The overwhelming sea of fire suddenly spread across the sky above the city, with two million Red Flame Army almost occupying the main road beneath the city gates. His forty thousand Wolf Slaughter Guard were already terrified, and at this moment, facing such a situation, they couldn't muster even a shred of courage to resist, only focused on fleeing backward.

To flee, that is only a path to death.

The Red Flame Army, having conquered eleven cities, is now like two million fierce tigers, galloping wildly, using the momentum of the overwhelming sea of fire to crazily harvest the lives of the Wolf Slaughter Guards. In just a moment, the vanguard of the Red Flame Army has chased from the city head all the way to the city tail. If the North City Gate were open, those fleeing desperately might still have a chance to survive.

However, the North City Gate had long been occupied by hundreds of people dressed in black.

"Open the gate!"

"Quickly open the city gate, quickly open the city gate..."

The angry shouts of the Wolf Slaughter Guard couldn't change anything. The cultivation of the lowest among those hundreds of people in black was at the Grandmaster Realm. They not only guarded the city gate, but even those trying to leap over the gate with high cultivation were promptly killed when they made a move.

Seeing those people in black make a move, everyone immediately understood.

They were all from the Hou Clan...

In mid-air, Tuoba Tao, still battling Hou Yucheng, immediately realized why no information had returned when the eleven cities fell before. With such elites from the Hou Clan, combined with the speed of the Red Flame Army in capturing cities, who could escape and return to report?

"Dare to lose focus while battling me, courting death!" This chapter was originally posted on M^VLEMPYR.

Suddenly hearing Hou Yucheng's sneer, Tuoba Tao's heart jolted, and the next second, he felt the long halberd in his hand lose force, realizing Hou Yucheng had withdrawn his blade, his heart suddenly contracted violently.

Hou Yucheng's blade speed was much faster than his long halberd.

It's over...

Tuoba Tao's hand slacked, and Hou Yucheng's second blade deftly moved upward from his chest, directly targeting the throat.

Slash

"Who dares, clear the way!"

Tuoba Tao spat out a mouthful of reverse blood, almost ready to meet death. But at this moment, Hou Yujie's angry shout reignited his hope for life.

A blade suddenly sped in from afar, Tuoba Tao knew without looking that it was the Marquis of Ziquan stationed at Lincang Path City. Suppressing his wounds, he flipped over and frantically ran toward Wanyan Lie.

Hou Yujie was clearly caught off guard, and although his sword light was frighteningly fast, he ultimately didn't make it in time, allowing Wanyan Lie to catch Tuoba Tao. On the other side, Hou Yucheng reacted a step slower, gripping a long blade, charging towards the two.

Wanyan Lie glanced down at the situation in Junyang Prefecture City, his face suddenly burning flush, but seeing Hou Yucheng charging over, he gritted his teeth and fled without a hint of hesitation.

"Defeated commander, where are you going!"

"Ignoring forty thousand troops, this is the Jin nobility, bah!"

...

The furious roars of Hou Yucheng and Hou Yujie, one after another, began a maddened pursuit, cursing as they chased, their tones filled with anger evident to anyone listening.

Wanyan Lie and Tuoba Tao knew Hou Yujie and Hou Yucheng were trying to provoke them, neither dared to look back, only focused on frantically running towards Lingcang City.

Chasing all the way, seeing the two nearing Lingcang City, Hou Yujie and Hou Yucheng exchanged a glance mid-air, simultaneously chuckled lightly, said nothing, and directly turned back to Junyang Prefecture City.

As for Wanyan Lie and Tuoba Tao, even though they felt Hou Yujie and Hou Yucheng weren't behind them anymore, they dared not relax, only when they landed on the ground in Lingcang City did their suspended hearts finally settle.

"Quickly inform the armies of the other two paths to come over, slayed fifty thousand of my Wolf Slaughter Guard, this Hou Clan is outrageously bold, daring to bypass Pingcheng King, attacking our Jin on three paths, I must kill him, kill him, abomination...abomination...ah..."