Hu Lei held the pass to the death, personally leading troops out of the city to meet the Zhou Army in battle.
Though this man's Daoist arts could not be counted among the very peak, he was fierce and unafraid of death. His fire-element techniques were exquisitely refined, and after several brutal clashes with the Zhou generals, he did not fall the slightest bit behind.
Several great generals of the Zhou Army took turns entering the field, yet all were driven back by Hu Lei's desperate fighting.
Unfortunately, Yin Shang's fortune had run dry, and human strength, in the end, could hardly defy Heaven.
After several rounds of deathly combat, the defenders under Hu Lei suffered terrible casualties, their forces collapsing step by step.
Hu Sheng remained passive in defending the city and refused to give his full aid, causing Hu Lei to stand like a lone tree unable to prop up the building. He fought a bloody battle alone for a long while, until his strength was spent and his body exhausted.
In the end, under the encircling assault of Chan Sect Immortal Official spells, Hu Lei's Daoist arts were broken. His mortal body shattered, his soul left his flesh, and he died on the battlefield filled with hatred. A wisp of True Spirit flew straight into the Investiture of the Gods.
When news of Hu Lei's death in battle spread inside the pass, Hu Sheng's heart turned completely cold and dead. Not half a trace of will to hold out remained.
But before he could open the city and surrender, red clouds suddenly churned on the horizon. Blazing flames burned the sky, and waves of heat swept across a thousand li of heavens!
The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit had already arrived above Jiameng Pass, leading three thousand