novelraw Chapter 81 : Slaying the Golden Body, Suppressing the Azure Dragon! (5/9)
Chapter 81 : Slaying the Golden Body, Suppressing the Azure Dragon! (5/9)
Chapter 81: Slaying the Golden Body, Suppressing the Azure Dragon! (5/9)
Guo Donglin’s aura surged to the heavens. With the might of his late-stage Golden Body Realm, his confidence overflowed, while Guo Xiazhi had already reached mid-stage Golden Body strength.
The brothers joined forces, believing themselves invincible.
The Vice-General of Canglong Pass had his heart lodged in his throat. He knew full well that without understanding the Anxi Army’s formation, he could not borrow its power.
In this level of battle, he could only rely on his own strength—limited in effect. The outcome rested entirely on Yue Fei.
At the critical moment, Yue Fei finally moved.
No flourishes, no tricks—only a single strike that shattered the heavens and the earth.
With the blessing of the military formation, the power he unleashed actually reached the very peak of the Golden Body Realm.
The spear shot out like a dragon, faster than thunder.
A flash of icy brilliance ignored the distance between them, piercing straight through Guo Xiazhi’s chest as he attempted to flank.
His golden body shattered, and blood splashed across the sky.
Yue Fei’s spear technique could only be described as the ultimate simplicity of the Dao—each strike meant to kill in one blow.
Guo Xiazhi was gravely wounded by that ghostlike strike; his aura plummeted in an instant.
“Xiazhi!”
Guo Donglin roared in fury and despair, swinging his sword toward Yue Fei. The blade tore through the clouds, imbued with the terrifying power of the Geng Metal Law.
Yue Fei’s expression remained unchanged. His spear whirled, the tip tracing an arcane path, easily shattering the sword light.
He reversed his grip, thrusting once to force Guo Donglin back several li, slamming him into a distant mountainside.
Guo Donglin rose again, and the two instantly clashed once more.
Spear shadows and sword lights crisscrossed wildly, each collision rippling space with thunderous booms.
The heavily injured Guo Xiazhi was firmly entangled by the Vice-General of Canglong Pass, unable to aid his brother at all.
The longer the fight went on, the more fear gripped Guo Donglin’s heart.
Yue Fei’s spear techniques were divine, his comprehension of the Dao far surpassing his own. Every thrust was as heavy as a mountain, yet infinitely cunning, stirring the boundless spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Guo Donglin’s power was completely suppressed. He could only struggle bitterly as his golden body cracked apart again and again, his blood dyeing his armor red.
“Die!”
In the midst of battle, Yue Fei’s eyes flashed coldly. Catching the tiniest flaw in Guo Donglin’s defense, he roared.
Guo Donglin’s heart lurched. He hastily gathered all his spiritual power and blood energy from the military formation to shield himself.
Yet Yue Fei’s spear shot forth like a dragon—not toward Guo Donglin, but instead piercing through space in a strange trajectory, accurately striking the distant Guo Xiazhi, who was locked in combat with the Vice-General.
Guo Donglin’s eyes nearly split open from rage and despair, but with all his power focused on defense, it was far too late to save him.
Puff!
The spear light pierced through the skull!
Guo Xiazhi didn’t even have time to scream before his golden body collapsed, his soul annihilated.
Seeing his brother die so miserably, Guo Donglin’s mind was shaken to the core, and his golden body split open in multiple places.
Would Yue Fei show mercy?
The spear’s momentum surged like a storm, drowning him completely.
Moments later, a brilliant spear light pierced through heaven and earth, tearing apart all defenses, nailing the roaring and unwilling Guo Donglin in midair.
The two Golden Bodies of Great Jin—annihilated in full!
As the commanders in the sky fell one after another, the Jin soldiers below stared at Yue Fei, who seemed like a god or demon incarnate, their courage shattered.
Every last shred of their fighting spirit crumbled.
“Run!”
Someone shouted, and the remaining two hundred thousand Jin soldiers instantly collapsed like a mountain of sand.
But surrounded in this valley, where could they flee?
Fire roared, cannon fire rained down!
War elephants trampled, wolf cavalry charged!
The gryphons above dropped burning oil, setting the fleeing soldiers ablaze!
The valley turned into a slaughterhouse. Jin soldiers fell in waves, corpses piled high, blood flowing like rivers.
Yue Fei and the Vice-General of Canglong didn’t even glance at the inferno below. Their figures turned into streaks of light, rushing straight toward the main battlefield on the other side of Canglong Pass.
Above the fortress walls, Li Chong and another Vice-General were already at their limits.
Their bodies were drenched in blood, retreating step by step under the relentless assault of three Golden Body Generals of the Jin Army. The protective formation of the pass was on the verge of collapse.
The three Jin Generals grinned viciously—victory was within reach.
“Do not harm my commander!” the Canglong Vice-General roared, charging in.
“Die, you wretches!”
Yue Fei’s voice was as cold as the depths of the Nine Netherworlds, descending upon them with the unstoppable might of one who had slain two Golden Bodies.
His spear thrust forward, accompanied by the laws of the spear Dao, instantly forcing back one Jin General attacking Li Chong.
“What!”
The three Jin Generals turned in horror, meeting Yue Fei’s cold, killing gaze.
Though they sensed he was no longer under formation blessing, his aura still radiated the terrifying power of a late-stage Golden Body Realm cultivator.
And that spear—still dripping with the blood of the Guo brothers—made their faces change drastically.
Even with formation reinforcement, their side only had two late-stage Golden Bodies and one mid-stage.
But on Canglong Pass’s side stood Yue Fei and Li Chong—two late-stage Golden Bodies—and two Vice-Generals at mid-stage.
Judging by the blood on Yue Fei’s spear, the situation beyond the pass was clear without words.
“Retreat! Retreat immediately!”
The leading late-stage Golden Body General bellowed hoarsely, not hesitating for a second.
They had to flee before Yue Fei gained the blessing of the pass’s formation.
Otherwise, once his power soared, none of them would survive.
The command spread, leaving the Jin soldiers beneath the walls stunned.
Looking up, they saw their commanders—who moments ago were pressing the enemy down—now being suppressed instead!
Something was terribly wrong!
The Jin army instantly erupted in chaos, dropping siege weapons and fleeing in panic.
In the sky, Yue Fei’s attacks surged like tidal waves.
Though his aura was only at late-stage Golden Body, his combat power was absurdly strong.
His strange, elusive spearwork left one Jin General barely able to defend, fresh wounds opening all over his body.
“Damn it! This spear is cursed! Someone cover me!”
He roared desperately, glancing at his companions—only to find them in even worse straits, entangled by Li Chong and the Vice-General.
In the end, the three Jin Generals, battered and bleeding, barely escaped Yue Fei’s relentless pursuit, fleeing wretchedly back toward Huzhou County.
As for the hundreds of thousands of Jin soldiers in the valley outside the pass—
Not a single one escaped. All were buried in that land of death.
Lead-gray clouds hung low. The wind of the Burial Dragon Mountain Range swept across the blood-soaked stronghold, carrying the thick stench of smoke and iron.
Yue Fei stood holding his spear, his bloodstained black armor gleaming darkly. His back was as steady as a mountain, suppressing the battlefield that had just endured a sea of blood.
Watching the Jin army flee in terror, a knot in Yue Fei’s heart seemed to loosen at last.
This battle was a complete victory for the Great Zhou Army!
At this time, when Great Zhou had long been crushed under Great Jin’s advance, the Anxi Army’s triumph was like a powerful tonic—reviving countless hearts weighed by despair.
This long-awaited victory after a drought became the best topic among the commoners of Great Zhou.
And what echoed across the nation was the name of Jiang Zhaoming, Prince of Anxi—
The prestige of his Anxi Army, and the glory of that invincible general who had decided the heavens and earth with a single spear—Yue Fei!
On the road back to the prefecture, Jiang Zhaoming’s consciousness sank deep into his mind, entering the River of Fortune.
【Remaining Fortune: Purple *13, Blue *69, Green *197, White *1131】
【Your reputation in Great Zhou has reached Level 1. Gained Purple Fortune *5】
【Your renown in Great Zhou has reached Level 3. Gained Purple Fortune *2】
【Your infamy in Great Jin has reached Level 1. Gained Purple Fortune *2】
Looking at the dense stream of fortune rewards, Jiang Zhaoming exhaled slowly.
This battle that boosted Great Zhou’s morale had brought him rewards far greater than the victory alone warranted.
His rise in reputation was also due to the repeated defeats at the frontlines elsewhere.
“It seems sometimes,” he thought, “one truly shines brighter with weaker peers.”