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Chapter 699 Stalemate
It's not about who shouts the loudest that makes someone stronger.

A burly, roaring man wielding a large cleaver charged into the crowd, hacking and slashing, his body splattered with blood, his appearance ferocious and terrifying.
Another man, who looked ordinary in build, held a sharp blade in his hand. He was expressionless. He reached out and grabbed one person, stabbing him a few times. Then he grabbed another person and stabbed him a few more times. He remained silent and expressionless throughout the whole process.

If you were unlucky enough to see both of these people at the same time, and you only had two paths—either go left to fight the roaring guy or go right to fight the silent one—which would you choose?
The silent 3,000 cavalrymen of the Beiting Protectorate clashed with the allied forces of aristocratic families, whose shouts resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

Yang Rong's saber clashed with Xiao Changche's iron spear countless times in a very short period of time.

When true energy collided and overflowed, it was like a raging tidal wave in the ocean. Warriors on both sides had to scatter and avoid it. Not to mention fighting against such a raging tide, even being accidentally caught in the turmoil would result in being torn to pieces.

Yang Rong was both shocked and furious.

All intelligence indicates that Xiao Changche should only have the cultivation level of the ninth rank of Xuan Yuan. Her confidence should come from the special military formation that allows her and her thousands of iron cavalry to become one in battle.

If we can separate her from the army formation and fight her alone, then taking her down should be a piece of cake.

A ninth-rank Xuan Yuan master only suppresses an eighth-rank Xuan Yuan master in terms of power; it doesn't necessarily mean they can truly defeat the opponent. Sometimes, an experienced eighth-rank Xuan Yuan master can even turn the tables and kill the opponent.

However, the Innate Realm completely suppresses the Profound Realm Realm. For a Profound Realm Ninth Grade expert to fight against an Innate Realm expert alone is simply a dream; there is no other way but to be instantly killed.

This is just like when Li Dachui and Xiao Changche were both at the ninth rank of Xuan Yuan, they encountered Duanmu Miaomiao. The result was two against one, and Duanmu Miaomiao still easily defeated them without any chance to fight back.

But now that the two sides have clashed, Yang Rong was shocked to discover that Xiao Changche was actually a master of innate skill.

Xiao Changche cultivates the art of attacking the heavens.

This is a martial art dedicated to killing and warfare; its very name reveals its nature.
It is very difficult for Fatian to cultivate to the Innate stage, because most of the experts who cultivate him have already gone insane and become madmen when they are still at the peak of the ninth grade of Xuan Yuan.

In history, only one person has cultivated the art of "Conquering Heaven" to the Innate stage, and that person is Li Qing, the founding emperor of the Qin Dynasty.

Upon realizing this, Yang Rong suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

He thought of Li Dachui.

Li Qing achieved this because he had a gentle breeze by his side who cultivated the Qi of Heaven and Earth.

Now, Xiao Changche has reached the Innate Realm, and she has Li Dachui, who cultivates the Qi of Heaven and Earth, by her side.

What's most frustrating about Fatian is that it becomes more effective on the battlefield. The killing intent, anger, and ferocity on the battlefield are all nourishment for Fatian to become stronger. The more you fight, the more you consume, while the opponent becomes stronger. How can you fight like that?
damn it!
Yang Rong looked across the entire battlefield. Now, he could only hope that Li Zhengtai could win quickly and then help him. With the combined strength of the two of them, victory would be assured.

But in that instant, a layer of white sweat broke out on his body.

Li Zhengtai turned red, but the woman in black who was fighting him showed no abnormality. With a wave of her hand, wisps of red blood energy, like a large net, demonstrated to everyone what her martial arts were.

Why does the Blood Jade Skill show no abnormalities when it is fully activated?

This isn't right!
Yang Rong was extremely shocked, while Li Zhengtai was both surprised and delighted.

The Li family of Guanlong has secretly kept a copy of the Blood Jade Technique. For hundreds of years, some of them have been secretly practicing it, but so far, only Li Zhengtai has been able to cultivate the Blood Jade Technique to the Innate Realm. The copy they kept is complete, so it naturally describes the strengths and weaknesses of the Blood Jade Technique in detail. The woman opposite them is undoubtedly using the Blood Jade Technique, and it is definitely different from what they practice.

The woman's exposed skin showed no signs of change.

This shows that the other party, who also practices the Blood Jade Technique, has completely overcome the drawbacks of the Blood Jade Technique.

If you seize her and force her to reveal the secret to overcoming her weaknesses, then all the suffering you've endured over the years will be resolved.

The agony of having one's blood boil as if it were being scalded by boiling water is truly unbearable for most people. Especially now, he could feel his blood stirring within him again.

The elimination of all the drawbacks of Duanmu Miaomiao's Blood Jade Skill was not solely due to the Phoenix Fire. Even with the help of the Phoenix Fire, Duanmu Miaomiao's appearance would still show some signs when she took action, such as the transformation into red jade. She truly and completely resolved these problems when she went to Changchun Valley to recuperate after being injured, and then Li Dachui treated her.

The Qi of Heaven and Earth can not only solve Xiao Changche's problem, but also Duanmu Miaomiao's problem.

Therefore, Qiankun Yiqi was jokingly referred to by Fu Qingzhu as the "Big Wet Nurse".

Because he can basically solve the problems of all those martial arts techniques that are powerful but have obvious flaws.

Li Zhengtai's skills are even more formidable.

Duanmu Miaomiao's skill was even more refined, and the two were evenly matched for a time.

However, Li Zhengtai looked extremely terrifying. He was covered in blood, and every move he made exuded red blood energy and a foul smell. Within a hundred feet of the two fighting, not a single person could be seen.

No one wants to be around a monster who looks like a devil.

Looking at the chaotic battlefield, Li Cunxiao felt his unease growing little by little.

The two innate masters he relied on did not play the role he had imagined. The opponent's countermeasures shocked him. The fact that Xiao Changche was an innate master shocked Li Cunxiao more than when he saw another person practicing the Blood Jade Technique.

This means that his strategy of capturing the leader first was basically a joke.

The clash between the elite forces of both sides might not be immediately apparent to an outsider, but for someone like him who had spent his entire life on the battlefield, his side's morale was declining.

In large-scale military field battles, what is the most crucial element?
Resilience in the face of heavy casualties
Endurance during a stalemate
Xiao Changche's subordinates had no shortage of these things, because her troops had encountered so many battles like this when fighting against the Yuan people that they had become accustomed to it and even believed that this was how battles should be.

But Wu Zu and Bai Yu had never had such an experience.

Their martial arts skills are higher, their equipment is better, and their physique is stronger, but their spirit is nowhere near that of their opponents.

"Beat the drums! All troops, attack!" Li Cunxiao reached under his saddle and took down the long spear.

He wanted to intervene before the elite troops showed any signs of defeat, to give them another boost of confidence. If he waited until they showed signs of defeat, it would be too late.

(End of this chapter)