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Chapter 1026: Stepping into the Enemy's Formation
Chapter 1026: Stepping into the Enemy's Formation
After taking the flag, Hu Kan and the Handling Bureau members searched the area, discovering that this place likely housed the remains of the Imperial Army's First Expeditionary Force who had been pursuing them.
These people may have fallen here together, unable to escape, and now they were all mixed up, making it impossible to distinguish who was who.
Chen Chuan instructed someone to record the situation, and after the matter was concluded, he would have the Yangzhi Municipal Government carefully identify and properly handle these remains.
Lan Shenggu seized the opportunity to enter the interior, quickly setting up and performing the counter-ritual. After finishing, he led the group to several other problematic areas and also summoned some Handling Bureau members for assistance. Even if they didn't understand the Secret Rituals, they could still help him clear the surrounding obstacles and move some heavy ritual artifacts.
However, at each location, they encountered various eerie and bizarre sculptures. Mo Xiao Yi quietly asked, "Brother, why do these statues look so terrifying?"
Lan Shenggu replied, "This place was originally supposed to be the sacred ground of the Maka people, but the Imperial Court took advantage of this area to establish the Secret Repository, so they didn't have to exert much effort."
"Oh."
Lan Shenggu spoke casually, but he knew that this place wasn't as simple as it seemed. The Old Imperial Court probably only utilized half of it, and the other half...
He glanced into the depths, sensing that something might be hidden there. However, since it had nothing to do with the Secret Repository or the Rift, he didn't say more and decided to remind others after the matter was concluded.
Half a day passed, and Lan Shenggu and his sister finally completed the counter-rituals and rearranged the setups in various places.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he approached Chen Chuan and said, "Director Chen, the Rift has stabilized, and we can ensure it points back to its original destination. However, since the key lock has been damaged, and we can't get cooperation from the other side, expanding the passage will require some additional time."
The group was now standing at the location of the Rift, where they could see a flickering glow on the stone wall—this was the passage left by the Old Imperial Court back then. But the glow was faint, only about half a person's size, barely maintaining its stability. Passing through it wasn't easy, especially for tall and robust individuals.
Chen Chuan took a look and thought that a single strike from the Xuejun Knife could tear open this rift. However, with so many people present, using this method wasn't convenient.
He asked, "How much longer will it take to expand it?"
Lan Shenggu looked behind him and replied, "The endurance of the ritual artifacts is limited. To expand a sufficiently passable passage while ensuring they don't break, it might take seven or eight hours."
The previous leader of the Old Imperial Court had also been preparing to do this, and he had already set up a portion of it. If not for the foundation he had laid, it might take even longer.
Chen Chuan said, "In other words, if we don't care about the ritual artifacts, we can immediately expand this passage?"
Lan Shenggu hesitated and said, "Yes, but doing so might only maintain it for a few minutes, and afterward, the Rift itself might not hold..."
Chen Chuan decided, "Then let's do it."
Seeing his determination, Lan Shenggu didn't say more. "I'll go now."
Within ten minutes, the group felt the temperature in the cave rising, and a tingling sensation like tiny needles appeared on their skin. Then, the Rift ahead began to emit brighter light and gradually expanded outward, but it stopped after reaching a width of about three meters, unable to expand further.
Lan Shenggu returned and said, "Director, this is the best we can do for now. It can probably maintain for an hour or two."
Hu Kan said, "It still doesn't seem big enough." With so many tall and strong men here, he was holding the flag. If he threw it here, he always felt like something was missing.
Chen Chuan said, "If it's not big enough, then let's expand it a bit."
He walked to the front, and as everyone watched, two gigantic hands with fluctuating solidity suddenly appeared behind him, slamming onto the edge of the Rift and slowly pulling it outward.
At this moment, the ground trembled slightly, followed by a rumbling sound throughout the entire cave, as if it couldn't withstand his strength. The Rift, under this force, slowly and steadily expanded outward.
Chen Chuan's gaze fixed on the front, where the light on the other side grew increasingly brighter, illuminating his face and body.
On the day he had hidden in the Rift, Wei Guozhan had attempted to shatter the barrier of the Rift, precisely because Martial Artists inherently possessed the ability to cross the Rift.
Some Martial Artists with unique and powerful spiritual powers could even tear open the Rift and directly reach the opposite side of the World Ring.
These actions, at most, allowed them to pass through themselves. To tear open a massive rift required not only exceptionally strong spiritual power but also a profound and intimate understanding of the connection between the two worlds.
And he happened to possess all these conditions.
As he continued to exert force, a gigantic rift over thirty meters wide suddenly appeared.
The crowd behind him watched this scene, their faces filled with shock. While Martial Artists could tear open the Rift, what Chen Chuan displayed at this moment was still too exaggerated.
The two gigantic hands slowly dissipated, and they couldn't help but look up. They saw Chen Chuan dressed casually, holding the Xuejun Knife in one hand and with the other in his pocket, standing at the forefront. The bright light and the sound of the wind from the other side pierced through the rift, revealing his tall silhouette and a red scarf dancing in the wind, tied to the hilt of his knife.
As the bright light shone into the cave, the scenery on the other side gradually became clear. They realized that the rift was located on a high slope, overlooking an endless military camp on the plain below, with birds and beasts flying in the sky.
They couldn't help but be startled.
The army of the old imperial court!
Sure enough, they're here! Chen Chuan slightly turned his face and said, "Follow me, everyone." As he took a step forward, the surface of the rift rippled like water, and his figure disappeared into it.
Without hesitation, everyone followed, stepping into the rift. Hu Kan excitedly shouted and carried the large flag, following close behind.
At this moment in the central tent of the Dongqing Plain, there was a huge Yangzhi City Jibei Road sand table spread out, and General Su Kuo was discussing military strategies with his advisors and generals.
Suddenly, a long bugle call sounded, and Su Kuo signaled for the tent's front curtain to be lifted, opening up the view. They saw a distant hill shimmering with bright light.
On the other side of the camp, Zhao Zhenye was meditating in his tent, suspended in mid-air. He suddenly sensed something and quickly descended, then stepped out of the tent to look outside.
On the distant hill, a giant rift shimmered, like lightning trapped in place. Six figures of varying heights emerged from it, and the one at the front caught Zhao Zhenye's attention, causing his pupils to contract.
The birds and beasts in the sky screeched, and bugle calls and war drums echoed across the plain. More and more soldiers poured out of their tents, and messenger horses galloped through the camp, kicking up dust. The entire plain seemed to be in an uproar.
Chen Chuan stepped out, his gaze sweeping across the plain before settling on a tall hill in the distance, where a large banner stood. He tightened his grip on the Xuejun Knife and strode towards it.
Behind him, the five martial artists followed in his footsteps, their eyes unwavering despite the thousands of soldiers and horses on the plain.
The wind on the plain suddenly picked up, and Hu Kan, after a glance, shouted and forcefully planted the flagpole on the hilltop. The strong wind caught the flag, causing it to flutter vigorously.
The eight large characters, "Pacify the World, Revolt Against Tyranny," were now visible, fluttering in the air above the battlefield, clearly visible to the army of the old imperial court.
Su Kuo stepped out of the tent, his eyes fixed on the banner. He stared at the eight characters, muttering, "The First Expeditionary Force..."
Below, soldiers and horses approached the hill, pushing out cannons built on earth mounds. Combat dirigibles detached from the mooring towers and flew towards the hill.
After a while, the sound of cannons filled the air as dozens of them fired simultaneously. The artillery shells streaked through the sky, heading towards Chen Chuan and the others. However, they smashed into the nearly contiguous field around them, shattering mid-air as if hitting an impenetrable wall. Only dark dust scattered in the air, exploding in quick succession.
Suddenly, something seemed to flash at the base of the hill, too fast for anyone to see clearly. "There's something!" Masked reminded them.
Chen Chuan, seemingly unaware, continued walking forward without changing his pace. At that moment, a faint phantom appeared in the air, enveloped in a dark red spiritual fire, descending rapidly towards him.
Just as it was halfway down, a gigantic hand materialized in the air, grabbing the figure and slamming it onto the ground in front with a thunderous crash. Then, with a mighty punch, the spiritual light on the figure shattered, and the person was pulverized by the immense force. Chen Chuan didn't even spare a glance, stepping over the broken body. Zalnik and the others cheered excitedly, following in his footsteps.
The others, astonished and surprised, couldn't help but look. Despite the ravaged body, they could still discern its origin from its withered and shriveled state.
A Yao Gui?
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(End of Chapter)
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