Chapter 783: Assassination
Although Meng Zhang won this battle, the cost was not insignificant.
Leaving aside the injuries that were neither light nor heavy, this time, when he made Shou Zheng's avatar self-destruct, it would definitely have adverse effects on Shou Zheng's main body.
If Shou Zheng became furious, it would probably become difficult to summon Shou Zheng's avatar in the future.
Although Ghost Deity's avatar and Primordial Spirit True Monarch's external avatar have fundamentally different natures, creating an avatar for Ghost Deity is relatively easier. However, destroying an avatar is definitely not a trivial matter for Ghost Deity.
Shou Zheng had mentioned before that he still had a major enemy in the Netherworld, always watching him.
Let's hope that losing this avatar won't significantly impact Shou Zheng's strength.
The battle continued, and these matters could only be dealt with later. Meng Zhang didn't even have time to sort through the spoils before he had to plunge back into the fight again.
Originally, when the three Primordial Spirit True Monarchs were fighting, all the flying boats in the sky stayed far away to avoid being affected by the aftermath of the battle.
Now, with Wen Dong True Monarch escorting Marshal Wang's Primordial Spirit to escape, no one could stop Meng Zhang anymore.
Meng Zhang flew into the group of flying boats, going on a killing spree, and the flying boats in the sky fell like raindrops.
There were elite squads hidden among the flying boats, specifically hunting down Gold Core level cultivators to prevent them from damaging the flying boats.
However, in the face of a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, even if there was only one person, they could not resist or do anything.
Meng Zhang's onslaught completely disrupted the formation of the flying boat group. The heavily damaged flying boats scattered and fled in all directions.
The hunting team hidden among the flying boats became targets of slaughter instead, as Meng Zhang killed them indiscriminately.
This is the terror of high-level cultivators on the battlefield. Without peers to restrain them, they become unruly and unstoppable.
Meng Zhang did not bother with the fleeing flying boats; there were still Dali Dynasty's armies on the ground waiting for him to deal with.
Under the continuous attacks of the Dali Dynasty's army formations, Taiyi Sect's defense line was on the verge of collapse.
Countless gaps and weaknesses appeared on the Third Rank great formation, and each gap became the enemy's primary target.
In order to block these gaps, cultivators from Taiyi Sect and the Hanhai Dao League had to sacrifice their lives.
The elite cultivators accumulated by Taiyi Sect over the years were quickly consumed on the battlefield.
Fortunately, Meng Zhang descended from the sky in time to help Taiyi Sect stabilize their defense.
The Dali Dynasty's army was truly extraordinary. They had strict military discipline and laws and were willing to fight and give their all.
Even though they knew they couldn't stop Meng Zhang, a Primordial Spirit True Monarch, no one ran away. Instead, each army formation actively greeted him.
Almost every army formation raised billowing wolf smoke, soaring into the sky.
The interweaving wolf smoke brought a heavy pressure, making Meng Zhang feel uncomfortable.
In the army formations of the Dali Dynasty, they could utilize the power of the formation to concentrate the strength of everyone in the formation, condensing it into a special military qi.
Military qi is an extremely unique power that has a strong suppressing effect on a cultivator's True Essence and even the ability to annihilate their Soul.
Even an ordinary Primordial Spirit True Monarch would not dare to expose their Primordial Spirit in front of the Dali Dynasty's army formations due to their fear of military qi.
After the military qi converged in the air, some turned into various weapons, while others transformed into different kinds of monsters, rushing to attack Meng Zhang.
Meng Zhang originally thought that without the suppression of equal-level powerhouses, he could enter the Dali Dynasty's army and be unstoppable, killing anyone in his path.
He had been reminding himself not to kill excessively, just disrupt the enemy's formation and try not to take too many lives.
After all, according to the customs of the Cultivation World, high-level cultivators, especially powerful individuals like Primordial Spirit True Monarchs, should avoid indiscriminate killing of low-level cultivators, especially when these low-level cultivators belong to powerful factions.
To Meng Zhang's absolute surprise, he couldn't hold back at all when facing the onslaught of the Dali Dynasty's army formations and had to handle it carefully.
The military qi that took shape all over the sky actually posed a significant threat to him.
If a peer powerhouse were to restrain him at this moment, these army formations might even be able to endanger his life.
Or conversely, if these army formations restrained him, and a peer powerhouse took the opportunity to attack, he would probably be unable to resist.
Facing the attacks of the army formations, Meng Zhang couldn't hold back and had to use his killing moves.
The power of the Grand Dao circulated, yin and yang changed on the battlefield, and the sun and moon rotated.
Military qi had a strong effect on breaking spells, and with the protection of the army formations, the soldiers within could resist many spells and divine abilities.
However, in the face of the power of the heavens and the Grand Dao, the army formations immediately lost most of their defensive capabilities.
Everyone within the army formations first felt a rush of heat all over their bodies, then a wave of cold from head to toe, followed by alternating heat and cold, repeating several times.
These well-trained Dali Dynasty soldiers, including the commanders leading the army formations, couldn't endure it any longer. They spat out blood one after another and fell to the ground.
Meng Zhang destroyed so many army formations in one go, causing countless Dali Dynasty soldiers to either die or be injured. Such achievements were remarkable.
Since achieving the Primordial Spirit, Meng Zhang had intentionally maintained an appearance of being a wise and venerable figure in front of others.
Even though this was a battlefield where accidents could happen and life and death were at stake, taking so many lives in one go made Meng Zhang feel a bit unnatural.
After making this attack, Meng Zhang also needed time to recover his energy.
Seeing that a large area was suddenly cleared on the battlefield, alleviating the pressure on Taiyi Sect's defense line, Meng Zhang felt a sense of satisfaction.
At this moment, a figure flew quickly from a distance, shouting loudly, "Sect Master Meng, save me!"
Behind him, a fierce general wearing heavy armor was chasing after him.
The person being chased seemed to be the Primordial Spirit True Monarch from Clever Machine Sect.
This person had only recently achieved the Primordial Spirit and hadn't had the chance to visit neighboring factions or meet figures like Meng Zhang, but he was forced to the battlefield.
Although Meng Zhang didn't even know the person's name, since they were now comrades-in-arms, he couldn't just ignore him.
Meng Zhang flew over to help this Clever Machine Sect's Primordial Spirit True Monarch confront the enemy.
On the most critical main battlefield, Xia Houfeng, the Grand Marshal of the Dali Dynasty, was mobilizing troops, preparing to lead his personal guards to kill the reinforcements from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.
Xia Houfeng led the charge, flying at the forefront, preparing to launch an attack.
Suddenly, a shocking killing intent descended from the sky, aiming directly at his back.
Xia Houfeng immediately realized that he was being assassinated.
This killing intent bypassed Xia Houfeng's personal guards and even the entire Dali Dynasty's army, directly targeting Xia Houfeng.