In the rear of the Northern Barbarian Army, atop a hill, Northern Barbarian banners snapped in the wind. Beneath them stood Man Potian, Commander of Northern Barbarians.
Although more than half a month had passed since the night raid, Man Potian's injuries had clearly not healed much. In particular, blood still seeped from the stump of his arm wrapped in bandages!
His white hair was withered like dead grass, and his old face was pale and bloodless!
Even the grandmaster aura that had once flourished enough to contend with Luo Shenhuang had long since fallen to the level of the True Martial Realm!
"Alas!"
"Northern Barbarians are doomed today!!"
Watching the Northern Barbarian Army formation get slaughtered through and routed by the Divine Phoenix Army in such a short time, Man Potian could not help throwing back his head with a long sigh, grief filling his aged eyes.
After all, this was the last force the Northern Barbarian Royal Court could muster. Once it was defeated, Northern Barbarians would completely lose the strength to resist!
The Northern Barbarian Royal Court a hundred li away would surely be trampled into ruins by the Divine Phoenix Army!
"Follow me and capture the flag, slay the general!"
"Kill the Commander of Northern Barbarians!"
At this moment.
Two waves of killing cries rang out. The Death Row Camp and Mad Dragon Camp had completely carved through the Northern Barbarian Army, charging straight for Man Potian under Ding Hao and Zhang Dalong's leadership!
"Guard Camp! Flag Protection Camp! Follow this commander and kill those damned Great Zhou people!"
Seeing this, Man Potian furiously gave the order. He directly led the two camps of barbarian soldiers at his side to meet the Death Row Camp and Mad Dragon Camp head-on!
For a moment, the soldiers of all four camps fiercely clashed atop the hill!
"It's you!"
"You were the one who severed Father Commander's arm last time! Give us your life!"
At this moment, two young barbarian generals who looked strikingly like Man Potian roared. Each wielded a heavy battle-axe as they charged toward Ding Hao!
Judging by the surging fluctuations of blood and qi around them, one had reached True Martial Fourth Level, while the other had reached True Martial Fifth Level!
"Father Commander?"
"Bloodline to be dropped!"
Hearing how the two barbarian generals addressed him, Ding Hao's eyes immediately lit up!
One had to know that during the last night raid, he had killed one of Man Potian's sons and obtained quite a bit of Primordial Barbarian Bloodline. These two were far stronger than that one, so their drops would surely only be more, not less!
"Kill!"
Killing intent overflowed from Ding Hao as he leaped forward on the wind. The Mysterious Iron Saber in his hand came crashing down with tyrannical force, strands of Martial Dao True Meaning coiling around the blade!
Especially the True Meaning of Strength within it—it had already reached tenfold perfection. A complete True Meaning naturally underwent a qualitative change in power!
Squelch!
With a single slash, he directly split the giant axes in the two men's hands!
The terrifying force filled the two barbarian generals' eyes with boundless terror!
They had never imagined that Ding Hao, who had not even entered the True Martial Realm half a month ago, could now so effortlessly suppress both of them in strength!
"Retreat!"
The two barbarian generals still wanted to flee, but in the blink of an eye, Ding Hao's saber light tore through their armor. With another squelch, he cleaved them both in half at the waist!
The two barbarian generals died on the spot, several balls of light dropping from their bodies!
Ding! Congratulations to the host for picking up five strands of Primordial Barbarian Bloodline, 500 blood and qi points, 30 spirit points, 50 comprehension points... Ding! Congratulations to the host for picking up five strands of Primordial Barbarian Bloodline, 520 blood and qi points, 20 spirit points, 60 comprehension points...
Without hesitation, Ding Hao fused the Primordial Barbarian Bloodline he had picked up!
In an instant, his Primordial Barbarian Bloodline directly rose from three and a half tenths to four tenths, increasing by a full half-tenth.
As for his other attributes, quite a few had dropped as well. It counted as a minor windfall!
"Ah!"
"My sons!"
Just as Ding Hao had slain the two barbarian generals, Man Potian in the distance let out an incomparably grief-stricken cry.
One had to know.
He only had three sons, yet all of them had now died at Ding Hao's hands!
Combined with the grudge of his severed arm, he ignored the attempts of his personal guards to stop him and directly charged toward Ding Hao with the Black Gold Hammer in hand!
"Perfect timing!" Ding Hao was not alarmed but delighted at the sight.
After all, he could sense that Man Potian's grave injuries had yet to heal. His aura no longer possessed a grandmaster's might and was, at most, at the peak of the True Martial Realm!
Of course, if it had been an ordinary peak True Martial Realm expert, Ding Hao naturally would not have dared to meet him head-on!
But Man Potian was different. In his heavily injured state, most of his strength came from the primordial barbarian blood within him. Yet Ding Hao could negate the other man's barbarian blood, meaning Man Potian was destined to be firmly countered by him!
The achievement of slaying a general that he had failed to obtain before might be completed today!
Heavenly Tyrant Body!
Primordial Barbarian Bloodline!
Three Talents Saber Technique: Man Severing!
At the first moment, Ding Hao unleashed his full firepower and charged toward Man Potian!
Sure enough, the instant their saber and hammer collided, Ding Hao's activated Primordial Barbarian Bloodline immediately canceled out the power of Man Potian's barbarian blood!
With a thunderous clang, Ding Hao not only failed to retreat but instead directly sent Man Potian flying backward!
"Damn it!"
"Again?!"
This bizarre sight immediately made Man Potian gnash his teeth in fury.
He simply could not understand why the power of primordial barbarian blood, which had always swept aside everything in its path, lost its proper divine might every time it encountered Ding Hao!
"Haha!"
"Kill!"
Naturally, Ding Hao would not give Man Potian a chance to think. He immediately threw back his head in laughter and swung the Mysterious Iron Saber in a savage assault against Man Potian!
Heavenly Tyrant Body!
Three Talents Saber Technique!
Martial Dao True Meaning!
And more.
All his power was borne by the Mysterious Iron Saber as he hacked out slash after slash, setting off wave after wave of deafening metallic explosions across the battlefield.
What stunned soldiers on both sides was that Man Potian was actually being driven back step by step under Ding Hao's barrage.
Especially as his injuries were aggravated—blood sprayed from his severed arm, and blood seeped from his mouth. He looked as though Ding Hao could kill him at any moment!
"Wahaha, I, Zhang Dalong, am here!"
"The Commander of Northern Barbarians should be slain by me, the Divine Phoenix Army's number one fierce general!"
However, just as Ding Hao was about to take down Man Potian, Zhang Dalong barged in again amid a bout of arrogant laughter.
Just like during the previous night raid on the Northern Barbarian camp, he wanted to steal Ding Hao's kill.
Who would have thought that this time, Ding Hao seemed to have anticipated it long ago? At once, he stopped attacking and flashed to one side.
At the same time, he withdrew his Primordial Barbarian Bloodline. One had to know that at his current level of bloodline concentration, he could already activate and retract it whenever he wished.
He looked as though he were saying, Aren't you trying to snatch it, Zhang Dalong? I'll let you have it.
"Huh?"
"Is this guy being so cooperative now?"
This scene clearly left even Zhang Dalong somewhat dumbfounded!
But in the next moment, his expression changed!
As Ding Hao stepped aside, Man Potian, who had just been beaten down by Ding Hao, suddenly erupted with terrifying strength!
A heavy hammer smashed viciously toward Zhang Dalong, who was right within reach!
"Ah!"
Zhang Dalong cried out in terror and hurriedly swung his broadsword with all his strength to block it!
With a bang, Zhang Dalong's body was directly sent flying. He staggered back more than a dozen steps before coughing up blood with a wah!
"Damn!"
"Why is it like this again?!"
Zhang Dalong immediately cursed furiously in his heart.
He also could not understand why Man Potian looked limp and ready to be killed whenever Ding Hao attacked him, yet the moment Zhang Dalong stepped in, Man Potian instantly became as fierce as if he had taken medicine!
Was he simply too unlucky?
Or was there—another reason?
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