My strength increases by one percent every day; I can destroy stars with my bare hands.

"The situation is becoming increasingly volatile, so I need to be even more careful."

The Great Yan Dynasty is in decline, beset by internal and external troubles. Li Xuancang must be more cautious in his actions from now on.

On the battlefield of Lingyang Prefecture, a fierce battle raged.

The Yunzhou army launched a relentless attack, and the imperial army's defenses suffered repeated setbacks.

"Thump, thump thump thump..."

On the battlefield, the chilling sound of drums resounded.

The next moment, the soldiers who had died on the battlefield got up from the ground one by one.

Some soldiers were already mutilated, but controlled by the drumbeats, they charged towards the imperial army like zombies.

"We can't hold them off any longer, we need to think of something quick."

The evil cultivators have come up with all sorts of tricks, and the scene before them is difficult for the imperial army to handle.

The army's commander-in-chief, Zhu Xuanye, frowned deeply, his body trembling with anger.

"To desecrate the bodies of fallen soldiers is utterly despicable."

Humans value the dead above all else. These soldiers died in battle, and their corpses were being controlled by evil cultivators, enraging everyone.

"Shen Chongyuan".

Zhu Xuanye shouted in a deep voice.

"Your subordinate is here."

Shen Chongyuan immediately stepped forward and clasped his hands in greeting to Zhu Xuanye.

"Immediately lead the Liangzhou army to attack from the enemy's left flank."

"This subordinate obeys."

Shen Chongyuan was filled with anger, but he remained outwardly calm.

"Follow me and kill!"

Shen Chongyuan knew that Zhu Xuanye was trying to weaken the Liangzhou army, but he was powerless to resist.

Military orders are absolute; if he disobeys, he will be subject to military law by Zhu Xuanye.

Shen Chongyuan misunderstood Zhu Xuanye; he was not targeting the Liangzhou army, it was just a simple arrangement.

The army numbered in the hundreds of thousands, and each unit suffered heavy losses.

The Liangzhou army was a newly arrived main force and a border army with strong combat power. At this time, it was just right to withstand the pressure and let the other armies catch their breath.

"kill!"

At Shen Chongyuan's command, he charged forward at the first opportunity.

"Kill them!"

The Liangzhou army followed closely behind, charging and fighting alongside Shen Chongyuan.

The next moment, Zhu Xuanye and the others' expressions changed, and their hearts sank.

"What's going on? Why are the Liangzhou troops acting like they've never been on a battlefield?"

"With the Liangzhou army behaving like this, are they still considered a border army?"

Why was the Liangzhou army so easily defeated?

"..."

Exclamations of surprise and doubt rose and fell.

On the battlefield, the Liangzhou army, on which everyone had placed high hopes, performed terribly, shocking and enraging everyone.

"No, don't kill me."

"Ah, run!"

"Don't come any closer!"

"..."

Many Liangzhou soldiers trembled as if they had never been on the battlefield before, unable to even hold their weapons steady.

Some soldiers even abandoned their armor and fled in panic.

It's not even comparable to some of the most ordinary armies, let alone an elite army.

"kill!"

Some of the Liangzhou soldiers were exceptionally brave and performed outstandingly, deserving the title of veterans of a hundred battles.

An army exhibiting two drastically different behaviors is puzzling.

Little did they know that the Liangzhou army was often paid without working and was less than half full strength.

Before arriving, Shen Chongyuan was worried about being caught red-handed, so he arrested many civilians, which gave the impression that the Liangzhou army was at full strength.

Having not been on the battlefield before, no clues could be found.

At this moment, when they went into battle, their true colors were instantly revealed.

"Lord Du, lead 10,000 troops to attack and support the Liangzhou army."

The Liangzhou army was not only unable to defeat the enemy's left flank, but was also in dire need of its own survival. Zhu Xuanye looked grim and could only order Du Tianhao to lead troops to provide support.

"Yes, sir."

Du Tianhao immediately led his troops into battle.

With Du Tianhao's support, the Liangzhou army finally stabilized the situation.

"Hahaha, kill!"

A large number of heretical cultivators entered the battlefield.

The battlefield, littered with corpses, flowing with blood, and teeming with the souls of the dead, was practically a paradise for evil cultivators.

They could use their powers freely, employing all sorts of evil arts at will, causing the imperial army great suffering.

"Charge in."

Yang Yuntian, the strongest under Prince Fu, waved his hand, and hundreds of Qi Condensation Realm warriors and ten Profound Realm warriors rushed forward to attack.

"Let's fight."

Upon seeing this, Zhu Xuanye immediately charged out.

"Bang!"

The clash between Zhu Xuanye and Yang Yuntian caused the sky to change color and a howling wind to rise.

Both were late-stage Transcendent Realm experts, and no one dared to easily interfere in their battle. Everyone quickly moved away.

"boom!"

Yang Yuntian slightly raised his hand, and the wind stirred the clouds, causing the cloud layer to shatter.

A gigantic hand, hundreds of meters long, appeared in the sky and enveloped Zhu Xuanye.

"Click, click click click..."

Before the giant hand even landed, terrifying air pressure swept across the heavens and earth, cracking the ground and causing cataclysmic destruction.

"call out!"

Zhu Xuanye remained expressionless, and an invincible sword intent soared into the sky.

Sword energy crisscrossed around him, quickly condensing into a nearly thousand-meter-long beam of sky-slaying sword light.

"Bang!"

The sword flashed down, and the large hand slammed down, colliding violently.

"Boom, rumble..."

A mushroom cloud rose slowly, flames burned, and an earth-shattering force surged in all directions.

"puff!"

"what!"

The force of the recoil struck them directly, forcing them to retreat simultaneously, their mouths spitting out crimson blood.

"kill!"

The two wiped the blood from their mouths and charged at each other again.

"Bang!"

"boom!"

"Click!"

"..."

Both sides intended to control the battlefield and did not want to affect each other's forces, so they gradually fought their way up to the sky and engaged in fierce combat.

"Everyone, gather around me, don't scatter."

The deputy general of the army, Duanmu Lei, hurriedly ordered everyone to move closer to him.

They only had seven Transcendent Realm experts, while their enemies numbered ten, putting them at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

Only by sticking together can we barely hold our own against the enemy.

"kill!"

A full-scale war broke out, with soldiers clashing and even the strongest warriors turning against each other with swords drawn.

The entire battlefield became a meat grinder, with people dying every moment.

"Haha, this place is simply paradise."

"Kill! Kill! The more people who die, the better."

"It's done, my evil technique is complete."

"..."

For evil cultivators, the battlefield is a feast.

They used the overwhelming blood and qi, endless corpses and souls on the battlefield to cultivate evil arts or forge evil weapons, and were invincible.

Only by constantly engaging in battle can their cultivation level rise steadily, and they will be the winners of this great war.

From the first light of dawn until the sun sets in the west, the battle raged on.

"Thump, thump thump thump..."

The sound of retreat echoed across the battlefield, and the Yunzhou army withdrew like a receding tide, bringing the great battle to an end.

Zhu Xuanye and the others returned to the defensive line, panting heavily.

They were all disheveled, in a sorry state, and had some wounds on their bodies.

"Your Highness, the attacks from Yunzhou are getting stronger and stronger; we can't hold them off any longer."

Some people looked at Zhu Xuanye with worried expressions.

Yunzhou kept mobilizing troops and generals, and more and more powerful figures appeared. Everyone was already stretched thin and had reached their limit.

"Your Highness, let's request aid from the imperial court!"

The only option now is to request support from the imperial court.

Faced with Yunzhou's overwhelming offensive, they all fought with all their might.

If Yunzhou were to send reinforcements again, everyone would be at risk of dying on the battlefield, and the imperial court would be in dire need of support.