my brother, and I must personally kill them. The responsibility of guarding this place rests with my brother, Your Highness.
Seeing that Ximen Feng insisted on entering the city personally, Grandmaster Wang stopped insisting and said, "Very well, then we'll stay here. Don't worry, Brother Ximen, we will make sure that not a single one of them escapes alive."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Wang."
Ximen Feng agreed and ordered his deputy to send half of the men to attack Lianxin City through the gap in the protective array.
As soon as they entered the city gate, Sheng Chunshui was already blocking the entrance. When he saw Ximen Feng rush in, he didn't say a word, but instead threw a powerful punch.
"Sheng Chunshui, you killed my brother! Today, I will make everyone in this city pay for my brother's death!" Ximen Feng's face was contorted as he threw a punch to clash with Sheng Chunshui.
boom!
With a loud bang, the two fists collided without any fancy moves, and the huge surge of Yuan energy blew open the gate tower on the city wall, sending large chunks of sand and stones flying everywhere in the air.
Ximen Feng had entered the Grandmaster realm earlier and his cultivation was much deeper than Sheng Chunshui's; his body only swayed slightly.
Sheng Chunshui was knocked back three zhang by the opponent, his body swaying violently.
"That's all there is to it! Prepare to die!"
Having gained the upper hand in one move, Ximen Feng laughed wildly and prepared to advance again to press his advantage.
At that moment, a sharp whistling sound rang out in front of him, and a dark light shot towards his chest like lightning—it was Xiao Chong's [Soul Arrow].
Two days ago, during the siege, a Grandmaster martial artist died under this dark light. Ximen Feng had seen it before, so he dared not be careless. He immediately put his hands together and erected a wall of Yuan energy in front of his chest, which acted like a light shield to meet the dark light.
boom!
With a loud bang, the dark light crashed into the Yuan Power Wall, bursting out with a dazzling light. Ximen Feng's figure swayed again, and he took two steps back.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sheng Chunshui steadied himself and readjusted his preparations for the battle.
"Hmph, a mere trick! You think this can stop me?"
Ximen Feng roared angrily and once again channeled his energy, striking Xiao Chong on the city wall from a distance.
hum!
A fist imprint flew out from Ximen Feng's fist, carrying a huge amount of Yuan energy, and instantly rushed to Xiao Chong's front.
The fist imprint came too fast for Xiao Chong to dodge, so he could only aim at the fist imprint and throw a punch in the same way.
boom!
Another loud bang, and the two streams of energy collided and exploded in the air.
However, Xiao Chong's cultivation level was far inferior to Ximen Feng's. Although the two streams of Yuan energy exploded, they were not completely neutralized. The aftershocks of the Yuan energy still struck Xiao Chong's chest solidly.
"what!"
Xiao Chong cried out in pain and fell off the city wall.
"Young Master Chong!"
"Master!"
"boss!"
Seeing Xiao Chong fall off the city wall, Fatty and the others rushed to Xiao Chong's side.
"How is it, Young Master Chong?"
The fat man helped Xiao Chong up and asked anxiously with a concerned expression.
"It's okay, I'm not going to die yet."
Xiao Chong spat out a mouthful of blood and waved to the crowd.
"Huh? That's why I can't kill you?"
Ximen Feng had originally thought that with one punch, Xiao Chong, who only had the cultivation of a martial arts master, would surely be blasted into mincemeat, but he did not expect that the other party would only spit out a mouthful of blood.
Therefore, he was only slightly taken aback before raising his fist to strike again.
But by this time, Sheng Chunshui had already calmed down and was unlikely to give him that chance again.
"Your opponent is me!"
Knowing he was no match for Ximen Feng, Sheng Chunshui shouted and swallowed two pills in quick succession, blocking Ximen Feng's path.
"court death!"
Enraged, Ximen Feng threw another punch at Sheng Chunshui.
boom!
The two fists clashed again.
However, this time, Sheng Chunshui had just taken two pills, and his internal energy surged dramatically, so he was not at a disadvantage in the slightest.
Ximen Feng felt a force more than twice as strong as the last one crashing into her. Caught off guard, she staggered back five steps, feeling a tightness in her chest. Sheng Chunshui, on the other hand, did not retreat an inch.
"How come his Yuan energy not only hasn't decreased, but is even stronger than before?"
A thought flashed through Ximen Feng's mind.
But he had gone somewhat mad by this point, so he forcefully suppressed the tightness in his chest and punched Sheng Chunshui one punch after another.
After several punches, Sheng Chunshui's internal energy was rapidly depleted, and he gradually became unable to keep up. Ximen Feng also felt his blood churning and was feeling somewhat powerless.
"Aren't you coming to help me?!"
Knowing that he couldn't defeat Sheng Chunshui on his own in a short time, Ximen Feng roared angrily at the Grandmaster Zhang.
Seeing the madness on Ximen Feng's face, Grandmaster Zhang's heart skipped a beat. He quickly came to Ximen Feng's side, and the two of them launched an attack on Sheng Chunshui at the same time.
As a result, Sheng Chunshui was immediately overwhelmed and could only fight and retreat, being forced step by step into the city, getting further and further away from the city gate.
With the strong resistance of Sheng Chunshui and Xiao Chong gone from the city gate, the two hundred martial artists of the Martial Elders Association surged into Lianxin City like a tidal wave.
"Everyone, hold on with me!"
"Drive the treacherous dogs of the Martial Elders' Association out of Lianxin City!"
Seeing the situation was dire, the leaders of various forces and the deans of the major academies in Lianxin City shouted and led their warriors and students to attack the martial arts masters of the Martial Elders Association.
However, these students lacked practical experience and were not like the martial arts masters of the Martial Arts Association, whose hands were stained with blood. Therefore, they were scattered by the Martial Arts Association's team in less than half an incense stick's time.
"Everyone, stay together and don't panic!"
At the critical moment, Xiao Chong led the four men, including Fatty, to rush over and desperately hold the front of the Wu Lao Hui's team.
Seeing that someone was taking the lead, the students felt a little more at ease and began to gradually move closer to Xiao Chong and the others.
At this moment, several more student groups arrived in front of Xiao Chong and fought alongside the Wu Lao Hui's group.
The leaders of these student teams were none other than Helian Tieshu, Hengfeng, and Sheng Xueyan, all of whom held considerable prestige among the students.
In this way, although the Refining Heart City side is still at a disadvantage, it is no longer as completely passive as it was at the beginning.
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
Blood splattered everywhere, the sounds of battle shook the heavens, and people from both sides fell one after another.
The martial artists of the Wu Lao Hui, in particular, became utterly inhumane after receiving Ximen Feng's orders, even targeting ordinary people.
The city of Lianxin quickly became a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, resembling a living hell.
In the distance, Sheng Chunshui looked at the tragic scene in the city, his heart breaking.
"How could you be so heartless and cruel, not even sparing ordinary people!"
Sheng Chunshui staggered, roaring angrily at Ximen Feng. He had already suffered serious injuries from the combined attack of two Grandmasters.
Ximen Feng laughed menacingly, "In my eyes, these people are like pigs and dogs; killing them is no big deal! Today, not only will you martial artists die, but everyone in Lianxin City will die!"
While speaking, he and the Grandmaster Zhang continued to attack Sheng Chunshui.
"brute!"
Upon hearing Ximen Feng's inhumane reply, Sheng Chunshui felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, his heart sinking into an abyss.
At this moment, he knew that he had no chance of survival under the combined attack of the two grandmasters.
If he dies, no one in the city will be able to withstand the attack of a Grandmaster, and the entire Refining Heart City will become a dead city under Ximen Feng's frenzied slaughter.
"A true man only has to die, so let's fight!"
"Given the Sheng family's honor, even if they manage to escape Lianxin City, they will have no face to live in this world any longer!"
"That's all I can do. The rest is up to you!"
At this moment, Sheng Chunshui's eyes were bloodshot, filled with indescribable sorrow.
He gazed at the fierce fighting in the distance near the city gate and shouted, "Xiao Chong, take good care of Xueyan for me!"
After saying that, he suddenly took a deep breath, and his body began to expand rapidly.
"No, he's going to blow himself up!"
Upon seeing the changes in Sheng Chunshui, the Grandmaster Zhang was the first to react. He was so frightened that he abandoned Ximen Feng and turned to flee.
However, it was too late. Sheng Chunshui's body suddenly burst out with a dazzling light, engulfing him and Ximen Feng.
Also submerged were several Grandmaster-level martial artists who had followed them.
As the bright light shone, the battlefields throughout Lianxin City fell silent. Both sides stopped their attacks and stood speechless, staring at the source of the light.
Everyone knows that the three Grandmaster-level martial artists perished together.
The strange phenomena in the city also alarmed the martial arts guild outside the city.
The last remaining Grandmaster surnamed Wang was startled. After a long while, he said to Ximen Feng's deputy, "All personnel, follow me into Lianxin City and avenge Lord Ximen!"
After saying that, he rushed towards the gap in the city's protective formation, with his deputy leading the remaining martial artists close behind.
Just as they approached the gap in the formation, they were stopped by Xiao Chong and the four men, including Fatty.
"Go away!"
Grandmaster Wang roared and punched Xiao Chong through the gap in the light barrier.
Xiao Chong was already injured, and this powerful blow sent him flying backward, spitting out several mouthfuls of blood. Clearly, he was no match for a Grandmaster.
Grandmaster Wang continued his advance toward the light barrier without stopping, while simultaneously throwing another punch at Xiao Chong from afar.
At this moment, Xiao Chong was seriously injured and had no way to dodge. He was hit in the chest by the fist imprint transmitted from a distance.
Wow!
Xiao Chong coughed up blood.
"Am I going to die? But I'm not willing to accept this!"
Seeing Grandmaster Wang raise his fist once again, Xiao Chong roared inwardly, and a strong will to survive suddenly erupted within him.
This will was so strong that it caused his mental power to break through its limit instantly, and even his sea of consciousness shook.
boom!
Xiao Chong felt a loud bang in his mind, and all his spiritual power violently vibrated, expanding and collapsing countless times in an instant, finally condensing into a talisman that entered the Purple Cloud Cauldron.
hum!
The Purple Cloud Cauldron trembled, and a powerful life force surged out of it and entered Xiao Chong's body, causing his injuries to heal rapidly.
At the same time, a strange feeling suddenly arose in Xiao Chong's heart. Unlike before, when it could only store inanimate objects, the Purple Cloud Cauldron could now hold living beings.
"Great! I can take all my loved ones into the Purple Cloud Cauldron and find a chance to escape this calamity!" Xiao Chong was overjoyed.
Just then, Xu Mingyang, who had been silently studying the defensive formation atop the city wall, suddenly burst into laughter: "I understand! I finally understand!"
Xiao Chong was unaware of what his teacher had understood; all he wanted to do now was to take all his close associates, including his teacher, into the Purple Cloud Cauldron for protection.
But he forgot that there was a Grandmaster watching him intently from outside the light barrier.
"Suffer to death!"
Grandmaster Wang had already reached the light screen and lunged at Xiao Chong from a distance of several feet.
"Xiao Chong!" Seeing that his beloved disciple might die at the hands of the enemy at any moment, Xu Mingyang was extremely anxious.
But there was no use in being anxious. The next moment, Grandmaster Wang would break through the gap in the city's protective formation. His fist was already raised high, carrying a terrifying aura of Yuan energy.
"Live well!" At the critical moment, Xu Mingyang shouted and jumped into the light curtain.
"In the beginning of Taiji, Yin and Yang were separated, giving rise to the Three Powers, which then transformed into the Four Symbols, and finally the Five Elements..."
Xu Mingyang chanted loudly, a sacred light appearing on his aged face.
As Xu Mingyang chanted, the city-protecting formation suddenly emitted a dazzling light, which spread outwards like ripples on water.
Wherever the light passed, whether it was the Grandmaster Wang or the Martial Elders' Association outside the city, they were all reduced to dust.
At the same time, Xu Mingyang also disappeared from the light screen of the great formation.
"teacher……"
Witnessing all this, Xiao Chong let out a heart-wrenching cry, tears streaming down his face.