area51novel Chapter 141: One against ten thousand, easily crushing them.
Chapter 141: One against ten thousand, easily crushing them.
Chapter 141: One against 100,000, easily crushing them.
Although the quality of Soul Masters varies, there are a few Soul Masters who are seven or even eight rings.
"They really don't cherish life."
Su Mo sighed helplessly.
The emperor of Tiandou was fighting to uphold his royal power, so why should they throw their lives away in vain?
The Soul Masters unleashed their Soul Skills one after another—fire, water, lightning, and even spears, swords, axes, and hammers.
All the dazzling soul skills came crashing down on Su Mo, and Su Mo had no interest in defending against such an attack.
In order to preserve his soul power, he simply stopped using the Sword Through the Netherworld and only used the Sword Light Shield for defense.
The golden-red shield enveloped Su Mo's entire body, completely blocking all attacks.
Su Mo's fourth spirit ring is also 100,000 years old. Unless one is a Title Douluo, no one can break through his protective barrier.
"Marshal, what do we do now?"
Looking at Su Mo, who seemed like a god, a lieutenant general's voice couldn't help but sound somewhat desperate.
Are Soul Masters of this caliber truly human?
He even suspected that the person in front of him was a deity, otherwise how could he have withstood the attack of an army of 100,000 without a scratch?
"Why panic? His Majesty's reinforcements will arrive soon!"
Goron kept telling everyone not to panic, but his face was already deathly pale, and he felt dizzy.
Although he was only a Soul Douluo, he once killed a Title Douluo with his army.
But when have we ever seen such a powerful Title Douluo? Even if Empress Bibi Dong of the Spirit Empire came in person, she wouldn't have such strength, right?
Behind the battlefield, Avalanche listened to the scout's report with a heart full of doubt.
The army had only advanced less than five miles, and was still at least twenty miles away from Jialing Pass. Why did they stop?
"Imperial Advisor, what are your thoughts?"
Xue Beng asked Yu Xiaogang, who was standing to the side.
Yu Xiaogang frowned, already guessing what was going on.
But in order to reassure His Majesty's resolve to personally lead the campaign, he said calmly:
"This must be Marshal Goron's tactic; Your Majesty need not worry."
Upon hearing this, Xue Beng's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
Just then, a scout rushed into the tent, knelt on one knee, and said anxiously:
"Your Majesty, our supply line has been attacked! The entire grain transport line has been destroyed by the enemy, and all the troops guarding it have been wiped out."
"Our food supplies have also been taken by the enemy; there's nothing left."
"What?!"
Upon hearing the devastating news, Xue Beng slammed his fist on the table, feeling as if the sky had collapsed.
That's the food supply for the entire army. He led over a million troops on this expedition, and without the food supply lines, the food he brought alone would barely last half a month.
Even if all the grain in the nearest town were requisitioned, it wouldn't be enough to sustain the army for five days.
He was filled with confusion; could he still win this battle?
Bibi Dong adopted an elite force strategy and was not in urgent need of food supplies.
But his million-strong army absolutely cannot lack food.
He clearly dispatched several Soul Douluos and thousands of soldiers to guard the grain transport line, so how could it be destroyed so quickly?
Keep in mind that Bibi Dong had only been stationed at Jialing Pass for less than two days. Could it be that she personally launched the sneak attack?
Seeing the avalanche on the verge of collapse, Yu Xiaogang hurriedly offered his advice:
"Your Majesty need not worry, I have a plan."
"We can mobilize residents of nearby towns and the main city to transport grain."
"With the military and civilians united, we will surely defeat the Martial Soul Empire."
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's plan, Xue Beng's expression softened slightly.
But he knew that this plan would be extremely difficult to implement.
Nearly two years into the war, he has already forcibly requisitioned grain several times. Now, the people in the town and villages are struggling to even get enough to eat, so how could they possibly be willing to come and transport grain?
When he voiced his doubts, Yu Xiaogang simply smiled.
"It's very simple. If they don't pay grain, we'll forcibly conscript able-bodied men."
"I think they can afford to provide some food rather than go to war and die."
Watching Yu Xiaogang speak so eloquently, Xue Beng felt that his smile was inexplicably sinister.
My own national advisor is truly a genius; he actually came up with such a vicious plan.
But now that the empire is on the verge of collapse, this is the only way to proceed.
"Let's do as the Imperial Advisor says."
Xue Beng sighed helplessly, rubbing his forehead.
"Marshal, should we retreat?"
The adjutant barely dodged a sword strike and roared at Golong.
In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, nearly 10,000 of their 100,000-strong army had been slaughtered.
But the enemy didn't suffer a single injury, and the morale of the entire army was extremely low.
Arrows had piled up all over the plain, and Su Mo was numb from releasing his soul skills.
In order to conserve his soul power and mental energy, he did not control each flying sword to accurately hit the enemy.
A single "Ten Thousand Swords Return to One" technique can kill a thousand enemies.
"We'd rather die than retreat!"
Goron roared.
At this point, he no longer had time to give orders.
In this situation, no command can save the army.
"From now on, you're in charge!"
Golong roared at the adjutant beside him, and then attacked Su Mo.
He rode the white tiger toward Su Mo, his eyes already filled with the resolve to die.
He simply could not bear to meet His Majesty in person after losing 100,000 troops.
Watching Golong rapidly approach, Su Mo remained completely unmoved.
To him, there was no essential difference between Contra Masters and ordinary Soul Masters.
He simply swung his sword swiftly, and Goron was dead.
"marshal!"
The adjutant stared angrily at the corpse of Golong in the air.
With Goron's death, the entire army immediately became demoralized, and many deserters appeared.
No matter how angry the adjutant shouted, he could not stop the deserters from fleeing.
One pass ten, ten pass a hundred.
Before long, half of the soldiers began to retreat on their own.
Seeing the retreating soldiers, Su Mo did not stop them.
His goal was to destroy Tiandou, not to kill all of Tiandou's soldiers.
"All swords return to their origin!"
Su Mo's sixth soul ring flashed, and countless sword souls appeared out of thin air.
The rain of swords swept towards the soldiers who were still fighting to the death, and thousands more soldiers died instantly, as easily as mowing grass.
Just then, the Holy Dragon Legion of the Spirit Empire arrived.
They stared at the scene before them, utterly shocked.
One against a hundred thousand! What a heroic feat!
Looking at Su Mo's white clothes, which were completely free of bloodstains, was simply terrifying.
"Holy Dragon Legion, heed my command! Charge!"
Looking at the slowly approaching Holy Dragon Legion, Su Mo said calmly.
After witnessing Su Mo's feat, the legion members were all extremely excited.
They only knew that the Imperial Advisor was strong, but they never imagined he was this strong.
With such a powerful national advisor, how could they possibly be defeated?
One thousand against nine thousand, that sounds difficult.
However, an atmosphere of fear permeated the Heaven Dou Legion, and the combined strength of all the Soul Masters of the Holy Dragon Legion was enough to crush them.
"Charge!"
Hu Yanzhen's face turned bright red, as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
If they win this battle, their Elephant Armor Sect will become the number one sect in the world.
The Holy Dragon Legion moved with the speed of a galloping horse, and soon caught up with the scattered Heavenly Dou Legion, beginning their massacre.
The army marched straight in, heading towards the interior of the Heavenly Dou Empire.
(End of this chapter)