"Who's there? It's the granary ahead... enemy attack!"
"Those who block me die!"
With a swish, the soldiers guarding the checkpoint were instantly split in two.
The sudden appearance of the enemy and the brutal dismemberment instantly stunned the soldiers at the checkpoint.
By the time they reacted, Chu Chen had already led his men to their front.
Two hundred soldiers at the Martial Disciple realm followed behind Chu Chen, slaughtering like wolves and tigers.
The three hundred soldiers stationed here didn't last even a few minutes, and were all killed.
After cutting through three checkpoints in a row, Chu Chen led his men to the front of the granary.
Hundreds of soldiers were guarding the front of the granary nervously.
Facing these men, Chu Chen didn't stop. He continued to charge forward, circulating the spiritual energy within his body to empower his saber.
"Overturning Rivers and Seas!"
With the spiritual energy empowering his martial skill, this single saber strike was like surging waves, its domineering saber energy slashing towards the soldiers ahead.
In an instant, like mowing down grass, a large number of soldiers fell.
The remaining soldiers were so terrified that they lost the courage to stand in Chu Chen's path.
Only after Chu Chen and his men had passed did they dare to regroup.
"This is a martial skill, the enemy has Ancient Martial realm cultivation!"
"Nonsense, which Ancient Martial realm cultivator has such a range? This is a martial skill used by a Martial Dao cultivator!"
"Martial Dao cultivator? No wonder he killed over a hundred people with one saber!"
"It's over, we can't guard the granary, and we won't get any good treatment later."
"It's better than dying on the spot."
The soldiers guarding the granary muttered amongst themselves, trembling as they looked at Chu Chen's imposing figure.
How could these soldiers, none of whom were even at the Martial Disciple realm, possibly resist a Martial Dao cultivator?
After breaking through the last line of interception, Chu Chen arrived at the granary gate and kicked it open directly.
The few guards inside the granary were stunned and dumbfounded.
"Leave fifty men to burn this granary."
Looking at the bags of grain and fodder in front of him, Chu Chen ordered coldly, then led the remaining men to another granary nearby.
The fifty men left behind opened the packages on their backs, threw in small bags of oil, and then lit them, quickly igniting a large fire.
After completing their mission, they didn't forget to kill the few granary keepers before chasing after Chu Chen.
With Chu Chen, a Martial Dao cultivator at the Body Refining realm, leading the way, no enemy forces blocking the other granaries, whether dozens or hundreds strong, could stop them.
Soon, all the granaries were set ablaze, with flames soaring into the sky. Those in the city who had been awakened by the shouts could see the inferno from their doorsteps.
"It's over!"
The garrison commander, who was leading his troops to the granary for rescue, was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. He collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at the burning granaries in the distance.
"General, pull yourself together. Although the granary is on fire, it hasn't been long, there's still time. At the very least, we must catch the arsonists."
The adjutant shouted urgently at his superior's state.
"Yes, catch these damned guys."
The garrison commander reacted and roared.
As for the granary, he knew that with such a large fire, it was probably beyond saving.
"Quick, change course to the west of the city. If they want to escape, they will inevitably retreat through the nearest west gate."
"Also, immediately send someone to notify the guards on the city wall, tell them to strictly guard the city gates and not let anyone out."
"Send someone to notify the county magistrate as well, tell him to gather the county troops towards the west of the city. If they encounter these damned guys on the road, he should kill them on the spot."
The garrison commander ordered with a cold expression.
"Yes."
During this time, houses in other parts of the city also caught fire.
For a time, the entire city was shrouded in flames, and the ground was visible without torches, like a city that never slept.
The garrison commander, leading his men to block the road to the west of the city, happened to run into Chu Chen, who had gathered his forces and was preparing to retreat.
Both sides were stunned. The garrison commander was overjoyed and roared, "It was you who set fire to the grain?"
Chu Chen replied coldly, "That's right, it was us. What can you do to me?"
"Kill them!"
The garrison commander waved his hand, and the soldiers beside him immediately charged forward.
"Kill!"
Chu Chen waved his hand, charging at the forefront, circulating his spiritual energy.
With a single move of the Blazing Fire Saber Technique, flames erupted, instantly igniting dozens of the enemy soldiers at the forefront.
"Ah, save me!"
"Quick, help me put out the fire."
"Damn it! This power, a Martial Dao cultivator?"
The garrison commander's pupils contracted, and he was filled with fear, but there was nothing he could do.
He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Don't be afraid, everyone. We have over a thousand men. Keep fighting! Whoever can kill him, I will recommend him as a general to the Great General of the Western Expedition!"
Under heavy rewards, there will be brave men. Seeing that only Chu Chen could use spiritual energy to unleash such terrifying saber techniques, the soldiers of the Chen Kingdom forced themselves to be brave and charged at Chu Chen again.
"You court death. Come if you're not afraid of dying."
Chu Chen sneered, continuously unleashing his saber techniques.
The remaining soldiers, numbering only over three hundred, also formed groups of five, cooperating with each other, surrounding Chu Chen and fighting the Chen Kingdom soldiers.
After a few breaths, the garrison commander's face had turned pale.
"I didn't expect Martial Dao cultivators to be so terrifying. Hundreds of men still can't take him down."
"And his soldiers are all at the Martial Disciple realm. Where did these people come from?"
Hundreds of men couldn't kill Chu Chen, nor could they even get close.
Even if that were the case, his soldiers killed their soldiers as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, although not as exaggerated as Chu Chen.
As the number of soldiers around him decreased, the garrison commander felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to retreat, thinking it was better to retreat and live to fight another day, Chu Chen had already reached him.
His black clothes were covered in blood, and his originally handsome face was dripping with blood, making him look as terrifying as a demon.
Seeing that he couldn't escape, the garrison commander braced himself, circulated his qi and blood, and roared, unleashing the Five Tiger Severing Saber.
This was a common martial skill in the army, but it was also the most efficient martial skill for killing.
Once unleashed, each saber strike was faster than the last, with the force of a tiger descending from the mountain.
However, how could martial arts from the jianghu compare to Chu Chen's martial skills empowered by spiritual energy?
Chu Chen had not drawn any offensive skills before, so he had made do with the jianghu martial arts he had seen in the Imperial Palace's library.
Under the empowerment of spiritual energy, they were still no match for the Five Tiger Severing Saber unleashed by the garrison commander.
Before the enemy even got close, the garrison commander felt a sudden surge of heat on his body.
His clothes were ignited before the opponent's saber even landed, and then he saw a blaze of fire before losing consciousness.
"Your general has already been killed by me. Do you still intend to resist?"
Easily killing the enemy general at the mid-stage Martial Disciple realm, Chu Chen roared.
Soon, the obstructing Chen Kingdom soldiers collapsed and fled in all directions.