Flying on her sword, Li Yunzi flew over the rebel army, looking down at the dark mass of Wutu citizens.
Many of the Wutu rebels looked up. When they saw the woman flying over them on a sword, every one of them revealed looks of surprise.
That was especially true for the rebel armyâs commanders. Over half of the commanders were the rulers and generals of Wutuâs nine cities. How could they not recognize this person flying on a sword?!
She was once the empress of Wutu, ruling over the land for a whole year. Before she was overthrown, there wasnât anyone who wasnât afraid of her iron-blooded methods!
Li Yunzi flew over the majestic rebel army, and soon arrived at the triangular central area of the valley.
She slowly descended, and slowly raised her right hand. A soft, silver silk appeared out of nowhere, intertwining quickly in her palmâŠ
The silver silk wove together, turning into a twinkling snow white sword in an extremely short time.
The night sky was dazzling from the stars to begin with, but it was eclipsed the moment Li Yunzi raised her snow white sword!
Shua!
She slashed the entrance to the valley. A silver sword light tore through the night sky like thousands of gorgeous comets, following Li Yunziâs swing and striking at the mouth of the valley!
Be it Wutuâs rebel army, or the soldiers of the Flying Birds Battalion, their faces were filled with astonishment. It was very hard to imagine a mortal having the power to cut the mountains!
The rock of the steep cliffs on both sides were sliced apart, and a huge crack was left on the ground!
Sword marks were usually left on the chests of enemies, or on tree trunks. However, Li Yunziâs slash was aimed at the mouth of a valley that could hold a thousand people, slicing through the path and the stone on both sides of the valley!
The sword mark was like a natural trench, separating the rebel army under their shocked gazes.
Li Yunzi seemed to have done it intentionally. She didnât point her sword at anyone, but even if her slash didnât kill a single soldier, it was no different from corpses strewn everywhere to the Wutu rebels after witnessing the might of her slash!
âWith this slash as the boundary, you people decide for yourselves between life and death!â Li Yunzi didnât speak loudly, but as a Demigod, everyone inside and outside of the valley could hear her clearly!
After a brief silence, the rebel army started to stir restlessly. Most Wutu citizens had only seen ordinary soldiers wielding weapons, occasionally seeing some powerful dragons appearing on the battlefield. They had never seen someone who could split the ground with a single slash!
âAnyone who crosses the sword boundary will be viewed as rebels and killed without mercy.
âThose outside the sword boundary will be considered citizens. My, Li Yunziâs, citizens!
âAs my citizens, your lives will no longer be decided by the heavens, but by me. I will let you survive the winter, and live on.â
Li Yunziâs words reverberated throughout the whole valley, even spreading beyond it.
The men of the Flying Birds Battalion were confused at Li Yunziâs actions!
Shouldnât all these rebels be killed, no questions asked?
Shouldnât they be made to realize the Ancestral Dragon City Stateâs strength, and forced to back down on their own?
How could they be called citizens?
Soon, a commander among the rebel army with a bear-like body shouted, âSheâs only buying time. Donât believe this woman!â
âNo matter how strong she is, sheâs only one person, wielding one sword. Our compatriots are constantly joining the army. She canât possibly kill us all. Donât forget how we took down a stronghold city together. Weâre only a step away from entering Lichuan Plains, and weâll have everything then!â someone else also yelled immediately, raising the peopleâs morale.
âWe have no way back, only forward!â
âEven if God stands in our way, weâll make him disappear!â
âNo fear, no fear, no fear!â
Within the army, several officers started shouting, and continuously repeated those few slogans to rouse their peopleâs fighting spirit.
They had no way of retreat, they could only move forward! Not even god could seal off their path of survival!
âYou all know who I am.
âI was once your ruler, and let me ask you⊠while I was in power, did you have food?â
âDid you have clothes?â
Li Yunziâs voice fell from the starry sky. Her words couldnât be drowned out, no matter how noisy it was. Everyone could hear her clearly.
Suddenly, the rebel army was boiling!
The people looked up to the night sky, where someone stood on a long shining silver sword. Indeed, everyone recognized this person, because every city in Wutu had a statue of her!
Wutuâs ruler had kept changing. Only Li Yunzi had managed to control the nine cities of Wutu for a year. In that one year, there had existed hints of law and order in Wutu, but that very order had thoroughly disappeared after she was overthrown.
The flames of war had never died down. Bandits were rampant. They even experienced an autumn drought, forcing the people of Wutu into desperate straitsâŠ
âDonât listen to her nonsense. After we charge past this city, weâll have an endless supply of food, and clothes weâll never get to finish trying on. We can establish a city state that belongs to Wutu, no longer having to be their slaves!â the strong, bear-like chief roared defiantly.
This rebel chief kept fanning the peopleâs emotions, keeping their excitement up.
Li Yunzi suddenly dove down, still on her sword, her figure flashing like a white bolt of lightning, passing through countless rebels in military armorâŠ
The soldiers widened their eyes. By the time they reacted, fresh red blood suddenly spurted out from all over that burly rebel chiefâs body!
Hot blood spattered on the faces of the surrounding rebel soldiers. Those soldiers were dumbfounded, watching as that chiefâs head fell from his neck and rolled on the muddy ground!
He died!
Standing among tens of thousands of people, one of their chiefs died, just like that! The rebels still clearly remembered how this bear-like chief broke down the strongholdâs wall of shields with his brute strength. He was a meat grinder in war, but he died tragically to Li Yunziâs sword in just the blink of an eye!
âThe second chief is dead, the second chief is deadâŠâ
âThis vicious woman! Avenge the chief!â
âAvenge the chief!!!â
His death sparked fear in the rebel army, and that fear spread like a disease. Soon, some of the rebels raised their weapons frantically, charging towards Glory Valley City!
The rebel army roared. More and more people charged towards Glory Valley City, no longer caring about anything.
âAnyone who crosses the sword boundary dies!â Li Yunziâs voice shot into the ears of every rebel once more.
However, the front of the army continued rushing forth crazily, the violent shouts of the army easily drowning out all thoughts!