Chapter 1236

The captain's voice wasn't loud, but his words were sonorous and forceful.

If there was a conflict between the two sides, the captain would give the other side a chance to resolve it, but only within the town.

If Zi Chen made it outside the town, then the city army would protect him.

"Zi Chen, we'll wait for you outside the town." With that, the captain waved his hand, indicating for the city army to leave.

Blackie glanced at Zi Chen, then turned and left.

Zi Chen looked gratefully at the group of Corporeal realm experts. The fact that they were willing to do such a thing for him made Zi Chen feel both surprised and touched.

After the city army reached the outside world, they didn't stay together. Instead, they dispersed the group of Corporeal realm experts around the town.

The meaning behind this was that Zi Chen could choose any place to break through. As long as he made it outside the town, then Zi Chen would be safe.

This arrangement was clearly intentional.

However, the group of Corporeal realm experts didn't care because Zi Chen was just a puny Earth realm expert. Even if he had a treasure that could raise his cultivation level, he would only be at the Void realm. At this moment, there were more than twenty Corporeal realm experts present. Zi Chen's only path was death.

As a mid Corporeal realm expert, Eitro shrugged and retreated in the air.

Zhang Chongming rose into the air and fought side by side with Eitro.

The two of them didn't even bother to participate in this battle. All they needed to do was stand guard.

"Whoosh."

As soon as the two of them retreated, Zi Chen below flapped his lightning wings, summoned many clones, and fled into the distance.

"Boom."

The group of Corporeal realm experts' attention had been on Zi Chen. As soon as Zi Chen moved, they moved as well. At this moment, a powerful force instantly formed a storm that swept towards Zi Chen.

Many of the clones were instantly shattered by this storm. Immediately after, Zi Chen's true body was blasted out. He coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, clearly injured.

It was a miracle that one person didn't die when facing the attacks of more than twenty Corporeal realm experts.

After his true body appeared, Zi Chen ran again.

At this moment, the Nine Fleeting Thunderbolts automatically transformed into nine figures. These nine figures seemed to be illusory.

If Zi Chen was up against a single Corporeal Realm expert, the latter wouldn't be able to do anything to Zi Chen. But now, Zi Chen was up against twenty Corporeal Realm experts. On average, at least two attacks would land on each phantom.

"Bang." "Bang."

The nine phantoms were shattered one after another, and the terrifying power continued to wreak havoc. The surrounding buildings were instantly destroyed by this power, and thick smoke and dust rose into the air.

However, there were no longer any cultivators in the building, so the aftermath of the energy would not harm the innocent.

Zi Chen was hit and coughed up blood again. He had been surrounded before, so it would be difficult for him to kill his way out now.

Zi Chen's attacks were neutralized time and time again, and every time they were neutralized, Zi Chen would cough up blood.

Outside the town, a group of Corporeal realm experts watched this scene in the air. They looked at Zi Chen, who was constantly trying to break through. The captain sighed and said, "We made a mistake. He is indeed amazing, but his realm is still a little low. It will be … difficult for him to break out."

Hei Zi said unwillingly, "Are we just going to watch him die like this? He is already so extraordinary at Earth Prime. He will definitely be famous in Huping City in the future."

The captain said firmly, "This is the rule, one of the few rules in the Zhanwu Continent."

Hei Zi was stunned, but he didn't say anything else.

There weren't many rules in the Zhanwu Continent, but each of the few rules had to be followed. The only outcome for those who didn't follow the rules was death.

Therefore, rules were rules. Even the city's army had to follow them.

In the town, everyone was extremely shocked. This was because the Earth Prime was still alive and was still holding on.

Zi Chen successfully broke out of the encirclement at the cost of serious injuries. However, as soon as he broke out, an attack landed on him and knocked him to the ground.

Under the push of the force, Zi Chen's body rushed forward while sticking close to the ground. A deep gully was left behind behind him, and Zi Chen's golden blood flowed out from the gully.

Zi Chen was unwilling to give up. He gritted his teeth and stood up because hope was right in front of him. However, as soon as he stood up, another attack landed and hit him.

"Boom!"

Zi Chen lay down again, and a human-shaped crater appeared on the ground. Smoke and dust rose from the crater, and at the same time, the sound of Zi Chen vomiting blood could be heard.

"Run, keep running," Hu Fo said in a ferocious voice.

At the same time, he struck out a palm at Zi Chen, who had just gotten up. He laughed sinisterly and said, "Weren't you very good at running in the past? Why aren't you running now? Continue."

Zi Chen got up again and looked out of the town with a determined gaze. That was where his hope of survival lay.

Due to the serious injuries on his body, he could no longer display his extreme speed. The light on the lightning wings on his back had also dimmed a lot. He could only walk out of the town step by step, looking like a pitiful birdman with wings.

Zi Chen looked forward, his eyes filled with determination and hope. Strands of the Precepts of Life appeared in his body and healed his injuries.

"Peng!"

Tie Lu attacked again. He directly sent Zi Chen flying one meter away. He sneered and said, "I'll send you off and let you get out alive."

As he spoke, he swooped down and kicked Zi Chen, sending him flying several meters away. Zi Chen's body drew a long gully on the ground, which was stained with blood.

"It's my turn."

Zi Chen stood up tenaciously and unyieldingly. Then, Black Rock excitedly stepped forward and knocked Zi Chen to the ground again, leaving a long gully behind Zi Chen's body.

Zi Chen walked out of the town in a straight line. This straight line was undoubtedly the most effortless, but there was a glaring gully stained with blood on this straight line.

At this moment, Zi Chen no longer had the slightest ability to resist. The group of Corporeal realm experts could humiliate him at close range. They were recklessly venting their anger and venting the grievances that had been suppressed in their hearts for many years.

In the past, Zi Chen had played them in circles and made them so angry that they wanted to commit suicide. Now, it was finally time for them to retaliate. Curses and angry beatings followed one after another.

In the face of such humiliation, Zi Chen's gaze remained resolute. His eyes flashed with the desire to live.

As long as he didn't die, he had a chance to live. A chance of survival was right in front of him.

He … didn't want to die.

But in the eyes of the crowd, Zi Chen didn't have any chance of survival. This was because if the Corporeal realm experts wanted to kill him, they only needed one strike.

But he still hadn't died. Apart from his extremely strong defense, the main reason why the group of Corporeal realm experts didn't kill him. Instead, they chose to torture Zi Chen.

Zi Chen's injuries were very serious. It was rare for someone to be seriously injured. He was extraordinary, but there were just too many enemies.

In the outside world, the group of city guards was furious. Hei Zi even shouted at the town, "You damned bastards. If you want to kill someone, do it quickly. Why do you have to torture him?"

"He asked for it."

When Jia Si heard this, anger appeared on his face. He said angrily, "He stole all of our resources and killed many of our people. Our tribe almost disappeared. It's too easy for us to just kill him. We're going to torture him … torture him to death."

Hei Zi was furious, but he couldn't attack.

Zi Chen slowly got up. He coughed up blood again in the process, but he still stood up. When he stood up again, he didn't continue forward. Instead, he chose to turn his head. This was the first time he had turned his head.

He turned his head to stare at Jia Si and said mockingly, "I deserve to die, but don't you all deserve to die? If you weren't greedy and wanted to steal my things for no reason, I would have attacked you all."

"You …" Jia Si was furious. He turned around and attacked Zi Chen, sending Zi Chen flying back several meters.

They had a good grasp of their strength. They wanted to slowly torture Zi Chen to death.

Many people around couldn't bear to see a group of Corporeal realm experts torture an Earth realm expert. However, there were also some who looked carefree. It was as if the scene in front of them was just a simple show.

Zi Chen was like a cockroach that couldn't be killed. He fell down again and again, but stood up again and again. However, this time, Zi Chen didn't look outside the town like before. He didn't walk out of the town either.

He realized that he was wrong. He was wrong from the beginning.

He was afraid. He had placed his hope of survival on the city guards. This was equivalent to placing his life on someone else. He wanted to live. He longed to live.

Living, this was the pursuit of most people in the Zhanwu Continent. They longed to live, and not wanting to die was a normal mentality for everyone. However, Zi Chen's mistake was to pin his hopes on others. This was not Zi Chen's style at all, and naturally, it was not in line with his Dao.

His life should be in his own hands. However, Zi Chen had placed his life on someone else. He didn't even believe in himself at first.

Therefore, he was wrong. He wouldn't run.

Even if he died here, it was his choice.

Therefore, before he died, he would fight for his life.

Zi Chen's life was full of vigor. He was constantly creating miracles. Therefore, even if he died, he would die standing. He would die in battle.

He absolutely couldn't tolerate dying while escaping.

Therefore, he stopped. He wouldn't run.

"Run. Why aren't you running?" Tie Lu's gloomy voice rang out.

Zi Chen looked at everyone and slowly shook his head. He said in a hoarse voice, "I'm not running."

"Are you in despair?" Hei Shi sneered. "But you want to die smoothly? You're dreaming."

After saying this, Hei Shi rushed towards Zi Chen. He sent a palm strike towards Zi Chen's chest.

Zi Chen, who was seriously injured and on the verge of death, suddenly emitted a fierce aura. His eyes were filled with killing intent. A curved blade instantly appeared in his hand, and he swung it towards Hei Shi.

This strike wasn't a move, but Zi Chen had practiced it countless times. He had used countless lives to prove the power of this strike.

This made the strike very fast. It was so fast that Hei Shi didn't have time to react.

Before Hei Shi's strike could land on Zi Chen, the scimitar was already at Hei Shi's throat. At such a close distance, Zi Chen's strength wasn't weak at all. He naturally chopped off Hei Shi's head.

Slash.

Just like that, Hei Shi's head was chopped off. Blood sprayed from his neck as his head flew high into the sky.

However, his palm strike had also struck Zi Chen. Zi Chen was sent flying backwards.

Behind the flying Zi Chen, two balls of fire appeared. They were like ropes that wrapped around Hei Shi's body. Then, they dragged him away.