Peak General

Pfft...

The vicious beast's body, more than ten meters tall, crashed to the ground.

Ye Cang calmly recalled the King Slayer Flying Sword.

He was still in City No. 0126.

Waiting for the many Generals who had come to kill him.

As long as Xue Long made no move, he no longer feared the other families in Crimson Cloud City.

At worst, he could still escape with ease.

He looked at the system panel.

[Life Energy: 1287]

After killing the Luo Family members, he continued onward according to plan.

Before long, he discovered another vicious beast species.

Ironclad Scorpions!

There were more than five hundred of them, large and small, with nearly half being Beast Soldier-grade monsters.

The strongest was an Ironclad Scorpion King at the intermediate Beast General level.

There were also five at the beginner Beast General level.

But with his current strength, there was only one possible outcome for them.

Death!

In less than ten minutes, he had completely wiped out the Ironclad Scorpion pack.

He glanced at the system.

He poured all his Life Energy straight into his "Body" attribute.

As his strength surged, Ye Cang began to search the battlefield.

Before long, a delighted cry rang out from the gray mist.

"It's him! I found him!"

In the blink of an eye, the gray mist parted, and a figure appeared not far from Ye Cang.

The moment he saw Ye Cang, the man immediately sent a message.

"Get over here!"

Ye Cang remained calm.

He had already sensed the man before he arrived.

That was because the Gray Mist Zone Detector Wang Xu had given him could detect life signs within a five-hundred-meter radius.

Naturally, martial artists were no exception.

Ye Cang didn't stop the man from sending the message.

After waiting for more than an hour, the first group of people who had come to kill him had finally arrived.

Rumble...

Gusts of wind swept the gray mist away from every direction. One figure after another appeared around Ye Cang, surrounding him.

"That old fossil from the Luo Family wanted to keep him all to himself, but ended up getting his teeth kicked in!"

"Haha! Once we present this kid's head, the Luo Family will be nothing but a dish on the Wang Family's table."

Ye Cang surveyed the area. Eight people had appeared.

He briefly probed them with his mental power and sensed one man whose aura was exceptionally powerful—much stronger than the two men from the Luo Family earlier.

"Wang Family, I don't recall offending you. Why come here to die?"

Ye Cang gazed coolly at the man leading the Wang Family.

"Hmph! You bastard, you killed Lord Xue's younger brother. That makes you an enemy of the Wang Family. You're asking for death—now surrender!"

The leader roared.

He swept a hand through the air, and the Wang Family Generals around him closed in.

"All of you, attack together and kill him. I'll make sure he doesn't escape."

As soon as he spoke, the other Wang Family Generals charged at once.

The Luo Family's fate was still fresh in their minds. The moment they attacked, they had no intention of giving Ye Cang a chance.

"Since that's how it is, I'll send you all on your way!"

Ye Cang held the God Slaying Sword, killing intent rising in his eyes.

"Die!"

The fastest man had already reached Ye Cang's side, driving his dagger toward Ye Cang's waist.

Whoosh!

A black shadow flashed past, and his attack missed.

Just as he turned to look, Ye Cang was already behind him, stabbing backward with his sword.

Pfft...

His heart shattered, and he died on the spot.

"First."

Ye Cang's calm voice rang out as he appeared beside the second man.

"Not good!"

The man was still reeling from the shock when, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a flash of cold light on the blade.

"Second!"

Ye Cang's figure moved like a phantom as he lunged at the third man.

"Spread out! He's already reached the Peak General level!"

The Wang Family leader could no longer sit still.

He had expected Ye Cang to flee. He hadn't imagined that two of the Wang Family's Generals would fall in the blink of an eye.

One of them had even been an intermediate General.

"You little bastard! Die!"

He gripped a slender sword and shot toward Ye Cang in an instant.

Boom!

The blades clashed with a thunderous clang, sparks flying.

The terrifying force blasted apart the ground beneath them, forming a crater more than ten meters across.

In the next instant, both men staggered back several steps.

Ye Cang's expression remained unchanged, but the Wang Family leader's eyes were full of shock.

What kind of background does this little bastard have? How can he be so strong?!

He was a Peak General, and he had mastered a battle skill. With its power doubled, his peak strength was close to two hundred tons.

Yet he had still been at a disadvantage in their clash.

On the other side, Ye Cang glanced at the panel without showing it.

[Body: 472]

After putting in his points earlier, his strength in his normal state had soared by more than ten tons, and his cultivation had reached the intermediate General level.

With all his boosts, his peak strength could now reach 211.6 tons.

Naturally, he was stronger than his opponent.

"A Peak General? You're nothing special!"

Ye Cang sneered and charged at him with his sword.

General-level martial artists who pushed their strength to the limit of their realm—nearly one hundred thousand kilograms—and mastered a General-grade battle skill could unleash two hundred thousand kilograms of force, or two hundred tons.

Only martial artists of this caliber could be called Peak Generals!

They represented the highest level of combat power beneath the War Venerables.

Once they comprehended an artistic conception, they could successfully step into the War Venerable realm.

But artistic conceptions were mysterious and elusive. Without exceptional martial arts talent, it was extremely difficult to comprehend one.

Countless Generals were stuck at this bottleneck.

In Crimson Cloud City, only Xue Long had managed to break through in recent years.

That was what had earned him the devotion of countless families.

"Impudent!"

The Wang Family's Peak General roared and raised his sword to clash with Ye Cang.

Clang, clang, clang...

A fierce battle erupted. Forces of over a hundred tons crashed together again and again, their terrifying shockwaves ripping up the earth for dozens of meters around them. Broken stones flew, and dust filled the sky.

Several minutes passed, and the battle intent in Ye Cang's eyes only grew stronger.

In this battle against an opponent of the same rank, his mastery of Aurora Sword Wings and Minute Level Movement Technique was surging rapidly.

It only made him more excited.

"Misty Rain!"

The Wang Family's Peak General shouted. In an instant, his sword strikes grew several times faster, filling the sky with white flashes of sword light.

"Aurora Sword Slash!"

Ye Cang refused to be outdone, and his own sword sped up just as much.

In only a few breaths, the two had exchanged dozens of blows.

Pfft...

Suddenly, the Wang Family's Peak General spat blood and staggered backward.

The residual force from the impacts he had accumulated over the long battle erupted inside him.

His blood and qi churned, and he could no longer suppress it.

His eyes were filled with terror.

His swordsmanship was inferior to his opponent's.

But that was obvious. He had only cultivated a General-grade sword art.

Ye Cang, on the other hand, had cultivated a King-grade sword art.

At the same level of mastery, he could only be crushed.

"You've lost!"

Ye Cang spoke calmly, the God Slaying Sword pointed straight at the Wang Family's Peak General.

"So..."

"Now die!"

Before his words had even faded, Ye Cang struck.

The Wang Family's Peak General hurried to defend himself, only to realize Ye Cang hadn't attacked him.

Not good!

A sense of dread flashed through his mind.

Elsewhere.

The Wang Family's five remaining Generals had been engrossed in watching the fight. By the time they noticed Ye Cang appear beside them, it was already too late.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

The God Slaying Sword slashed wildly. The men couldn't withstand even a single blow, and couldn't even manage to block. Ye Cang cut them down one by one.

Seeing this, the Wang Family's Peak General started to rush over, but then changed his mind and retreated straight toward the gray mist.

If I can't beat him, I can only run!

But...

"Going that slow, and you thought you could escape?"

Ye Cang sneered.

He flashed past the man, his sword piercing the Wang Family's Peak General through the chest.

Thud!

The body hit the ground. Ye Cang didn't spare it another glance, turning straight toward the gray mist around him.

"Everyone, won't you come out and meet me?"