CHAPTER 944: CHAPTER 749: THE PERSON WHO SHOULDN’T HAVE APPEARED HAS APPEARED

Jiang Dali had actually already arrived at Changzhou City.

However, seeing no movement from the Divine Guard, he didn’t reveal himself either.

If the enemy doesn’t move, I won’t move, to avoid scaring some children and ending the game prematurely with one move.

So he deliberately stayed hidden to see what interesting tricks the Iron Gall Divine Hou could play.

He was also certain that the Iron Gall Divine Hou would definitely take action soon.

Because the Divine Guard from Yangzhou and Zhenjiang had already been restless outside the city gates half a day ago, there was no reason for Changzhou City to remain inactive.

If the Iron Gall Divine Hou wanted to attack the Imperial City, he would need to gather three armies to press from three directions to besiege and break through, to seize the Imperial Throne.

Missing even one route would not work; it was not only a strategic necessity but also for the perfect alignment of Qi Fortune. Missing one route would create a significant disadvantage.

Therefore, Jiang Dali had dispatched four thousand Black Wind Village elites to Changzhou City before the three armies even breached the city, to cause some trouble for Old Zhu.

It seems that this tactic of catching Zhu Wushi off guard at the critical moment was very successful; the three carriages he prepared to attack directly were forcibly intercepted by the four thousand elite soldiers of Black Wind Village, cutting off one.

Zhu Wushi would definitely not abandon this carriage, so the action to rescue it was bound to happen tonight.

But at this moment, Jiang Dali looked at the battlefield by the riverside, where the Heavenly Pool Ten Evils were tangled with the Fist Tao God, and couldn’t help but doubt whether Zhu Wushi really valued the military strength on the Changzhou side.

Relying on the Heavenly Pool Ten Evils, these ten Heavenly Experts, especially the two strongest ones who reached the Heavenly Human 5th Realm, indeed could restrain or even severely injure the Fist Tao God.

Though the Fist Tao God was a powerful man of the Heavenly Human 8th Realm, with incredibly destructive Iron Fists, he was, after all, alone, unlike Jue Wushen who invented the Undying Golden Body protective divine skill. Even with his double fists, he might defeat over a dozen arms but would still be injured in battle.

Thus, under normal circumstances, the Heavenly Pool Ten Evils could indeed severely wound and force the Fist Tao God to retreat.

But the Iron Gall Divine Hou would not overlook the presence of the Black Wind Village Chief.

If he considered it, he would definitely not only arrange the Heavenly Pool Ten Evils to be here.

Now it seems, the Heavenly Pool Ten Evils who appeared first are somewhat like bait, or perhaps...

"Or perhaps.... Zhu Wushi is gambling, gambling that I will go directly to him rather than first coming to Changzhou, so he placed experts around himself. But how can he dare to gamble like this?"

"Iron Gall Divine Hou Zhu Wushi! Without absolute certainty, he is definitely not someone who would gamble recklessly like this!"

Jiang Dali’s eyes were bright and shining.

Boom boom boom——

At this time, the battlefield by the riverside was already sounding like muffled thunder.

Forced to exert all his strength by the Heavenly Pool Ten Evils, the Fist Tao God unleashed his Absolute Skill, Double Thunder Bomb, the booming Fist Power he unleashed was like a raging sea, pushing the Emperor Tong back. As he swung his hooked arms to engage the other nine, every clash was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky.

The nearby Players, including the Divine Guard, didn’t dare to approach the area of battle between the two sides.

Anyone who got close would at best be knocked away by the fierce Qi Force and shatter bones, or at worst, die instantly on the spot with shattered organs.

By now, the battle had only lasted a dozen or so moments, yet both sides had already reached an intense fever pitch.

The Heavenly Pool Ten Evils now were almost becoming the Ten Fools.

Even though they had anticipated the Fist Tao God’s incredible strength, they did not expect such terrifying power upon his full eruption.

The ten of them joined forces, but not only failed to win, some were shaken by the terrifying Fist Power to the point of surging Qi-Blood, nearly vomiting blood.

If not for the Emperor Tong duo, both formidable Heavenly Human 5th Realm experts, using the Child Heart True Scripture to unleash sonic and spiritual attacks that were hard to defend against, there might already have been casualties.

Nevertheless, the Heavenly Pool Ten Evils were growing more terrified with each round, feeling as though they had fallen into a trap.

Given the Fist Tao God’s prowess, he could clearly have taken out Shi Weixian and the Paper Scholar days ago, yet he let them go, presumably to lure these ten here.

So if they are being fished for, who is the true hunter and where are they hiding?

Could it be that the Black Wind Village Chief is already lurking in the shadows?!

The ten thought of this and their hearts tightened, beginning to consider retreating.

Before coming, they had not anticipated the Fist Tao God’s strength being so formidable, nor did they consider encountering any dangers.

But now, they felt as if a pair of cold, arrogant eyes were fixated on them from the darkness, ready to burst forth and end any one of them at any moment.

While they were shocked, the Fist Tao God was even more surprised and depressed.

He was imprisoned by Jue Wushen for a full twenty years and has long lost touch with the many experts in the external Martial World.

A few days ago, when he fought with Shi Weixian and others, he completely had a lackadaisical attitude.

Since Jiang Dali had asked him to protect, he would protect the Abnormal People.

As for exerting more effort to kill in combat, that was not within his duties; he would slack off whenever he could and never do Jiang Dali any favors.

Now, the two defeated opponents who managed to escape have returned with reinforcements. The Fist Tao God only felt like he had shot himself in the foot, and it hurt. In hindsight, he should have exerted more effort to eliminate them days ago.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and in his rage, his True Qi surged within him like a catapult, unleashing a frenzy of fists filled with Heaven and Earth Power eight zhang high.

The Heavenly Pool Ten Evils already had the intention to retreat. Facing the enraged Fist Tao God, the battle became heavily one-sided under this shifting balance, making them fight while retreating, from the riverbank to the river surface.

"Village Chief, if you don’t make a move now, they will escape. How about Sister Murong and I give it a try?"

On the hill, Wang Yuyan watched the fierce fight on the river surface, her dark eyes shining brightly.

Murong Qingqing was taken aback and looked at the eager Wang Yuyan, wanting to reach out and check if this girl’s head was burning up.

Jiang Dali glanced at Wang Yuyan and coldly said, "With your third-rate skills, bullying Martial World people who are not at the Heavenly Human Realm is one thing, but joining this fight—is that to offer yourself as a hostage to the enemy?"

Wang Yuyan immediately deflated but was unwilling, "But, but isn’t there Sister Murong too?"

Jiang Dali: "Her skin is too fragile. Until she completes the Cross Training Divine Skill I taught her, she can dodge minor threats, but right now it’s not suitable."

Murong Qingqing gritted her silver teeth, becoming angry at the thought of Jiang Dali forcing her to cultivate the Cross Training Technique.

Wang Yuyan instinctively looked at Dongfang Bubai, who was half-reclining on an azure stone resting his forehead, and, intimidated by his aloof aura, she shut her mouth.

"It seems this time it’s really just the Heavenly Pool Ten Evils who have come. Is Zhu Wushi giving up on the troops in Changzhou City?"

Jiang Dali slowly rotated his neck from side to side, stretching his muscles and making popping sounds like crackers, as he spoke with a cold smile, "Since that’s the case, let’s end this battle."

He looked at the brocade box holding He’s Jade Disc in his hand, about to throw the box to Dongfang Bubai behind him, when he suddenly felt a subtle change in the fluctuation from He’s Jade Disc inside the box.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Dali’s gaze sharpened, looking towards the battlefield with a cold glint in his eyes, "As expected, there is a hidden expert!!"

He abruptly tossed the brocade box to Dongfang Bubai behind him.

His body moved, with his black cloak billowing out behind him, he charged down the hillside, using the Heavenly Dragon Seven Forms to create waves of Qi explosions, and surged toward the battlefield like a bulldozer.

Roar!——!

Under the full and unreserved execution of the Heavenly Dragon Seven Forms, dragon roars erupted from his bones, and Jiang Dali’s body speed continuously escalated with the bone explosions, creating a long dragon-like furrow in the river’s surface as he charged towards the battlefield.

Almost simultaneously,

a ghost-like majestic figure appeared in the center of the river, nearing the battlefield. He stood with his hands behind his back, floating on the water surface, his luxurious attire dark and somber under the moonlight, his long black hair gleaming and parted in the middle, draping over broad shoulders, making his crystalline skin shine like sunlight in the night, his towering figure standing in the river’s center like an insurmountable mountain.

His appearance was without warning, as if he had been waiting there all along, suddenly ready to intervene with a thunderous strike in the battlefield.

So eerily, one might wonder out of which unnoticed corner he emerged.

But no one would ever think that such a person emerged from a corner.

If he wanted to appear, it would be upright and square, carrying overwhelming demon prowess with a domineering presence.

He was always such a person, just his emergence could make half of the martial world tremble thrice.

"Demon Master Pang Ban!!"

As the water waves split like a welcoming tideway in front of Jiang Dali, his wild eyes under thick eyebrows locked tightly on the appearing Pang Ban, and he sneered with an arched smile, "I really didn’t expect you to appear, that you would actually help Zhu Wushi, no wonder the letter I secretly had sent to you back then received no reply."

Pang Ban turned around, his eyes flashing like lightning, seeing through all worldly matters, as if nothing could escape him or deceive him, he quietly focused on Jiang Dali and lightly smiled.

"In this world, nothing is absolute! No absolute enemies, no absolute friends! Only absolute power and interest! Do you agree, Black Wind Village Chief?"

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(Asking for monthly and recommendation tickets! The three thousand words seem a bit short, mainly because writing large scale military battles recently is challenging, striving to add more to write.)