Chapter 7: Heavy Waves of Calamity, Body Trapped in the Formation

  Shi Jin stared at the skull with both eyes, his body went limp and he retreated three steps back, still refusing to believe what his own eyes saw. He only felt that the jumping flames had dyed his eyes.

  Shi Jin muttered to himself, "Impossible, impossible", pointing at the camel and saying: "You're teasing me." As he spoke, Shi Jin's face twitched and his mouth curled up in a wry smile. The smile gradually turned into a scowl, and two lines of hot tears rolled down.

  The camel said emotionlessly, "What's the point of playing with you? Every day, people only say how mighty you are. I didn't expect that today would be the day you'd stand under my horse." After saying this, he tossed the head in his hand forward with force.

  Shi Jin suddenly jumped down and caught the head in his arms. Under the light of the torch, he took a look and his heart was shattered, his eyes were about to split open. Shi Jin's temperament became frantic, he tore off his upper garment and wrapped his father Shi Taigong's head on his body, also revealing the nine-dragon tattoo on his back. He turned around and held up the stick, and fiercely stared at the faces of several generals on horseback one by one.

  "Hah!" Shi Jin burst out in a loud roar, and his stick came crashing down. The stick's energy surged wildly, like the sound of a dragon's roar. General Li, sitting on his horse, took one look and waved his hand. From behind the cavalry, two rows of men emerged. Their bows were already strung with arrows, their bodies bent in preparation to fire.

  Shi Taigong was killed, Shi Jin had long been heartbroken and only thought of risking his life to avenge his enemy, where would he still be afraid of your arrow.

  Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. A hail of arrows shot out in unison. Shi Jin twisted the Dragon-Taming Cudgel around his body, forming several cudgel flowers with a series of swift and precise movements, dodging the incoming arrows. Before the first team of archers could retreat, the second team stepped forward. Shi Jin had already rushed to the horse's side, directly targeting the camel-riding man.

  Enemies meet, eyes turn red. The camel didn't expect that a round of chaotic arrows hadn't killed him, but instead let him find an opening to rush in front of himself, scaring the guy's soul flying and scattered, without time to open his mouth to shout, he was hit by Shi Jin's stick, from the front of his heart pierced through to his right shoulder blade.

  Shi Jin used all his strength, pierced the camel, and lifted it up. He then swung it at Liu County Magistrate who was about to ride away, knocking him off his horse. At this moment, General Li's three-pronged spear had quietly approached. With no other choice, Shi Jin abandoned the county magistrate and without turning around, he pulled back his staff and used it to deflect the three-pronged spear.

  Shi Jin was on horseback, naturally shorter than the others, and was at a disadvantage. But at this moment, the cavalry formation suddenly changed, surrounding General Li and Shi Jin in all directions. The inner layer galloped clockwise, while the outer layer had a circle of archers with their bows full moon, waiting for the opportunity to shoot. Further out, there were over ten teams of horses, either advancing or retreating, running non-stop, kicking up dust that looked like clouds and fog in the firelight, as if the heavenly horses were galloping through the air.

  The officers and soldiers held long guns and big knives, coming and going, shining brightly. Countless eyes were focused on the fight between Shi Jin and General Li, ready to add a gun or knife at any moment to assist the general.

  Shi Jin's body was surrounded by a heavy siege, and he had already made up his mind to die. His intention of abandoning life and forgetting death coincidentally merged with the highest state of martial arts.

  At this moment, Shi Jin's ears were extremely sharp, the sound of wind blowing fire sparks, the sound of horseshoes scratching the ground, and the sound of hidden arrows breaking through the air were all clear in his ears. He could tell the position by the sound, and with the help of his eight-directional eyes, he could be said to have grasped the situation on the battlefield. He dodged and weaved, turning freely.

  Shi Jin forgot about life and death, and also transcended the limitations of his body. In his heart, there was only one move, the Panlong Fist, which was as fierce as a ghost or a demon. Every strike brought bloodshed, and with just a few moves against that Li general, he took down a whole circle of soldiers. The Li general himself was gradually unable to withstand Shi Jin's attacks, and could only defend himself without any power to counterattack.

  At this moment, the villagers standing on the roof and looking far away only saw that the fire in the distance was like a snake, running around restlessly. Under the firelight, those who were closest could only see one person dodging the horses' hooves and rushing out to escape with their lives.

  And that rolling and crawling was none other than Liu County Magistrate, who had narrowly escaped disaster. At this moment, he stood up with a face covered in blood and dust, looking disheveled, and took off running with the two county officials who had followed him, dashing into the dark jujube forest, feeling safe only after they stopped to catch their breath, looking around cautiously.

  Shi Jin's killing intent was like a silver dragon descending upon the world. In the eyes of General Li, who was desperately trying to hold on, both Shi Jin and his staff were terrifying. As Shi Jin advanced with his staff, it stirred up a howling dragon's cry, and under the flames, the shadow of the staff danced wildly, its scales flashing, making it impossible to defend against.

  And the nine-striped dragon on his back, as he twisted and turned, stretched out his arms and relaxed his body, seemed to come alive, under the jumping flames, looking like a savage.

  However, after a long time, Li's surname saw that the crowd couldn't bring him down, and it was useless to be stuck here. In his heart, he quickly came up with a plan. He swung his three-pronged spear in front of Shi Jin, then suddenly kicked his foot and jumped from horseback to the rear array. Hurriedly shouting: "Quickly shoot arrows for me!"

  All the officers and soldiers saw the commander jump out of the circle at this moment, without any scruples, and after receiving the order, they took turns shooting arrows.

  That sound of breaking the air suddenly pierced the dragon's chant, densely and disorderly rushing towards Shi Jin. Shi Jin withdrew his club and knocked a soldier off his horse, and in the light that reached him, the dense arrow rain suddenly brought back the memories of his childhood.

  That year's locust disaster was like this arrow array in front of me, suddenly arriving and devouring all the grasses and crops on the farm, leaving nothing behind. That year, Father scattered all his family fortune to buy food and set up a porridge hall, barely keeping everyone alive. Later, many refugees came after hearing the news, and that camel was one of them.

  Later, everything calmed down, and the green and yellow merged. Father pitied his loneliness and took him in to live on the farm. Although he was born with a defect and often ridiculed by others, he worked steadily, no different from ordinary people. Who would have thought that this guy's heart was so vicious... This thought flashed through Shi Jin's mind in an instant.

  A thought flashed through his mind, and the fire of revenge burned brighter in his heart. He suddenly regained his spirit and used all his skills to defend himself with his staff. However, the arrows kept coming incessantly from all directions, and Shi Jin gradually began to feel overwhelmed. As soon as he relaxed his focus, an opening appeared beneath his staff. A dark arrow whizzed past and pierced through Shi Jin's calf, causing him to grunt in pain. As he struggled to move around, he found himself at a disadvantage everywhere. And before his eyes, another swarm of arrows flew towards him like locusts.

  Shi Jin's anger surged, and with a loud cry, he used the force of the ground to flip the staff around his body, protecting himself as much as possible. After a round of arrow fire, Shi Jin had added many more cuts to his injuries.

  The surrounding government troops were eager to swallow Shi Jin down as soon as the three rounds of arrows were released, and they hastily contracted their formation.

  Li General took a look and saw that Shi Jin was already exhausted from fighting, coupled with his severe leg injury, which was a sign of utter defeat. As for himself, although he didn't flee in disarray earlier, he was still in a sorry state. If he didn't kill this guy, how could he show his face again as a military general? Not only would he lose his prestige, but it would also spread and become a laughing stock among others. Thinking of this, he became even more determined to take advantage of the situation and regain his honor. He urged his horse forward, let out a loud battle cry, and charged into the fray with his three-pronged spear.

  Shi Jin looked over and saw that the man had danced with his spear, a look of disdain flashing across his face. Shi Jin gritted his teeth, grasped the arrow shaft embedded in his leg, and with a pained hum, ripped it out along with flesh and blood. He reversed the direction of the arrowhead, shouted "Return to sender!" and with a flick of his wrist, threw the arrow at the man's face.

  That General Li brandished his long spear and easily parried it. He thought to himself, "Indeed, you're no match for me; I'll take your life now."

  Just as he was about to turn around, a dark arrow silently pierced through the surrounding guards and shot straight in. It went through his throat and out of the back of his head. The smile on Li's face froze, and then his body fell off the horse.

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