335: Chapter 335 Expanding Territory

General Enke didn't even have time to react; a single thought was still spinning in his mind—

How did he get here!?

And then, there was no more 'and then'...

"Boom!!—"

A trench seven or eight meters wide and dozens of meters long was plowed flat into the snow!

Including General Enke, dozens of cavalrymen and their horses were blown to pieces by the violent True Qi!!

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In almost the blink of an eye, the sight of thousands of elites being annihilated instantly terrified the remaining ten thousand plus Northern Barbarians!

"Monster... He's a monster!!"

"The rumors about the unkillable Lin Xiao are true!"

"Lord Enke is dead! Run! Run away!—"

Facing such incomprehensible, overwhelming power, the Barbarian cavalry fell into a complete rout!

This was no longer a question of bravery; it was a stimulation of the human instinct for survival!

They were like a pack of beasts encountering an invincible behemoth; they had no thought of fighting, only of escape!

But the terrain of the Xiata Valley was like a funnel.

The position Lin Xiao occupied was the narrow bottleneck.

At this moment, even though the valley exit was hundreds of meters wide, Lin Xiao's presence there was like an impassable chasm!

One man holding the pass, ten thousand cannot break through!

The Barbarian Army despairingly realized that while they were supposed to be surrounding Lin Xiao, they were now the ones being "counter-surrounded"!

If they wanted to escape, they would have to either struggle to climb the slopes on both sides or turn back to fight the Zhenbei Army behind them!

"Brothers! Let's go and fight it out with the Zhenbei Army!"

Someone finally realized the situation and shouted; a large number of Barbarians turned around and began to charge toward the Zhenbei Army at the rear.

Lin Xiao couldn't spare his hands to deal with those who were too far away right now.

He began a mad harvesting dash from the side with more enemies, swinging his black blade as the Blood Shadow Mad Blade sent out a blade edge dozens of meters long.

Lin Xiao tried his best not to harm the warhorses; these horses were very precious, and it would be a waste to kill them.

Relying on the boost from Bloodlust, Lin Xiao's running speed was much faster than a horse's.

The Barbarian Army could only try to constantly pull away and scatter to avoid Lin Xiao's lethal edge.

Lin Xiao's silhouette was like a blood-colored swimming dragon, sweeping away all resistance!

Wherever he passed, the Barbarian soldiers fell in swaths, their heads separated from their bodies!

At the same time, the Zhenbei Army behind had also caught up.

They were met head-on by the crazed Barbarians who were running toward them in a blind panic!

"What's the situation?"

The generals of the Zhenbei Army were all stunned.

This was definitely not a regular charge; it looked more like refugees fleeing!

But even crazed beasts could not be taken lightly.

"Fire arrows!!"

The Zhenbei Army drew their compound crossbows, starting with a rain of arrows.

Immediately after, Mu Wanying and Zhao Caiwei led the cavalry on both flanks to begin encircling them.

Mu Wanying brandished her Fish-Dragon Spear; the power of a Spear Grandmaster swept out, instantly tearing a huge gap in their ranks.

Zhao Caiwei no longer used a spear; dozens of flying daggers swirled around her, acting like countless life-taking locusts wherever she went!

With just the two women leading the front, the Barbarian Army was unable to resist, their formation becoming even more chaotic.

The cavalry followed behind, wielding refined iron sabers forged in the arsenal, dealing another despairing blow to the Northern Barbarian Army!

The Barbarians found that their weapons were no match for the Zhenbei Army's; in close quarters, their blades quickly dulled or even snapped!

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the thousands of Barbarians who had charged forward were dead!

On the Zhenbei Army's side, casualties were negligible!

Watching such a one-sided battle, Princess Meng Xi felt her whole body trembling!

She completely failed to understand how this battle was being fought; when did the elite of the Barbarian Army become so fragile?

Or was it that the Zhenbei Army's combat style and power completely exceeded her imagination?

The key was... where did Lin Xiao go?

"Brothers! The Barbarian Army has collapsed! Don't let them escape!!"

"Expanding the territory! Bringing honor to our ancestors! It happens today!!"

Mu Wanying turned her horse around and shouted, leading another charge.

The soldiers of the Zhenbei Army felt their blood boil upon hearing this; wasn't this a perfect opportunity to leave their names in history!?

Everyone exerted their full strength, their eyes burning with determination as they followed the two female generals, spreading out in a double-wing formation to charge head-on at the fleeing Barbarians!

Before long, the Barbarians inside the Xiata Valley who were still trying to escape were forcibly pushed back.

At one end of the valley was the killing-crazed Lin Xiao, and at the other was the Zhenbei Army elite led by two female Grandmasters.

The remaining ten thousand Barbarians were left with only despair!

Seeing their own cavalry retreat step by step, the shadow of death caused the Barbarians' psyche to collapse!

"Surrender! We surrender!!"

"Don't kill us!!"

The noble officers, having completely lost their will to fight, finally broke.

Several commanders took the lead in laying down their weapons, kneeling in the snow and raising their hands!

Seeing their officers surrender, the soldiers were even less inclined to fight for their lives, dismounting and throwing down their weapons one after another.

Seeing this, Mu Wanying and Zhao Caiwei immediately ordered the troops to stop.

They sent out several veteran Border Army officers who spoke the Barbarian language to roar loudly, ordering all the Barbarians to kneel at the bottom of a low slope.

The Barbarians didn't dare to resist; one by one, they behaved themselves, kneeling in the prisoner camp with their hands behind their heads.

Once the scene had relatively calmed down, the soldiers of the Zhenbei Army finally noticed the tragic sight in the distance of the valley...

Blood and minced meat formed what looked like a crimson lake.

Thousands of mangled remains proved that this place had just suffered a devastating blow.

And looking from afar, at that valley exit, a man holding a black blade stood proudly between heaven and earth.

Before him, thousands of Barbarians had discarded their armor and were groveling on the ground, begging for the man to grant them a path to live.

Mu Wanying and Zhao Caiwei looked at each other, their scalps tingling.

Killing so many people wasn't unusual, but to annihilate thousands in such a short time was truly the work of something "non-human"!

If it were them, even if the Barbarians stood still and let them kill, they wouldn't be able to kill so many in an hour, let alone leave them in such a state!

Because people get tired!

This... is a Land Immortal!!

Even the two women with Grandmaster strength were so shocked, let alone the other Zhenbei Army soldiers.

That kind of power that made the soul tremble was enough for them to remember the shock of this moment until they died!

When they realized that the corpses in this valley were all the work of Lin Xiao alone...

They had only one thought—thank goodness the General is on our side!

Little did they know, Lin Xiao himself wasn't happy at all right now.

He had only killed halfway when the other ten thousand plus Barbarians just surrendered like that!?

Although he gained several thousand Comprehension Points and about two thousand prestige, it wasn't enough to quench his thirst!

Lin Xiao felt somewhat helpless; he had even intentionally held back at first to lure the enemy in deeper, otherwise, even more might have surrendered.

But there was no helping it; he required his soldiers not to slaughter prisoners, so he naturally had to lead by example.

Lin Xiao mounted his horse and rode openly through the Barbarian camp; every Barbarian soldier shivered, none daring to look up at him.

Returning to the Zhenbei Army officers, Lin Xiao ordered:

"General Wu Jinzhe, take men to confiscate their weapons, horses, armor, and supplies. Rest for half a day before we set out again!"

"Remember, maintain strict discipline. Do not slaughter prisoners. Of course, be cautious; if anyone dares to resist, kill them without mercy!"

"This general obeys!"

As the Zhenbei Army began to busy themselves with cleaning up the battlefield and collecting spoils, Princess Meng Xi finally recovered from her shock.

"General Lin, the people here... were they all killed by you?"

She knew this was a stupid question, but she still couldn't help asking.

Lin Xiao didn't answer, only giving a harmless smile.

But Princess Meng Xi broke into a cold sweat from that smile!

She completely understood why the two women and the Zhenbei Army had absolute trust in Lin Xiao.

She was very glad that it was the Northern Barbarians who had a feud with the Zhenbei Army, not the Western Qiang.

Khan Jilun's rule over the northern grasslands was likely coming to an end...

...

Tengri, the Golden Tent Royal Court.

Inside the palace built of stone, a Shaman Sorceress was performing a ritual dance before a fire pit.

Suddenly, a tortoise shell cracked in the fire!

The disheveled sorceress, covered in clinking trinkets, was struck as if by lightning!

She picked up a bowl of wine, took a mouthful, and spat it onto the fire!

"Whoosh!"

The flames instantly flared up!

The sorceress seemed to see something, and a look of terror appeared in her eyes.

Turning around, she knelt and said, "Great King! A Chaotic Demon King has appeared in the world! The Golden Tent Khanate is in danger!!"

Khan Jilun, sitting on the throne, had his head lowered. Hearing these agitated words, he didn't show much panic.

"Is there a way to break this?"

The sorceress said with a grim expression, "Only the Grand Shaman of the Wudugan Temple can bring a glimmer of hope to the Great King!!"