Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
Wang Chong showed no hesitation, having predicted all this. Taking advantage of Khatabah’s moment of distraction, Wang Chong accessed the Stone of Destiny and opened the ‘Power’ category in the list of rewards.
Buzz!
Wang Chong’s eyes flashed, upon which countless lines began to converge and intertwine, swiftly forming a miniature model of the northwest in his mind.
The rolling landscape, the nearby Tibetan Plateau, the western Turkic steppe to the northwest, the Moheyan Desert to the north, the City of Steel to the south, the armies clashing on the ground, and the thick clouds overhead were all replicated in startling detail.
Through this miniature model, Wang Chong could even see the spiritual energy of the world traveling along the paths of the Nine Heavens Phenomena Formation set down by the Formation Elder.
The Nine Heavens Phenomena Formation was an ancient weather formation, but Wang Chong’s intention was never to just create a localized storm. The weather phenomenon that had manifested was simply a lure. Not even the Formation Elder knew what Wang Chong really wanted.
The conditions are right! I can begin!
Time was short. For the first time since Khorasan, Wang Chong used the ‘Power’ category of the Stone of Destiny, accessing the ‘weather’ ability.
“User confirms creating a storm?”
The Stone of Destiny’s emotionless voice rang out in Wang Chong’s mind.
“Confirm!” Wang Chong immediately said.
“User wishes to create a Class 20 storm. This level of weather phenomenon can only be created once certain conditions are fulfilled. Assessment beginning… Assessment complete. Conditions met!
“The storm user wishes to create is a top-level weather phenomenon and requires an expenditure of 100,000 points of Destiny Energy. Moreover, user has extremely high demands, requesting far too large of an area, massively increasing the cost. This task requires 350,000 points of Destiny Energy! In addition, after fifteen minutes, additional Destiny Energy will be consumed until user runs out of Destiny Energy or stops the storm.
“Does user confirm spending 350,000 points of Destiny Energy?” The Stone of Destiny spoke once more, and this time, Wang Chong could see the massive Ifrit and its black flames. Khatabah had already come back to his senses, and his eyes were looking over and exerting a massive pressure on Wang Chong.
Wang Chong felt like his body was almost groaning under the pressure.
“Confirm!” Wang Chong immediately said.
For the current Wang Chong, 350,000 points of Destiny Energy was completely within his tolerance level, but the Class 20 storm he was getting in return would only last for fifteen minutes, and any longer than that would rapidly consume his Destiny Energy. This was certain to be no small number.
But Wang Chong could not worry about such things. Even if he consumed all the Destiny Energy he had, it was all worth it if he could defeat Khatabah and the Arab army.
Boom!
The moment Wang Chong spoke, the lightning in the sky suddenly multiplied by more than a hundred times, the bolts of lightning seemingly endless and possessing so much power that even a Profound Martial realm general would feel uneasy.
Hwoooo! A massive high-pressure vortex suddenly appeared in the north, from the direction of the Moheyan Desert.
The Nine Heavens Phenomena Formation had already created a massive vortex in the north, and after Wang Chong paid the three hundred and fifty thousand points of Destiny Energy to activate the Stone of Destiny’s ‘Weather’ ability, the vortex instantly grew several times larger, engulfing more than half the Moheyan Desert and rapidly developing into a storm that the northwest had never before experienced.
Whoosh!
Turbulent winds surged out of the north, stirring up all the dust and loose rocks on the ground and blotting out the skies of the north.
In the middle of the fierce winds, the Arab horsemen could feel numerous tiny objects pinging against their armor like raindrops.
An Arab general snatched out and saw that he had grabbed a fistful of sand.
“This is sand from the Moheyan Desert!”
The Arab general was taken aback. The battlefield was located quite a distance from this desert, and sand should not normally have been blown this far. This strange phenomenon made him extremely uneasy.
Rumble!
Fears and worries quickly turned into reality, and in the far north, piercing howls like the wails of ghosts began to rise.
The earth began to shake, and then a terrifying yellow storm engulfed the world, surging toward the battlefield with unimaginable speed.
“Not good! Sandstorm!” an Arab Governor immediately bellowed amidst the ranks of the Arab soldiers, but there was no need for his warning. That destructive wall of sand had already swallowed up the horizon.
There were deserts in the Arabian Empire as well, and sandstorms were not rare. After all, a creature like the camel was specifically evolved to deal with desert environments. But even the most experienced Arab felt a deep dread when they saw this sandstorm.
Sandstorms took place in the Arabian Empire, but not on this level. Even the most terrifying sandstorm of the west was nothing compared to this.
“Get off your horses!”
“Careful!”
“Search for cover!”
The Arab generals began to call out warnings, but they had all underestimated the power of the sandstorm. A few seconds later, vast quantities of sand flooded the northwest like a giant wave, drowning the entire Arab army.
Neigh!
Horses shrieked and people cried out in alarm as yellow sand pelted their armor, and in the blink of an eye, the entire army had fallen into disarray.
The curtain of sand was so thick that it was hard to make out the comrades at their sides, let alone for officers to communicate with their soldiers.
Adnan, Abu Muslim, Lucis, and the other Arab commanders paled. The officers roared and bellowed as they tried to gather their soldiers, but the moment they opened their mouths, sand would pour in, and their muffled words would quickly be scattered by the wind.
And most terrifying of all was the intensifying winds! “Aaah!” Arab horsemen on the northern end of the battlefield screamed in despair as they were lifted into the air like leaves.
They tried to unleash their Stellar Energy, but their resistance was futile in front of the winds.
Bang! An Arab horseman dropped from the sky and crashed to the ground, turning into a mangled pile of flesh.
“What’s going on here?!”
The terrifying sandstorm instantly scattered the vast Arab army, and no one was more shocked at this moment than Khatabah.
Khatabah had never expected that his entire army would be brought so quickly to the verge of collapse.
Moreover, even Khatabah’s Black Flame Ifrit was being affected by the intense winds, its flames significantly weakening.
Although the effects were still not too severe, this was not a good sign.
“You again?”
Khatabah suddenly turned to Wang Chong. Although the fierce storm of yellow sand and powerful winds had cast a thick curtain across the ground, Khatabah’s Psychic Energy could still easily sense Wang Chong’s position.
Even though he didn’t know the exact reason for this fierce sandstorm, everything had happened after he had finished his fusion. He was sure that it had to do with Wang Chong.
“I’ll kill you first and see if this sandstorm disappears!”
Khatabah’s killing intent erupted, and he suddenly opened his hand and unleashed an astonishing wave of black flames and lava at Wang Chong.
Boom!
In the middle of the wave, the black flames condensed into a spear.
A split-second after Khatabah had raised his hand, this massive black spear was right in front of Wang Chong’s face.
This was a consequence of Khatabah’s fusion wit
h the Ifrit. The Ifrit only acted on instinct, but Khatabah could utilize every bit of the Ifrit’s power to the maximum, making it even more difficult to deal with.
But Khatabah was underestimating Wang Chong’s power!
Thwish!
After activating the Stone of Destiny’s ability, Wang Chong had seemingly predicted Khatabah’s response and barely dodged Khatabah’s sudden attack.
“Lord Junior Guardian, Zhangchou Jianqiong, Li Siye, come with me to deal with Khatabah!
“Abusi, finish up with the enemy in the northwest and join with us!”
Wang Chong’s body rumbled with Stellar Energy as he flew backward several thousand feet, rapidly making distance between him and the Black Flame Ifrit.
At the same time, Wang Chong raised his head and let out a sharp whistle.
This whistle cut through the air like a sharp arrow, and not even the noise of the sandstorm could suppress it.
Chapter 1897 - Summon the Clouds! Call the Rains!
Chapter 1897: Summon the Clouds! Call the Rains!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
“Finally time?!”
Deep in the northeastern region of the Tibetan Plateau, in a hidden and secluded area, Great General Bahram looked in the direction of the City of Steel, a sharp light in his eyes.
If one looked behind Bahram, one would see tens of thousands of Khorasani soldiers, many of which were Aswaran Cataphracts. There were also soldiers that Bahram had recruited from the Sassanid army.
Just like Arabia, the Sassanid Dynasty was a militaristic country. Ever since Wang Chong had been called back to the Great Tang capital and Khorasan had fallen, Bahram had been constantly recruiting Sassanids from Khorasan and vigorously training them.
Bahram’s experience in training soldiers and Su Hanshan’s assistance had produced an extremely impressive army.
“The King of Foreign Lands has sent the signal! Everyone, get ready! In three seconds, we’re moving out! Follow me onto the battlefield so that we Sassanids might annihilate Arabia, wash away our shame, and avenge our country!”
Bahram turned his head, a cold and murderous look in his eyes.
Rumble!
A moment later, the force of one-hundred-thousand-some Khorasani heavy cavalry under Bahram’s command charged out of the Tibetan Plateau and vanished into the yellow sand, attacking the Arab rear with fearless resolve!
All of this appeared to have been planned out. Bahram, the Aswaran Cataphracts, and the Sassanid cavalry showed no hesitation as they charged into the terrifying sandstorm.
The destructive power of the sandstorm was enough to make any general despair. The sandstorm was targeted against the Arabs, but it was just as effective on Bahram and his army.
But as they were charging in the same direction as the sandstorm, the sandstorm did not have much impact on them.
Moreover, they were much more prepared than the Arabs, as they were all wearing heavy armor. In addition, Wang Chong had also stipulated that each Sassanid horseman should hang two large plates of steel from the sides of their horses, meaning that they were even less affected by the sandstorm.
Although some of them were still swept up into the storm, vanishing into the sky, Bahram and the Sassanids had expected this. Each of them stepped onto the battlefield with the resolve to die!
The Sassanids and the Arabs could not share the same sky!
When the Sassanid Dynasty was first destroyed, the Arabs had massacred the city and almost wiped out every remaining member of the dynasty, even members of the royal household. And the second time, when Wang Chong was called back to the capital and the protection of the Great Tang was stripped away, countless Sassanids had fallen under the Arab assault of the city: men, women, even the elderly and children were all massacred.
If not for Wang Chong’s threatening missive, even more Sassanids might have been killed.
This was an eternal grudge, and as long as they could annihilate the Arabs and make them pay in a most painful fashion, the Sassanids did not care what price they would have to pay.
Rumble! Under the cover of the sandstorm, the hundred-thousand-some Sassanid soldiers charged toward the Arabs in the south.
Meanwhile, as Wang Chong was using the Greater Void Step to avoid another of Khatabah’s attacks, a familiar voice rang out in Wang Chong’s ears.
“Wang Chong! Rain! Can you use the Origin Immortal Sword to create a downpour? I need rain to deal with him!”
Wang Chong followed the voice and saw the Lone Silence Ancestor in the distance, looking up worriedly at the dark clouds and lightning with a worried and pensive look on his face.
Wang Chong was momentarily startled, and then he understood. Though he didn’t know if the Lone Silence Ancestor’s plan would be effective, and he had never tried to use the Origin Immortal Sword to create rain before, at this time, Wang Chong was willing to try any plan that might help him defeat Khatabah.
“What are you thinking? Did you ask me?!”
As a callous voice exploded in their ears, a raging gout of flame swept toward them. Khatabah’s Black Flame Ifrit had fashioned lava into a black scimitar that it was now swinging at Wang Chong.
Such was the power of this slash that as it swept through the air, it cracked the surface of space like it was a mirror, and the blade of lava and flame was so condensed that it seemed to be made of actual metal.
But just when Khatabah attacked, a massive fist attacked the Black Flame Ifrit from the back. Its impact immediately caused the Black Flame Ifrit’s Stellar Energy to fiercely ripple, and even the scimitar was affected.
Wang Zhongsi!
The person who had created such a large impact on the Black Flame Ifrit at this time could only be the Great Tang’s previous War God, Crown Prince’s Junior Guardian Wang Zhongsi. Even though he had been retired for many years and did not have as many tricks as Wang Chong, Wang Zhongsi was extremely powerful, not much weaker than Wang Chong.
Awooo!
The King Ape howled, baring its fangs as it barged through the Class 20 sandstorm, and right behind it were Gao Xianzhi, An Sishun, and the others.
In flashes of light, Song Yuanyi, Xie Guangting, the Black Yin Ancestor, and the Myriad Ghost Ancestor also arrived.
And there was a rumbling in the distance as Tongluo Great General Abusi and his Tongluo Cavalry, having finally scattered that force of two hundred thousand Arab soldiers, charged through the sand, their capes flapping in the wind.
In another direction, King Song and General Li rushed over with several Dragon Guards.
King Song and the Dragon Guards had been dealing with the Arab Governors and Deputy Governors this entire time, but they could no longer concern themselves with that. If the Black Flame Ifrit were not killed, all of them would die.
Buzz!
As Tang experts appeared from every direction, even Khatabah was forced to shift his focus. His expression turned grim, but his killing intent also increased!
Rumble!
As reinforcements arrived, Wang Chong used this moment to temporarily leave the encirclement, raising the Xuanyuan Sword into the sky.
Rumble! A blazing pillar of energy pierced through the sandstorm and into the dark clouds above. There was an explosion of thunder, and the clouds that the pillar of energy had sunk into began to writhe with silver snakes.
Operate on a dead horse like it’s a living horse! I have to at least try! Wang Chong remarked to himself as he looked up at the sky.
The Xuanyuan Sword’s ‘Lightning Flash’ truly could create weather phenomena, but Wang Chong had never tried to summon a rainstorm with it. As the Xuanyuan Sword could summon clouds, it should have theoretically been able to create a thunderstorm.
After all, while the people of this world might not know, Wang Chong, with his memories from an entirely different world, knew that if he brought a positive thundercloud together with a negative thundercloud, their interaction would produce a thunder
storm.
And given the current weather, success would lead to a historic storm.
More importantly, besides the Xuanyuan Sword, Wang Chong also had the Stone of Destiny to observe and disturb the weather!
A few moments later, through the model in his mind, Wang Chong found two thunderclouds of opposite natures.
“Found it!”
These two thunderclouds covered an extremely large range, and through the Nine Heavens Phenomena Formation, they had developed extremely contrasting properties.
Boom!
Wang Chong aimed the Xuanyuan Sword at their point of intersection and swung. At this moment, a bolt of lightning that was more than one hundred feet wide, appearing like an immense river, flashed across the clouds, splitting the skies of the northwest and illuminating the countless soldiers below.
After the lightning vanished, the world was plunged into darkness. Silver snakes flashed in the darkness, and then raindrops the size of beans began to thump into the earth, the dark clouds emptying their moisture.
The rain was originally like a curtain, but it rapidly intensified, becoming so dense and concentrated in seconds that it seemed like rivers were pouring down from the heavens.
Whoosh!
This intense rain had the Lone Silence Ancestor ecstatic. He had not really expected success, but Wang Chong had really done it! A martial artist had been able to summon the winds and call the rain, controlling the weather! This was an absurd display of power, akin to that of a god!
“You did it! You really did it!”
The Lone Silence Ancestor’s shone with excitement. The northwest was an arid region that saw little rain. Not even the Lone Silence Ancestor with all his power could do anything about it. But Wang Chong had clearly managed to draw over the rainclouds from the Tibetan Plateau, the Turkic steppe, and even Longxi.
Now that he had this massive thunderstorm providing a nearly limitless supply of water, added to the fact that he had further improved his control of the Water Element after the northwest expedition, he could get stronger and stronger. His power could rise to such dizzying heights that even though he was only a peak Great General martial artist, he could unleash power equivalent to the Subtle realm.
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