Martial Saint through Reading

"Ready," Shao Pengshu replied.

Ling Hao then turned to ’Fang Xiao,’ "Squad Leader Fang, can you truly confirm the location of the Blood Evil Sect’s underground exit?"

As part of the Tiger Armor Army, he believed that military rank was the greatest acknowledgment of ’Fang Xiao.’

’Fang Xiao’ nodded and cupped his hand, saying, "Confirmed, rest assured, generals."

In the third phase of the plan, they would surround the Blood Evil Sect, with Ling Hao and Ji Yong drawing out the Strong Bone Realm expert.

Lin Zhenwu and Shao Pengshu would lead a group directly to the underground exit and use oil to burn the underground followers of the Blood Evil Sect alive.

This was the downside of hiding in an enclosed space; once the exit was blocked, life or death became uncertain.

The key to this step was to confirm the location of the underground exit, giving the more than two hundred followers of the Blood Evil Sect no chance to form an array.

"Don’t call me General. You were also part of the Tiger Armor Army; Ji Yong and I are merely Captains, not Generals. Just call me by my name."

"Right, just call us by name. Squad Leader Fang joined the Tiger Armor Army much earlier than I did. If anything, I should be calling him General Fang," Ji Yong said.

Was this... politeness?

Lin Zhenwu felt a bit awkward on the side. He and Fang Xiao had joined the Tiger Armor Army at the same time and had left around the same time too.

Just a few days ago, Fang Xiao was someone with declining Qi Blood. How come there’s such a huge difference now?

Quite sudden...

"Three exits, Lin Zhenwu is responsible for the left, Shao Pengshu for the right, and I’ll handle the one in the middle," Chu Ming said in a low voice.

The left and right exits were outside the Blood Evil Sect’s courtyard, making them easier to approach. The middle underground exit was inside the courtyard, and only he could go there personally.

The others nodded.

"Alright, let’s do it."

The five of them stopped talking and began to take action.

The night grew deeper, and dark clouds covered the sky like a curtain.

"Young Master, Lin Luo hasn’t returned after such a long time; something isn’t right."

Qi Huanrong’s cold mask looked even more sinister in the night.

"Could that guy have been discovered?" The little girl, devoid of her previous anxiousness, was now uncharacteristically worried.

"Hard to say. Logically, it shouldn’t be. The Forest Envoy has been lurking in Baiyuan County for many years and is the Prison Chief of the Criminal Defense Bureau. Who would suspect him?"

Qi Huanrong continued, "Moreover, even if he was discovered, with the Forest Envoy’s strength, he couldn’t possibly be silently taken out."

"Then what’s going on? Is that guy going to betray us?"

Qi Huanrong shook his head, looking up at the sky, his voice icy, "Even more impossible. The Forest Envoy is a piece personally placed by the Sect Leader. Betraying the Young Master would mean betraying the Blood Evil Sect and the Sect Leader. He wouldn’t dare!"

"Then how come..." The little girl’s face froze, "Can we still eat the organ of the Strong Bone Realm?"

"Young Master..." Qi Huanrong pondered, "This old servant feels that tonight’s moonlight is wrong; we must leave the city quickly..."

Hmm?

As he looked at the night sky, he saw a shadow descending from the sky.

Bang—

Luo Lin’s body fell heavily to the ground.

"Not good, the Forest Envoy is dead!" Qi Huanrong instantly recognized the corpse, grabbing the little girl, ready to flee.

As he bolted from the courtyard with the little girl, flames erupted on both the left and right sides of the courtyard.

At the same time, Chu Ming entered the courtyard, quickly pouring oil at a certain spot...

The purpose of throwing down Luo Lin’s body was to scare off the little girl and the Strong Bone Realm experts, allowing him to approach the exit.

"Ah..."

Soon after, agonizing screams echoed from underground.

Qi Huanrong and the little girl, who rushed out of the courtyard, hadn’t gotten far before Ling Hao and Ji Yong blocked their path.

Without any idle talk, the two immediately charged in and began fighting with Qi Huanrong.

Facing two opponents, especially when Ling Hao’s Realm was similar to Qi Huanrong’s, the old man immediately sensed a life-and-death crisis like never before.

He shielded the little girl tightly behind him, retreating continuously until he was driven back into the courtyard.

At this moment, inside and outside the courtyard, flames raged, turning everything red, as if trying to burn a hole through the dark curtain of night.

In a moment, Qi Huanrong realized he had been tricked. When he first saw Lin Luo’s corpse, he shouldn’t have run but should have urged the underground followers to form an array.

With the assistance of the Blood Evil Array, even against two Strong Bone Realm experts, he would have confidence in victory.

But now, it was all too late.

The flames reflected off Qi Huanrong’s cold mask, casting a blood-red glow in his eyes.

He didn’t understand why the Forest Envoy, a pawn personally arranged by the Sect Leader, suddenly exposed his identity and died silently.

Nor did he understand how the Criminal Defense Bureau knew that there were followers hiding underground here.

He further couldn’t comprehend how the three underground exits were accurately known by the Criminal Defense Bureau.

"Uncle Qee!" The little girl clung to Qi Huanrong’s back, crying out in terror.

"Young Master, don’t panic; we still have over a hundred followers outside, and they’ll arrive soon," Qi Huanrong tried to reassure her.

"Are you referring to those Blood Evil Sect members infiltrating the Criminal Defense Bureau?"

At this time, Lin Zhenwu and Shao Pengshu also led the constables to surround them, and these constables were wearing Blood Evil Sect armors.

"Uncle Qee, their armor?!"

The little girl’s sharp voice exploded in the courtyard.

Qi Huanrong’s face suddenly changed drastically.

How could it be? How could it be?

Even those infiltrated followers have been discovered!

"Even if I die, I must ensure the Young Master leaves here," Qi Huanrong suddenly shouted, his mask shattering to reveal an even more terrifying face.

It was a face that, except for the eyes and mouth, was eerily smoothened!

At the same time, Qi Huanrong’s Qi Blood boiled violently, his aura increasing constantly.

"Burning Qi Blood?!" Ling Hao immediately realized something was wrong, "Xue Di Race!"

Burning Qi Blood, drastically increasing one’s combat power in a short time, was a technique used only by the bloodthirsty and ruthless Xue Di Race north of the Great Qin Dynasty.

This method kills a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of one’s own.

"Old Jee, quickly, stop him!"

Ling Hao and Ji Yong dashed forward at once.

Boom—

However, as they got close, they were instantly flung away by a surge of powerful force.

Without the mask, Qi Huanrong’s body expanded to nearly three meters, his limbs bulging with muscles.

The little girl clung to his back like a puppet.

"Brother Ling, he’s too strong; we..." Ji Yong wiped the red from the corner of his mouth, looking a bit grim.

Ling Hao’s expression was grave, "Drag him to death. Burning Qi Blood means burning the foundation of his body. He won’t last long."

They charged again.

"Hmph!" Qi Huanrong’s two hands shot out like iron pillars, enveloped in overwhelming power.

Bang—

The instant they collided, debris of dust, walls, and trees exploded like waves.

Ling Hao and Ji Yong simultaneously spat blood as Qi Huanrong’s massive hands crushed them, the ground beneath their feet sinking three inches.

"Overestimating yourselves," Qi Huanrong pressed on, the ground beneath them cracking further like a spiderweb.

In just two rounds, the Tiger Armor Army’s Chiliarch and Centurion, two Strong Bone Realm experts, were immobilized under his suppression.

The power disparity was too great; they couldn’t deplete his strength; instead, they were on the verge of a major crisis themselves.

"Just two Strong Bone Realm..."

At this moment, Qi Huanrong was like a Blood Demon!

"Weak," Qi Huanrong uttered a word, and Ling Hao and Ji Yong’s bodies sank a bit more into the ground, "So weak!"

"If they were Late Stage Strong Bone Realm, perhaps they could contend with me!"

"But in this tiny Baiyuan County, there’s not even a single initial stage! Tonight, it will be your demise!"

Qi Huanrong’s voice suddenly became arrogant, his power surging, as though determined to crush the two Captains utterly!

The little girl on his back stared intently at the bulging muscles on Ling Hao and Ji Yong’s chests, as if eyeing those raised pulsing muscle knots.