Chapter 430: The Battle Between Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong

"God of Kindness, you shall pass your God Position to the Titan Giant Ape,"

"God of Evil, you shall pass your God Position to the Tianqing Niumang."

Ye Lin issued orders once again to the remaining two gods.

The God of Kindness and the God of Evil exchanged a glance.

"My Lord, the God Realm has a decree: Spirit Beasts are not permitted to become gods."

Ye Lin rolled her eyes. A fine "not permitted to become gods,"

then why, after Tang San became a god, did the Tianqing Niumang and Titan Giant Ape become gods too?

Rules are all made by people.

Ye Lin said indifferently,

"Who set the rules?"

"The previous Longshen."

"You have him come out; I will put my sword to his neck and ask him."

In an instant,

a chill ran down the backs of the God of Kindness and the God of Evil.

"No, there is no such rule."

"There certainly isn't,"

"the two of us will pass down our God Positions right now,"

"also, notify those five people: the God of Speed, the God of War, the Phoenix God, the Food God, and the Seven-Colored Goddess,"

"have them pass their God Positions to Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong respectively; they are all to become gods immediately as well,"

"right, wasn't there an Evil God too?"

"Tell the Evil God to hurry up and pass the God Position to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger!"

The five God Kings nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, yes,"

"we will go handle it immediately."

Ye Lin nodded, then casually found a few gods in the God Realm to beat up, completing the task for the Zulong's Eighth Trial.

【Zulong's Eighth Trial completed. Defeated fourteen gods in the God Realm. Task completed beautifully. Reward: 30% Zulong affinity; total affinity: 120%.】

Hearing that the Zulong's Eighth Trial was complete, Ye Lin also breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, one is finished. Next is to wait for them to become gods in the lower realm, then complete the Zulong's Eighth Trial in the lower realm.

"I'm leaving first,"

"if I don't receive news from the lower realm within an hour, you know the consequences."

Ye Lin scanned them casually.

A wave of superior authority descended.

The five people quickly prostrated themselves on the ground.

"We understand."

Ye Lin formed a seal with her left hand and, carrying the Sea God Trident in her right, left the God Realm.

At this moment, on the continent,

Qian Renxue transformed into the appearance of Xue Qinghe and arrived at the front lines in person.

The Tiandou army was continuously advancing toward Jialing Pass, preparing to launch an attack.

At this time, she did not reveal her divine side.

If she could hide it, she would hide it for now.

"According to the information I have,"

"the total number of Spirit Masters in the Spirit Empire should be between sixty thousand and seventy thousand, which can be said to be ten times our number."

"However, the maximum they can commit to the battlefield is fifty thousand."

"After all, Spirit Masters below the Thirty Level are basically useless in combat on the battlefield."

"It is already quite difficult for the Spirit Hall to field fifty thousand Spirit Masters above the Thirty Level."

"They must keep at least five thousand Spirit Masters as reserve forces, and five thousand Spirit Masters to guard the major cities, primarily Wuhun City."

"The number of Spirit Masters actually committed to the battle against us and the Xingluo Empire army should be around forty thousand."

"I have already sent people to communicate with the Xingluo Empire,"

"the overall strength of the Xingluo Empire is not below ours, and they will certainly create a pincer attack on the Spirit Hall from the south."

"In this way, the Spirit Master Legion of the Spirit Empire will undoubtedly be halved again; what we will have to face should be around twenty thousand enemies."

"Of course, even so, in terms of the comparison of Spirit Masters, the opponent is still three to four times our number, which is still an overwhelming advantage."

"But we of Tiandou have a million-strong army, and at the same time, we have numerous Title Douluo,"

"we will certainly take Jialing Pass and use it as a central stronghold to take down the Spirit Empire."

Everyone present nodded in agreement.

The number of Title Douluo currently fighting for the Tiandou Empire is much higher than in the original story.

The five Elders of the Clear Sky Sect, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Poison Douluo, and the martial soul fusion skill of the Golden Iron Triangle, which is also equivalent to one Title Douluo,

is equivalent to nine Title Douluo.

Furthermore, if speaking purely of defense, Titan and Niu Gao also count.

There are also Snake Spear Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo, though they will never show themselves until the very end.

Additionally, there are the Hidden Weapons of the Tang Sect, which were developed several years early.

The army equipped with Hidden Weapons numbers in the tens of thousands,

and is a force that cannot be underestimated.

These people are not wearing metal armor, but leather armor. This leather armor is not the kind of light armor that only protects the vital parts of the body.

Rather, it is rhinoceros leather armor that protects the entire body. Its value is even higher than that of metal armor.

It is not only tough in defense but also very light in weight, which does not affect movement.

All the soldiers who use Hidden Weapons are young warriors between twenty and thirty years old,

and on each of their backs,

they carry a large Zhuge Divine Crossbow mechanism that is two feet long and one foot wide.

It is entirely crafted from refined steel,

and at the cost of increased size and weight, the material requirements for the crossbow mechanism are lowered.

In addition to this large crossbow, every soldier who masters Hidden Weapons is also equipped with a four-foot-long refined steel saber,

and they carry at least one hundred and twenty crossbow bolts, each about six inches long, in special leather pouches located all over their leather armor.

The Iron Essence arrowheads have even stronger piercing power.

The power of this large Zhuge Divine Crossbow has not been weakened much compared to the original version.

It is most suitable for being equipped within an army.

Every soldier who masters Hidden Weapons is equipped with a tall, sturdy horse,

and the value of their equipment is definitely higher than that of heavy cavalry.

At this moment, they are all under the control of Qian Renxue.

The great army sets out, and for every hour they march, they stop to rest for a moment.

In a single day, the million-strong army covers over two hundred li.

According to this marching speed,

in another five or six days,

they will be able to reach Jialing Pass.

Night falls, and the great army sets up camp on the spot.

When setting up camp, the army arranges itself in an orderly fashion.

Unlike when marching, this encampment is set up

with infantry on the perimeter, cavalry on the inside, and the Imperial Guard in the center.

The baggage and provisions are also surrounded by the great army in the center.

Supply carts continuously transported from the outside are constantly moving in and out,

and the entire camp is a scene of bustling activity.

After marching for a day, they are finally able to rest.

The mess soldiers light fires to cook, and the ordinary soldiers quickly set up tents to rest.

On the other side,

the one at Jialing Pass at this moment is none other than

Bibi Dong.

To be precise, it should be the Rakshasa God Bibi Dong.

As for the six High Priests of the Spirit Hall, they have all been turned into her puppets under the Divine Power of the Rakshasa God.

Since Qian Renxue has not used God Level power to intervene, she also wants to have a good contest with her daughter.

However, there is one thing she does not understand: the snail that was pestering Gui Douluo so relentlessly before could not even be dealt with by her.

Gui Douluo had truly become a ghostly sight,

and eventually, unable to bear the mental torture, he was touched by that snail,

and everything on his body was burned clean, not even leaving behind a soul bone.

……

In the early morning, the clear sky is cloudless, the breeze is gentle, and taking a deep breath, the fresh air is refreshing.

The Tiandou Empire's encampment, stretching for nearly a hundred li, stands like an ancient giant beast fifty li outside Jialing Pass.

Early in the morning, after breakfast, accompanied by the sound of thunderous war drums, the great army assembles.

One square formation after another appears outside the encampment.

Each huge square formation is composed of ten thousand men, accompanied by a series of military orders issued from the central army.

The one-hundred-thousand-strong Tiandou Empire army slowly moves forward; these are ten full heavy cavalry regiments, and also all the heavy cavalry the Tiandou Empire has brought this time.

This is a true iron army.

Their forward speed is not fast, but the overwhelming pressure they exert makes the earth tremble.

Following closely behind the ten heavy armored regiments,

are the four or five thousand Spirit Masters assembled by the Tiandou Empire,

and on both sides are the Zhuge Legion, who have mastered Hidden Weapons.

Seen from a distance,

the Zhuge Legion just looks like light cavalry protecting them.

Generally on the battlefield,

it is also light cavalry and Spirit Masters who coordinate in battle, fully utilizing the advantage of Speed.

Afterwards, ten more light cavalry regiments rush out from the two wings.

In the first battle against the Spirit Empire, the Tiandou Empire side has actually dispatched nothing but cavalry.

Even those Spirit Masters all had horses to ride.

With heavy cavalry as the mainstay, they could advance to attack and retreat to defend.

Atop Jialing Pass, Bibi Dong sneered.

"The Tiandou Empire is afraid. It is all cavalry; while it is indeed easy to advance and retreat, that is conventional warfare."

"Do they really think they can exert the advantage of cavalry when facing my Spirit Master Legion?"

"Pass on my order: eight legions of heavy cavalry and heavy infantry are to form ranks before the pass."

"Sacred Dragon Legion, prepare for battle."

There were four gates on the front of Jialing Pass, and they opened almost simultaneously.

Four massive drawbridges, amidst the creaking sound of winches, were lowered onto the moat, which was a full fifty meters wide.

Amidst the clanging of armor, a large number of heavy-armored soldiers quickly surged out from Jialing Pass.

However, judging from their formation,

although they were also heavy-armored legions, these heavy-armored soldiers emerging from Jialing Pass were not as orderly as the Tiandou Empire's heavy cavalry regiments.

First of all, because they came from various different duchies and kingdoms, the styles of their armor differed.

Compared to the Tiandou Empire, which used black armor exclusively,

the heavy-armored soldiers on the Spirit Empire side had at least a dozen colors among their armor. The speed at which they arranged their formation was also much slower.

Clearly, the internal adjustments within the Spirit Empire had not yet been completed.

There were a total of four heavy cavalry legions and four heavy infantry legions;

this was already the vast majority of the heavy legions within the entire Spirit Empire.

The pass on the other side that was resisting the Xingluo Empire's offensive was primarily for defense,

so no heavy-armored legions had been dispatched there.

The Tiandou Empire's army of two hundred thousand stopped at a distance of twenty li from Jialing Pass.

The ten heavy cavalry legions lined up, leaving a path open in the center.

The light cavalry spread out like swallow wings on both sides and took longbows from their backs; they were actually all horse archers.

On the other side, the Spirit Empire's eight legions formed ranks directly in front of the pass, and immediately after, a ten-thousand-man army galloped out from within the pass.

They had no mounts;

they were running entirely on foot, but their speed was so great

that it was no less than that of galloping horses. These ten thousand people actually lined up in a single row before Jialing Pass.

They were all dressed in tight-fitting combat gear, decorated with gold thread patterns.

Behind them, a large banner fluttered in the wind, bearing two golden characters: "Sacred Dragon."

Marshal Ge Long, the head of the Tiandou Empire's military affairs, waved his hand.

"The army advances. Horse archers, prepare. Once within the ten-li range, engage in cross-fire harassment."

"Zhuge Legion, check the crossbow mechanisms and set the triggers."

Amidst clanging sounds, the soldiers of the Zhuge Legion quietly took the Zhuge Divine Crossbows from their backs,

placed them flat upon their saddles, and quickly checked them,

especially the condition of the crossbow bolts and the triggers.

After the check was complete, they immediately set the triggers.

Large banners fluttered in the wind.

Behind them, the Emperor of the Tiandou Empire, Xue Qinghe, personally led twenty ten-thousand-man legions to hold the line.

The distance between the two armies continuously closed.

Just as there were ten li remaining between the two,

the ten light cavalry legions of the Tiandou Empire side began to move.

The ten light cavalry legions launched simultaneously, ten thousand horses galloping as they charged straight toward the direction of Jialing Pass.

On the Spirit Empire side,

the two heavy infantry legions closest to the Sacred Dragon Legion quickly closed in,

blocking the front of the Sacred Dragon Legion and holding their giant shields before them.

Atop Jialing Pass, watching the one hundred thousand light cavalry charging toward Jialing Pass in an orderly fashion,

Bibi Dong could not help but frown. "Are these fellows from the Tiandou Empire trying to commit suicide?"

Although she had not studied military strategy very much, she still knew what the result would be if light cavalry charged into the formation of heavy cavalry and heavy infantry,

especially when the numbers on both sides were not significantly different; it was practically no different from suicide.

Even if these light cavalry intended to harass with bows and arrows,

what they were facing

were fully armed heavy cavalry and heavy infantry;

bows and arrows would have almost no effect,

and there would be no need for her Sacred Dragon Legion to take any action.

Just as Bibi Dong was feeling puzzled,

the Tiandou Empire's light cavalry legions had already charged over.

When they were one li away from the Spirit Empire side, they suddenly turned,

drew their bows and nocked arrows, and amidst whistling sounds, countless arrows shot toward the Spirit Empire side.

The vast majority were parabolic shots, so the distance was sufficient,

and since their target was ninety thousand enemy troops, there was no need to aim at all.

Through the deliberate maneuvers of the light cavalry, more arrows were volleyed toward the direction of the Sacred Dragon Legion.

The heavy infantry could block the front, but these arrows descending from the sky were not something they could withstand.

After one round of firing, the light cavalry did not stop at all, arcs of movement kicking up clouds of dust, relying on the speed of their horses,

they slid directly past the flank and headed back toward their own side.

These ten light cavalry legions of the Tiandou Empire fully demonstrated their high level of quality before the Spirit Empire.

One hundred thousand troops galloped and skirmished, yet their formation remained completely orderly; when they circled around and returned to their own side,

the Tiandou Empire's main army had already pressed forward another five miles. Under the cover of the sky-filling dust,

it was as if they were ghosts, having used Teleportation to reach their current position.

Bibi Dong sighed inwardly and asked indifferently, "Does our country's light cavalry possess such a standard?"

The generals of the light cavalry legions standing behind her were all as silent as cicadas in winter,

not one of them daring to make a sound.

"Did you not tell me,"

"that the Tiandou Empire was a loose sheet of sand, their army slack,"

"and that they mostly focused on collecting pay for ghost soldiers? Is this a slack army?"

"Then what are you?"

"You are all a bunch of good-for-nothings!"