"This man killed a Golden Robe Commander of our Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps, so we are now his mortal enemies. Everyone, watch him closely until reinforcements arrive. Don’t let him get away!"
Elsewhere, after firing a green signal flare, a Silver Robed Mercenary took the lead and shouted to the others.
At his words, several hundred Low-Level Mercenaries surrounded Tang Yi, watching him like hawks.
Even though there were several hundred mercenaries present, with a steady stream more on the way, they were all just Low-Level Mercenaries with mediocre strength. Against Tang Yi, a man who could kill a Battle King with a single flick, they were completely outmatched.
It would be idiotic to charge forward and throw their lives away when they knew full well they were no match for him.
Besides, Tang Yi was so powerful that even if they could kill him by swarming him all at once, the cost would be horrific. No one could accept such a price, and no one wanted to be the one to lead the charge.
And so, the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps members simply surrounded Tang Yi. No one dared to make a move.
They had the right idea. Their strategy boiled down to a single word: stall!
They would stall until the powerhouses of the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps arrived.
At that point, no matter how powerful Tang Yi was, he would be forced to surrender!
"Run? Why would I run? I’m planning on heading over to that palace to have a ’talk’ with your leaders. I have no intention of running."
Tang Yi pointed to the distant palace and smiled faintly.
Tang Yi seemed utterly unconcerned by the hundreds of mercenaries glowering at him. His face betrayed no hint of nervousness, as if he were surrounded not by hundreds of men, but by hundreds of ants.
"How dare you!"
"You’re looking to die, brat!"
"That’s Taihe Palace, the Sacred Land of our Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps! You must have a death wish if you think you can just barge in there!"
"I’ve never seen such an arrogant brat!"
"You killed our Golden Robe Commander! Stay right where you are. You’re not going anywhere!"
"..."
When the mercenaries heard Tang Yi declare his intention to go to Taihe Palace, they erupted in a new wave of curses and condemnations, the furious shouts rising and falling without end.
Taihe Palace—the same palace Tang Yi had seen earlier—was an incredibly important location for the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps. It was their command center, a place they considered sacred.
To hear Tang Yi declare his intent to force his way in was a sign of his utter contempt for the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps. How could the mercenaries possibly endure such an insult? How could they not be furious?
"Heh. So I can’t go just because you say so? I’m going whether you like it or not. We’ll see who dares to stop me!"
With extreme disdain, Tang Yi ignored the shouts from the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps and began walking straight ahead.
The mercenaries in his path saw him approaching without a care in the world. Terrified of his power, they began to back away slowly, not daring to block him.
And so, Tang Yi advanced at a leisurely stroll. The mercenaries, though furious, dared not attack. They could only form a circle around him, following cautiously.
"Don’t retreat! Stop him! We can’t let him advance another step! Wolf Fighting Slope is a vital stronghold for the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps; we can’t let some intruder run rampant here! And he wants to force his way into Taihe Palace—he’s looking right through us! If we let him pass, the Corps Leader will have our heads when he finds out!"
Seeing Tang Yi advance as if the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps was nothing, a Silver Robed Mercenary shouted to the crowd, his words full of incitement.
The mercenaries heard the Silver Robed Mercenary’s words. Seemingly spurred on by some new fear, they hesitated for a moment, then actually stopped falling back!
They even moved to actively block Tang Yi’s path, refusing to give a single inch, as if they were resolved to die before letting him advance!
"Annoying!"
Tang Yi muttered impatiently. He felt that Silver Robed Mercenary was being a meddlesome busybody, and it ticked him off.
He extended a finger slightly, unleashing the Six Yang Rejuvenation Finger. A beam of light shot out.
WHOOSH!
The beam was incredibly fast and immensely powerful.
Furthermore, this was a Martial Technique unleashed by Tang Yi, a Battle Emperor. How could a mere Silver Robed Mercenary, only at the Battle Spirit Level, possibly resist it?
With a BOOM, the beam struck the meddlesome Silver Robed Mercenary and exploded on impact, vaporizing his upper torso. All that was left was a mangled, bloody lower half—a horrifying and gruesome sight.
The sight sent the crowd of mercenaries stumbling back a step in terror.
But it seemed the other Silver Robed Mercenary’s words had worked. Though terrified enough to stumble back, the mercenaries recovered from the shock and once again blocked Tang Yi’s path. They refused to let him advance, trapping him in place with unyielding determination.
"You dare to block my path? Are you really not afraid to die?"
Tang Yi was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected these members of the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps to hold their ground even after he made an example of one of them.
’It seems the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps has some real substance after all. Even their lowest-ranking mercenaries are this well-disciplined.’
"Insolent fiend, you still think you can get past? Trespassing on the grounds of the Wolf Heaven Mercenary Corps is a capital crime! I advise you to get on your knees and surrender now. Otherwise, when our experts arrive, they will make you wish for a death that will never come! By then, it will be too late to beg for mercy!"
Seeing Tang Yi pause, another Silver Robed Mercenary took the opportunity to shout a threat at him.
Learning a lesson from his fallen comrade—the Silver Robed Mercenary who had just been killed for speaking out—this one was smarter. After shouting his threat, he immediately ducked back into the crowd so Tang Yi couldn’t identify him.
Besides, with a sea of bodies between them, even if Tang Yi wanted to kill him, he’d have to cut through dozens of men first.
But did he really think he was safe just by hiding in the crowd?
How naive.
Who was Tang Yi?
He was a Battle Emperor who had opened the Six Spirits Gate. Just how keen was his hearing? How sharp were his eyes?
With just a glance and a listen, he pinpointed the location of the Silver Robed Mercenary who had spoken.
Hearing the Silver Robed Mercenary’s shameless threat, Tang Yi smiled coldly.
’He despised cowards who didn’t dare take responsibility for their actions, especially the kind who ran their mouths and then hid.’
To people like that, Tang Yi never showed any mercy.
When he used the Six Yang Rejuvenation Finger to blast the other Silver Robed Mercenary to death, Tang Yi had only used a sliver of Power, not even one-tenth of the technique’s full might. Now, facing this wannabe-genius hiding in the crowd, Tang Yi raised the power of his Six Yang Rejuvenation Finger to a full tenth!
In an instant, the might of the Six Yang Rejuvenation Finger erupted. A dazzling white light flared, and a ferocious beam of light shot toward the Silver Robed Mercenary in the crowd.
Hiding in the crowd? So what? People blocking the line of sight? And?
Whoever stood in the way would die!
WHOOSH!
The beam shot into the crowd and tore straight through it.

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