Chapter 2197: Chapter 2197 Great Victory
The Golden Crow Sacred Flame Ye Liuyun released was actually not that lethal to the enemy’s army.
However, these soldiers, who had just been fire-roasted in the east, had begun to harbor a deeply ingrained fear towards fire. Therefore, using the flames to disrupt their arrangement and instilling fear in them was the primary aim of this ambush.
Seizing the moment of the enemy’s chaos, the Dark Legion also suddenly accelerated, launching a rapid assault on them.
"Praetorians, disperse!"
At the command of the enemy’s leader, one thousand praetorians were immediately scattered throughout the army to handle the fire. Ye Liuyun, having achieved his goal, had no more opportunities for another shot and didn’t release fire again.
"Line up! Prepare for the battle!"
The enemy’s commander was continuously issuing orders.
But just as the flames died down, Ye Liuyun had already swiftly swung the Soul Forging Hammer.
The Yin-souls screamed and lifted a surge of dark clouds, slowly spreading out from the middle of the army.
"Ah! What is this?"
A wave of frightened cries arose among the enemy’s ranks. Many soldiers had not yet registered what was happening before their divine souls had been torn out by the Yin-souls, drawn into the Hammer.
"Attack!"
At this point, Ye Liuyun also released everyone from the spatial world, including the experts and black-armored guards.
As the praetorians were quite scattered, it was very convenient for Xuans and Qings from the Fairy Clan to strike. With a palm, they injured the expert of the enemy and then passed them to Ye Liuyun and his clone. They trailed behind them, invisible, planting Slaving Seals on the captives and kept them in the spatial world.
At the same time, he was also waving the hammer to absorb the Yin-souls of the enemy soldiers.
The clone seized the moment of chaos to unleash a white light, promptly extinguishing the commanding officer of the enemy troops who was issuing commands.
Taking advantage, the Devil Vine bursted out of the ground, first swallowing the weaker martial practitioners of the praetorians, then with a swift lashing motion, twirled over a dozen soldiers, dragging them into the ground so to devour without end.
At this moment, the grand army of the Revival Dynasty had fallen into absolute disorder. Ambushed and scattered by the Yin-souls and the Devil Vine, they fled without maintaining any formation.
Without the commander left to lead them, they soon turned into an incoherent group.
The Black-Armoured Guards of Ye Liuyun along with the soul cultivators teamed up in groups of few to control the praetorians. The martial practitioners, on the other hand, plunged straight into the soldier ranks, striking down the still defensively capable teams.
Observing that the enemy troops had fallen into a certain degree of disorder, Ye Liu Yun, yet again, tried positioning Ye Tiandao and the Blade Legion at the enemy’s rear. Together with the Dark Legion, they formed a pincer attack, pushing in from both sides.
The experts from the Blade Legion charged to the front, tearing apart the enemy’s rear guard.
Liang Xue, Lei Ming, and the Dragon Lady formed a trio, fighting the enemy along with the Blade Legion with unstoppable momentum.
The scattered enemy tried to consolidate several times, only to be fragmented by Xuan Yun and the other experts, captured one by one.
They could cover a dozen soldiers with a single palm strike, of course, there were instances of accidental fatalities, but the number of injuries was comparatively high.
Moreover, the impact of the genuine energy blast would also wound the surrounding soldiers.
Ye Liuyun and his clone followed closely behind, endlessly capturing prisoners, without any time to launch his own attacks.
"Charge!"
The Dark Legion also dashed into the enemy camps, starting a comprehensive attack.
At this point, the army of the Revival Dynasty was left without any resistance, they kept retreating ceaselessly. Those soldiers who couldn’t escape had no choice but to surrender.
Ye Liuyun’s legions had already begun to take prisoners.
Xiao Yunfang also divided two teams of five thousand each, respectively intercepting the fleeing soldiers on both wings.
At this point, the Yin-souls were taken back into the Hammer by Ye Liuyun, so as not to hurt their own forces.
Those experts were still prowling around the battlefield, capturing enemy praetorians. Every now and then, they would slap the enemy’s densely populated areas, unhampered and unstoppable.
The soldiers, of lower levels, once scattered and unable to form a fighting formation, were as weak as ants before these strong inhibitors, completely unable to withstand their attacks.
When most of the praetorians were wiped out, they too were taken back into the spatial world.
After devouring enough martial practitioners, the Devil Vine unprecedentedly returned to Ye Liuyun voluntarily, wanting to retreat inside the Xuankong Stone to digest.
This battle was a complete victory for Ye Liuyun. After the battle, over thirty thousand of the enemy were annihilated, and forty thousand soldiers were taken as prisoner, including over six hundred ninth-realm experts of the praetorian.
However, all the prisoners were injured and needed some time to recuperate before they could be put back into the battle.
On Ye Liuyun’s side, only a little over three thousand soldiers were lost, making it an outright victory.
Upon the news being released, the entire central region was once again shaken.
Many forces harboring resistance were inspired, made covert contacts, and became eager to move.
Ye Liuyun did not take advantage of the victory to attack nearby cities, instead he immediately began rearranging his army.
The captured soldiers were sent back to Eastcloud Dynasty in batches, with Helian Xiu responsible for their reorganization and training.
Xiao Yunfang, leading the Dark Legion, also returned to the Dynasty for rest and reorganization.
This was a unanimous decision made by Ye Liuyun and Song An.
Because of the great defeat suffered by the Revival Dynasty, they would definitely seek revenge to restore their pride.
Right now, they did not possess the strength to openly confront them. Hence, they needed to conserve their forces, waiting for the right opportunity.
Therefore, Ye Liuyun also began the preparations to retreat. After the final conscription in Coast City and other neighbouring large cities, they would leave immediately after the attack from the Revival Dynasty.
Mo Xiaotian, having suffered such a large loss, would naturally not stop at that.
If he did not react after his army of a hundred thousand was completely annihilated by Ye Liuyun, it would be hard to justify to the Central Region.
Thus, he directly deployed his fifty thousand praetorians to the southern Coast City for combat.
Fifty thousand martial experts set off for the frontline through the conveyor formation.
All the powers in the Central Region turned their attention once again to the city, each making their own guesses as to the outcome of this battle.
"If the Revival Dynasty suffers another defeat, it would be an interesting spectacle!"
"It’s tough! Fifty thousand praetorians, each of them an expert of ninth realm, that’s no ordinary army!"
"Indeed! The Dynasty is really going all out! Those rebels in the South probably can’t hold out!"
"Even if they can’t hold out, they can still knock out a couple of teeth from the tiger!"
In the midst of everyone’s speculation, the results came in. The praetorians had rushed to nothing, not even a single person to be found.
"Haha! Good, conserving their strength, hit and run!"
Some of the central folks were enjoying the spectacle.
However, some felt the lack of excitement and were not satisfied.
"What a disappointment! I thought there was going to be a tragic, grand battle!"
But Ye Liuyun did not care about their opinions, having already disguised himself and reached the foreign race battlefield.
The resources and martial practitioners that could be relocated were taken without leaving out a single one.
The cities he occupied and their conveyor formations, had been completely destroyed, which the Revival Dynasty had to spend money to repair.
His shuffling about earned him more than six hundred ninth-realms, and sixty to seventy thousand higher-ranked soldiers, which was already pretty profitable.
These people, along with the Blade Legion, were currently left in the regalty to recuperate and train.
