Chapter 2828: Chapter 2828
Upon receiving her orders, Scarlet Viper stepped into a formation and was instantly teleported into the heart of the enemy forces.
This was a specially designed teleportation array crafted by Qiong Qi, tailored for her to absorb the bloodline energy of her foes. Her current position was also shielded by a defensive formation, ensuring she remained impervious to attacks.
Even so, her doppelganger swung the Heaven Devourer from afar, channeling blade intent to summon all the enemy soldiers’ weapons. With a sweeping motion, the doppelganger sent the blades crashing down around Scarlet Viper, preventing the soldiers from breaching her protective barrier.
The enemy’s army of five hundred thousand was already in chaos, their formations shattered by the activated formations. The battlefield echoed with agonized screams.
Then, the doppelganger’s blade intent surged again, wrenching weapons from countless soldiers’ grips and sending them spiraling uncontrollably through the air. Panic spread like wildfire. When thousands of blades rained down in unison, some soldiers turned tail and fled in terror.
"Any who retreat will be executed!"
The enemy commander’s voice boomed across the field. The disciplinary units sprang into action, cutting down deserters and restoring order to the ranks.
"Vanguard forces, focus your attack on the woman in red within our formation!" the commander barked. Instantly, the soldiers surged toward her.
Suddenly, the sky darkened. A massive storm cloud rolled in, crackling with lightning and thunder.
"Now you’ll witness my true power!" Wind Abyss roared, invigorated as he summoned the tempest.
Last time, his attack had been thwarted by Ye Liuyun, denying him the chance to prove his might. The humiliation had festered, and now, with no interference, he was determined to unleash the full fury of the heavens.
The first bolt, thick as a barrel, struck with devastating force, obliterating an entire unit of soldiers in an instant. Then, the sky split open—lightning rained down in relentless waves, reducing the enemy ranks to charred remains. The stench of scorched flesh hung thick over the battlefield.
Some of the demon soldiers, catching the aroma, couldn’t suppress their drooling hunger. Yet, bound by discipline, they stood rigid, jaws clenched. Others, less restrained, panted heavily, stamping their feet in agitation.
"ROAR!"
The Tiger-headed Beast King let out a thunderous roar, prompting all the demon soldiers to temporarily seal their olfactory senses with their vital energy. Otherwise, the impending flames might overwhelm them, causing chaos in their formation.
Once the demon soldiers blocked their sense of smell, they indeed calmed down.
The enemy commander, witnessing the relentless heavenly thunder strikes decimating his vanguard, immediately ordered a full charge. He believed that by engaging in close combat, the opposing side’s thunder attacks would become ineffective.
Moreover, the red-clad woman targeted by his vanguard was not only protected by defensive formations but also eerily peculiar—anyone who got too close would be drained into a withered corpse. It was utterly bizarre.
Thus, the enemy vanguard surged forward once more toward Ye Liuyun’s demon army.
"Skyblade, intercept the first wave! Hold the line—do not advance! Prepare the war chariots!" Ye Liuyun commanded again. Ye Tiandao swiftly led a group of martial cultivators at the Dominator Ninth Level, fanning out to meet the charging forces. They unleashed devastating strikes, cutting down swaths of soldiers.
After obliterating several waves of the enemy and halting their momentum, Ye Tiandao promptly withdrew his forces.
Before the battle, these martial cultivators had been equipped with energy-storing stones. Yet, following Ye Tiandao’s orders, they focused on replenishing their vital energy as quickly as possible. Aware of the greater battles ahead, none dared slack off.
Meanwhile, the demon army had arranged rows of war chariots and energy cannons at the frontlines, ready to unleash hell upon the approaching soldiers.
Before the enemy could even get close, the chariots and cannons roared to life, obliterating rank after rank of charging soldiers, ensuring not a single step forward was gained.
Whenever a powerful martial cultivator attempted to break through, a shadowy figure would slice through the air, cutting them down mid-charge before they could advance.
By now, the dark clouds overhead had gradually dispersed, and no more thunderbolts rained down. The storm summoned by Feng Qiong had already slain tens of thousands of enemies in a tempest of lightning.
At that moment, Chi Lian returned, appearing beside Ye Liuyun without delay. She immediately began transferring the absorbed bloodline energy to him.
She had taken in far too much—so much that she couldn’t absorb another drop—forcing her to retreat.
"Full army—advance!"
Seeing the lightning strikes and the woman in red retreat, the opposing commander immediately ordered the central and rear forces to advance. By now, their vanguard of a hundred thousand troops had been nearly wiped out, and any further delay would have seen them completely annihilated.
The central army had previously halted to evade the lightning bombardment. Now, upon receiving the command, the two hundred thousand soldiers surged forward like a tidal wave, charging straight toward Ye Liuyun and his allies.
"Perfect timing!" Feng Qiong let out a boisterous laugh as he summoned a sea of fiery clouds above the enemy forces. Ye Liuyun’s golden eyes gleamed with clarity—beneath the earth, molten flames were already gathering.
"Activate the formation!" Ye Liuyun commanded once more.
This time, it was a trapping formation rather than an offensive one, though it was laced with raging winds. The enemy soldiers, sensing the ominous glow above them, quickened their assault. Yet the moment the formation activated, they found themselves ensnared.
"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—" Fireballs rained from the sky without warning.
Each impact not only crushed soldiers beneath them but also exploded outward, engulfing entire swathes of troops in inextinguishable flames. As the trapping formation took full effect, the winds howled, fanning the inferno into an even deadlier blaze. But the assault didn’t end there—blue flames erupted from the ground, deceptively cool in appearance. Yet when the wind scattered them, they burned not just flesh but even souls to ashes. No amount of frost-attribute energy or defensive techniques could quench these celestial and terrestrial fires.
The two hundred thousand soldiers of the Snowfrost Empire writhed in agony within the formation, their screams piercing the air. The stench of charred flesh carried far beyond the battlefield.
"Destroy the formation!" the enemy commander roared, ordering the rear forces to bombard the barrier in a desperate attempt to rescue the central army.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun’s companions and spirit beasts emerged beside him—summoned at Chi Lian’s request to receive her bloodline energy. She feared Ye Liuyun would slaughter the enemy too swiftly, leaving her nothing to absorb. So she urged them to hurry, distributing the power she had already harvested before darting back into the fray.
The trapped central army struggled to survive. Unscathed soldiers banded together, channeling their energy to resist the flames, while others deployed defensive artifacts in a futile attempt to shield themselves.
Feng Qiong, finally proving his worth, admired his handiwork with satisfaction. His task complete, Ye Liuyun promptly recalled him into his spatial realm, ensuring he wouldn’t fall victim to the chaos.
Before long, Chi Lian had dispersed the absorbed bloodline energy among her allies. Then, using the teleportation array prepared by Qiong Qi, she reappeared amidst the enemy’s rear forces—ready to feast anew.
