Chapter 1103 - How To Know If I Am Loyal (1/2)
Chapter 1103: How To Know If I Am Loyal
Although Pan Ji was quick, it was still a dozen days later when they arrived at the Heaven Breaching Fortress. Mo Yin and Consort Tian Si were hiding in his Yuan Shen secret realms.
From afar, the battle was still ongoing. Cries of war could be heard, and the river was red with the blood of fallen soldiers.
The trio who arrived later was slightly relieved by what they saw, We’re not too late!
But when Pan Ji got closer to the fortress, their hearts turned cold.
“It’s too late….”
What lay before them shattered their hopes, the Heaven Court’s army was completely separated from each other, surrounded by the enemies. The Xian Tian Royal Guards unleashed a one-sided slaughtering, piercing through the Heaven Court’s army ranks, preventing them from grouping up again and decimating them.
Time to time, warhorns sounded, erasing the final chance for the Heaven Court’s army from escaping; the warhorn was always a double-edged sword; it may be able to boost morale, but when the morale breached the appropriate level, the soldiers would lose their cool and they would entirely be driven by zealous fighting spirit.
“It’s all gone…. Gone!”
Mo Yin pointed towards the man blowing the warhorn and said coldly, “Who is he, why is he siding with the enemy!”
Pan Ji squinted to have a clearer view and shook his head, “Seems like a Deity Emperor from Bi Xie Clan, could it be that this clan had some unpleasant events with our Heaven Court that they want to eliminate us right now.”
Consort Tian Si, on the other hand, was shocked, she quickly messaged Deity Emperor Bi Xie and Deity Emperor Bi Xie left right away. After seeing Deity Emperor Bi Xie leave the battlefield, Consort Tian Si said, “Probably someone King Yi pleaded for help. This King Yi has many friends across the world and the Deity Emperor Bi Xie blowing the horn is probably a friend King Yi made during the meeting.”
Mo Yin sighed softly and said, “With this major defeat, the lower stream of the Heavenly River is lost. Clan Master Pan Ji, head towards the State of Heavenly River at once and prepare for a battle.”
Pan Ji nodded and left quickly.
With the absence of Deity Emperor Bi Xie, the Heaven Court’s army who lost their cool under the warhorn’s influence regained their senses. But when they looked around, they horridly discovered themselves cornered by the enemies, surrounded by the bodies of their comrades, which allowed fear to consume them and they escaped right away.
Lou Zhengshi, Celestial Heavenly King, Demon Heavenly King, the four armies’ generals, Ting Daoji and the others led the soldiers to breached the encirclement but instead of forcing them back into the encirclement, Zhong Yue ordered his men to tail behind the enemies and pierce through the enemy ranks whenever they had the chance, like a swarm of sharks taking a bite off the whale whenever they had the chance.
Yet, Lou Zhengshi and the others had no other way of defending themselves. All they could do was rush back to the Heavenly River as soon as they could. Behind, Zhong Yue led his men after the enemies while the Yinkang Navy flew across the river with the warships
Mo Yin and Consort Tian Si arrived with a tiny ship and were welcomed aboard by Lou Zhensghi, who embarrassingly said, “I did not foresee King Yi’s sudden return. We only managed to salvage less than 20,000,000 men.”
Mo Yin shook his head, “It is normal to triumph and experience defeat in war, it is our fault that King Yi escaped from Consort Tian Si and myself. He survived the encirclement of the five monarch spirits and this is not what I expected either. You are not to be blamed, it’s just that King Yi’s might is stronger than I thought.”
Lou Zhengshi said, “Without that Deity Emperor Bi Xie, the casualties would be lower! This is a shame for all of us! This Deity Emperor Bi Xie drove us all into madness with his warhorn, stalling us so great that we missed the greatest opportunity to escape! Who would’ve seen this coming, to think that there is actually someone like that under King Yi! He almost wiped us all out!”
Mo Yin too, was confused and he said, “Warhorns are used to boost the morale, bestowing the men with power. But King Yi used it on us, which I have to admit is really an impressive move.”
Hearing this, Consort Tian Si’s face flustered a little but she kept this away from the others.
Deity Emperor Bi Xie was an ally of hers, they both served the same lord but they were leaders. They were experts in stirring chaos, only walking within the shadows without exposing themselves.
Back then, it was exactly both of them that caused chaos to descend onto the world.
And this time, during the campaign to kill Zhong Yue, Consort Tian Si went to Mo Yin while Deity Emperor Bi Xie stayed in the dark.
Deity Emperor Bi Xie’s intention was to help the Heaven Court fight King Yi, but his good intention had inadvertently helped the wrong side, thought a speechless Consort Tian Si.
Meanwhile, Zhong Yue led the army in pursuit, the Heaven Court army entirely ignored the pursuers as they focused on fleeing, though forced to abandon a few warships, they still managed to escape.
Mo Yin and the others looked back and saw the Yinkang Navy returning to its camp, showing no signs of pursuing to the end.
“We’ve lost our grounds in the lower stream of the river. The only option left is to set up camp in the State of Heavenly River and prepare ourselves against King Yi!”
Mo Yin continued, “I already sent Clan Master Pan Ji to get ready. When we arrive, we will regroup, report back to the Heaven Court and request His Majesty’s help by sending the Nine-Five.”
Meanwhile, Zhong Yue’s army returned after hunting down the remaining Heaven Court’s army, which took them a week to clear them off.
In this battle, the Heaven Court’s soldiers, including the Heavenly River Navy Fleet, four Heavenly Kings, four armies, Huangting and Dating monarch races, they were all entirely crippled, almost wiped out completely.