Son-in-law Heaven Emperor Xiao Yi

The Tianlan Kingdom camp was ablaze with lights.

Before this nighttime attack, they had dispatched seven hundred thousand troops, leaving only over two hundred thousand to defend the main camp out of the million-strong army.

In Ling Wufengyun's view, seven hundred thousand troops should have been enough to take down Heiya City. Once achieved, the western gate of Tianqing Kingdom would be wide open, exposed before the vast armies of Tianlan Kingdom.

She just needed to lead the army and march straight in to capture the royal city of Tianqing Kingdom!

"As long as I can break through the royal city of Tianqing Kingdom and capture Xiao Yi to hand over to Xue Yilou, I will have the chance to visit the headquarters of Xue Yilou in the Great Qian Dynasty. With the strength of Xue Yilou's headquarters, I will surely break through to the Dharma Manifestation Realm…"

Ling Wufengyun sat within the main tent, holding a cup of clear wine, her crimson tongue curling the wine stained on her lips into her mouth as she took a deep breath, "Father, mother, once your daughter breaks through to the Dharma Manifestation Realm, I will have enough strength to avenge you. The 1,635 members of the Ling Family cannot have died in vain!"

A cold light flickered in her eyes.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, the sound of marching troops erupted from outside the camp.

Ling Wufengyun urgently sat up straight, her sharp eyes seeming to penetrate the tent, looking out towards the camp with a hint of excitement, "It must be that the two generals have already taken Heiya City!"

However…

Just as she was about to step out of the tent, an urgent sound of war drums came from the outside, "Enemy raid! Enemy raid!"

Dong! Dong! Dong!

The sound of the war drums was quick and urgent, with a hint of panic.

Bang!

The wine cup in Ling Wufengyun's hand suddenly burst, and she stood up abruptly, her face a picture of shock, "An enemy raid? How is that possible... With General Geng and the others leading seven hundred thousand troops to attack Heiya City at night, from where would an army dare to assault our main camp?"

Rustle!

A young officer suddenly rushed into the tent, disheveled and in a sorry state, "Diviner, something terrible has happened... General Geng and General Li have been wiped out. The army from Heiya City disguised themselves as our forces to approach the camp and have already breached it. Diviner, we, we have been defeated…"

Defeated?

Defeated?

Ling Wufengyun dropped into her seat with a thump, her face blank in disbelief, "We have been defeated? A million-strong army, defeated just like that? Impossible, absolutely impossible…"

"Diviner, we truly have been defeated, we must retreat quickly!" the young officer's face was filled with bitterness.
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"No!"

Ling Wufengyun's eyes blazed with madness as she clenched her teeth and snarled, "With me here, I'd like to see who can breach our main camp!"

"Diviner, you mustn't!"

The young officer spoke anxiously, "As a powerful being of the Tao Tribulation Realm, you can serve as the commander sitting in the camp, but you absolutely cannot directly engage in the battlefield. Otherwise, it would be a provocation to the authority of the Great Qian Dynasty, and our country simply cannot withstand the sanctions from the Great Qian Dynasty!"

Those in the Tao Tribulation Realm were not allowed to directly participate in wars between nations.

This was an agreement between the Great Qian Dynasty and its subordinate nations. Otherwise, if Tao Tribulation Realm experts freely intervened, slaying the opposing generals or even their kings, would not the world be thrown into utter chaos?

Ling Wufengyun's eyes narrowed into slits, filled with fierceness, and she sneered, "What fear? As long as we kill them all, who will spread the news of my intervention? Without leaving any survivors, completely slaughtering the enemy, even if Tianqing Kingdom suspects that I have intervened, they will have no evidence!"

"This..."

The young officer stared at the maniacal Ling Wufengyun with a look of shock.

Ling Wufengyun's face twisted with ferocity, her fists clenched tightly, "No one shall stop me from taking revenge, those who do, kill!"

Boom!

Ling Wufengyun soared into the sky.

The huge tent was flung away by her, and auras of black light ebbed and flowed around her body, her cultivation reaching the Second Layer of Tao Tribulation Realm.

A terrifying surge of energy formed a violent wind as she waved her hand, "Come, wild wind!"

Tao Tribulation Realm experts could sense the heaven and earth through the Martial Dao Divine Fruit inside their bodies and harness a portion of the world's elemental power. The Martial Dao Divine Fruit inside Ling Wufengyun was of the wind attribute, allowing him to borrow some of the wind's power between heaven and earth. With a move of his hands and feet, a violent wind would rise, and his combat power was far beyond that of Zhou Yuan, who had stepped into the Tao Tribulation Realm by relying on the absorption of the Martial Dao Divine Fruit.

Whoosh!

The furious wind raged like an Azure Dragon ascending to the heavens.

Amidst the storm, tents were lifted high into the air, the terrible tempest carrying the might of apocalyptic destruction.

Numerous mighty warriors were flung into the sky, tents ripped out from their roots, and warhorses torn to shreds by the raging wind.

The storm grew larger and stronger.

It did not distinguish between friend or foe.

A young soldier gripped onto a wooden stake, half of his body whirling in midair, his face filled with despair, "It's over, it's over, the national teacher has actually made a move... If we can't kill all the strong warriors of the Tianqing Kingdom this time, once the news of the national teacher taking action spreads, our Tianlan Kingdom will become the target of public criticism... "

"Blow them away for me!"

Ling Wufengyun stood suspended in the air, his hands constantly waving, and gusts of fierce wind surged from within his sleeves.

The wind's ferocity grew more terrifying.

Whoo whoo whoo!

The sound of the wind passing by was akin to the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves.

Within the crowd.

Zheng Le and Hou Sailei's expressions changed drastically, seeing that tens of thousands of vanguard troops had been lifted into the air, their eyes were splitting with rage, "Retreat quickly... These bastards from the Tianlan Kingdom have actually sent a Tao Tribulation Realm expert to act, retreat quickly..."

"Brothers, retreat fast!"

Under the lead of Zheng Le and others, the army of the Tianqing Kingdom turned around and fled in disarray.

But the raging wind, under the control of Ling Wufengyun, pursued them relentlessly. Once overtaken, one would be swept into the high skies, and only the strong warriors above the Golden Core Realm could escape with their lives while the other ordinary soldiers had almost no way out.

"It's over, it's over..."

"Scum of the Tianlan Kingdom, you won't die a good death..."

The great army of the Tianqing Kingdom watched the hurricane bearing down on them like a demon, its maw wide open, their faces filled with despair.

But just at this critical juncture...

A figure suddenly soared into the sky, his silver armor gleaming brilliantly under the sparse star and moonlight. Perched upon his shoulder was a silver serpent, which raised its head proudly, gazing at the enraged wind. Xiao Yi's eyes gleamed sharply as he looked through the storm at Ling Wufengyun, who was making the wind surge, and a cold smile appeared on his face: "A great Tao Tribulation, yet you lay hands on these ordinary soldiers, the Tianlan Kingdom is really nothing special!"

"Victors are kings, losers are bandits. As long as you achieve the ultimate victory, who cares about the means used?" Ling Wufengyun said expressionlessly.

Xiao Yi burst into hearty laughter, "Do you really think you've got us in the bag?"

"I'm not a waste like Zhou Yuan!" Ling Wufengyun obviously recognized Xiao Yi, the beauty mark at the corner of his mouth curling into a sneer.

"You may not be much stronger than Zhou Yuan!"

Xiao Yi chuckled coldly as endless yuan qi within him whirled madly, surging into his hands.

Hum hum hum!

The yuan qi converged on his arms, and Xiao Yi abruptly reached out.

"The Martial King actually intends to catch the hurricane barehanded?"

"Isn't this foolhardy? No matter how powerful a Golden Core Realm is, it is still human power. How can it contend with the power of heaven and earth?"

"My wind incorporates the power of heaven and earth, how could your mere Golden Core withstand it? And you still fantasize about catching the wind with bare hands, it's simply..." Ling Wufengyun said with a mocking face, but his smile froze suddenly, replaced by a look of shock and disbelief.

"Open for me!"

Xiao Yi roared angrily as his hands violently tore to both sides.

The hurricane, which had rolled up tens of thousands of soldiers and steeds, was actually torn in two by his flesh-and-blood palms...