In the blink of an eye, more than a year has passed since A Huo went to the East Sea.
Before A Huo went to the East Sea, he only left his contact information with Chen Mu, but not with Chen Duo.
Chen Mu didn't ask A Huo why he did it, nor did he ask Chen Duo. They were both getting on in years and were cultivators; they should know how to handle their emotional issues.
"The last time he messaged me was three months ago. He told me that he would return to the Chen Kingdom within five months at the latest."
After getting the answer she wanted, Chen Duo nodded and hummed in agreement, then disappeared into the Spirit Network Space.
Chen Mu glanced around at the empty space, sighed softly, and left.
A month later, unsurprisingly, the Heavenly Court launched its attack on the Chen Kingdom.
In the past, the Heavenly Court had sent down heavenly soldiers to help the Haotian Empire deal with the Chen Kingdom.
But those heavenly soldiers were just ordinary legions, and their combined number did not exceed 30,000.
However, this time, the Heavenly King Linlang brought a full 100,000 heavenly soldiers down to the mortal realm, including five high-ranking heavenly army legions.
The Heavenly Court's army consists of the Eight Division Army, the strongest, followed by high-ranking Heavenly Soldiers.
The Heavenly Realm Nine Heavens, each of which cultivates a high-ranking celestial army legion. The names of these high-ranking celestial army legions correspond to one of the twelve earthly branches.
The five high-ranking celestial army groups sent by the Heavenly King Linlang this time correspond to the five earthly branches: Wu, Ding, Wei, Xu, and Hai.
Although the high-ranking celestial army groups are not as renowned as the Heavenly Court Eight Division Army, they are still far superior to ordinary celestial army groups.
The Heavenly Army that previously breached the capital of the Chen Kingdom was the " Ding Army, belonging to the Eighth Heavenly King. That battle almost destroyed the Chen Kingdom.
In addition to the Heavenly Army, Heavenly King Linlang also brought four Void God Realm to participate in the battle. Such a massive army would be enough to attack even a medium-sized plane.
At this time, on the border of the Chen Kingdom, outside Flying Dragon Pass.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...!
With a flash of golden light, a celestial army, seemingly cast in gold, marched majestically through the void, surrounding the entire Flying Dragon Pass.
You have three breaths to surrender, or die!
At the forefront of the Heavenly Court Army, Divine General Baiyu, wielding a silver-white halberd, issued an ultimatum without any hesitation.
Three breaths later, there was still no response from the direction of Flying Dragon Pass. Without hesitation, Divine General Baiyu ordered his men to launch an attack.
Whoosh... whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Countless energy blades flew out, raining down on Flying Dragon Pass like raindrops, but they were all blocked by the defensive shield formed by the formation.
"Kill!"
The power of ranged attacks diminishes as they travel through space, making them far less powerful than close-range attacks. Therefore, the heavenly army began its charge, rapidly approaching the city gate.
Just as the heavenly soldiers approached within about a mile of the city gate, all of the Chen Kingdom's city defenses opened fire.
Snap snap snap... Buzz...!
Countless large-caliber bullets and energy beams launched a powerful counterattack, the dense barrage of fire rattling the celestial soldiers' armor. While it couldn't kill them outright, it did inflict considerable damage.
"Hmph! A stubborn resistance."
The main force attacking the city this time was the "Xu Army among the five high-level heavenly army groups. They quickly formed a battle formation, transforming into a huge golden spear, and thrusting towards Flying Dragon Pass.
Immovable as a Mountain!
Boom!
After a deafening roar, the Xu Army returned empty-handed. Only then did the heavenly soldiers notice a huge, phantom mountain above the gate of Flying Dragon Pass.
"It's the Wei Clan's Mountain Army!"
Divine General Baiyu read the intelligence about the Chen Kingdom provided to him by the Haotian Empire and was very familiar with the Chen Kingdom's legions, which were even slightly famous. How could he not know about the Wei Clan's Mountain Army, which was once one of the strongest legions in the Haotian Empire?
"This is getting a bit troublesome!"
According to Divine General Baiyu, while the Mountain Army's other abilities are average, their defensive capabilities are truly unparalleled.
To launch a direct assault on a fortress defended by the Mountain Army, unless one's fighting strength is more than ten times that of the Mountain Army, one must be prepared to suffer heavy casualties.
Fortunately, the King Who Guards the West, who once commanded the Mountain Army, has been killed by the Abyss Devil Race.
Even without the King Who Guards the West, I still have a chance to take this place with minimal casualties.
With that Divine General Baiyu took a step forward, ready to take action himself.
Although Wei Shan left the Sword-Questioning Sect many years ago and joined the Chen Kingdom.
To this day, no more than ten people in the world know that General Yue was Wei Shan.
Many of the soldiers of the Haotian Empire were Wei Shan's former comrades. To avoid putting him in a difficult position, Chen Mu had not sent him to fight in previous wars with the Haotian Empire, but instead had him guard the border adjacent to the Abyss Devil Race.
However, now that the Heavenly Army Legion does not belong to the Haotian Empire, Wei Shan will not have too much psychological burden.
On the other hand, the Chen Kingdom is now at a critical juncture of survival, and it is impossible for him to keep such an excellent commander as Wei Shan hidden away.
Whoosh! Boom boom boom...!
Divine General Baiyu wielded his halberd like a war god supporting the Supporting the Heavens, causing the illusory mountain figures above the city gate to flicker continuously.
The battle formations of both sides were initially locked in a stalemate, with the interconnected energy of the towering, overlapping mountain peaks making it indeed difficult to break.
However, Divine General Baiyu's attacks were highly targeted. If he were allowed to continue like this, the mountain phantom would disappear in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and then Flying Dragon Pass would fall.
Just then, a small mech about three zhang tall took off and rushed towards Divine General Baiyu.
" Radiance Transformation! Mountain-Shaking Blade."
The moment the small mecha appeared, Divine General Baiyu noticed it. He could tell that this mecha was very expensive and contained a huge amount of energy, already possessing the God Level.
However, even divine artifacts can only truly unleash their power in the hands of gods. External objects are ultimately inanimate and cannot compare to true gods. He did not truly regard the mecha as a threat.
However, when the small mech drew its long sword from its waist and slashed at him, he actually felt a deadly threat.
Whoosh... Clang!
"Such an unstable power... Are you all insane?"
Divine General Baiyu solemn as he wielded his halberd to block Wei Shan's longsword. For some reason, he found himself at a disadvantage, as if he dared not confront Wei Shan's longsword head-on.
"Haha, isn't this what you forced us to do? At worst, we'd all just die together."
Wei Shan laughed heartily. No one could have imagined that the person inside the mecha was a man with no cultivation whatsoever.
In fact, the reason why Divine General Baiyu so wary of Wei Shan was because the ' Mountain-Shaking Blade ' in Wei Shan's hand was formed from an extremely unstable energy. If this energy got out of control, it could probably turn the surrounding area into ruins.