In the beginning, he was ranked alongside An Shigeng as a spoiled brat.

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Clang! Kill!

However, he immediately drew his longsword, preparing to launch a general offensive.

He had lost, but he didn't believe that Ghost Street could withstand the combined tribute from the Imperial Halberdiers and experts.

Boom! Boom! Boom...

Just then, a series of loud explosions occurred, and dust filled the sky!

However, the walls on both sides of Ghost Street collapsed simultaneously, revealing the hidden secrets of Ghost Street.

Chapter 553 50,000 Divine Soldiers Retreat

"This is... the Imperial Guard of the Great Song Dynasty!"

Whether it's Wang Jian, imperial masters, black-armored halberdiers, or masters from the Nine Gates of Ghost Street.

At this moment, everyone was in disbelief as they looked at the mysterious entity surrounding the imperial army, which turned out to be the long-annihilated Imperial Guard of the Great Song Dynasty.

Row upon row, column upon column, at least 50,000 soldiers dressed in Song Dynasty imperial guard armor surrounded the imperial halberdiers.

Such a large number immediately put all the imperial soldiers on high alert, and they began to defend their surroundings.

"General Wang Jian, how is he?"

"How could so many imperial guards be hiding in Ghost Street? What is the Net doing?"

Seeing that these Song Dynasty imperial guards were not faking it, Wang Jian felt like killing them.

The Song Dynasty boasted an army of 800,000 imperial guards. Although there was a serious problem with redundant troops, there were still 200,000 to 300,000. If it weren't for a group of scholars leading the army, the Later Zhou Dynasty's attempt to overthrow the Song Dynasty would have been a protracted war.

Unfortunately, the entire army was cowardly, and the 800,000-strong Imperial Guard was completely routed.

But when did the 800,000 Imperial Guards suddenly increase by 50,000 beyond what they knew? And why were they lurking in Ghost Street?

They hadn't received a single 450 millisecond of information before.

"General, don't be surprised, because they are not living people, but dead people!"

dead!

Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill run through them.

Are they dead, not living people? Could these 50,000 imperial guards be ghost soldiers?

Not to mention Wang Jian's disbelief, even Yin Yewang, Gongsun Da Niang, and others didn't believe it. At least they didn't think that Ghost Yama would play such a pointless trick.

"Divine Weapon Technique!"

The moon goddess's soul, like a dragon soaring through the surroundings, immediately became solemn and dignified.

Moreover, seeing the chainmail armor of the Song Dynasty's Imperial Guards, with their heads completely covered by masks, she couldn't help but frown slightly.

"General, this is troublesome."

These are all divine weapons from the Western Regions; aside from their weak points in the head, ordinary people cannot kill them.

Divine weapons from the Western Regions? Unkillable?

Upon hearing this, Wang Jian looked at the Moon Goddess in surprise and doubt, hoping that he was hallucinating.

Fifty thousand unkillable puppets are useless against a million-strong army, since even if they are unkillable, the puppets can still kill them.

But how could that be?

If it were just a few dozen such puppets, it wouldn't be a big deal, but now there are 50,000 Imperial Guards, which is no small number.

"The empire should have foreseen this long ago."

Back when the Zhang family and the An family were locked in a decisive battle, the An family initially wanted to use a divine weapon to deal with the Zhang family, but a member of the Zhang family cleverly trapped them in a cellar, preventing them from using it to its full potential!

I never expected Ghost Street to be so crazy, forging 50,000 divine weapons!

These divine weapons, except for their heads which are their weak points, are generally impervious to blades and spears, and are virtually unkillable.

The masks worn by these divine soldiers are all specially made; unless one is a master of at least third-rate skill, it is extremely difficult to kill them!

The Moon Goddess's voice was not concealed; it could be heard clearly throughout the entire Ghost Street.

Most of the experts suddenly realized that when the Zhang family first rose to prominence, they were not without rivals in the Song Dynasty, and their biggest rival was the An family.

However, the An family was ambitious and courted their own demise, ultimately being defeated by the Zhang family.

Those experts who knew about the Western Regions' divine weapons also looked at Ghost Yama in shock, never expecting that the Zhang family had hidden so many secrets.

"What a cruel divine weapon technique!"

Everyone looked at these divine soldiers. Fifty thousand divine soldiers were accompanied by at least fifty thousand corpses. Not only were they blasphemous to the dead, but their unorthodox techniques were also extremely sinister.

"This thing is neither good nor bad."

Just like martial arts, it is righteous when used for good, and demonic when used for evil.

Ghost Street is not capable of forging so many divine weapons in just one night; these were originally forged by Ghost Street over time.

Its purpose was to amass 100,000 divine soldiers and transport them to the frontier as a surprise force to annihilate the enemy.

"If the Empire hadn't been pressing me so hard, I wouldn't be in such a hurry to use it!"

Ghost Yama didn't want the Zhang family to be associated with unorthodox practices.

Prioritizing righteousness, even unorthodox methods, are still of immeasurable merit.

This explains why these divine weapons weren't meant to defend Ghost Street, but rather were intended to be sent to the northern battlefield.

After all, Ghost Street is a small place, and the troublemakers are usually gangsters and underworld figures.

With Ghost Street's strength, it would only take a slap; there's no need for divine weapons at all.

Furthermore, forging and wielding divine weapons both require substantial financial support.

"I see!"

Wang Jian had no doubts, after all, the Zhang family's contributions to the frontier over the years were evident.

The Zhang family does not participate in the power struggles within the Central Plains, but they are extremely concerned with and supportive of matters on the frontier, donating supplies amounting to millions of gold coins annually, and these are all donations.

The number of these 50,000 divine soldiers could not have been achieved overnight.

As Ghost King Yama said, it was the result of Ghost Street's accumulation over time, and was used to support the frontier.

Otherwise, the forging of these divine weapons would have required anticipating today's situation.

"General, do you still want to fight?"

The divine weapon is a mindless puppet; once it attacks, it will fight to the death. General Wang should understand that such meaningless internal strife will inevitably result in heavy losses for the empire.

We can retreat at any time, and besides, Ghost Street offers the best chance of victory!

Upon hearing this, Wang Jian also hesitated!

If it were a direct confrontation, that would be fine; the imperial soldiers are fearless in the face of death.

But dying meaninglessly at the hands of these monsters, especially since it was escalating to the point of internal strife within the Nine Provinces, was something even Wang Jian didn't want to lose 30,000 troops here.

The weaknesses of the divine weapon are obvious, but Ghost Street has made changes.

Moreover, these were not prepared for them; their actions were to block the northern barbarians.

"General Wang, knowing full well that you cannot win, you are only sending yourself to your death."

Let's retreat!

The Moon Goddess didn't want to completely offend the Zhang family.

The opposing side has at least three Grandmasters, while they only have one Grandmaster here, and she is being restrained by Shi Long, who cultivates the Longevity Technique.

Given that the other two were also highly skilled martial artists, and with the help of the divine weapons, the outcome was self-evident: they would die a horrible death.

"withdraw!"

Wang Jian did not want 30,000 men of the empire to perish here; at worst, he would go back and apologize with thorns on his back.

"Respectfully seeing off the General!"

Ghost Yama couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief; he didn't want to completely break ties with the empire.

If a real break occurs, not only will Ghost Street be severely affected, but a true life-or-death struggle would be a losing proposition.

The other members of Ghost Street were even more excited; this time, Ghost Street had won!

Moreover, they subdued the enemy without a fight; I never imagined there was such a terrifying existence within Ghost Street.

Chapter 554 Qin Shi Huang's Meeting with Zhao Gao's Ambitions

The news that Ghost Street had once again forced the Empire's 30,000-strong army to retreat quickly spread throughout the entire Kyushu.

Even if the Song Dynasty was weak, it still had the awe-inspiring power of subduing the enemy without fighting in the face of a hegemon like the Later Zhou Empire. The Zhang family member was indeed not as simple as they had imagined.

The victory of Ghost Street undoubtedly ensured the existence of this underworld paradise.

For a moment, the major forces that did not respond to the call of Ghost Street could not help but sigh to the heavens.

Knowing that the Zhang family wouldn't directly intervene in Ghost Street's affairs, and without the evil dragon to suppress it, they didn't think Ghost Street had much hope.

Therefore, from the moment they stopped supporting Ghost Street, they were removed from Ghost Street's name.

Even though they still have a place on Yangzhou Ghost Street, they no longer enjoy the same benefits and status as before.

If you can't share hardship, who will share wealth with you?

The trump card revealed by Ghost Street in particular shocked everyone. They never expected that the Zhang family had hidden the Western Regions Divine Weapon Technique for ten years.

However, after learning about the fatal flaw of the Divine Weapon Technique, they understood why the Zhang family hadn't used it before.

First, its shortcomings are obvious, and it is effective in one strike;

Secondly, it's expensive.

The deadly orchid was more valuable than gold. Even with the Zhang family's resources and connections, it still cost at least hundreds of thousands of gold to forge 100,000 divine weapons.

The purpose of these divine weapons was to serve as surprise attacks against the foreign tribes on the northern grasslands.

"Your Majesty, the battle report from Ghost Street has arrived!"

"result?"

"General Wang Jian withdrew from Ghost Street."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shi Huang looked down at Zhao Gao, his expression subtle yet chilling.

This result was clearly not what Qin Shi Huang was satisfied with.

Moreover, in order to destroy Ghost Street this time, a lot of imperial experts were mobilized, and even the Six Sword Slaves of Luo Wang were dispatched!

The fact that they couldn't conquer Ghost Street despite their strength is extremely important to the Empire's reputation.

"General Wang is a prudent man and wouldn't retreat without a fight without a reason. What unexpected event has occurred?"

"It was due to the poor reconnaissance of the Luo Wang that they failed to ascertain the true strength of Ghost Street, resulting in their defeat in all three duels."

Afterwards, Ghost Street deployed 50,000 divine soldiers. General Wang Jian, unwilling to see the imperial soldiers die without knowing why, and with the imperial army in Jiangnan suffering heavy losses, had no choice but to withdraw from Ghost Street!

"Fifty thousand divine soldiers?"

"It is an unkillable puppet, with its weakness in its head."

However, the Ghost Street soldiers were all dressed in the standard armor of the Song Dynasty's Imperial Guards. Only a third-rate expert or higher could penetrate the armor and strike the divine weapon's only fatal weakness with their internal energy!

Unkillable puppets? And there are as many as 50,000 of them!

Even Qin Shi Huang understood Wang Jian's actions; the defeat in the duel meant that the empire's experts were no match for the Ghost Street experts.

With 50,000 divine soldiers surrounding and killing the imperial soldiers, the final outcome was predictable.

"But Your Majesty, rest assured, these divine weapons will not remain in Ghost Street for too long."

This was a surprise force the Zhang family had planned to send to the northern battlefield. They just happened to run into the Empire, and I believe they'll soon be sent away from Ghost Street!

"A surprise force sent to the northern frontier?"

Qin Huangzheng lowered his head and pondered the gains and losses, wondering whether he should take on the tough challenge of Ghost Street.

It's important to understand that even with the vast number of experts the Empire mobilized, they still couldn't match the formidable resources of Ghost Street, which was merely a black market.