Zhang Xingfeng's Change

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What does it look like when an army of over 400,000 flees? Most people probably won't see it in their entire lives! Soldiers swarming everywhere, running frantically, the sheer force of it was terrifying. Unfortunately, they weren't attacking; they were fleeing. What was most distressing was that they were being pursued by an army of around 120,000.

It's hard to believe that 120,000 men could outmaneuver an army of 400,000 so badly, but once you see the scene of the chase, it's not surprising.

Meat grinder!

Yes, this army of 120,000 was a terrifying meat grinder. They formed two giant triangular battle formations, like two iron triangles. As soon as they encountered fleeing soldiers, these soldiers were torn into pieces of minced meat at an incredibly fast speed. The most terrifying thing was that the two iron triangles were much faster than the fleeing soldiers! Of course, these 120,000 pursuing warriors were all experts trained in the Taihang Mountain.

Slower-moving soldiers were being brutally slaughtered in droves. Fear gripped the entire Liao Kingdom army, and Commander Yelü Hongjin could no longer remain silent. If this continued, they would likely be hunted down and killed before they could even escape, because the two elite troops were simply too fast; they couldn't possibly run away even if they wanted to.

Yelü Hongjin finally made a decision: sacrifice a pawn to save the king.

"The vanguard behind, hold them off!" Yelü Hongjin's voice instantly echoed throughout the entire Yelü Hongjin, demonstrating his exceptional skill. Upon hearing his words, the bearded man was somewhat taken aback, but immediately felt an impulse—an urge to fight and challenge his limits.

"Forward troops, form ranks and prepare to charge!" The bearded man's voice was much louder than Yelü Hongjin's. All the vanguard soldiers running behind immediately formed triangular battle formations. This was a manifestation of their combat discipline. As a standing army, obedience to orders was their highest principle. Disobeying orders would be a severe blow to their record, and their future lives would be... All of this was beyond their comprehension. Therefore, they had no choice but to fight; even in death, their families would be well taken care of.

One after another, small triangular formations were rushing towards the two giant triangular formations. Countless triangular formations were overwhelming the two formations. There was an advantage to having more people. Although the 120,000 experts were more skilled, they could not withstand the impact of twice the number of people for a moment. Most importantly, these soldiers were all fighting with the belief that they would die!

What kind of soldier is the most terrifying?

The most terrifying warriors are those who are not afraid of death and will kill as many people as possible! Clearly, these standing armies have received such training.

The Liao Kingdom warriors, in groups of three, would either attack one person simultaneously or have one person act as a shield while the other two attacked. Regardless of the method, their method relied on their fearless spirit to maximize their offensive power.

When one person in a group died, they would immediately join forces with the group next to them and continue to form a battle formation to attack the two iron triangles. One by one, the Taihang masters were killed under such terrifying combat awareness. It's not that the Taihang masters were bad at martial arts, but that the Liao Kingdom warriors were too ruthless!

They are ruthless not only to their enemies, but also to themselves!

"Ah!" A Taihang expert was terrified to find that he had no choice but to die. A Liao Kingdom soldier grabbed him and wouldn't let go no matter how much he attacked. But at that moment, another Liao Kingdom soldier grinned ferociously and raised his blood -Liao Kingdom stained blade.

"Pfft—sizzle—"

The expert from Taihang Mountain was completely blank; all he knew was that he was dead! Why hadn't his companions saved him?

Unbeknownst to him, his companions were also struggling under such attacks. These attacks were designed to target experts. Only Innate Master, who could use their True Qi and armor to completely withstand the impact of ordinary warriors, could do so. However, there were far too few Innate Master among these 120,000 experts.

At this time, there was only one Liao Kingdom army that did not fight in this way, and that was the group of Fierce Tigers led by the bearded man.

The bearded man led the most valiant men of the Vanguard Camp, whose members were all fearless experts with high skill levels. Many of the Vanguard Camp's Innate Master were among them. He led this group to begin the massacre of the Taihang Mountain warriors.

"Roar!" The bearded man roared excitedly, cleaving a warrior from the Taihang Mountain in two with a single axe blow. Blood splattered onto his beard, making it even redder, a bewitching red. The bearded man became even more excited, his beard trembling, and he began to slash with his giant axe again.

"Roar!" All the brothers of the Vanguard Camp began their slaughter. They had been extremely frustrated earlier. On average, the Vanguard Camp brothers were clearly stronger than the pursuers. But more importantly, their combat skills were far superior to those of the Taihang Mountain warriors. In every fight, the Vanguard Camp had the upper hand. However, they were simply too few in number. There were over 100,000 experts on the Taihang Mountain side, while they only had a few hundred. They were not even in the same league, so they could only prioritize the overall situation and flee for their lives.

Now that they finally had a chance to show off their prowess, of course they were happy. All the brothers in the Vanguard Camp were venting their dissatisfaction wildly. Only killing could vent the anger of these brave warriors. Only killing could prove their bravery.

Blood splattered and floated in the air. With each desperate cry, one after another, the masters of Taihang Mountain began to die. At the same time, the excited cries of the Vanguard Camp warriors also rang out.

Li Tianxiang was still smiling as he watched everything unfold. During the recent chase, it seemed that only a few dozen of his Taihang Mountain warriors had died, while tens of thousands of the Liao Kingdom warriors had already perished.

But soon, Li Tianxiang's expression changed, becoming extremely ugly.

"What's going on? What's going on? In the blink of an eye, over ten thousand of our own experts have died, while less than thirty thousand of these Liao Kingdom soldiers have perished! Ah... they... they actually used such tactics! It's too despicable, too outrageous..." Li Tianxiang's face turned pale and then red.

"I can't afford to lose my forces in a battle like this!" Li Tianxiang muttered to himself. But during this time, several thousand more experts from Taihang Mountain died, and the number of experts from Taihang Mountain finally dropped below 100,000.

Li Tianxiang immediately roared frantically, "Back to the mountain! Back to the mountain!"

All the Taihang Mountain warriors relaxed instantly. They really didn't want to face these fearless guys. Now they could go back to the mountain. What a wonderful thing that was.

However, these Taihang Mountain warriors had become somewhat numb. They were still maintaining their triangular battle formation. Those in front hadn't run away yet, and those behind had no way to run. They could only helplessly be killed by the Liao Kingdom warriors behind them. In that instant, thousands of them died.

"Oh!" Li Tianxiang finally covered his eyes in pain; he couldn't bear to watch any longer.

"You guys, run! Forget about battle formations, just run! Run! Run like mad!" Li Tianxiang's roar was earth-shattering and ghost-weeping, actually intimidating all the Liao Kingdom soldiers. It took them a while to come to their senses, and when they did, they saw a scene that left them dumbfounded.

All the warriors of Taihang Mountain finally brought out their greatest advantage as masters: lightness skill.

One by one, the Taihang Mountain warriors began to display their lightness skills, rushing forward like the wind, and soon they were just shadows in the distance in the eyes of the Liao Kingdom soldiers.

"Wow, that's so fast! How can they be so fast?" a Liao Kingdom soldier exclaimed in disbelief.

"They, they, they... Oh God, if I had that kind of speed, would I still worry about being caught while trying to escape?" A Liao Kingdom soldier actually blurted out his thoughts, but no one questioned his intention to escape, because all the Liao Kingdom soldiers were stunned.

The bearded man stared blankly for a while before he reacted, and a smile immediately spread across his face, "Brothers, we've won! Haha... No need to rush, let's walk back slowly..."

"Oh..."

"Ah..."

Everyone cheered. Just moments ago they were fighting with the belief that they would die, but now they could return safely in an instant. This change excited everyone, including Yelü Hongjin.

"Ah... these 120,000 experts are really..." Yelü Hongjin was speechless. He could only say that the commander's skill was terrible. With such powerful soldiers, they were still counterattacked and defeated!

"My God, if I had such a strong army, I believe I could build the most powerful army in the world, far stronger than the Ming Dynasty's Central Army!" A general exclaimed repeatedly. Now he was no longer in a hurry to run, but strolled leisurely, how pleasant!

The more than 300,000 Liao Kingdom soldiers began to slowly return home.

They were relaxed, but also tinged with a hint of helplessness, because they had lost the battle. However, they weren't worried; they still had 400,000 men unharmed. Yelü Hongjin had just signaled for them to return. Yelü Hongjin wasn't concerned about what would happen if they returned like this, because the Yelü Aristocratic Clan's status in the Liao Kingdom was similar to that of the Li Family in the Ming Dynasty —though not quite as high, the difference wasn't significant.

"General, there's a signal! The commander-in-chief wants us to return home immediately!" a soldier said beside him.

"Huh? What? Go back home? I haven't even fought a single battle since I came here, and now they want me to go back home? What kind of nonsense is this? Damn it, that Yelü Hongjin is a real bastard, how can he be a commander like this!" Meng Dian was furious. He came here to earn military merit so he could advance further when he returned. But he hadn't even fought a single battle yet. Would he ever earn any military merit? Meng Dian didn't know.

"General, shall we set off now?" asked a lieutenant beside him.

Meng Dian gave him a disdainful look. Once the signal was received, who would dare not go back?

Since Mengdian had received the signal, he had no choice but to announce that he would return home. Obeying orders was the most important thing. Even Mengdian's Lineage would not be able to bear the consequences of disobeying orders. So, the 400,000 soldiers began to return home without experiencing any fighting.

But would fate allow them to return so easily? Fate might not know, but Zhang Xingfeng certainly wouldn't, because he was already waiting on the Liao Kingdom army's inevitable route home.

Zhang Xingfeng sat cross-legged in the void, his somewhat transparent hands glowing with white light, forming a mysterious hand seal.

"Chirp!" Zhang Xingfeng shouted, and his hands immediately emitted a beam of light that covered the entire mountaintop. All 400,000 soldiers who were lying in ambush on the mountaintop disappeared instantly. They didn't disappear, but were made invisible by Zhang Xingfeng's Movement Method.

This Movement Method is far more advanced than the illusion technique. The illusion technique can only deceive ordinary experts, and it cannot be used with significant movement. As soon as you move, it is very likely to be broken. But what about the invisibility Movement Method? Even if you have the strength of a cultivator, as long as your skill is not as high as Zhang Xingfeng's, you will absolutely not be able to see these warriors. Moreover, even if the invisible warriors kill someone, probably no one will see it.

But at this moment, all the soldiers were horrified to find that there was no one around them. Countless soldiers had vanished. The invisible soldiers could not be seen by others, not even by their own people.

Zhang Xingfeng's hands didn't stop moving; bolts of light shot towards each soldier. Those hit were overjoyed to find that they could see their brothers again.

Zhang Xingfeng's face turned pale. Using Law Technique on 400,000 soldiers at the same time was truly an inhuman feat. Even someone with Zhang Xingfeng's terrifying power was finding it difficult to cope. Fortunately, he was fast enough that the soldiers probably hadn't even noticed that he had become invisible.

Of course, the 400,000 soldiers thought they had been seeing things when they couldn't see anyone else for a moment, because now they could see everyone else. They calmed down and began to wait for the soldiers from the Liao Kingdom.

"I'll never do something so thankless again. If I hadn't seen those 400,000 men heading this way, I wouldn't have done it. Ah, now the two Liao Kingdom combined number close to 800,000! Heavens, do I really have to kill so many soldiers for that Zhu Li guy!" Zhang Xingfeng's face showed a hint of helplessness.

Since killing so many Yuan Mongolia soldiers, Zhang Xingfeng's temperament has become somewhat bloodthirsty. If this continues, it will have a great impact on Zhang Xingfeng's cultivation. However, when his brother Lang Feng Fang's power was expected to recover, his temperament changed again. Zhang Xingfeng actually became a bit like an ordinary person, losing his former otherworldly aura.

Zhang Xingfeng was unaware that his realm had already been elevated. Transcendence and engagement with the world complement each other, and Zhang Xingfeng had now reached the point of engaging with the world, which is why his speech had changed from before.

Even his temperament has changed drastically. But Zhang Xingfeng enjoys this feeling. Only in this way does he feel truly alive and grounded, unlike before when he was always so ethereal and aimless, always struggling to cultivate for some inexplicable Heavenly Dao.

He enjoyed that feeling.

"***, Zhu Li, you must thank me properly. You mustn't forget how I treated you, Third Young Master!" Zhang Xingfeng said casually. After saying it, he felt a sense of relief, especially when he said ***, he felt a jolt in his heart.

"Haha... Hahahaha..." Zhang Xingfeng laughed heartily high in the sky, a laugh so carefree, so vulgar!

Feeling carefree and refreshed! That was Zhang Xingfeng's only feeling.

"Ah, this expedition has ended up like this, it's really unexpected. Our Liao Kingdom's 1.2 million troops have lost over 400,000 on the Taihang Mountain, and the losses on the Taihang Mountain are not even that great!" Yelü Hongjin said, shaking his head.

"Brother, the losses in the Taihang Mountain are quite significant. Of the 100,000 Mountain Bandits, 60,000 are dead, and of the 150,000 experts, only about 90,000 remain," Yelü Hongye immediately said. It was unclear whether he was trying to please his elder brother or to save face for the Yelü family.

Yelü Hongjin actually nodded and said, "Hmm... no rush, we still have a chance. We still have 800,000 troops. If we go back and recruit some more soldiers, we can come back and show those Ming Dynasty what we're made of, hmph!" Yelü Hongjin knew that he was just saying it out of anger.

There's probably already a million troops in Tieyang City. How could I possibly break through? Most importantly, even if I recruit enough soldiers, would the Emperor really order me to attack again? I'm sure the Emperor isn't an idiot.

Yelü Hongjin took a piece of fruit from the side and took a bite. He had obtained it from some small towns on the way back. These towns were located at the border between the two countries and treated both countries the same. They would entertain people from the Ming Dynasty and people from the Liao Kingdom. However, these towns were the safest because they would not be affected by the war no matter which country attacked.

"Life is truly enjoyable these days," Yelü Hongjin thought to himself, lying in his luxurious carriage. He couldn't help but take another bite of fruit. Beside him, Yelü Hongye was also eating fruit, lying down and being served by the women beside him.

"How much longer until we reach Yellow Earth Mountain?" Yelü Hongjin suddenly asked loudly to the outside.

The Yellow Earth Mountain is the closest landmark to the Liao Kingdom. It is entirely composed of loess, and remarkably, not a single blade of grass grows on Yellow Earth Mountain. Similarly, ambushing someone on the Yellow Earth Mountain is simply impossible.

"Reporting to the commander, we are still half an hour away from Yellow Earth Mountain!" a soldier outside immediately shouted in reply.

Yelü Hongjin nodded in satisfaction, then lay back down to enjoy the woman's massage.

He didn't know that he only had half an hour to live!

The 800,000-strong Liao Kingdom army marched on in a grand procession, not very fast. The entire army seemed somewhat relaxed, or rather, at ease, especially the soldiers who had just fought in the Battle of Taihang Mountain.

Standing atop the floating clouds, Zhang Xingfeng smiled. He could see the long dragon in the distance, a dragon composed of 800,000 people. "This dragon is so long it would make a real dragon feel inferior!" Zhang Xingfeng thought to himself. He couldn't help but laugh at the thought of a dragon feeling inferior.

"You guys are really having a good time, huh? Heh, you ignorant fools. I'll give you a little more time to enjoy yourselves, heh!" Zhang Xingfeng muttered to himself, then suddenly laughed, because he saw the 400,000- Ming Dynasty army crouching low on the Yellow Earth Mountain, seemingly afraid of being seen by the Liao Kingdom. Their cautious appearance made Zhang Xingfeng laugh heartily again.

"Damn, that's weird, why hasn't the commander ordered an attack yet?" General Zhang Yong said doubtfully. Because at this time, the Liao army had begun to enter the scope of the Loess Mountain. It is impossible for an army of 400,000 to remain undetected in a place like Loess Mountain.

His brother, General Zhang Yang, suddenly said, "Brother, look! Why don't those Liao Kingdom troops seem to notice us at all? If we don't attack now, we'll definitely be discovered!"

At this moment, a force of tens of thousands of soldiers was standing next to the Liao Kingdom army. The commander of this force began to curse inwardly, "General, they are only a few dozen meters away from us. They must have seen us. Why haven't they ordered an attack yet? They're about to attack!" But the Liao Kingdom army passed by them without attacking!

They were stunned. Not only them, but many soldiers were stunned. They didn't know why the Liao Kingdom soldiers hadn't noticed them, or perhaps they had noticed them but hadn't attacked!

Zhang Xingfeng looked at the dumbfounded Ming Dynasty soldiers below, smiled, and suddenly roared, "Attack!"

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