We bear people have power

Some say that war is all about equipment and logistics. Guan Bo wholeheartedly agrees with this, which is why, since establishing Sicklehammer City, he has been dedicated to researching magical artifacts that ordinary people can use.

The firefly lanterns, the spiritual spring in the city, and all sorts of reliable and unreliable gadgets all revolved around this central theme.

However, he later discovered that mortals who cannot cultivate magical power are ultimately unable to use magical artifacts. This seems to be an undeniable truth, one that even Guan Bo, a transmigrator, could not break.

Therefore, he switched his research focus to how to enable all mortals to cultivate magical power. Afterward, he painstakingly created the "Longevity Technique." Based on the secret techniques of the Dragon Clan and the divine skills of the Demon Extermination Alliance, it directly modified the meridians of mortals, forcibly infusing them with the first strand of magical power to cultivate "pseudo-cultivators."

The three thousand people before me were the first batch of experimental participants to cultivate the "Longevity Technique". Even the lowest-ranking among them had completed the first level of the "Longevity Technique" and were no different from cultivators.

Or perhaps they forcibly altered their meridians, causing them to struggle to progress further after Foundation Establishment. But in this world, only one in a million people can successfully cultivate to Foundation Establishment, so it's not really a problem.

As time went by, everyone in Sicklehammer City had cultivated to the Foundation Establishment stage. With 100,000 Foundation Establishment cultivators, any movement they made could cause the heavens and earth to change color and the mountains and rivers to shift.

However, we haven't reached the point where the quality of troops is the deciding factor yet, so Sicklehammer City has already put a lot of effort into its equipment.

If there is any type of soldier in this world that is invincible, it is not the Tang Dynasty's Mo Dao soldiers, nor the Hu cavalry, nor the legendary Eighteen Riders of Yanyun.

The undisputed number one military force in this world is the Heavenly Soldiers! Heavenly soldiers and generals who belong to the Heavenly Court! They are the kind of small fry who are easily killed by hundreds of thousands.

Although the casualty rate seems higher than that of ordinary armies, with hundreds of thousands dying at a time, the sheer number is overwhelming—the Tianhe alone numbers over a million—there's no sense of scarcity associated with elite troops.

But no one can deny that this is the strongest army in this world. Putting everything else aside, have you ever seen an entire air force in this world? And this isn't some small, scattered air force that can strike and leave quickly; it's an entire army, like a flying aircraft carrier, that crushes everything in its path, even resupplying itself in the air.

Putting aside the quality of the celestial soldiers themselves, the greatest advantage of this army is that they can fly, right? And what they ride on is a dark cloud right above their heads.

In fact, this cloud-like chariot is known in Heaven as the Thousand-Mile War Cloud. And this war cloud is Zhang Yuanshan's strongest trump card prepared for this war.

Lingxiu was trapped by the strange tree bark, which attracted Nezha to lead the constellations to the mortal realm. Originally, Nezha was concerned about comforting Lingxiu, and regardless of whether he could help, he dragged her down to the mortal realm first.

Therefore, this group included many powerful figures, but also a large number of unskilled soldiers. Zhang Yuanshan seized the opportunity and approached Kui Mulang, who had the closest ties to Sickle Hammer City.

This celestial star was originally worlds apart from Zhang Yuanshan in status; one was a celestial star who could fight the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, while the other was just a minor cultivator who had just established his foundation.

However, Guan Bo had done a great service to Kui Mulang's family, saving Kui Mulang's life, restoring Princess Baihuaxiu's memories, and even helping Kui Mulang offset his hundred-year sentence.

This kindness is so great that it can never be repaid in a hundred lifetimes.

Therefore, out of respect for Guan Bo, Zhang Yuanshan was able to meet with Kui Mulang without any problems. Zhang Yuanshan didn't beat around the bush and directly told him about the crisis facing Sickle Hammer City.

Without a word, Kui Mulang wanted to help Sickle Hammer City kill all the invading mortals. Zhang Yuanshan managed to dissuade him, now understanding that even gods couldn't kill people at will, let alone a sensitive figure like Kui Mulang who had just redeemed himself through merit.

Zhang Yuanshan didn't ask Kui Mulang for help, but instead obtained this war cloud, the chariot of heavenly soldiers and generals when they went to war.

This is a rather special magical artifact, capable of carrying five thousand people in flight at a considerable speed. However, it consumes a lot of magical energy; if Zhang Yuanshan were to support it alone, it probably wouldn't be able to fly more than a few hundred miles.

Therefore, the members selected by Zhang Yuanshan were all those who had already cultivated magical power. By using magical power to support their consumption, the battle cloud could fly thousands of miles away, even reaching the capitals of those small countries.

After careful calculations, Zhang Yuanshan selected several locations. Once the troops arrived at the designated positions, Zhang Yuanshan could circle around them and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

This is why Zhang Yuanshan had Kou Zhong delay the Huoxun Kingdom's army for a few days. This army was moving too fast and had become somewhat separated from the four-nation allied forces behind it. Zhang Yuanshan was afraid that when he made his move, it would give the other armies a chance to escape.

Now that everything is ready, it's time to secure the final victory.

Zhang Yuanshan rode his battle cloud to the Lingquan Square in the center of the city. He lowered the cloud, startling the three thousand members of the law enforcement team so much that their eyes bulged out.

"Don't stand there, everyone come up and join me on this expedition!" Zhang Yuanshan waved his hand and said.

"We obey!" The three thousand men shouted in unison after they realized what was happening, their fighting spirit soaring to the sky.

Three thousand people simultaneously used their lightness skills to leap onto the battle clouds. They had thought the clouds would feel as soft as cotton under their feet, but in reality, they were even more stable than sand.

As the war clouds rose, Sicklehammer City grew smaller and smaller in everyone's eyes. Not long ago, they were just ordinary mortals, but now they could ride the clouds like celestial soldiers.

Everyone felt as if they had fallen into a dream, and some even realized that they had acrophobia and their legs were so weak that they could not stand up.

A guy suddenly developed a fear of heights and accidentally fell off the edge of the battle cloud, about to be smashed to pieces. But at that moment, the battle cloud automatically separated a part of itself to catch him and then brought him back.

This treasure is designed to prevent falling from heights; otherwise, wouldn't a gust of wind have killed many heavenly soldiers and generals?

War clouds emerged, rushing towards the army closest to Sicklehammer City at incredible speed. The Ronglu Kingdom's army, totaling eight thousand men, was now only five hundred li away from Sicklehammer City.

They were unlucky; Huoxun Kingdom should have been in the lead, but due to the obstructed route, they fell behind. Meanwhile, Ronglu Kingdom's army, mostly cavalry, quickly caught up and overtook them.

Chen Er and Mei San discovered this force, but they were a step behind Kou Zhong. They were originally considering whether to carry out a decapitation strike first to gain some credit, but before they could implement this plan, Zhang Yuanshan arrived with three thousand troops.

Dark clouds loomed overhead, and the Ronglu Kingdom's army below thought it was going to rain. They hesitated, wondering whether to quickly set up camp or find shelter. But they soon discovered that what was falling from the sky was not rain, but round little balls carved from wood.

A group of soldiers were hit all over the head, their heads looked bigger than usual.

"Will wood fall from the sky?" the commander of Ronglu Kingdom asked in surprise, and even ordered his personal guard to pick one up for him to see.

When he held the small wooden ball in his hand, red lines appeared on its surface, and the next moment, the wooden ball exploded into a brilliant burst of fireworks.

Bang bang bang!

A series of explosions rang out, instantly turning the ground into a sea of ​​fire. Thousands were killed instantly, many more were trampled to death in the panic, and the rest were burned alive by the flames.

Zhang Yuanshan looked down from above the battle cloud, then instructed those behind him: "The delay of these explosive talismans is too great. Report to the arsenal later, and make sure they explode just as they fall to the ground at about a hundred feet."

These words were recorded by the clerk and compiled into a battle report.

Zuo Lingfeng excitedly threw down two more wooden balls filled with explosive tags and asked Zhang Yuanshan, "Commander, shall we head to another location now?"

Zhang Yuanshan replied, "It's not that simple. The biggest problem hasn't been solved yet."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a streak of azure light shot out from the sea of ​​fire and flew toward Zhan Yun.