Chapter 193 - 146: Arrow Skill Advancement
Chapter 193: Chapter 146: Arrow Skill Advancement
Ice Mirror Lake had lost nearly 100,000 troops due to the previous incident.
Compared to Tianya Village, they were now outnumbered.
He feared that even if they destroyed Celestial King Stronghold, he would still be no match for them.
Now was the perfect time to let them clash with Celestial King Stronghold. If the battle could wear down Tianya Village’s forces, it would be to his advantage.
「Meanwhile, in the Seventh Prince’s great hall.」
The Eldest Prince looked embarrassed, while the Third Prince’s gaze was dark and cold, his thoughts impossible to guess.
When the battle outside Celestial King Stronghold had just begun,
they had opened the Profound Light Mirror.
Now, seeing the lack of movement from the Ice Mirror Lake camp, the three of them naturally understood the situation.
The Third Prince was, of course, furious.
As for the Seventh Prince, although he was worried, he certainly wouldn’t pass up an opportunity to sow discord after seeing the scene unfold.
He smiled and said, "It seems Ice Mirror Lake isn’t playing fair. They said they would cooperate with Tianya Village, but now they’re acting as if it has nothing to do with them, content to watch the tigers fight from their mountain. It’s truly shameless."
After speaking, he glanced at the Eldest Prince.
The Eldest Prince had recovered his composure by now and nodded without a change in expression. "They are just Jianghu ruffians who don’t understand the bigger picture. Don’t stoop to their level. They are nothing more than a side dish to go with our wine."
After saying this, he actually raised his wine cup, gesturing for his two younger brothers to drink.
The Third Prince drank with a blank expression.
A flash of anxiety appeared in the Seventh Prince’s eyes.
’Whether or not I can become the Crown Prince all depends on this battle.’
’If Celestial King Stronghold wins, I will immediately be second to only one man and above all others in Dayong.’
’But if they lose, I will lose this opportunity for the rest of my life.’
But even though Celestial King Stronghold’s performance was dazzling, he knew in his heart that the gap between the two sides was quite large.
At that moment, however, Lu Yuan paid no mind to any of this.
Leading the Iron Cavalry behind him, he had already torn a massive gap in the Tianya Village encampment.
They gradually fought their way toward the center of the camp.
His gaze focused on a middle-aged man who had just stepped out of a tent.
The man exuded an extremely powerful aura; he had to be a Divine Origin Realm expert.
Without a moment’s hesitation, he drew his bow and nocked an arrow.
The feathered arrow instantly tore through the air.
The Divine Essence Powerhouse, feeling the threat, left an afterimage as he dodged to the side, but despite his speed, a spray of blood still erupted.
This man was an expert hired by the Third Prince, not a high-ranking member of the stronghold but a type of retainer. He had originally thought this attack on Celestial King Stronghold would be easy.
’I can’t believe I was injured the moment I showed myself.’
His left shoulder had been pierced by the feathered arrow, and blood was flowing out continuously.
Having landed a blow, Lu Yuan showed no mercy. He drew his Dragon-Carved Bow to its full extent, and another feathered arrow shot through the air.
From a distance, one could see that as Lu Yuan drew the bowstring, the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi continuously gathered toward the feathered arrow.
It left a trail of afterimages.
This made it even faster and its attack power even more terrifying.
The Divine Origin Realm expert had successfully avoided the worst of the last arrow, but he wouldn’t be so lucky this time.
When three feathered arrows, wreathed in a dense, sharp aura, flew toward him in a triangular formation,
the Divine Origin Realm expert from Tianya Village knew he was done for.
He was locked in place, completely unable to move.
SHLICK! SHLICK!
With the sound of sharp weapons piercing flesh, a Divine Origin Realm expert died on the battlefield.
Lu Yuan’s hands did not stop.
As his feathered arrows flew, the Divine Palace Realm experts who rushed forward were also shot and killed one after another.
His terrifying attack power made it impossible for the experts in the camp to get close.
Anyone Lu Yuan locked onto was shot dead on the spot.
The thirty thousand Armored Cavalry followed behind him.
Their morale soared. With Lu Yuan clearing the path ahead, their job was much easier.
They had suffered almost no losses so far.
Just as they were about to punch all the way through the camp, Wu Ming finally rushed back.
Seeing this, a cold smirk played on Lu Yuan’s lips. He led his army in a turn and headed straight back toward Celestial King Stronghold.
’After such heavy losses, as long as Wu Ming is a normal man with any fight in him, he’ll give chase.’
’And that will be the moment of their true demise.’
’Volleys from fifty thousand archers will be enough to make Tianya Village suffer devastating losses.’
’As for Ice Mirror Lake, it seems my gamble during the attack paid off. The two sides really aren’t on good terms.’
’They still haven’t moved their troops.’
Not far away, Wu Ming, who had just returned to his camp, had an extremely ugly expression.
Although this surprise attack by Celestial King Stronghold hadn’t dealt a fatal blow to Tianya Village, it was still a grievous one. Tens of thousands of his men had been killed, and his retainer had died a tragic death.
The Divine Palace Realm experts were picked off by Lu Yuan.
There were originally more than ten of them, but now only three remained.
Almost no one at the Gathering Pill Realm was left.
This filled his heart with rage, and a rush of blood went to his head.
His eyes were bloodshot.
CLIP-CLOP!
A stronghold captain in heavy armor rode up to him, his Wolf-toothed Club stained with blood.
After glancing at the Celestial King Stronghold forces that had already left the camp,
he said angrily, "Village Chief, I’ll organize the army and charge them right now."
Wu Ming looked at his Village Soldiers, already clad in armor and mounted on their warhorses.
’I can’t stop them now, or morale will suffer even more.’
Besides, the rage in his heart was hard to quell. "Chase them!" he roared. "Forget Celestial King Stronghold for now! This force that dared to leave their camp must be annihilated!"
After shouting, he also grabbed a warhorse and led the army in pursuit of Lu Yuan and his men.
When he saw the forces of Tianya Village taking the bait and chasing after them,
a triumphant smile appeared on Lu Yuan’s lips.
’Next up is a performance by the archers on the walls.’
’If I can manage to shoot down the Tianya Village Chief, this battle will be a guaranteed victory.’
By now, it was noon.
As Lu Yuan and his men approached Celestial King Stronghold,
"CREAK!" The stronghold gates slowly opened.
Lu Yuan charged in at the head of his men.
Then, he abandoned his warhorse and leaped onto the top of the wall.
The army streamed inside.
At the same time, the Tianya Village troops caught up from a distance.
A sharp glint flashed in Wu Ming’s eyes. "Celestial King Stronghold’s gates are open! Seize the opportunity and charge! The first man to enter the city gets a reward of ten thousand taels of silver!"
As his words fell,
the warhorse beneath him sped up even more.
And at that very moment, on the city wall, Lu Yuan had already begun to draw his bowstring.
The army behind him did the same.