The Eastern Wasteland, Xuzhou.
Although Ning Wangshu had been gone for only a few short months, Black Stone City now seemed poised on the brink of a storm. A killing aura filled the vast city.
Countless soldiers in armor stood atop the city walls, ready for battle.
Outside the city, a massive army stretched across the sky, its ranks bristling with weapons and its blades gleaming coldly. Rows of war chariots hovered at the front of the formation!
"Lord Luo, I've gathered all my troops here, but I can't say for certain how this battle will end."
"After all, the King of the South has already reached the peak of the Tribulation Stage. He has also swept across eleven prefectures of the former Taihua Dynasty and brought numerous powerful cultivators under his command."
"If the situation truly becomes hopeless, Lu and the others will do everything in our power to get the two of you out of here..."
On the walls of Black Stone City, Huaiyang King gazed gravely at the formidable army filling the sky beyond the city and spoke in a solemn tone.
The few Tribulation True Monarchs who followed him stood at his side, along with Luo Shuqing and Luo Ying.
Hearing this, Luo Shuqing took a deep breath and slowly said, "All right! Huaiyang King, if things truly become hopeless, please escort us out of here."
She paused briefly, then continued, "Before Senior Ning left Black Stone City, he told us we could go to Bieluo City in Zhao Prefecture, Southern Border, to find him."
"If it comes to that, once we've escaped, let's head straight to Bieluo City in Zhao Prefecture, Southern Border..."
"Agreed!"
Huaiyang King nodded solemnly.
Just then, a tall, imposing figure shot out from the army formation in the sky beyond the