But Luo Cheng had underestimated Tie Lei Qingtian's martial prowess. With his life on the line as he fled, Tie Lei Qingtian fought with everything he had. No matter how exquisite Luo Cheng's Luo Family Spear technique was, after twenty-odd exchanges, Tie Lei Qingtian knocked the Five-Hook Divine Flying Silver Spear out of his hands with a sweep of his trident.
"Oh no! I'm done for!" Luo Cheng cried. There was no time to dodge, and death beneath the Primordial Unity Golden Trident seemed inevitable.
At that critical moment, a Tiger-Head Gold-Inlaid Spear blocked the trident's blow, saving Luo Cheng's life.
The newcomer was none other than Qin Qiong, also known as Qin Shubao. "Cousin, I'll hold him off. Hurry and retrieve your weapon!"
"All right, cousin. I'll be right back!" Luo Cheng said, turning his horse to recover his spear.
Seeing another burly, yellow-faced warrior arrive, Tie Lei Qingtian knew he could not afford to linger. Any further delay would leave him unable to escape.
His next three trident strikes came faster and harder with each blow. They forced Qin Qiong back, and he charged out at an angle.
Qin Qiong had no choice but to let Tie Lei Qingtian go. "Don't pursue him, cousin. His skill and strength are far beyond ours. We're no match for him."
"All right, cousin. That bastard really does have immense strength and exceptional skill. We can't beat him," Luo Cheng said.
The two cousins then turned back and began cutting down the Eastern Turk soldiers.
An hour later, all fifty thousand Eastern Turk soldiers sent on the surprise attack had been slaughtered. Yang Lin immediately ordered his army to launch a night raid of their own against the Eastern Turks.
The commanders then led a hundred thousand troops toward the Eastern Turk