by Fang Xiang
Chapter 914: Pride
The streets were flooded with people. Everyone's expressions were reluctant as they occasionally turned their heads back.
"Everyone, please hurry!" A xiuzhe floated through the air, their voice passing to every corner through a sound amplification seal formation. "Please pay attention the vessel number of your ship, please notice the safety of your valuables. Parents with children, please pay attention to your child."
"Everyone, do not worry, we will repay you for all your losses!"
Large numbers of xiuzhe floated in the air. Under their management, the lines were relatively maintained.
"Mama, will we return?" A child looked pleadingly at his mother.
The mother comfortingly patted the head of the little boy and said gently, "We will."
"Really?" The little boy had a hopeful expression. "Great! Yun Yun said that she will also return. Then we can play together. Mama, when we will come back?"
"We will come back when we win," the mother said patiently.
"Then we need to win fast!" The boy blurted out. He turned to look at his home.
The same retreat was happening throughout all the jies of Mo Cloud Sea.
The plan from Gongsun Cha and the others was faithfully carried out. All of Mo Cloud Sea started to move. Like an enormous machine, it started to turn.
All of the treasures ships and transportation ships were conscripted. The fleets covered the sky. Almost all the transportation formations were used at maximum capacity. Jingshi was used up as though it didn't cost anything.
A movement of people of such scale had never happened before in history.
Mo Cloud Sea's manpower and wealth was used to its limits.
This was the final battle!
Mu Xi received orders. The order was written by the Council of Elders, but she knew that the Nether King had been the one commanding her.
She was not very surprised. The two most outstanding battle generals of the yao were her and Bing Lan Daren. Bing Lan Daren had retired and gone to create a battle general house. She was the only one left.
As the new orders were announced, the yao had quickly stabilized. This meant that the king had taken control of the situation. What surprised Mu Xi was that the chaos she had imagined taking place hadn't occurred. As the new orders were spread, the yao quickly walked out of the solemnity of the past purges and showed signs of prosperity.
This new king … … was really strong!
Mu Xi was not the only one who saw this. The other elders also saw this. Not every elder and prestigious family only knew greed. Actually, they hoped the yao would be prosperous more than anyone else because only when the yao were prosperous would they receive the greatest benefits.
Their resistance against the king was decreasing.
That Mo King proved that he could bring them more benefits.
Nothing made them obedient towards him more than this.
The Palace Lake Wood Clan was one of them.
The clever Wood Clan leader immediately detected the opportunity. He did not hesitate to show goodwill towards the Mo King. The Palace Lake Wood Clan had an advantage no other clan had. Their greatest trump card, Mu Xi!
Mu Xi knew the intentions of the clan. She had no objections.
Mu Xi became the commander in chief of the yao battalions. An astounding number of yao battalions that were were mobilized. Over three hundred thousand people. This was almost all of the battalions of the yao. Originally, the yao had more than this number, but Ming Yue Ye's cleansing in years past had caused the number to decrease dramatically.
Mu Xi was not the young unknown girl of the past. She possessed resources and reputation now. As Bing Lan Daren faded from the limelight, she became the only qualified candidate to be commander in chief.
The movements of the Council of Elder attracted the eyes of the people. The movement of the battalions did not attract much attention as a result.
When Mu Xi reached the departure point, she was astounded. An army of over five hundred thousand mo were waiting with their weapons at ready. She immediately realized it would be a major mission.
An Mo politely received Mu Xi. In terms of position, the two were equal.
For the people below, they only thought this was a normal alliance of mo and yao. But among the higher ups of the mo, everyone was given a fright by the actions of the King. Uniting the yaomo, such an accomplishment had never occurred with the past mo kings.
An Mo, Liang Wei and the others who knew Zuo Mo's identity were even more shocked and also extremely excited. Uniting the yaomo, leading Mo Cloud Sea- Without a doubt, King was about to unite the world.
Mu Xi's gaze landed on Liang Wei.
This yao lead the first battalion of the four great mo battalions, the King's Horn.
She looked at the mo side that was full of famed generals, and her own side with only her. Mu Xi grimaced. If the mo really attacked the yao, the yao most likely would not have held.
Had Ming Yue Ye Daren's actions been wrong?
An absurd thought flashed through her mind.
She quickly came back.
Liang Wei detected Mu Xi's gaze but he was not affected.
An Mo nodded in acknowledgement to Liang Wei. "We can start." An Mo admired Liang Wei greatly. He didn't know how King had managed to recruit Liang Wei. Once while talking to Liang Wei, they had discussed his experiences, and An Mo found it hard to understand. Such an outstanding battle general couldn't find a place among the yao. Did the yao have so many outstanding battle generals?
The mo were skilled in attacking, skilled in fighting intensely. Among the four battle generals, no one was better than Liang Wei. Due to this, Liang Wei was in charge of the strategy and the other three his assistants.
Liang Wei understood. He didn't waste words and said directly, "This time, our plan is to attack from here."
His hand pointed towards a jie of Kun Lun.
"All battalions have finished gathering!" Xue Dong's voice was filled with excitement. Excitement appeared on the faces of all the battle generals present.
This was a final battle unprecedented in its size. The number of people Kun Lun had conscripted reached two million and four hundred thousand!
A number that induced hopelessness!
Even they felt themselves shaking at the endless sea of people.
This was a power that could destroy everything!
Everyone stopped breathing and waited for the final order to attack.
Lin Qian stood up and said with a calm expression, "Then let us attack!"
Attack!
The order passed through the ranks and into the army!
The army of two million and four hundred thousand was like a vast ocean that slowly moved forward. Nothing could halt their march.
Advance! Advance! Advance!
In the name of Kun Lun!
Bright Wood Jie!
Meteor Shower Jie!
Fifth Sky Jie!
Kun Lun's army seemed to be unstoppable. They did not encounter any resistance. Empty jie, after empty jie, after empty jie!
Such an enormous battalion meant that they were unstoppable but it also meant they lost speed. The transportation formations along the way had been destroyed. They had to travel the jie rivers using transportation ships and they could not speed up.
Kun Lun quickly learned Mo Cloud Sea's intentions.
"They want to delay us to death." Chao Xin's expression was slightly ugly. "A scorched earth strategy! This move is very effective!"
The other people had ugly expressions. They hadn't encountered any fighting along the way as though the other was gifting them the territory. And in every jie, everything was destroyed. They could not scavenge any supplies.
Without realizing it, the morale of the main troops was being ground down. Victory would cause the morale to rise, but the enemy's proactive surrender of land and scorched earth strategy made people feel as though they were punching into cotton. They coul
dn't be happy.
Mo Cloud Sea's intentions were clear. This was an open scheme.
But they didn't have the option of retreat left to them.
"We need to speed up. We cannot give them time to retreat. We need to protect the supply lines." Xue Dong looked at Lin Qian.
Lin Qian shook his head. "We surrender the supply lines."
"Surrender the supply lines?" Everyone was frightened by Lin Qian's idea.
The other's scorched earth strategy meant they could not scavenge supplies. If they surrendered the supply lines… …
"This is the last battle for Kun Lun," Lin Qian said coldly. "We do not have the ability to fight for long. I have already ordered the rear to transport supplies for three months as quickly as possible. They will be sent over in the next few days. After that, the supplies will move with the troops. The longer it takes, the more detrimental it is for us."
Xue Dong and the others immediately understood. Their eyes lit up. "This is a good solution!"
Surrendering the supply lies meant that they didn't need to worry that the enemy would attack their supplies.
"Three months!" Lin Qian's eyes were sharp and his voice were frosty. "If we do not win, then we die!"
Everyone's heart shook!
The sect leader's determination was so strong.
"What methods do we have to increase our speed?" Lin Qian asked Chao Xin.
Chao Xin gritted out, "There is no solution for the larger force. If it is an army less than three hundred thousand, there is a possibility! However, without a god-level for protection, the three hundred thousand is in great danger!"
The other people were silent. A battalion without the protection of a god-level was extremely fragile.
This battalion looked terrifying because it had Lin Qian, the god-level, present. Without the protection of the god-level, this terrifying army would become a piece of fat meat.
In front of a god-level that could destroy a jie, numbers were meaningless.
Any kind of strength was relative.
If they split their forces, it would give the enemy chances.
Lin Qian understood. Only when the enemy god-level was occupied would Kun Lun's strategy of numbers become truly effective.
Wei Sheng!
He had to occupy Wei Sheng!
"I'll do it." Lin Qian stood with a calm expression.
He did not refuse and didn't even think, as though he was speaking of an ordinary matter.
His gaze swept across the group and he said calmly, "If I die, the next sect leader is A Xin."
The youth shook. He suddenly raised his head. But no one looked at him. Everyone looked in disbelief at Lin Qian.
Xue Dong felt as though something was stuck in his throat. He tried to make himself smile. He didn't know that his smile was uglier than crying. "Do not say such inauspicious things… …"
Lin Qian smiled and then said seriously, "I can die, but Kun Lun can only win."
Finishing, he turned and walked towards the door to the tent.
The bright sunshine came from the doorway. Lin Qian's tall figure was silhouetted by the light and people could not see him clearly. Suddenly, his steps paused slightly.
"Starting today, you will not need to worry about Wei Sheng."
The voice that came from the light was just as proud as usual.
Translator Ramblings: Looking back at all this, Pu Yao's race ended up the worst. Poor guy.
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Chapter 915: The Ending
Wei Sheng and Lin Qian faced off in the sky.
Almost the moment Lin Qian came forward to deliver the challenge, Wei Sheng flew out. For Wei Sheng, his main mission was to guarantee the safety of Gongsun Cha, Bie Han and the others. The only true threat to Gongsun Cha and the others was Lin Qian.
The two faced off in an empty jie.
"This place is suited for our final battle," Wei Sheng said gravely.
Lin Qian smiled. "There is no need to harm the innocent in the battle between us. An empty place like this is a good battlefield."
"You care about harming the innocent?" Wei Sheng laughed coldly.
"As long as it has no benefit for Kun Lun, I have no interest in killing people," Lin Qian said honestly.
Wei Sheng's eyes lit up. "As expected, you had a breakthrough."
"A step slower than you." Lin Qian shook his head. His expression didn't show any pride. "Kun Lun's greatest mistake was probably how we handled the Wu Kong Sword Sect."
Wei Sheng said, "Kun Lun's greatest mistake is its single-minded focus on itself. Are we the only ones to oppose Kun Lun?"
Lin Qian was silent.
Then he laughed and flicked the Immemorial Shen Sword with a finger.
The clear hum of the sword could be heard all over the jie.
"In the end, there aren't so many rights and wrongs!" Lin Qian stood up straight, the smile on his face faded as his eyes became sharp. "Only victory and defeat!"
Wei Sheng shook his head. "Many things have nothing to do with victory and defeat."
"Then what else is there?" Lin Qian smiled dismissively.
Wei Sheng's eyes held an reminiscent light. His heart was completely serene. "Belief!"
Lin Qian did not argue but nodded. "True, however, you have your beliefs, I have mine! Let's use the sword to determine victory and defeat!"
Lin Qian raised the shen sword in his hand.
"Yes!" Wei Sheng also raised the shen sword in his hand.
Liang Wei was most skilled in sneak attacks but a sneak attack of such a scale had never occurred before.
Actually, this could not count as a sneak attack.
When the allied yaomo army appeared on the territory of Kun Lun, all of Kun Lun sank in terror.
Liang Wei shook his head inside. If Kun Lun had known the Mo King who had just united the yaomo was Zuo Mo, they wouldn't have dared to gambled it all.
The power of the two sides were not on the same level.
Compared to Lin Qian, King had much better cards.
When he thought of this, Liang Wei couldn't help but still. He pondered it but he didn't understand. When did King's cards get so good without him realizing it?
He shook his head and pushed away his stray thoughts. They had nothing to do with him.
This battle had no difficulty for him. Lin Qian's counterattack had required almost all of Kun Lun's manpower. Along the way, they did not encounter any resistance, only panicked and hopeless crowds.
"Do not stop! Speed up! Push forward at the fastest possible speed!" Liang wei ordered.
The yaomo army swept Kun Lun like a wind.
"What!" Xue Dong's face was ashen, his extremities cold. He murmured. "An allied yaomo army! They … … weren't they about to start fighting?"
His voice trembled.
In the tent, everyone had pale expressions. They all knew what this meant.
They did not fear that Mo Cloud Sea would attack their rear. Every xiuzhe faction was against them, no one could escape. But the invasion of the allied yaomo army meant that Kun Lun had powerful enemies their front and back.
Kun Lun's local defense brigades had little fighting power. They could not stop the advance of the allied yaomo army.
Even worse was that the news the yaomo army invasion would demoralize the army.
This was not a trained or elite army. The great majority of them were conscripts who had never even stepped on the battlefield half a month ago. Once they discovered that their families were in danger, then … …
Thinking of the terrifying consequences, Xue Dong shook. He immediately reacted and said harshly, "Send an order down, take away all sound tablets! No one is allowed to hide sound tablets! No one is allowed to communicate with the outside … …"
Before he finished, a figure stumbled in.
"Not good! Not good … …"
The outside was already a mess.
The already pale faces of the commanders became bloodless.
"The Heavens want Kun Lun dead!" Chao Xin murmured. He threw up a mouthful of blood and sank into unconsciousness.
"People of Kun Lun, if you surrender, if you return home, we promise not to harm your family and guarantee your property… …"
The sound tablet repeated the words that urged for surrender.
The same content was broadcast all over the Four Realms.
Even Mo Cloud Sea was astounded by the sudden occurrence. The secret that Zuo Mo was the Nether King was something only a select few in Mo Cloud Sea knew. The other people only knew that Zuo Mo would return soon.
Zuo Mo's identity being exposed with an announcement was a fatal blow to Kun Lun's forces.
Originally, Kun Lun had gathered the last of their strength to fight Mo Cloud Sea. Because they thought that if Kun Lun went all in, they could kill Mo Cloud Sea before dealing with the yaomo.
But the Nether King had actually been Zuo Mo. When this secret was exposed, all of Kun Lun sank into hopelessness!
All of them understood that they had no chance left.
Not one at all.
Their army had no purpose. Even if they could fight into Mo Cloud Sea, there was no meaning!
The two sides were on completely different levels of power.
The effect of the trump card that Zuo Mo had hidden for so long was great. If Zuo Mo had shown it prematurely, what he would have faced was a Kun Lun that had hidden in its turtle shell.
If Zuo Mo was going to bite through, he would have lost a few teeth.
Yet he kept on leaving Kun Lun hopes of victory, let Kun Lun gather the bravery to gamble everything, and at the last moment, delivered a fatal blow.
Kun Lun didn't even have the chance to retaliate.
Chaos!
Complete chaos!
The rear was being swept through by the allied yaomo army. The army of two million four hundred thousand turned into a mess. The glory of Kun Lun seemed to completely disappear in this moment. Even if Xue Dong had ordered the patrols to kill deserters, they could not stop everyone.
Entire battalions were fleeing or surrendering.
