Lu Xiao nodded, still feeling lingering fear. "Thankfully, this dungeon has been a bit strange recently. It seems to have been able to cut off that strand of the emperor’s aura from the outside world. If we were in the outside world, I wouldn’t have just lost an arm."
"Looks like the heavens are on King George’s side," Wei Pingyang said with a smile. "Brother Lu, how long do you need to recover?"
"An hour. I’ll be able to fight again in an hour. However..." Lu Xiao looked at his bare left shoulder. "I don’t think I’ll be able to recover this left arm."
High rank cultivators all had powerful regeneration abilities. At the master rank, the speed of their recovery would be even faster. Even though his wounds looked terrifying, the only things he had lost were his soulbound sword and his arm. Recovering from his other injuries wasn’t too difficult.
Wei Pingyang was actually secretly happy to see that. Lu Xiao had always been above him all these years, but after what had just happened today, even if Lu Xiao recovered, his cultivation rank would fall a bit. The position of King George Manor’s number one guardian might fall to him.
King George had always strictly forbidden internal conflict. With so many people watching, he had no choice but to save Lu Xiao. Otherwise, he would have been more than happy to see him die.
"Alright, you just rest up well, Brother Lu. I’ll protect you." He stood at Lu Xiao’s side. Then, he waved his hands, indicating for his subordinates to surround the other party.
"Crown princess, why don’t you let this humble Wei experience your sword too?" Wei Pingyang’s voice carried a bit of ridicule. He clearly knew that Catherine definitely couldn’t use her sword again in her current state.
Catherine was upset, but she wasn’t in the mood to retort either. Instead, she calmly looked at her subordinates and said, "Everyone, we’ll most likely die here. I’m alright with all of you defecting to King George Manor. I won’t feel any resentnt toward your choice."
Zhao Xi roared with laughter. "What is the crown princess saying? We’re all courageous n who were selected to participate in this mission by our clans. How can we bow and bend our knees here? Furthermore, what happened today is so big; how can it not leak out? Rather than surrendering and dying in such a sullen manner, we might as well fight to our heart’s content to the end."
Sharky nodded inwardly. Even though Zhao Xi looked like he was rather boorish, there was a good side to him.
There were actually many people who had been tempted just then. However, when they heard what Zhao Xi said, all of them threw away those thoughts and roared out, "We’ll fight to the death! To the death!"
Wei Pingyang sneered. "You deserve praise for your courage. It’s a pity that it’s all aningless." He gestured with his hand and coldly ordered, "Don’t leave even a single one alive!"
Arrows rained down and King George Manor’s deathsworn soldiers roared as they charged forward, "Slaughter them all!"
"Maintain the formation!" Catherine was extrely weak at the mont, to the extent where she could only barely stand by leaning against Sharky. However, she still continued to command her people.
These were the elites of different clans. When they grouped up together, they would still be strong. But if the formation beca disorderly, they would really beco sheep awaiting slaughter.
The crown princess was practically lying on another man’s body, yet no one from the Eastern Palace voiced any objections. Instead, it was as if this were how it should be. They maintained their formation to stop King George Manor’s charge.
It was instead Wei Pingyang who comnted, "Zhao Ruizhi, Zhao Ruizhi, your wife is lying in the arms of another man, yet you don’t seem the least bit concerned? For you to be the crown prince really is the sha of the royal clan. I’d advise you to just abdicate your position and let King George take your place."
The crown prince was stunned. He raised his head to look at the floating Wei Pingyang, asking, "Your wife can’t be in the arms of another man?"
Wei Pingyang laughed mockingly. "Obviously!"
"Then where is your wife right now?" the crown prince asked out of curiosity.
"My wife is obviously in our ho outside." Wei Pingyang harrumphed.
The crown prince replied, "Didn’t you guys say you were in this dungeon for many years already? You never went ho. Maybe your wife is already in the arms of another man."
"What did you say?!" Wei Pingyang’s face imdiately beca bright red. He had never expected to be embarrassed like this by a fool.
The crown prince continued, "Big bro Sharky has always been good to , and he saved my life several tis; he’s my good friend. What’s wrong with lending him my wife for a bit? Moreover she is his adopted sister. It’s instead you who keeps bullying and Catherine. Once this crown prince leaves, I’ll definitely eradicate your entire clan and make your wife lie in the arms of other n!"
"Puahaha!" Even so people from King George Manor couldn’t help but laugh.
"You dare to anger ?" Wei Pingyang was so angry smoke was coming out from his ears. "Damn fatty, are you tired of living?"
A streak of light flew at the crown prince’s chest as soon as he finished speaking.
What the hell does ’lending for a bit’ an? Catherine was so angry she almost fainted. Even wives can be lent out? Even though she didn’t really mind if it was Sharky, it really was too embarrassing in front of all of these people. Before she even had a chance to scold him, however, a streak of light flew at the crown prince’s chest. She cried out in alarm.
Sharky reacted even faster than her. His figure flashed and reappeared by the crown prince’s side as he blocked the attack with the Tai’e Sword. He shook his hand to ease the soreness. The flying sword of a master rank cultivator really was hard to block. His hand was even going numb.
The crown prince clapped his hands and shouted, "Big bro Sharky is so aweso! Beat that bad guy to death!"
Sharky forced a bitter smile. How could it be that easy to take out soone at the master rank?
Wei Pingyang coldly said, "Kill them; leave none alive!"
He gestured for the other two guardians He Li and Mu Ping, as well as their subordinates, to make their move. He stopped attacking the crown prince as well and focused on the shield formation.
The shields were special, with an exquisite protection formation on them. However, under the attacks of a master rank cultivator, they beca as weak as paper-mache. The Eastern Palace’s formation cracked apart, and a wide hole instantly opened. King George’s deathsworn soldiers roared as they charged at the opening.
The n from both sides engaged each other in combat, and flesh and blood imdiately flew in all directions.
Sharky didn’t dare to act carelessly. He quickly rushed over to stop Wei Pingyang’s flying sword in order to stop him from damaging their formation further. If the formation broke down, there really would be no point in continuing this battle.
On the other side, King George’s deathsworn soldiers were led by He Li and Mu Ping, two ninth ranked experts. They cleaved through the crown prince’s n like tigers among a flock of sheep.
Zhao Xi roared furiously, "Our King Liang Manor isn’t so easily bullied!" He crushed a jade pendant and his aura beca much stronger, actually shooting up to around the eighth rank.
His father King Liang was at the master rank. He had given his son a protection treasure before sending him into the dungeon, telling him to use it in a dire situation. They were now in just such a situation.
The habitually silent Gao Ying roared furiously. His eyes shone with red light and his aura also began to grow stronger.
Pei You laughed indifferently. "Are you going to burn up your blood essence? I know how to do that as well!"
He stretched out his palm in front of him, and then drew his sword across it. His palm beca covered in blood. He struck his own chest with his hand, and countless runes flickered. His complexion had been pale to begin with, but now, it was already deathly white like a ghost from the netherworld. However, his aura instead similarly rose to the eighth rank. Even though it was extrely unsteady, he was now at the eighth rank!
With the three of them joining hands, they barely managed to hold off the two powerful cultivators, He Li and Mu Ping.
After the two ninth ranked cultivators were stopped, the pressure the Eastern Palace’s warriors faced imdiately decreased considerably.
However, King George Manor had prepared abundantly. The deathsworn soldiers were all trained well. Furthermore, there were a few at the seventh and eighth rank. The Eastern Palace’s warriors were still at a disadvantage. If not for Catherine giving them commands, playing to their strengths, it might have already been a one-sided massacre.
But tactics could only make up for a bit of the difference in strength. They couldn’t change the huge gap in strength. Soon afterward, the Eastern Palace’s n began to fall one after another.
Just then, one of King George’s deathsworn soldiers leapt out. The blade in his hands flickered with radiance and hacked at the pair’s necks.
Piao Duandiao and Jiao Sigun saw the blade from the corners of their eyes, but they no longer had the strength to evade. They decided to just not worry about it and use all of their remaining strength on the enemies closest to them.
But at that mont, a flicker of sword light appeared. The warrior had already lost his life in the middle of his leap. Then, a chill spread outward. The dozen or so deathsworn soldiers that surrounded them were turned into frozen sculptures.
"Big bro Sharky!" The two of them were shocked and overjoyed. As they looked at Sharky, they felt as if they were looking at a war god.
Although... How many tis had he protected them already since they had entered the dungeon? Unfortunately, both of them knew that with how things were right now, there wasn’t going to be a next ti. The two of them quickly said, "Big bro Sharky, don’t waste your strength on protecting us; hurry and save the crown prince and princess."
Sharky quickly supported them when he saw that they couldn’t even stand steadily anymore. Then, he carried them to Catherine’s side. He used Buzzshock’s ability to rush to Zhao Xi and the others, helping them fend off the two ninth ranked experts before bringing all of them back to the center of the formation.
"All of you, bring the crown prince and princess out of here! I’ll hold the rear!"
Piao Duandiao and Jiao Sigun both shook their heads. "Big bro Sharky, you should be the one to bring the crown prince and the others out of here. We’ll hold the rear!"
"Indeed, I definitely don’t want to be a deserter in this mission." Pei You normally didn’t care much about appearances. Now, he even wiped off the blood from his face using his clothes.
Zhao Xi gasped for breath as he said with a chuckle, "I’m not as cowardly as that damn ng Pan."
Even though Gao Ying didn’t say anything, the resolute expression in his eyes explained everything.
Sharky shook his head. "None of you can even stand still anymore. Even if you stay behind, you won’t last much longer. Let hold the rear, as I can buy you guys more ti. You all need to do what you can to run, run as far as you can. If you really can’t escape, just hide in this mountain. As long as you survive, those outside will co inside and investigate."
"Sharky..." Catherine’s face was filled with grief. She knew what holding up the rear ant.
The others wanted to say sothing, but Sharky barked fiercely, "Stop wasting ti! Otherwise, no one will be able to escape!"
Gao Ying said seriously, "I’ll stay behind here with you. You might not be able to stop them alone, and we still need to command these warriors."
The silent Liu Xian suddenly said, "Cousin, you should leave as well. It’s enough if I stay here."
"You?" The others were shocked when they saw that it was Liu Xian.
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