Chapter 49: The Young General Has Returned

Just as Lu Xingchen jumped down from the city wall, he was surrounded by the soldiers of the Fengming Kingdom.

Without the slightest trace of fear, Lu Xingchen raised his Shadow Sword and charged straight toward the battering ram.

Thanks to his "Devour" talent, killing these ordinary soldiers did not even consume much of his battle qi.

System prompts rang continuously in his ears:

[Congratulations to the host for killing a three-star martial artist, gaining three experience points and three exchange points!]

[Congratulations to the host for killing a five-star martial artist, gaining five experience points and five exchange points!]

However, breaking through from a nine-star martial master to a ten-star martial master required one thousand experience points, making these single-digit gains almost negligible.

In a mere three minutes, Lu Xingchen slaughtered over a hundred Fengming soldiers.

His overwhelming combat power and ruthless efficiency filled the enemy soldiers with terror.

The Fengming soldiers retreated all at once, leaving a vacant clearing around the battering ram.

Just as Lu Xingchen intended to destroy the apparatus, an angry shout echoed from afar.

"Brat, how dare you!"

Three Great Martial Master experts rushed toward Lu Xingchen—one at the two-star level and two at the one-star level.

Seeing them, Lu Xingchen furrowed his brows.

For a low-tier nation, having a single Great Martial Master was enough to dominate a region.

Yet the enemy had actually deployed three Great Martial Masters, and that was just in a single siege battle.

Heaven knows how many more Great Martial Masters the Fengming Kingdom possessed.

This kind of military strength was definitely not something a low-tier country like Fengming could command on its own!

Lu Xingchen asked in a deep voice, "Who are you people?"

The leading two-star Great Martial Master sneered, "That is none of your concern. All you need to know is that today, you will die right here."

"It is truly a pity. Such a young nine-star martial master can be considered a genius. But you shouldn't have thrown your life away for Xiao Long."

Lu Xingchen replied calmly, "Who dies is yet to be determined."

It did not matter if they refused to answer; he could simply ask Xiao Long later.

Lu Xingchen drew his Shadow Sword, and the battle broke out instantly.

Blessed with numerous talents, his combat power far surpassed martial masters of the same realm. Even when fighting opponents of a higher rank and taking on three at once, he found it effortless.

Aided by the Shadow Sword, the three enemies could not even touch the hem of Lu Xingchen's clothes, whereas every strike he landed inflicted severe injuries on his opponents.

In a mere three minutes, Lu Xingchen seized an opportunity to slay one of the one-star Great Martial Masters.

[Congratulations to the host for killing a one-star Great Martial Master, gaining one hundred and fifty experience points and one hundred and fifty exchange points!]

The remaining two were filled with horror.

"This is impossible! He is only a nine-star martial master, how can he be this strong?"

"We can't even scratch him, yet he has already killed Xue Zhi!"

"Terrifying, this youth is too terrifying!"

"We cannot die here; we must report this news to Senior Li Ning!"

Panicking, the two turned and fled toward the Fengming base camp.

Without a moment of hesitation, Lu Xingchen unleashed a "Void-Slicing Slash" toward them.

The two-star Great Martial Master struck his companion with a palm, shoving him directly into the path of the "Void-Slicing Slash," while accelerating his own escape.

[Congratulations to the host for killing a one-star Great Martial Master, gaining one hundred and fifty experience points and one hundred and fifty exchange points!]

[Congratulations to the host for advancing to the ten-star martial master realm, gaining 20 exchange points!]

Lu Xingchen frowned slightly.

That two-star Great Martial Master was certainly decisive.

It mattered little; sooner or later, they would cross paths again.

He would not spare a single enemy who dared to invade his country!

The enemy soldiers did not dare to step forward, allowing Lu Xingchen to effortlessly demolish the battering ram and conveniently stash the corpses of the two one-star Great Martial Masters into his storage ring.

Meanwhile, Xiaoyou had also reaped remarkable results.

It flew directly toward the catapults and pulverized one with a single swipe of its claw.

After destroying the catapults, it proceeded to assault the troop carriers, arrow towers, and siege crossbows.

In short, every single piece of heavy machinery belonging to the enemy army was decimated by it.

The enemy commander sensed that something was gravely amiss, yet he was utterly helpless against Xiaoyou.

It was a joke to think otherwise; Xiaoyou's defense was so formidable that even Lu Xingchen wielding the Shadow Sword failed to breach it, let alone ordinary arrows.

Having dismantled the catapults, Lu Xingchen utilized his "Azure Cloud Wings" to soar back atop the city wall.

Lin Jing had not been idle either, having destroyed all the scaling ladders.

With no other choice, the enemy commander had no option but to order a retreat.

All siege engines were destroyed, and the scaling ladders were knocked down, making it impossible to continue the siege. Staying any longer would only result in needless casualties.

Seeing the tens of thousands of Fengming troops retreating, the defending soldiers of the Dayan Kingdom atop the walls burst into ecstatic cheers.

"We won! We won! The Fengming army is retreating!"

"That's wonderful, we don't have to die for our country! My mom is still waiting for me to come home for dinner."

"Those two people and that dragon are simply too strong, they saved the Dayan Kingdom."

Xiaoyou spat a few bursts of dragon flames at the fleeing Fengming remnants, incinerating hundreds of enemy troops before leisurely flying back to the city wall and entering Lu Xingchen's mount space.

The garrison soldiers on the wall looked at Lu Xingchen and Lin Jing with a mixture of awe and fear, not daring to approach them at all.

At that moment, a senior officer mustered his courage and walked toward Lu Xingchen.

"Respected lord, hello, I am..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Bo caught sight of Lu Xingchen's face and froze instantly.

"You are? Lu Dazhuan—no, I should call you Lu Xingchen, the only son of Great General Lu Zhaoyang. Lu Xingchen, you've returned from the soaring heaven sect?"

As a division commander, Li Bo had naturally heard the legends of Lu Xingchen and recognized him at a glance.

Lu Xingchen smiled faintly, "Division Commander Li Bo, long time no see!"

Li Bo's eyes were filled with shock, recalling what Lu Xingchen had said to him back then, and he was consumed by shame.

"Lord Lu Xingchen, half a year has passed, and you have become this powerful. It's simply astonishing. You are the savior of the entire Dayan Kingdom!"

"I am sorry, Lord Lu Xingchen, I apologize for my inappropriate remarks in the past!"

Lu Xingchen waved his hand dismissively, "I haven't taken those past matters to heart. Quickly take me to see the sovereign; I need to understand the current situation of the Dayan Kingdom."

Li Bo nodded repeatedly, "Understood, please follow me."

Immediately afterward, Li Bo turned to his adjutant and instructed, "Spread the news that Lord Lu Xingchen has returned in triumph to rescue the Dayan Kingdom. With him here, our Dayan Kingdom has hope for revival!"

Lu Xingchen gave a slight nod and said nothing more.

Since he had made his move in front of countless Fengming soldiers, the news could not possibly be contained; it was better to actively spread it to boost the morale of the Dayan Kingdom.

A quarter of an hour later, Lu Xingchen followed Li Bo into the imperial palace.

Sovereign Xiao Long slumped on the dragon throne, his eyes vacant, clutching a treasured sword in his hand.

He had already prepared himself to die with the nation.

Should he be captured by the Fengming Kingdom, not only would he face humiliation, but the entire Dayan Kingdom would be disgraced because of him.

Right at that moment, Li Bo's voice reverberated through the grand hall, "Sovereign, the young general has returned!"