223: God's Strike

Chapter 221: Divine Strike

"What did you say... Qingtong has fallen?!"

Yunmeng Marsh, the Tuoba Family stronghold.

Looking at the blood-covered Zhao Qingshan and the news he brought back, Tuoba Wufeng simply could not believe his ears.

Tuoba Qingtong, one of the seven Cultivators in the Family, at the sixth layer of Qi Condensation, and also one of his grand-nephews, had just fallen like that without a sound?

Even his grand-nephew-in-law had been heavily injured and wouldn't be able to recover without a few years of recuperation.

"What on earth happened...!"

Tuoba Wufeng grabbed Zhao Qingshan's arm tightly and asked angrily,

"Tell me in detail, this old man wants to know every detail of Qingtong's fall!"

"Y-Yes, Clan Chief!"

Zhao Qingshan took a deep breath and said, "Nephew and Big Brother Qingtong were stationed at Wuxi Island..."

A quarter of an hour later, Tuoba Wufeng said in a solemn tone, "You're saying Qingtong died at the hands of a spiritual insect?"

"Y-Yes, Clan Chief!"

Zhao Qingshan said, "I was originally manipulating the Fog Python Flag to hold back the Great Yu navy, while Big Brother Qingtong went to kill the commander-in-chief of the Great Yu navy. Who would have thought that in just over a dozen breaths of time, Big Brother Qingtong suddenly fell."

"I was just a step too slow, and I was chased down by a blood-red spiritual insect, almost falling as well."

"A blood-red spiritual insect..."

Tuoba Wufeng asked curiously, "What does it look like? What abilities does it have?"

"Reporting to the Clan Chief, I have already used a blank Jade Slip to imprint its image. Please take a look."

Tuoba Wufeng took the Jade Slip from Zhao Qingshan's hand and carefully examined it.

A strange spiritual insect, only the size of a thumb, shaped like a spider, with three pairs of transparent wings on its back and an overall blood-red appearance, appeared before Tuoba Wufeng's eyes.

"What kind of spiritual insect is this?"

He racked his brains, but no matter what, he couldn't remember where he had seen this kind of spiritual insect.

Zhao Qingshan continued, "Clan Chief, this spiritual insect does not fear flames, has extremely fast speed, and can also shoot Spiritual Qi blades, easily shattering my protective magic shield."

"Fortunately, I had the Fog Python Flag and used the thick fog to trap it, allowing me to escape with my life."

"According to this nephew's guess, that spiritual insect's cultivation is at least around the Late Stage, otherwise it would be impossible to so easily shatter the protective magic shields of this nephew and Big Brother Qingtong!"

"A Late Stage spiritual insect..."

Tuoba Wuying muttered, his eyes filled with shock, suspicion, and disbelief.

"A spiritual insect... Fu You Sect?"

"Or could it be... Fuyou House!"

"That's not right..."

Tuoba Wuying's gaze flickered as he said, "The Great Yu Zheng Clan is one of the main culprits behind the destruction of the Fu You Sect. How could the Fu You Sect assist the Great Yu Zheng Clan?"

"Unless... the Great Yu Zheng Clan has the Legacy left behind by the Fu You Sect."

"To control a Late Stage spiritual insect, it would at least require a Middle Stage Cultivator."

"Since a Late Stage spiritual insect has appeared in our Yunmeng Marsh, there's no guarantee it won't appear in Xu Province..."

Zhao Qingshan hesitated and said, "Clan Chief, what should we do next?"

"Wuxi Island has already been occupied by the Great Yu navy, and our naval forces have lost well over a hundred thousand men. What if—"

"What are you rushing for?"

Tuoba Wufeng said coldly, "They are just a group of Mortals. What does it matter how many die?"

"Since you are heavily injured, stay within the Family to heal your injuries during this period, and at the same time instruct the newly initiated Disciples."

"Yes, Clan Chief!"

In recent years, perhaps due to the recovery of Spiritual Qi, during the annual Spiritual Root testing, the Tuoba Family had actually found two five-year-old children possessing Spiritual Roots within Yunmeng Marsh!

One was a boy from a branch of the Tuoba Family, named Tuoba Lingshan.

The other was the daughter of an ordinary fisherman, named Wang Xiaoyu.

Both of them were taken into the Family, led by Tuoba Lingyun, to initially teach them Cultivation knowledge.

Waving his hand to signal Zhao Qingshan to leave, Tuoba Wufeng then summoned Tuoba Wugou.

"Clan Chief, I wonder what important matter you have?"

Tuoba Wufeng said in a deep voice, "Wugou, Qingtong has fallen."

"What?!"

Tuoba Wugou said in astonishment, "H-How is that possible! Qingtong is currently the Disciple with the richest travel experience among our Family's second-generation Disciples. How could he..."

"This matter is absolutely true."

Tuoba Wufeng said, "The one who killed Qingtong should be a hidden Cultivator of the Great Yu Zheng Clan, who used a Late Stage spiritual insect to launch a sneak attack and kill Qingtong."

"This enmity, this old man will definitely avenge!"

"A Late Stage spiritual insect?" Tuoba Wugou quickly reacted, "Fu You Sect?"

"Could it be that the Great Yu Zheng Clan has contacted the remnants of the Fu You Sect?"

"Impossible..."

Tuoba Wufeng said, "Fuyou House and the Great Yu Zheng Clan have a sea of blood and deep enmity; Fuyou House cannot possibly unite with the Great Yu Zheng Clan."

"This old man guesses that it should be the Great Yu Zheng Clan obtaining some Fuyou House Legacy, enabling them to Cultivate a Late Stage spiritual insect."

"Then what do you plan to do, Clan Chief?"

"This old man plans to... contact Fuyou House!"

"A Late Stage spiritual insect would be somewhat difficult to deal with even for this old man. But if two or three Late Stage Cultivators were to attack together, the other party would surely have no chance of escape."

Tuoba Wufeng said, "My Tuoba Family and Fuyou House can also be considered acquaintances; presumably, if we invite them to deal with the Great Yu Zheng Clan, they will definitely be willing."

"Especially the Fuyou House Vice House Master, Fire Spirit Master!"

"A few years ago, he was heavily injured in the Great Yu imperial palace and has been recuperating until now."

"Fuyou House, huh..."

Tuoba Wugou said, "Clan Chief, go with peace of mind. With me here in Yunmeng Marsh, nothing will happen."

"Many thanks, Younger Sister Wugou."

Tuoba Wufeng said, "Wuying is currently in Xu Province assisting Prince Chen against Xu Mujun. This old man will naturally return after contacting Fuyou House."

"Good!"

After arranging all this, Tuoba Wufeng immediately stepped on his Flying Sword and flew toward the southeast direction.

After a few breaths, his figure vanished into the thick fog and disappeared.

Three days later.

His figure appeared by the seashore.

After confirming the direction, he once again stepped on his Flying Sword and headed deep into the sea, quickly disappearing from sight.

Guangqing City.

"Open fire!"

"Open fire!"

"Boom...!!!"

Over a hundred Red Barbarian Cannons fired simultaneously, and immediately over a hundred cannonballs smashed fiercely against the city walls of Guangqing City.

The city walls of Guangqing City, constructed of huge stones, were finally blown to collapse under the uninterrupted bombardment of the Red Barbarian Cannons.

A large amount of boulders mixed with bricks and rolling logs tumbled down from the city walls.

And the White Lotus Sect members located on the city walls also screamed as they tumbled down from the city walls, smashing heavily onto the ground below.

The shouts of killing and screams were endless, looking extremely tragic.

Xu Mujun personally led one hundred thousand troops of the Longxiang Army, rushing day and night just to annihilate the White Lotus Sect rebel army at the fastest speed.

Fortunately, the roads between Xu Province and Qing Province were clear, and the Red Barbarian Cannons were able to keep up quickly.

"Boom!!!"

Another series of artillery strikes came attacking, once again smashing fiercely onto the city walls.

Countless boulders and rolling logs fell, along with countless White Lotus Sect members who were blown to smithereens.

Finally.

After ten rounds of consecutive bombardments, well over half of the entire eastern and southern city walls of Guangqing City had been blown down.

Even the city gates on both sides were blown into smithereens.

Guangqing City was now completely exposed under the military might of the Longxiang Army.

"Clang...!"

Xu Mujun drew his long saber with one hand and pointed it distantly at Guangqing City.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Giddyup~!"

One hundred thousand troops of the Longxiang Army roared in unison, charging simultaneously toward Guangqing City from the eastern and southern directions.

Leaving only more than five thousand cavalrymen stationed in place to act as a reserve force.

While galloping wildly, captains were also shouting loudly.

"Those holding a Sharp Weapon, kill!"

"Those wearing white headscarves, kill!"

"Those who block my path, kill!"

Countless shouts came from the military formation. The leading Longxiang Army cavalry spurred their warhorses, leaping fiercely over the ruins and charging into Guangqing City.

Inside Guangqing City, however, were chaotic White Lotus Sect members.

While still in a panic, they were charged into by one Longxiang Army soldier after another and easily killed.

"Puff!"

"Ah!"

"Run!"

"Hand over your life...!"

Shouts continuously rang out. The morale of the Longxiang Army was soaring, and facing these weak White Lotus Sect followers, they showed no mercy whatsoever, quickly fighting their way through the first line of defense.

When the Longxiang Army truly charged into the inner city, they suddenly saw a large number of White Lotus Sect members wearing white headscarves and fanatical eyes rushing out from the alleys in all directions.

They wore single-layer clothes, held Sharp Weapons, and unexpectedly wore no protective armor whatsoever, charging forward with fanatical eyes.

While charging, their hands constantly formed strange hand incantations in front of their chests, shouting loudly at the same time:

"The Immortal Elder bestowed the True Divine Skill, ten thousand heavenly soldiers display their Divine Ability. All immortals, hear my command, quickly enter my Mortal body!"

"I am none other than a heavenly soldier and general!"

"Ha!"

Amidst the shouts, the eyes and tones of this group of White Lotus Sect members instantly became even more fanatical.

Within the crowd, several people unexpectedly flashed with a golden light on their bodies abruptly.

"Puff!"

"Bang!"

"Neigh~!"

In an instant, this group of White Lotus Sect members without a single piece of armor collided fiercely with the elite Longxiang Army.

The steel sabers in the hands of the Longxiang Army very easily beheaded the leading White Lotus Sect members, along with the fanatical followers behind them who were also slain.

In just a few short breaths, the White Lotus Sect members were thrown into complete disorder, suffering heavy casualties.

"What White Lotus Sect god-summoning, a bunch of foolish believers, kill them for me!"

A Longxiang Army captain said angrily, stepping forward to slaughter another White Lotus Sect member.

With a smooth follow-through slash, a muffled sound suddenly came from the steel saber in his hand.

His expression changed slightly, and he instinctively raised his head to look.

However, he saw a shirtless, thin-figured man tightly grabbing his long saber with both hands.

The long saber slashed onto his body, yet it unexpectedly only produced a trace of a blood mark and didn't cut him into two sections.

This thin man opened his mouth and laughed loudly, his withered yellow teeth exposed, looking extremely disgusting and terrifying.

"Haha, hahahaha..."

"I possess the Divine Skill, immune to blades and spears!"

"Silent Old Mother, Vacuum Hometown!"

The thin White Lotus Sect member shouted loudly, then gave a fierce tug, actually dragging this captain's figure to stagger instinctively, almost falling to the ground.

Almost at the same time, more White Lotus Sect members rushed up, fanatically tackling this captain to the ground.

The woodchopping knives, sickles, and even Sharp Weapons like scissors and thimbles in their hands all stabbed toward his body one after another.

"Ah...!"

"Silent Old Mother, Vacuum Hometown!"

One fanatical shout after another came from the major streets and alleys, as groups of men, women, and even the elderly and children shouted fanatical slogans and desperately charged toward the Longxiang Army.