The Unruly Immortals

The towering Heavy Halberd horse leaped forcefully over the corpses, carrying its master toward Li Huowang.

Li Huowang narrowly avoided the charge, and as he turned his head back with his sword raised, Peng Longteng was already bringing down his Giant Halberd toward his face.

The howling wind pushed Li Huowang's hair back.

With such force, Li Huowang dared not block with his weapon.

Even if he could catch it, his body would be pulverized.

No sooner had Li Huowang dodged than the heavy Giant Halberd, surprisingly, swept sideways in pursuit of him.

Suddenly, a tall figure surged from the side—it was Gao Zhijian.

He roared, lifting his Wolf Fang Club and smashing it down upon the Long Halberd.

With a "clang," the Long Halberd

was deflected slightly.

But with a hook of the halberd, the muscular Gao Zhijian was easily flung away.

"Linglingling~!" The sound of bells rang out again as Master You descended from the sky, flying toward Peng Longteng.

However, as the line-formed hands were about to touch her, their bodies turned and they quickly flew away.

Even Master You seemed afraid to even touch Peng Longteng, who was armed to the teeth and emanating murderous aura.

Li Huowang swiftly looked behind and saw a deep, bone-revealing gash on Gao Zhijian's right arm which was gushing blood.

"I'll hold off this woman! You all go! She's after me!"

However, no one heeded Li Huowang's words; everyone stood firmly behind him.

The sound of hoofbeats started again, as Peng Longteng paced back and forth on the spot with her horse.

Through the visor of her helmet, she saw this scene and a mocking smile appeared on her ferocious face.

"Kid, it seems these people care a lot about you. How about this, what if we have a one-on-one duel? If you can beat me, I promise to let you and your people go, how about that?"

Without waiting for Li Huowang to reply, she pulled hard on the reins and like a small hill, bore down on him once more.

Li Huowang, facing Peng Longteng, made a hard move to the left.

"No, I must get her off the horse. This is too passive."

Quickly ducking down, Li Huowang evaded the sweeping Heavy Halberd. As they crossed paths, gritting his teeth, he stretched out his sword toward the horse's hind leg to strike.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Li Huowang felt as if there were eyes on the horse's body watching him.

Then, the vein-bulging horse leg seemed to have a premonition, drawing back before thrusting out.

Li Huowang was thrown into the air, crashing into a nearby small house.

When Li Huowang staggered out from the inside, Peng Longteng laughed.

"Not bad, it seems you, the Siqi spy, have some skills. Come on, bring it on."

While facing the woman before him, Li Huowang spat several mouthfuls of blood onto the ground.

The opponent was superior in martial arts, and he was almost being completely suppressed. Without taking harsh measures, he feared they really wouldn't escape today.

"Rustle rustle," bamboo slats rapidly spread across the ground. Li Huowang steeled his heart and placed his left hand on top of them.

He then pulled a dagger from the Torture Tool Bag and slashed down on his wrist.

Peng Longteng's expression hardened as she tilted her chin lightly.

A shadow shot toward Li Huowang's face the next instant.

The moment he dodged by turning his head, it turned out that the shadow was only there to distract him.

"Phut," a Black Iron Spear pierced through Li Huowang's palm, pinning his hand to the ground.

Peng Longteng, mounted on her horse, slowly approached Li Huowang as the tip of her halberd scraped the ground.

It flung the spread-out Great Thousand Record onto the roof of a nearby house.

"Who would've thought this spy had dealings with the deranged lunatic Ao Jing," she mused.

"Is this what you call one-on-one?" Li Huowang questioned Peng Longteng through gritted teeth.

"Heh, kid, you actually believed that? I'll tell you, the first rule in the art of war is 'all is fair in war.'"

"Any method that works is fair game, just like now, for instance."

"Let me teach you another tactic, feint to the east and attack to the west. Come on, lads, go kill all those Actors."

"Remember not to kill them too quickly. Make it slow and torturous, let them scream as loudly as possible, to distract this kid from the battle and make him care for one thing but not another."

Li Huowang's forehead veins throbbed, and his heart ignited with surging rage upon hearing these words.

"You—" Li Huowang had only begun speaking when Peng Longteng raised her sword and smashed it toward his face.

"No, I can't die! If I die, who knows what they'll do to Bai Lingmiao and the others!"

Li Huowang wanted to dodge, but with his body nailed down by the iron spear, he couldn't move at all.

He could only watch, wide-eyed, as the halberd came closer and closer to his face.

"Move! Move! You move for me!!"

In Li Huowang's roar, the Long Halberd smashed into Li Huowang's head.

But immediately after, the Long Halberd drilled out again and smashed onto the ground.

Li Huowang's head, which should have been completely crushed, was undamaged.

Suddenly, Li Huowang felt he could move again.

Without a second thought, Li Huowang quickly drew his sword, stepped forcefully on the horse's body, and stabbed towards Peng Longteng's visor.

Peng Longteng raised his Giant Halberd to counterattack, but only hacked blindly at Li Huowang's left side.

With a "clang~!" a crisp sound, the previously ineffective You Family sword suddenly couldn't pierce through the opponent's visor!

In a flash of inspiration, Li Huowang did not hesitate to pull out the "Fire Coat True Scripture" and cover the opponent's face with it.

Looking at Peng Longteng with pity, Li Huowang began to read the awkward incantation.

The wax on the book melted and, carrying flames, found its way through the gaps in the visor to seek out the places in need of healing.

The "sizzle" of something being fried rose up and Peng Longteng cursed loudly. "Damn it! It's gotten into my eyes!"

She quickly opened her visor and reached inside with her hand.

Along with her hand, Li Huowang's sword entered, too.

Instinctively sensing danger, Peng Longteng jerked her chin upward,

and once again raised her Heavy Halberd to chop down beside Li Huowang.

Seeing such an open opportunity, Li Huowang, who was standing on the horse's head, thrust forward fiercely with his sword.

With a "thunk," Peng Longteng's body stiffened, and her tall figure began to collapse under the horse.

"My lord! My lord!!" Whether it was the bandit army or the short-armed soldiers, seeing this scene, they were utterly terrified and rushed up after dropping everything in their hands.

Standing on the horse's back, Li Huowang leapt up, snatched the "Great Thousand Record" from the rooftop, and rushed towards the nearby wagon.

"Go, quick! Break out while they're in chaos! That woman's bones are too hard; I didn't pierce through!"

Chun Xiaoman, as if mad, rang the bell and shook her head vigorously.

Dozens of shadowy figures descended from the sky and charged at those blocking the way.

In the chaos of Peng Longteng falling from her horse, the other bandit soldiers lost their will to fight.

With the help of the shadowy figures, they managed to escape.

But all the same, they remained on high alert; the bandit soldiers could catch up at any moment.

They jabbed forcefully into the hindquarters of the wagons, spurring all the horses towards the main road.

Then Li Huowang, taking a few essential items with him, charged down a smaller path with the others.

The horse tracks could confuse the direction of their pursuers.

After a long run, when the others couldn't run any further, Li Huowang let everyone rest at the foot of the mountain.

A few large boulders that had tumbled down from the nearby mountain stood erect, conveniently shielding Li Huowang and the others.

Li Huowang was surprisingly puzzled that they had managed to escape.

"What just happened? That woman, as if possessed, just kept attacking my left side. What's on my left?"

Li Huowang turned to look at his left and saw nothing but barren rocks and stones.

"Brother Li! Brother Li, where are you!!"

Seeing her act like that, a wave of panic washed over Li Huowang. Were Bai Lingmiao's eyes failing her? How could she not see me when I'm so close?

He stood up and hastened towards her.

But as he had barely taken a few steps, everyone was startled and stepped back in unison.

Looking in the direction of their fearful gazes, Li Huowang turned his head to look left again.

This time he saw something, a red silhouette, and the back of a head.

The figure was half outdoors, half trapped in the stone, creating an eerie scene.

Li Huowang instinctively gripped the hilt of his sword and stepped back to open the distance.

Unbeknownst to Li Huowang, as he stepped back, the figure also moved backward, extricating itself from the stone.

Once Li Huowang got a clear view of the person's attire and the Torture Tool Bag at the hem, he suddenly realized—it was unmistakably his own body!

Glancing down, Li Huowang found nothing beneath him.

It was as if he was now just a camera suspended in mid-air.

Shocked, Li Huowang once again lifted his head to look at the red figure in front of him and murmured.

"My heavens, it's really moving..."