Just as Mo Luo Zhankong and I were locked in a stalemate! Suddenly! A wave of profound Dou Qi fluctuation erupted!

Immediately, a cavalry charge burst in from the flank! A crimson cloud, like a meteor, slammed toward Mo Luo Zhankong, who was currently ensnared by my Dragon Shadow! Roar!

The sudden drastic change caught Mo Luo Zhankong off guard! "What a Mo Luo Zhankong!" He instantly unleashed three crescent slashes, shattering all the Dragon Shadows attacking him, before roaring furiously, his protective Dou Qi exploding outward! Impact!

Boom-rumble! The red and black masses of light collided violently! A dull roar erupted, feeling like two automobiles smashing into each other on a high-speed highway!

Mo Luo Zhankong and his ** black steed were sent flying! Though Mo Luo Zhankong reacted with lightning speed, he still suffered a major blow; the terrifying impact force actually hurled him and his mighty Furnace Warhorse back over ten meters! The crimson shadow that suddenly charged in was also repelled a great distance!

However, compared to Mo Luo Zhankong and his mount being thrown into the air, this retreat seemed much more composed; yet even so, four horrifyingly deep tracks were gouged into the ground—marks left by violent friction! It was only at this moment that I finally saw clearly that the sudden assailant was Yue Yao! It was obvious Yue Yao had spotted me tangled with Mo Luo Zhankong and executed a timely counter-maneuver!

Saving me! "You go first," Yue Yao commanded loudly. "Yes!" Given the rare opportunity, I certainly wouldn't miss it!

I didn't even spare a glance to see what state Mo Luo Zhankong was in! **'s Great Thunder let out a long neigh, its speed surging! After all, my objective was to punch through the enemy's mage formation!

In the blink of an eye, the battle zone where Yue Yao and Mo Luo Zhankong clashed was left far behind! On the other side! Because of Yue Yao's withdrawal, the 'double arrow' formation originally held by Yue Yao and Shui Yao transformed into a 'single arrow' led solely by Shui Yao!

Impact! Boom-rumble! At this moment, Shui Yao and her ** Cloud Thunder War Beast were enveloped in a dazzling sphere of golden Dou Qi, trailing a golden ribbon of light during their high-speed charge, crashing into the dense black tide of iron like a meteor breaking through the atmosphere!

All heavy cavalry struck by the golden meteor were thrown aside, utterly incapable of impeding the high-speed impact of Shui Yao and her mount! I couldn't imagine such a freakish method of impact existing in this world. Although I had some prior understanding of the cavalry tactics used by the Sky Demon Warriors, witnessing it firsthand deeply shocked me with its sheer brutality!

No single heavy armored knight could stop Shui Yao and her mount, nor even slow their pace! Roar! Great Thunder let out a muffled roar, and all the Cloud Thunder Iron Cavalry blocking our path moved aside to the left and right while galloping at full speed, clearing a passage!

At the end of this passage stood Shui Yao, leading the charge! Shui Yao, now leading alone, instinctively slowed her pace slightly! Simultaneously, Great Thunder drastically increased its speed, quickly catching up to Shui Yao!

Flanking me closely were my personal guards, Jin Yao Hong and Jin Yao Ming. No matter the situation, they stuck close to me—that was the mission of a personal guard! In just an instant, Shui Yao and I formed a synchronized, side-by-side double-arrow formation!

Clearly, the battle-hardened Great Thunder’s rich combat experience compensated for my lack of it, providing timely support to Shui Yao! The double-arrow charge formation was the most frequently used tactic among Sky Demon Warrior cavalry, precisely for mutual support! Almost as soon as Great Thunder and I caught up alongside Shui Yao!

The black iron tide surged forward again, like the raging waves of a vast ocean, relentlessly pounding against the Cloud Thunder Iron Cavalry! Cavalry charge duels were the most brutal and bloody engagements! Opportunities were fleeting!

Victory or defeat was decided in a flash! It was utterly heart-stopping and gripping! The two iron torrents, one red and one black, resembled two colliding trains!

Amidst dull, rumbling impacts, the clear division between red and black was lost! Many from the Cloud Thunder Iron Cavalry and the Ao Tian Legion's heavy cavalry were struck by the enemy's Dragon Lances, sent flying uncontrollably! Both the Cloud Thunder Iron Cavalry and the Ao Tian Legion's heavy cavalry were equipped with long Dragon Lances.

However, the tips of these lances were not sharpened like the qiang used in ancient Chinese cavalry warfare; instead, they were deliberately cast into a blunt, rounded shape, somewhat resembling the lances of European knights. Their effectiveness relied entirely on the sheer impact force generated by the warhorse galloping at high speed. Consequently, most struck by a Dragon Lance were knocked airborne!

Then they would smash hard onto the ground. Even armored knights, upon being struck, were doomed due to the terrifying impact force. Furthermore, amidst the collective charge of thousands of horses, any knight struck and flung away, even if miraculously surviving the grave injuries, would be trampled into pulp by the galloping warhorses!

The scene would be absolutely gruesome! Yet, despite this, the impact speed of both sides did not diminish in the slightest; instead, each rider spurred their mounts even more frantically, charging desperately. All the knights understood that escape was impossible in this situation; any hesitation or timidity meant certain death.

The only way to carve a path through was to knock every opponent blocking the way off their steed! The originally thick and dense cavalry charge formation began to grow ragged and sparse due to the fearless, head-on clashes from both sides! But countless Ao Tian heavy cavalry attacked me and Shui Yao with a frenzy, utterly undaunted even upon seeing the Sky Demon Armor we wore!

Those slightly further away immediately hurled javelins at us! Swish-swish-swish-swish! Countless dense spear shadows rained down!

The horrifying momentum was not far less intimidating than the terrifying barrage of arrows we faced against the Demon Dragon Archers in the Demon Dragon World! Even possessing the Eye of Death Desire, I could not calmly evade such a relentless, gapless barrage of attacks amidst such high-speed movement! Roar!

Great Thunder let out an earth-shattering bellow! Its belly instantly inflated before spewing out a blurry sonic wave. I clearly felt the space before me momentarily warp!

Every javelin flying toward me was scattered in all directions by Great Thunder's seemingly spontaneous roar! It was as if they had struck an invisible wall of air! Good heavens!

Great Thunder had this ability too! For a moment, I was utterly astounded by Great Thunder's terrifying sonic defense! However, this was no time to be shocked and dazed!

Almost the instant the volley of spear shadows was shattered by Great Thunder's roar, the black iron tide surged to within ten meters of me! At this proximity, no matter how skilled one might be, it was useless! Roar!

Savage Charge! Having no choice, I channeled my Thunder Dou Qi throughout my body—a technique I had actually imitated from Shui Yao! And Great Thunder didn't slow its pace!

It charged straight into the dense black iron tide! In cavalry charge duels, this technique was the most common move among Sky Demon Warriors! Relying on its inherently immense Dou Qi energy and the near-abnormal defense of the Sky Demon Armor, this savage charge allowed Sky Demon Warriors to forcefully break through enemy lines!

What's more, my ** Great Thunder was a rare, unique breed among Cloud Thunder War Beasts; in terms of size, speed, defense, and impact force, it was absolutely the strongest of its kind. The armor fitted onto Great Thunder was also specially forged to complement Sky Demon Warrior combat, making its defense ridiculously strong! Almost as soon as I activated my protective Dou Qi, my personal guards, Jin Yao Hong and Jin Yao Ming, deftly altered their formation!

The previous side-by-side formation instantly morphed into a sharp, pointed cone charge, with me and Great Thunder at the very tip, enveloped in Dou Qi! Roar! The surging Dou Qi further stoked Great Thunder's ferocity!

Its speed actually increased again! Impact! Impact!

Impact! Impact! Black shadows flashed before my eyes!

Then, they were flung far away like kicked soccer balls! At this moment, Great Thunder and I were like a massive truck plowing onto a sidewalk; every heavy armored knight we collided with head-on was lifted into the air by Great Thunder's terrifying impact force! I couldn't tell how many heavy cavalry we struck; the only thing I could do was desperately channel my Dou Qi to sustain the strength of my protective aura, knowing that even with Sky Demon Armor, one wasn't truly invulnerable, and in this pure test of defensive strength versus impact force, a single lapse in concentration could lead to death!

Therefore, I dared not be careless! Thwack-thwack-thwack! The small, arrowhead formation led by Shui Yao and myself quickly tore a gap in the dense black iron tide!

Plunging into the concentrated black torrent with astonishing speed! Roar! Suddenly!

Two more sounds like thunderclaps from a clear sky exploded! Two streaks of golden light flashed out from the black iron tide! A terrifying killing intent instantly locked onto me!

Ah! It was them! In a single glance, I recognized the two surviving Sky Demon Warriors of the Ao Tian Legion: Mo Luo Zhan Xiong and Mo Luo Zhan Long!

I hadn't expected them to return to the main formation and recover so quickly! And they were clearly charging straight for me now! Before they even arrived, their ferocious Dou Qi attacks descended!

"Get away!" Shui Yao swept her Dragon Lance horizontally, sending a massive half-moon slash toward the two descending figures! Clearly, Shui Yao intended to intercept their attack alone, covering my continued advance! Impact!

Boom-rumble! A dull explosion erupted in mid-air where the violent clash of Dou Qi met, creating a dazzling burst of light! And one figure, like a phantom flickering through the void, suddenly appeared ten meters ahead of me within the light burst!

Scorching sword energy instantly shot toward my chest and neck—vital spots! The sudden assailant was Mo Luo Zhan Long! Ah!

Shui Yao's interception hadn't held him back! So fast! **'s Great Thunder abruptly shifted sideways!

Executing a bizarre C-shaped arc step while galloping at full speed! It managed to deftly evade that lethal sword energy! Almost simultaneously with Great Thunder's sidestep, I instinctively flicked the Dragon Lance in my hand!

Swish-swish-swish! Flicking my wrist, I unleashed a move: Three Lines of One Sword, the Dragon Lance thrusting toward the rapidly approaching Mo Luo Zhan Long with astonishing speed! Yes, I knew my mounted combat skills weren't superb, but when it came to speed and reaction, I was confident I was second to none.

At this moment, years of fencing practice instincts took over my body! Great Thunder's unpredictable C-shaped arc step mirrored my fencing footwork exactly! And the familiar rhythm unique to the ethereal and nimble movements of fencing footwork compelled me to instinctively use my most proficient attack: Three Lines of One Sword!

Though I wielded a thick, long Dragon Lance, which lacked the lightness and agility of a fencing foil, I was now wearing Sky Demon Armor, granting me far greater strength, speed, and reaction than before. As a result, I felt as if I was lifting the heavy, long Dragon Lance with ease, holding it with one hand! And the speed of the thrust was certainly not much slower than when I used a fencing foil!

It was only after launching the Three Lines of One Sword that I was horrified to realize: I was currently engaged in mounted combat, not past foot combat! Roar! He must not have expected my thrusting speed to be this fast during a high-speed cavalry charge!

Mo Luo Zhan Long! He abruptly shifted his body sideways! His figure, rapidly closing in mid-air, masterfully dodged my first thrust!

But the second thrust followed almost immediately, aiming again for Mo Luo Zhan Long's chest! That’s right; what I had executed was the lateral thrust from the Three Lines of One Sword. In that instant, the three thrusts fired were arranged in a parallel pin formation, meaning that between the first and second thrusts, I had virtually sealed off all of Mo Luo Zhan Long’s lateral avenues of approach!

As a result, after evading my first strike, Mo Luo Zhan Long's sidestepping body seemed to deliver itself right onto the tip of my spear! This was completely unexpected by Mo Luo Zhan Long! Who would have thought that in a high-speed cavalry charge, such an illogical spear technique would be employed?

In the mounted combat of the Mafa World, charge duels between knights, due to the relative velocity added by the high-speed dash of the warhorses, allowed only a single opportunity to strike during one charge engagement; this one thrust determined the final success or failure, life or death—a striking similarity to ancient European knightly duels! It placed extreme demands on eyesight, courage, and reaction speed; victory and defeat, life and death, were decided in a single move! Someone like me, accustomed to delivering three consecutive thrusts in one move, was extremely rare!

Roar! Mo Luo Zhan Long's reaction was incredibly swift! Jing Zhong Yue (His weapon) flipped sharply, bracing to parry the thrust aimed at his chest.

But what Jing Zhong Yue struck was merely an illusory spear shadow! Ah! It was a feint after all!

Halfway through the block, Mo Luo Zhan Long realized the situation was grim! The suddenly vanished spear was unbelievably now aimed at his abdomen! Roar!

Unable to fully evade, Mo Luo Zhan Long instantly pushed his protective Dou Qi to its limit! Impact! Boom-rumble!

Of course, I had only instinctively used Three Lines of One Sword, but when I realized it, the lightning-fast Dragon Lance had miraculously struck Mo Luo Zhan Long’s abdomen! Impact! A violent jolt traveled up my arm, but the familiar feeling of penetration did not occur.

Then I saw the look of utter disbelief on Mo Luo Zhan Long’s face as he was flung away by the spear thrust! He flew toward the dense black iron tide behind him! Not only I, but he too was surprised that my habitual thrust had managed to strike him!

Unfortunately, the Dragon Lance in my hand was not as sharp as a fencing foil, so although Mo Luo Zhan Long was struck, his abdomen was not pierced through on the spot! Instead, he was thrown clear of his saddle by the terrifying impact force! Roar!

Caught completely off guard, Mo Luo Zhan Long roared fiercely, and his body, retreating in mid-air, suddenly stomped his feet! His retreating form executed a nimble backflip! He sprang up in the air with astonishing speed!

He barely avoided being instantly pulverized by the rapidly following stampede! "General! Catch!" Suddenly, a black, long, slender object appeared out of thin air beside Mo Luo Zhan Long!

He reached out and grasped it, and his retreating form seemed to be pulled by the object, falling toward a heavily armored rider galloping close behind! In that brief moment, a guard following closely had expertly whipped out his horsewhip and pulled Mo Luo Zhan Long back onto his saddle! But in that short interval, Great Thunder, carrying me, had sped past Mo Luo Zhan Long’s interception and was already far ahead!

Swish! The red ribbon of light flashed past, disappearing into the dust! "What a fast thrust!" That was the only thought Mo Luo Zhan Long could manage!

Even Mo Luo Zhan Long, a Sky Demon Warrior, hadn't reacted in time! To this moment, Mo Luo Zhan Long still felt his chest pounding wildly. He also immediately realized that he had failed to assassinate that terrifying menace!

The Ao Tian Legion's mage formation was now in grave danger! But he had truly done his best! Seeing this, Mo Luo Zhan Long could only pray that Mo Luo Ao Tian had noticed the situation early enough to react, or the consequences would be disastrous!

What kind of spear technique was that! Devil take it! Looking at the rapidly receding figure of the lone rider and horse, Mo Luo Zhan Long broke out in a cold sweat!

If the Dragon Lance that struck him had been a sharpened Piercing Horn Dragon Lance instead of a blunt one, he would be a corpse right now! If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Mo Luo Zhan Long would never have believed that someone could employ such an inconceivable spear technique during a high-speed charge duel between knights! He was knocked off his horse in a single exchange!

"Blue Lightning!" What a terrifying fellow! I can't believe that works like that! For a moment, I was somewhat incredulous!

Can fencing sword techniques really be performed on horseback? Thinking of Mo Luo Zhan Long’s ghostly expression when I knocked him flying with a single spear strike, I was startled by my own wild thought! But I had no time to ponder anything further right now!

Without the interception of the Sky Demon Warriors, even the dense heavy cavalry could not halt the frantic charge of Great Thunder and me! In just a few breaths, the sword-shaped formation led by me breached the heavy cavalry line! Closer!

Much closer! The Ao Tian Legion's mage formation was two hundred meters ahead! And directly in front of the mages was a line of heavy shield spearmen, all armed with long spears and heavy shields!

Heavy Shield Spearmen were a special unit in the Mafa Continent specifically designed to counter cavalry. Their large shields and long spears were specially fabricated. Each shield was crafted from a mixture of extremely tough black iron and iron ore, measuring one meter wide and one-point-eight meters tall.

In the center of the shield was a special hole, just large enough for a thick, long spear to pass through. Once the spear passed through this opening, it could form a 'Caltrop Shield Barrier' (Juma Zhuang), with the shield's edge and the spear shaft firmly anchored into the ground, the shield body angled, causing the spear extending forward through the hole to form a standard forty-five-degree upward angle! Once the shield and spear were fixed to the ground, they formed a stable triangular 'Inverted T' shape.

On open plains, even the strongest Red Dragon Iron Cavalry of the Bichi Empire would certainly perish if they charged into a Caltrop Shield Barrier set up by the Heavy Shield Spearmen! The sharp, hard spears combined with the sturdy, thick heavy shields formed the nemesis of all charging cavalry: the Caltrop Shield Barrier! Lined up neatly one hundred meters across before the mage formation was this continuous barrier of Caltrop Shields!

Behind the shield barrier stood rows of grotesque heavy crossbow war chariots! On an open battlefield, heavy crossbow chariots were the nightmare of all cavalry! The terrifying piercing power of the heavy crossbows was something even the strongest heavy shields could not defend against!

Of course, under normal circumstances, a pure Caltrop Shield Barrier would find it almost impossible to withstand the attack of the Cloud Thunder Iron Cavalry, as the terrifying sonic attacks of the Cloud Thunder Iron Cavalry were sufficient to shatter any Caltrop Shield Barrier into dust! But once the Caltrop Shield Barrier was supported by heavy crossbow chariots, it became a defense line that cavalry could not breach! Behind the defense line formed by the Caltrop Shield Barrier and heavy crossbow chariots were ranks upon ranks of mages!