Translator: Yukidaruma Translations Editor: Yukidaruma Translations
“Release the arrows!”
A loud bellow rang out on top of the city wall. A myriad of arrows rained down in an instant, each of them containing essential Qi and capable of piercing through metal and rocks.
However, as the arrows rained down, the 2,000 members of Prince Xin’s army let out a loud bellow and a Qi field exploded, circling around the army. Unexpectedly,the rain of arrows was deflected.
These 2,000 soldiers were all peak Xiantian Realm experts, while the bearded man in the lead was a Disha Realm expert. Right now, their essential Qis had joined as one, putting up an explosive Qi field. It was as if they had formed a long lance that pressed on with an indomitable will, piercing through layers of arrow rain as it headed for the city gate.
Seeing that the arrow rain was ineffective, countless warriors immediately sought approval to head out to battle, but they were stopped by He Wanzhou.
“This person’s martial arts are deep and unfathomable. If you guys head down, you’ll be facing a death threat. Let me do it.” He Wanzhou naturally would not send the generals under him to their deaths, only making a move after the opponents had fought their way right up to him.
On the contrary, he planned on making a move outright and use his martial arts to take down the opponents, forestalling them with a show of strength. He wanted to make use of this to raise the morale of the soldiers in the city.
He Wanzhou took a step forward and stood on top of the city wall. Essential Qi seethed on him, and it seemed as if all of the world within a range of several thousand meters was shaken up.
At the next moment, He Wanzhou struck out a punch across space. Seething essential Qis gathered on his fist. The essential Qis rubbed against each other intensely, emitting dark green sparks. Then the surrounding void space became distorted like it was going to burn up in flames.
“Traitor, take my Jade Blood Divine Fist!”
He punched out consecutively, and lumps of dark green Qi went exploding toward the soldiers outside the city walls. Each time the essential Qis clashed with the Qi field, a series of explosions would occur, almost causing the earth to crack from the tremor. The 2,000 soldiers who had charged forth were thrown off the horses. Within a few short minutes, there were already soldiers dying from the tremor.
That vanguard general with stubble on his face let out an enraged bellow. He made several attempts to leap up, wanting to climb the city wall. However, he was smashed back by He Wanzhou with his Jade Blood Divine Fist time and time again.
Although he had the reinforcement of the essential Qis from 2,000 elites, he was still not a match He Wanzhou, who was a grandmaster in the Confucian Sect.
Seeing that they held the upper hand, the soldiers on the city wall immediately broke out in cheers.
He Wanzhou let out a soft bellow, and streams of white Qis appeared above his head. The green flames on his two fists seethed intensely. He had clearly circulated his martial arts to an extreme, wanting to press on to kill that man with stubble.
However, just then a sword’s clanking sound rang out, and a stream of sword light seemed to soar up into the sky from the formation of army outside the city.
At the next moment, a wave of sword Qi tore through void space. It slashed out from the army formation and hacked fiercely toward He Wanzhou, who was on top of the city wall.
The sword Qi had yet to arrive when a sharp glow came gushing forth as if wanting to tear through everything before its eyes.
With a low bellow, He Wanzhou circulated his fist force to an extreme. His two fists punched out concurrently, turning into dark green fireballs which headed out toward the sword Qi that was flying over.
A loud rumble rang out! The sword Qi and fireball collided together, and violent shock waves shot out in all directions. There were even waves that could be seen by the naked eye radiating out in all directions.
Shockwaves smashed into the city walls, clashing into the Imperial Guards’ Qi field.
Although the Qi field was shielding them, several tens of Imperial Guards released a series of astonishing cries. They were swept out by the shockwaves and fell down.
Even the city walls, which were heavily tempered and integrated with countless metal materials, kept on shaking. The shockwaves smashed into the wall, forming many huge cracks.
He Wanzhou let out a stifled snort, and the dark green flames on his two fists suddenly weakened by a lot. His gaze was filled with solemness as he looked in the direction of the army formation.
In an instant, a round of cheers broke out within Prince Xin’s army.
“The general is almighty!”
“The general is almighty!”
Looking at that handsome young man—dressed in a purple-gold headgear and ocher-colored robe, appearing extremely dignified—who stood out from the rest, He Wanzhou’s brows furrowed even more than before.
‘Perennial Ruling Criterion Sword? To think that it has been cultivated to such a degree?’
The person who stood out from the rest and saved that man with beard stubble using a single sword attack was naturally the commander of this vanguard team, Prince Xin’s Eldest son—Fang Wangshu.
If it were in a world without martial arts and with most of this 30,000-man army he led being cavalry, it would naturally be impossible for him to take down a great city like the divine capital.
However, this was a world where martial arts existed, where a single person could fend off several ten or even hundred thousand people. Fang Wangshu naturally was not satisfied in just surrounding and trapping the Divine Capital.
He waved his hand, and the 2,000-man army the man with stubble started backing off. They held their swords with both hands and locked their gazes in He Wanzhou’s direction.
He Wanzhou’s eyes narrowed, and he circulated the Jade Blood Divine Fist once again. As green light surged, a series of punches smashed out toward the 2,000 soldiers.
Seeing this, Fang Shuwang let out a cold laugh and slashed out his longsword across space. A dark purple sword glow soared upward like purple lightning descending from the sky, clashing fiercely with He Wanzhou’s fist force.
Then Fang Shuwang slashed out sword attack after sword attack toward the city wall. Purple sword light flashed incessantly, almost pushing He Wanzhou back time and time again. Very soon after, the purple sword light broke through He Wanzhou’s fist force and the Imperial Guards’ Qi field, causing the people on the city wall to be in an utter state of defeat.
Roar! Roar! Roar!
The army of several ten thousand men outside the city cheered. Essential Qis gathered together continuously, further increasing the prowess of Fang Wangshu’s sword Qis.
This was also how the mainstream battles in this world were like. The soldiers under one’s command were used not just to take over territories, probe, scout, and maintain order. Their greatest effect was still to strengthen the generals, allowing the strongest general to turn into a long lance for attacking the enemy.
Fang Wangshu was actually a little weaker compared to He Wanzhou, but the strength of the 30,000 elites under him far surpassed that of the Imperial Guards under He Wanzhou. This allowed Fang Wangshu to have the upper hand when the two of them fought.
The many generals on Fang Wangshu’s side laughed out loud as they watched the people on the city walls get utterly defeated by them. Many militants fled, and even He Wanzhou was no match for them.
“The Imperial Court is really hopeless. To think that even the standard of the Divine Capital’s soldiers is so low…”
“Hmph, to think that He Wanzhou still claims to be a grandmaster of the Confucian Sect? He wasn’t even able to take ten sword attacks from the Young Master.”
“After we enter the Divine Capital, we’ll catch that lad, Fang Xuan, and get him to abdicate the throne.”
An explosive rumble broke out. As the Imperial Guards were pushed back and the Qi field shrank, the people on the Divine Capital’s walls finally seemed to be unable to withstand the slashes from Fang Wangshu’s sword Qis. Amidst a loud sound, a huge crack opened up from an explosion caused by a sword attack.
At the sight of this scene, Fang Wangshu let out a cold laugh, and the disdain in his eyes deepened. ‘To think that even the Divine Capital has eroded to such an extent… It’s really best for Father to replace him and bring forth a reformation to the world.’
Yet, just then, a hand patted his shoulder, causing Fang Wangshu to turn back and slash out in fright.
“Who’s there?!
However, Fang Wangshu’s attack that could split open mountains and rocks was gently fended off by a fair and tender finger. Fang Wangshu circulated his full powers but was unable to budge an inch.
When Fang Wangshu looked at the other person’s face, he was shocked by the other party’s beauty and was out of sorts for an instant.
Still, he soon reacted, “Who are you? Are you going to go up against our army?”
The soldiers in the surroundings immediately reacted as well, charging toward the duo and surrounding them.
The Crown Princess threw them a look in contempt and then looked toward Fang Wangshu with some disgust before saying calmly, “You think that something as insignificant as an ant is qualified to ask who I am?”
A hint of fury flashed on Fang Wangshu’s face. He was about to make a move when the surrounding space trembled abruptly. It was as if there was an invisible force descending from the sky. He raised his head, looked upward, and noticed that a huge golden palm had descended from the sky like a flyswatter. It slapped out toward the army of 30,000 under him.
A loud sound rang out as if the heavens had collapsed and the earth had shattered. The 30,000-man army he led was slapped into meat paste instantly.
It was like swatting a mosquito, with an endless amount of blood exploding on the ground.
The area within a range of ten lis was instantly covered with blood.
Fang Wangshu’s countenance turned deathly pale as he looked at the bloody state before him. The longsword he was holding dropped to the floor with aclank .
