NOVEL WEB Chapter 156: Slapped to Death
"General..."
"Your Highness..."
All the soldiers and civilians in Zhenxi City knelt on the ground, wailing and howling, their cries echoing to the heavens.
Zhao Gaoyi, the deputy general of Zhenxi City and at the Eighth Layer of the Golden Elixir Realm, let out a mournful howl, "Foster father, may your journey be peaceful..."
In his life, Zhao Qiankun fought and battled for the western gate of the Tianlan Kingdom, with no children of his own but thirteen foster sons. Now, only Zhao Gaoyi was left. He looked up at the sky, his face streaming with tears, fists clenched tightly, his eyes fierce and terrifying, "Foster father... I swear I will personally take Zheng Yu's life, that old eunuch dog, to avenge you!"
"Take the life of the eunuch dog..."
"Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!"
Cries and shouts shook the heavens.
Xiao Yi remained silent, landing atop the city wall, facing Zhao Qiankun who stood to death upon Zhenxi City, he deeply bowed and said in a solemn voice, "Someone, build a tomb for the King of Zhenxi outside the city!"
"Thank you, Martial King of the Nation!"
"Thank you, General Xiao!"
The commanders of Zhenxi City were moved to tears.
They didn't care that they were generals of a defeated army, Xiao Yi could have simply burnt Zhao Qiankun's body, or even sent him back to the capital of Tianqing Kingdom to claim merit. But he chose not to do so, instead respecting Zhao Qiankun's final wish by building a tomb to fulfill his desire to eternally guard Zhenxi City.
Zhao Gaoyi said loudly, "The defenders of Zhenxi City are willing to serve Your Highness with the loyalty of dogs and horses!"
Xiao Yi turned back to the commanders of Zhenxi City, waving his hand forcefully, "Gentlemen, are you willing to follow me and breach the heart of the Tianlan Kingdom?"
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The commanders roared in response.
In the crowd.
Zheng Le was dumbfounded as he watched the two hundred thousand defenders of Zhenxi City roaring, looking towards Zhang Baisheng and swallowing hard, "General, this, this prince's tactics are too terrifying, aren't they? Without spending a single soldier, he conquered Zhenxi City and directly took command of its two hundred thousand strong army, this, this..."
It was simply unimaginable!
Zhang Baisheng also looked astonished, but unlike Zheng Le, he did not find it incredible, and said in a deep voice, "Such is the charisma of His Highness. With such a prodigy in our Tianqing Kingdom, why should we worry about not prospering!"
The reorganization of Zhenxi City did not take much time.
After all, Zhao Qiankun was a man of integrity. Having chosen to surrender, he was upfront and honest.
Furthermore, Xiao Yi's actions had won the approval of the disillusioned soldiers and civilians of Zhenxi City.
Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion.
Leaving ten thousand soldiers from Tianqing Kingdom to defend Zhenxi City, Xiao Yi led the remaining two hundred ninety thousand troops, marching mightily towards the heart of Tianlan Kingdom on the next day.
Tianlan Kingdom had already lost a million soldiers and had also lost Zhenxi City.
Now another two hundred thousand soldiers were gone.
Inside the kingdom, emptiness had long since taken hold.
With Zhao Gaoyi and others leading the way as the vanguard, many cities along the road didn't even require an assault; the enemy would open their gates and willingly fall into Xiao Yi and his army's hands.
Pressing forward and sweeping through.
They were like a relentless longsword, mercilessly tearing through Tianlan Kingdom.
Three cities.
Five cities.
Ten cities...
In the blink of an eye, half a month quietly passed, and during this half-month, Xiao Yi and his forces had reached the capital of Tianlan Kingdom. The entire capital of Tianlan Kingdom was in chaos; in this war, they had nearly exhausted all their resources. Now, only fifty thousand soldiers and Wu Yu, who was at the peak of the Golden Elixir Realm, remained to defend the capital.
"Great General, the army of Tianqing Kingdom will be here within ten miles!"
On the sprawling city walls of the great capital, a general at the Golden Core Realm stood before Wu Yu, speaking in a grave tone.
Wu Yu held a longsword, standing proudly atop the city wall.
Beneath his furrowed brows, his eyes were as sharp as a hawk's, gazing directly ahead, as if he could see the formidable army approaching from ten miles away. His expression was incredibly complex, "Never did I imagine... it's been only a little over half a year, and that lad has grown to this extent. I regret not having fought with all I had to kill him back then. One mistake leads to another..."
"General, we..."
The officer glanced around at the dispirited soldiers and said with a wry smile, "In this battle, I fear our chances of victory are slim!"
Seventy percent of Tianlan Kingdom's territory was now occupied by Xiao Yi.
Only the capital and a few cities in the east remained.
Unable to withstand the irresistible army of Tianqing Kingdom.
Wu Yu took a deep breath and commanded in a firm voice, "Pass down my order, fight to the death!" Discover stories with empire
"Yes!"
The general immediately left to carry out the order.
A short while later.
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Boom boom boom!
The mighty army of the Tianqing Kingdom had already arrived before the capital. Along their march, they had been capturing and conscripting prisoners. Xiao Yi's forces now numbered up to five hundred thousand. Facing an enemy ten times their own, the fifty thousand soldiers within the capital showed nothing but despair on their faces, void of even the slightest desire to fight.
"Surrender and you shall not be killed!"
"Surrender and you shall not be killed!"
"Surrender and you shall not be killed..."
Zhao Gaoyi and Zheng Le took the lead, bellowing with their army of five hundred thousand.
Their roars shook the heavens.
It is only in complete despair that one musters everything to fight back. As Xiao Yi's army shouted, those soldiers who had intended to fight to the death saw their last line of defense collapse within their hearts.
"No, no more fighting, why struggle when defeat is certain?"
"We surrender, we surrender..."
In a moment, a third of the five thousand defending soldiers were shouting, ready to open the city gates and surrender.
Wu Yu, his face ashen with rage, cut down more than a dozen men and bellowed, "Sowing discord among our ranks will be met with death!"
But he could not stem the tide of those determined to surrender in order to live.
Seeing the city gates being opened, Wu Yu's face was filled with despair, knowing that the last barrier of the Tianlan Kingdom had been breached.
But he could not retreat!
He could not surrender even more so!
"Killing Xiao Yi is the only chance to turn the tide of this battle!" Wu Yu suddenly soared into the sky with a boom, transforming into a streak of light rushing towards Xiao Yi.
"Xiao Yi, meet your demise!"
The mighty Wu Yu, at the peak of the Golden Elixir Realm, enveloped in endless blade light, wielding an astonishing war saber. The massive saber light, dozens of yards long like a blade slicing the heavens, slashed towards Xiao Yi, the dreadful light extending dozens of yards. Where the blade passed, even the invisible air seemed to be cleaved, turning into violent winds rolling out in all directions.
Wu Yu's features twisted ferociously, eyes locked onto Xiao Yi.
A hint of a smile played on Xiao Yi's lips.
Back then, outside the Tao Tribulation secret realm, this Wu Yu had repeatedly tried to kill him, and now the moment for revenge had finally arrived.
"My lord, be careful!" Zhao Gaoyi's face drastically changed as he bellowed out.
He was about to step forward when Zheng Le stopped him.
Zhao Gaoyi glared at Zheng Le, "What are you doing, Zheng Le? Don't you see the lord is in danger? That's Wu Yu, an existence at the peak of the Golden Core Realm, the War God of our Tianlan Kingdom..."
Zheng Le spoke carelessly, "What damned War God? In the presence of our lord, he's nothing but trash!"
"Uh..."
Zhao Gaoyi was taken aback.
"Perfect timing!"
Xiao Yi maintained a serene demeanor sitting atop the Tianqing mangy bull, and as he faced the sky-covering blade light, he simply raised his right hand.
"What? You're trying to catch my blade light with your bare hands? You're seeking death!" Wu Yu's pupils dilated suddenly, his face filled with manic joy. His single slash was something even those in the Tao Tribulation Realm could not withstand!
However...
As the dozens-of-yards-long blade light fell upon Xiao Yi's hand, only a clang of a massive impact was heard, and incredibly, Xiao Yi caught it outright.
"Impossible..."
Wu Yu's eyes nearly split with fury.
Xiao Yi grinned and uttered, "Shatter!"
He clenched his five fingers.
Crack!
The massive blade light burst asunder.
The horrific backlash caused Wu Yu to spurt blood violently, his eyes filled with terror, "Run, I must run..."
No longer did he harbor any thoughts of slaying Xiao Yi.
To crush a saber light dozens of yards long with bare hands.
Even Ling Wufengyun of the Tao Tribulation Realm couldn't accomplish that!
How could he dare to continue the fight?
"Since you've come, don't even think of leaving!"
Xiao Yi's voice suddenly rang in Wu Yu's ears, and the latter, catching a glimpse from the corner of his eye, was stricken with panic. He saw a cold hand descend from the sky and with a thunderous crash, forcefully smacked Wu Yu down from the heights. He slammed into the ground, and the land roared beneath him, leaving behind a gigantic hand-shaped crater several dozens of meters long on the surface.
Within the crater,
Wu Yu had become nothing more than a heap of smashed flesh.
The mighty War God of the Tianlan Kingdom, struck dead by Xiao Yi's palm!
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