Hearing the ever-composed Zhiyan speak such playful words, Ashi Liren beside her said, “Very well, then I shall also take on twenty myself!”
As for whose martial arts were superior between Zhiyan and Ashi Liren, Soren truly did not know.
In short, the martial arts of these two were like towering mountains. Soren could only see a portion of them, while the greater part remained hidden within the clouds, completely unclear.
But Ashi Liren had indeed killed over a dozen Dragon Warriors single-handedly, something Soren had witnessed with his own eyes.
The Grand Eunuch Gao Yin, who had never shown his face, stepped forward and chuckled, “Then I shall also take on twenty!”
At this critical moment, Grand Eunuch Gao Yin was actually not by the king’s side for protection, but had come to the Tianshui City battlefield. No one truly knew of this matter.
Soren smiled. “A pity Aunt Rock Queen is not here, or she too could take on twenty!”
And his father-in-law Yan Yan was absent as well, or he could have taken on seven or eight by himself.
Luanyang City Lord Tuli Wen stepped forward and said, “Although I cannot take on twenty, four or five should be manageable.”
Zhuang Zhixuan said, “Master, with your immobilisation technique to assist, I could also take on ten.”
Very well, yet another woman whose martial arts Soren could not gauge had appeared, despite having slept with her countless times.
“Fen Mo, aim well!” Soren called out to that divinely gifted Dragon Archer at the highest point of the castle.
Fen Mo nodded very coldly.
“Charge!” At Soren’s command, he led fifty-five Dragon Archers to intercept and kill the one hundred and twenty Dragon Warriors Zhili had dispatched!
…
Should this one hundred and twenty Dragon Warrior suicide squad disperse, or gather together?
After brief hesitation, Turingto and Zhili decided to gather together, because once dispersed they could easily be defeated piecemeal. Moreover, if they were entangled by several dozen or over a hundred Rock Pirate warriors, it would be difficult to extricate themselves.
These one hundred and twenty Dragon Warriors gathered together like a sharp sword, breaking through with irresistible force directly to the walls.
Protected by Dragon Power, flying shot pellets could not harm them. Splashing flaming oil could not harm them. Arrows filling the sky could not harm them.
Reaching the walls, these one hundred and twenty Dragon Warriors seized the siege ladders, lightly sprang up, and effortlessly leapt atop the walls over ten metres high.
The Rock Pirate warriors sensed a powerful energy aura, their hearts trembling. Their martial arts were not high, but they had spent half their lives fighting on battlefields. Their perception was extremely keen, and they immediately knew how powerful this group was, far beyond their own ability.
From the moment the Rock Pirate warriors were born into this world, they existed to fight and to die in battle. To be able to slaughter against such powerful enemies was a supreme honour!
Instantly, these mad Rock Pirates did not retreat but advanced, waving their curved blades and charging to kill towards these over one hundred Dragon Warrior enemies.
“Thud…”
After brief hand-to-hand combat…
These Rock Pirate warriors were killed like vegetables being chopped, bodies falling to the ground in an instant.
But the remaining Rock Pirate warriors still charged forward madly, wave after wave.
Watching his comrades fall in battle before him, the Rock Pirate centurion in command accelerated, madly waving his curved blade, using every technique he had learned in his life to hack at the Dragon Warrior leading the enemies.
This Rock Pirate centurion knew he was certain to die, and that he could not harm the opponent at all. The difference in their cultivation was too great.
But he still gave his all, even if he could only scratch the opponent’s skin!
“Slash!”
This Rock Pirate centurion, knowing death was certain, used all his strength to deliver the final blow of his life.
However…
“Slash…”
The enemy Dragon Warrior before him was actually directly cleaved in two! Because he had suddenly stood completely motionless.
“Whoosh…”
Like an immortal descending from beyond the heavens, Princess Zhiyan floated lightly above the walls.
Her beautiful eyes fixed upon these dozen or so Dragon Warriors of Zhili, and terrifying spiritual power burst forth violently.
Spiritual Body Condensation Technique…
Instantly, nine Dragon Warriors were completely immobilised, unable to move.
Then Zhiyan stepped forward, and with one light sword stroke, claimed a Dragon Warrior’s life.
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”
Thus, Zhiyan lightly and effortlessly, one sword per person, harvested the lives of these Dragon Warriors.
Ashi Liren did not know the Spiritual Body Condensation Technique.
But her martial arts were even more domineering. The moment her Dragon Gold Sword swept out, an icy chill pierced to the bone, freezing enemies alive.
Then, a fierce sword chop!
“Thud…” The enemy’s corpse actually shattered into pieces upon the ground.
As for Grand Eunuch Gao Yin, he was like a gust of wind. Once he moved, his figure was completely invisible.
Then inexplicably, your throat would be slit, and you would die.
The Rock Pirate warriors present, and the Zhili soldiers who had charged onto the walls, were completely stunned!
Although they fought and killed daily, such supreme martial arts were something one might never witness in an entire lifetime!
Zhiyan’s killing was filled with immortal elegance.
First using Spiritual Body Condensation Technique to imprison, then killing with one light sword stroke. Not even a wound was visible, not a drop of blood flowed.
It appeared as if these enemy Dragon Warriors were captivated by her beauty and grace, suddenly dazed and unable to move, then killed without any awareness.
Ashi Liren’s killing was filled with stunning magnificence and splendour.
Her face was truly beautiful to the extreme, completely impossible to look upon directly.
Her figure was like ice carved and jade sculpted, filled with a demonic charm.
Her aura was so cold as frost, yet her killing was so violent.
First using terrifying icy Dragon Power to freeze you, then a fierce sword chop, turning you into countless fragments. Still, not a drop of blood flowed.
As for Gao Yin’s killing, it was completely bizarre. Without even seeing his figure, you were already dead!
Of the top five ranked supreme powerhouses in the Kingdom of Nu Lang, three had participated in this battle.
Zhiyan, Ashi Liren, Gao Yin, Li Chenglian, Turingto!
These were the top five supreme powerhouses in Soren’s mind. Actually, there was also Sword Venerable Bi Xiao, and Aunt Rock Chuo Er. The martial arts of these people should all be of similar rank, truly difficult to distinguish who was truly superior.
As before, Soren’s martial arts were too low, unable to see clearly the cultivation of these people.
Even Soren’s cheap maternal grandfather, Marquis Fu E, had unfathomably deep martial arts.
Soren’s father, Count Suolong, had also been hailed as a top powerhouse of the Kingdom of Nu Lang in his day, on par with Turingto.
…
Compared to these three top powerhouses Zhiyan, Ashi Liren, and Gao Yin, Luanyang City Lord Tuli Wen was a full major rank below.
His martial arts were just like himself, very upright, filled with powerful momentum. He alone fought five Dragon Warriors, not falling in the slightest disadvantage, but also unable to kill them quickly.
As for Soren and Zhuang Zhixuan!
Soren could see that Zhuang Zhixuan, this female leopard of a woman, also had supremely high martial arts, even above Count Tuli Wen.
Moreover, her techniques carried a domineering violence within their strangeness.
Once entering battle, her face appeared especially seductive.
However, her primary goal was to protect Soren, so she dared not fight too fiercely, seriously affecting her performance.
Fortunately, Soren knew the Spiritual Body Condensation Technique, so he was not completely useless in this battle.
He could not defeat even half of these one hundred and twenty Dragon Warriors. But his spiritual power cultivation was high.
Princess Zhiyan’s spiritual power could lock down ten Dragon Warriors at once, and instantly at that.
While Soren needed several seconds to lock down a single Dragon Warrior, but this was already quite remarkable.
Thus, he began to enter perfect coordination with Zhuang Zhixuan.
Zhuang Zhixuan never left his side by half a step. Soren spent several seconds locking down an enemy Dragon Warrior, then Zhuang Zhixuan struck fiercely with her sword, directly cleaving the opponent in two.
Thus, every several seconds they killed an enemy Dragon Warrior.
But after locking down five Dragon Warriors, Soren felt as if his head was about to explode. His spiritual power remained, but his entire body and brain could no longer endure.
“Lock!” The powerful spiritual power within him burst forth.
The sixth Dragon Warrior was locked down by him, his entire body imprisoned and unable to move.
Zhuang Zhixuan embraced Soren and was about to step forward and kill that Dragon Warrior with her sword.
Who would have expected a Rock Pirate warrior to step forward and fiercely chop off that Dragon Warrior’s head.
Damn it, coming to steal the kill at a time like this?
This was actually a Rock Pirate commander of a thousand, with quite high martial arts, but still some distance from the Dragon Warrior level.
After stealing the kill, this Rock Pirate commander of a thousand gazed with very fervent eyes at Zhuang Zhixuan’s explosive figure curves.
“This woman’s figure is truly spicy. Too bad our pretty-faced lord has already had her, surely every hole has been used. What a pity… what a pity…” While speaking, he waved his battle blade and charged towards the next Dragon Warrior.
Soren’s head was already about to explode with pain, and hearing this Rock Pirate commander’s words, he was about to explode with anger as well.
You, a mere commander of a thousand, cursing me as pretty-faced to my face, and with the tone that Zhuang Zhixuan this cabbage has been rooted by this pig of mine, you truly are tired of living!
But this bastard commander truly was tired of living. Although his martial arts were quite high, he had not yet reached the Dragon Warrior level.
Yet he still waved his battle blade, specifically picking Dragon Warriors to fight!
“Go up and watch him, do not let this bastard seek death!” Soren said.
Zhuang Zhixuan frowned and charged forward, her battle blade dancing wildly.
At this time, this Rock Pirate commander was already clearly at a disadvantage, in a perilous situation.
Zhuang Zhixuan stepped forward, her battle blade dancing madly, quickly pressing that Dragon Warrior until he could not breathe, utterly wretched.
“Slash…” That Rock Pirate commander seized the opportunity to stab fiercely into the opponent’s heart.
“Damn it!” That Dragon Warrior’s eyes were filled with infinite hatred. Normally, an opponent like a Rock Pirate commander of a thousand, he could kill three to five by himself. Yet now he had died in the opponent’s hands. How truly humiliating.
This Rock Pirate commander looked at Soren and said, “My lord, our queen is the most beautiful woman under heaven. After having her, you also flirt with this woman beside you. Ai, you truly are the most fortunate man in this world!”
After speaking, he charged madly towards the next Dragon Warrior without regard for his life.
Soren ground his teeth, truly wanting to ignore this bastard commander and let him die beneath the sword of a Zhili Dragon Warrior.
But this bastard looked quite young, in his twenties. In a few more years he would certainly break through to Dragon Warrior. In another ten years, he would be another fierce and powerful commander, absolutely a Rock Pirate Island Lord level figure.
With no other choice, he could only have Zhuang Zhixuan step forward to help, not letting him truly die beneath the sword of a Zhili Dragon Warrior!
Soren said angrily, “These Dragon Warrior kill credits do not belong to you, Commander of a Thousand.”
“I know.” The Rock Pirate commander said. “But the opportunity to truly fight against Dragon Warriors is too precious. I cannot miss it.”
…
In this top-level confrontation of martial power, another incomparably fierce figure was Fen Mo!
Dragon Archers were not extremely rare in this world, but a Dragon Archer with divine archery talent, that was truly heaven-defying.
A Dragon Archer could at most shoot thirty arrows before spiritual power was exhausted!
A Dragon Archer without spiritual power was nothing, because they could not aim.
But one with divine archery talent barely needed to use spiritual power at all, shooting entirely by instinct. With just a tiny bit of spiritual power, they were completely accurate every time!
And once reaching the Dragon Archer Warrior level, the arrows they shot were fast and fierce, already very difficult to block!
Fen Mo, at the high point of the castle, effortlessly aimed at a Zhili Dragon Warrior, then…
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…”
Ten consecutive arrows with one draw!
That Dragon Warrior was skilled, blocking the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth arrows.
But then, Yan Mo’s arrows were simply too fast.
He could not block the sixth arrow in time!
Thus…
“Thud, thud, thud, thud…” The remaining five arrows directly pierced five holes through his head.
Then, he selected the next target.
Regardless of the opponent’s strength, he always used a string of ten consecutive arrows.
Then, selected the next target again.
And if he encountered an extremely powerful expert, and all ten consecutive arrows were dodged.
Then he would madly shoot out nineteen consecutive arrows.
Other Dragon Archers would have their spiritual power exhausted after at most thirty arrows. He had already shot over one hundred arrows, yet remained full of vigour.
…
Zhiyan, Ashi Liren, and Gao Yin, three top powerhouses, each taking on twenty.
Zhuang Zhixuan and Soren’s Spiritual Body Condensation Technique coordination, taking on ten.
Luanyang City Lord Tuli Wen, although somewhat strained, taking on five.
The heaven-defying Fen Mo, single-handedly shooting and killing seven Dragon Warriors.
Soren’s side’s remaining fifty Dragon Warriors, facing thirty-eight Dragon Warriors from Zhili’s side.
The battle was extremely brutal, but they clearly held the upper hand.
Plus the surrounding Rock Pirates were like madmen. Clearly it was a nine-deaths-one-life task, yet they vied with each other to steal kills.
In the brief first few minutes!
The Dragon Warrior camps of both sides could still fight with equal intensity, evenly matched.
But very soon, with the rapid killing by the three top powerhouses Zhiyan, Ashi Liren, and Gao Yin, the Dragon Warriors on Zhili’s side quickly fell into disadvantage.
Five minutes later!
The Dragon Warriors on Zhili’s side were being harvested rapidly. These precious Dragon Warriors fell one after another, their lives lost to the yellow springs.
And many were killed by sneak attacks from Rock Pirate warriors who did not fear death. While the Dragon Warriors of both sides were locked in combat, these Rock Pirate warriors charged forward like madmen, wave after wave, to launch sneak attacks.
They even cast aside the other soldiers who had charged onto the walls.
According to Rock Pirate tradition, in battle, one must always seek out the strongest enemies to slaughter.
Ten minutes later…
The one hundred and twenty Dragon Warriors jointly assembled by Zhili, Turingto, and the nineteen feudal lords were completely annihilated.
Zhiyan killed twenty-three, Gao Yin killed twenty-two, Ashi Liren killed twenty-one, Zhuang Zhixuan killed ten, Fen Mo killed seven, Tuli Wen killed four.
The remaining fifty Dragon Warriors on Soren’s side killed thirty-three!
And the Dragon Warrior experts on Soren’s side also suffered heavy losses, fifteen falling in battle! Especially the mad Rock Pirate warriors, several hundred died!
Zhiyan stood beside Soren, not even breathing heavily, and said, “Husband, if Zhili truly went all-in, we really would have lost.”
Gao Yin nodded and said, “On Zhili’s side, there are also three top powerhouses: Li Chenglian, Turingto, Fu E! Experts like Miss Zhuang, Zhili has at least three beside him. Too bad, Zhili values his life too much!”
Indeed, Zhili and the others valued their lives too much!
Here, Princess Zhiyan as the supreme lord had gone into battle! Soren, not even a Dragon Warrior, also fought personally.
While on Zhili’s side, not even the experts who protected him personally were willing to be dispatched.
As for Duke Turingto and Marquis Fu E, they felt their bodies were worth a thousand gold. How could they possibly enter the fray themselves?
On Zhili’s side, the combined Dragon Warriors of several factions exceeded two hundred and fifty, but only one hundred and twenty were dispatched to execute the trump card mission, not even half the number.
At the most critical moment, they still slept in the same bed with different dreams, each holding back!
No wonder the one hundred and twenty Dragon Warriors dispatched could only become true cannon fodder.
…
Turingto and Zhili rode their griffin high in the air, watching the one hundred and twenty Dragon Warriors they had dispatched die completely.
Zhili once again felt darkness before his eyes, nearly fainting.
The final hope was shattered!
Even, he cast an unmasked glance towards Turingto.
Old thief? If not for guarding against you striking me from behind, why would I have retained the majority of my strength? If I truly went all-in, exhausting all my experts, I would have long since destroyed Soren’s cannon positions and trebuchet positions, even completely exterminating all the Dragon Warriors on Soren’s side.
And Soren, you fool. As the supreme lord, with a body worth a thousand gold, you actually personally entered the battlefield. Why do you not just die?
Zhiyan, you are a princess in truth, with a body of jade and gold, yet you entered the fray like a lowly warrior. Where is your dignity?
Turingto’s heart was also bleeding. He had originally felt that dispatching over one hundred Dragon Warriors, fully twice Soren’s number, should be completely sufficient.
Who would have known that Gao Yin was not by the king’s side, but had come to Tianshui City?
And who would have known that this woman Ashi Liren’s martial arts were actually heaven-defying to such a degree?
And who would have known that Soren, as the supreme lord, and with such weak martial arts, also personally entered the fight? Did he not want to live?
What to do next?
Should they truly go all-in, dispatching all Dragon Warriors, including Duke Turingto and Marquis Fu E, also entering the fray personally?
Li Chenglian leaving Zhili’s side to personally charge onto the walls and destroy Soren’s cannon positions?
If so, then the entire battle situation still had a glimmer of hope!
But was it possible?
Of course not. At any time, Zhili would not let Li Chenglian and the three great experts leave his side by half a step.
At any time, Duke Turingto would not exhaust his own strength completely, let alone personally enter danger!
…
Zhili’s trump card had failed. The one hundred and twenty Dragon Warriors were completely annihilated.
Thus, the final hope was shattered.
The entire battlefield remained completely within Soren’s rhythm.
Several hundred cannons, over one hundred giant trebuchets, several hundred scorpion trebuchets, flaming oil barrels, the Rock Pirate Legion!
These links formed a complete war machine, madly slaughtering Zhili’s army.
The several hundred metres long stone obstacle groups continuously delayed and filtered Zhili’s army. This ensured that the soldiers ultimately climbing onto the walls would never exceed seven to eight thousand. And when the Rock Pirate Legion fighting on the front line suffered casualties, they were immediately replenished.
When the Rock Pirate Legion’s numbers were insufficient, the Luanyang Revenge Army would step up. Although this army’s combat strength was somewhat lower, their fighting will was high. As auxiliary support for the Rock Pirate Legion, they were sufficient.
Thus, the entire battle machine operated smoothly, continuously devouring the lives of Zhili’s army!
As for the Zhili army in the rear, they could not clearly see what was happening ahead, whether they were winning or losing. They could only follow their officers’ commands, charging forward continuously, until the comrades around them kept falling, and they saw the surrounding ground covered completely with corpses, before they knew what hell truly was!
Then, amidst this mad slaughter and death, the army on Zhili’s side finally began to gradually crumble and collapse.
Zhili rode his griffin beast, watching the entire battlefield, coldly observing everything.
Countless soldiers on his side died, and the army in the rear began to crumble in panic.
He no longer felt pain, only infinite numbness.
He knew that in this great battle he had thoroughly lost, utterly defeated without any hope!
Taking a deep breath, he cast one final look back at the battlefield, one look at the Wind Thunder Fortress defensive line, one look at Soren!
“I have lost, but… everything is not yet over.” Zhili said tremblingly.
“Go, return to Zhidu!” Zhili commanded.
Then, he covered his entire body with a black cloak and fled without looking back!
Over sixty Dragon Warrior experts, several hundred Young Lord’s Mansion warriors, and ten thousand Young Lord’s Mansion troops followed behind Zhili, rapidly breaking away from the battlefield.
Zhili abandoned all his comrades and fled towards the royal capital, escaping far away.