Meanwhile, Ying Bu and Chen Tang, advancing from the western reaches of the Ao Long Dynasty according to the route sketched by Zhang Cheng, swiftly swept through dozens of cities. In what seemed like a single night, their army pressed to the very gates of the Ao Long Dynasty's capital.
The capital city of the Ao Long Dynasty was already a sea of blood. Ying Bu and Chen Tang's forces, having traversed the land in a single day, did not pause to rest but immediately launched their siege.
The Ao Long Dynasty held absolute control over its territories, with all three of its Spirit Sea realm powerhouses belonging to the Human King lineage.
"Shoot!!"
Outside the city gates, the Lie Tian Si army unleashed a barrage of black strong bows and powerful crossbows. The Azure Dragon Legion, comprised of one hundred thousand archers, nocked their arrows. Another hundred thousand men pushed dense formations of trebuchets forward.
"Fire!"
A副将 roared!
Suddenly, the void erupted!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!"
"Boom boom boom!!"
In an instant, tens of thousands of arrows tore through the air like a dense black mist!
Then, thousands of massive boulders soared into the sky, their impact creating muffled roars in the void. For a moment, the entire capital of the Ao Long Dynasty seemed to be shrouded by the heavens, plunging into an oppressive gloom.
The whistling of the arrows was sharp, like wails of ghosts, while the dull thud of the boulders was akin to rolling thunder.
"Defend!!"
On the city walls, countless soldiers of the Ao Long Dynasty cried out in desperation. The soldiers of the Great Han appeared like celestial generals, emerging suddenly and appearing at the capital just as abruptly.
In an instant, the arrows arrived first, their immense impact instantly piercing the soldiers' bodies. Some were even flung from the towering city walls.
"Rumble!!"
The boulders arrived with brutal force. The moment they struck the structures within the city, they shattered, sending countless fragments scattering in all directions!
As thousands of boulders impacted the ground, the sturdy gate tower of the Ao Long Dynasty capital was directly pulverized, and several massive breaches appeared in the towering city walls.
The arrow rain swept across the sky. While not possessing the same destructive power as the trebuchets, their sheer volume was overwhelming, a dense, all-encompassing storm!
The arrow rain sliced through the air, its sharpness relentless!
It instantly tore through the bodies of countless Ao Long Dynasty soldiers, leaving streaks of red, ripping flesh half a palm's width wide, spilling hot blood, and shattering heads!
"Fight to the death, retreat and be executed!"
Mu Yang, a cultivator at the first level of the Spirit Sea realm and the current Human King's cousin, roared.
"Screech!!"
With a single sword thrust, he impaled a retreating soldier, his body drenched in blood. "Those who dare to step back will have their nine generations exterminated!"
"Rumble!!"
Boulders rained down, crushing entire sections of houses, kicking up dust and smoke. Gigantic craters appeared throughout the city.
After just a few volleys of arrows and several bombardments from the trebuchets, it was as if thousands of bombs had been dropped in succession. The capital of the Ao Long Dynasty was now riddled with holes, especially the city walls facing the Great Han soldiers, where debris flew wildly.
"Kill!"
Ying Bu, wielding his formidable Qi, faced Mu Yang, who stood like a bloody figure atop the city wall.
"Kill!"
Hundreds of thousands of troops roared, drawing their long spears. A dense aura of blood and killing intent tore through the void, chilling to the bone.
The entire city wall was reduced to rubble. Mu Yang, brandishing his long saber, gazed at the countless Great Han soldiers.
"Those who dare to resist will be slain!"
Ying Bu charged forward, having long held a disdain for Mu Yang. In his life, who had he ever bowed to besides Xiang Yu?
How could a mere ant at the first level of the Spirit Sea realm block his path!
"Qi Mie!"
As Ying Bu stepped forward, he exuded an oppressive aura that spanned dozens of miles. His gaze was like that of a hungry tiger. His Qi pulsed with a faint purple light as he advanced towards Mu Yang, who stood alone amidst the ruins.
"Hee-haw!!"
Chen Tang, astride his warhorse, galloped over the ruined city walls and led a detachment of troops directly into the Ao Long Dynasty's royal palace.
At this moment, Mu Yang dared not move. He had been so boisterous moments ago, but now, locked within that terrifying aura, his hand trembled, barely able to hold his long saber.
"You dare to block my path!"
Instantly, Ying Bu's blood energy surged like a vast ocean, and potent waves of killing intent crashed towards Mu Yang. Ying Bu's blood-red eyes, to Mu Yang, resembled a god of death from the deepest abyss, his killing intent soaring to the heavens, unstoppable!
"Swish!"
A streak of purple light, like primordial fire burning across the heavens, traversed ten thousand miles of sky. A glint of starlight, as if it could shatter mountains and rivers!
The moment the strange purple light appeared, it seemed to steal Mu Yang's will, invading his soul!
"Ahhh!"
Mu Yang roared in agony, desperately resisting the immense pressure. His body began to crack, oozing blood. He strained with all his might, blood flowing from his nostrils.
He unleashed a saber strike, and countless spectral blade lights flew out!
But these myriad blade lights were like ants trying to shake a tree before the strange purple light!
Even before the peculiar purple light reached him, the blood and qi within his body were on the verge of bursting forth, shattering his physical form.
The purple light arrived!
The air crackled like thunder!
"Rumble!!"
A streak of purple light, like a single drop of blood from a divine being, unleashed an unparalleled storm of primordial energy. The power of Qi Mie swept across the sky!
"Buzz~~"
Ripples of primordial energy spread outwards, then violently condensed into a single purple point!
"Boom!!"
It suddenly exploded!
Ying Bu strode forward, unleashing a single saber strike. An entire street shattered. Countless Ao Long Dynasty soldiers' bodies disintegrated, their flesh and bones turning to bloody mud!
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
"We will never retreat!"
Countless Ao Long Dynasty soldiers, pushed to the brink of desperation, charged madly forward to block the Great Han cavalry!
Dense ranks of soldiers surged in from all directions, attempting to halt the armies of Chen Tang and Ying Bu.
Blood flowed incessantly, and corpses lay strewn across the ground!
Even the troops clad in the dark armor of the Lie Tian Si and the Azure Dragon soldiers, clad in blue, were now stained crimson, their armor soaked in blood!
Their faces were grim as they pressed forward madly. The Great Han army now resembled a colossal meat grinder, ruthlessly devouring the soldiers of the Ao Long Dynasty!
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
Soldiers of the Ao Long Dynasty roared in desperation. Some, with their arms torn off, used their own bodies to push forward, attempting to stem the sharp, bloody tide of the Great Han!
Blood rained down from the sky, a continuous deluge. Especially on the avenue leading from the city gate directly to the royal palace, the original bluestone pavement was barely visible.
The ground was covered in a thick layer of bones, with blood flowing freely!
"Hold them back!"
"Hold them back!"
Desperate roars echoed, but no matter what, they could not stop the Great Han cavalry. The front lines were steadily pushed back towards the royal palace.