At that moment, an irresistible bloodline pressure descended directly upon the army of the Black Water Immortal Dynasty.
"This… Xuan Wu!! Zhu Que!! How is this possible!!"
In the central army, Ge Lian knelt on one knee, enduring the immense pressure. As he raised his head, his pupils contracted violently. He saw the Vermilion Bird and Black Tortoise divine beasts shimmering in the firmament, their boundless bloodline pressure descending and directly suppressing the three armies!
In just a moment, those two terrifying auras dissipated, and the three million strong army was left utterly exhausted!
Boom!!
Sizzle!!
Within the anti-air formation, the vanguard of three hundred thousand soldiers had no time to react before a sky-covering barrage of arrows arrived. Facing over a million arrows, the three hundred thousand soldiers were as fragile as leaves in an autumn wind. The more than a million arrows pierced directly through the area occupied by the vanguard and continued to bombard the central army of the Black Water Immortal Dynasty!
"No!"
Endless screams continued for dozens of breaths. The vanguard general, a being at the Small Heavenly Venerate realm, saw an arrow approaching him. This arrow possessed a different sword intent from the others. It was terrifying; before it even neared him by a hundred zhang, its sharp intent had already shattered his armor and broken dozens of divine powers he had placed before him. This single arrow, imbued with supreme arrow intent, struck!
The vanguard general was filled with absolute terror. Faced with the sky-covering barrage of arrows, he had not felt the approach of death. But the moment he saw this single arrow, the million arrows that blotted out the sky became unimportant in his eyes. One arrow could stop a million soldiers!
This black arrow shattered his divine power shield and tore through his armor. It forced him to reveal his original form, the Ya Yu, and instantly, the arrow pierced through him, blasting the vanguard general into a mist of blood!
In the Southern Water Mountain Range, Yang Youji scanned the army before him. He gently lowered his battle bow, and a terrifying residual arrow intent lingered between his right index and middle fingers.
Boom!
After reaping the lives of three hundred thousand vanguard soldiers, with the loss of only five hundred thousand arrows, the remaining terrifying arrows burst out of the anti-air formation and directly rushed into the central army of the Black Water Immortal Dynasty!
Suddenly, the heavens and earth shook, and boundless divine light splashed out. Countless soldiers desperately raised their shields to block the terrifying arrows. Ding-dong, the arrows struck the shields, exploding with endless sparks. Even the副将 (fùjiàng - deputy general) guarding the front was sent flying hundreds of zhang, his arms trembling slightly.
The soldiers of the Black Water Immortal Dynasty at the very front, still in shock from the destruction of the divine beasts and the vanguard army, were swept away by the arrows and perished, their blood splashing and rushing into the earth!
"Hee-ly!"
In the Southern Water Mountain Range, Wen Yuan abruptly pulled back the reins, his warhorse neighing. He was waiting for an opportune moment, a moment that could directly crush the enemy army.
"Shoot!"
Yang Youji continuously roared, commanding the eight hundred thousand soldiers to grip their arrows, nock them, and shoot!
Boom-boom…!
With the suppression of the second wave of arrows, the Black Water army, having lost five hundred thousand soldiers, began to counterattack effectively. The rate of soldier attrition significantly decreased.
"Good!"
"Charge in, and slaughter these beasts for me!"
Ge Lian slashed away a hundred arrows with his sword. Looking at the Southern Water Mountain Range enveloped by the anti-air formation, he did not consider breaking it. Instead, he commanded the army to charge into the formation's range. "If I cannot fly, then the soldiers of the Great Han Divine Dynasty cannot fly either!"
"Chirp-chirp-chirp!!"
As Yang Youji waved his battle banner, the eight hundred thousand soldiers instantly put down their bows and drew their blades. Approximately one hundred thousand soldiers mounted their horses and moved behind Wen Yuan.
"Hee-ly!!"
Wen Yuan, riding his warhorse, moved to the very front of the eight hundred thousand Great Han soldiers. His eyes surveyed Ge Lian, the First-Rank Grand General of the Black Water Immortal Dynasty, and the three deputy generals at the Great Heavenly Venerate realm behind him.
White-blade combat!
It officially began!
"Wen Yuan of the Great Han Divine Dynasty, under the command of the Divine Emperor, to resist invaders! Our Great Han accommodates all races and upholds benevolent governance. Those who submit will live; those who do not, will die!"
On his warhorse, Wen Yuan held the reins in one hand and dual maces in the other. He looked coldly at Ge Lian, who wielded a long spear. Apart from Ge Lian and the three deputy generals, he sensed no other Great Heavenly Venerate realm aura. If that mysterious being was not with the army, it must be stationed in Water Cloud City!
"Presumptuous! Your Great Han humans, crossing borders to conquer Heng Tian and force Zhu Lu to submit! I lead this army here to seek justice for the Zhu Lu sect and the beings of Heng Tian. When it comes to our two dynasties, you are perhaps the least qualified to defend this territory!" Ge Lian gripped his long spear. Upon hearing Wen Yuan's words, he let out a disdainful cold laugh, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth as he looked at Wen Yuan.
However, when his gaze fell upon the eight hundred thousand Great Han soldiers behind him, his eyes trembled slightly, and his legs involuntarily clamped down on his mount.
Divine!
Great Han Divine Dynasty!
A mere divine dynasty actually possessed an army of gods!
"It seems no negotiation is possible. Your Ya Yu race is inherently cruel, bloodthirsty, and greedy, solely delighting in devouring humans. This is racial hatred!"
"Today, under the command of the Great Han Divine Dynasty's Divine Emperor, we will annihilate the invading enemy, enter the Black Water Palace from the east, destroy the Black Water Immortal Dynasty, and exterminate the Ya Yu race!"
"How dare you! Humans!"
"You are only fit to be food for our Ya Yu race! To be eaten by us is your supreme honor. How dare you speak such arrogant words! Soldiers, follow me to crush the human army, capture South Mountain City, and feast on human flesh!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
This scene completely enraged Wen Yuan. Ge Lian, with his talk of eating people and calling humans beasts, left him with no choice but to annihilate them all and destroy the Black Water Immortal Dynasty. He brandished his dual maces!
"Kill!"
"Racial hatred, we swear to destroy the Ya Yu!!"
Behind him, the eight hundred thousand soldiers' eyes turned blood red. Humans were the rulers of all races, how could they be reduced to food for other races!!
Wen Yuan rode his warhorse, with ten thousand cavalry following closely behind him. He swung his dual maces, their terrifying mace light burning with crimson divine fire, tearing through the charging army of the Black Water Immortal Dynasty!
"Only ten thousand dare to block my million elite behind me?"
"Ridiculous!"
Ge Lian rode his warhorse forward, followed by a full million cavalry. The remaining soldiers dispersed and charged towards the seventy thousand soldiers led by Yang Youji.
"Ants, can you block my million strong army?"
"Battle!"
Ge Lian raised his long spear, and behind him, all one million soldiers roared in unison. A terrifying wave of blood energy surged towards the firmament, and the faces of the Ya Yu soldiers revealed their true forms!
"Roar!"
At the zenith of the firmament, a roar echoed from the void. Its sound was like that of a human infant. A black, thousand-zhang Ya Yu manifested.