In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

Chapter 786 Mutual Destruction and a Resurgent Assassination Attack

Like surging waves, a violent energy permeated the entire battlefield, roaring and surging.

In just a quarter of an hour, Lord Wu'an unleashed more than a hundred sword energy storms, each time with sword energy soaring into the sky, and domineering and violent force sweeping across an area of ​​dozens of feet.

Even the most skilled experts could barely make out the flashing swords and the rampant internal energy.

Only a grandmaster can see and perceive the actual situation inside.

But even if Zhuge Zhengwo were to intervene, he could only add one more dead soul at most.

Although Zhuge Zhengwo was a Grandmaster, and a Grandmaster of a high level at that.

However, the terror of the Earthly Swamp Array has already touched the spatial realm, and it is far more than just ordinary power of heaven and earth.

Inside, without a supreme divine weapon like the Human Slaughter Sword that can tear through space, one is simply at the mercy of others.

Or, like Zhang Xiaoshan's Yuan Shen Yi Jian and Jian Ershi San, it directly cuts off the source of the problem.

boom!

Suddenly, the entire battlefield trembled violently, and thunder rumbled in the air.

Amidst Zhuge Zhengwo's horror, a final, terrifying burst of energy swept across the entire area.

After the roar, amidst everyone's shock and confusion, apart from a huge deep pit, Lord Wu'an and the Six Sages of the Farmer's School all mysteriously disappeared.

Moreover, it was all under the watchful eyes of the public.

"···"

Shatter the void?

The duel between the seven top masters, culminating in the shattering of the void, is undoubtedly a legendary tale.

But Zhuge Zhengwo understands, does the world really have a broken void? Especially when it involves physical body movement and complete disappearance.

It's just some people's fantasy about 'ascending to immortality'.

Even if one were to truly shatter the void, it would be absolutely impossible for the physical body to do so; at the very least, one would need to reach the Celestial Realm and have their primordial spirit 'ascend'.

Taoists call it ascension to immortality.

Undoubtedly, neither Lord Wu'an nor the Six Sages of the Farmer's School could meet this requirement.

Even breaking through in the heat of battle is the same; trying to condense one's primordial spirit is a last-minute effort and simply impossible.

In Zhang Xiaoshan's view, beyond the earth lies the starry sky.

To shatter the void, one would need to create a massive explosion on the scale of a black hole, thus completing a spatial jump.

Therefore, this is simply impossible.

Or perhaps he is now a transmigrator, and after shattering the void, is he truly becoming one with heaven and earth, achieving 'transcendence', or is he being reborn in another world?

Even at his level of understanding, the space he came into contact with was merely a spatial reflection.

The so-called spatial blockade and the three-zhang spatial domain are all forms of control over power, influencing space, rather than true control over space.

It's like mastering the principles of optics, which allows you to create mirages.

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"Failed? How could that be?"

It carried everyone's hopes, but ultimately ended in failure.

Not to mention the fact that the imperial rebels couldn't accept it, even the Dragon Emperor looked stern.

Lord Wu'an was their trump card, a deterrent akin to nuclear weapons, but now that Lord Wu'an has fallen, the empire has lost a pillar of strength.

Moreover, the empire is now surrounded by wolves, which is extremely disadvantageous for it.

"In that case, I'll take my leave!"

Zhang Sheng glanced at the crowd, then turned and left.

He has now completed his mission, laying a solid foundation for recruiting Zhang Liang in the future.

The crowd glanced at Zhang Sheng as he left. If it weren't for Zhang Sheng's emergence, their losses would have been far greater than just the current number of low-level personnel.

The Imperial Guard's relentless attacks and armored defenses were not easy to break through.

Moreover, too many defenses will inevitably lead to failure; in the long run, they will surely be exhausted and captured.

The only one who harbored resentment towards Zhang Sheng was Liu Ji.

Zhang Sheng's killing intent was absolutely undisguised, and it also revealed his Crimson Sky Sword.

This had a huge impact on his plans, exposing him directly to the public and causing significant damage to his future plans.

But none of this matters anymore.

Watching Zhang Sheng's departing figure, the remaining experts exchanged glances.

If not now, when?

"The plan continues!"

The Black Swordsman, Gai Nie, and Xiaoyaozi exchanged glances.

Although they lost their trump card, the Six Sages of the Farmers, the empire suffered an even greater loss.

In the fierce battle just now, not to mention the fall of Lord Wu'an, the Imperial Guards alone suffered another loss of more than half due to the impact of the powerful energy, leaving them with fewer than three thousand men.

This is their opportunity.

After all, their high-end combat power losses were not significant compared to other countries.

Even if the Imperial Guard organizes another encirclement and suppression, after their initial attack, the Imperial Guard will definitely drop below two thousand.

Suddenly, the encirclement and killing of them would be greatly restricted.

The roles of hunter and prey are completely reversed.

Without the overwhelming force of sheer numbers, the sheer crushing power these Imperial Guards wielded by skilled fighters was easily imaginable.

kill!

After breaking through, the group reached a consensus and turned back to attack the dragon carriage.

This scene also caused Zhuge Zhengwo and Meng Yi to change their expressions in surprise.

In terms of high-end combat power, this is undoubtedly the Empire's weakness. Previously, it could still surround and attack from all sides by relying on its large number of Imperial Guards.

But now...

The black swordsman immediately entangled the only Grandmaster present, who was also his previous opponent, Zhuge Zhengwo.

The powerful energy stirred up by the Supreme Giant Sword transformed into a storm of sword energy, sweeping towards Zhuge Zhengwo.

As for the Eight Swords of the King of Yue?

This time, however, their opponents were not the Ghost Valley Duo, but the Farmer's Earthly Array—Tian Yan, Zhu Jia, Tian Hu, Gu Yao, Mei San Niang, and Liu Ji.

Having experienced the power of the Earth Marsh Formation, the Eight Swords of King Yue dared not underestimate it.

Moreover, the Earthly Marsh Formation was led by Tian Yan, and the Eight Swords of Yue King had a great deal of tacit understanding.

By stalling the opponent, both sides will be fine!

This scene also revealed the terrifying ambition of the Luo Wang organization to the Guigu brothers, because what 733 and the others saw in this 'earth-shattering plan' probably still had the shadow of the Luo Wang organization.

The two heroes of Guigu faced Zhao Gao and Meng Yi, a two-on-two battle where they were completely overwhelmed.

Shangguan Jin Hong continues his match against Tian Ci; the Taoists continue their Heaven-Human Strategies; Xing Hun is blocked by Wu Kuang; Da Shao Siming faces Zhang Liang and Dao Zhi...

The entire battlefield was clearly divided, leaving no skilled warriors to cover the Dragon Emperor's retreat.

The Dragon Emperor was then tasked with assassinating the young Jing Tianming.

Those destined by fate are naturally the best assassins.

Moreover, the methods Jing Tianming possessed were in no way inferior to the Dragon Emperor's innate qi.

In an instant, Bolangsha, where corpses lay strewn everywhere and blood flowed like rivers, witnessed another life-or-death battle.

Even looking down, Zhang Sheng couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.

However, he did not make a move.

His purpose in saving the person was to make Zhang Liang owe him a favor, not to assassinate the Dragon Emperor.

As for being wanted?

Yan Ping'an was just his alias. He will simply revert to his original identity. Who would know that Yan Ping'an is Zhang Sheng?

After all, when he recruits Zhang Liang, he will inevitably be the young master of the Zhang family.

"Your Majesty, please leave immediately."

Faced with the traitor's resurgence, both the Black Ice Guard and the Shadow Guard remained steadfastly protecting the Dragon Emperor.

As for support?

There are hardly any military camps stationed within the Bolangsha area, and even if there were, they would be too far away to be of any use in the immediate crisis.

Chapter 787 A Fierce Battle: Zhang Sheng's 'Lies'

"Pity!"

The stalemate lasted for nearly an hour, but then came with reinforcements from nearby counties of the empire.

This battle ultimately ended in the defeat of the imperial rebellion.

Even the Mo family's Azure Dragon mechanical device was left behind, and the Gongshu family's Crimson Serpent mechanical device was almost completely destroyed, resulting in mutual destruction.

While the imperial rebels are numerous and highly skilled, the empire is not to be underestimated.

In particular, the top assassins who appeared at the end of the Black Ice Platform, apart from the four killed by Zhang Sheng, at least ten others remained, blocking the final assassination attempt on the Dragon Emperor by these imperial traitors.

Similarly, the Empire also suffered heavy losses in this battle.

The fall of Lord Wu'an, the linchpin of the empire, was a stark reminder that even though Zhuge Zhengwo displayed the level of a Grandmaster, his power was incomparable to the awe-inspiring presence of Lord Wu'an.

There were also the Black Ice Platform, Shadow Guard, and Imperial Guard, which suffered heavy losses.

The Imperial Guard Commander is an absolute high-ranking official of the empire, a member of the Ying clan, and holds the rank of Imperial General.

Nearly ten of the Black Ice Guard's top assassins remained here.

Only the Luo Wang (Net of Heaven) seemed to have lost many Earth-level assassins, but none of the Heaven-level assassins, the Yue Wang Ba Jian (Eight Swords of the King of Yue), were lost.

And those who rebelled against the empire were no better off.

The Six Sages of the Farmer's School, the Three Great Leaders of the Mohist School, and the Most Elite Members of the Xiang Clan...

Apart from the strategists, Taoists, and Confucians who fought alone, other forces suffered considerable losses.

The only ones who would benefit are probably the Zhang family.

Zhang Xiaoshan notified the empire in advance, and even if Ying Zheng didn't make a big deal out of it, he would at least reward him for his merit.

Zhang Sheng's act of saving the day also forged a deep friendship with Jing Tianming, Xiang Shaoyu, and others.

When the empire descends into chaos, Zhang Sheng will be able to seize the opportunity to rise to power.

At least on the surface, the Zhang family will not directly interfere in the struggle for supremacy before the empire collapses.

First, the Zhang family's reputation has always maintained an absolutely superior status.

If the empire does not collapse, the Zhang family's reputation will inevitably suffer if they rebel.

It's important to understand that although the empire collapsed, its strength remained remarkably intact, including Zhang Han, Wang Li, and the northern border troops...

If the Zhang family rebels, it will cause these existing forces in the empire to feel resentful.

Secondly, only when the people of Kyushu are in disarray will they yearn for unification.

When the Zhang family seizes the opportunity to rise to power, it will be what everyone hopes for.

In particular, the Zhang family's strength, once it rises, will surely sweep away all rivals and dominate the trend.

"There's nothing to regret. The Dragon Emperor was never going to perish here."