Yunzhou. Hidden Dragon City was located deep in the mountains. Above the rolling sea of clouds, a huge ship slowly lowered its body.
Boom!
The ship suddenly shook as if it had hit a rock.
In the sky above Hidden Dragon City, a 'shell' appeared, blocking the uninvited guest who was descending from the sky.
The moment the Wind Boat was intercepted by the Defense Formation, a hooded figure in white flew out of the boat and looked down at the whole Hidden Dragon City.
"This formation is made up of 76 Earth Terminating Formations. Even a Fourth Stage Warrior can't break it.
It's a bit troublesome, "Yang Qianhuan said lightly.
On the edge of the Wind Boat, Nangong Qianrou frowned and said,
"Can you do it?"
Yang Qianhuan stood with his hands behind his back and said in an invincible tone,
"A piece of cake!"
Just because a Fourth Stage Warrior couldn't break it, it didn't mean a Fourth Stage Warlock couldn't. He deliberately emphasized it to show that he was different from the others.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Qianhuan's feet landed lightly on the Defense Formation, and circles of formations lit up under his feet.
In the eyes of outsiders, there was no difference between these circles of formations. They were all based on the Eight Trigrams, with crisscrossing lines and twisted mysterious symbols.
However, when Yang Qianhuan's circles of circles merged with the Defense Formation, the Defense Formation that enveloped Hidden Dragon City began to shake violently. There seemed to be a problem with the structure of the formation, and the 76 small formations that made up the whole formation quickly disintegrated.
In the field of formations, this kind of solidified formation was the easiest to break because its structure was fixed. One just had to find the weakness and break it.
This had nothing to do with the rank of the person who set up the formation. A fire formation was a fire formation, and a water formation was a water formation. Even a high-ranked warlock couldn't turn a fire formation into a water formation.
At most, the structure would be a little more complicated.
Every formation had a corresponding method to break it.
Just like Xu Pingfeng could break the formation left by the Supervisor, Yang Qianhuan could also break the formation he set up.
Chen Ying, who stood beside Nangong Qianrou, heaved a sigh of relief. If Yang Qianhuan didn't come along, this Defense Formation alone would be enough to give them a headache.
Duke Wei's blitzkrieg tactics might not be effective.
Chen Ying immediately felt that his thinking was wrong. There would be no accidents in a blitzkrieg. Yang Qianhuan was specifically requested by Duke Wei to follow the army to raid Yunzhou.
This meant that Duke Wei had anticipated the existence of a defensive formation.
"Heh, if Duke Wei had revived earlier, Qing Province wouldn't have fallen," Chen Ying muttered.
As he spoke, the defensive formation below shattered with a loud bang.
Inside the Hidden Dragon City, the drums were beating loudly. After a short moment of panic, the guards who were guarding the city quickly regained their order. They used the drums as a warning to gather in the city.
The soldiers on top of the city wall adjusted the muzzles of the cannons and aimed them at the sky.
"A group of turtles in a jar!"
Chen Ying sneered. Just as he was about to give the order to land, he suddenly saw a figure in white appear outside the Wind-Riding Boat.
The man in white was wearing an iron mask. His featureless face stared at them silently. He stretched out his palm and pushed outwards!
The circular formation instantly expanded and crashed into the Wind-Riding Boat.
Within the circular formation, the earth, wind, water, and fire elements lit up one by one, emitting a terrifying aura.
Chen Ying, Nangong Qianrou, and the rest of the Fourth Grade Warrior received the warning at the same time. Their expressions changed slightly, and their hearts sank.
It wasn't the attack of the formation that could threaten them, but the Wind-Riding Boat under their feet couldn't withstand an attack of this level.
Once the Wind-Riding Boat was destroyed, the soldiers on the boat would fall to their deaths.
At this moment, the weakness of the Warrior was revealed. They weren't afraid of the destructive power of the formation, but they didn't have a way to break the formation. They also couldn't cast spells to protect the Wind-Riding Boat.
At this critical moment, the man who could pluck the stars every day arrived.
Yang Qianhuan appeared at the side of the boat. He stretched out his palm and gently pressed it against the circular formation. The formation that was pushed toward the Wind-Riding Boat silently collapsed.
The teleportation formation under Yang Qianhuan's feet lit up. In an instant, he appeared in front of the white-clothed puppet. Then, he stretched out his palm and grabbed the puppet's head.
The puppet tried to teleport away, but when Yang Qianhuan's palm grabbed its head, all the formations lost their effect.
"Xu Pingfeng?"
Yang Qianhuan's deep voice came from under the curtain hat.
"I heard that you sealed that old thief Supervisor. Well done."
A fire formation condensed in his palm. Raging flames gushed out, forming a tongue of flame that was more than ten meters long.
When the tongue of flame was extinguished, the metal puppet in his hand was already burned red, and its head had melted into bright molten iron.
This puppet had just entered the Fourth Grade Realm, so the formations it could use were the ones that had just been refined. The formations that Xu Pingfeng had engraved on it weren't large in number or power.
On the other hand, Yang Qianhuan was an experienced Warlock who could break through to the Third Grade Celestial Mystery Master.
Nangong Qianrou immediately gave the order to land. The four thousand soldiers on the boat were ready to set off. In a fierce battle in the city, the cavalry had the advantage. In a street battle, they could just abandon their horses.
Without their horses, they were also invulnerable heavy armored infantry.
At the top of the mountain, in a courtyard full of pavilions and pavilions, a middle-aged man in purple climbed up the pavilion. Under the protection of the shadow guards, he looked at the giant ship that was slowly descending in the sky.
"Send a message to the surrounding villages immediately. Return to Hidden Dragon City."
The middle-aged man in purple said in a deep voice with a serious face.
He wasn't too panicked. Yesterday, the frontline had sent back news that the Yunzhou Army had taken Yongzhou City without bloodshed and completely occupied Yongzhou City.
The army would soon be able to push into the capital and settle the score with the Great Feng, ending this battle for Zhulu.
Although Hidden Dragon City was invaded by the enemy, it could also be the last struggle of Daibun.
In the past year, Daibun had experienced the battle of Jingshan City during the autumn harvest. A hundred thousand elites had died in the north. Before they could recover, the cold disaster came. Then, he proclaimed himself the Emperor of Yunzhou and sent troops to the north to suppress the imperial court.
To this day, how many strong soldiers and fierce generals did the Great Feng Empire still have?
There were still five thousand elites in Hidden Dragon City. Together with those in the surrounding villages, there were more than ten thousand soldiers.
It was enough to defend against the enemy.
"Madam, Madam …"
In a quiet courtyard, a maidservant hurried in and pushed open the door of a quiet room.
There was only a beautiful woman meditating in the room. She was graceful, fair-skinned, and beautiful.
"Madam, follow me to the basement to hide. The enemy has broken in."
The maidservant shouted in panic.
The beautiful woman was stunned. Then, her expression became complicated. It was hard to tell whether she was happy or sad.
She had lived in her boudoir for a long time and was forbidden to go out. She could only receive news through the maidservant beside her, so she had some understanding of the war in the Central Plains.
When the news came yesterday, the whole Hidden Dragon City was excited. From the top officials to the common people, they all drank and drank until dawn. They were looking forward to leaving Hidden Dragon City and entering the capital.
The Hidden Dragon City Lord had promised the people in the city that when he conquered the world in the future, all the people in Hidden Dragon City could move to the capital and become nobles under the feet of the Emperor.
"Do you know who the leader is?" the beautiful woman asked anxiously.
"Is it Xu Qi'an?"
The maidservant looked anxious.
"How would I know? Quickly hide. Otherwise, those soldiers will rush in and kill you. They won't care who you are. "
As she spoke, she pulled her master and rushed to the basement.
…
The various strongholds outside Hidden Dragon City were currently embroiled in a fierce battle.
Groups of heavily armored infantrymen climbed up against the arrows and muskets. Bullets and arrows hit their bodies, creating sparks. It was impossible to deal with this group of armored soldiers who had almost no weaknesses after putting on the armor.
After Yang Qianhuan had observed the position of the Hidden Dragon City, she drew a simple map based on the feedback from the Aura Observation Technique. She marked out the position of the Hidden Dragon City and the surrounding villages.
Nangong Qianrou and a few other generals discussed and decided to split the heavy cavalry into two groups. One group would be quietly stationed at the periphery, while the other would lie in ambush. Once the battle starts, they would immediately attack and occupy the various strongholds around Hidden Dragon City.
The other group would go with the Wind-Riding Boat and land directly in Hidden Dragon City.
This was also because the Wind-Riding Boat had a limited capacity and couldn't carry a heavy cavalry with a horse to Hidden Dragon City. In fact, even the vanguard of the airborne army was divided into two groups.
…
In the Northern Region.
The Tribulation Cloud formed magnificent burning clouds. The Fire Spirit in the air gathered at a shocking speed. The temperature quickly warmed up. It was summer and continued to rise, turning this part of the world into a huge furnace.
The most violent and terrifying Thunder and Fire Tribulation was coming.
The puddles on the ground quickly evaporated. The ground was covered with mud a moment ago, but the next moment, it was dry and cracked.
The White Emperor squinted and stepped back a little. The high temperature made him uncomfortable.
The Water Spirit in the air was almost dispersed. It couldn't use its Water Spirit Spell in such an environment. Fortunately, it could still control thunder and lightning.
Between its horns, a collapsing ball of lightning took shape, accumulating power and waiting to be unleashed.
Luo Yuheng looked up. The red clouds were reflected in her black pearl-like eyes. A trace of disappointment and sadness flashed in her eyes.
The previous Taoist chief of Renzong, her father, died in the last Thunder and Fire Tribulation.
Among the Four Dharmic Tribulations, the Thunder and Fire Tribulation was the most powerful and terrifying. It wasn't like the Golden Core Tribulation, which had 81 bolts. It also wasn't like the other three Tribulations, which were weak at first and then strong.
It only had one bolt.
If he could survive it, he would be an Earth Immortal. If he couldn't, his cultivation would be destroyed and his soul would be destroyed.
"It hurts …"
The ash on Xu Qi 'an's body peeled off, revealing his fair skin.
Bai Di's waterspout and lightning strike almost caused him to die on the spot and ascend.
Fortunately, the Warrior's endurance was not just for show. The dead cells were replaced by new ones, so his injuries recovered quickly.
However, this kind of recovery consumed his physical strength and energy, so his breath was weak.
The Spiritual Essence he collected was still one-third hidden in his body. It hadn't been fully activated.
His strength had already reached the peak of the second level. If he went any further, he would reach the first level. Obviously, the Spiritual Essence of the Flower God couldn't do that.
Xu Qi 'an wiped the ash on his hand on Luo Yuheng's feather robe. Then, he held her hands and smiled.
"Don't be afraid. After the Tribulation, we will be an Immortal couple."
Feeling the warmth from his hands and seeing his bright smile, Luo Yuheng didn't care about him dirtying her robe anymore. She said softly,
"What if I fail?"
She was a little traumatized by the Thunder and Fire Tribulation. She had seen her father turn into ashes in the Tribulation Fire.
"Then we will be cultivation partners in our next lives." Xu Qi 'an smiled.
If one of them died and the other was injured, then he would be the Undead Knight … At this critical moment, he was very calm.
They looked at each other.
Luo Yuheng's flawless face was no longer cold. Instead, there was a touch of tenderness.
At this moment, a pillar of fire as thick as a water tank fell from the sky in the layers of Tribulation Clouds.
It was so powerful that it distorted the air around it. The heatwave it created set the clothes and hair of the Transcendents on fire.
It instantly engulfed Luo Yuheng and Xu Qi 'an, the pair of "infatuated man and resentful woman". It turned the ground under their feet into boiling lava.
Now was the time … The thunderball between White Emperor's horns, ready to be unleashed, suddenly shot out.
Lightning flashed. The bright lightning ball shot out, leaving arcs of electricity in its wake.
Boom!
The lightning ball dispersed the pillar of fire. Tongues of fire shot out in all directions. In the gap where the pillar of fire was dispersed, the White Emperor didn't see Xu Qi 'an and Luo Yuheng. The two of them were gone.
The next moment, the pillar of fire returned to its original state, roasting the ground.
At this moment, a loud dragon roar came from the sky. The Transcendents on the scene looked up. They could vaguely see a huge golden dragon rising up against the heavenly fire.
Up there?
What was he trying to do?
The White Emperor and Galo Tree frowned. The latter stopped and temporarily let go of Azuro, who was beaten up so badly that even his own mother wouldn't be able to recognize him.
In the flames, Xu Qi 'an hugged Luo Yuheng. They went against the pillar of fire and charged higher and higher.
Luo Yuheng already had an indestructible body. Her body was perfectly preserved in the pillar of fire. However, this didn't mean that she was unscathed. In fact, she was suffering from indescribable pain. Her four manifestations and her body were on the verge of collapse.
Once she couldn't take it anymore, she would turn into ashes.
So unbearable, so unbearable … Luo Yuheng's fair skin turned even paler. No, not paler, but transparent. She looked like a statue made of Glaze.
If this went on, she would completely burn out her life force and turn into ashes, just like her father.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here!"
Xu Qi 'an's low voice sounded in her ears.
Luo Yuheng's heart instantly calmed down. She was like a small boat in a raging sea that had entered a safe harbor.
She tilted her head and saw a charred human figure.
Xu Qi 'an's skin was quickly charred. The outer layer of ashes was peeled off, revealing his red and bloody flesh. The tender flesh was charred again, turned into ashes, and peeled off. After repeating this a few times, Luo Yuheng saw his skull burning red.
The next step was to burn his Primordial Spirit … She was about to summon her Dharma Form to help him block the tribulation fire when she suddenly sensed a vigorous life force rising from his body.
This huge and pure life force was like a clear spring that flowed into Luo Yuheng and Xu Qi 'an's withered bodies.
Xu Qi 'an closed his eyes and began to focus on refining his body, blood, and spirit.
His flesh and blood kept burning and regenerating. During this process, his essence, Qi, and spirit were refined again and again. In just a few breaths, he had completed the journey that others would take decades to complete.
Nine out of ten would die in this God's Trial battle. No, ten out of ten would die. The Cloud State's Transcendent Ones thought so, and so did the Great Feng State's Transcendent Ones.
If there was no backup plan, the tribulation of thunder and fire would be the end of Xu Qi 'an's life. If Luo Yuheng did not bring him into the range of the tribulation, Xu Qi' an would have died in the hands of the White Emperor.
Luo Yuheng did not have the chance to solidify her cultivation. After passing the Jindan tribulation, she could either help Xu Qi 'an defend against the enemy and wait for the next round of tribulation to arrive or fail the tribulation due to excessive mana consumption.
Or she could ignore the lives of Xu Qi 'an and the others and hide to solidify her cultivation. The price would be the death of Xu Qi' an and the destruction of Daibun.
Luo Yuheng, on the other hand, had a chance of surviving.
Luo Yuheng chose the former, but it was still a dead end.
So she had to face death and live.
But how?
Xu Qi 'an's idea was to use the tribulation to ascend to the next rank.
It was him ascending to the next rank.
When Azuro, Jinlian, and Zhao Shou heard his suggestion, they almost thought he had lost his mind.
He had only ascended to the second rank for half a month and he wanted to become a first rank Warrior?
This was disrespect to cultivation, disrespect to the world's Transcendents, and disrespect to the people of Kouyang Province.
But Xu Qi 'an's next words convinced them. They decided to stake it all on one throw and gamble with Xu Qi' an.
The inspiration for Xu Qian's decision to ascend to Grade 1 came from Luo Yuheng's detailed description of the Heavenly Tribulation on the night of the Transcendents' discussion. When she mentioned the Lightning and Fire Tribulations, Xu Qian had a bold idea.
Before the tribulation, he went to Nanjiang to ask Shen Shu how to ascend to the first rank and got the answer.
Normally, using the body as a furnace to temper one's essence, breath, and spirit to achieve a first rank physique was a long process. This path would be fraught with danger and limited by talent. Not every first rank Warrior could become a half-step Martial God.
As a person blessed by the fate of the country, Xu Qi 'an did not lack talent, but he lacked time.
Whether it was to ascend to the peak of the second rank or to temper one's essence, breath, and spirit, they all required time.
But he, who worked hard to arrange the flowers, received a gift from the Flower God. His body was filled with spiritual energy and he understood the "Dao" that made up for his lack of cultivation.
Even though the peak of the second rank was not normal and would fall back to normal sooner or later.
He planned to use this short period of time to temper his body with the Lightning and Fire Tribulation, merging his essence, breath, and spirit to successfully ascend to the first rank.
This was equivalent to completing the slow tempering process in one go, which was basically suicide.
At this time, the benefits of working hard to arrange the flowers showed itself. As long as he conserved the consumption of the spiritual energy and left a portion in his body, the spiritual energy of the Flower God would be his greatest asset when tempering his body with the Lightning and Fire Tribulation.
This was the spiritual energy of the Immortal Tree.
Besides, he had the Dragon Breath, all the Dragon Breath he had obtained from his travels in Jianghu.
With the Dragon Breath in his body, he was blessed!
In addition to the half of the country's fate that he already had, Xu Qi 'an felt that he could take a gamble!
The reason why Azuro and the other two agreed was because they felt that it was worth the gamble.
As the Lightning and Fire Tribulation burned him, the solid golden dragon rushed into Xu Qi 'an's body. He gradually carbonized and his weak body regained its vitality as he continued to endure the tempering of the Lightning and Fire Tribulation.
Luo Yuheng held Xu Qi 'an's hand tightly, not letting go even at the most painful moment.
After a dozen breaths, the terrifying Lightning and Fire Tribulation began to weaken. The fire pillar that was as thick as a water tank slowly shrunk to the size of a bowl, then to the size of a fist, and then to the size of a chopstick. Finally, it completely disappeared.
High up in the sky, Luo Yuheng was wearing a feather robe that was condensed from spells. Her hair and robe fluttered in the wind as she held a charcoal-like human figure that had no signs of life.
"I have become an Earth Deity," she said softly.
Crack! The charcoal cracked and peeled off, revealing a flawless body that was as white as jade.
Xu Qi 'an looked down at the Galo Tree, Xu Pingfeng's puppet, and the White Emperor. He smirked and his eyes were cold.
"I have entered the first rank!"
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