Chapter 1018 - Justic and Evil (1/2)

"And this, King Yi, is war."

Imperial Emperor Fu Ya who also saw this scene said calmly, "In a war, there is no good or evil. We who are leading the army are nothing but pawns and swords for those playing the chess game. If we don't stab deep into the enemies' hearts, we will end up being stabbed by them."

He had existed in this world for 80,000 years, walked through paradise and waded through hell. All of it had given invaluable experience in such situations.

"A war without justice, a war without justice…."

Zhong Yue murmured and he suddenly shook away unnecessary thoughts, "Keeping my men safe is the justice here!"

Imperial Emperor Fu Ya was stunned for a second and he nodded with a smile, "True, but do you think those who are controlling us, the pieces in the chessboard, care about our lives?"

Zhong Yue said seriously, "They don't, but I do. That's why we have to guarantee that we will always be victorious to keep our men safe and sound!"

Imperial Emperor Fu Ya fell into silence and Imperial Emperor Duo Yin stopped playing his lute, "There is no such thing as an undefeated army. All it takes is just one defeat."

On a battlefield, there were already endless similar scenarios, if you were kind to the enemies, then you'd be treating yourself cruelty, therefore, as much as a battle aroused the sympathy and pity of soldiers, they had no choice but to end the lives of their opponents.

The Heaven Suppression Fortress suffered heavy losses; after the battle, each division started organizing themselves again, treating the wounds and burying the dead, Zhong Yue, Yin Fukang and the other commanders each held a grand funeral for their fallen brothers.

After receiving the reports, Zhong Yue was sad to know that there were another million of the Xian Tian Royal Guards passed away, leaving only 12,000,000 of them. While there were casualties among the nine towns and twelve fortresses, the losses were not as great as the Heaven Suppression Fortress.

As one of the divisions that took part in the toughest part of the war, Yinkang Navy suffered great damage as well. However, with Yin Fanxuan commanding the navy and thanks to the geographical factor, the Yinkang Clan managed to preserve their main power.

After this major defeat, the Huangting Clan is most likely going to bring out Monarch Huang Ting's spirit!

Zhong Yue looked towards the enemy camps and thought, With the addition of the Heavens Divine Dao Bell… We mustn't let them summon Monarch Huang Ting's spirit!

In the Huangting Clan's main camp, a massive altar was set up, and loud prayers echoed; after this defeat, Huangting Clan suffered heavy losses and Ting Daoji decided to summon Monarch Huang Ting's spirit to turn the table.

The Heavens Divine Dao Bell hung high in the air, protecting the prayers and it rang softly.

At the front of the prayers was the Heavenly River Navy Fleet, they were there to prevent any sneak attacks from the Heaven Suppression Fortress.

Unlike the others, Lou Zhengshi had countless capable generals serving under his navy; while Huangting Clan lost a great deal of talents and men, the Heavenly River Navy Fleet's main force was still there, making them a tough nut to crack.

Suddenly, the Heaven Suppression Fortress blew the warhorns, Xian Tian Royal Guards and Yinkang Navy marched at the front as the vanguard, the Fusang Divine Tree activated and they were charging right towards the altar.

At the sides, the army from Shield Wall Fortress and Heaven Riding Fortress were flanking.

There were also the nine towns and twelve strongholds, each standing on the beak, talons, wings of the golden crow's formation and clashed with the Heavenly River Navy Fleet!

Lou Zhengshi poured everything he had into the battle, but no matter how hard he attacked, Jin Hexi, who was commanding the armies had formed a massive scale golden crow formation, bestowing the soldiers immense power and with the charging of Shield Wall Fortress and Heaven Riding Fortress, the Heavenly River Navy Fleet was forced back quickly.

The Huangting Clan was occupied with summoning the monarch's spirit, Heavens Divine Dao Bell was halted by the Fusang Divine Tree and only with them fighting, there was no way the Heavenly River Navy Fleet could hold the enemies off!

Lou Zhengshi took a quick glance towards the back, where the Huangting Clan's power of worship had pierced through the void, but there was just not enough time to summon Monarch Huang Ting before the Heavenly River Navy Fleet was defeated.

He sighed, ordered the soldiers to retreat and shouted, "Brother Daoji, let's retreat back to the Huangting Sacred Grounds and we will see what we can salvage!"

Ting Daoji looked at the broken defensive line set up by the Heavenly River Navy Fleet and knowing that there was no way to escape from being forced to retreat again, he quickly ordered the soldiers to retreat.

The battle lasted for half a year. Throughout the journey, the expertly trained Heavenly River Navy Fleet retreated, but the Huangting Clan who lacked training suffered massive losses under Zhong Yue's attack; they had more than half of their overall power!

After pursuing their target back into the Huangting Clan's sacred grounds, Zhong Yue and the others saw a light pillar ascend right into the skies as a Panhu activated the nine divine lunars; it was Pan Ji. He had returned from the State of Heavenly River with the Panhu Clan's monarch weapon.

Meanwhile, deep in the sacred grounds where the monarch tomb located, earth-shattering monarch presence gushed out as if Monarch Huang Ting had returned to life as the countless Huangting members prayed at the monarch tomb.

Without hesitation, Zhong Yue had everyone retreat back into the fortress; defeating the Huangting Clan and fighting all the way into the Huangting Sacred Grounds were two different matters. Even with the Shield Wall Fortress and Heaven Riding Fortress's help, there was no way they could annihilate a monarch race.

Throughout the way back, they discovered a path leading all the way from the sacred grounds to the Heaven Suppression Fortress. Eerily, this path was made of only bodies, the bodies of Huangting Clan and Heavenly River Navy Fleet's soldiers.

Seeing this scene, Imperial Emperor Fu Ya immediately bade farewell to Zhong Yue, "The Heaven Court had activated the monarch weapons, involved the sovereign and monarch races and even used the monarch corpse and spirit. If His Majesty had no other ways of dealing with this, the Heaven Suppression Fortress, Shield Wall Fortress and Heaven Riding Fortress will only come to a tragic end. I will now return to the Heaven Riding Fortress and prepare them for the upcoming war."

Zhong Yue immediately sent him off and smiled, "Don't worry, His Majesty has full control over the war and he surely will have something up in the sleeves."

Imperial Emperor Duo Yin too, bid farewell, "King Yi, if there is anything you need, you know what to do."

Zhong Yue sent them off and after returning to the fortress, a divine general came reporting in just when he was about to dwell into the military affairs. The divine general reported, "My lord, there's a messenger from Xian Tian Palace."

Zhong Yue got out to welcome the messenger and he unexpectedly welcomed Long Zhi and another celestial being, both with two Deity Emperors following behind them.