On the 6th of April, the snow on the Eight Wastelands melted, and warm spring finally arrived. In the distance, an endless stream of imperial troops entered the Eight Wastelands and stationed themselves in Zhongnan City and other cities. The commander of the Iron Blade Army, Luo Xin, personally led a hundred and fifty thousand soldiers to assist the Longdan Army Camp in defending the Eight Wastelands Province. The shouts of men and neighs of horses could be heard, and the banners covered the sky. The military's might was at its peak. The Iron Blade Army was the most powerful army in Cloud Province, and they were also the guardians of the northern gate of the empire. The arrival of the Iron Blade Army undoubtedly calmed the hearts of the hundred thousand warriors of the Longdan Army Camp.
Lin Muyu arranged for Luo Xin to defend Zhongnan City, while she and Tang Xiaoxi led elite troops to defend a county city to the east of Zhongnan City. They formed a triangular formation with Zhongnan City and San Guan, ready to receive the arrival of the Long Ji Army at any time.
However, the Long Ji Army did not seem to want to attack the Eight Wastelands at all. They had been lying dormant in the northern polar region for a long time without making any movements.
They were waiting, waiting for the arrival of the maritime expeditionary force.
Lin Muyu and Tang Xiaoxi were well aware of this, but there was nothing they could do. In the end, it was still a bit difficult for the millions of soldiers of the empire to defend the entire territory. Moreover, the opponent was not just one country, but the alliance of the Tianji Empire and the Blackstone Empire.
…
At dusk, the flames of war swirled in the sky above the dragon-shaped island.
After three days of continuous fierce fighting, both sides suffered heavy losses. However, with the help of the dragonriders circling in the air, it was clear that the Blackstone Empire's army had the absolute upper hand.
The entire plains were filled with cannon craters of varying depths. War chariots were overturned, horses lay on the ground, and blood flowed for hundreds of miles. There was no longer a single intact flag of the Yihe Country on the battlefield.
The Yihe Country's foundation had already been shaken by the crushing defeat.
"Kill!"
Amidst the roars of wild beasts, a group of Blackstone Empire's beast-mounted cavalry whizzed past, killing the hundreds of nominally Yihe Country's cavalry that were hurriedly reorganizing their battle line into pieces. It was to the extent that under the roars of the giant bears, the Yihe Country's warhorses were so scared that they could not move, and the cavalrymen on their backs could only become targets of slaughter.
"Hahahaha … A bunch of trash!"
After sweeping through, one of the five thousand generals of the Blackstone Empire let out a wild laugh. He spurred his warhorse forward and ruthlessly pierced his spear into the heart of a young soldier of the Yihe Empire who had yet to die. After pulling the spear out, blood spurted out and he said, "How can such a lowly race enjoy such a great land? Hahaha … Continue to kill! Don't leave any captives! Kill them all! "
The Blackstone Empire was ferocious and brutal. This was something that the entire Celestial Pole Continent knew about. When they went into battle, they never left any captives. Furthermore, massacring cities was a common occurrence for the Blackstone Empire. Emperor Shi Yuan's method of boosting the morale of his soldiers was ancient and effective. Slaughtering surrendered soldiers, raiding cities, raping fathers and daughters, and selling people were all his forte.
…
"Puff puff puff …"
The javelins pierced through the central tent, and hundreds of beast cavalrymen swept past, razing the Yihe Country's central tent to the ground. However, they did not find the highest commander.
"Over there!" An old soldier pointed into the distance. "Ahahaha, two three-star generals. Oh … and they're gold-collared ones. They're marshals of the Yihe Country. Hahaha, Long Qianlin and Ding Xi are over there!"
Amidst the smoke, several tens of people were resisting with all their might in pools of blood. Among them were Long Qianlin and Ding Xi.
After many years of cultivation, Long Qianlin had already stepped into the Saint domain, but Ding Xi was still at the Heaven Realm. He had aged much faster than Long Qianlin. However, the two of them were covered in blood now, and they did not look like half-marshals at all. Their swords were full of broken nicks and bloodstains. There were even drops of fresh blood slowly flowing down the edges of the swords. These were the corpses of the soldiers of the Blackstone Empire.
"Make way!"
The heavy cavalry of the Ashen Flames Army slowly opened up a path, and a general who was about fifty years old walked over on horseback with a long saber in hand. He was none other than the commander of the Ashen Flames Army, Fu Yu, one of the Saint Martial Venerables of the Blackstone Empire.
Fu Yu had a brutal nature. It was said that he had once killed a maidservant who had spilled wine when she was pouring wine for him. Her corpse was then thrown into a wine cellar to ferment, and it was given the name "Beauty's Wine". There was no one in the Ashen Flames Army who did not fear Fu Yu. However, Fu Yu was brave in battle, so he was placed in an important position by Shi Yuan, making him one of the commanders of the expeditionary army of the Blackstone Empire.
"Tuk, tuk, tuk …"
The hooves of the horse stepped on the blood-stained ground, and Fu Yu stepped over the corpses of the Yihe Country's soldiers. The corners of his mouth curled up, and he laughed savagely. "You two are the two marshals of the Yihe Country? You seem … nothing special. "
Ding Xi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile, "And who are you?"
"My name is Fu Yu, the commander of the Ashen Flames Army. This identity is enough to speak to you, right? Marshal Ding Xi? "Fu Yu stared coldly at Ding Xi's legs, and said with a smile," It's a good pair of chopsticks! "
Ding Xi could not help but laugh. "Chopsticks? Where did you see chopsticks? "
"No, no, no."
Fu Yu shook his finger, and said with a smile, "I'm saying that after I kill you, I'm going to carve your leg bones into a pair of chopsticks."
"You!"
Ding Xi could not help but feel a chill in his heart. Meanwhile, the group of Yihe Country generals beside him were all filled with righteous indignation. Several of them raised their weapons and charged out, shouting, "Die, you beast!"
"Is that so?"
Fu Yu swung his long saber, and the law of fire and divine power roared. In the blink of an eye, seven chiliarchs from Yihe Country were turned into ashes, and they fell to the ground in flames. The difference in strength was not as simple as one.
Ding Xi's eyes were filled with despair. He tore off a piece of cloth from his cloak and wrapped it around his bloodied hands. He gripped his longsword tightly and said with a smile, "Marshal Long, it's time for us to show our loyalty to the Yihe Country and the Shattered Cauldron Realm. I don't know why … but this battle is the most satisfying battle I, Ding Xi, have ever fought in my life. My opponent is finally no longer one of us …"
Long Qianlin also smiled, and a trickle of blood flowed down his forehead into his eyes, as though he was crying tears of blood. He said, "Marshal Long, it's time for us to show our loyalty to the Yihe Country and the Shattered Cauldron Realm. I don't know why … but this battle is the most satisfying battle I, Ding Xi, have ever fought in my life. Finally, my opponent is no longer one of us …"
"Kill!"
The shouts of dozens of people seemed to be earth-shattering.
Fu Yu's face was ashen as he gripped his longsword and said, "You're about to die, and you're still trying to talk big. You really don't know what's good for you. Killing trash like you will only dirty my blade. Men, release ten thousand arrows at once. I want to see them turn into porcupines!"
Behind him, the archers drew their bows!
A dense rain of arrows rained down, and in the blink of an eye, dozens of Yihe Country's generals fell one by one in a rain of blood. Long Qianlin and Ding Xi were hit by several arrows, but with their cultivation, they wouldn't die so easily. They were only seriously injured.
"Another round!"
The arrows continued to burst forth with fierce killing intent, and Ding Xi and Long Qianlin's battle energy was almost exhausted. Even the speed at which they swung their weapons to block the arrows became very slow, and in the blink of an eye, they were hit by a few more arrows.
"Pfft …"
Ding Xi suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and his knees went soft as he knelt on the ground. He had reached his limit.
"Ding Shuai!"
Long Qianlin hurriedly supported his arm and said, "How are you?"
Ding Xi's face was covered in blood, but he smiled and said, "I … I saw it."
"What did you see?" Long Qianlin was stunned.
Ding Xi blankly looked at the sky and murmured, "I saw thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, I saw a throne surrounded by hundreds of dragons, I saw the world being unified, I saw … I saw peace, I saw tranquility, I saw ten mu of fertile land and a peaceful life that I promised my wife, I saw dogs barking, I saw good people no longer crying, but I can't live to see that day."
Long Qianlin's nose turned sour, and tears mixed with blood flowed down. Finally, he knelt on the ground powerlessly and said with a sad smile, "Ding Shuai, my good big brother, if you want to leave, let Qianlin go in front of you. Thank you … thank you for correcting my evil heart for so many years, thank you for treating me like an elder brother."
With that, Long Qianlin forcibly gathered the last of his strength, tightly gripped his longsword, and rushed toward his opponent.
There was no fear on his face as he roared, "Even if my country perishes, my heart will not die. You bandits must die!"
"Pfff pfff pfff …"
Dozens of sharp arrows shot into his body, but Long Qianlin didn't stop. He rushed toward his opponent with blood all over the ground, roaring, "Big Brother, I'm going first!"
"You're courting death!"
Fu Yu laughed coldly as he urged his horse forward, and his saber lightly pressed against Long Qianlin's Heart Protecting Mirror. Bang! The Heart Protecting Mirror split open, and the tip of the saber pierced into his flesh. It pushed in inch by inch until the edge of the saber pierced straight through Long Qianlin's heart. Fu Yu roared furiously as the edge of the saber pierced through his body, and he forcefully raised Long Qianlin's body into midair as he roared furiously. "This is the consequence of going against the Darkstone Empire! Turn into ashes!"
The edge of the longsword suddenly spun rapidly, and flames sprayed out. In the blink of an eye, Long Qianlin's corpse had already turned into minced meat and ashes. Fresh blood splattered on every soldier of the Ashen Flame Legion, but they seemed to thirst for this fresh blood. It was probably because this was the body of the Marshal of the Yihe Nation, a famous general of the Shattered Cauldron Realm, Long Qianlin.
Ding Xi knelt on the ground, watching the scene of Long Qianlin's tragic death in the distance. His heart felt like it was being twisted by a knife, and tears flowed out of his eyes, "Long Qianlin! Good Marshal of the Yihe Nation, rest in peace. Ding Xi will accompany you soon! "
With that, he suddenly raised his longsword and placed it across his neck. He was going to commit suicide!
"Wait a moment!"
Fu Yu roared angrily, and with a palm strike, he sent Ding Xi's sword flying. With a cold gaze, he said, "Ding Xi, this commander said that you are my future chopsticks. Without my permission, you cannot die!"
Ding Xi looked at him dejectedly, and sneered, "Come, it doesn't matter how you die, but you … a beast like you will sooner or later end up like me. Just wait and see, there will naturally be people who will avenge me and Long Qianlin."
"Are you dreaming?"
Fu Yu laughed loudly.
However, at this moment, a dragon's roar suddenly sounded in the sky. It was a Dragon Rider riding on a green dragon, and he said loudly, "Commander Fu Yu, a fleet has appeared in our Eastern Sea Region. There are about a hundred warships."
"Oh?"
Fu Yu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Whose army is it?"
"It seems to be the flag of the Tianji Empire."
"Hmph, a mere hundred warships are nothing to be afraid of. After I kill Ding Xi, I will go and meet them."
"Yes!"
Fu Yu slowly raised his longsword, and the blade was still stained with Long Qianlin's blood.
Just as Fu Yu's blade was about to fall, a woman's voice suddenly sounded in his ear, "Stop!"
"What?"
Fu Yu seemed to have misheard, but in the blink of an eye, his face was filled with anger, "No one has dared to order me, but I will kill him!"
The blade followed the wind and went straight for Ding Xi's neck!
Ding Xi closed his eyes. Death was the best ending. At least he would not have to bear all the pain in the world anymore.
…
"Pa, pa …"
Lightning flashed, and a beautiful figure suddenly appeared between Fu Yu and Ding Xi. A pair of golden wings of light spread out, and with a clang, Fu Yu's blade was forcefully knocked back.
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