Man Poshen!

The scene of Ding Hao descending from the sky, blade in hand, cleaving Man Potian in two, plunged both allied and enemy soldiers into a deathly silence!

A wave of shock surged through everyone's hearts.

"Slay the General!"

"Ding Hao slew the General!!"

A moment later.

The soldiers of the Great Zhou Divine Phoenix Army, except for Zhang Dalong whose face was ashen, erupted into earth-shattering cheers.

As for the Northern Barbarian soldiers, they were so terrified they soiled themselves, and even the Northern Barbarian Royal Court guards nearby looked on in shock!

Ding Hao himself ignored the surrounding commotion, not even bothering to pursue the remaining stragglers.

His gaze immediately fixed on Man Potian's bisected corpse!

After all, Man Potian not only allowed him to claim the final Slay the General merit, but he was also a Grandmaster powerhouse possessing the Primordial Barbarian Bloodline!

As expected, a large pile of light orbs had already burst forth from the two halves of the corpse!

"Pick up!" Without hesitation, Ding Hao collected them all.

Instantly, a string of system notification sounds rang out!

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for picking up 2000 Vitality, 200 Spirit, and 300 Comprehension!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for picking up the Grandmaster-level talent, Endless Vitality!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for picking up the Grandmaster-level Martial Art, Immovable Mountain Seal!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for picking up the Grandmaster-level Martial Art, Eight Dragon Steps!]

[...]

Explosion! Massive explosion!

Ding Hao successfully picked up all sorts of attributes, talents, and martial arts!

Finally, the notification that pleased him the most also sounded.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for picking up fifty percent of the Primordial Barbarian Bloodline!]

"Good heavens! Fifty percent!" Ding Hao was shocked.

Clearly, this level of Primordial Barbarian Bloodline exceeded his expectations.

One must know.

Adding this to his original forty percent, he would have a full ninety percent of the Primordial Barbarian Bloodline, which was a terrifying degree!

"Fuse!"

Without hesitation, Ding Hao chose to fuse the fifty percent Primordial Barbarian Bloodline!

The Primordial Barbarian Bloodline immediately began to fuse madly within his body, his blood boiling like hot water, making Ding Hao's entire body scalding hot!

However, just as Ding Hao was fusing the Primordial Barbarian Bloodline on the spot.

Not far away, on the towering city walls of the Northern Barbarian Royal Court, a large number of Northern Barbarian civil and military officials stood!

At the forefront was the Northern Barbarian King, clad in royal robes and wearing a crown!

His name was—Man Poshen!

However, compared to the Northern Barbarians around him, this Northern Barbarian King was extremely short, even two heads shorter than a Great Zhou soldier, a complete dwarf of just over a meter and thirty centimeters!

But although Man Poshen was a dwarf, his kingly aura was terrifying, and the surrounding civil and military officials dared not look him in the eye!

"Damn it, a mere Great Zhou death row inmate dares to slay my Northern Barbarian commander!"

Upon witnessing the tragic death of Man Potian in front of the Royal Court City, Man Poshen's somewhat ugly face was instantly filled with rage!

He reached out and roared, "Fetch my Barbarian Dragon Bow and Tiger Bone Arrows!"

As the large Barbarian Dragon Bow entered his hands, Man Poshen's dwarfish physique suddenly erupted with a terrifying power.

He immediately drew the Barbarian Dragon Bow into a full moon shape, and a Tiger Bone Arrow on it, as True Qi flowed, erupted with a blazing brilliance!

"Fire!!"

With a shattering twang of the bowstring, the Tiger Bone Arrow instantly shot out with lightning speed!

In an instant, it traversed a distance of eight hundred meters, directly targeting Ding Hao.

The air along the path became incredibly distorted under this arrow!

"Ah!!"

Ding Hao's heart was filled with terror, feeling a chill of death suddenly appear!

He hadn't even perceived any danger, and in this moment, all he knew was that he was going to die!

This made him feel extremely aggrieved, unwilling, and regretful!

After all, he had just killed Man Potian to gather the four major military merits!

Just as the future seemed bright and full of promise, everything took a sudden nosedive, plunging into eternal darkness!

Suddenly, at the most critical moment, a graceful figure clad in golden armor and a red robe descended from the sky. With a silver saber in hand, she struck towards the direction of the Northern Barbarian Royal Court with lightning speed!

With a clang, the incoming Tiger Bone Arrow was split in two, lodging itself on either side of Ding Hao!

"Luo Shenhuang?"

Seeing this, Ding Hao, who had been filled with despair, was overjoyed. He hadn't expected Luo Shenhuang to save him at such a crucial moment!

"Ding Hao, be careful!"

"This is the Dragon Bow and Tiger Arrows of the King of Northern Barbarians, Man Poshen. This guy's strength is even greater than Man Potian at his peak. He's known as the strongest in the Northern Barbarians!"

Luo Shenhuang stood with her golden armor and silver saber held forward, explaining without looking back.

"King of Northern Barbarians? Man Poshen!"

Ding Hao's expression turned as cold as frost.

He clearly remembered the man who had nearly killed him with a single arrow.

On the other side, atop the Royal Court City, Man Poshen's face also darkened as he saw his sure-kill arrow blocked.

"Golden armor, silver saber, red robe – the Great Zhou Divine Phoenix Army is invincible!"

"As expected of Great Zhou's youngest Martial Dao Grandmaster, this Luo Shenhuang is not to be underestimated!"

Knowing that with the Grandmaster-level powerhouse Luo Shenhuang in front of him, his sneak attack could no longer harm anyone, Man Poshen could only lower his bow!

He gathered his True Qi and his voice boomed outside the Royal Court City, "Luo Shenhuang!!"

"Our Northern Barbarian tribe surrendered to the Great Zhou Dynasty long ago, vowing never to offend Great Zhou again and to pay tribute for generations!"

"Even your Great Zhou's new Empress Weiyang agreed to this matter, so why must your Divine Phoenix Army press on so relentlessly!"

"Even if you forcefully break through my Northern Barbarian Royal Court today, you, Luo Shenhuang, will absolutely not fare well. After all, no emperor wants a general who disobeys imperial orders!"

"However, if you lead the Divine Phoenix Army to retreat now, I can personally write to Great Zhou and explain to Empress Weiyang on your behalf!"

"If you spare my Northern Barbarians today, you will still be the Army Lord of your Divine Phoenix Army tomorrow, and both of us will be happy – can we agree?"

As Man Poshen's voice echoed through the sky, Luo Shenhuang scoffed.

Using True Qi to amplify her voice, she retorted, "Man Poshen, don't dream!"

"For hundreds of years, your Northern Barbarians have constantly harassed Great Zhou. Every time you get hurt, you resort to this surrender and peace talk routine!"

"Even if you speak eloquently today, it won't change the fact that your Northern Barbarian tribe will be completely annihilated!!"

As she responded, the main force of the Divine Phoenix Army had already begun to advance. Over a hundred thousand soldiers, like a dark, surging tide, were pressing down on the Royal Court City!

This sight made Man Poshen and all the barbarians within the Royal Court feel a heavy sense of dread.

A sense of existential crisis, unprecedented before, filled the hearts of every barbarian!

Finally, when all the soldiers of the Divine Phoenix Army had assembled, Luo Shenhuang, leading from the front, raised her arm and swung her saber without hesitation.

"All soldiers, listen to my command! With me, the Army Lord – march on the Royal Court, annihilate the Northern Barbarians!"

"Kill!"

Finally, with a firm and powerful battle cry, the Divine Phoenix Army began to charge towards the Northern Barbarians' last city!!

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