Immortality: Raising an Ant Queen to Cultivate by increasing stat point - Chapter 327
Chapter 327: Chapter 320 The Strong Makes Rules Part 1
He Jun was already like a frightened bird at this moment.
Having witnessed Qin Niu’s ruthlessness with his own eyes, out of the four powerful Innate Realm experts from his family, only he remained. Qin Niu killed them as easily as slaughtering chickens and ducks.
Though the most convenient route into the city would have been through the Eastern Gate, He Jun worried that Qin Niu might be lying in wait ahead, so he deliberately took a detour spanning dozens of miles, entering through the Western Gate.
His intelligence was likely the highest among the He Family’s four Innate Realm powerhouses.
Choosing the long way around, this tactic indeed proved effective.
Unfortunately for him, Qin Niu had found Tang Yan, and regardless of whether He Jun had already entered the city, he was not going to escape Qin Niu’s pursuit.
He Jun was conversing with the soldiers guarding the city, waiting for someone from the Lu Family to come over.
As long as he saw someone from the Lu Family, he would be safe.
Burdened with a deep-seated hatred, all he could think about was revenge. Even if he had to serve the Lu Family as a dog, as long as he could have his revenge, he was willing.
He was even prepared to pay any price.
At that moment, he noticed a figure rapidly approaching from not far away, followed by a half-grown water buffalo.
Fear surged in He Jun’s heart.
That scourge really had entered the city, and had been waiting for him all along.
“Qin Niu, this is Black Tiger City, you dare to commit murder, the law will surely execute your entire clan,” He Jun brandished his sword and shouted, his face fierce but internals craven.
Yet his warning seemed to be of no use, as Qin Niu not only didn’t stop, but also accelerated towards him.
The Ink Blade in Qin Niu’s hand trembled continuously.
This blade had already developed a sense of spirit, and it seemed to relish the taste of human blood, especially the blood of powerful warriors.
Every time Qin Niu killed someone with it, the blade became particularly excited.
“I request your protection! I have a very important gift for the City Commandant!”
Seeing his warnings ignored, He Jun quickly sought help from the City Defense Army.
The City Commandant was in charge of the City Defense Army, akin to the modern head of a police department, managing tasks such as city public order and patrols.
In terms of combat capability, the City Defense Army was weaker than a real army.
These men were generally drop-outs from the military.
The truly formidable were the guards of the City Lord’s Mansion, each and every one an elite from the military forces. They protected the safety of the City Lord’s Mansion and safeguarded the City Lord and his family.
“Who goes there? Private fighting is forbidden within the city, halt!”
The captain in charge of the defenses at the Western City Gate, seeing the situation, also knew Qin Niu was up to no good.
He immediately bellowed for Qin Niu to stop.
Qin Niu did not respond, his target was clear, and he headed straight for He Jun.
“Save me, save me!”
He Jun, an innate realm warrior, couldn’t help but cry out for help repeatedly in extreme panic as he faced the charging Qin Niu.
Having personally experienced Qin Niu’s ferocity, and with even the old ancestor of the He Family cut down by Qin Niu’s blade, he couldn’t help but fear.
“Form the spear formation, repel the enemy! Protect He Jun!”
Seeing Qin Niu heedless of warnings, the cold-eyed captain of the Western City Gate immediately commanded his City Defense soldiers to form up.
There were eleven of them, including himself.
“Those who block me, kill without mercy!”
Qin Niu revealed a badge signifying noble identity.
The King Pig Leather Armor also glowed with a faint aura, endlessly circulating.
This was him preparing to ignore the City Defense soldiers’ warning and force his way through.
The soldiers, whose cultivation generally hovered around the twelfth level of the Mortal Realm, with the captain’s cultivation at about the first or second level of the Acquired Realm, stood no chance against Qin Niu. Truly powerful individuals would never be found guarding the city gates.
Upon seeing that the badge Qin Niu revealed was that of a first-class noble, all eleven City Defense soldiers felt a wave of terror.
Such beings, in the entire Black Tiger Gang, numbered only a little over two hundred, some of whom were already deceased.
Each one was a pinnacle existence, not someone a mere soldier could contend with.
Should they wound Qin Niu, it would be considered an act of insubordination, a crime of the highest order.
If Qin Niu had killed them, there was a high chance they would have died in vain.
So, when they saw Qin Niu actually charging at them, they subconsciously made way to both sides.
Poor He Jun, who was hiding behind them, thought he was safe once he entered the city.
He hadn’t expected Qin Niu to disregard the rules, trample the law and city regulations, and dare to kill someone within the city walls, especially in front of the city gate and in view of the City Defense Army.
In the past, the He Family was considered lawless on their own turf, able to cover the sky with one hand.
Now, having witnessed Qin Niu’s actions, He Jun realized what it truly meant to disregard all rules.
“I have already sought refuge with the Lu Family, killing me would mean making enemies with the Lu Family, you had better think this through,” he said.
He Jun saw Qin Niu approaching, and knew there was no chance of escape.
Because the city gates were already closed.
And fleeing would mean exposing his back to the edge of Qin Niu’s blade, which would only accelerate his death.
Invoking the Lu Family as a shield against death, he simultaneously assumed a defensive stance.
His sword hand, however, was trembling.
A pale yellow aura was swiftly circulating around the surface of his body.
Qin Niu’s response to He Jun was a forceful slash.
Green Ox, having a mutual understanding with Qin Niu and having faced many powerful enemies together, had now accumulated some combat experience.
It coordinated perfectly.
As Qin Niu swung his blade, Green Ox’s horns shot out golden light, striking He Jun.
“Spare his life under your blade!”
An old and majestic voice echoed from afar.
It was the City Commandant of Black Tiger City, who had once met Qin Niu and had now personally come to rescue someone after hearing the news.
Qin Niu, of course, didn’t heed his call.
He cleaved He Jun into two clean halves.
With the last Innate Realm expert of the He Family eliminated by him, the greatest threat was finally disposed of.
As for the remaining remnants of the He Family, they were no longer a threat to Qin Niu.
“Qin Niu, you dare to kill someone on the streets within the city, and in front of the City Commandant no less! Do you have any regard for the royal law? Any respect for the orders of the City Lord’s Mansion? The Gang Leader has repeatedly emphasized that fighting within the city is forbidden. What do you take the laws and the City Lord’s Mansion’s orders for?”
The City Commandant still arrived too late.
He was unable to save the last Innate Realm powerhouse of the He Family.
Initially, the City Commandant wasn’t about to make an enemy out of Qin Niu, a promising figure, just for the He Family’s assets.
He coveted the Blood Silkworm cocoons of the He Family, which was why he rushed to get involved in this messy situation.
Moreover, with his status, strength, and power, he was fully capable of sheltering the He Family and easily obtaining their Blood Silkworm cocoons.
Besides, the He Family’s Dragon Elephant Art was a very decent Cultivation Technique.
It was an overbearing Technique created specifically for battle.
Those who mastered it not only gained tremendous strength, akin to that of a dragon or elephant, but also explosive power and formidable defense.
This Technique, if mastered by only two or three people, might have limited impact.
But if an entire army were to master it and form battle formations, their power would be terrifying.
For the determined, Heaven will not disappoint; lying on straw, tasting gall, an armor of three thousand can shake the immortals.
There once was a defeated monarch who would lie on straw and taste gall every day to remind himself of the deep vengeance he carried, the hatred for his nation’s destruction.
This monarch created the Dragon Elephant Art and trained three thousand soldiers.
The monarch of the enemy nation, seeing only three thousand soldiers, paid them no attention. After all, the powerful nation already possessed an army of a million, any fraction of which could easily annihilate the overthrown monarch’s three thousand.
Ten years passed, and when the dethroned monarch led his three thousand soldiers, each clad in iron armor, onto the battlefield, defeating the enemy was as easy as slicing through vegetables.
Using the three thousand ironclad soldiers, the former monarch not only routed the enemy nation’s million-strong army but even when the Emperor Emeritus called upon an Immortal Master from his sect for assistance, they too were repelled with severe injuries by the three thousand soldiers.
This was historically the first time a mortal army defeated an Immortal Master, shattering the myth that immortals were invincible and above reproach.
It’s said that not only did this monarch achieve a reversal, defeating the enemy nation, but he also led his three thousand ironclad soldiers in cultivation, eventually ascending to immortality together.
They became a celebrated tale of an entire army ascending to immortality.
