Chapter 2234: God's Descent

To repel the enemy, they had already tried every mountain-moving and Bo Lang technique, even attempting to summon a spell to reverse the waters of the Immortal Spirit Lake to flood the Panlong Army, but to little effect.

The Red General had long anticipated that the enemy's large-scale divine abilities here would be limited to water and earth; whether altering terrain or reversing water flow, the Panlong Army had corresponding divine formations to counter, and they deployed them swiftly.

As heaven and earth's spiritual energy revived, the divine abilities individuals and groups could wield grew more numerous and powerful, with many integrated into the army, forming new divine battle formations and specialized attack-defense tactics.

Now the army must not only charge and repel the enemy but also unleash and counter various divine abilities.

The form of warfare has returned to that of the medieval era, imposing higher demands on the army.

But compared to medieval times, there is now one major change:

Yuan Force!

The strength and effect of Yuan Force have advanced beyond what came before.

The spellcasters in Wu Xianxian's army even jointly summoned dozens of stone-skinned giants, but these summoned entities are essentially divine abilities, and against the Panlong Army's Yuan Force, they suffer greatly.

Even ordinary stonemasons cannot budge stone skin with a broken hammer, yet arrows shot by Panlong Army soldiers can pierce through it!

To directly and effectively reverse the current disadvantage, the simplest method is to request a divine descent. Wu Xianxian's demand is not high—merely to regain a slight advantage—so the Between Between Between Beijia army can respond calmly.

Soon, three streaks of light appeared in the overcast sky, heading toward the Immortal Spirit Lake.

Hu Min, sharp-eyed and quick-handed, pointed to the sky: "General, there is an omen in the heavens!"

He Lingchuan glanced upward: "A divine descent."

He looked questioningly at the Red General, who understood and shook his head:

The comer is not Lady Lady Lady Mitian.

Oh, if not Lady Lady Lady Mitian, then it must be the opposing side's divine descent. And they requested not one but three—Wu Xianxian is quite decisive.

In the Panlong Army, bugle calls rose and fell, all reminding the soldiers that the enemy's divine descent was imminent.

The Between Between Between Beijia and Panlong armies had previously summoned divine descents in their great battles, so the Panlong soldiers' reaction was not panic.

First, the enemy's divine descent is merely an incarnation, its power limited;

Second, Yuan Force is now vastly different from before, effective against divine power and immortal arts alike.

However, on such a narrow battlefield, facing three divine descents at once is truly no small challenge.

He Lingchuan's gaze swept over the two fierce generals behind the Red General, Shi Chonghui and Miu Qing, he pointed to the descending light points in the sky, then made a gesture.

Shi Chonghui had just taken an arrow to the shoulder, only recently bandaged.

Seeing this gesture, both were visibly startled, exchanged a glance, then nodded to He Lingchuan.

Both are veteran generals of the Great Wind Army, having followed the Red General through countless battles, utterly loyal to Panlongcheng, and highly respected in the army. He Lingchuan had served long in the Great Wind Army and was extremely familiar with them, having sparred privately and often fought side by side.

Before the Panlong Army's expedition to Xiluo, Zhong Shengguang heeded He Lingchuan's advice and summoned them for a secret meeting.

The agenda was simple: Lady Lady Lady Mitian's true form was about to descend, and the lower realm would soon devour the Red General himself, at which point the battlefield would likely descend into chaos, so Zhong Shengguang demanded they cooperate with He Lingchuan to stabilize the Great Wind Army's morale.

As pillars of the Great Wind Army, they clearly understood Lady Lady Lady Mitian's relation to Panlongcheng and to the Red General; moreover, this was a direct order from the king, and soldiers must regard obedience as their first duty, so they agreed without hesitation.

Their loyalty is to the Red General and Panlongcheng, not to Lady Lady Lady Mitian.

This secret must be known to as few as possible to prevent leaks. These two were selected by Zhong Shengguang and He Lingchuan after repeated scrutiny—high prestige, impeccable conduct, and full loyalty—thus entrusted with this task.

Even the Red General was kept in the dark about this order.

He Lingchuan had agreed on a signal with them; upon seeing this gesture, they would know what to do.

Three streaks of rainbow light descended, respectively entering the bodies of the man and woman, and the nearby iron cage.

The nearby soldiers hurriedly lifted the cover and opened the cage door.

Only then did onlookers see that the cage held not a person, but a humanoid monster, emaciated like a corpse, its features skin over bone, limbs short above and long below, walking upright, yet its skin was purple-green, with a sharp horn on its forehead.

When it bared its mouth, it revealed a mouth full of sharp teeth.

Shi Chu was standing beside He Lingchuan, watching from afar: "What the hell is that thing?"

"Just a hellish thing." He Lingchuan speculated: "Possibly the offspring of the Jin Du Ghost Mother."

According to Dong Rui's intelligence brought back from the Thousand-Eyed Cave, the Jin Du Ghost Mother's offspring, if humanoid, are naturally ideal templates for divine descent. This foul, ferocious aura, He Lingchuan's first impression was of the Jin Du Ghost spawn.

Unknowingly, some celestial demon had descended upon it, and the Jin Du Ghost spawn's eyes changed—from ferocious to gloomy and cold. It ceased rattling the cage, strode out, and shook its whole body.

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Immediately after, its back split open, and two more arms grew out!

The posture somewhat resembled earlier versions of the ghost ape, but the latter had symmetrical arms; this monster's arms were one long, one short.

It snatched a thrusting sword and a light shield from a soldier's hands, while the two hands on its back were equipped with a meteor chain of considerable length.

With a staggering step, the Jin Du Ghost spawn produced several doppelgangers, let out a long howl, and led the Between Between Between Beijia army in a breakout.

Its combat skill was formidable—even veteran Great Wind Army soldiers who had trained for years were no match. The meteor chain on its back struck, smashed, and lashed with precision, even knocking loose several arrows aimed at its rear. Especially, when swung, it could sweep a wide area, forcing everyone to dodge, for the force on it was beyond what an individual soldier could withstand.

He Lingchuan had encountered many divine descents before, but the celestial demons that had descended previously mostly displayed divine arts. Such pure physical combat, he had never seen. Yet it cannot be denied that, after Yuan Force began to counter divine power, on such a battlefield, divine arts were indeed less effective than combat techniques.

The Red General spurred his horse forward, directing two armies to encircle it. If it broke through, the isolated Between Between Between Beijia troops would regroup, increasing the difficulty for our side.

With the Red General engaged, He Lingchuan withdrew his gaze to attend to other celestial demons.

Another streak of rainbow light descended, landing upon the man.

In merely a few breaths, he silently exploded into a mass of red mist.

Hu Min stared blankly: "This?"

Was the mortal frame unable to bear the god's power, thus bursting?

This has precedent. After all, mortal frames vary in innate strength, and descending celestial demons differ in spiritual strength, not necessarily compatible.

But to explode without even striking a blow—this is not rigorous, very unrigorous.

The evening wind blew, and the red mist drifted and vanished.

He Lingchuan in the distance looked and felt this was not like blood mist.

(End of Chapter)