CULTIVATION: WHEN YOU TAKE THINGS TO THE EXTREME

Chapter 986: Chapter 606: Reversal Chapter 986: Chapter 606: Reversal “This…”

“How could this happen!”

Xu Yang received the kill notification on his side, while Zhang Ying received the death message on his side, his face drastically changed, struck with terror.

He only had three epic heroes under him, among them, Yuan Shao was the commander of all armies, Yan Liang and Wen Chou were dual-wall generals. Now that both Yan Liang and Wen Chou are dead, and Yuan Shao can only stay behind, who will lead the Iron Rod Army and the Hebei Army at the front? Their morale had diminished by thirty percent, how could they possibly capture that heavily defended giant city?

Zhang Ying was struck with terror, and Chen Yi and others beside him were also filled with a solemn expression.

Those involved are too close to see clearly, while the onlookers see the whole picture. Regarding Wen Chou’s death, they saw it clearly.

Originally, Wen Chou’s physical attribute was only eighty-eight points; it was only brought up to the first-tier limit of a hundred points because of the “Double Wall” combined skill triggered by the death of Yan Liang.

However, this boost was not permanent and had a time limit. When time was up, he reverted back to his original state.

Unfortunately, at that very moment, the opponents seized this opportunity to activate a special skill that greatly enhanced the defense structures, particularly the Heavenly Thunder Tower and the Heavenly Fire Tower.

Although Wen Chou was a first-class general, he was only a general after all. He had little means to enhance his resistance against spells. Unprepared for the intensified attack of thunder and fire, he suffered a heavy blow and was ultimately killed by the opponent under the Thunder Talisman and Thunderball.

What a tragic way to die!

The death of Wen Chou was bad enough, but the opponent’s defense structures were still exerting force. Even a first-class general like Wen Chou could not withstand the attacks from the Heavenly Thunder Tower and the Heavenly Fire Tower, let alone the troops.

Not only the Heavenly Thunder Tower and the Heavenly Fire Tower, even basic defense structures like the Arrow Tower were unleashing exceptional power at this moment. Bolts of arrows flew down, causing massive casualties among the crowd.

At this point, to continue a fierce attack was an unwise act. The correct approach should be to dodge their sharp edges, wait until the opponent’s skill effects end before launching another attack, or retreat and build siege machinery like giant trebuchets to destroy the enemy’s defense from a distance.

Generally speaking, skills that significantly increase the power of buildings do not last very long.

Thus, avoiding the brunt is the correct choice, as to force an attack under the full fire of the opponent’s defense buildings is to squander the lives of heroes and soldiers.

But…

Do they have time now to wait out the opponent’s skill effects, or to build siege machinery like giant trebuchets?

“Roar!!!”

Suddenly, a huge roar, akin to the tiger’s growl and dragon’s chant, shook the battlefield.

Within the heavy encirclement, waves exploded, and Gongsun Yang and dozens of the Golden Hammer Armored Soldiers who surrounded him were struck by an invisible shockwave. Their armors provided no defense; dozens were either killed instantly, bleeding from all orifices, or their Qi Blood disrupted, dizzy and involuntarily falling from their horses.

Even Gongsun Yang, a Golden Hammer General with a physical strength over a hundred, was stunned, his Qi Blood boiling and vision blurred, which suddenly exposed a gap in his tight offense.

It was the attack special skill of the Phoenix Wing Purple Gold Crown—Furious Shout!

Seizing this opportunity, Xu Yang spearheaded an attack, sweeping the Sky Halberd and striking right in front of Gongsun Yang.

With his Qi Blood boiling and head dizzy, Gongsun Yang, despite desperately trying to parry with his hammer, had no real defensive strength; how could he withstand Xu Yang’s thunderous blow, and was blasted away together with his hammer.

“General!”

Witnessing this scene, the Golden Hammer Armored Soldiers on the periphery immediately rushed forward to fill the gap. Ma Wu, who had been coldly observing, also drew his Strong Bow again, intending to repeat the old trick to relieve Gongsun Yang and regroup.

However…

“My Lord!!!”

A stern shout exploded from the rear; before Ma Wu could release his arrow, he felt a threat looming behind him. Instinctively, he crouched down on his horse.

“Bang!”

Just as his body bent down, a cold gleam broke through the air. A Long Spear flew spinning toward him, narrowly missing, and zoomed into the Feather Forest Army and Hu Ben Army, stirring up a bloody storm and causing untold casualties.

As the spear flew past and returned to the hands of the approaching rider, Lv Lingqi caught the blood-soaked Long Spear and charged directly at the enemy general.

After months of battle training, her character level had advanced to the first-tier limit. The attribute growth of the Daughter of the Fierce Tiger, along with the enhancements from practicing with Xu Yang and the addition of two exclusive pieces of equipment, as well as the effect of “Charge into the Formation to Rescue the Lord,” had also improved her physical attribute to a hundred points, making her a formidable first-class warrior.

Otherwise, she couldn’t have broken through the enemy’s thousands of troops to come to Xu Yang’s aid.

Seeing her charging fiercely, Ma Wu did not shy away from combat. Drawing his Long Knife, he rode out to meet her; the surrounding Feather Forest Army and Hu Ben Army also coordinated to attack, turning the battlefield into two areas of intense combat.

As Gongsun Yang’s deputy and one of the Yuntai Twenty-Eight Generals, Ma Wu was also strong. Although his physical attribute hadn’t broken through the limit, it had reached a hundred points, making him a worthy opponent for the rescuing Lv Lingqi. Together with the surrounding Feather Forest Army and Hu Ben Army, stopping her was not difficult.

But that was all they could do—just stop her!

Without his arrows to restrain them, relying solely on the Golden Hammer Armored Soldiers, how could they stop Xu Yang.

As he merged with his horse, his halberd like a frenzied dragon, he turned the formation upside down, stirring a bloody storm. The five hundred Golden Hammer Armored Soldiers were forced into a steady retreat by his onslaught, suffering more than half casualties within moments, and blood flowed like rivers.

“Ah!!!”

This scene, seen by the dismounted Gongsun Yang with bloodshot eyes, made him disregard his injuries. With his blood-drenched hands, he lifted his drum-beating Weng Gold Hammer, which weighed over a thousand pounds, and hurled it at his opponent.

Sun and Moon Hammer Skill ultimate form—Throwing Hammer!

With the main general risking his special move, the remaining Golden Hammer Armored Soldiers, perfectly in sync, also threw out their heavy hammers, simultaneously attacking the enemy within their formation.

Five hundred soldiers, more than half casualties, yet still around two hundred remained, all throwing their weapons, resulting in four hundred gold hammers, along with Gongsun Yang the main general, covering Xu Yang all around in a direct “hammer rain.”

Compared to an arrow rain made up of arrows, this hammer rain was significantly more terrifying. Each gold hammer flew with the force to split mountains and rocks, let alone human flesh and blood. Any usual general facing this attack only had one outcome—become pulped mud beneath the hammers, flesh crushed to dust.

But still, what holds for others doesn’t necessarily apply to Xu Yang.

Facing the incoming gold hammers, he surprisingly did not even dodge. Instead, he whirled his war halberd, like a dragon unleashing its body, turning the river and the sea upside down, shaking heaven and earth.

“Bang bang bang bang bang bang!”

A clanging sound rang out, and all that could be seen was sparks flying. Xu Yang wielded his halberd like a raging dragon, blending the soft and hard power of Yin and Yang to form the Tai Chi and Chaos Yuan, dissipating the force of the heavy hammers weighing thousands of pounds, even managing to lift them up and, using human strength, spun up a tornado, which contained the opponent’s thrown Golden Gourd Double Hammers.

“This…”

“How is this possible!”

Seeing this, not to mention the Golden Hammer Armor Soldiers, even Gongsun Yang was dumbstruck and could not believe his eyes.

His Throwing Hammer was not simply tossing out the weapon to smash someone; as the ultimate move of the Sun and Moon Hammer Skill, this throw integrated the essence of softness and hardness. The hammers, one hard and one soft, one of Yin and one of Yang, one in front and one behind, were thrown in such a way that they were impossible to predict and block.

The two hammers were like the sun and the moon, combining softness and hardness, Yin and Yang, using both Shining Force and Hidden Force. Even stronger men might find it difficult to catch these Double Flying Hammers not just because of strength but also because of skill.

But…

Xu Yang’s halberd was like a dragon dancing in the wind, not only catching his Drum Beating Golden Hammer but also catching the hundreds of Golden Gourd Double Hammers thrown by his trusted aides. As the halberd spun, it stirred the Wind-Spinning Hammer into a rising tornado.

Using a minimal force to move a huge weight?

This was far beyond using just that minimal force!

Gongsun Yang’s pupils constricted; he finally snapped to his senses, exclaiming in horror, “Retreat…!”

“Boom!!!”

Before the shouts could end, and the horror could subside, the tornado spun furiously, throwing the hammers back out towards the Armored Soldiers in all directions.

“Bang bang bang bang bang bang!”

Immediately there was a massive sound of clanging, and sparks flew mingled with fresh blood. The surrounding Armored Soldiers who were in the midst of attack were caught off-guard by this hammer rain and could hardly defend themselves. In an instant, they were knocked off their horses, reducing them to bloody mud and shattered flesh.

Even Gongsun Yang, the great general, did not escape. The Drum Beating Golden Hammer, weighing over a thousand pounds, flew back with a force of thunder, hitting him, who was distracted while ordering a retreat, nowhere to hide, nowhere to defend, struck him hard with one soft and one hard, one ahead and one behind.

Suddenly…

“Bang!!!”

A loud noise, sparks flying, fresh blood splattered, and a body along with the heavy hammer flew out like a cannonball, striking violently into the ground, his heroic spirit collapsed, disintegrating into streaks of light.

“Deadly Strike!”

“You have killed the enemy hero Gongsun Yang!”

“You have gained 586000 Experience Points, 32560 Reputation Points!”

“You have killed the enemy’s general, greatly lowering the enemy troops’ morale…”

The Throwing Hammer, a powerful ultimate move, ended up taking his own life.

On the battlefield, Xu Yang stood with his halberd drenched in blood, tiger’s mouth fissured all the way to a torn arm.

Though the skill reached its peak, and the knack was exquisite, it still required the support of strength; insufficient strength would lead to a backlash, causing significant damage to oneself, like his right arm, not completely useless, but nearly so, with torn muscles and broken bones, significantly reducing his combat strength.

However, it no longer mattered. Looking around the battlefield, it was covered with the corpses of the enemy troops, five hundred Golden Hammer Armor Soldiers, now barely a tenth survived, all beaten to pulp by the returned hammer rain.

Only a dozen Armor Soldiers, having narrowly escaped the calamity, but with Gongsun Yang as their main general now dead, they had no desire to remain. With a fierce shout, they charged at Xu Yang, not to defeat him, but to complete their duty.

Upon seeing this, Xu Yang, without saying much, just switched his arms and, holding the halberd in his left hand, resumed the fight.

Seeing this…

“Sorry!”

Behind the lines of the Han Army, within the camp, a Lord without a second word threw down a Gong Order, and another one simply stepped into the constructed Transmission Array.

“Lord ‘Zhou Mingshan’ has left the battlefield!”

“Lord ‘Zhang Baiyu’ has left the battlefield!”

“Lord ‘Meng Xinran’ has left the battlefield!”

“Our army’s morale has greatly diminished…”

Ten Lords, three retreated, leaving the likes of Chen Yi with ashen faces, anxious and angered.

“Where there is life, there is hope!”

“Gongsun Yang is dead, it’s hopeless, we must protect ourselves!”

“This loss, your Heaven-Connecting Academy must give us an explanation!”

“Let’s go!!!”

The remaining people quickly reacted, several Lords who were there just for show found excuses and decisively retreated, including Zhang Ying, who faced significant losses, throwing off responsibility, then entered the Transmission Array together with Yuan Shao, who had a pained expression.

Only Wang Jie remained, looking at the ashen-faced Chen Yi, trying to comfort him, “This person is beyond our calculations, better to leave it to the academy’s higher-ups.”

He then also threw down a Gong Order, calling back the Five Generals who were still fighting fiercely.

The Lord Alliance thus crumbled.

Two hundred thousand troops also had their backbone pulled out, beginning a complete rout.

On the city walls, Hua Mulan’s gaze sharpened, she immediately mounted her horse, leading the Bow Riders trusted aides down the wall.

“Open the gates, counterattack!”

“Charge!!!”

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