Chapter 41

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Liyunzi stepped on her sword and flew swiftly, passing over the heads of the chaotic army. She looked down at the dense crowd of the Wutu people.

Many of the Wutu rebels lifted their heads and saw the woman flying on a sword in the sky, their faces filled with shock.

Especially the leaders of the rebel army, most of whom were rulers and generals of the nine cities of Wutu. How could they not recognize this sword-rider?

She was once the Empress of Wutu, ruling for a whole year with an iron hand. Before she was overthrown, no one dared to defy her!

Liyunzi flew over the vast rebel army and soon descended in the triangular area of the valley.

She slowly descended, slowly raised her right hand, and silver, soft threads appeared in the air, quickly intertwining in her palm...

The silver threads intertwined and, in a short time, formed a sword of star and moon white.

The night sky, once filled with brilliant stars, dimmed when Liyunzi raised the white sword!

"Swish!!!!!!!"

A single sword strike toward the valley's entrance, and silver sword light, like millions of magnificent meteors, pierced the night sky, following Liyunzi's sword beam straight to the valley's entrance!

Whether it was the rebel army of Wutu or the soldiers of the Flying Bird Camp, their faces were filled with shock, finding it hard to imagine that a mortal could have the power to split mountains!

The steep rocks on both sides were cut open, and a huge crack appeared in the ground!

Ordinarily, sword marks would be on the chests of enemies or on the trunks of trees, but Liyunzi's sword had torn open a valley that could hold thousands of people, cutting through the path and the mountains on both sides!

The sword mark was like a heavenly chasm, shockingly spanning the rebel army.

Liyunzi seemed to have done this intentionally. She did not point her sword at anyone, but even though this sword strike did not kill a single soldier, for those who witnessed its power, it was no different from a battlefield strewn with corpses!

"By the sword, life and death are your own choice." Liyunzi's voice was not loud, but the divine beings made sure everyone in the valley could hear her clearly!

After a brief silence, the rebel army became agitated. Most of the Wutu people had only seen soldiers with weapons, and occasionally powerful dragon beasts on the battlefield, but who had ever seen someone split the earth with a single sword strike!

"Those who cross the sword boundary will be considered rebels and will be killed without mercy."

"Outside the sword boundary, you are the people, my people."

"My people, your lives will no longer be decided by the heavens. I will decide, and I will help you survive this winter, to live."

Liyunzi's words echoed throughout the valley and beyond.

The soldiers of the Flying Bird Camp were even more puzzled by Liyunzi's actions!

Shouldn't these rebels be completely exterminated?

Shouldn't they be made to know the strength of the Zulong City-State and be discouraged?

Why can they also be called my people?

"This is a delaying tactic, don't believe this woman!!" Soon, a bear-like leader of the rebels shouted loudly.

"She is just one person, and she only has one sword. Our compatriots keep joining the army, and she can't kill them all. Don't forget how we united to capture the fortress city. We are just one step away from the Lichuan Plain, and we will have everything!!" Someone immediately roared, boosting the morale of the people.

"We have no way back, we can only move forward!"

"Even the gods will be destroyed before us!!"

"Unafraid, unafraid, unafraid!!!"

In the rebel army, several leaders began to shout, repeatedly uttering the slogans that roused everyone's blood.

They had no way back, they could only move forward, and even the gods could not crush their will to live!!

"You all recognize me."

"I was once your ruler. I ask you..."

"When I was in power, did you have food?"

"Did you have clothes?"

Liyunzi's voice fell from the starry sky, and no matter how noisy it was, everyone could hear her clearly.

For a moment, the rebel army boiled!

People looked up at the night sky, and in the dim light, someone stood on a silver sword illuminated by the stars. They indeed recognized her, as her statue stood in every city of Wutu!

The rulers of Wutu changed frequently, but Liyunzi controlled the nine cities of Wutu for a whole year. During this year, Wutu had a semblance of order, but this order completely disappeared after she was overthrown.

Wars continued, bandits roamed, and even an autumn drought forced all the Wutu people to a dead end...

"Stop listening to her lies, break through this city, and we will have endless food, endless clothes, and we can build our own Wutu city-state. We are not their slaves!!" The bear-like leader of the rebels suddenly roared.

This leader continuously stirred the emotions of the people, keeping them excited.

Liyunzi suddenly stepped on her sword and dived, and her figure, like a white lightning bolt, passed through the countless armored rebel soldiers...

The soldiers stared with wide eyes, and when they reacted, the bear-like leader suddenly spewed fresh blood all over his body!

The scalding blood splashed on the faces of the surrounding rebel soldiers, who stood frozen, watching as the leader's head rolled off his neck and tumbled on the muddy ground!!

Dead!!

In the midst of the army, one of their leaders died like this, and the rebels still remembered how this bear-like leader had used brute force to shatter the shield wall of the fortress, a war machine, but was killed in an instant by Liyunzi's sword!

"The second leader is dead, the second leader is dead."

"This wicked woman, avenge the leader!!!"

"Avenge the second leader!!!"

The death caused panic among the rebels, and this panic spread quickly. Soon, some of the rebel army went mad, raising their weapons and charging toward Ronggu City!

The rebel army roared, and more and more people charged toward Ronggu City, no longer caring about anything.

"Those who cross the sword boundary will die!" Liyunzi's voice once again echoed in the ears of every rebel soldier.

But the front ranks of the rebel army still charged forward madly, and the wild shouts of the entire army easily drowned out all rational thought!