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Chapter 331 You beast, give me a piece of your mind before I die!

Western Capital.

The city gates were closed.

Three thousand guards, three thousand Flying Bear soldiers, and six thousand troops were all prepared for battle on the city walls.

Hua Xiong stood atop the city wall, gazing intently into the distance beyond the city walls with a solemn expression.

Suddenly, a series of earth-shaking sounds came from the distance outside the city, and the dust and mist stirred up by the galloping beasts blotted out the sky.

Looking at the scene of ten thousand beasts galloping in the distance outside the city, the lord of Xidu City turned pale; "General Hua... is this the small beast dynasty you mentioned?"

The voice of the Lord of Xidu City trembled slightly.

If such a scene of countless beasts galloping is considered a small-scale savage beast dynasty, then what would a large-scale savage beast dynasty look like?

Hua Xiong glanced at the pale-faced Lord of Xidu City and nodded expressionlessly; "Lord, this is a small group of the Wild Beast Dynasty."

"The prefect is a civil official, and his current task is to appease the people in the city. I will take care of this!"

Hua Xiong has already investigated this wild beast; it is a small wild beast group.

With the defensive strength of Xidu City, there shouldn't be any problem in resisting this horde of wild beasts.

"Very well, then I'll leave this to General Gao. I'll head back to the government office now."

Upon seeing the horde of wild beasts galloping outside the city, the lord of the Western Capital City's legs had already gone weak.

Now that Hua Xiong had said this, the Lord of Xidu City dared not linger for even a moment longer. He quickly said "good" three times, left the city wall, and returned to his government office.

Hua Xiong saw it all, but didn't pay it any mind.

The lord of Xidu City was, after all, a civil official. It was understandable that he was somewhat frightened by the sight of thousands of beasts running rampant outside the city.

"preparation."

After the Lord of Xidu City left, Hua Xiong roared coldly.

The archers on the city wall all had their bows nocked and were ready to fire.

In the blink of an eye, a small group of wild beasts from afar outside the city rushed towards the city of Xidu.

"put……"

Give an order.

Countless crossbow bolts rained down on the wild beasts that had charged down to the city walls.

The wild beasts that charged to the front fell in large numbers in an instant.

These fallen wild beasts were all unranked. If they were ranked, these arrows wouldn't have been able to inflict such heavy damage on them.

"kill……"

After a group of non-ranked wild beasts fell, the first-ranked wild beasts that had entered the ranks came next. Bows and crossbows were no match for the first-ranked wild beasts.

In the blink of an eye, the first-tier wild beasts rushed onto the city wall.

Without saying a word, Hua Xiong grabbed his four-ringed broadsword and charged forward.

A knife was swung out.

Blade Qi crisscrossed

More than ten first-tier wild beasts that charged onto the city wall were instantly cleaved in two.

Hua Xiong showed no mercy, wielding his four-ringed broadsword relentlessly as he slashed at the wild beasts charging onto the city wall.

The guards and the Flying Hero Army on the city wall also fought fiercely with the wild beasts that charged up the city wall, all armed with swords.

Faced with the hordes of wild beasts surging up the city walls like a tidal wave, the guards and the Flying Bear Army fought desperately to resist.

However, facing the thick-skinned, ferocious, and advanced-level wild beasts, the defenses of the Prefectural Guards and the Flying Bear Army were in grave danger.

Originally, with the same strength, wild beasts have an innate advantage. To withstand a wild beast, it would take several guards and Flying Bear Army members working together.

However, following closely behind the first-tier wild beasts, quite a few second-tier wild beasts also rushed onto the city wall.

It should be noted that a second-tier wild beast is equivalent to the strength of a human at the Celestial Realm. Even the Flying Hero Army would need a small team working together to barely withstand it.

As for the guards, needless to say, even if more than ten of them worked together, they couldn't stop a second-tier wild beast.

moment.

One by one, the guards fell to the ground, dying in the jaws of wild beasts.

"kill……"

At this moment, more than a dozen figures leaped from inside the city onto the city wall and joined the ranks of those resisting the wild beasts.

These dozen or so people each exuded a powerful aura; they were all experts at the Celestial Realm.

Following these dozen or so people, hundreds more rushed onto the city wall to join the guards in resisting the desolate beast dynasty.

These people were all deserters who had fled from the Wild Beast Dynasty to the Western Capital City and settled there.

With the addition of these skilled barbarian warriors, the precarious situation on the city wall was temporarily stabilized.

After Hua Xiong killed three second-tier wild beasts with a single slash, he looked at the battle situation on the city wall with a solemn expression.

Despite the arrival of skilled warriors from the wilderness who stabilized the situation on the city wall, Hua Xiong knew that the battle was still far from over.

Although this Wild Beast Dynasty is a small one, it still has a considerable number of wild beasts.

"We must deal with the chief beast among these wild beasts."

Hua Xiong knew that there were head beasts in the Wild Beast Court.

The chief beast in the Wild Beast Court is like a commander in a human army, leading the other Wild Beasts.

Once the leader of this wild beast tribe is captured, the tribe will collapse on its own.

As the saying goes, to catch the thief, you must first catch the king. That's the principle.

Hua Xiong's gaze swept over the horde of wild beasts rushing towards the city, and he began searching for the alpha beast among them.

at this time.

"boom……"

A tremendous aura surged into the sky behind the horde of wild beasts.

A greenwood wolf leaped over the pack of wild beasts and charged straight at Hua Xiong.

In the blink of an eye.

Aoki Wolf had already leaped onto the city wall and was standing in front of Hua Xiong.

The sharp claws slammed directly at Hua Xiong.

The Green Wolf was too fast; by the time Hua Xiong reacted, all he saw were its sharp claws and teeth.

Hua Xiong didn't have time to think, and he flipped his hand to block the four-ringed broadsword in front of him.

"bump……"

One blow.

The powerful impact forced Hua Xiong to take several steps back before he regained his balance.

A Tier 3 Wild Beast?

Hua Xiong glanced at the claw marks left on the four-ringed broadsword, then looked solemnly at Qingmu Wolf.

A third-tier wild beast—that's equivalent to the life-or-death struggle of a human against the heavens.

Hua Xiong's current strength is at the ninth rank of Celestial Being, which is weaker than the third rank of Green Wood Wolf in terms of realm.

"You beast, I've been looking for you!"

"I didn't expect you to jump out on your own. Well then, you're going to die."

Hua Xiong, a brave general who once commanded the allied forces of eighteen warlords at Hulao Pass, was extremely fierce.

Hua Xiong was not intimidated by a mere Three Realms Green Wood Wolf, even though it was stronger than him in terms of cultivation level.

Hua Xiong brandished his broadsword, leaped into the air, and charged towards Qingmu Wolf.

Aoki Wolf stared fiercely at Hua Xiong and pounced on him again.

The man and the wolf began to fight each other in the sky above the city wall.

……

The Mu Clan Chamber of Commerce rented the space above the courtyard.

Commander Mu stood in mid-air, gazing calmly at the battle raging on the city walls.

A guard beside him glanced at the battle on the city wall and said, "Commander, it seems we don't need to take action. The strongest of this Wild Beast Dynasty is only a third-tier Green Wood Wolf."

"Although Hua Xiong's strength is only at the ninth rank of Celestial Being, his combat power is not weak. It seems that he should be able to deal with this third-rank Green Wood Wolf."

Commander Mu nodded; "It's not just not weak, Hua Xiong's combat strength is even stronger than you think. Within thirty rounds, this third-tier Green Wood Wolf will surely die."

Commander Mu was very strong, and his eyesight was naturally much better than that of the guards around him.

One glance was enough to see the formidable strength of Hua Xiong.

"is it?"

"That's even better, then we won't need to take action anymore."

The guard looked at the battle on the city wall and said.

……

The Eastern Depot's stronghold.

Cao Youxiang also stood in mid-air, gazing at the battlefield on the city wall.

Cao Youxiang did not intervene to help Hua Xiong resist the horde of wild beasts.

Cao Youxiang already knew that this beast dynasty was a small one, not worth his personal intervention. He would intervene only if Hua Xiong proved unable to hold out. The head of the Western Capital City guards, standing beside Cao Youxiang and observing the battle on the city wall, said, "Chief Supervisor, the situation on the city wall is not optimistic. Should our Eastern Depot intervene?"

Despite the addition of skilled warriors from the wilderness, the battle on the city walls remained precarious.

The headman of Xidu City saw this and his face turned solemn.

This is the Desolate Beast Dynasty; no wonder it was able to destroy cities.

That's really scary.

This is just a small group of wild beast dynasties; I really can't imagine what would happen if it were a large wild beast dynasty.

The headman of Xidu City thought to himself.

Cao Youxiang shook his head; "No need, the results are already in, there's no need for our Eastern Depot to intervene."

After speaking, Cao Youxiang withdrew his gaze and returned to the main hall of the stronghold.

The results are in?
Upon hearing this, the head constable of Xidu City looked at the battle situation on the city wall with a face full of doubt.

Isn't this still a major battle?
Why did the supervisor say the results were in?
The question mark that had just appeared on the face of the stall owner in Xidu City vanished instantly.

"The supervisor's judgment is indeed excellent."

After muttering something to himself, the foreman from Xidu City withdrew his gaze and returned to his stronghold.

……

On top of the city.

Hua Xiong swung his sword.

"I am going to die."

"Puch..."

One knife down.

Aoki Wolf's wave was chopped down by Hua Xiong and rolled to the ground.

The massive body of the Green Wolf crashed down from the sky and slammed to the ground.

The third-tier Green Wood Wolf, equivalent to the Life-Seizing Realm strength of a human fighting against fate, died under Hua Xiong's blade.

With the death of the Green Wolf, the wild beast pack lost its leader and immediately fell into chaos.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hua Xiong continued to swing his four-ringed broadsword.

With each strike, more than a dozen second-tier wild beasts fell dead to the ground.

Ten minutes later.

Silence returned to the city walls, and the wild beasts scattered and fled, thus repelling the horde of wild beasts.

……

at the same time.

The Northern Capital.

Gao Shun was also fighting a third-tier wild beast.

Like the Western Capital, the Northern Capital also suffered an attack from a small force of the Wild Beast Dynasty.

The battle was extremely fierce.

If it weren't for the existence of the elite Trapped Camp, an invincible force, the Northern Capital might have been destroyed by this savage dynasty in an instant.

"You beast, you're going to die!"

Gao Shun struck out with his sword.

A cold light flashed.

The sword energy surged and crisscrossed.

The third-tier wild beast was cleaved in two, collapsed with a crash, and fell from the sky.

"die."

Gao Shun did not stop. He swung his long sword again, attacking the wild beasts that had rushed up the city wall.

With a few slashes, a large number of wild beast corpses were left on the city wall.

Neither first-tier nor second-tier wild beasts could withstand Gao Shun's full-force attack.

Within minutes, the horde of wild beasts scattered and fled, and the Wild Beast Dynasty collapsed instantly.

……

royal palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Just as Zhou Chen finished his lunch, the eunuch from the Imperial Guard came in to report: "Your Majesty, Minister of Rites, Lord Du, is requesting an audience outside the palace."

"Announce him to come in."

Zhou Chen sat upright on the dragon throne and spoke.

"According to the order."

The eunuchs and guards bowed and withdrew.

moment.

Du Ruhui then entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Your subject, Du Ruhui, greets Your Majesty."

After Du Ruhui entered the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he bowed respectfully to Zhou Chen on the dragon throne.

"No gift."

Zhou Chen looked up at Du Ruhui; "What brings you to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, my dear minister?"

Du Ruhui immediately cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the selection of candidates for the imperial concubines in various regions has been completed. They are all between sixteen and eighteen years old and come from respectable families."

"Currently, these young women have been sent to Luoyang one by one, awaiting His Majesty's personal selection."

According to the tradition of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the emperor had to be present at every talent selection.

After all, the imperial selection was held specifically for the emperor.

For a woman to be selected to enter the palace through the imperial concubine selection process, she had to at least be someone the emperor would approve of.

How many people are in this draft?

Zhou Chen looked at Du Ruhui, suddenly becoming interested.

Du Ruhui immediately replied, "Your Majesty, tens of thousands of women from all over the Great Zhou participated in the selection process, but only three thousand women made it to Luoyang after passing the final selection."

Three thousand?
"so much?"

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow.

He had previously issued an order not to hold large-scale talent shows, but to limit them to a small number of participants.

Even so, hundreds of thousands of women participated, and three thousand were eventually screened out.

If this were a global talent show, how many women would be selected?

Zhou Chen couldn't even imagine it.

No wonder everyone wants to sit in the highest position.

Leaving aside the country, just for the sake of this beautiful woman, it's worth fighting desperately for the throne.

It should be noted that these three thousand women were selected from hundreds of thousands of women.

Each one of them was absolutely charming and beautiful.

"Your Majesty, three thousand women are not many. I have done my best to keep the number within a certain range."

"If the number of women selected in the end is too small, how can His Majesty hold a selection process?"

Du Ruhui explained.

They were afraid that Emperor Zhou Chen would blame the Ministry of Rites for the wasteful and extravagant selection of officials.

"I understand."

Zhou Chen placed his right hand on the armrest of the dragon throne and said, "I will take some time to go and see tomorrow."

Zhou Chen also understood Du Ruhui's meaning.

After all, it was the emperor's selection of concubines. Even if Zhou Chen issued another decree to keep it within a certain scope, the scene would still be quite large.

"The minister obeys the order."

Du Ruhui bowed and withdrew.

After Du Ruhui left, Zhou Chen got up and walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Tomorrow, he will go and see these young women.

Zhou Chen knew better than anyone the purpose of these young women entering the palace.

They simply wanted to gain the emperor's favor and affection, so that they could rise rapidly in rank, enjoy wealth and honor, and have endless riches.

If she could give birth to a prince, her status would rise dramatically, and it wouldn't be impossible for her to become a Noble Consort or even the Empress.

But such opportunities are always accompanied by cruelty!
The struggles within the imperial harem have always been incredibly cruel, no less so than the bloodshed on the battlefield.

In fact, the intrigue and power struggles within the imperial harem are far more terrifying than the open battles on the battlefield.

Zhou Chen walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, stood on the steps outside, and looked up at the sky...

(End of this chapter)