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Chapter 412 This battle is not easy to fight!

Tiger Tooth Pass.

Han Xin's order for the army to retreat foreshadowed the defeat of the first clash between the Zhou Dynasty and the Imperial Dynasty.

In fact, whether it is a top-tier battlefield or a high-end battlefield, the Great Zhou does not have an advantage. Even if the Great Zhou gathers the high-end combat power of all other dynasties, it is still far inferior to the overall strength of the strong in the imperial army.

There are too few experts at the late stage of the Dynasty Reincarnation Realm, and they simply cannot compare with the overall strength of the Imperial Dynasty Reincarnation Realm.

Needless to say, the top battlefield was even more intense. Once the two sages of the dynasty made their move, the Great Zhou had no advantage whatsoever. Even top talents like Lü Bu and Yang Zaixing were no match for the two sages, and both were injured in the ensuing battle.

As for Zhao Yun and Pei Yuanqing, they also suffered considerable damage when facing the siege of the Dynasty's half-saints.

Only in the low-level battlefields of Tiger Fang Pass did the Great Zhou, with twice the military strength of the Imperial Dynasty, hold an absolute advantage.

Unfortunately, even if one holds an advantage in the lower-level battlefield, it cannot determine the final outcome of this battle. The outcome is truly determined by the top-level battlefield.

Therefore, the Great Zhou Dynasty ultimately failed to withstand the imperial army's advance and was defeated.

of course.

Although the dynasty won, it was not an easy victory.

Leaving aside the casualties in low-end and high-end battlefields, in the top-tier battlefield, two of the Dynasty's ten half-saints were lost.

Compared to the defeat of the Great Zhou, the Imperial Dynasty's casualties were not a great victory. At least the Great Zhou's top combat force was not lost, while the Imperial Dynasty lost two of its top combat forces.

At best, this can be considered a Pyrrhic victory.

……

Big week.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Cao Zhengchun strode in.

"Your Majesty, news has come from the front lines that the two emperors of the dynasty have intervened, and General Han and his men were unable to withstand them and have been forced to retreat."

"General Lü Bu and General Yang Zaixing are no match for the two emperors of the dynasty and have both been injured. General Pei Yuanqing and General Zhao Yun are even more seriously injured and have suffered severe injuries. Only General Long Ju's injuries are the least severe..."

"Your Majesty, please review this."

Cao Zhengchun hurriedly presented the message in his hand to Zhou Chen.

"Ok!"

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow slightly and immediately took the message from Cao Zhengchun's hand to read it.

Zhou Chen's expression didn't change as he read the message, but his brows remained tightly furrowed.

After Zhou Chen finished reading the message in his hand, his expression didn't change much; instead, he fell into deep thought.

Zhou Chen was not too surprised by Han Xin's defeat.

The Azure Dragon Dynasty claims to be the overlord of the Eastern Region, with unfathomable strength. If a few half-saints could stop such a behemoth, then the Azure Dragon Dynasty's title as the overlord of the Eastern Region would be nothing but empty words and undeserved.

However, the fact that two Sages made a move right from the start of the Imperial Army's advance indicates that there are far more Sages in the Imperial Army than just these two, and that there are still powerful figures who have not yet made a move.

"This battle won't be easy!"

Zhou Chen sighed inwardly.

The emperor's sage has already made his move, but in contrast, the Great Zhou currently only has one sage, Guan Yu, who must remain in the Great Zhou to guard against the retaliation of the two top sects, Ziyang Sect and Qingyun Sect, and cannot go to the battlefield.

Only a few semi-saints are capable of taking action. Even if Lu Bu and his ilk are top-tier talents with formidable combat strength, it is not so easy for them to cross a major realm and confront a saint.

Now, Lu Bu and Yang Zaixing are also injured, and Zhao Yun and Pei Yuanqing have suffered heavy blows. The top combat power on the front line has been weakened considerably.

After a moment of contemplation, Zhou Chen looked up at Cao Zhengchun and said, "Issue an order to Yuwen Chengdu, Dian Wei, and Xu Chu to immediately set off for the front lines to support Han Xin and his men in resisting the imperial army." All Zhou Chen could do now was to try his best to slow down the imperial army and buy time.

If the next sign-in can bring forth a top-tier, saintly figure, then the battle situation can be immediately reversed.

otherwise.

Emperor Zhou Chen of the Great Zhou Dynasty had no choice but to take action personally.

……

Dynasty.

The emperor also received the battle report from the front.

Seeing the news of the imperial army's great victory in the battle report, the emperor did not show much surprise.

It would be strange if a mere dynasty or imperial army couldn't handle it.

However, to the Emperor's surprise, the Sage of Great Zhou watched Great Zhou retreat without taking any action.

The Emperor had already made thorough preparations; if the Great Zhou's sage made a move, he would eliminate the Great Zhou's sage first.

However, the fact that the sage of the Great Zhou Dynasty did not take immediate action disappointed the emperor.

However, the emperor was not in a hurry. The war had already begun, and the sage of the Great Zhou would make his move sooner or later. He would just wait.

……

Mu family.

The news that the Imperial Dynasty had dispatched a million troops to destroy the Great Zhou had already spread far and wide, and all the major powers of the Imperial Dynasty were paying close attention to the war between the Imperial Dynasty and the Great Zhou, including the Mu family.

At this moment, the Mu family's top leaders had gathered in the Mu family's council hall.

"I never expected that the Great Zhou Dynasty would be so powerful. Even with ten half-saints and two saints joining forces, they couldn't completely annihilate the Great Zhou army, only repelling them. Meanwhile, the imperial army lost two half-saint generals in one fell swoop. That's quite a loss!"

"Yes! First, the Supreme Elder of the Ziyang Sect perished in the Great Zhou, and then the Third Prince of the Imperial Dynasty went to the Great Zhou, never to return."

"Now, two more half-saints from the Imperial Dynasty have died at the hands of the Great Zhou. The Great Zhou is not only terrifyingly strong, but also incredibly audacious. They are not afraid of provoking the Imperial Dynasty and sects. Fortunately, our Mu family did not act rashly before, otherwise, our Mu family would have suffered considerable losses."

The Mu family's high-ranking members were all discussing it, while secretly feeling somewhat relieved.

Previously, because of Mu Yuyan's matter, Fifth Master Mu and the Supreme Elder of the Mu family managed to escape and return, and the Mu family did not act rashly.

Looking back now, I'm so grateful.

Otherwise, given the strength that the Great Zhou has revealed so far, if the Mu family had acted rashly back then, they would definitely have been in deep trouble.

……

While the Mu family's higher-ups were discussing these matters, in a courtyard deep within the Mu family compound...

Master Mu struggled, his eyes bloodshot, with wisps of black energy faintly appearing from his body.

"You've suffered severe injuries, losing only one-tenth of your strength. You're practically a cripple now. Don't you want to recover?"

"Do you want to continue like this, becoming a cripple and dying a miserable death?"

"Don't you want to transcend reincarnation, become a semi-saint, and ultimately a saint?"

"Stop struggling. Becoming the Lord's servant, transcending reincarnation, reaching the level of a semi-saint, and exploring the realm of a saint are all within your reach. You will attain eternal life."

The illusory, demonic sounds echoed incessantly in Master Mu's ears.

With his bloodshot eyes and ferocious face, Master Mu gradually lost himself in the eerie and illusory demonic sounds.

(End of this chapter)