“Escape! Run!”
But…could they escape?
It was a nightmare; their five hundred Sand bandits cavalry, though they had suffered considerable losses attacking the merchant convoy, still had over four hundred combatants.
They never expected to be completely annihilated by a single person in such a short time.
Whether surrendering or fleeing, they couldn't escape the fate of a single sword strike.
Just moments ago.
A Sand bandits personally witnessed the devil who had stripped them of their armor chasing another comrade, whose scaled armor was like paper, and even the camel beneath him was cut in half.
What kind of monster was this?
To say they died in vain would be an understatement.
“Am I the only one left?”
Despair, utter despair.
He didn’t even have the courage to look back now.
Because…his head was gone.
Feng Yuan, who loved playing Mount and Blade, absolutely could not tolerate any stragglers.
He had obsessive-compulsive disorder and was a staunch advocate of total annihilation.
After chugging several tubes of Green God Nutrient Solution, Feng Yuan’s stamina recovered once more.
“Forgot the beginning, forgot the middle…one bottle to refresh the mind, two bottles for endless energy, three bottles for eternal youth, oh yeah!”
This high-tech product from the Star River era focused on rapid absorption.
Actual combat was the best teacher; after a bloody battle, Feng Yuan’s mastery over his Physical Body had become perfect.
He had finally stepped into the fourth stage of Physical Body, the Toughness Realm.
Thanks to the solid foundation laid by the tiger wolf pill, Breakthrough to the fifth stage, Divine Power, was not far off!
“Did so many escape?”
Feng Yuan glanced at the battlefield; he had actually only killed about a hundred people.
In fact, when he had killed a few dozen, many Sand bandits had already fled, and more were chased to their deaths by him.
The merchant convoy also held back many Sand bandits.
The once-peaceful oasis was now a river of blood.
“Ah, ah, ah, ah! You actually killed so many of my subordinates, you all deserve to die! I didn’t expect your Merchant Group to hide such a master.
My Black Wind Stronghold will absolutely not let you off! You’re finished, you’re finished, do you hear me!”
The Sha Bandit Leader roared madly.
His aura was incredibly explosive, clearly at the sixth stage of Physical Body, the Qi Realm.
Before the fifth stage of Physical Body, the Divine Power Realm, it was all about Physical Body accumulation, which could be Cultivated through time and resources.
But after reaching the Divine Power Realm, it was different, because the subsequent Realms all contained an inner essence.
For example, the Qi in “Qi.”
And the ‘inner’ in ‘Internal Fortification,’ the ‘courage’ in ‘Divine Bravery,’ the ‘spirit’ in Spirit Communication, the ‘transformation’ in Divine Transformation—these were all things that could only be understood intuitively, not expressed in words.
Each was a refinement of wisdom, involving the Domain of the spirit, requiring a flash of inspiration, an Opening Apertures of comprehension.
Unlike the Divine Power Realm.
One who comprehended the Qi Realm could command an army and serve as a general in the Blue Moon Kingdom.
The Sha Bandit Leader’s weapon was a long-handled saber, with a two-meter handle and a half-moon shaped blade that gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
A knight in armor, unable to dodge, could only raise his shield to block.
With a scream, the blade sliced through the steel shield as if it were tofu, severing both the shield and the arm holding it.
He was about to die on the spot.
Just then, a Purple-Clad Woman, holding a curved saber, struck the blade, saving the knight from danger.
“Don’t panic, it’s just a cornered beast still fighting!”
A dozen Divine Power Realm knights surrounded the Sha Bandit Leader.
They encircled him without attacking, conserving their strength.
Compared to the uneven quality of the Sand bandits, these knights from the large merchant groups were clearly of higher caliber.
Now that the Sand bandits no longer had a numerical advantage, they could slowly wear down the Sha Bandit Leader.
After all, a martial arts master of the sixth Physical Body Realm did not have infinite stamina; without supplies like Green God Nutrient Solution, it was impossible to have unlimited stamina.
An hour later.
The Purple-Clad Woman finally beheaded the Sha Bandit Leader with a single strike.
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.
She scanned the entire oasis but did not find that figure.
“I didn’t expect that person to be a hidden master.
He truly is an Immortal Master who doesn't reveal his true abilities.
Fortunately, we didn't offend him.
It’s a pity I don’t know his identity, so I can’t properly repay him.”
The Purple-Clad Woman felt fortunate.
Although she was confident she could break through the encirclement, the convoy’s goods would absolutely not have been preserved.
Once lost, it would be a major loss for the Black Obsidian Merchant Group.
“Is Lanxi City the closest?”
The Purple-Clad Woman pondered for a moment.
The convoy’s route was towards Blue Moon City, the capital.
She gave the order to immediately change direction.
These Sand bandits clearly came prepared, most likely due to information leaked by an insider in the Merchant Group.
At this point, they could no longer continue on their original route.
It would be better to recruit more mercenaries in Lanxi City.
“He’s truly a good person.”
The Purple-Clad Woman said softly; she seemed to regard Feng Yuan as one of those desert heroes, killing a man in ten steps and leaving no name behind for a thousand miles.
.........
However, in reality.
Feng Yuan was still pursuing the Sand bandits, seemingly intent on wiping them out.
With a “swish,” another head fell to the ground.
“That feels good!”
Feng Yuan’s obsessive-compulsive disorder was finally relieved.
He had originally wanted to chase these Sand bandits all the way to their lair, but then he thought that perhaps there was no need to be so extreme.
What if that Black Wind Stronghold had other masters?
Although he was reluctant to admit it.
In this battle, Ling Shuang Sword was the MVP; he simply got a free ride to victory.
Feng Yuan could fight against masters of the fifth Physical Body Realm, Divine Power, but against stronger opponents, he could only call for a substitute.
“Time to bail.”
Feng Yuan plundered the spoils of war and tossed them onto a nearby mottled camel.
He headed north.
After half a day of trekking, he finally saw signs of human habitation.
The ground was no longer covered in yellow sand but was now dirt, with wide gravel roads.
At the very front of the gravel road was a massive city, not particularly clean, looking weathered and worn.
“Lanxi City, finally.”
Feng Yuan’s eyelids fluttered, and he felt a bit dizzy.
His Physical Body could be said to be iron-hard, but his spirit was not.
After a bloody battle and a long journey, he wished he could just lie down on the ground and fall asleep right there.
He arrived at the city gate, ready to enter Lanxi City and find a place to rest.
“Stop, show your travel permit.
Don’t you know outsiders cannot enter Lanxi City at will?”
A group of soldiers, clad in black armor and exuding powerful auras, stepped forward.
Each was at the third Physical Body Realm, the Strength Training Realm, and fully armed, many times stronger than the soldiers of Shabei City.
The Blue Moon Kingdom was different from ordinary kingdoms; it was a martial-minded society, and there were almost no ordinary people among the soldiers.
Feng Yuan said nothing more and directly threw out several Sand bandits’ heads.
Some sharp-eyed soldiers immediately gasped in surprise.
“That’s Ghost Fox of Black Wind Stronghold! I recognize him.
This villain had a thousand taels bounty in my Blue Moon Kingdom.
I never expected his head to be cut off today!”
“And that Saber Wolf, he’s also a master of the fifth Physical Body Realm, Divine Power!”
“These accursed scoundrels are finally dead.
Good riddance, what a wonderful death!”
