Liu Yong'an originally wanted to handle it himself. With his current strength, dealing with Bi Shuai would be a piece of cake. However, ever since Liu Guanfeng stepped into the Four Sacred Mountains and rescued their family from the prison in Starfall City, Liu Yong'an had come to regard his youngest son as more than just a child. Instead, he willingly followed his son's arrangements, as everything happening now was crafted by Liu Guanfeng.
Although he was eager to go out, Liu Guanfeng held him back, and he abandoned the thought of leaving. He understood that his son was worried about him getting hurt.
Bi Shuai smiled slightly, "I thought it was someone important; turns out it's just you, little brat. Come let me see if your skills have improved over the years. Don't think I'm afraid just because you have a big Little Guy. If you have the guts, come and fight me."
Liu Guanlei was also an impulsive person, and he had nothing to say to Bi Shuai. Swinging his Wolf Tooth Club from above, he brought it down hard. Bi Shuai could have dodged it, but wanting to show off in front of Sun Yong, he underestimated Liu Guanlei.
In his mind, Liu Guanlei was at best a low-level Intermediate Knight. Even if he had made significant progress over the years to reach High-Level Knight, that was still impressive; however, compared to himself, they were not on the same level.
With a disdainful smile, Bi Shuai thought about how he would take Liu Guanlei's life with one move. He intended to imitate Liu Guanyu's earlier method to knock Liu Guanlei's weapon aside and then cleave him in half with his axe. So Bi Shuai gathered all his strength and pushed upward, resulting in three loud clashing sounds.
When Bi Shuai's Great Axe met Liu Guanlei's Wolf Tooth Club, he felt as if he had struck not a hammerhead but a massive mountain peak. Instantly, both of his arms suffered catastrophic fractures, followed by a horrific scream.
Liu Guanfeng couldn't help but want to laugh at Bi Shuai's condition. From seeing his arms, Liu Guanfeng knew they were ruined; according to the medical standards of this world, the recovery rate for such injuries was zero. Bi Shuai had been overly arrogant, thinking that his strength with the Great Axe could not be surpassed by a mere child. Little did he know that Liu Guanlei had put in considerable effort into strength training for using the Wolf Tooth Club.
Every day he practiced wrestling with large magical beasts like bears and elephants and competed in climbing with ape-like creatures. Given Liu Guanlei's current strength, even an adult Bear-type Monster would not be stronger than him.
Just as Liu Guanlei prepared to deliver another blow to finish off Bi Shuai, Liu Yong'an spoke up from behind: "Stop it; after all, he's still my subordinate. His arms are already ruined; let's spare his life."
At that moment, Liu Guanfeng took out a pill from his pocket. This pill was the Healing Bone Elixir refined by Zhuque; even if all bones were shattered, one pill could restore them completely. Liu Guanfeng handed the pill to his father: "Father, take this pill; give it to him when you think it's appropriate."
Liu Yong'an looked at his son with gratitude and nodded.
At this moment, only five generals and two guards remained to fight alongside Sun Yong, totaling seven people. The five generals unconsciously stepped forward, clearly believing that they could not defeat the opponent individually, so they decided to act together.
Seeing this, Liu Guanfeng simply smiled and said, "Chonghong, Chongkuo, Niu Yitian, you all have rested enough, so these five are up to you eight."
"Understood." After that, the eight of them immediately entered the palace. Once they stood in groups of four, they looked at the Five People opposite them. Among the Five People, there was only one Upper Intermediate Knight; the rest were all Advanced Knights. In contrast, Chonghong and the other eight were all Intermediate Knights, creating a significant disparity in strength. The Five People felt reassured because under such circumstances, it would be quite easy for an Advanced Knight to eliminate all eight of them.
Noticing that neither side had made a move, Liu Guanfeng grew somewhat displeased and shouted at his Eight Great Warriors, "Are you waiting to be served dinner instead of attacking?"
With Liu Guanfeng's command, the eight individuals moved simultaneously to form two circles, effectively splitting the opposing five generals into two groups. At this point, the Five People showed no signs of panic; after all, the difference in strength was too great.
However, as the eight moved in unison, the Five People suddenly felt as if they were facing not four or eight opponents but an entire army, rendering them unable to act.
Their movements made the Five People appear as if they were drunk, stumbling around aimlessly. From Sun Yong's vantage point on the dragon throne, he observed that his Five People had been divided into two parts while the opposing side moved chaotically around them. It was evident from their expressions that his Five People were utterly confused; they seemed unable to locate their opponents.
The remaining events unfolded quite simply. The Five People could not find any flaws in this formation and ended up charging recklessly. Ultimately, they were caught off guard and killed by Chonghong and the other eight in the great hall. Even in death, they remained unaware of how they had met their end.
Liu Guanfeng was quite satisfied with the performance of his Eight Great Warriors. Achieving a complete victory despite the significant disparity in strength indicated that their training had indeed been rigorous.
At this point, only two men from the Hua Xing Empire remained to protect Sun Yong; both were around thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old. The main reason Sun Yong felt confident sitting on the dragon throne was because of these two men.
Even at this moment, although the two opponents appeared somewhat surprised, they showed no signs of fear. These two men were brothers who not only looked remarkably alike but also shared similar weapons, attire, voices, and abilities.
Whenever these brothers fought against an opponent, they always teamed up together. Their deep connection allowed their combined power to increase by at least twenty percent. Although they were Intermediate Advanced Knights, even when facing an Upper Advanced Knight together, they were confident that they could hold their ground effectively.
At this moment, two yellow shadows flashed out from behind Sun Yong's screen, revealing two golden tigers beside the two brothers. The brothers quickly mounted their mounts and raised their double axes, jumping into the center of the great hall.
Liu Guanfeng turned around and said, "Brother Cui, are you interested in testing the strength of these two brothers?"
Cui Jinchong laughed heartily, "It's good that Junior Brother understands me. To be honest, I've been eager to try for a long time."
"Since that's the case, I'll leave this match to you."
"You can rest assured if you leave it to me." Cui Zhongyi raised his iron staff high, and his Wind Wolf shifted its body to stand in front of the two men.
One of them pointed his axe at Cui Zhongyi and asked, "Who are you? State your name."
"Me? I'm not worth mentioning; I'm just an ordinary person. May I ask how to address you two generals?"
"Sit tight; be careful not to wet your pants from being scared by our names. We are the leaders of the Huaxing Kingdom's Imperial Guards, Wei Xiong and Wei Bao. Our master is Xiahou Zhongtian, the Guardian Deity of the Divine Knights of Huaxing Kingdom."
Hearing their names, Liu Guanfeng couldn't help but chuckle: "Wei Xiong? Wei Bao? It seems they really have the qualifications to be animal keepers; even their names are so creative."
The other man noticed that Cui Jinchong remained silent and thought he was intimidated by their reputation. He laughed loudly and said, "How about it? Are you scared by our master's name? If you know what's good for you, surrender immediately, and we can spare your life. Otherwise, this will be your burial ground."
At this moment, Cui Jinchong shook his head vigorously and then looked up at the two brothers across from him, saying, "No way; I've done my best. I really can't recall anyone like you two, and I've never heard of your master." In fact, Cui Jinchong was speaking the truth; when he went to the past world of the Gods, Xiahou Zhongtian was just an Advanced Knight with little fame, so he didn't recognize him. After returning, he didn't stay long before starting to fight in the palace, so no one had mentioned it to him.
Upon hearing that the other party didn't even know their master's name, Wei Xiong and Wei Bao were furious. Wei Xiong pointed at Cui Jinchong and said, "You little brat dare to mock my brother! I'll let you experience my master's power now. Brothers, attack!"
With a single sentence from Wei Xiong, Wei Bao understood immediately, and the two of them rushed towards Cui Jinchong from either side. Almost simultaneously, the two wielded their axes, striking at Cui Jinchong's chest, back, left arm, and right waist, effectively surrounding him with their attacks.
Liu Guanfeng, standing nearby, nodded slightly. He hadn't expected these two brothers to coordinate so brilliantly; if they were ordinary Advanced Knights, this maneuver would have been enough to determine the outcome.
However, Cui Jinchong was not an ordinary Advanced Knight. He utilized the length of his staff to jab at Wei Xiong on the left. Realizing that if he didn't dodge this strike, he would not only miss his attack but could also be hit himself, Wei Xiong had no choice but to withdraw his dual axes and cross them to block Cui Jinchong's jab. In response, Cui Jinchong used his iron staff to strike Wei Xiong's axes, leveraging that force to thrust the staff towards the right.
The other end of the staff aimed straight for Wei Bao's face. Seeing the iron staff coming towards him and knowing he couldn't swing his axe in time, Wei Bao instinctively leaned back to evade Cui Jinchong's strike.
At this moment, the brothers' synergy became evident. As Cui Jinchong jabbed at Wei Bao, Wei Xiong swung his axes again. With experience on his side, Cui Jinchong had to exert himself to pull his iron staff back and defend against Wei Xiong's assault.
While Cui Jinchong was engaged with Wei Xiong, Wei Bao had already regained his footing and joined the fray. Thus, under the coordinated attacks of the two brothers, Cui Jinchong found himself defending from both sides. Observing this situation from his dragon throne, Sun Yong finally smiled, while Liu Yong'an and others outside broke into a sweat; they were unaware of Cui Jinchong's true strength and only knew he was a top-tier Advanced Knight.
Many people compared themselves to Cui Jinchong and realized that if they faced these two brothers, their chances of survival were slim—this included Liu Yong'an himself.
Liu Yong'an believed he could withstand the brothers' assault but was certain that if he fought them both, he would have no chance to counterattack; ultimately, he would be the one to lose.
Among everyone present, only Liu Guanfeng remained calm. He noticed that Cui Jinchong wasn't using all of his strength; it seemed he was trying to learn something from these two brothers. Although it appeared that Cui Jinchong was desperately defending himself, Liu Guanfeng knew that the brothers' axes would never touch any part of Cui Jinchong's body.
In fact, Liu Guanfeng's assessment was correct; whenever the brothers' axes were about to make contact with Cui Jinchong, he always managed to dodge just half a second in advance.
In the blink of an eye, Cui Jinchong had exchanged over thirty-six blows with each brother. The two siblings grew bolder with each clash while Cui Jinchong became increasingly adept at maneuvering between them, leaving the brothers without any effective means of attack for a short time.
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