"Immediately issue the decree! Notify Mu Yao, Tu Yao, and Huo Yao to rush back to the South City to support General Jidu!" Jinyu, also sensing the grim situation, swiftly adjusted the plan! Yes!
The messenger quickly shot a brilliant magical flare into the sky, illuminating the entire heavens. This was the magical signal for emergency aid! On the field!
Around Jidu, blades flashed, and sword energies swept wildly. Moluo Zhankong, Moluo Zhanyun, and Moluo Zhanying immediately unleashed a torrential storm of attacks upon meeting. Their objective was simple: kill Jidu before Jinyu and the others could react.
Roar! Jidu gritted his teeth, his Blazing Dou Qi surging out, yet held back, allowing the fierce Blazing Sword Qi to condense upon his blade. Finally, it transformed into a five-meter-long Blazing Greatsword.
This was a technique Jidu had accidentally cultivated in the Demonic Dragon Blood Domain when he was young. Later, to deal with large-scale Demonic Dragon legions, he improved it into a mass combat sword style named Blazing Long Serpent—Jidu's most ferocious and dominant mass battle sword technique. Jidu was fully aware of the plans of Moluo Zhankong and the others.
At this moment, he could only clench his jaw and hold on for dear life, awaiting reinforcements. If he were to fall, the Tianmo warriors of Yuncheng would lose one key fighter, and their strength would be severely diminished. The moment the Giant Blazing Greatsword materialized, it shocked the three of Moluo Zhankong.
In the past, Jidu's move had caused them significant losses. Now, seeing Jidu unleash this ultimate skill again, they subconsciously intensified the strength of their protective Dou Qi shields. Even among the Tianmo warriors, there were distinctions between the strong and the weak, and Jidu was undoubtedly among the top-tier powerhouses.
This was precisely why, upon identifying Jidu, the others immediately launched a coordinated assault. And among Jidu’s ultimate techniques, what all his opponents feared most was his divine-level control over Dou Qi. One must know that, in the understanding of current martial artists, Blazing Dou Qi is the most violent and difficult energy to control.
Once forced outside the body, it is certain to explode immediately. The principle behind Blazing Sword Qi is built upon this very characteristic—meaning the nature of Blazing Sword Qi is emission and explosion. No one had ever heard of anyone being able to hold back the Blazing Sword Qi while condensing such astonishing intensity without causing an explosion; it was simply unbelievable.
Yet, Jidu, relying on his formidable Dou Qi control skills, condensed the Blazing Dou Qi into a held-back Qi-sword. Such cultivation was exceedingly rare even among the Tianmo warriors. The five-meter-long Blazing Greatsword swept horizontally, slashed vertically, and struck upward diagonally, executing the most common troop maneuver, the Army-Breaking Saber Technique.
Although the Army-Breaking Saber Technique was the simplest and crudest of saber styles, when wielded as a sword by Jidu, it possessed an indescribable, tragic grandeur and an unyielding, heroic spirit. The colossal blaze swept left and right, surging up and down like a writhing long serpent! Clang!
Clang! Clang! In the span of just a breath, Jidu’s highly condensed Blazing Greatsword struck the weapons of the three opponents!
Whoosh!! Whoosh!! Whoosh!!
The three figures were violently jolted back several steps by the terrifying Blazing Greatsword. Jidu let out a sigh of relief! He had finally forced them back!
On the other side, Moluo Zhankong and the other two were aghast. They never imagined the power of that Giant Blazing Greatsword was so terrifying. At the moment of impact, it felt as if they had been struck hard by an ancient behemoth.
If they hadn't all been masters proficient in Force Control, they would have been shaken to death on the spot. "Hahaha!! Damn it, this old fellow is still so tenacious!" Moluo Zhankong gasped for air, his hands feeling numb even now, almost unable to grip his weapon.
"Worthy of Jidu!" Moluo Zhanying also looked grave. "Be careful, this old man is peculiar!" Moluo Zhaochong panted. Hmm!!
The three looked solemn and simultaneously increased the distance, ceasing to press close to Jidu. As for Jidu, after a frenzy of sweeping strikes, he dispersed the Blazing Greatsword! While the power of the Blazing Greatsword was astonishing, maintaining such a high intensity of Blazing Sword Qi condensation was extremely difficult.
Jidu had only resorted to this ultimate technique out of sheer desperation. In truth, Jidu’s move was evolved from his family’s inherited Qi Condensation Art. The Qi Condensation Art was originally a supporting cultivation method used for healing, similar to a healing spell, but it possessed a miraculous function: it could condense Daoist arts onto Daoist artifacts to treat the sick.
In his youth, during the Misbi Battle, Jidu, bored, had a sudden idea and applied the operational principles of the Qi Condensation Art to run his Dou Qi. Unexpectedly, he succeeded, resulting in the Blazing Greatsword he just formed. Outsiders, unaware of the true source, were naturally shocked.
However, they did not know the weakness inherent in Jidu’s technique: the consumption of Dou Qi was extremely severe. Seeing that the three were hesitant to approach due to apprehension, the already exhausted Jidu was happy to retract the Blazing Greatsword, yet he maintained an air of casualness while looking at the three. One had to admit, This old fox Jidu was incredibly cunning.
It was just that Moluo Zhankong and the others didn't realize that Jidu was merely putting on a facade. Jidu was swiftly regulating his internal energy, striving to recover more strength, while inwardly growing anxious. What were Jinyu and the others up to?
Why weren't they coming to his aid? If they didn't arrive soon, he was going to be in deep trouble. The three resumed their movement and engaged Jidu in skirmishes.
Meanwhile, off the field, Moluo Zhanyun had recovered under the emergency treatment of Moluo Tianfeng. Now recovered, the three also wanted to join the siege against Jidu. However, the movements of Jidu and the four others were incredibly rapid.
Intervening was not easy; a slight misstep could result in accidentally injuring their own allies, which would be disastrous. Thus, they could only stand by their weapons, waiting for the opportune moment to deliver a fatal blow. Just as Moluo Tianfeng was about to make a move.
Roar!! A muffled thunderous explosion echoed from mid-air, immediately followed by a sharp ray slicing down from above. Hmph!!
Moluo Tianfeng reacted with astonishing speed! A Magic Shield instantly deployed, and his body darted away like lightning with unbelievable agility. It was hard to imagine such phenomenal skill from a mage.
"Ah! Is he really a mage?" I couldn't help but whisper in amazement. "The power of the Rainbow Archmage is not only reflected in their potent magical attacks but also in the necessity of having agile reactions, which allows them to survive on the brutal battlefield.
Moluo Tianfeng is one of the rare all-around Rainbow Archmages in the Fengmo Empire. Whether in close or long range combat, he is a top-tier expert. Especially his signature move, the Fatal Flying Wheel, which is unpredictable and impossible to guard against.
The number of Tianhong Archmages from the Holy Word Alliance who have died by his hand is at least five. He can be considered one of the strongest Rainbow Archmages in the Fengmo Empire." "Let me deal with him," I urged. "It is not yet time for you to act," Jinyu said.
"We still haven't clarified their troop distribution. The appearance of only Moluo Tianfeng suggests they clearly intend to lure out you, our ace. Once you reveal yourself, they can adjust their attack points elsewhere, leaving us perpetually scrambling." "Are they constantly concerned about me?" I asked, slightly taken aback.
"Yes. Following past patterns, the Rainbow Archmages would have launched a full-scale assault long ago. However, in this initial attack, they have only deployed one Rainbow Archmage, and it is Moluo Tianfeng, the one most skilled in close combat.
This indicates they are testing the waters, trying to coax out your location. Therefore, your non-appearance will only make their Rainbow Archmages more anxious, thus constraining the formidable magical power of the Aotian Legion." "It truly is complex," I murmured. "Heh, this battle will be the most difficult one the Aotian Legion has ever fought—possessing immense magical power but daring not to use it lightly," Jinyu Hong stated grandly.
"His Highness slaying the Grand Priest Lanling and four Red-Robed Priests in Cicheng long ago terrified their mages." "..." I was momentarily speechless, wondering if I was truly that formidable. Was the situation really that straightforward? Despite feeling a slight swelling of pride, I anxiously watched the scene on the field.
As we spoke, the situation on the field had already shifted! Bang!! The spot where Moluo Tianfeng had been standing erupted into a five or six-meter-wide crater, sending debris flying.
"General Jidu, my apologies, I am late!" It was the voice of Huoyao Jialie! They are finally here!! Jidu's heart settled.
"I'll take care of this fellow who flies around like a stray bird!" Huoyao Jialie pointed his sword at Moluo Tianfeng. "Well, well, old Huoyao, your mouth is as foul as it was years ago!" Moluo Tianfeng was furious, hopping with rage. In the past, in Misbi, Moluo Zhanfeng and Huoyao often clashed.
These two were born enemies. Now that they met again, a battle of insults was surely inevitable. Moluo Zhantian and Moluo Zhanyun were also extremely anxious.
Their teammates had arrived for reinforcement so quickly; they had to eliminate one enemy before the others arrived! However, before they could make a move! Swish-swish!!
Two sword energies tore through the air, striking suddenly. Clang!! Clang!!
As they cleaved the sword energies apart with their blades, a golden figure, like the wind, approached the two. "Zhan Tian, Zhanyun, we meet again!" A dazzling crescent sword energy swept across their waists—it was Luohou Tianmo arriving just in time. "Roar!!
Luohou Jialan!!" Moluo Zhantian and Moluo Zhanyun roared together. "This time, we will surely tear you to shreds!!" In truth, Moluo Zhantian, Moluo Zhanyun, and Luohou Jialan had too much history. As Tianmo warriors of opposing nations, the three often fought on the battlefield, and each had deep connections with loved ones killed by the other side.
Their enmity was unfathomable to outsiders. Clang!! Moluo Zhantian and Moluo Zhanyun, swept aside by Luohou Jialan’s strike, exchanged glances, a sharp glint flashing in their eyes simultaneously!
Moluo Zhantian and Moluo Zhanyun were sworn martial brothers, proficient in combined attack techniques. Their ultimate skill was the Blazing Joint Strike, both being top-tier masters who projected sword energy outward—they followed the same path as Luohou Jialan, which explained why these three were locked in combat. "That depends on your skill!" After forcing Moluo Zhantian and Moluo Zhanyun back with one crescent sweep, Luohou Jialan did not pause, twisting his body and spinning his long saber, sending another ring of Blazing Sword Qi hurtling through the air!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Two more golden shadows shot over—it was Muyao Jianan and Tuyou Jiatu arriving!!
Seeing that Huoyao Jialie and Luohou Jialan already had opponents, they rushed toward the three opponents besieging Jidu—Moluo Zhankong and his group. But suddenly, two beams of golden light shot out from mid-air, intercepting Muyao and Tuyou! "Muyao, Tuyou!
We are your opponents!" It was the other two Tianmo warriors from the Aotian Legion who had arrived. "Hmph!! Moluo Zhanlong!" Muyao Jianan gritted his teeth in hatred, looking as if he wanted to swallow the opponent whole.
The previous generation's Muyao was Jianan’s older brother, and the one who killed him was the very Moluo Zhanlong before him. Inheriting his brother's Tianmo Battle Armor, Muyao Jianan's greatest desire was to one day personally kill Moluo Zhanlong to avenge his brother. Now that his enemy was before him, how could he not be intensely agitated?
"Moluo Zhanxiong, welcome!" Tuyou Jiatu’s expression was grave!! He assumed a stance. Between these two as well, there were too many intertwined grudges.
"Fight," the four golden figures simultaneously clashed into a single mass, and a fierce melee erupted again. Good heavens! Almost all the Tianmo warriors from both sides were now involved!
I felt my heart pounding rapidly in my chest. Jinyu, however, looked solemn. "Strange.
Why haven't their Rainbow Archmages and Heavenly Venerable Daoists appeared yet?" "Do they intend to rely solely on the strength of the Tianmo warriors for this attack?" Yan Kuang remarked seriously from the side. "If it is just a duel between Tianmo warriors, the Aotian Legion won't gain any advantage," Jinyu Hong stated. "Something is amiss," Jinyu hesitated.
"Yan Kuang, be ready to support at any moment." "Yes," Yan Kuang quickly moved toward the fray. Jinyu calmly continued to observe the intense battle in the distance. The absence of the Aotian Rainbow Archmages and Heavenly Venerable Daoists prevented Jinyu from making rash moves.
The situation on the field was largely as anticipated. The only worry was that General Jidu was struggling mightily against three opponents. However, Jinyu trusted that Jidu’s strength was far greater than what was visible.
Among all the Tianmo warriors of the Demonic Dragon Empire, Jidu was the sole survivor from the previous generation, and his inherent strength could be described as unfathomable. Jinyu had absolute confidence in this. Having fallen into desperate situations countless times, Jidu always managed to miraculously pull himself back from the brink of death.
On the battlefield, Jidu Tianmo had become an undefeated legend. Silver Demon Jidu, invincible! General Jidu, please, you must hold on this time too!
A flicker of tension crossed Jinyu’s calm face. Meanwhile, on the city wall far from the Tianmo warrior battle zone!! When Moluo Jingtao led the Demonic Dragon warriors up the ramparts!!
Feng Qingtian and the others, taking advantage of the lull while Jidu tied up the enemy Tianmo warriors, gathered the elites of the Purgatory Kill Squad and launched a desperate, fierce counterattack. The city walls were teeming with figures! And the war both on and below the walls had entered a white-hot phase.
Everyone held a single belief: kill the enemy, even if it meant sacrificing their own lives. And along the eastern side of the city wall, the combat between the Tianmo warriors had reached a life-or-death climax. Roar!!
Clang! It was like a sudden thunderclap on flat ground! A gigantic, seven-colored ball of light exploded in the sky!
Two golden figures shot out from the light mass—it was Moluo Zhanlong and Huoyao Jialie, blasted apart by the sheer intensity of their Dou Qi confrontation. And in the other battle groups, similarly intense clashes of Blazing Sword Qi erupted, the booming sounds of explosions incessant! Terrifying energy shockwaves madly surged in all directions.
Many unsuspecting warriors from both sides were instantly blasted into powder. Soon, such explosions were no longer confined to the section of the North Wall near the East Wall. The duels among the dozen or so Tianmo warriors manifested as countless streaks of golden light and arcs of electricity, crisscrossing the city wall, chasing and colliding with each other continuously.
The area within three hundred meters above and below the city wall had become the combat radius of the Tianmo warriors. Witnessing this scene!! The new recruits like Feng Qingtian, who had never seen a massive brawl among Tianmo warriors, were utterly horrified.
Is this how Tianmo warriors duel? The sky, the ground, above and below the city wall—it was all their stage for decisive battle. Gazing at those golden figures streaking across the expanse like flowing light, Feng Qingtian and the others could not even imagine how fast their speed truly was, nor the terrifying Dou Qi energy contained within those spheres of light exploding from their violent collisions.
The new recruits watched, dumbfounded. "Roar!! Quickly retreat to the second defensive line!" Yan Kai roared loudly.
"Squad Leader, let's go!" A few veterans pulled the dazed Feng Qingtian and retreated swiftly off the city wall. The duel between Tianmo warriors was not something ordinary people could involve themselves in. Once caught within the fray, the terrifying Dou Qi energy was enough to blow everyone into dust.
Feng Qingtian and the others, snapping back to awareness, quickly understood their predicament. Retreat!! The soldiers of the Prague Legion instantly withdrew.
As if by silent agreement!! Moluo Jingtao on the other side also led the Aotian Legion back from the city wall. For a moment, the area above and below the city wall surprisingly cleared, leaving only those dozen or so golden arcs slashing wildly across the area.
And everyone, friend and foe alike, stared dumbfounded at the Tianmo warriors fighting on the city wall. "Roar!! Raging Tide of the Vast Sea!!" Moluo Zhanlong slashed down from the air, his sharp blade transforming into myriad illusions, rolling up countless shadows straight toward Muyao Jianan’s chest!!
"Hmph!! Breaking Wave of the Hidden Dragon!" Muyao Jianan did not shrink back!! His blade, like a five-clawed golden dragon, plunged headfirst into the myriad illusions surrounding Moluo Zhanlong.
Rumble!! Amidst the bombardment that seemed to tear the entire world to pieces, a massive, dazzling ball of light flashed in the sky! The scorching aura instantly enveloped everything within a hundred meters.
Everyone felt an oppressive heaviness and intense heat!! Clang!! Slash!!
Roar!! Slash!! Two golden streaks suddenly burst forth from the light mass and were thrown flying backward, injured!
The confrontation between the two ultimate techniques was the first to ignite the climax of this brutal battle. The terrifying Dou Qi explosions inflicted heavy injuries on both of them, inevitably. The blood spurting from their mouths smeared two scarlet afterimages against their retreating forms, a sight both shocking and soul-stirring.
Everyone felt that this clash of ultimate techniques ended in a draw! Gazing at the retreating figure of his opponent, Muyao Jianan, unwilling to accept the outcome, endured the pain in his chest that felt like it was about to explode!! While involuntarily retreating, he subtly released a streak of Blazing Sword Qi, chasing after his opponent’s retreating figure.
On the other side!! Moluo Zhanlong, thrown back by the terrifying Dou Qi explosion, was nearly unconscious. He only managed to avoid blacking out by fiercely biting his own tongue!!
But he failed to notice that a golden light, like lightning, shot toward him from within the dazzling light blast. "Long, watch out!!" Moluo Zhanfeng’s horrified warning suddenly rang out!! "Huh!!
Hmph!!" Moluo Zhanlong was startled!! His Divine Eyes flashed, instantly locking onto the golden light shooting from the light mass. "Roar!!" In that split second of lightning speed, Moluo Zhanlong sucked in a deep breath, twisting his body in mid-air, leaning sideways.
But Moluo Zhanlong had never expected his weary body to feel so heavy at this moment. His body no longer obeyed his consciousness; he could only watch helplessly as that golden light drew nearer! Roar!
Moluo Zhanlong took a desperate, deep breath and forced his body to twist awkwardly in the air! Whoosh! The golden light scraped past Moluo Zhanlong’s throat.
So close! For that instant, Moluo Zhanlong felt a void wash over him, and then he fell toward the ground. Thud!
Two dull crashes! Moluo Zhanlong’s body, weighed down by his heavy Tianmo Battle Armor, smashed heavily against the city wall, but he could not rise again. On the other side!!
With a loud crash!! Muyao Jianan, who had landed, also could not stand up. The difference was that at this moment, Jialan of the Sheng Yan sect wore a look of frustrated indignation.
"Damn it! It happened again..." Jialan was also unable to move, only glaring fiercely at the heavily panting Moluo Zhanlong not far away. Quick!
Rescue the General! The personal guards of both sides rushed into the battlefield almost simultaneously, risking everything. At this moment, the Tianmo warriors and Rainbow Archmages on both sides were locked in their own intense combat, neither side able to spare extra forces to intercept and kill Moluo Zhanlong and Jialan.
In a stroke of fate, the personal guards of both sides managed to snatch back their respective commanders from the battlefield swept by surging Dou Qi.