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Li Si had never been particularly strong, merely an ordinary Four Star Dou Zhe. How could he withstand a single spear thrust from Feng Wu?

Feng Wu's spear pierced straight through his throat on the spot! He did not even have time to scream.

System notification: Killed one Four Star Dou Zhe human (Li Si). Experience +4.5.

Killing enemies could also increase experience!

The system's experience notification made Feng Wu's mind heat up, his blood surging. A drunken haze rushed into his head!

Bloodthirsty Murderous Intent burst forth uncontrollably.

With a flick of the Fire Tipped Spear, Li Si's corpse was flung away.

At the same time, Feng Wu turned sideways and thrust out his palm into the narrow passage. The Cloud Dispelling Palm stirred up a fierce gale with all its strength, sweeping rubble and broken bones along as it surged up through the narrow passage!

When Ping San saw Li Si die so miserably, he was still shaken with lingering fear and secretly pleased with his own cleverness and adaptability.

Then Feng Wu's palm suddenly pushed in!

Under his despairing, terrified gaze, Ping San was caught up in the gale and blown backward!

Scheming as Ping San was, he was not even as strong as Li Si. He had only advanced to a Three Star Dou Shi two and a half months ago. How could he possibly withstand Feng Wu's Cloud Dispelling Palm?

He immediately crashed into the spearpoints of the Martial Artists behind him, who had heard the wind and charged forward!

Two parallel spearpoints pierced through Ping San's chest from either side. He glared ahead unwillingly, dead beyond doubt!

Congratulations, Host: Killed one Three Star Dou Shi. Reward: 3.1 experience points.

At the same time, Little Er Ha suddenly Teleported in front of two soldiers charging down from above. With Ping San's corpse blocking their view, its claws and Wind Blades struck at once!

"Ah! A magical beast!" Amid two screams, one head flew into the air, Blood Like Gushing Spring, while the other had his spine crushed beneath Little Er Ha's paw!

Feng Wu and Little Er Ha each gained another two portions of experience!

The intense stench of blood filled the narrow passage.

"Not good!" Hearing the chaos at the front of the group, Li Zheng's voice sank as he shoved Li Ling aside and charged forward!

Li Zheng had not expected Feng Wu to be so bold. Rather than make use of the pass and favorable terrain he could rely on, Feng Wu had counterattacked uphill from below, catching them completely off guard!

By the time Li Zheng reached the front, another two people had already fallen in the passage!

Feng Wu and Little Er Ha were both capable of fighting above their level. If not for the narrow passage restricting them, another person would probably have died before Li Zheng arrived.

Li Zheng grabbed the severely wounded man and pulled him behind himself, but how could Feng Wu give up a head already within his grasp?

"Absorption Palm!" A ferocious pulling force appeared, and Li Zheng suddenly had a bad feeling.

But before he could react, spurts of scalding blood splashed over Li Zheng from behind, covering his head and body!

The blood in that man's body had been forcibly drawn out through the wound in his abdomen by Feng Wu!

"Damn it!" Enduring the sticky, foul discomfort of the blood covering him, Li Zheng blocked Feng Wu's Fire Tipped Spear stabbing up from below with a slash.

A notch was immediately chipped into the blade, and he was forced one step back!

It was not that Li Zheng was stronger than the Puppet in the burial chamber. Rather, Feng Wu was attacking upward from below, which made it difficult to exert force, while his spear could not be properly used in the narrow passage.

Li Zheng, meanwhile, held the high ground and wielded a more agile saber, so he naturally held a slight advantage.

However, Li Zheng's expression darkened further. An expert!

Even with the advantage of favorable terrain, Feng Wu had still forced him back. What did that mean? In a one-on-one fight on open ground, Li Zheng would very likely lose!

"Weaker ones, fall back! Those at Seven Star Dou Zhe and above, come to the front!" Li Zheng shouted from the front, and the group behind him swiftly began to move.

Before long, three Dou Zhe above Seven Star came over to help. Li Zheng had brought considerable strength with him this time!

Even in Wu Tan City, Dou Zhe above Seven Star were the backbone of a family. Yet three of them had appeared here at once!

Feng Wu's pressure immediately increased greatly.

Moreover, battles against human Dou Zhe were far more flexible than Feng Wu's battles with Puppets.

In terms of strength and defense, the Puppets might indeed have held a great advantage over human Martial Artists.

But in terms of intelligence and the ability to use Dou Techniques, Li Zheng was actually more troublesome to Feng Wu than the Grand Eunuch Puppet!

Combat strength could not be judged solely by basic stats.

"Little Er Ha, retreat!" After fighting for another half hour, Feng Wu and Little Er Ha had gained no advantage. Breaking outward through this terrain was simply too difficult!

Once Li Zheng was prepared, Feng Wu and Little Er Ha could achieve nothing further. Several charges were all forced back by Li Zheng and his men!

Even when Little Er Ha Teleported into the rear of Li Zheng's group, it only caused a brief disturbance and lightly injured several people.

However, faced with an attack from both above and below, Feng Wu had no choice but to use the Pet Space to retrieve Little Er Ha from afar.

Otherwise, Little Er Ha might have died there in bitter resentment.

Troublesome!

This narrow passage could accommodate at most four or five people walking abreast. In battle, even two people standing side by side found their movements constrained.

Neither Feng Wu nor Little Er Ha could fully display their agility or strength. Instead, they were continuously worn down by Li Zheng and his men.

And under Li Zheng's watchful eye, Feng Wu basically had no opportunity to severely wound an enemy.

With the precedent of Feng Wu using the Absorption Palm to suck someone to death, whenever anyone in the opposing group suffered a moderate injury, Li Zheng immediately had people from the rear replace the wounded at the front. They took turns fighting Feng Wu and Little Er Ha, making things utterly disgusting!

Furthermore, to maintain pressure on Feng Wu in the passage, Li Zheng sent people above the passage to call for reinforcements, bringing down several experts guarding the entrance as well.

He was extremely cautious!

Left with no choice, Feng Wu suddenly blasted Li Zheng with the Cloud Dispelling Palm, catching him off guard. Then, with Little Er Ha, he abruptly disengaged from the battle and vanished down the sloping passage after several leaps.

"What do you think, Li Chief Soldier? Should we chase them?" After relighting the extinguished torch, one of Li Zheng's confidants leaned close and pointed at the entrance to the burial chamber ten meters down the slope.

"Go down? If you want to die, go ahead!" Li Zheng pointed at the passage entrance and said grimly, "Look at this. Even in the passage, we couldn't beat them and were pushed five meters uphill!

At that exit, did you see what happened to Ping San and Li Si? Whoever goes out first dies!

If you think you're willing to die for the glory of the Li Family, then you go first!" Li Zheng said irritably as he looked at his second-in-command.

"Haha, no, no, Li Commander. I haven't lived long enough yet!" Li Wu laughed awkwardly and quietly edged one step backward.

"Hmph, look at that cowardice of yours. What a waste of all that cultivation." Li Zheng criticized him, though he was actually quite satisfied with this twenty-five-year-old Three Star Dou Shi second-in-command.

He was the successor to Li Zheng's position. As long as this matter was completed, Li Zheng's position as a family elder would be secure, and Li Wu would become the next generation's commander.

"Forget it. Don't cause any more meaningless casualties." After observing the situation, Li Zheng ordered, "Li Wu, pass on my command. Everyone retreat another twenty meters up the slope. Cut off their water and food and starve them to death!"