……
“Sun Moon Cyclic Slash!
“Constellation Cyclic Slash!”
At the Kun Gate, Li Siye and his sword were like the legendary Mighty Miracle God, slashing at Duan Zhuyan again and again.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under Li Siye’s immense pressure, Duan Zhuyan was using every technique he had, his position constantly shifting around. The giant Zhuyan grew even larger and redder as he poured in more energy, but there was still a gap in power he could not overcome.
Duan Zhuyan was in an almost entirely defensive position against Li Siye’s overwhelming power and had no opportunity to counterattack. Moreover, he was relying completely on his special suit of armor to block Li Siye’s Wootz Steel sword.
Even so, each of Li Siye’s slashes forced Duan Zhuyan back several dozen feet.
“Myriad Forms Cyclic Slash!”
Li Siye was getting stronger as the battle went on, and as his sword spun in the air, he leapt up and unleashed a dazzling wave of energy at Duan Zhuyan.
Boom!
But just when Li Siye leapt into the air, there was a peal of thunder, and the formation power that had strengthened Li Siye this entire time instantly vanished. At the same time, the power of the Origin Immortal Formation dropped several levels, and the halos under the Mo Saber Unit soldiers vanished and dimmed until only a single, flickering one remained.
Li Siye instantly creased his brow upon seeing this.
At the same time, another wave of violet energy thundered past the gate. The Imperial Army soldiers had already been strengthened, but they now grew even stronger, their halos growing even brighter.
“An excellent chance!”
Duan Zhuyan and his sharp instincts immediately noticed this shift. Boom! He immediately mobilized the power of the formation, and streams of Stellar Energy began to leave the bodies of the Imperial Army soldiers and gather within him.
Duan Zhuyan was already incredibly strong, and with the power of the formation, he ascended to an astonishing level of power.
“Primeval Zhuyan!”
Duan Zhuyan roared, his body erupting with light that was brighter than the sun.
“All soldiers, charge and kill them all!”
Duan Zhuyan shot forward like a cannonball, leaving behind a blur in the air as he slammed into Li Siye.
Roooar!
With a heaven-shaking roar, the giant Zhuyan suddenly turned into a red light, attaching to Duan Zhuyan’s spear. A moment later, a vast beam of energy shot out of the tip of Duan Zhuyan’s spear.
Boom!
Duan Zhuyan’s immense strength made Li Siye tremble, the shock tearing a wound in his hand. Blood gushed out as the force slammed Li Siye into the ground.
Neigh!
The Ferghana steed’s legs bent as it hit the ground, almost snapping. Even with Li Siye’s Stellar Energy protecting it and lessening the impact, the Ferghana steed still bled from its orifices.
“Die for me!”
After sending Li Siye back to the ground, Duan Zhuyan continued the assault, descending to the ground like a furious dragon.
“Bastard!”
Li Siye’s eyes gleamed with bloody light as he glared at Duan Zhuyan.
The Ferghana steed had been with him through many fierce battles, including the Battle of Talas.
He owed much of his survival to this mighty steed, but one blow from Duan Zhuyan’s spear had almost killed it. This made Li Siye’s heart erupt with flames of anger.
Moreover, this battle had the entire fate of the empire on the line. Defeat was not an option!
Chapter 1766 - Five Hells God-Devil Slash!
Chapter 1766: Five Hells God-Devil Slash!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr“Five Hells God-Devil Slash!”Li Siye raised his sword high in the air, vast streams of energy converging upon it. Not only that, the area around Li Siye suddenly became host to a Yin Yang diagram.To the left of Li Siye, the world darkened, and an ancient god more than twenty feet tall appeared. Its armor was in complete tatters on one side, but completely perfect on the other. So dreadful and fierce was its aura that it instilled fear in anyone who looked at it.To his right, another muscular god of twenty-some feet appeared, its aura bright and blazing, but its face that of a savage devil.At the feet of the god and devil were a sea of white bones.“What is this?!”Duan Zhuyan paled in alarm.He had seen many things in his life, but never such a bizarre and frightening martial art. Moreover, upon using this art, Li Siye suddenly soared in power, and the faces of the ancient god and devil gradually began to merge with his own, imbuing him with a transcendent power.Boom!As Duan Zhuyan was still trying to process what was going on, Li Siye’s eyes flashed with cold light, he gripped his sword with both hands, leapt off the back of his horse, and flew through the air, slashing with his sword into Duan Zhuyan’s chest.Boom!There was an enormous explosion as Duan Zhuyan and his horse were blasted into a high palace wall by Li Siye’s assault.Such was the power of this blow that Duan Zhuyan was almost hammered into the wall, the impact causing the wall to tremble. The surrounding Imperial Army soldiers turned ghastly pale in shock.“Die!”Li Siye swung his sword, his presence like that of a god. Just when he was about to press the attack against Duan Zhuyan, a great roar came from around him. The Imperial Army, strengthened by their formation, charged out of the gate and toward his own Mo Saber Unit.The Origin Immortal Formation had been massively weakened, and the enemy far outnumbered his own soldiers. In a flash, the Mo Saber Unit was in great peril.Grimacing, Li Siye turned around and charged at the Imperial Army soldiers.“Mountain River Cyclic Slash!”With a swing of his giant sword, dozens or hundreds of Imperial Army soldiers screamed as they were swept up in a vast wave of energy.“Aaaah!”The screams continued as the massive wave slammed into numerous Imperial Army soldiers and threw them against the surrounding walls.But more and more Imperial Army soldiers continued to charge out from the rear, and the situation at the Kun Gate turned dire.And at this moment, Li Siye and his Mo Saber Unit were not the only ones in trouble.At the Qian Gate, explosions rang out through the air!Amidst these explosions, Guo Ziyi thrust his spear here and there, sending large groups of Imperial Army soldiers hurtling through the air.“Milord, their formation is too strong! Our strength has been weakened too much!”“The situation is extremely bad for us! Milord, what do we do?”Worried voices came from behind him. Even though the Wushang Cavalry had the advantage in weaponry, the Hundred Thousand God-Devil Execution Formation’s power was wearing away at this advantage. Each Imperial Army soldier had at least three additional halos.Without the nullification ability of the Origin Immortal Formation, various kinds of flame, frost, and energy waves arose from the feet of these soldiers.Those scorching flames were one thing, but the moment the azure frost appeared, all the Wushang Cavalry would be in grave danger.A cavalry charge depended on its speed, and if they were frozen to the ground by the ice, they would lose their greatest advantage.“Kill!”The Wushang Cavalry maintained their formation and continued to battle, but the area in which they could fight was getting smaller and smaller, and all of them were barely holding on.Boom!A Wushang horseman was suddenly surrounded by several dozen Imperial Army soldiers, and all of their attacks struck his body.“Aaaah!”With a scream, the Wushang horseman was blown into the air by this powerful wave of energy. Boom! He crashed into the ground several dozen feet away.This sight made everyone’s pupils constrict.Guo Ziyi grimaced as he bellowed, “Retreat!”Pressing himself against his horse, he charged at the Imperial Army soldiers around that fallen Wushang horseman.“Hmph! Where are you going? Your opponent is me!”The air reverberated with a chilling roar, and then a flame-wreathed Lu Qiongji leapt over his army and descended upon Guo Ziyi like a hawk.Boom!Their swords clashed, and the immense impact made Guo Ziyi tremble and take a few steps back. In front of him, the Imperial Army soldiers took an offensive stance and charged. The situation at the Qian Gate had instantly become unfavorable to their side.At the same ti
me, at the Center Gate, the situation was also turning grim.“They’re almost at their limit. Everyone, get ready! When I give the order, kill them all!”Huang Tianzhao’s eyes blazed with fervor as he bellowed.At all three gates, Wang Chong’s forces were on the verge of crumbling.“Damn! Their formation is too strong! If this goes on, we’re going to break!”In the back, the Lone Silence Ancestor was seething with white Stellar Energy and his face was flushed. He was pushing his Stellar Energy to its limits and constantly pouring it into the Energy Condensation Pearl floating in front of him.But even though the veins on his forehead were bulging and he was doing all he could, he could not keep up with the energy consumption of the formation. Defeat was only seconds away.Meanwhile, far away from all the fighting, Hou Junji looked at Wang Chong and faintly smiled.“How is it?”The Eastern Palace was completely overwhelming Wang Chong’s soldiers.“Your courage is admirable, but your strength is still lacking. No matter what formation you’re using, its energy should basically be spent!”Upon hearing these words from Hou Junji, Fei Yuhan and the others couldn’t help but smile. They couldn’t see what was going on, but from the sound of it, their side was winning.“A fine bird chooses a good tree to nest in, and a good minister chooses a master of integrity. Alas, King of Foreign Lands, you insisted on choosing the wrong master and opposing His Highness!”Fei Yuhan looked at Wang Chong with a pitying gaze. The First Prince had always held the upper hand, and now that Wang Chong couldn’t even break through the three gates, the matter was truly settled.Once the operation succeeded and the First Prince ascended the throne, the Wang Clan would meet a tragic fate.“Your Highness!”Miyasame Ayaka, Li Jingzhong, and the others nervously looked at Wang Chong. The situation was extremely dangerous, but they couldn’t go anywhere. They could only trust Wang Chong.But Wang Chong’s face remained calm and unruffled in the flickering light of the torches.“Does Senior not feel that you are saying such things too early?”Wang Chong faintly smiled, and slowly took a white piece from the jar next to him. This minor act made Hou Junji narrow his eyes and Fei Yuhan grimace.Miyasame Ayaka, Little Li, Li Heng, and all the Imperial Army soldiers focused on this white piece. It seemed to burden all their hearts with the weight of ten thousand jun.At any other place and time, this action would be insignificant, but everyone knew at this time that any piece picked up, whether by Wang Chong or Hou Junji, signified a shift in the battlefield.“You still have another move?”Hou Junji stared at Wang Chong, his smile gone.Wang Chong simply glanced to the east, and then he placed the white piece on the board.“Senior, it’s my turn now!”Clap!The crisp clack of the white piece striking the board traveled far into the darkness.For a moment, everything went still.Bang!After what seemed both like a single second and like countless eons, the earth began to groan and rumble. At this moment, vast torrents of energy, so dense that they were almost tangible, began to travel through the ground and gather in the same direction.As those torrents of energy passed, everyone could feel the ground shivering under their feet.“What… what’s happening?”The Imperial Army soldiers panicked and began to retreat, trying to avoid the torrents of energy traveling under their feet. They had never encountered something like this in the capital.“Look over there! What’s that? Why is there suddenly fog?” an Imperial Army soldier shouted.Everyone turned to see fog sweeping toward them at an alarming pace. It was still rather far away, but at its expansion speed, it would arrive very soon.It was dark in the Imperial Palace, the place lit only by a few scattered torches. Logically speaking, it shouldn’t have been possible to see fog in these circumstances. Only when the fog was incredibly thick would it be possible to make out in this darkness.
Across from Wang Chong, Hou Junji had turned incredibly grim, devoid of his former confidence.
Chapter 1767 - Advance!
Chapter 1767: Advance!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
“This is the energy of the mountains and rivers! You laid down another formation to draw in the energy of the mountains and rivers.”
For the first time, Hou Junji felt pressured by Wang Chong’s forces.
He had never imagined that Wang Chong would lay down another formation besides the Origin Immortal Formation that would use the energy of the mountains and rivers as an energy source. The intelligence and ability Wang Chong had displayed through this move made him an opponent that he needed to take seriously.
“Heh, unlike Senior, I cannot use the Imperial City’s Three Emperors Formation, and the capital itself is too flat and devoid of anything to draw power from, so I could only think of a way to harness the power of the mountains and rivers on the outskirts. Fortunately, the capital has the Kunwu, Shenwei, and Longwei Training Camps, and also Gold Bull Mountain to the northwest. With the energy from these areas and from the smaller mountains and rivers, there’s just enough energy to be used for this battle!”
Wang Chong looked at Hou Junji and smiled.
The Formation Elder had worked a lot faster than he had expected. Speed was paramount in war, and at the end, he really had succeeded in laying down the Nine Heavens Mountain River Formation and drawing all the energy in the mountains and rivers of the capital toward this place.
Boom!
As Wang Chong spoke, the energy of the mountains and rivers thickened.
In the distance, the Energy Condensation Pearl was about to run dry despite the Lone Silence Ancestor’s efforts, but at this moment, torrents of violent energy howled through the air and thundered into the Energy Condensation Pearl.
The Energy Condensation Pearl, which had gone dim and been on the verge of dropping to the ground, immediately exploded with light, illuminating the darkness with a crimson hue as the vast energy of nature poured in.
As those torrents of energy poured in, the formation once more began to transmit its power to the Qian Gate, Center Gate, and Kun Gate.
“This… Wonderful!”
This was truly an unexpected surprise, and the Lone Silence Ancestor was so joyful that his entire body shook in excitement.
“Hahaha, Wang Chong, you truly didn’t disappoint me!”
Even though he didn’t know the exact details, the Lone Silence Ancestor knew without thinking that this was Wang Chong’s handiwork.
Bang!
Without the slightest hesitation, the Lone Silence Ancestor began to guide the energy of the mountains and rivers through the formation.
The Kun Gate!
Blood was trickling from the corner of Li Siye’s lips. He gripped his giant Wootz Steel sword, just barely managing to hold on.
“Get in there! All of you! I want him dead even if you have to use your lives to do it!”
Duan Zhuyan’s eyes were red as he viciously roared.
The Imperial Army soldiers cried until their voices were hoarse as they heedlessly charged at Li Siye. Li Siye was simply too strong and fierce, so Duan Zhuyan had decided to just wear him out.
Bang!
As Li Siye was slowly being drowned under waves and waves of soldiers, Duan Zhuyan thrust his spear, sending out a freezing stream of energy.
Crackcrack! Several dozen Mo Saber Unit soldiers, unable to dodge in time, were struck by the icy beam, and more than half their bodies were frozen.
And as Duan Zhuyan’s main target, Li Siye took on the majority of this freezing energy.
Cold energy created a thick layer of ice on his armor, and even a large chunk of his formless Stellar Energy was frozen.
Without the disruption and resistance of the Origin Immortal Formation, and with the energy sent from the core of his own formation growing more and more powerful, Duan Zhuyan was able to ever more freely use the power of the formation to attack Li Siye.
“An excellent chance!”
Seeing that Li Siye’s feet had been frozen to the ground, Duan Zhuyan felt the killing intent in his heart erupt.
“Primeval Zhuyan!”
With a draconic roar, Duan Zhuyan flew forward with his spear, fusing with
his giant Zhuyan ape and hurtling toward Li Siye.
“Bastard! Despicable!”
As Li Siye sensed Duan Zhuyan’s oncoming attack, fury appeared in his eyes.
This was not the first time Duan Zhuyan had tried this. Each time, he would use the surrounding Imperial Army soldiers to wear him out so that he had a chance to make a killing blow.
Though Li Siye knew this man’s intentions, there was nothing he could do, and in order to shield the Mo Saber Unit, he was forced to step forward and take the enemy’s attacks.
Buzz!
Suddenly, as Duan Zhuyan was charging at Li Siye in the form of his massive Primeval Zhuyan, a golden torrent of energy surged into Li Siye’s body, bringing with it the power of the mountains and rivers.
Boom!
With a massive crash, the ice that had frozen Li Siye to the spot shattered. Not only that, this energy restored Li Siye’s Stellar Energy and caused it to surge to new heights.
Clangclangclang!
In a series of metallic clatters, golden halos emerged around Li Siye’s feet. At that moment, Li Siye could feel his strength, speed, and agility soar, and even his armor began to exude a dazzling light.
“What!?”
Duan Zhuyan was so shocked that his face instantly turned ghastly white!
“Hmph! My turn now!”
Li Siye looked up and coldly snorted, his body suddenly seething with cold killing intent.
A moment later, blinding Stellar Energy exploded from his body and struck all the Imperial Army soldiers charging at him.
“Aaaah!” All the soldiers screamed as they were knocked away.
Li Siye himself jumped into the air, his Wootz Steel sword striking Duan Zhuyan with the force of ten thousand jun.
“Aaaaah!”
Duan Zhuyan screamed as blood gushed out of his body. Li Siye’s strike had shattered the Stellar Energy barrier around him. He flew through the sky like a ragdoll before crashing to the ground.
The sword had struck with such force that Duan Zhuyan’s impact made the ground tremble.
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