Demon Emperor

Chapter 81 The Divine Zou Army is Complete
Once things got started, things became much easier, and everything seemed to be moving in the direction Ruan Hu had planned.

I heard about the worship of the gods.

The entire Flying Cavalry camp was filled with excitement and joy. However, the Qiang cavalry soldiers' eyes, as they inquired about the sacrificial ceremony, carried a subtle, peculiar meaning.

It seems to be asking, "What happens after the sacrifice to the gods?"

Sacrificing to deities has been a major event since ancient times, and those who preside over sacrifices are mostly leaders in the true sense of the word.

The fact that Chitian is now being worshipped as a deity in the army seems to carry a different meaning, especially at such a time.

Riverside.

Someone who had already received the news asked, "Is this a rebellion?"

A burly man with bare chest put down the horse brush: "It must be."

The others' blood boiled instantly: "If we really had to rebel, would you do it?"

Someone pulled out the mace they were carrying: "Let's do this. That damned emperor always drags his feet when it comes to distributing rewards. He's so unreliable. Why should we risk our lives for him?"

The others readily agreed: "Let's follow Chi Tian and storm the capital, then we can have some fun too."

Although these Qiang cavalrymen were recruited from Qiang tribes, they have naturally seen the world.

Sending them back to Baima Gaotian to live a life of hardship is definitely not an option, but they are very bold to rob in Yazhou or even the capital.

If the soldiers below were like this, then the squad leaders even more so.

They sensed their opportunity had arrived.

"I heard that things have fallen into chaos in the east. If we don't seize this opportunity to do something big now, we won't have another chance like this."

“Let’s go to the tribes and bring people down. It’s not hard to say how many people we can get. We can call as many as we want and let them come down to rob things and women.”

“There are also the surrounding tribes; we can contact them.”

"You can contact some of the major clans in Nanzhao. Their caravans come here often, right? I know them, so I can go and ask them."

The officers and soldiers of the Flying Cavalry Battalion began to think things through, and the more they thought about it, the more they felt that this was a worthwhile endeavor with a promising future.

Even before Chi Tian had explained the purpose of the sacrificial ceremony, these people had already figured out what to do next.

late at night.

School grounds.

In the center, a secluded area was cleaned and placed a mandala offering. At the center was a cone-shaped object made of flour and ghee, and in front of it was a chalice filled with barley wine.

Sacrificial rites begin with ancient rituals and scriptures.

This shows that Chi Tian actually knows how to perform rituals. He opened his mouth and recited the scriptures in a barbaric and hollow tone.

After Chi Tian started the event, several more Qiang soldiers stepped out from the crowd.

These people also knew how to perform rituals, and they played music with drums, cymbals, conch shells, and suonas. Women, who appeared out of nowhere, surrounded the altar, holding mirrors, umbrellas, and colorful arrows in their hands.

gradually.

The crowd, initially filled with anticipation, joy, and excitement, gradually transformed into expressions of reverence as they were enveloped by the solemn atmosphere.

One by one, they began to kneel on the ground, placing their hands on the ground as if holding a lotus flower.

Halfway through, Chi Tian, ​​who was reciting ancient ritual texts, suddenly changed his tone and began to recite another name.

"Please, Your Majesty!"

At Chi Tian's shout, everyone looked up, but most of them didn't hear what he said at all.

Or perhaps, the Emperor was simply another name for a deity.

Just then, a tremendous earthquake suddenly shook the area outside the camp. The sound was quite alarming.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

It was a vast and mighty force, seemingly a massive army heading towards them.

"what?"

"Enemy attack!"

"Get up quickly."

The Qiang cavalry were startled. When they stood up, they found that Du Chitian was still motionless and continuing the sacrificial ceremony.

Then, everyone saw the scene outside the camp and the training ground.

Hordes of strange beasts appeared outside the camp, eyeing the interior menacingly.

"Grow old together!"

"It's a divine object!"

"A mythical beast has appeared in the world."

Many of these Qiang people had heard the legends of this monster, and even their mythology contains extensive accounts of it, with related legends passed down from generation to generation.

After the white-haired demon donkey appeared outside the training ground and camp, a fire was lit inside the training ground, illuminating the surroundings and emitting a fragrance and smoke.

"It smells so good!"

"What kind of fragrance is this?"

"what is that?"

As the aroma enters the body, a true ritual begins.

The offerings were no longer the wine and food on the jar, but the offerings themselves.

But at this moment.

Everyone simply opened their eyes wide and strained to look outside.

They saw a light outside, a golden glow in the center of the group of "white-haired" people.

A golden-haired deity rode a divine beast that was clearly different from the ordinary white-haired ones, watching them from afar.

"The gods have appeared!"

With a loud shout.

No words could express their excitement and adoration.

The sacrificial ceremony reached its climax.

Chi Tian stopped chanting the scriptures, walked up to the person standing at the front, and threw down a short dagger.

“Cut off your hair and offer your souls to the gods.”

Once the first one was cut, the second one was cut without hesitation, one after another.

One or two, ten or a hundred.

Five hundred, eight hundred.

One by one, eight hundred people cut off their hair from the top of their heads. Someone opened the gates of the camp and the training ground, and the white-haired demon entered in single file and came before them.

They held their "souls" high and willingly offered them to the messenger of the god.

Eight hundred people.

This number seems to possess a magical power.

I always feel that when someone holds this number, they're not far from being invincible.
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Outside the camp.

Ruan Hu's spirit rode the "Divine Steed General," overlooking the now silent camp, which seemed devoid of life, in the night wind.

These fierce and brutal Qiang cavalry, who always wreaked havoc on the local soldiers whenever they went to war, now stood up one after another. However...

Their eyes had lost their spirit.

They looked like living corpses.

These people's memories and other aspects remained unchanged, and their combat skills and various techniques were also intact.

However, their emotions and will were firmly controlled and manipulated by the demon.

"Ok?"

Ruan Hu noticed these demonic creatures and immediately discovered something.

The eyes of these people had lost their spirit, but the eyes of these white-haired demon donkeys gradually regained their spirit, and each one looked like a human.

"go!"

At Ruan Hu's command from afar, the white-haired demon donkeys brayed one by one.

Subsequently.

These people immediately and swiftly donned their armor, each carrying their own weapons, bows and crossbows, and quivers.

They leaped onto the seemingly sentient demonic creature and charged out of the camp in a mighty procession, roaring across the wilderness.

Man and mount merged into one, transforming into a true divine steed.

In the darkness, Ruan Hu could clearly see the position of each of the divine riders, and the demons were also constantly watching him and the divine rider generals he rode.

Ruan Hu could sense that as long as he spoke a single sentence, not only the riders on the divine steed could understand it, but even the steed itself could understand.

As far as Ruan Hu knows.

Few forces in Kyushu possess elite cavalry, let alone those with such a unique cavalry force.

Throughout history, these secrets have always been kept hidden, like trump cards kept at the bottom of a box.

What was Bai Gu's true identity in her previous life?

Ruan Hu finally understood why the Heavenly Maiden Miaoxiang was using the Demon-Binding Rope, a technique obtained from the ancient goddess Xi Wangmu, to capture the White Maiden Goddess.

However, Ruan Hu still feels that this is not enough and is preparing to add another layer of insurance on top of it.

"Ghost!"

Eight hundred divine riders galloped across the land at breakneck speed, unstoppable even by the deepest darkness of the night.

They arrived at a nearby market, where several caravans of the Nanzhao people were stationed.

Before Ruan Hu could even utter a word, he saw all the cavalrymen draw their bows and arrows, and a rain of arrows engulfed the Nanzhao people's encampment.

"what!"

"Someone is shooting arrows."

"Oh no, it's a cavalryman."

"Where did these cavalrymen come from, and why are they attacking us?"

The people inside screamed, but many of them reacted immediately.

They began organizing personnel for defense, even preparing for a counterattack, and started shouting messages outwards.

These Nanzhao merchants dared to come here to trade because they were armed, with a large number of guards and armored personnel in secret.

At this moment.

They don't even know what they're facing.

Ruan Hu said, "Go inside and look."

Then, the divine cavalry on one side rushed in.

With just over ten riders, they caused a bloodbath inside, and the organized guards were quickly scattered.

"Stop them."

"They stopped."

“Pull them off their horses and kill them.”

"Watch out for their arrows!"

Even now, they still think it's a horse.

However, the Divine Cavalry is different from ordinary cavalry. If ordinary cavalry stops, they lose most of their strength due to the loss of their momentum, and a bolder one can simply pull the rider off his horse and kill him.

However, this is a divine cavalry.

After the monster stopped, it became even more cheerful.

They charge headlong into the enemy, and when they stop and face them, they raise their hooves high and kick their chests through.

It opened its blood-red maw and bit the enemy to death with a single bite of its sharp teeth.

Moreover, the cavalrymen on his back coordinated perfectly, attacking from the high ground into blind spots that the white-headed donkeys couldn't reach.

The man and his mount became a perfect fusion, transforming into a terrifying weapon of destruction.

"What the hell is this."

"Monster, monster!"

"run!"

At first, some people resisted, but gradually everyone sensed that something was wrong. These cavalrymen had no vitality whatsoever, like fierce ghosts crawling up from the eighteenth level of hell.

What they were riding weren't horses at all, but clearly monsters.

The caravan members began to flee, but the dozen or so riders quickly caught up and captured them after clearing them out.

"found it!"

Chi Tian arrived in front of the "Divine Chariot General," carrying a Nanzhao man who was so frightened that he seemed to have gone mad and was talking nonsense. He then held up a letter and unfolded it.

These people were indeed tipping off Nanzhao and gathering intelligence about Xicheng.

Ruan Hu's soul is actually invisible; there is always a layer separating ghosts and gods from the mortal world. However, at this moment, he is seeing through the eyes of the Divine General.

"Bring back!"

This time, it's just to get familiar with the divine cavalry.

Next, we'll make some repairs and replenish the weaponry of this divine cavalry.

That's right.

Their real opportunity to prove themselves.

On the way back, Ruan Hu received another piece of good news.

The birth of the Eight Hundred Divine Horsemen made the Divine Horsemen General truly deserving of its name, and at the same time, it began to slowly undergo a change, giving birth to the supernatural powers it was meant to possess.

As he charged, General Shen Zou let out a strange howl.

The surrounding divine riders didn't seem to notice anything, but Ruan Hu saw several birds fall from the sky and die on the ground.

Ruan Hu was very familiar with this power.

"Call back the soul!"

(End of this chapter)