Arc 15The Northern Liang Campaign

Li Xuancang protected his family, fought the forces aligned with the Northern Liang King and Prince Fu, and helped rally the Human Race against their enemies. After leading Great Yan’s armies to victories, he pushed toward Prince Fu’s Residence while keeping Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong occupied.

  • Li Xuancang fought the Northern Liang King, while Supreme Elder Chen and another elder trapped the king in the Heaven-and-Earth Same-Lifespan Formation, then Li Xuancang battled the Six-Eyed Great Demon and escaped with the Prison Tiger Bureau.
  • After the Hundred Herbs Sect attacked Li Xuancang’s family, Zhang Yuanxiong and the Blacksteel Camp got them to safety, and Li Xuancang returned to Yu Prefecture furious at the sect.
  • The Northern Liang King allied with the Demon and Blood Races, and the Human Race’s campaign to reclaim Northern Liang ended in defeat after the allied army was trapped at Northern Profound Pass.
  • Li Xuancang sent his companions into seclusion, killed Mulin Stockade’s chiefs for Shangguan Hong, and rescued the Imperial Clan patriarch from Prince Fu before Shangguan Hong completed a powerful defensive formation.
  • Li Xuancang traveled to the Imperial City and led Great Yan’s forces to Spirit Yang Prefecture, where he fought Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong and helped rout their armies.
  • After suppressing Su Xinghai’s loss of control, Li Xuancang used Zhao Chongwu’s forces as a smokescreen and led the Blacksteel Camp in an attack that devastated Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong’s combined army.
  • Li Xuancang ordered the Blacksteel Camp toward Prince Fu’s Residence while he fought Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong, and Prince Fu continued the battle despite Tuoba Hong urging him to retreat.
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Ch. 351Fierce Battle with the Northern Liang King

Li Xuancang fought the Northern Liang King and proved strong enough to withstand the Divine Repository Realm expert and his heaven-grade saber. After Supreme Elder Chen and Supreme Elder Shen joined the fight, Li Xuancang headed below and broke the Northern Liang Royal Residence's grand formation, leaving its people exposed.

  • Li Xuancang shattered the Northern Liang King's pressure with a punch and began fighting him head-on.
  • The Northern Liang King wounded Li Xuancang with the Northern Liang Saber, but Li Xuancang's wounds healed as he continued attacking.
  • Supreme Elder Chen and Supreme Elder Shen led the Prison Tiger Bureau members in an assault on the Northern Liang Royal Residence and moved to encircle the Northern Liang King.
  • Supreme Elder Chen told Li Xuancang to deal with the battlefield below, so Li Xuancang charged down toward the Royal Residence.
  • Li Xuancang destroyed the Royal Residence's grand formation with one punch, and the Prison Tiger Bureau members charged in.

Ch. 352Artificial Demons

Li Xuancang massacred the Northern Liang Royal Residence’s Artificial Demons while Supreme Elder Chen and another Prison Tiger Bureau member held off the Northern Liang King. The two elders trapped the king in the Heaven-and-Earth Same-Lifespan Formation, accepting that they would perish alongside him.

  • Li Xuancang crippled Xu Yanbing and tore Chu Xuanshan apart when they attacked him.
  • Li Xuancang slaughtered the Artificial Demons as Prison Tiger Bureau members condemned the Northern Liang Royal Residence for creating them through mass murder.
  • The Northern Liang King tried to stop Li Xuancang, but Supreme Elder Chen and another man kept him occupied.
  • After Li Xuancang killed the last Demon, Supreme Elder Chen stopped him from joining the fight and activated the Heaven-and-Earth Same-Lifespan Formation around himself, the other man, and the king.
  • The Northern Liang King recognized the formation and realized that Supreme Elder Chen and his companion intended to die with him.

Ch. 353Battle Against the Six-Eyed Great Demon Again

Li Xuancang watched Supreme Elder Chen and another elder sacrifice themselves to trap the Northern Liang King, but the Six-Eyed Great Demon attacked before he could intervene. Li Xuancang fought the Divine Repository Realm demon alone, leaving the Prison Tiger Bureau stunned by his strength.

  • An elder explained to Li Xuancang that Heaven and Earth Share Longevity was nearly impossible to stop, and Li Xuancang grieved over Supreme Elder Chen and the other elder's sacrifice.
  • The Six-Eyed Great Demon arrived at the Northern Liang Royal Residence and charged at Li Xuancang with a crushing hoof.
  • Li Xuancang told the Prison Tiger Bureau members to retreat and blocked the demon's strike, while the collision razed the Northern Liang Royal Residence and shook Northern Liang City.
  • The Six-Eyed Great Demon was shocked that Li Xuancang could contend with him, and Li Xuancang attacked again to vent his anger.
  • Li Xuancang and the Six-Eyed Great Demon exchanged brutal blows in midair as the Prison Tiger Bureau members watched in disbelief.

Ch. 354Proposal

Li Xuancang and the Prison Tiger Bureau defeated the Northern Liang Royal Residence but failed to kill the Northern Liang King after the Six-Eyed Great Demon intervened. The King escaped under the Demons’ protection, and Li Xuancang was warned that the Demon Race and Blood Race could threaten both Northern Liang and his family.

  • Li Xuancang fought the Six-Eyed Great Demon while the Prison Tiger Bureau formed the Demon-Slaying Array, and the Northern Liang King and Supreme Elder Chen were left near death.
  • The Six-Eyed Great Demon broke through the array’s barrier with a blood cloud, allowing the Northern Liang King to escape.
  • Li Xuancang killed Xu Yanbing, rescued Supreme Elder Chen and the other man, and fled as the Prison Tiger Bureau detonated the array to cover their escape.
  • A beautiful woman emerged from the demonic clouds and ordered the Demons to treat the Northern Liang King, while the surviving Demons chose not to pursue Li Xuancang’s group.
  • Supreme Elder Chen warned Li Xuancang that the Northern Liang King could unleash the Demon Race and Blood Race, and urged him to move his family to the Prison Tiger Bureau for protection.

Ch. 355The Estate Comes Under Attack Again

Three Hundred Herbs Sect experts attacked the Guard Commander's Estate to seize Li Xuancang’s family, while Zhang Tianlong and Ouyang De fought to protect them. The family escaped before the attackers arrived, and the wounded sect elders retreated from Yu Prefecture City.

  • Li Xuancang returned to Jingzhou after parting from Supreme Elder Chen and the others.
  • Three Hundred Herbs Sect experts attacked the Guard Commander's Estate, and Zhang Tianlong and Ouyang De fought them with high-grade earth-rank divine weapons.
  • Zhang Yuanxiong escorted Li Xuancang’s family out of the estate while the Blacksteel Camp covered their escape.
  • Mu Lingshan sent Elder Zhao to capture the family, while Zhang Tianlong and Ouyang De risked destroying their foundations to stop the attackers.
  • Elder Zhao found the estate empty and killed a servant while demanding to know where the Li Family had gone.
  • After Elder Sun was gravely wounded and Mu Lingshan was injured, the three Hundred Herbs Sect experts fled, leaving Zhang Tianlong and Ouyang De relieved that the family was safe.

Ch. 356Overwhelming Fury

After the Hundred Herbs Sect attacked Li Xuancang’s residence, he vowed to retaliate and began planning how to better protect his family. Before the factions could digest the attack, news broke that the Prison Tiger Bureau had nearly destroyed the Northern Liang Royal Residence, with Li Xuancang taking part.

  • Zhang Yuanxiong returned to the residence with the Li Family, while Zhang Tianlong and another wounded defender reported the attack to the Marquis.
  • Mu Lingshan refused Elder Zhao’s suggestion to return and attack again, and led the injured survivors back to their sect for treatment.
  • Li Xuancang read Zhang Tianlong’s report, flew into a rage at the Hundred Herbs Sect, and considered strengthening his family’s defenses and restoring his wounded subordinates.
  • The factions learned that the Hundred Herbs Sect had attacked Li Xuancang’s family and reacted with alarm, criticism, or satisfaction.
  • News spread that the Prison Tiger Bureau had attacked the Northern Liang Royal Residence, critically wounded the Northern Liang King, and involved Li Xuancang in the battle.

Ch. 357The Gathering of the Strong

After the Northern Liang Royal Residence was accused of creating Demons, Great Yan and other factions prepared to attack it, while the Imperial Court also moved against the Hundred Herbs Sect. As the secret realm’s end approached, powerful and sinister groups gathered outside it, including the Corpse-Driving Sect.

  • The Prison Tiger Bureau accused the Northern Liang Royal Residence of slaughtering people and creating Demons, prompting the Great Yan Imperial Court to break its marriage agreement and the Great Li Dynasty to begin a campaign against Northern Liang.
  • The Emperor ordered the arrest of Hundred Herbs Sect members in Great Yan, ended cooperation with the sect, and sent Lin Fengxian to seize its Cloud-Linked Mountains.
  • Qin Huaiyuan urged the Emperor to reclaim Northern Liang, and the Emperor ordered Zhu Xuanye to gather one hundred thousand troops while waiting for the other factions to move.
  • As the secret realm neared its end, the Nine Great Bandits arrived, followed by Blood Butcher, who nearly strangled a righteous elder with a shadow snake.
  • The Corpse-Driving Sect arrived aboard a bone ship, its flute causing cultivators to bleed and scream as the crowd retreated in fear.

Ch. 358The Secret Realm Closes

Li Xuancang arrived at the secret realm entrance as notorious factions gathered to seize the treasures of those who emerged. After the cultivators returned, he stopped Blood Butcher with a single strike and kept the factions at bay until Li Ling'er came out safely.

  • Mulin Stockade and the Life-Taking Old Man's Rogue Cultivators arrived, threatening the gathered factions as they waited for the secret realm to close.
  • Li Xuancang arrived with the Imperial Court's forces and occupied the secret realm entrance without opposition.
  • Three days later, cultivators emerged carrying treasures, and the crowd prepared to attack them.
  • Blood Butcher lunged for a Nine-Leaf Lingzhi, but Li Xuancang struck him back and ordered everyone not to act rashly.
  • Li Ling'er emerged unharmed with Bai Meng and the others, and Li Xuancang relaxed when he saw her safe.

Ch. 359Warmth

After surviving the Celestial Origin Secret Realm, Li Xuancang brought Li Ling'er and the others home, where they reunited with their families and rested. Once their family visits ended, Bai Meng, Zhang Tianhu, Zhang Tianbao, and others prepared to enter seclusion and pursue breakthroughs.

  • After Li Xuancang left the battlefield with the Profound Heart Sect, the remaining factions slaughtered one another and plundered the secret-realm survivors.
  • Li Xuancang learned that Li Ling'er, Bai Meng, and Su Xinghai had gained inheritances and advanced their cultivation, while the Zhang Tianhu brothers had also grown stronger.
  • The secret realm closed, the surviving factions departed, and Li Xuancang returned to Yu Prefecture with Li Ling'er and their companions.
  • Li Ling'er reunited with Father Li, Mother Li, and their eldest sister, then met Du Ruomei as the family welcomed her home.
  • Su Xinghai, Bai Meng, Ouyang Meng, Ouyang De, and the Zhang Tianlong brothers reunited with their families, while Li Xuancang gave everyone fifteen days with their loved ones.
  • After the fifteen days, Bai Meng, Zhang Tianhu, Zhang Tianbao, and others announced that they intended to enter seclusion and attempt breakthroughs.

Ch. 360Allied Army

The allied Human Race army advanced into Northern Liang and prepared to storm Northern Profound Pass, intent on killing the Northern Liang King before he could call on the Blood Race. As the factions committed to battle, their leaders reflected on the Human Race’s fragile future and the hope offered by its younger generation.

  • Zhu Xuanye led an allied army of one hundred thousand into Northern Liang, where they found no civilians or resistance until reaching Northern Profound Pass.
  • Supreme Elder Qin warned the faction leaders that the Northern Liang King might invite the Blood Race to invade, prompting them to commit their full strength to a swift attack.
  • Supreme Elder Qin, Wei Dongling, Shen Tianyi, and Xing Wuhen discussed the two Divine Repository Realm Demons beside the king and the limited experts available to the Human Race.
  • Shen Tianyi, Xing Wuhen, and Wei Dongling lamented the Human Race’s precarious position and hoped the younger generation would grow strong enough to shoulder its burden.
  • Zhu Xuanye and the other faction leaders led their troops in an assault on Northern Profound Pass.

Ch. 361Sins Too Numerous to Record

The allied forces breached Northern Profound Pass and began slaughtering the Northern Liang Army, only to discover they were trapped in an Evil Formation. The Prison Tiger Bureau purified the Demons inside, but the formation then contracted and crushed the soldiers with its pressure.

  • The allied forces broke through Northern Profound Pass’s walls and overwhelmed the Northern Liang Army, while Great Yan’s troops advanced under the arrow fire.
  • The Prison Tiger Bureau warned that the allied forces were inside an Evil Formation, but the formation activated and trapped them in the pass.
  • Thousands of Demons attacked and infected allied soldiers, so the Prison Tiger Bureau established a Demon-Purifying Grand Formation.
  • The Demon-Purifying Power destroyed the Demons and released the wronged souls of the murdered commoners, exhausting the Prison Tiger Bureau members.
  • The Evil Formation contracted and pressed down on everyone, causing the untrained soldiers to collapse under its force.

Ch. 362The Tide Turns

The Northern Liang King revealed himself as an ally of Prince Fu's Residence, the Blood Race, and the Demon Race, trapping the allied forces inside the contracting Evil Formation. As the allies faced defeat, the Prison Tiger Bureau activated the Demon-Slaying Array to clash with the formation, leaving them to endure its backlash.

  • Zhu Xuanye and the allied forces attacked the Evil Formation, but Prince Fu's Residence joined the Evil Cultivators and Northern Liang Royal Residence to block them.
  • Xing Wuhen and Shen Tianyi fought the Succubus while the Northern Liang King attacked Supreme Elder Qin and pinned down the elders outside the formation.
  • Four Divine Repository Realm experts surrounded Wei Dongling, and Xing Wuhen, Supreme Elder Qin, and Shen Tianyi joined him to withstand their assault.
  • Blood Race and Demon Race cultivators entered the Evil Formation, overwhelming the suppressed allied forces and exposing the Northern Liang King's betrayal of the Human Race.
  • The Prison Tiger Bureau activated the Demon-Slaying Array after failing to break the Evil Formation, while Zhu Xuanye and the others protected them.
  • The Demon-Slaying Array clashed with the Evil Formation, and its backlash worsened the Prison Tiger Bureau's injuries as they struggled to hold on.

Ch. 363Otherworldly Races

The allied forces broke out of Northern Liang after discovering that the Northern Liang King had joined the Otherworldly Races, but suffered crushing losses and called for a counteroffensive. As news spread and Li Xuancang resolved to eliminate the Northern Liang King and his son, several of his subordinates broke through to the Profound Connection Realm, strengthening his forces.

  • The Prison Tiger Bureau shattered the Evil Formation, and the allied forces fled Northern Liang after three days and nights of fighting, while Supreme Elder Qin burned his foundation to escape.
  • Supreme Elder Qin, Shen Tianyi, Wei Dongling, and Xing Wuhen agreed to rally Human Race factions to reclaim Northern Liang and pressure Great Yan to deal with Prince Fu's Residence.
  • News of the defeat and the Otherworldly Races' occupation spread across the land, frightening many people while others called for resistance.
  • Li Xuancang resolved to kill the Northern Liang King and his son to protect his family from their growing threat.
  • Bai Meng emerged from seclusion after reaching the Profound Connection Realm, and Zhang Tianhu, Zhang Tianbao, Ouyang Meng, and Su Xinghai broke through over the following half month.

Ch. 364Dong Linghui's Request

After Su Xinghai broke through, Li Xuancang armed his subordinates and agreed to kill Mulin Stockade's third chief in exchange for Shangguan Hong setting up a grand formation. He also granted the Blackbird Merchant Association unrestricted commercial passage through Yu Prefecture, enabling it to expand while local merchant associations reluctantly gave way.

  • Li Xuancang gave Su Xinghai the Abyss-Rending Dragon-Soul Spear, and Wang Xiaoniu and the others entered seclusion to prepare for breakthroughs.
  • Dong Linghui told Li Xuancang that formation master Shangguan Hong would build the formation if Li Xuancang killed Mulin Stockade's third chief, and Li Xuancang agreed.
  • Dong Linghui asked Li Xuancang to help the Blackbird Merchant Association enter Yu Prefecture, and Li Xuancang arranged a prefecture-wide commercial travel permit and special passage privileges.
  • Yu Prefecture's merchant associations learned of the permit and Li Xuancang's backing, abandoned plans to obstruct the Blackbird Merchant Association, and watched it enter the market in force.
  • The Blackbird Merchant Association cut prices to seize Yu Prefecture's markets, while other merchant associations envied its advantage but feared challenging Li Xuancang.

Ch. 365Imperial Clan Ancestor

The Emperor and Zhu Xuanye sought help from the Imperial Clan’s wounded Divine Repository Realm ancestor, who agreed to confront Prince Fu. As the Blood Race’s occupation of Northern Liang brought the Human Race to the brink of war, Li Xuancang learned that Shangguan Hong could build a formation capable of holding off a Divine Repository Realm expert.

  • The Emperor and Zhu Xuanye told the Imperial Clan ancestor that Prince Fu’s Residence had allied with the Northern Liang Royal Residence and that other powers were pressuring Great Yan.
  • The ancestor agreed to use his remaining strength to deal with Prince Fu, despite knowing that fighting would worsen his fatal injuries and leave Great Yan vulnerable.
  • A Blood Race member whipped a Northern Liang commoner and ordered other captives to carry him away as food.
  • Human factions debated whether to join the campaign to reclaim Northern Liang, while opportunists and rival races prepared to exploit the coming conflict.
  • Shangguan Hong told Li Xuancang that he could build an upper-grade earth-rank formation capable of holding off a Divine Repository Realm expert temporarily, and Li Xuancang promised to provide the needed materials.

Ch. 366Mulin Stockade

Li Xuancang traveled to Mulin Stockade to fulfill his promise to Shangguan Hong and avenge the destruction of Shangguan Hong’s family. He began slaughtering the stockade, killing its Second Chief with a single punch as the survivors reeled in disbelief.

  • Shangguan Hong told Li Xuancang that Mulin Stockade’s Third Chief had destroyed his family, and that he had waited years for revenge.
  • Li Xuancang secretly left Yu Prefecture and discovered that Barbarians had occupied Peace Prefecture, resolving to deal with Prince Fu’s Residence after returning.
  • Li Xuancang entered the Qilian Mountains, learned Mulin Stockade’s location, and flew to its stronghold.
  • Li Xuancang unleashed his aura and crushed the bandits who tried to stop him, drawing the three chiefs out to confront him.
  • The Second Chief recognized Li Xuancang as Marquis Wu'an of the Great Flame Dynasty and warned his brothers of his strength.
  • Li Xuancang attacked the three chiefs and obliterated the Second Chief with one punch, leaving the stockade in shock.

Ch. 367Mulin Stockade Annihilated

Li Xuancang annihilated Mulin Stockade, rescued the captive women, and brought the stockade chiefs to Cloud Prefecture. There, he found Prince Fu fighting the Imperial Clan's ancestor and watched as the ancestor unleashed a desperate sword strike.

  • Li Xuancang crippled the First Stockade Chief and Third Stockade Chief, then slaughtered all the bandits at Mulin Stockade.
  • Li Xuancang freed more than a thousand captive women, who gathered supplies and burned the stockade after he left.
  • Li Xuancang carried the two chiefs to Cloud Prefecture and covertly approached Prince Fu's Residence.
  • Li Xuancang saw Prince Fu, transformed by demonic power, grievously wound the Imperial Clan's ancestor.
  • The Imperial Clan's ancestor, poisoned by black mist and near defeat, spent his sword's last golden light on a slash at Prince Fu's head.

Ch. 368Half-Human, Half-Demon

Li Xuancang rescued the Imperial Clan patriarch from Prince Fu, a half-human, half-demon who commanded an army of monsters, and drove him to safety. The dying patriarch headed back to the Imperial City to warn the emperor, while news of Mulin Stockade’s destruction began spreading through the Qilian Mountains.

  • Prince Fu overpowered the Imperial Clan patriarch and prepared to kill him, but Li Xuancang intervened and rescued him.
  • Li Xuancang fought Prince Fu, saw more than a thousand monsters emerge from Prince Fu’s Residence, then escaped with the patriarch when he could not safely finish the fight.
  • Li Xuancang learned the rescued man was Great Yan’s Imperial Clan patriarch and used Blood Qi Force to stabilize his injuries.
  • The Imperial Clan patriarch left for the Imperial City to make arrangements and tell the emperor that Li Xuancang had reached the Divine Repository Realm.
  • Li Xuancang left with the two chiefs as rumors spread that a Divine Repository Realm expert had destroyed Mulin Stockade.

Ch. 369Sacrificing Himself

Li Xuancang helped Shangguan Hong avenge his family before Shangguan sacrificed himself to complete a powerful defensive formation in Yu Prefecture City. As Prince Fu and the Barbarians prepared for war, the Imperial Court summoned Li Xuancang to the Imperial City.

  • Li Xuancang brought the crippled chief and third chief to Shangguan Hong, who tortured them to death to avenge his family.
  • News spread that Prince Fu had reached the Divine Repository Realm, allied with the Barbarians, and handed Peace Prefecture to them, while Great Yan's factions scrambled to prepare for war.
  • Du Tianfeng learned that the Grassland People were massing at Cool Prefecture's border, but the Imperial Court could not send reinforcements.
  • Nangong Zhan broke through to the Astral Qi Realm, and the Blacksteel Camp gained fifteen more Astral Qi Realm experts.
  • Shangguan Hong completed the grand formation and sacrificed himself to strengthen it, making it capable of suppressing Profound Connection Realm cultivators and resisting a Divine Repository Realm cultivator.
  • After Liu Jin told Li Xuancang that Prince Fu and the Barbarians were mobilizing for war, Li Xuancang spent two days with his family and then left for the Imperial City with Su Xinghai, Zhang Tianlong, and Bai Meng.

Ch. 370All Forces Mobilized

Li Xuancang gathered the Imperial Court’s remaining forces and prepared to face Prince Fu’s Residence and the Barbarians at Spirit Yang Prefecture. As the army marched out from the Imperial City, Du Tianhao headed for Sweet Spring Commandery and Pei Qingyuan prepared to join the battle.

  • At court, Li Xuancang learned the Imperial Court had only two hundred thousand troops and three Profound Connection Realm experts, while Wenxin Academy offered two great Confucians and its students.
  • The Emperor committed the Imperial Guards and sought aid from the martial factions, while Li Xuancang warned that the Grassland People might attack and the court had ordered Shen Chongyuan to defend Sweet Spring Commandery.
  • At the Du Family, Li Xuancang assured Du Tianyuan he could protect himself and warned Du Tianhao to distrust Shen Chongyuan; Du Tianhao then left for Sweet Spring Commandery.
  • At Wenxin Academy, Pei Qingyuan prepared her weapons for her first battlefield deployment, hoping it would help bring her father back from Origin Forest Commandery.
  • At dawn, Li Xuancang led hundreds of thousands of Imperial Court troops out of the Imperial City toward Spirit Yang Prefecture as the people prayed for victory.

Ch. 371War Begins

Li Xuancang led the army, including more than three thousand Wenxin Academy disciples, to defend Spirit Yang Prefecture as the Human Race alliance fought the Northern Liang forces. Five days later, Prince Fu's army and the Barbarians attacked the defensive line, where the frightened defenders braced for battle.

  • Li Xuancang sent for the Blacksteel Camp and led his army toward Spirit Yang Prefecture while the Human Race alliance and Northern Liang's forces began a bloody battle.
  • The Human Race factions unleashed their techniques, and thirteen Divine Repository Realm experts faced fourteen experts from the Northern Liang side as the wider battlefield reached a stalemate.
  • Li Xuancang's army reached Spirit Yang Prefecture and entered its defensive line.
  • Five days later, Prince Fu's army and the Barbarians arrived, and Yang Yuntian ordered the assault.
  • The defenders fired arrows as Zhao Chongwu's Imperial Guards maintained order, while the other troops performed poorly and darkened Li Xuancang's expression.

Ch. 372Turning the Tide

Li Xuancang ambushed the enemy rear and killed most of Prince Fu's Residence and the Barbarian army's Profound Connection Realm experts with one punch, then fought Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong at once. His strength turned the tide of the battle, and Great Yan's forces charged forward as Pei Qingyuan realized how far beyond her he was.

  • Li Xuancang left Zhao Chongwu in command and slipped behind Prince Fu's Residence and the Barbarian army.
  • Li Xuancang struck down more than forty Profound Connection Realm experts with one punch, leaving only thirteen alive.
  • Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong attacked Li Xuancang, who fought both Divine Repository Realm experts without falling behind.
  • Inspired by Li Xuancang, Zhao Chongwu and the Imperial Guards charged, followed by Wenxin Academy's students.
  • Pei Qingyuan and the remnant soul were stunned by Li Xuancang's strength, and Pei Qingyuan realized the gap between them had widened.

Ch. 373Shaking the World

Li Xuancang turned the battle against the Barbarians and Prince Fu’s forces by defeating their leaders and enabling the Imperial Court army to rout the rebel army. After returning to the defensive line, he ordered scouts to monitor the enemy as news of his breakthrough and victory spread across the rear.

  • Li Xuancang fought Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong while Bai Meng and Su Xinghai helped the Imperial Court forces overwhelm the enemy on the battlefield.
  • Tuoba Hong ordered the Barbarian army to retreat, and Bai Meng and the others pursued and slaughtered the fleeing troops.
  • Li Xuancang pursued Tuoba Hong and Prince Fu, fighting them for three days and three nights before they escaped.
  • Li Xuancang returned to the defensive line, ordered scouts to watch Prince Fu's Residence and the Barbarians, and received a jubilant welcome.
  • News spread that Li Xuancang had reached the Divine Repository Realm and defeated Prince Fu and a Barbarian Divine Repository Realm expert in a two-on-one fight.

Ch. 374Devil's Deviation

After repelling the enemy, Li Xuancang prepared to counterattack while the Barbarians and Prince Fu's Residence remained encamped nearby. Su Xinghai suffered a devil's deviation after breaking through, and Li Xuancang subdued him and arranged for a soul cultivation technique; Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong continued searching for a way to defeat Li Xuancang.

  • Li Xuancang ordered scouts to monitor the Barbarian and Prince Fu's Residence armies and waited for the Blacksteel Camp before launching an offensive.
  • Su Xinghai suddenly went berserk in the military camp, and Li Xuancang suppressed his turbulent Soul Sea and restored him to normal.
  • Su Xinghai told Li Xuancang that devouring enemies and attempting to break through had caused him to lose control; Li Xuancang warned him to strengthen his soul and stabilize his cultivation.
  • Li Xuancang sent a request to the Emperor for a soul cultivation technique and continued preparing to counterattack once the Blacksteel Camp arrived.
  • Prince Fu complained to Tuoba Hong that Li Xuancang had no weaknesses and was preventing their advance toward the Imperial City.

Ch. 375Sudden Assault

Li Xuancang tricked the Barbarians and Prince Fu's forces with a feint, then led the Blacksteel Camp in a surprise attack and crushed their army. As his troops advanced on Prince Fu's Residence, Li Xuancang kept fighting Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong, who were left battered after five days and nights.

  • Tuoba Hong and Prince Fu agreed that Li Xuancang had to be eliminated, while Tuoba Hong called for reinforcements.
  • Li Xuancang sent Zhao Chongwu and the Imperial Guards forward as a smokescreen while secretly bringing the Blacksteel Camp to attack the enemy camp.
  • Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong joined the battle against Li Xuancang, but he suppressed them while Bai Meng, Su Xinghai, Zhang Tianlong, and the others routed the enemy troops.
  • Tuoba Hong ordered a retreat, but fewer than one hundred thousand of the combined force of over four hundred thousand escaped after the defeat.
  • Li Xuancang ordered the Blacksteel Camp to advance on Prince Fu's Residence, while he kept Prince Fu and Tuoba Hong engaged in battle.
  • After five days and nights, Tuoba Hong urged Prince Fu to retreat, but Prince Fu ignored him and continued fighting Li Xuancang.
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