Seeing the situation, Feng Xian quickly came here and saw Zhan You lying in Hou Shi's arms with his eyes close. He dashed towards Zhan You and shouted, "Master! Master! Wake up, please. Wake up!"

"Your master is dead." Hou Shi said to Feng Xian.

Hearing that, Feng Xian could not prevent his tears from falling. He held Zhan You’s hand and said, "Master, Master."

"Stand up and find a proper place to bury your master." Hou Shi said to Feng Xian.

Feng Xian nodded and stood up. Then, he stepped aside and found a good place, starting digging with his sword.

Hou Shi gently put Zhan You down and walked to the jar of the king of nightmare worms.

The king of nightmare worms was drinking the last little bit of blood Zhan You gave it.

As there was not so much blood, the king of nightmare worms looked a little listless, seeming to have known that his host had died.

Hou Shi took out a bottle and had a look at it. Then he poured the liquid in the bottle on the king of nightmare worms.

Then, the king of nightmare worms finally became quiet after a few moves.

Hou Shi breathed a sigh of relief. All the matters he worried about would come to an end with the complete disappearance of the king of nightmare worms after a quarter of an hour.

After finishing this, Hou Shi stepped aside and picked up his weapon from the ground. Then he started digging together with Feng Xian.

At this time, all the men with nightmare worms had been killed.

Seeing that, the army of Xiling was thrown into a panic.

Zhao Yun was stalled by several people and could not escape. He could not retreat even if he wanted to.

Shuo Ling walked to him and said to those people around him, "You guys, back off."

Hearing Shuo Ling's words, all of them backed off.

At this time, Zhao Yun was almost drained of his strength. Those people only avoided attacks launched by him just now rather than attacked him, which made him quickly run out of energy.

Seeing Shuo Ling coming, Zhao Yun stood erectly and held his weapon tightly. Then he said to Shuo Ling, "Come on!"

Shuo Ling looked at him and made a cold hum. Then, he drew his sword and thrust at Zhao Yun.

Though Zhao Yun managed to tackle the first few attacks, he found it too hard to cope with the next few ones.

In an unguarded moment, he found that Shuo Ling's sword was in front of his neck.

Zhao Yun was puzzled at first. Then, as it was hard for him to move, he stood up straight and spoke loudly, "It's not a deficit for me to fall into your hands today. I will die for my country and swear to be loyal forever!"

"Fine. Then, I can help you fulfill your wish!" Shuo Ling said with cold eyes. Then, with a slight movement of Shuo Ling's sword, a wound appeared on Zhao Yun's neck.

Zhao Yun fell directly onto the ground immediately after Shuo Ling drew back his sword.

Then, Shuo Ling put his sword back and turned to Mo Li, "Chop off his head and send it to Emperor Xiling."

"Yes, Your Lordship." Mo Li said, arching his hands.

At this time, someone in the army of Xiling found that Zhao Yun was killed by Shuo Ling. He became flustered and shouted, "General Zhao was killed! He was killed by Marquis Shuo!"

Hearing his words and seeing the situation, those Xiling soldiers became frantic and did not know what to do.

At this time, someone shouted, "Let's run away! Be quick! Our General has been killed as well as those freaks. Let's run!"

Hearing this, those soldiers of Xiling left their weapons behind and ran outside.

Seeing this, General Cheng shouted, "Go! Go and kill them all!"

Hearing General Cheng's words, General Li went to stop him. He said, "Cheng, I don't think we need to chase them."

"Why? Why not take this opportunity to kill them all?" General Cheng asked with a puzzled look.

General Li looked at him and said, "These soldiers will be punished by Emperor Xiling as they escaped from the battlefield. More importantly, they will spread their fear of us among the army of Xiling. Thus they dare not to dispatch their army to Dongling. Moreover, we could let Emperor Xiling know that it's not an easy job to defeat us."

"It's very thoughtful of you, Li. We listen to you." General Cheng nodded.

Then he turned back and spoke loudly, "Stop and check your injury."

Receiving the order, those soldiers walked into the camp one after another.

Those who were not wounded were responsible for cleaning away the bodies.

General Li walked up to Shuo Ling and said, "Marquis Shuo, we are lucky to have your help. We did not know how to deal with those freaks without you."

"Count the casualties. As Xiling was greatly hit this time, they will not launch an attack quickly. I’ll set off to Jing City today to report to the Emperor." Shuo Ling said to General Li.

Hearing that, General Li nodded and said, "Don't worry. I'll tell you the number of casualties as soon as we finish counting."

"If so, thank you for your hard work, General Li." Shuo Ling said to General Li.

General Li waved his hand and said, "Do not say that, Marquis Shuo."

While they were talking, General Cheng, standing aside, called General Li, "Li, come here."

"OK." General Li replied. Then, he turned to Shuo Ling and said, "Marquis Shuo, I go and have a look."

Shuo Ling nodded.

Mo Li carried a bag from which blood was dripping. He said, "Your Lordship, I'll go."

Looking at the bag in Mo Li's hand, Shuo Ling squinted and said to him, "OK."

Mo Li nodded and rode a horse to Xiling's camp.

At this time, the soldiers of Xiling ran back to the camp one after another.

However, at this time, Lan Kuo, the Emperor of Xiling, was drinking the wine and waiting for the good news.

Dongling was bound to lose with Wizard Zhan's participation in this battle.

So, there was nothing he needed to worry about.

Thinking of this, Emperor Xiling took several nice sips of the wine.

However, at this time, someone came into the camp suddenly. He knelt and said with his hands arched, "Your... Your Majesty!"

"How dare you! What makes you so panicky? Have our army defeated Dongling's?" Emperor Xiling Lan Kuo looked at that man and asked.

That man shook his head and continued, "Your Majesty, it... it was we who were defeated."

"What? What are you talking about? Speak it again!" Hearing his words, Lan Kuo put on an astonishing face, thinking that he must have misheard.

That soldier, almost crying, continued to say, "Your Majesty, we lost and many people died."

"Many people died? Nonsense! What about those men with nightmare worms?" Lan Kuo asked, still shocked beyond belief.

That soldier said with shudders, "They... they all turned into pools of pus."

"How could it be that? It's impossible! What about Wizard Zhan? Where is he?" Lan Kuo said, shaking his head.

That soldier continued, "Your Majesty, that's all true. I'm afraid that Wizard Zhan must be fraught with grim possibilities."

"Nonsense! With the protection of Commander Yan, Wizard Zhan must be fine! Go and find them. I'll ask them what happened." Lan Kuo shouted.

Then, Lan Kuo pounded the table and stood up.

That soldier quivered and said, "Your Majesty, Commander Yan... Commander Yan is missing."

Hearing this, Lan Kuo lost control, grabbed him by his collar, and shouted, "What? Commander Yan is missing?"

That soldier shuddered with fear. "Yes, Your Majesty. I don't know anything else."

Lan Kuo gave that soldier a hard push. Then, he turned around and spoke loudly, "You guys! Go and find him!"

That soldier fell heavily on the ground, then immediately got up, and knelt.

Emperor Xiling shouted at those people behind him, "What are you waiting for? Go and find him!"

"Yes! Yes!" One guard standing beside the Emperor called Tian Kun replied quickly.

Then he was ready to run out.

At this time, they heard a noise coming from the outside.

Hearing that, Lan Kuo frowned tightly and was going to check the situation outside. Seeing this, Tian Kun stopped him and said, "Your Majesty, the situation outside is unclear. Please allow me to go and have a look before you go out."

"OK.OK. You go and have a look quickly! Be quick!" Lan Kuo nodded.

Then, Tian Kun walked out of the camp.

When he went out of the camp, those soldiers all ran over to him in panic. They looked embarrassed as some of them had been injured or lost their weapons.

Seeing this, Tian Kun ran forward and stopped a person. He looked at him and asked, "What happened?"

"We were defeated and General Zhao was killed by Marquis Shuo of Dongling. Without a leader, all the soldiers fell into great disarray. The army of Dongling took this chance to fight back, and we were hopelessly outnumbered. So, we all fled. If a bit later, we would have been completely annihilated." That soldier said in panic with his hand covering his wounded arm.

Tian Kun's forehead knotted in a frown. Then he asked in disbelief, "What? General Zhao is dead?"

"I saw with my own eyes that General Zhao was killed by Marquis Shuo of Dongling." That soldier said.

Then Tian Kun asked, "Then... then does the army of Dongling go after you?"

"No, they don't. They only chased us a short distance and then stopped. Thus, we could go back alive; otherwise..." That soldier lowered his head.

Hearing that, Tian Kun patted him on the shoulder and said, "OK. I know that. You go to treat your wound first. I'll report to His Majesty."

After that soldier had left, Tian Kun turned around and walked into the camp.

When he turned back, he found a box in front of the gate and did not know when it was placed there. Frowning tightly, he walked forward and had a look. He found four characters on it, which meant "a great gift for you".

Seeing this, Tian Kun got up quickly and looked around, not finding someone suspicious. Then, he turned to pick up the box and went into the camp.

Mo Li, who was watching him on the side, could not help sneering. Seeing Tian Kun getting into the camp, he turned away.