"To insult a Great Han general, do you know that is a capital offense!"
"The divine might of the Great Han Divine Dynasty brooks no insubordination!"
Within the shattered void, an incredibly terrifying voice echoed above more than forty Dao Prefectures, clearly reaching the ears of every living being. The very fabric of space stood still, the pervasive demonic energy rapidly receded, and the heavens and earth gradually cleared!
In less than a single breath, the demonic energy throughout the forty-odd Dao Prefectures vanished. The fearsome black demonic fist shadows were easily torn apart like ephemeral illusions. At the center of the battlefield, a dreadful, azure-green aura descended, accompanied by the roar of wind and thunder. All lightning retreated, and with the brilliance of the sun and moon, a one-legged Kui Niu divine beast, tens of thousands of feet tall, strode forth from the void. Its roar shook the expanse of forty-odd Dao Prefectures, making countless beings feel as if the heavens themselves were collapsing!
"Who dares?"
"Who dares to accuse this old ancestor?"
Observing the heavens and earth, his manifested torrent of demonic energy being suppressed, poised to devour Guan Yu and the other six's fist shadows, only to instantly dissipate, Jiangzuo Wenlun, who had been smiling, abruptly ceased. His eyes flickered slightly as he gazed at the Kui Niu divine beast churning the firmament.
Xia Xin Yu retracted her blood-red gaze, watching the frozen scene. Jiangzuo Wenlun's terrifying strike had inexplicably vanished. The few words spoken moments ago had declared the Great Han Divine Dynasty, and a formidable being, capable of rivaling the peak of a Chaos Dao Venerable, was about to emerge!
*Boom!*
A deafening roar resounded through the void as waves of azure-green spiritual energy surged. A figure clad in azure-green Kui Niu armor, wielding a cyan spear, radiated divine power like a torrent. Three battleships, condensed from divine power, burst forth from the void and sailed across the heavens and earth.
The rumbling of the world subsided!
The cracked earth ceased its relentless expansion!
"Who are you?"
Jiangzuo Wenlun's expression tightened. He couldn't discern the other's cultivation, but from the manner of his emergence, the dissipation of his demonic energy, and the easy nullification of his condensed fist, he sensed a palpable danger!
*Boom!*
At this moment, the three battleships let out earth-shattering roars, their hulls tearing through space. They surged southward, using the void as their sea, and in the blink of an eye, traversed dozens of Dao Prefectures, carrying the terrifying aura of the figure aboard, piercing through numerous prefectures and heading south, traversing the Hong Family's territory!
Inhabitants of the Hong Family's domains looked up in trepidation from the north.
Eight Chaos Dao Venerable beings trembled violently, threads of blood being forced from their flesh by the immense pressure!
*Boom!*
The three battleships vibrated again. The eight Chaos Dao Venerables within the Hong Family's domain were directly suppressed in the void, while all beings on the ground knelt in unison!
The three battleships continued southward, shattering the void as they went, like vessels of celestial beings descending from the upper realms with divine decrees!
The divine power storm swept across the sea, a spatial chasm approximately thirty thousand zhang wide, extending from the battlefield southward, crisscrossing the Hong Family and Hun Family territories, and reaching the southern border of the Hun Family domain. They stopped less than a hundred *li* from the Great Han Divine Dynasty's rear mountain city, where the three battleships then dispersed!
"That hero has emerged!"
Before the five great legions, Wei Xiaokuan dispelled the grand formations. His eyes, imbued with divine light, fixed on the figure clad in azure-green armor.
"Another extraordinary existence. This human must have reached the very pinnacle of this plane!"
Xia Xin Yu, intimately familiar with the Great Han Divine Dynasty's ten great legion configurations, marveled in shock. The azure-green armor and the incredibly clear Kui Niu divine beast engraving left her in continuous admiration!
In the mere instant of his appearance, all the demonic energy blanketing dozens of Dao Prefectures vanished. Even she would have needed her trump cards to resist that terrifying strike. Yet, she hadn't even seen if the figure had made a move; Jiangzuo Wenlun's divine fist was simply annihilated!
Jiangzuo Wenlun!
A titan of the Jiangzuo family!
A being at the peak of the Chaos Dao Venerable realm. To so easily dismantle his strike... Has the Great Han Divine Dynasty acquired beings of such caliber?
Xia Xin Yu's gaze flickered nervously towards the direction of Chang'an City.
"Could it be... he has appeared?"
Within the Kui Niu Legion, Fu Youde watched the departing three battleships, his voice grave. He tightened his grip on his blade, looking at the figure's back.
"It should be!"
Li Wenzhong sheathed his great saber. In the late Yuan dynasty, it was difficult to pinpoint the most brutal battle, but in terms of a clash that could tense three armies, it would likely be the Battle of Poyang Lake!
That battle!
Three battleships tore through the encirclement of Zhu Yuanzhang's vast army. One man, astride his horse, charged alone into Zhu Yuanzhang's million-strong host. Countless generals were filled with tension, and even the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, was startled. Had Chang Yuchun not intervened, that battle's outcome would have been uncertain!
Wounded by Chang Yuchun's arrow, he was forced to retreat. Amidst a volley of countless arrows, he endured a hundred shots and still returned safely to camp. After a brief rest, he donned his armor and returned to the fray!
While some might speak of Zhao Zilong's seven charges in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, that was because Cao Cao, in his appreciation for talent, had ordered him captured alive. However, Zhang Dingbian's solitary charge into a million-strong army was not so fortunate. He was truly battling his way through a million soldiers, entering and exiting as if in uninhabited territory!
The foremost fierce general of the late Yuan!
Not far away, Qi Jiguang, Zhou Yuji, and Sun Zongzong all watched the figure emerging from the void. This hero was truly terrifying; he was the first and only individual to shock the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty!
"I am the fierce general of the Great Han Divine Dynasty—Zhang Dingbian!"
Zhang Dingbian, clad in azure-green armor in the void, tilted his neck slightly. He gazed at Jiangzuo Wenlun and spoke coldly.
"A mere ant at the peak of Chaos Dao Venerable!"
Zhang Dingbian looked at Jiangzuo Wenlun, shaking his head slightly. "How dare you offend my Great Han generals? By decree of the Great Han Divine Emperor, the five great legions shall press southward. Whoever stands in our way shall perish!"
*Boom!*
A terrifying might surged to its absolute peak. Ten directions of thunder submitted, and the Great Dao retreated.
At this moment, the divine power within Zhang Dingbian's body seemed to shatter the barrier of the Chaos Dao Venerable extreme, entering an indescribable state!
Jiangzuo Wenlun was utterly horrified. However, being a supreme titan, he concealed his shock within the next breath.
"Do you know who you are provoking?" Jiangzuo Wenlun's voice was calm. He gazed at the figure and spoke again, "Your potential is good. Surrender to Lord Zhulong, and I, this old ancestor, promise you a place in the next era."
"A place?" Zhang Dingbian let out a cold sneer. He looked at Jiangzuo Wenlun and said, "Who does Zhulong think he is, to command my surrender? Even if Zhu Yuanzhang's generals blocked my path back then, I could still come and go at will!"