Chapter 525 - 454: No Less Than the Brave Crowned Marquis of Old

Chapter 525: Chapter 454: No Less Than the Brave Crowned Marquis of Old

Wunan City, the capital.

Bai Yuan stood atop the capital’s wall, a human head dangling from his hand. Upon closer inspection, it was the head of the King of Wunan Country.

"Surrender or die!"

He calmly faced the army of several thousand below the wall, uttering the words one by one.

The thousands of soldiers in the Wunan Country’s Imperial Guard were stunned by his presence alone, not daring to take a single step forward.

"This..."

The soldiers and officers of the Imperial Guard looked at each other in dismay.

With their Monarch dead, they no longer knew whose orders to follow.

But to have them actually fight Bai Yuan head-on? They wouldn’t dare.

Even their Monarch, a Mingxin Grandmaster, had been slain by Bai Yuan. Anyone else who went up would be nothing more than cannon fodder.

In the next instant.

The gates of Wunan Country’s capital were smashed open with a BOOM.

The soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Camp poured into the capital of Wunan Country like starving tigers.

At the forefront, Lu Wu and Li Xiu’s eyes were filled with excitement, like vicious wolves spotting lambs.

Ever since the great chaos in Xuan Yang, the Zhenxi Army had been on the defensive most of the time. When had they ever had a chance to storm an enemy’s main camp?

The well-equipped Tiger and Leopard Camp was unstoppable, cutting their way to the city center with barely any resistance.

The morale of Wunan Country’s Imperial Guard had already collapsed. With the appearance of the Tiger and Leopard Camp, they scattered like birds and beasts.

The capital had fallen completely.

Bai Yuan leaped down from the city wall in a single bound.

He ordered Lu Wu and Li Xiu behind him, "Resupply here. Gather enough provisions for three days. We leave the city tonight."

He had no intention of occupying the city. The difference between attacking and defending was just too great.

"Yes, sir."

Lu Wu and Li Xiu now followed Bai Yuan’s orders without the slightest doubt.

He had led a thousand men out of Fire Prison Canyon without a single loss. That alone was enough for them to entrust their lives to him.

In the hearts of the Tiger and Leopard Camp, Bai Yuan was now no different from a Celestial God.

...

With Wunan City’s Imperial Guard gone, the Tiger and Leopard Camp naturally became wolves in a sheep pen.

Bai Yuan had no intention of restraining his men.

He needed to resupply and boost morale in the shortest time possible.

This was what the vast majority of generals would do.

Even he couldn’t think of any other way.

An army that didn’t disturb the populace was simply impossible in this era. Besides, these people were of a different tribe. If the Zhenxi Army were to be defeated, the Profound People would suffer the exact same fate.

Even the Northern Territory might suffer because of it.

Better that others suffer than his own people.

This was Bai Yuan’s consistent principle.

He found a clean room and settled in.

His gains over the past few days had been immense.

He had killed two Mingxin Grandmasters, and on top of that, countless other experts from Wunan Country.

In the next instant.

His figure vanished from the room.

When he reappeared, he was already in the Divine Palace Immortal Realm, entering a side hall with practiced ease.

He glanced at the panel.

[Name: Bai Yuan]

[Class: God Hunter]

[Skills: Divine Mansion Technique (Legendary), Body Arts (Legendary), Demon-Refining Technique (Legendary), Chaotic Blood Hidden Tiger Saber (Legendary), Cloud Ladder Leap (Legendary)...]

[Enhancement Points: 45678]

During this time, he had earned tens of thousands of enhancement points in one go.

"Allocate points!"

Before the words even left his mouth, a torrent of Martial Dao comprehension flooded his mind.

One hundred years!

Two hundred years!

...

One thousand years!

Bai Yuan’s martial skill progressed by leaps and bounds as one Divine Mansion after another was reopened.

Countless tiny points of golden light flickered on his right arm.

Each one was a Divine Mansion he had opened.

They already covered more than half of his arm.

This was the benefit of fueling war with war. Otherwise, if he had just stayed in Ling Province and hunted demons tirelessly day after day, he never would have progressed so quickly.

Bai Yuan was very pleased with his current progress.

He could even feel the threshold of the Divinity Communication Barrier.

Once he broke through to Divinity Communication.

The world would be his to roam freely!

...

「The next morning.」

Wunan City was still in chaos, but the source of the chaos had receded like the tide overnight.

Bai Yuan led the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Camp out of Wunan City on horseback.

Now, the soldiers’ faces showed only a thirst for victory.

The tables had turned.

The entire Ximo had become their hunting ground.

A total of ten countries had participated in this expedition. Bai Yuan had long since learned their locations. Now, with their defenses empty, was the perfect time to catch them off guard.

The second country.

Bai Yuan led his troops into a country called Jiling Country.

It was also one of the ten nations in the Ximo Alliance Army.

Just as with Wunan Country, the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Camp swept through the entire capital of Jiling Country in a single night.

The King of Jiling Country was slain by Bai Yuan.

...

The third country.

The King of Jiuqu Country was slain by Bai Yuan.

...

The fourth country.

The King of Fengya Country was slain by Bai Yuan.

...

...

「In the Great Desert.」

A grisly trophy mound made of skulls was particularly eye-catching, sending a chill down the spine of anyone who saw it.

"Fuck! Bai Yuan! My Wunan Country will never coexist with you!"

The Grand General of Wunan Country stared at the four heads at the very top of the trophy mound.

One of them belonged to the Sovereign of Wunan Country.

He had been away on a campaign, never expecting Bai Yuan to raid his home base. The realization drove him mad with rage.

This was a humiliation.

An absolute humiliation!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

Unable to vent his rage, the Grand General of Wunan Country drew the long saber at his waist and began hacking wildly.

"My Sovereign, this humble general was too late."

"Kill that damn Profound!"

...

For a moment, the crowd was overcome with furious indignation.

The leaders of the four countries whose sovereigns had been slain were especially incensed, wishing they could hunt Bai Yuan down right now, flay him alive, and grind his bones to dust.

But Bai Yuan and his troops had long since vanished.

In the vast Great Desert, how could they possibly find him?

The leaders from the other countries, whose sovereigns were still alive, were much calmer, but they too felt a lingering fear.

If their countries hadn’t been farther from Fire Prison Canyon, their fate would likely have been no different from those four nations.