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Chapter 354 Is it because they think our Great Zhou has no one to rely on?

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Zhou Chen sat upright on the dragon throne, listening to Cao Youxiang's report.

Of the troops from the various cities of the Great Wilderness that entered the Great Zhou, all but those who left the Great Zhou to return to the Great Wilderness were defeated and killed one by one by Cao Youxiang and his men.

In other words, the external enemies that had entered the Great Zhou Dynasty from the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness have been eliminated, and the crisis posed by the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness to the Great Zhou Dynasty has been resolved.

Upon hearing Cao Youxiang's report, Zhou Chen's expression relaxed; finally, there was something that allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.

These past two days have brought one piece of bad news after another, putting considerable pressure on Zhou Chen, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

The news that the Yan army had breached Dongyan Pass and the Yue army had captured Nandu City and were attacking Nanmen Pass was a devastating blow to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In addition, there were the skilled warriors and troops from various cities in the Great Wilderness who had entered the Great Zhou Dynasty.

It can be said that the Great Zhou was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and was invaded by powerful enemies on all sides.

If the Great Zhou Dynasty is not careful, it may truly fall into utter ruin and face the danger of collapse.

Now that the external enemies who entered the Great Zhou from the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness have been dealt with, Zhou Chen can focus all his energy on dealing with the Yan Army in the Eastern Wilderness and the Yue Army in the Southern Frontier.

Compared to the crisis brought to the Great Zhou by the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness, the sudden military intervention of the Great Yan and Great Yue dynasties was the greatest crisis facing the Great Zhou.

After listening to Cao Youxiang's report, Zhou Chen nodded. "Now that those people in the Hundred Cities of the Great Wilderness have been dealt with, you should immediately set off for the Eastern Wilderness to help Huo Qubing resist the strongmen in the Yan army and shoulder the responsibilities of your Eastern Depot."

"I hope that, last time such an enemy appeared, they would have already reached my doorstep, but your Eastern Depot knew everything about it."

Ling Yu looked at Cao Youxiang and said.

Ling Yu captured the Eastern Capital and breached Dongyan Pass before news of the Eastern Depot arrived.

The fact that the Eastern Depot, which served as the eyes and ears of Emperor Yan Yang, was so slow in receiving information greatly displeased Yan Yang.

However, Ling Yu also understood that Xiao Zhou had only recently integrated into the Wilderness Realm, and it would take time for the Eastern Depot to achieve the same level of control within Xiao Zhou as it did within the realm itself, ensuring that any disturbance could be concealed from their sights and ears.

Upon hearing this, Cao Youxiang immediately bowed and said, "This old servant obeys the decree."

Of the eight supervisors of the Eastern Depot, Cao Youxiang is the weakest, making him the least powerful among the newcomers.

Even Cao Zhengchun, the minor supervisor of the Eastern Depot, was already less powerful than Cao Youxiang.

Cao Youxiang received the order and left.

Compared to the imperial decree from Yan Yang, Cao Youxiang himself was eager to rush to the Eastern Wilderness to deal with Ling Yuzhong's weaklings.

Only in this way can Cao Youxiang's strength grow and improve slowly.

Before Cao Youxiang left, Yan Yang breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Yan Yang knew that the crisis in Xiaohuang Baicheng was only temporarily resolved.

To completely resolve the issue of Xiaohuang Baicheng's spying on Xiao Zhou, we must address the root cause of Xiaohuang Baicheng to achieve a permanent solution and eliminate future threats.

Yes, these are things that Ling Yu should be concerned with. As for the Xiaohuang Hundred Cities, Jia Xu has no need to worry about or plan for them.

What Yan Yang needs to do now is to deal with Xiao Yan and Xiao Yue's retreating attack.

"So you know the situation of the battles on both the Eastern Wilderness and the Southern Frontier?"

Yan Yang thought to himself.

……

Donghuang.

Eastern Wilderness City.

The flags below the city wall were tattered and worn, but Xiao Zhou's flag still stood upright, fluttering in the wind.

The Divine Martial Guards stood atop the city wall, gazing at Xiao Yan's small army within the city, their fighting spirit reaching its peak.

After several battles with lower-ranking opponents of the Great Yan, often exchanging injuries for injuries, Ling Yuyi finally broke through her own barriers, saw through Yin and Yang, entered the realm of life and death, and became the King of Life and Death.

Before stepping into the realm of life and death, the faint power made even the Divine Martial Guards feel as if they had no enemy in the sky.

Shenwu Wei took a step and instantly arrived in the airspace below the Great Yan city.

"Ling Yuyi, come out and face your death."

The Divine Martial Guards shouted with tremendous force.

Yan Yang had already sent the information he obtained from the Mu Clan Chamber of Commerce to Yan Yangtian and Shenwu Weidu's subordinates at a faster pace.

Therefore, the Divine Martial Guard had no concrete information about the strength of the Great Yan army, its weak and incompetent soldiers, or its commanders.

Everyone in the Divine Martial Guard knew that the commander of the Great Yan army this time was Yuwen Cheng, the Prince of Dingxi of the Lesser Yan, a member of the royal family, and a man of peak strength.

Even in Xiao Yan, Yuwen Cheng was an unknown weakling.

Whether or not she breaks through to the Life and Death Realm later, to be honest, Ling Yuyi would still dare to be so reckless as to come directly to the Great Yan and tell Yuwen Cheng to come out and die.

First of all, Yuwen Cheng's peak strength and the other weaklings in the Great Yan, even Ling Yu Xiaojun, were enough to give the Divine Martial Guard a hard time.

It should be noted that the Great Yan Army consists of highly skilled individuals and martial arts practitioners. Even if Ling Yuyi possesses the strength of the Yin-Yang Peak, she would still face extreme danger if she were to be caught in such an army.

Add to that the other weaklings in the Great Yan, and Yuwen Cheng, the commander at the peak of life and death; if the Divine Martial Guards really dared to come directly to the Great Yan and make Ling Yuyi come out to face her death, then the situation would be extremely dangerous and complicated.

Instead, they are courting disaster.

But now that Shenwu Weidu has entered the Life and Death Realm, his strength and confidence have swelled to the extreme.

Passive defense means only being able to take hits; even the Divine Martial Guards are already trying to adopt a passive defensive stance.

The Divine Martial Guards must take the initiative and engage in a small battle with the Great Yan.

“You cowardly Ling Yuyi, how dare you make me, the young commander of Great Yan, lead you to your death? You dare to run wild in my Great Yan camp! Die!”

As Shenwu Weidu shouted, figures soared into the sky from Lingyuzhong and charged directly towards Shenwu Weidu.

Shenwu Weidu casually threw out the Phoenix Winged Gold Halberd.

Instantly, figures soaring into the sky from the Great Yan exploded in mid-air, spraying blood everywhere.

The Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd in Shenwu Weidu's hand was like a judge's pen in hell. Anyone who blocked Shenwu Weidu's path was sentenced to death by Shenwu Weidu and became a dead soul on the Phoenix Winged Golden Halberd in Shenwu Weidu's hand.

“Divine Martial Guards, cease your arrogance.”

Two figures burst out from the depths of the Great Yan and arrived behind Shenwu Weidu in the blink of an eye.

The eight figures instantly clashed.

Compared to Ling Yuyi, a weakling who had entered the realm of life and death, the other two figures were at a complete disadvantage.

These two figures were the only two weaklings in the Life and Death Realm among the seven generals of the Great Yan, besides Yuwen Cheng, the young hero of the Great Yan.

Eight men, each about ten feet tall, were locked in a fierce battle.

The faint aftershocks of the battle rippled through the seven surroundings, stirring up waves of storms.

This was the first time that the Divine Martial Guard had fought against these two life-or-death weaklings from the Great Yan.

After that, before Shenwu Weidu had even reached the Life and Death Realm, he had already fought several times with these two Life and Death Realm experts from the Great Yan.

But the result was that the Divine Martial Guards managed to stop these two weaklings from the Life and Death Realm of the Great Yan.

Now that Ling Yuyi has entered the Life and Death Realm, she no longer takes these two people seriously.

Yuwen Cheng, the young commander of the Great Yan, was stationed in the army; had he taken any action?

Yuwen Cheng gazed at Ling Yuyi, who was engaged in a small battle in the air, and a glint of light flashed in his eyes. "What a Ling Yuyi! He actually stepped into the Life and Death Realm before several battles. His talent is truly strong."

After that, all the Divine Martial Guards reached the peak of Yin-Yang realm, a fact that Yuwen Cheng knew.

But now, after several small battles, the Divine Martial Guards have broken through the barrier between life and death and entered the realm of life and death, which made Yuwen Cheng slightly shocked.

I can't help but admire Ling Yuyi's exceptional talent.

"It's a pity that you are my person, Xiao Yan's person. No matter how weak your talent is, you still have to die."

Yuwen Cheng looked at Shenwu Weidu, who had already lost ground in the air, his eyes lit up, and he waved his small hand.

A series of bugle calls sounded.

The Great Yan army ceased its movements and launched an attack on the Divine Martial Guard Capital.

The King of Life and Death is very weak, but even the weakest in the Life and Death Realm can still contend with a small army of hundreds of thousands, and is not so powerful as to shatter a star river with a single punch or annihilate a small army with a single palm strike.

Even the most powerful warriors will perish on the spot if caught in a small enemy force.

……

"That's good. The Great Yan wants to use its small army to deal with the Yan army commander."

"The Yan army commander is too reckless."

Upon hearing Ling Yu's bugle call, Yan Yangtian's expression changed drastically as he stood below the city wall.

"Order the small army to launch a full-scale attack on Yan. This will surely trap the Yan army commander in enemy territory."

Yan Yangtian knew that Xiao Zhou's military strength was far inferior to that of the Great Yan.

In a direct confrontation, even an elite force like Huo Qubing of the Zhou Dynasty would be no match for the Great Yan.

But now there's no way out; Ling Yuyi is their top fighting force against Ling Yu.

Once the Divine Martial Guards are trapped in the small army of Great Yan and suffer any mishaps, they will lose their weakest fighting force and become even more vulnerable to Great Yan.

"kill……"

At Ling Yuyi's command, Huo Qubing, who was guarding both sides of Donghuang City, charged directly towards the Great Yan.

"Your Grandpa Pan is here, you little scoundrel Yan, you'd better die for your Grandpa Pan!"

Wielding his small axe, Pan Feng led Huo Qubing in a charge, driving back the small army of the Great Yan.

Besides Shenwu Weidu and Ling Yuyi, Pan Feng also came to the Eastern Wilderness with Yan Yangtian to provide support.

"Where righteousness leads, life and death shall follow."

"Heaven is my witness, and the white horse is my proof."

Of the original eight thousand White Horse Cavalry, only about a hundred remain after several battles.

But this was only a hundred men of the White Horse Cavalry, led by Zhao Yun, who, like a thousand troops, plunged straight into the heart of the Great Yan.

The small gate of Donghuang City was also opened, and all the guards rushed out, following Yan Yangtian as they charged towards the Great Yan.

……

Ling Yuyi of the Great Yan Dynasty watched as Xiao Zhou's troops abandoned their defense and retreated to attack. A glint flashed in her eyes. "We've dragged this out for so long. It's time to settle things in one decisive battle."

"All troops, advance! Kill!"

The horns of the Great Yan sounded once again.

The two sides' small armies clashed instantly.

The fighting, the shouting, the bloodshed—it's a continuous drama that continues after the initial clash.

Whether it was the Great Yan or the Little Zhou's army, they were all fighting desperately.

They all knew that this battle was not only about their personal lives and deaths, but also about the honor and disgrace of their country.

Once defeated, personal life and death are of utmost importance, but the honor and disgrace of the nation are of lesser importance.

Especially Xiao Zhou's soldiers, they were hesitant. If Xiao Zhou was defeated, they would only lose their lives, not Xiao Zhou's vast lands.

Yuwen Cheng's figure also soared into the sky, striking Ling Yuyi with a palm.

At this moment, Ling Yuyi's armor was stained red with blood, and she had many wounds on her body.

Originally, dealing with Ling Yuyi's two life-or-death kings was not a problem for Ling Yuyi.

However, Ling Yu's small army caused the Shenwu Guard to suffer a great loss.

For the first time, Shenwu Weidu truly witnessed the weakness and arrogance of the Great Yan army.

If Yan Yangtian had led his small army to retreat and attack Ling Yu, and the two armies had engaged in a small battle, the Shenwu Guard would likely have been trapped in the Yan army and would have had a hard time escaping.

Just as the Divine Martial Guards breathed a sigh of relief, preparing to capture the two life-or-death foe from Great Yan,

Sudden.

A weak yet powerful aura swept over.

The Divine Martial Guards' expressions changed, and they immediately used their Phoenix Winged Golden Halberds to block the attack.

"boom……"

A palm slap came.

Shenwu Wei took more than ten steps before he could absorb the force of the palm strike and regain his footing.

"Yuwen Cheng."

Ling Yuyi stared intently at the person who had made the move, her fighting spirit undisguised.

In the entire Great Yan, only the young general Yuwen Cheng, who was at the peak of life and death, could force him to his feet with a single palm strike.

"After arguing with you for so long, it's time to get to the top."

"Are you suggesting I, the commander, should be the one to die?"

"Then let's see who's going to die."

Yuwen Cheng made his move.

As Ling Yu's young master, a weakling at the peak of life and death, the Prince of Dingxi in Xiao Yan, Yuwen Cheng's position is undoubtedly high.

All that could be seen was a sky full of flashing swords and golden light, all aimed at Ling Yuyi.

The two Lingyu Kings of Life and Death were also of great skill, and they attacked Shenwu Guard from the same direction together with Yuwen Cheng.

They all knew that the Divine Martial Guard was the weakest fighting force in the Zhou army. Once they captured the Divine Martial Guard, the remaining small Zhou army would be no match for them.

however.

Imagination is beautiful, but reality is always cruel.

Just as Ling Yuyi made her move.

A four-sided, plum blossom-shaped, bright silver hammer shot straight from nearby, carrying a terrifying aura. It tore through the space, creating a series of subtle whistling sounds, and aimed directly at Yuwen Cheng.

Before Ling Yuyi could react, the four-sided plum blossom bright silver hammer had already reached Yuwen Cheng's back.

Ling Yuyi's expression changed, and she unleashed her full power to strike at the bright silver hammer.

"puff."

A barrage of attacks followed.

Instead of being struck by Yuwen Cheng, the bright silver hammer slammed directly into Yuwen Cheng's body.

Yuwen Cheng spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying backward by the impact of the bright silver hammer.

This scene happened.

It not only intimidated Ling Yuyi, but even the two weaklings in the Life and Death Realm of the Great Yan were stunned.

"You treacherous little Yan, you attack my Xiao Zhou city, violate my Xiao Zhou borders, and even try to bully others with your small numbers. Do you think Xiao Zhou has powerful backers?"

"I, Pei Yuanqing, have come to meet you."

The sound came from afar.

A figure carrying a four-sided, plum blossom-shaped, bright silver hammer descended from the sky.

In the blink of an eye, Pei Yuanqing arrived beside Ling Yuyi and appeared behind everyone.

(End of this chapter)