Chapter Twenty-Three: Return to Tianyang City!

Wang Bao rushed before Wang Cheng, his massive axe swinging straight at him.

Clang!

Wang Cheng, witnessing the strength Liu Hu had revealed when he slew the guards, recognized it as undoubtedly at the level of Refined Strength. A retreating thought flickered in his mind, but before he could step back, Wang Bao was upon him with murderous intent.

Treating this as a dire threat, Wang Cheng raised his sword to parry.

Thud!

He managed to block Wang Bao’s blow, but his palm was left numb from the impact, his blood and energy surging chaotically within.

“Kill him!” Left Dao Guang, seeing the formidable power Wang Bao and Liu Hu displayed, let a wild joy spread across his features. With a roar, he lunged for Wang Cheng.

“Not good!”

“Run!”

Wang Cheng’s face changed dramatically as Left Dao Guang charged. With three Refined Strength-level opponents against him, continuing the fight would mean certain death.

He tried to retreat, hoping to escape.

“You can’t get away!” Liu Hu, Wang Bao, and Left Dao Guang formed a triangle, trapping Wang Cheng within—like catching a turtle in a jar. Even wings could not carry him to safety.

A wet, heavy sound erupted.

Under the combined assault, Wang Cheng barely lasted five moves before Liu Hu’s axe crashed down onto his back.

Wang Cheng tumbled to the ground, his back split open with a wound longer than a palm’s breadth. His spine was severed—he lay limp, unable to move.

“Soon you’ll all be joining me in death.”

Sprawled on the ground, Wang Chen