Chapter 78

"Ha!"

"Little loach, die for old ox!"

Watching the slippery Gong Xiao Chuan, Niu Mo Wang felt a surge of anger.

For muscle-bound brutes like Niu Mo Wang, who believe in overwhelming force producing miracles,

What annoys them most is encountering a skillful opponent like the Flying Immortal Spear God on the battlefield.

They can't strike it directly, nor can they touch it.

It's so frustrating to fight!

"Ding! Niu Mo's skill Level Heaven activates!"

Level Heaven: sworn brothers of the flower and fruit, equal to heaven—this is the exclusive skill of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, the Mighty Ox Demon King.

Effect One: Upon activation, own martial force +6.

Effect Two: As the battle progresses, martial force increases accordingly: first activation +4, second +3, third +2, fourth +1.

Effect Three: When affected by a negative skill effect, can immunize against half of the negative skill effect (round up).

Effect Four: When battling someone whose skill contains the character 'Heaven', if their base martial force exceeds yours by X, your martial force increases by an additional X.

Current Niu Mo base martial force 108, weapon Level Heaven Mixed Iron Staff +1, mount Water-Avoiding Golden-Eyed Beast +1, Level Heaven skill effect one +6, effect two activated three times +4+3+1, current martial force rises to 124.

Wielding the Level Heaven Mixed Iron Staff, he let out a tremendous explosive roar, and with a fierce aura smashed toward Gong Xiao Chuan.

This blow seemed capable of shattering heaven and earth, striking fear into the heart.

Gong Xiao Chuan's eyes narrowed, and his figure instantly vanished from the spot.

"Ding! Gong Xiao Chuan's Flying Immortal skill activates!"

Flying Immortal: Immortals dance beyond the heavens, ten thousand li of clear wind ferry the boat—this is the exclusive heavenly skill of the Heavenly General Flying Immortal Spear God, Gong Xiao Chuan.

Effect One: After activation, martial force +4, can be activated twice.

Effect Two: As the battle progresses, the stronger the fighting spirit, the stronger the combat power; this skill can be activated multiple times: first activation +4, second +3, third +2, fourth +1, with a maximum of four activations.

Effect Three: Lone Immortal Soaring Dance, suppresses opponent's martial force by 1–6 points in duels, and reduces it by 1–4 points in group battles, based on the opponent's martial force level.

Effect Four: Azure Water and Colorful Clouds Reflecting Sun and Moon, when encountering users of heavy weapons such as staffs and hammers, can seal the opponent's weapon bonuses and also restrain them, reducing their martial force by 1–8 points.

Effect Five: Pure White Clear Moon Rhythm, ignores any negative effect skills of the enemy.

Current Gong Xiao Chuan base martial force 108, weapon Soaring Cloud Flying Immortal Spear +1, mount Flying Immortal Steed +1, Flying Immortal skill activated twice, martial force +8, effect two activated twice, martial force +7, current martial force rises to 125.

One can only say that the Flying Immortal Spear God lives up to being a top-ranked War God on the world's martial rankings.

Although only one heavenly skill was unleashed, this heavenly skill can provide a total of 18 points of extraordinary boost.

Adding to that are various terrifying suppressive effects, and finally the Myriad Laws effect.

For a spear-wielding general who relies on technique, this Flying Immortal skill is absolutely one of the strongest skills.

After Niu Mo Wang's attack missed, he reappeared, and the Flying Immortal Spear thrust toward Niu Mo Wang's flank.

But Niu Mo Wang reacted swiftly, dodged sideways, and simultaneously swung the Level Heaven Mixed Iron Staff in a horizontal sweep.

Their battle was fierce and tense, each strike filled with a contest of strength and technique.

Niu Mo's Level Heaven Mixed Iron Staff sweeps away thousands, its power unmatched; Gong Xiao Chuan's Flying Immortal Spear is like a wandering dragon—flexible and versatile, adept at both offense and defense.

The surrounding soldiers were all shocked by this battle, their eyes fixed on the center of the battlefield, nervously watching this clash of power.

For a moment, the entire central battlefield seemed to freeze, only the two figures darting quickly across it, their weapons—the Level Heaven Mixed Iron Staff and the Soaring Cloud Flying Immortal Spear—tracing dazzling arcs in the air.

The weapons clashed in midair, emitting repeated metallic ringing that was deafening.

Niu Mo's strength is astonishing, each attack carrying the momentum of collapsing mountains and splitting earth.

However, Gong Xiao Chuan's footwork is elusive and unpredictable, like the wind, hard to grasp.

He evaded Niu Mo's attacks with ease, meanwhile constantly finding openings to counterattack consecutively with the Flying Immortal Spear.

The two fought on the battlefield, evenly matched, making it hard to determine a winner for a time.

Their battle again fell into a stalemate.

Although Niu Mo Wang's strength is unmatched, his attack style is overly simplistic; against a skillful opponent like Gong Xiao Chuan, it is very easy for the opponent to predict and dodge.

And although Gong Xiao Chuan's attacks are flexible and varied, he is helpless against the opponent's impregnable defense.

However, when the two met in the center of the battlefield without a clear victor, the Yellow Turban Army behind them, including Zhu Yuanzhang, also began to exert their strength.

They began madly granting buffs to Niu Mo Wang and An Mixiu, etc.

"Chang Yuchun, Chang Mao, you two follow me in the charge!"

Behind him, Zhu Yuanzhang, also wearing a Yellow Turban headband, drew his waist sword and called out to Chang Yuchun and the two beside him.

He then personally led a Yellow Turban army into battle.

"Ding! Zhu Yuanzhang's skill Hongwu activates!"

Hongwu: The earth shines bright, recording sun and moon; imperial radiance blazes, a myriad-year path! This is the exclusive skill of the Ming Taizu High Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

Effect One: When personally leading troops in battle, Commander-in-Chief +3, the entire army's attack power, defense, morale, speed…… greatly increase.

Effect Two: When directing officers to go into battle, can increase their individual martial force by 2 points, up to three persons simultaneously. Note: When officers are affected by an army-wide martial force enhancement skill effect, this effect's actual effect is halved.

Effect Three: When personally present on the battlefield, the entire army's martial force +2; when personally engaging in combat, the entire army's martial force +1 again.

Effect Four: When crowned king, three random attributes permanently +1; when enthroned emperor, three random attributes permanently +1.

"Current Niu Mo Wang martial force +2+1, current martial force rises to 127!"

"Current An Mixiu martial force +2+1, current martial force rises to 116!"

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As Zhu Yuanzhang stepped onto the battlefield, his Hongwu skill began to activate on a large scale.

All the Yellow Turban fierce generals on the battlefield instantly became as if they'd been injected with chicken blood, and their combat power suddenly surged.

The Great Qian general on the opposing side was caught off guard by this sudden buff.

Before they could react, several people were struck down from their horses by the enemy taking advantage of their unpreparedness.

However, at this moment, Meng Zhang, who should have been using the Commander-in-Chief skill together with Zhu Yuanzhang's Vast Martial to provide a buff boost to the great army, did not activate the skill.

Even the silhouette of the Yellow Turban's first general, Qiao Shefei, who had not yet appeared before the Niu Mo Wang arrived at the Yellow Turban, was absent from this battlefield.

On the vast land of Lu Prefecture's frontline battlefield at this time, beacon fires filled the sky and war drums shook the heavens.

However, Meng Zhang at this time led the Yellow Turban Power Warriors, the unit that Zhang Jiao painstakingly created using his own inheritance—the Yellow Turban's first special troop type—leading the Yellow Turban's most elite troops.

Crossing the boundless grassland, surmounting towering mountains and steep ridges, the hardships and sufferings along the way could not halt their steps.

These Yellow Turban Power Warriors were stalwart in build, their muscles as hard as iron stone, seeming to be forged from steel.

They wore yellow battle armor, their armor inlaid with glittering gold ornaments, adding a touch of majesty.

Wearing the Yellow Turban, they shone brightly in the sunlight, as if symbolizing their fearless spirit.

They wielded various long spears and great blades, these weapons exquisitely forged, razor‑sharp, the long spears agile like dragons and serpents, the great blades ferocious like fierce tigers.

(End of chapter)