NOVEL NEXT Chapter 358: Defeating the Huang Family
Just as Song Jingzong was pondering, a spatial fluctuation appeared in front of the main gate of the Great Song Dynasty. Rows of well-trained, well-equipped soldiers marched in.
Facing the Great Song Dynasty's tense readiness, the invading soldiers were long prepared and quickly set up a defensive formation against the impact.
However, Lu Hong did not issue an attack order, instead coldly watching as the soldiers continued to flood in.
Estimating the number of the enemy, ten thousand... twenty thousand... one hundred thousand... one hundred fifty thousand... three hundred thousand... five hundred thousand!
Lu Hong drew the divine-level heavy sword strapped to his back and shouted, "Blood-colored Divine Might Army! Charge!"
Under the leadership of Lu Hong, a hundred thousand cavalry unleashed an astonishing momentum and suddenly launched an attack on the enemy.
At the onset of the charge, the Blood-colored Divine Might Army had already activated their own battle array.
Countless Blood Qi erupted from within, forming a continuous line like a wave of blood, trying to engulf all the enemies before them.
Yet, the momentum displayed by the Blood-colored Divine Might Army did not intimidate the invading family soldiers. These individuals were temporarily drafted into the army, and were outstanding younger generation members trained earnestly by their families. Such scenes were not uncommon to them. What surprised them was why such a low-level plane would produce an iron cavalry.
"Everyone, prepare to withstand the impact." The commander in charge could see the unstoppable momentum from Lu Hong's side. As long as they withstand this wave, considering their Second Transition, Late Stage, battle prowess, killing the opponent should be quite easy.
With the command given, the invaders quickly erected a solid magic defense barrier, forming a steel wall several miles long.
"Kill!"
Soon, the two sides engaged in the first wave of contact.
And just before contact, the battle array of the Blood-colored Divine Might Army suddenly transformed. The wave of Blood Qi immediately condensed into a colossal giant sword, fiercely slashing down on one section of the enemy's front line.
"Not good!" The family commander was shocked, but it was too late to issue any orders.
Those Second Transition soldiers favored by death saw the impending giant blood sword, and their faces turned pale. Each burst into their strongest means to intercept this terrifying blow.
Unfortunately, the boost of Blood Qi from a hundred thousand Divine Might soldiers was not something they could defend against with mere defensive tools.
A loud boom was heard.
Dirt and dust filled the air.
With the thundering crash of the giant blood sword, cries of agony echoed everywhere. The resulting shockwaves easily tore through the family's constructed defensive line.
The breach had appeared, and without needing Lu Hong's command, the soldiers of the Blood-colored Divine Might Army cried out and rushed through, forming ten-man teams like life-harvesting machines, wreaking havoc within the enemy's lines.
At this time, Lu Hong retreated from the center of the battlefield, choosing to roam the periphery. For this battle, he was not the protagonist. If he fought, it would only be a matter of time before these family soldiers were exterminated.
With the raw power of a Heavenly God, any suppression of lower levels was simply unreasonable. It's no wonder that so many powerful mutant beasts emerged when the Heaven and Earth Domains were birthed—the survival of the fittest according to Darwin's theory of evolution.
Though each family soldier had strength around the Second Transition, Late Stage, they were no match for a battle array where strength could combine into one seamless entity.
In just a few minutes of slaughter, the family forces lost no fewer than thirty thousand soldiers.
"Get in there! Find a way to break apart their formation!" The family commander roared in fury, issuing commands before stepping into the fray himself.
Originally just a nameless fighter of a secondary branch within the Huang family, he never expected to rise past the Second Transition, Late Stage. Though lacking innate aptitude, his tireless efforts in the branch had indeed made him invincible at the same level, attributing to years of accumulated practice.
When the main lineage of the Huang family sought Second Transition experts, he was among those recruited.
The upper echelons of the Huang family promised that they would be the first to invade the Great Song. If he could secure this initial triumph, the family would reward him with a divine fruit to enhance his talent, enabling him to surpass the limits of the Second Transition.
Seeing the whitewashed slaughter of the Huang family army, he felt his prospects shattering.
No, there has to be a turnaround!
The Huang family commander immediately gathered a temporarily formed trusted aide squad. These individuals were powerful Second Transition experts from his lineage who, like him, could never break into the Third Transition due to talent limitations.
"Onward with me!"
Under the lead of the Huang family commander, these trusted aides swiftly moved through the crowd, stealthily approaching the center where the Divine Might Army was fighting.
However, the Divine Might Army warriors, who had transitioned into Angry Blood Warriors, were extremely sensitive to Blood Qi and quickly became aware of these stealthy strong opponents.
Originally, the Divine Might soldiers with Third Transition strength joined forces to unleash the Blood Qi Shockwave, repelling nearby enemies before swiftly going after the hiding Huang family commander.
Realizing he'd been spotted, the Huang family commander ceased hiding, shouted, and led his troops forward.
However, they quickly and thoroughly lost. Nothing much to elaborate on here—Third Transition against Second Transition, plus the existence of a Combined Attack Formation, how could they lose?
Witnessing the gradually clarifying battlefield, Lu Hong nodded with approval. It's undeniable; the Blood-colored Divine Might Army truly performed well under Nuoshan's training. Regardless of the impact, they handled it calmly, maintaining unaltered breathing and rhythm.
"It's a pity!" Lu Hong sighed, "They haven't learned Bloodthirst yet."
No, he must personally train the Blood-colored Divine Might Army to learn Bloodthirst in the future. If these people master Bloodthirst's power, they'll likely go on a killing spree.
However... on second thought, how can the soldiers of the Divine Might Army overcome the side effects of Bloodthirst?
Deep in thought, Lu Hong cast his gaze at the family soldiers still pouring in through the portal, hoping this massacre could enhance their resistance to negative effects!
Soon, the one-sided massacre report was delivered to the Heavenly God stationed outside the Great Song world.
"What!" The Huang Family Heavenly God Patriarch tore the defeat report apart furiously, roaring, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! When did the Great Song plane possess such powerful military strength?!"
Hearing this, the Gao Family Heavenly God Patriarch frowned slightly and said in a somber tone, "Perhaps, the Great Song has been in secret nurturing and forming its own formidable army. This plan to break away from our control could have been quietly carried out for hundreds, if not thousands, of years."
Listening to the speculation of the Gao Family Heavenly God Patriarch, the He Family Heavenly God Patriarch shook his head. "The possibility is low. The entrance and exit of the Great Song plane have always been controlled by us. Anyone with strength above the Second Transition would be expelled, and even if Great Song sent seeds outside to grow, there would never be a chance for them to return."
"What if the Great Song has another entrance?" The Bai Family Heavenly God Patriarch suggested, "If that's the case, then it all makes sense."
"Hahaha." Hearing the Bai Family Heavenly God Patriarch, the Feng Family Heavenly God Patriarch mocked, "Seriously, have you ever seen a world with a second entrance to All Heavens and Myriads of Worlds? Show me one if you can find it; if not, quit scaring!"
Obviously, the Feng Family Heavenly God Patriarch held a personal grudge against the Bai Family Heavenly God Patriarch, showing no mercy.
Hearing the taunt, the Bai Family Heavenly God Patriarch coldly scanned back, speaking in a low voice, "Then explain to me, where did this powerful army appear in the Great Song from, to be able to overwhelm the Huang family?"
"Powerful army?" The Feng Family Patriarch sneered, "Do you have a misunderstanding about powerful armies under the heavens? The Huang family only entered with a hastily formed new army. From the top commander to the foot soldier, where's the coordination? Any well-trained army could likely defeat them. As for the source of this army you mention, I reckon some family is secretly backing them, and that family activated the world's heart for them, leading to the spatial lockdown of the Great Song world. Everything occurring here, there's certainly a family or power working covertly."
"Then, according to your view, what should we do now?" Huang Family Heavenly God Patriarch, suppressing his anger, asked the counterpart.