Chapter 85

Liu Rufeng was forcibly awakened by the supreme elixir, and upon emerging, he displayed an overwhelming and invincible presence, instantly eliminating the Lu family elder. However, he was easily killed by a single strike from a Life Wheel Realm powerhouse!

In Wuling City, the strongest family is the third-rank Liu family, and the strongest person is Liu Rufeng. Therefore, the identity of this Life Wheel Realm powerhouse is almost certain—it must be either Lord Yu or the black-armored warrior beside him.

Zhao Gui and his group were overjoyed, gazing at the rainbow-colored Life Wheel floating in the air. He knew that after tonight, Wuling City would bear the Zhao name.

"Clan Leader!"

Many direct descendants of the Liu family cried out in despair, their last hope shattered. The Liu family could not escape the fate of being exterminated tonight.

"Ha ha ha!"

The Great Elder was very old, his back slightly hunched, but at this moment, he stood straight and laughed loudly to the sky. His laughter was filled with sorrow and rage. He looked at a corner of the south gate and said, "The noble fifth-rank Yu family actually attacks a small third-rank family like us? Yu Feijia, you rank forty-seventh on the Northern Desert War God List. Are you not afraid that the Northern Desert’s powerhouses will mock you? Are you not afraid that the world will ridicule you?"

"Whoosh!"

In response, the rainbow-colored Life Wheel transformed into a streak of light and charged at him with great force. The speed was incredibly fast, several times faster than Liu Rufeng's. The Great Elder could not dodge and could only raise his battle saber to strike with all his might.

"Bang!"

The Great Elder was sent flying, his body a bloody mess. His high-grade mystic weapon was knocked away, leaving not a single mark on the rainbow-colored Life Wheel.

Another death!

The entire scene was silent as the Liu family's remaining elders were utterly despondent. The Life Wheel flashed and returned to the corner, transforming into a streak of light and disappearing into the abdomen of the black-armored warrior, Yu Hen.

Yu Hen did not spare a glance at the battlefield and transformed into a black light, heading toward the Zhao family compound.

His mission was complete. Liu Rufeng and the Great Elder were dead. If Zhao Gui still could not win, such a useless person was not worth the Yu family's assistance.

"Thank you, Lord Yu Hen!"

Although Zhao Gui did not see Yu Hen, he knew it was his doing. He bowed and then raised his long sword, shouting, "Kill! Not a single Liu family member should be left alive!"

At this moment!

The reinforcements the Liu family had invited, the peak Soul Pond Realm brown-haired elder, suddenly fled toward the east gate, leaving behind a message: "Sorry, it’s not that I lack integrity, but even if I risk my life, I cannot change the outcome tonight."

The Second Elder watched the brown-haired elder's retreating back, a mocking smile on his lips. But the next moment, his eyes turned red, and he roared, "Liu family sons, we are doomed anyway. Let’s fight to the death! Killing one will be worth it, and killing two will be a profit!"

"Kill—"

All the inner hall elders, executives, and descendants of the Liu family shouted in unison, but some of the outer hall elders and executives were hesitant. They were not direct descendants of the Liu family and still had a chance to escape. The four major families would not pursue them to the death.

"Desperate struggle!"

Zhao Gui sneered. Just as he was about to charge at the Second Elder, an outer hall elder suddenly approached and whispered in his ear, "Clan Leader, Elder Qing is dead!"

"What?"

Zhao Gui's eyes flashed with cold light, and he looked at the shattered jade token in the elder's hand, his expression turning extremely grim.

The outer hall elder held many jade tokens, called life-bound jade tokens, which were refined with a trace of a warrior's divine soul. If the jade token shattered, it meant the person was dead.

Lu Ling also had a life-bound jade token, which belonged to Lu Renhuang. It was intact, so Lu Ling was certain that Lu Renhuang was still alive.

The outer hall elder held many life-bound jade tokens, collected before the battle began. The purpose was clear—to coordinate the overall situation and determine the battle conditions at the east, west, and north gates.

Many people had died tonight, and many jade tokens had shattered. Normally, he would not need to report the death of an elder to Zhao Gui. However, this elder was special because he was the one sent to rescue Zhao Rui.

Zhao Rui had just sent a distress signal, and Zhao Gui had dispatched Elder Qing to rescue him. Now, Elder Qing was dead? This meant Zhao Rui was in grave danger. So the outer hall elder quickly reported to Zhao Gui.

Zhao Gui was conflicted. This was the perfect opportunity to sweep away the remaining Liu family strong warriors. As the commander, he could not leave the main battlefield and lose control of the situation.

However...

Zhao Rui was his beloved son. Although the boy had many flaws, his talent was acknowledged in Wuling City. Zhao Gui had always groomed Zhao Rui as his successor.

"Old Chen, Old He, I'll leave this to you. I’m going to the west courtyard to check."

In the end, Zhao Gui made up his mind, informed the Chen and He family leaders, and quickly headed toward the west courtyard.

Elder Qing was a late-stage Divine Sea Realm warrior. Since someone could kill Elder Qing, sending another Divine Sea Realm warrior would be meaningless. For Zhao Rui's safety, he had to go himself.

On the Liu family's side, only the Second Elder, a Soul Pond Realm warrior, remained. Due to Yu Hen's intervention, the Liu family's morale was shaken, and many outer hall elders clearly wanted to escape. Whether he was there or not, the situation tonight could not be reversed. Wuling City would ultimately belong to the Zhao family.

"Hmm?"

The elders of the Chen and He families and some warriors from the four major families were puzzled. Many people from the Liu family were also confused. Why was Zhao Gui going to the west courtyard? Was there a special situation there?

"Huh?"

The four girls on the ironclad airship in the sky, including Zilian'er and Yeyuhan, were also curious.

They thought the show was over for the night, and the next part would be a boring massacre. But now, there was an unexpected turn of events.

The commander left the battlefield. Could there be another powerhouse in the west courtyard?

Everyone looked toward the west courtyard and saw an interesting scene: Lu Li was dragging Zhao Rui, who had a broken leg, toward the west courtyard. Zhao Rui was in such pain that he was almost unconscious, but Lu Li paid no attention, dragging him by the leg and wielding the Heavenly麟刀 (Heavenly麟Sword) as he rushed toward the guest hall.

Zhao Gui was incredibly fast, several times faster than Elder Qing. He leaped from one stone tower to another, his body becoming a blur as he headed toward the west courtyard. His vision was much sharper than a Divine Sea Realm warrior's, and he quickly saw Zhao Rui being dragged and noticed that Zhao Rui had only one leg left.

Zhao Gui's body trembled, and he roared in rage, "Rui'er? Ah ah ah... Little brat, I will flay you alive!"

"This young man is going to die..."

On the golden war chariot, Yeyuhan, dressed in a light yellow dress, muttered and glanced at Zilian'er, teasingly saying, "Zilian'er, don't you know this young man? Why don't you save his life?"

Zilian'er shook her head slightly and said, "Yu Feijia is clearly helping the Zhao family. Why would I offend him for no reason?"

The few golden-armored warriors beside Zilian'er nodded in agreement. They knew that it wasn't that Zilian'er was afraid of offending Yu Feijia, but rather... Lu Li was not worth her trouble.

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