Chapter 612 Falling Stars in the Ten Directions Tribulation

Xu Han didn't believe Yuan Xiucheng in his heart.

At both ends of the snake head, tricks were changeable-this was probably all the impression that Yuan Xiucheng had left on Xu Han. He naturally couldn't believe that Yuan Xiucheng, who had brought over a hundred thousand troops, was only here to drink with him under the moon.

Therefore, after leaving that place, Xu Han brought Liu Sheng to speed up the pace of convergence with the crowd. He even thought that Yuan Xiucheng's move would be a sinister scheme to divert the tigers away from the mountain. This worry did not dissipate until Xu Han caught up with the safe and sound team after half an hour.

However, after a short period of peace of mind, Yu Xu Han felt even more uneasy.

Xu Han could not understand Yuan Xiu's thoughts, so in a sense, Yuan Xiu was a more terrifying existence in Xu Han's heart than Xie Min Yu and the others. To anyone, this was probably the case. Only the truly unknown was the most terrifying thing, and Xu Han could not avoid this.

In the next few days, the team continued to head south towards Liaozhou as planned. When they were passing through Xiting, Yumian and Chengzhong, Li Dingxian brought Ning Yan and the others to try to persuade the people in the city to go with them. He didn't know if it was because of the appearance of the group of more than a thousand people, or because they were close to the border. The public opinion offensive in Yan Guang City hadn't affected this place too much, but Li Ding Xian and the others had gained quite a bit from their actions.

By the time they left Bearing City, the 2,000-man squad had already expanded to 8,000 men.

After resting, the team began their journey south again. The first convenient place was Jing Xiu Pass, and after passing this place was Liao Zhou. According to the information they had obtained along the way, although Liao Zhou was now isolated and had lost contact with the Great Xia Imperial Court, it seemed that it had not fallen into the hands of Chu. Perhaps the situation of the group of people who had gone to that place would be alleviated.

Of course, before this, they still had to face the biggest problem, which was the Jing Xiu Pass on the border of Jing Zhou.

If it was only Xu Han and the others, it wouldn't be difficult for them to forcefully pass the trial. However, nearly 7,000 of these 8,000 people were ordinary people with no cultivation, so it wouldn't be an easy task to bring them through the trial.

In fact, when he arrived outside Jing Xiu Pass, Xu Han finally understood that his estimation of the difficulty of this matter had greatly deviated.

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When the team of eight thousand people arrived outside Jing Xiu Pass, standing in front of that pass was a vast army of one hundred thousand, and the leader was the Lord Marquis who had met Xu Han once in Yan Guang City.

Such a formation was naturally extremely frightening. Seeing this, Xu Han and the others couldn't help but change their expressions. Those ordinary people were even more messy. If it weren't for Ning Yan, Xue Lian, and the others desperately maintaining it, the thousands of people would have already scattered like birds and beasts.

"Xu Han! There's a way to heaven, you don't want to go. There's no way to hell, you have to rush in! Today, you'd better surrender, or the thousands of civilians behind you will be buried with you!" When the Saint Marquis saw Xu Han and the others, the corners of his mouth immediately revealed a sinister smile. He gathered all the strength in his body and shouted at Xu Han and the others.

The ordinary people who had been frightened to death by the aura of the hundred thousand troops became even more panicked, which made Li Dingxian and the others, who were struggling to maintain order, look unsightly.

Xu Han glanced sideways at Li Dingxian and the others, but did not comment. He stepped forward and walked to the Saint Marquis who was riding on the tall horse. A pitch-black sword appeared in his hand. He said in a deep voice, "You are not the first person who wants to kill me. You will not be the last to die under my sword."

Xu Han's words could be said to be extremely arrogant. When he heard this, his eyes immediately sank, "You're courting death!"

The hundred thousand troops behind them heard this and received the edict. There was no need for the Saint Marquis to say anything. It was convenient for them to shout, "Kill!"

Immediately after, a hundred thousand troops rushed towards Xu Han and the others.

Xu Han's heart sank as he looked at the incoming army. He said, "We can't fight for long. I'll open the way for the vanguard. Everyone, cover the troops and charge through!"

Xu Han was very clear in his heart. Not to mention him, even an immortal would have to die here. Moreover, there was a Saint Marquis who was as strong as an immortal who was eyeing him covetously.

The people who heard this did not hesitate any longer, and they all put on airs at that time.

At that time, Xu Han took the lead and jumped up high. Three thousand golden sword shadows wrapped around his body. He shouted, "Big Cold Heavens!"

As soon as this voice fell, the temperature on the battlefield plummeted. It was clearly the end of August and autumn. At this moment, everyone on the battlefield felt as if they were in a world of ice and snow. After that, numerous ice crystals containing boundless sword intent rapidly fell down. Under the impact of these ice crystals, those soldiers who were charging at the front were only slightly touched by the violent sword intent and were shattered into pieces.

"Let's go!" The army was ripped open by the ice crystal. Xu Han shouted at that time.

This was a very good opportunity. Fang Ziyu and Liu Sheng also quickly stepped forward to guard the gap that Xu Han had blasted open, leaving enough room for the people to move forward.

However, Li Dingxian and the others, who were driving away the civilians, made mistakes at this moment.

In the end, those seven thousand people were just ordinary people. This scene of real swords and guns flying everywhere was too shocking for them. How could they dare to enter such a battlefield? Therefore, although Li Dingxian and the others kept shouting loudly, there were very few people who were willing to listen to them. Most of the people were still fearful, and there were even some who wanted to escape from this place.

The second wave of the army quickly arrived in front of them, and the pressure on the people guarding the gap instantly multiplied. Even Aowu had to transform into a true body, transforming into a huge black wolf that was more than ten zhang in size. It roared loudly and its sharp claws flew away. Every time it swung out, it wiped out the lives of tens of soldiers.

The Marquis sitting on the horse's back saw this and his eyebrows flickered with cold light.

"Crossbow!" He shouted loudly, Behind the team, Giant ballistae were pushed out of the pass. The core of the ballistae were embedded with purple-colored demon cores. These were crystals that had absorbed enough demon energy to greatly increase the ballistae's power. One arrow after another shot out, its power was almost equal to a Heavenly Hunt Realm expert's full-force attack.

"Let go!" The messenger shouted loudly.

Hundreds of crossbow arrows responded and shot towards the crowd.

Although everyone's cultivation was high and this crossbow arrow might not be able to truly injure them, they had no choice but to mobilize their attention to defend against a blatant attack that was almost equivalent to a Heavenly Hunt Realm expert. For a time, they were unable to avoid some haste. Although they were still able to defend this gap, it was not a good plan to continue in the long run.

"Let's go!" When Xu Han saw this, a surge of hostility instantly accumulated in his heart. He shouted at Li Dingxian and the others who were still trying to drive away the civilians. Everyone could understand the rage and dissatisfaction contained in his tone.

Li Dingxian and the others' faces also turned pale at that time. They naturally understood the current situation. Although they had already done enough homework for these people yesterday, when the battle was about to begin and the saber and axe touched their bodies, it was clear that some of the fear was not something that could be dispelled by a few pale words of assurance.

If things dragged on like this, not only would they not be able to save these people, even they would be dragged down. But at this moment, Li Dingxian and the others were still unwilling to give up these seven thousand lives. They shouted loudly, "Everyone, listen to me. We will definitely protect you well."

However, his voice was quickly drowned in the cries of the crowd and the cries of the children.

Xu Han frowned. Everyone below him struggled to support themselves under the second attack of the army and the pouring of the crossbow arrows. Although they did not show any signs of fatigue, it was only a matter of time before they were defeated.

He had no choice but to gather all the internal energy in his body again and shouted, "Big Cold Heavens!"

As a result, the second round of ice crystals poured out, repelling the second attack of the army once again and relieving everyone's pressure.

The Holy Marquis narrowed his eyes as he watched the battle. However, there was not the slightest change in expression from the slaughter. He looked at the group of teenage girls behind him and said in a deep voice, "It's your turn."

When he said this, the brows of the young boys and girls instantly revealed hesitation. However, this hesitation was quickly replaced by a wisp of fanaticism.

"For His Majesty!"

They shouted, and their bodies began to swell. Their clothes were torn apart, and purple scales gushed into their skin. In the blink of an eye, they turned into purple monsters.

Seven of the monsters were over ten zhang tall, and their auras were surging. Clearly, they were formed by the so-called Saint Sons. The remaining hundred or so purple monsters were roughly thirty zhang to eighty zhang tall, presumably formed by Saint Weapons.

Such a group of people was at least at the Leaving Dust Realm. The strongest had already surpassed the half-step Immortal Realm and had reached the battlefield. Even though they would still fight against the others, the majestic might of the group was enough to make the faces of most people present pale.

Su Mu'an leapt up high, and the long saber in her hand lit up a part of the world like snow.

Fang Ziyu stood out of thin air, and several swords flew back and forth under her control.

Meng Liang's eyes sank as the purple sword of the evil dragon shone brightly.

Liu Sheng's muscles bulged as he charged straight into the enemy formation, each punch carrying the might of cutting off mountains and mountains.

The four experts didn't hold back any longer, but they were still unable to break through the purple monsters' attacks. Moreover, they were also distracted by the cold arrows that would occasionally shoot from behind the crowd.

Thus, it was inevitable that a few holy saints would charge out of their defenses and charge towards the crowd behind them.

Li Dingxian, Ning Yan, and the others had no choice but to temporarily put aside the matter of comforting these people and went forward to defend against the saint weapon. However, Li Dingxian's cultivation was not bad, so he could fight with one or two Saint Weapons. However, Ning Yan's group's cultivation was uneven, and casualties soon appeared. Those Saint Weapons began their slaughter like wolves entering a flock of sheep.

Civilians suffered casualties, Fear inevitably spread through the crowd like wildfire, The people who were already feeling sorrowful began to scatter uncontrollably like birds and beasts, and this kind of behavior inevitably caused them to leave the protective circle of Xu Han and the others. More casualties appeared, and more fear began to spread. It was as if everything had entered a vicious circle that was becoming more and more intense at this moment.

Xu Han naturally felt this, but at this moment, he had no time to pay attention to it. He stared fixedly at the seven hundred foot tall purple monster. He knew that he had to stop them. No, once these seven people surpassed the half-step Immortal Realm entered the battlefield, they would bring about a near-devastating disaster to Xu Han and the others.

He stared fixedly at the seven enormous purple monsters. Just as they were about to step into the battlefield, a loud shout came from Xu Han's mouth. He said, "Raise the dragon and snake!"

The ice crystals scattered on the ground immediately turned into golden sword shadows that surged towards Xu Han's sides. They turned into two sword shadows, one dragon and one snake, and sat beside Xu Han. Following Xu Han's loud shout, the Sword Dragon and Sword Python whistled towards the seven gigantic monsters.

The sword intent within the Sword Dragon and Sword Python was incomparably vast. The two purple monsters that bore the brunt were pierced through their chests at that time. He fell straight to the ground, However, after killing the monster formed by the two saints, The Sword Dragon and Sword Python seemed to have used up more than half of their sword intent. The purple monsters behind them were immediately exposed when they saw their companions being killed. They all moved forward to ripple with the Sword Dragon and the Sword Python. Although they couldn't help but be torn apart by the two, the Sword Python and the Sword Dragon's auras were constantly weakened. Occasionally, sword shadows would be knocked out from within and fly back to various parts of the battlefield.

Meanwhile, Xu Han, who was connected to the Sword Dragon Sword Python's mind, couldn't help but turn pale at this moment. It was obvious that the repeated attacks had consumed him quite a bit of energy. After experiencing Master Wei's tribulation and Canghai Liuliu and the others' lives to help him fight against the heavens, The enlightened swordsmanship contained heaven and earth in every move. Its might was enormous, far from being comparable to ordinary swordsmanship, but it also consumed enormous amounts of energy. If he couldn't kill his enemies after using his moves, he would most likely fall into a difficult situation. And Xu Han was clearly in this situation right now.

Xu Han was well aware of this situation, as was the Saint Marquis who had never made a move.

He knew that it was time to break the delicate deadlock.

At that moment, he shouted loudly. He jumped up as soon as he stepped on the horse's back. The warhorse sitting on it was unable to withstand the strength of the Marquis's kick. With a mournful cry, it turned into a puddle of rotten meat and fell to the ground.

A Saint Marquis whose cultivation was already infinitely close to the Earthly Immortal Realm. Even if his fist was just about to blow, the majestic might of his attack was enough to make the surrounding people feel a terrifying pressure that they had never felt before. At that time, Xu Han, who was his target, felt that the aura around him had been locked down by the attack of the Saint Marquis. He only seemed to have a fist that could shake this Immortal Realm expert, and there was no other way to retreat.

Xu Han's expression turned ugly as he watched the Saint Marquis's fists getting closer and closer, and the overwhelming pressure that was about to overwhelm the mountains and the seas also assaulted him one after another.

"Rise Dragon and Snake!" He had no choice but to clench his teeth and let out an explosive shout, once again activating the two Sword Pythons and Sword Dragons that were trembling against the purple monsters. With Xu Han's command, the two of them escaped from the purple monsters as if they had intelligence. They quickly escaped from the ground and rolled up the scattered golden sword shadows along the way. They also tore apart the enemy's flesh and blood on the road. Then, they rose from beneath the feet of the Marquis, wanting to attack and kill the Marquis from above.

However, this method had long since fallen into the eyes of the Saint Marquis. His footsteps slightly paused as he dodged the killing move with a flash of his body. He crossed paths with the Sword Dragon and Sword Python that had attacked him and charged straight up to the dome.

Sheng Hou narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Han, whose face was pale because of his internal friction or because he missed a single blow. He smiled sinisterly and said, "What a trick! You want to hurt me? I have the protection of the Saint Emperor!"

After saying that, the Saint Marquis's body moved again. This time, the strength of his fist was even greater. From his point of view, Xu Han, who had yet to reach the Immortal Realm, would not be able to receive such a punch no matter what.

Just as he was about to punch Xu Han's face…

"Meow!" A long cry that resounded through the battlefield suddenly rose.

…

On Ya Qi Mountain, in Lunar Temple.

Yuan Xiucheng stood side by side with the black shadow.

There was a black vortex in front of them, and the scene projected from the vortex was precisely the great battle that was taking place outside Jing Xiu Pass.

The expressions on their faces were cold as they stared at the battle. No matter how bloody and cruel things happened in the light and shadows, no matter how miserable the howls from inside were, their gazes did not change at all.

"Dragon and snake." After Xu Han shouted out a sword python and a sword dragon, Yuan Xiucheng's gaze finally changed.

"This move again." Yuan Xiucheng chuckled as he spoke. The light in his eyes flickered as if he was extremely familiar with the sword technique that Xu Han had comprehended.

The black shadow beside him, or Supreme True Man Shen Wushuang of the Lunar Temple, turned to look at Yuan Xiucheng and whispered, "There are some things that are always destined, like him… like you and me, we can't escape in the end."

Yuan Xiucheng shrugged his shoulders, as if he did not like the topic that Shen Wushuang had raised at this moment. He glanced at the other party and then turned to look at the scene in the light. At this moment, the Divine Marquis avoided Xu Han's killing move and once again stirred up an ocean-toppling might to attack Xu Han. Seeing this scene, Yuan Xiucheng's lips curled into a smile.

He murmured, "Big Cold Heavens… Raise Dragons and Snakes…"

However, when he said this, there was no further explanation. A puzzled expression appeared on Yuan Xiucheng's calm face. He stretched out his hand and patted his forehead forcefully, as if he was feeling annoyed. In the end, he could only reluctantly turn his head to look at Shen Wushuang and ask, "Who is behind this?"

Shen Wushuang glanced at Yuan Xiucheng before turning to look at the youth in the shadows.

Following Xuan'er's long cry, a yellow figure suddenly leapt out from behind the youth and transformed into a colossus that was fifty feet in size. That big fellow clenched his fists and sliced Huashan Mountain with his axe, causing a loud roar of the Holy Marquis. At this moment, the youth's clothes were stirred up, and boundless sword intent surged. A phantom image of a nine-petal lotus appeared behind him. His eyes shone like flames, like thunder, like all the burning and arrogant things in this world.

Shen Wushuang's mouth opened at that moment as he muttered.

"Dragons and snakes rise in the cold…"

"Falling Stars in the Ten Directions Tribulation…"

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