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When Dong Guan's military order reached the navy, the massive navy took advantage of the night to head north and rush towards the sand island where the "Black Wind Army" was stationed.

Geng Xuan has set off again, leaving the island where he was stationed. He led the Black Wind Army, which had swelled to more than 100,000 men, along with all the supplies that had been loaded onto ships and prepared in advance, and hurried towards the western shore of Xuanqing Sea, which was just 300 miles away from Dong Guan and the others.

When the southern navy arrived at the "Black Wind Army's" encampment on the sand island before dawn, they found only devastation.

It was completely empty; there wasn't a single living person in sight.

Just as they were futilely venting their frustrations at the empty island and urgently dispatching ships to search for it, reporting the military situation to Dong Guan.

The massive fleet had already anchored and docked on the western shore of Xuanqing Sea, and the 100,000-strong "Black Wind Army" had all abandoned ship and gone ashore.

Aside from leaving behind several thousand supply battalions to quickly transfer massive amounts of supplies from the ships to land, the remaining soldiers had already begun preparations for battle.

In the first half of tonight's operation, the "Black Wind Army" suffered more than 4,500 casualties.

Among them, about four thousand riders were lost.

Because of the urgency of the situation, there was no time to clean up the battlefield, and the Xuanyou horses and their matching armor were naturally lost on the battlefield as well.

For this reason, the Black Wind Army now possesses only about 30,000 Xuan You horses.
Now, all these Xuan You horses have been put to use, forming an iron cavalry of 30,000.

The remaining 70,000 men were organized into "battalions" and clustered around the 30,000 cavalry.

From landing to completing the deployment, it only took about an hour in total.

This is incredibly fast for an army of 100,000.

But when they made these preparations and rushed toward the enemy camp ten miles to the south, the enemy camp had already detected their presence and made preparations to deal with them.

As this army of 100,000 men, like a long snake, rapidly approached the enemy camp, the fully awakened enemy cavalry also formed an iron torrent, surging out of the camp.

Without any hesitation, they charged straight at the raging tide of 100,000 "Black Wind Army" soldiers.

At the same time, many messengers, like cunning rabbits, nimbly avoided the "Black Wind Army," circling far away and galloping northward on their Xuan You horses.

Less than two hundred miles north of this military camp, another large military camp was stationed.

As long as they can deliver the message and "awaken" them, they can immediately pounce from behind the "Black Wind Army".

Together with the military camp, they formed a pincer movement against the "Black Wind Army."

Riding on his galloping horse, Geng Xuan glanced at the messengers leaving the camp from afar before looking away.

No troops were sent to intercept them.

Ignoring the time loss in each stage, assuming the enemy's efficiency reaches a certain extreme, according to his estimate, it would take the enemy troops in the northern camp at least three to four hours to complete the encirclement of the "Black Wind Army" from the rear.

If any step is delayed even slightly, it can take at least four or five hours.

According to Dong Guan and others' original estimate of the "Black Wind Army's" strength, with the garrison strength of each military camp, they were not worried about suffering a catastrophic disaster in such a short time.

— Dong Guan and others could roughly estimate how many bandits the "Black Wind Army" had taken with them, how much force they had gathered in the "Yellow Reed Island" and "Water Gate Army" operations, and how much they had lost.

Even if they didn't know they had the ability to quickly revive the critically injured and dying, and to rapidly create powerful individuals, the estimated troop strength differed from the actual troop strength by a maximum of ten or twenty thousand.

It was precisely because of this confidence that Dong Guan dared to make such arrangements.

For example, this military camp in front of us has over 20,000 Xuanyou Iron Cavalry, and 30,000 guards and auxiliary troops, totaling 50,000 strong soldiers.

Before this massive troop buildup, the Black Wind Army, numbering less than 50,000, would not have been able to defeat this force in just two hours, even if they had gained a clear advantage.

If they can hold out for this period, another force of similar size will arrive on the scene in time, turning the "Black Wind Army" into a "sandwich" in the middle.

However, the enemy had two things they hadn't anticipated, from top to bottom.

First, the "Black Wind Army" was able to abduct all its vassal troops and turn them into its own forces.

Without any warning before the operation, they succeeded in one strike.

As a result, the size of the "Black Wind Army" suddenly more than doubled, with a total force exceeding 100,000.

Another issue is that, due to the abduction of auxiliary troops, the troop strength in each military camp will be reduced by about 10,000.

With this increase and decrease, the situation for both sides suddenly reversed.

Even though the auxiliary armies were generally weak, they still outnumbered each other.

Moreover, Dong Guan's systematic and brutal rule over these "Canglang people" for decades had long instilled the seeds of resistance deep into the hearts of every "Canglang person".

Now, ignited by his status as a "divine son," it immediately burst into flames.

Could that soaring morale, which made Geng Xuan feel somewhat blinded, really be a fanatical belief in him, this "divine child" of unknown origin?
wrong.

It was an endless outpouring of hatred that had been suppressed for decades!

Hatred for Dong Guan!

Not to mention, all the analysis and considerations ignored him.

Geng Xuan, who was leading the troops, deliberately slowed down his horse's speed to ensure that the soldiers following at a fast pace would not be left behind.

As he watched the rapidly approaching torrent of steel, Geng Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Entering the Fifth Realm for the first time, ranked first."

"Four Realms, Three People."

"Three realms, seven positions."

"Second Realm..."

Looking around, he clearly marked all the tough spots with his eyes.

Geng Xuan neither dodged nor yielded, charging straight towards the other side.

With a slight movement of his lips, he skillfully used his strength to transmit his voice in a secret manner, sharing his discovery with Liu Mu, Tie Lang, Song Mingzhu, and others.

In an instant, the two torrents of steel collided.

Just before the two sides clashed, the only person at the fifth realm on the other side, along with the group of high-ranking officials beside him, showed obvious emotional fluctuations.

They were even prepared to steer their horses off course and brush past them from the side.

It turns out that the aggressive stance of the opposing side, which seemed intent on confronting us head-on, was merely a feint.

The opponent actually intended to use his superior control over his mount, the Xuanyou Horse, to dodge the collision with a deft touch, and then suddenly lunge forward to strike the heart of his opponent's midsection.

The opponent's strategy is to use the "high-ranking horse" against the "medium-ranking horse".

Unfortunately, no matter how clever your plans are, you can't stop the last of the Xuan You horses from going out of control and becoming unruly.

Thus, the two torrents of steel, led by their respective "tides," collided violently.

Geng Xuan's goal was naturally that one and only person who had reached the fifth realm of perfection.

The moment the Xuan You horse went out of control, Geng Xuan saw the other party's emotions fluctuate violently.

Then, as the two sides rapidly approached each other, the other side and several of their strong men around them all had the intention to get off their horses and slip away to avoid them.

Wearing a helmet and visor, Geng Xuan suddenly opened his mouth wide, as if to roar.

Strangely, he heard no sound from either his side or the opposite side.

But in the fan-shaped area in front of him, especially the targets directly in front of him—one at the fifth realm, three at the fourth realm, and several at the third realm—their figures suddenly stiffened and they stopped on their horses.

Although, this process was very brief.

Especially the one who had reached the peak of the fifth realm, who fully recovered in just two breaths. The opponent, whose emotions were in turmoil, immediately tried to flee at all costs.

But it's too late.

For a confrontation at their level, two breaths is enough to determine life or death.

In the first breath, he was riding on the galloping Xuan You horse, being carried rapidly toward Geng Xuan.

Meanwhile, Geng Xuan, who was also riding a galloping horse, simultaneously left his horse and, with a speed even greater than that of the Xuanyou horse, tore through the void and approached his opponent even faster.

The two sides, moving rapidly towards each other, "meet" in the second breath.

Geng Xuan's outstretched right hand, as sharp as a spear, reached out to his opponent first.

The right index finger, as sharp as a spearhead, touched the forehead of the opponent's meticulously forged, incredibly defensive helmet.

At the third breath, this person, whose body had briefly stiffened, was about to flee the moment he regained control of his body.

But it's too late.

That seemingly casual finger pierced the helmet as easily as piercing a paper-covered window screen.

Then, as his eyes widened from astonishment to terror, a finger, without stopping, lightly touched his forehead, piercing through his skull. Along with the immense force he had gathered on his forehead and transformed into a tangible entity, it was also pierced through.

Touching the soft, tender brain tissue.

Having reached the pinnacle of the Five Realms, he had also thoroughly refined his brain marrow. The energy he frantically mobilized from his entire body directly formed a tenacious defense against this tender brain tissue.

But what awaited him was a helpless despair.

All that force was as powerless as a spider web before that single finger.

He felt even more strongly that seemingly light touch was like a blazing inferno, carrying the power to incinerate everything.

It resembled a meteorite falling from the sky, powerful and heavy, carrying a violent aura of destruction.

"boom--"

Like a burning sun falling to earth.

The world is destroyed.

This was also the last scene that this person who had reached the peak of the Fifth Realm experienced.

The truth is that, four breaths after Geng Xuan unleashed his modified "Heart-Shattering Roar," he pulled his fingers out of a pierced helmet.

A burnt smell, as if scorched by a raging fire, emanated from the small cavity.

However, at this point, the two torrents of steel had already collided head-on, and no one cared about that anymore.

The only three enemy cavalrymen at the fourth level of perfection were all targeted by Liu Mu, Song Mingzhu, Tie Lang, and others.

They hadn't yet recovered from Geng Xuan's outburst.

Liu Mu and the others naturally wouldn't let such an opportunity pass them by, and they all seized the chance to use their strongest techniques.

Unfortunately, Liu Mu managed to take the opportunity to severely injure his target and knock him off his horse.

Song Mingzhu and Tie Lang's attacks were still lacking in many aspects.

Having only gained a slight advantage, the opponent had already regained control of their body.

However, when these recovered enemy cavalry arrived, they felt no joy, only endless fear that overwhelmed them like a tidal wave.

Having regained control of their bodies, their first instinct was to flee, but it was too late.

Geng Xuan unleashed another "Heart-Shattering Roar," but without the Fifth Realm Perfection cultivators, he made them his primary targets and treated them with special favor.

As a result, their bodies, as if struck by a pressure point, fell into an even longer state of rigidity.

When they recovered, they were all warm corpses.

Two of them were caused by Geng Xuan's finger.

One of them was the result of Liu Mu's several heavy-handed combos.

Meanwhile, Song Mingzhu and Tie Lang had already set their sights on those who had reached the third level of perfection, and were going to cooperate with the other members of the "Black Wind Army" who had reached the third level of perfection to openly bully the weak.

After just two roars and three fingers, the situation at the top level had already become completely one-sided.

In particular, when Liu Mu, Song Mingzhu, and Tie Lang, all three at the fourth level of perfection, were fully unleashed, they gained an overwhelming advantage over the enemy cavalry generals.

Seeing this, Geng Xuan roared "Heart-Shattering Roar" again, pointed out three fingers, and dealt with the three Third Realm Perfection cultivators who were still putting up a stubborn fight, and then handed over the top-level combat power to Liu Mu, Song Mingzhu and others.

Compared to them, other places need his intervention more.

The enemy's cavalry force numbered only 20,000.

However, their own cavalry numbered as many as 30,000.

However, when the two sides actually clashed, their speed could not be increased, and the iron cavalry's momentum also diminished by seven or eight tenths, turning into a bitter battle of "driving stakes" at each other, and the overall situation presented a stalemate with evenly matched forces.

If they continue playing at this rate, even if it goes on for a whole day, it will be difficult to determine a clear winner.

On the contrary, the 70,000 infantrymen, mainly composed of "Canglang people," were instantly engulfed in blood after encountering the enemy's guards, and the battlefield quickly turned into a sea of ​​blood.

On one side, they fought desperately, disregarding everything, and their numbers were overwhelmingly superior.

On one hand, morale is low, but for various reasons, they dare not flee without permission, yet they have a slight advantage in individual strength.

At the beginning of the clash, the two sides were evenly matched.

The battlefield unfolded around the iron cavalry.

This, in turn, trapped the cavalry in the middle, making it difficult for them to escape freely until these "obstacles" were cleared away.

Under these circumstances, Geng Xuan mounted a Xuanyou horse again and once again came to the forefront of the now-stagnant charging formation.

He opened his mouth and roared out a silent and invisible "heart-shaking roar," which instantly turned all the enemy cavalry in the area in front of him into frozen statues.

He began to spur his horse to trot again.

The cavalry following behind him gradually increased their speed.

As a result, Geng Xuan reduced the number of times he personally intervened.

Unless someone happens to be foolish enough to block his way, he only has one responsibility—

open circuit.

He gradually increased the speed of the cavalry behind him.

Like breaking through ice.

The scale has grown from small to large.

First there were dozens of riders, then hundreds, and then thousands.

The speed gradually increases.

Start with a slow walk, then gradually increase the pace to a slow jog...

And so, the iron flow that had been stagnant began to flow again.

As the iron flowed, dark red blood seeped from the gaps in the armor, and warm corpses fell haphazardly to the ground. (End of Chapter)