Chapter 195: Gradually Entering a Desperate Situation (Supplementary Update)

Facing the team of hundreds in front, Wei Yuan swung a platinum spear beam, completely scattering the green Qi they had condensed. The Human Realm Clear Domain landed on these Shaman warriors, instantly making them feel as if they were being doused with boiling water, in unbearable pain.

However, the captain under the military flag took out a hexagonal small bottle and used magic power to activate it, and a stream of green water sprayed from the bottle's mouth, splashing onto the military flag. The military flag immediately emitted rolling green Qi, protecting the entire team again.

Wei Yuan could no longer remember how many times he had seen the Shaman tribe replenish the Shaman Domain's vitality. Those hexagonal small bottles must be very expensive, but the Shaman tribe generals did not feel any heartache when using them. They relied on these disposable magic tools to consume the Azure Void.

Above the battlefield, the Human Realm Clear Domain and the Shaman Domain Green Realm fought repeatedly, and it was hard to tell who was winning.

Cui Yu led the Dao foundation cultivators to kill their way out of the formation, leaving thousands of corpses in the Shaman army's main camp, turning it into a wound that was difficult to heal. Once out of the Shaman formation, all the cultivators' auras dropped sharply, and the vast majority retreated to the Body Forging Great Perfection and Jade Bone Realm.

Wei Yuan also led the knights to rush out of the Shaman formation. Inside the Shaman army's military formation, it had simply turned into a Shaman Domain, and he could barely feel the power of the Azure Void. Wei Yuan relied entirely on the Ten Thousand Li Heshan and the blessing of Qi luck to bring most of the knights out.

The frontal battlefield was still a meat grinder; the human army's strength was superior, but the Shaman tribe had more numbers, and dozens or hundreds of people fell and died every moment on both sides.

The 'Moment of All Living Things' had been opened and closed for the sixth time. The pool water in the Azure Void was hitting the bottom again, and the cyan Qi luck in the sea of consciousness was less than a hundred strands left.

With the blessing of massive Qi luck, one of the sixteen aristocratic family young masters and misses still died in battle, dying so quickly that Wei Yuan didn't even have time to save him.

In the Ten Thousand Li Heshan, the Yushan was already somewhat dim and lusterless.

It had been sacrificed so many times that the Shaman tribe, suffering heavy casualties, attacked simultaneously as soon as they saw the Yushan. The Yushan was often destroyed by countless Shaman spells as soon as it manifested.

With the protection of the Shaman Domain's vitality, these Shaman tribe units were exceptionally difficult to kill. Wei Yuan's Yushan fell, able to smash down hundreds of people, but once retracted, half of those underneath could crawl up and fight again.

After rushing out of the enemy formation, the Shaman tribe's main general finally blew the horn, withdrawing the front formation troops and reorganizing the formation.

Wei Yuan looked back and saw that only 150 riders remained behind him, including the young masters and misses of the aristocratic families; these were all solid Dao foundation cultivators!

At this time, Wang Yu came to Wei Yuan's side and said: "When we fight again in a moment, don't waste Qi luck to replenish me. I know that an elder in my family is likely watching from the heavens at this time. If I am in danger of my life, he might act."

"What if he doesn't act? The instructions from your family should be similar to mine." Xu Yi asked.

Wang Yu did not hesitate and said: "Then I will die on the battlefield, which can be considered dying in the right place. Where on the battlefield are there no people dying? Why can't it be me, Wang Yu?"

Wei Yuan didn't say anything, patted his shoulder, and added another dose of Qi luck.

Wang Yu's eyes were tightly closed at this time, and he said repeatedly: "There is no need to waste Qi luck on me anymore!"

Wei Yuan said slowly: "Perhaps there are many people watching from the heavens now, but you are my people now, and I cannot let you risk your lives to exchange for the elders' intervention. Actually, from the beginning, I never counted on them to act, but the war still has to be fought; after all, this is our war."

Xiaoyu suddenly appeared beside Wei Yuan. At this moment, there was an extra knife cut on his face, and he had countless wounds on his body. He looked at Wei Yuan with rare seriousness and asked: "Where are the reinforcements?"

Wei Yuan shook his head: "Are you talking about Yue Jinshan? I don't know."

No matter how tragic the slaughter was, the primordial spirit accurately recorded the time. It had been an hour and a half since the war started. According to the normal marching speed, Yue Jinshan should have intercepted the Shaman army's main force by now, and the news should have reached the Shaman tribe's vanguard. According to common sense, if the Shaman tribe's vanguard received the news, they should have retreated. But now they were just silently reorganizing the army, clearly intending to fight again.

Xiaoyu suddenly sighed and said: "If we really can't hold on in a moment, I will let the elders act once. But after that, I will have to leave."

Wei Yuan smiled: "Then I don't think you'll be able to leave that quickly."

It was just that when he smiled like this, it immediately pulled at his wounds, making his face twist in pain.

Xiaoyu was startled: "Are there reinforcements?"

Wei Yuan shook his head: "Most likely... no, there aren't."

"Then can we win?"

"We can win!" Wei Yuan said very definitely.

Xiaoyu didn't believe it at all. He had also studied military strategy and knew that reaching the current situation was already very difficult. At this time, the Shaman army's casualties were close to 20,000, while the realm troops' casualties were 5,000. Even if several great generals of the current era presided over the war situation, it would be nothing more than this. But even if it was fought like this, without reinforcements, it would be absolutely impossible to win. The Shaman tribe's numerical advantage was too great; they could pile people to death.

Wei Yuan said: "I know you are calculating the military strength comparison, but you must have missed one point: me."

"You?" Xiaoyu felt that he had already considered Wei Yuan sufficiently.

Wei Yuan pointed to himself: "With me here, this battle cannot be lost."

Xiaoyu rolled his eyes and turned to leave. However, after cursing Wei Yuan in his heart, his mood was much better. After Xiaoyu left, Wei Yuan suddenly turned back and said to the aristocratic young masters and misses: "There should be no reinforcements. You are only here for training, after all. Fighting to this point, you have done enough for anyone. Those who want to go home now can leave; staying behind means truly fighting to the death."

Hearing this, two people showed hesitation. Seeing this, Wei Yuan said gently: "Go to the main peak now and stay on the summit; there should be no danger. Being able to come this far is enough; I will always remember this friendship."

The two young masters looked ashamed, and the gazes of the misses staring at them were almost murderous. However, Wei Yuan waved his hand and added a dose of Dao power to them, and the two slowly rose and flew toward the main peak.

At the top of the main peak, Ji Liuli and Zhang Sheng stood side by side. Ji Liuli suddenly tilted her head, as if listening to something, and then smiled bitterly: "There are no reinforcements."

"What happened?"

"Previously, the Prince of Jin issued seven imperial decrees in a row to Yue Jinshan, ordering him to stop advancing, but all were rejected by Yue Jinshan. Now someone has come directly from the palace."

Zhang Sheng just gave an 'en', indicating he knew.

Ji Liuli looked down the peak again and said in surprise: "That guy who wants to enter the Meritorious Service Hall actually has some skills; he has cracked four of my questions and is now doing the fifth. If you want to make a move, you'll have to wait a while."

Zhang Sheng nodded and asked: "How many questions did you set in total?"

"There are only twelve in total."

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Zhang Sheng frowned slightly. She remembered that when Ji Liuli set up the formation before, there were hundreds of questions in the question bank; why were there only twelve left now?

Ji Liuli smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry! Actually, I don't know the answers to the last three questions either; I just know the answers. If she can do them, I will give my position as a direct disciple of the Heavenly Secret Hall to her!"

Only then was Zhang Sheng slightly relieved.

In the north, Yue Jinshan walked out from behind the desk for the first time in the tower carriage and bowed: "Greetings, Chief Steward Zhao."

In front of Yue Jinshan was a man with a hairless face, wearing a pale red robe and a cyan silk belt around his waist; his age was completely indiscernible.

The man said in a thin voice: "General Yue really thinks this servant is not busy enough, insisting that this servant travel tens of thousands of li to see you."

This person in front was Zhao Tong, the Chief Steward of the Western Jin Dynasty, whose power in the palace was second only to the Chief Steward of the Ceremonial Directorate, Liu Quangong.

"This subordinate does not dare." Yue Jinshan bowed again.

Zhao Tong was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed, and he shouted sternly: "Bold! This servant has already arrived, why hasn't the army stopped yet?"

"The Chief Steward is a person from the palace, and should not interfere in military affairs." Yue Jinshan was neither humble nor arrogant.

At this time, Chen Dao's voice sounded outside: "Chief Steward Zhao cannot interfere in military affairs, but this Governor can, right? Your subordinates all belong to my Ningxi Prefecture, and you still don't obey orders; could it be that you want to hold troops and establish yourself?"

Yue Jinshan sighed, knowing that nothing could be done.

Chen Dao walked in and said: "If I hadn't come, who knows how long you would have been stubborn! Why don't you apologize to Chief Steward Zhao quickly?"

Yue Jinshan's face was gloomy, but he still bowed deeply.

Chen Dao tugged at Chief Steward Zhao's sleeve and whispered: "The Chief Steward has worked hard to come from afar, and you can't return empty-handed. Old Yue is a fellow who doesn't know how to speak, but he handles things very clearly. Later, I will have him prepare a generous gift for you to use as travel expenses back to the palace."

Zhao Tong's face finally bloomed, and he smiled: "This servant is about to go back to report, but at least the matter has been accomplished, and it will be easy to explain to the Great King when I go back. The Great King is still waiting in the palace, so this servant won't stay long, and the gift can be forgotten."

Chen Dao said sternly: "How can this be forgotten? If I don't let Old Yue bleed once, I won't be able to get over this hurdle in my heart. Don't worry, the gift will be delivered to your residence within three days; you just accept it."

Zhao Tong nodded: "Since it is the good intention of Governor Chen and General Yue, this servant will not be polite."

Chen Dao pulled Zhao Tong aside and whispered: "This time Old Yue offended the Great King, and he truly deserves death. However, the situation in Ningxi is dangerous; if another Governor is transferred here, and a defeat occurs, my little life will be in jeopardy. Although Old Yue has many faults, he still knows the true gods, and he can truly fight. You see..."

"This servant understands. I will talk to the Great King when I go back, and let him continue to be the Governor, but a three-year salary penalty is unavoidable."

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