The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 193

Chapter 193 Siege a City and Pull Out a Stronghold

Yu Tian City was less than a hundred miles away from Jiang Yuan City. With the speed of a martial artist, they could reach it within an hour with their full strength.

Winter nights were always pitch black. There was no moon in the sky. It was a vast expanse of darkness. Even with a martial artist’s eyesight, it was not easy to see it clearly.

The moonlight and winds were high, and it was an excellent time to launch a sneak attack!

Yu Tian Cheng’s city gates were wide open at this moment, and he didn’t have much protection. In fact, they could no longer defend themselves, because they did not have enough manpower, and the city was in chaos, unable to organize an effective resistance.

The news of the defeat on the frontlines had already spread back, immediately causing panic in Yu Tian City. The retreating remnants of the army returned one after another, bringing back all the bad news. Everything showed that the general situation was over.

All of the Xiantian experts in Yu Tian City had died. Without an expert guarding the city, who would have the heart to maintain order in the city?

Even the original rulers of this city, that is, the rest of the Han Clan, were already overwhelmed by this situation. All of them packed their belongings and prepared to flee for their lives, let alone others.

Even if someone wanted to turn the tide, they were powerless.

Under such a situation, the city became very chaotic. In addition, there were constantly battered soldiers and defeated generals entering the city, which aggravated the chaotic situation. The city in front of him could be considered as an unguarded state.

So much so that no one even closed the city gates.

When the Jiang Yuan City army arrived here, they saw such a chaotic scene without any defenses.

Some were fleeing for their lives, some were robbing, and some were killing and setting fire to create chaos. However, no one was thinking of how to resist the enemy.

This situation was simply too advantageous, making people wonder if this was an empty city plan.

However, City Lord Su knew that Yu Tian City no longer had the strength to resist. It could be considered a normal situation, so he did not hesitate at all. He raised his sword and shouted, “Kill! Charge into Yu Tian City and occupy the city!”

“Kill–”

The two thousand Jiangyuan City warriors roared in unison and charged towards Yu Tian City like fierce tigers.

The people in Yu Tian City were caught off guard. They had never expected that Jiang Yuan City would already attack in such a short period of time. Wasn’t this too fast? He didn’t even have time to escape!

Facing the charge of the two thousand martial artists in Jiangyuan City, the guards in the city instantly lost their resistance and were completely in a mess. The city gate did not have time to close and was directly rushed in.

“Surrender!”

“Surrender!”

City Lord Su and Li Qing shouted slogans as they charged forward, dispelling the fighting spirit of the people in the city.

Some martial artists even tried to resist, but in front of Gungun, how could such strength be seen? He couldn’t turn up a single drop of water. These people were easily killed by the two great Xiantian experts, not even causing a single casualty.

“Chi! Chi! Chi!”

The human head tumbled to the ground, screams echoing unceasingly, and more and more rebels were killed. Facing Li Qing and City Lord Su’s ferocious might, the remaining guards no longer had any luck and surrendered.

The warriors of Jiangyuan City rushed in endlessly and occupied the city.

After Li Qing and City Lord Su occupied the city, they immediately led their subordinates to find the location of the Han Clan. The Han Clan’s clansmen were the most important figures and could not escape from them.

The Han Clan was the ruler of Yu Tian City. They had been guarding this city for more than a hundred years and had a deep foundation. The wealth they had gathered was countless.

The Han Mansion was located in the center of the city, occupying a vast area with luxurious decorations. It was very conspicuous. The two of them quickly found their location and immediately rushed in with their men.

There were still some remnants of resistance in the Han Mansion. These people clearly knew that it was impossible to surrender. Both sides had long since been determined to defend the mansion and resist the enemy’s invasion.

But in front of the two great Xiantian experts, how could such resistance be enough? City Lord Su slashed out with his sword, splitting the gate of the Han Manor in half. Then, he rushed in and killed many guards of the Han Manor and countless members of the Han Clan.

Before the Han clansmen could escape, they were found by City Lord Su and ordered to be slaughtered completely. Not a single fish escaped the net.

The entire sect was annihilated!

At this moment, City Lord Su wouldn’t have any sympathy. It could be said that the two families had already formed an endless hatred. If they didn’t kill them, there would definitely be future troubles. There was absolutely no chance of letting them off.

As the Han Clan members were all killed by City Lord Su, this clan that had ruled Yu Tian City for more than a hundred years was annihilated at this moment.

From now on, Yu Tian City would change its owner and be ruled by Jiang Yuan City.

After occupying Yu Tian City, the two of them began to stabilize the order in the city. After all, Yu Tian City was their ruling area in the future, so they could not create a mess that was difficult to clean up.

The city was still in chaos, and many people were taking advantage of the fire to rob. After Li Qing and City Lord Su had made their move, they began to rectify their forces and kill all the people who had destroyed the city. Without mercy, they immediately intimidated the lawless elements with their iron-blooded methods and quickly calmed down the chaos.

There were two great Xiantian experts guarding the city, and no one dared to disobey. The city became clear and order returned to normal. All the opposition forces had been exterminated, and they had seized the city without any bloodshed.

After a night of slaughter and chaos, Yu Tiancheng calmed down. The air was filled with the aura of blood and fire, showing the cruelty of this war.

Of course, City Lord Su did not start a massacre of Yu Tian City. He merely suppressed the opposition forces in the city and eradicated the entire Korean race. As for the rest of the forces in the city, they didn’t move at all and hadn’t been cleansed.

The large and small clans in the city basically didn’t suffer any losses. As long as they didn’t make a mess, City Lord Su wouldn’t touch them.

The terrible night had finally passed. Early in the morning, the sun rose.

City Lord Su and Li Qing stood on the city wall, welcoming the arrival of a new day.

“Yu Tian City is indeed much bigger than Jiang Yuan City!” City Lord Su looked into the city and couldn’t help but sigh.

Yu Tian City occupied a large area, and the city walls were much more magnificent. There were nearly a million permanent residents in the city, which could be considered a very large city.

In comparison, Jiangyuan City was like a small town. It was obviously much more shabby.

On the streets of the city, all the corpses had been disposed of, and the blood stains had been cleaned. Everything had returned to normal. As the sun rose, the residents carefully walked out of their homes. Seeing that nothing had happened, they heaved a sigh of relief.

It was as if he realized that the danger had completely passed. Soon, the number of people in the city gradually increased.

Under the management of the Jiangyuan City warriors, everything was in order, as if nothing had happened yesterday.

Shops were also open, and business was not affected much. The wide streets once again returned to their usual liveliness.

In fact, the change of rulers wasn’t a big deal for the residents of the city. As long as they didn’t die in this turmoil, the days would quickly return to normal.

“What are we going to do next?” City Lord Su asked for Li Qing’s opinion. He wasn’t someone who didn’t have his own ideas, but Li Qing’s opinion was very important now, so he had to pay attention to it.

“Attack Leshan City!” Li Qing said without hesitation.

“You’re going now?” City Lord Su had also thought of such a plan, but it seemed that it had progressed a little too quickly, making him feel that his foundation was not very stable. After all, Yu Tiancheng had only just stabilized. Perhaps the moment they left, chaos would start to ensue.

“That’s right, go now, there will be changes later!” “As for Yu Tian City, it shouldn’t be a problem to leave a portion of the people behind to guard the city and start recruiting people here to form a new team.” Li Qing’s voice was very decisive and straightforward.

“Alright then, let’s do as you say!” City Lord Su nodded. He was originally the City Lord, and he had a lot of experience in managing the city.

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Leshan City was not far from Yu Tian City, only a few dozen miles away.

In this region, Jiang Yuan City, Yu Tian City, and Leshan City were the closest to each other, forming an irregular triangle.

Leshan City was about the same strength as Yu Tian City, and its Xiantian level combat strength had already been exhausted in the previous battle. It shouldn’t be too difficult to attack this city.

This was also the reason why Li Qing was anxious to attack this city. He could not give them time to recover. Jiang Yuan City’s morale was currently booming, so he wanted to take this opportunity to expand the results of the battle.

Although Leshan City had made preparations for the night, it should not be able to organize any effective resistance under the situation of a group of dragons without a leader.

Without Xiantian experts, all defenses would be in vain.

It was already daytime, and there was no need for a sneak attack. City Lord Su and Li Qing led a group of warriors to the foot of Leshan City openly. They were aggressive and their morale was high.

However, they discovered that the city was quiet, and the city gates were tightly shut, as if there was no one there.

Just as they were feeling somewhat puzzled, a large group of guards suddenly stood up on the city wall. All of them held powerful bows and shot at the warriors of Jiangyuan City.

The arrows were densely packed and shot down like locusts.

“Haha, I thought something unexpected had happened. It was just a small trick of a sculpture insect.” City Lord Su laughed loudly. He stretched out his hand and wiped the sky, instantly erasing a large amount of arrows. Such an attack could not harm him at all.

The warriors of Jiangyuan City all picked up their defensive shields and blocked the arrows without any injuries. This wave of arrows had no effect.

“I didn’t expect Leshan City to stabilize the situation so quickly and organize an effective resistance. It’s really strange. Unfortunately, without a Xiantian expert guarding it, it would be futile to struggle any longer.” Li Qing shook his head and sighed, “Let me break down the gates of Leshan City!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he struck out with his palm, and a gigantic True Essence Palm appeared in the sky, reaching towards Leshan City Gate.

“Boom!!”

The entire Leshan City trembled violently, as if the heavens and earth had collapsed. It shook for a long time before it calmed down. The guards on the city wall were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they were all shaken to the point of falling to the ground.

The smoke and dust dispersed, but the city gate did not break open.

This is normal. Of course, the city gates of a city could not be broken so easily. Their defenses were extremely powerful, and they were made of precious materials. It could be said that they were existences that were even harder than the city walls.

However, there were some articulated spindles on the city gates that were used to open and close the city gates. They were relatively fragile, and these were the flaws.

“I’m afraid it won’t be easy to break through the city gate. Why don’t we lead a large army to attack the city wall?” City Lord Su persuaded.

“No need, just look at my methods!” Li Qing’s stubbornness came up, as if he would not let it go until he broke through the city gates.

City Lord Su no longer tried to persuade him. Anyway, he wouldn’t lose anything if he tried. Xiantian experts were extremely resilient, and the lost True Essence could be recovered very quickly.

If the city gates were really broken, then the losses of many troops would be reduced. Why not?

Li Qing shouted loudly and struck out another palm at Leshan City Gate. Another overwhelming purple palm crushed down and smashed into the city gate, causing Leshan City to shake.

The defenders on the city wall were frightened to the point of trembling in fear. Their faces were pale. They were all frightened by Li Qing’s devil-like might. They clutched the weapons in their hands tightly and their teeth were trembling.

This palm still couldn’t break the city gate, but Li Qing wasn’t discouraged at all and struck out again.

At this moment, two palms suddenly stretched out from within the city, blocking Li Qing’s palm strike.

There were actually Xiantian experts inside!

“City Lord Wanqing, City Lord Baifu! So you are here!” Li Qing recognized them and said with killing intent.

“No wonder Leshan City was able to organize an effective resistance so quickly. So it was you guys who did this!” City Lord Su snorted coldly.

“Originally, I was thinking of sneak attacking you while you were sieging the city, but I didn’t expect that you would want to break open the city gate. You guys are lucky.” City Lord Wanqing said expressionlessly, “However, with the two of us here, if you want to break through the city gate today, that would be a fool’s dream!”

“That’s right, Leshan City is already under the control of the two of us. Don’t even think about occupying it!” City Lord Baifu also spoke.

It seemed that with the protection of the city wall, the two of them were even more courageous. They did not choose to escape, but instead organized the remnants of Leshan City to resist the attack of Jiangyuan City.

Now, the offensive and defensive situation had changed. Jiangyuan City had become an attacker, while Leshan City had become a defender. This contrast was quite large.

“Alright then, let’s see if the two of you can stop me from breaking through the city gate!” Li Qing did not give up. Even if two Xiantian 4-dan experts were to stop him, he was not afraid at all.

He forcefully kicked down and rushed towards the city gate, wanting to use his true body to shatter the city gate.

“Li Qing can’t!” City Lord Su was shocked. He didn’t expect that he would be so impulsive. He actually dared to rush forward to take risks. It would be bad if there was something good or bad.

However, Li Qing had already rushed out, and his speed was extremely fast. How could he still hear his dissuasion? City Lord Su could only stand there and stare at the situation anxiously.

“Haha, this kid is too confident. He actually dares to rush over. Isn’t he courting death!” City Lord Wanqing was overjoyed.

‘”This person’s body is extremely strong. Perhaps it is his arrogant capital. But no matter how strong his body is, as long as we continuously attack him, we will definitely be able to shake him to death! Today, we will seize this opportunity to kill him!” City Lord Baifu said coldly.

“This child will pay the price for his arrogance! Kill!” City Lord Wanqing took out his precious saber and slashed at Li Qing from afar.

Suddenly, an incomparably large azure saber Qi appeared. It was as if the eternal azure sky covered the heavens and earth as it slashed down towards Li Qing. However, Li Qing’s figure was extremely nimble and unpredictable. With a flash, he dodged.

“It’s useless! Let’s see how you can hide next!” City Lord Wanqing continuously brandished his precious saber. Saber after saber slashed down one after another, and enormous saber qi poured down from the sky. The entire sky was covered, and there was no way to dodge it.

Meanwhile, City Lord Baifu also attacked. Sword after sword, he launched an indiscriminate attack at Li Qing.

Their attacks covered most of the area in front of them, as if lightning was pouring down from the sky. Their power was berserk, and they were unable to dodge at all, so they could only endure it head-on.

Li Qingman charged straight into the attack area without dodging.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

When the attack landed, that area was directly destroyed, causing the earth to sink, stirring up smoke and dust in the sky.

“Die! Haha!” The two of them laughed proudly, as if they had foreseen that Li Qing would be killed by such a huge attack.

However, amidst the billowing smoke and dust, a figure suddenly rushed out. The two of them couldn’t help but jump in fright, and an incredulous expression appeared on their faces.

“How is that possible? You won’t die after receiving so many attacks!” The faces of City Lord Wanqing and City Lord Baifu were extremely ugly.

“Doesn’t that mean that even if he were to stand there and fight us, we wouldn’t be able to move? This … This is simply a freak!”

At this moment, Li Qing’s body was tattered and many wounds were bleeding. Obviously, the enemy’s attack was not completely useless, but something shocking had happened. Such a serious injury had actually healed in the blink of an eye. Its recovery was extremely terrifying.

Li Qing immediately became energetic. He instantly rushed into the city gate and aimed at the thick gate. He directly punched it with his fist.

“Boom!”

The city gate shook violently.

“Do you think he can break open the city gate?” The two people on the city wall felt the intense tremors, and they couldn’t help but feel a little frightened.

“It shouldn’t be possible!” City Lord Wanqing said with some uncertainty.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Fist after fist, it was like a mountain descending, and its power was boundless. Li Qing continuously hammered at the city gate, creating cracks in it.

City Lord Wanqing and City Lord Baifu had been keeping an eye on the progress. When they saw these cracks, they couldn’t help but be shocked. “Damn, the city gate is starting to shatter! It can’t hold on any longer! This freak can actually break through! Quickly escape!”

“Where did this guy come from? He’s actually so powerful! Damn it, let’s go.” As they spoke, the two of them disappeared with a whoosh.

What a cunning fellow, he actually escaped first, without the slightest hesitation. Above the city walls, the guards looked at each other. They didn’t expect such a thing to happen. Their faces were pale and their hearts were filled with fear.

Along with Li Qing’s continuous attacks, more and more cracks appeared on the city station. After attacking more than ten times in a row, a loud “boom” sound finally broke it. The city gate exploded and tore apart backwards, killing countless guards behind it.