Chapter 210: Chapter 185 Lu Yan Takes Action_1
Several masters from the Tuoba Clan continuously fired their bows, destroying a few more catapults in the process.
"Fire."
The remaining siege weapons once more hurled tons of boulders towards Baiyue City.
The strategy of the Tuoba Clan remained the same: shatter the boulders that were about to fall on the city walls and ignore the ones falling elsewhere, while the masters focused their arrow shots on the catapults.
"The Li Family and the Gao Family are aiming to drain the Refined Corpses of the Tuoba Clan of their lingering souls and inner strength," Lu Yan muttered to himself from a distance.
The entities that were leaping up and smashing the boulders were clearly the Refined Corpses of the Tuoba Clan.
Faced with the united army of two master-level feudal lords, the Tuoba Clan couldn’t be careless and directly sent out their Refined Corpses.
Back in the day during the demon siege of Lingwang City, the Zhao Clan did not even deploy their Refined Corpses.
Each deployment of Refined Corpses was limited, every usage consuming a part of the stubborn will they were endowed with pre-mortem.
And every shot the masters took at the catapults depleted a significant amount of their inner strength.
Those catapults were clearly cannon fodder, only there to drain the resources of the Tuoba Clan.
After several rounds of stone throwing, more than half of the catapults broke, leaving only a dozen or so.
A horn sounded.
The two allied clans blew the horn signaling the general offensive.
"Charge!"
The battle cry echoed loudly, the sound of iron hooves thunderous, the earth shaking violently.
Twelve thousand cavalry rushed towards Baiyue City like a tidal wave.
"Fire!"
Whirring noises filled the air.
The soldiers on the walls of Baiyue City, their bows drawn to full moons, released powerful arrows.
The giant armor-piercing crossbows vibrated with tension, arrows, as thick as a baby’s arm and two meters long, shot out.
The arrows were incredibly lethal, even posing a threat to those at the Martial Marquis Level Five.
Usually, a single salvo would result in a string of hits.
For those Martial Marquises too slow to dodge, it was certain death.
Thick mists of blood spread across the flat lands, where people kept falling.
"Fire!"
"Return fire!"
There was a roar from the leaders within the Li and Gao allied ranks.
Every soldier from the feudal lords, regardless of their Martial Arts, practiced Archery Martial Arts in tandem.
Therefore, almost all the soldiers were skilled in archery.
While riding, the soldiers of the allied forces drew their bows, and a deluge of arrows swept across the sky, heading for Baiyue City.
The soldiers in Baiyue City, either hidden behind the city walls or protecting themselves with large shields, quickly returned fire after dodging the volley of arrows.
Meanwhile, six figures amongst the army were particularly conspicuous. They weren’t on horseback but soaring through the air, quickly approaching Baiyue City.
Even when arrows or giant armor-piercing crossbows were aimed at them, they easily deflected the shots.
Six Masters.
Two of them were very familiar to Lu Yan, they were Li Wenxuan and Li Xinghen.
The other four were naturally the four Masters from the Gao Family.
"Do not let them approach the wall, stop them!"
An old voice echoed from the city wall of Baiyue City.
In response, a total of ten figures dashed down from the city wall, confronting the six Masters from the Li and Gao Families.
Among them, four were from the Tuoba Clan, pitted against the four masters from the Gao Family.
The two clans had long been sworn enemies, with numerous disputes over the years. As battles were frequent between them, the eight masters knew each other well, making this a fierce and evenly matched fight.
The other six figures dashing from the city wall had withered, pitch-black skin; they were all Refined Corpses.
There were men and women, old and young, all stubbornly dedicated to defending their clan.
Three Refined Corpses surrounded Li Wenxuan, while the other three surrounded Li Xinghen.
With a flick of his wrist, Li Wenxuan instantly released three swift swipes with his war sword, clashing with the iron fists of the three Refined Corpses. After three thunderous collisions, both sides retreated simultaneously, evenly matched.
There was only a white mark on the fists of the three Refined Corpses. Even a Divine Weapon, it seemed, couldn’t pierce their hardness.
As the three Refined Corpses retreated, they pounced on Li Wenxuan again.
Li Wenxuan swung his sword to meet his opponents, the battle proving to be a stalemate.
At that moment, another six figures descended from the city wall.
These six figures were also Refined Corpses.
"The Tuoba Clan is all out, attempting to use their number of Refined Corpses to overpower the masters of the two families in one fell swoop?" Lu Yan thought to himself.
The Refined Corpses from master-level feudal lords generally weren’t deployed easily, once they were used, they were gone.
Now, the Refined Corpses from the Tuoba Clan were deployed en masse, clearly a desperate move.
Out of the six Refined Corpses, three charged towards Li Wenxuan and the remaining three towards a Master from the Gao Family.
Li Wenxuan’s expression didn’t change.
Just as the three Refined Corpses were about to reach Li Wenxuan, a figure suddenly appeared in front of them.
This person, wearing a broad straw hat and carrying a black iron sword, made a slash.
Clang!
One of the Refined Corpses was blasted dozens of meters away, the grey mist around its body significantly dimmed.
Then, the figure swung his sword at the second Refined Corpse.
Another sound of metal clashing rang out. This Refined Corpse merely stumbled backward a bit. It wasn’t flung dozens of meters away like the previous one.
Apparently, this Refined Corpse was stronger, the spirit bound to it was of a Second-rank Master.
Then, the third Refined Corpse pounced, joining the second one in fighting the figure in the straw hat.
The third Refined Corpse was no weaker than the second one.
Three refined corpses, two strong, one weak, were entangled with the straw-hat man. However, they were evidently not his match and were pushed in a disadvantageous position.
On the other side, the three refined corpses charging towards the Grandmaster of the Gao Family were also held back.
The Li Family and the Gao Family sent their top-tier Martial Marquis to form a battle formation and encircle the three refined corpses.
This batch of Martial Marquises, more than a dozen, among them were Innate Martial Bodies, aimed not for victory, but just to hold off the three refined corpses, depleting their obsessions.
Among the three refined corpses, only one was strong, once a second-rank master. The other two were average, with strength between Martial Marquis and Grandmaster, easily entangled by top-tier Martial Marquis.
"If this goes on, the Tuoba Clan is bound to lose."
Lu Yan saw clearly.
The Tuoba Clan was putting in all their efforts. If they could not quickly break the allied army from the two clans, and a stalemate was formed, it would be extremely disadvantageous for the Tuoba Clan.
The day when the obsession of the refined corpses was exhausted would be the moment of the Tuoba Clan’s demise.
"Now it’s my turn."
Lu Yan jumped up and charged towards the battlefield.
Now was the best time to take action.
With the Cloud Walk activated, he was extremely fast, weaving through the battlefield.
At this moment, parts of the two clans’ martial forces had already charged onto the city wall, battling with the martial force of the Tuoba Clan.
No one had the energy to pay attention to him.
Evading the occasional arrows, Lu Yan quickly approached Li Wenxuan.
When he was within several hundred meters of Li Wenxuan, Lu Yan drew out a black ironglaze arrow.
This time, he brought all nine black ironglaze arrows.
Now was not the time to be stingy. As long as he could make Li Wenxuan reveal his Martial Spirit, losing all nine black ironglaze arrows would be worth it.
The bow was pulled into a full moon shape, eleven currents of bone strength flowed and were all injected into the black ironglaze arrow, causing a special glow to envelop the arrow.
Hum!
The bowstring vibrated and the arrow turned into a flash of lightning and flew out.
"Be careful."
The straw-hat man had keen eyes and caught a glimpse of Lu Yan in his peripheral vision, reminding out loud.
But it was already too late.
Because the speed of the arrow surpassed that of sound.
When Li Wenxuan heard the sound, the arrow was already right in front of his eyes.
At the critical moment, Li Wenxuan threw himself to the side.
Bang!
Although Li Wenxuan managed to move a small distance, he was still hit by the arrow on his left shoulder. His shoulder exploded, with flesh and bone scattering around. His left arm was blown off.
The three refined corpses seized the opportunity and attacked Li Wenxuan.
Li Wenxuan, bearing the excruciating pain, did not use his Martial Spirit power but employed a tactic to evade the attack of the refined corpses and charged towards the straw-hat man.
The straw-hat man swung his sword around, repelling the three refined corpses, and also charged towards Li Wenxuan.
He already knew the purpose of the person who acted secretly.
Force Li Wenxuan to use his Martial Spirit power.
After shooting an arrow, Lu Yan held another black ironglaze arrow in his hand, aiming at Li Wenxuan.
Li Wenxuan moved like a snake, constantly changing directions.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
After Lu Yan shot an arrow, he swiftly shot a second one at an incredibly fast speed.
The two arrows, one following the other, flew swiftly towards Li Wenxuan.
The first arrow seemed to have predicted Li Wenxuan’s landing spot. Li Wenxuan was horrified, he kicked off the ground and darted to the left, avoiding the first arrow.
But the spot where he darted to was also right on the path of the second arrow.
Lu Yan had completely predicted Li Wenxuan’s motion track.
The second arrow left Li Wenxuan unable to evade in time. It was too late.
At the critical moment, a black war sword flew over, hitting the second arrow.
With a clanging sound, the war sword and the arrow both flew off, hitting two refined corpses that were charging towards them and sending them flying.
It was the straw-hat man. At the crucial moment, he threw his war sword and blocked the black ironglaze arrow.
Whoosh!
The straw-hat man charged over, slapped a refined corpse away for fifty meters, conveniently picked up his war sword and landed beside Li Wenxuan. He then burst his Inner Strength, a sword light shone, a three-foot sword halo spat out, he swept his sword horizontally and forced back the three refined corpses that were pursuing him.
Then he shouted lightly, holding the sword with both hands, stepping forward, and slashing powerfully.
With a splashing sound.
An ordinary refined corpse was cleaved in half by the straw-hat man’s sword.
On the other side of the battlefield, the grandmaster of the Tuoba Clan, who saw this scene, was horrified.
The fighting strength of the straw-hat man was terrifying.
The refined corpses were cultivated from the bodies of grandmaster-ranked powerhouses. Even an ordinary refined corpse was extremely tough, surpassing most metals and was immune to cold weapons. It would be difficult for an average first-level master to break its defense.
But the straw-hat man managed to cleave a refined corpse into half with a single sword, proving his strength undeniably as a second-rank master, and not just any ordinary second-rank master.
The ancestors of the Tuoba Clan and the Gao Family were both second-rank masters, but they definitely did not possess this strength.
Just as the straw-hat man cleaved a refined corpse in half, Lu Yan shot another arrow, targeting Li Wenxuan.
But the straw-hat man was too fast. After cleaving the refined corpse, he immediately whirled around, flicked his wrist, and slashed his sword, accurately striking the arrow.
A loud sound echoed as the arrow was deflected and knocked another refined corpse flying away.
Lu Yan furrowed his brows.
This straw-hat man was too strong. With him guarding Li Wenxuan, it would be difficult for Lu Yan to get his hands on him.
An idea popped up in his mind, and Lu Yan suddenly changed directions, charging to the other side.
Then he drew his bowstring, took aim at Li Xinghen.
Anyway, Li Xinghen was also a Martial Spirit. If he couldn’t force Li Wenxuan out, forcing Li Xinghen would also do.
Li Xinghen was currently engaged in a tough battle with three refined corpses, but his peripheral vision was always focused on Li Wenxuan’s side.
After all, having a grandmaster of archery loitering around was too dangerous.
As soon as he saw Lu Yan charging towards him, he was immediately alarmed, staying alert and assuming a defensive stance against the three refined corpses.
