Tyrant Sky Martial Soul
Chapter 1094: Lie Huo Burns the City

Chapter 1094: Chapter 1094: Lie Huo Burns the City

"I don’t know how Ji Ning and Qin Huo are doing; everyone listen up, accelerate forward. If we encounter an attack, don’t ask for my orders, just act, and show no mercy!"

Ling Xiao sensed the seriousness of the situation.

It’s quite possible that Ji Ning, Qin Huo, and the others have already been captured.

The team continued to move forward, now at an even faster pace, raising the flag of the Northern Desert City’s Dark Sting Special Forces.

Performing propriety before force, Ling Xiao did not wish to give the enemy any excuse to criticize him.

A shichen later, the outlines of Northern Desert City and Northern Desert Pass became visible.

Through his Tai Chi Eye, Ling Xiao could see everything around him clearly.

Sure enough, there was an ambush, and not a small one at that.

"Listen up, I am Ling Xiao, the Supervising General decreed by the Emperor, and the Captain of the Northern Desert Army’s Dark Sting Special Forces!"

As Ling Xiao accelerated his pace, he displayed his waist token and shouted loudly.

However, there was no response.

Through the Tai Chi Eye, Ling Xiao even saw faces wearing mocking smiles.

Although he had anticipated this, actually seeing it still pained his heart.

Such treatment of meritorious officials by the Phoenix God Empire was truly chilling.

He said nothing further and instead quickened his pace. Since there were people here lying in wait to kill him, it seemed likely that Ji Ning, Qin Huo, Lu Chenlong, Li Ruguang, Zhang Yu Fei, Zhu Ge Ming, and the others might already be trapped in cages.

As for Feng Qingyan, his identity was special; unless the Emperor wanted to completely tear their relationship with the Fire Phoenix Clan, he should not be in any immediate danger.

He must catch up!

Ling Xiao was filled with urgency.

The moment thousands of Martial Artists entered the ambush area, a sudden "buzzing" noise erupted from the sky.

Thousands of feather arrows shot towards them.

Ling Xiao did nothing, still riding the Demon Wolf at full speed.

Xie Li had already leapt into the air, pressing down with his palms, and the arrows flying through the sky were redirected back, followed by continuous screams.

There was no need for Ling Xiao to act.

Xie Li alone was enough to deal with those wastes; their priority now was to race against time!

Ling Xiao had no sympathy for those who were killed.

He had revealed his identity, yet the enemy did not check it and instead directly loosed arrows.

He wasn’t so pedantic; since you shot arrows at me, it meant you wanted to be my enemy, and I have no fault in killing you.

"Leave one alive!"

Suddenly, Ji Mingkong spoke.

Xie Li flung a person over, who landed in Ji Mingkong’s grasp.

This person was wearing the armor of the Phoenix God Empire and looked to be of high rank, at least a Centurion.

"Who ordered you to set up this ambush?" Ji Mingkong asked coldly.

"I don’t know!"

The man was defiant, turning his head away and refusing to speak.

Ji Mingkong scoffed coldly and impaled the man’s throat with a sword.

In that instant, the Centurion’s eyes revealed a hint of regret.

He thought she was going to interrogate him and possibly offer some benefits, but he did not expect her to be so forthright.

However, Ji Mingkong didn’t care, because the road was full of ambushes—if one person didn’t talk, if two people didn’t talk, she didn’t believe that everyone would keep silent.

Xie Li continued to slaughter.

Ji Mingkong kept questioning.

Those who didn’t answer were killed immediately, without a shred of mercy.

This was a battlefield, not a game. Mercy and compassion for the enemy could very well lead to death—for oneself or for friends.

As they approached Northern Desert City, Ling Xiao instructed Xie Li to stay outside the city for support, while he led the Moon Lady and the Dark Stinger agents to the city gates.

There was absolutely no survivor left along the way, something that Ling Xiao was very clear about, so the garrison inside Northern Desert City must not be aware of their situation.

Leaving nearly a thousand people from Xie Li and the Scorpion Tribe outside as backup was the best option, allowing them to maintain initiative in case anything went amiss.

"Open the gates!"

Standing beneath the city, Ling Xiao bellowed to the soldiers atop the wall.

At this moment, General Jia was nowhere to be seen, nor was Jia Yun, leaving only a few unfamiliar faces.

"Who goes there?"

"Ling Xiao!"

Ling Xiao declared his identity.

"So it’s Commander Ling, we have been waiting for a long time, open the gates!"

A hint of a cold smile curled the lips of the commanding officer above the gate, and then he opened the doors.

As Ling Xiao and his people entered, the great gates closed behind them.

Just as Ling Xiao stepped into Northern Desert City, he found himself and his men surrounded. Presently, there were about ten thousand troops stationed in the city, all of whom now appeared around them.

Archers took their positions on the city walls.

Cavalry and infantry encircled them tightly.

"What are you trying to do?"

Ling Xiao asked coldly.

"By order of General Jia, we await here for the treasonous colluder with the enemy, Ling Xiao!"

A commanding officer slowly descended from atop the walls.

Early Ten Directions Heaven Cultivation level.

This would have been a difficult opponent for Ling Xiao in the past.

But today, Ling Xiao did not consider a martial artist of Ten Directions Heaven Cultivation level worthy of concern.

"Colluding with the enemy?"

Ling Xiao let out a cold laugh and said, "I traveled thousands of miles to hunt down Jiumo Zhiyan and Timmer Muto, and now I return with Timmer Muto’s head, and you accuse me of collusion and treason?"

Upon seeing this, the General was both shocked and delighted.

The shock was because Ling Xiao had actually managed to bring back Timmer Muto’s head, something they had never even considered possible.

The delight was that now he could claim a great achievement.

"Ling Xiao, hand over the head, and as you’ve turned yourself in, I can offer you a quick death. Otherwise, I will leave you with nowhere to bury your corpse!" the General said with a cold laugh.

"Impossible!" Ling Xiao shook his head.

"Heh, whether you hand it over or not, you’re already dead. Strike now, and make sure to secure Timmer Muto’s head; as for the rest, show no mercy!"

The order was given by the General, his cold smile emerging on his face.

He began to fantasize about bringing Ling Xiao and Timmer Muto’s heads back for a reward and gaining great wealth and high position.

At his command, a flurry of arrows whistled down from the city walls, dense like a swarm of locusts swooping towards Ling Xiao and the dozen or so Dark Sting operatives.

This was just the first wave of the assault.

Their true strength would naturally manifest in the subsequent slaughter by the cavalry and infantry.

"Seeking death!"

Ling Xiao snorted coldly, leaping into the air with the Golden Crow Sword in his hand, emitting a golden light, and a colossal Golden Crow, several dozen times larger than before, descended upon Northern Desert City.

Golden Crow Eclipse!

Fires of destruction ignited the city, the Golden Crow rampaged!

With just one move, those arrows were burned to ash, countless archers were pierced with scorching Sword Qi, and aflame, they fell from the city walls.

This scene filled every soldier of the Phoenix God Empire’s army with trepidation.

The intelligence was off—how could Ling Xiao be so terrifying!

Such power couldn’t possibly be unleashed by a martial artist of the Six Arts Heavenly Realm.

Screams of horror and despair were echoed, and faces illuminated by the fierce flames bore expressions of fear and hopelessness.

In an instant, more than two to three hundred archers were directly killed, and over a thousand more were burnt alive or perished from their falls.

The fire continued to spread unchecked.

It was winter, and the northern wind howled, making it impossible to extinguish the flames.

Yet strangely, the area around Ling Xiao and the Dark Stingers became a no-fire zone.