Chapter 76

Just as Xue Ren Gui and Tie Shi Wen led these 30,000 flank troops to separate from the main army and head to Yun Prefecture to borrow a path through Qi Zhou.

The Taiping Sect's Yellow Turban Army and the Great Qian court's forces on the front battlefield at Lu Prefecture also entered a white-hot stage.

On the vast plain, hundreds of thousands of troops formed opposing battle lines.

The Yellow Turban Army, though clad in tattered garments, had high morale; they wore yellow headscarves, and their eyes burned with the fire of rebellion.

On the other side, the court army was well-equipped, their iron armor gleaming, yet they could not hide their inner panic.

At this moment, the Yellow Turban Army's nominal commander on the Lu Prefecture battlefield was a middle-aged man with a weathered face—Zhang Jue!

He rode a black warhorse, clad in a yellow, tattered Daoist robe, yet he was as imposing as a heavenly deity.

He gazed afar at the opposing formation's Great Qian general—a stern-faced man, the State-Destroying General Chou Longteng, clad in golden armor, his eyes flashing with sharp light.

Their gazes met, as if time stood still, and a solemn, killing atmosphere filled the air.

Zhang Jue raised his nine-section staff, pointing it at Chou Longteng, and shouted loudly: "The court is corrupt, the people suffer. Today our armies face off—not to vie for victory, but for the sake of all under heaven!"

His voice was loud and firm, echoing in every soldier's ears.

Chou Longteng gave a cold laugh: "Rebel Zhang Jue, you are nothing but a bandit, daring to oppose the court? Surrender quickly, and perhaps I will spare your life!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jue burst into laughter: "The world belongs to the people, not to a single ruler. I am willing to fight today for the people of the world, and I would die without regret!"

His gaze was firm and resolute, as if no force could shake his conviction.

Both sides had already been fighting each other for months on this Lu Prefecture front battlefield; in truth, it was just everyday trash talk before the real battle, merely venting.

After the trash talk, the real show begins.

With a blast of the horn, both armies began to move slowly.

The Yellow Turban Army's soldiers held crude weapons, their faces full of resolve and tenacity; the court army's soldiers were well-equipped, yet a hint of resignation flickered in their eyes.

Both sides were tense as they adjusted their formations, preparing to meet the impending battle.

As the drumbeats grew denser, the flames of war blazed fiercely across this land.

"All troops, charge!"

At the mutual order of Zhang Jue and Chou Longteng.

Arrows flew like rain toward the opposing positions, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The Yellow Turban Army surged forward like a tiger descending the mountain, their shouts shaking heaven and earth.

A refugee implanted as someone discovered by Zhang Jue in the Yellow Turban Army, currently serving as Zhang Jue's personal guard, An Moxiu leads the troops from the front.

Wielding his "Doomsday Rending-Tooth Axe", he led his Gray Net team and his subordinates in a charge to break through the enemy formation.

Their determination was unstoppable; each soldier displayed astonishing courage and resolve.

"Ding! An Moxiu's Gray Net skill activates!"

"Gray Net: This is an exclusive skill of the Gray Net squad of the Nether Legion; its effects vary by user, and An Moxiu achieves the highest effect of this skill."

"Effect One: After activation, martial force +3; thereafter, every ten bouts in battle, martial force +1, can be activated four times."

"Effect Two: When fighting together with the entire Gray Net squad, martial force gains an additional +3."

"Effect Three: When sharing the same battlefield with those possessing the Purple Net and Red Net skills, all four of his attributes temporarily increase by +1."

"Effect Four: Can combine with possessors of Purple Net and Red Net skills to form a combo skill—Nether!"

"Currently, An Moxiu's base martial force is 105; his Doomsday Rending-Tooth Axe adds +1; Gray Net Effect One adds +3; fighting with the full Gray Net squad adds Effect Two's +3; sharing the battlefield with Purple Net skill adds +1 to all four attributes; his current martial force rises to 113!"

An Moxiu's Gray Net skill can be considered quite good; with the skill fully activated, it can grant him an 11-point martial force boost, not even counting the additional boost from Effect Four's Nether combo skill!

One could say this Gray Net skill is already not inferior to some War God's skills.

One can only say that, as the captain of the Nether Legion in the original story, An Moxiu's Gray Net skill also deserves this title.

On this battlefield, because he shares the field with Purple Net captain Qiao Shefei, An Moxiu's Gray Net skill effect is maximally evoked.

At this moment, An Moxiu wielding the Doomsday Rending-Tooth Axe is like a wild beast, leading the Gray Net squad and the Yellow Turban Army in a charge toward the enemy.

His figure in the sunlight appears especially tall and mighty, every movement brimming with power and majesty.

At An Moxiu's command, the Gray Net squad and the Yellow Turban Army shouted in unison and launched a charge against the enemy.

Their weapons gleamed with a cold light in the sunlight, chilling to behold.

Seeing this, the opposing Great Qian army hastily organized a defensive formation, yet they could not withstand their fierce assault.

An Moxiu led from the front, swinging his Doomsday Rending-Tooth Axe, sweeping through the enemy all the way.

Each swing of the axe released a powerful force, making it difficult for the enemy to resist.

He charged into the Great Qian army's formation like a tiger descending the mountain, invincible wherever he went.

The Gray Net squad and the Yellow Turban Army closely followed, engaging in a fierce melee.

Their weapons clashed with the armor of the Great Qian enemy troops, producing a crisp sound.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, the air thick with a heavy stench of blood.

Yet An Moxiu and his troops showed no retreat, pressing forward with the main army, continually slaying the enemy.

In this fierce battle, An Moxiu displayed outstanding combat skill and formidable strength.

He swung his Doomsday Rending-Tooth Axe like a whirlwind, sweeping across the entire battlefield.

Under his attack, the enemy fell one after another, utterly unable to resist this violent onslaught.

After slaying several enemy officers, An Moxiu grew even more valiant, leading his troops to continually expand their gains.

The Great Qian army's vanguard at the forefront was beaten back repeatedly by this powerful assault, becoming entangled in a melee with the later Great Qian troops.

After slaying several enemy officers, An Moxiu was also sought out by some Great Qian generals—a general named Zhang Bao, clad in iron armor and wielding a spear.

This Great Qian general, relying on his high martial prowess, did not take An Moxiu seriously.

"An Moxiu, do you think your Doomsday Rending-Tooth Axe makes you invincible under heaven? Today I will teach you a lesson!"

"Previously letting you wield a divine weapon to act recklessly, you even slew several of my Great Qian's good generals; today I will let you taste my might!"

Looking at the strangely styled Doomsday Rending-Tooth Axe in An Moxiu's hand, Zhang Bao gave a cold smile.

And in in the original introduction, Anmixiu's Doomsday Blazing-Tooth Axe in his hand is forged from Pluto's billion-year accumulated cold-ice iron, tempered by the earth's core flame burning uninterrupted for a thousand years; it is fierce and aggressive, destroying jade and stone alike, possessing the power to split mountains and topple heavens, and those who wield it well must possess innate strength.

Although in today's real world, it naturally is the same as Sun Wukong's Golden Cudgel, it has suffered extreme weakening.

But in this world, it can also be considered a divine weapon surpassing the ordinary.

(End of chapter)