Chapter 131: The Battle Begins
Chapter 131: The Battle Begins
"Your Majesty, we are only ten miles away from the Northern Gate!"
The army was on the move, and a scout from the vanguard came to report.
Before Pei Jing could respond, another scout arrived, bowing respectfully.
"Your Majesty, we have received new intelligence. Gu Yang, the head of Gu Family Manor, has led an army of one hundred thousand to the Northern Gate."
"Gu Yang!"
Pei Jing's eyes narrowed. He was not unfamiliar with Gu Yang.
Years ago, he had thoroughly investigated Gu Family Manor. At that time, Gu Yang had not yet caught his attention.
It was only later, when Gu Yang became the new head of the manor, that Pei Jing truly began to take notice.
"One hundred thousand troops stationed at the Northern Gate. This means Gu Family Manor has ambitions to vie for dominance, hence their secret cultivation of an army. However, to think that with just one hundred thousand troops, they can stop us is nothing but a delusion."
"This time, we will first eliminate Gu Yang, then surround and suppress Gu Family Manor. We will subdue Gu Qingfeng and avenge Elder Duan Ping!"
The speaker was Jiang Ning, an elder of the Tianyang Sword Sect.
Originally, according to the Tianyang Sect Master's initial plan, there was no need to deliberately target Gu Family Manor over Elder Duan Ping's death.
But times have changed.
Now that the Divine Martial Army has fully penetrated Guangyang Prefecture, the issue of Gu Family Manor must be addressed.
However, the Tianyang Sect Master had given specific instructions: to suppress Gu Qingfeng, not to kill him, but to bring him back to the Tianyang Sword Sect.
The elders like Jiang Ning understood the Sect Master's intentions.
Cultivation fodder!
This was not an uncommon practice. Many ancient sects would imprison talented martial artists from the world and raise them like livestock. Once they reached a certain level, they would become nourishment for the sect's members.
Clearly, the Sect Master valued the Dominant Blade, Gu Qingfeng.
Pei Jing said, "Gu Qingfeng, the Dominant Blade, is suspected to be a top True Intent Master. Subduing him will not be easy!"
"The Divine Martial King need not worry. This time, three of our Tianyang Sword Sect's Fusion Spirit elders will take action. Even a Grandmaster would have a hard time against us, let alone a mere top True Intent Master!"
Jiang Ning sneered, and the other two Tianyang Sword Sect elders also looked arrogantly.
A mere martial artist.
What could they possibly do?
This was what Jiang Ning wanted to say, but he restrained himself, remembering that Pei Jing was also a martial artist.
"Since the elders are confident, then we shall crush Gu Family Manor in this battle!"
Pei Jing nodded, his eyes filled with killing intent.
He believed he had given Gu Qingfeng a chance, but the latter repeatedly refused him. They were destined to be enemies.
Additionally—
Gu Qingfeng had grown from a mere Blood Refinement martial artist to a top True Intent Master in such a short time. Either he had been hiding his true strength, or he possessed a heaven-defying fortune.
If it was the latter, Pei Jing's heart burned with desire.
A heaven-defying fortune that could turn a Blood Refinement martial artist into a True Intent Master in such a short time—if he could obtain it, he might also reach the Grandmaster realm.
Throughout the world, there were only a handful of Grandmasters.
Pei Jing was confident in his talents, but he had no certainty of reaching the Grandmaster realm.
Throughout history, countless prodigies had stopped at the Master level. Without a heaven-defying fortune, achieving the Grandmaster realm was nearly impossible.
So.
These demons choose to directly incorporate evil into their bodies at the Grandmaster realm.
One could say that incorporating evil into the body is the ultimate path for warriors in the world. However, the cultivation level before incorporating evil determines one's strength afterward. If one can incorporate evil at the Great Grandmaster realm, they will become one of the most formidable beings in the world.
—
North Gate.
The army was encamped, banners fluttering in the wind. The red character "Gu" on the banners indicated that this was the Gu Family Army.
"Lord, the Divine Martial Army is only five miles from North Gate!"
"Lord, the Divine Martial Army is only three miles from North Gate!"
"Lord—"
Reports came one after another. Gu Yang stood on the city wall, his gaze fixed on the horizon. Black dots appeared, growing larger as they approached, revealing the massive army of ten thousand men.
"Divine Martial Army!"
Gu Yang stood with his hands behind his back, his expression more serious than ever. Even though the Divine Martial Army had not yet reached North Gate, he could already sense the ironclad and ruthless aura that only a seasoned, blood-bathed elite army could exude.
In comparison, the Gu Family Army lacked this ironclad ferocity.
"Lord, the secret guards report that the Divine Martial Army has three Elders of the Tianyang Sword Sect, all at the Grandmaster level!" Gu Yi said solemnly beside Gu Yang.
Three Grandmasters!
Gu Yang's eyes narrowed slightly. Normally, three Grandmasters would be a cause for concern, but thinking of Gu Qingfeng, he felt reassured. When Gu Yang led his army to North Gate, he had already sent secret guards to inform Gu Qingfeng. If everything went as planned, his father would be arriving soon.
Therefore, even with three Grandmasters from the Tianyang Sword Sect, he was confident he wouldn't lose this battle.
At that moment, the Divine Martial Army arrived. The ten thousand soldiers were silent, and Pei Jing looked up at the figure on the wall, shouting, "Gu Yang, if you surrender now, I will spare your life."
"If you resist, once the city falls, you will die!"
Gu Yang smiled contemptuously and replied sternly, "I advise you to retreat your troops now. I can pretend nothing happened. Otherwise, once the Divine Martial Army attacks, you, Divine Martial King, will be left here forever!"
"Arrogant fool!"
Pei Jing's face turned cold, and he waved his hand, issuing the order.
"Attack!"
As he spoke, the ten thousand soldiers of the Divine Martial Army moved in unison. The infantry raised their shields and advanced toward North Gate, while the archers provided cover, creating opportunities for the infantry.
On the other side, Gu Yang also waved his hand.
"Fire!"
At his command, a rain of arrows poured down like a waterfall, landing on the Divine Martial Army.
For a moment, the battlefield was filled with flying arrows. Both sides suffered numerous casualties in the initial clash.
Gu Yang drew his longsword, and a fierce sword glow danced around him, breaking all the arrows that came his way, leaving him unharmed.
Then, ladders were set up, and Divine Martial soldiers began to climb, attempting to scale the walls.
Seeing this, all the Blood Refinement Realm and higher cultivators appeared, destroying the ladders and blocking the soldiers from reaching the top.
"Kill!"
(End of Chapter)
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