Chapter 445: Bloody Battle, I Pledge Allegiance to Lu Chao

Facing Vice Commander Liu, who was at least at the Creation Fifth or Sixth Layer, Lu Chao's expression was as grim as it could be.

He knew he couldn't defeat Vice Commander Liu, but even if he couldn't win, he had to fight. He had to hold on until Su Shangmo and the others were rescued.

And so, Lu Chao let out a low roar. "Blood Sword, Soldier-Breaking Slaughter Sword, Thousand Kills!"

Dozens of blood swords materialized under Lu Chao's command, stabbing madly toward Vice Commander Liu. At the same time, clutching Chi Xingxun's Red Patterned Sword, he charged forward, using the blood swords as support while he himself was the main assault...

CLANG CLANG CLANG CLANG...

The sound of clashing steel rang out without end.

THUD THUD THUD THUD...

Lu Chao was forced back again and again, his heavy steps cracking the very ground beneath him. His opponent's True Qi Realm was simply too high.

Even the most refined techniques and combat instincts were useless.

He could only continuously use Wind Manipulation's Swift Flash, retreating, defending, and dodging all at once, desperately trying to stall for time.

"Such a formidable disciple of the Azure Flame Sect. You're only at the Peak Fourth Layer, yet you possess this much combat strength."

"I'm afraid you're already on par with our Young City Lord. I absolutely cannot let you live."

The more Vice Commander Liu fought, the more shocked he became, his exclamations unceasing...

But Lu Chao didn't reply. He just continued to fight and retreat. Unconsciously, blood had begun to seep from the corner of his mouth. His skin, unable to withstand the pressure of his opponent's True Qi, had begun to rupture, trickles of blood bursting forth...

But still, he had to hold on. He absolutely could not fall.

In the front courtyard of the Su Mansion...

Chang Yuan was holding off Shen Ji. Fortunately, he had managed to injure Shen Ji just moments before; otherwise, Chang Yuan wouldn't have stood a chance.

Elsewhere...

Cheng Yunsu was now even stronger than Sun Shijin and Marquis Longyin. She led the members of the Dragon Flame Academy in a frenzied siege against eight Red Sword Guards. Without her breakthrough, they wouldn't have been able to fight them, either.

Right now, everyone on Lu Chao's side was fighting for their lives.

"You bastards! You worthless ants! Destiny Bone suppression!" one of the Red Sword Guards roared.

Instantly, ripples of a Heavenly Destiny Bone spread out, and Sun Shijin's group was about to be suppressed.

But Cheng Yunsu suddenly erupted in a pillar of firelight and roared, "Fire Sparrow Bone, break it!"

And with that, she shattered the suppression...

This freed Sun Shijin and the others to continue fighting. Then, Cheng Yunsu turned the tables, shouting, "My turn! Destiny Bone suppression!"

In that instant, the ripples of Cheng Yunsu's own Heavenly Destiny Bone washed over her enemies.

Four of the Red Sword Guards, who were only at the Peak Third Layer, were immediately suppressed by her Destiny Bone. Their cultivation realm was the same as hers, but their bones were merely Star-level Divine Bones. Of course they would be suppressed.

Now that the condition within her body had completely stabilized, her Star Fire Sparrow Bone had become a Moon-level Mortal Bone.

A moment ago, she hadn't known how to use Destiny Bone suppression, but now... she was learning on the job.

"Kill!"

Seizing the opportunity, Marquis Longyin, Fan Jinhua, and the others immediately killed the four suppressed Red Sword Guards.

In the blink of an eye, only four Red Sword Guards remained—all of whom were at a higher realm than Cheng Yunsu.

With that, the pressure on them eased considerably.

Elder Yu Fei began to lead the Dragon Flame Tutors and Luo Wendeng in rescuing the wounded, carrying Su Shangmo, Su Jueyan, and the others off the battlefield.

Cheng Chuming had already been whisked away by the Flying Feather Black Wings, but Su Shangmo and Cheng Chuming's other supporters were still there.

They had been tortured so brutally that they couldn't move at all.

But just as Yu Fei, Luo Wendeng, and the others were rescuing them, an old woman's voice boomed out. "Come! Let's kill Su Shangmo and all the helpers of that little bitch, Cheng Yunsu! We need to help Red Sword City! We must redeem ourselves through glorious service!"

The speaker, of course, was Elder Lady Su.

She actually considered herself guilty. Because Lu Chao had offended Red Sword City, she believed she was guilty by association. Therefore, she had to perform a great service to earn the forgiveness of the Young City Lord of Red Sword City, and she would continue to make an enemy of Lu Chao...

In response, Cheng Yunsu spun around in fury. "You old hag, you dare?!"

"You little bitch! This is all your fault!"

Elder Lady Su continued to blame Cheng Yunsu, her voice now brimming with boundless hatred...

"Damn you! Why is your Heavenly Destiny Bone so strong?! Damn you, you've been playing me for a fool this whole time!"

"I'm going to slice you into a thousand pieces!"

With that, Elder Lady Su led Su Jueying and the other members of the Saint Bone Su Family who had surrendered, charging toward the people from Dragon Flame Academy.

Meanwhile, Shen Ji, who was still entangled with Chang Yuan, had an idea. He shrieked, "Saint Bone Zheng Family! What are you all just standing there watching for? Get in there and help Vice Commander Liu kill Lu Chao!"

He was right. There was another group nearby that hadn't moved: the people of the Saint Bone Zheng Family.

Although Zheng Liling was dead and Saint Zheng City had been dismantled by the Dragon Flame Kingdom, some elders and experts of the Saint Bone Zheng Family had gone into hiding, originally to wait for Zheng Liling's arrival.

In the end, all that arrived was Shen Ji and Zheng Liling's corpse. Naturally, just like Zheng Zhuhe, they had ended up following Shen Ji.

It was just as Wu Yiyi had said: they were living under another's roof.

Previously, some members of the Saint Bone Zheng Family had been sent to the walls of Saint Su City to guard against the Dragon Flame Kingdom's army. However, those men had just been defeated and captured by Marquis Longyin and Sun Shijin's group.

The rest were here in the Su Mansion, but they had yet to make a move, which was why Shen Ji was now roaring in fury.

However...

"Ha! HAHAHAHA!"

A maniacal laugh suddenly echoed from a corner of the Su Mansion's front courtyard.

It was Zheng Zhuhe's laughter. He laughed like a madman, then suddenly snarled, "Men of the Saint Bone Zheng Family, listen to me! I want you to destroy all of Lu Chao's enemies, right now! I... am defecting to Lu Chao's side!"

His words crashed over the entire battlefield...

The bewildered members of the Saint Bone Zheng Family shuddered, staring at Zheng Zhuhe in disbelief.

THUD. THUD. THUD. THUD.

Zheng Zhuhe walked out from the corner, one step at a time.

His face was streaked with dried tears, and his eyes were bloodshot. His hoarse voice carried across the courtyard. "That man, Liu, tried to kill me just now. You all saw it. Now, help Lu Chao."

At some point, his voice had changed. His entire demeanor had changed.

It was as if he were no longer the noble young master he once was, but a grievously wounded beast, driven by an emotion that bordered on madness.

As he spoke, he looked over at Lu Chao, who was locked in a desperate battle with Vice Commander Liu, and added, "Lu Chao, I don't know if this will be enough to settle the score between us, but right now, all I want is to help you..."

After speaking, he looked back at the members of the Saint Bone Zheng Family, but they still hadn't moved.

One of them even stepped forward to reason with him. "Young Master, you—"

"Kill!"

Zheng Zhuhe had no desire to listen. He drew his sword and charged straight at Elder Lady Su and the other surrendered members of the Saint Bone Su Family, fighting with the recklessness of a man who had nothing left to lose.

This scene left the members of the Saint Bone Zheng Family staring at one another in dismay.

Finally, one of the Zheng Family Elders gave a low shout. "Go! We can't let anything happen to the Young Master!"

Regardless of their own thoughts on the matter, they could only follow Zheng Zhuhe. They had to go, even if it meant biting the bullet.