The heaven-shaking war drums echoed across the sky, mingling with the thunderous gallop of countless Saber-toothed Beasts and Blast Furnace Warhorses, accompanied by the earth-shattering roars of the charging knights!
Every soul burned with frenzied fighting spirit!
On the battlefield, the clash between charging cavalry was eternally the most brutal and intense confrontation! Victory or death hung in the balance for a single instant! When the two unstoppable torrents of steel finally collided!
Crash! Boom! Rumble!
The two golden spheres of light, leading the vanguard, smashed together like fighter jets mid-air! In an instant, they erupted in a colossal, dazzling explosion of multicolored light!
This was followed by a tidal wave—a shockwave of Dou Qi! The very space around them warped and rippled strangely due to the astonishing turbulence of the energy! Other knights positioned too closely were blasted far into the distance, man and mount thrown back by the terrifying concussion!
Roar! Hiss!
Almost the moment the light spheres detonated, two figures shot apart like lightning! Only then did the masses clearly see that the collision had been between Jidu and Moluo Yinfeng!
The Mind Demon versus the Silver Demon!
The two supreme experts, ranked fifth and sixth among the Ten Great Heavenly Demons, the strongest main forces of their respective armies, had formally inaugurated the cavalry charge with their duel!
Countless screams, the frantic whinnies of the Blast Furnace Warhorses, and the mad roars of the Saber-toothed Beasts instantly interwove!
Beneath the somber sky, the earth trembled violently, and plumes of dust shot skyward, mixing with sprays of hazy, scarlet blood!
In that instant, the entire space transformed into a blood-red Asura slaughterhouse!
Meanwhile, on the other flank, Jianwu, Yinhu, Yintao, Chiming, Chihao, and others engaged the Eight Thunder Flames battalions! Such a massive melee involving heavily armored generals was exceedingly rare, even at the fiercest points of the Misbi front line!
Without any superfluous words, the heavily armored generals unleashed their most savage and ruthless attacks the very moment they locked eyes!
Jidu gripped his Dragon Spear, staring intensely at Moluo Yinfeng before him!
Moluo Yinfeng, equally grave, scrutinized his opponent!
The Mind Demon and the Silver Demon, fifth and sixth among the Ten Great Heavenly Demons, had finally arrived at their fated confrontation!
"Moluo Yinfeng," Jidu breathed slightly, icy pupils brimming with killing intent!
Among all the heavy cavalry generals, Moluo Yinfeng was undeniably preeminent! In martial skill, strategy, or scholarship, none could surpass him!
Had it not been for Jiuyou Shenzhen, perhaps no one among the Ten Great Heavenly Demons could have truly matched him.
Perhaps, in sheer martial technique, he wasn't the strongest, but when it came to leading troops and commanding on the field, Moluo Yinfeng was unquestionably the supreme master.
In the eyes of the world, only Jiuyou Shenzhen could contend with him, yet only Jidu knew the true measure of Jiuyou Shenzhen!
Compared to Moluo Yinfeng, Jiuyou Shenzhen lagged far behind. Perhaps the only thing that could rival Moluo Yinfeng was his raw combat power!
However, facing an entrenched enemy formation as supreme commanders, strategic acumen was clearly more critical than brute force!
Though loath to admit it, Jidu knew clearly that Moluo Yinfeng was a commander rarely seen in a millennium.
As for Jiuyou Shenzhen, relying on his formidable martial power, he could indeed be considered the strongest field general! Yes, possessing the Mammoth King, Jiuyou Shenzhen truly ranked as the most terrifying and supreme warrior on the battlefield!
This was Jidu’s assessment of Jiuyou Shenzhen and Moluo Yinfeng!
Perhaps in a localized, head-to-head engagement, Moluo Yinfeng couldn't overcome Jiuyou Shenzhen, but when it came to grasping the larger picture and planning strategy, Jiuyou Shenzhen couldn't hold a candle to Moluo Yinfeng!
Each had their own merits, yet both were exceptionally outstanding!
No one knew who was definitively stronger, but Jidu was absolutely certain of one thing! If there was anyone in this world capable of defeating Jiuyou Shenzhen, it had to be Moluo Yinfeng!
Therefore, no matter what, he absolutely could not be allowed to live! He must kill Moluo Yinfeng, even if it cost him his own life!
"I have long heard of the Silver Demon Jidu, invincible on the battlefield, never tasting defeat," Moluo Yinfeng urged his Black Flame forward, slowly closing the distance. "Today, this commander will have the pleasure of learning your true measure."
"Hmph! Seeking death, then keep your eyes wide open and watch closely," Jidu roared suddenly!
His Azure Cloud Thunder Steed immediately accelerated in a ferocious charge! His Dragon Spear moved faster than lightning, cloaked in fierce, scorching sword energy, lunging wickedly toward Moluo Yinfeng.
"Such arrogance," Moluo Yinfeng showed not an ounce of fear!
His silver Dragon Spear swept out in a horizontal arc, stirring up a dazzling silver gleam! It acted like a shield of light, colliding directly with Jidu’s thrust!
With a "Boom," the black and white Dragon Spears slammed into each other violently!
The astonishing force sent both spears recoiling like lightning!
However, at the instant his black Dragon Spear bounced back, Jidu executed a sudden, masterful pivot! He impossibly shifted the attack from a direct thrust to a horizontal sweep!
This sweep utilized the powerful rebound force from the initial collision, delivering incredible power!
As if anticipating this perfectly, Moluo Yinfeng’s silver Dragon Spear moved in conjunction with the recoil, executing a light drag-block!
The Azure Black Flame beast beneath Jidu dipped sharply, lowering its center of gravity!
Clash! Rumble! Another dull, heavy roar erupted!
Jidu’s full-force sweep was met squarely by Moluo Yinfeng’s block!
The slightly crouched Azure Black Flame did not budge an inch! Instead, it suddenly sprang upward and forward, its speed increasing exponentially! Moluo Yinfeng seized the sudden surge of momentum from the Black Flame's upward thrust to violently drive Jidu's Dragon Spear back!
Jidu was caught off guard, nearly thrown from his saddle!
But Jidu's Cloud Thunder Steed, Thunder, was a veteran war beast, in no way inferior to Jin Yao’s mount, Great Thunder.
The very instant Jidu lost his balance!
He immediately retreated a step backward, channeling away the sudden impact force! Jidu then used the opportunity to adjust his center of gravity, regaining stability!
Step, step, tap!
Hiss! Seizing the moment Thunder pulled back! The Black Flame surged forward again! On the beast's back, Moluo Yinfeng’s silver Dragon Spear rained down like a tempest!
Roar!
Jidu’s Azure Thunder Steed repeatedly stepped back! Its massive frame possessed an almost heart-stopping ethereal fluidity! Meanwhile, Jidu’s Dragon Spear danced up and down, blocking and parrying left and right! Weaving and darting through the net of spear shadows cast by Moluo Yinfeng with Thunder's bizarre, evasive footwork!
A rapid succession of sharp metallic clashes exploded across the field! For a moment, the entire world seemed to contain only two giant forms, one black and one red, flickering in and out of visibility!
Relying on his exquisite spear technique, superior horsemanship, and Thunder's nimble pace, Jidu and Thunder merged as one, skillfully dodging and blocking the sky-filling spear shadows unleashed by Moluo Yinfeng, flitting like butterflies through flowers!
Unable to gain the upper hand after sustained assault, Moluo Yinfeng changed his spear forms. No longer relying solely on speed, ferocity, and power, his movements became unpredictable—sometimes like thunder and lightning, other times like a soft willow swaying in the wind.
In Jidu’s eyes, the silver spear shadows appeared and vanished unpredictably around his body, impossible to escape regardless of the footwork he employed.
Yet, Jidu, a veteran of countless battles, felt no panic. He focused his essence, meeting myriad changes with steadfast resolve. His black Dragon Spear moved high and low, circling left and right, like a massive black dragon roaming the perimeter. Every silver spear shadow that attacked was deflected with a violent rebound! Meanwhile, his Azure Black Flame moved unhurriedly, weaving deftly back and forth!
Moluo Yinfeng shifted his spear style again! With a long cry, the Azure Black Flame suddenly accelerated, its speed instantly maxed out!
The silver Dragon Spear rose high, transforming into a faint, shimmering ash-silver light dragon.
This thrust appeared agonizingly slow, yet in reality, it was fast as lightning. The shadow of the spear seemed to linger where it started, but the razor tip was already at Jidu’s throat.
This was accompanied by a bone-chilling, sinister wave of killing intent!
So fast!
Jidu had no time to think.
"Hah!"
He exhaled sharply, rapidly retracting his Dragon Spear to block directly in front of his chest.
There was a sharp "Clang."
Jidu managed to block that incredibly swift spear thrust dead-on using the spear shaft!
But! The silver spear tip suddenly burst forth with a dazzling golden light! It shot directly toward Jidu’s throat!
Ah! Fiery Sword Energy!
This lightning-fast spear concealed a second strike.
It was Moluo Yinfeng’s ultimate technique: The Fire Lock Throat Spear!
This sudden change caught Jidu completely unprepared. Just as the streak of Fiery Sword Energy was about to pierce his throat!
Jidu let out a fierce shout! His forward momentum reversed with astonishing speed into a sharp right-angle lean! His entire body was almost pressed flat against Thunder's back!
Whoosh!
The projectile Fiery Sword Energy grazed Jidu’s cheek as it shot past!
So fast—it all happened in the flash of an eye!
As he leaned back, Jidu's left hand suddenly drew the Frost-Gathering Greatsword from his waist, sending two streaks of silver light—twin flying rainbows!—shooting out like lightning!
They streaked directly toward Moluo Yinfeng’s vital throat area!
Ah!
Moluo Yinfeng seemed utterly unprepared for Jidu to evade his Fire Lock Throat Spear and counterattack immediately!
While swords were seldom useful in cavalry combat, the extreme proximity of the combatants meant that Jidu’s sudden left-handed draw attack, unleashing two stabbing sword energies, had zero warning sign!
Having campaigned for over sixty years, Jidu’s reputation was not earned lightly! This technique, the Lightning Flying Rainbow, was a desperate, winning counter-kill! It had ended the lives of countless veteran generals!
Its ruthlessness and trickery surpassed even Moluo Yinfeng's Fire Lock Throat Spear!
Moluo Yinfeng’s expression hardened, and with a muffled grunt, his body twisted sharply!
The two streaks of assassination sword energy narrowly shaved past his cheek!
He had miraculously dodged Jidu’s sudden ambush!
But, as if he had planned for it, the instant Moluo Yinfeng twisted to evade, Jidu sprang upright!
His right-hand Dragon Spear! He unleashed a move borrowed from blade work—a vertical overhead cleave! Striking down toward Moluo Yinfeng!
The Mountain Splitter! This move was the follow-up executioner to the Lightning Flying Rainbow! If Moluo Yinfeng failed to respond properly, death was certain!
At this moment, Moluo Yinfeng, preoccupied with evading the two stabbing sword energies of Jidu’s ambush, could not adjust his posture in time! He could not evade Jidu's immensely powerful downward strike!
Hiss!
Moluo Yinfeng’s Azure Black Flame let out a startled, piercing cry, its massive body abruptly sliding and shifting sideways!
Whoosh!
Clash! Rumble!
Jidu’s incredibly powerful and lightning-fast thrust missed its mark, but its terrifying force blasted a huge crater in the ground!
Had the Black Flame not reacted quickly enough to shift aside, that single strike would have been enough to kill both Moluo Yinfeng and his steed on the spot!
And Moluo Yinfeng, having dodged the killing blow, did not pause for a moment!
The Azure Black Flame immediately let out another long cry and lunged forward again! Using the terrifying speed and impact force generated by the Black Flame’s sudden explosion, Moluo Yinfeng instantly closed the distance, his silver Dragon Spear thrusting toward Jidu’s throat with astonishing velocity!
The Storm of Falling Pears!
This thrust fully leveraged the Black Flame’s incredible speed and potent momentum, while also pouring forth all of Moluo Yinfeng’s strength—truly swift as thunder, advancing relentlessly!
Yes, compared to the Mammoth King, Moluo Yinfeng’s Black Flame held no advantage in terms of speed or power.
But how many Mammoth Kings existed under heaven?
Compared to Jidu’s mount, Thunder, the Black Flame was definitively faster! And the timing of this thrust occurred exactly during the gap when Jidu’s previous strike had missed and his move was spent!
Jidu had no time to regulate his breath or posture to counter with his spear!
He could only instinctively twist his body and lean back!
His Azure Thunder Steed responded instantly, retreating with lightning speed!
Whoosh!
Moluo Yinfeng’s majestic, peerless thrust went wide!
Yet, all of this had been calculated by Moluo Yinfeng!
The moment the spear missed its mark, the Azure Black Flame pressed its advantage, diving straight toward Jidu and Thunder! And Moluo Yinfeng’s silver Dragon Spear vanished!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
It reappeared like lightning, thrusting out again, spewing a torrent of spear shadows!
Having lost the initiative due to one restricted move, Jidu had lost his opening. However, the battle-hardened Jidu and Thunder remained unhurried! The black Dragon Spear flipped up and down with astonishing speed!
And Thunder used its nimble footwork to skillfully maintain the distance between itself and the Black Flame! Dodging and weaving amidst the overwhelming spear shadows!
Man and mount, like driftwood tossed on a terrifying storm, though seemingly in mortal peril at every turn, always managed to deftly evade Moluo Yinfeng’s tempestuous, rapid-fire assault! Furthermore, catching any opening, they seized the chance to launch sharp counter-attacks!
Spears clashed and countered! The two pairs—man and mount—fought to a standstill, evenly matched!
Yet, the exchange grew faster and faster, and the killing moves in their spearplay became more ruthless and sharp with every exchange!
For both Moluo Yinfeng and Jidu, all they could see was the opponent’s overwhelming flood of spear shadows and sword energy! They could only rely on their superhuman intuition to react to each other's attacks!
All surrounding conventional troops had long since cleared the area around the duel of the heavy cavalry, none daring to approach their deadly circle! Yet, this treacherous, fierce combat left every spectator chilled with dread!
Two men and two mounts! Battling wildly! In the beginning, one could vaguely discern the alternating figures of red and black silhouettes engaging one another.
Later on, only two faint, hazy afterimages could be seen, locked in entanglement.
Finally, beyond the bursts of light from colliding Dragon Spears and the muffled rumbles of impact, nothing more could be seen or heard.
By this moment, Jidu understood that killing Moluo Yinfeng today would prove monumentally difficult.
Their strengths were nearly equal, and their mounts’ abilities were similarly matched! Such a duel could only end in death if both sides were absolutely resolved to fight until the last breath!
And at this moment, Moluo Yinfeng clearly had no such intention! Whenever Jidu pushed him into a precarious situation, he relied on the Black Flame’s astonishing speed to break away from the engagement!
This infuriated Jidu, leaving him helpless against his opponent!
Of course, Moluo Yinfeng desperately wanted to seize the chance to kill Jidu, but Jidu and Thunder’s synergy as a unit was flawless—one possessed exquisite footwork, the other mastery of the spear—leaving absolutely no opening! Moluo Yinfeng couldn't break their defense, and one slip-up might leave him scrambling against Jidu’s counter-attacks!
He dared not press the attack aggressively anymore, instead focusing solely on tying down Jidu...
Yes, Moluo Yinfeng was waiting, waiting for the moment the Black Flag Army’s formation dissolved into chaos! And judging by the time, it should be nearly upon them!
Just then, a sharp, urgent retreat signal pierced the heavens!
Four dazzling blue magical fireworks suddenly exploded above the Black Flag Army’s formation!
Ah! It was the retreat signal!
Jidu was stunned!