Chapter 264: The Fall of the Empire's General

When Budo arrived at the city walls with his personal guards, the Revolutionary Army had once again formed their battle array, launching an attack against the Imperial Capital.

In the previous few assaults, because they lacked generals capable of countering Budo's military formations, the Revolutionary Army had suffered several heavy losses at his hands. However, now that the Revolutionary Army had the command of two top-tier generals, Esdeath and Najenda, their combat power instantly erupted to more than ten times its previous level.

Within the Revolutionary Army's formation, Najenda looked at Esdeath, who was ordering the troops with orderly movements, with a face full of surprise: "I never imagined you actually had this kind of ability!"

"My abilities are not something you can compare to!" Esdeath glanced at Najenda. "Besides, I have never encountered anyone before who could force me to use such methods. Now that we are facing the long-renowned General Budo of the Empire, how could I not use some real substance!"

"Who taught you this skill of marching and formation?" Najenda asked with some curiosity.

"Lingyun!" Esdeath said indifferently, then stopped paying attention to Najenda, focusing intently on the changes in the battle.

Watching the situation of the two armies clashing, Budo could not help but frown deeply. The current battle situation seemed to show the defending army suppressing the Revolutionary Army's offensive, but in reality, the Revolutionary Army was indeed nibbling away at the strength of the Imperial Army bit by bit. If things continued this way, it would not take long before the Imperial Army suffered a total collapse.

Thinking of this, Budo finally could not sit still. His body shook, and the cloak behind him instantly shattered, fluttering away. Afterward, his entire person transformed into a bolt of lightning, charging toward the battlefield below.

"Budo has made his move!" Seeing a bolt of lightning leap into the battlefield, Najenda immediately warned Esdeath beside her.

"Lingyun has also made his move!" Esdeath said calmly.

A massive amount of Thunder Power condensed around Budo's body. If he were to land on the ground like this, the terrifying lightning would definitely cause massive casualties to the Revolutionary Army on the battlefield. However, before he could land, a figure had already appeared in front of him.

Watching Budo falling from mid-air, Lingyun stomped one foot on the ground. Instantly, countless thick earthen spikes emerged from the ground, piercing toward Budo with powerful penetrating force. If Budo did not change his landing point, these spikes alone would be enough to turn him into a sieve.

Facing this situation, Budo's expression remained unchanged. Thunder Power flickered on his body, and he forcibly halted his downward momentum in mid-air. But at this moment, Lingyun suddenly appeared before him, his fist flickering with intermittent light, and struck his abdomen. Budo only felt an irresistible force coming from Lingyun's fist, and then his body was carried high into the sky by this power. Having struck Budo high into the air with one punch, Lingyun followed up, also transforming into a streak of light as he shot into the high sky.

"Those who betray the Empire should all be extinguished beneath the thunder!" A roar erupted from Budo's mouth. The Thunder Power on his body surged, instantly neutralizing the massive force acting upon him, and he stopped in mid-air.

Watching Lingyun flying up from below, Budo took a deep breath, and the Thunder Power on his body rioted once again. This battle was one concerning the life and death of the Empire; he had no choice but to use his full strength.

Lingyun looked at the lightning entwining Budo's body, and his brows could not help but furrow. The current Budo gave him the feeling that his strength was not below that of Yunlong.

"A hidden technique?"

"That's right, this is my hidden technique, Thunder God Descended! In this mode, I can control all the lightning in the sky!" Aided by the powerful Thunder Power around him, which drew in large patches of thunderclouds, Budo said loudly. "Those who betray the Empire, accept the judgment of the angry thunder!"

"Well, although you are very strong now, I am no pushover either. This world is already nearing its end, so it is time to reveal some trump cards!" Lingyun smiled faintly, and the power on his body fluctuated rapidly. A hazy water mist appeared around him and quickly began to condense into water droplets. In just a short while, countless water spheres appeared around Lingyun, surrounding him within them.

"Hah!" A roar erupted from Budo's mouth, and he aimed both hands in Lingyun's direction. Instantly, the streaks of electric snakes slithering through the clouds seemed to receive some order, pouncing toward Lingyun.

"Gather!" Watching the sky full of electric snakes pouncing toward him, Lingyun chuckled, formed a Dharma Seal with his hands, and pointed forward.

The water spheres around Lingyun instantly merged together, forming a giant bubble that encased him.

"Boom, boom, boom!" One after another, the electric snakes bombarded the water bubble, causing ripples to splash across its surface. The massive heat generated by the lightning strikes evaporated quite a bit of the water on the bubble. However, under Lingyun's guidance, this evaporated water returned to the bubble. The electric snakes' most powerful thunder ability failed to exert its full effect due to the obstruction of pure water.

After driving the sky full of electric snakes to bombard him for a while, Budo discovered that his attacks were completely ineffective against Lingyun. He immediately stopped these futile attacks, turning instead to continuously gather Thunder Power onto himself, seemingly preparing some powerful attack.

Seeing this scene, Lingyun's brows lifted slightly, and his hands slowly drew a circle. The moment this circle appeared, the water around Lingyun instantly transformed into a giant water vortex. The vortex spun continuously, endlessly absorbing the moisture from the clouds into itself.

Seeing the thunderclouds he had summoned continuously shrinking, a flash of astonishment crossed Budo's eyes. His purpose in summoning the thunderclouds was to enhance his own thunder attacks. But he never imagined the opponent could also borrow the thunder domain to boost his own attacks; he truly could not be underestimated.

"Solid Shooter!" Budo shouted coldly, and the fierce Thunder Power around his body gathered continuously toward his right hand. At the same time, the armor on his right hand transformed rapidly, actually turning into something resembling a cannon muzzle. An incomparably powerful bolt of thunderous light blasted from the muzzle, shooting straight toward Lingyun.

"Water Cloud Barrier!" Lingyun pressed one hand forward. Instantly, countless Array Patterns spread outward with Lingyun's palm as the center. The water spheres floating around Lingyun instantly gathered onto the Array Patterns, forming a giant shield with intricate patterns.

The thunderous light bombarded the water shield. The shield rippled, but it firmly held up against the attack of the thunderous light.

"This, how is this possible?" Watching this scene, Budo's pupils could not help but shrink.

"You have already made your move, so now it is my turn!" Lingyun formed a Dharma Seal in his hands. The thunderclouds Budo had summoned suddenly vibrated, and countless water vapors were extracted from the clouds, merging into the water mass around Lingyun. The water mass around Lingyun instantly expanded.

Watching the water sphere around Lingyun continuously expanding, a sense of crisis suddenly rose in Budo's heart. If he let Lingyun's water sphere continue to expand like this, something he did not want to see would definitely happen.

"Die for me, Thunder Emperor Summoning!" Budo roared, forcibly gathering all the lightning from the clouds onto himself, then forming countless Thunder Dragons around him, which bombarded toward Lingyun.

"Four Symbols Dragon Sword Art: North, Water Dragon Annihilates the World!"

The water mass around Lingyun instantly transformed into a giant water dragon, charging toward Budo. The Thunder Dragons formed by the Thunder Emperor Summoning continuously bombarded the water dragon, but could only stir up ripples.

With a "Boom," the water dragon slammed heavily into Budo, instantly encasing him in a giant water sphere.

Budo had just wanted to say that Lingyun's attack was nothing more than this, but he discovered that the water wrapping around him was not ordinary water; this water was actually continuously seeping into his body. If this continued, he would definitely be bloated to the point of bursting by this bizarre water.

"Break for me!" Budo roared, and the Thunder Power on his body exploded outward. The giant water sphere wrapping him instantly expanded, then shattered into a sky full of water spray. Although he had burst the water sphere, Budo himself was also severely injured; after all, with such powerful Thunder Power exploding from around him, he was equivalent to having taken such an attack head-on.

"Cough, cough." Budo, having burst the water sphere, coughed a few times, with fresh blood continuously gushing from the corners of his mouth.

"It is over, General Budo!" Lingyun lifted his left hand slightly. In his hand, he was holding a golden spear. The spear emitted a terrifying power fluctuation, as if it could tear everything apart.

"Startling Night Spear!" Lingyun shouted coldly and threw the spear in his hand.

The Startling Night Spear instantly transformed into a streak of light, arriving in front of Budo in an instant. Budo was terrified; the Thunder Power on his arms surged, and the arm armor instantly transformed into a solid shield in front of him.

"Boom!" The shield formed by the arm armor was no different from paper in front of Lingyun's Startling Night Spear, and it was pierced through directly. The Startling Night Spear emerged from behind Budo, leaving a giant hole in his body.

"Cough—" A large mouthful of blood sprayed from Budo's mouth. Having suffered such a severe wound, he was beyond saving; death was only a matter of time.

"I never imagined you were still hiding such a move!" Budo looked at Lingyun with a gray face.

"Facing the Empire's strongest general, how could I not keep a move in reserve!" Lingyun said indifferently.

"But, don't be happy too early. Even if I die, the Revolutionary Army won't have an easy time!" Budo laughed loudly, and the armor on his body suddenly exploded, forming countless thunder spears that bombarded toward the Revolutionary Army's formation below.

"Do you think I don't exist?" Watching the thunder spears falling from the sky, Esdeath raised her right hand.

"Eternal Ice Realm!"

Terrifying cold air surged into the sky, actually freezing all the thunder spears in the sky.

Watching this scene, a flash of sorrow crossed Budo's eyes, and he shouted: "Your Majesty, this old subject has done his best. I hope Your Majesty takes care of the future!"

After this shout, Budo lost all his strength and plummeted downward.

Imperial General Budo, fallen.