CHAPTER 313: CONFIRMATION

As dusk came, the sky was filled with circling birds. They dove down and feasted on the corpses littered on the battlefield.

However, even if thousands of them came, they couldn’t possibly finish a fraction of the corpses littered around.

" General Gu, To think you are alive..."

" I am sorry. I should have arrived earlier." General Gu sighed as he sat on a stone slab wearily and put his axe beside him.

" What about the loss?"

" Due to the sudden ambush, we lost quite a lot of vanguards. However, our core strength is remains sufficient even till now."

" Hmph, Those Pale Moon Kingdom bastards really thought they would capture the city this time."

" Not to mention, the disciples of sects and other noble families also helped a lot."

" What about the west front? Why did the reinforcement come so late?"

" Commander, It was because we were attacked by an unknown army from behind." A person walked forward and knelt before General Gu.

" Two commanders already perished. Even the Vice Commander is heavily injured."

" An unknown army from behind? Does that mean..."

" They came from the direction of the Holy Qilin Empire’s direction." General Gu spoke in a solemn voice. " It’s the same as stabbing us from behind..."

" Damn it! Who-"

" No need. It might be a long term plan of Pale Moon Kingdom. No need to brood over it." General Gu instantly cut off the murmurs with his resolute words.

" But how did you manage to escape?"

" The disciples of Four Seasons Valley and disciples of Purple Cloud Sect managed to hold off quite a lot of them. However, at that moment, cultivators at the peak of Harmonization Realm appeared from enemy side."

" Not to mention, they used the formation pillars across the battlefield, suppressing and breaking our army formations with ease."

General Gu’s heart tightened when he heard that. Even if the army could have handled high ranking cultivators with army formations, they also faced supression of formation pillars.

" But then, within a blink of an eye, all of them were slaughtered by a powerful sword intent."

" Sword Intent? Did someone from Imperial Family made a move?"

" No, It was probably from the Four Seasons Valley. After all, they had a Blessed Imperial Weapon with them. It was unbearably cold."

" Blessed Imperial Weapon?" General Gu was stunned as he quickly understood something.

’ Judging from the traits, it looks like it was from Empress Winter Song. To think the Four Seasons Valley gave such a thing to their disciples."

’ But what’s even more shocking....Who wielded it? Wielding such a treasure is one thing, but using it so fluidly is a much different thing.’

’ Could it be...It’s that brat?’

" General Gu, although the army we fought against had nothing with them, we found a broken medallion. Please, see this."

General Gu took the broken medallion and saw the insignia on it. His grip tightened as his face became dark.

" So my speculations were right after all..."

" Old Shang, Where is the princess? Is she alright?"

" She hurriedly left to where Four Seasons Valley disciples were staying. And she asked you not to look for her for the time being."

" Is that so?" General Gu’s expression turned strange, but he nodded.

" She doesn’t need to see me. She already proved her point. I owe her one."

" Clean up the battlefield and gather our soldiers. We are going to march into the Pale Moon Kingdom."

When the soldiers standing around General Gu heard his words, they eyes glinted with flames of revenge.

" As General commands!"

" We shall show those damned Pale Moon Kingdom bastards the consequences of their actions."

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Meanwhile, in Southern Green Mountain...

" Everyone! Hinder its movements! I shall attack"

" Dancing Wind Sword Slash!"

" Blazing Sky Storm!"

" GRAGGH! Damned cultivators! You dare to obstruct this king’s seclusion!"

Before the Four Seasons Valley’s disciples stood a giant barbarian, who looked like a giant human mixed with a bear’s body.

His eyes looked like those of a bear, and flames came from his nostrils.

" Hmph! Wicked demon! You sent the demonic beast horse to kill and bring back the blood essence of cultivators! You have to pay the price!"

" You think you can win just because you ambushed me?" The man roared, and a powerful pressure erupted from his body.

" Earth Fire Domain!"

The ground around him rumbled as fissures spread like spiderwebs. Boiling magma ruptured from the cracks, splattering around like rain of molten earth.

*BOOM! BOOOOM!*

" Damn it! Everyone, get into defensive formation!"

" Frost Flower Shield!"

" Reinforced Sword Stance!"

The disciples of the Four Seasons Valley gathered in a formation as they tried to block the wave of lava.

" Hmph! Insects! I will devour you first and complete my tribulation!"

The sky was covered with pitch black clouds, with lightning with a bluish hue rumbling within them.

Suddenly, light flashed a stroke of lightning fell, crashing on the person’s body.

" ARRGH!"

" Attack him! He is distracted!"

" Blooming Flower Sword Petals!"

While the pillar of lightning crushed that person, his lips curled as he saw the disciples of Four Seasons Valley charging at him.

" Hahah! You think I will be vulnerable under the tribulation lightning? How naive!"

Suddenly, as he waved his hands, some of the tribulation lightning flickered off from his body, shooting towards the disciples.

The flickers turned into fiery serpents covered with crackling lightning around their scales. They opened their maws, trying to devour the Four Seasons Valley disciples.

" Damn it! We can’t handle this attack!"

" Everyone! Pull out that thing!"

The disciples of Four Seasons Valley nodded at each other as they all pulled out a blue fur cloth from their spatial rings.

As several clothes were merged, it turned into a giant snowfur shield around them.

*BOOM! BOOOM!!*

The skin shield was engulfed in flames as it got destroyed by the flame serpents. However, it absorbed the majority of the impact, making the disciples only push back several dozens of meters.

" Good attempt! But I doubt you can endure my next attack." The man laughed as he looked at the sky. Another bolt of lightning crashed on his body.

The beastly features slowly reduced and he became more and more human.

" We need to retreat! We can’t handle him!"

" But can we truly escape him? Once he crosses tribulation, we won’t be able to outrun him."

" Also, What if we also get caught in the surrounding tribulation lightning?"

" Everyone, Retreat. You guys did well till now."

A calm voice made everyone surprised as they took a breath of relief.

" Elder Sister Ming!"

" Sister Ming is here!"

" Huh? What’s that?"

Suddenly, the man’s eyes narrowed as he felt a strong presence near him.

He didn’t care about the disciples of Four Seasons Valley, as they were merely at the Primordial Spirit Realm and lower.

However, this presence suddenly created an urgency in his heart. It was like a dangerous premonition.

" But alas, You are pretty slow..."

A burst of flame covered the man as a blazing longsword pierced his heart.

*BAANG!*

The man got thrown backward as he coughed a mouthful of blood. The tribulation lightning around his body suddenly went berserk, giving him more internal injuries.

" Damn it! You dare to injure me? I am the Earth Fire Bear King!"

" You were."

Ming Yuexin stood before the man covered in lightning arcs. " In my eyes, you are already a refinement material for our sect."

" You bitch! I will show you my power. I don’t care about it anymore!"

*ROAAARRR!*

The man suddenly fully transformed into a mountain like bear, with flames burning around its fur.

" Scorching Summer Sword Art! Skyfire Storm!"

*PLUFFF!*

Ming Yuexin matched the timing of her attack with the lightning tribulation.

*PLUFF!*

" ARRGHHH!"

The entire body of the Earth Fire Bear King scorched as the lightning invaded his organs, making him paralyzed instantly.

With the final stabbing of rain of a hundred swords, Ming Yuexin stood on top of the corpse of the demonic beast.

" Sect Mission finished."