Calm Lake Mountain. Dawn
The sounds of battle rang out incessantly as the sun rose, painting the horizon red.
"Roar!" A loud roar could be heard as the stone walls were breached. The demon soldiers and demon generals swarmed in.
"Kill!" Dozens of wounded soldiers knew that the final moment had arrived as they charged forward, brandishing their swords.
"All of you are delicious food. All of you shall die." The demon general laughed sinisterly as he reached out with his claws and grabbed the officer's heart. Blood spurted out as he threw it into his mouth.
"Pu!" Without the protection of the stone walls, the remaining armored soldiers were killed within seconds. The demon soldiers pounced forward and devoured greedily.
"Boom!" At this point, an explosion could be heard as the stone walls collapsed. Between the cracks, blood flowed continuously. It was hard to tell if the blood belonged to the armored soldiers or the demon soldiers' arms, thighs and heads.
"Here they come again. Let's see how many more you have left!" This wasn't the first time. The demon general was prepared for this as he rolled on the ground. He was only slightly injured. When he stood up, there was still blood and internal organs stuck to his body. However, he laughed sinisterly, "Continue forward. Kill kill kill!"
The demon soldiers shouted and continued to push forward. The armored soldiers continued to retreat and continued to fight against the undamaged stone walls. This was the last line of defense. There were only about three hundred armored soldiers left. The remaining seven thousand soldiers had died for their country. Their bodies were riddled with sword wounds and arrow holes. Their bodies were covered in blood as they raised their swords in preparation for the final battle.
Luo Yintai's hair was disheveled and his arms were bandaged. His body was riddled with wounds. He looked at the demon soldiers below and shouted, "How many were killed?"
"General, I saw that more than three hundred were killed. The demon soldiers are getting more and more cunning." A lieutenant spoke with a pale face, "It's been two days. Why hasn't the main camp arrived? Could something have happened? Or is the main camp blocked by the demon soldiers and unable to come over? "
Having lost the advantage of weapons, the demon soldiers were too strong. Up till now, the soldiers had sacrificed their lives for this outcome.
"What did the main camp say?" Luo Yintai glared at one of the Dao officials. Many of the Dao Records Department's Dao officials had perished as well. This Dao official's face turned pale as he gritted his teeth, "The main camp asked us to hold on for another day. Just one more day and we would be able to surround them and annihilate the demon soldiers."
"Pei!" Without waiting for Luo Yintai to speak, the Daoist official spat angrily. His face was filled with hatred, "The encampment is only a day's journey away from us. We've been besieging it for two days now, and have lost so many people. Yet we're still not there. You're saying that we'll persevere. You're just trying to fool us!"
"There must be a treacherous official who wants to kill us. Even if I die, I will complain to the Great Ancestor."
"Where is Perfected Immortal?" Luo Yintai didn't seem to hear him as he shouted out to his personal guards. Before long, an armored guard stepped forward, "General, the True Sovereign has killed hundreds of demon soldiers and tens of demon generals. He's exhausted and is meditating on the peak of the mountain, recovering his energy. He ordered us to stand guard and not disturb him. When the True Sovereign recovers, he will come down to kill the demon soldiers."
There was still a glimmer of hope on the bodyguard's face as he murmured in a low voice to comfort himself.
Luo Yintai didn't speak. After some time, he sighed and walked around, "The True Sovereign alone killed 500 demon soldiers and 50 demon generals. He's truly brave."
"If it weren't for the True Sovereign, we would have fallen right now."
As Luo Yintai spoke, he thought to himself, 'I was worried as well. The True Sovereign's martial arts are not a blessing for the Imperial Court. But now that we're surrounded, I'm hoping that the True Sovereign is strong. How contradictory.'
Just as he was thinking about this, someone shouted out, "General, the demon soldiers are attacking us again."
Luo Yintai looked over and saw that the demon soldiers had thinned out. They were charging towards them once more. A demon general was holding a human head in his hand as he charged towards them. Fresh blood was dripping from the head, causing everyone to tremble in fear, "Fresh blood, I offer you your lives."
"Kill!" Seeing the black wave of demons charging towards them, even Luo Yintai felt a sense of despair. It could be said that the only difference between humans and demons was that the demons had a much faster recovery rate. He then pulled out his blade, "My sons, it's time to die for our country. Kill!"
All the soldiers knew that there was no point in surrendering. With a loud "Boom", they shouted out and charged towards the demons. Wherever the walls met, blood splashed everywhere. Very soon, they were swallowed up by the black wave, and the entire defensive line was on the verge of collapsing.
Luo Yintai was fully clothed, and placed his hands into his pockets. With a loud roar, he charged into the enemy's formation. Although it was a simple action, the moment he appeared, blood splattered everywhere. After killing two demon soldiers, Luo Yintai's hands trembled as he felt a sense of exhaustion. It wasn't just him, all the human soldiers felt the same way.
The demon soldiers attacked without rest. Even if they had food to replenish their energy, everyone was exhausted. Luo Yintai wanted to laugh, but the sound of wind breaking could be heard. In a flash, Luo Yintai's body flashed, and his blade slashed towards the demon soldier. The demon soldier screamed out in pain, but the wound was not deep. It was obvious that his strength was not enough to kill him.
"Kill him, he can't take it anymore." The surrounding demon soldiers paused, and surrounded him without hesitation.
Luo Yintai dodged to the side, and was struck by a blade. He mustered his remaining strength, and in a flash, he had killed another demon soldier.
"Shoot!" With a low shout, three arrows pierced through the air. Luo Yintai only managed to deflect one arrow with his blade before the other two arrows pierced through him. His entire body trembled as he felt a chill and numbness in his abdomen. His eyes dimmed, and he fell to the ground.
"General, general!" His soldiers shouted out, and from afar, they could hear the screams of the demon soldiers. At this point, the sky was turning bright, and the entire wilderness was clear. Fifty kilometers away, the camp was just a small dot, but it could be seen clearly. When Luo Yintai saw it, he was overjoyed, "The camp is here, the camp is here. My sons, you're saved …."
Before he could finish speaking, he was already dead with a smile on his face.
At this point, the demon soldiers and demon generals had already arrived in front of Pei Zi Yun. They clashed, and fresh blood splattered everywhere.
The Dao official was behind him, and used his last bit of energy to pull out his blade. The demon general laughed coldly, and slashed his blade at the Dao official's neck. His head flew up, and landed far away.
"Pu!"
Fresh blood splattered all over the ground. The demon soldiers had killed the last Dao official and soldier. One of the soldiers was still alive, and said softly, "The camp is here …. The Imperial Court will avenge us, and the True Sovereign will avenge us."
At the next moment, one of the demon soldiers stretched out his claws and pierced through the soldier's chest. Fresh blood spurted out.
Fresh blood flowed continuously, and corpses were scattered all over the ground.
"Quick, Pei Zi Yun isn't here. Search quickly, search quickly." The demon general scanned the area, and did not see Pei Zi Yun anywhere. Following his orders, the demon soldiers spread out, searching everywhere.
On top of a mountain.
For some unknown reason, there was a depression in the ground, which had turned into a pond. It was three to four meters long and two to three meters wide. The water was clear, and white sand could be seen. There were a few small fish swimming at the bottom of the pond, and occasionally pecking at the seaweed on the rocks. Spring water flowed out of the pond, forming a small stream.
"Dong!"
Pei Zi Yun washed away the bloodstains in the pond. There were traces of dried blood on the surface of his sword. As he washed the blood, it flowed into the pond, and the fish all ran away in fear.
After a while, Pei Zi Yun washed himself clean and changed into a simple Daoist robe. He wore a pair of wooden clogs, and his sleeves hung loosely.
Stepping onto a rock, he gazed into the distance. Under the sunlight, corpses were strewn all over the place. It was a complete mess. Broken limbs intertwined with each other, stretching far into the distance. All seven thousand soldiers had died in battle, and there were only about two thousand demon soldiers left. They were scattered all over the mountain slopes, searching.
Pei Zi Yun descended calmly and saw Luo Yintai. At this point, Luo Yintai was frozen in place. He smiled and pointed to a direction. Looking in the direction he pointed, he saw that the dark clouds had dispersed, and the army camp could be seen clearly.
"How pitiful." Pei Zi Yun lowered his head. Looking at his expression, Luo Yintai did not realize that the army camp was already here, and thought that reinforcements had finally arrived.
"I've found Pei Zi Yun." At this point, a sharp-eyed demon soldier shouted. The demon soldiers quickly gathered around Pei Zi Yun, and stared at him. At this point, no one dared to approach him.
Instinctively, the demon race felt fear.
After some time, the crowd parted, and a man walked in.
"Pei Zi Yun, I've won. You've been fighting for three days and three nights, how many Dao arts do you have left?" King Lu walked a hundred steps away and looked at Pei Zi Yun, "It wasn't in vain that I sacrificed so many demon soldiers."
"Is that so?" Pei Zi Yun laughed, but there was no warmth in his smile.
Main Camp
Imperial Envoy Li Pan listened to the Daoist official's report and stood up, "The soldiers who were trapped have been killed?"
"Yes, the Daoist officials are always at the back. And just now, all the Life Lamps of the Daoist officials we sent out were extinguished. There's only one possibility. They've all died in battle."
"The Daoist officials have all died in battle. I'm sure the thousands of elite soldiers have all perished as well. Perhaps even the True Sovereigns have perished as well." The Daoist official spoke, his voice was filled with sorrow.
"Haha!" Hearing these words, Li Pan threw his head back and laughed out loud. This caused the Daoist official to be stumped, as he suspected that the Imperial Envoy had gone mad. He looked up and felt a chill run down his spine.
"Looks like it's time for us to attack." Huang Yuanzhen stood up, "Brother Li, if we don't act now, when will we?"
The both of them looked at each other and smiled. They already had a plan, and now they just had to execute it.
"Men!"
"Now that we've got the chance to attack, prepare to attack." The Imperial Envoy gave the order, and the drums of the camp started beating. Flags fluttered in the wind as the two Imperial Envoys were dressed in light armor and had their robes draped over their shoulders. They led their troops and charged towards Calm Lake Mountain.
Calm Lake Mountain
Pei Zi Yun laughed, "Is that so? Do you think you've won? "
He pointed his finger and called out, "System!"
As soon as he called out, a Plum Blossom appeared before his eyes. It grew bigger and became a translucent information interface. It floated in front of his eyes as a series of numbers appeared.
"Earth Immortal: Sixth Level (115.7%)"
With another tap, spiritual energy flowed into him. Several Demon Generals took a step back, "Not good. Everyone, look!"
Under the sunlight, Pei Zi Yun's head glowed with a metallic sheen. Within a few breaths, the skin on his upper body was like metal.
"Si!" Seeing this, King Lu sucked in a breath of cold air, "That's not right. He's obviously at the seventh level of the Earth Immortal stage. Could it be that you're using us to break through?"
"No, that's not possible. Kill him. Hurry up and kill him." King Lu shouted out.
One of the generals stood up. Although he was wearing armor, he raised his spiked mace and swung it at Pei Zi Yun. As he swung his spiked mace, the shadow of a snake could be seen, as though it was about to swallow the heavens and earth.
Pei Zi Yun's expression didn't change as he raised his hand to block the attack. A loud "dang" sound could be heard as sparks flew. It was as though the attack had landed on an iron pillar.
Seeing this, King Lu didn't bother watching any longer as he turned around and retreated.
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