King Sosurim had actually abandoned Long Yinlong and the others to deal with the weak Wang Chong. Putting aside Long Yinlong, even Wang Chong was taken aback by this sight.
"Gongzi, be careful!"
Miyasame Ayaka was alarmed. She immediately drew her daggers.
But with a flash of light, another figure appeared in front of Wang Chong. His speed was much faster than Miyasame Ayaka's.
"Chong-er, run!"
In that instant, Wang Chong's uncle, Li Lin, sensed the danger and stepped in front of Wang Chong. Boom! A majestic blast of energy erupted, sending Li Lin flying through the air.
Even Li Lin wasn't a match for King Sosurim's fearsome saber qi. However, Li Lin's move wasn't completely ineffective either. He managed to neutralize two of the three saber qi.
Boom!
With a flash of black light, the final saber qi was destroyed by Luo Chong's arrow from eight hundred meters away.
"Hehe, no one will be able to save you!"
King Sosurim laughed coldly, reminiscent of the sound of death. Xiu! In the instant that the three saber qi were deflected, King Sosurim flicked his wrist, and a bizarrely shaped black spiraling dart arced through the air toward Wang Chong.
The space in the path of the black spiraling dart began to distort, and the boundless might it exuded seemed to have set the air ablaze.
"Not good!"
Wang Chong felt a chill run down his spine. An intense sense of danger surged toward him like a tidal wave, leaving his scalp numb and hair standing on end.
King Sosurim's determination to kill him had reached an indescribable level. Wang Chong felt that no matter what price the other party had to pay, he was determined to kill him first.
Xiu xiu xiu!
With no time to think, Wang Chong slapped the back of his steed and leaped forward. At the same time, he flicked his wrist and shot out six Sword Qi of Massacre from his fingers.
The martial arts experience he had accumulated in his previous life played a crucial role at this moment. It was impossible for an Origin Energy Tier 9 martial artist to hit King Sosurim's black spiraling dart, but three of Wang Chong's six sword qi managed to strike it.
Chi!
His clothes were torn apart, and the sharp edge of the dart left a red mark on Wang Chong's shoulder.
"That was close!"
Wang Chong's heart chilled. The slightest error could lead to an error of a thousand li. If he had not used his finger energy three times, the sharpness of that black dart would have long since severed his arm, or perhaps even cut off his entire arm from the shoulder up.
"All Imperial Army members, stop him! Don't let King Sosurim get away! "
Wang Chong issued an order, and as soon as he landed on the ground, he leaped onto the steed of another Imperial Army member.
When the Imperial Army members surrounded the firewood hut, they left their steeds outside. At this moment, they became Wang Chong's last hope.
"Jya!"
Wang Chong whipped his steed and galloped into the distance.
In the vicinity of the firewood hut, he was the weakest. The Bane of the Battlefield halo was useless against King Sosurim. In other words, given his current strength, he would surely die if he were to encounter King Sosurim.
For a Profound Martial realm expert, killing an Origin Energy cultivator was as easy as slaughtering a chicken.
"How is this possible?"
Looking at Wang Chong's back, King Sosurim was dumbfounded. In terms of speed, his spiral dart wasn't any slower than Luo Chong's. Given Wang Chong's strength, he wouldn't even be able to see it clearly, let alone dodge it.
Yet, not only did Wang Chong manage to dodge it, he even struck his spiral dart thrice with his sword qi. Under normal circumstances, such a feat was impossible.
"Charge together! Don't let him get away!"
In that instant, dozens of Imperial Army soldiers rushed forward from all directions and surrounded Zhang Xuan. Strength was fearsome, but on the battlefield, it wasn't just individual strength that determined the outcome of a battle.
It was normal for ants to bite an elephant to death on the battlefield.
Hong long!
In an instant, Ma Yinlong, Steel Arms, The Eagle, Solitary Wolf, and Wang Chong's Uncle Li Lin charged forward. At the same time, Luo Chong made his move as well. Arrows after arrows flew toward the back of Wang Chong with the momentum of a thunderbolt.
In such a chaotic battle, even though it was disadvantageous to his archery, it was still sufficient to stop King Sosurim from pursuing Wang Chong.
Hong long!
With just a single strike, six Imperial Army members were sent flying, spurting blood from their mouths. Boom! Yet another surge of saber qi sent another group of Imperial Army members flying. "Boom!" Another Saber Qi shot out, and in the blink of an eye, another group of Imperial Army soldiers were sent flying while screaming in pain.
Ma Yinlong, Steel Arms, The Eagle, Solitary Wolf, Wang Chong's Uncle Li Lin, and the rest of the Imperial Army members exerted their full strength, but they were still barely able to surround King Sosurim.
But from the looks of it, it seemed like King Sosurim would be able to break through the encirclement at any moment.
"Too powerful!"
Everyone's complexion turned awful upon seeing this sight.
Even though they were both proficient in the Three Saber Art, King Sosurim was much stronger than the three Goguryeon leaders back in the monastery. Every time his saber flashed, blood would surely splatter. His ferocity left everyone shocked.
In King Sosurim's hands, the three sabers seemed to have come to life, and each of them seemed like a ferocious beast ready to devour its prey.
In just a short period of time, Ma Yinlong, Steel Arms, The Eagle, Solitary Wolf, and Wang Chong's Uncle Li Lin were all injured. Even the Darksteel Heavy Armor on Li Lin's body had one deep blade mark after another plowed out, looking ghastly.
Unlike Dae Hyeonseok and the other three Goguryeon generals, King Sosurim was much more cunning. His saber qi forced the Imperial Army members to constantly change their positions.
While he was moving, King Sosurim paid special attention to using the bodies of others to block the attacks of the Imperial Army members.
As such, even though the battle was intense and the Imperial Army members had King Sosurim surrounded, only a handful of them were able to land a direct hit on him.
Not only so, not only were the Imperial Army members unable to display their might, they were even being used by King Sosurim to hinder the attacks of Ma Yinlong, Steel Arms, The Eagle, and the others.
The encirclement around King Sosurim was on the verge of collapsing.
"These Imperial Army members don't know any collaborative formations, so they aren't able to bring out the full might of their numbers!"
At a glance, Wang Chong saw the crux of the problem and began to worry. There was nothing he could do about it.
But after a moment of contemplation, Wang Chong still came up with an idea.
"All Imperial Army members, form groups of eight. Eight of you will participate in the assault, and the rest will retreat to prevent King Sosurim from escaping! Also, send a signal for reinforcements! "
Weng!
King Sosurim's face warped in shock. Even in the midst of the chaotic battle, he abruptly lifted his head and stared at Wang Chong through the rain of blades.
There was a strong killing intent in his eyes.
Even if this teenager was weak and didn't even have the qualifications to participate in the siege, he still gave him the greatest sense of danger.
His decisiveness in commanding the other Imperial Army members to retreat from the encirclement was only secondary. What truly made him feel threatened was the 'signal for reinforcements'.
This was an important location of the Tang dynasty. Even though the sky was still dark, there weren't many people in the area. But once the signal was sent, a large number of experts would rush over in an instant.
No matter how powerful he was, he would still die here!
Wang Chong's words struck at his greatest weakness.
"It seems like I won't be able to continue this battle without killing you!"
King Sosurim narrowed his eyes coldly. The killing intent he emanated caused the surrounding temperature to plummet. Even from a hundred meters away, Wang Chong could feel a strong sense of danger.
"Do as he says! Hurry! — — "
A loud roar echoed in the surroundings. At this moment, the only one who was still able to maintain his composure and command the other Imperial Army members was Wang Chong's uncle, Li Lin.
Regardless of what Wang Chong said, Li Lin trusted him a hundred percent, and he would do as he was told.
Weng!
Under his command, other than the eight Imperial Army captains, the others immediately retreated. Yiiii! Almost at the same time, an Imperial Army soldier quickly took out a cylindrical firework from his waist. After lighting it up, a thick cloud of white smoke, accompanied by blinding light and heat, rose into the sky.
Early in the morning, when the sky was still dark, the deafening explosion and blinding light immediately attracted a lot of attention in the capital.
The patrol officers, the Imperial Army at the city gates, the patrolling soldiers, and the royal court... Almost everyone saw the bright firework signal in the sky.
Di da da!
An invisible shockwave spread into the surroundings, and in the blink of an eye, groups of black-armored cavalrymen charged toward the source of the signal...
"Damn it!"
Upon seeing the signal, King Sosurim's face darkened as though the bottom of a wok. After the surrounding Imperial Army members retreated, leaving behind the eight Imperial Army captains to deal with Wang Chong, King Sosurim's killing intent toward Wang Chong rose to a new height.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
After taking a few slashes from Ma Yinlong, Steel Arms, The Eagle, and Solitary Wolf, King Sosurim executed three consecutive slashes, and a ferocious Stellar Energy swept across the surroundings. He actually managed to force his way out of the encirclement.
"This is bad, don't let him escape!"
Everyone's faces paled.
Boom boom boom!
Like a bolt of lightning, King Sosurim burst forth with his Stellar Energy and sent a dozen Imperial Army captains flying. Making use of the opening in the encirclement, he actually managed to force his way out of the encirclement.
Sou!
In an instant, King Sosurim shot out more than a dozen black spiraling darts, forcing the crowd back. At the same time, he dashed toward Wang Chong as though a bolt of lightning.
In that instant, he left two long trails of air behind him. The killing intent in King Sosurim's heart was so intense that even the surrounding space was warping.
No matter what, he was determined to kill that lad today!
Hong long!
A distance of several dozen zhang was covered in the blink of an eye. Even before he arrived, his aura had already locked onto Wang Chong, and his saber qi and darts were already flying toward him.
"This is bad!"
Wang Chong turned his steed around and galloped away.
"You won't be able to escape!"
King Sosurim charged forward at a speed even faster than a galloping horse. A mocking glint flashed in his eyes, as though a cat eyeing a mouse.
If Wang Chong hadn't stood out so much, he might have waited for a while longer before killing him. But since that lad thought himself clever, he couldn't be blamed for this.
It didn't matter how many soldiers the Tang dynasty sent over, or how fast their reinforcements arrived. He could easily escape after killing that lad.
Given his wits, there were simply too many ways for him to escape from this place.
Hong!
Just as King Sosurim was about to catch up to Wang Chong, a figure suddenly burst out from the walls of a nearby house and charged right into King Sosurim's saber qi.
Boom! The saber qi shattered, the Stellar Energy dissipated, and the killing intent in the air dissipated in an instant. Right in front of King Sosurim, a green-robed elder with a stoic expression and an unfathomable aura suddenly appeared.
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