Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 422 The Smile of the Goddess of Victory

At the critical moment, a flash of green light suddenly appeared, severing the Yin Soul Silk in one fell swoop.

Hu Longya had just escaped one disaster when Murong Yan's spiked club struck him on the top of the head.

But there was no sound of a skull breaking, nor did brains splatter... It turned out that Hu Longya's body had been teleported ten feet away.

Ren Yuan appeared beside Hu Longya and said with a smile, "Sorry I'm late."

"It's not too late." Hu Longya rubbed his neck and grinned, "I need to take a break."

"Take your time." Ren Yuan said, then darted forward to fight three opponents at once!

"Overestimating yourself!" Tuoba Lie raised his golden hammer and pointed it at Ren Yuan. "Let him taste some power!"

The three then unleashed their ultimate techniques, simultaneously attacking Ren Yuan.

Ren Yuan remained calm and composed. He patted the top of his head, Baihui, and golden light burst forth from his Niwan Palace. His Yang Shen instantly attacked, directly confronting Tuoba Lie!

The two sides instantly engaged in fierce combat. Dark clouds filled the sky, thunder roared, and purple lightning intertwined with golden bolts of electricity, booming and exploding within the clouds!
The heavenly lightning strike unleashed by Tuoba Lie was fierce and domineering, while Ren Yuan's Yang God could directly invoke the Heavenly Lightning Orthodox Method without the need for talismans, and its power was equally incomparable.

The two sides exchanged blows, like thunderbolts striking each other, and for a time they were deadlocked, unable to determine a winner.

At the same time, Ren Yuan's true form used his fingers as a brush, writing with incredible speed and precision! As light flowed from his fingertips, he wrote profound and infinitely mysterious golden runes!
Those runes contain the most primordial will of the gods, which can directly command the primordial world and move the stars!
Ren Yuan finally drew his first golden talisman—the Blazing Sun Heavenly Ash Talisman!

In an instant, the world changed color, and a scorching and violent aura spread out.

"The Crimson Emperor, Golden Crow, carries the sun and burns the heavens. The ashes of the calamity of separation are consumed by the flames of the Nine Heavens. The sky is cracked with crimson marks, and the earth surges with abysses. Mars forges the soul, and the ten directions are without end!"

As Ren Yuan uttered the whispered words of the gods, the essence of the sun was drawn by an invisible force and surged down from the heavens. The flames took on a dazzling golden-red hue, transforming into countless radiant vermilion birds, their cries resounding throughout the heavens and earth!

These Vermilion Birds were engulfed in raging flames, and everything in their path turned to ashes.

Huli Zhi's three thousand strands of Yin Soul were originally impervious to swords and blades, as they were an endless stream of Yin Souls. However, before the Vermilion Bird, formed from the essence of the sun, they were utterly vulnerable. The moment the Yin Soul strands touched the Vermilion Bird's flames, they were instantly reduced to ashes, like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun.

Huli Zhi couldn't dodge in time, and his black robe was ignited by the Vermilion Bird's flames. In an instant, flames leaped all over his body, making him look extremely disheveled. He tried everything but couldn't extinguish the flames, so he could only take off his robe and throw it far away, revealing his bare, skeletal frame.

Ren Yuan had not forgotten Murong Yan either. Before casting the golden talisman, he activated his illusionary divine power.

Murong Yan saw the surrounding space distorting and changing, with countless illusory figures appearing, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion, and he could not find Ren Yuan's true form.

Ren Yuan's Yao Guang Sword moved freely through the illusory light and shadow, appearing and disappearing in an instant, launching a surprise attack on Murong Yan, leaving him unable to muster any strength. He could only desperately swing his spiked club, creating gusts of wind, trying to blow away all these annoying phantoms.

Unexpectedly, the illusion before his eyes changed, and a fierce wind arose again, with sand and stones flying everywhere. Combined with the hurricane he himself had created, it made it impossible for Murong Yan to open his eyes...

Despite facing three opponents alone, Ren Yuan not only held his own but also skillfully maneuvered against them with his powerful supernatural abilities and ingenious tactics. The supernatural powers of the Illusionary God Path truly do become increasingly formidable as one progresses.

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Once Hu Longya recovered, he immediately joined forces with Ren Yuan to fight.

Hu Longya was originally a man of wide-ranging attacks, strong in offense but weak in defense. Now that Ren Yuan was helping him defend, he could freely wield his three-pointed double-edged sword, his body radiating a black and red aura that soared into the sky. He charged and attacked the three men, determined to avenge his grievances!
The battle situation had completely turned one-sided. The three Wei generals guarding the Nine Apertures were being driven back by the two Liang generals guarding the Nine Apertures, only able to parry and utterly powerless to retaliate.

Inspired by Ren Yuan and the other man, the Liang soldiers were filled with fervor and fought with increasing courage. They shouted and fought bravely, each one becoming a fearless warrior, engaging in a desperate battle against the Wei army, which outnumbered them several times over.

Moreover, even the widest city walls were only two or three zhang (approximately 6.6-7 meters), severely limiting the Wei army's ability to utilize its numerical advantage. With their unwavering will and well-organized formations, the Liang soldiers forged a defensive line as solid as a rock, remaining unmoved by wave after wave of Wei army assaults.

They held their ground stubbornly, refusing to yield an inch, until the sound of galloping hooves echoed outside the city!

Ma Fonian's two thousand cavalrymen finally arrived...

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When two thousand white-robed cavalrymen charged into the city gate, they saw A Yao fighting against a hundred men single-handedly, holding her own. At her feet lay a field of corpses, a river of blood flowing...

It's unrealistic to expect Li Xian to stop everyone.

In fact, that guy had completely lost his prestige, and hardly anyone listened to him. The Wei army continued to charge as usual.

They never expected that the seemingly weak girl was actually such a terrifying killing god. No matter how many times they attacked, they could not cross the line and were all killed by A Yao.

The Wei army did send some skilled fighters, but unfortunately, their top combat power was all on the city walls. Those with supernatural abilities below the ninth level were no different from ordinary people in front of A Yao; none of them could keep up with her speed, and she could kill them all with a single sword strike. No matter how many came, they would all be wasted.

The Wei soldiers were dumbfounded. What kind of monster was blocking the gate? Their courage shattered. But they couldn't afford to let the city gate fail, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and continue the attack, like a line of soldiers heading to their deaths…

The only hope might be that she gets tired of killing and can no longer lift her sword.

But A Yao used a flying sword... and her physical body was incomparably strong, capable of fighting from morning till night without even breaking a sweat. As a result, even as the sound of horses' hooves sounded behind her, the Wei army still hadn't seen her show any signs of fatigue.

Seeing the Liang army's iron cavalry rolling in, the Wei soldiers in the city gate knew that all hope was lost, so they dropped their weapons and turned to flee.

"Kill!" Ma Fonian took the lead, leading his iron cavalry past A Yao and charging towards the Wei army densely packed outside the city gate!
Ayao did not join their charge. Although she was not tired, she no longer wanted to kill anyone.

And she has more important things to do.

He wiped the blood off his face, then leaped out of the city gate and jumped onto the city wall.

Then they saw Ren Yuan displaying his might, brutally beating Tuoba Lie and his men. Meanwhile, the soldiers on the city walls had also launched their counter-offensive, chasing after the Wei army and pounding their rear...

Ah Yao finally felt relieved and smiled, like a goddess of victory.

(End of this chapter)