Lingzhang

Chapter 323 The Finals Are Approaching
Standing on the high platform and looking into the distance, the entire boundless wasteland is covered with white snow.

But on the battlefield along the hill-bastion line.

The snow is no longer white.

Instead, it was stained with bright red blood under the continuous attack of the evil soldiers, and was swept up by the mud and filth amid the thundering sound of the earth.

In some places, even large areas of land that had been frozen hard by the cold winter were directly exposed, with no trace of snow.

But when looking closely, the evil soldiers who died in that area, the frost on their wounds, and the ice cones that pierced their vitals and caused their deaths, were much more numerous than in other places.

Even many evil soldiers who fell from mid-air had their blood and energy completely eroded by the fierce cold air.

The whole person's body was frozen into an ice sculpture at the moment of death.

When it suddenly hit the ground with a bang, the crimson ice sculpture shattered, leaving its remains in pieces, and its original outline and appearance could no longer be seen.

The arrival of the "winter version" has brought epic enhancements to monks like Ye Yishui who possess extraordinary powers such as ice, frost and snow.

Their extraordinary methods have successively demonstrated even stronger killing power.

As a result, the practice of Taoism can also better rely on the prestige of heaven and earth.

It was just like the time in the past when Yue Hanzhang once used the power of thunder to tear through the general's flying shuttle during a night of heavy thunder and rain.

The addition of power from heaven and earth allows cultivators to accomplish things that were impossible in the past.

But precisely in this environment that seems extremely harsh for the evil soldiers, the defensive pressure on the hill-bastion line is greater than ever before.

The environment is changing, and the practitioners and soldiers are growing.

But at the same time, the technical means of the New Holy Way are also constantly updated.

During this half month, when a vigorous offensive to the east had become impossible, and a tug-of-war siege battle had become inevitable.

Previously, those evil warriors who were modeled after the Blood Flame Demon Ape, and those cavalrymen with ancient combat methods, had successively withdrawn from the front line of the siege.

To be honest, from ancient times to the present, cavalry has not been the main force in siege.

They mostly wandered in the boundless wasteland, constantly looking for the inevitable "gaps" in the defense line caused by the terrain, and then engaged in mutual harassment and small-scale attacks with the scout camps of the Third Division of the human race.

And the real main force.

Gradually, diversity began to emerge.

Civet cat, bull, blue sheep, lion and tiger...

Various humanoid war weapons with different characteristics were pushed to the forefront of the bloody battle one after another.

To be honest, some of them appear too bulky, while others appear light, but their defensive capabilities are as weak as paper.

However, the Third Division's relentless and frantic attack and the cycle of life and death in this bloody battle, with a kind of cruel selection almost like the survival of the fittest, determined for the opponent those humanoid war weapons that were most suitable for siege.

then.

After a brief experimental attack, the evil soldiers that had great advantages in siege began to be deployed to the battlefield in large numbers and in an organized manner.

From Beiting to the northern plain of Yanzhou, then to Qi Yanshan Pass, and then to Jichuan County.

The opening of a complete channel provided unimaginable support and enhancement to the ability and means of the remnants of the Ding family to increase their military strength.

At this moment, both the offensive and defensive sides of the battle line are "involve themselves", comparing each other's progress and improvement.

At such a critical moment, perhaps the speed of progress will determine the advantages and disadvantages of the attacker and defender in the long run.

On the high platform of the bastion.

Yue Hanzhang was standing almost at the very front, with most of his body pressed tightly against the parapet.

On top of his head, two purple-gold Taoist crowns overlapped and shone, one with five-colored thunder gems inlaid on it, and the other with a dark red metal ribbon, circling like a dragon, with nine mysterious patterns painted on it and four leaping evil spirits.

At this moment, Yue Hanzhang performed the [Nine Dragons Prison], a truly extraordinary interpretation of the Taoist magic. Nine molten dragons adhered closely to the shield wall of the bastion and flew up and down.

And anyone who was swept by the nine molten dragons bathed in thunder and flames.

The raging flames come to burn the body, and the four evil spirits come to shake the spirit.

Yue Hanzhang, holding the Yin-Yang Thunder and Fire Mace in his hand, tapped the edge of the women's wall lightly. A faint five-colored electric light leaped out, swallowing up the tremendous power between heaven and earth.

When the magma dragon spread to the damaged body that was stuck and unable to escape.

The rotating five-colored thunder completely destroyed its vitality!

Although it was an extremely brutal and bloody battle, at this moment, the lightness of Yue Hanzhang's gestures, his effortless yet fierce and cruel attacking methods, even gave him a certain strange temperament that seemed like artistic beauty.

This means that after a series of frequent enlightenments, Yue Hanzhang not only raised the level of [Nine Dragons Prison] to the point where it could not be raised any further.

With the support of his outstanding attacking and killing talent, he has completely mastered the Taoism and completely mastered it, just like using [Five Thunders Strike] with ease.

Now it has reached the point where we are no longer bound by formalities.

It can be said that the instantaneous attack of the former business master, the use of extraordinary powers beyond the framework of Taoism in the mysterious light, made Yue Hanzhang see the scenery of extraordinary Taoism at a higher level.

On the other hand, at this moment, there were almost no people in the crowd who paid special attention to Yue Hanzhang's two purple-gold Taoist crowns.

Firstly, the shock brought by Yue Hanzhang's high level of cultivation has made people numb and accustomed to it.

Secondly, the enlightenment brought about by the "favor" of the vast sea of ​​Tao is no longer exclusive to Yue Hanzhang alone.

All the profound accumulation of everyone's potential was fully unleashed through the experience of this bloody battle.

Along the entire line of defense, with the continuous fermentation of information about the bloody battle, the improvement of Fantasy's reputation, and the convergence of the light of the sea of ​​​​Tao, more and more cultivators began to have the promotion of "one day enlightenment".

And in the process of accumulating a solid foundation, those monks also eliminated many evil factors deposited in their bodies.

Not to mention "blank slates" like Jiang Lingxiu and Huang Zhishu.

People like Jiang Ziran, Ye Yishui and Sun Fuan, whose physical and spiritual foundations are clearer than ordinary people, have been promoted continuously more than once.

The opportunity of "one-day enlightenment" appeared frequently to them. Some were enlightened twice, and some even achieved enlightenment three times in a row!
The Taoist temples and aristocratic families behind the scenes are still promoting the event at full capacity.

And as the bloody battle continues, it is foreseeable that such opportunities for enlightenment will continue to emerge.

In comparison, Yue Hanzhang can even be considered the inconspicuous one among them.

The fact that there is no room for improvement limits his performance.

Of course, Yue Hanzhang also has an advantage that others don't have, that is, he can accumulate the resources for "enlightenment" in advance -

In the past, Yue Hanzhang resonated with the soul remains of the Black Evil Octopus, and he thought that would be the peak of his spiritual revitalization in a short period of time.

But Yue Hanzhang had never expected this.

After that, even after receiving the golden seal and refining the extraordinary spirit seed.

The activated spiritual energy consumed and the subsequent accumulation are almost incomparable.

Yue Hanzhang himself had never expected that there would come a day when he would be able to take advantage of the merchant's popularity.

If it is said that the geniuses and evildoers in the foundation-building stage are still chasing after gimmicks and fame in the hope of being at the forefront of the grand trend.

Then the existence of cultivators in the Nine Seal Golden Elixir realm is a gimmick and a hot topic.

It is the huge wave that rises into the sky!
Master Shang's words "My disciple Hanzhang is only at the peak of a realm", greatly promoted Yue Hanzhang's reputation to all the states of the Taoist Alliance!

Along with the Nine Seal Golden Core Realm cultivators taking action in the bloody battle and the earth-shaking event of the death of the Golden Core Demon.

And breaking the circle again and again!
Even in the bloody battle that followed, Yue Hanzhang once again sublimated the two mechanical lotus pedestals by attacking and killing the evil soldiers.

Even if there are eight human-shaped treasures suppressing the mechanical mind.

The surging activated spirituality gave Yue Hanzhang a strong sense of "fullness".

He urgently needs to "open the floodgates."

"Where's Shangshi? Your apprentice is still here! Did you forget about it after you made the nest?"
Or did he really go back to the provincial capital to meditate in seclusion?

While thinking this.

Just as if the tide rose and then fell, the evil soldiers who had swarmed towards the bastion retreated again, and under the cover of the cavalry, they retreated deep into the wilderness to rest after the bloody battle.

On the vast snowfield, there were only rows of footprints on the white snow.

At this moment, even Yue Hanzhang couldn't help but sigh tiredly.

The long-term high-intensity attacks have gradually made Yue Hanzhang's spirit numb.

He then left the front parapet without saying a word.

Just as he was about to turn around and walk towards the bastion.

Suddenly, Tian Shouli's voice sounded behind him.

"Guess what I ran into on the way here?"

Hearing the voice of his cheap senior brother, Yue Hanzhang's slightly tired face finally showed a slight smile.

"What did you run into?"

"Jiang Lingxiu, Huang Zhishu and others are patrolling the wasteland between our defense line and Nanxu County. They have captured more than a hundred people who wanted to sneak across the defense line and go to Jichuan County to join the Yuansheng Sect."

Of course, Yue Hanzhang understood that Tian Shouli was just speaking on behalf of Jiang Lingxiu and Huang Zhishu to report safety to Yue Hanzhang.

But the message he received still concerned him.

The Yuansheng Sect newly established by Luo Zhaoqing and the remnants of the Ding family has spread widely throughout the world after the bloody battle.

Even with Yue Hanzhang's debunking, the emergence of the New Holy Way still attracted a large number of highly accomplished warriors who wanted to smuggle into Jichuan County to pursue their "hope" of mastering extraordinary powers.

As long as desires exist in the world, such people will never stop.

Thinking of this, he shook his head.

"The number of prisoners held by the Patrol Wind Division at the Jichuan defense line is almost as many as a logistics battalion, right?"

"Don't mention it. If they have committed other crimes, we can still form a punishment battalion and send them to the front line. But these people... we really don't dare to let them go to the Jichuan defense line."

Having said this, Tian Shouli paused.

"In addition, the Wasteland Garrison Army is training in the rear, and through... through the new path of the Elephant School, they have trained the Thunder Bear Division. An entire division of strength has already headed north to provide assistance!"

The moment he heard this, Yue Hanzhang's brows suddenly raised, revealing an undisguised expression of relaxation.

The successful training of the Huangyuan garrison meant that new forces could finally join the Jichuan defense line to relieve the pressure on Han Yue’s army.

To put it bluntly, the reason why we were unable to rush to the north to provide assistance before was that although there were enough supplies and military equipment, there was a shortage of manpower.

Now, the tightly stretched string finally began to relax.

This also means that their three divisions' defense line in the north finally survived the most vulnerable and dangerous stage.

There are even enough new forces to allow some of the nervous sergeants to take some rest and adjustment.

Take a break...

Suddenly, Yue Hanzhang seemed to have thought of something.

"Then we——"

"That's right, the Taoist Academy's rescue mission is about to end, and you will soon be separated from the City Defense Division and the Hanyue Army. In other words—

Yue Hanzhang, the Dao League Hidden Dragon Tournament is about to begin!"

(End of this chapter)