White Bear was also a commander seasoned by countless battles. He knew the might of the Cangshan Army well. Among the nearly hundred armies of Great Cang, only three stood at the very pinnacle: the Cangshan Army ranked first, the Flying Dragon Legion second, and the Blood Rain Legion third!
They were far away on the northern border and had fought the Flying Dragon Legion more than anyone else. They had long understood its terror. Facing the Cangshan Army, ranked above it, how could they dare underestimate their enemy?
Only by breaking through Ningzhou City at the first opportunity, then holding the city and waiting for the other nine great armies to land, would the Cangshan Army be forced to attend to one thing and lose sight of another. Only then would they have an opening...
Yet just as the army began attacking the city, countless Great Confucians rose into the air from Lingnan Academy!
One Great Confucian crossed the distance in a single step and arrived before the two armies. He was Li Zhou, Lingnan Academy's newly promoted scholar of the literary path. A sheet of paper flew from Li Zhou's hand, and a maze suddenly appeared before them, its mountains and rivers seeming endless...
Another Great Confucian waved his hand, sending black and white chess pieces soaring into the air. They transformed into colossal peaks and crashed toward the army. He was Rao Yi, the dean of Lingnan Academy...
Rumble...
The black and white chess pieces shattered against the Military Formation.
The Great Confucian interception battle had begun in full.
The Cangshan Army behind them advanced as one, displaying the supreme might of slaughter and conquest.
Outside Ningzhou City, battle cries shook the heavens, and the war instantly reached white-hot intensity.
Military banners pointed across the field. White