Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 161 Dead End
On the silent street, ghostly soldiers pressed down like dark clouds, the iron hooves of skeletal ghost horses shattered the ground, and purple glowing eyes rose and fell.

Under the hazy moonlight of the ghostly realm, the weapons of all the ghostly soldiers reflected a chilling killing intent.

They launched their charge, crushing everything in their path. Vehicles, streetlights, stone blocks—it seemed as if everything would be trampled under their iron hooves.

We are determined to crush that arrogant human who dares to break through the army alone into pieces!

This is the best funeral for a hero, who single-handedly held off an army for his people. His bravery, though foolish, was commendable! But it was magnificent!

Although there are thousands of people, I will go!
good! OK!

The commander of the ghostly soldiers will grant this great hero the noblest death: to die on the battlefield, just like them!
And after his death, he was accepted as a new ghost soldier!

"I will grant you eternity, so that you may remain on the battlefield forever!" the ghostly army commander roared. "Charge!"

"charge!"

The ghostly soldiers roared, unleashing boundless ghostly energy. They were the spirits wandering the ancient battlefields, warriors who died on the battlefield! In the world after the calamity, they coalesced into the ghostly army!
Now, they will welcome new compatriots!

Li Yelai, on the other hand, spurred his horse and charged towards the Yin army formation. His superior riding skills made him even faster than the Yin army.

After breaking free of the Azure Dragon Halberd, his demeanor underwent a dramatic transformation.

Even a single person on horseback seemed capable of piercing through enemy lines.

And that's exactly what the leader of the ghost soldiers likes! He must recruit such a hero into his ranks!
But he didn't know that Li Yelai had also set his sights on him, and even on all the Yin soldiers!

The commander of the ghost soldiers wanted to turn Li Yelai into a ghost soldier, but didn't Li Yelai also want to turn them into a shadow army?
So Li Yelai spurred his horse and charged forward, holding the halberd in his right hand and quickly swiping his face mask with his left.

Beneath the mask, a facial mask emerges!
Ghost soldiers, is that it? Corpses wrapped in horsehide, is that it? Then let me show you what a real charge is!

Shadow Army Assembles!

Under the astonished gaze of the Yin Soldier Commander, Li Yelai's shadow surged and spread like a tide, from which figures emerged, transforming into illusory yet dangerous heavy cavalry, following behind Li Yelai.

More than four hundred Shadow Army heavy cavalry appeared behind Li Yelai!
This is as swift as thunder!

After Li Yelai became a Fourth Awakened, his strength and control as a psionicist grew even more powerful. Finally, the Champion Marquis's ultimate technique was recreated in that illusion!

Wind and Thunder Combined Attack!

It simultaneously employed the military strategies of "swift as the wind" and "moving like thunder."

Shadow Army is a very comprehensive and growth-oriented ability.

Immovable as a mountain, summoning a shield array to strengthen defense.

Swift as the wind, summon light cavalry to enhance speed.

Moved like thunder, he summoned heavy cavalry to amplify the impact.

Difficult to discern, like the shadows, summoning light footsteps, concealing one's presence.
In the illusion, the most outstanding young general was best known for his speed and agility, traversing thousands of miles!
The former enhances movement speed, while the latter enhances impact power. With these enhancements, even light cavalry can't outrun heavy cavalry.

Now, with his improved control over psychic energy, Li Yelai can finally use both of these enhanced techniques simultaneously!
Then, a black battle flag appeared in the hands of the cavalrymen beside Li Yelai, and all the heavily armored cavalrymen suddenly accelerated.

Almost instantly, it crashed into the army of ghost soldiers!

Compared to the ghostly aura of the Yin Soldier Legion, their charge, accompanied by the boundless battle roar, was incredibly powerful.

The Shadow Army's charge was unusually silent, save for the thunderous thud of their horses' hooves. The most silent charge ever!

The ghost soldiers are the returned dead, the spirits of those who died on the battlefield.

The Shadow Army consists of all those who died at Li Yelai's hands: forbidden artifact derivatives, psionicists, anomalies, and swarms of insects. All those who died at Li Yelai's hands became his most loyal subordinates!

They are the ones who are truly fearless in the face of death!
Since both sides are dead!
Then let's see who is the strongest!
Li Yelai, wielding a halberd in one hand, led four hundred heavy cavalrymen to charge into the even larger army of Yin soldiers!
Seeing this scene, the commander of the Yin soldiers was shocked, but also unleashed an even more fervent fighting spirit.

"Battle, so exhilarating! Kill!!!"

He is a returning soul, but also a ghost who died on some ancient battlefield. Now, facing Li Yelai's charge, he seems to have returned to that final battle full of ambition and passion!
The two legions clashed at top speed, and both Li Yelai and the Yin Soldier Commander used the same tactic!
Deep penetration and hard chisel!

This tactic was originally designed for heavy cavalry to face infantry formations, and it resulted in heavy casualties for both sides.

If the infantry formation holds the line against the charge, the immobilized heavy cavalry will become easy targets for the infantry. Various can-opening weapons will drag them into melee combat. Heavy cavalry, stripped of their speed, are practically sitting ducks.

If the infantry formation cannot withstand the charge, they will become routed due to fear or panic, turning into fleeing soldiers who will then charge their allies behind them, causing a wider rout. This could even determine the outcome of a major battle.

During the Song Dynasty, Jin generals often used this tactic to achieve victory against overwhelming odds, resulting in the capture of two disgraceful enemy forces in the north. Many times, a single Meng'an (a commander of a thousand households) was enough for the Jin army to defeat an enemy several times their size.

This made the Jin Dynasty look down on the Song Dynasty, until they were defeated by Yue Fei's army and fled in panic.

In short, deep penetration and hard-breaching are tactics with extremely high casualties and risks. However, they are also the most direct and devastating frontal attacks!

The two heavy cavalry legions clashed without hesitation!
In that instant, all the sounds in the entire ghost realm seemed to disappear, followed by the earth-shattering cataclysm!
Warhorses neighed, weapons clashed, armor clashed, and countless ghostly soldiers howled.

Li Yelai, the leader, thrust out his halberd, piercing through two Yin soldiers on heavy cavalry. Their bodies bent the halberd under the weight, but it did nothing to stop Li Yelai's advance.

Li Yelai twisted his halberd, sending two heavy cavalrymen flying. Before they even landed, Li Yelai thrust out his halberd again.

Like a sharp sword!
Even with a massive army, Li Yelai possesses the combat power to single-handedly break through the Yin Army legion!
Behind him, even more Shadow Army heavy cavalry transformed into terrifying monsters, forcefully breaking through the gap and carving out an even larger breach!

The commander of the ghost soldiers' hair stood on end; of course, he no longer had any hair.

But the fear remains.

As the strongest Yin soldier here, he should lead his personal guards to attack Li Yelai.

As long as we can intercept Li Yelai, there is still hope.

So, he mustered his courage and charged at Li Yelai. The massive battle axe cleaved down at Li Yelai.

At the same time, Li Yelai thrust out his halberd.

The impact of the weapons caused the commander of the ghost soldiers' arms to go numb, and his warhorse let out a mournful cry.

However, after a brief encounter, both sides charged forward separately.

Neither side will stop during the charge.

Or rather, Li Yelai had no intention of stopping! His goal was to kill as many ghost soldiers as possible to relieve the pressure on his teammates!
As long as the enemies are all dead, then the teammates are all safe! Li Yelai could knock away war insects when he had only two hundred riders. Now his shadow army numbers even greater, and he has also been enhanced by two different military tactics.

Once they charge, they are unstoppable!
In an instant, a large number of Yin Army heavy cavalry were smashed to pieces. Even if some of the Shadow Army heavy cavalry were destroyed, more heavy cavalry would arrive.

In the frenzied battlefield, the Yin Soldier Commander roared madly, his long axe brimming with spiritual energy as he relentlessly shattered the Shadow Army's heavy cavalry. But the number of Yin Soldier warriors around him was dwindling.

He was indeed a brave soldier, but he could not make up for the army's lack of strength.

When he finally broke out of the army formation, less than thirty of the eight hundred Yin soldiers around him remained.

The remaining ghostly soldiers were overwhelmed by the Shadow Army's heavy cavalry. They were either pierced, trampled, crushed, or fled.
The commander of the ghost soldiers was filled with shock and rage; the casualties among his men drove him completely insane.

He halted his charge, perhaps cursed by the inevitable encounter with a formidable foe, causing him to abandon the pursuit of the bride. Instead, he swiftly turned his horse around, leading his last remaining guards. He had to kill this human! Even if it meant dying on the path of his charge!
He gripped the long axe, its blade already chipped, in one hand, and the javelin in the other! This was his strongest attack!

A weapon bestowed by a powerful and noble king, a killing javelin!

He will use this to connect with humanity!

To avenge his subordinates!

So he charged at Li Yelai again! His only remaining personal guards followed closely behind him!
Meanwhile, Li Yelai landed on the ground. During the charge, his skeletal ghost horse had been smashed to pieces. Whether it was coincidence or the curse of vehicle killers, he was now an infantryman again.
But that didn't stop him from continuing to fight.

Seeing the Yin Soldier Commander charge at him again, Li Yelai smiled and said, "He's quite a fierce general!"

Seven Shadow Army heavy cavalrymen had just been killed by this fierce general, which depleted some of Li Yelai's spiritual energy.

So he removed his mask, and the hundreds of shadow soldiers behind him vanished.

This startled the Yin Soldier Commander, who felt a surge of joy. Without the protection of these legions, his chances of hitting Li Yelai would have been even greater.

But after that came even greater anger.

"You actually... you actually withdrew your troops! Do you look down on me?" He ripped off his helmet, revealing a ferocious face, and roared, his voice echoing through the street: "You will pay the price for your arrogance!"

He suddenly raised his arm, ready to unleash his killing spear.

Li Yelai raised his right arm, and a phantom image of a dark golden dragon claw more than two meters long appeared on his arm.

As the dragon claw appeared, electric arcs flickered on the streetlights and electrical appliances that were splashed onto the road.

Mimicry: Crimson Thunder Dragon Claw!
The sudden sense of danger startled the commander of the ghost soldiers.

A voice warned him that he must not allow the other party to use a certain ability, and that he must kill him as soon as possible!

Was it Gui Wang? He noticed this battlefield? Enough to know that the Marquis's bride had been abducted?

Very good!
Immediately, he unleashed all his ghostly energy and hurled javelins at Li Yelai, who was a hundred meters away. He quickly raised and lowered his hand, intending to throw them in succession! He had to kill Li Yelai before he could use some kind of ability.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai's dragon claw phantom clenched, and in an instant, a crimson lightning spear more than three meters long appeared in the dragon claw.

Remote attack?

The ghostly commander, having thrown his second spear, laughed furiously, his mouth splitting to his ears, revealing a massive maw filled with sharp teeth. Too late. You're too slow! By the time you throw your spear and hit me, you'll already be pierced through!
He threw the javelin again; this was the third javelin he had ever thrown!
Three spears shot towards Li Yelai in quick succession.

Li Yelai leaned back and then threw out the Thunder Spear.

Almost simultaneously, the commander of the ghostly soldiers saw a crimson glow before his eyes. At the same time, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and wondered why he couldn't move or feel anything in his body.
Had he been hit by an attack? But... but hadn't he just thrown his spear?
He was naturally unaware that Li Yelai's lightning spear was extremely fast, capable of striking first even when it was delayed!
The moment he saw Li Yelai throw the spear, he had no chance to dodge in his charge. The lightning spear pierced through his barrier, his armor, and his chest!

Now, all he could do was try to open his eyes wide and look at Li Yelai, hoping that his attack would work. Even if he died, at least he would get another one in return!
Those who breach the contract will perish!
Then, he witnessed a shocking scene.

Li Yelai's dragon claw reached for the first javelin!
His powerful strength and physique actually allowed him to catch the spear that was shot directly!
At the same time, Li Yelai quickly swung his javelin, smashing it at the second javelin that had been shot at him.

With a loud 'bang,' the second javelin was knocked away.

Li Yelai also stepped back a few steps, but he threw his javelin directly.

The javelin spun in mid-air and struck the third javelin precisely.

The two javelins collided in mid-air, producing a deafening roar. Then, both javelins fell from the sky.

The commander of the ghostly soldiers closed his eyes in anguish upon witnessing this scene; he knew he had lost.
The fact that Li Yelai could make such a high-risk move already showed that his strength was beyond my reach, and that my trump cards couldn't hurt him.

The commander of the ghost soldiers could no longer hold on. He fell from his horse during the charge and fell silent.

Li Yelai shook his arm and looked at the last line of ghost soldiers.

They were the commander's personal guards. Now that the commander was dead, despite their initial fear, they still chose to charge at Li Yelai!

Li Yelai raised his hand again, and the Crimson Lightning Spear appeared and shot out!

"Charge! Charge!" the ghost soldiers roared, but the psionicists with ranged attacks were too terrifying.

During the charge, half of the guards were pierced directly by the thunder spears!
Their straight-line charge made them Li Yelai's best targets; he could even pierce through three Yin soldiers with a single spear thrust.

But eventually, some of Li Yelai's personal guards approached him.

They will launch a final counterattack against Li Yelai!

However, what awaited them was a giant thunder blade transformed from Li Yelai's dragon claw!

Li Yelai was an extremely skilled close-combat fighter; even if someone rushed up to him, they would only face death!
This is a dead end with no hope of survival!

With a horizontal slash, the last guard was cut down along with his horse!
As the last ghostly soldier died, a voice echoed from the depths of the ghost realm.

'Human, you broke the contract, you killed my general, you will pay the price!'

The voice was unfamiliar and cold; it was not the voice of the man who had returned.

Is this another returnee? A warrior? Is this ghostly soldier commander a warrior of one of the returnees, and not a subordinate of that man?

Li Yelai was not surprised.

As a processor, he had seen far too many distortions—the power of the Void Realm would try to twist them during advancements and collapses. They were used to it.

Trying to scare off the handler with a mere threat? That person is far too arrogant!
So Li Yelai picked up the spear and replied calmly, "Oh, I see."

(End of this chapter)