My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 449 Breaking Through Eight Mountains in Succession! A Display of the Mighty Mandarin Duck Army!

The Wanyao Mountains, the southern mountain range.

Black clouds are threatening to destroy the city.

The biting wind still howled through the mountains, but the heavy snow that had lasted for two months finally stopped. The melting snow made the mountain roads muddy, but it also cleared away the biggest obstacle.

The Holy Dynasty army led by Zeng Anmin and the Eldest Princess.

Together with the elite troops of Jiang Kingdom personally led by Empress Gu Xiangnan.

Like two drawn swords, they split into two groups.

They stabbed at the demon forces entrenched in the southern mountains.

There are more than a dozen mountains in the southern part of the Wanyao Mountain Range.

However, there are only nine places occupied by demonic forces.

The Holy Dynasty is divided into four seats.

Jiangguo is divided into four buildings.

As for the last remaining mountain, Lingyun Mountain, the two armies planned to join forces to attack it.

"This is Luoxia Mountain."

The chieftain held his gun and stood at attention, his gaze calmly fixed on the mountaintop.

"You will hold the line for me and watch how I take the mountain."

Seeing the princess's expression, Zeng Anmin chuckled inwardly.

He could tell that the eldest princess was holding back a lot of anger and was determined to compete with Gu Xiangnan, who was leading the Jiang Kingdom's army in person.

Fortunately, thanks to his father's original righteous deduction during the "Spring Examination," the generals in the camp are now familiar with the terrain of these hills.

Moreover, there were no major demons on Mount Luoxia, so Zeng Anmin was at ease with the Princess.
"This humble general awaits Your Highness's triumphant return!"

Zeng Anmin smiled and bowed easily to the princess.

"Hmm." The eldest princess nodded lightly, then selected five thousand Mandarin Duck Soldiers to head up the mountain.

The Mandarin Duck Army under the command of the Eldest Princess is far more capable of fighting in the mountains than the elite troops of Jiang Kingdom led by Gu Xiangnan.

Therefore, she conquered Luoxia Mountain in just one day.

This can be said to have brought the capabilities of the Mandarin Duck Army to their fullest potential.

Even after occupying Luoxia Mountain, he left 3,000 troops to guard it, and then led Zeng Anmin and the rest of the army to launch a night attack on "Qinglang Mountain".

In a single day and night, the Holy Dynasty's army captured two mountains!
The might of the Mandarin Duck Army is truly awe-inspiring!
As for the Jiang Kingdom...

As the Eldest Princess and Zeng Anmin led the Mandarin Duck Army to conquer the third "Ghost Howl" Mountain and headed towards the fourth mountain, Broken Blade Mountain.

Gu Xiangnan barely managed to lead his troops to capture one hilltop...

It wasn't until the Eldest Princess led the Mandarin Duck Army to conquer four mountains in just four days that they heard Gu Xiangnan had only barely taken two mountains and hadn't even set off for the third...

"The title of Empress of Jiang is undeserved."

In front of Zeng Anmin, the eldest princess looked at the intelligence presented by her subordinates and smiled coldly.

Zeng Anmin suppressed a smile, his face serious: "Your Highness's majesty is unparalleled throughout history."

"Hmph!" The eldest princess raised her chin and snorted coldly, then gave an order to the outside:
"The entire army should rest and recuperate. We will set off for Lingyun Mountain first thing tomorrow morning!"

Lingyun Mountain.

It is the ninth mountain in the southern mountain range.

The resources on this mountain are no less abundant than those in Qinghai Bay!

…………

Empress Gu Xiangnan's expression was somewhat gloomy.

She looked at the papers her subordinates had presented to her, her face turning cold.

"The Mandarin Duck Army is indeed formidable."

It also takes four days.

They were able to conquer four mountains in succession.

You are only half of what she is... This sense of disparity is absolutely unbearable for a proud person like her.

"Speed ​​up the march!!"

Thinking of this, the Empress's face darkened, and she coldly shouted at her subordinates.

"Yes!!"

No one dared to disobey her orders. Everyone felt a chill run down their spines and ran desperately towards the next mountain.

…………

An almost eerily relaxed atmosphere permeated the entire Mandarin Duck Army.

The soldiers were talking amongst themselves:
"Marshal Zeng broke those sorcery spells, terrifying the demon race to death!"

"That second-rank demon lord and Shen Nian have both run away; when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter!"

"It seems the demons of the Southern Frontier are nothing special! This battle was exhilarating!"

……

The goal of opening up the gateway to the Wanyao Mountain Range is now being achieved rapidly.

Zeng Anmin stood on Youming Mountain, looking into the distance.

Only one mountain remained, and it was the most strategically located, guarding the throat of the Han River—Lingyun Mountain.

fifth day.

The Mandarin Duck Army arrived at the foot of Lingyun Mountain.

This mountain soars into the clouds, its cliffs steep as if carved by a knife or axe.

The few available mountain trails wind and twist through treacherous terrain, making them easy to defend and difficult to attack.

At the top of the mountain, a huge red eagle flag fluttered in the wind, carrying a resolute and murderous aura!

"Set up camp and prepare to advance!!"

After everything was ready, the eldest princess eagerly led the Mandarin Duck Army up the mountain.

But... this was just a probing attack.

They were immediately met with a crushing blow!
Logs and rocks rained down like a storm, and blood and flesh flew everywhere on the narrow mountain path in an instant!
Poisoned arrows were fired from tricky angles, precisely reaping lives!

"kill!!!"

The princess's spear was like a silver snake; each time its cold light flashed, a living demon fell.

But these demonic armies are impossible to kill completely.

Even more terrifying is that Crimson Eagle Demon King!

His true form was an incomparably magnificent crimson eagle, whose wingspan covered the sky and sun.

A third-rank great demon king!

But this time, the princess didn't even get to see its face.

The demon kings and demon soldiers who had been captured from the mountains two days ago were actually all on Lingyun Mountain!
It was only a fourth-rank "Red Demon" demon king who forced the eldest princess's first strong attack to fail.

The vanguard battalion of the Mandarin Duck Army suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat.

sixth day.

Zeng Anmin and the eldest princess personally led an elite squad in a fierce attack.

Zeng Anmin and the Crimson Eagle Demon King engaged in a fierce battle in the air.

He mobilized the power of an extreme Confucian scholar of the third rank.

The collision of energy caused the rocks to crack and crumble.

But the Crimson Eagle Demon King was fearless and traded injuries for injuries.

"This Crimson Eagle Demon King is quite strange!"

Zeng Anmin frowned slightly.

As a third-rank extreme Confucian cultivator, even if he encountered a demon king of the same rank, he should be able to cut melons and vegetables with ease.

But there seemed to be something strange about that Crimson Eagle Demon King... The power of the extreme Confucian cultivator, when used on him, did not have the same restraint it usually showed against the demon race...

On the seventh day, the Jiang Kingdom's army finally arrived, albeit belatedly.

However, with the addition of the Jiang Kingdom's army...

Zeng Anmin changed his strategy.

He chose to launch feint attacks from multiple directions to create distraction.

He and the eldest princess led 5,000 Mandarin Duck Army soldiers to scale the cliff and launch a surprise attack, while Gu Xiangnan led the Jiang Kingdom army to confront Wu Qianfeng's Mandarin Duck Army head-on.

But the Crimson Eagle Demon King seemed to have anticipated this.

He personally led his elite demon soldiers in a desperate battle atop the cliff!
Blood stains the cliff!
The princess's shoulder armor was torn.

This time, Zeng Anmin displayed all his Confucian and Taoist strength, severely injuring the eagle king's claws.

They were about to kill the Crimson Eagle Demon King instantly.

As a result, it took another pill and instantly became incredibly powerful...

This surprise attack failed.

The Crimson Eagle Demon King lost a wing.

The eighth day.

Empress Gu Xiangnan proposed a fire attack with a gloomy face.

Zeng Anmin slowly raised his head, looked at Lingyun Mountain, which was covered with abundant resources, and took a deep breath:

"Let's try again. It's just one Crimson Eagle Demon King..."

He truly felt he could defeat the Crimson Eagle Demon King.

but……

After another fierce attack that day, the Crimson Eagle Demon King's body was already badly damaged.

But it immediately begins burning the essence and blood.

It forcibly elevated its strength to nearly that of a second-grade demon lord!
It transformed into a crimson meteor, repeatedly charging through the mountain paths, causing chaos and destruction wherever it went.

A fierce general from Jiang State was pierced through the chest by a sharp claw and died a heroic death. The morale of the allied forces was dampened.

………………

"Launch all-out attack!!!"

Gu Xiangnan had lost a key general, and her eyes were now extremely cold.

Zeng Anmin's expression was also rather unpleasant.

Now everyone in the Central Plains is looking this way!

They were all waiting for news from the southern mountains.

If we fail to break through after a prolonged siege, that old dog Xu Ni will surely cause more trouble!

So on this day, there was one more figure among the allied forces.

A second-rank sage, Shi Ze!
It was Zeng Anmin who invited the Red Eagle Demon King's special team!
Zeng Anmin, Gu Xiangnan, the Eldest Princess, and Shi Ze, four top experts, besieged the Crimson Eagle Demon King!

It was actually called a siege.

Gu Xiangnan and the Eldest Princess were both only fourth-rank martial artists and could not participate in the matter.

The real main fighting force was Zeng Anmin and Shi Ze.

But with the addition of Dean Shi Ze, who is of the second rank.

This battle went much more smoothly.

The Crimson Eagle Demon King's feathers were withered, and his body was covered in blood.

There wasn't a single good spot on its body.

He stopped dodging and took the attacks head-on with his body.

But it was useless.

The gap is too big.

It still died.

He died at the hands of Dean Shi.

But as the sun sets and the retreat begins,

The coalition forces advanced less than a third of the way up the mountain, and the casualty figures were staggering!

"Your Majesty, I have completed my mission..."

As the Crimson Eagle Demon King died, a hint of relief flickered in his expression.

He successfully stalled for five days!
"Burn the body."

Zeng Anmin looked at the corpse of the Crimson Eagle Demon King and calmly gave the order.

Day 10, early morning.

"The Crimson Eagle Demon King is dead, and there is no longer any fighting force in the mountains that can resist."

After a night's rest.

Zeng Anmin saw Dean Shi out of the tent, and then led the Princess and Gu Xiangnan up the mountain.

Lingyun Mountain.

After five days of fierce fighting, it was already in ruins.

The mountains were littered with the corpses of demon and human soldiers.

"This is……"

After Zeng Anmin arrived at the mountaintop and occupied the Crimson Eagle Demon King's cave,

What I saw was shocking.

"That explains why those mountains weren't guarded by a demon king the other day; they were so easy to take down."

He murmured.

So all the demon kings from those eight mountains are here!
However, by this time, the corpses of the eight demon kings had already become mummies.

"No wonder the Crimson Eagle Demon King was able to put up such a strong fight. He was only a third-grade Great Demon King, yet his strength was comparable to that of a second-grade Demon Lord."

Zeng Anmin's face showed a hint of daze.

It turned out to be the case.

He devoured these eight demon kings, forcibly increasing his own strength...

Moreover, the eight demon kings were positioned differently and had different expressions.

In the very center of the eight corpses was a platform, a bizarre scene that resembled some kind of formation.

Liu Shishi understood immediately, and she explained to Zeng Anmin:
"This formation is called the Life-Borrowing Formation. It forcibly extracts the power of the same origin and infuses it into oneself. However, this kind of formation has too many limitations. Once it is used, one will die. Therefore, the Crimson Eagle Demon King must have been prepared to die from the very beginning."

"With a death wish?"

Zeng Anmin paused for a moment, then closed his eyes and pondered slowly.

Although we encountered some obstacles while climbing the mountain these past few days.

Overall, things went relatively smoothly.

"What made the Crimson Eagle Demon King know from the beginning that he would risk his life to stop me for five days?"

Why did he insist on stopping me for five days?

Zeng Anmin frowned.

He sensed that something was amiss.

It was obvious at a glance that all of this was the work of Shen Nian, a second-grade array master.

He took a deep breath and looked at Liu Shishi:

"What items in your Xuanzhen Division require five days to prepare?"

He always felt that Shen Jun was plotting something.

Five days?

Liu Shishi was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head and said, "There are no formations that require five days of preparation, but there are formations that can be delayed by ten days."

"Ten days??" Zeng Anmin was increasingly puzzled. "What is that?"

“It’s a water-inducing formation.” Liu Shishi said casually, “This formation is useless to us formation masters. Its main purpose is to help people irrigate during the dry season.”

"At the core of this formation, there must be a 'Suppressing Water Mysterious Jade' that can bear the vast water element and connect with the source of rivers as the formation eye."

“It needs to be buried deep in the riverbed, connecting it to the water veins and earth energy, and then an extremely large amount of vibration is required to activate it.”

"After the activation, it will take at least ten days to continuously absorb the water elemental power from the water to recharge and build up its strength!"

At this point, Liu Shishi looked helpless and said:

"However, the 'Suppressing Water Mystic Formation' is too difficult to find now, so no one in our Mystic Formation Division has used this formation for many years."

"Why are you asking this?"

"The Water-Suppressing Mysterious Prism... ten days of charging... finally requires a massive energy vibration to activate it..."

But Zeng Anmin kept repeating these words, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

Every word felt like an icicle piercing my brain...

"what happened?"

Liu Shishi looked at Zeng Anmin, who was muttering to himself, with a puzzled expression.

As soon as she finished speaking, the urgency on Zeng Anmin's face froze instantly!

His eyes widened suddenly, his pupils contracted to their limit, and a bone-chilling cold instantly shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head!
It felt as if all the blood in my body had frozen at that moment!

He stared intently at Liu Shishi: "That Zhenshui Xuanzhu... does it have many strange patterns on it? And can it hide itself?"

A colossal creature at the bottom of the river!!!

On the day he broke through the snow formation, when he cleaved open the ice core at the bottom of the Han River, he caught a glimpse of a colossal creature buried deep in the silt, covered with ancient patterns and exuding a primordial aura!
Is that the "Suppressing Water Mysterious Piercing Ridge"?!
Ten days!

It has been exactly ten days since the day we split open the core of the snow array!
As for the massive energy vibrations that trigger it...

That day, the great battle between Father, Dean Shi, the Second-Rank Demon Lord, and Shen Nian...

The shockwave generated by the battle of four second-rank warriors... is definitely enough to trigger a major upheaval!

"It does have this function, but instead of hiding itself, it will escape very quickly..." Liu Shishi answered subconsciously, then frowned and looked at Zeng Anmin:
"What on earth happened??"

"The Crimson Eagle Demon King isn't guarding the mountain!!"

Zeng Anmin's voice carried a melancholy tone:

"He's...using his life as bait...to stop us!!!"

"Power Advisor? What did you say?!"

The eldest princess frowned slightly as she looked at Zeng Anmin.

Zeng Anmin slowly raised his head, his gaze fixed on the relatively low-lying valley area where the Allied forces were stationed below the mountain!

His voice carried an extreme chill:

"Shen Nian wants to use the Han River to drown us!"

"They have flooded our nearly 200,000 troops gathered in the valley, completely unprepared! They are the elite forces that will utterly destroy the Holy Dynasty and the Jiang Kingdom!"

"Today is the tenth day!!"

It's as if an invisible hand is controlling fate.

The moment Zeng Anmin finished speaking.

“Report——!!!”

A scout covered in blood scrambled into the main tent, his voice distorted with extreme fear:
"The...Han River! The Han River...the water...the water has receded! A large area of ​​the riverbed is exposed!"

"So many fish are jumping! The water flow... the water flow is so strange... a whirlpool... such a big whirlpool!!"

Ebb tide?! Whirlpool?!

This is the most typical sign before a massive tsunami strikes!
"This is...this is the prelude to the complete detonation of the 'Suppressing Water Mystic Barrier,' and the imminent release of the terrifying accumulated water elemental power!!"

Upon hearing the report, Liu Shishi's pretty face turned deathly pale!
Zeng Anmin stared blankly at the surging Han River!

It has been exactly ten days and nights since they destroyed the core of the snow formation!
And the final moment of detonation, when the "tenth day" cycle is complete...

Less than half an hour left!
(End of this chapter)