Chapter 77

Sword light danced and spiraled, breaking through all the arrows from the front. Unexpectedly, the sound of bowstrings came from behind, and a shower of arrows rained down.

As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Li Wucheng took a step, seemingly shrinking the distance to several zhang away, but still could not avoid another shower of arrows.

In the Mongol army, there were too many soldiers. It was extremely difficult to move freely amidst thousands of troops, often avoiding the head but not the tail.

Several arrows hit his body, most of which were deflected, but one arrow pierced his buttock, causing an intense pain to surge in his heart.

The intense pain made cold sweat pour down Li Wucheng's forehead, and his right hand, which was wielding the sword, paused for a moment. However, thousands of arrows were already hurtling through the air.

"Trouble!"

Startled, Li Wucheng's body tilted in mid-air, reducing the angle with the ground to thirty degrees, thus avoiding all the arrows.

His left hand reached back and snapped the arrow embedded in his buttock, leaving only the arrowhead. His rapidly advancing figure did not stop for a moment.

The Mongol army was extremely ruthless, and the arrows used by the archers had barbs. Once they pierced the flesh, if forcibly pulled out, they would take a large piece of flesh with them.

Beiming True Qi was unleashed without reservation, causing his clothes to swell as if he had turned into a small ball. Any blade or sword that struck him was deflected.

With fifty years of internal strength, the power Li Wucheng unleashed was astonishing, and for a moment, the thousands of troops could not do anything to him.

He charged through the army, closing the distance with Bayan. As the Mongol army retreated to their camp, Li Wucheng finally caught up.

Sensing Li Wucheng's approach, they were now within a thousand steps. The Mongol army could not stop him, and Bayan no longer dared to be careless.

Handing Mongke to someone else, Bayan drew his bow and released an arrow like a meteor, which Li Wucheng still detected amidst the constant attacks.

The arrow, like lightning, accompanied by the sound of thunder, approached. Li Wucheng, with his keen senses, tilted his body to avoid it.

With a "whoosh," the arrow flew past Li Wucheng by a few inches, and a cry of pain came from behind as it hit a Mongol soldier.

Bayan continuously drew his bow and released arrows, one after another, like a string of cannonballs, each with immense force.

Known as the "Divine Archer General" by Mongke, Bayan's archery skills were formidable, and ordinary people could not withstand his divine arrows.

However, Li Wucheng's internal strength was strong, and his lightness skills were extremely subtle. Avoiding Bayan's divine arrows was not difficult, and after several arrows, not a single one hit him.

Ducking the arrows, he continued to charge forward, gradually closing the distance. However, due to part of his attention being on Bayan's arrows, he was cut by several swords and spears.

At that moment, if not for Li Wucheng's surging internal strength and swollen clothes, he would have been left with several large holes. Even so, he was left with a few marks.

"Mongke, prepare to die!"

With bloodstains all over his body, Li Wucheng finally caught up to Mongke. With a loud shout, his internal strength boiled.

Like a thunderclap on a clear day, it echoed through the Mongol army, causing many soldiers to become disoriented, momentarily stunned or dazed, and their movements slowed.

Seizing this opportunity, Li Wucheng, with his sword and body as one, charged at Mongke like a bolt of lightning.

The Mongol general holding Mongke, seeing the sword light approaching, was greatly alarmed and tried to dodge, but it was too late, and he felt a great fear.

Just as the sword was about to kill the Mongol general and Mongke, a long knife appeared from the side, deflecting the sword and causing it to slide past the general.

Bayan had acted, wielding the Asura World-Slaying Blade, which was sharp and filled with killing intent, making Li Wucheng feel a great sense of danger. Immediately, the sword turned and charged at Bayan.

Bayan's strength was comparable to Xiao Leng's, and even if there was a gap, it was not significant. The Asura World-Slaying Blade, in Bayan's hands, was extremely powerful.

In terms of martial skills, Li Wucheng was inferior to Bayan. The power of the Boundless Sword Technique was not as strong as the Asura World-Slaying Blade, and Bayan's understanding of the Asura World-Slaying Blade was profound, far beyond the half-understood Boundless Sword Technique that Li Wucheng knew.

Feeling the chilling and fierce aura of the Asura World-Slaying Blade, Li Wucheng did not dare to be careless. He infused the deep Beiming True Qi into the Lengbi Sword and thrust it forward.

With a "ding," the Lengbi Sword struck the long knife, leaving a notch on the blade and pushing Bayan back several steps.

Fifty years of internal strength completely overpowered Bayan, and the depth of his internal strength made Bayan feel shocked, his gaze filled with horror.

After striking Bayan back, the sword light scattered, killing several more Mongol soldiers. The Lengbi Sword flashed with a faint blue light and once again aimed at Mongke.

Severely injured, though on the brink of death, Mongke was still alive, his senses still able to perceive the surrounding chaos, clear yet blurred.

As the emperor of the Mongol Empire, he had conquered the north and south, invincible in the world. In Mongke's heart, he had a grand ambition to invade the Song Dynasty.

Unfortunately, this wish might never be realized, and instead, he might die at the hands of a brute, which made Mongke feel extremely frustrated.

Even if Mongke was severely injured and on the brink of death, and even if he might not survive even with treatment, all the Mongols did not want him to die at the hands of others, as it would be a disgrace to the Mongol Empire.

All the Mongol soldiers charged forward without fear, completely disregarding their lives. Bayan was the same, advancing with his knife, the Asura World-Slaying Blade aimed directly at Li Wucheng.

Blocked by Bayan, several attempts to kill Mongke failed. The surrounding Mongol soldiers charged forward without fear, making Li Wucheng momentarily flustered.

Realizing this wouldn't work, Li Wucheng's left hand reached out, and a knife appeared, a knife that glowed with a faint blue light, the Hai Ruo Knife.

With both sword and knife in hand, he moved simultaneously, one sword aimed at Bayan and one knife aimed at Mongke. At this moment, Li Wucheng pushed his Beiming True Qi to the limit, and a "sizzling" sound suddenly emerged.

This change greatly alarmed Bayan, who, with a determined heart, charged forward without fear of death, completely disregarding the Lengbi Sword, showing no regard for life or death.

The Mongol soldiers also risked their lives, attacking Li Wucheng from all directions with their knives and spears, leaving no room for avoidance.