The long saber was raised high, cutting through the raging flames, and the fierce wind howled like a divine roc spreading its wings. Zhang Han's face was flushed red, illuminated by the waves of fire, appearing like a god and demon from hell, treading on the fires of the abyss, mighty and iron-blooded. The saber vibrated and slashed down with a roar!
King Langya trembled, gazing at the god-like figure, and let out a deep sigh. This man's Yuan force fluctuations were unparalleled.
King Langya drew his royal sword, a glint of starlight flowing, and pointed it at Zhang Han.
"Slash!"
The saber descended!
The long saber directly struck the royal sword. Instantly, the saber's energy scattered like shooting stars, illuminating the entire battlefield.
"Hmph, nothing more than this!"
Seeing that his seemingly effortless strike had broken Zhang Han's powerful blow, King Langya felt extremely pleased!
Suddenly, the scattered starlight erupted with supreme brilliance, transforming into countless tiny hunter's blades that crashed into the Langya army in the valley.
"Boom!"
The saber energy struck!
"Ah!"
"Aah!"
Screams echoed through the valley, blood flowed everywhere, and the corpses of Langya soldiers were strewn about. Especially the vanguard of Langya, barely one in ten survived!
*Hummm~~*
A formidable Divine Weapon of Han Yue condensed above the valley. Zhang Han roared, "Where are the criminal soldiers!"
"Wind!"
"Great Wind!"
"Our blood must run dry before we cease our battle!"
The desolate war horn crossed the river of history, shaking the nine heavens.
The formidable Divine Weapon of Han Yue in the void emanated black light. A black dragon coiled above the divine weapon, roaring at the sky!
King Langya surveyed his surroundings. This army of one hundred thousand was the Langya Kingdom's last reserve. It was likely to be destroyed here. Even if he managed to escape, it would not change the fate of the Langya Kingdom's demise!
King Langya's face, a mixture of tears and laughter, roared towards the sky. A profound sense of powerlessness washed over him. He tightly held aloft the royal sword passed down through generations of Langya kings, shimmering with cold killing intent. It was merely a matter of dying; what was the point of life if the kingdom was gone?
Zhang Han floated in the void, the formidable Divine Weapon of Han Yue overhead like a heavenly blade, surpassing all beings. Zhang Han's expression was calm. This battle held no suspense; King Langya's strength was low, how could he possibly resist? Zhang Han slowly raised his long saber and unleashed a strike!
"Slash!"
"Boom~~"
"Roar!"
The black dragon roared towards the sky. Its claws, like a heavenly net, stood on both sides of the formidable Divine Weapon of Han Yue. Instantly, heaven and earth brightened briefly. Even at Tianmen Pass, tens of miles away, faint traces of light could be seen.
Heaven and earth cracked, the valley collapsed, and the narrow mountain path widened by dozens of feet the moment the formidable Divine Weapon of Han Yue descended, enough for six carriages to pass abreast.
The saber energy illuminated the narrow pass for a moment before vanishing, compressed into the valley floor.
As the saber energy dissipated and the dust settled, of the one hundred thousand Langya soldiers, the vanguard and middle ranks were decimated. The royal chariot in the middle had long since vanished, leaving only a half-foot broken royal sword stuck in the mud.
King Langya met his end in the narrow pass!
King Langya's death was instantaneous, his soul scattered and his remains utterly annihilated. With a single swing of Zhang Han's saber, amplified by the military might of the one hundred thousand criminal soldiers, his strength surpassed the realm of a sixth-stage Grandmaster.
A single saber strike was bound to be earth-shattering, capable of inverting yin and yang!
With the death of King Langya, Zhang Han sheathed his saber, hovering steadily in the void, his gaze coldly sweeping over the entire battlefield. The morale of the one hundred thousand criminal soldiers surged, and their sabers roared!
The Qin army was formidable, especially their sky-obscuring arrow rain, which descended with ruthless, bloodthirsty ferocity, a dense, mad wave engulfing the valley floor.
The Langya army in the rear watched in horror towards the direction of their king. As the saber energy dispersed, their king was nowhere to be found, his remains gone. Instantly, their morale collapsed. The entire army was unable to accept that their noble king, the heaven of Langya, had fallen!
Their morale plummeted to its lowest point. Some even cried out in terror, "Your Majesty, no!!"
That was their king, their heaven!!
The criminal soldiers ambushing on the sides of the mountains, after expending their arrow reserves, swooped down from the mountain flanks. Cooperating with the criminal soldiers charging up the mountain path, the three armies like ravenous sharks attacking the sea, charged forward, slaughtering as they went!
The Langya army, already at a disadvantage, was utterly routed after the loss of King Langya, their morale lost. They were unable to resist the relentless slaughter of the criminal soldiers!
Zhang Han, wielding his staff and the Curved Moon Treasure Bow, unleashed divine arrow skills with every shot. Innate-level Langya generals were rendered useless, collapsing to the ground. Some had their heads obliterated, their bodies sent flying, a gruesome sight!
Moonlight bathed the valley floor. The entire One-Line Sky official road was filled with the roar of killing. Every moment, countless Langya soldiers perished, their souls scattered into the heavens. The slaughter extended to the rear of the Langya army, where flesh and blood splattered everywhere, weapons were stained with blood, and war chariots were shattered!
Zhang Han continuously scanned the Langya army, reaping the lives of each innate expert. While the Langya army was outmatched by the criminal soldiers in overall strength, their innate experts still posed a considerable obstacle to the criminal soldiers.
Langya soldiers, one after another, cast off their armor and helmets, fleeing frantically towards the Langya Kingdom.
"Gallant Qin, share the nation's hardships! Gallant Qin, reclaim our land! Our blood must run dry before we cease our battle!"
The one hundred thousand criminal soldiers roared towards the sky, their voices echoing through the heavens. Above the One-Line Sky, lightning flashed, clouds tore apart, and a blood-stained royal sword materialized from the void, as if droplets of blood were staining the black void, turning it scarlet in an instant!
"Military Force!!"
"That is Military Force!!"
An innate Langya soldier stared in horror, his knees buckling. The royal sword hanging in the sky exuded immense royal power, forcing the remaining Langya army to kneel on the ground. The Son of Heaven's wrath could cause a thousand miles of carnage!
"Kill!"
"Boom!!"
The royal sword surged, striking down from the end of the void. Fiery killing intent and blood-red light crisscrossed the sky, momentarily dimming heaven and earth, and casting the moonlight into obscurity, daring not to contend with it!!
The royal sword struck, dyeing the surroundings red, piercing through the One-Line Sky in the valley. Flesh and blood splattered, corpses lay everywhere. The royal sword swept across, bloodily cleansing the battlefield!
The sword light vanished, heads flew, and the mountains and valleys were strewn with corpses, rivers of blood!
...
A quarter of an hour later, the one hundred thousand Langya army was utterly annihilated in the One-Line Sky canyon. Truly, they had perished before their campaign could even begin!
Zhang Han stepped through the void, his steps carrying him towards the end of the One-Line Sky canyon. The one hundred thousand criminal soldiers formed ranks and marched towards the Langya Kingdom, unleashing their assault!
On the seventh day of the first month of the first year of the Han Dynasty, King Langya met his death in the One-Line Sky. That night, the army marched a thousand miles. Zhang Han, leading one hundred thousand criminal soldiers, bloodily purged the royal family of the Langya Kingdom. The entire royal palace was directly sunk by Zhang Han, buried in a deep abyss. The army swept from the eastern part of the Langya Kingdom all the way to its western border.
Thus, the Langya Kingdom, which had endured for a thousand years, collapsed under the iron hooves of the Han Dynasty, and the entire Langya Kingdom was incorporated into the Great Han!
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In the imperial palace of Chang'an City, Han Dynasty.
Yang Hao sat on the throne, listening to Bao Zheng detail the process of selecting officials through the imperial examination. Since Yang Hao had ordered Bao Zheng to be in charge of the imperial examinations, Bao Zheng had worked tirelessly to create an imperial examination system that fit this world.