Chapter 166: Jiuxiao Heavenly Soldiers Descend to the Mortal World, The Final Battle Outside Hulaoguan_5
Xuanzhu!
Immortal Formation, borrowing the might of heaven and earth!
In the records of the Heavenly Book, nearly every heavenly phenomenon has a corresponding Formation.
Thunderstorm, Great Water, Gale, Heavenly Fire, and even... Stars!
Each Formation,
when combined with the corresponding timing, can unleash extraordinary power. The strength of this power depends on the Mystical Energy, or the strength of those forming the Formation.
Just like how the Heavenly Thunder at Silver Pine Cliff could summon the thunder itself, if there were a great fire, one could harness the power of the flames...
That Formation which draws strength from the stars, for someone well-versed in observing heavenly phenomena, could, given a passing meteor, summon the stars to fall like the summoned Heavenly Thunder under sufficient Mystical Energy!
But based on current experience, it requires a massive amount of Mystical Energy to accomplish this.
However, the current Mystical Energy,
is enough to unleash the power of the Jiuxiao Heavenly Soldiers Formation.
How could Nanxu's hundred thousand strong Army stand against the Heavenly Soldiers?
Their defeat is inevitable!
"Three thousand Black Armors!"
"Follow me!"
"Charge ——"
...
Meanwhile, within the Nanxu Camp.
Central Army Tent.
This great battle,
all the masters of the Xuanxiang Realm were still... negotiating.
"General Fang, have you thought it through?"
Fan Shuzhen issued his final ultimatum, "Won't you agree to add one more state?"
"Isn't this a bit too much?"
After a long contemplation, Fang Qingyun slowly refused, "Lord Fan, it seems to me that you have no sincerity in these negotiations. This is simply asking for the moon."
"Oh?"
Fan Shuzhen narrowed his eyes, "So General Fang means, there is no need to negotiate anymore?"
"Let me think further."
Fang Qingyun replied indifferently, "You're pushing a bit too hard."
"The last half an hour!"
Fan Shuzhen stated solemnly, "General Fang, you better make a decision quickly."
...
Vanguard Army.
The Nanxu Soldiers, who had already formed their battle Formation and were just waiting for the beat of the drums to charge at Hulaoguan, suddenly received notice to halt the siege last night.
And so,
one hundred thousand men stretching twenty miles back and forth on the plain had been waiting for a whole night.
They did not dare to sleep that night;
after waiting until daylight, with still no movement, they struggled to hold on and ended up sitting down en masse.
"Are we going to fight this battle or not?"
"Maybe not."
"I heard the negotiation has started."
"If we don't fight, it would be best. I heard there are also thirty thousand men inside Hu Lao!"
"Moreover, that Chen Sansi in the White Robe can even summon Heavenly Thunder to strike people down!"
"..."
"Everyone, stand up!"
Assistant General Cheng Guangyao, responsible for commanding the Vanguard Army, sat on his horse and reprimanded, "Maintain the Formation, whoever babbles nonsense again, I will cut out his tongue!"
"Such a heavy fog!"
"Yes, can't see a thing."
"..."
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a hazy fog spread across the wilderness, severely limiting everyone's visibility.
"Fussed over a fog as well!"
Cheng Guangyao started whipping the soldiers who were resting on the ground with his riding crop, "Get up, the fog will clear soon... eh, why is it dispersing so quickly?"
He rode his horse a short distance,
and noticed that the fog which had just formed was dissipating rapidly, unnaturally fast.
In less than the time it takes a pot of tea to brew, the foggy weather cleared up completely.
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"This is really spooky,"
"What kind of weather is this?"
"Yeah, I've never seen fog disperse this quickly!"
"Something's not right!"
"Look closely, the fog isn't dispersing, it's..."
"Running away!"
Yes.
The fog was running away!
Above their heads.
The fog that blanketed the sky was all drifting in one direction.
But...
There was no wind at all!
The fog moved as if it had a life of its own, drawn by something.
"Hey!"
"This is unreal!"
"What's happening?"
"Wow!"
Under this bizarre sight, the weary Nanxu soldiers, who had been up all night, one after another stood up and craned their necks to see clearly.
Up ahead was the Northern side.
That was the direction of Hulaoguan.
More and more fog gathered to the North until, finally, it completely obscured Hulaoguan, turning it into a vast expanse of white.
Nanxu Country was a land of many mountains and waters.
The soldiers were all too familiar with fog, which is why they were all the more certain that what they were seeing was not normal.
"What's going on?"
Cheng Guangyao himself was so mesmerized that he even forgot his duty to maintain order.
"The fog!"
"The fog is back!"
"Look, everyone, look!"
"..."
Beyond Hulaoguan, the overwhelming fog that had amassed suddenly began to move again, rolling towards the direction of the grand army.
"What in the world is this?"
"Oh my God!"
"Is this fog alive?"
"..."
As the fog drew nearer, they could faintly hear noises coming from within.
Sounds like...
the clopping of horse hooves.
the beating of war drums!
"Boom, boom, boom--"
"Clip-clop, clip-clop--"
The sounds became more and more distinct.
The Nanxu soldiers started to feel the ground tremble, and their innards shook with the deafening sound of the war drums. In an instant, the fog that had been miles away had reached the frontline of the Nanxu vanguard.
"This is bad!"
"It's the enemy..."
Cheng Guangyao realized what was happening but before he could shout, an arrow shot out from the fog like lightning, carrying an immense force that pierced right through his throat without warning.
"Thump!"
He fell lifelessly from his horse.
"Enemy forces!"
"Ambush—"
It was at this moment.
The Nanxu soldiers finally realized that the enemy was hidden within the fog!
Unfortunately.
It was already too late.
In an instant, the dense fog had engulfed the entire vanguard.
After entering the fog.
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