"Kill!"
The hundred thousand Beast King Army let out earth-shattering roars, charging towards Zhang Yang with overwhelming momentum.
For a moment, the entire land was filled with a grim aura.
Terrifying primal energy permeated the heavens and earth.
The onlookers’ faces changed drastically!
The Zhenxi Beast King had gone completely mad, disregarding everything!
The Second Prince quickly stepped forward to intervene, shouting, "Zhenxi Beast King, quickly order your subordinates to stop! Do you want the entire Jiangnan City to be plunged into misery?"
"Hmph! I can't manage that much. My Beast King Army cannot die in vain! If Zhang Yang is not killed today, this King will not rest!" the Zhenxi Beast King snorted coldly.
The Second Prince's expression shifted.
He immediately took out the imperial decree that the Emperor had instructed him to carry when he left the imperial city!
"Zhenxi Beast King, if you do not obey my command, you should at least obey the Emperor's command, right?"
"All Beast King Army soldiers, halt! Kneel and receive the decree!"
The Second Prince's roar caused the Beast King Army soldiers to stop, and they all turned to look at the Zhenxi Beast King.
"What is the Emperor's command? Read it for this King to hear."
The Zhenxi Beast King's face was grim, and he suddenly felt a sense of unease.
He had a feeling that today's events were not that simple.
"Hmph!" The Second Prince snorted coldly and then said with a serious expression, "The Emperor has decreed that the matter between the King of Jiangnan and the Zhenxi Beast King was a misunderstanding. The Zhenxi Beast King is hereby ordered to return to Xijiang immediately and not to linger in Jiangnan City!"
As expected.
After hearing the Second Prince read the Emperor's command.
The Zhenxi Beast King's inner guess was confirmed!
Today's events were definitely not that simple.
"Hmph, has the Emperor become senile? My wife was taken by Zhang Yang! Now Zhang Yang has killed many of my Xijiang Beast King Army soldiers, and the Emperor is telling me to retreat to Xijiang? Do you think that's possible?" the Zhenxi Beast King snorted coldly.
"Audacious! You dare to insult my father! Zhenxi Beast King, are you planning to defy the imperial decree?" the Second Prince said coldly.
"Haha, defy the decree? This King dares not defy the decree. I will certainly return to Xijiang. But before I return, Zhang Yang must die!" The Zhenxi Beast King's gaze sharpened.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he commanded the hundred thousand Beast King Army!
"All Beast King Army soldiers, heed my order, charge! At all costs, kill Zhang Yang!"
"We obey!"
Rumble.
Instantly, the Beast King Army, who had just stopped, charged towards Zhang Yang again.
This scene caused the Second Prince and the others to become anxious!
The Zhenxi Beast King was openly defying the imperial decree!
Their faces were grim. They had thought that the Emperor's command would make the Zhenxi Beast King stop.
Who would have thought that it would be completely useless!
Now they didn't know how to save Zhang Yang.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yang's eyes narrowed.
He also felt that something was not right today.
The Second Prince and the others had the Emperor's command in hand but had delayed announcing it.
This was very obvious; the Emperor had a plan.
However, what was the original purpose of this plan?
Zhang Yang was very curious.
Could it be that the Emperor had already guessed that he could deal with the Zhenxi Beast King, and this command was to restrain the Beast King Army?
At the same time, Huo Zhu and the others could no longer sit still.
Ten thousand Hua Xia Five Dragon warriors appeared, standing behind Zhang Yang.
"Zhang Yang, we will fight with you!"
"King of Jiangnan, we will block the Beast King Army with our lives, you can go and kill the Zhenxi Beast King."
"That's right, the Beast King Army is too shameless. They lost in a war of attrition and are now planning to gang up on us with their numbers! Even if we die today, we will take several of them down with us!"
Although the Beast King Army outnumbered the Hua Xia Five Dragons tenfold, the Hua Xia Five Dragons still had high morale!
Because Zhang Yang had given them enough confidence!
Even if they lost today, they would not lose too badly.
"You guys..." Zhang Yang shook his head upon hearing this.
"Why go through all this trouble? Even if you didn't come out, it wouldn't be that easy for the Zhenxi Beast King to kill me."
"That won't do. This is a hundred thousand Beast King Army. Even just wearing you down could exhaust you! Don't be brave now."
Huo Zhu glared at Zhang Yang and then waved his hand.
"All personnel, heed my order, protect the King of Jiangnan. If the King of Jiangnan suffers even the slightest harm, you will commit suicide to atone!"
"We respectfully obey the Grand Elder's command!"
The Hua Xia Five Dragon warriors responded loudly.
Seeing this, the Zhenxi Beast King sneered.
A bunch of ants, in the face of absolute power, they could not stir up any waves.
However, Zhang Yang did not think so and smiled, shaking his head.
"Grand Elder, there's no need to be so pessimistic. Just watch the show. We definitely won't be in trouble today."
What?
Huo Zhu was stunned. They wouldn't be in trouble?
How was that possible!
The Beast King Army clearly intended to kill them all, so how could they not be in trouble?
"Zhang Yang, what do you mean by that?"
"It means nothing. It's because someone doesn't want us to die," Zhang Yang said with a cold laugh.
Huo Zhu and the others still didn't understand.
But the next moment, they understood.
Because...
From all directions, a dense mass of people suddenly rushed out, their numbers uncountable!
These people were powerful and numerous.
As soon as they appeared, they instantly suppressed the momentum of the Beast King Army.
This caused the Beast King Army to temporarily halt their charge towards Zhang Yang.
The Zhenxi Beast King, who had been confident of victory, inwardly felt that something was wrong! He quickly shouted, "All of you, retreat!"
Instantly, a strong sense of unease filled the Zhenxi Beast King's heart.
He was too familiar with these people who had suddenly appeared!
There were two groups of people.
One group was led by a commander riding a snow-white war wolf!
The other group wore deep blue robes, each with a distinctive dragon-patterned necklace around their necks!
"The War Wolf Army and the Dragon King Army are here! Hahaha!"
Seeing these two groups, the Second Prince immediately identified them.
The War Wolf Army of the Northern Wolf King.
The Dragon King Army of the Eastern River Dragon King.
Both War King Armies had arrived!
Their combined numbers were at least 150,000!
"Haha, I knew my father wouldn't have failed to anticipate the Zhenxi Beast King defying the imperial decree. It turns out he had already thought of a countermeasure. Now, let's see what the Zhenxi Beast King does!" the Second Prince laughed.
With the appearance of the two War King Armies, their concern for Zhang Yang's safety was alleviated.
At this moment, Xue Lang, the highest commander of the War Wolf Army, stepped forward and said with a cold smile, "Zhenxi Beast King, long time no see. How have you been lately?"
On the Dragon King Army's side, a dashing woman with deep blue wavy hair also smiled and said, "You dare to disobey even the Emperor's decree? The Beast King Army truly deserves to die!"
The Zhenxi Beast King's expression was grim, and he snorted coldly.
"Hmph, two small fries are not fit to speak to this King. Where are your War Kings?"
After speaking, the Zhenxi Beast King scanned his surroundings.
He was worried that these two War Kings were hidden in the shadows, preparing to ambush him.
"What? Are you wary of our War Kings? Don't worry, they are not here today," the two said with a cold smile.
"Then why are you here?" the Zhenxi Beast King asked.
"Since the Zhenxi Beast King is defying the imperial decree, we are naturally here to hold him accountable!" Xue Lang said with a cold smile.
"Hmph, just you guys?" the Zhenxi Beast King said dismissively.
The combined numbers of these two War King Armies were indeed greater than the Beast King Army.
However, relying on them alone to capture him was not enough!
"Hehe, two people are certainly not enough. But isn't there the King of Jiangnan? Do you still think it's not enough?" Xue Lang said with a cold smile.
After speaking, he bowed respectfully towards Zhang Yang.
"Greetings, King of Jiangnan. We are here by the Emperor's order to assist the King of Jiangnan. We will handle the Beast King Army, and the Zhenxi Beast King will have to trouble the King of Jiangnan."
Instantly, upon learning that the two War King Armies were here to help them, Huo Zhu and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's great! The Emperor sent people to save us!"
"Haha, now the Zhenxi Beast King and his Beast King Army are doomed!"
Unlike them, Zhang Yang's eyes narrowed.
He didn't know what he was thinking, and he smiled meaningfully, "Alright, I'll handle the Zhenxi Beast King!"
"Haha, if that's the case, then let's make our move!" Xue Lang laughed heartily.
Then, with a wave of his hand, the two War King Armies charged towards the Beast King Army in unison.
Zhang Yang also swiftly moved towards the Zhenxi Beast King.
Huo Zhu and the others had intended to join the battle and fight bravely.
However, they received a secret telepathic message from Zhang Yang, and their expressions became somewhat strange. They quickly relayed Zhang Yang's message to the Hua Xia Five Dragon warriors.
Instantly, the tide of the battle began to turn.
The arrogance of the Beast King Army, which had only lasted for a short while, was completely suppressed by Zhang Yang and his allies.
The Zhenxi Beast King, seeing Zhang Yang charging towards him, his expression became extremely grim.
"Retreat! Quickly retreat!"
Without a word, the Zhenxi Beast King chose to withdraw.
Although the Beast King Army was not afraid, since the Zhenxi Beast King had given the order, they also prepared to flee!
Currently being pursued, they could no longer go to Jiangnan Airport.
Therefore, the Beast King Army dispersed into smaller groups and fled in different directions.
At the same time, Zhang Yang arrived in front of the Zhenxi Beast King and sent a palm strike directly towards him.
"What? The Beast King doesn't intend to kill me anymore? You're running away?" Zhang Yang mocked.
"Hmph! Zhang Yang, you're lucky this time. When this King returns to Xijiang, I will definitely regroup and come back!" The Zhenxi Beast King's expression was grim as he channeled his primal energy and exchanged a punch with Zhang Yang!
Bang!
With this punch, the Zhenxi Beast King was prepared to be injured.
But something suspicious happened.
He was completely unharmed after exchanging a punch with Zhang Yang, but instead, Zhang Yang was sent flying backward, spitting blood?
What...
What was going on?
The Zhenxi Beast King was very confused and couldn't understand.
But Zhang Yang was already charging at him again, shouting loudly as if afraid others wouldn't hear, "Zhenxi Beast King, today I will cut off your head and use it as a chamber pot!"
"Then you'll have to have the ability to do so!" The Zhenxi Beast King's expression darkened, and he struck out with another palm.
This time, he was forced back three steps, while Zhang Yang was sent flying dozens of meters away.
Now, the Zhenxi Beast King had completely sensed that something was wrong!
The combat power Zhang Yang displayed was clearly much weaker than before!
There was definitely something fishy going on!
Before he could think further, Zhang Yang attacked again.
Without exception, he was repelled by the Zhenxi Beast King and spat blood.
"He's deliberately letting me leave?"
Suddenly!
The Zhenxi Beast King thought of a possibility and his eyes widened!
With this thought, he tried to reduce the force of his punches, and sure enough, Zhang Yang was sent flying again.
The two of them continued like this, trading blows, with the Zhenxi Beast King fighting and retreating.
Until finally, when there was no one else around Zhang Yang and the Zhenxi Beast King, they both stopped fighting with tacit understanding.
"Why are you helping me?" the Zhenxi Beast King couldn't help but ask.
"Hehe, I'm not helping you. I just don't want to be a knife in someone else's hand," Zhang Yang said with a smile.
"A knife?" The Zhenxi Beast King looked suspicious.
"You've also guessed that something is amiss with this matter?"
"Otherwise? If I hadn't guessed, why would I have let you go? To put it bluntly, both you and I have been used." Zhang Yang said with a smile.
The Zhenxi Beast King nodded in agreement, guessing, "The Emperor is insidious and cunning, not a good person! When he betrothed the Ninth Princess to me, I already felt something was strange!"
"He must have known that I broke through and was worried that I would rebel, so he set up this scheme!"
Zhang Yang shook his head.
"It's not just that. The Emperor not only wants to deal with you but also wants to test me. If nothing unexpected happens, he must know about my breakthrough, which is why he deliberately made us fight."
"This is a scheme within a scheme!"
"If you had won, then my hidden strength would be exposed, and if you insisted on killing me, the Second Prince would present the Emperor's decree. If you defied it, they would have a reason to hunt you down."
"At that time, even if the Beast King Army was unwilling, your death would be justified. Even if the Beast King Army was dissatisfied, they would only resent me, and the Emperor could then take Xijiang into his possession."
"Moreover, if I had won, it would have been even easier for the Emperor. He could have taken the opportunity to capture the Xijiang Beast King Army! While making the Beast King Army resent me, he could also target me as the next one to be eliminated."
"I feel that the Emperor does not allow anyone to break through to the Yuanfu realm under his jurisdiction!"
"Or rather, anyone other than his trusted confidantes who breaks through to the Yuanfu realm!"
Zhang Yang revealed his guess, and the Zhenxi Beast King's expression kept changing.
He had guessed that today's events were deliberately orchestrated by the Emperor.
However, he hadn't thought as deeply as Zhang Yang!
"Damn it, the Emperor is truly insidious! When I return to Xijiang this time, I will definitely regroup and march on the imperial city to demand an explanation from him!" the Zhenxi Beast King roared.
"No." Zhang Yang quickly stopped him.
"If you lead your army to the imperial city, then wouldn't I have saved you in vain today?"
"What else can I do? Should I just swallow this insult? This King cannot do that!" the Zhenxi Beast King said coldly.
"Hehe, if you don't swallow the insult, what else do you want to do? Do you guarantee you can win if you go to the imperial city?" Zhang Yang retorted.
This...
The Zhenxi Beast King fell silent.
Indeed, even if he went to the imperial city, his chances of winning against the Emperor were less than one in ten.
Even if he had a trump card in Xijiang that was even more powerful than the Myriad Beast Blood...
"But even if I don't go, the Emperor will use my defiance of the decree as an excuse to attack me," the Zhenxi Beast King said.
Hearing this, Zhang Yang suddenly smiled meaningfully.
"You're wrong about that. If the Emperor wants a legitimate reason to destroy you, then you can use this very reason to restrain him and leave him helpless."
"However, the specific method depends on whether you dare to do it."
Seeing Zhang Yang's confident demeanor, the Zhenxi Beast King couldn't help but ask, "What method do you have?"
"There is a method, but I don't know if you dare to do it, as the risk is still quite high. You should..."
Zhang Yang whispered a few words into the Zhenxi Beast King's ear.
"Is your plan feasible? Isn't this like a sheep walking into a tiger's den?" the Zhenxi Beast King doubted.
Zhang Yang shook his head and said confidently, "It's feasible! One hundred percent feasible! If you do as I say, the Emperor won't dare to touch you. First of all, why did you defy the decree? Because I took your wife! Secondly, I killed so many Xijiang soldiers! Isn't it only natural for you to defy the decree?"
"As long as you do as I say, if he really dares to make a move, then the Emperor of Xijiang will never get it back, because the Beast King Army will never obey him!"
The Zhenxi Beast King thought about it carefully and felt it made sense.
If Zhang Yang wanted to harm him, he could have kept him here today and wouldn't have wasted so much time talking to him.
"Zhang Yang, thank you for letting me go today and for showing me a way. Our grievances are now settled!"
"Haha, what grievances do we have? We were just being instigated by others." Zhang Yang said with a smile, shaking his head.
The Zhenxi Beast King nodded.
"This place is not suitable for lingering. I'll be going now! We'll be in touch!"
After speaking, the Zhenxi Beast King instantly disappeared.
Zhang Yang also shouted a few times in a feigned manner before turning back.
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