Ancient barbarian kingdom, Danyou City.
General Du led the ancient barbarian army and had no choice but to retreat to this place.
Just over ten days ago, General Du led his army to garrison another border city. At that time, he thought that both countries had suffered heavy losses and that peace should be maintained for a short period of time.
But who knew—
Da Gan launched a surprise attack on the ancient barbarian kingdom, with an offensive intensity far exceeding that of the past, and deployed as many as fifty divine altars.
In a short period of time, the ancient border was breached.
The ancient barbarian army also suffered a crushing defeat and had no choice but to retreat to Danyou City, which was a full 500 miles away from the border.
After retreating to Danyou City, other sects within the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom reacted and rushed to provide support, barely managing to withstand the attack of Da Gan.
That concludes the discussion.
The two countries were locked in a stalemate outside the city of Danyou.
During this time, General Du also learned the reason why Da Gan attacked the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom—the Da Gan Divine Platform Secret Realm was destroyed.
"Alas, Lord Shan's risky move will surely lead our ancient barbarian kingdom to a terrible state."
At this moment, General Du stood in mid-air, fiercely fighting with Wei Sheng. He looked at the pursuing Da Gan army from afar, his expression complex.
He didn't know what to say about Shan Yu's destruction of the Great Gan Secret Realm.
On the one hand, the existence of the Divine Platform Secret Realm poses a great threat to the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom, so destroying it would be better.
On the other hand, Shan Yu's destruction of the Divine Platform Secret Realm will thoroughly enrage Da Gan, and they will be met with a fierce and relentless attack.
The Ancient Barbarian Kingdom seems to have withstood the impact of the Great Gan, but this is on the premise that the Great Gan is preoccupied with other countries and overseas. Otherwise, the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom would have been crushed by the Great Gan long ago.
and--
After the Great Quest Secret Realm ended, General Du had a lingering worry in his heart.
That's Lu Tao.
Da Gan did not deliberately conceal what happened within the secret realm.
Therefore.
Lu Tao's performance within the secret realm, as well as his true strength, had already spread throughout the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom.
Despite being only at the early stage of the Divine Platform realm, he possesses the strength to kill a late-stage Martial King. Such a figure, once he enters the battlefield, will be a devastating blow to the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom.
What reassured General Du somewhat was that ten days had passed and Lu Tao still hadn't appeared.
But just now, he suddenly received news that Lu Tao had disappeared.
In an instant.
General Du was horrified and immediately ordered his army to retreat from Danyou City and withdraw inward, without even having time to evacuate the city's inhabitants.
We have no choice but to give it up.
Recalling what he had said to Lu Tao more than twenty days ago, General Du felt as if it were a lifetime ago. It had only been twenty days, and he had even threatened Lu Tao back then. But in the blink of an eye, Lu Tao's strength was something he could only look up to.
*Sizzle*
General Wei swung his halberd, and a streak of light fell down, swift as lightning, slashing towards General Du.
Bang!
General Du held a giant axe, which seemed weightless in his hand. With each swing, he created streaks of axe shadows that collided with the halberd blades and exploded in mid-air.
Boom—
The aftershocks spread, blasting away patches of the mountains below.
The two were evenly matched and fought fiercely.
But General Du was a little distracted.
"Lu Tao, I hope you won't come to my ancient barbarian kingdom."
While fighting Wei Sheng, General Du silently prayed, worried that Lu Tao might appear on the battlefield.
at the same time.
General Du couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Those two ungrateful dogs, Qi Gan and Shen Tu Nan, ran away so early."
Upon learning of Lu Tao's disappearance, General Du immediately contacted Qi Gan, instructing him and Shen Tu Nan to assist the army in its retreat.
However, it turned out that the two people had disappeared.
"What? Those two traitors escaped?"
Seeing General Du's grim expression and not being able to sense Qi Gan and the other man with his spiritual power, Wei Sheng sneered, "You can actually trust people who betray their own country?"
"...As if you've never been betrayed by them."
General Du was no pushover either, and he retorted in kind, making Wei Sheng's face turn ugly.
The two fought back and forth in mid-air, locked in a fierce and evenly matched battle.
The two have been rivals for decades, fighting each other without ever gaining the upper hand. Their strengths are similar, and this remains true now.
They were more of a check on each other.
"The ancient barbarian kingdom destroyed my Great Gan Secret Realm, and it will pay a heavy price."
While Wei Sheng was engaged in fierce fighting, he did not forget to influence General Du with his words, "Once Young Hero Lu arrives, your Ancient Barbarian Kingdom will surely perish."
"Hmph, Lu Tao has been missing for so long without showing up. Do you think he would come here?"
Despite his worry, General Du did not want to reveal his concerns and replied firmly, "How dare a mere youth like him act arrogantly in my Ancient Barbarian Kingdom? If he dares to come, the Martial God of my Ancient Barbarian Kingdom will surely kill him and ensure he never returns."
General Du's expression was cold and aloof, as if he were a martial god from an ancient barbarian kingdom and had no fear of Lu Tao.
even.
They seemed to be eagerly anticipating Lu Tao's appearance, hoping to kill this young prodigy on the spot.
This made Wei Sheng frown, and he considered sending a message to Lu Tao, telling him not to come, regardless of whether Lu Tao came or not.
Just then, a voice rang in their ears.
"Yeah?"
The two words, spoken softly, caused both of them to change their expressions drastically at the same time.
"Lu Tao!"
"Lu Tao, run!"
Although they didn't see Lu Tao, both of them looked horrified.
General Du had lost his previous cold demeanor and was now extremely panicked. He instantly abandoned Wei Sheng and fled frantically into the ancient barbarian kingdom.
General Wei Sheng was subconsciously worried about Lu Tao's safety and ordered him to evacuate the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom, fearing that a Martial God might be lying in ambush on Lu Tao and that he might perish there.
Even when he saw General Du flee, he worried that General Du was using this as a lure to the enemy.
"It's alright!"
Lu Tao's calm voice continued to ring in Wei Sheng's ears, and the next moment—
Bang!
General Du, who had already fled ten miles away, suddenly crashed into a wall of energy. Then, a foot emerged from the energy wall and kicked the unsuspecting General Du.
With a whoosh!
General Du flew uncontrollably toward Wei Sheng, landing precisely in front of him in the blink of an eye.
He was already on his deathbed.
"Cough cough..."
General Du coughed up blood, and his heart turned ice-cold.
Unexpectedly, what he feared most came to pass. He had evacuated quickly enough, but he still couldn't escape the disaster.
Lu Tao actually chased him for six hundred miles into the territory of the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom. Wasn't this man afraid that a Martial God might be lying in ambush on him? How could he be so audacious?
But now, General Du has no time to think about these things.
With just one kick, Lu Tao crippled his cultivation, and he didn't even catch a glimpse of Lu Tao.
even.
He felt that if Lu Tao hadn't intentionally injured him so that he would have fallen into Wei Sheng's hands, he would probably be dead by now.
"Cough cough... Lu Tao, please spare those people, they are innocent."
Suddenly, General Du knelt on the ground and pleaded with Lu Tao, saying, "They have no cultivation and pose no threat to the soldiers of Da Gan. Please spare them."
"Ha, since you knew the common people posed no threat, why didn't you stop Qi Gan in the first place?"
Lu Tao didn't show himself, only his voice came through, "Don't tell me you didn't know Qi Gan's plan, you all acted at the same time."
"..."
General Du remained silent.
"Besides, haven't you already given up on them? Why are you still worried about so much?"
Lu Tao's words were somewhat cutting, but he didn't stop there, continuing, "You don't have other ideas, do you? Let me think about what you mean by saying that."
"Hmm, do you want me to spare your life out of your loyalty to the country and its people? Or do you want to deliberately provoke me, to make me slaughter the people of the ancient barbarian kingdom, bear the infamy of a butcher, be filled with boundless resentment, and die from being possessed by inner demons?"
Lu Tao's words caused General Du's expression to change rapidly, eventually turning ashen.
really.
Just as Lu Tao said, he had already given up on the people of Danyou City.
Faced with the pursuit of a large army, even just the aftermath of the battle had already caused heavy casualties among the people of Danyou City.
This is a battle between cultivators.
Any casual strike from a master or grandmaster would cause countless casualties if it landed in the city.
At this time, Danyou City was already in ruins.
He did have ulterior motives for saying that, but Lu Tao saw through his deception.
He never expected that Lu Tao, at the tender age of seventeen, could think of so much. Immediately, General Du gritted his teeth and said, "Lu Tao, I, the Ancient Barbarian Martial God, will not let you go."
"I'll wait for them!"
Lu Tao's voice was calm and unmoved, as if he wasn't worried about the God of War's threat at all. He even laughed and said, "Or, let them wait for me!"
General Du was taken aback.
Lu Tao has such a big mouth, actually saying such things. Does he want to kill the Martial God of the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom?
"Instead of saying these things to disgust me, you might as well plead for the soldiers of your ancient barbarian kingdom. Unfortunately, it's too late."
Upon hearing Lu Tao's words, General Du's anger turned to shock, his expression one of extreme fear. He was about to speak when—
"Ah... a sneak attack."
"Pfft... That's weird."
"No……"
On the battlefield, one after another, shrill screams rang out as the generals of the ancient barbarian kingdom, whether they were innate, grandmaster, or divine platform experts, were suddenly attacked without warning.
The attacks appeared abruptly, without any warning.
There wasn't even a human figure in sight.
This scene was extremely bizarre.
The soldiers of the two countries were engaged in fierce fighting when the generals of the ancient barbarian kingdom were killed one by one by sword techniques, knife techniques, palm shadows, and so on that appeared out of nowhere.
Even the most powerful experts were powerless to resist the attack and were instantly killed.
For a moment, all the generals instinctively stopped fighting, and then watched as one after another, the generals of the ancient barbarian kingdom fell.
Tens, hundreds, thousands...
In a short period of time, tens of thousands of Innate, Grandmaster, and Divine Platform cultivators from the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom were all killed.
Even the late-stage Divine Platform experts couldn't escape.
This is truly incredible.
Glug...
On the battlefield, the sound of swallowing saliva could be heard.
Even on the opposing side, the sight of the bizarre death of the ancient barbarian general sent chills down the spines of the soldiers.
They were relieved that Lu Tao was not an enemy.
Otherwise, they would be the ones dying right now.
However, they did not know that the person who made the move this time was not Lu Tao, but a disciple of the Immortal Sect.
Even after the Immortal Sect disciples made their move, they did not show themselves.
"Thank you for your help, Young Master Lu!"
A large number of soldiers clasped their fists towards the void. Although they could not see Lu Tao and did not understand how these attacks appeared out of thin air, they knew that all these changes had occurred after Lu Tao's arrival.
Their gratitude to Lu Tao at this time is certainly not wrong.
"Thank you for your help, Young Master Lu!"
The other key soldiers also bowed in gratitude.
"You're welcome. You can clean up the mess."
Lu Tao finally appeared, casually replied to the crowd, and then ignored them. He came to General Wei Sheng and, disregarding General Du's resentment, asked Wei Sheng, "General Wei, do you have Shen Tu Nan's soul aura?"
"have!"
General Wei's expression shifted, and he hurriedly took out a communication bead and handed it to Lu Tao.
Lu Tao instructed the Celestial Hound to secretly memorize Shen Tu Nan's spiritual aura, and then returned the communication bead to General Wei.
General Wei took the communication bead and, as usual, launched into a tirade against Shen Tu Nan. Lu Tao didn't know the specifics of the insults, but judging from General Wei's agitated expression, it was clear that the insults were quite effeminate.
This shows how much General Wei resented Shen Tu Nan's betrayal.
"General Wei, farewell!"
Lu Tao arrived quickly and left quickly, taking only a few dozen breaths to deal with the general of the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom before taking his leave as if he were just passing by.
"Young Master Lu, please take care on your journey."
General Wei didn't know if Lu Tao had come here specifically for this purpose or for another reason, nor did he know where Lu Tao would go next. All he could do was offer his instructions.
Lu Tao nodded silently, concealed himself again, and asked, "Xiaotian, continue chasing Qi Gan, and while you're at it, find Shen Tu Nan's location."
"Don't worry, they can't escape."
The Celestial Hound chuckled and continued to use its talent to search for Qi Gan's whereabouts.
The next moment—
The big black dog said with a strange look in its eyes, "That guy Qi Gan actually changed direction and is flying towards Da Gan. Moreover, judging from the direction, it seems he wants to go to Dafeng Town..."
"It seems he already knows what's going on here. Is he trying to threaten me with the people of Dafeng Town?"
Lu Tao snorted coldly and ordered, "Pursue Qi Gan with all your might!"
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