Chapter 848: Heavenly Punishment

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

A great wind blew past, carrying sand and stones within it.

Scraping against the faces of those moving against the wind, it felt just like steel blades, and it also obstructed their line of sight.

If moving with the wind, there was no such impact.

Amidst the flying sand and stones, the Wu Army acted as if they saw nothing, while the Liang Army was significantly weakened.

In the eyes of the ancients, this was Heaven helping them!

Wenzhengming shouted loudly, immediately restoring a portion of the army's morale; this was the talent of a top-tier strategist!

……

"This wind has come strangely!"

"Is this... Heavenly Punishment?"

Tang Xun could not help but concede defeat.

The Thunder seemed even more enraged; the Electric light transformed into flood dragons and appeared like chains, one after another, binding and suppressing the giant heavily...

"Not good... quickly, take cover!"

Boom!

Furthermore, having endured too many casualties and too much pressure, at this moment the final weight on the scale had fallen; collapse was a very normal matter!

"Impossible... impossible!"

"It was my greed..."

Before the words had faded, a strand of Electric light as thin as a hair flashed by; the Eunuch let out a miserable shriek and exploded into ashes.

By the time the world was in chaos and they wanted to add to their investment, they were intercepted by the ghosts and gods of the Underworld...

Time entered the night.

He immediately pushed out with his large hand.

By the time he came to his senses, he was already standing outside the palace.

But the Backlash had already occurred before; was this a second counterattack triggered because he had seen the key to the changes in the Dragon Qi?

"King of Liang, you demonic Daoist... this grudge I..."

"How is this possible?"

His Imperial Father possessed the status of an Emperor Lord; although he was only an Emperor Lord of the Underworld, he was widely worshipped and, moreover, had the recognition of the Yinshan Shanmai!

A Eunuch shrieked in a shrill voice: "The Hidden Dragon of the human world has been defeated; not only defeated, but dead... we have also suffered a Backlash, please, quickly retreat..."

A resplendent palace.

Upon hearing this, the Imperial Daughter was struck with horror!

Boom!

Yet the Senior Brother did not speak; it was only when the young Daoist looked over that he discovered a trace of blood slowly flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Although he had previously formed ties with the King of Wu, Baiyunzi had been quite restrained.

"Kill!"

"Go!"

Before the words had faded, half of his head was bitten off by Xiaoyu.

Speaking to the end, the blue-purple giant seemed to finally recover the majesty of Yinshan Fujun: "Go!"

Strange to say, this eyeball kept deforming and shrinking in mid-air... eventually transforming into the appearance of a small seal.

This was a unique method of communication between ghosts and gods, and using an eye to preserve it made it even more real and accurate!

At this time, Aaron, by hiding under the cover of the King of Liang and absorbing Qi Points daily, had already unlocked 'Dragon Elephant Strength'!

Possessing the great strength of Dragon Elephant Strength, even tossing an elephant aside was a mere trifle!

Precisely because of this, although he also supported the King of Wu, he did not assist with all his might, but rather kept to a limit, so the Backlash was naturally limited as well.

At this moment, Tang Xun walked in and bowed in salute: "Prime Minister... the preliminary statistical results are out; in this battle, our army killed twelve thousand, captured twenty thousand, and we ourselves suffered eight thousand losses..."

On the mountain.

"It seems the Underworld is not entirely unable to influence the mortal world... or rather, as long as the status is high enough and one is willing to pay a great price, it is still possible—my previous wariness was not wrong!"

Even so, could there actually be a danger of sinking?

Inside the palace, countless rays of Light were completely stripped away at this moment, leaving it in darkness; only when the Heavenly Punishment fell did it suddenly turn white.

"Senior Brother..."

Seeing this, the expression on the Imperial Daughter's face turned pale again.

The young Daoist of the Chongming Sect looked at the battlefield, his mouth slowly widening: "Didn't you say... the King of Wu's flood dragon was already formed, and even if the army was defeated, he would not die? Even though he was wounded by the plow earlier, the flood dragon was not broken!"

"Pity... this level of interference is still not enough!"

Diyou's corpse fell from his warhorse, his body still twitching, as he saw Xulingzi chasing after him while riding a tiger.

A flash of Electric light occurred, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a water bucket fell directly, smashing heavily onto the starlight barrier.

He gave a miserable smile, seemingly recalling the image of the goddess he had dreamed of earlier; his head tilted to one side, and he immediately lost his breath...

The blue-purple giant sighed, stretched out his massive palm, and gently stroked the Imperial Daughter's hair bun: "In the great war of the human world, the Hidden Dragon nearly died... I could not help but help him once... thinking to save his life, so that even if this defeat occurred, the Hidden Dragon would not be dead, and the Qi Luck would not immediately Backlash, allowing us to cut ties at our leisure! But I did not expect... there is a demonic Daoist in the human world who actually forcibly killed the Hidden Dragon!"

The very moment Diyou died.

"This is impossible! This battle can shock the Southeast; how can the King of Liang still be a carp?" The young Daoist immediately shook his head: "Could it be that demonic Daoist Xulingzi... he appointed himself as the State Preceptor? But a State Preceptor might not necessarily be able to absorb so much Qi Luck!"

"Imperial Father, has the Hidden Dragon of the human world been defeated?" The Imperial Daughter's face was pale: "But we ghosts and gods have failed in sponsoring Hidden Dragons before, and the Heavenly Punishment has never reached such a level..."

"Imperial Father!"

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Aaron smiled slightly and drank a cup of wine: "This Prime Minister has just received news that, just as we were engaging the Wu Army, the Great Song Dynasty Imperial Court has already dispatched two hundred thousand Imperial Guard troops south; Song Gongbao has been promoted to General Conquering the South and, as the vanguard, has already entered Jinshi City... The defender of Jinshi City originally had some ambition and prepared to declare independence, but he opened the gates after all; this Imperial Court and the banner of righteousness are still somewhat useful!"

He immediately circulated his Taoist arts to sense his condition, then gave a bitter smile: "Decades of cultivation, all washed away... To be able to barely return and hold on long enough to settle my affairs is already good enough... Fortunately, I have not brought disaster upon the Daoist Lineage, how fortunate, how fortunate!"

Especially tell the Disciple not to get involved in Contending for the Dragon—this is truly too dangerous!

……

Those were all lonely ghosts and wild spirits who would never have dared to approach the Emperor Lord's palace, but now they had no more scruples, acting like greedy Hyena, coming to search for the last bits of leftovers.

The Imperial Daughter suddenly felt an irresistible, immense force strike her, and her whole body was pushed away involuntarily.

Immediately, he lifted the opponent's warhorse along with its armor with one hand: "Up!"

Just at this moment, within the surrounding Ghost Domain of the Underworld, one figure after another appeared.

Winning against fifty thousand with twenty thousand; after today, he will surely be famous throughout the world and ranked among the famous generals!

"But I am truly... ashamed!"

The old Daoist Baiyunzi immediately set off, preparing to flee back to the Daoist temple to settle his affairs.

"Now, not only is there the Backlash from supporting a Hidden Dragon, but there is also the Heavenly Punishment brought about by my Underworld deity forcibly interfering in the Human World! I would not fear either one alone, but with both together, there is a danger of sinking into ruin!"

The figure's massive body split open, leaking dark green blood, yet a phantom of a mountain range faintly appeared on his body, roaring at the sky.

Not only that, after discarding the head, Xiaoyu even spat in disgust.

Tang Xun shook his head in secret, his face even feeling a bit hot.

The Wu Army had already fallen into a disadvantage, and upon seeing the royal banner cut down and hearing the news of the Wu King's death, most chose to surrender or flee.

The entire palace shook, and then a night-luminescent pearl shattered directly.

Immediately, gazing at the battlefield where blood truly flowed like a river under the sunset like blood, he took a deep breath.

This palace was pitch black on all sides, with only a throne in the center shining brightly, upon which sat a giant wearing blue-purple imperial robes.

Sanwang Mountain.

Boom—!

"Senior Brother?"

Furthermore, the Great Song is the Imperial Court, it is the orthodoxy!

"Injuring the enemy by one thousand, while losing eight hundred oneself..."

"The Prime Minister has ordered: those who surrender shall not be killed!"

After a long while, there was no longer any palace on the spot, only a large pit.

It must be said, Diyou indeed had some Qi Number.

The terrifying weight of hundreds or thousands of catties, carrying potential energy, directly smashed that Army Formation, sending men and horses flying.

Even at this moment, the Huben Jun were still guarding his side, with personal guards staying behind from time to time to block the enemy's pursuit, using their lives to buy time for their lord.

The warhorses were even more ordinary!

……

Roar, roar!

Boom—!

This was what caused the Wu Army to suffer a crushing defeat!

"The Prime Minister... is truly a divine man!"

Aaron rode on Xiaoyu, feeling something different in the wind: "Neither Taoist nor Buddhist... carrying the scent of incense from the Underworld... Is this Divine Power?"

At the same time, feeling the tearing sensation in his muscles, he shook his head again and ate a Fire Jujube.

"I... secretly observed the aura of that Xulingzi... he is just a Taoist Master..." Senior Brother shook his head: "This King Qi of the Prince of Liang is truly hard to understand... Fortunately... cough cough... fortunately, this battle with the Wu Army also caused heavy casualties on their side; as long as we don't give them time to digest the Five Prefectures of the Wu King, and press down with the force of Mount Tai, we will surely, surely be able to..."

After a day of great battle, many generals and Colonels were eating and drinking heartily.

"Silly child... my target is too large, I cannot leave. I shall see for myself the power of this Heavenly Punishment!"

"Imperial Daughter!"

Inside the palace, a large number of beautiful maids and tall, strong guards... all screamed and turned into black Qi, scattering!

In the sky, one bolt of Thunder after another tore through the starlight, shattered the palace, and shocked countless palace maids to death... finally landing on a blue-purple figure!

"Ugh!"

And in this situation, a stunning young girl wearing a palace dress was running in a panic.

Inside the palace, a bright light shone, and night-luminescent pearls the size of human heads were like stars, transforming into a cover like the Great Array of the Celestial Constellations, protecting the palace tightly.

"Hiss..."

"Someone, protect the King!"

The girl's face was pale; just now, when that bolt of Thunder fell, she had almost thought she was going to die.

The surrounding lonely ghosts and wild spirits suddenly seemed unable to see the Imperial Daughter, passing by her blankly...

He thought for a moment and knew the reason.

And Diyou was already riding a fast horse, almost about to escape the battlefield.

……

Aiming at an Army Formation ahead, Aaron threw it with one hand.

Accompanied by the howling of "The Wu King is dead," the Wu soldiers across the entire battlefield fell into chaos.

Inside the camp tent.

"Father Emperor!"

Looking at the Huben personal guards ahead, whose morale was greatly boosted and whose equipment was indeed extremely fine, Aaron laughed, suddenly jumped off Xiaoyu, and came to a dead cavalryman.

"Senior Brother?!"

Seizing this opportunity, the Imperial Daughter fled into a magnificent palace: "Father Emperor! Father Emperor, save me..."

The accompanying cavalry broke through the guard of the Huben personal guards and cut the royal banner with a single blade.

Outside, the dim firmament suddenly shattered; rays of blood-colored Light shot into the sky, and bolts of Thunder descended one after another.

The young Daoist was greatly alarmed; this was Backlash!

Great righteousness, military affairs, geographical advantage... a comprehensive disadvantage!

Even Tang Xun felt despair!

However, he looked at the other Colonels who were eating and drinking heartily, and suddenly felt that he was the Alien...

What was truly formidable was the spirit of the Liang King's soldiers, who feared not death and fought until the last man to perish together with the enemy!

And the Prime Minister, who seized the opportunity of battle, actually raided the camp with a hundred cavalry and beheaded the Wu King in the Array!

"Father Emperor?"

"Father Emperor... I will not leave!" The Imperial Daughter wept and bowed again: "Or... you come with me..."

Aaron sat high in the seat of honor, eyes half-closed, thinking to himself: 'Today's battle, the prestige shakes the southeast... but the Qi Points received are not as expected, and... I also failed to activate Vajra Indestructibility...'

The Wu King's army nearby, which was still desperately trying to reinforce, saw the Wu King's Dragon Flag fall, immediately let out screams, and collapsed one after another.

If Diyou were here, he would certainly be able to recognize that this was the woman he dreamed of.

Baiyunzi seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, but his face actually carried a trace of joy: "Eh? The Hidden Dragon has died... and this old Daoist has not yet returned to the Underworld?"

"However... I have finally seen through a trace of that demon Daoist's background... You take this object, go contact the many ghosts and gods, and ask them to join forces to sacrifice to Heaven... Perhaps... with the variable of the Human World, the restrictions of Heavenly Intent on us ghosts and gods of the Underworld will be relaxed significantly... After all, we are the loyal subjects of this land, and Heaven and Earth need us to resist outsiders!"

'Although I have the immense strength of Dragon Elephant Strength, to display it perfectly, I still need Vajra Indestructibility as support... I have no sense of security!'

Tang Xun immediately gasped: "This... this... our side now only has ten thousand men left, and we still have to guard the prisoners..."

This was actually like a gambler whose eyes had turned red from losing, then kept increasing the stakes, only to end up getting himself trapped as well...

Inside the palace, some maids and guards screamed; just by hearing the Thunder Light, their forms were suddenly shaken apart, becoming semi-transparent, like so many Ghosts.

Pfft!

Before Diyou could finish his vow, an iron sword hairpin pierced through his neck, bringing up a spray of blood.

The Underworld.

"What has the Prefecture Lord done to provoke Heavenly punishment?"

The senior brother's face was like gold paper, and he muttered: "One dragon falls, another must rise... The Wu dragon has fallen, the Liang King... is still just a carp!"

Yinshan Fujun said this, his giant palm reaching toward his own cheek, and he gouged out a massive eyeball.

The Imperial Daughter looked at the great pit, her eyes filled with tears.

Fortunately, she knew that her Father Emperor was only sealed and tortured... but had not yet died, and there was still a glimmer of hope!

As long as the sacrifice to Heaven succeeded and made Heaven and Earth aware of the anomaly in the Human World, perhaps there would be a day when her Father Emperor could be released!

Woo woo!

The giant lowered his eyes, looking at the Imperial Daughter, his voice like a dragon and an elephant: "Foolish child..."

In fact... those who can reside in the Underworld are naturally all Ghosts and Yin Spirits, because without the Protection of a flesh-and-blood body, most are a grade lower than mortals in the Human World, especially afraid of Thunder; even hearing it can cause their souls to scatter!

Only ghosts and gods who have received incense offerings from the human world, or who possess their own status, can exceed them by a notch!

Just now, the Imperial Daughter was actually almost severely injured, but at the critical moment, a phoenix hairpin on her head suddenly let out a long cry, which was how it resisted the Thunder Light.

An old Daoist's vision went black, but he did not die.

The morale of the Huben Jun, which had been slightly boosted by Heaven's help, immediately fell into an avalanche.

Just at this moment, on the Seal in her hand, a trace of cyan-purple Qi seemed to flash.

Accompanied by another bolt of Thunder Light descending, the entire palace seemed as if a layer had been shaved off.

They were not Six Jia Divine Soldiers, who could lock their morale.

Wenzhengming looked at this scene with a completely broken expression, then saw a white jade tiger pounce over, and could not help but point: "Are you... a demon?"

Not only that, the entire palace was also struck into the ground, and was even still being sealed into the deeper layers of the Underworld...

Tang Xun hurriedly had people pass orders to neutralize the enemy soldiers' will to resist to the maximum extent.

"This is probably someone who bet on Diyou, lost until they were desperate... and wants to enter the field personally?"

Before the words fell, he had already fainted.

"Haha..."

Aaron laughed loudly: "Tang Xun, this Prime Minister will teach you one more thing... all strategic advantages must eventually be won through tactical victories to truly transform into a winning momentum! Otherwise... it is all just a joke!"

(End of this chapter)