Chapter 123 - 123 119 Slaughtering the Four Great Heavenly Passes_2

Chapter 123: Chapter 119: Slaughtering the Four Great Heavenly Passes_2 Chapter 123: Chapter 119: Slaughtering the Four Great Heavenly Passes_2 And at this moment, Chen Yuan could no longer care about anything else, as he continuously exerted his Fist Mastery, fiercely bombarding the back of Xuanwu. A dozen breaths later, the tortoise shell finally could not withstand it anymore and burst apart with a loud crash. Following this, Chen Yuan reached inside with his hand and smashed. A tragic scream tore through the sky. Immediately after, Chen Yuan’s bloodied hand now held a cluster of blue Divine Soul. And the massive corpse of the turtle also plummeted from the sky. Having done all this, Chen Yuan’s gaze shifted towards another area, his eyes showing a peculiar expression. To the south, within the Mountain-cutting Formation, three small golden mountains roared, provoking continuous roars from the Azure Dragon. At this moment, the Evil Dragon’s scales had shattered a lot, oozing crimson blood, evidently heavily injured by the formation. Below, the Armored Soldiers of the Ninth Mountain were also in a bad state, old wounds stretching, injuries piling upon injuries, with a third of the Soldiers Armor too heavily injured and directly retreating from the formation; the rest could only grit their teeth and persist. After all, they were facing the Heavenly Pass Demon, and the Mountain-cutting Formation was also incomplete because when they had retired from the front lines, the organization of their troops had suffered huge losses. At this time, within the Mountain Conquest Formation, the Azure Dragon completely entered a frenzied state. Not angry, but terrified. It saw Pao Xiao, White Tiger, and Xuanwu successively slain by that fellow, scaring it to the point of almost losing its soul. “Break it for me!” It roared furiously, using all its tricks, the Evil Dragon Claw fiercely smashing a dim golden small mountain. Then, with a flick of its tail, it shattered the remaining two mountains. Finally, the formation was completely broken. Three main flags and hundreds of small flags shook and scattered in all directions. The Azure Dragon roared and glanced in a direction, its body spiraling as it attempted to desperately flee westward. “Thinking of escaping!” Accompanied by a thunderous roar. A figure surrounded by golden light descended from the sky, crashing onto the head of the Evil Dragon. Chen Yuan’s gaze was blazing as he stood atop the dragon’s head, smashing down towards the dragon’s head. “Ow” With a dragon roar, the Azure Dragon painfully let out a tragic cry, then its body violently rolled and twisted in midair, trying to shake Chen Yuan off. But Chen Yuan clung to the dragon’s head like he was stuck there, and with each punch, the Azure Dragon kept emitting painful dragon roars, its body tumbling from the high sky towards one hilltop after another, blindly crashing. One after another, the small mountains shattered, debris flying everywhere. During one of these crashes, horrified shouts and screams came from below as people were hit by falling rocks. In a valley, troop movements were chaotic as they scattered and hid from the falling rocks. And the Azure Dragon, in its agony, went berserk, slamming into everything on this hilltop and leveling many structures. A chilling angry sound came from the mountains, but it quickly quieted down. At this moment, the Azure Dragon finally exhausted, tumbled from the sky, its mouth uttering pleas for mercy, “Spare me, spare me, Chen Yuan, forgive me, I’ll do whatever you say, I’ll even become your mount.” Chen Yuan’s brow twitched, the only way out for this fellow was death! The dragon’s tragic roars echoed through these woods. A dozen breaths later, it all finally fell silent. Chen Yuan rose from these woods, in the distance, a cold glint hurtled through the air, swiftly flying towards him. Chen Yuan reached out and grabbed it with a “clang,” the Three-pointed Double-edged Blade landing in his hand. Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered with golden light, looking down over the wrecked woods. He saw elite troops in the valley, and on a cliff at the mountain top, he saw a person from the Fourth Heavenly Barrier. However, when the other party saw Chen Yuan staring at him, his eyelid twitched and he disappeared from the spot. Chen Yuan shifted his gaze, shining a light on the person hundreds of meters away, causing the person’s face to turn ugly as he disappeared from the spot again, as if hiding from someone. Chen Yuan looked puzzled, he wasn’t a demon, what was there to hide. However, he didn’t dwell on it, turning around and flashing towards the battlefield. At this time, the Four Symbols Venerable of the Demon Sect were either dead or had fled, causing complete chaos within the Demon Sect’s ranks, which scattered and escaped in all directions. The Garrison soldiers naturally would not miss this great opportunity, they pursued victoriously, charging out of the pass, furiously pursuing and killing the fleeing enemies. Only the Armored Soldiers of the Ninth Mountain, who had just operated the Mountain Conquest Formation, remained at the pass, sustaining backlash from the formation’s failure, further compounding their injuries, currently recovering. Chen Yuan’s fierce figure appeared on the city wall, his body bathed in blood, a foot-long, bone-deep sword wound on his shoulder, and both hands a bloody mess, his finger bones clearly visible. After continuously slaying four Heavenly Pass Demons and sustaining minor injuries, he considered himself lucky. His Divine Skills solely restrained Demons, and in his hands, these Demons could only exert seventy to eighty percent of their strength. With the arrival of Chen Yuan, the remnants of the Ninth Mountain’s troops vibrated with their gazes and stood up to salute uniformly. “Subordinate salutes the Colonel!” Chen Yuan’s eyes scanned over these hundred or so faces. Among them, nearly half had old injuries. Yet each and every one’s aura in their soldier armor was extraordinary. His eyes slightly narrowed, “Who will explain to me what’s going on?” He just got promoted and also gained a group of subordinates. He had been busy dealing with the Demons and hadn’t had time to think about these matters. “Reporting to the General, my name is Liu Qing, serving as a Military Officer. Under the orders of the Government Administrative Office’s Commander, the General has been appointed as the new Colonel of the Ninth Mountain, commander for White Emperor City! As for the rest, I am unaware,” One of them took the lead, bowing his head in response. He had just finished speaking when, from the east, laughter transmitted. Followed by a red streak of light that rapidly descended onto the city wall. Xiang Qingtian emerged, his gaze settling on Chen Yuan, examining him thoroughly with a look of astonishment in his eyes. “I am General Xiang Qingtian, the Pass Colonel here, Chen Yuan, I have finally met you. “No need to be surprised, Qin Hu reported back to the city about you, and I urgently relayed your news to Jingguan City. I suppose the Government Administrative Office will have arrangements, but I didn’t expect you to be appointed as the Colonel of the Ninth Mountain in the Mountain-cutting Army, unlike myself. You should know, a Colonel in the Mountain-cutting Army is like a sharp sword of the Government Administrative Office, overseeing various prefectures.” Xiang Qingtian briefly explained the situation. He thought it odd, if being a Pass Colonel is a position akin to a prefect, then a Colonel in the Mountain-cutting Army is like an overseer, a half-grade higher. He also explained the situation in his letter, Chen Yuan had just breached the Fourth Heavenly Barrier, according to reason, the Taoist Office wouldn’t arrange this. However, upon seeing the troops from the Ninth Mountain Sect, a realization seemed to dawn upon him. Yet, he still had one big question. It was how Chen Yuan, who had just breached the Fourth Heavenly Barrier, became a figure in the Taoist Soldier Realm, and possessed numerous daunting techniques. Nevertheless, he knew there were some things to ask, and some not to ask. Hearing the introduction and explanations from the guests, Chen Yuan then realized this was his “direct superior”. “So it’s General Xiang! Chen Yuan apologizes, I want to inquire, General, did you pursue and slay that peacock?” With this question, Xiang Qingtian’s face slightly stiffened, then shook his head somewhat. “Although I managed to injure it, it still escaped.” Xiang Qingtian, who was usually audacious, felt somewhat embarrassed. Chen Yuan mentioned that before today, he was under the General, the Mountain Patrol Military Officer. Yet during this massive siege by the Demon Sect, he played a minimal role and was even saved by Chen Yuan. Feeling emotional, if not for Chen Yuan’s timely arrival, White Emperor City might have been unable to hold. Chen Yuan noticed a bit of embarrassment from his “old superior” and switched topics, “The General constantly worries over the safety of the city, paying great attention, Chen Yuan admires that! This time, Chen came across an incident, does the General know, this total attack by the Demon Sect wasn’t a simple siege, other prefectures in Shu are also suffering from demonic calamities at the moment.” “Is that true?” Xiang Qingtian’s eyebrows jumped. Chen Yuan then discussed his experience of opening the pathway with the Golden Scale, and what he saw inside. Listening to this, Xiang Qingtian’s expression gradually darkened. At this moment, Ninth Mountain Military Officer Liu Qing spoke up, confirming from the side, “Reporting to both Generals, the Taoist Office is indeed mobilizing troops from the various mountains of the Mountain-cutting Army to support the prefectures, likely for this matter.” Xiang Qingtian burst out cursing: “%@#...”, The curse was very unpleasant. Following that, he said in a deep voice: “I had just let out a sigh of relief, thinking the Demon Sect had dwindled in power and White Emperor City could stabilize, allowing the people to recuperate. Now, that has become an unknown variable!” After finishing, he sighed. Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered, and he didn’t continue on the topic but his tone became serious, “No one can predict the future, for now, we should completely eradicate those scoundrels from the Demon Sect!” Saying this, without waiting for anyone else, Chen Yuan swiftly dashed towards the vast wilderness. Watching Chen Yuan do so, Xiang Qingtian thought it made sense and with a shout, sprinted towards the Demon Sect followers fleeing in the wilderness. And not long after, at the distant horizon, a golden line broke through the night. Dawn had arrived!