"I am the Human King of Tianfeng!!"
The cold shout of the Tianfeng Human King echoed through the entire grand hall. With a step forward, his kingly aura radiated outwards. A plain saber, emitting faint red rays, materialized in his hand.
This saber was a royal artifact obtained by his ancestors during the War of Dynasties of the Sacred Yuan Dynasty.
Strands of dragon might coiled around the hilt. Without hesitation, he knew that while anyone else from the Tianfeng Dynasty could live, he, the Great Han, would not let him survive in this world.
The flames of his anger instantly blazed to their limit, his eyes bursting forth with fury, fine red lines filling his pupils. The plain saber was immediately enveloped by malevolent energy, and he unleashed a single strike!
The grand hall, already trembling and on the verge of collapse, roared to life. Dust billowed upwards, and a blood-red saber split the hall in two. The extreme fury of his flames made the blood-red saber even more fearsome.
Gan Ning, wielding his twin halberds, maintained a cold demeanor, utterly unfazed by the Tianfeng Human King. At this moment, the Tianfeng Human King was like a cornered dog, abandoning all technique and simply pouring out his elemental energy.
Suddenly, a frigid light flashed in Gan Ning's eyes, erupting with merciless killing intent. His twin halberds hummed, and he swung them forward with immense force.
"Boom!"
Two cold beams streaked across the air!
The grand hall, already reduced to ruins, was instantly flattened by Gan Ning!
"Bang!!"
The blood-red saber let out a thunderous roar.
"Crack crack crack!!"
Suddenly, scarlet hues intensified and violently cracked!
"Bang!"
A massive ravine, tens of zhang long, appeared.
Gan Ning's halberd sent the Tianfeng Human King flying back dozens of zhang. The Tianfeng Human King's robes were tattered, his hair disheveled, and blood trickled down the arm that held the plain saber.
"Your Majesty!!"
"Your Majesty!!"
The officials cried out in grief, yet none dared to step forward, merely uttering words with faces full of terror. This scene disgusted the Tianfeng Human King to his core.
"Die!"
The Tianfeng Human King steadied himself, gripping his plain saber again as waves of elemental energy dispersed, making his disheveled black hair appear like dancing demons. He roared in fury, his eyes seemingly wanting to devour Gan Ning alive.
Regardless of the forces behind this Great Han!
Regardless of whether Tianfeng was annihilated!
He now only wished to cleave Gan Ning in two, even if it meant mutual destruction!
The blood-red star-like glow of the plain saber was incredibly imposing. With a single strike!
Gan Ning, holding his twin halberds, met the attack with icy composure, swinging his halberds forward with immense force, thunder erupting all around!
In an instant, the twin halberds and the blood-red saber collided violently in the center of the hall, creating waves of roaring sounds and billowing smoke.
"Ah!!"
...
Amidst the smoke, several figures were blown apart, their shattered corpses flying through the air!
"Die!!"
The Tianfeng Human King roared madly. The weaker he became, the more excited he grew.
Gan Ning's twin halberds were entwined with starlight, making him appear like an unyielding deity or demon. He allowed the Tianfeng Human King to rage, and with a single strike, he would destroy him.
A glimmer of starlight illuminated the heavens!!
With a thunderous roar, the Tianfeng Human King was once again sent flying hundreds of zhang, his body covered in wounds inflicted by Gan Ning's halberds.
Gan Ning's twin halberds radiated a chilling light, sealing off the void around the Tianfeng Human King. Strands of starlight emitted a soul-stirring cold radiance.
"Rumble!"
Gan Ning stepped forward and swung down directly!!
Waves of crimson energy surged, grand and imposing, engulfing the void and transforming it into a bloody river.
"River of Destiny!!"
The Tianfeng Human King clasped his plain saber with both hands, holding it in front of him. He roared madly, and from beneath the royal palace, several golden five-clawed dragons erupted. However, compared to the dragons of destiny of the Great Han, they were like mere minnows.
"Roar roar roar!"
The blood-red plain saber instantly blazed with golden light, transforming into a golden hue, shimmering with the destiny of the dragon. The Tianfeng Human King's eyes were filled with boundless killing intent, dragon might enveloping him, destiny enhancing him!!
In an instant, the plain saber tore through the layers of the void. A thousand-zhang-long five-clawed golden dragon opened its massive maw and swallowed the saber strike. Waves of bloody malevolence surged relentlessly.
The golden dragon coiled in the sky, roaring towards the heavens. Suddenly, it looked down at Gan Ning, its saber strike gleaming with golden light, and descended madly towards him.
"Interesting!"
Gan Ning watched the seemingly strongest strike from the Tianfeng Human King in the void, his expression gradually becoming excited. The previous battles had been rather dull.
Gan Ning's eyes were like those of an eagle, carrying a hint of amusement as he looked at the golden dragon and the saber strike, his fighting spirit soaring.
"Clang!"
Gan Ning casually slung his twin halberds to his waist and drew the curved bow from his back. Instantly.
"Hummm~~"
Three arrows were nocked onto the bowstring.
The entire movement was fluid and seamless!
At that moment, the bloody aura that filled the sky above the Tianfeng Dynasty seemed to be drawn, converging madly towards the curved bow.
"Hummm~~"
The elemental energy filling the void transformed into streaks of light, condensing from all directions towards the curved bow, slowly—
"Hummm!!"
Crimson light erupted from the curved bow, and a five-foot-tall Vermillion Bird soared into the sky, dominating all directions!!
"Whoosh!!"
"Whoosh!!"
"Whoosh!!"
Gan Ning's breathing grew faster and heavier, the veins on his arms bulging with explosive blood.
The Vermillion Bird let out a ferocious cry, its high-pitched roar echoing through the nine heavens!
"Hummm~~"
"Crack crack crack!!"
Suddenly, Gan Ning's eyes brightened: "Target acquired!"
At that moment, surging spiritual energy spread outwards, and bolts of lightning erupted, locking onto the descending golden five-clawed dragon and saber strike.
"Rumble!!"
As the three arrows left the bowstring, they vanished in an instant. Three breaths later, a crimson light directly pierced through the five-clawed dragon and saber strike, and strands of Nanming divine fire instantly devoured the saber strike.
"Rumble!!"
In the distant void, the Vermillion Bird roared towards the heavens, its eyes flashing with ferocity. Engulfed in crimson Nanming divine fire, it directly charged forward with the Tianfeng Human King.
"Rumble!!"
"No!!"
"Rumble!!"
His fear filled his pupils, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He was instantly engulfed by the terrifying Nanming divine fire and vanished into the sky.
"Liao Hua, Lu Kang, Xu Chu, Gao Shun!"
Gan Ning placed his curved bow behind him and said in a deep voice.
"Here!"
The four men stepped forward and replied immediately.
"Lead the army south and occupy the entire territory of the Tianfeng Dynasty as quickly as possible!"
"Understood, General!"
Liao Hua, Lu Kang, Xu Chu, and Gao Shun, their faces stern, accepted the order and departed!
"Chen Gong!"
Gan Ning looked at Chen Gong beside him.
"General!"
Chen Gong's expression was serious as he surveyed the entire royal palace.
"Quickly stabilize the situation and get the administrative affairs of this place running as soon as possible, awaiting the reception and resettlement by the court!"
"Yes!"
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On the first day of the tenth month of the first year of the Great Han, the Tianfeng Dynasty and the Ao Long Dynasty fell successively, marking the Great Han's formal completion of the first step in annexing the eight great dynasties.