Chapter 1: The Awakening of Shin Wang...

  More than 20,000 Jin soldiers were escorting more than 600,000 civilians and women to the foot of Lingshou City. At this time, the righteous army had already formed a battle formation under Lingshou City, preparing to meet the Jin army coming from True Definition.

  "Is King Xian present? I am Wanyan Zhen." Wanyan Zhen rode his horse forward to the front of the two armies, took a deep breath and shouted loudly.

  At this time, from under the great banner of the righteous army's commander-in-chief, a young man rode his horse to the front lines of both armies and approached Wanyan Zhen.

  "I am the King of Song, Zhao Chen! You have brought so many civilians here, what is your intention? Are you going to use these innocent women and children to attack us? I have always respected the generals of the Jin State, you are brave and skilled in battle. But I never thought that you would stoop so low as to drive out women and children, it's truly despicable. With a general like you, the Jin State is not far from defeat." Zhao Chen shouted loudly.

  He said, thinking in his heart that Wang Jin and Xiao Deli, who were sent to the back of the Golden Army to prepare for the siege and rescue of the civilians, had arrived at that position, and how he needed to cooperate.

  "Is this the wise and courageous King of Trust? He can't be more than sixteen or seventeen years old?" Wanyan Zhen was secretly shocked by King of Trust's age.

  "I've long heard that you, Prince Xiang, are a man of great righteousness. Today I see that it's indeed true. Prince Xiang, today I'd like to make a wager with you, how about it?" Wanyan Zheng shouted loudly.

  "Oh, let's hear it." Zhao Xun knew that the other party would definitely make some difficult demands. But he himself had to continue to uphold a virtue of loving his people like sons, otherwise, why wouldn't the common people move south and follow that Emperor Gaozong instead? It was all about his own reputation!

  "Trust me, I have 600,000 of your Song Dynasty's women and children in my hands. Let's make a bet. I won't play any tricks, I'll directly send the 600,000 women and children to the front line of both armies." Wanyan Zhenxi said with a raised eyebrow.

  "Oh! What's the bet?" Zhao Chen asked. "I've heard that King Xining's martial arts are unmatched in the world, so today I'll make a bet with King Xining. I'll send a master to fight you one-on-one, if you lose, you'll hand over Ling Shou City. If I lose, those 60,000 Song people will automatically return to your camp, and I guarantee not to shoot arrows, otherwise I'll suffer heavenly punishment." Wanyan Zhen said solemnly.

  "Absolutely not!" "A thousand years is not enough!" The crowd of righteous army generals heard this and rushed to stop Zhao Xun. Zhao Xun waved his hand at them, and although they were all anxious, they still kept their mouths shut according to orders. As his literary and military skills grew stronger, Zhao Xun's prestige in the righteous army gradually became even more powerful, and the generals all knew that he only spoke when he had a plan, so no one dared to speak out of turn.

  "Originally, I, the king, would not have engaged in a battle with your people, it's beneath my dignity. However, you're using innocent civilians as bargaining chips, which is truly despicable. As the King of Southern Song, I must protect my subjects from harm. Therefore, I accept your duel challenge. I'll come to the front lines, and you must release the hostages; otherwise, even if you lose, I will immediately return to my own camp."

  "Alright! It's settled then! Bring out the fierce beast!" Wanyan Zhen shouted loudly. Although he knew he wasn't a match for Zhao Chen, the King of Faith, there was one person who absolutely could be.

  Meng Shou is a man from a tribe near the North Sea, who has been on a journey of revenge and survival since his tribe was slaughtered by a group of wandering barbarians when he was a child.

  The beast, having gone through the struggle for survival in the cold and among beasts and savages, grew up to show a different appearance. He was born tall and strong, with boundless power. This person who survived like a beast in a cruel environment, after growing up, single-handedly killed over 100 savage men who slaughtered his tribe.

  After taking revenge, the beast began to wander south. Until he wandered to the vicinity of Changbai Mountain and encountered the Jurchen people, who were captured by the Jurchen people with traps and taken as slaves. The beast himself did not want to be a slave, but his strength was great, and his martial arts skills were all learned from wild beasts. Therefore, the Jurchen people had no choice but to tie him up, using heavy iron chains weighing thousands of catties and iron locks to lock him up.

  It took some time for Jin Bing, but the ferocious beast was finally dragged out of a cage made of iron bars by dozens of tall and sturdy Jin soldiers.

  Zhao Cu saw the beast from afar, that savage was at least 2 meters 3 or 4 tall, looking around twenty years old. In fact, he might be even younger because savages tend to mature early due to survival reasons!

  "Hah......hah......" The fierce beast swayed back and forth, as fifty or sixty Jurchen warriors bound it with iron chains, pulling and dragging it along.

  "Let me go... let me go..." The fierce beast shouted in the Chinese and Jurchen languages he had learned, refusing to calm down! Fifty or sixty Jurchen warriors were pulling him back, but he was still unsteady on his feet. But what's the use? Soon, even more Jin soldiers came over and seized him.

  Wanyan Zhen turned around and said: "You calm down... Want freedom? Can. But... you have to listen to me! I let you do what, you do what."

  The ferocious beast lifted its head, and on its face shone a ring. Originally, on its nose was a nose ring, connected to a shiny chain. On its neck was a circle of wild animal teeth. There were wolf, bear, tiger, leopard and other wild animal teeth. It seemed that this ferocious beast had killed many mountain forest beasts when it went south from the North Sea.

  "Have you seen that person? Just kill him... and I'll give you freedom!"

  The fierce beast suddenly looked at Zhao Chen, twitching its mouth and blinking its eyes. Zhao Chen also stared at the fierce beast, he didn't think that this tall wild man was really interesting.

  "Kill him... and I'll be free?" The beast raised its head, a foolish grin spreading across its face. "Yes," Wanyan Zhen said: "If you kill him, I will give you your freedom, and also, I will give you the meat and women you want! Aren't you most eager for meat and women? I can give them to you, how many do you want? I can give you ten cows and ten women! Just defeat him!"

  "Undo... undo..." The fierce beast pointed at the dozens of iron chains on his body. A person bound by dozens of huge iron chains could still move, and it was also a testament to the person's strength.

  A dozen golden warriors, with fearful expressions, opened the iron lock and released the ferocious beast. When the last chain was loosened, the beast suddenly let out a loud roar, pounced forward, grabbed one of the golden warriors, and bit down on him. Although he looked like a savage, his hair disheveled like a dog's, his facial features were refined, and the nose ring on his nose added a unique charm to his appearance, but... he was actually so barbaric as to drink blood!

  "Ah——!" The woman shouted loudly, kicking and punching the beast. But the beast didn't care at all, it just kept sucking blood! The beast was very hungry, it knew that when it was hungry, it couldn't move, it needed nutrition. Drinking blood was something the beast had learned from wild animals. Blood was absolutely a quick way to replenish its body! Human blood must contain nutrients.

  The Jin army warriors were about to rush out to rescue, but Wanyan Zhen waved his hand to stop them. Wanyan Zhen saw that the fierce beast was extremely ferocious and performed impressively, secretly delighted in his heart. He just wanted Xing Wang to see this guy sucking human blood and feel afraid, affecting his own martial arts performance.

  "Roar——" The beast raised its head and let out a fierce roar, with a radiant glow on its young face and bloodstains at the corners of its mouth. With a swift grab, the beast's five fingers instantly snapped the man's neck, and he died like a dog.

  Look at the Beast's hand, his hand survived in the fight with beasts and harsh natural environment, after long-term grinding, the fingernails of five fingers and some dirt that had become stone-like combined together, making a pair of human hands look like beast claws. Although ugly, it is absolutely practical, and there is not much difference from steel claws and stone hands.

  At this time, Zhao Song felt that this young man was just like Li Yuanba of the Tang Dynasty. It is said that when Li Yuanba was a teenager, he had a simple mind and a violent temper, even killing servants and family members. The Li family was helpless and could only take measures to control him, binding him with iron chains and locking him up with an iron ball to prevent his violent outbursts. It wasn't until Li Yuanba grew up and became sensible that he was released. Now this fierce beast is bound by over a dozen iron chains and locked in an iron cage, probably a fierce general on the battlefield.

  Zhao Zhu hesitated for a moment, thinking that fighting a fierce beast might require drawing his sword. With the countless precise instruments of later generations and the cultivation of thousands of years of martial arts killing techniques, as well as superhuman killing experience, Zhao Zhu, who had regained his former strength through training, possessed extremely strong confidence.

  Perhaps this beast was not his opponent, Zhao Zhuo could kill the powerful and savage man in front of him with a single move if he used his hidden strength. But it couldn't be guaranteed that Zhao Zhuo himself wouldn't get hurt, looking at those claws, Zhao Zhuo didn't doubt that he would be beaten.

  Xin Wang Zhao Chen is a close relative of the Song Dynasty, having established an image of invincibility in martial arts. To maintain this image, he must remain undefeated. As long as Xin Wang remains undefeated, people will believe him to be the backbone of the Song Dynasty. The common people will support him, and righteous armies and warriors will flock to his side. If he were to engage in a one-on-one battle with this savage and emerge injured, it would damage his reputation, which is something Zhao Chen absolutely cannot allow.

  Having thought of this, Zhao Xun decided to draw his sword. With a sword, Zhao Xun could finish off the enemy in seconds. Apart from various firearms of later generations, Zhao Xun, who had countless experiences of his predecessors, was also very knowledgeable and proficient in various cold weapons. In this era, there really wasn't anyone who understood these weapons better than him.

  Zhao Yun held a pair of hundred-refined steel famous swords, cutting gold and jade was nothing to him. He saw that the opponent did not ride a horse, so he dismounted and walked to the front of the two armies. The fierce beast came in front of Zhao Yun, it habitually, like all wild beasts, carefully measured its opponent before fighting!

  In an instant, the beast's pupils contracted and he clearly saw Zhao Ze's eyes. Those eyes were filled with a wise light and an inexplicable aura of death. Through observation, the fierce beast, who had rich experience in life-and-death struggles with various wild beasts, knew that this young commander wearing golden armor, even if it could be defeated by itself, would likely suffer serious injuries.

  Like Zhao Xun, this battle-hardened barbarian, who had fought bare-handed against countless beasts and barbarian tribes, possessed extremely strong intuition. Both of them knew that the person in front was not easy to deal with, let alone Zhao Xun had a weapon in his hand. Looking at the quality of the helmet and the luxurious scabbard, the fierce beast knew that the weapon in his hand was definitely not an ordinary one.

  Zhao Xun's body shifted to one side, allowing him to draw his sword at the fastest speed. The fierce beast laughed and shook its body back and forth, causing a series of cracking sounds to emanate from its bones.

  Suddenly, he took a step forward, walking towards Zhao Xun, then turned sideways and stood still, laughing: "You so... many people... can't deal with him... why should I... fight with him... you... bully me... capture me... why should I... listen to your words..."

  As soon as he heard his words, Wanyan Zhen was shocked and angry, and even Zhao Chen opposite him was surprised. Wanyan Zhen shouted loudly: "Fierce beast, don't you want women and meat?"

  The fierce beast said loudly: "I want... women... and meat... I can... do it myself... you give me... I will have... you don't give me... I will also have... as long as I am alive... I will have... you... so many people... no one can deal with this person... he is formidable... I won't fight..."

  Zhao Xun smiled slightly, and in his heart, he also felt amused. Man plans, heaven laughs. When the female Zhen people took the fierce beast as a fool, didn't the fierce beast also take them as fools? They wanted the fierce beast to fight with Zhao Xun, but the fierce beast saw Zhao Xun and knew by experience and intuition that the opponent was formidable, so it immediately retreated.

  Zhao Xuan said coldly: "It seems you've run out of ways to find someone to fight me."

  Just as Zhao Kuo finished speaking, a large number of righteous army cavalry suddenly rushed out from the dense forest on the side and rear of the Jin army formation. Countless cavalry stirred up dust all over the sky, and countless horseshoes trampling the ground shook the ears.

  Wanyan was stunned, he remembered that when his army arrived, he had sent people to check the dense forest. There were no ambushes in the forest. It seems that those righteous armies had been ambushed after their own army arrived under the city. He did not expect Zhao Chen to be so cunning and set up an ambush on his flank.

  "Kill the Golden Dog!" "Kill!" The tens of thousands of righteous cavalrymen behind the Golden Army formation shouted, charging forward.

  "Mad, mad, everything is mad... how can this be?" Wanyan Zhen felt that all his plans were a farce, feeling that he was too unlucky, and with a lost mood, he shouted loudly.

  Wanyan Zhen, after all, was a great general of the Jin army. He immediately came to his senses and urged his heralds: "Sound the horn! Sound the horn quickly! Prepare for battle!" Under Wanyan Zhen's command, the sound of bugles rose one after another, and the Jin soldiers immediately formed their battle array to meet the enemy.

  When the battle began, those 60,000 Song Dynasty civilians, with their hands tied behind their backs, all ran towards the enemy's camp. At this time, Wanyan Zhen could no longer afford to shoot arrows at these civilians; he immediately mobilized his troops to regroup and face the enemy head-on.

  Wanyan Zhen felt that he had truly done a useless job, and also allowed Zhao Yun to gain the six million civilians they had captured with great difficulty.

  Under the leadership of Wang Jin and Xiao Deli, 5,000 Longwu cavalrymen and 5,000 Heilongjun soldiers charged towards the Jurchen-led army with their weapons in hand. The warhorses violently collided and the weapons tore open the enemy's chest, immediately tearing apart the defensive formation at the rear of the Jin army.

  Heads were chopped off, and blood splattered everywhere. Many righteous army cavalrymen skewered two or three Jin soldiers like sugar gourds, their long spears too heavy to lift. In the blink of an eye, the Jin soldiers who had been charged by countless cavalrymen suffered heavy casualties.

  "You're called Fierce Beast, right?" Zhao Chen got on his war horse and said to Fierce Beast. Fierce Beast nodded and said: "I'm called... Fierce Beast... I... know you're very formidable!"

  "I am Zhao Chen, the prince of Great Song. I have women and meat to offer you, and we can be friends. But there's a condition: help me fight against these Jurchen people who are holding you captive. They invaded my country, captured my family, and I must take revenge on them. Will you help me?" Zhao Chen could sense that this barbarian had some moral principles, so he not only tried to entice him with women and meat but also treated him sincerely.

  "Friend...? Okay... Beast willing to... help friend... They bad... harm your... tribe... I help you." The beast spoke in broken Chinese.

  Zhao Ju picked up the steel spear from the horse's manger, raised it high, and turned to shout "Kill!" to the righteous army behind him. "Kill...!" Seeing that the commander-in-chief had finally given the order to attack, the righteous army behind Zhao Ju rushed forward in a flurry of killing.

  Zhao Yun led the charge, spear in hand, and rushed straight into the Jin army's formation. The soldiers behind him, including his personal guards and the leaders of the volunteer army, were shocked and hastily urged their horses on, fearing that General Zhao might make a mistake in his solo charge.

  Fierce beasts followed Zhao Xun's back and rushed towards the Jin army, starting to slaughter. At this time, Zhao Xun wielded a steel spear that danced in the wind and rain. The steel spear shook, instantly stabbing continuously, and the Jin soldiers were either shot in the heart or throat. Only a piece of bright red splashed, taking away the lives of the Jin soldiers one by one.

  Seeing his army being attacked by the righteous army from both front and back, Wanyan Zhen knew he was doomed to defeat. He immediately turned around and started running. He couldn't help but run, as the Jurchen soldiers sent to block Zhao Chen and Meng Chong were being killed one by one by the two killing gods. In fact, charging into the enemy's formation, taking the commander-in-chief's head in a crowd of ten thousand horses, was purely nonsense.

  Even if Zhao Chen, who came from a different world, was a super special forces soldier, his cold weapon killing skills were incredibly refined. With a flash of steel, he killed one person with a single stab. However, despite how easy it looked, Zhao Chen had already started panting heavily at this point. He began to regulate his breathing rhythm, but this was just a warm-up for him. If he, as a super special forces soldier who could rank among the best in his previous world, couldn't even handle these two moves, he would have been done for long ago.

  "Boom... boom..." Two more golden soldiers were knocked flying, Zhao Xun laughed loudly, since crossing over, he had never killed so many people at once.

  He turned around and saw that his new friend, the fierce beast of Xin Mang, was crazily killing the Jin soldiers. He saw him strike like lightning, with hands as sharp as knives. With a flick of his hand, he deflected the enemy's weapon, grabbed their neck and killed them with a single pinch. Even bare-handedly tearing open the enemy's chest, pulling out their heart.

  This fierce beast doesn't know how it was trained, its strength is boundless, and its physical power surpasses that of humans. Its pair of hands are even more terrifying, they are his weapons, although he's a savage, but truly extremely powerful!

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