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Since they entered the city, Tian Yunhu and the others had been waiting for their boss to yell the signal for action, but they never expected that the first person to shout those words would actually be on the opposite side.

Had they been calculated against?

Everyone realized what had happened, yet found it incredible...

They had studied the Divine Dao Sect of Jiangnan for a long time, knowing that only at the Main God level could one use the Power of Faith to transmit messages, and although Tong Pass was important enough, there was likely only one treasure capable of long-distance, timely communication in all of Jiangnan, which everyone knew was used for the affairs in the Northern Wasteland.

Where did the enemy get their information?

Before they could consider further, a swarm of crossbow arrows came tearing through the air, and the group hastily exploded with Qi and blood to block them with their weapons.

Meanwhile, the stunned Western Sea Army stood outside the city, at a loss without the commands from within, not daring to move an inch in confusion!

Inside the city, Tian Yunhu and his companions, while resisting the shooting of the wind crossbows, hastily said, "Boss, just launch the Divine Command and order the army to attack the city. These idiots actually think they can wipe us out with this method. I’ve already figured out the locations of a few commanders; I’m ninety percent certain I can take their heads later! "

Seeing Tian Heng unmoved, Tian Yunhu’s brow furrowed, and he immediately added, "Boss, don’t worry about the casualties. As long as we can wipe out the Warrior Army, our mission will be complete. There will be plenty of opportunities to replenish our troops in the future. You..."

His anxious voice abruptly ceased, and what stopped Tian Yunhu’s voice was a sharp short sword, thrust straight for his throat!

"Isn’t this where you are?" Tian Heng frowned deeply, his blade spun as he prepared to exert more force, but four flashes of blade light already struck like lightning, forcing him to retreat.

The one who struck was none other than other deputy generals affiliated with Tian Yunhu.

So that’s how it was...

Tian Yunhu clutched his throat tightly, his eyes filled with towering hatred.

He had said it—how could the other side have received advanced notice? So the traitor turned out to be their own boss?

But... how did this guy transmit the message?

Although Tian Heng had always shown a willingness to rebel, both the higher-ups and they themselves still harbored a trace of vigilance, thus they always monitored him somewhat, never allowing him to be alone. This guy... shouldn’t have had the chance to leak any information...

"You’re still on guard against me," Tian Heng sighed while dodging the fierce attacks of the deputy generals, "You said before that an Ancient Demon was parasitic within your throat, but it seems that’s not the case."

"Heh..." Tian Yunhu covered his throat, his sinister laugh unceasing, yet he did not immediately join the attack; instead, under Zhou Tengbin’s cover, he retreated several steps back.

The throat is a vulnerable spot for humans; even now, with his immense healing ability, it was difficult to recover from a throat wound quickly.

To heal the flesh required stopping the bleeding first, but such a location required airflow and couldn’t be directly sealed, or else one would suffocate.

Nor could one let the Qi and blood flow continuously, for that would not only choke the trachea but also impede the wound’s recovery.

Normally, it required extremely precise control. Even at his current level, to stabilize such a large wound in the throat would need at least a quarter of an hour’s time. It didn’t seem long, but in the midst of battle, that was enough time to die a thousand times over.

Snap!

Tian Yunhu forcefully freed himself from Zhou Tengbin’s protective grasp, glowering fiercely at Tian Heng and gesturing to Zhou Tengbin not to worry about him.

Zhou Tengbin was taken aback, but years of cooperation made him instantly understand the intention.

All five of them were Transcendents; although they were currently surrounded, the enemy had no top-tier experts.

Tian Heng was the only one on par with them.

If they could quickly kill Tian Heng, they had a chance to break out.

Moreover, after killing Tian Heng and the ensuing replacement of the godly foundation, they would become the leaders of the Western Sea Army. Then, by bursting out of the city gates and rallying their cry, they could still join forces with the soldiers outside to annihilate the Warrior Army!

With that in mind, Zhou Tengbin hesitated no longer.

He drew his sword and headed forth to support the other three brothers, leaving Tian Yunhu behind despite his injuries.

With his strength on display, even if he couldn’t move, it wouldn’t be easy for the enemy to kill him without their top-tier experts.

As Zhou Tengbin joined the fray, the pressure on Tian Heng intensified. In just a few breaths’ time, he had sustained several cuts, and danger lurked at every turn!

Old Bai and others watching from above were extremely anxious, but they were unable to intervene!

Tian Heng was an expert of Ao Zhen’s caliber, almost infinitely close to Dragon King level.

In the entirety of Jiangnan, aside from the sovereign Chen Qing, only Xu Hu of their Warrior Army possessed the strength to contend with him.

For average Transcendent masters, if it came to a head-on fight, they would likely not last more than ten exchanges in his presence!

However, the gateway of the fortress was not spacious, and although there were heavy troops, they couldn’t form a military array, nor effectively layer to become a Big Formation powered by qi and blood.

In the short term, the threat to those several individuals was limited, they could only hope to triumph through attrition.

Without Tian Heng’s constraint, those individuals truly had the potential to break through the siege and continue leading the Western Sea Army in their attack.

At this moment, Tian Heng’s expression was extremely grave, he didn’t even have extra time to think.

These five individuals had greatly increased their abilities after becoming possessed by the Ancient Demon, not only in terms of their own physical constitution and energy reaching his own level, but under the inheritance of the Ancient Demon, there were also many killing moves he had never seen before.

If not for relying on his natural instincts and experience, he would have died hundreds and thousands of times by now.

Managing to hold off two was already extremely taxing, holding off four... would definitely not last long.

Hiss!

With a streak of blood-light shining, another coordinated attack by three of them left Tian Heng with no way to avoid. His entire left shoulder was sheared off, forcing Tian Heng to retreat over and over.

A sinister smile flashed across the faces of the four. Their murderous intent surged while Zhou Tengbin’s expression was complicated.

Tian Heng had shown him kindness. If possible, he truly didn’t want to lay hands on Tian Heng, but the other party had gone too far, actually wanting to take the lives of the brothers. This was intolerable no matter what!

"Kill!"

A somber and hoarse voice came from behind. Without turning back, Zhou Tengbin knew it was Tian Yunhu taking action as well; it seemed he had recovered somewhat, his throat was still hoarse, but it looked like he had successfully stopped the bleeding!

Zhou Tengbin felt the last stone in his heart fall to the ground, with five of them joining forces, Tian Heng, no matter how capable, was bound to die...

Eh?

Just as he was about to coordinate with Tian Yunhu to strike, he suddenly felt a piercing pain!

He turned around in shock, and what entered his sight wasn’t Tian Yunhu at all.

That cold and firm man, with a face covered in stubble, looking robust and full of vigor - if not Xu Hu, then who?

How could this be?

Zhou Tengbin struggled to look back, attempting to find Tian Yunhu’s figure, only then did he discover, not far away, Tian Yunhu’s headless body kneeling down; his head had been trampled to pieces by something, having long since lost all signs of life!

This guy... when did he get here?

Wasn’t he controlled in Lyuzhou City?

How could he be here?

And why was there no sound when Tian Yunhu was killed?

Zhou Tengbin turned back, wanting to shout to his three comrades surrounding Tian Heng, but then he realized that they, fully engrossed in attacking Tian Heng, had not noticed anything happening behind them.

At that moment, he understood why he hadn’t noticed Tian Yunhu’s death.

Tian Heng was a top-notch expert, always their superior, considered a nearly insurmountable presence in their hearts.

To kill him swiftly, they unconsciously gave their utmost effort and concentration, never imagining that there would be another expert of the same caliber launching an attack from behind. ..

This was really...

Before he had time to reflect, the great sword that pierced his chest directly shattered his ribcage and cleaved upwards, splitting his entire world in half!

His two eyes, which had burst open, still looked unwillingly at the newcomer.

It was clear he wanted to know - why the other person... was here?

In the end... how did he manage it?