The boost from the Awakening Skill was enormous. Bai Xiaowen could now cast a Heart-Confounding Talisman every few dozen seconds.
Of course, the mental energy cost was terrifying. To control a Rare Elite officer, he had to keep feeding mental energy into each Heart-Confounding Talisman.
Ever since Bai Xiaowen had equipped the Purple-Sashed Cloud Brocade Robe, his mental energy recovery had doubled, and he had rarely run short.
But after Talisman Switching became an Awakening Skill, he gradually felt his reserves running low. Even the extra energy supplied by the Blood Essence Stone's Mana Thirst was swallowed up.
The drain on his mental energy was severe, but the results were remarkable: Bai Xiaowen could turn an enemy Elite Tier officer every few dozen seconds!
The Sili Army's command structure gradually fell into disarray. Its generals' orders depended on Elite Tier officers leading the rank-and-file soldiers to carry them out. Once those officers were gone, the soldiers had no idea what to do.
With the Winged Cavalry's strength and the weakening effect of Qiao Rui's Soul Melody, the troops under Bai Xiaowen's command held firm against the Sili Army's central force.
The main body of the Youzhou Army then came ashore under Jiao Chu and Zhang Nan, pushing the battle line back step by step.
By dawn, after a night of fierce fighting, the Sili Army had been driven back several miles! The entire Youzhou Army, including the emperor's carriage, had made it ashore.
At first light, Qiao Rui had sent the Falcon Spirit, its cooldown complete, southeast to scout.
Now, in the midst of battle, Qiao Rui's expression suddenly changed. "The Falcon Spirit was shot down before it could get a clear look. I only have a rough location, about a hundred miles from Mengjin."
"That means the Cao Army's