The next day, at dawn.
Yesterday, although Nezha, Li Jing, and the Nine-Headed Bull King were defeated in battle, the Qidan army still attempted to besiege the city. However, they failed in the end due to the interference of cultivators who could control wind and rain. Some of the pioneer army's casualties occurred as a result.
Today, the Qidan vanguard army remains prepared to launch an attack on the city.
No matter whether Chen Yun, Nezha, Guan Yu, and the Nine-Headed Bull King can win or not, this city will definitely be taken.
Zhao Yanyou and Zhao Yanzhao, along with their troops, naturally hope that Chen Yun, Nezha, Guan Yu, and other divine beings can win. In that case, they would have some degree of initiative on the battlefield.
Before the war begins and the outcome is uncertain, no one knows how the end will turn out.
Chen Yun sits in the middle of the camp, looking towards the opposite Liyang City. He discovers that there are about two or thirty Long Hong Xian Guang (long rainbow auspicious light) scattered all around, in the sky.
He looked relieved and turned to the side with a smile, "General Guan, Qiao Mu Lang, Mao Ri Xing official and others have not invited four Xiang Shen Shou to assist the battle today. Do you have a chance?"
In his full military attire, General Guan Yu sat in the red lacquered chair, rather haughtily, "Without the four Xiang Shen Shou (sacred beasts), their forces are not something to worry about."
Nezha nodded in agreement and said, "Yesterday's defeat was due to self-restraint, as well as some people not putting in their full effort. With the help of the Garland Buddhist Bodhisattva today, we will certainly win this round."
The Nine-Headed Bull King also confidently said, "As long as I don't face the Qixu, the mere nine stars of the Azure Chicken and Rooster (Sixth Star of Zodiac) are like nothing more than mere pests."
Chen Yun hummed, giving orders, "Then, please ask General Guan, the Third Prince, Li Tianwang, and Niuwangda to go forward and challenge."
"Alright."
"We will go out to battle immediately."
Li Jing rode the white lion, Nezha appeared fire wheel under his feet, Nine-Headed Bull King had no mount, could only go alone.
Contrarily, General Guan Yu is different from these people.
Although he had been closing his eyes, his actions were not affected in the slightest.
He first received a horse lance from Guan Ping and then rode on a fiery-style phoenix, which was covered with flames, had spirited eyes, four powerful hooves like pots, a tail that swept away the clouds. After one squeeze to the horse's belly, he instantly soared through the clouds and mist towards the front.
The "alliance leader" Qiji is sitting right next to him, but the one who gives orders is Chen Yun.
Though his expression was somewhat unnatural, he never expressed any opposition.
There's no choice, yesterday when he faced the Qixu and the Mengxiu, he was unable to do anything.
Now, almost all of the deities on the battlefield are Chen Yun's people. What can he have any opinions about?
The only thing that puzzled Qishi was that with Chen Yun's immense "power" and support from the northeast horse spirit sects, he could have easily seized the position of "alliance leader," but Chen Yun didn't do so. It seemed like Chen Yun intentionally wanted Qishi to take on this role, which left Qishi baffled and struggling to understand.
Black Mother, Hu San Tai Yee, and Huang Er Da Gee's feelings were different.
They saw their idol, General Guan Yu, on the battlefield for the first time. Naturally, they hoped that their idol could win and were all very nervous.
There were also Niu Dali, Zhang Qian, and Mei Junyan, among Chen Yun's disciples and followers, whose faces were all solemn at this moment.
Yesterday, they had already lost a battle. If they failed again today, they would truly be at a loss.
Chen Yun sat down and looked forward, his face showing no expression at all. In fact, he was very uncertain in his heart.
"Hoping that General Guan Yu's assistance can win today's battle."
He was secretly contemplating, and sounds came from the wilderness up ahead.
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On the battlefield.
The Nine-Headed Bull King was defeated too badly yesterday.
With General Guan Yu's assistance today, his spirits rose dramatically.
He shouted out loud towards Liyang City, "Qiu Mu Lang, Mao Ri Xing Official, Zhao Da, you wretches come out to face death!"
As soon as he spoke, more than two dozen auspicious lights shone from Liyang City, coloring the sky.
Soon, 32 long rainbow lights flew out from the top of Liyang City in unison, forming a snake-like formation with a length of one character. They fell in front of Nezha, Li Jing, General Guan Yu, and the Nine-Headed Bull King.
Quimu Lang and the Star Official of the Big Dipper stood in the center.
On both sides, in addition to the eight Star Officials of the Qixu and Mengxiu each, there were also fourteen deities from the sixty-year cycle of gods led by General Zhao Da.
For example, the Xinnian Taiyi Li Suda General, Yangxiang, held a steel whip.
The Xinnian Tumei Fan Ning General, Rabbit Official, held a sword in one hand.
The Snake Official, Xu Dandan, carrying the poison bell, and the Jisi Year Taiyi General, etc.
Even among the crowd, there were some "historical celebrities" that Chen Yun was familiar with.
For instance, the Mackey Official, Shou Tuo Ruyi, of the Bing Shen Year (Chinese lunar year) held a ruyi (a symbolic Buddhist staff with auspicious meanings).
These deities were enveloped in a strong aura of divine light.
It's not something they obtained through self-cultivation, but rather a divine power given to them by the gods.
When Qiu Mu Lang and the Star Official of the Big Dipper appeared on the battlefield with thirty-two deities, they immediately ridiculed and retorted, "You demonic creature, if it wasn't for Chen Zhenren's intervention yesterday, you would have been destroyed by our star official's magical technique and extinguished long ago. How dare you be so arrogant today?"
As the saying goes, when you curse someone, don't expose their shortcomings. The Nine-Headed Bull King's defeat yesterday is still a fresh wound.
At this moment, when Qiu Mu Lang mentioned it, he was so angry that his three demons were agitated and his five spirits were surging.
He roared, "You evil Qiu Mu Lang, today I will definitely give you a fight..."
The sentence was not finished.
General Guan Yu raised his horse lance and said, "Don't be deceived, he is trying to provoke you."
The Nine-Headed Bull King suddenly woke up to the realization that Qiu Mu Lang wanted him to challenge the Star Official of the Qixu, quickly closing his mouth.
Qiu Mu Lang looked curiously at General Guan Yu's face and asked cautiously, "May I ask General, are you Guan Yunchang, the martial brother of the Garland Buddha?"
General Guan Yu still had his eyes closed, gently stroking his long beard, and chuckled, "Qiu Mu Lang, since you know my name, why not surrender at once?"
Chen Yun, sitting in the middle of the camp, was mortified, thinking that General Guan Yu truly lived up to his reputation as the "Prince of Slight". Now they were about to engage in life-and-death combat, and yet he was still showing off!
As expected, someone was enraged by General Guan Yu's "show-off".
General Zhao Da of the Wuchen Year, who had once been a figure from the Eastern Wu period, was not highly regarded by Sun Quan, but he always looked down upon Guan Yu who was killed by Eastern Wu.
Now, hearing the other side's arrogant words, he grabbed his two dragons with his hands and shouted angrily, "Guan Yu, boy, do you forget how you lost your head and body?"
General Guan Yu's face changed color, but he still kept his eyes closed, speaking in a light and scornful tone, "Who do I think it is? It's Zhao Da, who was not satisfied with the Eastern Wu. Don't worry. Guan will kill you first!"
General Zhao Da shouted angrily, "Are you scared? Scared isn't a true man!"
Fine, he was actually a bit scared.
After all, General Guan Yu had already been awe-inspiring across the Eastern Han Dynasty.
He had even stunned the world with a stunning feat of taking the enemy's commanding officer's head out of a crowd of thousands.
As a dissatisfied individual, how could Zhao Da not have heard of General Guan Yu's illustrious reputation? It was reasonable for him to be afraid.
As he said this, he glanced towards the other Jiazi deities.
The other thirteen Jiazi deities nodded slightly, as if they were indicating that they would join forces against General Guan Yu later and reassure Zhao Da.
Seeing this, General Zhao Da finally relaxed a bit.
Perhaps because of Zhao Da's provocation, General Guan Yu was not prepared to waste any more words.
His face, with closed eyes, turned towards the two "commanders", Qiu Mu Lang and the Star Official of the Big Dipper, "I have accepted someone's trust, come to crush you today. No need for more words, immediately start the battle. How is that?"
Qiu Mu Lang looked at the Star Official of the Big Dipper and replied, "Alright!"
After saying that, both sides began to summon their divine powers and stimulate their divine abilities.
In an instant, everything changed in the battlefield.
Austere lights shone everywhere, illuminating the surroundings with golden brilliance.
Like yesterday, Nao Jia, Li Jing, and the Nine-Headed Bull King had the same aura of lotus light, golden Buddhist light, and dense black smoke. They counteracted the auspicious lights.
However, there was not the slightest bit of aura from General Guan Yu's body.
And he sat on the red horseback, holding the horse lance, still with his eyes closed, unchanged as if a statue.
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Liyang City.
Commander Zhang Yanze and his group of soldiers were very nervous.
"We never expected the Qidang army to have actually brought Guan Yu."
"Hiss, Guan Yu once terrorized the world, and this battle... I think the chances of success are slim."
"Don't worry, although Guan Yu was famous during his lifetime, after his death and deification, he may not be much stronger than the Star Officials of Qixu and Mengxiu."
"Yes, we have thirty-two divine beings on our side, while they only have four. We definitely have a big advantage."
"Advantages lie with the thirty-two against the four."
The common soldiers did not understand the vast difference in power between the deities, and they all thought that being in the majority would guarantee victory.
In contrast, the remaining cultivators who had not yet attained immortality all looked serious.
Although their cultivation levels were much lower than those of the thirty-six sacred beings or demons on the battlefield, they were still cultivators and had a certain discernment. They knew that Nezha, Li Jing, and the Nine-Headed Bull King were all brave and formidable individuals. If it wasn't for tactical issues yesterday, they might have won. Now with the added assistance of General Guan Yu, a Buddhist deity of Garland, the situation really seemed somewhat bleak.
Yes, they also added thirteen Jiazi deities to their side.
But the power of Jiazi deities can't be compared to that of the left and right protectors of Buddhism.
Therefore, these cultivators who had not yet become immortals looked extremely worried at this moment.
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The Qidang army, central command tent.
With the battle about to begin, the crowd became tense as well.
Qi Shou couldn't help asking, "Do you think with Guan Yu's help, our side will win this time?"
Black Mom shook her head and said, "I don't know, but as a deity of Garland Buddha, Guan Yu's divine power is very impressive. Yesterday he also looked down upon many deities on the other side. It's likely that he will win."
Guan Ping said calmly, "My grandfather will definitely win."
Hu San Tai Yee was somewhat puzzled and asked, "Why does General Guan have such confidence?"
Guan Ping said, "You have never seen my grandfather when he was a ghost king. Otherwise, you would know."
Chen Yun couldn't help but glance at Guan Ping, suddenly piqued by his interest.
He had only interacted with Guan Ping twice, although they had little contact, but the two times Guan Ping gave him the impression of being very stable, unlike someone who likes to exaggerate.
Moreover, there was no trace of Guan Yu's pride in Guan Ping. He looked very serious and mature.
Because Chen Yun thought that Guan Ping was a "stable" person and the likelihood of him lying was low, he couldn't help feeling curious to know the source of Guan Ping's confidence, or what unique skill Guan Yu had that allowed him to be so confident.
Thinking of this, Chen Yun focused his eyes on the battlefield.
Zhao Yan Shou, Zhao Yan Zhao, and the common soldiers, Niudalio, Zhang Qian, Jiaodao Ren, and the northern land Xians of Hei Ma Ma, Qi Shou Tian nv, Hu San Tai Yee, and so on. Almost everyone had the same look.
They were all as curious as Chen Yun, wanting to know how formidable the famous Guan Yunchang truly was.
……
At this moment, the battle had already started on the battlefield.
Nezha took the initiative to challenge his opponent, facing the nine star officials of Qixu.
The Nine-Headed Bull King was very obedient, knowing that he was no match for the nine star officials of Qixu after eating a big loss yesterday.
Therefore, he immediately met the nine star officials of Mengxiu.
Li Jing did not confront any opponent but rode on the back of a white lion, continuously waving the magic umbrella in his hand, releasing a series of golden Buddhist lights to provide "support" for everyone.
Only General Guan Yu stood firm in front of Zhao Da Da Zi and Li Su Da Zi, and even did not open his eyes.
However, what was different from before was that Guan Yu gave the impression of a flood about to burst its banks, hiding a torrent of ten thousand feet high.
The fourteen Jiazi deities on the other side, all wielding weapons or magical artifacts, encircled General Guan Yu without daring to initiate an attack first.
It's no wonder, General Guan Yu's reputation is too big. He is a famous and awe-inspiring name that has terrified the whole Central Plains.
These Jiazi deities are almost all ordinary people who died and were deified, naturally trembling at the reputation of General Guan Yu.
Chen Yun, standing far away to watch, felt that General Guan Yu was about to unleash his wrath.
As expected, General Guan Yu raised the corners of his eyes slightly while still keeping them closed.
Although there were no strange phenomena, Chen Yun could see endless "killing intent" that was terrifying.
Guan Gong doesn't have to open his eyes to kill; when he opens his eyes, he kills!
When General Guan slowly opened his eyes, it seemed as if a violent lightning bolt suddenly shone in the darkness!
Click!
Chen Yun actually seemed to faintly hear the sound of a thunderclap!
He quickly utilized his "all-knowing" ability to trace General Guan's figure.
The terrifying thing happened, and at this moment in Chen Yun's vision, Guan Yu's tall and imposing figure seemed to turn into a wisp of smoke, a streak of light, crossing through countless worlds as if impossible to catch.
Chen Yun knew that Guan Yu's divine power was too powerful, and as a mere earth-level cultivator, it was normal for him to be unable to track the other's figure.
However, he probably had a premonition of where Guan Yu would appear.
Because he had just said that he would be the first to cut off General Zhao Da's head from his horse.
Therefore, Chen Yun looked towards General Zhao Da's side first.
Not only Chen Yun guessed the direction of General Guan Yu's movements.
General Zhao Da, General Li Su, and the other fourteen Jiazi deities also guessed it.
As soon as General Guan Yu disappeared, they quickly gathered around General Zhao Da and began to raise their weapons and magical artifacts, emitting an endless amount of divine light.
As a result, the terrifying thing happened.
Clearly, the fourteen Jiazi deities were ready and waiting, but General Guan Yu still "seized the moment" to slip through the countless streams of divine light and suddenly appeared in front of General Zhao Da on his horse, brandishing his horse lance!
At this moment, General Guan Yu's phoenix eyes burst out with boundless glints.
The horse lance in his hand performed a 360-degree circular movement of a horizontal slash.
The movement was very simple.
But when this strike was released, the entire world seemed to lose its color.
Chen Yun didn't know what others saw.
In any case, right now, he only saw endless darkness.
A "cold light" breaks through the darkness!
The entire world seemed to be shattered by this "cold light".
This "cold light" was the blade of the horse lance, which was extremely sharp.
This strike was so overwhelming that even the color of the sun and moon was lost, and time seemed to be frozen!
The fourteen Jiazi deities didn't have time to react.
The excessively sharp horse lance struck the neck of General Zhao Da, cutting him in two!
General Zhao Da's flying head seemed to still be in a state of confusion, looking very surprised.
As the head of General Zhao Da flew into the air at the same time, the space was also torn apart. The darkness seemed to collapse instantly!
Chen Yun was shocked to the core, watching in disbelief. He couldn't have imagined that General Guan Yu was so fierce, able to vanquish General Zhao Da with one move!
