198: Chapter 198 Qin Bei is transferred

General Qin Bei was transferred?

Then who would guard Yunzhou City?

He continued reading.

Li Han said in the letter that he had already recommended Su Bai to the Imperial Court to take over General Qin Bei's position, but the court had not yet replied.

Su Bai put down the letter, leaned back against the chair, and closed his eyes to think for a while.

With General Qin Bei gone, the burden of Yunzhou City fell onto his own shoulders.

Although he now held Jing Prefecture, Yunzhou City was his Foundation and could not be lost.

“Su Xing.”

“Your subordinate is here.”

“Send men to Yunzhou City and pay close attention to the movements there. Report to me immediately if there is any sign of trouble.”

“Yes!”

Su Xing took the order and left.

Su Bai sat alone in the study, looking at the night sky outside the window.

The road ahead was becoming increasingly difficult.

But he was not afraid.

No matter how hard the road, he had to walk it.

Ten days later.

Outside Jing Prefecture City, an army of fifteen thousand was ready to depart.

During this half-month, Su Bai had recruited another five thousand new recruits from Jing Prefecture and the surrounding villages. Adding them to the original ten thousand, he now had fifteen thousand men under his command.

Among them were five thousand Cultivators and three thousand elites equipped with Spiritual Artifacts.

This force was already unmatched in the entire Yunzhou.

Su Bai sat on his horse, looking at this army, and a sense of pride welled up in his heart.

“Set out!”

The army of fifteen thousand set off with great momentum, marching toward Dingzhou.

After five days of marching.

Su Bai and his party arrived at Dingzhou.

Dingzhou was much larger than Jing Prefecture, and its city walls were much higher.

Light flowed upon the city walls; a Rank Five Grand Formation had already been activated, its light shield more than twice as thick as the Dragon-Elephant City Protection Formation of Jing Prefecture.

Outside the city gates, dense crowds of soldiers were patrolling—at least three thousand at a rough glance.

Su Bai sat on his horse, squinting as he observed for a long while.

“A Rank Five Grand Formation is indeed different.”

Ma Lie clicked his tongue beside him: “General, this thing is much harder than the one in Jing Prefecture. I'm afraid the Heavenly Meteor Array won't be able to blast it open.”

Su Bai did not speak.

He was thinking of a strategy.

A Rank Five Grand Formation... forget the Heavenly Meteor Array, even if he upgraded the Heavenly Meteor Array to Rank Four, he might not necessarily be able to blast it open.

He had to think of another way.

Atop the city wall, a figure appeared.

King Zhou, Prince Tang Zhao.

He wore a suit of golden armor, a golden helmet on his head, and a long saber hanging at his waist; his entire being looked majestic and awe-inspiring.

Prince Tang Zhao leaned against the battlements, glanced down, and smiled.

“Su Bai, you've finally come.”

“I've been waiting for you for a long time.”

Su Bai looked up at Prince Tang Zhao on the city wall and asked:

“Waiting for me? For what?”

Prince Tang Zhao laughed loudly.

“Waiting for you to come and meet your death!”

He pointed at Su Bai below the city, then pointed at the city of Dingzhou behind himself.

“Su Bai, I didn't stop you when you took Mu City or when you took Jing Prefecture. Do you know why?”

Su Bai remained silent.

Prince Tang Zhao continued: “Because I was waiting. Waiting for you to fatten yourself up before coming to deal with you.”

He grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

“Those territories you conquered, those provisions and Spirit Stones you've amassed—from today on, they are all mine.”

Su Bai looked at Prince Tang Zhao's smug face and suddenly smiled.

“Prince Tang Zhao, do you know what Tang Yu said when he was captured?”

Prince Tang Zhao's smile stiffened for a moment.

Su Bai continued: “He said he defected to the Yao Race to save his life. What about you? Did you also defect to the Yao Race to save your life?”

Prince Tang Zhao's expression darkened.

“Su Bai, stop talking nonsense here. When did I ever defect to the Yao Race?”

Su Bai pulled a letter from his robe and waved it.

“I found this in Tang Yu's palace. The letter you wrote to Tang Yu clearly states—'If my dear brother is willing to join hands with me and defect to the Yao Race together, we shall enjoy endless wealth and glory.'”

Having read this far, Su Bai looked up at Prince Tang Zhao.

“Prince Tang Zhao, your handwriting is quite good. Should I have people copy this letter a few hundred times and paste them on the walls of Dingzhou for all the commoners to see?”

Prince Tang Zhao's expression changed completely.

He hadn't expected that useless Tang Yu to keep his letter.

“You—”

Prince Tang Zhao pointed at Su Bai, his finger trembling.

Su Bai put the letter away and drew his long saber.

“Prince Tang Zhao, you only have two paths today. First, open the city gates and surrender, and I will spare your life. Second—”

Su Bai raised his long saber, the tip pointing at Prince Tang Zhao on the city wall.

“I will fight my way in and take your dog life.”

Prince Tang Zhao took a deep breath, his expression shifting from anger to ferocity.

“Su Bai, who do you think you are? You think you're so powerful just because you took Jing Prefecture?”

“In this Dingzhou City, I have a Rank Five Grand Formation and twenty thousand troops. What do you have to fight me with?”

Prince Tang Zhao sneered.

“Your fifteen thousand men won't even be able to touch the edge of my city gates.”

Su Bai didn't waste any more words with him.

He raised his long saber with a swing.

“Form the Heavenly Meteor Array, attack the city!”

The war drums sounded once again.

“Dong— Dong— Dong—”

The drumbeats were heavy, striking one by one against everyone's hearts.

The fifteen thousand troops roared in unison.

“Kill—!”

The sound waves shook the heavens.

The Formation Masters immediately began their movements.

Twenty Formation Masters formed a circle, simultaneously injecting spiritual power into the Formation Plates.

In the sky, dark clouds began to gather.

The first meteor began to take shape.

“Boom—!”

The meteor smashed against the light shield.

Fire sparked in all directions.

The light shield remained perfectly still.

Prince Tang Zhao laughed loudly atop the wall.

“Su Bai, this Formation of yours is no good! Should I lend you a few powerful ones?”

Su Bai remained expressionless.

“Continue.”

The second, the third, the fourth...

Meteors smashed into the light shield one after another.

But the defensive power of a Rank Five Grand Formation far exceeded that of Rank Four; the Heavenly Meteor Array's attacks were simply ineffective.

Ma Lie watched from the side, stomping his feet in frustration.

“General, this isn't working! The Heavenly Meteor Array can't blast it open at all!”

Su Bai didn't speak.

He was waiting.

Waiting for an opportunity.

The Heavenly Meteor Array's attacks continued.

Meteors smashed against the light shield one by one. Although they failed to break the grand Formation, every impact consumed the Formation's spiritual power.

In the palace at the center of the city, the Cultivators responsible for guarding the Formation Pillars were working until they were drenched in sweat.

“Quick! Change the Spirit Stones!”

A man who looked like a manager shouted urgently.

Several servants ran over carrying Spirit Stones, frantically stuffing them into the Formation Pillars.

But the Heavenly Meteor Array's attacks were too dense; the consumption rate of Spirit Stones was extremely fast.

An hour passed.

Two hours passed.

The Heavenly Meteor Array's attacks never stopped.

As Prince Tang Zhao watched from the city wall, the smile on his face gradually vanished.

He hadn't expected Su Bai to be so patient.

Even less did he expect Su Bai's Heavenly Meteor Array to last this long.

What?

Could it be that Su Bai's Formation didn't consume Spirit Stones?

He truly didn't believe that a single Su Bai could have so many Spirit Stones to use.

“My Lord, the consumption rate of Spirit Stones is too fast!”

A general ran over, his face anxious.

“At this rate, the grand Formation will only hold for two more hours at most!”

Prince Tang Zhao's expression changed.

“Two hours? Wasn't it supposed to be enough for three days?”

“That's under normal circumstances!”

The general was so anxious he was sweating profusely, “Su Bai's Heavenly Meteor Array has been attacking continuously, and it's specifically targeting the Formation's weak points. The Spirit Stone consumption rate is ten times that of normal circumstances!”

Prince Tang Zhao gritted his teeth.

“Take out all the Spirit Stones in stock and hold the line for me!”

“Yes!”

The general took the order and left.

Prince Tang Zhao stood on the city wall, looking at Su Bai below; a trace of unease flashed in his eyes.