CHAPTER 460: CHAPTER 454: BLESSING IN DISGUISE_1

"Thank you, General!"

A Great Desert Army soldier saluted, then extended his blood-caked hand, and placed the pill, which emitted a sparkling green light, into his mouth.

As soon as the elixir entered his mouth, it transformed into a rich life force, healing the soldiers’ injuries.

Many of the lightly wounded soldiers recovered immediately. Their wounds healed completely, and they firmly grasped their battle weapons, consciously patrolling the surroundings.

Those soldiers with more severe injuries sat cross-legged, circulating their Cultivation Techniques and directing the medicinal power to heal their wounds as a whirlpool of Spiritual Energy formed above their heads.

Even those who had suffered mortal wounds and should have died managed to cling to life after consuming the elixir. With additional treatment after the battle, they too could fully recover.

Seeing that no one had perished from severe injuries, Li Yuanba inwardly felt relieved. Fortunately, he had visited the Elixir Pavilion before coming and had taken many healing elixirs. Otherwise, he would have been helpless.

"Such severe injuries!"

Landing beside Huo Qubing, Li Yuanba examined the latter’s injuries. He was horrified to find shattered meridians and internal organs, depleted Spiritual Energy within his Dantian, and the residual destructive Power of Laws. He drew in a sharp breath, his expression turning exceedingly grim.

Such injuries could not be healed by common medicines!

Seeing the change in Li Yuanba’s expression, Wang Boquan fell to his knees, kowtowing and pleading desperately, "General, please save my master!"

"Rest assured, I will save him!"

Li Yuanba nodded. Even without Wang Boquan’s pleading, he would have done his utmost to save Huo Qubing. Beyond their camaraderie as officials of the same dynasty, Huo Qubing was also a hero and a meritorious official of the Qin Dynasty.

After some thought, Li Yuanba took out a Golden Core. It was densely covered with profound Dao patterns, and its otherworldly fragrance permeated the air.

Within a thousand-zhang radius, grass and trees swayed, defying the laws of nature. They sprouted green in the cold winter, revealing a touch of spirituality; perhaps in a few years, they would become spiritual wood.

A Heaven-grade pill: the Great Rejuvenation Pill!

This pill had been left in the Elixir Pavilion by the Pill Saint Chu Renjie when he departed and could be used to heal the injuries of Emperor-realm Martial Artists.

Li Yuanba helped Huo Qubing sit up, pried open his mouth, and placed the Great Rejuvenation Pill into it.

Instantly, countless dazzling golden lights burst from Huo Qubing’s pores, forming shadows of a Dragon and Phoenix that moved within his body.

The potent medicinal power was repairing Huo Qubing’s injuries.

His shattered meridians and bones regenerated! His weapon-scarred body became as good as new! Even his depleted Dantian filled to the brim with Spiritual Energy!

An hour later, the effects of the Great Rejuvenation Pill were completely exhausted, but Huo Qubing remained unconscious, showing no signs of waking.

"The Power of Laws..."

Seeing this, Li Yuanba released a strand of his divine sense to inspect Huo Qubing’s body and immediately found the cause of his unconsciousness.

On the surface, Huo Qubing’s injuries had healed. However, within his body, the destructive Power of Laws remained, its violent energy suppressing all signs of life.

The most dangerous factor was that this destructive Power of Laws was extremely unstable. If it exploded, it would instantly take Huo Qubing’s life.

Victory or defeat, it all depended on the military spirit! It was due to the power of the military spirit that Huo Qubing had managed to hang on until now. Yet, the destructive Power of Laws produced by that same military spirit had become the greatest obstacle to his healing!

Whatever, let’s risk it!

After pondering for a moment, Li Yuanba issued a loud command, "Send the order! Move to a safe place!"

"Yes, sir!"

Wang Boquan, momentarily stunned, ordered the army to assemble.

With the sound of marching footsteps, Li Yuanba led the Great Desert Army soldiers out of the dense forest and headed south.

About four hours after they left, tens of millions of soldiers from the Thousand Demon Saint’s Court surrounded the dense forest and arrived at the battlefield deep within.

The ground was covered in corpses and black ashes.

This sight made the faces of the Thousand Demon Saint’s Court soldiers turn exceptionally grim, and they felt a wave of discouragement.

To hunt down the Great Desert Army, they had mobilized hundreds of millions of troops and laid a dragnet. They had lost hundreds of millions of their own, yet they still let the Great Desert Army escape.

Is the enemy too strong? Or are we too weak?

This is... We should stop the pursuit for now!

The patriarch of the Ice Emperor Bear Clan squatted down. He touched the ashes of a soldier from an avian Xeno race, who had been incinerated by purple heavenly lightning. His pupils constricted sharply as the thought of retreat emerged.

This was a technique that incinerated people to ashes, a tactic they had never encountered before.

This signified that experts from the Great Qin Saint’s Court had arrived!

As dawn faintly lit the eastern Heavenly Universe, Li Yuanba and the Great Desert Army party entered another giant mountain and found a natural cave.

After assigning the Great Desert Army soldiers to stand guard, Li Yuanba solemnly took out the attribute-less Power of Laws.

Countless strands of Dao Rhymes filled the entire cave.

Li Yuanba muttered to himself, "Whether he can survive or not is up to the heavens now!" He then placed the attribute-less Power of Laws onto Huo Qubing’s forehead.

BOOM!

The moment it drew near, the originally attribute-less Power of Laws transformed entirely into the destructive Power of Laws. A violent aura erupted, annihilating everything; even the Void became complete Voidness.

Li Yuanba’s expression changed slightly, and he promptly exited the cave.

Shortly after, the mountain began to collapse. The Great Desert Army soldiers on guard hurriedly rushed down the slope.

"General Li, where is my master?" Wang Boquan ran up to Li Yuanba, asking anxiously.

"He is healing his injuries!" Li Yuanba pointed at the landslide, a faint smile on his face.

Causing such a huge commotion wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. At least it indicated that Huo Qubing had not perished and his injuries had begun to heal.

Truthfully, having Huo Qubing integrate with the attribute-less Power of Laws was a desperate measure. Any mistake, and he would die instantly! However, the destructive Power of Laws within Huo Qubing’s body was already an unstable element that couldn’t be treated by conventional methods. Instead of passively waiting for death, it was better to try anything, like treating a dead horse as if it were alive, to fight for a slim chance of survival.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

As they spoke, a terrifying black pillar of light pierced through the thousand-zhang-tall giant mountain, striking directly at the zenith of Purple Hell. The Void shattered, and myriad Laws were extinguished.

A pillar connecting the heavens, the source of destruction!

The magnificent mountain range gradually turned to Voidness!

A flock of migratory birds flying south collided with the dark pillar of light and instantly turned to dust!

Within a ten-thousand-li radius, all living beings felt a suffocating intent of destruction; their souls trembled, and they were unable to move!

The faces of the more than eight thousand Great Desert Army soldiers flushed red. They braced their weapons against the ground, causing the hard earth to crack and form large pits.

"Go!"

With a wave of Li Yuanba’s hand, the Thunder Power of Laws tore through the air, enveloping a radius of ten thousand li and forming a purple barrier that sealed off the oppressive pressure.

All the Great Desert Army soldiers slumped to the ground, gasping for breath.

Such pure Power of Laws, comparable to Chancellor Guo’s! Li Yuanba looked at the gradually shrinking mountain range, a glint of envy in his deep eyes. He was certain that not only was Huo Qubing unharmed, but he had also turned misfortune into a blessing.

Meanwhile, countless li away, a terrifying army advanced. Bearing sharp weapons and exuding a world-shattering killing intent, they surged into the central battlefield.

At the forefront of the army, four towering figures marched side by side: Guan Yu, angling his Azure Dragon Crescent Blade; Zhang Fei, shouldering his Serpent Halberd; Ma Chao, cradling his Tiger-Head Gold-Plated Spear; and Huang Zhong, with a Phoenix-Beak Saber at his waist. Each figure stood like a God Mountain, capable of suppressing Heaven and Earth.

An peerless sharpness emanated from their four weapons, threatening to roil Heaven and Earth!

Their gazes were fixed ahead, their battle intent soaring to the heavens!

"Report!"

At that moment, a scout on horseback galloped through the air, landing before the army.

The Scout dismounted, knelt on one knee, and reported, "Generals, in the Wutong Dao Region ahead, a legion from the Jade Flower Sacred Land has been spotted. They number over ten million!"

Guan Yu and the other three exchanged glances, then grinned, their smiles radiating an intense killing intent.

The prey has appeared!