Everyone turned to look at Kou Lingxu, waiting for his reaction.
Kou Lingxu glared at Miao Yi. When their gazes met, they seemed to be able to see through each other's thoughts. He knew that his opponent had already seen through him.
At this point, it didn't matter if the enemy wanted to exterminate the entire Kou family. What he was worried about now was whether the other party was truly confident in defeating him, or was he just trying to scare him? But now that he was forced into this situation, he had no choice but to jump into the pit he had dug himself.
From a certain perspective, killing Kou Zheng wasn't a big deal. As long as he could win, and as long as one member of the Kou family survived, the Kou family could still flourish. What truly troubled him was killing Tang Henian. This was his trusted aide who had followed him for many years. Niu Youde's move was too ruthless!
Tang Henian slowly closed his eyes and remained silent. His heart was in turmoil. No one wanted to die, but sometimes, people didn't have a choice. He understood Kou Lingxu too well. He knew what Kou Lingxu would choose to do.
Kou Zheng had quickly recovered from the pain of losing his son. He fell into a state of unease, worried that his father would kill him. His father had already killed so many of his family members. Why would he care about him?
Kou Lingxu suddenly said, "Tang Henian is not a member of the Kou family. This has nothing to do with him!"
Miao Yi didn't say anything. He only shook his head, indicating that he didn't agree.
Kou Lingxu fell into silence again.
"Ugh … you …" Kou Zheng suddenly groaned. He turned to look at Tang Henian in disbelief.
Tang Henian pulled out the spear from Kou Zheng's chest and looked at Kou Lingxu.
"This …" The surrounding people jumped in fright. Tang Henian actually killed Kou Zheng?
For a moment, the crowd didn't know what to do. It was a mess. Some people held onto Kou Zheng and tried to save him. Some didn't know if they should attack Tang Henian. Others looked towards Kou Lingxu.
However, Kou Lingxu didn't seem to notice the chaos behind him. He remained motionless, his lips pursed.
Tang Henian held his spear and cupped his fists. He bowed behind Kou Lingxu and said, "This old servant will take his leave first. Take care, Your Highness!"
As he said this, he floated out of the battle formation and suddenly shouted, "Kill!"
Under everyone's watchful eyes, he rushed out alone, charging at the enemy's army at full speed.
Kou Lingxu's eyes were instantly filled with tears. His cheeks and lips were trembling. He looked at the lonely figure and did not stop him.
There wouldn't be a second result. Light flowed out like rain. With a rumbling sound, Tang Henian's figure disappeared, turning into a bloody mist.
The battlefield fell into a dead silence.
"If Lord Kou loses, do you want your brothers to surrender, or do you want them to continue throwing their lives away?" Miao Yi's calm voice broke the silence of the starry sky.
Kou Lingxu said word by word, "Northern troops, listen up! If I lose, surrender!"
"Southern Army and Eastern Army, heed my command. If this King loses, immediately withdraw your troops and do not encroach on the Northern Army!" As soon as Miao Yi finished speaking, he extended his hand and made an inviting gesture towards Kou Lingxu. "Since King Kou is a man of his word, I will keep my word as well. I will accompany you!"
"Your Highness …" Cheng Taize and Yang Qing tried to dissuade him.
However, Miao Yi was unmoved. With a casual grab, the crimson Inversed-Scales Spear appeared in his hand. With a wave of the spear, the sound of a dragon's roar reverberated through the starry sky.
"To prevent others from saying that I am bullying the young …" After Kou Lingxu said this, he took off the storage bracelet on his wrist and all the storage items on his body, handing them over to the person beside him. With only the spear in his hand, he floated out of the formation alone and pointed at Miao Yi, saying, "You can send your men over to inspect them to ensure fairness!"
Yang Qing immediately said to Miao Yi, "Your Highness, Kou Lingxu is just worried that Your Highness has some kind of powerful transcendent artifact in your hands after seeing how confident Your Highness is. Don't fall for it!"
"If he doesn't use a transcendent artifact, then why should I be afraid?!" Miao Yi smiled faintly. He also took off the storage items on his body and handed them over to Yang Zhaoqing, then floated out of the formation alone.
Yang Zhaoqing received the items and immediately sent a reliable man to Kou Lingxu to inspect them, in case Kou Lingxu was up to any tricks.
Kou Lingxu didn't hold back either and sent someone over as well.
The men sent from both sides searched Miao Yi and Kou Lingxu from head to toe. After confirming that they weren't hiding anything, they quickly returned to report.
Kou Lingxu flashed to the center of the two armies, and Miao Yi did the same. The two of them held spears in their hands as they stared at each other from afar. One was old, the other young and strong.
"Beat the drums and cheer!" One of Kou's generals turned around and shouted. A Sky Shaking Drum was raised, and the general personally beat it. The thunderous sound of the drum echoed throughout the starry sky.
The other side didn't dare to show any weakness either. Cheng Taize ordered his men to set up the drum and personally went up to beat it.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the starry sky was completely different. The soldiers on both sides watched with wide eyes. The grand spectacle of two Heavenly Kings fighting one on one was not something that just anyone would have the chance to witness.
"Sigh! Kou Lingxu's strength is not to be underestimated. Why did Your Highness put yourself in danger? "
Within the command center of the battle formation, Teng Fei sighed and anxiously complained to Bluemoon. He couldn't understand why they had to stop and give Kou Lingxu the opportunity to kill him. How could they have gone through so much trouble? They didn't even know what would happen next.
Bluemoon calmly said, "Do you think His Highness is someone to be trifled with? Don't worry. Kou Lingxu is courting his own death. "
Teng Fei was stunned. "What do you mean?"
Bluemoon said, "His Highness has asked me to spar with him when he was cultivating. I am no match for him."
Teng Fei almost wanted to curse out loud. He couldn't help but mock, "So you're saying that Kou Lingxu is no match for you?"
Bluemoon added, "Even if Long Xin and I work together, we won't be able to withstand a single move from His Highness!"
"..." Teng Fei was speechless. He was a little doubtful that he had heard wrong.
On the other side, Yang Qing looked at Yang Zhaoqing, who had been calm and composed the entire time. "You don't seem worried at all?"
Yang Zhaoqing calmly said, "There's nothing to worry about. In a head-on clash, Kou Lingxu is no match for Your Highness."
Yang Qing was shocked. "What do you mean?"
Yang Zhaoqing only said, "I've seen His Highness fight with Bluemoon and Long Xin."
Yang Qing frowned. Seeing how confident he was, he didn't ask any further. However, he still transmitted his voice over to remind Miao Yi, "I think it's better if you invite the Princess Consort out. Everything is unpredictable. If anything were to happen, only the Princess Consort has the authority to control the situation. At the very least, she won't cause the southern army to scatter."
Yang Zhaoqing was silent for a moment. He thought about it and agreed. If something were to happen, only Yun Zhiqiu would be able to control the situation. At the very least, many of the generals would listen to Yun Zhiqiu, such as Bluemoon, so the situation wouldn't go out of control.
Yun Zhiqiu soon appeared. As soon as she saw the situation, she immediately asked, "What's going on?"
Yang Zhaoqing quickly explained the situation.
Yun Zhiqiu was furious. "You're all muddle-headed. Why didn't you stop His Highness? How do you know that Kou Lingxu isn't playing any tricks?"
However, she also knew that it was too late to change the situation now. It was impossible to summon Miao Yi back now, and he wouldn't come back anyway. No matter who tried to persuade him, it would be useless.
When she saw Yang Zhaoqing and Yang Qing lowering their heads, she immediately glared at Yang Qing and coldly said, "I don't care what you think of. In any case, you must ensure His Highness's safety. If anything happens to His Highness, I will have to find a head to take responsibility for it!"
Yang Qing raised his head and felt the thick killing intent in Yun Zhiqiu's eyes. It was a chilling sight to behold, and he couldn't help but sigh to himself. This couple still couldn't trust him completely. Judging from Yun Zhiqiu's words, it seemed like he would be the one to take responsibility for it.
He could understand what Yun Zhiqiu was thinking. Some of his actions were meant to kill Yun Zhiqiu. The only reason why Yun Zhiqiu was so tolerant was because Miao Yi was around. Once Miao Yi was gone, they wouldn't be able to restrain Qin Weiwei, and naturally, they wouldn't be able to restrain Yang Qing either. Yun Zhiqiu would most likely immediately kill him.
Even though he was highly regarded by Miao Yi's side, it was all empty talk. None of the troops here would listen to his orders. As soon as Yun Zhiqiu gave the order, he would immediately die without a proper burial.
He also knew that he reaped what he sowed. It was all because of the exposure of the incident all those years ago.
Even now, he still couldn't figure out where the loophole in the incident was. The plan had been so well laid out, so why did Mu Fanjun let Yun Zhiqiu go? It didn't make sense at all. Could it be that fate really existed in this world? Was Yun Zhiqiu destined to be the mother of the world?
"But have the subordinates prepare themselves. If anything goes wrong, there's no need to keep your word. Just charge in immediately!" Yang Qing suggested a solution that wasn't really a solution.
Yun Zhiqiu decisively said, "Agreed. Your Highness's safety is our top priority. Everything else is unimportant. Let's do it this way!" He tilted his head towards Yang Zhaoqing.
Yang Zhaoqing nodded in acknowledgment of the order. He secretly passed down orders to his subordinates to prepare themselves.
As they stood off against each other, Miao Yi and Kou Lingxu's auras gradually reached their peak. They were on the verge of exploding. Everyone stared intently at them, their heartstrings stretched taut.
A gently spinning corpse floated in between the two of them.
Just as Miao Yi's line of sight was blocked, Kou Lingxu finally made his move. His figure blurred into a blur, as though he had teleported away.
The spear in Miao Yi's hand also blurred in an instant. The sharp tip of the spear instantly ignited, and a spinning black ball the size of a fist shot out.
'Boom!' The sound of the explosion drowned out the rumbling of the Heaven Shaking Drum.
The corpse that floated past was instantly reduced to dust. Kou Lingxu reappeared, and the two spears collided.
In that instant, the two of them were sent flying back almost at the same time.
Kou Lingxu was pushed back several dozen zhang, while Miao Yi was almost sent flying back to his own battle formation.
Kou Lingxu looked at Miao Yi, a little surprised. He didn't think that with Miao Yi's cultivation, he would actually dare to clash head-on with him. Not only that, he actually managed to block it. Not only that, but he was also shaken to the point where his palm was a little numb. Was this the reason why this guy was so confident in fighting him?
The dust covering Miao Yi's forehead peeled off uncontrollably, revealing the faint golden flame pattern on his forehead. His hand that was holding onto the spear trembled slightly, and the spikes on his armor fluttered backwards like a violent gale. The aftermath of the transcendence energy that he released also blew towards the battle formation behind him like a violent gale.
His lungs felt like they were being overturned, and he felt the urge to vomit blood.
The strength of Kou Lingxu's cultivation was a little beyond Miao Yi's imagination. It was precisely because he had never sparred with a cultivator of Kou Lingxu's level before that he wanted to test his strength that he decided to clash head-on with him. Even though he had used his full strength from the start, he was still clearly at a disadvantage.
With just this exchange, anyone could tell that Miao Yi's cultivation was no match for Kou Lingxu's. However, the fact that he was able to clash head-on with Kou Lingxu still impressed many of them.
"Mighty! Mighty … "The Northern Army cheered loudly.
The Southern Army was silent and worried. Yun Zhiqiu sent a worried voice transmission to Niu Er, "Niu Er, let it go!"
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