1386 Cruel War

"Fight for the Crown Prince! Long live the prince! Long live the prince!"

"We've suffered for centuries. It's time to use the Chi Family's blood to wash away our humiliation. Fight and die without any regret."

More and more old followers of the Sacred Central Empire gathered in the Royal Capital from all over. Soon, there were more than one million people. Their aura was overpowering and their battle cries shook the sky. They followed the "Sacred" battle flag and fought intensely with the five imperial court forces.

After the Guarding Dragon Pavilion appeared, they used strong methods to break through the Sun-Moon Gate. Their morale rose instantly. Even the ground caved in under their fighting.

In the Royal Capital, the cultivators who didn't participate in the battle were moved and shocked.

"The Guarding Dragon Pavilion, the legendary Guarding Dragon Pavilion, actually has terrifying figures at the peak of the Saint King Realm. I'm afraid Heavenly King Lingxiao has met his match today."

"Does Zhang Ruochen want to rise up today, take over the Royal Capital, and rebuild the Sacred Central Empire?"

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Some people wanted to spread the news, but they found that a strange force enveloped the city. No news could pass.

Twelve unfamiliar stars appeared in the sky above the city.

These stars were in a ring and perfectly circled around thousands of miles of the city.

They were the 12 Buddhist pearls that the Buddha had created. Zhang Ruochen gave them to the sub-pavilion lord. The man used his strong cultivation in the Saintly Way to personally manipulate them and seal the entire Royal Capital.

The battles around the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion was extremely intense. More than 200 Saints were at each other's throats. It was like a peerless Saint battle. If this took place outside a city with no defensive formations, the land would have shattered long ago and turned red.

The imperial court was filled with strong figures. All the Saints of the local authorities, Ministry of War, and Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion were fighting. They had a great advantage in number of Saints.

However, the Sacred side had a large group of True Saints and Absolute Saints. Each one was able to command an area.

Princess White Li was a Taigu Remain and had undergone the baptism of the world. She held the Yinkong Tower and stirred up a storm while fighting with the injured Chilong Army general.

The Chilong Army general could take Granny Bai Su's hit without dying. His cultivation was naturally very advanced.

"Following Zhang Ruochen will lead to death!" the general thundered coldly. "Why don't you follow me and become my mount?"

"How dare you speak like that to me? Today, I will kill you and not leave a complete corpse."

Terrifying cold light flowed out of Princess White Li's eyes. She put all her Holy Qi into the Yinkong Tower. Instantly, the 72 doors all opened.

The Yinkong Tower spun while flying up. It transformed into a metal mountain and pressed down on the Chilong Army general.

The Yinkong Tower was second on the Thousand-pattern Saint Weapon List. It was able to counter some weaker Ten-thousand-pattern Saint Weapons.

Boom.

The Chilong Army general couldn't block the Yinkong Tower. His saintly body split into pieces. His flesh shattered and only a translucent skeleton remained. He was more dead than dead.

Forcefully using the half-complete power of the Yinkong Tower, Princess White Li also used up much of her Holy Qi from the hit. She paled and entered a weak stage.

"In legends, only Saint Kings can use all the power of a Ten-thousand-pattern Saint Weapon. It is true. The Yinkong Tower is like a Ten-thousand-pattern Saint Weapon. I only used half of the power, but I can barely manage one hit."

Princess White Li hurriedly took a recovery pill. Then she started killing toward the Sun-Moon Gate, following closely after the battle flag.

Of course, she didn't dare use half of the Yinkong Tower's power anymore. She only activated 3,000 runes and continued to fight.

"The general has died!"

"The Chilong Army general was killed by the Sacred rebels. An army legend has actually fallen, transformed into a skeleton."

The death of the Chilong Army general sent the imperial court army into panic. They all felt fear.

The Canglong Army general stepped out to steady them. "Activate the Half-Saint warships and refining warriors!" he roared. "Kill the Sacred rebels!"

Many warships flew out of the various regions of the Royal Capital.

The warships were made out of Darksteel. Strong formations rotated around them, projecting large shadows on the ground.

These were Half-Saint warships and forbidden weapons of the army. Not only did they have strong defensive powers, they could also kill Half-Saints.

If only one Half-Saint warship appeared, there was nothing to be afraid of. But now, more than 1,000 warships appeared at the same time. The sight was extremely shocking and intimidating.

"Oh my, it's the Half-Saint warships again. The Royal Capital actually has more than a thousand ships."

"The imperial court must have hidden these underground. It's a hidden tactic targeted specifically at us."

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To the old followers, Half-Saint warships were their nightmares.

Once a Half-Saint warship appeared, it signaled that many people would lose their family and relatives. Usually, ten Half-Saint warships appearing meant that it was a large-scale event. Now, there were more than 1,000 approaching. One could imagine that many cultivators would be killed.

At that moment, the strength of the Ministry of War was shown completely.

"Kill. Kill all the Sacred rebels, make great achievements, and gain the title of lord."

The fire god formation on the 1,000 Half-Saint warships was activated by spiritual crystals and saintly stones. They fired hundred-foot-wide fireballs that fell to the ground.

Kaboom.

Each fireball that dropped down would kill a large mass of Sacred followers, turning them into dust.

A moment later, the outside of the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion was turned into a sea of fire. Countless followers of the Sacred had died, killed by the Half-Saint warships.

Closely after, each Half-Saint warship started firing metal balls.

Each metal ball that landed would transform into a three-meter-tall metal soldier that attacked the Sacred followers from behind.

This was another forbidden weapon of the army: refining warriors.

Refining warriors had the combat abilities of Fish-Dragon cultivators. Tens of thousands of them appearing together, uniting with the Saints of the imperial court and Half-Saint warships in the sky, was practically like a death god army from Hell. They cut down the Sacred followers wildly.

Plus, the Half-Saint warships were still releasing metal balls. The number of refining warriors was increasing quickly.

There were soon 100,000 refining warriors.

The appearance of the Half-Saint warships and refining warriors turned the tides. The Sacred army sank into a dangerous situation. They may be wiped out completely.

"The imperial court of the First Central Empire is the strongest force of Kunlun's Field. That is no lie. The other ancient sects, races, and middle-age clans are nothing compared to the imperial court."

The cultivators of the Royal Capital were all stunned by the Half-Saint warships and refining warriors. They thought that Zhang Ruochen shouldn't have attacked the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion. His army would lose and all die today.

The Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion naturally had strong abilities to guard the Royal Capital and repress the old followers for so long. It definitely wasn't easy to conquer it.

Just then, a member of the Guarding Dragon Pavilion struck with a Ten-thousand-pattern Saint Weapon. He activated the full power.

Kaboom.

With one hit, more than 100 Half-Saint warships were destroyed, even melting into liquid. It was like a huge metal mountain falling from the sky.

Next, the full power of the Ten-thousand-pattern Saint Weapon burst forth again. Another mass of Half-Saint warships fell down.

That Guarding Dragon Pavilion member contained a sweeping aura. It was like he could destroy a Half-Saint warship fleet by himself.

"You need to be at the peak of the Absolute Saint Realm to use the full power of a Ten-thousand-pattern Saint Weapon twice. The Sacred followers actually have such a terrifying figure."

The peak of the Absolute Saint Realm represented the strongest power under the Saint King Realm. Someone like that possessed great intimidating power. He held the Ten-thousand-pattern Saint Weapon, terrifying the battle Saints.

"Destroy this scrap metal as quickly as possible."

A dozen more Guarding Dragon Pavilion members used saintly spells and Thousand-pattern Saint Weapons. They attacked the Half-Saint warships flying in the sky.

Kaboom.

In merely 15 minutes, the more than 1,000 Half-Saint warships all fell down. It was like thousands of metal mountains lying in the city. They were all raggedy.

The soldiers of the imperial court stood in the battle fire, dumbfounded. They felt even more fear inside.

The members of the Guarding Dragon Pavilion stood in a line and pushed forward. Thousands of refining warriors were thrown all over. Some melted while others were pulled apart.

They were too fierce and aggressive. The Guarding Dragon Pavilion only had a dozen members, but they were undefeatable and found success everywhere.

Zhang Ruochen's group fought into the Sun-Moon Gate, but ran into an obstacle.

A corner of the ancient defensive formation had indeed been destroyed, but 99% was still fine. The combat power it could activate could kill a Saint.

The defensive formation was even stronger at the center of the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion. It could kill a Saint King.

Right now, Yan Kaixuan was hit by a formation attack outside the Lingxiao Heavenly King Mansion. His chest was penetrated and he was badly hurt.

Even a True Saint couldn't take it. One could imagine the consequences if other cultivators were attacked by the formation.

"Go to the royal shrine," Zhang Ruochen said decisively. "Use the Supreme Saint runes left by the Emperor Mings of each generation to counter the defensive formation."

The royal shrine was a forbidden zone of the royal Zhang Family. The emperors of each generation would carve a Supreme Saint rune there. It was supported by the powers of all emperors. Even Chi Yao couldn't break into it before she became a god, or destroy it.

Of course, as the Crown Prince, Zhang Ruochen naturally knew how to enter the shrine and activate the Supreme Saint runes.

Only by breaking into the shrine could they take victory.

Zhang Ruochen handed the Sacred battle flag to the Demon Ape. Then he summoned the Buddha's sarira. Holding it in his hand, he activated the origin power, fended off the defensive formation, and strode forward powerfully.