……
“Duwu Sili!”
Meanwhile, on the eastern battlefield, behind the second defense line, Wang Chong spotted the storm of energy signifying that the Celestial Wolf Great General was entering the battle. Smiling, he had his White-hoofed Shadow trot forward.
The Celestial Wolf Great General!
He was one of the best Great Generals of the Western Turkic Khaganate, and though Wang Chong had never met him before, he had heard many legends about him. Of the formidable foes ringing the Great Tang, the Celestial Wolf Great General counted as one of the upper class, with his martial arts and wartime methods becoming the subject of analysis in the apocalyptic era, material that Wang Chong used to become the War Saint.
I’m truly looking forward to it!
Wang Chong continued to smile as he quickened his pace. Around him, Xu Keyi’s ballista army was also rapidly advancing. Volley after volley of ballista bolts covered the earth. Wang Chong’s plan was already proving effective. The encircled Tibetan and Turk cavalry were in chaos, and the attacks coming from all sides were inflicting terrible losses.
Swooshswooshswoosh!
As another volley of ballista bolts landed, thousands of Tibetan and Turkic cavalry dropped to the ground, their blood flowing thick over the earth around shattered weapons, some of it even turning into bloody mist.
In the distance, Li Siye’s Wushang Cavalry were doing their utmost to impede the Mutri Great Cavalry. He was not directly attacking them, but instead using the three layers of the Halo of Dusk Stallion to reach the battlefield ahead of them.
“Scatter them!” Li Siye roared. Wielding his enormous sword, he led the charge into the Tibetan and Turkic cavalry, swiftly followed by his men.
“Kiiill!”
Neigh!
Horses shrilly neighed as Li Siye and his five thousand Wushang Cavalry used their advantage in speed to charge against the cavalry again and again. If not even the Celestial Wolf Cavalry were a match for the Wushang Cavalry, ordinary cavalry certainly were not. The only sounds were screams and the thumps of warhorses crashing to the ground. After a few rounds of charges, all the Tibetan and Turkic cavalry around the middle of the dividing line had been routed.
“Ah! It’s the Wushang Cavalry! Run! They’re too strong! We’re no match for them!”
“Get out of the way! Don’t block the road! Ah!”
The Wushang Cavalry under the Ten Charges Ten Victories Formation had thrown the entire area of the battlefield into disarray, the Tibetans and Turks losing any semblance of organization and formation. Many of the Tibetan and Turkic cavalry panicked in the face of the Wushang Cavalry’s power and wanted to flee, but the surge of soldiers advancing cut them off.
“Bastards! They’re far too despicable!”
The most enraged of all were the Mutri Great Cavalry, the officers fuming as they saw they were being obstructed by the disorder of their own side. They had only been a little slower than the Wushang Cavalry, but this tiny delay had completely lost the Mutri Great Cavalry their chance. With so many panicked soldiers in front of them, the Mutri Great Cavalry would have to kill their way through if they wanted to assault the Tang encirclement.
“Go! I don’t care who it is! Kill anyone who gets in the way!” Huoba Sangye declared in an icy voice, his body leaning forward as his eyes shone with a frigid light.
Bang!
Before all of his soldiers had heard his order, there was a black flash of light. An enormous black silhouette had shot forward and smashed into a Turkic horseman ahead. With a tremendous boom and a plaintive whinny, the horseman was sent flying more than ten meters into the air.
Boomboomboom! Huoba Sangye’s body was brimming with Stellar Energy as he continued to heedlessly smash his way through. The sounds of the collisions were like a rain, mixing in with the screams as Huoba Sangye knocked another six horsemen into the air.
Everyone was stunned by this abrupt scene.
Even the panicked Tibetan and Turkic cavalry were dumbfounded. No one had expected Huoba Sangye to lash out against his own side. Swish! A scimitar gleamed and flames sputtered as a Tibetan and his mount were cleaved in two. Huoba Sangye’s face was callous and cold this entire time, and as the scarlet scimitar in his hands dripped blood, his eyes showed no signs that he cared.
Chapter 920 - The Celestial Wolf Great General!
Chapter 920: The Celestial Wolf Great General!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Bang!
After a few moments of silence, all the panicked cavalry finally realized that Huoba Sangye was not joking. He even dared to kill his own men, much less the Turks. All of them began to shout and scream as they tried to get out of the way.
“All of you get out of my way! Anyone who doesn’t, dies!”
Huoba Sangye’s callous voice resounded across the skies. As the chief guard of the Ü-Tsang Empire’s royal capital, Huoba Sangye could cross a line that Imperial Great Generals like Dusong Mangpoje and Huoshu Huicang could not. These Great Generals could never slaughter their own men.
But the chief guard of the royal capital was different. One of the important duties of the royal guards was to kill rebels, to execute those warriors of the royal lineages who had disloyal thoughts. Over the course of history, the Four Royal Lineages of Ü-Tsang had developed ambitions for the authority of the Tsenpo no small number of times.
For the sake of protecting the Tsenpo and safeguarding the royal authority, the generations of chief guards had killed many Tibetans.
In this aspect, Huoba Sangye was inherently different from Dusong Mangpoje and the others.
Buzz!
Huoba Sangye’s tactic quickly became effective. The invisible ‘wall’ of disorder consisting of Tibetan and Turkic cavalry recoiled to the sides, opening a path for the Mutri Great Cavalry.
“This Huoba Sangye is truly a formidable one!”
In the rear, Li Siye was easily tossing aside Tibetan cavalry with his sword. When he saw what had happened, he couldn’t help but widen his eyes, sensing that this was a rather troublesome opponent. Huoba Sangye was far more formidable than he had expected. Though his methods seemed cruel, he had not actually killed that many people.
The effects, however, had been almost immediate, a panicking army of thousands immediately opening a path for him.
But it took only a few moments for Li Siye’s eyes to turn cold and his entire body to explode with a desire to fight.
“Everyone, follow me!” He immediately began to urge his Ferghana steed in a charge against Huoba Sangye. The Skanda Halo would remain active for a little longer, and Li Siye was still capable of fighting a battle with Huoba Sangye.
“Go! Everyone follow General Li!”
Huang Botian’s call to action resounded over the battlefield.
A valiant and mighty general like Li Siye was precisely the sort of person the martial maniac of Wushang Village admired the most. Boom! With a fist covered in the rocks summoned from the earth, Huang Botian sent two Tibetan soldiers flying and followed Li Siye with his soldiers.
Kong Zi-an and Hong Youqi did the same.
The Mutri Great Cavalry were a terrifying fighting force, and if they were to reach the regular Tang cavalry, Sun Zhiming and the others were certain to suffer grievous casualties. Only the Wushang Cavalry were capable of dealing with them.
“There’s no need. Li Siye, Huang Botian, Kong Zi-an, all three of you withdraw!”
As the three of them were making ready to do battle with the Mutri Great Cavalry, a calm and familiar voice resounded in their ears. At the same time, they all heard a galloping sound that was different from the rest. It was graceful, yet vigorous, relaxed, and yet rhythmic, and the time between the hooves hitting the ground was rather long.
This long gap in time meant that this warhorse was covering an extremely large distance with each stride. This was definitely no ordinary warhorse.
Hwoom!
In a gust of wind, a young, determined, and dignified figure, mounted upon a warhorse with hooves of pure white, galloped past them, catching up to Li Siye.
“Lord Marquis!!”
Li Siye, Huang Botian, Kong Zi-an, and all the others immediately recognized this person.
“Leave this Huoba Sangye to me! You go and deal with the others!”
Wang Chong’s voice was relaxed and confident as it echoed in their ears. Before they could react, however, Wang Chong had already galloped ahead. All of them could only see his lean and slender back, yet it seemed imposing, determined, powerful, unstoppable. He was a blazing sun all on his own as he charged at the scorching fire of the Mutri Great Cavalry.
“Seeking death!!!”
Huoba Sangye squinted, and when he saw that the one charging at the front was not Li Siye, but the commander-in-chief of the Qixi Protectorate army, Wang Chong, his eyes exploded with a heaven-shaking killing intent. Everyone knew that Wang Chong’s strongest trait was his grasp of strategy, not his martial arts.
For Wang Chong to come charging at him was exactly what Huoba Sangye wanted!
If he could kill Wang Chong, the Great Tang army would fall apart.
Roooar!
The scarlet-eyed Huoba Sangye roared, his red scimitar unleashing a wave of heat as he transformed into a blazing fireball that hurtled toward Wang Chong. The Mutri Great Cavalry followed him in this charge, a massive wave that seemed intent on sweeping away everything that stood in its way!
On the other end, Wang Chong was indifferent, unsheathing his Wootz Steel sword with a clang as he charged toward the Mutri Great Cavalry with a reckless and daring momentum.
“Fire Elephant Ray!”
“Great Yin Yang Art!
“Vast Heaven Earth Art!”
Wang Chong and Huoba Sangye immediately used their strongest techniques, the two streaking toward each other like shooting stars and smashing into each other in the air. On one side was an elephant of flames more than ten meters high, while on the other were the images of the sun and moon.
Boom!
Waves of heat rolled in every direction. “Ah!” With a burst of screams, Huoba Sangye and the twenty-some Mutri Great Cavalry around him seemed to smash into an invisible and immovable wall, and upon collision, they were sent flying in all directions.
Boundless fire licked at the heavens, but at the edge of this torrent of fire, Wang Chong stood like an immovable monolith, unharmed by a single one of the explosions of flame in the air. Countless people were stunned by this sight, and even Dalun Ruozan was at a loss for words.
In the war of the southwest, he had experienced Wang Chong’s grasp of the art of war, but he had never realized that Wang Chong’s martial arts had reached such an incredible level that even a Brigadier General like Huoba Sangye was no match for him.
“Kiiill!”
More shouts came from all around. Huoba Sangye’s defeat had not discouraged the rest of the Mutri Great Cavalry, only further provoked their killing intent. Rumble! The thousands of Mutri Great Cavalry surged forward like a massive wave, slashing their scarlet scimitars at Wang Chong.
This was several thousand of the strongest cavalry against one person!
No one could simultaneously deal with several thousand cavalry of this level at the same time. Even Shamask had been brought down from the Saint Martial realm and been forced to flee like a panicked wolf. However, Wang Chong simply stood before this furious wave of Mutri Great Cavalry and smiled.
Buzz!
Wang Chong flicked his wrist, and in a flash, winds began to howl in a fifty-zhang radius around him. The horsemen began to shout in panic as an invisible energy took control of their warhorses and forcibly altered the trajectories of their charges.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
A series of impacts resounded over the battlefield as the Mutri Great Cavalry in Wang Chong’s vicinity crashed into each other like they were puppets on strings.
The warhorses neighed and shrieked as they dropped to the ground in clouds of dust.
In the blink of an eye, Wang Chong was surrounded by the collapsed figures of the Mutri Great Cavalry. This development was so abrupt that the Mutri Great Cavalry in the rear could not stop themselves in time and crashed into their compatriots.
The area for fifty zhang in front of Wang Chong was a scene of utter mayhem, with practically no Mutri Great Cavalry left standing.
The Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art!
After absorbing all of Wanhe Peiluo’s energy, Wang Chong had advanced to Tier 7 of the Saint Martial realm, allowing him to develop even finer control of this supreme technique. Only this technique could allow him to control the charging trajectories of all the cavalry in the radius of several dozen zhang around him, like they were playthings in the palm of his hand.
By using the Great Yinyang Heaven Creation Art, Wang Chong had rendered this battle of one against several thousand into nothing, and his leisurely expression indicated that he wasn’t even tired.
However, despite this inconceivable sight, Wang Chong did not strike while the iron was hot and kill these Mutri Great Cavalry. His eyes turned elsewhere. A god-like figure mounted on a mighty divine steed was galloping toward him, a storm of blazing energy surrounding him.
“Brat, I didn’t think you had this sort of ability. However, no matter how high your martial arts are, today, Talas will be your grave!”
Duwu Sili’s voice was like thunder, descending from on high with a disdainful and majestic dominance.
Neigh!
While these words echoed in the air, Duwu Sili’s steed neighed, reared up, and made an outrageous leap, soaring high into the air to cross the gap of several dozen zhang. With the morning light at his back, Duwu Sili’s face was concealed by shadow, leaving only the black silhouette of him and his horse stark against the light.
The Duwu Sili of this moment was an imposing giant, his body exuding a dreadful aura that lorded over all things, and even the sky itself was blocked out. As Duwu Sili descended from the air, everyone would feel like they were lowly and insignificant beings, mere ants before a god that controlled all!
Chapter 921 - Godking Yama1!
Chapter 921: Godking Yama1!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Celestial Wolf Great General Duwu Sili!
This was a dreadful existence who surpassed even Beiting Protector-General An Sishun. Even when compared to all the Great Generals of the world, Duwu Sili was ranked among the best!
In his life, he had slain innumerable experts, and there were very few people in Talas that could measure up to him. Even Anxi Protector-General Gao Xianzhi would have to fight him with his full strength and attention. As Duwu Sili attacked with his mightiest blow, everyone who saw it paled in fear.
“Lord Marquis!!”
“Careful!”
In the rear, Li Siye, Huang Botian, Kong Zi-an, and Hong Youqi cried out in alarm. Even farther away, Wang Yan, Wang Fu, Zhang Que, Cheng Qianli, and Gao Xianzhi also paled.
“Not good! Duwu Sili is no Wanhe Peiluo! Wang Chong is no match for him!”
Gao Xianzhi felt his heart sink as he watched from the walls of Talas. Gao Xianzhi hadn’t fought many times with the Celestial Wolf Great General, but he was well aware that Duwu Sili was ranked as one of the top three Great Generals of the Western Turkic Khaganate, with very few people superior to him.
Although Wang Chong seemed very powerful, and not even a Brigadier General like Wanhe Peiluo was able to contend against him, he was still not a Great General. There was an essential difference between Great Generals and those below their level.
Gao Xianzhi had never imagined that Wang Chong would go and challenge Duwu Sili on his own, but it was too late to stop him now.
“It’s over!”
Gao Xianzhi’s heart was a block of ice. Wang Chong’s strategic capabilities were far superior to his martial arts. One could see this alone through the well-hidden
trap he had laid for the Tibetan and Turkic soldiers right in front of Dalun Ruozan.
This sort of strategic mind was extremely precious for the Battle of Talas, exactly what the Tang needed.
If Wang Chong were killed, the Tang would suffer a massive blow.
Buzz!
More than half of the battlefield was focused on Wang Chong and Duwu Sili. Everyone believed that Wang Chong was doomed when they suddenly heard a bout of roaring laughter.
“Duwu Sili! It’s still too early for you to say such words!”
Boom!
An enormous explosion resounded through the heavens. Amidst the blustery winds and the light of the rising sun, Wang Chong stood like an immovable mountain, his black silhouette exuding a storm of energy completely out of sorts with his thin physique.
Beneath, enormous war halos vibrated and resounded, resonating with the halos beneath Li Siye, Huang Botian, Kong Zi-an, and the five thousand Wushang Cavalry. It was clear that all these halos were melding together.
Bzzzz! The air suddenly began to drone, and as everyone looked on in astonishment, a black-armored god more than forty meters tall with four arms manifested in the air, the vajra pestles formed from Stellar Energy in its hands all swinging toward Duwu Sili with the fury of a storm.
Bang!
This clash produced an immense shockwave, but it was surprisingly Duwu Sili that was sent flying with his horse despite his full-strength attack. He crashed into the ground, sending a cloud of dust into the air. Everyone was stunned, even Huoshu Huicang, Dusong Mangpoje, and Dalun Ruozan.
They were no strangers to the sort of technique Wang Chong had used. In the southwest, Wang Chong’s father Wang Yan had used this sort of technique to contend against the massive manpower of the Mengshe–Ü-Tsang army. But they had not expected Wang Chong to also know such a technique, and the god that Wang Chong had summoned had a completely different appearance from the one Wang Yan had summoned.
“The Godking Yama Formation!”
On the distant walls of Talas, Gao Xianzhi was stunned as he stared at that distant four-armed god.
The Central Plains possessed ten God Formations of prodigious power. These include the Mighty Miracle God Formation, the Vajra God Formation, and this one, the Godking Yama Formation. These ten formations needed to coalesce the strength of an army, and none of them was easy to learn.
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