Lingye Qing's arrival this time could be described as extremely cautious. He pointed a finger in the direction of the six armies coming from Capital and said, "Remember, if any of you have the slightest hint of defying righteousness, your fate will be just like An Shuzi's!"
With that, a single glance from him prompted his trusted aide to draw a big knife, poised to decapitate An Shuzi.
Swish!
The blade fell, but not a drop of blood splattered. The sword was intercepted by a person, who turned out to be Wu Luotian!
"Wu... Wu Luotian?!" An Shuzi's pupils constricted, the person before him all too familiar! And the rumors of Wu Luotian not being... How could he possibly appear here today?
An Shuzi was bewildered, seemingly confirming the rumors!
"It's you?! Traitor! Have you forgotten? The Wu family has treated you well, yet you..." An Shuzi's face turned ashen with anger.
Wu Luotian shrugged off his rough cloth clothes, revealing the unified golden battle armor of the rebel army. Coldly, he said, "Today, I, Wu Luotian, will see who dares lay a finger on my Wu brothers! Including you... Lingye Qing!!"
Clearly taken aback by Wu Luotian's unexpected survival and increased strength, An Shuzi was stunned, as were all present.
The rebel army below the guillotine in the city center erupted into chatter.
"That's the missing head of a branch family of the Wu family, what's going on?!"
"Keep your voice down, he's now a wanted man by the Wu commander. Do you want to get killed by the Wu Marshal for speaking like that?!"
"That's true, I heard that after the commander escaped to the Great Snow Mountain, the imperial dogs sent to capture him encountered an avalanche that buried all of them, yet unexpectedly, the commander survived!"
Suddenly, rebel leader Wu Luotian became the center of discussion among the rebel troops in the martial arts field at the city center, causing chaos.
"Now that the Commander has arrived, let him deal with An Shuzi," Lingye Qing signaled to Wu Luotian.
Wu Luotian smiled back with a sly look, showing that sometimes it's appropriate to reverse the roles of diplomacy and warfare.
But An Shuzi, still with a grim expression, fiercely shouted at Wu Luotian and Lingye Qing, "What are you waiting for? I'm no longer the national teacher of the Holy Empire. Perhaps I'm also on the list of wanted men by the rebels, right?!"
And with that, An Shuzi kicked one of the rebel soldiers behind him, then transformed into Chi energy, rushing towards Wu Luotian.
"Traitor, meet your end!!!" An Shuzi howled.
Between the flashing blades, Wu Luotian casually turned An Shuzi's blade into nothingness, and motioned for the approaching rebel soldiers to step back.
Seeing his ambush fail, An Shuzi resorted to physical combat, but all his punches were easily stopped by Wu Luotian using just three fingers, almost incapacitating An Shuzi.
The terrifying suppression made An Shuzi's pupils shrink as he trembled, unable to believe it. "How... how could you be this powerful?"
Remembering that Wu Luotian was once just a junior at the late stage of the Boundless Realm, yet now far surpassing the peak level, An Shuzi couldn't comprehend this exponential growth in just a year or two. This Wu Luotian must have had some extraordinary encounter, as there's no other explanation for such immense progress. An Shuzi's evil intentions began to stir, realizing he was left with no alternative!
"Hahaha," An Shuzi suddenly burst into laughter, "For you, this imperial city may seem within reach, but do you truly believe that merely occupying the heartland will bring doom to the Godrealm?"
With these words, An Shuzi sealed his own fate of insurmountable odds.
"Do you know, dwelling in the central mainland, that the Heartland is surrounded by powers ready to crush you from all directions?" An Shuzi smirked eerily.
The onlookers among the rebel forces immediately charged forward, some hesitated but, ultimately, being under Cao Chong's command, they had to obey.
"Using the strategy of a sea of people?" An Shuzi sneered, arms outstretched, "Come at me, I will show you all today that the imperial city is not a place you can just come and go as you please!"
After slicing off the shackles binding him, An Shuzi raised a hand, enveloping the entire Capital in a dense mist. White fog obscured the city brimming with golden-armored soldiers, with only An Shuzi's resolute gaze remaining visible.
When the mist thickened to a point of near blindness, An Shuzi bellowed, "Dark Illusory Giant Spirit, arise!"
Instantly, the slowly drifting mist transformed into a monstrous beast akin to primordial times, exuding a murderous aura.
Some rebel fighters and martial artists of lesser rank felt a chill down their spines, finding it excruciatingly tormenting!
The momentum was akin to facing an ancient, mystical behemoth. The weaker soldiers felt themselves on the brink of being devoured completely by this pressure, even torn to shreds.
"Today, all those who trespass against my Godrealm shall be sentenced to death!"
