Chapter 2122: Dust Settled

While Ge Xuan instead moved farther away from him.

Ge Yan also remained calm, his spear tip flicking three times to create several afterimages, aiming at the Nine Abyss Great Emperor's throat, eyes, and heart!

His spear technique was extraordinarily precise; he had used this move before to knock down countless arrogant foes.

Who would have thought the Nine Abyss Great Emperor didn't dodge at all, swinging his long halberd in a half-circle arc, straight toward his shoulder and ribs.

Even if Ge Yan could damage his throat, he himself would be struck.

With no choice, he could only change his move mid-way, raising his spear to block.

With a clang, a tremendous sound.

On the hilltop, the two men showed different expressions.

Dong Rui clenched his fist and shouted loudly "Good!", while He Yue leaned forward, his eyes wide open.

That seemingly exceptionally brave Ya general was actually knocked flying off his horse by the elder brother!

Ge Yan's long spear flew three zhang away, landing with a clang embedded in the ground, trembling incessantly, as if mourning its master.

He himself was struck by the great halberd, his ribs shattered and abdomen caved in during the fall, rolling several times upon impact, fortunately rolling under the hooves of a Ya cavalryman's horse.

The latter was charging, unable to rein in his horse, the bowl-sized hoof stabbing into his own commander's forehead.

Ge Xuan witnessed this scene with indescribable sorrow and anger, raising his bow to shoot at the Nine Abyss Great Emperor's back, then rushing forward to avenge his brother.

The arrow shot toward the Nine Abyss Great Emperor's back, but his flying cloak swept it away, and no one knew where it went.

At this moment, the Nine Abyss Great Emperor raised his hand to slay a Ya guard, the Black Speckled King lifted its front hooves, stepped hard on the opponent's mount, and smoothly turned its body, its light agility utterly mismatched with its massive frame.

In the blink of an eye, the Nine Abyss Great Emperor was already fighting Ge Xuan.

Their battle raged like a violent storm; He Yue, standing on the mountain peak, could see nothing clearly, only knowing Ge Xuan's mount kept retreating.

His mount was a purebred yellow speckled beast, equally large, fat and strong. Ge Xuan had never suffered a loss on his mount before, but today, facing the Nine Abyss Great Emperor, he felt the opponent was not human, but a giant elephant!

With such terrifying force, Ge Xuan only blocked a few moves before his arms felt like they were about to shatter, finally understanding why Ge Yan had been knocked off his horse in a single exchange.

But he had nowhere to dodge.

On the eighth strike, the Nine Abyss Great Emperor delivered a blunt, unadorned heavy blow from above; Ge Xuan's yellow speckled beast could no longer bear the force, neighed once, and collapsed to the ground.

Ge Xuan naturally lost his balance, exposing an opening.

He had intended to jump backward, but the Nine Abyss Great Emperor's halberd arrived first, changing a vertical chop into a horizontal sweep, directly slicing across his neck.

The halberd blade was as sharp as an axe.

Ge Xuan's movement instantly disintegrated, his head rolling with a gurgling sound onto the ground.

The headless body swayed a few times, then fell backward, neck blood gushing!

Immediately after, the Black Armored Army commander Wang Fubao pursued, lifting Ge Xuan's head onto his spear tip, holding it high, and while raising his voice, shouted:

"Ge Yan and Ge Xuan are dead; whoever blocks the Nine Abyss Great Emperor dies; who dares to come again?"

Who else? Who else dares to come forward to block the way?

At this moment, the Dragon God Army also closely followed the Black Armored Army, surging out from the pass, returning to the battlefield.

The Ya Army fully knew the capabilities of the Ge brothers; here, the main force blocking the Dragon God Army was the Kelin tribe army led by the Ge brothers. Upon hearing that both commanders had been slain by the Nine Abyss Great Emperor and then fiercely charged by the enemy, the army's morale finally collapsed completely!

Dong Rui and He Yue stood on the mountain, seeing the Dragon God Army advancing backward, like waves re-rolling back onto the beach, while the Ya Army opposite, originally full of fierce momentum, was no longer retreating step by step, but suffering an unstoppable rout!

The Ya Army's main battlefield at Baiqiu Yuan suffered a great defeat.

Dong Rui let out a long breath: "We won, we won!"

Even someone like him, an outsider, could see this grand situation was already settled.

Baiqiu Yuan today simultaneously hosted several major battles; the most important main battlefield had already been won, while other battlefields were mere trifles.

Indeed, after the Nine Abyss Great Emperor shattered the enemy army, he first detached several units to pursue the fleeing remnants, then personally led the main force to support other battlefields.

He Yue saw this and realized he had been clenching his fists tightly all along, his palms full of sweat.

"My brother fights wars, always this much leading from the front?" Not only fighting on the front lines, but also needing to charge first. This kind of desperate fighting style, their father had never been able to pull off.

"Exactly, the entire Dragon God War has been fought this way." Dong Rui casually pointed, "That black speckled king he rides had already suffered a serious injury; during its recovery, your elder brother changed three mounts, all of which ended up dying in battle."

"Then, then my brother......?"

"Need to say? If his luck were even slightly worse, he wouldn't even be able to breathe by now."

He Yue fell silent for a long time. Such a desperate elder brother, he had never seen before.

Why, after all?

Dong Rui drove the snail toad, following He Yue to trace the Nine Abyss Great Emperor's steps, heading to other battlefields.

Since the main battlefield had already been won, the other battlefields were no problem, being consumed one by one by the Dragon God Army.

Until dawn was approaching, Dong Rui then said to He Yue:

"The dust has settled; I'll send you back to camp."

……

The battle ended, He Yue followed Dong Rui into the Dragon God Army's main camp, closely feeling the army's blood-fierce aura.

The post-battle camp remained orderly, the camp area divided reasonably, supplies stacked neatly, personnel duties clearly assigned, bugle sounds rising and falling.

He Yue felt the Dragon God Army's main camp resembled a giant ant nest: although personnel were numerous and affairs complex, everyone seemed to know their duties, busy with fervor yet orderly.

He had also experienced war. As the final victor of the Yan Kingdom War, his father He Chunhua's army was already considered a rare elite force on that land, but its operation could absolutely not achieve the seamless precision of military machinery.

Here, even the wounded's cries seemed restrained.

"Mr. Dong, has the Great Emperor already returned to camp?"

"No, he's at the Holy Spring Valley; let me bring you directly to see him." Dong Rui knew he was unfamiliar with geography, and further explained, "The Holy Spring Valley is the sacred origin place of the Ya Kingdom's main tribe, the Kelin tribe; Baiqiu Yuan is vast, actually the origin place of several tribes."

He Yue was slightly surprised, Dong Rui had been by his side the whole time; when did he receive He Lingchuan's order?

But he immediately understood, there must be a secret communication method between the two.

Dong Rui drove the snail toad to dive again; due to unfamiliar roads, he changed direction twice in between, before reaching the Holy Spring Valley.

This is a secluded little valley, with spring water flowing down from the mountaintop gathering into a refined pool at the bottom, and the plants nourished by the mist are lush and verdant.

A large piece of white stone lies in the pool.

This so-called "holy land" doesn't look particularly special at first glance, except that the plants by the water's edge show signs of careful pruning, the forest paths are paved with blue stone slabs, and glowing spore lamps hang from the treetops, clearly indicating regular maintenance.

By the pool stands a small hut built of stone and rammed earth, simple but sturdy, likely the dwelling of the pool keeper.

The light shining from inside the hut illuminates the figure of a person standing by the pool.

Just one person.