170: I am General Xuanpeng!

As soon as he uttered these words, General Xuanpeng's gaze was fixed on Gu Liangyuan's back, his forehead faintly sweating.

Although he had also entered the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, facing Gu Liangyuan in this state, he didn't even have an eight-tenths chance of escaping, let alone winning!

However, he could tell that Gu Liangyuan's current state was definitely achieved by forcefully enhancing his power through some secret technique.

As far as he knew, there was no secret technique in the world that could enhance one's strength without a time limit.

In his opinion, the reason Gu Liangyuan turned around and left was that this limitation was about to expire.

As long as he could delay until Gu Liangyuan's secret technique failed, he would be able to capture him alive!

At that time, it would surely be a great achievement!

General Xuanpeng's plan was well-conceived, but it was doomed to fail from the start.

Not to mention that Gu Liangyuan still had half the time remaining on his Mahayana experience card; even if he did capture Gu Liangyuan alive, it wasn't what Mo Emperor wanted to see, so promotions and titles were out of the question.

Hearing that shout, Gu Liangyuan's departing movement paused slightly.

Mo Tan Kill told him to just kill, but his rationality told him it was best to return to the Supreme Sacred Ground before the Mahayana experience card expired, so that even if he encountered an accident on the way, he would still have the power to counterattack, instead of having to use a Pseudo-Immortal Strike.

After a struggle between heaven and man, Killing Intent gradually gained the upper hand.

Just then, Gu Liangyuan took out a few pieces of Enlightenment Tea Leaves and threw them into his mouth, chewing them a few times.

As the bitter taste spread in his mouth, Gu Liangyuan's rationality returned, and he turned his head and strode away.

General Xuanpeng on the city wall was overjoyed at the sight, thinking to himself that he had gambled correctly!

So, with a wave of his hand, a glowing tiger tally appeared in his grasp.

He raised the tiger tally in his hand and immediately spoke loudly:

"This villain is at the end of his rope! Everyone, open the city gates and follow me in pursuit!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to descend the city wall.

But when he turned his head, he saw the Five Hundred Harming Mountain Soldiers and the five Mahayana, twelve Body Integration, and sixty thousand Core Formation elite soldiers standing still.

Nor did they show any intention of opening the grand formation.

Seeing Gu Liangyuan walk further and further away, General Xuanpeng anxiously spoke:

"Do not delay the military opportunity! This child used a secret art to enhance his cultivation; I was just testing him with words.

"I provoked him like that, yet he quickly fled, which clearly shows he is at the end of his rope."

"Just now, he also made a swallowing motion; in my opinion, he is forcefully maintaining himself with Medicinal Pills."

"Ancient Mo has been without war for a long time; if we can capture this villain, it will surely be a great meritorious deed!"

"Why are you not opening the gates quickly?!"

The soldiers heard this, looked at each other, and saw the longing in each other's eyes.

Makes sense!

But the risk was still too great.

Just then, General Xuanpeng's words came again:

"I have the Five Hundred Harming Mountain Soldiers; with me as the main formation, we can unleash combat power no less than that of the Fire Calamity Realm. Even if my speculation is wrong, I can still guarantee your safety!"

These words, General Xuanpeng was just bragging.

His purpose was to appease everyone's hearts.

Only General Xuanpeng himself knew it was bragging, but others didn't.

They believed him!

So, these people, thinking of the military merits they were about to receive, all became excited.

They immediately lifted the grand formation and followed General Xuanpeng out of the city, leaving only a few hundred elite soldiers, who usually had poor interpersonal relations, to guard the city.

These elite soldiers were still grumbling in their hearts, thinking that they had been left out of such an opportunity to earn merit.

As they left the city, thinking of the military merits they were about to receive, they shouted excitedly:

"Villain, don't run!"

"Good villain, Grandpa just sprained his back, that's why he dodged you; dare you turn around and fight Grandpa for three hundred rounds!"

"Big fool! Don't run, eat my hammer!"

"Faster, faster, we're catching up."

"Military merit, here I come!"

These people pursued without regard for the cost, and their speed seemed even faster than when they were fleeing for their lives!

Gu Liangyuan was about to put away his Law Manifestation of Heaven and Earth and leave quickly, but hearing these shouts, he suddenly felt annoyed.

The Killing Intent he had managed to suppress rushed straight to his spiritual platform!

The clarity in his eyes instantly vanished, replaced by a blood-red hue!

In an instant, the gradually dissipating dark clouds gathered again.

Sand flew, stones rolled, and the world became dim!

Gu Liangyuan's pair of scarlet eyes, in this environment, were exceptionally conspicuous, like two red suns hanging in the sky.

Feeling the changes in the world, the group of people pursuing Gu Liangyuan unconsciously slowed down.

Gu Liangyuan's previous performance, like a descending killing god, reappeared in their minds.

Panic, palpitations, fear, timidity—all sorts of negative emotions surged into everyone's hearts.

But thinking of General Xuanpeng's words just now, everyone forcefully cheered themselves on.

No fear!

He is at the end of his rope!

No fear!

General Xuanpeng and the Five Hundred Harming Mountain Soldiers are here!

No fear!

Even if he still has strength, he won't last long.

Others had General Xuanpeng as a spiritual pillar, but General Xuanpeng himself was in a panic.

Looking at Gu Liangyuan who was slowly turning his head, he suddenly realized that he might have analyzed it incorrectly.

Gu Liangyuan still had strength!

If he immediately fled back now, there was still a chance of survival.

However, on the field, it seemed only he could barely contend with Gu Liangyuan.

He led them out of the city, and then he himself fled back, abandoning them outside—was this somewhat immoral?

Hmm...

It was immoral, but it could save his life!

Feeling the still-rising Killing Intent from Gu Liangyuan, General Xuanpeng no longer hesitated, turned his head, and ran back towards the city.

Let the Fellow Daoist die, not me!

The soldiers: I XX&& you…&8#!

Having just cheered themselves on and suppressed the fear in their hearts, the soldiers were completely dumbfounded at this sight!

You led us out of the city to fight him, and now that he's right in front of us, you're running away!

Did you bring us here to deliver heads!?

You must be an undercover agent sent by Gu Liangyuan!

At this moment, everyone even had the urge to swallow General Xuanpeng alive, but looking at the familiar Nine Kill Sword above their heads, no matter how angry they were, they knew that saving their lives was paramount!

So, they all used their various methods and fled frantically!

Some took a step and entered a spatial crack.

Some slapped their Spirit Beast Pouch, and a turtle appeared beneath them.

With a slap on the turtle shell, the turtle actually shot out, swimming in the Void Realm at an extremely fast speed!

Some slapped their Storage Pouch and took out a gourd.

This gourd was originally a Medium Grade Spirit Treasure that could dissipate one's Divine Soul, but at this moment, in order to evade Gu Liangyuan's impending attack, he actually sucked himself into the gourd.

The gourd transformed into a stream of light, closely following behind the Cultivator riding the turtle.

He only thought that as long as he didn't stay inside the gourd for too long, even if his Divine Soul was damaged, surviving Gu Liangyuan's attack would be worth it!

The Nine Kill Sword shook, turning from one into two, two into four, four into eight, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a sky full of sword shadows!

"Go!"

Gu Liangyuan uttered a single word, his voice like thunder, and the Nine Kill Sword shot straight towards these fleeing people!

They came shouting wildly, and left wailing.

With the Innate Divine Eyes precisely locked on, and the sky full of sword shadows attacking indiscriminately, all those who had left the city, except for five Mahayana and a few Body Integration powerhouses, perished under the sword!

The survivors fled to the outside of the city wall, and just as they were about to enter the pass, they suddenly saw the Wuqu Pass's defensive array glow brightly, blocking them outside the pass!

General Xuanpeng looked down at them from above:

"This villain's strength is extraordinary, and he is ruthless; anyone who breaks through a pass will surely slaughter it!"

"I, General Xuanpeng, was filled with rage and led the Five Hundred Harming Mountain Soldiers and all the soldiers in the city to actively meet the enemy outside the pass!"

"As time passed, one by one, my comrades fell, and only I fought to the death with that villain."

"Finally, I endured until that villain's secret art failed, and successfully repelled the enemy."

"Although I wished I could eat his flesh raw, I still prioritized the overall situation and did not pursue him further, firmly holding Wuqu Pass!"

Everyone understood; this was General Xuanpeng's prepared narrative to Mo Emperor upon his return.

Anyway, all the defenders of the pass were dead, so the situation on site could be fabricated by General Xuanpeng as he pleased.

Feeling the long halberd swung by Gu Liangyuan behind them, several people gnashed their teeth at General Xuanpeng:

"General Xuanpeng, you are despicable!"

General Xuanpeng spread his hands:

"Otherwise, how do you think I became a General?"