Under the control of his berserk inner qi, the Heaven Splitter was like a ferocious axe that could split open a mountain. With every thrust and twist, a rock that was as hard as steel was separated from the cliff. Every single rock weighed at least a few hundred catties. As the rocks were continuously thrown out into the river, Ling Tian's progress also became faster and faster.
The Heaven Splitter was indeed worthy of being an ancient divine sword. Together with Ling Tian's pure inner qi, the destruction of these rocks was naturally extremely great! When Ling Tian finally remembered to take a breather, he had already dug out a fan shaped hole that was as tall as two people, seven to eight meters deep, and tens of meters wide!
If the other powers in the continent were to know that Ling Tian was actually using the Heaven Splitter to dig out rocks, even if they were to spit at him, they would probably drown him to death …
"This should be enough." Ling Tian wiped off the sweat on his face and looked at his results thoughtfully.
As though he thought of something, Ling Tian swung the Heaven Splitter again and chopped out tens of rocks, placing them at the entrance of the hole. No matter what, he had to block the splashing waves. If he were to get all wet, how would he be able to continue with his performance? That thing was extremely resistant to water. If he were to really get all wet, would he have to go back and collect more? Besides, to be able to collect all these rocks, he had already mobilized all the efforts of the Sky Bearing Courtyard. How would he be able to find more?!
After all the preparations were completed, Ling Tian sheathed his sword, grabbed onto the rope and climbed up like a monkey …
"Stop! Stop stop … "Ling Tian roared," F * * k, you guys really want to hollow out this mountain! "
Young noble Ling was startled. Under his unscrupulous request, this bunch of burly men had completely turned into a group of pangolins. The hole that they dug out was both beautiful and deep …
One by one, they retreated out of the hole like monkeys with a silly grin on their faces. Ling Tian was completely speechless.
Who said that it was difficult to split open a mountain? Wasn't it easy? Ling Tian muttered to himself. Of course, Prince Ling did not expect that not everyone would have a group of subordinates with such profound internal strength. Furthermore, the weapons in the hands of these people were not ordinary. Every one of their weapons had been mixed with high-quality darksteel. Boulders that were indestructible to ordinary people were as tough as tofu in the hands of these people.
With explosives on their backs, Ling Tian and Ling Jian went down again. This time, the quantity was smaller. After all, this was his first time. Prince Ling, who was used to explosions in his previous life, naturally knew that in order to achieve the greatest success, it would be best to make a few small explosions before the big one. This would shake the mountain rocks loose a little, and then make a strong explosion in the opposite direction. This was the most correct method …
After carefully checking the discharge location, Ling Tian brought the confused Ling Jian back the way they came. However, this time, Ling Tian still had a thin rope hanging on his waist … Uh, it was a fuse.
Every seventy to eighty feet, Ling Tian would wrap the fuse around the vines. This was a must as Ling Tian did not forget that the cliff he dug was only a hundred feet away from the surface of the water. If he were to ignite the fuse from above, it would be disastrous if the fuse were to burn and fall into the water! The most serious problem was that if he wanted to come over to check under such circumstances, he would have to take the risk of an explosion at any time …
Finally, they climbed up to the surface of the rock. Ling Tian ordered, "Everyone, retreat at least five miles!" After thinking for a while, he added, "The mountain will collapse soon!"
It would have been better if he did not say this. Once he said this, all the men immediately showed an extremely interested expression. They dilly-dallied and were unwilling to leave. They all wanted to see what the mountain collapse that the young master spoke of was all about. Why would the mountain collapse and the earth shatter for no reason? Could it be that the young master was really bewitched and spouting nonsense?!
Ling Tian stomped his feet in exasperation and scolded loudly. Only then did they leave unwillingly. With every step they took, they would turn their heads back three times with a look of reluctance on their faces …
Seeing that everyone had already retreated out of the safety line, Ling Tian did not hesitate any longer. With a 'zeng' sound, he lit up the fuse. In an instant, green smoke rose from the fuse and shot towards the bottom of the cliff.
At the same time, Ling Tian's body flew close to the ground. At this moment, his lightness skills were undoubtedly the highest level that Ling Tian had ever achieved in his life! It was even better than when he was chased by Justice. As he flew, he broke out in cold sweat. Oh my god! It has been a long time since I lit this thing. Why is the fuse so urgent! It is burning so quickly ah …
The evils he brought upon himself were the hardest to bear. Ling Tian was afraid that the fuse would be dampened by the water and decided to add more gunpowder. In the end, when he ignited the fuse, he gave himself a fright.
Ling Jian stood proudly in the direction that Ling Tian had come from. His cool face was expressionless.
"Pa!" Ling Jian's head was slapped by Ling Tian without any courtesy. In that instant, he staggered backwards. "What kind of situation is it now? You still have the mood to act cool! Quickly get down for this daddy! The sky is really going to collapse and the earth is going to shatter! "
"All of you get down! Open your mouths for this daddy! "Ling Tian fiercely ordered this bunch of idiots. Opening their mouths would reduce the impact of the explosion and prevent their eardrums from being ruptured. However, Ling Tian naturally did not have the time to explain all of this. He could only use the strictest order to prevent the loss of his men …
The moment Ling Tian's words landed, an extremely loud explosion rang out. It was so sudden that it was a hundred times louder than the sound of the river. In that instant, no other sound could be heard in their ears. The ground beneath them trembled violently and everyone felt as though they were riding on an untamable warhorse. Many of them were even thrown off the ground and fell heavily.
Following that, a series of rumbling sounds could be heard as the rocks on the mountain started to roll down from all directions. After a long time, the earth-shattering tremors finally subsided.
A group of burly men, this group of fearless iron-blooded men crawled up from the ground with pale faces. Their eyes were filled with fear and their expressions were dull. They were as helpless as a group of frightened children.
Ling Chi stuck out his tongue and said, "Young Master said that there was such a powerful force. I thought that Young Master had lost his mind. Who would have thought that Young Master had underestimated it. My goodness, with this kind of power, let alone destroying this mountain peak, even if it were to destroy the entire world, I would still believe it without a doubt."
The burly men beside him felt their ears ringing. It was as if countless giants were beating their ears with giant hammers. They could only see Ling Chi's lips moving, but they could not hear what he was saying. They could not help but ask at the same time. However, the moment the words left their mouths, they realized that they could not even hear what they were saying.
What a terrifying force! This was actually a force that was controlled by human strength?!
The only person who was mentally and physically prepared was Ling Tian. He removed his hands from his ears and stood up. Although he was very confident in his own ability to make gunpowder, he had not been in this field for too long. Furthermore, he had never imagined that something that could be made in such a simple and crude manner would be so powerful. Even his ears were nearly deafened … Furthermore, the amount of gunpowder used this time was only a fraction of the total amount!
It seemed like he would have to run even further next time. Ling Tian made up his mind.
Everyone here was after all someone who had a good foundation in internal strength. They had also made some preparations beforehand. In a short while, they recovered and rushed to the mountain peak. They could not help but sigh in disappointment. The mountain peak was still standing tall, as if the explosion did not cause much of an impact.
Ling Tian's sharp eyes were like lightning. Looking at the crisscrossing cracks on the mountain peak, he let out a joyful smile. The effect was better than he had imagined.
"Young Master, the water level seems to have risen a little." Ling Jian stood at the edge of the cliff, looking down at the surging river below. He calmly said, "It seems that Young Master's plan is quite effective. Just a while ago, I saw that small tree growing horizontally from the water level. But now, half of it is already in the water. "
Ling Tian looked at him with admiration and smiled, "Ah Jian's eyesight can be considered to be very observant. Not bad. The water level has indeed risen. Although the previous explosion did not seem to have any effect, the number of boulders that were blasted down was not small. Furthermore, with the boulders falling down at once, no matter how fast the river current is, it would not be able to wash them all away. Thus, it seems that the water level has risen, but this is far from enough. "Ling Tian smiled viciously," What I want is not a rise in the water level, I want it to be completely cut off! "
"Young Master, this time, let me go down and do those things." Ling Jian was eager to give it a try.
"Do you want to die?" Ling Tian looked at him with dissatisfaction, "Can't you see that the entire mountain has already moved? The bottom has already collapsed beyond recognition. If anyone goes down, they will only die in vain." Ling Tian pointed at the huge cave that was dug out by the 150 guards, "Put everything in there."
Seeing that everyone followed his instructions and put the explosives in, Ling Tian looked up at the angle of the mountain peak again. After a little calculation, he issued the order for everyone to leave.
This time, there was no need for Ling Tian to rush them. The 150 guards ran faster than rabbits. Ling Tian carefully avoided the dust and rocks of various sizes that fell down from time to time. He carefully gathered the explosives together and carefully checked the detonation mechanism. After confirming that there were no mistakes, he connected the fuse and carefully extended it. This time, he deliberately extended the fuse by a lot. After all, the amount of gunpowder this time was several times more than before.
This time, Ling Tian carried out more meticulously. The choice of angle was also more precise. He had to ensure that once the explosives were detonated, the majority of the mountain peak would collapse and roll into the river.
Everything was ready!
Seeing the fire snake slithering away with a sizzling sound, Ling Tian's body also disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already ten feet away. Then, with a quick flash, he went further and further away …
According to what Ling Jian and the others said later, today, they truly experienced what it meant to have the sky fall and the earth rend, and the river flow in reverse!
It was like the shaking of the end of the world, as shocking as a volcanic eruption!
The towering mountain peak shook twice like a tumbler, and then —
It suddenly tilted in slow motion, and with an extremely graceful speed, it fell down in the direction of the river …
"Bang!" The sound of a huge collision rang out, but it collided with the similarly proud and aloof mountain opposite it, causing the entire world to tremble …
"Rumble …" The mountain peak that was originally covering the sky disappeared in an instant, and the opposite mountain peak suddenly lost half of its peak. Only a continuous rumbling sound could be heard. The entire surface of the earth was like a gangster who had taken ecstasy and was dancing crazily at a disco. The trees in the entire forest were trembling together, and all the animals were lying on the ground, trembling … Translator's Note: TN Editor: Hitesh _
"Rumble …" Ling Tian heard the trembling sound from ten miles away, getting closer and closer. He gathered his courage and looked up, only to see a huge boulder the size of a small mountain rolling all the way from the direction of the explosion with an earth-shattering momentum. The momentum was so strong that it knocked all the trees blocking the way down. The sound was like thunder, and it was actually not far from the place where everyone was hiding …
"F * ck! Revenge?! "Ling Tian was dumbfounded! This boulder could actually roll here from so far away, and looking at its posture, it did not have the slightest intention of stopping! This was too … evil, wasn't it?
"Get out of the way!" Ling Tian's roar was like a bolt from the blue, but no one heard it now. More than a hundred men were like ostriches, burying their heads deep into the ground, and sticking their butts high up … They did not have the slightest reaction to Ling Tian's roar — their ears had already been shaken numb. In fact, Ling Tian himself could only hear a slight buzzing sound like that of a mosquito's vibration …
No longer caring about the trembling ground under his feet, Ling Tian took out the Heaven Splitter and rushed towards the boulder. He might have to risk his life to block it. This was really a self-inflicted disaster.
"Boom!" Out of Ling Tian's expectation, after the boulder continued to roll for more than ten feet, it solidly hit a pine tree that could be described as "great" in Ling Tian's eyes. The pine tree wailed helplessly, and fell down with a loud bang. Finally, the boulder had no choice but to stop its vengeance. Blocked by the tree stump, it shook twice unwillingly, and then leaned against the tree stump, indifferently "looking" at Ling Tian who had already flown up, and did not move at all.
"Oh my God!" Ling Tian wiped the cold sweat off his forehead. "Could it be that this thing also has a spirit? You actually know how to take revenge on me?! "Ling Tian spat out a mouthful of saliva.
When everyone collectively came back to their senses and rushed to the cliff, it was already an hour later.
The group of fierce-looking men were now like little wives who had just entered the door of their mother-in-law's house. They did not dare to speak loudly, and the way they tiptoed when walking was particularly funny. Everyone had a lingering fear in their hearts.
After all, the scene in front of them was really too shocking! It would not be an exaggeration to say that the sea had turned into mulberry fields. If not for the fact that the towering mountain from before was still in everyone's memories, who would have thought that there was actually a mountain standing here just a moment ago?!
The situation of the cliff collapsing was abnormally serious. Numerous black holes, so deep that one could not see the bottom of them, were opening their fangs and brandishing their claws. Not far in front of everyone, a triangular snake the size of a water tank was painfully exposed. Purplish black blood flowed out from its mouth continuously, and its body was tightly pressed under countless boulders. Its two to three meter long tongue twitched weakly, and it was already on the verge of death.
From the looks of it, this huge snake should be a native of this place, and had lived for who knows how many years. This time, it had mysteriously become an innocent bystander, and had been targeted by this man-made disaster. It was truly a great misfortune.
"The entire river is blocked! Young Noble actually … really … really did what he said … "Ling Chi stuck his head out, and his face instantly turned pale. His voice trembled as he spoke, and was filled with disbelief.
"It's not just blocked. If we want to restore the flow of this river, I'm afraid that the Xiao family will have to fork out at least a hundred thousand workers. Apart from that, it will also require at least half a year's worth of effort. This does not include the inevitable casualties that will occur in the process. "Ling Tian shook his head as he rejoiced in Ling Chi's misfortune. "Otherwise, just this amount of water would be able to cause the Xiao family's Three Thousand Li Mountains and Rivers to be washed away. The so-called Xiao family's paradise will be extremely difficult to replicate."
"I don't know what will happen to that so-called Three Thousand Li Mountains and Rivers, but the Xiao family's Heavenly Water Ravine Pass will definitely be finished! In a single day, the rising water level is enough to cause the Heavenly Water Ravine Pass to collapse at least three times! " Looking at the rapidly rising water level, Ling Jian said coldly, and a trace of fanaticism could be seen in his eyes. What was called ruthless? This was called ruthless! In the past, what did killing people in an instant count as? What did killing people on the battlefield count as?
Look, there was not a single casualty. In the blink of an eye, the heavens had collapsed, the earth had split, and the river water had flowed backwards. An entire city, and a city that no one had been able to break through for thousands of years, had disappeared just like that!
At the very least, before the river was cleared, not a single person from the Xiao family in the Southeast would be able to escape! Of course, none of the 450,000 Xiao FengYang soldiers outside would be able to return!
Regardless of whether they were currently at war with the Ling family or not, no power in the world would give up on this rare opportunity to deal a heavy blow to the Xiao family!
At the same time, compared to the Xiao family's army that was on an expedition and lacking in provisions, this was an unavoidable disaster! From now on, the life and death of the 450,000 Xiao family soldiers were completely in the hands of Ling Tian!
They would either surrender and be reorganized, or they would all die in battle or starve to death! How enormous and horrifying was the amount of food for four hundred and fifty thousand soldiers? Every day's consumption would be an astronomical figure. After losing the endless supply of supplies, each soldier would only be able to carry a few days' worth of provisions. Even if they included the reserves of the army, they would definitely not be able to last more than half a month!
Perhaps there was another way, which was to quickly swallow up a power in this half a month to replenish their supplies. But would Ling Tian give them this opportunity? The answer was a definite 'impossible'!
Especially now that the 450,000 soldiers were split into three groups and had not converged together. Southern Zheng was already in the hands of the Ling family, and Eastern Zhao was in a state of disintegration. Furthermore, Xiao FengYang's main army was firmly stuck at Sobbing Ghost Mountain, unable to take a single step forward!
Right now, Xiao FengYang's main army was in the most awkward position. The Xiao family's main army in Southern Zheng and Eastern Zhao could still pillage to replenish their energy. But Xiao FengYang's main army did not even have the chance to pillage!
The most crucial point was that after knowing the cruel fact that their path of retreat had been cut off, the Xiao family's main army was still in doubt as to how much fighting strength they could muster. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please go to www.qidian.com, there are more chapters. Support the author, support the original reading!)
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