Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 467 Everyone has a second stage.

Chen Qingzhi stood atop the northern city wall, taking in all the changes in the Tianlu Army. He said in a deep voice to those around him, “The Erzhu Army’s muscles have swelled, their eyes have turned bloodshot, and their fingernails have grown into wolf-claw-like bone blades—this is the ‘Tianlu Army.’ They can tear tigers and leopards apart, heal themselves from serious injuries, and are in perfect harmony with Erzhu Rong, just like his hands and feet, making them easy to command.”

The generals looked grave upon hearing this. Although the White-Robed Army was invincible, they would surely suffer a great loss if they faced a demonic army that should not exist in this world.

"But he forgot that I am a military genius, and this is truly a case of showing off my limited skills before an expert!" Chen Qingzhi remained confident and gave the order in a deep voice.

"Gather the soldiers."

"Yes!" the generals hurriedly replied in a deep voice.

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In a short while, more than six thousand soldiers in white robes gathered in front of their commander.

"Erzhu Rong has strengthened his troops into the Heavenly Slaughter Demon Army. We will face our most severe challenge yet." Chen Qingzhi's gaze slowly swept over the soldiers, his voice gentle yet reassuring.
"My achievement as a military god is not solely due to my own efforts, but rather the result of the soldiers' dedication and the collective efforts of the entire army!"

He paused for a moment, then continued, "Therefore, the God of War is the most special of all the gods—my divine status is closely connected with yours. Now that I have become a god, you are no longer ordinary people, but white-robed divine soldiers no less than heavenly soldiers and generals!"

"Now, I will unleash my strongest form for you!" Chen Qingzhi said, revealing his Gouchen Divine Body. He grasped his flowing silver hair with one hand and formed a knife with his other fingers, cutting off his white hair.

Then he threw seven thousand silver threads into the air, and daylight instantly turned into night.

The seven thousand silver threads transformed into seven thousand stars, descending from the Western Gouchen Star Palace and landing precisely on the heads of the white-robed soldiers, using the power of the stars to cleanse their marrow and reshape their bones and souls.

The soldiers were struck dumb, their hearts aching as if ants were gnawing at them, yet not one uttered a sound.

Gradually, the soldiers' bodies shone with an intense silver light. The silver light condensed into silver cocoons, enveloping them within.

"Guiding the stars to temper the body, opening the Big Dipper's aperture; starlight as armor, united we will defeat the enemy!" Chen Qingzhi suddenly swung his arm, and the power of the God of War surged forth, pouring into each of the silver cocoons.

"The star cocoons cannot restrain the tiger's will, the silver armor will break through the Asura's calamity—gentlemen, follow me to defeat the enemy!" With his shout, the white-robed soldiers broke through the star cocoons and stood before their commander.

"Yes, sir!" the soldiers shouted in unison.

They were all clad in silver armor that shimmered like moonlight. Their shoulders bore the heads of qilin, their waists were adorned with dragon patterns, their knee armor featured white tiger images, and their backs were draped with vermilion bird wings!
Like heavenly soldiers and generals! Even more so than heavenly soldiers and generals!
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By this time, the Heavenly Slaughter Army had surged like a black tide, roaring towards the walls of Zhongbei City. They didn't need any siege equipment; relying solely on their sharp claws and powerful limbs, they climbed up the city walls, gripping the gaps. Their speed was astonishing; in the blink of an eye, they had climbed several meters high.

To their surprise, the distance between themselves and the city wall did not decrease, but instead increased.

The beast-like Sky Slaughter Army is not good at thinking, and doesn't care about anything else, desperately climbing upwards.

Erzhu Rong and the others watching from behind the lines could clearly see that the northern city wall was sprouting like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, constantly growing upwards.

"This is the demigod's method; he can create something out of nothing and fabricate illusions," Yuan Tianmu said in a deep voice upon seeing this.

"That's right, he was the one causing trouble last night too." Erzhu Rong said with a gloomy face, "He's already a demigod, and he still does that kind of thing, what kind of behavior is that?"

"..." The generals thought to themselves, "Even though you've become a god, you're still working with great enthusiasm."

"Go deal with him!" Yuan Tianmu said, leaping forward and forming the 'Ten Deadly Yin Talismans' hand seal, giving the order:
"The Yinshan Mountains are not afraid of heights, and ten thousand bones form a ladder to the sky!" Beneath the city of Beizhong, the remains of the Wei soldiers who died in battle the day before suddenly burst open, and sections of human bones fell off from the joints, turning into thousands of bone stakes that were deeply driven into the city wall.

The soldiers of the Heavenly Slaughter Army, who were already struggling to climb, were now even more empowered and continued to climb the bone stakes.

At the same time, Yuan Tianmu detonated the corpses piled up beneath the city wall. The violent explosion created a crater ten feet deep, leaving the city wall's foundation suspended in mid-air. Ren Yuan was forced to divert his attention to stabilizing the foundation. This time, he dared not continue to raise the city wall indiscriminately.

Thus, the city wall stabilized at a height of twenty-five or twenty-six zhang. Ordinary soldiers would naturally sigh in despair, but this was no challenge for the Heavenly Slaughter Army!

With the help of the bone stakes, they quickly climbed up the city wall from all directions.

The white-robed soldiers on the city wall, of course, wouldn't just stand by and watch the Heavenly Slaughter Army climb up—

White-robed celestial soldiers stood atop the city wall, their silver armor gleaming with the light of the stars, and they drew their bows and shot down a barrage of divine arrows like shooting stars!

Seiya pierced through the armor of the Heavenly Slaughter Army, breaking through their defenses and blasting them into pieces!

Arrows rained down on the city walls, creating a dense ring of golden and red fireworks that prevented the Tianlu Army from advancing an inch.

The Heavenly Slaughter Army roared in unison in desperation. Their roars solidified into blood-red sonic waves, causing the runes on the city walls to flicker.

They actually grabbed their companions by the limbs and swung them around, throwing them towards the city wall!

Although a large number of Sky Slaughter Army soldiers were shot down in mid-air, a considerable number of demon soldiers still landed on the city wall. They had blood-red eyes, were covered in wolf hair, had thick limbs, and sharp claws and teeth, and were exactly like a pack of werewolves. As soon as they landed, they roared and pounced on the white-robed army.

The white-robed soldiers remained calm and composed. The hook-and-sickle warriors stepped forward in unison, thrusting their sharp spears to impale the Sky Slaughter Army soldiers charging onto the city wall, turning them into bloody gourds. Then, with a flick of their spearheads, they tossed the spears off the city wall.

But more and more Sky Slaughter Army soldiers were continuously thrown onto the city walls, and they could not be killed in one go!

Despite the desperate efforts of the white-robed soldiers, they were gradually pushed onto the city wall, and a bloody battle ensued on the wall!
"Set up the Gou Chen Formation!" Chen Qingzhi decisively ordered upon seeing the situation.

As the command flags fluttered, the city wall suddenly transformed into a vast battlefield.

The white-robed warriors, united in purpose, strode forward in unison, their feet rising like clouds, their movements as graceful as dragons soaring through the heavens.

Yet the rules were strict, and the advance and retreat were orderly. Every ten soldiers stood back to back in a circle, their hooks and sickles outstretched like dragon claws. When they slashed, they stirred up a terrifying wind of blades, shredding the overwhelming Heavenly Slaughter Army that rushed towards them.

The various smaller formations were interconnected, and the six thousand white-robed soldiers formed a giant dragon that charged back and forth through the Heavenly Slaughter Army formation, unstoppable!
This scene was utterly unbelievable to Erzhu Rong and the others watching the battle. They simply couldn't fathom how the White-Robed Army could maintain such a disciplined formation on such a narrow city wall, allowing them to maneuver and maneuver with such ease, constantly striking the Heavenly Slaughter Army with overwhelming force!
"This is his God of War Domain..." In the end, Erzhu Rong saw through it and sighed, "It allows his own soldiers to ignore the terrain and exert their maximum combat power. It has the exact opposite effect on the enemy."

Upon hearing this, Murong Shaozong, Gao Huan, and others thought to themselves, "It seems that challenging the God of War on the battlefield was a mistake from the very beginning."

But Erzhu Rong had already staked everything, and no one dared to discourage him; they could only watch silently and wait and see.

(End of this chapter)