NOVPUBChapter 731 -231: Counterattack Wave_2
Military morale is wavering!
The morale of both sides fluctuates, with one rising and the other falling, and morale affects the military strength enhancement. The Nascent Soul Cultivators engaged in solo battles are fine, but most of the soldiers only possess Foundation Establishment or Golden Core Cultivation.
They are the vast majority.
The Thousand Peak Forest is growing weaker in battle, while Liangzhu Country is becoming increasingly fierce, with morale constantly rising, giving them more spirit!
“The human heart is unpredictable. Clearly, strength hasn’t changed much, yet because of shifts in perception, it transforms. This is the way of the military family! Boss, I’ve comprehended it.”
In that instant, Ning Zhuo, who had just left Xiang Yue, had a brilliant flash in his eyes, understanding one of the ultimate truths of the military family.
Morale, military spirit!
These are vital factors for the military family and for grand battles.
Just this single change has led to a comprehensive shift in the battlefield dynamics! And this change happened almost instantly.
Moments ago, both sides were evenly matched, with the Thousand Peak Forest side even taking an aggressive stance. But the next moment, the counterattack surged up, placing the Thousand Peak Forest in a clear defensive disadvantage.
In the Dragon Head Cabin, Sun Lingtong had a look of sudden realization, muttering, “Thief Light Wind Formation… so that’s how it is.”
The trigger allowed him, with his extraordinary insight, to instantly comprehend the battle formation he had previously grasped.
From this moment on, he fully understood the Thief Light Wind Formation, completely mastering the essence and core of this battle formation.
He could once again activate “Gao Sheng’s Legacy” and unite the soldiers under the same banner.
Ning Zhuo was unaware of Sun Lingtong’s state, transmitting thoughts to him and Liu Guanzhang, the Three Generals: “This is a perfect opportunity for a counterattack! Let’s go!”
Though Liu Guanzhang had lost their main weapons, fortunately, they still had their old weapons as backups, which were quite handy.
They led the Three Generals Camp, setting up the Triangle Arrow Formation, and began a fierce assault.
Ning Zhuo also released the Mechanical Puppets, reorganizing the army.
He scanned his Storage Bag with Divine Sense, discovering that only a few Mechanical Puppets remained, so he released them all, slightly surpassing his usual military power record.
He had always been empowered by the Heroic Return Skill, leveraging his strength to an almost exaggerated extent. Therefore, even if the military power exceeded his usual control limit, he still felt at ease.
He then tried to release the Mechanical Golden Swallow but quickly retracted it.
Simultaneously controlling two different mechanical artifacts was too burdensome for him.
The Mechanical Golden Swallow provided minimal battle enhancement, while the burden increased several folds; thus, Ning Zhuo decisively abandoned it.
“Charge!” He led the Mechanical Army, coordinating with the Three Generals Camp on his left and right, advancing forward together.
The enemy groups along the way were crushed by them.
Sometimes, when Ning Zhuo’s Mechanical Army was blocked, the Three Generals Camp would flank them, quickly causing the enemy groups to collapse.
Other times, Ning Zhuo assisted the Three Generals Camp, disregarding sacrifices, using Mechanical Puppets to forcefully break through gaps, disrupt the enemy formations, then the Three Generals would lead the camp charging forward, quickly making the enemies flee in panic.
Various military tactics were used alternately, and the Three Generals carefully chose their targets, avoiding many of the Thousand Peak Forest’s military units. Other groups were simply no match for a well-established army.
And Ning Zhuo’s greatest feeling while charging and killing was—
Ease!
Yes, ease.
His Heroic Return Skill had been empowering him all this time, and his Mechanical Puppets were down to the last batch, providing him with a massive boost.
From entering the battlefield to continuous engagements, he encountered formidable enemies.
Chen Lingfeng utilized his innate talents, reaching the peak of Golden Core’s combat power. Xiang Yue was a True Monarch, top-tier Nascent Soul combat power! Within the Thousand Peak Forest area, he was undoubtedly among the top five.
Engaging such powerful enemies, Ning Zhuo found it strenuous despite his steadily rising strength.
Now suddenly facing normal opponents, feeling ease was perfectly natural.
Not just ease, but increasingly ease!
Once the offensive fully erupted, it became a massive wave of attack.
Unless timely suppressed, such a wave would continue indefinitely.
Lord Long, Lu Hongtu, and others were well aware of this.
Without needing communication, they all displayed their strongest combat stances!
Divine Gifted Technique—Vitality collapse!
The vast vitality within Lord Long transformed into tumultuous life energy, erupting at this moment, providing him with comprehensive enhancement.
His height shot up to sixteen feet, with muscles bulging across his body as if ready to burst and tear apart.
Divine Gifted Technique—Divine Dragon Body!
Translucent Dragon Scale Armor covered his entire body.
Ordinary attacks only caused the dragon scales to vibrate, emitting a metallic clanking sound, barely harming Lord Long’s flesh.
Spiritual Treasure—Purple Coral Red Gold Dragon Armor!
Lord Long’s right shoulder armor was at the level of a spiritual treasure, shaped like a dragon’s head with an open mouth, encasing his right shoulder.
It was entirely gold and red, with a smooth mirror-like surface, reflecting metallic luster. The dragon’s eyes were as dazzling as diamonds, as brilliant as stars.
Fine cloud patterns adorned the shoulder armor, slowly flowing, overlapping infinitely.
The spiritual treasure, combined with the Divine Dragon Body from the Divine Gifted Technique, created a synergy. In an instant, the translucent Dragon Scale Armor became solidified, featuring a splendid color of red gold, with its defensive power skyrocketing!
“Hmm?!” Shuang Ling’s complexion changed.
Her Soft Bone Mystic attack struck Lord Long, only producing a brilliant burst of sparks, with Lord Long’s upper body not even budging.
And Lord Long’s next words weighed heavily on her heart: “Your flesh body is over there, right?”
Lord Long looked towards the White Jade Camp and charged directly!
Soft Bone Mystic tried to block with full force but had little effect.
Boom!
Lord Long directly crashed into the White Jade Camp’s formation.
Magic Treasure—Light Mountain and Heavy Mist Map!
This was the Six Cave Sect’s signature magic treasure, activated now by Lu Hongtu.
A mist of ethereal mountain fog quickly enveloped his body, presenting a watercolor mountain scene.
Uniquely, the scene was inverted.
Mountains hung in mid-air, covered with ancient sturdy trees and jagged rocks. Mist accumulated below, dense and heavy, giving a feeling of immense weight.
“Person and formation as one?!”
“The Great Cave Master of Six Cave Sect has such mastery over formations!”
“Ah!”
Liangzhu Country cultivators engulfed in mountain mist were swiftly pulled into the mountain scene, suspended upside-down, their bodies separated.
The lower half flew into the high air, smashed to bits against mountain rocks. The upper half fell into the cloud mist, shredded into pieces.
A broad robe printed with copper coin talismans revealed the demon cultivator Jin Tunhe’s true form, a three-legged golden toad!
He was huge and corpulent, reaching four yards high, his back covered with copper coins.
Jin Tunhe opened his mouth, absorbing large quantities of objects around him.
“My flying sword!”
“Damn it, return my magic artifact!”
The crowd exclaimed.
“Clothes, return my clothes!” Some were even worse off, suddenly running naked, hurriedly covering their lower half, others smartly covered their faces, fleeing embarrassingly.
Jin Tunhe blocked Ning Zhuo and the Three Generals Camp’s way.
Ning Zhuo’s Mechanical Puppets were swept away by a fierce wave, sucked into the three-legged golden toad’s mouth, and lost connection with Ning Zhuo.
Ning Zhuo’s expression changed drastically, feeling a bit frightened because he realized that losing these Mechanical Puppets didn’t give him any enhancement.
“Such a method counters my Heroic Return Skill!” Ning Zhuo was astonished.
There is no strongest spell, only the strongest cultivator.
All things mutually generate and counteract; this is one of the ultimate truths of natural circulation and balance. Ning Zhuo always relied on the Heroic Return Skill, naturally facing a moment of being countered.
But this moment came very quickly.
Not just him, even soldiers within the Three Generals Camp lost many weapons and armor to the three-legged golden toad’s belly.
“I’ll barehandedly smash it to death!” Zhang Hei roared, his magic treasure and upper body armor were gone.
“No!” Ning Zhuo immediately rejected, “Jin Tunhe is at Nascent Soul Level, and now is his peak period; there’s no need to confront directly. He can absorb many, but his belly space is limited.”
“We should detour and kill more enemy cultivators!”
Liu Er immediately agreed, “The strategist makes sense!”
Zhang Hei and Guan Hong dutifully obeyed.
