Chapter 546: Chapter 65: Fallen

“Majesty!”

“Majesty!”

“Majesty!”

Four sitting officials who had taken refuge within Chong City heard the battle cries coming from the West City Gate.

The four looked at each other.

“What’s happening?”

“Could it be that they won over there?”

“That’s impossible, right? The Imperial Camp Cavalry didn’t go that way, did they?”

The four could hardly believe that Li Fei could hold off more than fifty riders of the Imperial Camp Cavalry on his own.

That would be more like the power of those ranked top on the Fengyun Leaderboard!

A moment later, they received news from the West City Gate:

The imperial envoy went out of the city alone and clashed head-on with more than fifty riders of the Imperial Camp Cavalry and annihilated them all!

The remaining enemies fled in the face of the wind.

“How is that possible?!”

The four sitting officials felt their worldview had been shaken.

After a moment, the four re-ascended the city walls of the West City Gate with embarrassed expressions.

At that time, only Lv Wenxing was on the walls, Li Fei was not seen.

In addition, there were bodies of the Imperial Camp Army and exotic beast mounts being carried back.

Most of these soldiers and mounts had died horrible deaths.

Seeing these bodies, the four no longer doubted Li Fei’s combat achievements.

“Old Lv, where is Administrator Li?”

The four approached Lv Wenxing and asked.

“Administrator Li has gone back to meditate and recuperate his Innate Qi.”

Lv Wenxing said calmly.

“Is Administrator Li badly injured?”

Someone asked.

Lv Wenxing shook his head, “He’s hardly injured at all.”

“How is that possible?!”

“Old Lv, tell us, how exactly did he win?”

“Yeah, tell us about it.”

The group gathered around Lv Wenxing, inquiring earnestly.

A smile appeared on Lv Wenxing’s face, suddenly feeling a sense of shared glory.

He roughly described the process of Li Fei’s previous confrontation with the Imperial Camp Cavalry.

Being hundreds of meters away and limited in his perceptive abilities, he couldn’t see many details but could tell that Li Fei’s clones were outrageously strong!

“This… is the Ghostly Foot Implant that strong?”

“I remember that the ‘Ghostly Shadow,’ a core-level extraordinary ability was not this absurd.”

“This must be the talent of someone ranked first in history.”

Lv Wenxing remarked.

“He was rumored to be the legendary Nine Yang Body during the Martial Arts Exchange Competition, with Qi-blood far exceeding ordinary people and life force comparable to exotic beasts!”

“I heard it was the ‘Kanglong Body’.”

“Perhaps it’s because of his unique physique that his extraordinary abilities also become incredibly powerful.”

The sitting officials quickly found a reasonable explanation.

After all, he ranks first in history!

“Now Chong City is safe. If we successfully suppress the rebellion of the Daluo Sect this time, Administrator Li will surely have established great merit and will rise rapidly!”

The group reflected.

Li Fei had already caught the eye of His Majesty by standing firm under pressure and insisting on investigating the Daluo Sect.

Now with his merits in defending the city and quelling the rebellion, he was sure to rise meteorically!

“Old Lv, you really have good judgment, insisting on staying just now. You must have made a good impression on Administrator Li. Are you planning to follow him from now on?”

One of them asked Lv Wenxing.

The five sitting officials present were all Fourth Rank, and if assigned elsewhere, they could become big shots in many places.

Although Li Fei had the status of an imperial envoy, his actual position was only a 9th-grade secret inspector.

The gap between them was immense.

However, upon hearing his colleague’s question, Lv Wenxing nodded seriously:

“This Administrator Li is talented, powerful, and more importantly, he carries responsibility! If there’s a chance in the future, I’d really like to follow him.”

The other four, hearing this, felt deep regret.

Why did they decide to leave earlier?

Now they had strained their relationship with Li Fei, and who knew if there was still a chance to reconcile in the future?

…

As the battle ended in Chong City, Luo Shi and two other Martial Arts Masters also arrived sequentially at the three cities designated by Yun Shu.

They leveraged their powerful strengths to quickly wipe out the rebel forces in the cities, destroy the magic arrays, and regained control of the cities entirely.

In Taining City, Luo Shi stood on the city walls, looking out into the distance.

This city was located at the boundary of Jinshan Prefecture, relatively closer to the direction of Ming Province capital.

He waited for over an hour on the walls but still saw no sign of the enemy, which made Luo Shi feel increasingly uneasy.

After interrogating disciples of the Daluo Sect from the Taining City Righteous Court, he had learned of Qingxu True Monarch’s plans and that a squad of Imperial Camp Cavalry from Jinshan Prefecture was supposed to come and devastate the city.

According to his calculations, this troop should have already arrived, but they had yet to appear.

After a moment, Luo Shi’s eyes narrowed, and a bitter smile emerged:

“Damn it, my luck is really terrible!”

First, he was forced to participate in the investigation of the lost Lifespan Extension Pill case.

After finally leaving the Daluo Sect unscathed and about to return to Lanling City to claim his reward, Li Fei suddenly encountered a rebellion by the Daluo Sect.

Having been ordered to defend the city, he then encountered the enemy’s reinforcements…

At this time, a thousand meters in front of the city walls of Taining City, a troop of Imperial Camp Cavalry appeared.

The number of the Imperial Camp Cavalry was not the over fifty riders that Luo Shi had previously interrogated, but it had surpassed three hundred riders!

Qing Xu True Monarch sent over four hundred riders from the capital of Ming Province, and these four hundred divided into two teams, each uniting with Imperial Camp Cavalry from Jinshan Prefecture City before they came to attack.

If there were only fifty Imperial Camp Cavalry, Luo Shi could have easily dealt with them.

If there were a hundred, he was confident he could win.

If there were two hundred, he would have to fight desperately.

Three hundred and more Imperial Camp Cavalry left Luo Shi speechless…

But he knew he couldn’t run away.

On his previous journey, he had “seen” the Purple Qi Golden Dragon coming from Lanling City, knowing this battle was about the fate of the nation!

Furthermore, State Preceptor Yun Shu had already issued a death order–men in the city, city stands!

In such circumstances, if Luo Shi dared to abandon the city and flee, allowing Taining City to be successfully blood sacrificed, his end would be miserable.

Being forcibly assigned to participate in the case of the lost Lifespan Extension Pill, it was evident that Luo Shi had no backing in the Zhi Ge Pavilion.

This meant that after the fact, no one would stand up to protect him.

Was it to flee now to save his life and then go back to wait for his unknown fate?

Or to let go and try to grasp his own destiny?

Luo Shi chose the latter!

Having gradually become a Martial Arts Master, he naturally did not lack the courage for a life-and-death battle.

Whoosh–

With one step, Luo Shi leapt out of the city wall and began his sprint.

On the other side, the three hundred plus Imperial Camp Cavalry also began their charge.

A line of dark tide appeared on the ground.

The Imperial Camp Cavalry formed an army formation, with every fifty men acting as one segment.

The Evil Qi’s power from fifty riders forming an army formation and more than a hundred riders forming one was utterly different.

Now with over three hundred Imperial Camp Cavalry forming one army formation, that Evil Qi dark tide was much stronger than what Li Fei had encountered outside Chong City!

If Li Fei was facing a torrent, then now Luo Shi was facing a tsunami!

With a calm expression, Luo Shi charged into the overwhelming dark tide.

His body was shrouded in a faint silver glow, which, although not very imposing, was evident.

Boom!!!

The collision occurred.

It was like a furious wave hitting a stone wall, stirring up thousands of waves.

Covered in a faint silver glow, Luo Shi stood unmoved under the impact of the Evil Qi dark tide, like a pillar in the midst of a torrent!

His Divine Skill was–“Indestructible”.

This Divine Skill also had another name, “Absolute Defense”!

Upon activating the “Indestructible” Divine Skill, unless it was a peak powerhouse directly shaking this skill from the level of Taoism, even facing an attack from a Great Grandmaster, Luo Shi would not be harmed until his Divine Power was exhausted!

In the overwhelming Evil Qi dark tide, Luo Shi blocked all damage with “Indestructible,” then continuously punched out, tearing through the dark tide with Tao Power, causing casualties to the Imperial Camp Cavalry behind the dark tide.

However, as strong as his “Indestructible” was in defense, his attack amongst warriors of his realm was equally ‘weak’.

Attack had always been Luo Shi’s weak point; in past battles, he usually managed to ‘grind’ his opponent to death slowly.

In fact, Luo Shi had been working hard on refining a second Divine Skill to compensate for his weakness.

If he could master an offensive Divine Skill, his combat power would immediately increase, making him a top contender in his realm!

By then, his status in the Zhi Ge Pavilion would change drastically.

Below Great Grandmasters, he would be among the very top!

Unfortunately, the second Divine Skill was not easy to master.

Many Martial Arts Masters spent their entire lives stuck on this obstacle, and Luo Shi had also been stuck for over a decade.

The army formation composed of over three hundred Imperial Camp Cavalry was strong in attack and defense alike.

Thus, Luo Shi’s killing speed was very slow, only gradually grinding down this troop of Imperial Camp Cavalry.

Both sides continued battling fiercely on the plain for over an hour.

Luo Shi killed one hundred seventy-eight riders with his fists!

By this stage, if they were normal Imperial Camp Cavalry, they might have developed the intention to retreat, not daring to fight any longer.

But the Imperial Camp Cavalry that Luo Shi faced were different.

Their minds were completely controlled, oblivious to fear, fatigue, and pain.

These Imperial Camp Cavalry would use up their entire “Qi-Blood Spirit” before collapsing!

Thus, the battle continued.

Suddenly, the silver glow on Luo Shi’s body shattered!

He let out a wry smile and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

Ten minutes later, Luo Shi was beheaded by a Tao Foundation Stage Imperial Camp Cavalry.

This “cabinet minister,” a Martial Arts Master, thus fell!

In this battle, Luo Shi killed a total of two hundred fifteen Imperial Camp Cavalry.

Shortly after Luo Shi’s death, Mu Kairen, a Martial Arts Master responsible for defending Shangtang City, also fell in battle!

This head of the Imperial Guards also faced over three hundred Imperial Camp Cavalry, battled to the end, killed one hundred ninety-seven riders, and ultimately died.

Overnight, two Martial Arts Masters fell one after another!

Subsequently, Taining City and Shangtang City fell into Daluo Sect’s hands again.

At three eighteen in the morning, tens of thousands of citizens of Taining City were successively slaughtered!

At five twelve in the morning, the troop of Imperial Camp Cavalry that killed Luo Shi boarded a train.

Next, they would travel by train, and their next target was–

Chong City!

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