On the northern border of the Great Han, Qin Qiong, Cen Peng, and Cheng Yaojin led thirty thousand troops in formation.
Facing them, under the command of Xi He, the future leader of the Blazing Rhinoceros clan, with four Vice-Generals of the Tongtian realm forming the rear guard, the seal had been broken for two hours. Yet, Xi He had not issued an order to attack, and both sides remained motionless.
"General, if we do not attack soon, and the Clan Leader blames us..." a Vice-General frowned.
"What's the hurry!"
Xi He slowly turned his head, a glint of killing intent flashing in his eyes. The Vice-General turned pale and lowered his head. Xi He was the strongest warrior of the Blazing Rhinoceros clan, and also its future Clan Leader. How could he afford to offend him?
"I observe the three enemy commanders. Their blood qi soars to the heavens, and malevolent energy surrounds them. They are certainly not from a royal dynasty, but perhaps remnants of an imperial dynasty!"
Xi He's delay in attacking was due to an unease he felt when the seal broke. Especially upon seeing Qin Qiong, Cen Peng, and Cheng Yaojin, his heart trembled violently. The scythe in his hand hummed, as if encountering a formidable foe.
"General Qin Qiong, General Cen Peng, what is the meaning of this? The Blazing Rhinoceros army's commander neither attacks nor retreats. What is this logic?"
Cheng Yaojin, shouldering his Eight Trigram Xuanhua Axe, his eyes burning with rage, even though the temperature had plummeted in the southwestern region, he had shed his armor, exposing his chest.
"It seems the enemy commander is no ordinary person!" Cen Peng squinted, gazing at the hundreds of thousands of Blazing Rhinoceros troops whose blood qi surged to the heavens in the distance. He held a blood-red long saber named "Wei Huo Hu." The saber was eleven feet long, with the blade and hilt of equal length. At the juncture, a furious tiger bared its bloody maw.
"Alas!"
"This battle is fought!"
Cheng Yaojin sighed, shouldering his Eight Trigram Xuanhua Axe. He couldn't attack, nor could he advance rashly. He felt utterly stifled.
"General Cen Peng, what do you think?"
Qin Qiong withdrew his gaze and turned to Cen Peng, asking.
"No rash advances!"
Cen Peng stated decisively. The enemy's situation was unclear. Moreover, these were merely the vanguard troops of the Primordial Desolate Domain. The four ace generals had not yet shown themselves. With the seal broken, how could the Ancient Desolate domain easily relinquish such a golden opportunity?
...
"General Xi He!"
"General Xi He!"
"By order of the Clan Leader!"
The Vice-General who had received the order ran over, drenched in sweat, his body's primal energy weak. He knelt on one knee, nearly falling over.
"By order of the Clan Leader: On the border of the Great Han's human territory, the Qing Cang Imperial Dynasty, it is suspected to be the remnant of an imperial dynasty. General Xi He is ordered to decisively abandon the southward advance and turn east to rendezvous with Elder Xi Ye to attack the Human Emperor Hall!"
"As expected!"
Xi He smiled gently, looking at the Vice-Generals, especially the one who had spoken earlier. The latter now hung his head in shame. Remnants of an imperial dynasty were armies capable of wrestling with the Demon Ancestors. If he had just...
"Remnants of an imperial dynasty are merely those clinging to a precarious existence!"
"All troops, heed my command!"
"Withdraw!"
Xi He raised his scythe and roared. The army instantly turned. The troops that were originally facing east now became the vanguard, charging towards the ancient seal.
"General Qin Qiong, General Cen Peng, look!"
Cheng Yaojin suddenly leaped into the air, staring in disbelief at the disappearing army. Why had they suddenly retreated? The east direction, wasn't that the defense line of the Human Emperor Hall's Ten Elders organization?
"Something major is likely happening between the Human Emperor Hall and the Tian Yue Royal Dynasty!"
Qin Qiong gazed at the vanishing Blazing Rhinoceros army and said in a deep voice, "General Cen Peng, you will defend this place. Marshal Cheng Yaojin and I will lead our troops to the border between the Great Han and the Human Emperor Hall. This Human Emperor Hall is likely..."
"That is also good. The Human Emperor Hall shares a thousand-mile border with our Great Han. If the Human Emperor Hall falls, the border cities may be in danger!"
Cen Peng withdrew his gaze and looked at Qin Qiong solemnly.
...
Several days later, at the Human Emperor Hall.
A blood-soaked figure streaked through the void, landing directly within the Human Emperor Hall and disappearing behind the rear monument!
At this time, in the inner realm of the Human Emperor Hall, Saint Elder, Blood Elder, and Moon Elder were analyzing the northern war situation, their brows furrowed, and their expressions grim.
On the day the seal broke, the Blazing Rhinoceros and Blood Pythons, a total of one million troops, had, like a torrent, directly torn through the defense line. The million-strong army suffered more than half its losses, and the defense line had been pushed back a thousand miles.
The Human Emperor Hall's territory had no inhabitants, so the Ten Elders abandoned a thousand miles of land without burden.
To further stabilize the second defense line, Saint Elder ordered Heaven Elder, Green Elder, Cloud Elder, and Azure Elder, four top-tier Fusion Heaven realm powerhouses, to be stationed there!
The three men looked at the map with grim expressions. Suddenly, a whistling sound came from outside, and a blood-soaked figure crashed in.
"Who?"
"Han Elder!!"
The faces of Saint Elder and the other two immediately turned pale. Seeing the blood-soaked Han Elder, they knew that the second defense line had likely fallen. The million-strong army recruited from the various royal dynasties at that time...
"Saint Elder... *cough cough*!!"
Han Elder struggled to open his eyes, his voice weak: "Saint Elder, the army is gone, the army is gone!!"
Tears instantly streamed from Han Elder's eyes, his body trembling incessantly. "The Tian Yue Royal Dynasty's defense line has also been breached!!"
"Where are Heaven Elder, Green Elder, and the others?" Saint Elder quickly helped Han Elder up, constantly channeling primal energy to nourish his depleted body.
"Heaven Elder and them, Heaven Elder and them... they were killed by the Ancient Desolate monster race powerhouses to protect me!"
"Saint Elder, let's retreat quickly, let's retreat quickly. The Ancient Desolate monster race has Tongtian realm powerhouses. They have Tongtian realm powerhouses! We cannot resist this, we cannot resist this!"
Han Elder gripped Saint Elder's arm fiercely, his voice almost collapsing as he roared at the three. Saint Elder and the others could clearly sense Han Elder's fear.
"Tongtian realm powerhouses!!"
Blood Elder and Moon Elder gasped. They hadn't expected that the first wave of invasion from the Ancient Desolate domain would deploy Tongtian realm powerhouses.
"Tongtian realm powerhouses!"
"Tongtian realm powerhouses!"
"So many, so many!!"
Han Elder suddenly seemed to have gone mad, his body shaking violently, his eyes vacant as he looked around.
Saint Elder and the other two instantly caught the word "many." Saint Elder's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart trembled. Tongtian realm powerhouses were something they could not resist.
"Saint Elder, this battle is lost. With Tongtian realm powerhouses, this inner realm is not a safe place either. Saint Elder, let us retreat south, to the Northern Cold Imperial Dynasty. Once we reach the Northern Cold Imperial Dynasty, we can slowly plan!"
Blood Elder looked at the panicked Han Elder. With only four of the Ten Elders remaining, the fall of the Human Emperor Hall was only a matter of time.
"Yes, Saint Elder, let's retreat. Once we reach the Northern Cold, we can recruit more troops and use the Cang Mu Imperial Dynasty as a battlefield. It's not impossible!" Su Dan Novels.
Moon Elder followed suit, speaking quickly. They knew in their hearts that with such a powerful Ancient Desolate domain, the annexation of the southwestern region was only a matter of time!