Chapter 341: Before the Formation, Azure Lion Calls the Battle

After the sparring, early the next morning.

The Cangzhou army and the Great Qian army merged together, their momentum like a rainbow.

The two armies united, their numbers vast, banners blocking the sun, weapons like a forest, pressing straight to the horizon.

The two great armies were like two giant dragons winding across the vast plain, banners fluttering, their momentum like a rainbow.

Su Ye, wearing a brocade robe and jade crown, his eyes like torches, sat calmly on his warhorse, composed and awe‑inspiring without anger.

"My lord, the Wu Province Yellow Turbans have finished forming their ranks."

Guo Jia beside him whispered a reminder.

Su Ye nodded, his gaze sweeping over the allied forces and landing on the Wu Province Yellow Turban position opposite.

There, King Meng Hu and Zhang Liang led the Yellow Turban army, already in strict formation, banners waving, their spirit equally impressive.

Beside him, Sun Wukong also wore golden armor, wielding the Golden Cudgel, his fighting spirit blazing.

"Pass the order: the whole army prepare to meet the enemy!"

With Su Ye's command, the allied forces sprang into action, the clashing of blades and spears rising and falling, forming a magnificent battle hymn.

As for Meng Hu King, who best represented the Wu Province Yellow Turbans, he remained silent from start to finish.

Clad in heavy armor, wielding a Black Tortoise halberd, his face full of resolute determination, he seemed an impregnable barrier guarding Su Ye's safety.

Finally, the peerless archer Vermilion Bird beside Su Ye drew even more attention.

Su Ye shouted loudly, his voice like thunderclaps echoing across the battlefield.

At the same time, Su Ye's guardian general Black Tortoise stood like a mountain beside him.

She wore crimson battle armor, wielded the Vermilion Bird Heaven‑Burning Bow, her eyes sharp as a hawk's.

"Hahaha, Su Ye, you brat, don't be so arrogant!"

Like a blazing flame on the battlefield, ready at any moment to burn the enemy to ashes.

Wang Xiangyang wore imperial gold armor, dragon‑bodied, eagle‑armed, tiger‑shouldered, mastiff‑backed, rhino‑legged, holding the imperial battle halberd, mighty and awe‑inspiring.

It had already almost completely turned toward Su Ye.

Zhang Liang of the Yellow Turban front laughed wildly, responding to Su Ye's challenge.

After all, although Meng Hu King wasn't following Su Ye, the troops behind him—the Confucian Meng lineage—were quickly turning wholly toward Su Ye.

"Meng Hu King, Zhang Liang, you Yellow Turbans, defying heaven, harming the people—today is your doom!"

The air smelled of gunpowder; war was imminent.

Sun Liu'er stood cold‑faced, gripping the Follow‑heart Iron Rod, ready to charge at any moment.

Wang Xiangyang, Sun Wukong, Sun Liu'er, and Si Yan, standing ahead of the formation like three sharp swords, pointed straight at the enemy lines.

The two armies faced off, tension at its peak.

"Our Yellow Turban army, born of heaven's mandate, following heaven and answering the people—today we shall crush you to dust, to show the might of Yellow Heaven!"

The future of the Confucian Meng lineage might already be tightly linked to Su Ye.

In this situation, how could he wholeheartedly oppose Su Ye?

This delicate stance made his feelings extraordinarily complex when facing Su Ye.

Thus, now seeing the future crown prince of the Confucian Meng lineage…

…he hasn't deserted on the battlefield—already not bad!

Su Ye also noticed Meng Hu King's oddness; he smiled faintly, as if he had already seen through Meng Hu King's thoughts.

He knew the outcome of this battle might already be decided in Meng Hu King's heart.

But for Su Ye, Meng Hu King was merely an unexpected gain; the Cloud Prince's Mansion behind him, which had laid a trap for the Wu Province Yellow Turban army, was not Meng Hu King but someone else.

Su Ye's meaningful glance swept over the purple‑gold‑armored figure before the Yellow Turban front, and he said nothing.

Yet Meng Hu King and the three war kings, harboring misgivings, held their forces, while the Lion‑Camel Ridge Three Demons in the Wu Province Yellow Turban army were eager to try, without hesitation.

Leader of the three demons, Azure Lion, mighty and imposing, his mount a curly‑maned lion horse of extraordinary divine breed, like a celestial beast from India.

He wielded the Azure Lion Swallowing Heaven Blade; this blade radiated cold light, unmatched in sharpness, a top‑grade divine weapon.

Azure Lion rode out of the formation, charging straight to the allied front, the earth shaking, his momentum astonishing.

He shouted the challenge: "Cangzhou brat, dare to fight me? Today let you see the power of the Lion‑Camel Ridge Three Demons!"

His voice rolled like muffled thunder, shaking hearts, showing his unmatched fighting spirit and courage.

Behind Azure Lion, the curly‑maned lion horse's eyes flashed with a piercing light, as if it could see through all falsehood.

This divine steed shared Azure Lion's heart, hating the same enemy; each step seemed able to shake the earth, making allied soldiers feel fear.

Moreover, the Azure Lion Swallowing Heaven Blade in his hand emitted an even fiercer killing intent.

In his hand, the divine blade seemed to come alive, each swing sending a chill through the onlookers.

At this moment, Sun Wukong under Su Ye's command was itching to act, his eyes bright as he looked at Su Ye, seemingly waiting for a signal to go forth.

Su Ye nodded slightly, granting his consent.

Receiving the lord's approval, Sun Wukong instantly spirited up, donning battle armor and wielding the Golden Cudgel, which flashed with golden light, seeming to weigh a thousand jun yet light as nothing in his hand.

Beneath him, the Cloud‑Somersault Steed warhorse was also a divine mount, seeming able to tread on clouds, its speed astonishing.

Sun Wukong rode out of the formation, straight toward Azure Lion.

His speed was extreme, like a golden flash across the sky, arriving before Azure Lion in an instant.

Wielding the Golden Cudgel, the wind of the staff was icy, like a sudden storm sweeping toward Azure Lion.

"Ding! Sun Wukong activates the Fighting God and Equal Heaven skills!

Current Sun Wukong base martial force 108, Golden Cudgel +1, Cloud‑Somersault Steed +1, Equal Heaven effect activates, martial force +8, Fighting God effect activates once, martial force +6, current martial force rises to 124!"

Seeing this, Azure Lion couldn't help but startle slightly; he hadn't expected such a master in the opposing camp.

But as the leader of the Lion‑Camel Ridge Three Demons, he naturally would not be frightened by this formation.

Gripping the Azure Lion Swallowing Heaven Blade, fighting alongside Sun Wukong.

"Ding! Qin Shi's Azure Lion skill activates!"

Azure Lion: jagged teeth, square head. Its roar is like thunder, its gaze like lightning. Upturned nose facing the sky, crimson eyebrows fluttering with flame. This is the Azure Lion's exclusive skill.

Effect One: When this effect activates, martial power +5, can be activated up to three times.

Effect Two: When the user is not under the influence of an immunity-type skill, each time they suffer a negative skill effect, their own martial power +1, can be activated up to three times.

Effect Three: Upon activation, it can greatly reduce enemy morale, slightly decreasing the enemy's overall combat strength.

Effect Four: When falling into a state of fear or panic, the first three effects gradually weaken as the state worsens, becoming completely ineffective. When the panic state is lifted, any activated effects can instantly reactivate.

"Ding! Qin Shi's current base martial power is 107, weapon Azure Lion Swallowing Heaven Blade +1, war horse curly-maned lion dun +1, Azure Lion Effect One activated twice, martial power +5+5, Qin Shi's current martial power rises to 119."

(End of chapter)