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Tuoba Tao's expression froze, as he looked up at the rising battle intent on Hou Yucheng's face, his mind and spirit stirred, and he pretended to lower his voice: "Second Master Hou, are you perhaps looking to exchange a few moves with me?"

"Hmph!"

Hou Yucheng scoffed coldly, looking down at the scene of the Wolf Slaughter Guard army's defeat below, a trace of contempt appeared on his face: "Just exchange a few moves, you underestimate me. If it's a fair duel, then life and death don't count. If I'm outmatched, then giving you my life is no bother?"

"Brother..."

"Don't say another word!"

Hou Yujie's face showed anxiousness as he tried to persuade him, but he was immediately interrupted by Hou Yucheng. Seeing Hou Yujie being reproached, Tuoba Tao was already overjoyed inside, he hadn't expected that Hou Yucheng would be so obstinate and want to face him one-on-one.

"Second Master Hou, if I win, my Wolf Slaughter Guard..."

"Tuoba Tao, don't push your luck!"

Seeing the threat on Hou Yujie's face, Tuoba Tao realized that if he continued to fool Hou Yucheng, it might have the opposite effect, so he immediately shut his mouth and looked down at the Wolf Slaughter Guard being slaughtered and pursued in the city below, a cruel look flashed in his eyes.

"Enough talk, prepare to die!"

Without waiting for Tuoba Tao to continue speaking, the irritable Hou Yucheng couldn't hold back. From the shattered singularity behind him, a violent aura of demonic Qi was released, and his body, like a black flash of light, suddenly disappeared.

It should be noted that it was already midnight, and the world was silent, yet the black light he transformed into was still conspicuous, accompanied by the fierce edge brought forth by the Black Extinction Demon Blade in his hand, it instantly glimmered in the sky, and in what was almost a split second, reached Tuoba Tao's face.

Tuoba Tao's face turned grim as he brandished his Long Halberd. Suddenly, behind him, appeared a towering image of a hundred zhang high, four-legged, three-headed Green-Maned Wolf King, though merely a phantom shadow, its nostrils flared with distinctly heavy breathing, six golden vertical pupils staring firmly at the attacking Hou Yucheng.

Clang...…

The Long Halberd and Demon Blade collided with a resounding crash in mid-air, the demonic Qi emanating from both men reverberated around, spreading over more than ten miles, and hadn't yet dissipated.

"Some skills, but still not enough!"

Hou Yucheng's contemptuous attitude ignited Tuoba Tao's fury. This brief exchange revealed that Hou Yucheng had just broken through to the Shattered Realm, his cultivation was still inferior, and his arrogance was merely backed by the army's momentum.

"If it weren't for Hou Lao Si, I would surely kill you today!"

This statement, Tuoba Tao dared not say openly, as it was better the more contempt Hou Yucheng held towards him. If Hou Yujie also joined the fight, his life might not be preserved.

Suddenly, he furrowed his brow and sharply looked up at Hou Yucheng.

Just now with a contemptuous expression, Hou Yucheng's face suddenly tightened up, and not only his expression, but the mysterious demonic aura attached to the Black Extinction Demon Blade in his hand seemed to be entirely withdrawn, he became incredibly restrained, and the arrogant momentum vanished in an instant. The M|V|LE&MPYR team worked hard on this chapter.

To act this way during a life-or-death battle usually means only one thing.

Hou Yucheng was about to get serious.

As expected, Tuoba Tao's mind tightened completely, focusing intently on Hou Yucheng, he moved, or rather, the black long blade in his hand moved.

In the blink of an eye, when faced with crisis, only poetic terms could describe Hou Yucheng's strike; he merely placed his hand on the hilt, and in the next moment, a stunning silver blade light abruptly appeared in mid-air.

That strike seemed to come from the void.

That strike carried immense power, swirling around for tens of miles, even the clouds were moved.

That strike was so fast, the light it emitted appeared as a flash of lightning, a fleeting lightning bolt.

Swoosh...

The blade light obviously didn't cut into the body, yet the sound was still ear-piercing, or perhaps it sliced through the night, or the space itself.

Seeing the blade light shatter space, exposing a void fissure, Tuoba Tao's face changed immediately, he realized that if this strike landed, he would surely be injured or crippled, and in this crucial moment, that's no different from death.

"Green Wolf Demon Skill, Three-Headed Poison Halberd!"

Tuoba Tao exclaimed in a low voice, the three-headed Green-Maned Wolf King behind him suddenly widened its furious eyes, simultaneously opening its gaping mouth, the Long Halberd in his hand also exploded with a burst of green demonic light, equaling the blade light.

As the blade light approached overhead, the green demonic light on the Long Halberd also gathered to its strongest state. Tuoba Tao's eyes turned grim, holding the Long Halberd he cleaved horizontally, three strands of green demonic light flew out violently, colliding fiercely with Hou Yucheng's blade light in mid-air.

Boom...

The confrontation between blade and halberd lacked the sharp sound of metal clashing, only endless waves of air surged, both having cultivation at the Shattered Realm, even under the suppression of army's blood Qi, their power remained strong.

The three heads of the Green-Maned Wolf King opened their gaping mouths, spewing endless torrents of green toxic gas, complementing Tuoba Tao's Long Halberd in frantically crushing the blade light. Hou Yucheng was equally unwilling to yield, the phantom shadow of the knife demon behind him unleashed a terrifying sharp aura, cooperating with the blade edge against the Long Halberd, neither backing down nor conceding, a stalemate in mid-air.

"Red Flame Rage Wave, Scorch the Sky and Boil the Sea!"

Tuoba Tao's spirit remained tense at all times, suddenly a fierce shout emerged from beside him, he dashed his gaze downward, discovering that the two million Red Flame Army beneath had already entered the city, invoking the Holy Army Code.