Chapter 146

  With just one move, hundreds of barbarian soldiers were killed instantly. The knight's skill was indeed "Spirit Chaos", one of the top skills in the Light Spirit system. There are also some spirit cultivators within the Besa City-State who can release this powerful skill, but like this knight, they can cast it with such ease and nonchalance, which is extremely rare.

  Kneiss and the surrounding crowd saw it clearly, although they were not on the scene, hundreds of meters away from the knight, but still felt a chill emanating from the depths of their hearts. The knight's spiritual martial arts could only be described as terrifying.

  The knight's sudden display of skill left the barbarian soldiers and generals stunned, as if time had stopped. People stared at the knight with wide eyes, almost forgetting to breathe. The knight casually swung his weapon and continued to urge his warhorse forward, as if nothing was wrong.

  He went further, the barbarian soldiers blocking the city gate retreated one step, but there were too many barbarian soldiers here, and soon they were crowded with no room to retreat. At this time, a barbarian general shouted from the crowd, riding his horse out, pointing at the knight with his spiritual knife and shouting: "Who comes? (Mo)"

  Nor did he know if that knight could understand Besa language, seemingly didn't hear the general's voice, still urging his horse to advance.

  The distance between the two sides was getting closer and closer, and Manchu couldn't help but start to move his body's spiritual energy, holding a knife in both hands, and slashing down at the knight in mid-air.

  As the spiritual knife fell, five semicircular spiritual waves shot out, sweeping across the knight's vital points.

  The weapon in the knight's hand is a three-pointed double-edged knife that can be used for both stabbing and chopping, and can also serve as a sword or a spear.

  As he watched the five spiritual waves approach, he patted his horse and moved sideways, while his body crouched on the horse's back, barely avoiding the five spiritual waves.

  A gust of wind swept by, and the knight immediately straightened his body. Without even turning his head, he swung his sword backhandedly, sweeping behind his back.

  With a crisp crack, the air floated and the spiritual energy scattered. It turned out that the five spiritual waves that had just brushed past his body flew back halfway, splitting to attack the knight's back. He counterattacked with one knife, striking the five rebounding spiritual waves to pieces.

  His series of actions were done in one breath, perfectly executed and timely, as if he had eyes on the back of his head.

  The barbarian saw the situation, his body shook violently. Although he had a spiritual armor to protect himself, it was not hard to imagine that his face must have looked extremely ugly at this moment. The skill he used just now was Ling Jian Gui? This skill was formidable because the spiritual wave released by it could suddenly turn back even if the opponent dodged it, counterattacking the opponent's back, catching them off guard, making it impossible for them to defend against.

  Unexpectedly, the knight saw through his trick at a glance and easily shattered the returning spiritual wave. The knight looked at the barbarian general with a cold smile and muttered: "A small skill, dare to show off?!" As he spoke, he urged his horse to charge forward, his knife stabbing straight at the barbarian general's chest.

  He suddenly accelerated, and the barbarian general was frightened. The latter had just turned to dodge, but the knight's three-pointed double-edged knife suddenly extended more than half a meter, which was the released spiritual energy transformed into a physical body. The barbarian general didn't even see it clearly before his chest was pierced, his spiritual armor shattered, and the physicalized spiritual energy directly penetrated his body.

  The barbarian general let out a low groan, swayed back and forth on his warhorse for a moment, then fell forward, crashing to the ground dead.

  The knight didn't even glance at the corpses on the ground, and directly spurred his horse to leap over them. With a single hand holding his sword, he charged towards the dense crowd of barbarian soldiers and loudly shouted: "I am Shangguan Yuanrang, who dares to come out and fight me!"

  The voice was loud and clear, like thunder on a sunny day, the echo lingering for a long time. The barbarian soldiers in front of him were shocked, their eardrums buzzing, their faces suddenly changing color, and they retreated to both sides without hesitation.

  The knight drew his sword and urged on his horse, almost without any obstruction, and rushed straight into the city gate.

  As he was about to continue advancing, the barbarian soldiers who had come back to their senses rushed up and surrounded the knight.

  The knight's cultivation was profound, and with the swing of his triple-edged double-bladed knife, spiritual waves shot out in all directions. The barbarian soldiers who charged forward were affected by the waves and were cut into two pieces along with their armor. The knight was alone, surrounded by countless barbarian soldiers, yet no one could stop him for even half a step. The barbarian soldiers who were killed lay scattered all over the ground.

  The barbarian soldiers were brave, but in comparison, the knight before them was too powerful and not something that human strength could match. The barbarians felt a sense of fear and dared not blindly charge forward again, instead surrounding him in a large circle as he slowly moved.

  The knight looked around at the barbarian soldiers as if they were nothing, entered the city gate, saw the Pingyuan army and the barbarian soldiers fighting on the inner city wall, the situation was precarious, he drank a loud voice, swung his sword and killed the barbarian soldiers under the city.

  He came suddenly and also beat the barbarian soldiers under the city into a daze, unable to understand how the enemy suddenly appeared in their own rear.

  The barbarian troops who were besieging the city could not organize an effective siege, and the knights took advantage of this opportunity to ride around the inner city walls on horseback, swinging their war knives and causing the barbarian troops around them to fall one after another. Wherever they went, they caused great disorder in the barbarian army's formation.

  There is someone behind the barbarian army, causing trouble and disrupting their formation. They can't be stopped or killed, which causes great chaos among the barbarian troops. In a siege war, one cannot afford to be distracted even for a moment, as life and death hang in the balance. Yet, at this critical moment, the barbarian soldiers have to divide their attention to worry about what's behind them, making it difficult for them to focus their energy. How can they possibly exert their combat strength under such circumstances?

  The barbarian army's siege intensity weakened, giving the defenders on the city wall a rare chance to breathe. Taking advantage of the barbarians' weakness, the Pingyuan army intensified their arrow shooting and catapulting, making it difficult for the besieging barbarians to defend themselves.

  It can be said that the sudden appearance of this knight directly affected the situation on the battlefield, and the original advantage of the barbarian army instantly disappeared. The rhythm of the siege was completely disrupted, and all the officers and men were panicked and disheartened, with morale plummeting rapidly.

  The commander of the barbarian army, Knie?, shook his head repeatedly at the sight. This battle can't be fought anymore. If they continued to attack the city, not only would they fail to take down the inner city wall, but they would also increase their own casualties. Moreover, night was falling soon, which was unfavorable for the attacking side. Thinking of this, he made a decisive decision and ordered the entire army to retreat, even abandoning the outer city wall that had been occupied. The upper and lower officers of the Besa army all retreated back to their camp.

  At this time, Knie? was far from the confidence he had when he set out. The Wind Army was much more difficult to deal with than he had anticipated. Not only were they strong in battle, but their willpower was also firm and steadfast, and compared to the Wind Army of old that would flee at the slightest scare, they were like two completely different armies.

  But the knight who came to kill him was beyond his expectation, he had never heard of a general in the Wind Country who could release the top-level skill "Spiritual Chaos" at will, and his cultivation was terrifyingly high.

  He has now completely lost the confidence to take down Heng City. If there were sufficient food and grass, he could still slowly exhaust Feng Jun's army, but the problem is that the food and grass have been burned, and Heng City is also difficult to attack, it seems that only retreating back to the country is the only way left.

  However, he also had a hard time. When he went on an expedition, he boasted that he would sweep through Pingyuan County in just a few days. Now, having lost many soldiers and generals, if he returns without achieving anything, what face will he have to meet the king and the people of Bessa who are eagerly waiting for him?

  He was at his wit's end, and on the contrary, it was Pingyuan Jun who was naturally.

  After a fierce battle for a whole day, the barbarian troops finally retreated and even gave up the outer city wall they had occupied. This was undoubtedly great news, and more importantly, the Pingyuan army gained a powerful helper.

  After the barbarian soldiers had all retreated, the knight rode his horse to the front of the city gate and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate!"

  Just now he was killing the barbarian soldiers outside, and the Pingyuan army on the city wall saw it clearly, but everyone didn't know who he was, and they didn't dare to open the city gate hastily to let him come near.

  At this time, Xiao Muqing stepped forward a few steps, walked to the wall edge, bent down and asked loudly: "Can brother tell me your name?" He had been stationed in Pingyuan County for many years, and he knew Pingyuan County like the back of his hand, but he had never seen the knight in front of him before.

  The knight shed the spiritual armor on his body, revealing his true appearance. He looked up and laughed loudly, saying: "My name is Shangguan Yuanrang, I heard that my elder brother has become the deputy county guard in the city, so I came to take a look!"

  Shangguan Yuan let go? Xiao Muzheng heard this and his eyes shone with excitement.

  The Shangguan family has four brothers, each of whom is a genius. The eldest, Shangguan Yuanji, and the third and fourth brothers, Shangguan Yuanwu and Shangguan Yuanbiao, have all been recruited by Tang Yin. Now only the second brother, Shangguan Yuanrang, remains, and among the four Shangguan brothers, his martial arts skills are the most profound.

  Shangguan Yuanyu was a rare spiritual and physical entity, a natural-born spiritual martial arts prodigy, but his whereabouts were elusive, wandering around the world, and unexpectedly returned at this time.

  Xiao Muqing was overjoyed and hastily sent someone to inform Shangguan Yuanji. Afterwards, he also ordered the city gate to be opened and personally welcomed Shangguan Yuan into the city.

  Shangguan Yuan was around thirty years old, not as robust and majestic as his two younger brothers, nor as refined and elegant as his older brother Shangguan Yuanji. He had a medium build, dark skin, angular face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a stern expression that made him look dignified and imposing, giving off an aura of authority without being angry.

  After meeting, Xiao Mùqīng hastened forward, bowed deeply and said: "This time we really owe it to Officer Shàng for arriving in time to lift the siege of Héng Chēng! I represent the officers and soldiers, as well as the civilians of Héng Chēng, in thanking Officer Shàng!"

  Shangguan Yuan looked up and down at Xiao Mucqing, without any unnecessary pleasantries, and asked: "Who are you?"

  "Ah!" Xiao Muqing smiled and said: "I am Xiao Muqing, temporarily acting as the commander of Heng City!"

  "Commander?" Shang Guanyu asked in doubt: "Isn't the county guard of Pingyuan County Tang Yin? How did it become your turn to be the commander?"

  "The adults are currently not in the city..."

  Before he could finish speaking, Shangguan Yuan let out a scornful laugh and said: "Oh, I see what's so special about Tang Yin - it turns out he's just another county magistrate who knows how to flee in disarray!"

  Xiao Muzheng heard this and was shocked, quickly explaining: "General Shang misunderstood, the lord did not flee in disarray, but led the cavalry to launch a surprise attack on the capital of the barbarian state!"

  Shangguan Yuan let out a stunned expression and asked: "What you saw with your own eyes?"

  "That...that's not true."

  "Hmph!" Shangguan Yuan let out a cold laugh: "Then how do you know he isn't just making excuses to sneak away? Does he have the guts to launch a surprise attack on the capital of the Barbarian State?"

  Shangguan Yuanrang's cultivation was high, and he was also arrogant. He didn't put anyone in his eyes, not even himself, had confidence that he could infiltrate the city of the Man state, let alone believing that Tang Yin dared to do so, or that he could actually accomplish it.