"What is this...?"
A faint aura spread through the city. Both the masked immortal outside its walls and the red-mole boy within changed expression at the same instant.
"Such pure River of Time aura! What Divine Ability is this?"
The next moment, the wills drawn by the commotion in Chang'an also sensed the change. Every one of them focused on the ribbon of jade that pierced the clouds.
For a moment, each harbored different thoughts.
While they were still wondering, a man wearing a Ceremonial Crown and Chu Attire strolled out of the jade ribbon. He swept his long sleeves, and the sounds of armies clashing rang out on every side.
"Retreat Thirty Miles!"
The three armies roared as one, their voices shaking the clouds!
The flaming meteors about to strike Chang'an stopped dead, then rolled back the way they had come!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
That sudden halt and reversal stirred scorching winds that shook the houses of Chang'an City. Yet the winds also swept away the despair of everyone within it. Relieved of a crushing weight, they screamed, ran, kowtowed, or wept...
Violent, surging emotions slowly gathered above the city.
Yet amid them came a few discordant cries—
"The Buddha! The Buddha must have saved us!"
"Thank you, Buddha!"
"Our Buddha is merciful!"
Inside the Chen Residence, Chen Yi, whose figure overlapped another's, sensed something and changed his Hand Seal.
Another man stepped out of the jade ribbon, clad in armor and brimming with heroic spirit. He held the Tiger Tally in his hand, and behind him, a phantom River of Time appeared in midair. Endless Soldiers surged from it.
"Victory in every battle!"
Amid cries of slaughter, a vast will enveloped the battle-hardened troops. Wrapped in wolfsmoke rising from their blood and vigor, they charged straight at the