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Under the night sky, the convoy of the Lingyun Trading Company formed a long line and entered the depths of the Tianyuan Mountain Range. The group followed the official road and hurried towards Jiayuan City.

This Tianyuan Mountain Range was the only path Blackrock City had to pass to Jiayuan City.

However, bandits were rampant in the mountains. Even if the Imperial Court’s caravan passed by, if the guards were not strong enough, they would lose a fortune.

The forest here was dense, and the mountain path was rugged and difficult to walk on. There was only one official road that was easier to walk on. Therefore, even if they provoked the Imperial Court, these bandits could hide deep in the mountains and escape the encirclement of the official army.

These bandits had even used guerrilla warfare to defeat the encirclement of the government troops several times.

In fact, if the Imperial Court was really ruthless, they could send tens of thousands of troops to capture these bandits in one fell swoop.

However, the local government did not have such power, and to the prefecture capital, there was no profit in this matter. It was fine if they defeated the bandits, but if they lost, who would be responsible?

No one was willing to do something that was thankless.

In addition, the bandits of the Tianyuan Mountain Range would not go too far. They would give the caravans with a certain level of strength a way out, so they did not attract the siege of the large factions.

At this moment, Han Zhao was riding a tall horse and walking at the front of the team. Behind him were Xu Ling, Feng Xiao, and the other four quasi-Martial Masters of the Blood Tempering Realm.

Swoosh!

A faint sound suddenly came from the forest.

It was not loud. It was almost impossible to hear it under the cover of the sound of hooves, wheels, and footsteps.

However, to Han Zhao, who had true qi and his five senses had been greatly strengthened, this voice was quite obvious.

“Stop.” Han Zhao raised his hand.

“Stop!”

“Stop!”

Behind him, Xu Ling and Feng Xiao spoke at the same time. Then, they rode their horses to Han Zhao’s side.

Xu Ling asked with a puzzled expression, “Sect Master Xiong, what happened?”

“Someone is approaching,” Han Zhao said calmly.

“Be careful! Something is wrong!” Xu Ling did not suspect anything and immediately returned to the convoy at the back to warn them.

“Be careful!”

The martial artists of the caravan were shocked. Thev had sneciallv chosen to

travel at night under the dim moonlight. They did not even light a torch because they wanted to pass through Tianyuan Mountain secretly. Now, it seemed that they were overthinking. That group of people had already targeted them.

The martial artists on both sides of the carriage lit their torches and gathered the convoy in the middle. The surrounding area was illuminated by the flames.

At this moment, in the dark forest around the caravan, a group of masked men in black stood in the shadows and looked at the convoy illuminated by the flames not far away.

“Why did these people suddenly light torches? Did they discover us?”

“So what if they discover us? We underestimated them last time, so we didn’t take them all down. This time, with the Incense Master leading us, what’s there to be afraid of!”

“Incense Master Wei, I heard that the new Vice Hall Master Yang will be arriving soon. Do you want to wait for him?”

“There’s no need. By the time he comes, the battle will have ended long ago.” The leader of the black-robed men said indifferently, his tone filled with powerful confidence.

“Incense Master Wei is right! How can we let an outsider steal our limelight!”

“Cut the crap. Let’s attack together! Let’s end the battle quickly!” The leader of the men in black said coldly.

“Yes!”

With Incense Master Wei’s order, the black-robed man flew down from the forest beside the pipeline like a dumpling and landed dozens of meters away from the caravan’s carriage.

There were dozens of people in the group, eight of whom were experts at the Blood Tempering Realm. The leader, Incense Master Wei, and the other two deputy Incense Masters were all experts who had broken through to the third Blood Qi Breakthrough.

Half of the others were at the Bone Tempering Realm. This was already all the strength under Incense Master Wei to make up for his previous mistake.

“There are so many people!” The martial artists of the caravan were shocked when they saw so many black-clothed people rushing down.

In particular, the speed of the eight people in the lead was far from what the Bone Tempering Realm could compare to. They were all quasi-Martial Masters in the Blood Tempering Realm!

The four people leading the team of the trading company felt their scalps tingle.

This was also the first time Xu Ling had seen such a lineup. She felt that with the Life Nurturing Technique and the Third Level Mountain Splitting Saber

Technique, it would not be a problem for her to fight an expert with the second Blood Qi Breakthrough. However, she was afraid that the other party had a great expert with the third Blood Qi Breakthrough. Then, she would probably be unable to deal with him.

Just as the caravan was in chaos, Han Zhao, who was in front of everyone, said

indifferently,

“Leave these people to me. Don’t go forward and cause trouble.”

As he spoke, he patted the horse’s back and his body rose into the air. He tapped the horse’s head with the tip of his foot and in an instant, he floated ten meters in the air. After landing, the Blood Imprint accumulated in his legs and his speed suddenly increased. He rushed into the crowd.

“Sect Master Xiong?!” Feng Xiao was shocked. Before he could say anything, Xiong Ba charged into the crowd. How could he fight like this?

With eight Blood Tempering Realm martial artists working together, if they cooperated well, even a Force Tempering Martial Master might fail if they were not careful, not to mention that there were dozens of martial artists beside them.

“Young Miss, what should we do? Are we really just going to watch?” Feng Xiao hurriedly said.

If Xiong Ba was killed, they would be finished. There was still time to save him.

“Registered Elder Feng, let this Sect Master Xiong act like a hero. Perhaps he has true ability!” A registered elder of the Su family said in a low voice. His hands had already tightened the reins. Once Xiong Ba was defeated, he would immediately escape. Otherwise, he would definitely die against eight Blood Tempering Realm martial artists.

“Registered Elder Feng, I believe Junior Brother Han won’t misjudge anyone,”

Xu Ling said seriously. “Let’s not go up and cause trouble.”

“Wow!”

Just as they were talking, two incomparably miserable cries suddenly came from the black-clothed person’s team.

Sect Master Xiong rushed into the crowd. He was clearly wearing a golden robe that was not suitable for movement, but he seemed to be at ease under the siege of everyone. The other party could not even touch the corner of his clothes.

Two Blood Tempering Realm quasi-Martial Masters with red skin and explosive secret techniques were grabbed by the necks of each of them. Their heads collided, and their entire foreheads shattered and caved in. Brain juice splattered in all directions, but when they flew three inches away from his body, they were rebounded by an invisible force.

Anyone who approached him, even if they were gently brushed by his fists and feet, a bowl-sized bloody hole would instantly appear on their corresponding body parts. They would fall to the ground on the spot and not get up, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep.

Eight Blood Tempering Realm martial artists led dozens of experts and were easily killed by him.

This was simply like an old master who had killed fish for ten years at the market. He resolved it easily with a smile.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

If they had not encountered a Blood Tempering Realm martial artist who used a secret technique, they would definitely think that Sect Master Xiong was facing a group of ordinary people.

“So strong!”

“Damn it, we’ve been tricked!”

“It’s a Martial Master at the Greater Mastery of Force Tempering!”

Terrified cries came from the group of men in black. Even ordinary Force Tempering Martial Masters would probably be skinned alive if they were surrounded by them. How could they kill them like chickens?

Only when they faced the hall master of the Greater Mastery of Force Tempering did they feel such an overwhelming difference in strength.

“Retreat quickly!” The lead Incense Master Wei shouted and ran.

The other party’s Internal Force was too terrifying. He clearly did not touch anyone. In just two moves, his strongest subordinate was pierced through the chest.

Such a fierce and domineering Internal Force could actually continue to exert strength. If he did not leave, he would die!

When Han Zhao saw the other party escape, he immediately harvested the lives around him.

Seeing the Blood Tempering Realm martial artist that he had deliberately let go charge into the forest, he circulated his Wind Riding Force and chased after him.

“I didn’t expect this Smaller Three Essence Force to be so strong?” As he chased, he sighed at the power of the three forces combined.

He had yet to reach the Force Tempering Realm. Using a large amount of Internal Force would consume too much Blood Imprint. Therefore, other than fighting Meng Jue to death last time, he basically would not use too much Internal Force.

This time, facing eight Blood Tempering Realm martial artists, in order to prevent himself from failing, he used 70% of his strength at the beginning. In the end, he realized that this Smaller Three Essence Force could actually complete a cycle in his body. Other than the moment he used his strength to kill the enemy, there was almost no waste.

Previously, he had also crushed Blood Tempering Realm cultivators, but at the very least, he had to use the saber and sword.

This time, for the sake of stability, he hid his saber and sword under his robe. In the end, he did not have the chance to unsheathe them at all. He easily killed the enemy with his fists and feet.

“Sect Master Xiong! Stop chasing!” Xu Ling and the others rode their horses forward and instantly disappeared.

“A Martial Master at the Greater Mastery of Force Tempering! Did you all hear that?” Feng Xiao looked at the tragic corpses on the ground and could not help but gasp.

At this moment, the people behind him were also silent. No one spoke..