Outside Xiao Cheng, two groups were locked in fierce battle.
Grass and trees flew everywhere, dust billowing into the air.
The battle remained deadlocked for quite a while, until a young man in a black robe arrived.
Sword cries rang out in waves as streaks of sword qi shot toward the soldiers clad in green armor.
"Y-you, who are you?" The leading general clutched his chest and stared at the sword-wielding newcomer in terror.
The old man smiled faintly and flicked his sword. With a whoosh, the general was beheaded.
With the general dead, the surrounding soldiers were left leaderless. Panic broke out, and they scattered in all directions.
"Heh heh, running? Too late!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—
Sword qi flew out again, shredding the fleeing soldiers. They died instantly, their lives snuffed out.
The man nodded with a smile and turned his gaze toward the black-skirted women who were staring at him.
"Who are you, sir? Why do you know the martial arts of the Phoenix Nether Guard?"
A heavily injured woman in a black skirt slowly rose to her feet, frowning slightly at the man.
The man immediately took out a golden token engraved with a phoenix. Upon seeing it, everyone dropped to their knees in unison.
"We pay our respects to you, my lord!"
The man nodded and smiled before turning toward Xiao Cheng.
The black-skirted women supported one another and followed closely behind him.
The man was Gu Xingzhi. Having mastered the Nethercloud Twelve Saint Art, he had received a secret order to come to Xiao Cheng.
Several thousand Dark Domain Black Armor Soldiers were stationed in Xiao Cheng. They had been established by the Wing King specifically to wipe out the Phoenix Nether Guard.
Gu Xingzhi had come to eliminate this force.
With his current strength,