Repel the Enemy Army, Capture Qian Renxue!

"Kill!!!!"

The Kingdom of Aers' fifty-thousand-strong army finally launched a full-scale assault on Ai City.

Aiven remained calm as he raised the Emperor Sword and pointed it at the enemy army. "Archers, prepare!"

"Fire!!!"

At Aiven's command,

A volley of arrows shot forth, raining down as countless arrows slaughtered the enemy troops.

The battle had finally begun.

"Ai City has only three thousand troops. They definitely can't withstand our fifty thousand! Everyone, charge with all your might and break through the city gates in one go!"

"Charge into the city!" Qian Renxue shouted from amid the army, continuously boosting morale.

Seeing how loudly Qian Renxue was shouting, Xue Wu refused to be outdone and led a group of Soldiers around him in a charge.

"Heh." Watching Xue Wu's back, Qian Renxue was already looking at a dead man.

A city was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Generally, the defending side held the advantage.

However, Ai City's construction was outdated, its walls were not sturdy, and as it was merely a region on the edge of the continent, its economy was poor. Military supplies for defending the city were severely lacking.

Ai City's walls would not withstand the Kingdom Army's firepower for long.

They would soon be breached.

Rather than wait for the enemy to break through the city and charge in, it was better to take the initiative and drive them back with overwhelming force!

"Lu Bu, it is time to show your might as the War God. I order you to lead our twenty thousand troops out of the city gates and crush the enemy army!!" Aiven said.

"Lu Bu accepts the order!"

Gripping the Sky Piercer, Lu Bu leaped directly from atop the high wall above the city gates.

He brought his halberd crashing down upon the crowd below!

Bang! Boom boom!

"Die!!!"

Lu Bu descended like a god. The instant his strike hit the ground, it felt as though the entire earth was trembling.

A hundred Soldiers below were all blasted flying by Lu Bu!

A whole group was instantly killed on the spot!

"Ahhhhh~!"

Miserable screams rang out everywhere.

"Open the city gates!!" Lu Bu roared.

Ai City's gates slowly opened.

"Kill them all!!!"

At that moment, twenty thousand troops packed densely within the city appeared in the enemy army's sight. They surged forth and charged out through the gates.

Without waiting for the army to emerge, Lu Bu charged straight into the enemy ranks alone, Sky Piercer in hand.

"Who can stop me!!"

"Die!!!"

Splurt~ Splurt~

"Ahhhh~~!!"

Lu Bu began a frenzied massacre among the enemy troops, sweeping through their ranks. With every move, dozens were instantly killed.

"Fierce! Too fierce!!"

Is this the strength of a level 99 Limit Douluo? He's truly formidable! Aiven exclaimed inwardly.

This time, Qian Renxue and the Kingdom Army were truly panicking.

"How is this possible!! How does a mere Ai City actually have tens of thousands of troops!!"

"And such a fierce general!!"

"How could this happen! How could this happen, ahhh!!"

Seeing this situation, Qian Renxue already sensed that things were going badly. Protected by his men, he quickly retreated toward the rear.

The bold Xue Wu was terrified upon seeing the horrifying Lu Bu.

He too began desperately fleeing backward.

But at that moment, someone following beside Xue Wu secretly stabbed a dagger hidden in his sleeve through Xue Wu's heart.

Splurt~

"Uh... you... you! Wh... why..." Xue Wu stared at his own man in disbelief before finally collapsing to the ground, dying miserably.

The person who had stabbed him had already left immediately after delivering that blow.

Amid the chaotic battlefield, no one saw that Third Prince Xue Wu had been killed by one of his own men.

But Aiven, observing the entire battlefield from atop the high wall, happened to witness it!

He immediately frowned. "The Third Prince was stabbed in the back by his own man. Qian Renxue did this, didn't he?"

"Damn it. If the Heaven Dou Empire's Third Prince dies here, the blame will fall on my head. Heaven Dou will definitely avenge the Third Prince and send a million troops to flatten my Ai City!"

"Damn it! Qian Renxue, of all places and times, you had to kill the Third Prince here? You really know how to cause trouble!"

No matter how powerful a level 99 Limit Douluo was, no matter how fierce Lu Bu was, they were still merely mortal Soul Masters.

Facing an empire's army of a million, especially one containing a large number of Soul Masters, even a Peerless Douluo would have a hard time dealing with them.

It was not yet time to confront a colossal empire head-on.

"Qian Renxue, Qian Renxue, I originally had no intention of doing anything to you. But now, I have no choice but to capture you as a hostage and bargaining chip!" Aiven's expression turned cold as he ordered, "Xiahou Dun!"

"This subordinate is here!"

"Go and seize Xue Qinghe for me!"

"Yes!"

Xiahou Dun, with strength at level 95, also leaped down from the city gates and fought his way toward the enemy army's rear amid the melee between both sides.

"Great, Xue Wu has finally been dealt with. Now, among Heaven Dou's four Imperial Sons, only I and that young Xue Beng remain."

"The position of Crown Prince will definitely be mine."

At this moment, Qian Renxue was still rejoicing over Xue Wu's death and had not noticed the formidable Xiahou Dun charging toward him.

By the time he noticed, it was already too late. There was no way he could escape.

"Not good!"

"Protect the First Prince!!"

The people guarding Qian Renxue were all Soul Masters, but only one had reached the Soul Saint realm.

Unfortunately, how could someone of that level stop Xiahou Dun, whose strength was level 95?

He was instantly killed by a single thrust of Xiahou Dun's spear!

Qian Renxue despaired. "What is going on? Why... why does a mere Duke have so many terrifying people?"

"Am I, Qian Renxue, going to die here like this today?"

I refuse to accept this. I refuse to die like this.

"No!!!"

Bang!

The next second, Xiahou Dun knocked Qian Renxue unconscious.

A moment later, Qian Renxue was brought back to Aiven.

"Lord, I have brought him back."

"Good. Tie up his hands and feet, then set him aside for now." Aiven cast a casual glance at the unconscious Qian Renxue.

There was nothing worth looking at on that male Imperial Son's face.

Still, to be honest, Aiven really wanted to remove Qian Renxue's disguise and see what she truly looked like, just how breathtaking her real appearance was.

But now was not the time.

Qian Renxue was in his hands now. He could do whatever he wanted with her. Once the war was over, there would be plenty of chances to look.

He turned his gaze back toward the battlefield. At this moment, the Kingdom Army had already been beaten into disarray.

The ferocious Lu Bu had slaughtered a swath of them.

Lu Bu's bravery had terrified countless enemy Soldiers out of their wits. Their morale had completely collapsed. They were afraid, they were terrified, and they could no longer fight at all.

"Retreat!!"

"Retreat!!"

The Kingdom Army finally could not take it anymore and began retreating, fleeing in utter defeat.

The war ended, and the Ai City Army cheered and shouted excitedly.

They had never imagined that Ai City would truly drive back the Kingdom's fifty-thousand-strong army today!

"The Kingdom Army is retreating! We drove them away!"

"We won! We won!!!"

A comfortable life of idling away my days would have been fine, but now my life has changed from this moment onward.

From now on, I will conquer Douluo Continent and stand at the pinnacle of power, status, and strength in this world!