Chapter 2288 - 2277: Liu Shen Battles 100,000, Lin Zifeng Battles 50,000

As soon as the words were spoken, Lin Zifeng turned around, the Heavenly Painting Halberd in his hand heavily smashing onto the ground, as he walked towards the slowly opening Xuanwu Gate. The slightly rising sunlight cast upon his frail yet imposing silhouette, causing Liu Jihong behind him to harbor a slight doubt about his own decision...

At this moment, the already oppressive atmosphere on the street intensified, as the black-armored soldiers looked towards the azure dragon above the Imperial Palace, their expressions grim and their fighting spirit showing clearly!

"With the Azure Dragon Order present, there’s an imminent crisis at the Imperial Palace! All soldiers in the capital, advance towards the Xuanwu Gate, any violators will be dealt with as traitors!"

On the street, a leader-looking person snapped out of his shock, looked at the dozens of companions beside him, yelled explosively, drew the sword from his waist, and assembled his team.

At this moment, countless scenes are unfolding across the capital of the Lianyun Empire, not only involving the Forbidden Army but even commoners, who have organized spontaneously to confront the rumored murderer of Dongfang Haoxuan believed to be within the Imperial Palace.

"Quickly, kill the culprit, avenge Marquis Dongfang!"

"Kill him, kill him..."

"Avenge the Martial God Marquis!"

"At the Marquis Mansion, we will certainly shed blood for vengeance!"

In less than fifteen minutes, a mighty stream of steel flowed slowly towards the Xuanwu Gate, with soldiers in full-body black armor holding swords that glimmered with a cold gleam, while ordinary people wielded their daily tools made of iron...

"Boom boom boom..."

A battalion of ten thousand iron cavalry, holding long spears, trotted with uniform hoofbeats upon the capital’s streets, releasing a thunderous, deep rumble, causing countless dust specks to scatter into the air, transforming the capital of the Lianyun Empire into a battlefield!

"Upon sight of the culprit Lin Zifeng, kill without mercy! Anyone who harbors him, shall share his guilt!"

Before the iron cavalcade, a general clad in entirely red armor shouted explosively at the crowd behind him, his voice empowered by Elemental Power, yet rendering it weak before the sound of the hoofbeats.

Watching the dust dispersing from the cracks in the stone slabs beneath his feet, the mocking smile on Lin Zifeng’s face intensified a bit more. The tip of the Heavenly Painting Halberd in his hand pointed forwards, he declared boldly, "In ancient times, Liu Shen battled a hundred thousand foes, today I, Lin Zifeng, will stand against fifty thousand ants... Haha, interesting! Heavenly Painting Halberd, have you ever been afraid?"

For some unknown reason, the Heavenly Painting Halberd in Lin Zifeng’s hand began to tremble faintly. Moreover, the surrounding air where Lin Zifeng stood became instantly filled with a bloody and brutal aura, as if foretelling that the Xuanwu Gate would soon become a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!

Finally, atop a spirited steed, the blood-colored armor came slowly into Lin Zifeng’s view, and the previously dazzling blood-red long spear in his eyes became utterly laughable.

"Boom boom boom..."

Even though the Xuanwu Gate was broad, it would not allow ten thousand iron cavalries to charge through side-by-side, forcing the general to arrange them in formation, with only twenty iron cavalry per column!

Yet, despite this, the overwhelming momentum of the steel torrent could not be underestimated. The closer they got, the more the stone slabs beneath Lin Zifeng’s feet trembled, yet his legs stood firm upon the slabs, unwavering like Tai Mountain!

"Culprit Lin Zifeng, prepare to die!"

A tyrannical shout burst forth from within the red armor of the cavalry general, the blood-red long spear in his hand ablaze with dazzling, eerie light.

"Boom boom boom..."

With the steel torrent drawing nearer, Lin Zifeng’s sharply defined face also tensed up, the tip of the Heavenly Painting Halberd aimed forward, ready to strike.

"Whoosh..."

Finally, Lin Zifeng made his move, without the slightest hesitation, the air around him slightly distorted, the golden gleam of the Heavenly Painting Halberd already arriving in front of the general!

"Pfft..."

"How is this possible! General Wang unexpectedly was..."

Not just the martial generals within the palace, even Liu Jihong, with his seasoned face, showed a trace of shock.

He originally thought that just the charge of his Empire’s cavalry alone, would render Lin Zifeng incapacitated if not dead.

But who could have imagined, Lin Zifeng had actually managed to kill the iron cavalry commander in one strike!

To know, in the Third Parallel Universe, every empire highly values its cavalry, especially the most formidable Heavy Armored Cavalry, yet Lin Zifeng managed to slay the handpicked cavalry commander, a general named Wang, one of the few skilled warriors!

Though merely a common King Realm warrior, in the Lianyun Empire, he was nonetheless a great general, unexpectedly killed by a single move from Lin Zifeng’s Heavenly Painting Halberd...

To kill a King Realm warrior in one strike, the blood-soaked Lin Zifeng before them, could he truly be as simple as a mere peak Saint Realm? Is offending him truly worth more than offending the so-called Beiyao Ancient Clan?

Liu Jihong did not know, nor did he wish to know, because at this moment, with the Azure Dragon Order on the offensive, Lin Zifeng must die, or else without the Forbidden Army, the Lianyun Empire would be doomed!

Having drawn the bow, there was no turning back? Liu Jihong shook his head heavily, cleared the regret and wavering from his heart, then gazed at the martial generals facing each other below him, his imperial might surged once more: "What!? With the empire’s culprit right before you, do my mighty generals of the Lianyun Empire merely marvel at the enemy’s prowess!?"

His slightly reproachful words snapped the martial generals below out of their shock, their faces hardened, they knelt uniformly: "This humble general has erred, I beseech Your Majesty’s pardon!"

Pardon...

With a derisive laugh, although Liu Jihong did not wish to accept, the Lianyun Empire was indeed at a critical moment for survival; Lin Zifeng slaughtering the five thousand Forbidden Army, he could still retrain anew. But if he angered the Beiyao Ancient Clan, and the capital and Imperial Palace of the Lianyun Empire were destroyed, there would be no saving it...

In an instant, Liu Jihong gritted his teeth fiercely, issuing the order: "If you acknowledge your guilt, then bring me Lin Zifeng’s head!"

"Yes, sir!"

The roar of obedience resounded like thunder, deafening, the martial generals below aroused by Liu Jihong’s words, forgetting even the wounds inflicted by the Heavenly Painting Halberd.

"Whoosh..."

In an instant, eight blurry figures in iron armor rushed towards the imposing and magnificent Xuanwu Gate. As they gazed at Lin Zifeng, bloodied under the gate, their eyes too turned blood-red.

Under the Xuanwu Gate, the Heavenly Painting Halberd in Lin Zifeng’s hand had already been stained blood-red, even the grip of the spear was bare and grim.

Having just slain the general, Lin Zifeng’s figure surged upward, the golden gleam of the Heavenly Painting Halberd pierced through his chest, carrying through several iron cavalries behind as well.

With one strike, the leader was killed, the originally spirited morale of the iron cavalry appeared to have been doused with cold water.

Who can halt the overwhelming ferocity!

Unexpectedly returning to the Third Parallel Universe has brought upon him a calamity he never anticipated.

"Since the Lianyun Empire treats me thus, why should I, Lin Zifeng, pity you?"

At this moment, Lin Zifeng’s thirst for blood surged overwhelmingly, with an impulse to slaughter every one of this cavalry squad.