Forcefully Reading the Book of Life and Death

"It was time!"

Just as Hu Ma had driven back the Panshan Army with nothing but himself and his blade, his aura surging and his blood qi soaring, a gigantic Kongming Lantern rose into the sky. The lantern was enormous and dazzlingly bright, its flames leaping high inside like a blazing sun suspended in midair.

From above, its light burst forth, shining directly on Hu Ma as he charged forward with his blade held level. Behind him, it cast a gigantic shadow.

The next moment, at the other end of the battlefield, another Kongming Lantern rose. Together, the two lanterns shone from opposite sides, casting a second shadow of Hu Ma from another direction.

One fell to the left, the other to the right, both pitch-black, towering, and grotesque.

"Unable to control your own fate, with two lives entwined. I know the Hu Family sent you into this game, and you haven't been happy here."

As the shadows appeared, King Panshan was already shaken by the monster that had appeared from who knew where. He even thought of getting up and moving farther from the battlefield. But just then, a slender, graceful figure appeared beside him.

Amid the surging blood qi of the battlefield, she moved as if she were weightless, letting out a soft sigh as she gazed into the distance. The guards nearby were startled, but suddenly found themselves unable to speak.

Then her gaze swept slowly across them, and two guards carrying longbows walked over to her against their will.

They turned stiffly and stood on either side of her. They nocked signal arrows and, with all their strength, raised their bows high.

"Whoosh!"

The two arrows suddenly left their strings. In the blink of an eye, they crossed nearly a hundred zhang and struck the two