"Tap, tap, tap, tap..."
A series of neat, uniform footsteps rose from outside the manor, shaking Xiongyuan City's main road as though an earthquake had struck. Countless Barbarian soldiers lined the streets, and having received the order, they had all come to assist the Barbarian King in slaying the enemy.
"The enemy is inside! Warriors, follow me and charge in! Assist His Majesty in killing the enemy!"
Seeing Alaichi and Guduo leading the army over, Sijia's face immediately lit up with delight. He drew the longsword at his waist and waved it, directing the soldiers to charge forward, while his own body slowly retreated away from the manor.
"Roar, roar! Charge! Kill!"
"Kill!"
Hearing this, countless Barbarian soldiers immediately charged into the manor with crimson eyes, fearless even in the face of whatever formidable enemy might be within.
For to them, the Barbarian King A Yanda was the god in their hearts, an existence surpassing even their own lives. Now that A Yanda was in danger, they would naturally defend him to the death.
"Hmm? Barbarian soldiers have charged in?"
Inside the manor, Gu Han, who had been locked in a fierce battle with the Barbarian King A Yanda and was gradually gaining the upper hand, heard the commotion. His heart stirred. Then, after exerting force and punching the pale-faced A Yanda back, he sneered:
"Heh heh! What kind of damned Barbarian King are you? You are nothing but an empty name. You call yourself an unparalleled prodigy, yet when you cannot win, you run for reinforcements like a coward. Fine. I will spare your life for now after today's battle. But if Gu ever meets you again, I will surely take your life!"
"Villain, do not flee!"
Though A Yanda could not understand what Gu Han had said, he still guessed Gu Han's intention from his expression.
"Haha! If Gu wishes to leave, who under heaven can keep me here?"
Gu Han's voice rang out loud and clear. After laughing heartily, he reached to the side and wrapped his arms around a massive beam, thick enough for one person to encircle and supporting the hall's roof. With a burst of strength, he instantly tore the entire beam free and held it in his hands.
"Ha! Those who block me die!"
Watching the Barbarian soldiers flood in from outside like a tide, Gu Han showed not the slightest fear. Instead, he laughed as he swung the solid wooden beam, several zhang long and weighing thousands of jin, like a deity from ancient legend wielding a pillar of heaven and sweeping across the four directions as he charged outward.
"Die, die, die!"
Facing these fearless Barbarian soldiers, Gu Han's eyes were merciless. He swung the beam in every direction. Whether they were Barbarian soldiers comparable to Skin Refining Mastery or Barbarian officers comparable to Muscle Tendon Strengthening, beneath Gu Han's hands they were no more than ants. With one sweep, their bones broke, their tendons snapped, and blood spurted from their mouths.
"Ahhh!"
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"
One Barbarian after another was effortlessly beaten to death by Gu Han, smashed into pulp. These Barbarian soldiers, who had once looked like fiends and slaughtered the people of Yan without restraint, were now as frail as grass and straw. Every sweep claimed several lives.
"Fire arrows! Fire arrows! Fire arrows for me!"
Seeing the Barbarian soldiers he had painstakingly trained suffer grievous casualties in such a short time, A Yanda, who had already returned to the Barbarian ranks, nearly split his eyes in rage. No longer caring about the Barbarian soldiers around Gu Han, he hurriedly shouted the order.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
At A Yanda's command, countless Barbarian archers shouted in unison. They nocked their arrows, drew their bows, and aimed at Gu Han in the center of the manor.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Countless arrows tore through the air. Wave after wave of arrows was fired by the strong, sturdy Barbarian soldiers, and in the blink of an eye, the sky displayed a scene of ten thousand arrows launched at once.
"Haha! Today, let's see who among you can do anything to me!"
Seeing countless arrows rushing at him, Gu Han remained fearless. He tossed aside the beam, casually grabbed a spear, and performed Treasure Pearl Temple's basic staff technique. He spun the spear so tightly that not even water could penetrate it.
"Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!"
With Gu Han's spear blocking them, countless arrows were effortlessly knocked aside. It was like a wall of bronze and iron—no matter how numerous or fierce the arrows were, none could come within half a step of Gu Han.
One man guarding the pass, ten thousand men unable to open it—nothing could better describe the scene.
The martial path pursued the all-around evolution of the human body. At Gu Han's level, not only were his strength and speed terrifyingly beyond human, even his neural reactions were incomparably swift.
These arrows might have been incredibly fast to ordinary people, so fast they could not even be seen, but to Gu Han, they were like slow motion in a film. He could easily block them.
"Good, villain!"
Seeing Gu Han's ferocity, seeing that even an army of thousands could do nothing to him, A Yanda's rage surged. He then turned to a Barbarian general in black armor beside him and shouted furiously:
"Akado, bring me my bow!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The black-armored general Akado immediately ran to the rear. In less than a few breaths, he returned carrying an extraordinary divine bow five chi long, reddish-brown throughout and nearly half again as long as an ordinary longbow, along with dozens of arrows forged from pure steel.
"Haha! Bald thief! Let's see how you die this time!"
A Yanda took the bow, stroking its body with an infatuation like that of a man caressing his lover, and spoke through gritted teeth.
This bow was called the Divine Tiger Bow. Its body had been forged from Thousand-Year Cold Iron taken from a mysterious pool in the Southern Barbarian lands. As for its string, it had come from the tendons of a White-Forehead Green-Eyed Tiger over a zhang long, which A Yanda had encountered deep in the Southern Barbarian lands more than ten years ago, slain, and stripped of its sinews.
Thus, in A Yanda's eyes, this divine bow had long become the foremost divine bow under heaven, a treasure he cherished in his palm.
"Die!"
A Yanda hardened his heart. He drew the bow and nocked an arrow, his Inner Qi surging wildly as it wrapped around the pure steel arrow. The next moment...
"Whoosh!"
As A Yanda released the string, a streak of cold light flashed through the void, dazzling and destructive like a meteor. Carrying unmatched power and speed, it shot straight toward Gu Han, who was wielding his spear in the center of the battlefield.
"Not good!"
As that streak of cold light came flying toward him, warning bells blared in Gu Han's heart. A tremendous sense of danger flooded over him, and he could no longer spare any attention for the ordinary Barbarian arrows.
"Block it!"
Gu Han's gaze sharpened. He thrust out the spear in his hand, striking sideways at the pure steel arrow covered in terrifying Inner Qi like a swimming dragon, point against point, needle against awl.
Clang!
A sound like a great bell and a grand lute rang out. Gu Han's spear collided with the arrow and was almost instantly severed by its peerlessly sharp Inner Qi. The arrow did not slow and continued toward Gu Han.
Fortunately, after being blocked by the spear, nearly half the pure steel arrow's power had dissipated. Its remaining force posed no great threat to Gu Han, and he easily caught it in his hand with a squeeze.
"What a divine bow. It truly is extraordinarily powerful! It seems I cannot remain here any longer, or sooner or later my life will be in danger."
Feeling the terrifying arrow in his hand, which continued to hum and tremble even after being stopped, Gu Han was deeply shocked. He had originally wanted to kill a few more Barbarians, but seeing A Yanda nock another arrow, he no longer dared delay.
Ignoring the Barbarian arrows striking his body like mosquito bites, he repeatedly unleashed the third level of Moon Chasing Steps at mastery. Like a ghostly specter, he leaped onto the rooftop, crossed several hundred meters in a few breaths, and fled toward the city outskirts.
"Damn it! Chase him!"
Seeing Gu Han flee, the Barbarian King unwillingly fired several more arrows. When he realized he could not hit him, he viciously lowered his treasured bow and roared furiously at the Barbarian Chieftains.
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