"Kill!"
The Shang Army's fighting spirit surged. Roaring in unison, they attacked the surrounded Zhou Army. With skilled generals such as Yin Pobai, Yu Da, and Lu Renjie charging into the fray as well, Lei Zhenzi suddenly found himself hemmed in, under pressure unlike anything he had ever felt before.
The baleful aura gradually gathering around them, in particular, sent a chill through his heart.
"Our Great Zhou has stood for two reigns! Now we march against a depraved tyrant, united from top to bottom, acting in Heaven's name! The late king's spirit in Heaven will surely protect us! Kill!"
Lei Zhenzi roared, actually invoking Ji Chang, who had long since kicked the bucket.
Though Ji Chang was dead, he remained Xiqi's King Wen. His years of work building up Xiqi could not be denied, and his achievements had long since taken root in people's hearts. After his death, even his sworn enemy King Zhou had bestowed a posthumous title upon him, making people throughout the world remember his accomplishments all the more fondly.
Lei Zhenzi was not merely an immortal and a general, but also one of Ji Chang's hundred adopted sons. His shout brought back the soldiers' memories of Ji Chang, giving their morale a lift.
At this point, he no longer cared about karma or karmic debt. He swung the Golden Cudgel repeatedly, sweeping dozens of men to their deaths. Even slaughtering freely and incurring karmic debt was a price he was willing to pay. After all, this was his second incursion deep into Great Shang territory. The first could still be explained away as a stratagem: although his entire force had been wiped out, he had misled Lu Xiong and secured a greater victory. This second attempt, however, was nothing more than an ambush. If his