The Human Emperor c1-2382

by Huangfu Qi (皇甫奇)

  Suddenly, Mameluke Commander Aybak coldly laughed as he trotted his horse forward. He cared little for those four thousand soldiers of Anxi’s ‘Iron Wall Army’. All he truly cared about was the Wushang Cavalry led by Li Siye.

  “I think that the Mamelukes and I will happily tear those warriors apart!”

  A cruel light flashed through Aybak’s eyes. In that whirlwind of a charge, the Wushang Cavalry had destroyed many Arab elites and exhibited their strength, showing that they were worthy of being opponents for the Mamelukes.

  Aybak’s eyes were burning with interest.

  “Ziyad, get ready!”

  On the other side, beneath the banner of the scimitar burning with black flames, Abu Muslim suddenly turned to Ziyad.

  The Great Tang had mobilized its Iron Wall Army and Wushang Cavalry. Normal elites would not be able to stop them. Arabia would have to commit its own strongest forces into this battle. Just as Gao Xianzhi had created the Iron Wall Army through his many years of campaigning, Abu Muslim also had a similarly tough and powerful force that served as the core of his army.

  “There’s no need!”

  At this moment, a cruel and callous voice interrupted everyone’s plans. The three turned in shock to the god-like figure beneath the black hell flame war banner. The dazzling golden-armored Governor of War, Qutaybah, had finally decided to speak.

  ______________1. The name that the author uses for this crocodile god is ‘’, Duantou, or ‘beheaded’, but I could not find any god of this name. The Egyptian god associated with crocodiles is Sobek.↩

  Chapter 1061 - A Battle Without Precedent in History (V)

  Chapter 1061: A Battle Without Precedent in History (V)

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  Qutaybah’s eyes narrowed as his golden-armored Arabian warhorse, which was more than two meters tall and named ‘Victor’, immediately took two steps forward.

  Buzz!

  At the sight of this godlike figure, the three other Arab commanders fell silent, their hearts trembling.

  “Too slow! This is far too much time to deal with a trifling Great Tang!”

  His magnetic voice rang out over everyone’s heads, and before anyone could react, there was a flash of light as that godlike figure of dazzling gold dismounted. In that moment, the other three Arab commanders stared at that figure with a hint of trepidation in their eyes.

  “Qutaybah, you…”

  Governor Osman’s mouth was open to speak when, boom! The wind gusted as the Governor of War suddenly strode forward, his posture erect as he finally began to move.

  His expression was carefree and he seemed to be going out for a simple stroll, but in truth, he was moving even faster than a galloping horse. When he had dismounted, he had been just a few steps from the others, but by the time Osman had opened his mouth to stop him, Qutaybah was already three-hundred-some feet away.

  Before Osman had time to finish, Qutaybah had already vanished into the vast army. All that was visible was a golden light drawing a straight line to the Tang defense line.

  “This!”

  Osman’s face was frozen, his hand still reached out into the air toward Qutaybah’s back.

  “There’s no need to call out to him. This madman has always had a completely different style from us!” Aybak called out, a bright light in his eyes.

  Commanders were never supposed to lightly step onto the battlefield. If a commander participated in every battle, what exactly were soldiers for?

  The primary purposes of a commander were executing strategies, giving orders, observing the enemy’s weaknesses, and seeking ideal opportunities, not acting as the vanguard. Moreover, when a commander personally entered the fray, it often meant that the critical moment where the outcome of the battle was decided was imminent. The commanders of both the east and the west believed in this battlefield principle.

  But Qutaybah’s style was completely different!

  It had long ago been said that Qutaybah enjoyed battle, enjoying being right in the thick of things. While commanding the army, he would use his overwhelming strength to punch holes in the enemy line and execute the enemy commander so as to swiftly bring the battle to a close. But hearing and seeing were two different things.

  The Great Tang had just sent out its two elite armies while its commanders had not even entered the battle. Meanwhile, Arabia had still not deployed the Mamelukes, and Osman, Abu Muslim, and Aybak had also not entered the fray. The battle was far from reaching its most intense point, but the Governor of War had already reached the limits of his patience.

  The other three renowned Arab commanders were left dumbfounded and uncomfortable at this sight.

  “This, Lord Qutaybah is already moving out? Milords, we should go as well! These Tang of the east are much stronger than we imagined, and they also have four elite Great Generals. If Lord Qutaybah goes alone, he might be defeated!’

  Ziyad finally broke the silence, unable to restrain himself as he watched Qutaybah’s figure vanish into the army.

  But as the banners continued to snap in the wind, Governor Osman of Cairo, Mameluke Commander Aybak, and the highest commander of the eastern war zone, Abu Muslim, quietly stood there as if they were rooted to the ground.

  Ziyad was speechless.

  “Ziyad, it’s not necessary. Qutaybah is different from any other governors you know of!”

  In the end, Abu Muslim spoke, his expression calm as he continued to observe the battle.

  “When he joins a battle, he doesn’t like anyone else to interfere! If we join him at a time like this, he will not only fail to appreciate our kindness, but he will be offended and turn his rage on us! At a time like this, I have no desire to start a conflict with him!”

  “Ha! In addition, don’t make the Governor of War into such a weakling!”

  Aybak also gave a rare comment. Just like Abu Muslim, he also continued to observe the battlefield as he explained.

  “The enemy has four Great Generals, but if their opponent is Qutaybah… it’s not certain who will be victorious. In this world, there really aren’t many people who can actually defeat Qutaybah!”

  Beneath his black Nile war banner, Governor Osman gave a slight nod of approval, clearly sharing the same opinion as Aybak.

  As the War God of the Arabian Empire and one of the strongest generals, Qutaybah possessed a strength that even those who loathed him had to acknowledge. Even though his methods and way of speaking made all the other governors unhappy, even though he was a madman who always did his own thing, this was all backed by a strength that no one could dispute.

  Even when Qutaybah interrupted Aybak and jeered at Abu Muslim, these powerful Arab commanders felt no hatred, nor did they try to argue. Strength reigned supreme and power decided all in the hierarchy of the Arabian Empire. Qutaybah was the Governor of War and had the right to be brash and arrogant.

  “!!!”

  Ziyad saw the commanders’ serene expressions and then turned back to the figure of Qutaybah, but he had nothing more to say.

  “Although Qutaybah said it wasn’t necessary, he still came to help us… Ziyad, send in my Ironblood Army!” Abu Muslim said.

  “If you’re doing that, then Raman, send in our Beheader Army as well. I think that Qutaybah won’t mind if we help him through this method,” Governor Osman said.

  He and Abu Muslim were friends of many years and had rendered many achievements together on the battlefield. As long as they were standing together, they would always advance as one.

  “Yes, Milord!”

  An elated Ziyad bowed and swiftly left.

  ……

  While this was happening in the rear, on the battlefield, the entrance of the Governor of War was certain to impose an irreversible change on this battle!

  Bang!

  With a single stomp, the earth quaked and countless bits of dirt and stone flew into the air. No one could possibly describe the majesty and pressure Qutaybah
exuded. The entire battlefield seemed to groan and tremble as he advanced.

  Qutaybah’s thick golden armor blazed with a light more dazzling than the sun, and he seemed like a god striding through a battle of mere mortals.

  Hwoooo! As the wind blew around him, Qutaybah locked his eyes onto the Great Tang defense line. Bzzzzz! Before the soldiers had realized what was going on, Qutaybah had vanished from their side and appeared hundreds of feet away.

  Bang! Qutaybah made another stomp, vanishing in a flash of light and appearing even farther away. His speed was deceptively fast. With each stride, he traveled a significant distance, and it took only a few moments for him to outrun tens of thousands of cavalry.

  When he was only around two-hundred-some feet from the steel defense line, Qutaybah stopped.

  Clang!

  With a clang that seemed like the roar of a dragon, Qutaybah reached behind him and pulled out his infamous sword that had killed countless powerful men, whose name made countless empires pale in fear: God’s Might.

  The golden light around Qutaybah exploded into an intense golden flame that soared straight into the clouds. Even space twisted at the sheer power of this flame.

  “Lord Marquis!” Xue Qianjun shouted, his eyes widening as he stared at this golden figure. For some reason, this figure made Xue Qianjun’s heart thump in extreme fear and unease. In that moment, Wang Chong had also noticed that nearby figure.

  Roooar!

  A heaven-shaking roar resounded through the skies as the energy of countless halos gathered on a single man. As everyone watched, Wang Yan’s body began to rise from the ground, rapidly swelling until it had become an enormous golden-armored god.

  The Mighty Miracle God!

  Wang Yan had clearly noticed this danger and immediately activated his powerful formation. In the blink of an eye, his strength had soared into the Great General level.

  At this moment, two hundred feet away, surrounded by tens of thousands of Arab cavalry, Qutaybah also moved. His eyes flashed with cold light as he thrust his enormous golden sword ‘God’s Might’ into the ground. Boom! While he had been two hundred feet away just moments ago, he now suddenly appeared right in front of the steel defense line, his ‘God’s Might’ piercing into the earth.

  There was an enormous boom as golden flames seeped into the ground. A line more than a thousand meters long extended from Qutaybah’s body, causing all the steel walls and Tang soldiers along it to be flung several dozen li into the air by a terrifying power.

  Dust churned as the massive explosion unleashed by this attack dampened all the other sounds on this fierce battlefield. Even though Abu Muslim, Osman, and Aybak had mentally prepared themselves for this sight, they were still rather startled.

  A single strike of the Governor of War’s sword had opened a massive gap more than two thousand meters long in the staunch Tang defense line. This had already far surpassed the power of the several hundred silver siege weapons. This was a large and open path for the army’s advance that was nearly impossible to block.

  This strike had completely altered the structure of this battle!

  Not only that, even though Qutaybah’s sword had inflicted so much damage, all of them could sense that the Governor of War had not even used his full strength.

  “Nearly seven thousand feet, four hundred steel walls, each one weighing ten thousand jin… I can’t believe Qutaybah is this powerful!”

  The scene of destruction before him had given Ziyad an unprecedented shock.

  Chapter 1062 - A Battle Without Precedent in History (VI)

  Chapter 1062: A Battle Without Precedent in History (VI)

  Translated by: Hypersheep325

  Edited by: Michyrr

  Ziyad had never met the Governor of War in his entire life. His understanding of Qutaybah was restricted to the legends. Abu Muslim, however, had actually met him a few times when they were meeting with the Caliph. When Ziyad thought about his earlier proposal, he suddenly understood why his governor, Governor Osman, and Mameluke Commander Aybak had all done nothing.

  Qutaybah’s power had already surpassed the bounds of mortal imagination. When a person reached a certain level of strength, they could have absolute confidence in controlling the battlefield and simply didn’t need the help of others.

  Ziyad was far from the only one shocked by this display of power. As one of the four highest Tang commanders at Talas, Wang Yan had also never imagined that a barbarian commander from a western country could possess such horrific power.

  “Western barbarian, hand over your life!”

  With a mighty roar, Wang Yan’s Mighty Miracle God lunged forward in a cloud of dust.

  Bang!

  Winds howled as an enormous metallic fist shrouded in incredible power flew at the Governor of War.

  In the midst of the churning dust and furious waves of energy, Qutaybah’s imposing figure seemed like a tiny ant in front of this massive arm.

  But then there was a ringing clang of a sword, resounding far into the distance. In that moment, time seemed to stop.

  Buzz!

  Qutaybah’s eyes flashed with cold light as he pulled his sword ‘God’s Might’ out of the ground and slashed at the enormous Mighty Miracle God.

  Bang!

  There was a dazzling burst of light that blinded everyone watching, and by the time it had faded, the Governor of War was no longer on the ground. He was now in the air, right in front of the Mighty Miracle God, his sword swinging down at its body.

  Brroooom! To the disbelief of countless people, the mountainous figure of the Mighty Miracle God was sent flying like a ragdoll by Qutaybah’s casual strike, landing several thousand feet away in the middle of the Tang army.

  “Ah!”

  With a boom and a chorus of screams, hundreds of Tang soldiers were instantly crushed into pulp by the Mighty Miracle God, severed limbs and gore flying into the air. Meanwhile, the enormous strength that the Governor of War had used to send the Mighty Miracle God flying now devastated the earth, sending dust billowing into the air.

  With one strike, he had shattered the Tang defense line. With his second strike, his overwhelming power had thoroughly defeated one of the Great Tang’s Great General commanders.

  Qutaybah’s terrifying might was fully displayed in these two strikes.

  Shock!

  Endless shock!

  The entire army was utterly quiet, everyone stunned by Qutaybah’s horrific strength. No one had expected that the power of Wang Yan’s Mighty Miracle God, the condensation of the strength of so many soldiers, would be unable to withstand even one slash from this Arab governor’s sword.

  “Father!”

  Wang Chong’s eyes immediately went red at this sight. Before this battle, Wang Chong, Wang Yan, Gao Xianzhi, and Cheng Qianli had made many calculations and predictions. Afterward, each of them had taken a region of the defense line to supervise. But Wang Chong had never expected that this enemy governor would be so powerful that he could heavily injure his father with just one strike.

  “Stop!”

  Wang Chong immediately roared, Stellar Energy pouring into his feet as he lunged at the Governor of War.

  “Eastern infidel, die!”

  Qutaybah stood in the center of the battlefield, his eyes cold and his expression cruel. Without the slightest hesitation, Qutaybah strode forward and swung his sword once more at the fallen Mighty Miracle God. Given Qutaybah’s terrifying strength, this slash was certain to kill Wang Yan.

  “Not good!”

  Elders Fang and Du were both alarmed by this sight. As Qutaybah jumped into the air and swung his sword like a lightning bolt, both elders immediately rushed at Qutaybah.

  Wang Yan was the weakest of the four Tang commanders, so before the battle, Elders Fang and Du had been assigned to assist Wang Yan by bolstering his strength through formations. But now, they had become the people closest to Wang Yan who were most capable of aiding him.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

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nbsp; As Elder Fang and Elder Du soared into the air, their sleeves waving, the steel walls that Qutaybah had tossed aside immediately stood back up. Under the control of the two elders, these steel walls shot like cannonballs into the ground around Qutaybah. One, two, three, four… in the blink of an eye, the pair had succeeded in arranging eight steel walls around Qutaybah.

  The moment the formation was activated, Qutaybah vanished in a flash of light.

  “Wonderful! Milord, get out of here!”

  The two slightly exhaled as they swiftly rushed toward Wang Yan.

  The Four Symbols Yinyang Soul Trap was the oldest formation these two knew. Through this technique, the pair had succeeded in trapping many formidable individuals, including Dayan Mangban. At this moment, the formation had managed to win Wang Yan a chance of survival.

  But the two had barely managed to run a few steps before there was a massive boom. The earth cracked and groaned, and the Four Symbols Yinyang Soul Trap that Elders Fang and Du had set up immediately crumbled. A terrifying Sword Qi shot out from the array, splitting in two as it pursued the two elders. These two streams of Sword Qi almost immediately caught up to the two elders and struck true. The expressions of the elders froze on their faces as they dropped to the ground, their bodies cleft in two.

  “Elder Fang!”

  “Elder Du!”

  This sight caused the eyes of all the Tang soldiers to redden in rage, particularly the four thousand Wushang Cavalry, whose eyes were almost bursting apart from rage.

  “Elders!”

  Elders Fang and Du had an extremely important status in Wushang Village, and they had watched many of the Wushang Cavalry grow up. No one had expected that they would be killed on the battlefield in such a fashion. In a flash, the Wushang Cavalry were charging over.

  “A clown’s tricks!”

  Qutaybah stood out from the sundered earth like an immovable mountain as he stepped out from the ruins of the formation. The formation arts of the east truly were special, but there was nothing that Qutaybah’s sword could not cut through.

  Just when Qutaybah had raised his sword to finish off Wang Yan and end the life of one of the enemy commanders, a massive roar suffused with both fury and sorrow came from above.