Chapter 223 - 157: Heading North to Capture the King
Chapter 223: Chapter 157: Heading North to Capture the King
The moment the army charged toward the Royal Tent, soldiers tossed a flurry of torches into the surrounding tents.
In an instant, the entire area around the Royal Tent was engulfed in a sea of flames.
The common folk screamed and cried out. The Shengman Warriors tried to rally, but they were caught in the tide of the panicked crowd and could not assemble quickly.
In this chaos, the Shengman army’s great strength could not be brought to bear.
The Shengman army was made of men who were soldiers in war and civilians in peace.
When attacked without warning, they couldn’t gather effectively and were utterly unable to resist a powerful, organized army.
They were scattered in a short time, able only to protect their families as they tried to flee the battlefield’s edge.
The three-hundred-thousand-strong army was reduced to a disorganized rabble.
The only forces left to fight were the tens of thousands of elites stationed around the Royal Tent.
Lu Yuan and his men charged forward, and all who stood in their way became ghosts crushed beneath iron hooves.
Eight Venerables from Prajna Temple guarded his flanks.
Their leader, Xiao Ku, wielded a Golden Wheel. His power was at the Earth Immortal Realm, while the others were at the Dharma Aspect Realm and formed a protective Array around him.
They followed Lu Yuan, charging at the very front of the assault.
Xiao Lie led the main army, following close behind Lu Yuan.
Empowered by the Array, their Defense, speed, and attack power were all massively enhanced.
The power that erupted from fifty thousand Organ Refining Realm cavalry was immense.
Hearing the commotion outside, Mangu Tun strode out of his campaign tent.
His towering frame was like that of a great lion.
His crimson eyes blazed with fury.
"Who told me the Northern Barbarians’ forces were near Snow God Lake?" His gruff voice was like the roar of a beast.
He watched as the common folk around the Royal Tent were scattered in the chaos.
His expression turned as grim as ice.
"I will stop them!" the fierce Shengman general, Manliang, roared.
He led the eighty thousand recently assembled Wolf Riders to meet the charge. His cultivation was at the Earth Immortal Realm.
As he deployed his formation, the effects of the Wolf Rider Array settled over his elite troops.
Instantly, the army was shrouded in a swirling blizzard. Within the hazy ice and snow, a giant wolf materialized above them, roaring as it lunged forward.
Then, in the next moment, they crashed into Lu Yuan’s forces.
This was a clash between two of the continent’s most elite armies.
A thick mist of blood erupted at the point of impact.
Men and horses from both sides fell in the initial clash.
On the ground, Lu Yuan’s Cyan Dragon Crescent Saber became a blur of motion. Though his cultivation was at the Divine Palace Realm, his recent breakthrough allowed him to rival experts of the Divine Power Realm.
His saber swept out, unleashing a ferocious Sword Gang. No one could halt his advance, especially since he was empowered by the Military Array.
As the core of the entire Array, he was untouchable as long as the army remained unbroken. Even the force of an Earth Immortal’s attack would be distributed among the fifty thousand soldiers behind him.
At this moment, he and the army were one.
Moreover, he had the powerful Protector, Xiao Ku, by his side.
Overhead, the massive figure formed by the hurricane resembled a Demon God straight from the depths of hell. It, too, wielded a Cyan Dragon Crescent Saber, which it brought crashing down.
A Fifth-grade Array was inherently a full grade superior to a Fourth-Grade Array.
As the phantom blade fell, the surrounding Spiritual Qi and hurricane winds converged upon it.
It formed a colossal, hundred-zhang blade that smashed down toward the giant wolf at the heart of the Wolf Rider Array.
This was a direct contest between the two Military Arrays.
As the blade descended, the giant wolf raised its head, meeting the attack with its massive claws.
However, while there was only one grade of difference between a Fifth-grade Array and a Fourth-Grade Array, the gap in power was a chasm.
HUMMM!
As the saber fell, the giant wolf’s claws were shattered, followed by its head and then its body.
It dissipated in an instant, vanishing from above the army.
The core of the formation was broken. The Manliang Array collapsed in an instant.
Without the support of their Array, and now trapped within the enemy’s, the Shengman forces were no match, despite their similar numbers.
SHINK! SHINK! SHINK!
The sound of blades tearing through flesh echoed relentlessly.
The saber in Lu Yuan’s hand became a continuous barrage of blades, raining down upon the enemy before him.
The Shengman forces could only be cut down.
Defiance flashed in Manliang’s eyes as he soared high into the air.
He unleashed his Divine Technique.
At a terrifying speed, his arms swelled, glowing with a brilliant golden luster.
This was his Divine Technique: Vajra Arm.
Upon activation, his arms were divinely empowered, his strength increasing more than tenfold.
The Wolf-toothed Club in his hand produced a golden phantom dozens of yards long. He brought it smashing down toward Lu Yuan, hoping to shatter the Array by killing its core with absolute power.
The hope was slim, but it was his only chance.
Just as he made his move, several other figures also soared into the sky.
Among them was the Shengman Race Leader, Mangu Tun. He, too, unleashed his Divine Technique, condensing a colossal, golden lion’s head in the air. It was as large as a hill, its great maw opened wide as if to devour everything.
The Shengman High Priest also unleashed a Divine Technique, chanting strange, esoteric notes.
A massive swarm of flying insects descended upon the army.
They were so dense they blotted out the sky.
Three Earth Immortal Powerhouses attacked simultaneously. Empowered by their Dharma Aspects, their Divine Techniques became terrifyingly powerful, seeming to possess the might to shatter the heavens and earth.
They converged in the sky above the army.
Xiao Ku’s expression changed. He threw his Golden Wheel into the air as a Vajra Dharma Aspect materialized behind him.
The aspect also held a Golden Wheel, ready to defend.
At the same time, he spoke with a grave voice, "Your Highness, Prince Qin, fall back! The Shengman masters are making their move! We cannot hold them off!"
The other seven Venerables pressed their palms to Xiao Ku’s back.
Instantly, the Vajra Dharma Aspect grew brighter, its golden light intensifying.
But they knew they could not last long. Against two ordinary Earth Immortals, they would have had no problem.
But these three were all top-tier Earth Immortal Powerhouses.