In the square outside the royal palace …
There were at least a hundred thousand people gathered in the square, and at the very center of the square stood a massive platform. On it, Sun Qiang, Elder Xu, and the others were imprisoned with their cultivation sealed. From the looks of it, they would be executed at any moment.
"What should we do?"
Song Chao and the others looked at the crowd on the platform anxiously.
They had been here since morning, but those who were imprisoning them were all Saint realm experts and Primordial Spirit realm elders. With their current strength, they wouldn't even be able to get close to them, let alone rescue them.
"I don't know either. Sun Qiang is Principal Zhang's butler, and he went as far as to wreak havoc in Zhong Qingwang Manor to save him. If Principal Zhang were to learn of his death, he would surely turn on him!"
Song Chao said.
He had known Zhang Shi back when they were still in the League of Nations, and he knew that the other party was extremely protective of his subordinates. No matter what, Sun Qiang was still his subordinate. If the other party were to kill him for no reason, wouldn't it cause a huge uproar?
Perhaps, the entire Qingyuan Royal City would be destroyed.
"What do the members of the Combat Master Hall say? They have received Principal Zhang's favor, so they can be considered as half a student of his. Why isn't a single one of them stepping forward this time? "
A member of the Xuanxuan Faction harrumphed furiously.
In the past few days, they had been interacting with the members of the Combat Master Hall, and they had imparted innumerable battle techniques and battle techniques to them. Yet, when they were in trouble, the other party actually refused to step forward to help them.
"We can't blame them. A few division heads of the Combat Master Hall went to demand for Sun Qiang a few days ago, but they were all detained by Song shi. On top of that, he even issued a Master Teacher Order that all of the combat masters of the Combat Master Hall are to remain within the Combat Master Hall.
Song Chao shook his head.
Combat masters were equivalent to an army of master teachers, and military orders were of utmost importance.
A quasi 8-star master teacher from the Qianchong Empire had issued a Master Teacher Order, and that was equivalent to a military order. No matter how indignant they were, they wouldn't dare to act recklessly.
It was the duty of a soldier to obey orders, and the combat masters were no exception.
"Without them, it would be difficult for us to save Sun Qiang!"
The combat master hesitated for a moment before replying.
It wasn't that they hadn't tried before, but with their cultivation, they couldn't even get close to the platform, so how could they possibly save him?
"I also know that raiding the execution ground is no small crime. Regardless of whether we succeed or not, there's a good chance that we will lose our master teacher status or even be executed … At such a time, we can only rely on ourselves …"
Song Chao's expression was solemn.
Robbing the execution ground of a quasi 8-star master teacher was a crime punishable by death even if one were to fail. Those who dared to come here had already made up their minds to die.
At this moment, it was indeed inappropriate for the Combat Master Hall to be dragged into this matter as well.
Before Song Chao could finish his sentence, a voice could be heard.
"Who said you can only rely on yourselves? What? You don't treat us as brothers anymore? "
Everyone hurriedly turned their heads and saw a group of familiar faces appear in front of them.
Xiao Qin, Shi Hao, Jiao Tan, Lu Jianling, Dong Rui …
They were the familiar faces from the Combat Master Hall, numbering in the thousands.
"You … why are you here? Weren't you strictly forbidden from leaving the Combat Master Hall? "
Song Chao exclaimed anxiously.
The other party had clearly received the order not to move, so why would they appear here at this moment?
"We did receive the order, but … the other party ordered us to leave the Combat Master Hall. From this moment onward, we are no longer Combat Masters!"
Shi Hao replied with a smile.
"No longer Combat Master Hall?"
Song Chao's body jolted in astonishment. Only then did he realize that the Combat Master Hall had actually taken off the Combat Master Robe that symbolized their identity and donned ordinary clothes instead!
"You have all resigned from your identity as Combat Master Hall? This … "Song Chao clenched his fists tightly as a surge of warmth flowed through his heart.
Over the past few days, he had come to understand just how honorable the identity of Combat Master Hall was.
In order to save Sun Qiang, they had unhesitatingly given up the honor and perseverance in their hearts …
The eyes of the Xuanxuan Faction reddened in agitation.
"Combat masters have no choice but to obey Mingshi Tang's order. However, if we wish to save Sun Qiang, we can only resign from our identity …" Shi Hao shook his head.
"This way, we won't be bound by the order anymore!"
Jiao Tan nodded in agreement.
"But …"
Song Chao wanted to say something, but in the end, he found himself unable to bring himself to do so.
No matter what he said, it would only dull the luster of their relationship.
"Zhang Shi isn't just your principal; he's our teacher as well! Without him, we wouldn't have been able to reach our current level of strength, and we wouldn't have been able to understand that battle techniques can be executed in such a manner … He's a selfless person, and as the one who benefited from it, we can't just stand by and do nothing! "
Xiao Qin said.
"Indeed. Zhang Shi is the most magnanimous master teacher I have ever met. It's my fortune to be able to learn from him. Now that his men are in trouble, if we don't step in, are we supposed to wait for others to step in?"
Shi Hao looked at Zhang Xuan and patted his shoulder. "Why? Don't you think of us as brothers anymore?"
"Of course not!"
Taking a deep breath, Song Chao suppressed the gratitude in his heart as he clenched his fists tightly.
Indeed, this was the kind of charisma that Zhang Shi possessed. He was able to rally countless people to his side, and they were willing to work for him and help him!
Putting everything aside, even he himself had a huge conflict with the other party back then. Every single day, he would be cheated of his high-tier spirit stones, and he would be so infuriated that he would kill the other party … But at this very moment, he had already become the other party's loyal subordinate.
This wasn't just due to his charisma. More importantly, it was his magnanimity. As long as he grasped the precious heritage of others, he would impart it to them without holding back at all!
Only a true teacher would have so many people willing to lay down their lives for him, not backing down or regretting their actions.
"Since you think of us as brothers, there's no need to waste your breath … Have you thought of how you are going to rob him? Let's do it together later on! "
Shi Hao said with a smile.
"Un!"
Knowing that there was no point in saying anything more, Song Chao decided not to argue any further. "Later on, we'll be announcing his crimes before we begin the interrogation, so we intend to make our move at this moment. We'll use the method of the 'Myriad Star Formation' to attack him together. Even though we are still a distance away from reaching Primordial Spirit realm, with our combined strength, we should be able to put up a fight against a Primordial Spirit realm expert."
"The Myriad Star Formation … It's indeed the best formation for teamwork!" Shi Hao nodded.
The Myriad Star Formation was a formation used by the Qingyuan Empire's military. It was able to gather the strength of an entire army together and launch a powerful attack on its target.
Even though the members of the Xuanxuan Faction weren't too powerful, being only at Transcendent Mortal 7-dan or 8-dan, when ten thousand of them worked together to form this formation, not even a Primordial Spirit realm expert would be able to withstand it!
"However … have you considered how you're going to bring him out of Qingyuan City after saving him?"
Shi Hao asked. "If he's unable to escape, what's the point of saving him in the short term?"
"This …" Song Chao and the others fell into deep thought.
They knew that with their current strength, the chances of success were extremely low. As such, they were prepared to sacrifice themselves for the greater good. As such, they hadn't considered where they should place Sun Qiang after saving him.
However, with the addition of the Combat Master Hall, their chances of success had increased significantly. If they couldn't find a suitable place for Sun Qiang, they could very well be captured again.
"Do you have a solution?"
Unable to think of anything, Song Chao asked.
"I do have a solution … That is, instead of raiding the execution ground, we should find a way to subdue Song shi!"
Shi Hao said.
"Subdue Song shi?"
"Indeed. Song shi is the crux of the matter. As long as we can defeat him and force him to rescind the order to execute Butler Sun and the others, we'll be able to save Sun Qiang and the others," Shi Hao said.
"That's indeed the case!"
Song Chao and the others' eyes lit up.
The reason why Sun Qiang and the others were executed in public was due to Song shi's order. As long as they could subdue Song shi, they wouldn't be in any danger.
"What do you think we should do then?"
Seeing that the other party's solution was better, Song Chao and the others quickly turned their gazes to Shi Hao.
"Simple. Listen to my orders later on …"
Shi Hao nodded. Just as he was about to speak of his solution, a resounding voice suddenly sounded, drowning out the voices of the several hundred thousand cultivators in the square.
"I am quasi 8-star master teacher, Song shi!"
An old man floated in the air above the stage as he surveyed the crowd with a dignified aura.
Qianchong Empire, Song shi!
"Sun Qiang has colluded with the members of the Poison Temple to poison the Qingyuan Empire royal family and kill the emperor of a Conferred Empire. This is a heinous crime, and he will be executed by beheading!"
"He's Song shi?"
Shi Hao and the others didn't think too much of it when they heard the name, but upon seeing the real person, they couldn't help but feel an immense pressure weighing down on them.
A Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle expert was simply too powerful. It wasn't something that they could deal with just with numbers.
"Alright, it's already noon. Begin the execution now!"
Song shi bellowed coldly. After taking a look around and confirming that Liu Yang was nowhere to be seen, Song shi bellowed coldly.
Huala!
Along with those words, a series of beheading blades rose into the air, ready to fall on Sun Qiang, Elder Xu, and the others at any moment.
Knowing that it would be too late if they didn't make a move now, Shi Hao bellowed, "Do it!"
Hong long!
Following those words, countless zhenqi gathered together to form a massive zhenqi dragon, and it charged straight for Song shi.
Even though the ten thousand members of the Xuanxuan Faction and several thousand members of the Combat Master Hall were not too powerful, their combined strength was still a formidable foe.
The massive zhenqi dragon tore through space and appeared right before Song shi.
"How dare you!"
Not expecting that someone would dare to raid the execution ground and make a move on him, Song shi narrowed his eyes and raised his palm.
Huala!
A powerful surge of energy immediately froze the massive zhenqi dragon in midair.
A Leaving Aperture realm pinnacle expert was infinitely close to reaching Grand Dominion realm.
"How dare you raid the execution ground and make a move on an 8-star master teacher? I'll kill all of you right here and now!"
After blocking the attack, Song shi sneered coldly as he tapped his palm lightly.
Weng!
Countless floating beheading blades immediately flew toward the necks of Sun Qiang and the others.
However, before they could land, they suddenly froze in midair.
Immediately after, a cold voice rang out. It swept up like a hurricane and resounded in everyone's ears.
"You are the one who killed me, Zhang Xuan? Allow me to ask … how many heads do you have? "
Right after those words were spoken, a figure suddenly flew over, reminiscent of a deity.
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