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Chapter 116: Chapter 101 Bai Ze Legion (Please Subscribe)
Fan Royal Mansion Rebel Army Camp.
Many torches were lit, shining as bright as daylight.
Inside a tent, numerous bodies were laid out, all from the Half-Demon Army, just transported back.
The commander, Luo Tiange, furrowed his brow, his face cold as he forcibly suppressed the discomfort inside him and inspected the wounds on these bodies.
After a long while, he closed his eyes.
Sigh!
Only after a while did he reopen them, exhaling deeply, and said gravely, "It indeed seems to be the technique of one person, and moreover, a top-level sword master..."
Among the known top Heavenly Persons of the Imperial Family...Indeed, there are those who use swords, not just one, as using blades and swords is the most common.
"Is it the Qingfeng Sword Master or the Shadow Kill Sword Master?"
He mumbled to himself.
Whichever one it is...will become a huge threat to the Fan Royal Mansion’s army.
He walked over to the corpse of the Black-clothed Saintess.
Clearly, she died of poisoning, without a single wound.
To think that this Holy Daughter of the Moon Worship Sect took poison and sought death, one can only imagine how desperate she must have been.
"Commander, what shall we do now? If we delay further, once the reinforcements from the Night King Mansion arrive, this battle will become even more difficult."
A legate from the army couldn’t help but speak up.
Luo Tiange did not respond, instead, he paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back.
"We have no way out, we must capture the Divine Sword Sect at any cost. We will attack Divine Sword Sect first thing tomorrow morning."
He suddenly stopped, his eyes becoming fiercely sharp.
And he knew that the Martial Arts Army from the Night King Mansion had been disastrously defeated...Currently, the Divine Sword Sect surely does not have a complete Martial Arts Army, and even if they hastily rebuilt it, they might not have much combat power.
So, now is likely the weakest moment for Divine Sword Sect.
...
A few miles away from the camp, on a hillside.
Li Qian stood atop a large tree, watching from a distance the camp that was bright as day.
Clad in a black cloak, he remained motionless, blending into the darkness.
Although scouts from the Fan Royal Mansion occasionally swept past nearby, they utterly failed to notice his presence.
"Such a tightly guarded camp, even when the soldiers are resting, there still seems to be an invisible military heart and battle intent enveloping it."
Li Qian murmured to himself.
This meant that the Martial Arts Army of the Fan Royal Mansion was always on alert, ready to engage in battle at any moment.
Thus, even if he wanted to take advantage of the darkness to sneak into the camp and launch a surprise attack... it would likely be very difficult and dangerous, potentially putting him in the midst of intense battle formations.
Although he had the Chen Bell’s mental assault capability, allowing him to carry out range attacks.
And the Qi Blood Sacred Realm Embryo could cover within a two-zhang radius...
But the camp’s area was too large, and there were far too many soldiers from the Martial Arts Army.
He would not take risks without full confidence.
Thus, he moved, flitting out like a night owl, disappearing into the night sky.
....
The next day.
Early morning.
A lot of commotion arose in the rebel camp of the Fan Royal Mansion, as large numbers of Xuanjia Warriors started to gather, forming three large battle formations and swiftly moving out of the camp.
This huge commotion quickly alerted the Divine Sword Sect.
A large number of martial artists from the Night King Mansion, Divine Sword Sect, and other forces began to gather, forming several battle formations.
Due to the lack of sufficient time for training and cultivating tacit understanding, the sizes of these battle formations were relatively small.
The larger the scale of the battle formation, the greater the difficulty in setting it up.
While smaller battle formations had higher flexibility and were relatively simpler to arrange.
However, similarly, the power that small battle formations could exert was hardly satisfactory.
Several Heavenly Persons observed the chaotic scene and sighed internally; although these battle formations included many well-trained elite soldiers and commanders, there were also too many newly assembled troops.
Nonetheless, having some organization was better than none.
Unless a martial arts powerhouse reached the level of Heavenly Person, facing the collective power of the Martial Arts Army, and the oppression of military heart and battle intent... it was difficult to unleash their true strength.
"Hopefully, we can hold on for a while longer."
Chai Heavenly Person frowned slightly and said solemnly.
He looked up towards the distance, even from afar, as a Heavenly Person level powerhouse, he could still clearly feel the terrifying battle intent coming their way.
The gap was a bit large.
The others all felt heavy-hearted.
....
Chen Bell Platform.
"Is it starting?"
Li Qian felt the intangible pressure coming from the direction of the Fan Royal Mansion’s camp, clearly approaching towards Divine Sword Sect.
Immediately, he grabbed his sword and flew out.
...
The massive army of Xuanjia, like a tide, swept over the land, rolling towards the gate of Divine Sword Sect.
Leading the main attack was the most elite Martial Arts Army of the Fan Royal Mansion, with a Heavenly Person flying above the battle formation, personally aiding the formation.
Two wings of other Martial Arts Army also deployed.
Commander Luo Tiange and two other Heavenly Persons flew at the rear, commanding the three Martial Arts Armies in battle.
Suddenly, a fist-sized bird flew from a distance, undeterred by the oppressive battle intent filling the air above, and landed on Luo Tiange’s shoulder.
Luo Tiange was momentarily stunned, then quickly grabbed the bird, removed a small bamboo tube from its leg, and after he read the paper inside, his complexion turned unsightly.
"Order, all three Martial Arts Armies stop their attack on Divine Sword Sect, change direction, and march urgently towards Xuanzhou."
He took a deep breath, immediately issuing the order.
"What?"
"Commander, why are we withdrawing?"
The other two Heavenly Persons were stunned.
We were almost at the gate of Divine Sword Sect, and now to suddenly retreat, what’s going on?
"Great Moon Pass has been breached, the prince is gravely injured, the Imperial Family’s White Marsh Army is advancing rapidly, approaching Xingzhou... and moreover, Fan Royal Mansion has already deployed troops bypassing Jing Pass... we must head back to support."
Luo Tiange’s expression was grim, his voice filled with bitterness.
The great situation seemed to have reversed overnight.
Even if he could forcefully capture Divine Sword Sect, it would result in severe losses, and moreover, the situation at the Fan Royal Mansion was already precarious, capturing Divine Sword Sect would no longer hold much significance.
"How could this happen?"
The two Celestial Level beings were greatly surprised.
Soon, the order to retreat was issued.
The supporting Celestial Level being of the main attacking Martial Arts Army was puzzled, but still chose to obey the order and immediately commanded the entire Martial Arts Army to turn around.
The other two Martial Arts Armies, one also received the order to retreat, while the other would cover the rear to prevent chase from the Divine Sword Sect.
...
Li Qian, still far from the Night King Mansion rebels, unexpectedly discovered that the dense and oppressive military heart and battle intent had suddenly weakened a lot.
"Eh, what’s happening?"
He was very surprised.
In such a big battle, the military heart and battle intent should have been increasing.
Thus, he quickly approached the rebels.
As for the scouts of the Night King Mansion he encountered along the way, he casually disposed of them.
Swoosh!
Li Qian landed on a big tree and saw from afar the retreating forces of the Night King Mansion.
He was completely dumbfounded.
"Something’s not right, why are they retreating?"
He furrowed his brows.
Could it be that these rebels were trying to lure the forces inside the Divine Sword Sect out for a decisive battle on the plains?
But the Celestial Level beings of the Divine Sword Sect weren’t fools either.
Why would they come out willingly?
Confrontation and delaying time were the most advantageous for the Divine Sword Sect.
...
Above the Divine Sword Sect.
Several Celestial Level beings were also watching from afar.
Suddenly, they noticed that the originally aggressive Night King Mansion rebels seemed to have changed direction, appearing to be retreating?
"What are they playing at?"
Ye, a Celestial Level being, was utterly astonished.
"Strange, why retreat at this time? Could it be a trick?"
Xiao Wendao furrowed his brows.
"There must have been some major development, which is why this group of rebels suddenly retreated."
Chai, a Celestial Level being, said in a deep voice.
Suddenly, he thought, could there be developments at the Great Moon Pass?
He knew that the Imperial Family had dispatched the White Ze Army to attack Great Moon Pass.
This White Ze Army was one of the twenty-eight elite Martial Arts Armies of the Imperial Family.
Although most of the elite Martial Arts Armies were stationed at the borders to guard against other countries, over twenty vassal states had rebelled this time, and the Imperial Family would definitely mobilize the Martial Arts Armies stationed in Dachang’s hinterland to suppress the rebellion.
The Night King Mansion, being one of the few powerful feudal lords, was strong, which was why the White Ze Army was sent to clear them out.
The role of the Divine Sword Sect here was merely to distract the Night King Mansion.
Because the main forces of the Night King Mansion were combating the Imperial Family’s White Ze Army.
"Since the rebels are retreating, we should pursue and attack."
Chai, a Celestial Level being, pointed at the retreating rebels and said in a deep voice.
"If the rebels are luring us to pursue, in the Divine Sword Sect, we still have the advantage of the terrain, perhaps we can hold them back for a while. But once we enter the plains, the rebel’s Martial Arts Army can fully deploy their battle formations, and it might be tough..."
Ye, a Celestial Level being, shook his head and said.
"Then let’s wait a bit more."
Chai hesitated for a moment then nodded.
He couldn’t be sure either; if the rebels were indeed using deceit, rashly pursuing would likely lead to the annihilation of their forces.
The risk was too great.
Thus, the few Celestial Level beings continued to follow at a distance.
The rebels kept retreating without stopping, using a forced march, and the speed of their retreat was astonishingly fast.
The Celestial Level beings confirmed that the rebels were indeed retreating.
"With such a fast speed of retreat, it’s difficult for our people to catch up. Even if we can catch up, it’s tough to make the rebels collapse, their battle formations are orderly during retreat, and they can counterattack at any moment."
Ye, a Celestial Level being, shook his head.
Only elite Martial Arts Armies could maintain complete battle formations during long-distance forced marches.
Those temporarily assembled armies within the Divine Sword Sect... If they really chased after them, their formations would probably disperse halfway.
Chai saw this scene and could only sigh.
He knew pursuing further would be meaningless.
Xiao Wendao was the happiest of all.
The Divine Sword Sect avoided a major battle.
Otherwise, even if they could have withstood the battle, the Divine Sword Sect would have suffered heavy losses.
And if they had lost... the consequences would have been even more severe.
This situation was the most beneficial for the Divine Sword Sect.
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"So they really retreated?"
Li Qian secretly followed the rebels’ retreat on the ground.
This speed of retreat clearly indicated no deception.
The temporarily assembled Martial Arts Armies within the Divine Sword Sect simply couldn’t catch up.
"There must have been some major incident, so this group of rebels wouldn’t retreat so decisively."
Li Qian pondered in his mind.
He didn’t think it had anything to do with him killing two Heavenly Persons and destroying a demi-beast army.
Although such a heavy loss had a significant impact on the rebels’ strength.
Still, this group of rebels maintained the complete structure of the Martial Arts Army, and their combat strength was definitely not weak, compared to those wounded Martial Artists at the Divine Sword Sect... They still had a big advantage.
But this was also good.
With the rebels retreating, the imminent battle at the Divine Sword Sect was also dispelled without a trace.
This was most beneficial for the Divine Sword Sect.
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