Fierce Tiger’s Roar

"Senior Brother!"

The instant Wang He died, Hong Zhenjie trembled all over and shouted in shock. Normally, he, the young master, should have been the one leading the charge.

"Everyone who’s lost their mounts, move aside! Those in the rear, don’t worry about those in front—charge!"

Fourth Master Hong had no time to grieve his disciple’s death. Seeing the White Horse riders refuse to charge because their own people were in front of them, he flew into a rage. Cavalry could only display their greatest power while charging. Cavalry that couldn’t charge were no different from infantry; surrounding the enemy with wave after wave of attacks was simply suicide.

"Yaaah!"

The countless fully mounted cavalry charged once more, surging like a tide toward Gu Sheng, who had rushed into the White Horse Battalion’s ranks and was slaughtering everyone in his path.

Rumble~~

The earth trembled. Countless men and horses of the White Horse Battalion charged like a gale, the shadows of their long spears sending everything along the way flying—including dead White Horse mounts and brothers who couldn’t dodge in time.

"Kill!!!"

The White Horse Battalion’s cavalry galloped forward, their gleaming spearheads all aimed at Gu Sheng, who was still hacking through their ranks.

"Die!"

Gu Sheng showed no fear before the White Horse Battalion charging at him. He cleaved forward, splitting the foremost elite White Horse rider and his mount in two. Then he leaped forward and swept his blade horizontally, knocking away the spearheads attacking from all sides. With the opening created, he continued sweeping his blade in every direction.

Countless White Horse riders surged like a flood. Gu Sheng was the unshakable boulder standing in the middle of that flood, splitting it into two streams and leaving a blood-soaked path of red and white in his wake.

"One hundred men! Follow me!"

When Fourth Master Hong saw that Gu Sheng’s relentless advance had finally stopped, his eyes lit up. With a loud shout, he summoned one hundred elite White Horse riders. Then, wielding the Cold Moon Blade, his figure became a phantom. After striking more than a dozen men on the head in succession, he flew across over a hundred zhang and smashed toward Gu Sheng.

"Haha, you stinking little brat! Prepare to die!"

Amid a wild, arrogant laugh, the Cold Moon Blade in Fourth Master Hong’s hand instantly transformed into more than a dozen blade images, completely shrouding Gu Sheng as he dealt with the White Horse cavalry.

Clang~

Gu Sheng couldn’t be bothered with those supposedly layered blade images. He aimed straight ahead and swept his blade across. When the blades collided, Inner Force instantly sent Fourth Master Hong flying backward. The countless blade images vanished at once. With overwhelming power, Gu Sheng had completely sealed off Fourth Master Hong’s tricks.

No matter how brilliant a technique was, once it met absolute strength, being struck even once would disrupt the entire routine and make its supposed variations impossible to continue.

"Get him!"

Fourth Master Hong took a leaping step to dispel the force that had sent him flying and ordered his men to surround and kill Gu Sheng. He himself stood to the side, coldly watching his subordinates go to their deaths. From time to time, he shifted positions and suddenly struck Gu Sheng when he found an opening.

Half an hour later, corpses and severed limbs in all manner of forms covered the area around Gu Sheng. More than half of the White Horse Gang’s elite force—the eight hundred men of the White Horse Battalion—had died, and the corpses piled on the ground reached several zhang high.

Gu Sheng killed five White Horse riders surrounding him with another slash, then swung his blade up to block the strike Fourth Master Hong, that old schemer, had launched at him from behind.

"You think throwing people at me will work?"

Gu Sheng swept Fourth Master Hong away with a slash. While surrounded, even he found it difficult to take Fourth Master Hong’s life in a single move. It wasn’t that he couldn’t do it; he would have to trade injury for injury.

After all, he was still made of flesh and blood. If he was truly cut or stabbed by blades and spears, he would bleed and be wounded. Once injured, the situation would become truly dangerous.

"But your condition isn’t looking very good either!"

After Gu Sheng knocked his blade away, Fourth Master Hong showed no discouragement. Instead, he called over Liu San and the other White Horse Gang leaders to attack Gu Sheng together.

He himself withdrew from the battlefield. As he watched Gu Sheng kill with every stroke, a trace of fear flashed through his eyes. He shouted, "Teng Qinghu, you really do have the qualifications to negotiate terms with me, Fourth Master Hong.

"You’ve killed so many of our people. Surely you’ve vented your anger enough by now! Why don’t we sit down and talk?"

Fourth Master Hong shouted loudly, but at the same time he urgently ordered his men to continue their siege.

"Fourth Master Hong, at this point, do you think I’ll still trade words with you?"

Gu Sheng kicked Liu San in the chest, sending him flying more than ten zhang away.

"Then don’t blame me!"

A fierce glint flashed through Fourth Master Hong’s eyes. He swept his gaze over the surrounding allied forces from the various villages, who were itching to make a move, and a trace of madness appeared in his eyes. Gu Sheng had slaughtered his way through the battlefield, nearly wiping out the White Horse Gang’s elite forces.

The situation had now reversed. There had been some sincerity in his earlier words, but Gu Sheng had refused. Since Gu Sheng’s side had rejected negotiations, the White Horse Gang was essentially doomed this time.

Since the life’s work he had poured his heart and soul into was about to be destroyed, he would have to drag a few people down with him. That brat being surrounded would definitely pay the price.

"White Horse Battalion, charge!"

At Fourth Master Hong’s command, the remaining three hundred elite White Horse riders formed three ranks and charged simultaneously toward Gu Sheng, who was surrounded by the others.

The thunderous rumbling shook the heavens. Gu Sheng, however, had fallen into a bitter struggle. The White Horse Gang experts surrounding him were utterly fearless of death, throwing themselves forward one after another and firmly entangling him in place. He could no longer dodge as nimbly as before.

"Has it become dangerous?"

Gu Sheng turned his head for a glance before falling back into the encirclement. A threat to his life lingered in his heart. Earlier, he hadn’t feared the charge because he could move freely, dodge, and unleash hidden weapons. But now that he was entangled by experts, once he was caught in that steel flood, he could truly die.

"This is bad!"

Teng Qingshan’s expression changed as he watched the battle. Without saying a word, he shot toward the battlefield. Chu Xin, who had already been worried, slapped the Black Wind Leopard beneath her and charged toward the battlefield at even greater speed.

At the same time, Li Yanshan and Liu Shui, who had also been watching the battle, moved as well. However, the two of them only rushed out after hesitating.

"Charge!"

City Guard Ni also saw that something was wrong. He hurriedly urged his horse forward, leading the elite city guards to rescue Gu Sheng.

"He can’t die!"

Liu San was pretending to look seriously injured off to the side. When he saw that Gu Sheng was truly about to fall into danger, he hurriedly gritted his teeth, stood up, and rushed over. If Gu Sheng died at this critical moment, the trouble would be immense.

Drip.

Gu Sheng swung his blade and forced back two attacking experts. Sweat fell from the tip of his nose. As he watched the steel flood surging forward like countless galloping horses, his heart was perfectly calm. A sharp pain pulsed between his brows, as though something were about to burst out of his body.

"What is this?"

A warm current awakened within his body. Gu Sheng felt as if he had broken through some kind of shackle. His body suddenly relaxed, and his entire being filled with even greater strength.

"Ha!"

Gu Sheng roared and swept his blade in every direction. A pale-red stream of light resembling flames burst outward. The experts attacking him were instantly knocked away in all directions. Fourth Master Hong, who had just been preparing to launch a sneak attack, felt a fierce gust explode against his face and was sent flying as well.

"Heh! Fierce Tiger’s Roar!"

A layer of crimson light suddenly covered Gu Sheng’s body. It flowed upward without end like blazing flames. As he watched the three hundred elite riders charging toward him, inspiration struck. He leaped into the air and brought his blade down in a fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain, smashing it into the ground.

"Roar!"

The instant Gu Sheng drew his blade, a furious roar resembling a tiger’s howl exploded across the battlefield. An enormous, intangible beast of Crimson Flame instantly took shape and pounced toward the elite White Horse riders ahead.