CHAPTER 629: CHAPTER 628: A BIT OF COMPREHENSION

"Drumbeats!!!"

Qianye Wushuang had just taken twenty of his Personal Guards and charged out from the formation, his eyes blazing with an unfathomable brilliance. With a sweep of his hand, he bellowed a command.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

The earth-shaking war drums resounded above the neighboring area, their stirring beats echoing through Bald Mountain, rousing a fiery zeal in one’s blood.

"Hmm?"

In the formation, Lin Hao wasn’t focused on the few dozen men who had rushed out; rather, his brow furrowed as he looked toward the lineup of war drums inside the military formation.

These were certainly not ordinary war drums. Between each pounding beat, the war drums rippled with glowing runes that seemed to transform into melodies, resonating out in waves.

They carried a blessing!

These war drums could actually bolster the fighting spirit of the army!

Lin Hao swiftly discerned the hidden threat within the drumbeats: the momentum and combat strength of the twenty-some Personal Guards led by Qianye Wushuang had increased by at least ten percent compared to when there were no drum sounds!

Such superior war drums!

What fantastic items!

Most likely, only a few great empires would possess such things, since these war drums certainly couldn’t be crafted out of ordinary materials!

A good item, worth seizing!

If one could take it back and use it within Earth’s military formations, it would one day shine brilliantly!

A sense of joy surged in Lin Hao’s heart. Meanwhile, Qianye Wushuang and his twenty Personal Guards had already rushed to a spot twenty steps in front of him!

Twenty steps, for a Cultivator, would take less than a thousandth of a second to cross.

Not to mention that Qianye Wushuang and his Personal Guards were mounted on white Exotic Beast steeds?

The mounts were strong, with long and vicious fangs.

With a face full of murderous intent, Qianye Wushuang wielded a gigantic Iron Melon Hammer in his hand.

"You Earthling, prepare to die! Watch me smash your limbs!!" Qianye Wushuang roared.

At the same time, the twenty Personal Guard Knights by his side also drew out their blades.

These Personal Guards were at least of Emperor Level prowess, while Qianye Wushuang himself was an entity of the Great Emperor Level.

This disparity in power and Cultivation was clear at a glance, overwhelmingly superior to Lin Hao.

But Lin Hao, with his renowned reputation, had even demolished a Bald Mountain; his illustrious name was not unfounded. Thus, Qianye Wushuang didn’t dare to underestimate or be negligent.

He circulated his Primordial Power, exerting his full strength. His eyes were fixed on Lin Hao, particularly the Ding in Lin Hao’s hands that resembled a hammer.

That Ding must surely be a Divine Artifact.

This is what Qianye Wushuang thought, and just at this moment, Lin Hao made his move!

A distance of twenty steps, which was just a thought away. As Lin Hao moved, Qianye Wushuang suddenly realized that Lin Hao had vanished from his original spot!

Vanished into thin air!!

No!

Lin Hao was fast, but not to such a ludicrous extent.

Qianye Wushuang saw a shadow and found Lin Hao’s trajectory.

Not good!!

He inwardly exclaimed in alarm and instantly called out, "Careful!!!"

Careful?

Careful of what?

Qianye Wushuang’s twenty Personal Guards were baffled, completely unaware that they had only seen their target suddenly disappear, and then heard Qianye Wushuang shout a warning.

In reality, at the same moment Qianye Wushuang yelled to be careful, he had already moved!

After all, he was a Great Emperor, proficient with the Iron Melon Hammer, almost reflexively aiming to intercept Lin Hao.

But, it was too slow!

Lin Hao’s target wasn’t Qianye Wushuang but rather the twenty Personal Guards behind him!

"Bang bang bang!!!"

Just as Qianye Demon was about to make a move to save someone, the sound of the sky-breaking broke through, followed by the sound of bones breaking and flesh being smashed to pieces!

Lin Hao, holding the Divine Cauldron in hand, leapt up, swinging the cauldron in the air like playing a game of whack-a-mole, delivering twenty blows in quick succession!

Twenty blows, in the blink of an eye, even before the twenty Emperor Level Personal Guards could react.

The Divine Cauldron descended with a heavy sky-breaking sound, crashing down forcefully.

These twenty Emperor Level Personal Guards, veterans of countless deadly encounters, met their end today without even the chance to fight back or understand what was happening, as darkness fell before their eyes!

The Divine Cauldron kept falling, each time striking precisely on the heads of the twenty guards.

With each cauldron, a head was smashed open, blood and brain matter burst sky-high, splattering everywhere.

In a flash, figures split and merged, Lin Hao rushed out and then back again.

The twenty Emperor Level Personal Guards fell from their steeds, one by one.

Twenty men, twenty exploded heads, turning into headless corpses on the ground. Qianye Demon wanted to save them but was too late!!

"Thud thud thud..."

The wind laughed, the war drums roared, and the Exotic Beasts wailed.

Within the Heavy Shield Formation, Lin Hao stood tall and proud, holding the Divine Cauldron.

Within the entire formation, only the sound of the wind and the war drums echoed.

Qianye Demon stopped in his tracks, his complexion turning extremely ugly.

In the blink of an eye, his twenty Personal Guards had their heads smashed to death, and he didn’t even have time to react!

Strong!

Terrifying!

Those were twenty Emperors! In less than the blink of an eye, all were slaughtered like chopping vegetables, their heads blown apart!!

Such a feat, even Qianye Demon himself did not possess, it was impossible for him to achieve!

Could this Earthling be so formidable?!

This time, he truly hit a wall!

Now, Qianye Demon started to believe that the rumors of Lin Hao storming the Gu Country Palace at night, setting the palace ablaze and fighting his way out of the encirclement of the Gu Country’s elite guards were true.

But what can understanding do now?

Should he just swallow his pride and run back into formation?

He couldn’t afford to lose that face!

After all, he’s a Great Emperor and a Deputy General. Fleeing back in front of a hundred thousand troops normally wouldn’t matter, but just a moment ago, he had charged out so arrogantly, invincibly!

This drastic change was too quick, even Qianye Demon himself couldn’t accept it.

He couldn’t return like this, but the iron plate before him was too strong; staying would most likely mean death!

What to do?

A bead of sweat the size of a soybean dripped down Qianye Demon’s forehead.

Qianye Demon clenched his teeth, gripping the Iron Melon Hammer in his hand tightly, and glared fiercely at Lin Hao.

And Lin Hao, at this moment, seemed to have come upon a realization, his face rippling with a contented smile.

Tao Rune, he had some new insights and could now wield it with even greater ease.

All this was from the shadows of the Bitter Realm sandstorm. Now, this insight became increasingly clear in actual combat.

Combining the feelings from the sandstorm’s phantom with the Tao Rune, Lin Hao benefited greatly.

"That Earthling!!!"

Lin Hao remained silent, contemplating the insight just felt, but Qianye Demon couldn’t keep his cool. Sitting atop his Exotic Beast mount, he felt like sitting on a bed of nails, unable to find his way down, but with a twist of his eyes, he pointed at Lin Hao and roared loudly.

Lin Hao glanced at Qianye Demon, the comprehension of the Tao giving him a sense of being one with heaven and earth.

"Are you that eager to die?" Lin Hao chuckled coldly, gesturing to Qianye Demon with a crooked finger: "Come."

Qianye Demon’s face couldn’t look uglier.

Come?

Dare he?!

He didn’t have the ability that Lin Hao had just shown a moment ago in blowing up the heads of his twenty Personal Guards!

"Fine, I’ll come. What’s so great about you?!" Despite the fear, Qianye Demon didn’t retreat but pointed at Lin Hao and shouted angrily: "You’re only powerful because of that cauldron in your hand. If you dare, don’t use it!!"