Chapter 257 (1/2)
Chapter 257
Furthermore, Fang Zhengzhi had attacked without any hesitation whatsoever. It felt like Fang Zhengzhi was a lone wolf attacking a herd of sheep.
But...
Were soldiers helpless lambs?
Of course not! They were the elites of the Great Xia Dynasty, brave warriors who charged into battle. How could they possibly stand being belittled by a youth?
”Kill!” Came the thunderous reply. 1000 soldiers moved in synchronisation as they charged towards Fang Zhengzhi. The first 500 lowered their spears, the sharp tips glimmering in the sun.
”Go to h.e.l.l!” Fang Zhengzhi swung his sword. A crescent shaped purple glow crashed into the advancing soldiers, sending blood spewing skywards.
The five hors.e.m.e.n taking point immediately fell to the ground.
All of the soldiers froze in their spots.
They had heard of Fang Zhengzhi and knew that he was in the Heavenly Reflection State. However, they did not expect him to be this powerful.
Blood stained the ground.
Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes turned a deep maroon color, the glow of blood flickering in his eyes. His hate was reaching a maniacal level.
”Die! Die! All of you invaders must die!”
Fang Zhengzhi only had one thought on his mind. All those who had bullief the villagers must be killed. All of the sc.u.m within the army must be eradicated.
Even so, none of the soldiers stopped their charge despite the prowess Fang Zhengzhi just displayed. After taking in a deep breath, they extended their line.
Within moments, Fang Zhengzhi was surrounded.
”Kill!” Another round of shouting rang out. More than a dozen horses whinnied and their riders lowered their spears.
They would trample and stab him to death.
This was clearly a well trained army. All of the horses charged towards Fang Zhengzhi and there was not a single spear out of place.
Fang Zhengzhi’s gaze turned icy as he waved the Traceless Sword high above his head. The tsunami rushed out from his body, a purple glow flickering within it.
”Die!” He hollered. The purple glow morphed into a dozen swords and clashed with the cavalry and spearmen.
Within moments, the cavalry were dismounted.
However, the moment he defeated one wave, a second wave of men took their place. They charged in the same manner.
This was a similar concept to the tactics adopted by the maniples of the Roman Empire.
This was the benefit of outnumbering one’s opponents. Even though they were significantly weaker, they kept charging with fresh troops in an attempt to tire Fang Zhengzhi out.
They wanted him to spend all his energy repelling each wave of soldiers. When he was sufficiently
tired out, they would go in for the kill.
Little did they expect...
Fang Zhengzhi’s sword was much too sharp. Each wave of soldiers was sent cras.h.i.+ng to the ground, never to rise again.
This was absolute carnage.
No matter how well trained they were, fear eventually consumed them all. Fang Zhengzhi was too powerful, more powerful than they had ever imagined.
”Die!”
”Go to h.e.l.l!”
”All of you can go meet your maker!”
He bellowed repeatedly, almost as if he was possessed by the devil. With each battle cry, dozens of lives were taken. Even their stallions were not spared.
The purple light killed indiscriminately.
All of the fallen stallions whinnied pitifully.
Fang Zhengzhi stood in the middle of the soldiers but his expression revealed no fear. He was consumed by a boundless intention to kill.
Wave after wave of soldiers gave up their lives. This caused the others to feel chills down their spines.
They may be brave, but they still feared death. Their advance slowed to a crawl in the face of Fang Zhengzhi’s blade of death.
Despite this, Fang Zhengzhi’s sword seemed to get sharper with every moment. He showed no signs of slowing down. Instead, with every fallen soldier, the purple glow became more radiant.
More importantly, Fang Zhengzhi’s eyes were completely purple.
It was a strange tint of purple, and it was stained subtly with red.
Fang Zhengzhi swung the Traceless Sword continuously. He had no idea how many people he had killed. With every life he took, the hate and rage in his heart was fuelled and he showed no signs of slowing down.
He was growing more and more powerful by the second. He was in the zone, and nothing was going to break him out of it.
In that instant, Fang Zhengzhi felt something strange happening. Inside his pocket dimension, there seemed to be another fruit forming on the large tree.
It was a purple fruit, and it was marked with red lines.
He was slightly taken aback. Fruits had stopped forming in his pocket dimension for quite some time now. What was this fruit?
The Dao of Ma.s.sacre?
Fang Zhengzhi had no idea. However, as he continued to take lives, he felt that fruit become stronger and stronger.
The hate and fury in his heart had also reached a maniacal stage.
The purple gas at the tip of the Traceless Blade also began to swirl around Fang Zhengzhi. It crept up his arm and began to circle his body.
”Go to h.e.l.l, all of you!”
Fang Zhengzhi’s tone was icy as he glared at the black faced general, who was clutching his wound.
The general looked at Fang Zhengzhi ferociously, but it was laced with traces of fear.
The general had never felt such pure, unadulterated killing aura in his decades on the battlefield. He felt as if his entire army was going to be swallowed by it.
He was on the verge of panicking. However, he could not stop now. As such, he continued to command his soldiers forward.
”Kill!” Fang Zhengzhi’s voice rang out once again. This time, his target was the general.
The Traceless Blade morphed into a ray of purple light, flying out of his hands and towards the general.
The general, who was supervising the battle, was stunned. Fang Zhengzhi would throw his weapon in the heat of battle?!
He instinctively used his large blade to block the blow.
Then, something strange happened. The Traceless Sword, which was aimed at his chest, stopped in the air. Then, it accelerated towards his throat.
”Sh*t!” Blood spewed from the open wound in his throat.
The general’s eyes widened in disbelief. He could not believe that he would die to Fang Zhengzhi despite being guarded by a thousand soldiers.
He wanted to say something, but his time was up.
His energy left his body in an instant.
”He... he is not... not human...” That was the parting thoughts of the general. He simply could not believe that a nascent Heavenly Reflection State cultivator could have such abilities.
This was not even the power of a pinnacle Heavenly Reflection State cultivator. Even cultivators in the Supernatural State would not be guaranteed victory.