The halberd continued to move as fresh blood splattered everywhere. Even the demonic beasts had a look of fear on their faces as they paced back and forth, not daring to approach!
One of the demon generals retreated as Pei Zi Yun appeared right in front of him!
"Die!" A cold light flashed as the demon general flew into the air and was split into two halves. Pei Zi Yun had killed him in one strike, but he did not stop there. Dozens of demonic beasts were like pieces of paper as they fell to the ground.
Anyone who stood in front of the horse was killed!
At this point, the enemy's formation had been broken through. Not far away, there was a tall platform that was surrounded by black mist.
Pei Zi Yun panted as he looked through the blood mist. All he could see was darkness. It was different from the other places. The blood mist was even thicker, and he could not see anything clearly.
However, Pei Zi Yun could feel that something was amiss within the blood mist.
"Looks like this is the main camp."
At this point, Pei Zi Yun squinted his eyes as a cold look flashed past his face. Without hesitation, he sped off in another direction to see if there was a way out.
"It's as I expected. There's no boundary here, and I'm not in the world of the living." After galloping for some time, Pei Zi Yun stopped at the edge of the blood mist. He did not see any demonic beasts around him. For some reason, he could only see a white light outside of the blood mist. This white light reflected the darkness and the world of the living.
"Lightning, come!" Although many Dao arts were restricted here, the Earth Immortals had their own. A bolt of lightning surged forth and slammed into the white light. A loud "boom" could be heard as sparks flew everywhere. However, the lightning disappeared and everything returned to normal.
"It can't be broken."
"Looks like I can only hold on until the blood sacrifice is used up." If there was no way out, it would be like a cornered beast. This was worse than Pei Zi Yun had expected. Pei Zi Yun's face fell as he whipped his horse and galloped towards the main camp.
King Lu could sense it and laughed coldly, "Although Pei Zi Yun is an Earth Immortal, he's not that strong. He must have used up most of his energy right?"
He then turned around and asked the scholar, "How many demonic spirits have been absorbed by him?"
The scholar bowed, "Twenty-one."
"Impressive. In less than two hours, he's killed five hundred enemies and twenty-one of my generals." King Lu looked at the corpses that littered the ground. After some time, he smiled and pointed to the ground, "Today, I finally know how terrifying an Earth Immortal can be. I've been thinking too much."
King Lu let out a bitter laugh, "If a Daoist stops at the level of Yin Master, it won't affect the fate of the country. Above the Earth Immortal stage, it's more or less at Pei Zi Yun's level."
King Lu turned around and spoke in a serious tone, "It's no wonder all the previous Emperors were so suspicious of each other. They couldn't even eat or sleep in peace. No ruler would be able to tolerate this."
The number of soldiers in a county was no more than a few hundred. In other words, without considering the Dragon Qi and the backlash of the world, an Earth Immortal could defeat the soldiers of a county in one night.
There were only two thousand counties in the world. Who could resist a guerrilla attack?
What's more, if there were assassins with ulterior motives, it would be like living in a nightmare. King Lu laughed coldly, "There's only fifteen more days until the thirty-sixth. We can't give him a chance to breathe. It's impolite not to reciprocate. Pass down my orders, we shall launch an all-out attack."
"Yes!"
The drums of war started beating as the army started moving.
At this point, Pei Zi Yun had reached the front of the hill. All of a sudden, he felt his heart skip a beat. Before he could think of anything else, a demonic beast leapt out from the bushes. Its speed was extremely fast, and with a flash of light, it was sliced in two.
Pei Zi Yun didn't even bother to look at it as he continued running. At this point, "Awoo!" Hundreds of demonic beasts emerged from the blood mist. Their eyes were bloodshot as they tried to stop him.
"These demonic beasts are endless. True Sovereign has returned. Let's open the gates to welcome him." On the hill, Li Zhengyuan could see the silhouette of Pei Zi Yun as he gave the order.
He saw Pei Zi Yun's halberd pointing out as he carved a bloody path towards the army camp. Behind him was a horde of demonic beasts.
"Release!" An officer shouted out with a ferocious look on his face.
"Boom!" The flaming oil on the stone catapult was thrown out as it smashed into the bodies of the demonic beasts, causing them to explode and burn.
The gates opened, and Pei Zi Yun's entire body was covered in demonic blood. He led his horse and charged into the camp. The soldiers rushed forward and cheered, "Long live True Sovereign, long live True Sovereign!"
"Shoot!" Arrows rained down on the demonic beasts that were charging towards him.
"Awoo!" A series of screams could be heard as the demonic beasts retreated. Pei Zi Yun had just dismounted from his horse when the warhorse neighed once before it died. It had been fighting back and forth within the array, and had exhausted its life force. Now it was dead.
"Officer Li, Officer Chen, enter the tent." Pei Zi Yun had just landed on the ground when he gave the order. The both of them looked at each other. They had come up with a plan before this.
"Yes." The both of them entered the tent one after another.
Inside the tent, there was a pot of ginseng soup. As the fire burned, steam billowed out from the soup. Pei Zi Yun sat down and received the bowl of ginseng soup. He didn't feel that it was hot at all. He drank the whole cup and wiped his hands. When he saw Li Zhengyuan and Colonel Chen walking in, he said, "What information do you have? Tell me quickly."
He then ordered, "Bring me some meat!"
Immediately, someone brought out some roasted meat. The roasted meat had some oil on it, and was extremely fragrant. Pei Zi Yun didn't care about his appearance as he wolfed down the meat.
Officer Chen then said, "I've just tested the waters. The demonic beasts aren't very intelligent, but their bravery has increased tremendously. One of them can fight against three armored soldiers."
"True Sovereign, the demonic beasts have mutated since the forest. Although they are all wild beasts, there are still differences between them. I think the tiger demons would require at least seven people to kill them, and the bear men would require even more. However, there aren't many of them. The werewolf men are the most powerful, and can fight against three men. As for the monkey men, it would be one against one, and the goat men are very weak. Even so, we are still in a passive position." Li Zhengyuan's face was pale as he spoke.
"That's right, True Sovereign. We really don't know how big this place is. If it's very big, and there are many demonic beasts here, I'm afraid we won't be able to last until tomorrow morning." Officer Chen said.
"Don't worry."
With the ginseng soup and roasted meat, Pei Zi Yun regained some of his energy. He then pointed at the map and laughed coldly, "It's all because you don't know. There's more to this than meets the eye."
"What do you think I went out for? I killed my way to the edge of the camp, but it's less than three miles away. This place is at least ten miles wide. If it weren't for the blood mist, I would have been able to see everything clearly. "
"I suspect that this place is somewhere between the world of light and the underworld. In other words, it's between the real and the unreal. The size of the area depends on the strength of the beasts. There are at most a few thousand beasts in this area."
"If I'm right, the enemy has elites. I can feel my heart palpitating, and don't dare to get close." Pei Zi Yun said as he drew a circle on the map, "There must be a secret behind this thick blood mist."
Pei Zi Yun's eyes were cold, "This area is too small. We can't escape, and we can't engage in guerilla warfare. The only way out is to defend the camp, and continue to wear them down. We can even attack the enemy camp."
When Li Zhengyuan heard this, his face was dark and gloomy. He had hoped that they could escape, or that there would be a chance. Even if the enemy camp was breached, they would still have a chance. He let out a long sigh and looked at the map, "Based on what True Sovereign has said, the only way is to defend the camp and wear them down. Even if we kill all the demonic beasts, we will be able to pass this stage safely."
As he said this, Li Zhengyuan's face darkened, "We have to lay a trap and kill all the demonic beasts around us. Only then will we be able to fight the enemy to the death."
"How much gunpowder do we have?" Pei Zi Yun thought about his plan and asked. Li Zhengyuan thought for a moment before replying, "True Sovereign, in order to prevent the traitors from escaping into the cave, we have to prepare a hundred pounds of gunpowder. That should be enough to blow up half the mountain!"
"Alright, that's our secret weapon. It's just that we don't have much gunpowder. We have to use it at a critical moment."
"It's best to use it on the enemy's main force."
"As for the demonic beasts, although they are strong individually, they aren't suited for battle. We can use the terrain to kill them, and that should be enough to kill them off."
"What True Sovereign means is that we should arrange for our soldiers to guard the walls and fences. We should use our crossbows and oil to kill the demonic beasts. We should be able to kill as many of them as possible?" When Chen Xiaowei heard this, he understood the crux of the matter, "Yes, True Sovereign. I understand. I shall choose some men to kill the demonic beasts."
"There are two layers of defense. Bury the gunpowder on the first layer. Once we can't hold on any longer, retreat to the second layer and detonate it." Pei Zi Yun instructed. All of a sudden, a horn sounded from outside.
Everyone within the tent paused in shock. Someone then rushed in and shouted, "Not good. There's King Lu's flag outside. And it's the King's flag!"
"What?" The few of them were shocked as they hurried out. The mountain slope had already been fortified with fences and fences. Looking down from above, they could see a thick fog covering the entire area. A loud roar could be heard, "Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Amidst the thunderous roars of the crowd, a yellow dragon umbrella was raised high up in the air as it advanced. King Lu was clad in armor and was escorted by his personal guards. He then shouted out, "I am the son of the Emperor, the second Emperor of the dynasty. You are the subjects of the dynasty. Why aren't you kneeling down and greeting the Emperor?"
Although they were enemies, the Emperor's authority was deeply ingrained in everyone's hearts. Seeing this figure, everyone revealed looks of fear. Chen Xiaowei shouted out, "That's impossible. King Lu is in the capital of Jin Prefecture. He's hundreds of miles away. How could he break through all the defenses and appear here?"
Li Zhengyuan had a look of shock on his face as well. He then turned around and asked, "True Sovereign, didn't you sense anything earlier?"
"The fog was too thick, and I couldn't see anyone more than ten meters away. All I knew was that the enemy's camp was here, but I didn't know that it was King Lu himself." Pei Zi Yun saw that the morale of his troops had plummeted, and his face turned solemn. He then shouted out, "According to the Emperor's orders, King Lu has committed treason, and is stripped of his title. He is now a criminal. Whoever kills him will be promoted by three ranks, and be conferred the title of Earl."
At first, it wasn't too bad. Being promoted by three ranks, and being conferred the title of Earl, was actually a fake Imperial Edict. But at this point, there was a "buzz" sound as the Emperor's Sword and the Imperial Edict lit up. The Imperial Qi swept across the entire battlefield.
Pei Zi Yun had the Imperial Qi to back him up, and his heart trembled. He then looked at the soldiers, "Soldiers, we've fallen into the demons' trap. However, this won't last long. As long as we kill the demonic beasts, and hold on for a day and a night, we will be victorious."
"Capturing and killing King Lu would be a great merit, and the Imperial Court would not be stingy with its rewards."
"Are you willing to follow me, and fight for this great merit, and be conferred the title of King Lu's wife and son?" As he finished speaking, he combined the Imperial Qi with the Imperial Charm Technique.
The soldiers and officials all felt their blood boiling as they shouted out, "We're willing to follow True Sovereign, to capture and kill King Lu, and be conferred the title of King Lu's wife and son."
Hearing this, King Lu's face turned ashen.
Xie Cheng Dong sighed under his breath. King Lu's status was extremely high, but the Imperial Qi wasn't something that came out of thin air. King Lu had been defeated several times, and was no longer able to suppress his enemies. The more he spoke, the more his troops lost their morale. Xie Cheng Dong then stepped forward, "Emperor, there's no point in talking too much. Let's see who's the real winner on the battlefield."
King Lu nodded his head and looked at the soldiers before he turned around and left. At the next moment, the war drums started beating.
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