Chapter 574

Following Lord Long's public challenge to Du Tiechuan, the entire battlefield fell silent.

The collapse of the Thousand Peaks Forest coalition army underwent a subtle change.

And the two-note kingdom side, which was taking advantage of the situation to launch a major offensive, also slowed down their offensive at the same time, and one after another cast their eyes toward the core battlefield.

Du Tiechuan was naturally not in the Commander's Office.

He specialized in military strategy, and he had already done the matter of transferring in advance.

"Hmm?!" In the dark corner, Du Tiechuan's eyes shot out a sharp light, piercing through the current darkness.

Lord Long's public challenge made Du Tiechuan feel a sense of anger, but immediately after, a sense of vigilance and crisis replaced the feeling of anger.

"With such confidence, trying to provoke me into acting, could it be that the Ginseng-Beard Long Wang is lying in ambush nearby?"

"He didn't act during the previous great collapse; this is too strange!"

"Could it be that the Ginseng-Beard Long Wang has been brewing for a long time, and once he acts, it will inevitably be earth-shattering?!"

Regarding this point, Du Tiechuan was too familiar with it.

In the first great battle before, the reason he was able to gain an advantage, repel the Ginseng-Beard Long Wang, and directly open the situation of this battle was because he used the military strategy Iron Flow Leveling the River!

And using this military strategy, he also brewed for a long time, spent heavy capital, and built a command platform, etc.

In essence, it was a style that once acted, the power would be unparalleled.

With the Ginseng-Beard Long Wang not acting, Du Tiechuan felt threatened.

"Or perhaps, this is just his bluffing strategy..." It was not that Du Tiechuan hadn't thought of this possibility, but in the end, he still didn't act and chose to endure.

Because his state was not good; once he was taken advantage of by the enemy, the entire situation would be overturned.

To some extent, if you don't gamble, you won't lose.

"Now, it's not yet the time when I have to act." Du Tiechuan slowly closed his eyes and continued to hide his tracks.

A dignified army commander, a Soul Transformation-level existence, faced a challenge from a Nascent Soul cultivator, but chose not to make any response; such an action immediately affected the entire great battlefield.

"Du Tiechuan actually didn't respond; he is likely in a worrying state. Is there still a chance for this great battle?" The Thousand Peaks Forest coalition army discovered the subtle point, and their morale began to rise rapidly.

Looking at the two-note kingdom side, they generally had worries.

Examples of strong people deciding the outcome of a large-scale battle are too common in the cultivation world. Opening history books, they are everywhere.

Therefore, the strongest often affect people's hearts and morale the most.

"Won the bet!" Lord Long spat out a mouthful of turbid air; he knew the Ginseng-Beard Long Wang's movements, so the pressure he felt in his heart was also extremely huge.

Taking the initiative to provoke Du Tiechuan was too risky, but since he won, he temporarily bluffed Du Tiechuan.

Lord Long laughed loudly: "Hahaha..."

His laughter spread throughout the entire battlefield, heroic and unparalleled for a time.

He rushed toward the nearest Nascent Soul cultivator.

The Nascent Soul cultivators in the two-note kingdom's army flickered their eyes and immediately retreated.

Lord Long shouted: "Face me, coward!"

Divine Art—Long Wang Divine Might!

This divine art originated from the Ginseng-Beard Long Wang, combining dragon might, divine might, and even a trace of the implication of the King's Decree.

The more fearful and timid the target, the more superior the power!

Lord Long borrowed the divine art, targeting only one person, immediately causing the enemy Nascent Soul who attempted to dodge to stagnate in place.

"Terrible!" The Nascent Soul cultivator was shocked, but the more fearful he was, the more he was restrained by the Long Wang's Divine Might.

Lord Long was like a vicious dragon going out to sea, killing his way in front of him, punching through his chest, and then taking advantage of the situation to tear to both sides, directly tearing the Nascent Soul cultivator's physical body into two halves.

The exposed Nascent Soul let out a terrified scream, but was still restrained by the Long Wang's Divine Might!

Lord Long's eyes shot out divine light, hitting the Nascent Soul fiercely, destroying it on the spot.

Lord Long killed one person, didn't stop at all, and pounced toward the second Nascent Soul cultivator.

He repeated the same trick; the Nascent Soul cultivator lost his will to fight and was also fixed in mid-air, unable to move.

Shuang Ling and others reacted and offered help one after another.

Various defensive spells were added to the Nascent Soul cultivator, and a large number of attack spells, magic treasures, etc., came to intercept Lord Long.

Lord Long charged and rammed!

Relying on his Divine Dragon Treasure Body, he rushed out of the sky-covering firepower net and rushed in front of the Nascent Soul cultivator with blood spraying.

Relying on the support of the crowd, the Nascent Soul cultivator barely had the ability to act: "I won't die!"

He tried his best, used his trump card, and attacked Lord Long fiercely.

Lord Long stretched out his big hand, his tone flat: "Pointless struggle."

The Nascent Soul cultivator widened his eyes; at this moment, Lord Long's palm suddenly became bigger and bigger in his eyes, capable of covering the sky and the earth.

The huge palm covered the heaven and earth, and also covered all his vitality.

Martial Art—Taking Will and Head!

Lord Long and the Nascent Soul cultivator crossed paths; the former's hand had an extra head, while the latter's headless corpse sprayed blood from the neck and fell to the ground powerlessly.

Bang.

Lord Long's right hand exerted force gently, directly crushing the Nascent Soul cultivator's head.

He opened his arms, held his chest high, as if embracing the sky: "Who else is coming to die?!"

For a time, he was like a military flag, deeply rooted in people's hearts.

The Thousand Peaks Forest had clearly collapsed, but at this moment, they all boosted their spirits, and many people began to counterattack.

"Lord Long!!!"

"With Lord Long here, we cannot lose."

"See? Lord Long is still fighting, we can still win!"

Not far away, Lu Hongtu couldn't hide his shock; his eyes reflected Lord Long's majestic body, and his heart was shaken incomparably: "Turning the tide when the situation is lost! Lord Long is doing such a thing!!"

The great battle between the two-note kingdom and the Thousand Peaks Forest reached the second round.

At this moment, the Thousand Peaks Forest side showed its own advantages.

As the commander, Lord Long, under the unfavorable situation of great collapse, stepped forward, and through wise and brave means, boosted morale and inspired people, changing the trend of this war by his own strength.

And by comparison, Du Tiechuan hid and did not appear, and Zhao Xi, who served as the substitute supervisor, had long been "injured and unconscious" and retreated to the second line.

The two-note kingdom must have someone stand up!

Someone must beat down Lord Long's power!!

"Mere barbarians in the mountains, don't be arrogant!" With a delicate shout, Shuang Ling rose into the high sky.

At the critical moment, the Mechanism Princess of the two-note kingdom stepped forward again.

She was surrounded by many mechanism creations, which formed a mechanism army in the high sky, performing various mechanism arts and bombarding Lord Long.

"Well done." Lord Long laughed, did not dodge or avoid, fought hard and attacked fiercely, rushing straight to Shuang Ling.

Divine Art—Long Wang Divine Might!

In Shuang Ling's divine sea, an umbrella was immediately raised to protect her mind.

Martial Art—Dragon Roar Palm.

Divine Art—Divine Dragon Treasure Body!

Martial Art—Withered Dragon Claw.

Divine Art—Vitality Collapse!

Lord Long fought offense with offense, charging forward all the way; wherever he went, various expensive mechanism creations were either smashed to pieces or violently dismantled.

"He can actually use Vitality Collapse again?" The collected intelligence made Shuang Ling very clear about the means Lord Long used.

This was the third Vitality Collapse.

After Lord Long performed it, fine cracks appeared on the bones of his whole body, his physical body expanded again, like a balloon reaching its limit, on the verge of bursting.

Blood sprayed from his seven orifices, and his vision was a blur of blood mist.

Shuang Ling saw such a Lord Long rushing toward her and immediately felt the latter's death wish and crazy fighting spirit.

"He didn't want his life long ago!"

Shuang Ling screamed and also chose to flee.

She was a princess of a country, and there was no need to fight to the death with a mountain barbarian to the point of exchanging lives.

At this time, Lord Long's combat power had infinitely approached the Soul Transformation level. He was like a blood-bathed mad dragon, killing his way out from the Nine Abysses, easily smashing the mechanism lines along the way. Many Gold Core-level mechanism battle puppets couldn't last a round in his hands.

Lord Long was extremely fast, hitting Shuang Ling's back.

At the critical moment of life and death, the precious talisman on Shuang Ling was triggered, taking Shuang Ling to escape through the void.

"Where are you going!!" Lord Long roared, a divine art erupted, fixing a small half of the space.

Shuang Ling screamed: "No—!"

If she forcibly traveled through the void at this time, her body would be pulled into two halves. If she stopped to fight the enemy, she would likely be blown up by Lord Long directly.

The Mechanism Princess's life hung by a thread, and a sword qi suddenly stabbed out!

The sword qi was restrained to the extreme, looking plain and unremarkable, but when it stabbed onto Lord Long's massive body, it immediately stabbed in deeply.

Lord Long's Divine Dragon Treasure Body had thick defense, but it also spread the power of the Spirit Treasure-level shoulder armor to the whole body.

But the sword qi pierced through the treasure body, as if piercing through a thin piece of paper, simply easily.

"Du Tiechuan!" Lord Long turned his head suddenly, his eyes shot out divine light, and at the same time, his mouth burst with spring thunder, roaring suddenly.

With both hands, the air in front of him exploded violently, blowing out a figure.

He was tall and thin, with distinct facial features and eyebrows like knives. Wearing a silver silk hairband and a gray-green robe, covered with silver armor, it was Du Tiechuan!

Lord Long mocked: "Dignified Soul Transformation-level, dealing with me, a mere Nascent Soul, actually needs to sneak attack, hahaha!"

Du Tiechuan was expressionless, only covering Lord Long with a small part of his divine sense: "How can barbarians understand the principle that war never tires of deceit? Let you be arrogant for so long, it should end."

Du Tiechuan's wrist turned lightly, driving the sword edge, shooting out strands of green light sword qi.

Lord Long was not afraid, laughing wildly, and killed straight toward Du Tiechuan.

Du Tiechuan retreated continuously, pulling away the distance between himself and Lord Long.

Although Lord Long's combat power was infinitely close to Soul Transformation, Du Tiechuan was not an ordinary Soul Transformation-level!

He was one of the top generals of the two-note kingdom, a commander of an army, not to mention his own strength, even the blessing of magic treasures, armor, national arts, etc., were the essence of a country.

Lord Long could easily kill his way in front of Shuang Ling and others, but he didn't succeed in chasing Du Tiechuan, but instead pulled further and further away.

Pfft, pfft...

Green light sword qi kept falling on Lord Long, adding hundreds of wounds to him in a few breaths.

Many wounds reached the bones, and for a time, Lord Long's blood flowed like a fountain.

Although his vitality was abundant, the sword qi lingered on the wounds, making his recovery ability unable to be reflected at all.

Lord Long roared repeatedly, performing various martial arts and divine arts, but they were all resolved by Du Tiechuan.

Du Tiechuan took the green blade in his hand as the main, calmly mobilizing various magic treasures, weapons, as well as national arts and military strategies, making Lord Long's countless means all invalid.

On the vast battlefield, the rhythm of everyone's fighting slowed down again and again.

Almost everyone paid close attention to the battle between Du and Long!

Du Tiechuan fully displayed the style of a military strategist, not fighting unprepared battles. He observed secretly for a long time, had already figured out Lord Long's various means, and designed various coping means.

Lord Long's hard work was fruitless, and the wounds on his body became more and more heavy.

His vision was originally blood-red, but at this moment, it was covered by dark clouds, and his eyes were black.

At the same time, a sense of fatigue and powerlessness from the depths of his bone marrow struck his heart.

Lord Long had the clearest premonition in an instant: "Is it... going to end here?"

At this moment, a trace of old memory surged from the depths of his heart.

In the Canglin Immortal City.

The young Lord Long knelt on the ground, begging the doctor in the medical center bitterly: "Please, my father is seriously ill and is about to die. Doctor, please have mercy and save my father!"

The doctor was very impatient: "Brat, you want me to go out of the city deep into the Thousand Peaks Forest to make a house call? And you can't even take out spirit stones; are you kidding me?"

Lord Long shook his head repeatedly: "No, I have spirit stones, I have them."

He took out all his family wealth, nearly a hundred spirit stones spread on the ground, and showed them to the doctor.

The doctor looked down at him, and seeing these spirit stones, a look of anger at being humiliated surged on his face: "Poor ghost, mere less than a hundred low-grade spirit stones, and you dare to invite me to make a house call?"

He flicked his sleeves and left.

Lord Long was panicked and lost, subconsciously hugging the doctor's leg: "Sir, sir, please have mercy..."

Bang.

The doctor kicked him down fiercely: "Get lost!"

After speaking, the doctor walked away.

Lord Long took a kick, spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, and fainted on the spot.

When he woke up, he found that he had been thrown out of the city, and the spirit stones that were his entire family wealth were also lost.

He returned to the Thousand Peaks Forest in a daze, back to his tribe.

Looking at his old father on the sickbed, who was burning with fever and could not wake up, he covered his face and cried bitterly.

Just then, a priest from the Long Wang Temple came to his home and told Lord Long that if he wanted to save his father's life, he could go to the Long Wang Heavenly Pillar Mountain to worship the mountain; as long as his heart was sincere, he could obtain the Long Wang's grace.

The young Lord Long traveled over mountains and rivers to the Long Wang Heavenly Pillar Mountain. He kowtowed every step of the way, spent seven days and seven nights, and just as he was about to reach the top of the mountain, he ran out of strength and was blown off the cliff by the strong mountain wind.

He fell onto the protruding mountain wall on the cliff, had no way out, and still kowtowed and prayed.

A miracle appeared.

Vines were like snakes and pythons, interwoven into stairs. The hard mountain rocks broke open the surface, stretched out a section of ginseng beard, and took the initiative to fall off.

Lord Long hurriedly picked up this section of ginseng beard and safely went down the mountain along the ladder rope of vines.

Returning home, his father only bit a small mouthful of the ginseng beard, and obtained abundant life force, solved the serious illness, and turned danger into safety.

This was the turning point of Lord Long's life, and from then on, he became the most firm supporter!

The memory flashed through his heart, Lord Long's spirit was refreshed, and his whole body was full of strength again, as if he had returned to his peak moment.

But Lord Long knew clearly that this was just a flash in the pan.

His vision became clear again, allowing him to firmly lock onto Du Tiechuan.

"Two-note kingdom? Hehe."

"I was born in the Thousand Peaks Forest, grew up in the Thousand Peaks Forest, and have never received the slightest favor or charity from the two-note kingdom."

"Only my Lord Ginseng-Beard Long Wang is the King of my Thousand Peaks Forest, and the co-lord of my Thousand Peaks Forest!"

Martial Art·Self-created—Long Grace Repaying Body!