71: Chapter 71: Divine General Wen Taishi, the Strongest Orc Legion Attacks.

He saw a new divine general card appear, and a Battle Qi Academy had been unlocked as well.

However, this academy certainly wouldn't be useful in the short term; after all, training students required time.

Moreover, training these elite soldiers would likely take a lot of time too.

As such, Xu Xuan still placed his focus on the divine general card.

He wondered who the divine general unlocked this time would be.

Thinking of this, Xu Xuan used that divine general card without hesitation.

[You have consumed a shang and zhou dynasties divine general card. Randomly drawing a divine general... Congratulations, you have drawn Grand Preceptor Wen—Wen Zhong!]

A veteran of three reigns of the Yin Shang Dynasty, Grand Preceptor Wen Zhong, disciple of the Golden Spirit Mother!

A clap of thunder suddenly echoed from the sky, and a figure stepped out from within the lightning.

He was a Daoist with a yellow face and a long beard, sitting atop a Black Kirin. There was a third eye between his brows, giving him an air of natural majesty that inspired awe without anger.

The white-bearded elder, riding the Black Kirin, calmly flipped down from the Kirin's back and knelt on one knee before Xu Xuan.

"Your servant Wen Zhong, pays respects to the Great King!"

Seeing this elder with graying temples kneeling before him, Xu Xuan hurried forward to support him: "Please rise, Old Grand Preceptor!"

Good heavens, the one drawn this time was actually a top-tier figure of the Yin Shang, Grand Preceptor Wen!

He had been worried about the Orc attack, but it seemed things were much more stable now.

After being helped up by Xu Xuan, Grand Preceptor Wen looked around, observing the Floating Island.

"Great King, on my way here, the Heavens informed me that the current military situation is urgent and that foreign races are invading."

Hearing Grand Preceptor Wen say this, Xu Xuan didn't need to waste words telling him about the current situation.

Grand Preceptor Wen strode to the edge of the Floating Island. After taking a look, he reported with cupped hands: "Your servant is proficient in the Arts of the Five Elements, but though I possess divine power, I am unfortunately restricted by the Laws and cannot exert my full strength."

"However, with my current strength, I can gather a circle of earthen walls around the island. If I then order men to reinforce them, the earthen walls will take shape."

Hearing Grand Preceptor Wen's words, Xu Xuan was overjoyed.

He had been thinking before that it would be great if someone could solve the problem of the city walls.

Because the island would constantly expand outward, newly built city walls would quickly become inner walls.

If he coordinated with Grand Preceptor Wen's spells to summon earthen walls and then ordered his subordinates to reinforce them, they could resist the enemy's ballistae!

In this primitive era where technology was underdeveloped, earthen walls were extremely cost-effective.

Even when facing boulders from catapults or solid cannonballs, earthen walls could absorb most of the impact.

"Then I shall trouble the Grand Preceptor!!"

Grand Preceptor Wen nodded and mounted his Black Kirin once more, a glow condensing in the Grand Preceptor's hand.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Grand Preceptor Wen rode the Black Kirin in a circle around the Floating Island, while the earthy yellow light in his hand traced a golden line on the ground.

As Grand Preceptor Wen exerted his power, soil rose from underground as if a giant snake were churning the earth below, causing a three-meter-high earthen wall to bulge up along the island's edge!

Wherever Grand Preceptor Wen passed, those uncivilized savages knelt one by one and cried out in surprise: "A living immortal!!"

This elder riding the Black Kirin, with his gray hair fluttering, possessed a unique aura that made everyone along the way feel a sense of awe.

Pulling up an earthen wall 3 meters high and 5 meters thick around the island's perimeter would effectively resist the Orcs' catapult bombardment; hiding behind the earthen wall would be relatively safe.

When Grand Preceptor Wen finished his lap and surrounded the entire Floating Island's edge with earthen walls, Xu Xuan immediately waved his hand: "All workers, go reinforce those earthen walls immediately. Make them solid for me!"

The earthen walls could be reinforced by pouring resin or other viscous substances on them and tamping them down to ensure they wouldn't easily crumble.

While busy reinforcing defenses on the Floating Island, Xu Xuan didn't let those below the Floating Island stay idle either.

The hundred-plus vassals below the island followed Xu Xuan's instructions, cutting bamboo and digging trenches to construct a defensive line as best they could.

Although the hundred thousand or so people were all cannon fodder, even cannon fodder had to be put to use.

As they worked overtime, the scene shifted to the distance.

The Orc vanguard had already spotted the location of the Floating Island.

The Floating Island was too obvious; it was growing larger and larger, floating between heaven and earth, with rivers on the island cascading down to form spectacular waterfalls.

Seeing these humans working overtime to build fortifications, these Orcs also realized something.

"Use the Transmission Stone!"

One of the Orc scouts took out a Transmission Stone to relay the intelligence from the front to the rear.

"Reporting to the Sword Saint, these humans seem to know we are attacking. They are constructing defensive fortifications and have stopped their internal war."

On the other side of the Transmission Stone, that so-called Orc Sword Saint did not hesitate.

"Have the Flying Eagle Unit launch an air raid, and have the shamans spread a plague on the Floating Island!!"

How vicious!

This group of Orcs was clearly not a disorganized band; the decision-maker behind them was giving Xu Xuan and the others no room to breathe.

They ordered the flying units—the fastest War Eagle Legion—to air raid the Floating Island, and additionally, to spread a plague!

In the distance, over a thousand War Eagles took to the sky urgently. At a speed of 300 kilometers per hour, the War Eagles reached the perimeter a few kilometers away from the Floating Island almost in the blink of an eye.

Watching the thousand-plus eagles rise from the horizon, Xu Xuan realized the severity of the situation.

"Hell Mode is no joke. This group of Orcs can actually afford to maintain over a thousand eagles, which means this is a large-scale Orc legion."

Xu Xuan took a deep breath and waved his hand: "All archers, prepare to defend against the enemy's eagle units!!"

At this time, Nvba and Hu Zi Mei immediately rushed to Xu Xuan's side to protect him.

"Great King, it's too dangerous outside. Please go into the palace and take cover!"

Seeing over a thousand eagles, Nvba was worried about Xu Xuan's personal safety.

Xu Xuan didn't care: "This is only the first wave of the Orc army. If I hide, can morale still be maintained?"

He had the Xuanyuan Sword protecting his body; a mere bunch of eagles wouldn't be enough to endanger his safety.

No matter how strong the eagles were, they were only elite troops, not generals, let alone at the divine general level.

However, when Grand Preceptor Wen saw the eagles attacking, he revealed a smile: "Do not panic, Great King. They are just a few eagles; your old servant will deal with them!"

Oh?

Grand Preceptor Wen could deal with over a thousand eagles by himself?

Even Nvba, with her divine power restricted by the Laws, was not confident she could take down all those eagles.

As the War Eagle Legion drew closer, the system also began a global broadcast.

[Global Announcement: Great Xia Lord Xu Xuan has engaged in combat with the Skull-Cracker Legion! The Skull-Cracker Legion is currently the strongest legion of the Orc race, possessing a full range of elite troops and powerful hero units!]

[Both sides have begun combat. This will be the largest scale war to break out between the Human race and the Orc race!]

Below the Floating Island, Takeshita Asuka and the others watched the thousand-plus War Eagles charging toward Xu Xuan, and they all closed their eyes in pain.

"It's over, we've encountered the Orcs' strongest legion..."

"Over a thousand War Eagles, and the first wave of attack is elite flying units. We're finished! Owari da!"

Amidst the wailing of the crowd, Grand Preceptor Wen, sitting on the Black Kirin, slowly raised his hand.