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Chapter 310 A Million-Strong Army Surrounds and Kills
The sword energy was like a dragon, or like a blood-red crescent moon in the sky.

When the terrifying sword energy descended upon him, the eldest prince felt a chill on his neck.

Immediately afterwards, his gaze began to fall.

A head fell from the neck and landed on the ground, rolling a few times, its eyes filled with a longing for life.

The headless corpse of the eldest prince turned into ashes and disappeared.

Shen Bai stood with his sword in hand, watching the eldest prince gradually disappear, a hint of emotion in his eyes.

If it weren't for the Crown Prince wanting to deal with him, he naturally wouldn't have killed the Crown Prince.

Emperor Shengwu and the high-ranking officials of the Great Zhou Kingdom treated him well; he was not a treacherous person.

However, he would never show mercy to anyone who opposed him.

Moreover, Emperor Shengwu once said that if the eldest prince insisted on going his own way, Shen Bai's sword could behead him.

He has now fulfilled the promise made by the Holy Martial Emperor.

The darkness in the sky was completely dispelled in the blink of an eye.

The sunlight shone down, and the sky was a clear, bright blue.

Shen Bai looked around, but a different plan was forming in his mind.

Now, with the help of the Great Southern Kingdom, the chaos in the Great Zhou Kingdom is gradually being quelled.

However, many high-ranking officials of the Great Zhou Kingdom remained stationed in Xuanjing City to prevent any surprise attack that could destroy the largest city in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Shen Bai felt that since he had come out, he might as well help relieve some of the pressure on the Great Zhou Kingdom.

As for how to alleviate the damage, it's naturally by relying on the Cold Moon Sword in my hand.

"I will then return to Moyunjing from here. On the way back, if I encounter any cities where feudal lords reside, I will annihilate them all."

Thinking of this, Shen Bai didn't linger any longer, transforming into a streak of cold light and disappearing.

There was no one else in the sky, only the clear blue expanse.

……

Time flies, and many days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Recently, the world has changed dramatically in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

The originally confident feudal lords immediately showed signs of fatigue after the Da Nan Kingdom divided its forces to attack.

Besides these, there was another person who became the final straw that broke the camel's back.

They were all astonished. Shen Bai had gone mad for some reason and had started to deal with the capital cities where the feudal lords were located one by one.

Along the way, Shen Bai had already wiped out dozens of feudal lords, along with their soldiers and generals.

Shen Bai's actions instilled fear in many feudal lords.

They were already finding it rather difficult to cope with the encirclement and suppression by the Great Zhou Kingdom and the Great Southern Kingdom.

Shen Bai's attack this time made them feel terrified.

At this very moment, in a capital city, hundreds of feudal lords have gathered.

These feudal lords exuded a terrifying aura.

Without exception, their expressions were extremely solemn.

They were all people who followed Emperor Shengwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty in conquering the world.

But now they want to take a share of the world.

They were people who would never have seen each other before, but now they had no choice but to come together in order to find a way to survive.

Sitting in the main seat was an elderly man with white hair.

Although he was an old man, he was covered in armor, and his aura of battle was even more intense than that of the surrounding feudal lords.

After looking around, the old man spoke in an extremely cold tone.

"Gentlemen, now is a matter of life and death. There is no need for you to remain silent. You can say whatever you need to say."

The old man's name was Tongtianhou, and he lived in Tongtianjing, the most prestigious city in the Great Zhou Kingdom.

The realm he could reach by using the power of the military formation had already surpassed the Immortal Realm and reached the Ascending Realm.

Reaching the pinnacle of the realm, standing proudly above the Immortal Realm.

Apart from a few high-ranking officials in the Great Zhou Kingdom, very few people can achieve this.

And now, it is a meeting led by the Marquis of Tongtian.

The meeting had only one objective: to intercept and kill Shen Bai on his way back to Moyunjing.

After the Marquis of Tongtian said this, the feudal lords present looked at each other in bewilderment, and one of them, a middle-aged woman, slowly stepped forward.

She was one of the few female lords among these lords, but her strength was at the peak of the Immortal Realm, and no one dared to underestimate her.

When the middle-aged woman came out, she immediately cupped her hands to Tongtianhou.

“Lord Marquis, we have no objection to what you just said. It is imperative to stop Shen Bai, but how to stop him does require careful consideration.”

Marquis Tongtian narrowed his eyes.

He knew exactly what the middle-aged woman meant by those words.

The so-called long-term plan is nothing more than a desire to take advantage of the situation without putting in any effort.

After all, Shen Bai is very strong, and trying to kill Shen Bai would inevitably cause a loss to one's own strength.

Who would willingly sacrifice their own strength?
The saying goes, "One monk carries water, two monks carry water together, but three monks will have no water to drink." This is the truth of the matter.

After the middle-aged woman uttered those words, another feudal lord spoke up.

"My lord, you possess the cultivation of the Ascending to the Peak Realm, why don't you simply strike and kill Shen Bai?"

"This will save a lot of trouble."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the feudal lords present nodded in agreement, agreeing that what he said made sense.

The Marquis of Tongtian swept his gaze over the feudal lord, his murderous aura gradually surging: "If I wanted to make a move, what difficulty would there be in killing Shen Bai?"

"But I am the only expert among you who has reached the peak of cultivation. If I were to take action, those people in Xuanjing City would probably be quite uneasy."

The middle-aged woman said, "If those few can't sit still, we can take this opportunity to launch a joint attack on Xuanjing City."

Despite the fact that some of these hundreds of lords are not particularly powerful, the soldiers and martial arts forces they have recruited are extremely strong.

If they could spare one or two experts at the peak of their cultivation to deal with Tongtian Hou, they might be able to overwhelm the entire population of Xuanjing City with their sheer numbers.

Upon hearing this, Tongtianhou revealed a cold and stern expression: "You've certainly got a good plan. Don't you think my life matters too?"

He found the ideas of these guys quite interesting.

Not only did they want to kill Shen Bai, they also wanted to drag him down with them.

That's right, he could take action himself, but he would likely face a terrifying attack from Xuanjing City.

By then, he might not be able to come back alive.

Then these feudal lords could not only attack Xuanjing City, but also get rid of his most terrifying competitor, which was like killing two birds with one stone.

But he wasn't stupid; how could he possibly believe what the other party said?

The middle-aged woman gave an awkward smile and said, "Then what should we do?"

"Everyone has their own thoughts. If we can't work together, I'm afraid we won't be able to kill Shen Bai, and we'll suffer too many losses."

The group looked at each other and nodded in unison.

They weren't stupid either; after all, anyone who could be assigned the position of a regional lord was exceptionally intelligent.

Therefore, it is also clear what the pros and cons of this incident are.

However, since Marquis Tongtian has summoned them all, there must be a solution.

They were also waiting to hear what Tongtianhou would say next.

After a moment of contemplation, the Marquis of Tongtian slowly said, "Although I am stationed in Tongtian Capital and cannot leave, you can. I hope that you can put aside your past grievances and intercept Shen Bai on his way, and I will also lend a hand."

"Gentlemen, please look at this."

At this point, Tongtianhou raised his palm.

A pitch-black coffin floated above his palm.

The coffin was small, only the size of a palm, but the aura emanating from it was terrifying enough.

A surge of spatial power coursed through it, and even around the hand-shaped coffin, layers of spatial cracks appeared.

When this item appeared, everyone present showed surprise.

"The spatial magic coffin, so this thing was in the hands of the Marquis."

A look of surprise appeared on the middle-aged woman's face.

She truly hadn't expected that this thing would end up in the hands of the Marquis of Tongtian.

The Space Coffin is an extremely terrifying and bizarre artifact from the previous dynasty.

It is said that the space inside is equivalent to half of the Great Zhou Kingdom.

The former emperor originally planned to put most of the important people of the previous dynasty into the room when the dynasty was about to collapse, and then take them away by himself.

However, for some unknown reason, the spatial coffin mysteriously disappeared, causing the previous emperor's plan to be completely ruined.

It now seems that it was the original Tongtian Marquis who took away this spatial demon coffin.

Tongtianhou nodded and said, “It will be very difficult for your armies to find Shen Bai’s location by overcoming all the obstacles. After all, such frequent mobilization will definitely attract the attention of Xuanjing City. Shen Bai is only one person, and there are countless ways to bypass the established route.”

"But with this spatial magic coffin, it's different. One person can carry it and allow a million troops to traverse an extremely long space to find Shen Bai's location, and then release him through the spatial magic coffin to completely kill Shen Bai."

The middle-aged woman listened to Tongtianhou's analysis and nodded repeatedly, indicating that the plan was indeed feasible.

But she just nodded.

Another lord said, "Even with the spatial magic coffin in your possession, my lord, the barriers and suspicions between us still cannot be eliminated."

"If we cannot eliminate it, how can we accomplish anything?"

Putting everything else aside, once they find Shen Bai with the spatial magic coffin, who makes the first move and who makes the last move is a matter of great importance.

Whoever makes the first move will definitely make contact with Shen Bai first.

At that time, the blows from Shen Bai will be the most severe.

Then the person who takes action will have a much easier time.

Even worse, if they feign compliance and only focus on preserving their own strength during the actual battle, they might end up engaging in extremely serious internal strife.

All the feudal lords nodded in agreement.

Everyone here is not stupid, and everyone knows that this statement is correct.

If we can't unite and focus on dealing with Shen Bai, then there's no point in going on this trip.

After all, they all value their reputation. Tongtianhou nodded and said, "Of course I know what you all think. Indeed, as you all say, if we cannot work together, not only will we fail to kill Shen Bai, but we will also waste everyone's time."

"But I have a very good way to solve the problem."

At this point, Tongtianhou raised his palm.

Then, a blood-red bead appeared on his right hand.

"You all probably know about this, right?"

Upon seeing the blood-red bead, the middle-aged woman frowned slightly: "The Blood Oath Bead is said to be used for making oaths. If one makes an oath before the Blood Oath Bead, the oath will be imprinted on it."

"Those who break their oath will suffer the backlash of the Blood Oath Pearl, at best losing all their cultivation, at worst dying on the spot."

The Marquis of Tongtian smiled slightly: "That's right. The reason why you all can't work together is because you're worried that someone will be hypocritical, hide their strength, and take this opportunity to weaken the opponent."

"But it would be different if we had this Blood Oath Bead. Everyone could swear an oath to the Blood Oath Bead that they would do their best, and then we could work together completely."

At this point, Tongtianhou tossed the Blood Oath Pearl upwards.

The Blood Oath Bead floated in mid-air, as if waiting for everyone's oath.

All the feudal lords present fell silent, and the room became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

To be honest, they all knew in their hearts that the Marquis of Tongtian had already considered all possible escape routes in order to reach the current level.

However, they still felt uneasy about making a vow at this time.

Seeing this, Tongtianhou knew what these people were thinking, so he gently patted the armrest of the throne, attracting everyone's attention.

Only after all eyes were on him did Tongtianhou slowly speak.

"I won't say more, you all know that Shen Bai is a stumbling block for us."

"How can we remove this obstacle without paying a price?"

“If you want to compete with Xuanjing City and fight with everyone for the world, then Shen Bai must be eliminated.”

"If you believe, then you may swear an oath on this Blood Oath Bead; if you do not wish to, then consider this as if I did not invite you today."

"If we let Shen Bai continue to develop until he becomes powerful enough to rival the world, then everyone will fail at the last hurdle."

The matter has been discussed to this extent. If these people are still unwilling, then there is nothing Tongtianhou can do.

After all, he was just the leader, and these people were not his subordinates; each of them had their own different ideas.

When Tongtianhou finished speaking, a resolute look appeared on the middle-aged woman's face. She then slowly walked to the Blood Oath Pearl and spoke with a firm gaze.

"I swear to the Blood Oath Pearl that I will go all out in this siege of Shen Bai and will not be evasive."

"May I be struck by lightning if I disobey."

After she said this, the Blood Oath Bead flickered, and then an invisible force enveloped her before disappearing.

After the middle-aged woman made her oath, many feudal lords immediately followed suit and made their own oaths to the blood oath bead.

Immediately afterwards, the remaining lords looked at each other and then took turns swearing oaths to the blood oath beads.

They were convinced.

Just as Tongtianhou said, if they cannot completely kill Shen Bai, they will also face destruction.

The Great Zhou Kingdom will show no mercy to these traitors; if it says it will kill, it really will.

Only after the last lord swore an oath before the Blood Oath Pearl did the Marquis of Tongtian wave his hand, and the Blood Oath Pearl disappeared.

"Since you have all sworn an oath, then this time we must make thorough arrangements to ensure that Shen Bai's body is left on the way back."

A gigantic map appeared in the sky, encompassing the entire Great Zhou Kingdom.

At this moment, there is a small dot on the map, marked exceptionally clearly.

Tongtianhou pointed to the small dot and slowly said, "This is Shen Bai. He has already traveled halfway, and along the way he has destroyed some of the capital cities where the lords reside. Corpses are everywhere. If the lords encounter him now, there is only one word: death."

"So we can stop it here."

Another small dot appeared on the map, extremely far from Shen Bai's location, but just in time to stop him before he entered Moyunjing.

After some calculations, everyone concluded that if they used the spatial magic coffin to store their army inside and then brought it to that place, the time required would be just right.

In other words, before this, the Marquis of Tongtian had already calculated the location thoroughly and was just waiting for their approval before implementing the plan.

Since the oath has already been made, there is no need to waste any more time.

Everyone nodded and said, "In that case, let's enter this spatial coffin one by one and kill Shen Bai in one fell swoop."

Afterwards, they discussed some details of the plan until all the details were finalized, and then everyone left one by one.

Before long, only Tongtianhou remained in the room.

Looking at the empty hall, Tongtianhou revealed a hint of confidence in his eyes.

"Shen Bai is doomed to die, and I can rest easy."

"If the world continues to descend into chaos, I will lead all my soldiers to fight for control of the land."

Afterwards, Tongtianhou did not linger and also turned and left the room.

The room was now completely empty; you could hear a pin drop.

……

In a capital city, Shen Bai held the Cold Moon sword, his eyes filled with icy coldness.

The corpses below are gradually turning to ashes.

He also destroyed a vassal state of a capital city, along with its soldiers.

These guys fought him to the death, giving him no chance to negotiate.

Since that's the case, then the only option is to die at his hands.

Along the way, many feudal lords were eliminated, and many others fled overnight after seeing Shen Bai arrive.

Shen Bai estimated that he was still halfway there before arriving at Moyunjing.

His actions will bring greater stability to the Great Zhou Kingdom.

Ahead lay a clear blue sky, and Shen Bai continued forward without hesitation.

The sky shimmered with azure light as Shen Bai used his Divine Travel ability to traverse thousands of miles, like a long dragon.

The surrounding scenery is constantly receding.

At this moment, standing in the wilderness, looking up, all I see is an endless expanse of emptiness.

Shen Bai flew for a while and was already very far from the previous capital city.

Just then, Shen Bai suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, he noticed a middle-aged man in full armor standing in the sky not far ahead.

The middle-aged man exuded a powerful and oppressive aura of military might, as if he had a vast army behind him.

Shen Bai stopped and narrowed his eyes, carefully examining the middle-aged man in front of him.

"Who are you?" Shen Bai asked.

The middle-aged man looked Shen Bai up and down, a faint smile on his face.

"I am the Marquis of Pingyuan in Pingyuanjing. I have met Prince Shen."

Marquis of Pingyuan?
Shen Bai is no longer a novice; he is extremely knowledgeable about the situation in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and naturally knows the location of Pingyuan Capital.

"A city so far from my location would actually travel such a long distance to find me; it seems you have something on your mind."

Shen Bai smiled slightly.

He Pingyuan Jing was extremely far away from him. For the other party to be willing to travel such a long distance, it was either to discuss something important with him, or to come and stop him, or even to kill him.

As expected, after Shen Bai said those words, Marquis Pingyuan raised his right hand.

“Your Highness, I have come here today to discuss this matter in detail. If you cease your current actions and stop causing chaos in the Great Zhou Kingdom, I can decide to spare your life.”

As the Marquis of Pingyuan uttered these words, a pitch-black coffin floated above his palm.

Shen Bai stared at the palm-sized coffin, his eyes slightly narrowed.

“Things in space are interesting.”

Without saying a word, he drew the Cold Moon sword from his waist and unleashed a blood-red sword aura.

Since they are the enemy, there is no need to hold back, nor is there any possibility of continuing negotiations.

With a simple gesture, he unleashed his ultimate move.

Unexpectedly, after the sword energy swept across, the pitch-black spatial coffin suddenly began to tremble.

In the blink of an eye, the spatial coffin unleashed a surge of spatial power.

One after another, figures appeared quickly, standing on the boundless wilderness.

Shen Bai's blood-red sword energy was quickly dispersed by the densely packed figures.

Immediately afterwards, everywhere Shen Bai could see were soldiers and generals.

Looking up, there were as many as a million people.

Every soldier exudes a terrifying military power.

When the power of these military formations came together, even the white clouds in the sky quickly disappeared without a trace.

Shen Bai raised his eyebrows slightly.

He hadn't expected that so many people would be hidden among these spatial-type strange objects.

It seems the other party must have had a plan all along.

The middle-aged woman had her hands behind her back. She was plump and graceful, but the murderous aura emanating from her never diminished; on the contrary, it grew stronger.

"Gentlemen, let's not waste any more words and kill this man immediately."

At this moment, the power of the military formation reached its peak.

Hundreds of feudal lords simultaneously focused their beams on Shen Bai, but as soon as they hit him, they were all stunned.

Shen Bai used his Divine Speed ​​Technique and instantly fled in the opposite direction.

Shen Bai wasn't stupid. In the current situation, if a fight really broke out, even if Eunuch Chen came, he would have to run away immediately just by relying on the strength of this military formation.

He won't let his life go to waste.

"You can't escape!"

The middle-aged woman waved her hand and said, "Everyone, follow me to hunt him down. Even if he escapes to the ends of the earth, Shen Bai will surely die."

They had guessed that Shen Bai would escape, so they weren't surprised to see him running away.

The power of a million-strong army, coupled with the force of their military formation, pursued Shen Bai at a speed no less than Shen Bai's.

The sky was no longer blue, because the appearance of this million-strong army completely changed its color.

(End of this chapter)