Tianmen Pass!
On the fifth day of the great battle, the war remained brutal.
On this day, two Great Grandmasters from Great Wei came to aid: one at the late stage and the other at the mid-stage.
Similarly, Da Li also had a Great Grandmaster come to aid, and he was at the late stage as well.
The great war a hundred years ago had caused Great Wei to lose too many powerful warriors, resulting in fewer Great Grandmasters compared to Da Li and Da Chu.
“Marquis Shen, we are here to assist you!” Gao Chongyuan transformed into a golden streak and flew in.
“I am Cheng Bufa, ordered to assist the Marquis!” A burly man with a black beard carried a giant axe and approached.
“You two, don’t overestimate yourselves by meddling in the battle. Why not spar with me instead?” Wen Renli blocked their path and said calmly.
“You arrogant brat, take this axe from old Cheng!” Cheng Bufa swung his giant axe at Wen Renli.
The enormous axe glowed brightly, like a half-moon, as if it could split the void.
Seeing this, Wen Renli immediately swung his jade ruler, striking towards Cheng Bufa.
The jade ruler emitted a white glow, containing terrifying power. It struck the giant axe, forcing Cheng Bufa to retreat repeatedly.
“Old Gao, hurry up and help! This guy is tough,” Cheng Bufa shouted, feeling his arm go numb from the shock.
Gao Chongyuan glanced at the battle between the Great Grandmasters at Great Perfection in the sky, feeling a chill in his heart, and had no choice but to turn his attention back.
That was not a battle he could intervene in.
Although there was only a small realm difference between a Great Grandmaster at Great Perfection and a late-stage Great Grandmaster, it was not a gap that ordinary people could cross.
Gao Chongyuan turned his gaze to Wen Renli.
Without hesitation, he swung his iron fist towards Wen Renli.
Wen Renli’s jade ruler was unpredictable, forcefully suppressing Gao Chongyuan and Cheng Bufa.
“Old Gao, kill him!” Cheng Bufa said irritably.
His giant axe, capable of splitting mountains and rocks, was repeatedly defeated by Wen Renli’s jade ruler.
Gao Chongyuan ignored Cheng Bufa. The opponent’s strength was clearly above his own. If he could kill the opponent, he would have done so already.
Anyone who could cultivate to the Great Grandmaster realm through talent was a prodigy.
Without absolute strength, they were all evenly matched. Killing someone of the same realm was as easy as slaughtering a dog, and fighting across realms was common. Those were the peerless prodigies.
Below, Da Li’s army continued to attack the city, while the General Who Guards the East’s army desperately defended. Both sides fought fiercely, with bodies piling up and rivers of blood flowing.
High above, Shen Jianting saw that the imperial court had sent one late-stage Great Grandmaster and one mid-stage Great Grandmaster, feeling slightly helpless.
Great Wei’s national strength was actually weaker than Da Li and Da Chu.
In Great Wei, there were very few Great Grandmasters at Great Perfection willing to serve the imperial court.
More importantly, many of Great Wei’s powerful warriors were held up at the Demon Suppression Pass, fighting the demons in the Ten Thousand Mountains.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be facing two opponents alone.
Shen Jianting punched Zhang Jian away, took a palm strike from Xu Rongchang, and then turned to strike Xu Rongchang with another palm.
Boom!!
The powerful force pushed Xu Rongchang back!
Zhang Jian and Xu Rongchang were both amazed by Shen Jianting’s strength.
They knew that Shen Jianting was only one step away from breaking through to the Martial Saint realm.
The three of them fought desperately, with Shen Jianting’s strength being overwhelming, but Zhang Jian and Xu Rongchang were not weak either.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been able to fight Shen Jianting for several days.
In the sky above Tianmen Pass, every punch and palm strike seemed to carry great momentum, making it impossible for even late-stage Great Grandmasters to intervene.
After another day of bloody battle, both sides saw significant reductions in their troops.
In the evening, the war came to a halt, and both sides tacitly collected the bodies of their fallen soldiers.
On the city wall, Shen Jianting looked at Gao Chongyuan and Cheng Li.
“Did His Majesty only send the two of you?”
“Marquis Shen, you should know that the south is also fighting Da Chu and the Miao Territory. The court sent a Great Grandmaster at Great Perfection to Xuan Province to suppress the White Lotus demonic sect rebellion and another to the south to fight the Miao Territory.”
“Marquis Xiao is held up at Chen Nan Pass!” Gao Chongyuan explained.
“Sigh!” Shen Jianting couldn’t help but sigh.
After fighting Zhang Jian and Xu Rongchang for five days, he still hadn’t found the opportunity to break through to the Martial Saint realm.
“Marquis Shen, don’t worry. His Majesty Shengwu King is already leading the army south and will arrive at Tianmen Pass in a few days. Once he arrives, the Da Li army will no longer be a threat,” Gao Chongyuan said.
“Is Shengwu King coming south?”
At this moment, Shen Jianting felt conflicted. He hoped Oliver Sheng would come to resolve the crisis in Great Wei’s eastern border, but he also didn’t want Oliver to arrive.
He wanted to use the absolute pressure to force himself to break through the barrier to the Martial Saint realm.
But he was also afraid that if things went wrong, the ten or so states in Great Wei’s eastern border would fall to Da Li’s forces.
……
Oliver Sheng’s forces moved south, annihilating any Da Li troops they encountered along the border.
The Da Li troops couldn’t withstand the terrifying cavalry under his command.
The news of Shengwu King of Great Wei moving south naturally reached Da Li as well.
“I heard that Shengwu King of Great Wei is moving south.”
“Is there any news from the court?” Zhang Jian asked his deputy.
“Not yet!” The deputy shook his head.
“Send a message to Marquis Xu, telling him to be cautious. If the situation becomes untenable, retreat quickly,” Zhang Jian immediately ordered.
Xu Rongchang led 300,000 troops in Great Wei’s territory. If Shengwu King of Great Wei arrived at Tianmen Pass, it would be a disaster.
“Yes, General!”
Emperor Zhao received the news, furrowing his brows in disbelief.
What about the Huns?
Why hadn’t they attacked Great Wei? How could they let Shengwu King move south?
“Someone, quickly investigate the Huns’ grasslands and see what they’re up to!”
Weren’t they supposed to attack Great Wei together?
How could Da Li and Da Chu be fighting Great Wei fiercely, while the Huns’ grasslands remained silent, allowing Shengwu King to move south?
A Martial Saint on the battlefield would force Da Li to send a Martial Saint as well; otherwise, their soldiers attacking Great Wei would all die.
“Someone, prepare to visit King Wen Ren. I need to ask him to oversee the western front.”
Reluctantly, Emperor Zhao had to ask Martial Saint Wen Ren to come out of seclusion.
……
Yu Province!
Oliver Sheng’s forces had just annihilated a ten-thousand-strong Da Li troop.
“How is the battle at Tianmen Pass?” Oliver Sheng asked.
“General, Tianmen Pass is surrounded by Da Li’s forces from the east and west. They’ve been fighting for five days, and the situation is dire,” the scout who had gone to investigate reported.
“Da Li’s forces are so arrogant? Surrounding Tianmen Pass from behind!” Oliver Sheng’s subordinates couldn’t help but frown.
Does Da Li not understand military strategy? Aren’t they afraid of being counter-surrounded?
“I’m afraid the entire eastern border is under attack by Da Li’s forces, tying up our border troops and preventing them from supporting Tianmen Pass. That’s why Da Li’s forces dare to be so bold,” Xiao Chuyi said.
“How many Da Li troops are behind Tianmen Pass?” Oliver Sheng asked the scout.
“There were 300,000 before the battle. Now there should be around 250,000 to 260,000. We couldn’t get an exact number. Please forgive us, General,” the scout quickly replied.
Oliver Sheng waved his hand and then looked at Xiao Chuyi, Sawyer Shangguan, Felix Wu, and Lin Jiang.
“You four, lead the army ahead and hold off this force. Don’t let them escape,” Oliver Sheng ordered.
Having come to Great Wei’s territory, they had no reason to return alive.
“Yes, General!”
The four of them accepted the order!
“This is a sword talisman that can kill a Great Grandmaster. Take it with you,” Oliver Sheng condensed a sword talisman and handed it to Felix Wu.
Seeing the sword talisman in Felix Wu’s hand, the others knew that with this talisman, they could kill even a Great Grandmaster blocking their way.
At the peak of the Yang Spirit realm, Oliver Sheng could use his divine powers to condense a sword talisman, ensuring the power within it wouldn’t dissipate, to kill powerful enemies and protect the army from Great Grandmaster threats.
The four of them led the army, carrying Oliver Sheng’s sword talisman, and quickly headed towards Tianmen Pass!
Oliver Sheng followed with the rear troops, heading towards Tianmen Pass.
The auxiliary troops had to transport supplies, and the heavy cavalry couldn’t move quickly. He could only send the light cavalry ahead to hold off Da Li’s forces.
Xu Rongchang’s forces, upon receiving Zhang Jian’s message, furrowed their brows.
After five days of battle, they still hadn’t breached Tianmen Pass or killed Shen Jianting.
Now that Shengwu King of Great Wei was leading his army south, their forces were in danger.
They had only two options: retreat from Great Wei or continue to breach Tianmen Pass and rely on it, waiting for Da Li’s Martial Saint to arrive.
But retreating from Great Wei left him unwilling.
If it weren’t for Shengwu King moving south, they would have taken Tianmen Pass in three more days.
Shen Jianting couldn’t hold out much longer.
Xu Rongchang gritted his teeth and decided to go all out.
“Send a message to Marquis Zhang, telling him to hold off Shen Jianting tomorrow. I will personally lead the troops to breach Tianmen Pass!”
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