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Chapter 139, Page 154: Annihilation of All Directions Slays the Demon King! The Undying Sword Body Breaks Through a Thousand Armies! [10,000 words, seeking monthly votes!]

Garuda King Zhucan's camp was set up in the Zhulian Mountain area, backed by the mountain ridge and surrounded by the Dan River. To the north, one could see Nanyang, and to the east, one could attack Guanjun. The location was quite good.

The military discipline was terrible.

It was already late at night, but the Garuda army camp had not yet imposed a curfew. Outside the camp, many bandits were still indulging in drinking and merrymaking, even engaging in passionate brawls and fights shirtless, with the noise audible for miles around.

Lu Chen and Dugu Feng, relying on their lightness skills and the cover of the night, made their way into the Garuda army camp.

The near-absent military discipline greatly facilitated the two men's stealth, allowing them to remain undetected even deep within the camp.

However, once they reached the depths of the camp, before reaching the Garuda army's old camp, it became much more difficult to infiltrate.

The outer perimeter of the rebel army consisted of bandits and outlaws who had defected, as well as able-bodied men they had brought with them. Zhu Can had already planned to use them as cannon fodder, so he was too lazy to bother to reorganize the army, no matter how lax the discipline was.

However, the three thousand old bandits who followed Zhu Can in his campaigns across the north and south, roaming and plundering everywhere, were the foundation upon which Zhu Can relied to run rampant. As a result, the bandit army's old camp was well-organized and heavily fortified.

The old camp wall, built with logs as its frame and rammed earth, had a 50-step open space between it and the outer camp. A large number of braziers were placed in the open space, and the flames burned all night, illuminating the 50-step open space around the old camp.

On the stockade walls, there were also sharp-eyed and highly vigilant elite archers who took turns on guard duty.

Sixty paces away from the stockade wall, in the shadow of a tent, Dugu Feng looked at the old thieves patrolling back and forth on the wall and couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
"Zhu Can has been able to run rampant for so long, he is indeed not someone to be trifled with. Although the outer camps are inadequate, the main camp is heavily guarded. How should we get in?"

The mere fifty paces of open space were covered in just a few leaps and bounds.

But no matter how fast you move, it's impossible to become completely invisible.

As long as they appear in the open area illuminated by the firelight, they will inevitably be spotted immediately by the old thief archers on the stockade wall.

Lu Chen does have a way to get there.

However, bringing Dugu Feng along would be somewhat troublesome.

He then said to Dugu Feng:

"I'll go over there first, take care of the guards on the stockade wall, and then I'll signal you."

"Huh?" Dugu Feng looked at him in surprise: "You want to force your way in?"

“There’s no need to force your way in,” Lu Chen said. “I can perform magic.”

trick?

Dugu Feng was completely bewildered.

Lu Chen did not explain, but smiled slightly, and stepped back right in front of her, his figure disappearing into an even darker shadow.

Just as he retreated into the shadows, Dugu Feng suddenly realized that his presence had vanished.

There was no longer any human figure in sight.

Dugu Feng was startled. She stared intently and was certain that Lu Chen's figure had completely disappeared from the shadows.

"This……"

Dugu Feng had witnessed quite a few advanced light-body skills.

But I've never seen such "lightness skill" before, where someone can disappear into thin air right under their noses, simply by using shadows as cover.

Can this still be considered light-footed skill?

Or, as Lu Chen said, is it a kind of magical "trick"?
Startled and suspicious, she stared intently at the village wall.

On the stockade wall directly in front of them, the old thieves who used to patrol back and forth had somehow stopped moving and stood frozen in place.

Then a familiar figure appeared on the wall and waved at her.

Dugu Feng's eyes widened in disbelief.

In the blink of an eye, he had somehow crossed fifty paces of open space and reached the stockade wall without anyone noticing.

How exactly did he do it?
Although her heart was filled with shock and doubt, Dugu Feng knew that she could not miss the opportunity. She flashed out of the shadows, quickly crossed the fifty-step open space, leaped onto the stockade wall, and came to Lu Chen's side.

"you……"

Dugu Feng stared intently at Lu Chen, about to ask a question, when Lu Chen stopped her:

"Although I have subdued these old thieves, they have stopped moving around, and this strange situation will probably be discovered soon. We must act quickly."

Dugu Feng knew that now was not the time to satisfy her curiosity. She nodded slightly and followed Lu Chen down the stockade wall. Under the cover of the shadows of the old camp's military tents, they made their way toward the largest and most luxurious tent in the center of the old camp.

The Garuda army's old camp was heavily guarded, with squads of elite veterans patrolling the camp every moment. Braziers were burning brightly along the main roads, illuminating most of the camp and leaving very little shadow for cover.

However, Lu Chen and Dugu Feng were both exceptionally skilled in lightness techniques and had strong senses. They dodged the patrolling soldiers while moving silently, and in no time they arrived near the luxurious tent.

But right there, on the other side of the old camp wall, a sudden, urgent gong sound rang out.

Meanwhile, some people rallied and spoke out:

"Thieves have infiltrated! All camps, be on high alert! Thieves have infiltrated..."

The old camp only had three thousand old bandits, and the camp was relatively small. The person who made the sound was also quite strong, and his loud shout immediately alerted most of the old camp.

These three thousand old bandits, who had followed Zhu Can in his campaigns across the north and south, were used to being ambushed by government troops or other rebel forces in the middle of the night. They were also often suddenly awakened in the middle of the night to break camp and flee. When they were awakened this time, they were not panicked at all and showed no signs of panic. They quickly put on their armor, picked up their swords, shields, spears, and bows and crossbows, and rushed out of their respective tents in an orderly manner to line up for battle.

The old thieves' reaction slightly startled Dugu Feng, who immediately looked at Lu Chen. Lu Chen, however, did not hesitate and shouted in a low voice:
"We have no choice but to force our way in!"

Having said that, he strode off toward the luxurious tent.

Dugu Feng gritted her teeth and quickly followed—regardless of whether the assassination succeeded or not, being surrounded was unavoidable.

However, she did not regret it, after all, Lu Chen had said in advance that she insisted on coming along.

If unfortunately killed in battle...

If I die with Lu Chen, will people misunderstand me?

I'm not actually that familiar with him; we've only known each other for a short time.

Of course, Lu Chen was the best opponent she had ever encountered in her life.

To be able to "live and die" with such a worthy opponent means we can continue our sparring even in the afterlife, so I won't be lonely...

Just as my mind was in turmoil, several spears flew from the side, their sharp, piercing sound indicating that they were thrown by a skilled fighter with considerable internal strength.

Dugu Feng instantly composed himself, his sword intent soaring high in the sky, capturing the trajectory of each of the incoming spears in his mind, even discerning the traces of energy flowing on the spears.

At the same time, he drew his longsword, flicked it with his backhand, and the tip of the sword trembled as it split into several streams of light, making a series of crisp clanging sounds as it easily deflected the javelins.

At the same time, a group of elite veteran bandits appeared ahead of Lu Chen.

Several thick shields, each as tall as a person, crashed to the ground, forming a shield wall that blocked Lu Chen's path. Behind the shield wall, the old thief drew his bow and fired arrows. The powerful arrows, with their sharp, whistling sounds, aimed directly at Lu Chen's throat, heart, abdomen, and other vital points.

The veteran bandits, especially the personal guards near the luxurious tent, were almost all skilled. Not only were they incredibly fast-reacting, but they were also all exceptionally strong, and each of them possessed internal energy. In the Twin Dragons world, having internal energy was the most basic requirement for becoming an elite soldier or even the commander's personal guard.

The ordinary bodyguards of the warlords and overlords would be qualified to be the leaders of a small gang that dominates a county if placed in the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

As for the captains of the personal guards, and even the captains and generals, their strength in the world of The Legend of the Condor Heroes is no less than that of the disabled elite group of the Great Jin Dynasty.

This is why even the shadow assassin Yang Xuyan found it difficult to assassinate a regional lord.

Not only because the feudal lords and overlords were all highly skilled in martial arts, but also because they were surrounded by many experts and fierce soldiers.

Yang Xuyan's ability to escape unscathed after failing to assassinate a powerful warlord already lives up to his reputation as the greatest assassin of his time.

now.

Faced with the barrage of powerful arrows, Lu Chen flicked his right index finger, sending out several bursts of energy that deflected the arrows with a few sharp clangs.

At this moment, several spears emerged from the gaps in the shield wall, carrying a sharp force, and stabbed towards Lu Chen's vital chest and abdomen like venomous snakes.

Lu Chen pointed his fingers together to form a sword, condensing a three-foot-long sword of energy. With a horizontal sweep, he severed all the spearheads.

He stomped his foot and charged forward to the shield wall, then slammed his shoulder into it. With a loud bang, a large shield made of iron and hardwood shattered in front of him. The old thief holding the shield had his arm bones broken, coughed up blood, and was thrown backward.

The shattered shield fragments, like shrapnel, whizzed through the air, leaving several old thieves covered in blood and lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Lu Chen charged into the old bandit's formation, his sword flashing and slashing, leaving none who stood in his way.

Dugu Feng followed suit, closely trailing behind Lu Chen. She wielded her sword like the wind, her sword energy like rain, killing the bandits who surrounded her from both sides.

He slashed through the old bandits blocking his way in one go, and was now only twenty steps away from the luxurious tent.

Suddenly, a long spear flew out from the large tent and struck Lu Chen directly.

The spear was incredibly fast, striking Lu Chen in the blink of an eye.

Lu Chen slashed with his sword, striking the spear tip squarely. With a loud clang, the spearhead shattered, and the shaft broke into several pieces. A sharp shockwave erupted, sweeping wildly in all directions, sending sand and stones flying across the ground.

Although Lu Chen shattered the spear, the force contained in the spear caused him to stagger and halt his advance.

The fact that Lu Chen could be stopped with a single spear throw shows that the spear thrower's skill far surpasses that of Yang Xuyan and Dugu Feng.

Just as Lu Chen was forced to stop.

A hail of arrows rained down, covering Lu Chen and Dugu Feng.

Dugu Feng darted around, her longsword flashing like a peacock spreading its tail, forming a halo of light that blocked all the incoming arrows. She not only blocked the arrows aimed at her, but also blocked the powerful arrows aimed at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen remained motionless, staring intently at the large tent, already sensing an extremely powerful and violent aura.

The aura was like a dormant volcano, giving people a strong sense of danger that once it erupts, it will be unstoppable.

at this time.

The tent curtain was lifted, and eight tall, heavily armored guards stepped out.

Then several more warriors dressed in cloth, each wielding a sword, emerged, their auras formidable.

The armored guards and the few plain-clad warriors stood on either side of the tent entrance, forming a protective barrier.

Then another person slowly walked out.

The dangerous aura that Lu Chen sensed originated from this person.

It was different from what Lu Chen had originally imagined.

He originally thought that Garuda King Zhu Can, a demon king known for his cruelty, bloodlust, and cannibalism, should be a mountain of flesh, tall and burly, with broad shoulders, a thick waist, a face full of scars, and a fierce look in his eyes.

However, the dangerous person they encountered was just a middle-aged man who seemed unremarkable at first glance.

He was of medium height, neither fat nor thin, and had no beard. He stood in front of the tent empty-handed, dressed in a fine silk robe. If it weren't for the eerie glint in his eyes and the dangerous aura he exuded, no one would believe that such an ordinary middle-aged man was the infamous cannibalistic demon king.

However, this person was indeed "King Garuda" Zhu Can.

His camp setup was actually not too careless.

The fire-lit clearing just fifty paces around the old camp was not a place where anyone could sneak in; they would have to force their way in.

But if they charged in, how could they easily get past the three thousand elite old thieves in the old camp and reach his main tent?

Even the shadow assassin Yang Xuyan would find it impossible to assassinate him in his own camp.

But to his utter surprise, a young couple appeared out of nowhere, bypassing the old camp's walls and silently approaching his main tent.

However, Zhu Can was not afraid.

Too many people want to kill him, yet he's still alive and well.

With his martial arts skills, even if he were alone, there would be very few people in the world who could kill him.

Moreover, being in the old camp, with three thousand elite soldiers and a large number of personal guards, even if Ning Daoqi himself came, he might not be able to do anything to him.

Although he didn't understand how the young man and woman had managed to cross the old camp wall and sneak up near the main tent, Zhu Can was still full of confidence.

He even looked at Lu Chen, who was about twenty steps away from him, and Dugu Feng, who stood solemnly beside Lu Chen, with a mocking gaze, and asked in a gentle voice:

"May I ask your esteemed names, young friends? Why did you trespass into my camp and kill my soldiers?"

When Zhu Can's gaze fell on him.

Dugu Feng felt a phantom pain, like needles pricking between her brows.

She knew this was her intuition warning her.

Zhu Can's profound presence and the deep sense of crisis she felt were no less than those of her grandmother, You Chuhong!

No wonder he was able to single-handedly lead such a ferocious beast army as the Garuda army.

As the key figure of the Garuda Army, Zhu Can's personal strength is undoubtedly at the level of a warlord overlord.

Zhu Can alone made Dugu Feng feel immense pressure.

Moreover, a large number of elite old bandits, armed with swords, shields, spears, and powerful bows and crossbows, were gradually surrounding them.

Beside Zhu Can were eight armored guards with considerable aura, and six skilled men in plain clothes wielding swords and knives.

Furthermore, in the open space of about twenty steps between Zhu Can and others and Lu Chen and Dugu Feng, there were over a hundred guards standing guard.

These guards were not only well-equipped, but also had sharp eyes and bulging temples, clearly indicating that they were all top-notch elites in the Garuda army and that each of them possessed considerable skill.

Hundreds of personal guards stood in front, while three thousand old thieves attacked from three sides, and more than ten experts, along with Zhu Can himself, were waiting for an opportunity to strike...

Dugu Feng felt that tonight, it would be difficult even to sneak up on Zhu Can and touch a corner of his clothes.

Even the hope of breaking through and escaping is slim.

"I'm afraid I'm really going to die here!"

Dugu Feng muttered to himself, but his face showed no fear; instead, his eyes revealed a fanatical and pure fighting spirit.

If I must die tonight, then I must fight with all my might before I die, slaughtering until rivers of blood flow and Zhu Can's heart bleeds!

Just as I was thinking this...

Then Lu Chen said leisurely:

“My name is Lu Chen. She is Dugu Feng. We are here to kill you.”

"Lu Chen, Dugu Feng?"

Zhu Can smiled and said:

"So he is one of the five most outstanding young masters in the world today."

Lu Chen and Dugu Feng traveled extremely fast. The news of Ba Feng Han's death had not yet reached them, so Zhu Can was unaware that only four of the five outstanding youths remained.

"I believe I have no grudge against either of you, nor have I ever had any conflict with the Dugu clan. I do not know why you two are so hostile towards me and want to take my life?"

Zhu Can was not actually afraid of offending the Dugu clan.

He's a reckless and unscrupulous person who's not afraid of offending anyone.

But even though he wasn't afraid, he at least needed to figure out why Dugu Feng and Lu Chen had come to kill him for no apparent reason.

Lu Chen was surprised that he asked this question:

"Is it strange that someone wants to kill a man-eating demon like you?"

Zhu Can was taken aback, then burst into laughter:

"This is truly... I never imagined that there would actually be people in this world who believe in chivalry!"

"I have roamed the land for years, plundering north and south, killing countless people and eating countless bodies. Ning Daoqi did not come to kill me, nor did the Four Great Holy Monks or Cihang Jingzhai. The so-called righteous and just sects in the world, apart from cursing and spitting on me, have not dared to kill me..."

"I never expected that you two juniors would be so chivalrous, risking your lives to come and kill me! If I had to choose the most foolish way to die in the world, I would definitely choose you!"

The experts and armored guards around Zhu Can, as well as the hundreds of personal guards and elite old thieves, burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Dugu Feng's pretty face turned red with anger, her full chest heaving, but her eyes were icy cold, her aura firmly locked onto Zhu Can.

Even if we can't kill this scoundrel today, we'll at least splatter him with blood!

Lu Chen remained calm and said indifferently:
"To stand out when you lack strength is foolish. But if you have strength, what's wrong with doing something to vent your anger? I'm only twenty-one this year, a time of youthful vigor and recklessness. Seeing your people killing and plundering the innocent, and remembering your reputation for cannibalism, I suddenly felt the urge to kill. So what's wrong with following my heart and coming to kill you?"

"strength?"

Zhu Can chuckled, pointed at Lu Chen and Dugu Feng, then at the circle of experts around him, the hundred personal guards in front of him, and the elite old thieves who had surrounded him from three sides, and said with a sneer:

"You are merely the most outstanding young masters in the world, not yet grandmasters. With your strength, do you think you can even reach me and scratch a corner of my clothes?" Lu Chen smiled.
"Try?"

As he spoke, he took a step forward.

As soon as he moved, hundreds of powerful arrows fired from strong bows and crossbows, and more than a dozen javelins strong enough to pierce through double layers of heavy armor, shot towards him.

However, Lu Chen neither dodged nor avoided the arrows and spears that rained down on him.

Then...

Something strange happened.

Lu Chen's body, riddled with arrows and spears, vanished like a bubble. All the arrows and spears fell to the ground and embedded themselves deeply in the soil, yet not a drop of blood stained them!

Before everyone's eyes, a living person vanished without a trace, turning into a phantom. This bizarre phenomenon left everyone who witnessed it, including Dugu Feng, who had already seen this "trick" once before, wide-eyed in disbelief.

Garuda King Zhu Can's expression also changed slightly, and he had a vague sense of foreboding.

Before they could react, Lu Chen, who had vanished a moment ago amidst a hail of arrows and spears, reappeared in their sight. But at this moment, he was only…

One foot!
"Protect the king!"

An armored guard let out a fierce roar and was about to stand in front of Zhu Can.

But as soon as he lifted his foot, Lu Chen spun around and rose into the air, his body spinning rapidly like a windmill.

As he spun around, a sharp sword cry erupted, and streams of sword energy, like transparent water ripples, shot out from all the acupoints on his body. In an instant, hundreds of sword energies rushed out in all directions like a torrential rain!

JX3. Annihilation of All Directions!

Zhu Can, along with the eight armored guards, the six experts in plain clothes, and the hundred personal guards who had previously blocked Lu Chen's path but were now behind him, were all within the range of the rain of sword energy!
Puff puff puff puff...

The dull thuds of sharp weapons piercing flesh echoed repeatedly.

Under the onslaught of sword energy, the hundreds of well-armored guards, each possessing considerable internal strength, were immediately struck or stabbed by the sword energy. Their armor shattered, their skin torn, their bones broken, and their tendons snapped, exploding into clouds of blood mist.

The eight armored guards and the six plain-clad experts simultaneously drew their weapons, wildly brandishing their swords and blades in an attempt to deflect the sword energy.

But it didn't work!

The incoming sword energy was too dense, like a torrential downpour or mercury spilling onto the ground. Moreover, each sword energy was comparable to a strike from Lu Chen's Six Meridians Divine Sword, which was launched with his finger and amplified by 40% of its power by the sword body!
So even though their martial arts skills were quite good, their swords broke, their arms were crippled, their armor cracked, and deep, bone-revealing gashes appeared on their bodies, or gaping holes appeared in their bodies!
Faced with the madly surging sword energy of "Ten Directions Annihilation", these fourteen skilled individuals, who, when they joined forces, could even entangle Dugu Feng for a while, were just as vulnerable as the hundreds of personal guards, and would shatter at the slightest touch!
Only Zhu Can.

With astonishing agility, he instantly flashed behind the two armored guards, using their tall figures to cover himself.

but.

Lu Chen was surging with sword energy in the air.

While the two armored guards could help him block some of the sword energy, he still had to rely on himself to withstand the massive amount of sword energy falling from the sky.

Zhu Can let out a fierce roar, and with his hands—fist, palm, finger, and claw—he unleashed a torrent of energy with the ferocity of a volcanic eruption, shattering the sword energy that was covering the sky.

However, Lu Chen showed him special care.

The last twenty sword energies, in pairs, intertwined like double helixes, and struck Zhu Can with lightning speed.

Yin Yang Twin Flying Swords!
Zhu Can's keen senses immediately detected that something was wrong with the twenty sword energies, but the barrage of sword energies had already blocked his space to move or dodge.

All he could do was kick the two armored guards' corpses in front of him with two consecutive kicks, stack the two corpses on top of each other, and lift them above his head, while crouching down as much as possible to reduce the area he was hit.

Boom boom boom boom…

A thunderous explosion resounded.

Flesh and blood turned into bloody foam, and shattered bones mixed with fragments of armor shot out, reaching as far as seven or eight zhang (approximately 33-40 meters) away, causing the old thieves to groan in pain. The ground was also covered with mud and rocks, and smoke and dust filled the air, making it look as if it had been covered by artillery shells.

Bang!
Lu Chen finally landed back on the ground, the sound of his landing was rather heavy.

The three thousand old thieves remained silent, holding their breath and staring intently at the area covered by thick smoke and dust.

Dugu Feng also gripped her longsword tightly, staring at that spot, her heart pounding with tension.

Lu Chen's sword aura surge was truly divine, the most terrifying killing move she had ever seen in her life. It actually slaughtered the most elite soldiers of the Garuda army, as well as more than a dozen of Zhu Can's strongest experts, in one strike.

As the sword energy surged and slayed the enemy like slaughtering dogs, Dugu Feng was dazzled and her cheeks flushed with excitement. However, when Lu Chen landed, she sensed something was wrong.

The sound of Lu Chen landing was too heavy.

It didn't sound like the movements of a master of light-body skills at all.

Instead, it looked like the sound of an ordinary person with no internal energy and an unusually heavy body jumping down from a height.

So, Brother Lu's move exhausted all his true energy?
If that's the case, what if Zhu Can isn't dead...?

I just thought of this.

Suddenly, a terrifying figure burst forth from the billowing smoke and dust!

He was blind in one eye, his right cheek was split open with a bloody gash, revealing half of his gums, his left shoulder slumped down with his collarbone broken, and although his right arm was intact, his right hand was missing his thumb and little finger.

The once gorgeous silk clothes were now tattered and ragged, revealing a body covered in bloodstains. There was a half-foot-long bloodstain on her chest, and her white breastbone could be vaguely seen.

It was none other than Garuda King Zhu Can!

He's still alive!
"Lu Chen—die!"

Zhu Can roared incoherently, his remaining right eye shooting out an extremely venomous evil light, his figure rushing towards Lu Chen like a whirlwind—Dugu Feng could tell that Lu Chen's true energy was exhausted, so how could Zhu Can not hear it?

Although he was seriously injured, unable to move his left arm and with only three fingers left on his right hand, he still had a lot of internal energy left, his legs were still intact, and he still had enough strength to fight lions, tigers, bears and wolves!
If you couldn't kill me even after exhausting all your true energy, then it's your turn to die!

Dugu Feng was startled and was about to rush forward to intercept when a barrage of arrows and spears came flying in. The three thousand old thieves also had generals. Seeing that Garuda King was still injured but not dead under such an attack, the morale of the old thieves was greatly boosted. They shouted wildly and surrounded Dugu Feng, determined to block her and not give her a chance to rescue Lu Chen.

Dugu Feng's heart sank. Just as she deflected the incoming rain of arrows and spears, the old villains surged forward like a tide, unleashing shield strikes, sword slashes, spear thrusts... weapons rained down from all directions!
Amidst the relentless clanging of metal against metal, Dugu Feng wielded her longsword, creating a curtain of light that shielded her from all attacks. While fending off the relentless onslaught from all directions, she desperately tried to close the distance to Lu Chen, occasionally thrusting out a sword. With each flash of sword light, a thief would fall to the ground.

Soon, Dugu Feng had killed dozens of old thieves.

However, there were simply too many thieves.

Three thousand elite old thieves...

This is a number that no grandmaster or overlord in the world could handle alone.

As for killing them to the point of collapse...

Among the three thousand old bandits, there were many leaders and generals with high martial arts skills, as well as a large number of skilled fighters with some internal strength. They would shoot arrows, throw spears, or launch surprise attacks from behind. With such constant harassment and restraint, how could they possibly give the grandmaster overlord the opportunity to kill indiscriminately and break the morale of the army?

If one were trapped in such a military formation, even a grandmaster or overlord would die from exhaustion!

It should be noted that even Martial Venerable Bi Xuan had to bring his personal guards into battle; he could not possibly charge into an army of thousands single-handedly.

Although Dugu Feng was highly skilled in martial arts, she was surrounded alone. On one hand, she had to face the relentless attacks from all sides by the old villains, and on the other hand, she had to deal with the sneak attacks and restraints from the leaders and generals. Perhaps after killing two or three hundred people, she would exhaust her true energy and be surrounded and killed.

"Today I'm really going to die alongside Lu Chen! No, we're separated, so it can't be considered dying together! No, I have to at least get to Lu Chen's corpse..."

She thought Lu Chen was dead—having exhausted his true energy, how could he possibly survive the frenzied counterattack of Zhu Can, a wounded beast?
In the midst of the fierce battle, she briefly leaped up, and before being forced down by the dense forest of spears below and the sudden onslaught of cold arrows and javelins, she glanced towards Lu Chen and saw Garuda King Zhu Can...

Ok?
……

Garuda King Zhu Can charged menacingly towards Lu Chen, raising the three remaining fingers of his right hand and thrusting them towards Lu Chen's heart like a steel knife.

Lu Chen remained expressionless, raising his right hand and blocking Zhu Can's three fingers with his palm. A sinister smile appeared on Zhu Can's face, revealing his teeth. "Although I am seriously injured and have exhausted most of my true energy, even so, my finger strength can still pierce through the iron shield!"
You've exhausted your inner energy, yet you still dare to intercept with your bare palms, truly...

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he heard a sharp cracking sound, followed by a piercing pain in his three fingers.

Zhu Can grinned maliciously, a look of disbelief appearing in his remaining right eye. His three fingers, powerful enough to pierce an iron shield, stabbed into Lu Chen's right palm, but instead of easily piercing it as he had expected!
His finger strength couldn't even penetrate Lu Chen's palm skin. Instead, Lu Chen squeezed his five fingers together and crushed three of his fingers into powder with a crack!
Zhu Can let out a strange howl filled with fear and terror, and kicked out with a kick as sharp as an iron spear, aiming straight for Lu Chen's lower abdomen.

Lu Chen released Zhu Can's three completely broken fingers, clenched his right fist, and struck down with lightning speed, punching Zhu Can's instep.

Although there was no true qi in his fist, the terrifying force of the punch easily shattered Zhu Can's protective true qi, which was far from its peak, and landed on the instep of his foot, smashing Zhu Can's foot bone to pieces.

Zhu Can screamed in agony, a great fear rising in his heart.

So ferocious even without true qi...

This man is a monster!
retreat--

Zhu Can retreated hastily.

The ferocious and tyrannical cannibal king had lost all will to fight.

Unfortunately, his injuries were too severe, and he had lost a leg, leaving him with only one intact leg, which greatly reduced his agility.

Having just leaped back less than ten feet with a single burst of strength, Lu Chen stomped his foot on the ground, the violent force of his muscles and bones causing the ground to tremble slightly. As mud and rocks flew out, Lu Chen crashed into Zhu Can's arms like a cannonball, and then...

Punches, palm strikes, shoulder bumps, elbow strikes, knee strikes, leg kicks...

In an instant, Lu Chen's fists, palms, shoulders, elbows, knees, legs, and even his waist, hips, and back all transformed into extremely fierce weapons. Explosive muscle and bone strength violently bombarded Zhu Can's body, causing his true energy to boil, his body to tremble, and blood to flow from his mouth and nose!
Bang bang bang bang bang...

Amidst the violent blows, Zhu Can's body trembled wildly as he retreated repeatedly—to be precise, he was struck by Lu Chen's force, causing his feet to lift more than half a foot off the ground, leaving him unable to move and floating backward!

Lu Chen sent Garuda King flying back several feet in one go, until he reached the edge of the battle formation where the old thieves were besieging Dugu Feng. Only then did he end this exhilarating battle with a powerful and heavy Heaven-Shattering Fist.

That punch landed squarely on Zhu Can's chin.

The remaining protective true energy completely dissipated, leaving no room for defense. Zhu Can's entire chin and lower cheek exploded into dust, and his rag doll-like body flew three zhang into the air, tracing a large parabola before crashing down towards the crowd.

What Dugu Feng saw was Lu Chen sending Zhu Can flying with a single punch.

Not only Dugu Feng saw this scene, but the old thief facing Lu Chen and Zhu Can also saw it.

Many veteran thieves screamed in agony:

"The king is dead!"

The sudden shout startled the old thieves who had their backs to Lu Chen. When they turned around, they saw Zhu Can's headless corpse fall from the sky and crash heavily into the army formation, knocking down several old thieves.

Let's look at Lu Chen again.

Although his clothes had many holes, his body was still intact and he remained calm, showing no signs of injury whatsoever!

They killed the king, as well as his eight iron guards, six guest masters, and one hundred Garuda personal guards...

Having killed so many experts, he was completely unharmed, without even a scratch on his body...

How could such a monster exist in the world?

Seeing Lu Chen's still-energetic appearance, the old thieves' fighting spirit waned, fear surged, and they were on the verge of collapse.

The three thousand old thieves were on the verge of collapse.

A sharp, venomous female voice suddenly rang out from behind the army formation:

"These two are at their last gasp. Whoever kills Lu Chen and avenges my father will become my son-in-law and inherit the title of Garuda King! Whoever kills Dugu Feng will be rewarded with a thousand gold pieces and appointed as a general! He will lead a thousand veterans and twenty thousand soldiers! Whoever wounds two men with a single sword or arrow will be rewarded with ten taels of gold. Whoever cuts off a hand, a foot, or a piece of flesh will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold! Men, kill!"

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Moreover, what the woman said made sense; the old thieves also felt it was impossible for someone to be completely unharmed and at ease after killing the king and so many experts.

Lu Chen must be at his last gasp; his calm demeanor must be a facade to intimidate them!
At that moment, a general roared:
"Fortune favors the bold, brothers, kill!"

Roars and shouts of battle rose up as most of the bandits surrounded and attacked Lu Chen, while a smaller number continued to attack Dugu Feng. The woman who had just issued the bounty also led a group of experts, aggressively surrounding Dugu Feng.

The woman who spoke was Zhu Can's daughter, "Poison Spider" Zhu Mei. Although she was not among the outstanding young masters, she was still a skilled martial artist.

However, she did not attack Lu Chen immediately, but instead wanted to capture Dugu Feng and coerce Lu Chen.

Seeing the bandits charging again, Dugu Feng abandoned all distractions, her sword intent soaring high, illuminating all directions. She allocated her physical strength and true energy sparingly, using minimal consumption to block, dodge, and counterattack, continuously killing one old bandit after another.

When a leader or expert launches a sneak attack, she will defend herself if possible. If she cannot defend herself in time, Dugu Feng will trade her life for her own, using precise calculations to save the enemy's life with minimal injury.

In just over ten breaths, she killed more than ten old villains, including a general who was greedy for merit and had considerable martial arts skills.

And Lu Chen...

He strode towards Dugu Feng, facing the surging bandits.

He charged into the thieves, his fists like cannonballs, his fingers like iron cones, his palms like steel knives, his elbows like sharp spears, and sometimes he would kick out like a giant axe.

Wherever they went, shields shattered, knives broke, and spears were smashed. One by one, old thieves suffered caved-in chests, blown-out faces, broken waists and hips, or shattered thighs. Every now and then, someone would spit out blood, fly into the air, and crash heavily into the thief group, knocking the old thieves to the ground.

At this moment, he was like an unstoppable ferocious beast, his entire body a deadly weapon.

He ignored all the swords, shields, spears, and arrows coming from all directions.

boom!
A thick hardwood shield slammed down on his head from behind, but he remained unfazed, and the hardwood shield shattered instead.

puff!
A cold arrow shot out from a gap in the crowd, striking Lu Chen squarely in the temple, but it only made a crisp "ding" sound before bouncing away.

Another spear, like a venomous snake, pierced his lower back. He swung his palm back, shattering the spearhead, while the shaft stabbed back, penetrating the abdomen of the spear-wielding leader who had launched the sneak attack.

Lu Chen's momentum is unstoppable!

The bandits who besieged him grew increasingly terrified as the battle raged on.

Even though he had no internal energy left, why hadn't his external martial arts technique broken down?

Why is it still invulnerable to swords and spears?
Why are his fists and feet still so ferocious, killing anyone who touches them and crippling anyone who gets hit?
Is Lu Chen a human or a monster?

A general, defiant of evil, leaped into the air, gripping a ten-pound octagonal steel staff with both hands. He swung the staff high above his head, bringing it down on Lu Chen with immense force.

boom!
The steel rod crashed down, the sound like thunder and lightning!
Even a granite statue would be shattered in half by this single blow.

However, when faced with this staff, Lu Chen actually raised his right hand, spread his five fingers, and took the blow with his bare palm!

Bang!
The steel staff struck Lu Chen squarely in the palm.

Lu Chen's hand was unharmed.

At the same time, he clenched his five fingers together, gripped the steel staff, and twisted and pulled with force, instantly tearing the skin and flesh from the general's palms that were tightly gripping the staff.

In excruciating pain, the general instinctively let go, and Lu Chen swung his steel staff, smashing the general's head to pieces with a loud bang.

Afterwards, Lu Chen swung the steel staff he had seized with one hand, shattering several heads in succession. He saw Dugu Feng surrounded by bandits, who was being attacked from all sides by a seductive woman in colorful clothes and several experts. The situation was extremely precarious, so without hesitation, he threw the steel staff.

The steel staff flew out like lightning, piercing through the right rib of a master with a soft thud, exiting through the left rib, carrying his body several feet away, and then piercing through an old thief before finally landing exhausted.

This time.

The rebel army besieging Lu Chen could no longer hold out and scattered in all directions.

Lu Chen continued charging towards Dugu Feng, kicking the fallen swords and spears with both feet during the charge, killing the bandits around Dugu Feng and interfering with the colorful woman and several experts' attacks on Dugu Feng.

The woman in colorful clothes was shocked to see that Lu Chen had actually defeated the old thieves who were besieging him.

A young man wielding a sword grabbed her and cried out:
"The situation is hopeless; we should retreat!"

The woman in colorful clothes also intended to escape, but she was unwilling to give up. Looking at Lu Chen with a face full of resentment, she said sharply:

"Lu Chen, if this grudge isn't avenged, I, Zhu Mei..."

Before the words had even finished, a sword aura shot out and pierced through her brow with a soft "poof".

After fighting for so long, Lu Chen, with his super recovery ability, has accumulated enough true energy to unleash a sword strike.

Zhu Can is dead, and now even Zhu Can's daughter, "Poison Spider" Zhu Mei, has been blown in the head by Lu Chen with a single sword strike. The remaining old villains who were still holding on finally lost all will to fight and fled in all directions in a daze.

Even the experts who had followed Zhu Mei in attacking Dugu Feng, including the young man who had advised Zhu Mei to retreat, immediately blended into the fleeing army and slipped away.

Lu Chen was already feeling a bit tired.

Looking at Dugu Feng again, he saw that she was panting heavily, her hair was disheveled, her face was pale, her clothes had several tears, and an arrow was stuck in her back. He knew that she was truly at her last gasp, so he did not pursue her any further. He took a few quick steps to Dugu Feng's side and asked:
"Can I still leave?"

Dugu Feng glanced at Lu Chen, who was covered in blood and dressed in tattered clothes. Seeing that he could still stride forward and his face was not pale, an inopportune competitive spirit rose within her. She gritted her teeth and nodded.
"can!"

"Then go!"

Lu Chen turned and walked away. After two steps, he heard a thud behind him. He turned around and saw Dugu Feng fall to the ground in a sorry state. She didn't even have time to prop herself up with her sword. She just barely managed to tilt her head back so that her face wouldn't kiss the ground.

"..."

Seeing Dugu Feng's face full of shame and indignation as she struggled to get up, Lu Chen shook his head, went over, picked her up, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and strode out of the bandit camp.

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