Terrifying Combat Power

"Ambush... there's an ambush..."

Just as the army at the front entered the canyon, the scouts' terrified, shrill cries rang out, echoing in everyone's ears.

"Damn it."

The Barbarian commander and the sinister man both changed expression. They hadn't expected the army's scouts to issue a warning before dying.

"Stop hiding. Kill them!"

With the ambush exposed, the Barbarians no longer concealed themselves and charged out from every direction.

"Roar!"

"Awoo!"

"Raaah!"

"..."

At the same time, beastly roars rose and fell, shaking the wilderness and crushing the Human Race's morale.

"Kill!"

The Barbarians and Demon Race attacked together. Secretly brought together by the White Lotus Sect, they had temporarily set aside their grudges to join forces against the Human Race.

As long as they wiped out the army before them, Profound Sun Commandery would be theirs to carve up at will.

"Loose the arrows!"

A dense rain of feathered arrows poured down from the cliffs and forests on both sides like black clouds blotting out the sky.

The arrowheads were coated in deadly poison and demon power. They pierced through the soldiers' armor, and masses of front-line soldiers immediately fell after being struck, screaming without end.

"Pfft!"

"Aaah!"

"Urgh!"

"..."

The Battle Soldiers struck by the arrows could only let out one miserable scream before the poison took effect and killed them.

"Withdraw from the canyon! Form up and defend!"

Zhou Xingzhan roared hoarsely, but it was already too late.

He had never imagined that the Barbarians and Demon Race could bypass the front lines and set an ambush here.

From atop the cliffs on both sides, the ambushed Barbarian elites and Demon Race surged forth like a raging tide.

The Barbarian cultivators wielded sabers and axes, their blood and qi boiling.

The Demon Race bared sharp claws and fangs, demon power running rampant.

There were giant bear demons that could split mountains with brute strength, green wolf demons as swift as the wind, and snake demons spewing lethal poison.

The two forces worked in perfect coordination, sealing off the entrance and exit of the canyon, trapping the entire Human Race army within this land of certain death.

"Hahaha! Despicable humans, today will be your burial ground!"

The Barbarian leader Wu Xiaotian gripped a massive hammer, his Astral Qi Realm aura sweeping across the battlefield.

Though the two beside him had weaker auras, they too were Astral Qi Realm experts and could not be underestimated.

The three great experts joining forces made the entire canyon tremble beneath their pressure.

"Kill!"

Their target was clear. They lunged straight at Zhou Xingzhan, determined to kill this pillar holding up Profound Sun Commandery.

"Commander, you're their target! Leave quickly!"

Seeing this, Zhou Xiong stepped in front of Zhou Xingzhan and urgently urged him to flee.

Zhou Xingzhan's safety was vital to Profound Sun Commandery City and the Zhou Lineage. Zhou Xiong would never allow him to die here.

Zhou Xiong's gaze was resolute as deathly resolve erupted from him. He intended to cover Zhou Xingzhan's retreat.

Zhou Xingzhan looked at the three charging enemies, and his gaze finally settled on Zhou Xiong.

"You... take care."

There were no drawn-out farewells, no hesitation whatsoever. Zhou Xingzhan fled the battlefield without the slightest delay.

It wasn't that he was cold-blooded or heartless. He knew this was the best outcome.

Zhou Xiong had no regrets about his choice. For a Lineage to endure, someone had to make sacrifices.

Zhou Xingzhan was more important than he was. There was no need to consider the choice.

"Kill!"

Zhou Xiong destroyed his own foundation, sending his blood and qi surging in reverse as he forcibly raised his strength and charged at Wu Xiaotian's group.

"Courting death."

The three looked at him with disdain and struck out with palm force.

Their palm force was too fast. Zhou Xiong had no time to evade and could only take all three attacks head-on.

"Pfft!"

All three blasts of palm force struck Zhou Xiong. His body flew away like a kite with its string cut, blood staining the sky.

"Aaah!"

Just as everyone believed Zhou Xiong was doomed, the blood-soaked Zhou Xiong actually lunged at the three again.

"Damn it, don't let him hold us up. You go after Zhou Xingzhan. I'll deal with him."

The three understood Zhou Xiong's purpose and immediately split up, leaving one behind to deal with him.

"Retreat! The entire army, retreat!"

Facing the joint assault of the Demon Race and Barbarians, the Human Race had no chance at all. They could only flee.

The army fell into chaos. Wails filled the land, and blood flowed into rivers.

Li Xuancang's hundred-man unit was positioned in the heart of the enemy's main assault, facing Barbarian elites and demon beasts several times their number.

"Hold the formation. Fall back in order."

Li Xuancang commanded loudly. At a time like this, panic would only give the enemy an opening.

His men trained as if their lives depended on it, and they had also received medicinal pills as rewards from Li Xuancang. Their strength far surpassed that of other Battle Soldiers. They obeyed every command and clustered tightly around Li Xuancang.

"Pfft!"

With a battle spear in hand, Li Xuancang leaped to the front of the formation. His blood and qi erupted at full force as he swept aside an incoming poisoned arrow with one thrust, then directly slew a green wolf demon pouncing at him.

Li Xuancang's strength was astonishing. Even Body Tempering Realm opponents couldn't withstand more than a move or two from him.

The army had completely collapsed, casualties mounting without end. Barbarian soldiers charged forward in an endless stream, and even with their formation, casualties continued to appear.

"Follow me and fight our way out!"

Li Xuancang took the lead, like the sharpest tip of an arrow, charging ahead with his unit.

A black bear four or five meters tall charged at Li Xuancang. Thick-skinned and immensely powerful, it casually sent the soldiers blocking its path flying, leaving no intact corpses behind.

"Roar!"

The black bear quickly reached Li Xuancang. The thick demon aura and stench of blood it gave off made the surrounding Battle Soldiers tremble in fear.

"Don't panic. Maintain the formation."

Li Xuancang's furious roar calmed the panicked Battle Soldiers. Their usual training proved crucial. Though they were afraid, bodily instinct kept their formation from being scattered.

"Die!"

Li Xuancang drove his spear forward and charged at the black bear.

The black bear revealed its sharp claws and viciously swatted at Li Xuancang. Its eyes were brutal, and it didn't take Li Xuancang seriously at all, as though it were merely swatting an insect to death.

"Bang!"

The bear paw struck the spear. Enormous force transmitted through it, and even the hundred-forged spear couldn't bear it. It began to bend, letting out a trembling groan under the strain.

Li Xuancang released the spear and kicked off the ground, shooting out like a cannonball. He arrived before the black bear's head and smashed a fist into its face.

As the punch landed, Li Xuancang's body dropped back down.

With a crack, the black bear's skull shattered. Its huge body staggered, about to collapse the next instant.

"Aaah!"

Li Xuancang roared, grabbed one of the black bear's arms, and flexed every muscle in his body, unleashing astonishing strength.

Under the horrified gazes of those around him, Li Xuancang swung the black bear's massive body in circles, using it as a weapon to attack the enemy.

"Pfft!"

"Aaah!"

"Urgh!"

"..."

Everyone struck by the black bear was sent flying. Even if they didn't die, they were gravely wounded.

"Bang!"

Li Xuancang hurled the black bear's body dozens of meters away, smashing it into five or six Barbarians.

Blood instantly dyed the ground red. The black bear and the five or six Barbarians were all dead.

The black bear possessed Bone Forging Realm strength. With its formidable body, even ordinary Bone Forging Realm cultivators were no match for it, but it had chosen the wrong opponent.

Li Xuancang was a humanoid ferocious beast. His flesh was even more terrifying than that of demon beasts, and his strength was astonishingly immense.

Forget Bone Forging Realm demon beasts—even Blood Condensation Realm demon beasts, he dared to meet head-on.

"Th-this!?"

The surrounding Human Race soldiers were so shocked their eyes went wide, staring at the scene before them in disbelief.

"Is he even human?"

Several hundred-commanders and battalion commanders who witnessed it were all dumbfounded.

Facing that black bear meant almost certain death for them, yet such a formidable beast had been beaten to death alive by Li Xuancang's bare fists. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, no one would have dared believe it.