Chapter 103

The Underworld Demon Army summoned by the Underworld Demon King was completely wiped out.

The battle between the two sides was over a million soldiers. The one with the heaviest casualties was when Huangfu Xiong led the army to attack Fengling City. Kang Yanji left behind a large number of troops to guard Fengling City to cover her safe retreat.

Huangfu Xiong paid a heavy price to take Fengling City.

Both sides suffered heavy losses. This was the situation that You Wuming wanted to see.

Kang Yanji abandoned Tiandu and retreated to Jiangzhou.

At this moment, she only had twenty thousand elite Imperial Guards and fifty thousand elite West Camp Guards, less than two hundred thousand Imperial Guards, and the two hundred thousand regular soldiers of Jiangzhou.

The Demon Slayer Army led by Wu Baishan did not join Huangfu Xiong.

They decisively went north to the Great Wall. With so many Underworld Demons appearing in their territory, it was natural that everyone was anxious. At this moment, this army in an awkward position rushed to the Great Wall to guard the border and wait for the dust to settle. This was the best choice.

About two hundred thousand soldiers left with Wu Baishan. Before the situation was settled, this army would not help either side.

"Kang Yanji made a bad move." Sang Yuanyuan looked at Fengling City and Tiandu that were occupied by the Eastern Army and sighed.

Actually, this was her personality.

Looking at Kang Yanji's actions in the past few years, it was clear that she was just an ambitious person who loved to play with power.

At this juncture of internal and external troubles, she had to protect her throne by hook or by crook.

Unfortunately, she underestimated the hatred the people of Cloud Realm had for the Underworld Demons.

This kind of hatred was deeply engraved in the blood and soul. It was enough to make people stand up and fight against the monarch.

Even the soldiers that remained by Kang Yanji's side had their own thoughts and difficulties. They had lost their fighting spirit.

"Kang Yanji went to Jiangzhou." You Wuming's lips curled into a smirk. "It's time to spread a rumor."

Before nightfall, the news that Kang Yanji had defeated Jiang Zhou, poisoned his brother Jiang Zhou's King Jiang Xujun, and seized military power had spread everywhere.

The two hundred thousand regular soldiers of Jiang Zhou immediately lost their morale and felt threatened.

At every moment, countless soldiers were secretly fleeing to the nearby states.

If Kang Yanji wanted to refute the rumors, he had to hand over Jiang Xujun.

The problem was, Jiang Xujun had already been burned to ashes by You Wuming. How could she hand him over?

Because of this matter, Kang Yanji, who was in the Jiang Palace, went bald again.

If this rumor couldn't be cleared up quickly, then Kang Yanji would become the target of public criticism — in order to seize military power, she even killed her concubine-born brother. Which state would dare to support her?

Zhao Zhou, Zhou Zhou, and Feng Zhou, which bordered Jiang Zhou, had already sealed off their fortresses and began to station troops at the border to prevent Kang Yanji from visiting them.

At this point, Jiang Yanji naturally knew who was the real culprit behind the scenes.

"You Wuming!

You Wuming! "

When Kang Yanji thought of Huangfu Jun's tragic death in the Memory Bead, she felt a chill run down her spine.

If she had known that this day would come, she wouldn't have chosen to cut her flesh with a soft knife.

She would have led the army to the west and directly destroyed You Wuming!

Who would have thought that a mere Marquis of a state could go to this extent!

Fortunately, this man still had weaknesses and soft spots — it wasn't that he didn't like women, but that his standards were too high and he didn't like ordinary goods.

Kang Yanji took a deep breath and tightly grasped the imperial seal in her hand.

First, he used the lives of the Sang royal family to force You Wuming to attack Huangfu Xiong and Yun Xuzhou!

… …

The elite troops of Yun Zhou had already arrived at Tiandu and joined forces with Dong Zhou to suppress the west.

You Zhou had also made a move.

The three armies quickly occupied the major cities of Jiang Zhou and attacked Jiang Du City.

After the fierce battle of Fengling, Huangfu Xiong had also suffered heavy losses.

After all, it was a tough battle to besiege the city. The Dong Zhou army had risked their lives and killed half of the elite troops of the East and South Barracks that followed Kang Yanji, as well as nearly 100,000 Imperial Guards.

After that battle, Huangfu Xiong could only bring out about 200,000 soldiers. The rest escorted the light and heavy wounded back to Dong Zhou to recuperate and reorganize the army.

In front of Jiang Du City's gate, You Zhou, Yun Zhou, and Dong Zhou met.

Huangfu Xiong and Yun Xuzhou naturally took a step back and let You Wuming take the lead.

You Wuming also took a step forward and stood in front of the crowd with Sang Yuanyuan.

Zhang Zhou and Ping Zhou had already submitted to him. He also had Yue Clan and Sang Zhou behind him. The entire Western Region could be said to be under his control.

His cultivation had already reached a shocking level. He was also proficient in strategy and was brave and good at fighting. These years, he had rushed to the Great Wall and had a high reputation in the army. Such a person becoming the leader of the allied army was exactly what everyone wanted.

In addition, Wu Baishan had seen the battle where he killed the Underworld Demon King. As long as Kang Yanji was eliminated, the Tiandu rebel army watching from the Great Wall would definitely join You Wuming.

The battle had not yet begun, but in everyone's hearts, they had already determined the next leader of the world.

Huangfu Xiong looked at the two straight figures in front of him and quietly took two steps to the side and elbowed Yun Xuzhou.

They whispered to each other.

"Old Yun, you're right. Neither of us is cut out to be a leader. You Wuming is the most suitable.

Hiss, when I saw him walk over, I knew your decision was right.

When I look at him now, I feel a sense of security like a big brother. "

Yun Xuzhou: "…"

She hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand and patted Huangfu Xiong's shoulder.

"Old Xiong, sometimes being muddle-headed is a blessing in life."

"Yes, yes, yes." Huangfu Xiong gave her a thumbs up. "For someone like me, it's really difficult for me to sit at the top and give orders.

I'll be a muddle-headed general. I'll fight wherever the higher-ups point! "

Yun Xuzhou: "… Well, as long as you're happy."

She couldn't help but think that Huangfu Xiong would probably never know the truth in his life … right?

Looking at this silly bear's beaming face, Yun Xuzhou sincerely hoped that he would never know who the real murderer of Huangfu Jun and his son was.

You Wuming walked to the front of the three armies and casually waved his saber, looking lazy.

"Kill!"

He didn't look serious at all, but the moment the word 'kill' came out of his mouth, his black wings spread out, and his figure was like an arrow that left the bow. He faced the rain of arrows and flew straight up the city wall.

Before the siege army could react, they saw the two wings flapping above the city wall and disappearing behind the city wall.

While everyone was still in a daze, A 'Gu led the Youzhou heavy cavalry in a charge.

Huangfu Xiong: "?"

As if they could not see the towering city wall and the huge city gate embedded with black iron barbs, the Youzhou army marched toward Jiangdu.

A thunderous rumble resounded in the city.

The entire ground was shaking.

Faintly, black flames seeped through the cracks between the bricks on the city wall.

Just as Huangfu Xiong was in a daze, another series of muffled 'zha zha' sounds rang out, and a crack suddenly appeared in the middle of the tightly shut city gate.

The gap quickly widened.

The scene beneath the city gate was revealed.

The soldiers who had been waiting behind the gate had all disappeared. Black flames and tattered armor fragments were scattered on the sides and roof of the gate, and a layer of the ground seemed to have been scraped away.

This was … a huge explosion in the gate, right?

You Wuming was still as lazy as ever. He grabbed a gate with one hand and pushed it to the left and right.

Compared to the hundred-meter-tall gate made of refined iron, such a small person was like a thin wooden stick.

But that behemoth of a gate was cleaved in two by his hand.

When his arms were fully spread out, the two gates that weighed more than ten thousand kilograms continued to move to the left and right until they crashed into the city wall with a boom.

The Youzhou heavy cavalry just so happened to reach the city gate. Like fish encountering a reef, they avoided You Wuming and charged into the city from his left and right.

He just stood in the middle of the city gate with his head slightly lowered, letting the wind gently blow the strands of hair on his cheeks.

Sang Yuanyuan: "…" The king of showing off, he was born naturally.

Huangfu Xiong cried on the spot: "Is the gate so easy to open!

Ahhh!

I killed the Nether Demon King!

If it weren't for it holding back Old Youling, I wouldn't have suffered 200,000 casualties in the Battle of Fengling! "

Sang Yuanyuan and Yun Xuzhou looked at each other and both sighed.

The army entered the Jiangdu city.

The resistance was much weaker than expected. Hearing the sound of fighting, they quickly reached the Jiangdu palace.

"That's not right."

Sang Yuanyuan frowned, "Kang Yanji has the Imperial Guard and the entire elite force of the West Camp. How can they not have the power to fight back?"

An ominous premonition quietly crept into her heart like a black undercurrent.

Just as her heart skipped a beat, she saw You Wuming rushing against the flow, and in the blink of an eye, he was in front of her.

Without saying a word, he put his arm around her waist and took her straight to the west.

Sang Yuanyuan only felt that her heart fell to the ground with a thud, and then bounced up heavily, and began to beat in her chest.

For the first time, she was a little afraid of what she would say, "Sang Zhou, something happened?"

Her voice was trembling beyond recognition.

"Mhm." You Wuming pursed his thin lips tightly.

After a long while, he said in a low voice, "The Imperial Guard is stronger than expected.

Under the cover of the night, Kang Yanji led the main force to sneak attack Sang Zhou. Wherever they passed, no one was left alive. They didn't even have a chance to send a message. "

Sang Yuanyuan took a long breath of cold air.

What kind of astonishing battle prowess was this!

Immediately, a cold current rushed straight to her head along her spine.

Her voice changed, "So, when they were discovered, they were already right under your nose."

"Mhm."

You Wuming said, "Father-in-law said that it was too late and that he couldn't hold on, so I didn't need to send the army to rescue him. He definitely wouldn't fall into Kang Yanji's hands and drag you and me down."

Sang Yuanyuan bit her lip hard. Her nose and throat were sore, and she choked back a sob.

You Wuming continued, "But he forgot that I can fly."

"You Wuming." Sang Yuanyuan said with a sobbing tone, "Please."

"Don't worry."

With a flap of his wings, his figure, which was close to the ground, brought about a sonic boom.

The strong wind blew away the tears in her eyes. Sang Yuanyuan tried her best to calm down and sent out a stream of emerald light to help him.

It was definitely too late to send the army to rescue him. You Wuming didn't even ride the Cloud Beast. He took her straight to Sang Zhou with all his strength.

Scattered green plants gradually appeared on the yellow sand covered ground.

Jiangzhou was a dry and yellow sand province with many deserts. Sang Zhou, on the other hand, was densely covered with short mulberries. The whole province was green.

The more green there was, the closer they were to Sang Zhou.

As they flew, You Wuming suddenly reached out and used his thumb to push her lower lip.

"Stop biting." His tone was a little irritable.

Sang Yuanyuan suddenly came back to her senses and tasted blood in her mouth.

She didn't know when she had bitten her lip, but she also felt a stabbing pain in her palm. Looking down, she saw that a few fingernail marks were slowly bleeding.

"You Wuming, I …"

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

He was even faster. In the blink of an eye, he swept into a lifeless city.

What entered his eyes were the corpses of the Sang people.

Most people didn't even have the chance to pull out their weapons.

Sang Yuanyuan didn't expect that the imperial guards were such a team that was proficient in large-scale assassination.

You Wuming didn't stop for a moment and went straight out of the city.

He obviously couldn't bear to carry her across two provinces with all his strength. He forced himself to hold on.

He knew that she was burning with anxiety.

Her anxiety was driving him crazy. His chest was on fire, and he wanted nothing more than to tear everything in front of him apart.

He breathed deeply and slowly, not slowing down at all.

His breath was gradually tainted with the smell of blood.

Soon, he swept past another besieged city.

Sure enough, not a single person was left alive.

Even the children who had just learned to walk had their throats cut cleanly in one slash.

Sang Yuanyuan tasted blood again.

She numbly pursed her lips and found that they weren't cut.

They were coming from her chest.

She was anxious.

She tilted her head and glanced at You Wuming. She saw that his cheeks were abnormally red, and his breathing was extremely slow and heavy, with a bit of a broken bellows.

He had internal injuries from running!

She was anxious and in pain. She threw out a jade-like flower and buried it in his chest.

She knew his temperament. He definitely wouldn't stop at a time like this.

Wherever Kang Yanji's army trampled, the short mulberry trees fell to the ground.

Sang Yuanyuan's heart twitched in pain as she looked at the dark green leaves that had been trampled into the mud.

She had underestimated Kang Yanji's strength and courage.

Originally, they thought that she would flee to Jiangzhou in a sorry state and would only be able to passively take a beating. Who knew that she would throw the dispirited Jiangzhou Army and Imperial Guards in Jiangdu as bait and only take the most elite Imperial Guards and West Camp Guards to attack Sangzhou?

"She already saw who the real threat was."

Forcing You Wuming to attack Huangfu Xiong and Yun Xuzhou was Kang Yanji's only way to break out of this situation.

If Sang Zhou's king and his wife really fell into Kang Yanji's hands, with You Wuming's personality, he would definitely do as she wished and fight those two until both sides suffered.

It was despicable, but it was also very effective.

Sang Yuanyuan's heart was on fire. This was the first time she hated someone so deeply.

She wanted to drag out Kang Yanji's person, no, his soul, and dismember him a hundred times!

When the grayish-white silhouette of Sang Zhou's capital city finally appeared in his field of vision, You Wuming suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood. His heart, which he had been suppressing all the way, went out of control and galloped chaotically in his chest.

He raised his finger and heavily tapped a few acupuncture points to prevent the qi and blood from flowing backward.

Even the cloud beast, which was the best at running, couldn't maintain its highest speed to cross two provinces. You Wuming, however, was flying at full speed!

Sang Yuanyuan's heart ached. Looking at the man's resolute and cold profile, she only felt that he had once again added a thick stroke of color to the love and emotions in her heart.

As they quickly approached Sang Du, Sang Yuanyuan was surprised to find that the situation was slightly better than she had imagined.

Kang Yanji's army was still fighting for the city wall!

As it turned out, just as they were about to succeed, a mishap occurred.

The imperial guards used the darkness of the night to climb the city wall with iron hooks. What they wanted was to be fast, accurate, and ruthless. They wanted to eliminate the enemy without alerting the defenders.

But before they launched a surprise attack on Sang Du, the imperial guards were discovered by a peasant woman who was climbing on top of a tall mulberry tree to collect morning dew.

She spread the news — the peasant woman saw such an army quietly sneaking towards the capital. In a moment of desperation, she disregarded her own life and used the lighter she carried with her to set the treetop on fire.

Although the imperial guards discovered it in time, put out the fire, and killed the peasant woman, this small cluster of smoke and fire attracted the attention of the sentries. Soon after, the imperial guards and the West Camp Guard's whereabouts were exposed. Sang Du was on guard in time, preventing Kang Yanji's sneak attack from succeeding.

However, this elite army was too strong. Even though they discovered it early, they still managed to successfully climb up the city wall. The situation was very critical.

You Wuming took a deep breath, spread his wings, and directly flew up with Sang Yuanyuan.

This was the first time he had flown such a long distance.

You Wuming's eyes were red, and tears of blood seeped out of the corners of his eyes again.

The moment he stepped onto the city wall, he spat out a mouthful of blood from his heart. He was no longer able to support himself. After casually burning a few Tiandu soldiers to death, he sat down cross-legged and entered meditation to heal his injuries.

He had used up too much of his energy, and his flame energy was showing signs of backlash. A seven-colored light faintly seeped out from under his eyelids.

Sang Yuanyuan had planted flowers all over his body.

She leaped onto the battlements and saw Sang Province King standing on the city wall in the distance, commanding the Sang army to resist tenaciously.

Madam Sang's petite figure was tightly clinging to her husband.

It wasn't that she was reluctant to part with him, but that it was convenient for them to go to the Yellow Springs together at the last moment and not become a burden.

Fortunately, they were still here.

It was time to make the enemy pay the price!

Sang Yuanyuan calmed her breathing and closed her eyes.

A layer of jade-like light appeared on her body.

The light grew brighter and brighter. It was as if a small green sun had appeared on the city wall.

"Princess, it's Princess!"

"Princess and You Province King have returned!"

Cheers rose everywhere. The exhausted soldiers seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. They raised their blades and heavily hacked at the enemy in front of them.

The Imperial Uniform Guards attacking Sang Yuanyuan were all stopped by the Sang Province soldiers.

"You want to get close to Princess?

Only if you kill us all! "

"You're courting death — kill them all!" The Imperial Uniform Guards were far stronger than the Sang Province soldiers. After a series of fierce attacks, the Sang army formation instantly began to waver.

More and more Imperial Uniform Guards and West Camp Guards charged onto the city wall.

And Sang Province was the same as Cloud Province a few days ago. The main force was not in King City.

It seemed that the city wall was about to completely fall!

At this moment of imminent peril, Sang Yuanyuan suddenly gracefully turned around, opened her eyes, and raised her arms.

Her pupils had already become a jade-like jade green.

Everyone saw an inconceivable scene at the same time — as she slowly raised her hands, those short mulberries that covered the city wall like creepers suddenly began to wildly grow!

The leaves and vines emitted green light.

In the blink of an eye, they had grown to half the height of a person.

"Invaders, die!"

When she spoke, those jade-like vines danced in unison, transmitting her voice to every corner of the city wall.

"Invaders, die!"

"Invaders, die!"

"… …"

The exhausted soldiers were instantly in an uproar.

"Kill!

Kill!

Kill! "

The mutated short mulberries were like poisonous snakes, spitting out their tongues as they swept towards the enemy.

Green mist filled the battlefield. A layer of green light appeared on the armor of the Sang Province soldiers, helping them block all of the enemy's attacks.

The situation had instantly reversed!

The growth of the short mulberries had not stopped. The people of Sang Province were warriors, and the trees were also warriors. The vines and vines spread out, trapping the enemy in the dense forest.

With the support of the jade-like flowing light, the blades of the Sang Province soldiers could easily break through the profound armor of the Imperial Uniform Guards!

The short mulberries greatly restricted the enemy's mobility. The tall and powerful Sang Province soldiers were like iron towers, crashing down to take a life.

"Kill them all!"

Sang Yuanyuan's voice passed through the city of Ling Mulberries, spreading to every corner of the battlefield.

This miraculous scene caused the minds of the Tiandu soldiers to collapse even faster.

The Sang Province soldiers crazily counterattacked. They were only one step away from taking down the city wall, but they quickly returned to the control of Sang Province. With the help of the short mulberries, the Tiandu elites dyed the city with blood one after another.

Finally, Kang Yanji's order came belatedly, "Retreat!"

"Retreat!

Retreat! "

The Imperial Uniform Guards and West Camp Guards felt as if they had been pardoned. They avoided the demonic short mulberries and fled down the city wall.

Sang Yuanyuan jumped down from the battlements and walked to the edge of the city wall.

"Want to leave?"

The short mulberries climbed up the siege ladder.

The jade-like flowing light flowed down the city wall like water.

Everywhere it passed, the trees came to life, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws as they swept towards the enemy.

The ladder was cut in half.

The jade-like carpet spread into the distance. In a breath's time, the Tiandu army camp stationed outside the city had all fallen.

The attack power of such a large-scale use of vegetation was naturally not strong. It only made the enemy feel as if they were trapped in a swamp, making it difficult for them to move and not daring to reveal any flaws.

"Open the city gates, cavalry, attack!"

Sang Chengyin's lion roar reverberated above the entire city.

State King Sang was best at pursuing a victorious enemy and beating them while they were down.

"Dad, you're exploiting me to death!"

Sang Yuanyuan muttered. He obediently threw a protective layer of jade-like flowing light onto the cavalry and cloud beasts charging out of the city.

The invincible vanguard cavalry launched a merciless charge at the enemy entangled by the short mulberries.

Just as the Tiandu army began to feel despair, the last straw that broke the camel's back stood up.

You Wuming slowly walked to Sang Yuanyuan's side.

He raised his hand, covered his eyes with a hood, and looked at the enemy's commander.

Today, Kang Yanji also wore a black armor. She didn't wear any makeup, and only drew two neat long eyebrows.

Looking at her from afar, he seemed to be able to see the heavy decline on her body.

"We have to capture her alive." You Wuming lazily moved his shoulders.

He rushed out.

Sang Yuanyuan stood on top of the city wall and continued to control the jade-like flowing light with all his strength.

You Wuming flew into the center of the enemy formation and went straight for Kang Yanji. Sang Zhou's cavalry and infantry were in the open area below the city wall, completely starting the battle to defend Sang Du.

Sang Yuanyuan's hands and Sang Yuanyuan's eyes were everywhere.

A strange feeling of resonance spiraled in her heart. She felt as if she had become a supercomputer, methodically monitoring the battlefield. Her spiritual essence flowed along the mutated short mulberries, supporting each area according to its priority and then flowing to the next.

Although it was impossible to provide every soldier with a jade-like protective suit, under her efficient support, the Sang Zhou army's casualties were minimized.

Numerous small face flowers and man-eating flowers fell along the city wall into the short mulberries. With their addition, the Sang Zhou army was like a tiger that had grown wings.

Sang Chengyin personally went into battle, waving a lion-headed giant hammer. His momentum was great, but he didn't kill many enemies. Instead, he became the center of the battlefield, firmly grabbing the enemy's attention.

Based on the principle of 'to catch bandits, first catch the king', countless imperial guards attacked Sang Chengyin like shooting stars, vowing to capture him.

Sang Yuanyuan had no choice but to cover this lion king with two layers of protection.

This battle, from the rising sun to the setting sun, was fought from the moment the sun rose to the west.

The golden rays of the setting sun scattered on the short mulberries, reflecting the bright red blood.

Reinforcements from all over Sang Zhou arrived one after another, completely sealing off the Tiandu army's retreat.

You Wuming's heavy saber slashed down one after another, striking the defensive formation formed by the imperial guards.

He had overexerted himself during the journey, so he didn't use his flame power. Instead, he relied on his powerful physique, superb combat skills, and unparalleled strength to fight the imperial guards in close combat.

The encirclement became smaller and smaller.

The Tiandu army's defensive line collapsed one after another.

Sang Yuanyuan rode the man-eating flower down the city wall and came to You Wuming's side, providing him with absolute assistance.

Kang Yanji's cultivation was at the ninth layer of the Spirit Glory Realm, while Jiang Yi's cultivation was at the eighth layer of the Spirit Glory Realm. After all of their wings were clipped, the two of them didn't have the slightest ability to fight back against You Wuming.

With the help of the Spirit Containment Vine, Jiang Yi was quickly tied up like a dumpling and thrown to the side, where the Sang Zhou soldiers swarmed to catch him.

Kang Yanji knew that the situation was hopeless, so he no longer struggled. Instead, he stood there proudly, raising his head and saying, "You Wuming, I have something important to say to you."