Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Chapter 659: Chapter 658: A Pack of Hungry Wolves

The Second Commander was dead set on breaking through. No matter how heavy the losses, he had to push forward. Otherwise, if his suspicions were correct, the Divine Palace contingent led by Qing Zhu would be in grave danger.

Faced with the Second Commander’s desperate gamble, Lin Yun didn’t back down. The Commander had to break through, and Lin Yun had to hold the line. This battle would decide the victor. If they could annihilate Qing Zhu’s contingent, the Demon Palace would finally have the strength to face the Divine Palace head-on.

”Brothers, let them taste the fear of Hell!...” Lin Yun roared with laughter, his spear piercing through a Divine Palace Warrior’s throat.

Hearing Lin Yun’s roar of laughter, dozens of Demon Palace Warriors erupted in laughter as well. The Spirit Soldiers in their hands seemed to grow even sharper, even more bloodthirsty.

The battle raged on, but this time, the Divine Palace Warriors had clearly lost their earlier fighting spirit. Even when surrounding a single Demon Palace Warrior a hundred to one, they showed no trace of Battle Intent.

Observing the battlefield, the Second Commander grew frantic. ’At this rate, we’ll never break through. So many of our Warriors have completely lost their will to fight.’

Suddenly, he spotted a Divine Palace Warrior backing away. The Second Commander threw a punch, killing the man instantly, and roared in fury.

”Attack! Anyone who shrinks from battle dies!”

He was out of options. The Second Commander could only resort to brute force to make his Warriors forget their fear.

Watching the Second Commander strike down a fleeing comrade, the Divine Palace Warriors froze for a moment. Then, steeling themselves, they charged at the Demon Palace Warriors.

’Retreat means death. If we fight, we might just carve out a path to survival.’ This was the thought running through every Divine Palace Warrior’s mind. With no path of retreat, their assault intensified for a moment.

A cold sneer appeared on the Second Commander’s face as he saw his Warriors finally attack the men from the Demon Palace. ’It’s come to this. No matter the method, no matter the cost, I *will* break through.’

”Lin Yun, let’s see if you can stop the might of the Divine Palace this time.” Having dealt with his men’s fear, the Second Commander, Third Commander, and Eighth Commander then led several hundred Divine Palace Warriors to surround Lin Yun.

At the Second Commander’s words, Lin Yun’s Battle Intent flared to the heavens. His voice, however, was calm as he replied, ”Unless I die, not a single one of your men will pass.”

Hearing this, the three Commanders roared in fury and charged at Lin Yun. At the same time, hundreds of Divine Palace Warriors assailed him from all directions.

Facing the onslaught, Lin Yun immediately unleashed Dual Dragon World Destruction. Two Dragon Shadows rampaged through the crowd, and the instant they made contact with the Divine Palace Warriors, screams filled the air.

”Die, Lin Yun!” No longer caring about the casualties among his own men, the Second Commander bellowed and threw a punch at him. At the same instant, Lin Yun thrust his Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear toward the Eighth Commander’s heart.

Lin Yun was targeting the Eighth Commander, the weakest of the three. But the Second Commander had seized this exact opportunity to launch his own punch at Lin Yun.

If Lin Yun didn’t dodge, the Second Commander’s punch would grievously wound him. But if he did, the Eighth Commander would be able to escape his attack.

Faced with the Second Commander’s sudden strike, Lin Yun chose not to dodge. The tip of his spear continued its path straight toward the Eighth Commander. Unable to evade in time, the Eighth Commander felt the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear pierce his chest.

At the same time, the Second Commander’s fist slammed into the center of Lin Yun’s back. Lin Yun coughed up a mouthful of blood, but used the powerful momentum from the blow to launch himself forward, appearing before the Eighth Commander in the blink of an eye.

With the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear still embedded in his foe, Lin Yun’s left hand shot out and clamped around the Eighth Commander’s throat. A bloodthirsty smile crept onto his face as he spoke softly.

”Time to say goodbye.” As the words left his lips, Lin Yun crushed the Eighth Commander’s throat without the slightest hesitation.

”Lin Yun, you dare...!” the Second and Third Commanders roared in unison. But by the time they spoke, the Eighth Commander was already dead.

Lin Yun ripped the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear from the Eighth Commander’s corpse. Devoid of life, the body tumbled headfirst down the mountainside.

Seeing Lin Yun kill yet another Commander—the Eighth Commander this time—meant that in just two battles, two Divine Palace Commanders had fallen by his hand.

The killing intent radiating from the Second and Third Commanders was almost palpable. To kill two Divine Palace Commanders in a row... Lin Yun was truly despicable. Without another word, the two of them charged at him.

Between this battle and the last, Lin Yun had now killed two Commanders: the Ninth and the Eighth. The number of ordinary Divine Palace Warriors who had fallen to him was simply beyond count.

Like Lin Yun, the Demon Palace Warriors fought with ever-increasing ferocity. The Divine Palace Warriors, terrified of death, attacked them with frantic desperation. Yet, despite being surrounded by hundreds, not a single Demon Palace Warrior showed the slightest fear. On the contrary, the more they killed, the more exhilarated they became.

A Demon Palace Warrior thrust his Spirit Soldier through a Divine Palace Warrior’s body. Before he could even pull it out, another enemy charged him. As the new attacker’s Longsword came at him, the Demon Palace Warrior simply caught the blade with his bare right hand.

He grinned ferociously, as if he felt no pain. Blood gushed from his palm, but he seemed not to notice.

”You Divine Palace trash think you can wipe out the Demon Palace?” he sneered. With that, he ripped his Spirit Soldier free from the first corpse and swung it down on his new attacker.

Scenes like this played out all over the battlefield. The sheer ferocity of the Demon Palace Warriors was so shocking, the Divine Palace Warriors felt like they were fighting a completely different enemy. ’When did the Demon Palace ever have such a terrifying squadron?’

Although they were only a hundred strong, each one of them was like a savage tiger or a hungry wolf. In their eyes, the Divine Palace Warriors were nothing but docile lambs. Outside of their overwhelming numbers, they were utterly useless.

”Haha, this is great! Come on, you Divine Palace curs! I’m not done killing yet!”

”You think the likes of you can surround and kill me?”

The Demon Palace Warriors roared with laughter. The Divine Palace Warriors were already afraid of death, but now, a fresh wave of terror surged up from the depths of their hearts.

Truly, these few dozen Demon Palace Warriors had already left a deep psychological scar on them. Fighting these men, the Divine Palace Warriors felt as if they were battling actual demons.

They couldn’t understand it. How could these men be so dauntless? They fought with complete disregard for their own injuries. It was a life for a wound.

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