Golden Ranking Appears, My Empress Turns Out to Be Wu Zhao

Song Dynasty.

Deep within the mountains.

Huang Shang led the cultivators of the Imperial City Division in a fierce battle against Guo Jia's men.

Powerful energy bursts erupted.

The surrounding environment was left in ruins.

"Guo Jia, reveal the real purpose of the Ming Dynasty this time. Otherwise, everyone here, including you, will be buried in this place."

"Hehe, Huang Shang, to think you're the head of the most formidable spy organization of the Song Dynasty, yet you're so short-sighted?"

"Have you still not realized it?"

"You've walked into a trap!"

"Around this battlefield, no fewer than three powerful forces are hidden."

"Guess what they'll do once we both suffer heavy losses?"

"Even if I tell you the secret, what can you do?"

"Can you even make it back?"

"From the moment you led the Imperial City Division and your troops to surround this mountain, your fate was sealed."

"Even if you don't die at the hands of the Ming Dynasty, you'll fall to the other dynasties' people."

"Besides, it's best if you don't learn the secret."

"Otherwise, even if you escape and return to the Song Imperial Palace."

"Emperor Zhao Ji will silence you himself just to keep the secret."

"Whatever you do, your ending has already been decided."

Guo Jia looked mockingly at Huang Shang, speaking as they fought.

Huang Shang was no ordinary man.

Perhaps he had been too eager just now. Now that he'd calmed down, he immediately realized that the situation was unfavorable.

With a slight sense of perception.

He indeed detected faint hostility in the surroundings of the battlefield.

His heart sank.

"Wei Liao, Yuwen Tuo, Yuan Tiangang, stop hiding, come out!"

Huang Shang shouted furiously.

His voice was filled with anger.

What were these people doing lurking in the dark?

It was obvious they had ill intentions!

Truly despicable.

"Huang Shang, what do you think? If we keep fighting, we'll all be annihilated and no one will benefit."

"Why don't we join forces and fight the others together?"

"Once this crisis is over, we can explore the secret here together. How about that?"

"To be honest, there is indeed a huge secret here, but it's just a guess."

"What it really is, only by finding it will we know."

"You must be curious too, right?"

Guo Jia tried to persuade him gently, his tone full of temptation.

"You..."

Whoosh!

At that moment.

Guo Jia stopped paying attention to Huang Shang and pulled out a talisman from his chest.

True essence surged into it.

The next second.

The talisman turned into a terrifying sword aura.

It shot rapidly toward a specific direction.

The force of the energy was horrifying.

It was as if it could rip through space.

Everything in its path was ground into dust by the sword aura.

"Not good, retreat, danger!"

Just then.

Several terrified voices shouted out.

Then, several figures quickly dodged out of the way.

"Yuan Tiangang!"

Seeing those people, Guo Jia just smiled faintly.

Huang Shang, on the other hand, looked furious and gritted his teeth.

"Besides Yuan Tiangang, there must be other forces!"

"Guo Jia, can you force them out too?"

"You have to take it step by step. Going too far all at once will only choke you."

"We might not even be able to handle Yuan Tiangang. If the other forces show up too, we'll all be wiped out."

"Wei Liao and Yuwen Tuo are probably waiting for us to fight Yuan Tiangang to the death!"

"So, do we fight, or join forces again?"

Huang Shang looked at Guo Jia's smiling face, completely unbothered, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

This Guo Jia definitely had more tricks up his sleeve.

If he had used that talisman sword aura earlier during their fight.

He wouldn't have been able to block it.

With a single strike, he could have died.

Then he looked at Yuan Tiangang not far away, whose expression was grim and full of caution.

In terms of strength, he couldn't match Yuan Tiangang.

In terms of strategy, he was no match for Guo Jia.

And in the dark, there were still Wei Liao and Yuwen Tuo, both opponents he couldn't beat.

He had been too reckless.

He charged in without thinking.

Now, he might not even survive.

Most importantly, a terrifying enemy from the Vast Sea Dynasty had yet to appear.

There was no way they had given up.

"Well done, Guo Jia. You truly deserve death!"

Bad Marshal Yuan Tiangang was furious.

That sword aura just now, though he dodged in time.

His subordinates, the Bad People, were not so lucky.

With one sweep of the sword aura.

More than half of them were killed.

They were no longer capable of besieging the forces of the Ming Dynasty and Song Dynasty.

He even had to worry about the remaining men.

With Wei Liao and Yuwen Tuo still lurking in the shadows.

Wei Liao could wait for now. He seemed to have intentions of allying with the Tang Dynasty.

Whatever his position was toward the Tang Dynasty.

He definitely wouldn't help.

But Yuwen Tuo of the Sui Dynasty would not let this opportunity slip by.

He would try to wipe out everyone, including him, the Bad Marshal.

For a moment, Bad Marshal Yuan Tiangang was caught in a dilemma.

The battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

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"Kill them, kill these intruders!"

"Intruders must die!"

"Leave none alive!"

Amid the strange stalemate.

Suddenly.

A furious roar echoed throughout the area.

Even Guo Jia frowned.

The plan seemed to have gone wrong.

Where was this force from?

Then, to everyone's surprise, a force of nearly a thousand soldiers completely surrounded them.

Even the hidden forces of Wei Liao's Black Ice Platform and Yuwen Tuo's Supreme Master Mansion were all exposed.

The thousand-strong army quickly split into several teams and attacked the various dynastic forces.

From the look of it, they were aiming to eliminate everyone in one strike.

Even Huang Shang and the Imperial City Division were being targeted.

"Wait, these soldiers' armor... it looks familiar?"

Huang Shang was puzzled.

"I remember now, this is the Blue Cavalry Army of Zhao Kuangyin, the Founding Emperor of Song Dynasty!"

"Wasn't this army annihilated long ago?"

"Their military designation was even abolished by Emperor Taizu himself."

"Why are they appearing here now?"

"Could it be the Founding Emperor's hidden trump card?"

"Meant to save the dynasty in times of crisis?"

"Also, these soldiers are incredibly strong!"

"The weakest is a Grandmaster. Great Grandmasters are everywhere!"

"Could this be the secret the Ming Dynasty was after?"

Not only Huang Shang, but even Yuan Tiangang, Yuwen Tuo, and Wei Liao nearby were all shocked.

At the same time, a look of excitement flashed in their eyes.

Sure enough, there was a great secret here.

Something that could attract Guo Jia, more accurately, the attention of Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao Dynasty, was definitely extraordinary.

If they obtained this secret, it would bring unimaginable benefits to the dynasties behind them.

"Kill them, they're just Grandmasters and Great Grandmasters!"

"Not a single Land Immortal among them."

"Let's join forces and get rid of them first."

"As for the secret, it's each man for himself afterward. How about it?"

Wei Liao suggested.

"Fine, this marshal agrees!"

"Hmph, this Supreme Master agrees too!"

Seeing this, Guo Jia put on an "unhappy" expression, staying silent, which was also a sign of agreement.

Huang Shang, however, didn't know how to respond.

Agree?

These were the Song Dynasty's own "hidden forces and trump cards".

But if he refused?

These mysterious soldiers were attacking even their own people.

And the others nearby were eyeing him like wolves.

If he dared to refuse, even Guo Jia might destroy them on the spot.

In the end, he could only grit his teeth and nod reluctantly.

"Fine, let's kill them together!"