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In the history of this world, there are few instances of one against a thousand, as highly advanced beings wouldn’t waste their energy on such low-level foot soldiers.

If, during a clash between two forces, the enemy’s highest level of combat power expends too much energy on overly low-level foot soldiers, it can only mean that the force is on its last legs. ..

"Huff...."

Sparrow Bee had never thought that one day it would have to pay such a heavy price to clear out these low-level foot soldiers, especially in such a harsh environment.

Without sufficient spiritual energy to support body functions, one must burn lifeblood during high bursts of activity to maintain performance, akin to eating oneself.

Every life form has a limited storage. Utilizing one’s life force to leverage the energy of the world to achieve maximal output is what high-level life forms love to do the most—the greater the efficiency, the higher the techniques of the advanced beings are considered.

But in a low spiritual energy environment, without enough natural energy to leverage, one has no choice but to burn one’s core.

Not only does it consume a huge amount, but it is also not good for the physical foundation, and the power exerted may not even reach one percent.

Fortunately, the difference in power is sufficient enough that, even under these difficult circumstances, Sparrow Bee relied on its sheer strength to wipe out the thousands of guards in less than two breaths!

"How is it?"

The voice inside sounded somewhat grave. King Chu Jiang, always cunning and calculating, now spoke with a hint of nervousness.

"It’s tough..." The other side took a sharp breath, lifted its arm, which now cracked and blackened like old tree bark, looking particularly chilling.

King Chu Jiang frowned. The burden was greater than expected, and it might have even damaged the foundation.

Originally having been in slumber for so many years, the body would need a great deal of lifeblood to warm up and invigorate the blood, but now they couldn’t lay claim to any resources outside.

The first phase of the blood essence stones were the most coveted resources.

Did the Southern Sea, Jiangnan, Capital City including the Northern Territory, which forces weren’t fighting openly and secretly?

As forces that lurked in the shadows, they dared not show their faces and had very little in reserve.

Moreover, Sparrow Bee’s body was transported here through the Path of Yin and Yang.

The yin energy in the Path of Yin and Yang is unfriendly to beings of the yang world.

Although it barely managed to breathe along the way, its body had already been infected.

Now, without sufficient lifeblood to nourish the body and yet heavily using the core lifeblood to burn, it would exacerbate the yin poison.

"You used a secret technique just now, didn’t you?" Sparrow Bee said faintly.

"Without the secret technique, how could you have held up?" King Chu Jiang replied firmly.

"But this means we have no way back." Sparrow Bee looked outside, "What if the Imperial Army surrounds us now? Once you use the secret technique, you won’t even have the chance to retreat through the Path of Yin and Yang. If you can’t get back, you can’t open the passage to the Ghost Temple, and neither can I retreat.

We’re essentially locked in Capital City! "

King Chu Jiang was silent. The risks taken this time were quite high, almost akin to cutting off their own retreat.

If they couldn’t secure the final Ghost Temple, neither of them could even flee now.

Sparrow Bee’s speed was indeed the fastest among those of the Ghost King Level, but that depended on having an environment to flee through.

The Yin Land of Capital City could barely support breathing, but once out of the Capital, one wouldn’t find another patch of land with spiritual energy within ten thousand miles.

On just a single breath, Sparrow Bee couldn’t possibly escape back to the Southern Barbarians.

"They won’t dare..." King Chu Jiang eventually said, "I’ve seen the intel on that Zhang Hao. He’s not a foolishly loyal man. If he’s not confident, he won’t dare come. And they don’t have much time left."

Upon hearing this, Sparrow Bee glanced at the sky. Indeed, in at most a quarter of an hour...it would be dark!

A quarter of an hour’s time, would that Zhang Hao dare to bring the Imperial Army over for a gamble?

"Even if we back up ten thousand steps, what could he do with the Imperial Army in a quarter of an hour’s time?

" King Chu Jiang sneered, "Indeed, our current state is not too good, but if we simply try to dodge without pursuing a slaughter, can’t we hold out for a quarter of an hour? Once night falls, our people only need to control their bodies, and his mere three thousand Imperial Army, they’ll all be left behind here! "

Upon hearing this, Sparrow Bee felt slightly reassured, but the sense of security did not last long because it soon heard the orderly footsteps outside.

The heavy steps, accompanied by the snarling of horses, were of no consequence—the worst scenario had arrived!

Neighhh!

With a multitude of horse neighs, Sparrow Bee looked up to see hundreds of Dragon Horses leaping over the walls from above the temple, with high-ranking Cavalry Captains leading the charge!

Without a doubt, Zhang Hao’s Imperial Army... had been persuaded!

"Bastards!!"

Facing the full might of the soldiers, Sparrow Bee kept retreating, dodging in a sorry state, but the killing intent in his eyes surged violently!

With every bit of strength he used, he felt exhausted and as if his body wanted to fall apart, yet he had no choice but to dodge, because once entangled, the space to maneuver shrunk, the consumption increased, and every extra bit he exhausted added more damage to his foundation—in severe cases, he might even harm the essence he had accumulated over two cycles. ...

He had never thought that one day he would be driven to such a state by a bunch of such ants!!!

In that instant, he swore that once he got through this, he would capture all of these people alive, skin them, pull out their tendons, and soak them and their families in the most terrible poison in jars, torturing them for over a century without end!

The most crucial were the ones named Wei Gongxing and Liu Yu, the Twilight Sorcerers, right?

He swore, he’d chase them to the ends of the earth and sea, he’d make that guy pay a terrible price.....

With such a dreadful vendetta in his heart, Sparrow Bee was like a volcano on the verge of eruption, enduring immense negative emotions and yet humiliatingly forced to dodge.

"Maintain your composure, don’t be hasty!" King Chu Jiang saw Sparrow Bee’s mentality getting worse and quickly reminded him, fearing that in a moment of impulsiveness, he might damage his foundation.

After all, even if the plan succeeded this time, if the foundation was damaged, it would be a loss in vain!

"I know..." Sparrow Bee said, choked with frustration.

He had never felt so frustrated, even when dealing with the players from the four major guilds.

Mentioning him would give countless players a headache.

No matter what, only the top ancient powers like Ghost Buddha and Sky Dome had driven him to the brink of desperation.

Now, he was being forced into a wretched state by a group of mortals, and if other acquaintances knew about it, they would probably die laughing!

But just as he was suffocating with frustration, a sudden premonition of danger surged in his mind.

Years of instinct made him instantly dodge the sudden peril.

It was a master, an incredibly powerful master with strength no less than his own at his peak, and with incredible speed, almost matching his own!

For a moment, he didn’t even react. In this version of time, the only one who could compete with him in terms of speed was the Western Sea Dragon King—wasn’t that old guy still sealed in the West Sea?

Moreover, it was on his side. Could it be the Ancient Demon race wanted to discard him after use so soon?

Had they gone mad?

Retreating rapidly, the figure stayed close, not giving him any breathing room, obviously intending to take the chance to kill him.

Who on earth was it?

Finally... under extreme pursuit, unable to use his speed to dodge, Sparrow Bee turned around and fought back with all he had!

With a thunderous bang, the entire space shattered upon their collision, and the surrounding soldiers who were part of the attack were obliterated into a mess of blood and flesh. The terrifying force sent Sparrow Bee flying backward!

He had not expected the other party to be not only swift to an extraordinary degree but also possess such staggering strength!

"It’s you!!"

Finally, after the clash, the other person finally stopped their footsteps, and in this moment, both King Chu Jiang and Sparrow Bee clearly saw who it was.

The person in front of them was none other than the rightful ruler of the Imperial City, the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty!

"You..." This time, even King Chu Jiang was stunned: "You... how come you’re here?"