Chapter 223

War drums thundered to the horizon, banners snapped loudly, and on the Lu Province battlefield the bloody and murderous aura was so intense it almost suffocated.

Nangong Tianxia, holding the Heaven-Splitting God-Slaying Spear, led the Thunder Marsh Dragon Cavalry like a sudden storm, charging toward the Ox Demon King, Yellow Turban warriors, and Azure Dragon Regiment that were besieging the Soul-Hooking Army.

"Kill! Leave none alive!"

Nangong Tianxia roared in anger, his voice exploding like thunder across the battlefield.

His eyes burned with blazing war-fire, as if he wanted to incinerate every enemy to ashes.

He led from the front, wielding his heavy spear; each swing carried world-shattering power, shattering the Yellow Turban forces piece by piece.

Yang Yin and Yun Xinrou followed closely behind, like two sharp swords piercing the soft underbelly of the Yellow Turban army.

Although the Azure Dragon Regiment numbered many, under the charge of the Thunder Marsh Dragon Cavalry.

After the Soul-Hooking Army, their line was again as fragile as paper, easily torn apart.

There was nothing to be done; although trained under Meng Zhang, the Azure Dragon Regiment had already become one of the rare elite forces of the age.

Under heaven, aside from the Dao Soldiers, there are absolutely not many armies capable of defeating the Azure Dragon Regiment head-on.

But unfortunately.

This time, on this battlefield, the Azure Dragon Regiment truly kept encountering only Dao Soldiers.

First, they were bloodily abused by the Soul-Hooking Army.

Now they were also mercilessly trampled by the heavy cavalry Dao Soldiers—the Thunder Marsh Dragon Cavalry.

If one usually saw these Yellow Turban rebels, it would be surprising that such an elite force could spring up in such a short time.

Nangong Tianxia might even sigh in admiration.

But at this moment, Nangong Tianxia's attention was wholly elsewhere, fixed on the burly figure deep in the battlefield—the Ox Demon King.

He wielded a heavy mixed-iron staff; each swing seemed to summon wind and thunder, an awe-inspiring sight.

His presence undoubtedly gave a huge boost to the Azure Dragon Regiment's morale.

And Nangong Tianxia's goal in this campaign is precisely this Yellow Turban army's currently most prominent War God!

In the eyes of the Da Qian dynasty at present, this Ox Demon King, as a War God, counts as the strongest War God among the Yellow Turban forces.

On the Wu Province battlefield, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Eagle is an overlooked existence.

Although he possesses formidable combat power and a unique combined technique, fate seems not to favor him.

Although if the Golden-Winged Great Peng Eagle on the Wu Province battlefield were to activate its combined technique,

its combat power might even surpass that of the Ox Demon King.

But unfortunately, this Golden-Winged Great Peng Eagle is simply unlucky.

As soon as it appeared, it was cleaved back by the Flame Emperor with a single blow.

Even though its injuries have now fully healed,

but on the current Wu Province battlefield, with the arrival of the Violent Dragon God and others,

the Yellow Turban forces' top-tier combat power among War Gods has completely surpassed that of the Da Qian.

The Flame Emperor, under the encirclement and assault of the Violent Dragon God, Azure Lion, and White Elephant,

even if he has already advanced to Heavenly God General, in a short time he cannot escape their siege.

Each of his attacks is met with several times the counterstrike, forcing him to adopt a defensive stance and seek a breakthrough.

Thus, after attempting several breakouts and counterattacks, the Flame Emperor realized there was simply no chance to turn the tide.

Faced with the siege of the Yellow Turban's top War Gods—the Violent Dragon God, Azure Lion, and White Elephant—he knew he could not win alone, so he decided to change strategy and instead hold fast within the Da Qian camp.

He waited for Nangong Tianxia or Gong Xiaochuan and others on other battlefields to break the stalemate.

They came to the Wu Province battlefield to support him.

The Flame Emperor's decision greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers in the Da Qian camp.

They knew that as long as the Flame Emperor remained, the Da Qian camp would be as solid as gold and bronze, impossible for the enemy to breach.

Thus, under the Flame Emperor's leadership, the defenses of the Da Qian camp were reinforced to the point of being like copper walls and iron bars, leaving the Yellow Turban side helpless.

But seeing this, the Golden-Winged Great Peng Eagle was so angry that smoke poured from its seven orifices.

He had originally wanted to confront the Flame Emperor to settle the score for being cleaved back, but now the Flame Emperor had turned into a shrinking turtle, hiding in the camp and refusing to come out.

This left him truly unable to find a way to take revenge.

After all, with the Flame Emperor dead-set on being a shrinking turtle,

the Golden-Winged Great Peng Eagle simply cannot charge the Da Qian camp alone with the Azure Lion and White Elephant!

Doing so would not only have slim chances of victory, but could also plunge him into danger.

At this moment on the Lu Province battlefield, upon Nangong Tianxia's command, the Thunder Marsh Dragon Cavalry shot forth like an arrow from a bow, straight for the Ox Demon King.

Along the way, the Azure Dragon Regiment's soldiers could not stop them—either they were flung into the air by the spears or knocked over by the warhorses.

In the blink of an eye, Nangong Tianxia had already led the dragon cavalry to charge right up to the Ox Demon King.

"Ha! Come!"

Seeing Nangong Tianxia coming to kill him, the Ox Demon King flashed a hint of ferocity in his eyes and swung his mixed-iron staff to meet him.

The two mighty forces collided violently in midair, producing a deafening roar.

However, Nangong Tianxia's spear seemed to contain the might of heaven and earth, amplified by the formation of the Dao Soldiers—the Thunder Marsh Dragon Cavalry behind him.

It actually directly shook the Ox Demon King's heavy mixed-iron staff apart.

"Ding! Nangong Tianxia's skill God-Slaying, Dragon Spear activated!"

God-Slaying: The heavenly way is constant; the intent to slay gods pervades the human world, where turmoil exists everywhere. It destroys myriad laws; the God-Slaying art is hard to grasp without extraordinary talent, and currently only Nangong Tianxia has mastered its essence. This is Nangong Tianxia's exclusive Heavenly God skill.

Effect One: Divine Punishment Thunder—draws heavenly punishment power, transforming it into the wrath of thunder. In single combat, it can instantly raise one's own martial force by 6 points, and according to the enemy's martial force, adds an extra 3–5 points. In group battles, it imposes a martial force suppression of 2–5 points on all enemies.

Effect Two: Blood of Gods and Demons—awakens the dormant god-demon blood within. Upon activation, the user enters a berserk state, martial force continually rising, gaining 3 points per round, stackable up to four times. Meanwhile, defense drops, turning the user into a pure war machine.

Effect Three: God-Slaying—when the opponent's base strength is lower than one's own and their skill contains the character 'god', one can seal one of their skills bearing the 'god' character; the stronger the skill, the lower the sealing probability, and the seal also negates the enemy's weapon and horse bonuses. Note: If the sealed skill is a Heavenly God skill, at most only half of its effect can be sealed.

Effect Four: Twilight of the Gods, summon the power of the apocalypse, causing the battlefield to fall into eternal twilight. In this state, all enemy buff effects except their own power amplification are nullified, and at the start of each turn, the enemy's total power decreases by 1 point.

Effect Five: Defy Heaven and Change Fate, using life as the price, forcibly reversing the battle situation. Upon activation, our side's power instantly surges to the limit, and simultaneously seals all enemy effects except power amplification, while gaining 5 points of power boost, and immediately removing all negative effects. However, after this skill is activated, the user will suffer backlash after the battle ends, with lifespan permanently reduced by 20%.

(End of chapter)