Chapter 2047


    “Try your best to save them, but don''t overdo it if they cannot be saved. There''s only so much we can


    do to change our fate, after all. Just get it over with and return to Jiangdong as quickly as possible, Mr.


    Huangniu,” Li Er added when Huangniu was about to leave.


    Li Er was only sending Huangniu to save Sword Saint and the others out of courtesy. While it would be


    ideal if Huangniu managed to save them, Li Er couldn''t care less if they all died in battle.


    With the son of Chu Tianfan''s friend as well as the elites from Jiangbei and Jiangdong all gathered in


    Mount Yunding, Li Er needed Huangniu back as soon as possible.


    “Got it. Don''t worry. You guys are protected by a very unique formation that even I would struggle to


    break through! The formation will be able to hold Chu Sect''s army off for quite a while even if they get


    here. All right, I''m off!”


    Huangniu patted him on the shoulder before jumping into the air and disappearing from sight.


    “W-What was that creature, Mr. Li?” someone asked in confusion as they all watched Huangniu leave.


    It was such a bizarre sight that they felt like they were watching a movie.


    Li Er shook his head. “I have no idea, but Huangniu doesn''t seem to mean us any harm. Judging by its


    words, it seems to be a close friend of Mr. Chu''s. It''s possible that Huangniu is anotheryer of defense


    that Mr. Chu has left Jiangdong with. There really is nothing further that he can do for Jiangdong. First,


    he sets up a defensive formation to protect us. Now, a cow friend of his hase to protect us from


    our enemies. Jiangdong truly is blessed to have Mr. Chu on its side!” he eximed with respect and


    admiration written all over his face.


    Lei San and the others were all moved by his words as well.


    Meanwhile, War God Castle was sustaining heavy casualties from the assault on Mount Yan.


    There was death and destruction as far as the eye could see.


    The rivers were stained red from all the blood flowing into them.


    Sword Saint, King of Fighters, and the others fought valiantly alongside the martial artists they had


    gathered, but there was little they could do against Chu Sect''s huge army.


    After a few days, Chu Sect''s army managed to break through their defenses and turned the battle into


    a one-sided massacre.


    Martial artists from states like Jiangnan, Xijiang, and Tayhaven were all in by the powerful fighters


    from Chu Sect.


    Unable to bring himself to watch the brutal massacre, Tang Hao charged into the fight even though he


    was severely injured.


    Due to the huge difference in their numbers, Chu Yuan didn''t even need to get his hands dirty at all.


    The elders from Chu Sect and the Chu family''s Dragon Guards were more than enough to take Tang


    Hao down.


    Even if they weren''t able to kill Tang Hao in a single blow, they could still wear him down over time


    before finishing him off.


    On top of that, all Chu Sect''s warriors were capable of using Comprehensive Array Attack.


    With ten Grandmasters working together, they were able to go toe to toe with someone as powerful as


    Tang Hao.


    Eventually, the elders of Chu Sect overwhelmed Tang Hao and stabbed him through the heart with a


    sword, killing him on the spot.


    The blood spraying from his chest was redder than the evening sun, and the sound of his body hitting


    the ground echoed in everyone''s ears.


    “Tang Hao!”


    “Heavenly Grandmaster!”


    Thousands of martial artists wept and screamed in anguish when they saw Tang Hao die, but he was


    no longer able to hear their cries.


    His body was covered in red by both the blood and the evening sun.


    His gigantic ck hammer had lost its shine, but he still gripped it tightly in his hand.


    Through bloodshot eyes, he red at Chu Sect''s army in front of him, at the bodies of hisrades


    beneath his feet, and at the destruction around him.


    Is this how death feels like? Is this how it feels like to reach the end of one''s life? Is this how it felt like


    for him as well when he died back then? If only I was braver back then... If only War God Castle had


    chosen to defend him... Perhaps Mount Yan wouldn''t be destroyed like this today... That guy would


    always have a way. On top of that, he has so many powerful fighters alongside him. Even Moon God of


    Japan would go crazy for him! I bet China wouldn''t be on the brink of destruction if he were around


    today, but what good is there in realizing this only now? We can never turn back time, so there''s no


    point in regretting now. Back then, War God Castle had chosen to wash their hands and left him to die.


    Today, we pay the price for our indifference and face our destruction as well. Like a script that has been


    written beforehand, everything has been set in stone and is simply progressing ordingly.


    His vision grew increasingly blurry as his life slowly ebbed away.


    Tang Hao saw his life sh before his eyes during his final moments.


    However, his heart was filled with nothing but sadness and frustration as his gaze fell upon the ruins


    around him.


    He loved the country and its people, but all of that would soon be crushed beneath Chu Sect''s heel.


    He then raised his gigantic hammer and shouted at Chu Sect''s army with his remaining strength, “I


    offered up my heart to the people, but they remain oblivious to my sacrifices. Today, I shall make the


    ultimate sacrifice for my mothend!”


    With that, he cocked his head back and roared at the sky as he detonated whatever remaining Internal


    Energy he had left in his body.


    Tang Hao, one of the six pirs of China, had exploded into a huge ball of fire on the spot.


    Even in death, he was determined to take as many of his enemies down with him.


    “Retreat!”


    “Fall back!”


    None of Chu Sect''s men had expected him to go all out that way.


    They were all screaming in fear and panic as they desperately backed away, but it was toote.


    None of them could run faster than the speed of how a supreme grandmaster self-destructed.


    Boom!


    A deafening explosion tore through all of Mount Yan, knocking countless enemy soldiers off the


    mountain with its shockwave.


    Those who were closer to the st radius were killed on the spot.


    It was so powerful that it even killed one of the Grandmaster elders.


    “D*mn it! D*mn all of these martial artists to hell! Charge, men! We must destroy War God Castle and


    take over China today!” Chu Sect''s men who survived the explosion shouted furiously.


    Tang Hao''s self-destruct was not enough to change the oue of that battle. If anything, all it did was


    slow the enemy''s advance by a little.


    It wasn''t long before Chu Sect''s army had regrouped and surrounded War God Castle once again.


    The surviving martial artists outside War God Castle were devastated after witnessing Tang Hao''s


    death.


    Both Sword Saint and King of Fighters broke down after hearing the news.


    “What? T-Tang Hao is dead?”


    Sword Saint was so shocked that he just stood there like a lifeless puppet.


    King of Fighters, too, had his eyes filled with disbelief.


    Tang Hao was the first pir of China to have died before their very eyes.


    Naturally, that made his death all the more symbolic to them.


    China will fall once it loses its pirs!


    “Mr. Tang has chosen to die by self-destructing. He chose to go out that way in order to buy all of you


    some time. Father, Sword Saint, you two should leave before Chu Sect''s army get here! I''ll hold them


    off!” Mo Wuya said with tears in his eyes and his body covered in blood.


    He also ordered for someone to escort the two down Mount Yan safely, but Sword Saint and King of


    Fighters shook their heads.


    “Leave? Where do we go? With Mount Yan overrun and War God Castle destroyed, there''s nowhere


    left for us to go!” Sword Saint said with a mncholic chuckle.


    After taking a moment to regain hisposure, he got back on his feet and picked up his sword.


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    Mo Gucheng too stood up and grabbed the broken de that he had used for dozens of years.


    “Wait for us, Tang Hao! We''re on our way!”


    The two then smiled at each other as they opened the castle door and stepped into the chaos outside.


    There''s no point in retreating any further if there''s no way out of here. We might as well defend this


    country with our lives! It''s like Tang Hao said before he died. We offered up our hearts to the people,


    but they remain oblivious to our sacrifices. Today, we shall make the ultimate sacrifice for our


    mothend!