What … what was going on?!
Looking at the row of people retreating, whether it was the people watching from the beast carriages or the small caravans watching from afar, they were all puzzled. Could it be that there was actually an ambush? Or had they changed their minds and decided to retreat?
Eh, not everyone retreated. There was still one person standing there!
Whether it was the people from the small caravan, the cavalry that was charging forward, or the people who were watching the battle from the beast-drawn carriages, none of them could believe their eyes.
What were the Yanjiao people planning?! Why did they all retreat, leaving only one person standing there?
"Shao Xuan from Yanjiao!" Someone who recognized Shao Xuan shouted.
"He's Shao Xuan? The Yanjiao boy who sent Luzong flying with one slap? "The girl in leather armor looked at the figure in front of her.
"I heard that the boy is very close to Jin Gu from the Ji family. Aren't you afraid that Jin Gu will be angry if you kill him?" A young man twirling his sword asked the girl next to him.
The girl didn't care. "Jin Gu doesn't interfere with politics. He only knows how to farm. He doesn't even know that the Royal City is sending troops. By the time he finds out, the boy is already dead. "
"Is Shao Xuan from Yanjiao really that powerful?" Another person asked.
The young man with the sword looked forward. With a twist of his wrist, the blade drew an arc and sliced a piece of grass that had been kicked away by the beast's hooves in half. "I'd like to see how powerful that brat is!"
Some of the Royal City troops had seen what happened at the city gates. They admitted that Shao Xuan from Yanjiao was indeed powerful. But that was then. The situation now was completely different. This boy dared to fight alone? He had a death wish!
Shao Xuan sheathed his sword in the scabbard on his back and took out the bone ornament necklace around his neck.
"Ancestor, it's up to you now."
From the day the tribe started migrating, Shao Xuan could feel the sound coming from the bone ornaments. No one else could hear it, but it sounded like a flame being blown by the wind.
Shao Xuan sensed anger from the four bone ornaments. Did bone ornaments have emotions? Even if he didn't, it was possible that he did. After all, he was the incarnation of the ancestor and represented the will of the ancestor.
He took the risk to stand here because he felt the bone ornament's anger. That was why he made this decision.
The tall warhorse stomped its hooves, getting closer and closer. The knight on the horse was holding a spear that glowed with a bloodthirsty cold light. Shao Xuan could even smell the flying dust.
In the face of the suffocating killing intent and the seemingly unstoppable offensive, Shao Xuan, who stood there alone, was as insignificant as a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
Shao Xuan's eyes were wide open in the face of this fierce attack. He stared straight ahead, secretly calculating in his heart.
It was getting closer.
It was getting closer.
The charging knights aimed their spears at Shao Xuan.
The bone ornaments made even louder sounds.
Whoosh — Whoosh —
It sounded like a prairie fire being blown by the wind. Only Shao Xuan could hear it.
Now was the time!
Shao Xuan's totemic power and power of inheritance were activated to the maximum in an instant. The muscles all over his body twitched rapidly. If one listened carefully, they could even hear the thumping sounds, like the beating of war drums.
Yi Zong, who was in the carriage, sensed something. His eyelids twitched and he stood up in shock. Because he was in such a hurry, he knocked over the tray in front of him and didn't even look at it.
The charging knights raised their spears and were about to plunge them down in the next moment. But soon, their cold pupils constricted. Above their pupils, flames were reflected.
The flames were like dragons flying out, dancing and twisting together, shooting straight into the sky.
An unprecedented aura erupted from Shao Xuan's body.
A scorching aura swept across, and the air seemed to be burning.
The charging troops seemed to have met an invisible hand, blocking their advance. Some of them almost fell off their horses.
What kind of aura was this?! It made people tremble in fear, and their scalps tingled.
Whoosh —
In the instant, the flames expanded. A giant covered in flames seemed to walk out of thin air, looking down at everything on the ground.
The world in front of him seemed to be dyed in flames, covered with a layer of fire.
Shao Xuan looked ahead and lifted his foot.
The giant flaming man also lifted his foot from the flames. Then, following Shao Xuan's foot, he stomped down.
Boom!
The powerful force, in the midst of the unprecedented aura, left a huge crater in the ground, and made a shocking sound like thunder.
The soil on the ground was peeled off and crushed, like a huge firework.
The hard rocks under the soil were also stepped on, and the sound of cracking was deafening.
A crack that seemed to tear the entire ground plate rushed from the crater to the front. It was like a fast-growing branch, constantly branching out, and branching out again and again. The hard rocks on the ground were blown up by the force of the vibration, tumbling in the air, and gravel flew everywhere.
The charging troops, along with their horses, were blown away by the exploding rocks. They were unable to escape. Men and horses were thrown off their feet, and even their screams were drowned out by the roar of the earth. The whole world seemed to have been turned upside down.
The earth trembled. The grass that had taken root due to the drought seemed to have been pulled out at the moment of the tremors. It swayed in the air, shattered into pieces, and dissipated with the airwaves.
The rocks that were blown up from the cracked ground flew in the direction of the Royal City troops.
Faced with the high-speed flying rocks, the troops panicked. The giant beast that pulled the carriage roared, and its huge body shook. Its two front legs almost knelt under the tremors of the ground.
Bang!
A rock the size of a human head hit the side of the carriage, creating a dent. The carriage almost fell apart. If it weren't for the fact that the carriage was mostly made of metal, it wouldn't have been able to withstand the impact.
The young man holding the sword trembled and almost dropped it. He stared at the Flame Giant with wide eyes. He had wanted to fight the kid himself, but now …
A few pieces of cloth around the carriage were torn off. They danced in the air with the airwaves.
"That's fierce!"
The people in the carriage jumped out of the beast carriage. Under the protection of the guards, they quickly retreated and dodged the attacks. They could hear the sound of flying rocks and the sound of falling rocks. Just listening to these sounds was enough to make people fearful.
In the back of the carriage, the Fox leader, who was holding on to the side of the carriage to steady himself, also trembled. His eyes were so wide open that they seemed to be about to pop out. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
Was this the power? Was this the power that Yan Jiao used to escape from the King Beast?!
No wonder they could escape safely from the salt flats. No wonder the King Beast couldn't stop them. No wonder they couldn't even find a body. This was it!
The Fox leader's usually cunning face was contorted with hatred. He could not take this lying down! He wanted to take back what he had lost from Yan Jiao. But he didn't even have the courage to charge forward!
"Retreat!"
The leader roared. They couldn't attack. The only thing they could do was retreat! No one could advance in the face of such power. Only death awaited them!
The horses that had luckily escaped the fate of being flung away neighed in panic. The riders couldn't calm them down in a short time. All they could do was grab onto the horses' necks to avoid being thrown off. They left the battlefield together with the horses. Instinctively, the horses galloped away from the danger. Some of them tripped over cracks in the ground, some were hit by flying stones, and some were knocked away by their panicked companions.
The people from the small caravan who were watching from afar were all hiding behind their vehicles. They were far away, so there were no big rocks coming at them. However, there were flying pebbles and dust. The strong airwaves were so strong that they couldn't even open their eyes. One could only imagine what kind of impact those who were close to them were enduring!
Everyone who had witnessed the scene was still in disbelief. It was as if they were hallucinating. Their hearts were still racing and their legs were shaking. They couldn't even stand up.
Shao Xuan felt the totemic power running faster and faster in his body. He wondered if he should unleash another burst of power. He could still withstand another stomp, but seeing that the other side was retreating quickly, another stomp would not have much effect. It would be a waste of energy, so he stopped and waited for the other side's next reaction. If the other side wanted to charge again, he could stomp again.
Behind Shao Xuan, the Yanjiao warriors who had retreated were prepared for this. Some had followed Zheng Luo to the salt mines before. Others had never seen anything like this before. Their jaws were still open and they ate a mouthful of dust. They were prepared to die. Why did it feel like the Elder alone was enough to take on all of them? The commotion was even greater than if all of them had gone into battle. The ground was cracked, piece by piece. Some were even flipped upside down. Half of the worm's body was still moving.
"This, this, this …"
Zheng Cheng said "this" several times but couldn't say anything. Duo Kang and the others were the same. Although they had felt the power of a king beast at the salt flats, they were just like the horses that had been knocked over. They had fainted after being sent flying. It wasn't as shocking as seeing it with their own eyes.
If they had been doubting whether Shao Xuan could take them back to the old haunt, now they were all confident.
The Royal City team finally managed to escape the fate of being smashed. After everything had stopped, they regrouped.
The people who had been sitting in the largest carriage were now standing on the ground. They looked very disheveled. Their exquisite clothes were covered in dust and grass. Green grass juice and wet mud were splattered on their clothes. It was difficult to get rid of them.
Whether it was the people who didn't take Yanjiao seriously or the people who were wary of Yanjiao, they were now filled with caution and deep fear. They had always thought that the rumors of the demonized Yanjiao were exaggerated. Now they knew that they had underestimated them.
If they had been any closer to the charging cavalry, it wouldn't have been as easy as it was now.
A gust of wind blew past, blowing away the dust on the ground.
The ground was cracked and filled with large and small stones. It looked like it had been cut into pieces and sifted. People and horses were trapped in it, struggling. Some had already lost consciousness.
On one end of the messy area, there was a person standing alone. On the other end, there was a huge team gathered there. The two sides looked at each other.
At this moment, there was an eerie silence.
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