As the explosion echoed, numerous cracks spread across the ground, then shattered with a rumble.
Two armored earth figures emerged from the ground.
That's right, earth figures!
Like soldiers sculpted from earth, two figures appeared directly.
Two terracotta warriors, riding earth horses, burst forth from the ground, each wielding a long spear and charging to kill.
The two terracotta warriors on earth horses immediately approached Liu Han and Zhan Hao, the two spirit formation masters!
The sound of air being torn apart rang out.
The two spirit formation masters were pierced through the chest by the long spears. They stared in disbelief at the two streams of fresh blood gushing from their chests.
"How can this be?"
Even in death, they couldn't believe it.
Qin Ning had used some sort of bizarre secret art, unexpectedly summoning two tyrannical terracotta warriors from beneath the ground to kill them directly.
They had no time to react at all.
Thump, thump...
The two figures fell to the ground. The two terracotta warriors on earth horses charged straight into the spirit formation, pushing Ye Yuanjuan and Ling Xiaofei aside.
"Qin Ning gege..."
"Are you alright?"
Looking at the two, Qin Ning's eyes flickered slightly.
"I'm sorry!"
Ye Yuanjuan said, lowering her head in shame.
Qin Ning had only asked her to protect Ling Xiaofei, but who would have thought that in the end, Qin Ning would have to protect both of them.
"It's alright!"
Qin Ning smiled faintly, "These guys, I want to see who they are!"
Qin Ning's eyes flashed as he looked directly at the leading black-clothed figure.
"Retreat, retreat!"
Seeing this scene, the leading black-clothed figure's face turned pale, sweat beading on his forehead.
The two Level 1 spirit formation masters had been directly killed by Qin Ning, and there was no one left to stop him.
Moreover, the two terracotta warriors that had just appeared were truly terrifying.
"Can you escape?"
At this moment, Qin Ning crouched down again, clapping his hands together. Spiritual seals shot out and disappeared into the ground.
Bang, bang...
In an instant, two more terracotta warriors on earth horses burst out from the ground.
With a few rumbling sounds, the leading black-clothed figure was caught by one of the figures and thrown backward.
A loud thud sounded as he fell right at Qin Ning's feet.
The cloth covering his face was pulled away, revealing his features.
"Qi Dongming!"
Seeing that panicked face, Ye Yuanjuan was startled.
"You know him?"
"Yes, in Beiming City, there are hundreds of thousands of Imperial Guards. His father is one of the commanders of the Imperial Guards!"
"His father's name is Qi Wei. I heard that he secretly pledged allegiance to... the Sixth Prince, Ming Che!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Ning's expression grew even colder.
Ming Che!
Bang...
Qin Ning kicked Qi Dongming directly in the chest. He grunted, and blood from his internal organs gushed out.
"Assassinating me?"
Qin Ning silently looked at Qi Dongming, smiling faintly, "This Ming Che thinks too little of me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ning's foot pressed down even harder.
"You... how can you summon the dead Xuanming Guards?"
Qi Dongming said with a terrified expression, "The Xuanming Guards were the imperial guard created by Ming Yuan, the first emperor of the Beiming Empire. They were invincible. How can you..."
"You don't need to know that!"
Qin Ning said indifferently, "You just need to know that you're about to die, that's all!"
"You, you... you can't kill me!"
Qi Dongming screamed, "I am the son of Qi Wei, the captain of the Imperial Guards..."
Pfft...
However, before Qi Dongming could finish his sentence, Qin Ning's foot stomped down hard.
Fresh blood splattered everywhere, but Qin Ning's expression remained unchanged; only his eyes grew increasingly cold.
At this moment, the other people were also fleeing, but with the four terracotta cavalry warriors in pursuit, how could they possibly escape?
The scent of blood gradually permeated the air.
Killing intent flashed in Qin Ning's eyes.
He hadn't wanted to kill Ming Zhe, not out of fear, but because he couldn't bring himself to do it.
The founder of the Beiming Empire was Ming Yuan, one of his most beloved grand-disciples when he was the Jiuyou Great Emperor.
The current Beiming imperial family were all descendants of Ming Yuan. Even if there were no talented successors to inherit the legacy, he wouldn't have wanted to interfere much.
But now, it was truly the third time.
Ming Zhe had touched his final limit.
Ye Yuan Yuan saw the four terracotta cavalry warriors return and softly said, "Rumor has it that the first emperor of the Beiming Empire, named Ming Yuan, was taught by Venerable Qingyun."
"And Venerable Qingyun is said to be a disciple of the Jiuyou Great Emperor!"
"In short, Emperor Ming Yuan was a grand-disciple of the Jiuyou Great Emperor. It's also said that when Beiming City was built, because the Jiuyou Great Emperor loved his grand-disciple very much, he expended considerable effort to create a formation!"
"This formation is called the Xuanming Great Formation. It can summon the Xuanming Guards to battle. The power of this formation is extremely strong, capable of ensuring that the Beiming Empire will not be destroyed, even if only Beiming City remains!"
"Furthermore, according to rumors, the Xuanming Great Formation is not just that…"
"You're only talking about rumors…"
Qin Ning chuckled faintly, interrupting Ye Yuan Yuan.
But at this moment, Ye Yuan Yuan couldn't see through Qin Ning at all.
The appearance of the Xuanming Guards' terracotta cavalry warriors was truly too strange.
Qin Ning waved his hand, and the four warriors slowly disappeared.
The cracks on the ground also vanished; the four warriors seemed to have never appeared.
*Swish…*
Just then, the sound of air being torn suddenly rang out again.
Ye Yuan Yuan raised her sword, looked ahead, and became cautious.
"Brother Qin!"
Sheng Xinyue and more than a dozen people rushed over. He felt relieved to see Qin Ning safe and sound.
Beside him, Sheng Dengfeng looked stern and full of killing intent, cautiously surveying his surroundings.
A sudden *thwack* sounded, and Sheng Xinyue took a punch to the head.
"You brat, you idiot, you pig-headed fool!"
Sheng Dengfeng roared, "Didn't you know what that old man Xu Yuanshan wanted to do to Young Master Qin during the day? It's so late, and you dared to let Young Master Qin return alone!"
"Are you itching for a beating?!"
Sheng Dengfeng hit without mercy, and Sheng Xinyue's face quickly swelled up.
"Father, I was wrong…"
Sheng Xinyue felt extremely wronged; it was clearly Qin Ning who didn't let him escort him back.
"Alright!"
Qin Ning frowned and said, "Deal with these corpses!"
This time, Ming Zhe dared to use his connections to mobilize the Imperial Guards to kill him. Even if these people disappeared forever, Ming Zhe wouldn't dare to speak loudly and expose it.
"This debt, Ming Zhe, I will remember!"
His tone…