Chapter 549: Martial Arts Domain Opens

Zhu Ying swept a sharp, piercing gaze over the few remaining martial arts experts. With just a single look, the experts felt an immense pressure.

In fact, an overwhelming sense of oppression surged toward them.

At the same time, Han Shizhong, the Grand General of the Song Kingdom, was visibly panicked. Especially after witnessing the martial arts experts being killed one by one by Zhu Ying, Han Shizhong’s heart undoubtedly fell into despair.

"It is time to end this."

Standing high above the void, Zhu Ying spoke these words coldly. Immediately after, he unleashed the Six Meridian Divine Sword!

*Bang! Bang! Bang!*

In that fleeting instant, the true qi released by the three streaks of the Six Meridian Divine Sword instantly pierced toward Xu Zhu, Xiao Yuanshan, Murong Bo, and the others.

At this critical moment, Xu Zhu was the first to step forward.

Currently, Xu Zhu's realm had reached the Quasi-Peak Grandmaster stage. Although there was still a gap between his realm and Zhu Ying's, the true qi within Xu Zhu's body was quite abundant.

When he saw Zhu Ying attacking with the Six Meridian Divine Sword, Xu Zhu also utilized the North Sea Divine Skill combined with the Lesser Wuxing Skill at maximum speed!

*Bang!*

In an instant, a dense layer of true qi appeared directly in front of Xu Zhu, Xiao Yuanshan, and Murong Bo. Xu Zhu used the true qi within his body to forcefully block Zhu Ying's strike!

The true qi of the Six Meridian Divine Sword clashed directly with the true qi of the North Sea Divine Skill.

Immediately following the collision, a violent fluctuation formed!

"Interesting."

High above the void, after seeing Xu Zhu successfully block his Six Meridian Divine Sword using his own true qi, a hint of excitement appeared on Zhu Ying's face.

One must know that since Zhu Ying arrived in this [Comprehensive Martial Arts World], he had maintained a status where he killed gods and slaughtered Buddhas; looking around, no one was his match.

But tonight, Xu Zhu had successfully blocked his attack.

"Merely the Grandmaster realm, yet I didn't expect you to be able to catch my Six Meridian Divine Sword. Little monk, you have some skill."

Xu Zhu roared loudly at Zhu Ying, "You... you have killed so many people; you are truly a practitioner of great evil!"

"Today, I will definitely kill you to avenge Xiao Feng and Duan Yu!"

Having said that, Xu Zhu exerted all his strength, merging all the true qi in his body, and then unleashed the signature technique of the Xiaoyao Sect: the Tianshan Six Yang Palms!

At the exact moment Xu Zhu made his move, Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo, standing on either side of him, also struck.

Both Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo were in the Grandmaster realm. Although they had not yet reached their peak, they were considered peerless experts.

Xiao Yuanshan unleashed the Shaolin supreme skill, the Prajna Palm!

As for Murong Bo, he similarly unleashed his life's work, the Cannibal Finger!

The three peerless experts launched their attacks toward Zhu Ying almost simultaneously. However, Zhu Ying was, after all, Zhu Ying.

As an absolute powerhouse of the Divine Ability Realm, to be honest, Zhu Ying didn't even blink an eye upon seeing the martial arts of these three men.

In the next second, Zhu Ying waved his hand lightly.

At that moment, a violent wind blew, and simultaneously, the world grew even darker!

"Break!"

As Zhu Ying's voice fell, his Martial Domain successfully activated!

The attacks made by Xu Zhu, Xiao Yuanshan, and Murong Bo were instantly turned into mere illusions by Zhu Ying!

Clearly, Zhu Ying had lost his patience and decided to kill all three martial arts experts before him directly.

Thus, he directly utilized his Martial Domain, trapping all three within it.

To be honest, when Murong Bo, Xiao Yuanshan, and Xu Zhu saw themselves trapped within the domain, despair and shock flashed in their eyes.

Even though the three of them were experts of the Great Grandmaster realm, they had never encountered the Divine Ability Realm, let alone entered a Martial Domain.

Looking at the environment before him, Xu Zhu said to the other two with a trembling voice, "Is this the legendary Martial Domain? I didn't expect this Imperial Grandson of the Great Ming to truly be a powerhouse of the Divine Ability Realm. It seems we are destined to die here today."

Xiao Yuanshan said slowly, "We have done our best. Since things have come to this, we can only leave it to fate."

Murong Bo, however, remained full of confidence. He said to the other two, "The universe is not yet decided; who knows what the outcome will be? Now that it has come to this, we must naturally exert our full strength to achieve victory."

But in the next second, Zhu Ying lightly flicked his finger. Suddenly, three streaks of golden lightning appeared almost simultaneously in front of Xiao Yuanshan, Murong Bo, and Xu Zhu.

Seeing this, the three naturally brought out their signature moves and released all the true qi in their bodies, forming a massive wall of true qi.

Unfortunately, within the Martial Domain, no wall of true qi was effective.

*BOOM!!*

A massive explosion occurred, and the true qi wall formed by the three collapsed instantly.

Suddenly, Xu Zhu, Xiao Yuanshan, and Murong Bo were all struck by the golden lightning and died instantly!

This was Zhu Ying's strength.

Without exerting the slightest effort, he killed all the martial arts experts of the Song Kingdom.

Subsequently, the Martial Domain dissipated.

At the same time, Zhu Ying vanished from the capital of the Song Kingdom.

He left behind only the despairing Song General, Han Shizhong.

To be honest, when Han Shizhong saw the corpses of Xiao Yuanshan, Xu Zhu, and Murong Bo, he fell completely into despair and collapse. Originally, Han Shizhong believed that the Song Kingdom could, with the strength of these martial arts experts, barely hold back the offensive of the Great Ming Empire.

But looking at it now, his previous thought had been incredibly naive.

At this time, a soldier beside Han Shizhong hurriedly asked, "General Han, what should we do now?"

Han Shizhong sighed softly and said with a face full of despair, "What else can we do? We can only fight to the death."

Then, Han Shizhong said to the crowd, "Brothers, the time to serve the country has come. Although the enemy's strength is unprecedentedly powerful, you are all fine men of the Song Kingdom. You eat the grain of the Song Kingdom, receive the salaries of the Song Kingdom, and draw the military pay of the Song Kingdom."

"Now that the nation is in peril, every commoner has a responsibility. We shall naturally defend the capital to the death."

"If any soldier dares to retreat or disobey orders, they shall be executed without mercy."

Truthfully, Han Shizhong did not actually want to bury the lives of these three hundred thousand troops here.

However, he held a high position and was the Grand General personally appointed by the Emperor of the Song Kingdom. Therefore, for the sake of his sense of duty, Han Shizhong had no choice but to make such a decision.

Meanwhile, beneath the capital of the Song Kingdom, within the Great Ming Empire's military camp, Zhu Ying appeared before generals such as Lan Yu and Guo Zhen.

Upon seeing Zhu Ying's return, everyone bowed to him.

"This subordinate greets the Imperial Grandson. May the Imperial Grandson live for ten thousand years!"

"Everyone, rise."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Zhu Ying spoke to the generals before him in a cold tone, "Currently, the martial arts experts in the Song capital have all been eliminated by me. Now, you may fully display your capabilities."

In truth, with Zhu Ying's current strength, he could have wiped out the three hundred thousand troops in the Song capital with a single flick of his finger, but he did not do so.

The reason was simple: he needed to allow his soldiers to undergo training, and this siege was the best opportunity.

As Zhu Ying's voice fell, Lan Yu, the Grand General of the War Cavalry Camp, was the first to cup his fists and say, "Reporting to Your Highness, this subordinate is willing to serve as the vanguard to break through the Song capital."

Zhu Ying granted permission.

He spoke seriously to Lan Yu, "Even though there are no more martial arts experts in the Song capital, there are still three hundred thousand troops. These armies are the elites of the Song Kingdom, and with Han Shizhong commanding them, breaking their capital will not be an easy task."

"I will give you one hour. You must break through the capital within one hour."

Following Zhu Ying's words, Lan Yu immediately accepted the command.

"Please rest assured, Imperial Grandson. This subordinate will definitely break through the Song capital within one hour."

...

Soon, Lan Yu led the massive army of the War Cavalry Camp in a grand procession to the walls of the Song capital. Although the capital was guarded by three hundred thousand troops, Lan Yu was not afraid in the slightest.

Because his army possessed a large number of modern weapons.

Thus, the walls of the Song capital were almost like foam in Lan Yu's eyes.

In fact, it was indeed so.

Upon Lan Yu's command, hundreds of cannons simultaneously launched a fierce bombardment against the walls of the Song capital.

*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*

In less than half a stick of incense's time, the entire wall of the Song capital completely collapsed!

The Song defenders suffered heavy casualties.

Subsequently, the army led by Lan Yu charged into the Song capital with lightning speed.

Even though the walls had collapsed, the Song defenders still did not give up. Under the leadership of Grand General Han Shizhong, they began to retreat into the city to engage the Great Ming army in street fighting.

However, all resistance was futile.

The equipment of the Great Ming soldiers was a complete dimensional strike.

Every soldier held an assault rifle and various types of grenades, wore bulletproof vests, and was even equipped with high-quality armor.

Therefore, when the two armies clashed, the Great Ming soldiers received almost no damage, while the Song side could only passively take hits.

In an instant!

The streets of the Song capital were filled with the corpses of soldiers, most of whom were Song soldiers.

Seeing that the tide had turned, Grand General Han Shizhong immediately led his subordinates and rushed into the Imperial Palace.

At that time, in the main hall of the palace, the Emperor of the Song, Zhao Gou, was pacing back and forth, his expression full of tension.

When he saw Han Shizhong arrive, he rushed to him to ask about the current battle situation.

"General Han, have we won?"

Zhao Gou's eyes were full of anticipation as he asked urgently.

Unfortunately, Han Shizhong's answer sent Zhao Gou back into despair.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the walls of the Song capital have been blasted down by the Great Ming Empire's cannons. Currently, the Great Ming army has surged into the capital. Our Song Kingdom's defeat is certain."

As Han Shizhong's voice fell, the Emperor of the Song collapsed directly onto the ground. The situation he least wanted to see had finally arrived.

"How can this be?"

Zhao Gou hurriedly pressed Han Shizhong, "Where are the martial arts experts? Where are Guo Jing and the others? Did they all run away?"

In fact, from beginning to end, Zhao Gou had never particularly trusted this group of martial arts experts. So when he heard that the Great Ming army had fought their way into the city, his first reaction was that the martial arts experts had fled.

Seeing this, Han Shizhong immediately explained, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the martial arts experts did not flee; they were all killed by the Great Ming Imperial Grandson."

"What?"

Zhao Gou questioned in shock, "All killed? How is that possible? Those people were top-tier experts! How could the Great Ming Imperial Grandson kill them all? That is absolutely impossible!"

Clearly, to Zhao Gou, he simply did not believe that this group of martial arts experts could be easily slain by the Great Ming Imperial Grandson.

He remained stubbornly convinced that these martial arts experts must have deserted the battlefield.

Hearing Zhao Gou's words, a hint of helplessness appeared on Han Shizhong's face.

However, Han Shizhong did not want to waste breath further explaining to Zhao Gou; after all, the Great Ming Empire's army was about to charge into the Imperial City.

The priority was to retreat immediately.

Han Shizhong said to Zhao Gou in a hurried tone, "Reporting to Your Majesty, the priority now is to retreat immediately. If we continue to stay in the palace, we will surely leave no bones behind."

"To preserve the bloodline of our Song Imperial Family, I beg Your Majesty to disguise yourself as a commoner and escape the palace amidst the chaos."

Upon hearing Han Shizhong's words, Zhao Gou flatly refused.

He scolded sternly, "I am the Son of Heaven of the Song Kingdom. How could I flee in disgrace wearing the clothes of a commoner? Immediately organize your troops and continue to resist tenaciously. I believe we can surely repel this Great Ming Empire army."

Hearing this, Han Shizhong actually felt a sense of admiration for this Emperor.

Because from beginning to end, Han Shizhong had thought Zhao Gou was a man who feared death, but he never expected that today, Zhao Gou would possess such character.

Thus, Han Shizhong immediately expressed his loyalty to Zhao Gou, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. This subordinate will definitely defend the palace to the death."

After speaking, Han Shizhong led his subordinates into the palace to continue the fierce battle against the Great Ming soldiers.

Little did he know,

As soon as Han Shizhong left the palace, the Emperor of the Song took several of his confidants, secretly changed into commoner's clothing, and slipped away quietly through the back gate of the palace.

Zhao Gou was, after all, Zhao Gou.

To preserve his own life, he was willing to abandon Han Shizhong, who was risking his life to protect his lord.

However, the Song capital was now completely surrounded by the Great Ming Empire's army. Even if Zhao Gou disguised himself as an ordinary citizen, he could not escape the control of the Great Ming Empire.

Just as Zhao Gou and his confidants were preparing to slip out through the back gate, the Imperial Guard led by Guo Zhen directly intercepted Zhao Gou's group.

And so,

The Emperor of the Song was captured on the spot by the Great Ming Imperial Guard! (End of Chapter)