Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises

156: FushanGolden light streaked across the sky, accompanied by a ringing bell, forming a large golden bell above Nanlin City.

A jade-green light rose into the sky, arriving before the golden bell. “Junior Martial Uncle, why are you here?”

The golden bell dissipated. Qin Jiang looked beyond the border. “Have you discovered any traces of the Huai Country’s army?”

Bai Qiuyue shook her head. “No, everything is normal. Did something happen in Wanghai City?”

Qin Jiang nodded. “The Phoenix from the Red Phoenix Division and the Golden Jade Envoy from the Jin Yu Pavilion led a large army to raid Wanghai City. Venerable Qingyu led three Divine Warriors to attack Huiyun City.”

As his words fell, like a bolt from the blue, Bai Qiuyue’s body trembled.

“The city… the city has fallen?”

The Phoenix’s strength was even greater than hers, and with the Golden Jade Envoy assisting, plus any treasures bestowed by the Huai King Manor, it was possible they could breach Wanghai City in a short time.

As for Huiyun City, a single Venerable Qingyu had the power to break through the city, and with three more Divine Warriors, defeat was certain.

And most importantly, if the Huai army couldn’t breach the cities quickly, she would definitely receive news.

But now, the one delivering the news was Qin Jiang himself, perhaps Wanghai City no longer existed.

Immediately, she was about to activate the city’s defense array when Qin Jiang’s words reached her ears.

“No, it’s already resolved.”

???

Bai Qiuyue’s hand, which she had just raised, froze in mid-air. “What?”

“It’s already resolved. The Phoenix, Venerable Qingyu, and the Golden Jade Envoy are all dead,” Qin Jiang said, as if merely stating an ordinary matter.

Bai Qiuyue couldn’t help but stagger a few steps. “All dead?! How did they die?!”

“Naturally, I killed them,” Qin Jiang said.

Hiss~

Bai Qiuyue gasped, and it took her a long time to recover from her shock.

She looked at Qin Jiang with some confusion; this man was becoming increasingly incomprehensible to her.

“I never thought, truly never thought, that the few individuals we considered our greatest threats would actually be killed by Junior Martial Uncle.”

She still remembered confronting the Phoenix on the Canglang River back then; that time, she even brought the Divine Artifact, the Eastwood Staff, from the temple.

Qin Jiang nodded. “Since there’s nothing, I’ll return. If anything happens, use the secret arrow for communication directly.”

“Understood, Junior Martial Uncle.”

After Qin Jiang left, a golden shadow soared into the sky; it was the Grand Elder Ning Tairan.

“Chief Bai, what was Junior Martial Uncle here for?” he asked.

“The Phoenix from the Red Phoenix Division and the Golden Jade Envoy from the Jin Yu Pavilion raided Wanghai City, and Venerable Qingyu led three Divine Warriors to attack Huiyun City,” Bai Qiuyue said.

Ning Tairan’s expression changed drastically. “Then! Aren’t you going to provide support?”

“Grand Elder, rest assured, Junior Martial Uncle has already resolved it,” Bai Qiuyue said.

Hmm?

Ning Tairan frowned. “Resolved it? What does that mean?”

“The Phoenix, Venerable Qingyu, and the Golden Jade Envoy have been killed by Junior Martial Uncle,” Bai Qiuyue said softly, trembling slightly.

Even at this moment, she still couldn’t quite believe it.

There was no way around it; this meant Qin Jiang’s strength had already reached a level comparable to a seventh-rank Divine Warrior.

This was simply too outrageous. How long had it been?

“All dead?! Those were the Phoenix and Venerable Qingyu! The most capable generals under the Chief of the Red Phoenix Division and the Master of Jinyu Pavilion!” Ning Tairan exclaimed in shock.

The strength of these two far surpassed that of ordinary Divine Warriors. Aside from the handful of seventh and eighth-rank Divine Warriors, these two were almost considered top-tier existences among Divine Warriors!

He didn’t even need to mention those two; even against the Golden Jade Envoy, he might not be an opponent!

And now, these three guys were dead?

“Is Junior Martial Uncle really that strong?” he asked, somewhat disbelievingly.

Bai Qiuyue nodded. “It is so.”

Above the East Sea, warships stretched out, densely covering the sea.

Inside the flagship, a burly man looked at the battle report with a hint of indifference.

The Phoenix is dead?

That shouldn’t be; the forces dispatched this time should have been able to sweep everything away.

He had originally planned to use Wanghai City and Huiyun City as Breakthrough points. After breaching the cities, the army would invade, first seizing the border line, and then slowly encroaching.

Of course, this was actually just a facade. What he truly wanted to do was to seize control of the Canglang River waterway.

Then, he would devise a plan to lure that old scoundrel Ye Yuanling out of the imperial capital. At that time, he and King Huai would go upstream, directly to the imperial capital, to test the state of the Xianzu of the Xia Country.

If he was still capable of fighting, they would retreat and ambush Ye Yuanling.

If he was truly nearing his end, they would seize the opportunity to assassinate the Xia Emperor.

The plan was crude, but the cruder it was, the harder it was to stop.

But who would have thought that this crude plan would be disrupted at the very beginning?

He had originally thought that even if one part failed, the plan could still be completed.

But he didn’t expect both places to fail.

Shaking his head, indeed, calculations were not suitable for him. King Huai should not have pushed him into the position of Grand Marshal.

He still preferred to be the great general who charged into battle.

“Tsk!”

He pouted. It was truly troublesome. He couldn’t act yet, otherwise, if he attracted that fellow Ye Yuanling here before seizing control of the Canglang River, it would be a bit troublesome.

Swish!

The curtain was lifted, and two figures walked in: the Master of Jinyu Pavilion and the Chief of the Red Phoenix Division.

“Marshal Fushan, what exactly happened in Huiyun City? Even if Wanghai City failed, Huiyun City shouldn’t have failed!”

The Master of Jinyu Pavilion was somewhat annoyed. For this battle, he had sent out his two most capable generals, but now he heard news of their deaths?

He wouldn’t mention Wanghai City; the Phoenix also died, so there must have been some unexpected incident.

But he had already investigated Huiyun City; at most, there was a fourth-rank Divine Warrior guarding it, who would never be a match for Venerable Qingyu!

Moreover, Fushan’s three third-rank Divine Warriors went along. He really couldn’t understand how it failed!

Unless there was a problem with those three third-rank Divine Warriors!

“Pavilion Master, calm down. It seems there were some unexpected circumstances,” Fushan said.

He was also helpless with this Master of Jinyu Pavilion, an eighth-rank Divine Warrior at the Peak, with the potential to become a True God in the future.

And he was also an important confidant of King Huai, so he had to give him Face.

“I might know what happened,” the Chief of the Red Phoenix Division said.

“You know? What exactly happened?” the Master of Jinyu Pavilion asked impatiently.

“Pavilion Master, don’t rush, just look.”

As she spoke, the Chief of the Red Phoenix Division waved her hand, and a scene appeared before the three of them. From the perspective, it should have been what the Phoenix saw.

They saw a black-clad figure with a golden bell suspended behind him. The golden bell trembled slightly, and then an invisible wave spread out. The perspective then narrowed, then fell, plunging into darkness.

“This child’s strength is no less than a seventh-rank Divine Warrior. Even if I were to act, I might not be able to subdue him. Moreover, that large bell behind him seems to be the Vajra Bell, a Divine Artifact from the legendary Jingang Temple.”

The Chief of the Red Phoenix Division said. For some reason, she always felt this figure was somewhat familiar, but she couldn’t recall where she had seen him.

“I know, I know who he is.” The Master of Jinyu Pavilion’s expression became calm.