Gongsun Zan sneered. Looking at the blade in the void, he tightened his grip on the long halberd in his hand. He held nothing back this time. Clad in vermilion bird armor, he raised his halberd and swung it horizontally.
With one sweep, his might far surpassed his previous assault, directly suppressing the hundred-zhang blade in the void.
"Boom!!"
The void roared with thunder, and the sea of blood churned!
Liao Hua on the ground couldn't help but look up, gazing intently at the celestial phenomena in the sky.
The colossal roar shook the heavens. The wolf-like creature's face was pale as it continuously sacrificed its vital blood. In a moment, it resembled a skeleton covered by a thin layer of skin.
"Boom!"
The hundred-zhang blade shattered inch by inch. The long halberd pierced directly into the heart of the enemy, shattering the wolf head behind the wolf-like creature.
"Hum~~~"
Ripples swept outward!
"Puff!"
"You!"
The wolf-like creature was sent flying backward, unwilling, spewing a mouthful of blood. The blood appeared diluted, not bright red at all.
"Clang!"
"Chchch!"
The wolf-like creature clenched its right hand, conjuring a nine-ringed saber that tore through the void, grinding out brilliant sparks.
"Puff!"
Just managing to halt its momentum, the wolf-like creature spat out another mouthful of blood. Its vital energy was now almost entirely depleted, and the Blood Slash technique had drained its lifeblood to less than a third.
Despite condensing its vital energy for the Heaven-Devouring Wolf secret technique, it was still no match for the burly man, not even inflicting a scratch.
It looked in terror at the approaching Gongsun Zan, who seemed like a divine demon from the Nine Netherworld, standing in the void. A martial artist at the fifth layer of the Tongtian realm exuded an aura that made the Ancestral Creation realm masters feel overwhelmed.
When did the human race in the Southwest Domain produce such a formidable expert?
Could it be that the Imperial Dynasty remnants who repelled the Primordial Desolation Domain's Fire Crow Demon Ancestor half a year ago were truly real?
"Ching!"
Gongsun Zan swung his long halberd again. A pale blue cold light obscured the void for ten miles. A magnificent and immense vital energy gathered on Gongsun Zan's halberd.
Gongsun Zan let out a great roar. The long halberd in his hand moved rapidly, creating a blur of afterimages. Each thrust was capable of crushing mountains and rivers for thousands of miles!
"Ah!!"
The wolf-like creature trembled, gripping its nine-ringed saber, and struggled to stand. Drops of blood trickled from its head. It let out a ferocious roar, gazing at the void that seemed to contain ten thousand halberd rays. Once again, it raised its nine-ringed saber and swung it with all its might!
"Bang!"
The cold light was swift, directly shattering the wolf-like creature's feeble saber light. It then swept upward from beneath the wolf-like creature's body like a shooting star.
"Clang!"
The wolf-like creature hastily ducked, its nine-ringed saber catching on the long halberd. The immense impact sent it flying hundreds of feet through the air!
"Bang!"
The nine-ringed saber shattered. The wolf-like creature was now covered in blood, a long scar like a blood dragon coiled around its body, leaving it bleeding profusely.
"Cough cough!!"
The wolf-like creature wearily opened its eyes. Even if Gongsun Zan didn't kill him, he wouldn't live much longer. Two-thirds of his vital blood had been sacrificed for secret techniques, and now, a blood dragon nearly pierced through his entire body. Blood spurted, causing his ashen skin to gradually turn pale.
"Hoo... Hoo..."
The wolf-like creature could barely hear the sounds from the outside world, only the sound of its own panting filled its ears. It weakly lowered its head, looking at the battlefield below. The hundred thousand Heaven-Devouring Wolf warriors could barely find a single intact corpse; they were all trampled into a bloody paste by the Blazing Horses.
Humans!!
The wolf-like creature's body swayed precariously. "Heh heh heh, hahahaha!!"
It threw its head back and laughed madly. Even if it returned now, it would be a sinner to its clan, even an object of scorn for all the beasts in the Nine Nether Desolation Domain!
It was a disgrace to the beasts!
Defeated by humans!
And at the cost of a hundred thousand Heaven-Devouring Wolf warriors!!
"Kill!!"
Liao Hua, wielding his three-pointed saber and mounted on a Blazing Horse, issued his order. The hundred thousand cavalry outside the battlefield turned their direction once more and charged towards the center of the battlefield!
The Heaven-Devouring Wolf soldiers, with less than ten percent remaining, stood in the center of the battlefield, their faces contorted in horror as they looked at the Han soldiers charging from all directions. At this moment, they felt a fatal despair!
The Han cavalry from all sides, forming a sea of fire, swept across the battlefield. Each Heaven-Devouring Wolf soldier fell into a pool of blood, and those not yet dead were trampled into a paste by the hooves of countless horses.
Why!!
Why did they have to march a thousand miles alone!!
"Crack crack crack!!"
Gongsun Zan's long halberd pierced directly through its chest, lifting the wolf-like creature into the air. The wolf-like creature struggled to spit out blood, but the blood seemed to have dried up, only moistening its lips.
"Hmph!"
Gongsun Zan looked down at the wolf-like creature coldly. He yanked the long halberd violently to the right. The wolf-like creature's body tore apart, dry as a skeleton, with only threads of blood remaining in the ripped flesh.
Gongsun Zan withdrew his halberd and stepped into the void, arriving at the fortress in a single breath.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, the entire area before the fortress gate was a bloody mire, littered with scattered nine-ringed sabers. Mixed with the soil were the armor and white bones of the Heaven-Devouring Wolf soldiers. As for the flesh, it had merged with the earth.
"Hiss~~~"
Around the vast battlefield, Han cavalry were everywhere. The Han soldiers' horse lances were dripping with blood, and their crimson battle armor was now stained a deep, bloody red.
"Hiss~~~"
The hundred thousand Vermilion Bird soldiers simultaneously pulled on their reins. The Blazing Horses roared to the sky, and the soldiers raised their horse lances again.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The army charged again. The remaining Heaven-Devouring Wolf army in the battlefield, numbering less than five thousand, each holding a nine-ringed saber, looked with terror at the Han cavalry surrounding them. The ferocity and savagery of a beast were nowhere to be seen; they were all in a panicked disarray, looking at the Han soldiers.
Horse lances thrust forward, the army charged!
The army swept across the battlefield, and the hundred thousand Heaven-Devouring Wolf army was annihilated outside the gates of the Han nation in a single battle.
Liao Hua, holding his three-pointed saber, strode onto the city wall and stood beside Gongsun Zan. Looking down from the wall, very few intact bodies could be seen. Everywhere were shattered pieces of armor and cold weapons.
The entire battlefield was pockmarked with hoof prints of varying depths. The Heaven-Devouring Wolf soldiers had been trampled by the Blazing Horses into nothingness, and the killing aura in the air grew increasingly dense.
"General Liao Hua!"
Gongsun Zan said with a cold expression, "Send this battle report to Chang'an. Our army will continue north. All cities along this route can be annexed by our Han!"
Liao Hua bowed deeply and turned to descend the city wall.
Gongsun Zan looked at the blood-soaked battlefield and roared, "Vermilion Bird Legion!"
"Assemble!"
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