Supreme Golden Palace

Chapter 197 Alliance (Part 2)

Revolution!

Throughout the land, countless gods and men have longed to change the world and bring about a complete transformation.

After all, the changes in the world are both a calamity and an opportunity. With the changing of the heavens, countless gods and humans will perish in the face of calamity, while countless others will benefit from it and ascend to the heavens to become true gods.

Those who can cultivate to the level of a god all possess a sense of self-reliance and do not believe that they will make a single wrong step and become ashes in the calamity of heaven and earth.

On the Henan Plain, along the banks of the Zhen River, the yellow earth trembled beneath the chariots and armored soldiers of various states.

The Ji clan's allied forces stretched from the southeast to the horizon, with banners from fifty-nine countries forming a forest, and the black and blue banners fluttering in the wind.

At the forefront were the elite armored soldiers of Southern Yan, their bronze spears and halberds forming a forest wall that gleamed coldly in the sunlight.

Following them were armored warriors from various states of the Ji clan, standing solemnly, their bodies shrouded in lightning.

Thirty thousand armored soldiers, their qi linked together, formed a raging torrent, stirring up the celestial and terrestrial fields within a thousand miles.

Inside the central army, Ji Shi, the Duke of Nan Yan, stood on a chariot with a compass, flanked by the carriages of various feudal lords.

Ji Shi gently stroked the national treasure beneath him and murmured to himself, "This time, I will definitely avenge this humiliation."

Immediately, he ordered his men, "Start the clarion call!"

"Woo! Woooo!!"

The sound of horns rang out from the army formation, and thirty-six battle flags bearing the banner of the Great Yu suddenly pressed forward.

The battle flag spurred 30,000 armored soldiers to take a step forward in unison, the earth groaned, and the clash of spears and halberds rolled across the plain like a tidal wave.

Dressed in imperial robes, Ji Shi stood beneath the nine-zhang-tall general's banner, his voice piercing through the ranks, proclaiming: "The traitor Xu Lü Shang has usurped Tongqiu and defied the Mandate of Heaven. Today, we, the people of the Ji clan, will punish him on behalf of Heaven!"

"To punish the guilty on behalf of Heaven!"

"To punish the guilty on behalf of Heaven!"

After she finished speaking, Ji Shi was met with a thunderous roar that shook the mountains and rivers.

Meanwhile, in the northwest, on the plains between Xuchang and Xiaohan, the array of reinforcements from the west stretched out like a black iron wall.

The 20,000 armored soldiers from Jiao and Dongliang had just passed Xiaohan Pass. Their formation was not yet fully deployed, but they already exuded a chilling aura.

When the bugle call of the Ji clan's allied forces sounded, heavy drumbeats also resounded from the western corner of the formation, each beat striking the breastplates of the armored soldiers and making the air buzz.

At this moment, the clouds above the two banks of the Zhen River are clearly divided into distinct barriers.

The crimson clouds of the Eastern Ji clan's allied forces, like a burning flame, slowly advanced northwestward. With each step forward, the golden-red light within the clouds intensified.

Within the dark clouds of the western reinforcements, the shapes of dragons and tigers became increasingly clear, sometimes tearing at each other, sometimes roaring angrily with necks together, and muffled thunder could be faintly heard from the edge of the clouds.

"This is truly a once-in-a-century spectacle,"

Gongzi Chong, who had already attained the status of a sage, stood atop a chariot, his aura drawing upon heaven and earth, causing the clouds on the west bank of the Zhen River to surge continuously.

Behind him stood three thousand armored soldiers, the sound of their armor rubbing together creating a metallic resonance that faintly blended with the war drums of the western reinforcements.

"After this battle, the fish in the Zhenshui River will definitely be very fat next year,"

Gongzi Chong gazed at the enemy forces on the opposite bank. Even though he had already reached the Saintly Realm and transcended the ordinary, he still couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive in the face of 30,000 armored soldiers.

The Great Wilderness Armored Warriors arrayed in formation are not just for show; as long as their spirit remains high, their minds are focused, and their will is aligned, they are unstoppable.

Legend has it that the emperor had six armies, each consisting of 12,500 armored soldiers. These six armies were said to be the most elite forces in the land, each capable of slaying gods and men. When all six armies marched out together, it was called the emperor's royal army, and even the gods retreated, daring not to meet their might.

Just as the clouds on the west bank of the Zhen River confronted the crimson flames on the east bank, a crack suddenly appeared in the sky in the direction of Xudu.

"drive,"

Lü Shang rode in a chariot and set out from Xudu, followed by five hundred chariots. His momentum was so great that the clouds within a hundred miles surged around him.

The chariots roared as five hundred chariots moved in unison. Each chariot was decorated with ferocious Taotie patterns on both sides, and where the wheels rolled, the clouds condensed into dark black phantoms of weapons.

"His Majesty has arrived,"

Lu Shang's momentum was so great that Prince Chong, who was facing Zhu Ji across the river, immediately sensed it.

The army slowly parted to make way, and Lü Shang led his chariots along this path until they reached the banner of Prince Chong.

"Your Majesty," Gongzi Chong said, drawing his sword and bowing to Lü Shang.

Lü Shang reined in the horses, bringing them to a sudden stop; their neighing echoed across the Zhen River. He rose to his feet, his gaze sweeping across the enemy lines on the opposite bank like a hawk's.

After withdrawing his gaze, he said to Gongzi Chong, "Brother, congratulations on finally attaining the status of a sage."

Gongzi Chong shook his head and said, "I was able to attain the status of a sage only with the help of the fortune of the Xu Kingdom. Without the fortune of the kingdom, it would be very difficult to attain the status of a sage by relying solely on self-realization and enlightenment in this day and age when the connection between heaven and earth is severed."

Lü Shang laughed and said, "This is also because my elder brother already has the foundation of a supreme being, which is why he was able to break through the barrier."

"Without your decades of accumulation, even with the strongest national fortune in Xu Kingdom, it would have been difficult for you to attain sainthood and transcend the mortal realm. Now that you have attained sainthood, from this day forward, our Xu Kingdom will have three supreme beings,"

In today's world, the Supreme Beings are already high-end combat power. The fact that the Xu Kingdom has three Supreme Beings makes it one of the strongest nations among all the states.

On the east bank of the Zhen River, Ji Shi heard the roar of chariots on the opposite bank, and her knuckles made the Taotie pattern on the compass chariot glow with a blue light.

"It's Lü Shang who's here,"

Ji Shi stood on the compass chariot, which resonated with the earth's veins, allowing him to see as if he had opened his eyes to the heavens. The changes in the military formation on the opposite bank all turned into flowing light and shadow reflected in his eyes.

"Humph,"

Upon seeing Lü Shang, Ji Shi's eyes flashed with a cold light. The thirty-six Chi You battle flags moved without wind, and lightning simultaneously lit up between the brows of the armored soldiers. Thirty thousand strands of energy condensed into a sky-piercing thunder spear, which pierced straight across the opposite bank. The thunder spear tore through the void, and the Zhen River instantly boiled.

Amidst the billowing mist, the Heaven-Piercing Thunder Spear, formed from the divine will of 30,000 armored warriors, tore through the void. Lightning crackled at its tip like a living thing, hurtling towards the opposite shore with the power to scorch mountains and boil seas.

Ji Shi stood on the compass chariot, her ceremonial robes fluttering without wind, her hair standing on end, and the dazzling lightning of the thunder spear reflected in her eyes.

This is the function of the compass chariot. The compass chariot always faces south. Unlike the previous four-nation alliance where the intentions were not aligned, this time, with the compass chariot settling their minds, although the thoughts of the fifty-nine nations were mixed and the soldiers of each nation had their own fluctuations, the compass chariot always faced south, and the fifty-nine nations became a unified whole.

Therefore, Ji Shi was able to use the military formation to launch this earth-shattering attack.

The lightning spear tore through the rising mist of the Zhen River, and the lightning transformed into a crimson dragon. Wherever its claws and teeth reached, the void cracked inch by inch.

"That power,"

Lü Shang marveled at the situation, but instead of confronting it head-on, he took advantage of the situation. He placed his left hand on the carriage platform, and the patterns on the five hundred chariots behind him lit up at the same time. The giant mouth of the Taotie swallowed and exhaled clouds, landing on the Zhen River and stirring up a thousand-foot wave that stretched across the Zhen River.

The thunder spear struck the waves, causing a deafening roar like tearing silk, and the clouds on both banks of the Zhen River exploded violently.

Crimson light and dark water vapor swirled together, transforming into thousands of lightning snakes and water dragons that tore at each other in mid-air. The rain of light that splashed down hit the river surface, causing the Zhen River to flow backwards by three zhang (approximately 10 meters), and the sediment at the bottom of the river to churn like boiling water.

(End of this chapter)