Volume One, Chapter Nine: Attacking Chu, Slaying His Father, and Eradicating His Clan
The next day, Prince Qi led an army of three hundred thousand to attack the Chu Kingdom. The massive force soon arrived at Qinglong Pass. With the Northern Town King dead, General Wang Jiantong took charge of defending Qinglong Pass.
“Close the gates!”
Upon seeing the two hundred thousand troops approaching, Wang Jiantong quickly ordered the gates shut.
“Archers, ready your bows!”
Over ten thousand archers on the walls raised their bows and nocked arrows.
“Release!”
At Wang Jiantong’s command, a volley of arrows rained down upon Prince Qi’s three hundred thousand troops, who raised their shields to defend.
After the first barrage,
“Charge!”
Prince Qi led the three hundred thousand soldiers in assaulting the city, charging ahead on horseback toward the walls.
The second volley of arrows followed.
Protected by his Qi energy, the arrows could not pierce Prince Qi’s defense; he soared onto the walls and began slaughtering enemies recklessly.
With no Northern Town King to defend it, Qinglong Pass stood no chance against Prince Qi.
At the same time, Chen Xuanting leapt onto the walls, swinging his sword to massacre Chu soldiers with ruthless ease, like slicing through melons and vegetables. With each kill, the murderous aura around him grew stronger.
The innate sword intent within his sword eyes evolved continuously, manifesting the Wusheng Sword Technique. After slaughtering tens of thousands, the embryonic form of the sword intent took shape.
Without relying on the Devouring Heaven Demon Technique to absorb others’ essence to replenish his strength, the toll of killing so many would have exhausted Chen Xuanting.
With the city gates breached, the army poured into Qinglong Pass.
General Wang Jiantong was slain by Prince Qi.
After capturing Qinglong Pass, Chen Xuanting ordered Prince Qi to lead the troops toward Jinling City. His aim was to annihilate the Chen family completely.
He could not accomplish this alone and thus relied on Prince Qi’s formidable army.
The three hundred thousand troops advanced like a battering ram, unstoppable.
Urgent war reports covering eight hundred miles swiftly reached the imperial palace.
Emperor Chu, upon receiving the news that Prince Qi’s forces had broken through Qinglong Pass, roared,
“How dare you attack Chu! I want you to return with none alive!”
He decreed that the Southern Town King lead a fifty-thousand-strong army to annihilate Prince Qi’s three hundred thousand troops.
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The army soon arrived at Jinling City.
“Kill!”
Prince Qi commanded the assault on the city.
Chen Xuanting directly charged into the city.
Within the Chen family estate, a clan battle was underway in the martial arena, featuring the younger generation. The strongest and most gifted among them would become the clan’s young master.
Chen Xiao, with his Mountain-Cleaving Sword Technique, defeated all the exceptional talents of the Chen family, unmatched and destined to be the young master.
On the arena stage,
Chen Xiao was locked in fierce combat with Chen Yi.
Chen Yi was also one of the elite youths, possessing a sixth level of martial cultivation, but still far inferior to Chen Xiao’s seventh level.
After exchanging several moves, Chen Xiao slashed Chen Yi’s arm, then kicked him out of the arena.
“Anyone else?”
Chen Xiao stood proudly with his sword.
No one dared to challenge him further.
“Then I shall.”
A powerful and domineering voice rang out.
Chen Xiao turned his head to see Chen Xuanting soaring in.
The crowd was stunned.
“It’s Chen Xuanting! He’s returned!”
“He’s advancing with Qi energy; he’s broken through to the eighth level of martial cultivation.”
“Even if he’s at the ninth level, it’s still a death sentence for him.”
Chen Lan, seated on the high platform, glared furiously at the prodigal son’s return, his fingers digging into the armrests.
“Seize him.”
Chen Lan’s voice was cold.
Several elders rushed to attack Chen Xuanting.
With a swing of his sword, Chen Xuanting’s Wusheng Sword Intent overwhelmed their minds, and the elders were slain on the spot.
Along his path, nearly a hundred thousand had fallen beneath Chen Xuanting’s blade. It was through this relentless massacre and the power of his sword eyes that he had cultivated his sword intent in such a short time.
This spectacle shocked everyone in the Chen family.
Chen Xiao was terrified; he hadn’t expected Chen Xuanting to become so formidable so quickly.
Chen Xuanting stepped onto the arena and with an empty-handed grasp pulled Chen Xiao over, clutching his neck tightly.
“Looks like you won’t be the Chen family’s young master after all.”
Chen Xuanting smiled wickedly, a smile that sent chills down Chen Xiao’s spine as life and death hung in the balance.
“Master, save me!”
“Prodigal son, let him go!”
Chen Lan shouted angrily.
“Release him? Fine!”
A devouring force sucked out the Qi and essence from Chen Xiao’s body, turning him into a dried husk in moments. Chen Xuanting tossed the corpse aside.
“Chen Xuanting, you killed my grandson. I’ll kill you!”
Grand Elder Chen Qingxuan, enraged by his grandson’s death, lunged at Chen Xuanting with a palm strike. Chen Lan and other elders also attacked together.
The weakest among them were at the eighth level of martial cultivation.
Facing multiple attackers, Chen Xuanting showed no fear and met their attacks with his sword.
Prince Qi’s army breached Jinling City and swiftly reached the Chen estate.
“Kill them all. Leave no one alive.”
The troops stormed in, slaying indiscriminately.
Seeing this, Chen Lan shouted furiously, “Prodigal son, you’ve conspired with the enemy to attack the Chen family. You’re truly heartless. If I had known this day would come, I would never have spared you.”
“You’ve been dead for a long time. Destroying the Chen family was your final wish. It shows how much you hated me, hated the Chen family.”
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