12dz Chapter 522 Crimson Flames Rolling!
Chapter 522 Crimson Flames Rolling!
Chen Dao had never studied swordsmanship, and his swordsmanship was only so-so, so he was not surprised that Xia Yuanying dodged his sword strike.
After his sword missed its mark, Chen Dao chose to meet Xia Yuanying's punch head-on.
Chen Dao clenched his left fist and threw a punch as well.
"boom!"
The two fists collided, and an invisible shockwave exploded outwards.
Chen Dao felt a tremendous force coming from his arm, and he involuntarily took ten steps back before he could dissipate the force.
Xia Yuanying only took three steps back!
With just one strike, the difference in strength between the two became apparent; Xia Yuanying's strength was clearly superior to Chen Dao's.
Of course, this is also because Chen Dao uses his left fist and currently focuses on Cloud Shadow Palm, and is not good at fist techniques.
"Young Master Chen, are you alright?"
Seeing that Chen Dao was no match for him, Jiang Weiyu asked with concern.
Xue Qi, Chen Cheng, Yu Cui, and Lü Xiaoyi also showed worried expressions.
"fine."
Chen Dao waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, then focused his gaze on the area behind Xia Yuanying, which was the location of the Qingwang Mansion.
At this moment, the servants and martial artists inside the Qingwang Mansion reacted, and a large number of martial artists with extraordinary auras rushed out of the Qingwang Mansion, surrounding Xia Yuanying and protecting her.
"Your Highness, I am late in coming to your rescue, please forgive me!"
A tall, heavily armored man bowed to Xia Yuanying.
"It doesn't matter."
Xia Yuanying took a long spear from a servant of a prince's mansion and immediately ordered loudly, "This fellow has no respect for the law. Capture him immediately."
"Yes!"
The man in full armor turned around, holding a steel knife, and looked at Chen Dao.
The next moment, he waved his hand and shouted, "Soldiers, follow me and kill!"
After saying this, the man led a group of warriors from the Qingwang Mansion to attack Chen Dao.
"These are the Prince's personal guards."
Qianli'er revealed the identities of these soldiers: "When the Xia Dynasty was first established, Emperor Taizu of Xia had few children. In order to ensure the succession of the Xia family and the continuation of the dynasty, Emperor Taizu of Xia established a rule: all direct descendants of the Xia family could be equipped with a personal guard of 50 to 200 people in the royal palace to protect them!"
All expenses for the personal guard, including food, supplies, and cultivation materials, were covered by the imperial treasury, and each member of the personal guard possessed at least a ninth-rank cultivation level.
A prince of Qing Wang's rank would have a personal guard of the maximum size of 200 men!
Two hundred people may not seem like much, but in reality... it's a lot.
Not to mention, all 200 of them are martial artists!
The Chen family village, with 300 ninth-rank martial artists, could directly confront 3000 regular imperial troops.
Two hundred royal guards could easily defeat two thousand regular imperial troops.
What's even more terrifying is that the Qingwang Mansion's personal guard is more than just a ninth-rank soldier!
The King of Qing, who is extremely concerned about his own safety, has always spared no effort in investing in his personal guards. This is not only to win over the guards, but also to strengthen his own power.
Among this 200-strong personal guard, the strongest guard commander, Xia Yan, is at the peak of the fourth rank, stronger than the Azure King.
Apart from Xia Yan, all the other guards possessed strength of at least the eighth rank.
It's no exaggeration to say that this Qingwang Mansion's personal guard is much stronger than Chen's army of over 300 men.
"This young man is probably in danger!"
Zhu the Butcher looked at the guards charging towards Chen Dao and said, "The commander of the royal guards is no weaker than us in terms of his aura, and that young man can't even defeat a fifth-rank Qing King. I'm afraid... it will be difficult for him to defeat these 200 guards."
These guards of the Green King's Mansion are different from Wang Jie and his group before. Wang Jie and his fellow warriors were opportunists who only joined the Green King for personal gain and would back down when they sensed their lives were in danger.
The personal guards, on the other hand, have their interests completely tied to the Azure King, and their fates are intertwined with his.
The Xia Dynasty court has a rule that if a member of the royal family being protected dies, the entire royal guard must be executed!
Therefore, it is not hard to imagine that these royal guards were absolutely fearless and ruthless.
Faced with such a large number of fearless soldiers and warriors, Chen Dao would likely find it difficult to escape unscathed.
Moreover... Chen Dao had no intention of backing down at all.
Looking at the Prince's guards rushing in like a tidal wave, Chen Dao narrowed his eyes and said, "Brother Xue, Miss Jiang, protect Xiao Yi and Aunt Yu. Cheng Ge'er, Xiao Yuan, go all out!"
"Yes!"
"Hey!"
As soon as Chen Dao finished speaking, Xiao Yuan immediately started moving.
Its small form transformed into a blur as it charged toward the royal guards who were attacking.
Chen Cheng also rushed forward to meet him.
Chen Dao wasn't idle either; carrying the Evil-Slaying Sword, he charged towards the vast number of royal guards.
"Humph!"
Xia Yan, the commander of the personal guard, snorted coldly and thrust his long sword straight at Chen Dao.
A flash of bright light came, and Chen Dao's expression changed. He quickly retreated to avoid it.
Xia Yan, however, was relentless, unleashing several more slashes. The bright light of his blade flashed continuously, forcing Chen Dao to retreat.
At this moment, Xia Yan's expression changed slightly. He hurriedly sheathed his sword and slashed to his side.
"clang!"
The ghostly little circle appeared beside Xia Yan, and swung out a claw that collided with the blade that Xia Yan was slashing at.
Xiao Yuan wasn't very strong, and was directly slashed away by Xia Yan's blade. Fortunately, its claws were sharp and hard enough that it wasn't injured. Instead, Xia Yan's blade was chipped.
"What a treacherous beast."
Xia Yan's chest heaved violently as he looked at Xiao Yuan, who had been slashed away, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes.
If he had reacted any slower to Xiaoyuan's sneak attack, he would probably be injured by now.
"Hey."
Xiao Yuan flipped in the air and landed steadily on the ground, a hint of human-like anger flashing in her eyes.
The next moment, Xiao Yuan opened her little mouth and spewed flames in the direction where the most guards of the Prince's mansion were!
"boom!"
The blazing flames engulfed the crowd, the crimson fire churning and instantly surrounding dozens of royal guards.
"what!"
"what!"
"Pain! It hurts!"
"..."
The crimson flames burned fiercely, and within just two breaths, heart-wrenching screams echoed from within the flames.
Under the burning crimson flames, the armor worn by the guards not only failed to protect them, but instead became their death warrant.
In just a short while, when the flames subsided, there were already twenty-five charred corpses on the open ground in front of the Prince's Mansion.
Looking at the rows of guards who had been burned to death, Xia Yan's eyes were bloodshot with rage.
These guards were all his subordinates, the elite of the elite. The fact that so many of them had died at once was enough to make his heart ache so much that he could hardly breathe.
"Damn beast."
Xia Yuanying also looked grim, his expression so dark it seemed like he was about to burst into tears.
The Prince's personal guard was an elite force he had painstakingly built. The death of any one of his guards was enough to cause him heartache, let alone the loss of twenty-five at once.
Keep in mind that the entire Royal Guard only numbered 200, and Xiaoyuan burned 25 of them to death with a single burst of flame, instantly reducing the Royal Guard's strength by more than one-tenth!