Chapter 622 - 452: Reversed Heavenly Gang (Part 2)

"I must have misjudged, allowing you to be my personal guards."

Initially, the two guards were no match for Zheng Yi.

On the surface, they seemed to be working in perfect harmony, with their attacks as relentless as the tide.

In reality, only the two of them knew that they were like insects trapped in a spider’s web, desperately struggling to break free.

The one truly in control was this mysterious master of unknown origin.

Yet, Zhao Mingtang persistently cursed and threatened them at this moment. The two felt a mess in their hearts, and their moves gradually lost their form.

The elderly eunuch beside Zhao Mingtang, with a shrill voice, comforted, "Young master, calm down. Don’t stoop to the level of those useless fools. If you get upset and harm your health, what would we do?"

While comforting Zhao Mingtang, he also discreetly sent someone away to report the situation.

As they spoke, the outcome of the battle was already decided.

No one saw how Zheng Yi did it. The guards’ continuous assault suddenly paused, and then both fell to the ground, their life and death unknown.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Kunshan and others were immensely excited. If Zheng Yi hadn’t warned them beforehand, they might have jumped up and cheered in exhilaration.

After dealing with the two guards, Zheng Yi suddenly charged at Zhao Mingtang, coldly ordering, "Attack!"

Zhou Kunshan and others, who had been watching the show, unhesitatingly rushed towards Zhao Mingtang and his group.

These ordinary villagers, surprisingly, seemed even more ferocious than Zhou Kunshan.

This unexpected turn of events completely terrified Zhao Mingtang.

After all, in his impression, these peasants were no different from the dogs of the Zhao Family; he could do whatever he wanted with them, and they would neither resist nor dare to rebel.

However, today, the situation seemed to have changed.

These easily bullied folks were now baring their fangs at them.

"How dare you!" Zhao Mingtang shouted with a harsh yet vulnerable voice, "Daring to defy the Zhao Family, I will report to the family and send an army to annihilate your Riverbend Village."

He clearly didn’t realize that under these circumstances, such threats only made the people of Riverbend Village more inclined to silence him permanently.

"Impudent!" The elderly eunuch suddenly erupted.

He clashed with Zheng Yi in mid-air, forcing Zheng Yi back a half-step.

Swift as a ghost, he managed to block half of Riverbend Village’s people by himself.

The other guards, waking from their stupor, joined the fight against the villagers of Riverbend Village.

Although the villagers of Riverbend Village had begun their cultivation,

guided by Zheng Yi, and coupled with the endless cultivation resources from the Fire Rock Ore, they made rapid progress in their cultivation.

However, no matter how you say it, their cultivation time was still too short.

Moreover, these were just ordinary miners. Even though their cultivation had increased significantly, they barely had any combat skills.

Compared to the battle-hardened guards of Zhao Mingtang, the gap was glaring.

However, the people of Riverbend Village were, after all, fighting on their own turf.

In terms of numbers, they held an absolute advantage.

More importantly, the Zhao Family people had just arrived at Riverbend Village, demanding bloodshed.

In the past, they certainly didn’t dare to resist.

But now the situation had changed. Under Zheng Yi’s leadership, they were gradually living a good life, one they never dared dream of before.

Many of them, looking back now, didn’t understand how they survived prior years.

Precisely because of this, they were unwilling to easily give up the hard-won good life.

Now, whoever tried to deprive them of the right to live well, they wouldn’t let them off lightly.

That’s why, although the villagers’ combat capabilities were inferior to those of the guards,

they were genuinely willing to fight desperately to protect their hard-won happiness.

The morale differences between the two sides made up for the combat experience gap, and the battle was neck and neck.

"Golden Core... Not quite reached the Golden Core realm. However, one foot is already in the doorway to the Golden Core." Zheng Yi, forced to retreat, was astonished to see the eunuch unstoppable in the crowd.

He had guessed that Zhao Mingtang had more than just these guards by his side.

But Zheng Yi hadn’t thought that the seemingly spineless eunuch was so powerful.

After briefly adjusting his breath, Zheng Yi immediately charged at the eunuch.

If the battle dragged on, the villagers of Riverbend Village might suffer substantial casualties.

To him, these people were crucial to his uprising and couldn’t be lost in great numbers.

"You old eunuch with no balls, having such strength and yet willing to be a dog slave?" Zheng Yi sneered with a cold and sharp provocation.

"Brat, although I am a castrated man, I won’t tolerate your insults. Prepare to die." The eunuch fell for it, roaring and leaving others aside to attack Zheng Yi.

This eunuch’s strength truly was formidable, slightly above that of Zheng Yi for now.

However, due to his realm, Zheng Yi was initially a bit unaccustomed, but as they fought, he gradually gained the upper hand.

"How is this possible?" The eunuch was taken aback to realize he wasn’t Zheng Yi’s match.

Though powerful, the eunuch lacked the combat experience compared to the guards.

Consider the guards at least engaged in frequent combat training.

The eunuch, on the other hand, merely focused on cultivation. Most of his time and energy was spent serving others.

Now facing Zheng Yi, a terrifying being with formidable combat skills, he grew increasingly constrained as they fought on.

Most critically, the fight between Riverbend Village and the guards was also drawing to a conclusion.

Life-and-death battles were the best training ground.

Initially, people of Heshan Village didn’t know how to fight, restrained as they fought.

But after suffering losses, even deaths, they began to mature.

They no longer engaged in one-on-one fights but utilized their numbers to overwhelm by swarming.

Zhou Kunshan pushed the Mountain Shaking Fist to its limits.

Relying on cultivation techniques that tempered his physique, he charged freely amidst crowds with open and grandiose moves.

Often, a Zhao Family guard’s blade left only a minor cut on Zhou Kunshan.

Thereafter, he would casually throw a punch, knocking the opponent to the ground.

The villagers of Riverbend Village seized this chance, and when a foe fell, they swarmed like wolves attacking prey.

The weapons in their hands were diverse, from sickles and hoes to mining pickaxes.

Using whatever they had at hand.

Under such attacks, Zhao Mingtang’s guards fell one by one.

Initially, Zhao Mingtang arrogantly commanded, "Stop it for this young master."

"How dare you harm my men, do you have a death wish?"

"Stop... please stop!"

Seeing that his guards were nearly all dead,

the elderly eunuch panicked and tried to retreat to protect Zhao Mingtang’s safety.

But Zheng Yi wouldn’t let him have his way.

Seizing every opportunity to attack relentlessly, leaving the eunuch no space to breathe.

The eunuch, unable to find a chance to save him, screamed in terror, "Enough! Do you know who this young master is? If anything happens to him, countless will perish with him."

Zheng Yi smiled faintly, "Killing him, at worst, means they find and destroy our Riverbend Village."

"But even if I don’t kill him, with this guy’s nature, the villagers would likely not survive anyways."

"Since we’re doomed either way, why not choose to kill this guy?"

Eventually, the eunuch, risking a palm strike from Zheng Yi, made a last-minute rush to Zhao Mingtang’s side for support.

"Old degenerate, why did it take so long to save me?" Zhao Mingtang not only showed no gratitude but still cursed in rage.