At this moment.
Inside the Wei Kingdom's base camp.
"Report!!!"
A hurried and flustered figure rushed towards the base camp in a panic.
The guards nearby did not stop him. He quickly entered the base camp.
"Bad news, Your Majesty, General Zhang Wei and General Wang Feng have been captured alive."
Inside the base camp tent, a middle-aged man with a beard, a domineering expression, and dressed in black robes was so shocked by the news that he slammed the table and stood up.
"How is that possible?"
Cao He's face was filled with disbelief.
He had thoroughly investigated this battle beforehand.
Zhang Wei and Wang Feng's opponents were Fang Han and Zhao Qi from the Shu Kingdom, plus Sun Tang, a helper from the Wu Kingdom.
However, both Zhang Wei and Wang Feng were at the sixth level of the Golden Core realm, while the three opposing generals were only at the fifth level of the Golden Core realm. Even with one person missing,
not to mention victory, it should not be difficult to fight to a draw.
And to be captured alive, that was completely impossible!
"What exactly happened? Could it be that the Wu and Shu Kingdoms have sent more experts to join the battlefield, and in a surprise attack, Zhang Wei and Wang Feng were captured alive?"
But the messenger quickly shook his head.
"Your Majesty, it's not like that."
Immediately, he recounted the entire process of what happened.
When he heard that a cultivator at the second level of the Golden Core realm suddenly appeared, and with one palm strike each, not only knocked out their own two generals.
He also knocked out the three Golden Core experts from the Wu and Shu Kingdoms.
Cao He was stunned.
"You're saying that all the experts who participated in the battle were captured by that suddenly appearing Golden Core second-level expert?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Hearing this news, anxiety immediately appeared on Cao He's face.
Zhang Wei and Wang Feng were his two top generals. Not only were they powerful, but they also understood the art of commanding troops and fighting battles, and had helped him win many victories.
"No, we can't wait any longer. Quickly dispatch General Dian Qi himself to rescue the two generals."
As soon as Cao He said this, a tall, burly middle-aged man with terrifying aura, holding a pair of iron halberds, standing beside him, immediately responded with a promise.
"My Lord, rest assured, Dian Qi will personally go and surely rescue Generals Zhang Wei and Wang Feng."
With that said, Dian Qi's peak Golden Core strength erupted. This was the highest strength allowed to participate in this dynasty struggle, restricted by several human Nascent Soul stage great cultivators.
Dian Qi was also a trump card general in Cao He's hands. In many battles that were about to be lost, it was Dian Qi who made the move and turned the tide. To exaggerate a bit,
if it weren't for Dian Qi over the years of war, Cao He might not have been one of the three who divided the world.
And on the other side, both the Wu and Shu Kingdoms received similar news.
When they heard that their Golden Core generals were easily captured alive by a strange cultivator, they were also deeply bewildered.
However, upon realizing this, the two rulers of the Wu and Shu Kingdoms also quickly dispatched their subordinate generals to rescue their generals who had been captured by Li Qi.
......
On the ground, five men, bound tightly, squatted on the ground with grief and indignation.
Beside them, Li Qi looked at his already ruined cave mansion and couldn't help but feel a surge of sorrow.
"Damn it, you really deserve to die! Fighting is fighting, but what's the deal with tearing down my home?"
Hearing this, the expressions of the already grief-stricken men were almost in tears.
Who the hell knew? They just casually chose a deserted mountain to fight, but it turned out there was someone hidden inside the mountain.
The key was how strong this person was. They were all famous generals in the world, but in full view of so many soldiers, they were knocked unconscious with a single palm and brought here.
And as Li Qi was saying this.
"Rumble."
His cave mansion vibrated again, and the already cracked places collapsed even more thoroughly.
Li Qi's heart felt even more sorrowful.
This was the cave mansion that had accompanied him for several years, which he had painstakingly dug out with his own fists, and now it was all gone.
Grief turned to rage.
Li Qi's gaze towards these men was filled with a hint of danger.
Under Li Qi's gaze, these men felt a chill all over their bodies and their speech began to tremble.
"Sir... Sir, let's talk. It was our fault for damaging your cave mansion. If you let us go, we will definitely compensate you fully!"
"Compensation, will my cave mansion return if I get compensation?"
Li Qi questioned aggressively. He had originally planned to cultivate in seclusion in this cave mansion for decades.
And just as these men were about to continue appeasing Li Qi.
Not far away, a terrifying aura pressed down.
Li Qi's gaze shifted, and he saw three figures whose strength had reached the peak of the ninth level of the Golden Core realm rapidly approaching him in the air.
"It's General Dian Qi / Zhao Yu / Zhou Hang!"
The captured Wei, Shu, and Wu individuals bound by Li Qi exclaimed with joy.
A few breaths later.
Above the sky not far from Li Qi, three figures with ferocious auras stood opposite each other.
One was burly, with a fierce face, holding a pair of iron halberds in his hand.
One had sharp features, with a cold expression in his eyes, holding a long spear in his hand.
The other had sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, holding a bronze long sword.
The three men's targets were all directed at Li Qi from afar.
"Little thief, release the person you are holding! Surrender quickly, and I will spare your life!"
Li Qi, upon hearing this, was amused to the point of anger.
It was like the elders coming after the juniors were defeated.
"You guys are too overbearing. You destroyed my cave mansion first, and now you want me to surrender!"
At the same time, the eyes of the Golden Core cultivators who had been captured alive beside Li Qi also revealed joy.
Although they had indeed made a slight mistake by destroying someone's cave mansion first, being captured alive so humiliatingly in front of everyone.
They all thought viciously in their hearts.
When this guy is captured alive later, I will definitely return this humiliation!
At this moment, seeing that Li Qi had no intention of surrendering, the three rescuers' expressions turned colder.
The three exchanged glances. Although they were rivals, their current objective was to rescue people.
Even though they disliked each other, they all suppressed their inner animosity.
Dian Qi, who was holding the double iron halberds, spoke first.
"Gentlemen, our objective this time is only to rescue people, and we do not intend to start a war. After rescuing them, we will go our separate ways, alright?"
"That's precisely what I intend." Zhao Yu and Zhou Hang nodded, agreeing.
Then, Dian Qi looked at Li Qi and said with a cold tone.
"Hmph, a mere second-level Golden Core, let me be the first to deal with you. After I defeat you, I will rescue my brothers waiting here."
The next moment, Dian Qi's aura erupted, and he appeared in front of Li Qi. He swung his double iron halberds, creating a whistling sound, and fiercely struck towards Li Qi.
Then...
There was no then.
Li Qi slapped him with a large palm strike, and the double iron halberds in Dian Qi's hand were sent flying out of sight for a thousand miles.
"Impossible!"
Dian Qi couldn't help but curse loudly.
The next moment, Dian Qi, with no resistance whatsoever, was knocked unconscious by Li Qi and fell directly to the ground.
If it weren't for his peak Golden Core cultivation, he would have been killed by the fall from a high altitude.
Seeing this, Zhao Yu and Zhou Hang, who had been calmly watching, almost had their eyeballs pop out.
Although they didn't get along, they still recognized each other's strength.
If they were to fight seriously without any external interference, they might not be able to determine a winner even after several days.
As a result, this guy who should have been evenly matched with them was directly knocked unconscious with a single slap?
"Run!"
The two couldn't help but shout and turned to flee.
But the next moment, their footsteps stopped abruptly.
Because Li Qi's figure had already appeared in front of them at some unknown time.
"You two, stay as well!"
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