Longzang

Chapter 344: The picture shows the dagger
At the main position, Wei Yuan felt that Xu Zhong's walking manner was a bit strange, so he thought about it carefully.

At this moment, a pure white lotus faintly appeared in his left pupil, and the image Wei Yuan recalled suddenly changed.

Xu Zhongxing was no longer handsome and dignified; instead, he became ferocious and terrifying, his entire body twisted and disproportionate. Two sharp horns, one long and one short, grew from the top of his head, curving in different directions and asymmetrically. Thick black mist swirled around him, within which countless tormented human faces floated.

Wei Yuan was shocked. Under the vision of the Impure World White Lotus, Xu Zhongxing had turned into a twisted, insane monster filled with resentment!

This is the true appearance of the mind manifested through the impure white lotus, which is different from the external appearance seen with the naked eye.

Upon seeing this image, Wei Yuan understood that Xu Zhongxing was entangled in karma to the point of triggering a heavenly tribulation. Even if he didn't die from the tribulation, if this state persisted, Xu Zhongxing would become a madman driven only by instinct.

Wei Yuan began to understand how his three thousand strands of luck had disappeared.

Suddenly, Wei Yuan had a very dangerous thought: if there were a thousand more streaks of azure energy, Xu Zhongxing would probably perish...

So, exchanging four thousand body-forging techniques for a top-tier Dharma form would be a win-win situation for anyone.

Wei Yuan closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and made his decision. This was war; mercy was a matter for after victory.

At this moment, countless phantom images of human cavalry appeared across the vast land, flying aimlessly towards Jade Mountain and entering the Gate of Reincarnation. As the number of reincarnated human souls increased, streams of celestial fortune were also slowly generated.

The pool water was surging again, as if something was brewing within it, but it seemed that the number of reincarnated souls was still insufficient, and they could not appear for a long time.

At this moment, Elder Faxiang, who had been entangled with Master Chuhe, broke free and returned to his army. As long as one's ears are covered and one doesn't listen to what the old Taoist is saying, one can basically fight or leave whenever one wants.

On the western side of the territory, Fan Donghe suddenly became alert and took advantage of the situation to escape.

He left so suddenly that the snake had no chance to stop him. Suddenly, a small black shadow rushed out of the forest below and slashed him hard with its claws. Fan Donghe retaliated with two blows, cutting off a patch of cat fur, and then fled wounded.

The cat looked reluctantly at the bloodstains on its paws, then turned back to lick the wounds on its body.

In this initial probing battle, Xu Zhongxing suffered a heavy loss. He traded nearly 30,000 cavalry for 5,000 enemy casualties, and also incurred karmic burdens, which would restrict his actions for the rest of the battle.

At this moment, Fan Donghe circled the boundary and returned from the east. He had three long wounds on his back, the flesh torn open, so deep that the pale golden bones could be seen!

Upon seeing Fan Donghe's injuries, Xu Zhongxing was furious, but he could only leave Fan Donghe in the rear guard.

At this time, all six Dharma Aspects of the Xu family had examined the main battleground set up by Wei Yuan, but none of them had a good strategy.

To put it bluntly, this place is full of trenches. Even if you use large-scale magic to turn the earth over, it will only make the terrain more complicated. Moreover, this is the Azure Nether Realm. Once you use large-scale magic to turn the earth over, Wei Yuan will definitely stop you with the power of the realm. The radius of the Azure Nether Realm is now more than two hundred miles. No Dharma Aspect can fight against the power of the entire realm with its own magic power.

The barbed wire was easy to deal with; a single spell could clear an entire area. The underground explosive traps, however, were impossible to defend against, but they'd already been trampled by the cavalry.

However, the trenches provided excellent cover from arrows, rendering Xu's 40,000 archers almost entirely useless.

After much discussion, the group realized that there seemed to be no other way to deal with such a simple trench except by launching a strong infantry attack and attrition warfare.

An elder suddenly said, "Why don't we just go around it?"

Everyone looked at him as if he were an idiot. Leaving aside the possibility of bypassing such a vast defensive position, even if they could, tens of thousands of defenders suddenly attacking their flanks and rear would cause the entire army of hundreds of thousands to collapse in an instant. Ultimately, Xu Zhongxing made the decision to launch a direct infantry assault!

The Xu family army regrouped, with the heavily wounded Fan Donghe taking command of the rear guard. The remaining Dharma Masters went out in full force to clear obstacles on the battlefield, followed by the infantry in the center, while the remaining cavalry guarded the flanks.

At this time, Fan Donghe and the cat were both severely injured, and the Xu family still had five capable Dharma Aspects. Although Xu Zhongxing was burdened by karma, as long as he did not attack ordinary soldiers, he was still on par with Fan Donghe in good condition.

On this side of the realm, the only true Dharma Aspects left are the old Taoist and the snake, which together count as one; in addition, Zhang Sheng, who wields the immortal sword, is equivalent to a top-tier Dharma Aspect. Apart from these, no other Dharma Aspect-level combatants have been seen for the time being.

Just as the Xu family's Dharma Images reached the front lines, a sharp whistling sound rang out in the sky as cannonballs rained down on the Xu family's army's assembly point. At this moment, only the severely wounded Fan Donghe remained in the army, unable to intercept many of them. He could only watch helplessly as fifteen full-sized cannonballs exploded, scattering hundreds of smaller cannonballs and instantly turning the ground into a sea of ​​fire!

This round of bombardment was filled with explosives, instantly killing thousands of soldiers!

Xu Zhongxing was both shocked and furious. Wei Yuan had made him think that the cannonballs could only go that far, so he confidently gathered his troops. As a result, once the Faxiang who could intercept them left, Wei Yuan immediately began to bombard them relentlessly!

Xu Zhongxing's face was ashen. He immediately dispatched two Dharma Aspect Elders to bypass the battle lines and head to the rear of the territory to locate the source of the artillery shells. If they were ignored, the morale of the 200,000-strong army could be shattered by the bombardment.

The two Dharma Elders also knew the gravity of the situation, and since this was a battle formation, even though they disliked Xu Zhongxing, they were self-aware enough to know that their command in battle was far inferior to Xu Zhongxing's, so they obeyed the order and left.

The rogue old Taoist priest did indeed appear, stopping an elder in a fierce fight, but his mouth never stopped moving. To an outsider, it would seem that it was his opponent, not him, who was about to perish.

Another flash of light rose, intercepting another elder. The light was both soft and resilient; although its magical power was far inferior to that of the Dharma Aspect Elder, it remained undefeated and could even launch counterattacks and sneak attacks from time to time.

Xu Zhongxing had anticipated that Wei Yuan would have a backup plan, so he first joined forces with two Dharma Aspect Elders to clear the obstacles in front of the formation, and then ordered an elder to search for the artillery positions. He himself stood in front of the formation, facing off against Wei Yuan and Zhang Sheng, watching his own army advance.

Countless Xu family warriors charged through a hail of bullets, falling in droves along the way, but many also managed to break into the enemy lines, and a bloody and brutal hand-to-hand battle ensued.

At this moment, that indescribable feeling descended from the sky once more, and Wei Yuan activated the Instantaneous All Beings buff again. Since both sides were human, Wei Yuan had to buff each individual on his side individually, and could not activate it on a large scale without restriction.

Wei Yuan's primordial spirit was powerful, and his thoughts were as swift as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he could buff hundreds of people, and the combat power of his side continued to increase rapidly, while the casualties of the Xu family also began to rise.

In the center of the position, Wei Yuan, using the concealment ability of the newly acquired treasure tree fruit and the double cover of the power of the realm, watched Xu Zhongxing, waiting for the moment he would make his move. At this time, as the number of casualties on both sides continued to increase, the black pool water in Jade Mountain surged more and more violently, and a huge creature gradually emerged from the water.

The only remaining Dharma Aspect Elder beside Xu Zhongxing suddenly rushed towards Master Chuhe at full speed, while the elder who had gone to search for the artillery position also suddenly turned back, joining forces to attack the old Taoist!

In an instant, three Dharma Images formed a situation where they surrounded and attacked the True Man of Hoeing the Rice Seedlings. Xu Zhongxing's killing move was revealed at this moment. He wanted to eliminate the weakest old Taoist first.

Wei Yuan vanished from his spot, intercepting the Dharma Aspect Elder who had turned back. Two tall warriors appeared out of thin air, exuding genuine Dharma Aspect aura, and together with Wei Yuan, they surrounded the Dharma Aspect Elder, forming a pincer attack!

Elder Faxiang, who was about to attack the old Taoist priest, was blocked by a cat.

Xu Zhongxing's brow twitched; he never expected Wei Yuan to have two Dharma Aspect level warriors hidden away! He stepped forward, intending to fight Zhang Sheng again, when suddenly he saw more than ten warriors appear around Zhang Sheng, their entire bodies covered in armor, even their faces completely obscured. Their cultivation levels were all mediocre, but each of them had an unusually clear, thin wisp of green energy rising from above their heads, indicating that their luck was extremely abnormal.

These warriors used their bodies as shields to protect Zhang Sheng, while Zhang Sheng unleashed a hundred-foot-long sword light to pursue and slay Xu Zhongxing.

Both sides have revealed their true intentions!

(End of this chapter)