vrcanaries Chapter 229 Infiltrating the Palace Alone
Chapter 229 Infiltrating the Palace Alone
"Oh ho. This kid's not even fully grown yet, but he's got quite the nerve, daring to threaten us?"
"Like a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger, completely oblivious to its own danger!"
Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of the imperial guards at the gate became quite varied.
Their expressions ranged from astonishment to disdainful sneers, to looking at someone as if they were a fool, to gleaming with malice, as they gripped their weapons tightly.
A burly, fleshy-faced imperial guard sneered and strode forward arrogantly. He casually twirled his sword with his right hand, the heavy blade slicing through the air with a "whooshing" sound.
He looked down at Li Wudao and sneered, "Little brat, I'm in a good mood today, I'll give you three breaths to get out of my sight!"
"Otherwise... this knife will crack your head open in a moment, so you'll know what it means to be arrogant and domineering!"
The other imperial guards behind him stood with their arms crossed, bursting into laughter.
"Python, be careful not to kill him all at once, or it won't be fun."
"Exactly, it's rare to find a fool who doesn't know what's good for entertainment. Don't scare him so much that he wets his pants, that would be so boring."
Even more outrageous, some whistled lightly, looking on with a relaxed expression of watching a good show, clearly not taking the man and the turtle seriously, treating them as just an unexpected break during their long duty.
"Heh heh, kid, you've finally met your match."
Seeing the boy being so disrespected and mocked, the sullen green-haired turtle couldn't help but grin.
Those panda eyes narrowed into slits instantly, their previous gloating vanished, replaced by a hint of schadenfreude.
Li Wudao glanced at it sideways, too lazy to bother with this turtle that never learns its lesson.
Looking at the unbridled and fearless demeanor of these Imperial Guards, he raised an eyebrow, understanding the situation.
Clearly, none of these people were the soldiers who had witnessed him slay the Marquis of Zhennan and repel 100,000 imperial guards in front of the Imperial Treasure Pavilion that day.
Otherwise, they would never have been so audacious at this moment; they would probably have turned pale and retreated the instant they saw him.
"Little thing, three breaths have passed!"
The burly man nicknamed "Python" grinned maliciously, his eyes gleaming with ferocity.
"It seems you're determined to die. Well then, I'll personally send you on your way!"
He roared, unleashing his Martial Grandmaster cultivation, his muscular arms bulging with veins.
The heavy, ghost-headed broadsword in his hand, with a piercing whistle that tore through the air, transformed into a bright white streak and slashed fiercely towards Li Wudao's neck!
This strike was powerful and heavy, enough to split a monument and shatter a stone!
However, Li Wudao did not even flinch in the face of this fierce attack.
Just as the blade was about to strike, he moved!
His movements were incredibly fast.
Everyone present, including the burly man who drew the knife, only felt a blur before their eyes, as if a blurry white shadow had flashed by.
Immediately afterwards, a loud, muffled bang that sent chills down your spine exploded!
Li Wudao's right hand, arriving late but arriving early, casually pressed down on the burly man's fleshy face!
There are no fancy martial arts techniques, no complicated moves, just pure, extreme power and speed!
"call out--"
The next instant, the burly man's massive body, which was charging forward, was as if it had been hit head-on by a high-speed moving mountain, and he was sent flying backward at an even greater speed than when he had charged.
The shock and fear on his face hadn't even fully surfaced yet.
The entire head was pressed down by that fair hand, and instantly deformed and dented like a watermelon that had been smashed!
"puff--"
Blood and brains splattered everywhere!
The burly, bearded man's body traced a horrific arc through the air before slamming heavily against the solid palace wall behind him, producing a sickeningly loud cracking sound.
He then slid to the ground like a lump of mud, without making a sound. Only the gushing blood quickly stained the ground beneath him.
quiet!
Deathly silence!
Not far away, the smiles on the faces of the imperial guards who had been watching the show with their arms crossed and laughing heartily instantly froze.
As if an invisible hand had gripped their throats, their faces stiffened, their pupils contracted, and they were filled with unbelievable horror!
Flash sale? !
Pure physical strength instantly killed a Martial Grandmaster-level Imperial Guard captain?!
Even killing a chicken and slaughtering a monkey shouldn't be this easy, right?!
Before they could recover from the immense shock and fear, Li Wudao had already moved again.
He acted as if he had done something insignificant, continuing to walk forward without stopping, his expression still indifferent.
"If you don't want to live, then all of you should die..."
He spoke coldly, as if proclaiming a predetermined judgment.
As soon as he finished speaking, he moved again, disappearing into the crowd like a ghost.
A gust of wind swept by, piercing a person's forehead, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.
With a light flick of his palm, another man's chest caved in, and he flew backward, spitting out blood.
With a backhand punch, he blasted another Imperial Guard who was trying to launch a sneak attack from the flank into pieces, along with his armor!
In the blink of an eye, several more people died on the spot!
The remaining Imperial Guards were utterly terrified and their hair stood on end!
The group of people who had just been joking and laughing suddenly turned deathly pale, their legs buckled, and they knelt down with a few thuds, kowtowing repeatedly, their voices trembling with sobs.
"Spare me...please spare me, sir! I was blind! I'll leave right now! I'll leave right now!"
"Don't kill me! I have an eighty-year-old mother at home..."
However, Li Wudao's eyes remained unmoved and showed no pity in the face of pleas for mercy.
His figure was like the embodiment of death; every time he raised his hand or took a step, someone inevitably fell.
He swept through the enemy lines, unstoppable, and all who stood in his way perished in the blink of an eye!
After only a few breaths, the area in front of the palace gates fell completely silent, appearing even more spacious.
The once imposing Imperial Guards were now all dead, their bodies lying scattered on the ground, cold and lifeless.
Blood pooled into streams, meandering along the exquisite stone crevices, staining a large area in front of the palace gates a glaring dark red.
A thick, pungent stench of blood filled the air, creating an eerie and tragic contrast with the opulent splendor of the palace.
Li Wudao's white robes remained spotless, as if he had just passed through an empty field rather than a battlefield of carnage.
He walked without stopping until he reached the huge, tightly closed palace gate.
The palace gate was several meters high, forged from a mixture of ten thousand catties of black iron and refined steel, making it extremely heavy.
Its surface is engraved with intricate royal patterns, shimmering with a cold, hard metallic luster in the morning light, like a sleeping behemoth, separating the inside from the outside, symbolizing the majesty and inviolability of imperial power.
Li Wudao stopped in front of the door, slowly raised his right hand, curled his five fingers slightly, and then suddenly clenched them!
"Crack... Crack..."
A series of crisp, crackling sounds emanated from his knuckles, like popping beans, or like muffled thunder rolling through his muscles and flesh.
A terrifyingly powerful force was gathering in those seemingly slender arms.
He didn't use any spiritual power, relying purely on his physical strength, and simply threw a punch at the heavy Xuan Iron Palace Gate!
This punch, seemingly simple and unadorned, lacking any earth-shattering force, made a profound impact the instant the fist made contact with the door panel—
"Boom!!!"
A deep, resounding boom, like an immortal striking a heavenly drum, suddenly erupted!
The next instant, the sound waves spread out like tangible ripples, making people's eardrums feel like they were about to burst, and even the ground under their feet trembled slightly!
The incredibly hard black iron door panel was visibly dented inwards from the point where Li Wudao's fist landed, leaving a deep fist-shaped indentation.
The surrounding metal twisted and tore like waves, making a teeth-grinding "crunch" sound!
Then, something even more horrifying happened!
The massive iron gate, weighing tens of thousands of kilograms and requiring dozens of strongmen to push, emitted a mournful sound as its thick, fine steel hinges groaned under the strain.
Then, with a deafening roar, it was forcefully broken and sent flying from the wall by this pure and brute force!
The massive palace gate detached from its frame, like a meteorite launched from a catapult, hurtling violently into the palace with a whistling sound.
"Boom" a loud noise.
The palace gate crashed heavily onto the white jade square, sliding dozens of meters and carving a deep trench in the ground before finally coming to a stop, kicking up clouds of dust!
Such a huge commotion was like a thunderclap from a clear sky, instantly shattering the tranquility of the palace in the early morning!
"The palace gates have been destroyed! Quick! Set up alert!"
"Enemy attack! Someone has forced their way into the palace!!"