Chapter 1250: Midnight, Fallen a Second Time (Mid-Month Seeking Monthly Ticket, Two-in-One)

The front line keeps pushing! Keeps retreating!

The Northern Court's Qionglu Zhou Tian Star Track Mirror, the Southern Frontier's Taixu Two Instruments, the Great Shun Capital's Four Fields Jing Tian Instrument, the Southern Zhili's Qiankun Myriad Phenomena Wheel — the few great Destiny Panels under heaven operate day and night without rest.

The Heavenly Dragons of the world crane their necks.

The Great Khan, the Sage Emperor stare fixedly.

At the Qu River Mirror Waters, a temporary trade market convenes; the local major water yaos gather in a cluster to watch the excitement, exchanging needed supplies with each other.

Hai Fangzhu leads a caravan, flying the Water Lord's banner, temporarily stations; all trading affairs are handed over entirely to Hai Yun, while Hai Fangzhu constantly monitors the north-south situation, and seeing the battle situation change, breathes a sigh of relief.

"Messing around chaotically, lose Jianghuai then lose Southern Frontier, lose Southern Frontier then lose Northern Court, what kind of thing is the Northern Court's Great Khan cooking up!

Same people, same timing, will they fight or not? Can they fight or not. Can't even get four dishes on the table in a lifetime. Took the initiative to attack for two ke only to be beaten back."

Ironhead Fish King is indignant and resentful.

The Northern Court struck first to gain the advantage, took the lead breaking through to the enemy's doorstep; result: the two sides clash, and the flood dragons go limp and powerless as if poisoned, pushed back to the middle line in full view of everyone.

The Qi-Blood Great Wall isn't a "stone in the river"; its exact position cannot be determined.

However, everyone's previous positions were crystal clear; based on this calculation, it's no less than several hundred li. Pushed back to the middle line wasn't the end; another half ke, the middle line also couldn't hold, directly shrinking back to their own doorstep; right away it's the fourth half ke, about to be blocked at the door and beaten — thunder loud, raindrops small; even surrender isn't this fast!

Are that Bai Yuan and Liang Qu specialized in drugging people?

Whoever touches whom goes soft?

Died before the campaign succeeded.

Inside the Shuofang Platform, Xiong Beast prepared to be held accountable by the Great Khan, led the Eight Beasts to cover the main army's entry into the city, and intercepted and harassed alongside the various Zhen Xiang.

He Ningyuan led the assault Zhen Xiang, weaving through the ranks, delaying the enemy's entry into the city as much as possible, waiting for the main force from the rear to arrive.

Sunar, Baibuhua, Helun'e — once the pride of the Northern Court, the Little Eight Beasts — encircle Haru Khan, struggling to resist the offensive.

In the sky's firmament, the golden meteor's flames burn blazingly; Sunar's heart sinks more with each exchange.

How come every time I run into that guy nothing good happens?

Where's Lord Meng Hu?

Why is he not seen campaigning?

"Reckless charge! Reckless charge!"

On the horizon, three mountain boars wearing pointed helmets, moving their trotters, appear first, rumbling from afar; behind them vast dust rises, and within the hazy dust the Great Shun legions follow close behind, the gilded "Shun" character great banner fluttering fiercely.

Behind the mountain boars, the fierce warrior Zhen Xiang carrying the great deputy banner on his shoulders stands towering at seven chi, strides several steps, leaps out of the legion, foot treading the earth, depressing a giant pit dozens of zhang deep; power flows like water, rough palms prop up the flagpole, with a mighty throw the ten-zhang deputy banner vanishes from his hand, crosses a hundred li, and smashes straight toward the Shuofang Platform city wall.

Xiong Beast roars: "Haru Khan!"

With a dull boom, a towering burly figure leaps out of the legion, catches the flying deputy banner, twists mid-air and flings it; the banner crosses a hundred li again, returning into the Great Shun legion.

Conical shockwaves explode layer upon layer.

The banner-throwing fierce warrior grips with both hands, not expecting the giant force to be so Pengpai, like a siege giant hammer, not something human strength can resist; the banner pushes him into the legion, men topple horses overturn, clearing a vacant path dozens of zhang long.

Yang Xu looks up in shock, recognizes the opponent at a glance: "That's the Northern Court's Haru Khan! A barbarian, born with divine strength, slightly surpassing even the former Huai Wang; everyone be careful!"

"Everyone careful, horizontal-training divine ability types in front, archery divine ability types in back!"

A hundred li distance, already face-to-face.

Those with ranged means begin attacking each other; those without cover the advance.

"Quick quick quick, enter the city enter the city!"

On the ground, crowds push and squeeze like ants.

The Northern Court legion anxiously surges into Shuofang Platform, avoiding a large-scale field battle with unequal strength; the Great Shun legion hurries to cut them off outside the city, expand the battle gains, make the Northern Court hurt.

Accompanying this clamorous spectacular scene is sky-full of great fire, giants killing each other in the firmament.

No one can tell whether it's morning sun or evening glow now.

Two ke, four waves of green light; Quasi-King Liang Qu finally stops adding more; however, Great Shun's vanguard troops have already arrived halfway; Qi-Blood combined, offsetting the Northern Court's overwhelming advantage; at the same time new buff enhancements fly out, nesting on Zhang Longxiang and the others!

The Northern Court's buff divine abilities are already used up; Great Shun's buff divine abilities, whether given to a Wu Sheng or not, are nothing more than the size of the advantage at the Zhen Xiang level.

Golden meteor edges harass, occasionally severing flood dragons, cleaving arrows.

Eagle-Eyed Chuan Zha Na Yan concentrates; he has never seen such an opponent; what exactly is Liang Qu's divine ability?

Arrows fly over, as if outside there's a layer of slippery rings; not only weakening power but also altering direction — heaven-counters his arrow art; the opponent moreover has a formidable Golden Body defense, simple yet comprehensive.

The only question is, how did these three creation arts give birth to the previous buff divine ability?

Only two years since ascending to Heavenly Dragon!

The only fortunate thing is the opponent's realm is too low, unable to counterattack.

The great banner flutters and shakes.

Soldiers follow the banner and charge.

Melee, melee, still melee.

Fresh blood, severed limbs, flying true gang.

The two legions contact each other, just like the Jing and Wei rivers converging, colliding into bloody spray; the Northern Court legion finally surges into the city, Xiong Beast leads the Eight Beasts to cut across and block Great Shun's impact.

The mountain boars retreat several dozen li, aim at the city wall, and launch another collision.

Long wind whistles, visible-to-the-naked-eye shockwaves explode and scatter.

Boom!

The city moves, a small hole broken open.

From dawn to noon, from noon to dark night.

Large numbers of corpses fall on the wilderness, no one collects them.

The Northern Court Great Khan only hopes they don't further raise the stakes against each other, just treats this as a failed attack, a mistaken tactic.

However—

Starlight and moonlight flow.

The large army's battle gradually ceased.

Entering Zhen Xiang's qi sea was exhausted, the Hunting Tiger and Wolf Smoke True Gang shattered, everyone was fatigued.

Liang Qu remained on the periphery, effortlessly blocking Yingmu Chuan Zha Na Yan's offensive without fatigue.

Three hundred twenty-three times the root sea wandered and expanded, silver light rippled, gradually a fierce aura emerged.

【Xuan Yong Ba: Sunrise illuminates the wilderness, all things flourish. Bathed in sunlight, strength greatly increases, cultivation slightly accelerates, peak at noon;

Bright moon comes from the east, splendid clouds move like water. Bathed in moonlight, strength slightly increases, cultivation greatly accelerates, peak at midnight;

Day knows not night, night knows not day, sun and moon make brightness yet cannot ascend together.】

No one wishes to die.

Without a resolve to fight to the death, the struggle between the Heavenly Dragons is necessarily a protracted war.

The Boundless Sea gave the Wu Sheng the foundation for prolonged combat.

The Southern Border war lasted three days and three nights, the Northern Court did not yield. This is also why Liang Qu does not exchange with E Ying each morning and evening to prepare for Northern Court surprise attacks; stretching the timescale, yin and yang are originally no different.

After enduring the day, moonlight poured down.

Liang Qu grew increasingly adept at handling Yingmu Chuan Zha Na Yan, but he suppressed his urge to act.

Not enough.

Still not enough.

Midnight has not yet arrived!

Endure!

The moon climbed the slope bit by bit.

In the marshland, the fat carp fish cultivated bitterly, opening its mouth to swallow water, practicing the Divine Art of Swallowing and Eating, the old toad slept soundly with a snore, "cannot move" turned in a circle, the 【Verdant Wood Living Spirit】 had already recovered from dormancy, re-accumulating.

"Hu"

"Xi"

Heavenly Gang collided and rubbed, the fierce firelight dimmed the stars in the night sky, the moon hung alone in the heavens, clear and pure like jade.

Silver frost covered the barren plain.

Internal power grew ever more surging, ever more exalted.

A single thread of solar long qi could enable the Entering Zhen Xiang Sect Master to sweep all before him, doubling his strength, yet it could not make the Heavenly Dragons the same; however, if Hunting Tiger entered Entering Zhen Xiang and consumed qi into one's body, then humans and long qi grow together. Three hundred times the root sea allowed various long qi benefits to advance significantly, accompanying realm advancement, benefits increased together!

Fubo sensed his master's state of mind, the spear blade's dark gold light flowed without cease, growing ever sharper.

Shall we recreate the Southern Border scene?

No.

The current Liang Qu is not qualified enough.

The withered bone is only one level above him, the root sea is far inferior, thus there is a chance to succeed. Among the Martial Saints present today, the smallest gap is three levels or more; even with three hundred root sea height, there is no overwhelming advantage, unless the opponent stretches his neck beneath his spear tip.

This unexpected strike must be inserted at the most critical point!

The mind's eye burned.

Vision infinitely heightened, overseeing the battlefield.

Everyone felt a sense of being watched.

Wolf Lord and Zhang Dragon Elephant opposed, Yingmu Chuan Zha Na Yan and Liang Qu opposed, E'nan River King and Goose King opposed, Iron Spine King and Crimson Peak King opposed, Darhan King and Martial Wei King opposed.

Liang Qu and Yingmu Chuan Zha Na Yan were at the army's edge, one ranged, one flesh-body blocking.

Yet at the army's center, similarly distant, Zhang Dragon Elephant and Wolf Lord were on the outermost flank, beside them were the ninth-level Darhan King and Martial Wei King, further out were the Iron Spine King and Crimson Peak King, E'nan River King and Goose King.

The realm disparity highlighted the order of slaughter, forming an invisible interval, ensuring obstruction between high and low, no accidents would occur.

The temporal long qi had already opened to its highest multiple.

【Verdant Wood Living Spirit】 rapidly skipped the dormant stage.

The peripherally wandering Liang Qu deliberately revealed a small flaw, actively approaching Zhang Dragon Elephant and Wolf Lord; the warlike instinct forged through a thousand tempers allowed Wolf Lord, the two Heavenly Dragons near Darhan King, and the wandering Yingmu Chuan Zha Na Yan—three Heavenly Dragons in total—to seize the opportunity to tear at the "prey".

Liang Qu's move broke the balance of the situation.

The invisible step interval was shattered.

As the weakest Wu Sheng present, all Northern Court Martial Saints swarmed nearby like wolves seeing blood food; Liang Qu used the opportunity's flaw to draw everyone to one place.

Zhang Dragon Elephant intercepted Wolf Lord and Darhan King's two attacks, noticed Liang Qu's anomaly, in his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a trace of green gloomy light.

Wah!

Eight green lights, each two forming a group, remerged into the Martial Saints' bodies.

Almost simultaneously with the green lights flying out.

Yingmu Chuan Zha Na Yan's fierce assault pierced through space, brushing past the Wandering Zhouyou Zhouyou Liuxu, Heavenly Pass and Earthly Axis, endured weakening,

After deflection, it struck the Dragon Tiger Golden Body, tearing open a bloody wound at Liang Qu's waist, the heart-fire will surged and eroded, hard to heal, but Liang Qu ignored it, even following the arrow's force, he charged diagonally.

Arm hanging down, Fubo stood obliquely.

An unparalleled sharp aura burst from Liang Qu, his eyes merged with gold, radiant and magnificent!

Heaven and earth dimmed, ten golden yellow candles flickered, the mind's eye illuminated the candles, the lowest realm E'nan River King felt his entire body seen through, one flaw after another surfaced from head to toe.

The fat carp fish's 【Formless Gathering and Scattering】 replaced the 【Verdant Wood Living Spirit】's "cannot move".

The sky's White Ape Heavenly Gang transformed into Golden Ape, fierce light rendered the Azure Dragon Pillar, dyeing it a golden staff.

Three hundred times the root sea erupted simultaneously.

"Not good!"

Northern Court Martial Saints' hairs stood on end.

E'nan River King felt a chill, the Southern Border withered bone and he were worlds apart in strength, he did not truly believe Liang Qu could do anything to him, but this extraordinary aura could at least wound him! Once wounded, it would inevitably become a breach in the defense line!

The nearest Iron Spine King turned to support, assisting the E'nan River King in joint defense; the Crimson Peak King followed closely, intercepting the Iron Spine King; Yingmu Chuan Zha Na Yan's arrow light fell like rain; the Goose King flew to intercept, and the goose's phantom burst forth with countless arrow feathers.

In the blink of an eye.

Dragon Fubo moved!

Jin Yuan moved!

The long spear cleaved down, the dragon pillar cleaved down.

Space rippled with waves, yet it did not pass through that predetermined golden flame; the Wanan He King's hair-raising dread suddenly vanished, only to see the long spear draw an arc, shooting straight toward the Iron Ridge King on one side.

"You!"

The Iron Ridge King and the Wanan He King, having been toyed with, urgently retreated.

But——

Wolves see blood-food and come running, only to become a delicacy in someone else's eyes.

Everyone gathered together, creating a perfect opportunity.

A vast, overwhelming momentum attacked from the flank.

The blade light in Zhang Longxiang's hand swirled, going all out, striding past the departing Dahan King and Iron Ridge King, heading straight for the Wanan He King who had relaxed his vigilance.

The Wolf Lord was suddenly startled; he wanted to act to stop it, but the Wuwei King stood between them. However, Liang Qu, who was closer because he had previously feigned a flaw to approach, was also at the side; without the slightest hesitation, he also slashed out a blade, heading straight for Liang Qu.

Just swapping the target!

The Wanan He King is a King; a quasi-King has never not been a King.

However, despite merely being a two-time acquaintance, there was already a tacit understanding between men.

Not stopping the Wolf Lord, Zhang Longxiang rushed toward the Wanan He King without hesitation.

The Wolf Lord's blade light collided with Zhang Longxiang's attack, annihilating a small half, deflecting slightly from each other, then each flew out, striking toward their respective targets.

One slashed at Liang Qu, one slashed at the Wanan He King.

Liang Qu and the Wanan He King's pupils dilated simultaneously.

The Jiao-Slaying Strike hit the Iron Ridge King; Daye was unharmed, but the true killing move was not Liang Qu, nor was the target the Iron Ridge King.

The Wanan He King, repeatedly dragged and pulled, also having to contend with the Chifeng King's interference and the Iron Ridge King's residual waves, exerted all his skills, yet ultimately with no one to support him, faced Zhang Longxiang's blade light head-on!

At the same time.

The Wolf Lord's offensive grazed Zhou You Zhouyou Zhouyou Liuxu, grazed the Heavenly Gate and Earthly Pivot, after undergoing weakening and deflection, severed the Dragon Fubo spear blade, shattered the three princes' mist-beast armor at the waist, struck the Dragon-Tiger Golden Body, and finally——

"Boom!"

A ball of black smoke exploded and scattered.

An arc was drawn across the vault of heaven; the golden meteor turned into black smoke, falling into the earth.

"Pfft!"

The Wanan He King sprayed a mouthful of fresh blood; the light at his waist flickered, and his upper and lower halves split into two sections!

The two giants at the horizon collapsed and dissipated.

An unexpectedly shocking scene stunned everyone.

The Wanan He King's face was full of incredulity, fresh blood spraying wildly from his mouth, blood beads suspended in mid-air; he looked toward the earth, where Liang Qu lay in a pit, vomiting fresh blood, the Dragon Fubo in his palm broken in two, raising a thumbs-up toward the Wanan He King, grinning to reveal blood-red teeth.

The Fat Catfish gathered and dispersed without form; at the fatal juncture, it transformed into "Ink Mist," greatly reducing enemy damage, weakening vital points around the body!

"Bu Neng Dong" sprayed green mist, quickly concealing Liang Qu's figure, green grass spreading around.

"Wanan He King!"

"Zhang Longxiang!"

"Liang Qu!"

Thunderous shouts broke the deathly silence.

A horrifying scene, incomparably rushed.

The blade slashed the Wanan He King, blood qi spreading; Zhang Longxiang's whole-body aura surged a notch, instantly suppressing the Wolf Lord, and by extension the Dahan King at his side.

Yingmu Chuan Zha Na Yan and the Iron Ridge King reacted, each grabbing the upper and lower halves of the split Wanan He King, retreating to escape.

The balance of power was gone!

On the surface it was all swapping targets, but Liang Qu's appearance would recover quickly, while the Wanan He King would need at least half a year to recuperate; the Chifeng King, Wuwei King, and Yan King were not a single one easy to deal with.

From here on it might be five against four!

At the Heavenly Dragon Wu Sheng level, the Northern Court situation took a sharp turn for the worse.

In the rear, the Northern Court's Erlanhan Mountain and the Dashun Pingyang King sensed the change in situation and flew over to reinforce.

Below the Shuofang Tai City.

Yang Xu rested temporarily; seeing the golden meteor struck down, he was just worrying, when in the blink of an eye he saw his junior brother jump out again; the deadlocked Wu Sheng battle line in the sky rapidly moved north, almost disappearing without a trace, followed immediately by another meteor streaking from the south.

Pingyang King!

Suddenly fleeing — did Little Junior Brother do something?

Grand General He Ningyuan knew the opportunity had arrived, and raised the great banner.

"Scale the walls! Scale the walls!"

The exhausted Mountain Pigs roused their spirits, facing the breach in the city walls, launching the final charge!

NNNNN

The Northern Court Great Khan was mentally exhausted, and under the sudden shift of the battle line, his eyes were blood-red.

The battle line that had deadlocked for a day and a night, from atop the Shuofang Tai City, shifted backward once more!

"What's going on?"

No one could answer.

"Chaos, chaos again!"

The East Sea Ironhead Fish King screamed.

The next day.

Shuofang Terrace fell for the second time.