In the former imperial capital of the Tianyue Dynasty, the previously ruined city walls had just been repaired.
After the Blood Python army, led by Commander Blood You, conquered the Tianyue imperial capital, they split into four routes to sweep through the cities and territories of Tianyue. Unexpectedly, a hundred-thousand-strong army heading north vanished as if from thin air, losing all contact with Blood You.
He then dispatched a hundred-thousand-strong army from the east to march north. The lives of two hundred thousand Blood Python warriors were exchanged for the advance of the Great Han.
This small human dynasty, the Great Han, entered Blood You's sight for the first time, albeit at a tremendous cost.
Both armies, each with a Heaven-Piercing Realm expert guarding them, were so easily annihilated by the Great Han's Azure Dragon Legion. This indicated one thing: the Great Han's Azure Dragon Legion possessed a Heaven-Piercing Realm expert.
As he meticulously analyzed the Great Han Dynasty, an urgent report came from the north. The Azure Dragon Legion was rampaging southward, completely occupying the northern border of Tianyue.
He hurriedly recalled the western and southern armies, a total of three hundred thousand Devouring Heaven Greedy Wolf warriors, all gathered at the Tianyue imperial capital, intending to confront the Great Han's Azure Dragon Legion there.
As he withdrew the southern army, Commander Qi Jiguang's Kui Niu Legion officially took over the southern border defense strongholds of the Tianyue Dynasty.
He then perused the military intelligence from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, appropriately analyzing the battles in Tianyue. Leaving Li Wenzhong and Wang Baobao with a total of two hundred thousand troops, he led his army to continue eastward, plunging into the territory of the Weiyang Dynasty.
Blood You dispatched scouts, who immediately captured intelligence on the Kui Niu Legion in the south. His face drastically changed. If the Great Han's Azure Dragon Legion was already so formidable, what would be the combat power of this suddenly appearing Great Han powerful army?
He hastily issued an order. Three hundred thousand Devouring Heaven Greedy Wolf soldiers were to gather local materials and further reinforce the walls of the Tianyue imperial capital, awaiting the arrival of the Great Han's powerful army.
On the city walls, the Devouring Heaven Greedy Wolf soldiers now lacked their former arrogance. The fall of two Heaven-Piercing Realm fifth-layer experts among the two hundred thousand Devouring Heaven Greedy Wolf army had taught them that humans were not as weak as the people of Tianyue.
"Elder, the city walls of the capital have been fully repaired!"
"Are the defensive supplies prepared?"
Blood You stood on the northern city wall, gazing at the vast, expanding green light in the distance, a worried expression on his face.
When did humans produce such a powerful army!
In his thousands of years, Blood You had never felt such humiliation and fear of battle. The Blood Python army was meant to fight on the battlefield; by merely holding this position, the combat effectiveness of his army was already restricted!
"Alas!"
Blood You sighed deeply, and the few Heaven-Piercing Realm experts beside him also wore worried frowns.
The death of two Blood Python Heaven-Piercing Realm warriors was a stark reminder that the Great Han's Azure Dragon Legion was capable of killing them. The loss of two hundred thousand Blood Python warriors in the north had caused no ripple whatsoever.
A mysterious disappearance!
Terrifying!
"Elder, the defensive supplies are prepared!"
A Heaven-Piercing Realm expert said softly, their heads lowered. The fierce bloodlust that once accompanied the conquest of Tianyue was gone.
"Where is the Great Han army from the south now?"
"Elder, this... we don't know!"
"You don't know?"
"What use are you all!!"
"Enemy movements are unknown!"
"Intentions are unknown!"
"What use do I have for you!!"
Blood You became furious. With the Azure Dragon Legion pressing against the northern city gates and the whereabouts of the southern Kui Niu Legion unknown, his heart tightened, and an inexplicable chill crept into his bones.
He had led an army of five hundred thousand soldiers into the human Tianyue Dynasty and would conquer it that very day. With such merit, he would surely be revered by countless demonic beasts upon his return to the desolate regions, and the prestige of his Blood Python clan would once again echo throughout the four seas.
But now?
He swayed, his eyes widening as he looked at the distant fortress shimmering with green light.
A pair of pupils like divine eyes from the nine nether realms shot at him, startling him. He quickly regained his composure, not daring to meet their gaze.
"Strengthen the defenses!"
"I predict that the Great Han's Azure Dragon Legion will launch an attack tonight!"
Blood You's eyelids twitched violently, his face pale. He felt a constant unease, especially the soul-stirring gaze of the Azure Dragon Legion, which further convinced him that there would be a battle tonight.
...
Time passed quickly, and it was already Hai Shi (9 PM-11 PM).
Two hundred thousand soldiers of the Azure Dragon Legion began to march out of the camp in an orderly fashion. Li Wenzhong, separated from the Azure Dragon Legion by a city's distance, also led two hundred thousand troops, approaching the Tianyue imperial capital.
"Boom!!"
After marching a certain distance, the army halted. Everyone looked with solemn expressions at the ruined city walls, faintly visible in the darkness ahead.
"Creak!!"
Catapults were pushed out from the rear of the army and slowly moved to the front, lining up in a row. The two armies, numbering over a thousand catapults in total, were densely arranged, sandwiching the Tianyue imperial capital in the middle.
Blood You, standing on the city wall far away, suddenly opened his eyes. The temporarily reinforced city walls, which were only hastily strengthened for a second time, swayed precariously. The ground seemed to tremble as if an earth dragon was moving deep within the abyss, and muffled thunder rumbled.
"Cavalry?"
Blood You frowned. Was it the Great Han cavalry on the move? The enormous rumbling sound made his heart tighten, and he peered into the distance.
Darkness pervaded, occasionally punctuated by flashes of green light. He released his Yuan power to track it, but like during the day, it was like falling into an abyss, offering no insight into the strength of the Great Han's Azure Dragon Legion.
He stared motionlessly in the direction of the Azure Dragon Legion's camp. At this moment, both armies were quietly waiting for the arrival of Zi Shi (11 PM-1 AM).
The silence was terrifying!
Time flowed swiftly. Cen Peng and Li Wenzhong, from both armies, simultaneously looked up at the sky, their faces grave. They roared.
"Shoot!"
"Shoot!"
"Shoot!"
The order was relayed to all directions by the military officer!
"Bang bang bang!"
"Whoosh... whoosh..."
A sudden roar erupted from the north and south of the Tianyue imperial capital. Something unseen was flying through the air, tearing through the void with a howling wind.
It sounded like ghosts wailing!
"What is that??"
"What is it!!"
Blood You's face changed drastically. Looking up at the pitch-black sky, he suddenly felt fear. The sound was immense, unlike any human arrows!
What could it be!
"Boom~~~"
"Puff!!"
A series of explosions followed. The mysterious objects, tearing through the void with a whistling sound, finally revealed themselves!
Each of them resembled a fireball, and under the illumination of flames, their surfaces were covered with dense thorns, each as long as a meter!
The fiery iron balls, ignited with flames, shone like the sun and moon due to the intense friction. Tens of thousands of these fiery iron balls were shot from the north and south of the Tianyue imperial capital, descending upon the city like a fiery blanket, covering it from above!
"Roar!!"
"Roar!!"