by Fang Xiang
These average battalions that usually played small roles were fearless because their enemy was Mi Nan, the person Tian Huan hated the most!
Countless people among them had their homes destroyed because of this person. The ten year long war between North and South Tian Huan had caused their hatred to be etched into their bones.
They continued to charge in.
Here, lives were just a number. More than fifty thousand North Tian Huan soldiers had already fallen here.
But when the news passed back to the rear, it did not cause a panic. Instead more and more battalions flooded over. Some battalions had been preparing to leave North Tian Huan, waiting to enter Mo Cloud Sea yet they turned back.
In some battalions where their commanders were not willing to return, many soldiers left their battalions and formed small groups to come back.
If even Mu Shuang Daren was willing to die with Mi Nan, then what did their lives mean in comparison?
Mi Nan was trapped here by the "cannon fodder." Many times, he thought he was about to break free, but the crazed and fearless attacks of the enemy caused the chances to be stolen away.
Looking around and seeing the dispirited morale on the faces of his commanders, Mi Nan felt cold inside.
Why was it like this?
He was a top battle general! His battalion was a top battalion!
Why had they reached such a state?
There was less than half of his battalion left. Even scarier was that deserters had started to appear since yesterday night. Mi Nan had been lead the military for so many years and it was the first time desertion had occurred in his battalion!
He knew that this battalion that was pride was not far from total collapse.
But he did not have a solution. He couldn't even retreat. If his timing in joining Kun Lun hadn't been perfect, they would not have received the benefits they did. Kun Lun was full of talent, and they had no room for outsiders. If he did not complete this mission successfully, what would await him upon his return would only be a cold treatment.
Kun Lun would not trust him any longer.
His clansmen would lose everything. They would never see a bright future again.
He could die, but he could not retreat!
While he was willing to fight to the death, his battalion was not willing. A Tian Huan battalion fighting to the death for Kun Lun? What nonsense was that?
Mi Nan was extremely discouraged.
What he didn't realize was that there were a thousand pairs of hate-filled eyes staring at him from the darkness.
Gongye Xiao Rong's sneak attack had been timed to perfection.
Mi Nan Battalion had just began falling back to their next defensive position yet Gongye Xiao Rong attacked before they could organize. Mi Nan Battalion that had been already close to the edge of defeat instantly collapsed!
"Kill Mi Nan!
"Kill Mi Nan!"
The shouts rang over the entire camp.
Mi Nan Battalion was like a group of headless flies. Many people even turned in panic and headed into the darkness. Their performance was like that of the most amateur battalion. There were no traces of a elite top battalion left.
Mi Nan seemed to age decades in a moment. He stood dazed in the wind and did not seem to hear the sounds of combat coming closer.
A sharp light sliced towards his neck.
He stood motionlessly like a man made out of wood.
A head flew into the sky.
The expression was still wooden.
Bie Han's Sin Battalion had circled around Mu Xuan Battalion for hours as though they didn't know exhaustion.
Mu Xuan did not dare to relax at all. She knew if they were the least bit careless, Bie Han would show his fangs. She continued to motivate her troops to be alert.
As long as they could outlast Bie Han, they would win.
Time slowly passed.
As time passed, Mu Xuan's heart felt even colder. She could not imagine someone maintaining a random pattern like this for over ten hours. Bie Han's paths did not ever repeat, and she could not predict his next movement at all
Such a terrifying person!
Mu Xuan had a bad feeling. Even though she constantly reminded them, there were many of her subordinates that couldn't help but get distracted.
Bie Han's attack happened suddenly without any warning.
Bie Han was like an epee blade that instantly pierced into a corner of Mu Xuan Battalion. In that moment, blood sprayed and limbs flew!
Many people hadn't even managed to refocus when the god of death had snuffed their lives out.
One attack and then a retreat!
Before Mu Xuan could counterattack, Sin Battalion had fled like lightning and returned to their roaming state.
This battalion was all made up of female sword xiu. While each of them were experienced in battle, they were still females. The sudden bloody scene caused their faces to change expression.
They did not fear death or battle, but they were repulsed by such a bloody scene, especially when it happened next to them.
This time, no one dared to relax. All of them were on their guard.
Bie Han once again resumed his seemingly sleepy state. He led Sin Battalion to roam randomly around Mu Xuan Battalion.
Night came.
Mu Xuan's heart was nervous again. She felt great panic, yet no matter how she tried, she could not get in contact with Mi Nan and Xue Dong.
Had something happened to them?
Mu Xuan suddenly had a bad feeling.
She looked down on people like Mi Nan. If someone had betrayed Kun Lun, she would be the first to cut their head off. If the sect leader hadn't asked for them to be polite, Mu Xuan would not have shown Mi Nan any politeness. Mu Xuan was not the only one. All of Kun Lun had a terrible opinion of Mi Nan.
The unity of Kun Lun was something that people found it hard to imagine. Due to this they looked down and disdained a person like Mi Nan that had betrayed his sect after receiving countless privileges.
But Xue Dong?
Who could stop Xue Dong?
She didn't believe it.
But up until now, she still couldn't see any sign of Xue Dong Battalion. Even scarier was that she couldn't get into contact with Xue Dong.
Xue Dong Battalion was Kun Lun's strongest battalion. Xue Dong's status in Kun Lun was one unmatched by any other battle general. Due to this, Xue Dong Battalion had recruited almost all of the best of Kun Lun.
The over half of the Children of Kun Lun were in Xue Dong Battalion.
Every sword xiu in the battalion had passed through six rounds of exams and selection. Each one was powerful.
Xue Dong had peerless skill. Adding on the battalion sword xiu that had been chosen though successive rounds of selection, the countless experts, the harsh training, Mu Xuan believed that there was no other battalion like Xue Dong Battalion. Even Gu Liang Dao who was famed in the world had been badly defeated when he encountered Xue Dong.
Who would defeat such a battalion?
Mu Xuan didn't believe it.
While Bie Han was strong and Sin Battalion was more powerful than expected, she believed if Xue Dong came thenBie Han would not have a chance at all.
But … … what trouble had Xue Dong encountered?
The bad feeling increased. The mission this time had been rocky everywhere.
The conflict between Kun Lun and Mo Cloud Sea could not be avoided.
It was time for the two to grapple.
Yet unlike the unstoppable victories she had imagined, she felt as though they were encountering obstacles everywhere.
Her defeat to Gongye Xiao Rong's counterattack had been due to her own carelessness, but she had not held anything back in her battle against Sin Battalion and she was still being suppressed.
Bie Han was stronger than she imagined, and she had a feeling that Bie Han was still not using all of his strength.
Was this Mo Cloud Sea's true power?
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Chapter 907: The Dawn is Near
Yang Yuan Hao looked at the message on his hand. Frozen like a statue, he stood motionless for a while.
He felt shock that Gu Liang Dao had died in combat. Before they had acted, no one had thought that full-out war between Kun Lun and Mo Cloud Sea would start like this. Even now, he was slightly dazed.
An arrow that left the bow could not turn back. Even if he could go back, he did not have many choices. He believed that Gu Liang Dao would make the same choices.
Kun Lun … … haha!
Pity. Gu Liang Dai died!
His situation was extremely similar to Gu Liang Dao's. The only difference was that Gu Liang Dao had been given more responsibilities. While Yang Yuan Hao was the sword and shield for the Four Minor Dhyana Sects, there were still people above him shielding him from the wind and rain of internal politics. But Gu Liang Dao didn't have anyone to support him. He didn't from the beginning. He betrayed Xi Xian, afterwards he became the leader of Xi Xian with Zhong De's support, but lost that support in the battle of the Central Plains.
But he wasn't Zuo Mo.
As a battle general, Gu Liang Dao was outstanding. He had both the bravery and the cleverness. His defeat to Xue Dong was more a defeat to Kun Lun than to Xue Dong.
From the start, Gu Liang Dao had been burdened with too many responsibilities. He had no choices and no escape. For example, betraying Xi Xuan. If he was not forced to the precipice, who was willing to betray their sect? Just like that, he became the leader of an area. Yang Yuan Hao felt that those things were the true burden that had crushed this spirit as a top battle general.
Not every person was Zuo Mo. Yang Yuan Hao thought of the phrase again.
Yang Yuan Hao had a clear measure of himself just like his combat style. He would also make the rational choice. It might not be the best, but it would never be the worst.
Yang Yuan Hao did not charge blindly into Kun Lun. While the battalions stationed here were not a match for him, he did not feel it was rational to enter too deeply. He would lack both supplies and reinforcements. The strategic value he could produce here would be limited, but there would be little danger. The present situation was unlike in the past. Mo Cloud Sea and Kun Lun had started an all-out war. He needed to reconsider the situation.
Zuo Mo had not returned, Gongsun Cha and Bie Han were mobilized. Now, he needed to think for himself.
When Wei Sheng's message came. He almost didn't believe it. He looked dazedly at it for a long time.
Wei Sheng had defeated Lin Qian!
Lin Qian had ran away!
This this this … …
The result of any battle at the front lines, even Gongsun Cha defeating Xue Dong, would not give Yang Yuan Hao a deeper shock than this news.
Illogical! It was illogical!
That was Lin Qian! The sect leader of Kun Lun, Lin Qian!
After a long daze, Yang Yuan Hao started to recover. He started to think of the effect this matter would produce.
He had to admit that this news was a enormous blow to the morale of Kun Lun. Lin Qian's status in Kun Lun was unparalleled. He was publicly thought to be the most outstanding of all the sect leaders in Kun Lun's history. Even in this revolutionary era, he was flawless. Kun Lun had been constantly strengthening themselves.
If one had to talk about his only mistake, it would have been not having stopped Mo Cloud Sea from developing.
But who could have stopped Mo Cloud Sea?
Lin Qian was the manifestation of perfection. He was humble and refined, his loyalty towards Kun Lun deeply engraved into his bones. Even the most rebellious sect disciples listened to his every word. He had ventured deep into the mo realms and defeated them all with his own power. He had been the one to comprehend shen power and lead Kun Lun into the era of shen power. He had brought great change to Kun Lun, using Chao Xin and the other young disciples. Kun Lun became the only one of the four great sects to have not declined and fractured. He had never been defeated, he led the group, he was a born leader.
But a person like this had been defeated!
Yang Yuan Hao suddenly realized that Kun Lun was pushed to the edge of the cliff.
He had never expected Lin Qian's defeat.
The war between Kun Lun and Mo Cloud Sea had just started and the situation had changed unexpectedly. In Yang Yuan Hao's eyes, Lin Qian was undoubtedly Kun Lun's strongest point, and also the one that could not fail at all. Even though Wei Sheng and the others had returned, Yang Yuan Hao had felt it would be good if they could match Lin Qian.
Defeating Mu Xuan or Xue Dong would not shake the foundations of Kun Lun. Only the defeat of Lin Qian would truly cause Kun Lun to panic.
Lin Qian had been defeated!
Kun Lun was in danger.
Yet the development of events still surprised Yang Yuan Hao's predictions.
The news that Lin Qian had been defeated Wei Sheng shook the world!
Yang Yuan Hao had not spread the news. Wei Sheng had not been able to track down Lin Qian and decided to go to Kun Lun.
Wei Sheng raced forth with his sword and attacked Kun Lun.
He did not conceal himself or sneak in. He moved towards the main peak of Tian Huan in broad daylight.
Everywhere he passed, he razed cities when he encountered them, he killed enemies when he encountered them, no one could stop him. Kun Lun's battalions, and experts flooded towards Wei Sheng yet no one could stop them.
No one withstood even one of his attacks.
Wei Sheng used his sword to tell the world how strong a god-level was.
All of the world was astounded by Wei Sheng's strength and unreasonableness!
Kun Lun panicked. Just like Yang Yuan Hao had expected, Lin Qian's defeat caused all of Kun Lun to feel anxious. Wei Sheng's actions seemed to poke the hornet's nest. All of Kun Lun's battalions and experts furiously raced to reinforce the main peak of Kun Lun.
The main mountain peak of Kun Lun was the core of Kun Lun. This was where the core of Kun Lun was at, this was the holy land for the people of Kun Lun.
It held unparalleled status, and it had never experienced the fires of war. It was the greatest pride for all of Kun Lun!
Protect the main peak!
Protect the sect leader!
Like moths to a flame, they fearlessly charged and tried to stop Wei Sheng
Kun Lun went mad.
The world went mad.
Xue Dong's eyes were bloodshot. He completely ignored Vermillion Bird Camp that was following closely after him.
He did not care so much. Eldest Shixiong had been defeated?
How was it possible?
When he had received the news, he almost laug
hed. How could Eldest Shixiong be defeated? He had been in the midst of enjoying his battle with Gongsun Cha. The two were evenly matched. Yet, not long after starting, the news that Wei Sheng was making his way to the main peak of Kun Lun arrived, he finally understood. Eldest Shixiong had really been defeated.
Xue Dong did not hesitate. He immediately led his battalion to charge back towards Kun Lun!
He felt as though he was in a nightmare. Suddenly, Kun Lun was placed in such a precarious position.
Protect the main peak!
Protect the sect leader!
It could be seen how badly Kun Lun's position was from this kind of slogan. Mu Xuan was trapped by Bie Han's Sin Battalion and was unable to leave. But he still ordered Mu Xuan to return to Kun Lun no matter the price!
Even if she died!
Xue Dong's mind was unusually clear at the moment. Everyone in Kun Lun could be sacrificed, even himself. Only Eldest Shixiong could not die!
He had already started to consider the problem of defeat. The situation was even more urgent but he became even calmer. Defeat was not something to be scared of. As long as Eldest Shixiong was not dead, even if they lost some territory, they could reverse this situation eventually.
No matter what the price, they had to stop Wei Sheng!
Xue Dong Battalion travelled as though they did not care for their lives. They truly didn't. They quickly left Vermillion Bird Camp in the dust.
Compared to Kun Lun's panic, Mo Cloud Sea was overjoyed.
"Teacher Wei is too strong! He was able to defeat Lin Qian! Heavens!"
"Teacher Wei really returned at the best time. I just knew that Teacher Wei was god-level!"
"Please, you only knew after the fact!"
"Just with his own power, he made his way onto the main peak of Kun Lun. I can feel my blood boil just thinking about it!"
Gongsun Cha also had a faint smile on his face. His fight with Xue Dong had been interrupted in the probing stage. Both sides seemed to know that this was not the time for their final fight so they did not use all of their strength.
But in the probing attacks, both sides found the other side troublesome.
Gongsun Cha still gaped when he learned Wei Sheng was making his way in such an astounding and domineering manner to Kun Lun's main peak.