Chapter 10: Collapsing the City Wall

"Go!"

Riding the black fiend beasts, Ji Ning and his two companions swiftly left the Heiya tribe, disappearing into the distant mountains and forests.

"Chieftain?"

"Where are they going?" Other tribesmen asked at the entrance, but Heiya, standing there watching Ji Ning and the others depart from afar, shook his head: "I don't know." Yet a flicker of longing shone in his eyes... He understood that this young master of the Ji clan was going to the Jiangbian tribe to avenge his daughter.

But given the Jiangbian tribe's status, could this young master of the Ji clan succeed in his revenge?

"Even if Young Master Ji Ning cannot take revenge, his father, Drip Sword Ji Yichuan, certainly can." Heiya's heart was filled with resentment; he truly hated that Jiang He, only regretting that his own strength was insufficient.

...

The Jiangbian tribe was several hundred li from the Heiya tribe. Traveling over mountains and ridges, they only arrived at the Jiangbian tribe when the sun rose the next day.

Every tribe had its settlement.

The settlement of a super tribe of fifty thousand people... was a city.

"One by one, come over."

"Mm, go ahead."

"Pass."

At the city gate, armored guards were inspecting the goods of those entering. The Jiangbian tribe also had enemies, and they worried that someone might secretly bring in large numbers of heavy crossbows and the like.

"Hm? You three!" Immediately, some armored guards spotted three black fiend beasts racing toward them at high speed from afar. Seeing no sign of them slowing down, they shouted, "Stop at once! If you charge the gates of our Jiangbian city, we will loose arrows!" At once, the archers on the city wall above drew their bows, showing no mercy.

Whoosh!

Ji Ning, who had been riding a black fiend beast, suddenly shot into the air, directly ascending to the tall city wall. At the same time, an invisible wave of force swept through, and the dozens of armored guards on the wall felt themselves suddenly light as air, sent tumbling off the wall.

In an instant, only Ji Ning stood on the wall.

The armored guards fell, some with bruised noses and swollen faces, others unlucky enough to suffer fractures. But they were all fairly strong warriors; falling from such a height normally wouldn't hurt them—it was the unexpected shock that caused them to suffer a bit.

"How could this be?"

"He, he..."

The group of armored guards stared blankly at Ji Ning on the wall, then looked at their empty hands, turning to retrieve the bows that had fallen to the ground.

Standing on the city wall, Ji Ning glared at the city and bellowed, "Jiang He, come out!"

"Jiang He, come out!" "Jiang He, come out!" "Jiang He, come out!" ... The roar, like that of a demon god, exploded like thunder. The armored guards and passersby near the wall covered their ears in pain, some even fleeing in panic.

The roar echoed through every corner of Jiangbian City.

Ji Ning's face darkened. He suddenly stomped his foot, and a thunderous crash resounded!

"Boom!" The massive city wall, six or seven zhang thick, was extremely solid. Under Ji Ning's stomp, it violently trembled, and huge cracks spread across the wall's surface. Even the street below was marred by ugly fissures. This stomp made the surrounding ground ripple and twist like water, and the armored guards retreated in fear.

"Boom." Ji Ning stomped again!

The earth shook once more. The wall was covered in cracks, and large chunks of stone fell. The gate tower began to tremble, as if it might collapse at any moment.

"Boom!" Ji Ning stomped a third time!

Rumble~~~

The wall, already riddled with internal cracks, finally collapsed with a roar. Massive stones tumbled down, and in an instant, the wide city gate became a heap of rubble. The tall gate tower crashed onto the street, and the armored guards and onlookers who had long since fled to a distance stared in shock at the scene of devastation.

"Heavens?"

"The gate tower..."

No one could believe it. The main gate of a city was its thickest and most stable part; even a battering ram could only attack the gate, and striking the wall would not budge it an inch. The six- or seven-zhang-thick solid rock, without a single seam—even a sword would leave only a scratch on its surface.

Three stomps to collapse the wall?

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Qiuye and Mowu, riding black fiend beasts, quickly arrived atop the rubble, and Ji Ning also landed on the debris.

...

Jiang Sansi sat cross-legged in a meditation room, where a faint scent of sandalwood lingered.

He was the chieftain of the Jiangbian tribe, a renowned figure on the territory of the Ji clan's Western Prefecture.

"Jiang He, come out!" A furious shout suddenly rang out.

"Hm?" Jiang Sansi's eyes snapped open.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three sudden thunderous crashes made Jiang Sansi's face change. He immediately transformed into a streak of light and dashed out.

In just a moment.

Jiang Sansi, a Xiantian lifeform, arrived at the city gate where the crashes had originated. Seeing the collapsed gate reduced to rubble, his eyes turned red! Destroying the city gate was like slapping the Jiangbian tribe in the face, leaving no room for compromise.

"Are you Jiang Sansi?" Ji Ning stood on the rubble, looking at the suddenly appeared black-haired old man, and shouted directly. The Jiangbian tribe had two Xiantian lifeforms, one male and one female; the male was naturally Jiang Sansi.

The black-haired old man looked at Ji Ning, his expression grim: "No matter who you are, you cannot trample on the dignity of my Jiangbian tribe." As he spoke, a purple chain appeared in his hand. He swung it at Ji Ning, who, with his overwhelming aura, was undoubtedly the instigator of all this.

Whoosh!

Ji Ning suddenly charged forward, like a roc swooping down, terrifyingly fast.

Bang! Ji Ning kicked the black-haired old man directly in the chest, sending him flying backward, plowing a deep furrow in the rocky ground before he was embedded in the earth. The old man then leaped out, clutching his chest, blood at the corner of his mouth, staring at Ji Ning in shock: "You, who exactly are you?"

How could he be so fast? His magic treasure hadn't even struck Ji Ning before he was kicked away. Fortunately, his Xiantian true essence protected him.

"Hmph." Ji Ning sneered. "Tell Jiang He to come out."

Swish!

Another red figure appeared—an old woman in red with white hair. As soon as she appeared, she supported Jiang Sansi: "Sansi, are you all right?"

"Be careful, he's very strong," Jiang Sansi said in a low voice.

The old woman in red with white hair looked at Ji Ning and shouted, "How has my Jiangbian tribe offended you? And who are you? Destroying our city gate—surely you dare not even give your name!"

Ji Ning said coldly, "Ji clan! Ji Ning!"

"Ji Ning?" The old woman in red with white hair was puzzled.

"Ji Ning?" The black-haired old man Jiang Sansi was greatly startled. He whispered to the old woman beside him, "Xue Gu, the next prefect of the Ji clan's Western Prefecture has been decided, and his name is Ji Ning. But he should only be eleven now, how could..."

"Prefect of the Ji clan's Western Prefecture?" Xue Gu was shocked.

Though astonished that Ji Ning had become a Xiantian lifeform at only eleven, they were even more shocked by his identity—the next prefect of the Ji clan's Western Prefecture! It was common for someone to become a Xiantian lifeform before twenty; there were several within the Ji clan alone. Ji Lie had previously been eager for the three tribal youths he trained to become Xiantian before sixteen. If Ji Ning had practiced other divine body refinement techniques, he might have become a Xiantian lifeform as a child.

Among the more numerous tribal prodigies,

there were also many who became Xiantian before twenty, like Jiang Sansi! But these tribes lacked sufficiently powerful techniques, and the later stages, their potential was inferior to that of the Ji clan!

"Ji clan's Western Prefecture?" Xue Gu looked at the youth before her. Their Jiangbian tribe was located within the territory of the Ji clan's Western Prefecture and was under its jurisdiction!

If the prefect of the Ji clan's Western Prefecture wanted to destroy the Jiangbian tribe, it would be easy.

"Young master!" A voice suddenly rang out.

A hundred black-armored guards appeared in the distance. Seeing Ji Ning standing on the rubble, the leader was greatly startled and immediately knelt on one knee. The other black-armored guards also respectfully shouted, "Young master!"

"Rise." Ji Ning glanced at them and spoke. In super-large tribes, the Ji clan would station a hundred-man black-armored guard unit, also for surveillance purposes.

"Yes."

The group of black-armored guards ran over and quickly stood around Ji Ning.

"Young Master Ji Ning." The old woman Xue Gu bowed slightly. "Since Jiang He has offended you, my Jiangbian tribe will naturally not shield him. Sansi, go and bring Jiang He here at once."

"Mm." The black-haired old man Jiang Sansi immediately left.

A single Xiantian lifeform alone would not make the Jiangbian tribe bow their heads! Even if that Xiantian lifeform was from the Ji clan, it didn't mean much—without rules, nothing would be accomplished, and the Ji clan couldn't act arbitrarily, or else how could so many tribes willingly submit? An ordinary Xiantian lifeform alone could not destroy a super-large tribe.

But if it were the prefect himself... that was a different matter.

...

"Keep practicing!"

Jiang He was a fair-skinned, rather handsome young man, but there was often a hint of cruelty in his eyes. At this moment, he held a whip and watched a young child who was practicing swordsmanship with a short sword. "No matter how sore your arms are, endure it. You will be the future chieftain of my Jiangbian tribe!"

"Yes, Father." The child gritted his teeth and continued practicing, not daring to stop, for stopping would earn him a lash from the whip.

Suddenly—

"Jiang He, come out!" A furious shout spread.

Jiang He's face changed: "To dare be so insolent in my Jiangbian City, the one coming is no ordinary person."

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The three stomps that collapsed the wall struck like hammers on his heart, making Jiang He feel uneasy: "Who is it? Who is looking for me?" Ignoring everything else, Jiang He hurried outside.

"He, what's happening?" The household was in chaos. His wife came out, very flustered, while his other women showed varying expressions—some worried, others secretly gloating.

"Let's go out and see." Jiang He walked out.

Just as he stepped out of the gate,

a black figure flew over from afar and appeared directly before Jiang He. Jiang He was shocked: "Chieftain." The black-haired old man Jiang Sansi, his face grim and with blood at the corner of his mouth, his clothes dirty, looked coldly at him: "Look what you've done." Then he grabbed Jiang He by the neck, holding him like a chick.

Whoosh! He transformed into a streak of light and sped toward the city gate in the distance.