Under the call of the Great Yan Emperor, countless soldiers of the Great Yan Dynasty decisively turned around, paying no heed to the Blood Blades behind them. Their eyes were firm as they looked back at the central city, not only a sacred place in their hearts but more importantly, it housed the families they fought and bled on the battlefield to protect.
"Great Yan, fight to the death!"
"Great Yan, fight to the death!"
The Great Yan Emperor, his imperial robes now stained with blood and his face covered in wounds, looked towards the central city and sprinted with all his might.
"Bang!"
As the Great Yan Emperor hurtled through the void, he suddenly felt as if tens of thousands of immense mountains were pressing down on him from the sky.
"Boom!!"
The Great Yan Emperor's figure plummeted from the void, crashing violently into the bloody mire. Blood and mud churned, the earth cracked, and the Great Yan Emperor's body was deeply embedded in the muck, his breath growing faint.
"Whoosh~"
A deep pit, tens of feet in depth, suddenly appeared. Nearby blood rushed into the chasm with a whooshing sound.
In just a few breaths, the blood reached the Emperor's nose.
The Great Yan Emperor, with great effort, opened his eyes, his gaze trembling upwards. He thrust his hands into the blood, struggling to prop himself up. Su Dan Novel Network
"Bang!"
A giant, weathered foot stomped directly onto the Great Yan Emperor's back, and in an instant, he was forced back into the bloody mire.
"A fine Emperor's body!"
"A body nurtured by a nation's destiny is truly different!"
Lang Di's eyes, filled with greed, gazed at the blood-soaked Great Yan Emperor, his large hand caressing the Emperor's skin.
"Tsk tsk tsk!!"
"Rip!!"
"Ah!!"
A thigh snapped off with a crack, and Lang Di bit into the flesh, swallowing a mouthful of blood and meat with evident enjoyment.
"Emperor!"
"Emperor!"
On the battlefield, countless Great Yan soldiers, tears in their eyes, roared up at the heavens. Though they could not see the scene within the pit, the frantic roars told them their Emperor was likely...
The Great Yan Emperor let out a roar, his fists weakly beating against the bloody water, tears welling in his eyes. It was useless. He, who bore the weight of a dynasty's destiny, had failed to lead Great Yan to greater prosperity. His right eye watched the dim, blood-red sky, his heart filled with tears of blood. Great Yan, founded in the southeast of the Southwestern Region, had failed to guard its eastern gateway. Great Yan had ultimately failed the human race!
The Great Yan Dynasty had failed its myriad subjects!
It had failed Great Yan!!
"Ah!!"
With all his might, the Great Yan Emperor tried to straighten his back, but Lang Di's foot pressed down harder, piercing straight through his back.
"You!!"
The Great Yan Emperor's face turned purple-black, the veins on his neck bulging. He could not draw another breath, falling lifelessly into the blood.
The Great Yan Emperor, the ruler ranked second among the Emperors of the Southwestern Region, had perished on the battlefield!
Three hours later, the setting sun in the west was like blood, painting half the sky!
Throughout the entire capital of the Great Yan Dynasty, only the inner imperial palace remained untouched by smoke and fire. The outer and inner cities were a ruin of broken walls and crumbling structures. As far as the eye could see lay the corpses of Great Yan soldiers.
Numerous Sky-Devouring Vulture soldiers were clearing the battlefield. They looked at the fresh, smooth-skinned human corpses, slinging them over their shoulders. As for those who were gaunt and sallow-skinned, they were simply ignored.
From thirty miles outside the capital to the central city, corpses were strewn everywhere. In just a few hours, two-thirds of the human bodies had been reduced to bleached bones piled in the muddy earth.
A cold wind swept across the battlefield, carrying waves of bloody energy that coiled in the void, reeking of slaughter.
Bones, some with half-eaten scraps of flesh still attached, lay scattered in the mud. A thick layer of blood, stirred by the cold wind, rippled with wave after wave.
"Dong!!"
"Dong!!"
"Dong!!"
...
Inside the imperial palace, a frail palace maiden, with all her might, struck the Great Yan's national bell. Its sonorous peal resonated across the devastated land of Great Yan. After ringing the bell, the maiden collapsed weakly.
In the cities bordering the Great Yan and the Northern Cold Dynasty and the Tian Yuan Dynasty, countless soldiers stood on the city walls, gazing towards the direction of the Great Yan capital. The bell tolled, and the dynasty fell!
The Great Yan Dynasty, once a colossus, had finally collapsed. Border soldiers and martial artists alike lowered their heads in dejection. Tian Yue had fallen, and now Great Yan had fallen too. Where was the future for the human race?
Human race!
Could they survive this darkness before dawn?
Two hundred miles south of the Great Yan capital, thirty thousand Flaming Horses galloped across Great Yan territory.
"Dong!!"
"Dong!!"
"Dong!!"
After several tolling bells, Gongsun Zan's expression changed drastically. The tolling bells echoed far and wide. Either the Great Yan Dynasty had undergone a drastic change, or the current Emperor had perished. However, in such a situation, his Great Yan Dynasty would likely...
"All troops, heed my order! Accelerate your advance!!"
Gongsun Zan roared, and instantly urged his warhorse forward. This Second Army of the Vermilion Bird Legion had arrived too late.
About three hundred miles slightly west of due south of the Great Yan capital, fifty thousand Han soldiers clad in crimson armor, braving the biting north wind, advanced rapidly.
"Bad!"
Just as the bells tolled, Chen Gong stepped out of his chariot. He gazed towards the Great Yan capital, his face paling.
The Great Yan Dynasty had fallen!!
Chen Gong had not expected that the Great Yan Dynasty, the second-largest imperial power, would only last five or six days!
The fall of Great Yan would undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on the hearts of tens of millions of humans in the Southwestern Region.
"Inform General Zhang Liao to advance at full speed and ensure we reach the Great Yan capital tonight to complete the encirclement with the Second Army!!"
He urgently instructed a soldier beside him, his voice steady. Though his face showed urgency, his tone was unwavering!
...
In the former territory of the Tian Yue Dynasty, Cen Peng and Chen Tang, leading two hundred thousand Azure Dragon Legion soldiers, marched south.
Along the way, cities were mostly in ashes. The Blood Python army had marched south without leaving any garrisons behind. The two generals led their troops without encountering any obstacles, quickly approaching the former site of the Tian Yue Dynasty's capital.
"Swish!"
As the army advanced, a figure clad in a flying fish costume appeared directly in front of them.
"Jinyiwei pays respects to the generals!"
"By order of the Commander, we are here to convey the Human King's decree to both generals!"
Chen Tang solemnly accepted the king's decree, glanced at it, and then his eyes lit up with joy: "General Cen Peng, it seems we must divide our forces!"
"Oh?"
Cen Peng, with a puzzled expression, took the decree and read it. His brow then relaxed, and he smiled slightly at Chen Tang.