Chapter 54: The Two Armies Clash, Qi Rises to the Stage

  The three princes and the general of Daqi had a heated debate, which boosted the morale of their soldiers, but the eldest prince was not pleased.

  On the one hand, he thought that the third prince's behavior was contemptuous of his control over the army as the eldest son; on the other hand, he felt that the third prince had risen somewhat in the hearts of the soldiers.

  Wang Guang watched from the side as the eldest prince's face turned purple with rage, his breathing somewhat labored, and suddenly understood some of his thoughts.

  "Your Highness! If you're not pleased, I can go forward and put an end to their argument." Wang Guang said in a low voice to the eldest prince.

  The eldest prince thought for a moment and shook his head, saying: "This is not necessary. I see that the third one has already made the opponent speechless. When the opponent has nothing to say, our military morale will surely be greatly shaken. In this way, when we charge into battle, we will have an invisible advantage."

  These words were spoken, not only did Wang Guang nod in agreement, but also the other few Qi practitioners who were closer nodded in agreement. After all, at this time, both armies had just engaged in battle and were desperately boosting their own army's morale. Seeing that their own people were about to succeed, they didn't want any unexpected surprises to occur.

  As expected, the two sides led the debate for a while, but it was the old general of the Great Qi Dynasty who fell short in words, and it was the three princes with sharp tongues who made the old general's face red with anger, his thick neck and red face unable to utter a word for half a day.

  "Why must we quarrel and argue? When two armies meet, only war can speak, what use is there for words? Do you think that a few words will make us surrender and you'll win? Humph! I, the general, will come out of formation, which great general from the opposing side will come out to fight me? Let's see who's true strength lies beneath our hands, and stop wasting time with idle chatter."

  A general of the Great Qi Empire, having been put at a disadvantage by his own commander's words, suddenly slapped his horse, shook the shining silver spear in his hand, and furiously rushed to the front line of the two armies.

  The horse galloped and whirled, neighing loudly. "Who among you enemy officers will come out and engage in a fierce battle of three hundred rounds with this general?" This great general had a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes, with an aura of murder about him.

  At this shout, the eldest prince beside Wang Guang turned his head and asked: "Which general will go out and slaughter them?"

  "I will go." A black-faced general on the side rode a black horse, wearing black armor and holding a giant axe, with a ferocious face: "I am willing to cut off the head of the incoming general and ask for credit from the marshal."

  "General, be careful and don't be greedy for merit." The Crown Prince said kindly: "I will order the soldiers to beat drums to assist you in your victory, until General returns triumphantly."

  "Thanks, General!" The dark-faced big man was excited, turned his horse's head and shouted a few times, then rushed towards the front of the two armies.

  "Halt! The culprit will soon run wild, I'll come to meet you in a bit."

  "Come and sign up, if you want to be a nameless ghost." General Da Qi waved the bright silver gun in his hand, and with a few swift movements, he shot down three or five of the Black General's men.

  "You don't need to know my name, just ask the fierce ghosts on the Yellow Spring Road and they'll tell you." The black-faced general let out a loud roar, his giant axe spinning up and down as he swung it at his opponent's head.

  "How dare you!" The national general of the Great Qi Dynasty's face turned red with rage, thinking that the black-faced general looked down on him.

  Two horses meet, your big axe chops my head, my silver spear pierces your heart. For a time the two men fight together, killing until the sky and earth are dark.

  Only the war drums were heard in front of the two armies, and the bugles sounded together. One black armor, black horse, and black face, with a large axe in hand, only saw the cold light flashing, the fierce wind blowing, the horse's hooves crushing stones flying everywhere, the warhorse neighing; one silver helmet, silver armor, and silver warhorse, with a seven-foot-long spear flying up and down, only saw the cold stars twinkling, the murderous aura rising, the warhorse neighing, shaking its head and tail, biting and tearing wildly.

  Two generals fought each other for over a dozen rounds, and one of the generals on Wang Guang's side could no longer bear it. He slapped his war horse, grasped a phoenix-beaked knife, and charged towards the enemy general. It was intended that the two would attack the Great Qi Dynasty's general together, so as to end the war early.

  That's the Daqi Empire, they wouldn't let their own people suffer a loss. Seeing the Tianyu Empire had a general coming out, they also charged out a general from their army formation. The two generals collided with each other and started fighting.

  Another general suppressed the hot blood in his heart, took the command arrow and rushed up to fight. For a time, eighteen war horses were galloping back and forth in front of the two armies' formation, nine pairs of generals fighting crazily. They killed until the sky was dark and the air was filled with killing intent. The soldiers of both armies shouted continuously, but they were cheering for their own generals.

  Wang Guang watched with relish as the two armies clashed, although he had mixed with the army for a period of time before, but had not seen a general confrontation. This time, seeing it was also considered to have fulfilled his wish from that year.

  "Although these war generals have the strength of innate Jianghu people, if they were to fight alone, they would not be as good as those Jianghu people. However, in a chaotic battle, those Jianghu people would not be as good as the war generals."

  But just as Wang Guang was lost in thought, a sudden change occurred at the front of the two armies.

  When the black-faced general and the national character-faced general were about to engage in a fierce battle, a gray light suddenly flew out from the front of the Daqi Imperial Army. The gray light pierced into the chest of the black-faced general, and with a loud crackling sound, the black-faced general fell off his horse, and his giant axe also slipped out of his hands.

  "Could it be a sneak attack? Who is this evil person?" Just as Wang Guang Zheng was about to take action to rescue the Black-Faced General, a Qi Practitioner flew out from the side and summoned a gust of black wind that charged straight at the front lines of both armies.

  This Qi master did not save the fallen black-faced general, but instead stretched out his hand and pointed. A wisp of black smoke emerged from his nostrils and wrapped itself around the gray light. "Could it be that my Tianyu Imperial Court has no Qi masters?"

  Just as the Qi master was casting his spell to capture the dark light, Guozi's face was ferocious in the battle with Hei Lian Jiang. He didn't care whether his opponent was being ambushed or defeated by himself. With a swing of his spear, there was a "puff" sound, and the spearhead pierced the throat of the struggling Black-faced General on the ground, and a stream of blood spurted out.

  "Get up." The national character face doubled its strength, using a long gun to lift the corpse of the black-faced general and shake it in mid-air. Then, he turned his head towards Wang Guang and others, shouting: "Is this all you have got, Tianyu Imperial Court?"

  The generals of the two armies, who were fighting in front of each other, saw someone die and couldn't help but look over there. The generals of the Tianyu Empire saw it and their hearts skipped a beat, suddenly becoming flustered. The general of the Daqi Empire saw that his own side had won, and suddenly his momentum surged, each one wielding their swords and guns even more bravely, and in an instant three or five Tianyu Empire generals lost their composure and were knocked off their horses. The other several generals saw that things were not going well, turned their horses around and retreated back to their own army.

  The Grand Marshal of the Daqi Empire took advantage of the situation and dispatched thousands of heavy cavalry to follow the vanguard generals in a charge, aiming to tear apart the battle array of the Tianyu Empire.

  "Fire at will." The eldest prince had not yet reacted, when the third prince suddenly shouted loudly. With a single order, tens of thousands of arrows shot out like raindrops towards the heavy cavalry, and the cart-bed crossbow unleashed its power, with long spears serving as arrows whizzing out. These long spear-arrows were extremely powerful, and one shot could pierce even those heavily armored cavalrymen. The unlucky ones were pierced together with their comrades on a single long spear, screaming in agony.

  A wave of arrows went down, shooting down hundreds of heavy armored cavalrymen, and finally suppressed the enemy's advance. Although they had suppressed the enemy's advance, the morale of the soldiers had also declined significantly. After counting, only three of the nine generals returned, and these three generals were all injured and could not rush to battle in a short time.

  The three generals knelt down in front of the Crown Prince and begged for forgiveness. The Crown Prince also knew that it was not easy to punish them on the battlefield, so he waved his hand and let the three men go to the rear to treat their wounds and rest.

  "That Qi master is really despicable, he could have saved that general but he didn't lift a finger." Wang Guang saw the Crown Prince's body slightly trembling and suddenly understood some of his thoughts.

  "He is the one who worships Lao San, that black-faced general is loyal to me. With the help of the two armies clashing in front, weakening the power of this prince, heh heh! What a good calculation." The eldest prince croaked his voice and muttered, turning his head to glare fiercely at the third prince in the distance.

  The third prince is elegant and refined, with a well-proportioned figure that surpasses the eldest prince. However, his face lacks the purple aura, which means he won't achieve great things.

  "Big brother, don't be sad, it's just a few generals. If big brother lacks generals, I can transfer a few of my own to help you grasp the power in the army." The third prince said with a sympathetic face to the eldest prince.

  "There's no need for that, I have thousands of brave generals under my command, each one is exceptionally courageous and intelligent, fully capable of taking on important tasks in the army." The eldest prince let out a cold snort, ignoring his opponent, and instead focused his gaze on the Qi Practitioner's techniques at the front lines. At this moment, Wang Guang was also concentrating his mind to observe the Qi Practitioner's techniques at the front lines.

  Only to see that the Qi Gong practitioner wore a black Taoist robe, with a short spear tucked at his waist. The short spear emitted a black glow and made a series of shrill calls. The Qi Gong practitioner's fingers moved swiftly, manipulating the black smoke to wrap around the gray light that had knocked down the Black-Faced General. As the gray light dissipated, a three-edged nail over a foot long was revealed.

  "The two armies clashed, soldier against soldier, general against general. A Qi Practitioner's opponent is another Qi Practitioner. Why did you break the rules? Using a Qi Practitioner's methods to deal with a war general? Are you trying to lose face? Which Qi Practitioner lost his nail? Come out and let me destroy you!" The Qi Practitioner said this, and with a flick of his wrist, the over-one-foot-long nail was instantly crushed into an iron lump and casually thrown to the ground.

  "How dare you ruin my treasure? See the power of my Corpse Nailing Soul!" A voice came from the Great Qi Array, and a gray-robed old man rode a black bear over one zhang tall to the front of the two armies. The old man raised his hand, and dozens of gray lights flew out of his sleeve towards the Black Robed Cultivators.

  "This is also a treasure? Don't lose face here, hurry back and escape with your life, do you want to stay here and die?" The black-robed cultivator snorted coldly, and two flames shot out from his hands.

  The flame was initially only fist-sized, but it swelled up against the wind and in just three breaths, it suddenly expanded to the size of a bucket.

  "Violent Sun Thunder!" The old man let out a strange cry, opening his mouth to spew out a stream of gray smoke that burrowed into the black bear below. With the help of the gray smoke, the black bear transformed into a beam of gray light that charged towards Violent Sun Thunder.