Chapter 313: Everything for Dazheng

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: Everything for Dazheng

"Nine ranks?" Zhongshan frowned in confusion.

"Only a ninth-ranked magical treasure has the possibility of possessing spiritual essence. To suppress Yang Springs or Yin Springs, you need a treasure with spiritual essence. This blade can suppress Yang Springs, clearly a ninth-ranked treasured blade! It's the most powerful grade of magical treasure known to the world!" explained A Da.

After a while, the three of them exited the city. Geett the latest novels at novelhall.com

They withdrew to the encampment of the army.

Looking at Dagong City in the distance, now filled with lava, Zhongshan took a deep breath and said, "What a city Dagong was, all for burying this ninth-ranked sinister blade!"

At that moment, Zhongshan deeply realized that Water Trace's looting of the city's wealth was merely scratching the surface. The true wealth, the sinister blade, had been taken by Bai Ye. That ninth-ranked sinister blade was the real wealth, something money couldn't buy.

However, for Zhongshan, this wasn't bad news. It made him aware of the location of another ninth-ranked magical treasure.

The Radiant Sun Sword, obtained in ancient times when a few super strongmen forcibly extracted it from the Yin Springs but ultimately failed.

There's a Radiant Sun Sword there.

However, Zhongshan did not intend to go for it. It would take Bai Ye another two or three days to get it out. There was no way he could get it now. He would wait until he was stronger in the future.

The army looked at the towering flames in the distance, deeply moved! There had been too many changes these days.

"Marshal, what should we do next?" Water Trace immediately stepped forward and asked.

"Dagong City is destroyed. We will move towards Bai Huang Dynasty immediately. I've already made arrangements there!" Zhongshan took a deep breath.

"Yes!" Water Trace responded.

Arrangements made? Water Trace didn't understand, and neither did the others. They hadn't even gone to Bai Huang City; how could arrangements have been made?

When Zhongshan said arrangements had been made, they naturally had been. The gaze of a leader must be far-reaching. Several days ago, when the Fiend Demon destroyed the entire city, Zhongshan had already taken action.

Dagong City had become an empty city. To stay stationed here? How could that be possible? A city without people was at best a warehouse, especially for their own army. In war, casualties were inevitable, and staying here would lead to attrition. They'd be ground down slowly by the enemy!

Bai Huang City was smaller, but it was still a city.

It took them ten days to arrive not far from Bai Huang City.

It was deep into the night, with clouds covering the moon.

Standing on the peak of a distant mountain, Zhongshan faced Liu Wushuang, Water Trace, and Zhao Chuandao, saying, "Now, you will charge the city with full force. When you reach the south gate, it will open automatically. Be fast! Seize Bai Huang City in one fell swoop, like lightning strikes without a sound!"

"Yes!" The three of them looked puzzled.

The south gate would open automatically? Did the Marshal bribe the lord of Bai Huang City?

Whether the south gate would open or not was no longer in doubt for everyone. They only knew that following the Marshal's orders would ensure victory.

In the pitch-black night, with a wave of Zhongshan's hand, the army rushed towards Bai Huang City at lightning speed.

"Kill~~~~~~"

On the city tower, the sentinels suddenly heard an earth-shaking roar.

The sound of battle cries echoed across the battlefield. Converging his gaze towards the distant city under siege, the sentinel's entire body tensed at the sight.

"Enemy attack~~~~~"

"Thud, thud, thud~~~~~"

"You don't need to tell me!" Zhongshan immediately interrupted.

"Master?" Dark Emperor frowned slightly.

"I don't care what adventures you've had or what secrets you hold. I only know that you are still Dark Emperor, still the Chief Commander of the Shadow Guards for my Dagong Dynasty. That's all that matters!" Zhongshan affirmed decisively.

"Thank you, Master!" Dark Emperor expressed his gratitude.

"Well then, off you go!" Zhongshan smiled.

"Yes!" Dark Emperor nodded and then, in a flash, he darted into the shadows, disappearing from Zhongshan's sight in no time.

Dark Emperor had departed. Zhongshan's mission continued.

At that very moment, atop a peak in the distance from Bai Huang City, Xiao Yuanfeng stood overlooking the city. Before him knelt a fleeing officer who had escaped from Bai Huang City.

"Zhongshan, damn you, Zhongshan!" Xiao Yuanfeng exclaimed angrily.

"Marshal, we arrived just a step too late, only a step, for one night!" a general beside Xiao Yuanfeng lamented.

"The Lord of Bai Huang City is utterly useless! It took just one night for it to fall? How could he be so incompetent? Useless!" another general thundered furiously.

"It's not that the Lord of Bai Huang City is useless. It's that Zhongshan is too formidable. My adoptive father foresaw that he would take Bai Huang City and sent me with troops to reinforce, but even so, it was too swift. Zhongshan's speed in attacking and seizing cities is simply too fast!" Xiao Yuanfeng sighed deeply.

The defeated officer kneeling on the ground spoke, "Marshal, the southern gate inexplicably opened. That led to our defeat."

"Inexplicably? Hmph, it's because Zhongshan's spies had infiltrated the city long ago, killed your gatekeepers, and opened the gate. The gate, the crucial point, and you let them take it so easily? A few insignificant spies managed to take it?" Xiao Yuanfeng's eyes narrowed sharply.

"We had numerous archers stationed at the gate; it's impossible!" the defeated officer argued from his knees.

"Enough! Instead of finding excuses after defeat, find reasons. You're just useless!" Xiao Yuanfeng raged.

The defeated officer could only fall silent.

"Marshal, what should we do now? How do we explain this to the Grand Commander?" asked another general beside Xiao Yuanfeng.

"Withdraw the troops. Let's go back. I'll handle the explanation!" Xiao Yuanfeng took a deep breath.

"Yes!" the generals replied.

Two years later...

In the Lord's Mansion of Bai Huang City...

Zhongshan sat at the command table with rows of generals standing respectfully before him. He looked over some letters on the table, while the generals patiently awaited.

"Water Trace, how many troops do you have now?" Zhongshan asked.

"Six hundred thousand!" Water Trace replied directly.

"Oh? Five thousand less than before? Didn't I ask you to recruit more troops? Now you have fewer?" Zhongshan chuckled.

"Reporting to Marshal, I understand now. Quantity doesn't equate to quality. The sixty thousand elite troops we have now are more than a match for the one million troops we had in the past." Water Trace affirmed confidently.

Satisfied with Water Trace's response, Zhongshan nodded approvingly.

"Zhao Chuan, how is the situation on the Great Light front?" Zhongshan turned to Zhao Chuan.

Seeing Zhongshan ask him, Zhao Chuan was slightly excited. He could tell that Zhongshan hadn't overlooked him because of his ties to the Great Xuan Dynasty; instead, he was being cultivated.

"Reporting to Marshal, in the Great Light domain, along with our forces, we have six armies in total. However, given the current situation, only four can be maintained!" Zhao Chuan reported.