An Ordinary Little Ball

As dusk fell, it was already afternoon. Several figures on horseback galloped across the Cangguan Pass from the Cangguan Pass built by the Great Feng on the Xuanshan Plain. Upon arriving at the pass, they reported with a hint of panic in their voices.

"Report!"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Dagan army is less than thirty li from our Cangguan Pass."

On the city gate, Marquis of Beimu Qin Xiaosheng of the Northern Mu had a solemn expression. They still came. After the last battle, the Dagan army had not moved for several days. He thought that the war in the Eastern Border was over. He never expected that a few days ago, Dagan would start to reorganize and prepare for war again. They really picked a good time.

His gaze fell upon a young man in black armor on his left, and Qin Xiaosheng asked in a deep voice.

"Dong Cunyi, when will the Marquis of Dongyue return?"

After Dong Xuanfeng's death, Dong Zhenlin Marquis of Dongyue of Dong Xuanfeng, returned to his family to take charge of important affairs. Currently, the person in charge of the Dong Clan family in Cangguan Pass is Dong Zhenlin's eldest son, Dong Cunyi.

"Reporting to Marquis of Beimu, we still need to mobilize troops, and my father may not be able to return for another three to five days."

Upon hearing this, Qin Xiaosheng stroked the blue bricks and huge stones on the city gate, slowly closed his eyes, and thought, "Misfortunes never come singly! In just three to five days, the more than 160,000 Great Feng soldiers in Cangguan Pass are no match for the Dagan 400,000 Dacheng troops. The disparity in troop strength is too great. Now, all that's left is to defend the city."

Qin Xiaosheng was deep in thought with his eyes closed, spoke in a heavy tone.

"Order the army to hold Cangguan Pass. Reinforcements will arrive soon. Send urgent orders to the seven major cities Cangshui. All officers and soldiers must rush to Cangguan Pass without delay."

"This time, we will only defend the city. The generals guarding the passes must not launch an attack. Dong Cunyi is going..."

The generals of Cangguan Pass around him all nodded solemnly.

"Yes, sir."

"What a Cangguan Pass! It's a pity it will soon be gone."

Even though it was several miles away and night had fallen, Chu Xuanao could still see the long, winding Cangguan Pass. The Great Feng had put some effort into it, but unfortunately, the Cangguan Pass was about to be destroyed today.

Perhaps he will rebuild the pass himself later as a memorial, but that will be after the recapture of the Cangshui.

At this moment, Chu Xuanao had already arrived at the forefront of the army, and many generals and powerful figures were lined up in front of the three armies.

"Your Highness, shall we begin?"

Wang Hanying, standing beside her, gazed at the distant Cangguan Pass, a glint of fervor in her eyes, and spoke with a hint of urgency.

She had waited for this day for far too long. In her more than fifty years in You Province, she had gazed at the Cangguan Pass countless times. Today, she would truly represent Dagan to cross the Cangshui and reclaim the lost territory.

It wasn't just Wang Hanying; all the generals of You Province, including Commander-in-Chief Qian Shan and Dao Youming, were excited as they looked at Cangguan Pass. After this battle, they would all achieve great merit, a feat that would be rare in a century, by recovering Cangshui.

Similarly, after this battle, His Highness the Your Highness of Prince of Qin's merits will surpass those of all the other princes. This Your Highness may indeed become Dagan new generation of unparalleled emperor, and they need not say more.

However, one person's feelings differed from the others, and that was Chu Mo. Looking at the majestic pass in front of him, Chu Mo felt it was incredibly glaring, as if ten thousand needles were piercing his eyes. His eyes were full of anger, disgust, and even a hint of ruthlessness.

When he traveled the world as an elder of the Corpse Immortal Sect, there was nothing here. Even this vast Xuanshan Plain was just a place for Dagan people of Daqian to ride horses. This was all part of Dagan's territory.

In the blink of an eye, he, a member of the Imperial Clan and the master of the entire Dagan, has arrived here, and he has become an outsider.

Chu Mo even had the idea of directly smashing Cangguan Pass to pieces with a single slap, but of course, that was unrealistic. With the oaths of all parties in the world in place, he couldn't act rashly.

If they were to make such a move, he knew that the Great Feng would definitely have a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert who would also take action and demolish Zhenyou City. If all battlefields in the world were like this, wouldn't it be chaos? That's why all countries prohibit Celestial Realm experts from interfering in the battlefield.

If a fight is to be fought, the two countries will have their own Heavenly Realm forces to engage in combat, but they will not interfere in the battlefield. Of course, this rule only applies to the battlefield; there are only four countries in the world, and all of them are well aware of these intricacies.

Chu Mo couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency. He was also waiting for the arrival of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert from Great Feng. He had even chosen his opponent: Gu Ji of the Lieyang Sect, the Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert who had been publicly declared to the world by the Blood Lotus Sect and had been beaten to a pulp by the reincarnated You Lian Holy Envoy.

This is the only thing he's confident about; he's afraid he can't handle anything else given his current injured and weakened state!

Unaware of Chu Mo's thoughts, Chu Xuanao glanced at both sides of the army. Two generals clad in black armor stood at the front of the two armies, with fully armored cavalry behind them, ready to fight at any moment. He spoke loudly.

"Shenying Marquis, Wen Yuan, are you ready? You two will lead the army in this battle."

The two men on horseback leading the troops on either side were Wang Long and Zhang Liao. Upon hearing Chu Xuanao's words, their eyes were filled with fighting spirit as they spoke.

"Your Highness, the time to break through the barrier has come."

Chu Xuanao.

"Good! Set out at dawn, and retire to Cangguan Pass tonight. Take Cangguan Pass in half an hour. Ghost Servant, make your move."

After he spoke, the Ghost Servant beside Chu Xuanao rushed out like the wind. His black robes seemed undetectable in the night. He could only feel a breeze passing by before disappearing without a trace, like a ghost.

Upon seeing that the ghost servants had already charged straight towards Cangguan, Marquis Shenying Wang Long and Zhang Liao led their troops to prepare for battle, waiting only for the signal to sound.

While waiting, Maternal Aunt Bai Feiyu couldn't help but ask her father Bai Yi, who was beside her.

"Is this really a good thing for us to use?"

Thinking of the thing rolled up in the Ghost Servant's sleeve, Bai Feiyu felt a chill. If that thing exploded, the consequences for Cangguan Pass were unimaginable.

Bai Yi, standing to the side, said with a hint of mockery.

"Why not? It's not like no one has ever used it before. Countless people have died because of that stuff. We didn't have a Celestial Phenomenon Realm expert break through the barrier, nor did we break the rules of the Four Kingdoms Oath. What's wrong with that?"

All the key passes along Cangguan Pass were heavily guarded, and many powerful warriors stood atop the city walls, constantly observing the Dagan army that had not yet advanced into the distance.

Meanwhile, under the cover of darkness, the Ghost Servant approached Cangguan Pass like a ghost. With his spiritual weapon [Ink Concealment Black Robe], he truly blended into the darkness, moving as if he were in an empty place, until he stopped when he was more than a hundred meters away from Cangguan Pass.

His sleeves slowly rose under the influence of his true energy, revealing a small, unremarkable ball, about the size of an apple, inside the sleeve, smeared with purplish-red pigments.

However, the Ghost Servant could sense the terrifying power within it, which was violent and fierce, full of destructive intent, leaving no chance of life, as if its existence was solely for the purpose of destroying everything. Sensing the aura within it, the Ghost Servant felt somewhat solemn.

Looking at Cangguan Pass a hundred meters away, the Ghost Servant chose a spot directly opposite him. He gathered his true energy, waved his sleeve, and threw the purplish-red ball towards the Cangguan Pass wall.