Supreme Emperor of Mist

**Whoosh!**

The iconic red sword that each Chi-Lan Soldier has in their inventory came into the soldier's grasp as he approached the ten or so members from the Beheading Army. The weapon looks incredibly stunning as it was held firmly in his right hand.

"KILL!" half of the Beheading Army members went in with their favorite weapon.

**Xing!**

The Chi-Lan soldier merely swung his blade once. And in response, five heads fell to the ground without a word nor sound about the regret. Smiles and excitement were still lingering on their faces as the head fell.

"What?" the team leader for this group of Beheading Army was shocked. He was surprised to see five of his group members fell without writhing in pain nor agony.

"Everyone! Charge at him and bring him down!" the team leader was shocked for a moment, but that's it. Unlike the others in his team, he's someone with years of experience before promoted as a team leader to 25 men.

Their Spiritual Energy was pushed to the limit as they came fiercely at the Chi-Lan soldier. But using only one sword in hand, he retaliates as fierce as them. Each of his sword strokes could deflect three to four strikes, and each of his martial steps could bring him out of the situation before it was too late.

"He's moving like an eel on the mud. Spread out and restrict his movement!" a senior member from the Beheading Army ordered as he slapped the shoulder of a few members beside him. And soon, their formation changed and surrounding the soldier in a circle.

The spear users thrust their weapon forward. But in a swift movement, the Chi-Lan soldier made a jump and standing on their speartip. His body lightening skill evidently reaches the proficiency of minor mastery to be doing such a feat in the middle of a battle.

"That... Crimson Mist Forwarding Steps?" a few soldiers that were bestowed with Chi-Lan Army's equipment were in awe as they watch the battle. Only Lu Yi, Lu Qing Yun, and Huo Zunjie had a slightly different expression on their face as they tightened their fist.

"Our young master is too reckless... I know he's strong, but how can he go out there on his own without us?" Lu Qing Yun said. Amongst the three of them, she was the one worry about Qin Lan the most.

"Just listen to our young master's order and make sure to watch his battle." Huo Zunjie added. Although the three of them already mastered the Thousand Miles Travel in a Step technique to the extent of greater mastery, they're still far from comparison to Qin Lan's level of proficiency.

Added with this Crimson Mist Forwarding Steps, they'll be no different from a lion with a pair of wings when they finally master this movement as well.

"This is amazing... To think that the Crimson Mist Forwarding Steps can be used to control so many opponents at a time!" the soldiers were getting more and more excited as the battle continued.

Of course, none of them noticed that the Chi-Lan soldier on the battlefield was Qin Lan himself.

"I don't believe that the fifteen of us couldn't handle a single soldier like you!" the team leader of the Beheading Army roared and went in fiercely. He's planning to keep Qin Lan occupied and creating an opportunity for the others to attack him whenever a chance is presented to them.

**Ding!**

Qin Lan blocked the polearm twice the weight of his sword. But the impact itself forced him back close to three steps.

"DIE!" a few Beheading Army members shout as they were waiting for this opportunity. Their blades were just inches away from Qin Lan's neck.

But what they're expecting did not happen.

Standing still at where he was forced to land, Qin Lan's head was still attached to his neck as three blades were sticking around the neckpiece of the Crimson Mist armor.

A hint of Spiritual Energy then flows into the top Defensive Treasure. Like a sea-urchin, a ball of needle explodes right where Qin Lan stands and throws the three Beheading Army members aside. They're bleeding from their seven orifices due to the explosive impact.

"I've heard about this when the armor is issued to us... The top, bottom, wristguard, and helmet of our Chi-Lan Army are all Huang-Grade (Full) Defensive Treasure..." one of the soldiers said. His hand was trembling in excitement from merely watching Qin Lan's battle.

"Aargh!" the three Beheading Army members were writhing on the ground due to the pain. As it happened too quickly before they managed to put on their Spiritual Energy as a shield, the detonation from the Crimson Mist Armor almost destroyed all their sense.

Feeling kind enough on his part, Qin Lan swiftly swings his sword around to do them a favor. His blade was soon pointed straight at where the team leader stands.

"Go! Don't stand there!" the team leader panicked. Using his polearm as the tool to push his men forward, he has unconsciously taken a step back from where he stands.

"KILL..." half of the remaining members of his team move forward. But with a hint of inexplicable fear haunting their mind, all the might they can muster out was just roughly 80% of their best. And in return for their half-hearted resolution, a red light flashes through.

Six heads rolled on the ground as their body fell on knees first.

With only six more members in the team leader's command, no one is willing to listen to his order any more. They turned around and chosen the option to escape. With so many kills on their account, their camp wouldn't blame them even if they ditched the battlefield due to cowardice.

It's not like they did not contribute at all.

"Load the bows." the commander that replaced Zhu Tingyi's position ordered as he calmly took the cup of wine on the table. Pushing the mouthpiece up for him to savor the alcohol, a fair and smooth skin comparable to a woman's chin is revealed.

"If there are any of the soldiers returned to the camp before the battle ended... Kill them," said the commander.