CHAPTER 457: CHAPTER 451: HEAVY DAMAGE _1

"Charge, all soldiers!"

Watching over two hundred thousand of his brothers head to the battlefield, Huo Qubing bit his lip, forcefully holding back the tears welling in his eyes, and shouted, his eyes bloodshot.

He knew. All his wounded brothers were resolved to die!

He knew. These wounded brothers did not want to hinder the main army!

He knew even more clearly that after this battle, there would be no wounded soldiers left in the Desert Army...

"Go!"

In the reddish-brown Demonic Corridor, Huo Qubing channeled his grief and indignation into strength. With his left hand, he yanked the warhorse’s reins, charging towards the western exit, while the war spear clenched in his right hand erupted with a heaven-piercing blood-red light.

"Wind! Great Wind! Great Wind..."

Less than two million soldiers of the Desert Army roared, their faces grim and cold,凝聚ing their battle formation as they followed closely behind Huo Qubing.

East and west, two diametrically opposed directions, were destined for different fates.

At the eastern end of the Demonic Corridor, over twenty million Qionghua Holy Land troops galloped, kicking up a sky full of yellow sand. Within a gourd-mouthed terrain, they encountered the two hundred thousand wounded soldiers of the Desert Army.

"What’s going on?"

Upon seeing an enemy with missing arms and legs, the soldiers of the Qionghua Holy Land were stunned. Many rubbed their eyes, thinking they were hallucinating.

How can one wield a weapon without arms?

How can one walk without legs?

"Brothers, charge!"

The Scout commander licked his crimson lips and initiated the attack. His saber, held in his left hand, slashed through the air, trailing a bloody light.

"May the Qin Dynasty last forever!"

"May His Majesty be blessed!"

"May the General be safe..."

Over two hundred thousand wounded soldiers roared, their bodies radiating a bloody light that soared to the heavens, condensing an Army Soul of Myriad Rivers and Mountains. Perhaps due to their broken bodies, its light seemed dim, veiled by a layer of red mist.

"A bunch of cripples dare to charge? Kill them for this commander!" the commander of the Qionghua Holy Land bellowed, reacting with enraged shame.

Over twenty million soldiers charged forward majestically, their weapons pointing skyward. The sky instantly darkened, as if a vast ocean were surging.

In comparison, the just over two hundred thousand wounded soldiers of the Desert Army resembled a lone boat in a boundless ocean, constantly in danger of being overwhelmed by the raging storm.

But the wounded soldiers of the Desert Army seemed to possess undying bodies; even after suffering multiple stab wounds, they refused to fall.

They had only one thought in their minds: fight, kill more enemies, buy more time.

Fight to the death!

Fight to the death!

And fight to the death again...

As the ancient Qin Dynasty war song declared: Blood hasn’t run dry, the battle doesn’t cease!

「...」

At the western end of the Ghost Desert Corridor, sixty million troops from the Qian Yao Saint’s Court completely blockaded the exit, their unfurled banners obscuring the sky and earth.

An Ice Emperor Bear Clan Ancestor stood at the exit of the Ghost Desert Corridor, his hands clasped behind his back.

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP...

A series of heavy hoofbeats echoed as torrents of blood-black Evil Qi surged from the corridor, heralding the arrival of a terrifying presence.

"They’re here!"

The Ice Emperor Bear Clan Ancestor’s gaze hardened, radiating an endless killing intent.

Cold sunlight spilled down, illuminating his white fur, and a blood-red light suddenly appeared, like a blood-red crystal.

"Prepare for battle!"

With the command given, the Void suddenly grew turbulent. Over a hundred Army Souls stood proudly in the heavens, exuding an ancient aura that flowed between heaven and earth.

The surrounding terrain began to shift.

The flat wilderness undulated, forming mountain ranges on either side.

This meant that for the Desert Army to break the blockade, they would have to smash through more than a hundred legions of the Qian Yao Saint’s Court and forcibly cross over a hundred defensive lines.

Soon, Huo Qubing’s figure appeared in everyone’s sight.

Behind him followed the Desert Army soldiers, wreathed in Evil Qi, who condensed the Army Soul of Myriad Rivers and Mountains, augmenting the power of their formation.

"My brothers, watch today as I avenge you..." the Ice Emperor Bear Clan Ancestor said mournfully, clenching his fists.

Through incessant wars, only two of the six ancestors of the Ice Emperor Bear Clan remained; most of the others had met a gruesome end at the hands of the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court.

They had been companions for ten thousand years, their bond like that of brothers!

Therefore, his hatred for the Qin Dynasty’s Saint’s Court was so profound that even all the waters of the rivers and lakes could not wash it away.

Without hesitation, Huo Qubing took the lead. His war spear, like a meteor, swept across the Void before him, sending the Ice Emperor Bear Clan Ancestor, who was lost in hatred, flying.

In mid-air, the startled gaze of the Ice Emperor Bear Clan Ancestor was still visible!

Who am I?

What am I doing?

How did I get sent flying?

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The Desert Army soldiers roared, charging into the massive army of the Qian Yao Saint’s Court. Their weapons reaped lives continuously.

In an instant, they broke through the first defensive line of the Qian Yao Saint’s Court.

Splashes of fresh blood flew everywhere!

One after another, soldiers of the foreign races fell, their eyes dazed, revealing indignation!

"ROAR!"

"Stop them!"

Countless members of the foreign races roared but could not halt the Desert Army’s charge.

One defensive line, two defensive lines, three defensive lines, forty defensive lines...

Innumerable corpses of foreign soldiers were sent flying, forging the fearsome reputation of the Desert Army and condensing a terrifying killing aura.

"Courting death!"

The Ice Emperor Bear Clan Ancestor, who had been knocked away, flew back to the battlefield. He rallied the experts from his army and attacked, an endless killing intent transforming into a swath of blood-red light.

Huo Qubing’s brow twitched. He glanced at the battlefield and noticed that their speed in breaking through the defensive lines had slowed considerably.

Undeniably, the Qian Yao Saint’s Court’s human-sea tactic was highly effective.

BOOM!

The Desert Army soldiers, noticing the enemy experts’ attack, raised their weapons and thrust fiercely into the Void.

A million blood-red weapon-lights tore through the sky. Their extreme sharpness killed everyone except the Ice Emperor Bear Clan Ancestor.

Even the Ice Emperor Bear Clan Ancestor, as powerful as a Martial Artist of the Great Emperor Realm, was sent flying again, coughing up a large mouthful of blood.

The army continued its charge, their morale soaring. Their unparalleled killing aura swept across the sky as they broke through another twenty-plus defensive lines, slaughtering countless members of foreign races.

In this process, some Desert Army soldiers could not keep pace and were killed by the enemy soldiers, their bodies devoured.

"Such powerful willpower!"

High above, an expert from the Eternal Temple who had been observing the Desert Army, showed an expression of amazement.

His strength was immense, his insight far surpassing ordinary people. He could see at a glance that the soldiers of the Desert Army were already utterly exhausted; only their tenacious willpower allowed them to persist.

"Then let me completely shatter your willpower!"

A sneer touched the lips of the Eternal Temple expert. Two black chains shot down, transforming into two black dragons manipulating black qi.

He had been trailing them, waiting for the Desert Army to exhaust their strength before launching a fatal blow.

The might of the Ten-thousand-year Great Emperor Realm crushed down.

Everyone felt immense pressure!

"Power of the Army Soul, empower me!"

Huo Qubing gave a low growl, every hair on his body standing on end. Without a second thought, he directly drew upon the power of the complete Army Soul.

The Army Soul of Myriad Rivers and Mountains entered his body, causing his strength to skyrocket. His entire being radiated light, like a divine demon.

Of course, the violent power also dealt a devastating blow to his body, already an arrow at the end of its flight. Numerous blood vessels ruptured, and meridians exploded.

A wave of pain that no ordinary person could endure swept through his entire body.

"Die!"

Huo Qubing gritted his teeth against the agony, infusing a massive amount of Spiritual Energy into his war spear. Augmented by a ferocious spear intent and fused with invincible principles, an indomitable blood-red spear qi formed.

This spear thrust contained all his strength!