At this moment, dozens of Earth Immortal powerhouses simultaneously struck out, directly surrounding Li Nan.
The strength of the dozens of Earth Immortals was absolutely terrifying, and as they all attacked at the same time, the air around them surged wildly.
An immense pressure, like a huge mountain, pressed down on Li Nan.
With such a powerful force, it would not be easy for even a true Heavenly Immortal to break through it completely.
However, from the very beginning, Li Nan did not think of defeating all these Earth Immortals, because in his opinion, such an approach was too stupid.
As the saying goes, “Capture the thief before you capture the king!
If he wanted to make these Earth Immortals retreat and defeat the entire Penglai army, all he needed to do was to subdue the Penglai Lord!
Taking the head of the enemy in the midst of an army is the most direct and simple way to end a battle!
This was the reason why Li Nan had dared to make such a boast in front of Barton Augustine and the others!
At this moment, seeing dozens of Earth Immortal powerhouses coming around him, Li Nan directly brought out his Ling Xiao Sword.
A sword cut out.
“Boom!”
One of the Earth Immortals in front of him took the brunt of the sword qi and his entire body was directly cut into a bloody mist.
After killing an Earth Immortal, the sword qi was still powerful, and it once again charged towards the Earth Immortal behind him.
Luckily, that Earth Immortal reacted quickly enough and rushed to defend himself with his sword.
The sword qi burst out in front of him, but even so, the Earth Immortal was still shaken backwards and retreated a dozen metres before he stopped.
When the crowd saw this scene, they were all shocked.
A single sword cut down an Earth Immortal!
Such a powerful stance was definitely something the crowd had never seen before!
“He …… is even stronger!”
Grand Preceptor Augustine exclaimed in shock.
The last time Augustine had seen Li Nan was more than two months ago.
At that time, when Li Nan faced off with Blood Emperor Dekra, although his performance was also very strong, but compared to now, it was obviously still much worse.
Augustine felt that if he were to face Blood Emperor Dekra again today, he would not be able to receive even half a move!
In just two months’ time, his cultivation had improved so much, this speed was unbelievable!
Not only Augustine, but also Barton was shocked when he saw the performance of Li Nan.
The last time he had seen Li Nan strike was a month ago.
For Augustine it was two months, for Barton it was one month.
Almost every month, they had witnessed a qualitative leap in Lai Nan’s strength!
“This Mr. Lai, what kind of cultivation level is he at now?!”
Barton muttered incredulously to himself.
The answer to this question was something that Augustine likewise wanted to know.
Although neither of them was clear about this answer, there was one thing they could be sure of.
That was, this Mr. Li’s strength today was definitely far above theirs!
At this moment, after a sword had repelled the two Earth Immortal powerhouses, Li Nan once again stepped forward and continued to close in on Zong Jiuyue in the step carriage!
At this moment, whether it was Zong Jiuyue or those Earth Immortal strongmen who were responsible for protection, they had all realised what Li Nan was up to.
This man from the secular world was actually trying to assassinate their monarch!
These Earth Immortals were the core of the Penglai Dynasty, and were also Zong Jiuyue’s beloved, so they naturally would not watch this kind of thing happen.
Those Earth Immortal powerhouses then all came towards Li Nan’s side with an even more ferocious aura!
Not only those Earth Immortals, but also the Penglai soldiers around them, all moved like a surging tide and frantically charged towards Li Nan.
In an instant, the entire sky was filled with a solemn aura of killing.
The road in front of Li Nan was also blocked by these Penglai soldiers.
The tactic of capturing the thief first is very clever, but the reason why this method is rarely used is that while it is clever, it is also the most dangerous and difficult path to take!
For example, at this moment, under such a fierce siege by the Penglai soldiers, it is almost impossible for most people to break out of the siege.
And if there was any delay, they would be stuck in the mud and lose the initiative completely!
When Barton Augustine and the others saw this scene from afar, they could not help but feel a sense of shock.
At this moment, they were ready to see that arrogant Mr. Lai pay the price for his foolishness!
However, the next scene was completely unexpected!
Seeing so many powerful people coming at the same time, Li Nan did not show any fear.
In the next instant, Li Nan roared out in anger.
At the same time, all that could be heard was a “Boom!” There was a loud sound.
A huge flame burst out from Li Nan’s body.
The flames instantly engulfed all the Penglai soldiers within a 20-metre radius!
Hundreds of Penglai soldiers, including several Earth Immortals, were instantly set alight by the flames.
Those soldiers with slightly less physical strength were instantly burnt to ashes by the flames.
Those with slightly stronger flesh bodies, on the other hand, were covered in flames, screaming desperately and fleeing frantically!
The originally tight formation of the army, having received such a heavy blow, was suddenly in chaos.
The army’s formation was so tightly knit that it was in chaos.
“No!”
“Protect His Majesty!”
The few Earth Immortals at the side of the carriage reacted instantly and rushed to meet Li Nan.
At this moment, Li Nan’s killing heart was in full swing, and his whole body’s aura was strong to the extreme.
Seeing an Earth Immortal blocking his way, Li Nan did not hesitate at all and punched him directly.
The Earth Immortal spat out a mouthful of blood and his whole body was pushed out like a broken sandbag by Li Nan.
Another Earth Immortal was about to step forward when Li Nan kicked out again, knocking that Earth Immortal more than ten metres away.
At this moment, Li Nan was really like a god of killing.
He was like a god who kills gods and Buddhas!
He had only one purpose now, and that was to behead the emperor.
All those who dared to hinder him would be annihilated by his killing intent!
After rebuking the two Earth Immortal powerhouses, Li Nan’s figure had already killed his way to the top of the step carriage.
And at that moment, the Penglai Monarch, Zong Jiuyue, was close at hand!