Call of the Heroes of Chaos in Another World

Chapter 2169 Dragon's Fury Severes the Dragon Vein, Veteran Generals and Experts Defeat Prodigies

"The court is tyrannical. If the people can at least afford to eat, who would risk their lives to rebel?"

"You, as generals of the imperial court, are actually gloating here. You are truly shameless!"

Mu Xuanyang also harbored no goodwill towards the Great Qian Dynasty. As he said, if one could still afford to eat and not starve to death, who would risk their life for such a thing?

Unless they were truly driven to the brink of starvation, which ordinary person would risk having their entire family beheaded to join a rebellion?
Moreover, Xiao Ping'an's family is also his family. He was originally an orphan. Back when Xiao Ping'an was just an ordinary citizen, they picked him up from a pile of corpses.

Xiao Ping'an's relatives all died at the hands of the Daqian Dynasty, and so did he! Those who died were also his only remaining relatives in this world.

Ironically, Lei Zhaohai had no way to refute Mu Xuanyang's words.

There's no other reason than that Lei Zhaohai is a man of principle. Even though he belongs to the imperial court, he wouldn't lie through his teeth.

"That's it!"

"There is no point in talking any more, let's see what's really going on!"

Lei Zhaohai had already assumed a fighting stance. This was not as easy to deal with as Jin Dasheng from before. He also had to be extremely careful and on high alert.

Lei Zhaohai's feet were neither too far apart nor too far apart, deeply embedded in the sand, as steady as a rock, and an aura of calm and imposing presence emanated from him.

As an infantry commander, even if your hand skills are lacking, your groundwork must be impeccable. An infantry commander with unstable groundwork simply cannot survive on the battlefield.

"You generals are nothing but a bunch of shameless, corrupt officials who oppress the good and kind!"

"Take this!"

The fiery red warhorse galloped out, piercing the air like a sharp arrow.

In Mu Xuanyang's hand was a nine-ringed dragon-slaying broadsword. The blade was as wide as a door panel, and the edge shone with a cold light. The nine huge bronze rings on the back of the blade made a terrifying "clanging" sound as the warhorse galloped, like a death-dealing demonic sound!
"Ding, Mu Xuanyang Dragon Fiend skill activated."
Dragon Fiend, Radiant Fiend of the Yellow Springs, Severing the Dragon Vein, This skill can be upgraded to a True God skill, Beast God, Demon God, or Fiend God. Once upgraded to one, it will never be possible to upgrade to another.

Effect 1: After this skill is activated, your own attack power increases by 5.

Effect 2: The higher the killing intent in one's heart during battle, the greater the increase in martial power. Each burst of martial power increases by 3, and it can be activated up to 3 times. When the killing intent reaches its peak, martial power can be fully increased at once.

Effect 3: A fierce aura soars to the sky, reducing the opponent's martial prowess by 1 to 5 points during a one-on-one duel.

Effect 4: In group battles, reduces the attack power of all opponents by 1-4 points.

Effect Five: Severing Fortune and Damaging Vital Energy. When an enemy is injured, their fortune is reduced to a certain extent. Repeatedly injuring an opponent has a certain probability of permanently reducing a certain attribute value. When an enemy is killed, it can have a certain impact on the fortune and national destiny of the opponent's faction. The higher the status and importance of the person killed within the opponent's faction, the greater the impact.

Mu Xuanyang, as expected of a peerless martial arts prodigy who has already reached the high-level Divine General rank at the tender age of twenty.

Just from the Dragon Fiend skill alone, it's clear that this is absolutely a perfect candidate for the title of True God General.

He possesses limitless potential and lacks a sufficiently powerful skill. Once the position of true god is opened to him, it will be difficult for others to compete with him.

Especially effect five, this skill effect seems useless normally, but in critical moments, it can really be deadly, and it can be a real problem.

When it comes to the study of the Qi and fortune of heaven and earth, the Taoists and Yin-Yang School are actually more adept at it, while the Confucianists and Legalists have not done much research in this area.

Coincidentally, Mu Xuanyang came from a peasant uprising army and wanted to deal with the Great Qian Dynasty, so Tongtian passed on to him a sword technique that was said to damage a person's luck and even sever the dragon vein after mastery.

This sword technique is called Dragon's Fury.

The Book of Burial states: "Qi disperses when carried by the wind and stops when it encounters water. The ancients gathered it to prevent it from dispersing and guided its flow to ensure it stopped, hence the term Feng Shui."

In Feng Shui, the dragon vein is the energy vein of the earth. If the dragon vein is damaged or its trend is unfavorable, it may form a dragon evil.

In fact, Tongtian himself hadn't learned this sword technique. As for whether it could truly sever the dragon vein, he didn't know. After all, he'd never done it before!
But no matter what, even without those strange effects, this sword technique is still a very exquisite one.

"Ding! The effect of Mu Xuanyang's Dragon Fiend skill has been activated. After this skill is activated, your own martial power will increase by 5."

Mu Xuanyang's base martial strength is 108, with the Dragon Slayer Blade +1, the Flaming Qilin Beast +1, the Martial God +4, and Xiao Ping'an's Mystic Venerable +2, bringing his current martial strength to 121.

"Well done!" Lei Zhaohai's voice boomed like a bell. Instead of retreating, he took a step forward to meet the storm-like charge! The ground seemed to tremble slightly as he took that step.

Lei Zhaohai knew very well that Mu Xuanyang was far superior to the ones he had killed before. When he dealt with those rookies, he could dodge at will, striking the horse and the man with his whip as he did so.

But it's different when facing Mu Xuanyang; it feels too strange to give him that feeling.

From the moment the opponent appeared, he gave the impression that he was full of flaws, yet none of them were truly flaws. It seemed as if his attacks could be easily dodged. But the moment the opponent drew his sword, the subtle feeling that he had been locked onto by the opponent's aura told him that there was no chance to dodge.

This feeling of contradiction was something he had never experienced with anyone else before.

Therefore, he did not dodge the blow rashly, but chose to take it head-on.

"boom!"

In the blink of an eye, the crimson warhorse had charged right up to them!
Taking advantage of the horse's momentum, Mu Xuanyang's arm muscles bulged like writhing dragons. The Dragon-Slaying Greatsword, with a piercing shriek that tore through the air, transformed into a streak of blood-red cold light. Enveloped in boundless bloodlust, it descended from above, crashing down on Lei Zhaohai's crown with the force of Mount Tai!
This strike, imbued with the immense force of man and horse as one, was as heavy as a thousand pounds, as if it would split the earth in two!

At the critical moment, Lei Zhaohai made his move!
Instead of taking the devastating blow head-on, he displayed astonishing agility that belied his aging body!

Using his left foot as a pivot, his massive body suddenly spun around, narrowly avoiding the sharpest point of the blade, much like a spinning top.

At the same time, the steel whip in his right hand drew a tricky arc from bottom to top, not to directly clash with the blade, but with a crisp "crack!", it struck the side of the spine of the Dragon Slayer Greatsword with perfect precision!
An infantry general, who must fight against cavalry on foot, certainly cannot rely solely on brute force.

Therefore, to become a foot soldier general, one must first learn to strike the enemy's weak points, achieving maximum effect with minimal effort. Furthermore, the ability to neutralize and deflect enemy force is also an essential skill for all foot soldiers.

Dang Cang——!
Sparks flew everywhere! The heavy impact made everyone's eardrums tingle!

Lei Zhaohai involuntarily took two steps back. The opponent's strength was too great, so great that even at the peak of his physical abilities, he couldn't withstand such force. Although he had mastered his family's whip technique with ease, even innovating upon it, he had also honed a set of old-fashioned battle formations.

But at 51 years old, his physical condition is nowhere near what it was when he was 30.

Having been struck in a weak spot, even Mu Xuanyang felt that his sure-fire strike was about to be deflected by this cleverly executed whip.

However, he did not deliberately control the force. Instead, he followed the force and slashed his broadsword to the side. Then, he circulated his energy through a large cycle and slashed horizontally at Lei Zhaohai's face.

If Lei Zhaohai hadn't leaned back in time, he would have had his head sliced ​​off on the spot.

"What a corrupt official!"

Mu Xuanyang was both shocked and furious. He pulled on the reins, and his warhorse neighed loudly, rearing up. Its two huge front hooves, accompanied by wind and thunder, stomped fiercely towards Lei Zhaohai's chest!

This move, "Horse Hoof Heart Shattering," is extremely ruthless. If an ordinary warrior were to be struck by it, their sternum would be shattered instantly!
"Kid, this is the moment I've been waiting for!"

Lei Zhaohai's eyes flashed with a sharp light! This was the moment he had been waiting for! With the horse rearing up, its center of gravity would inevitably be unstable!
"Ding! Lei Zhaohai's Divine Might skill activated."
Divine Valor: Divine might shines like the sun and moon, and bloodthirstiness shakes the enemy's courage. It is an advancement from the skills of Bravery and Fierce Valor. The effects of advancing skills vary from person to person.

Effect 1: If the fighting spirit remains, martial prowess +4, can be activated up to twice.

Effect 2: When encountering a group battle, your martial power increases by 1 for each additional person you face, up to a maximum of 3. However, when outnumbered, your martial power decreases by 1 for each additional person on your side, up to a maximum of 3.

Lei Zhaohai's "Divine Valor" skill effect activated, increasing his attack power by 4, bringing his current attack power to 132.

"drink!"

Lei Zhaohai exhaled and spoke, advancing instead of retreating! His left-hand steel whip, like a venomous dragon emerging from its lair, flashed upwards from under his ribs, the tip of the whip whistling through the air, its target aimed directly at the chest of the warhorse, which was raised high and exposed in front of him!

This whip strike concentrated all his explosive power, making it both fast and ruthless!

Mu Xuanyang was extremely anxious. He was ultimately at a disadvantage because he was too young and could not compare to Lei Zhaohai's shrewdness. His eagerness to kill the enemy inadvertently gave Lei Zhaohai an opportunity to use him.

With his current strength, plus the boost from Xiao Ping'an, he's actually no worse than Lei Zhaohai. If he can play it safe and steady, the final outcome is still uncertain.

However, it has once again proven that strength is not the only factor that determines the outcome of a battle.

At this moment, Mu Xuanyang was ready to vault.

If you fail to jump off your horse in time and are pinned down by it, even if you get up quickly, it will be enough for your opponent to launch several attacks.

Therefore, if you can jump the horse in time at this moment, it is actually the wisest choice.

Of course, in reality, Mu Xuanyang didn't need to go this far.

Because Yuan Meng was watching from the side!
Lei Zhaohai is skilled with flying hammers, but Yuan Meng is skilled with flying claws. He once used a flying claw to catch Yu Hua's Blood-Transforming Divine Blade.

Although Yuan Meng was not as shrewd as Lei Zhaohai, he was not as naive as Mu Xuanyang, and he was not as eager for revenge as Lei Zhaohai.

When Mu Xuanyang's men stood ready to attack, he already knew he was in trouble, and thus he was prepared to strike.

Just as Lei Zhaohai was about to unleash his whip, he also flung out his flying claw, aiming straight for the other man's neck.

If Lei Zhaohai had continued to strike with that whip instead of blocking or dodging, his neck would have been torn open by the flying claw, which could very well have taken his life.

As for Mu Xuanyang, he would at most lose a warhorse, which would have no impact on him personally.

Even if this whip were to strike Mu Xuanyang himself, it would injure him, but not kill him.

Therefore, it goes without saying what choice Lei Zhaohai will make at this time!

"Young General, our army is currently locked in a stalemate with the enemy. We cannot afford to continue entangled with this old man!"

"This humble general will join forces with you to kill this old bastard!"

"To avenge the deceased Queen and His Highness!" As he spoke, Yuan Meng had already decided to stop watching and take action himself.

If Yuan Meng hadn't mentioned the deceased queen and Xiao Ping'an's son, Mu Xuanyang might have fought him fairly, deciding the winner in a one-on-one duel.

However, since Yuan Meng brought these things up, it was no longer just his personal matter, but a naked display of national and personal hatred. Naturally, he could no longer stop Yuan Meng from joining him in taking action.

Mu Xuanyang's strength at this moment is almost comparable to Lei Zhaohai's.

However, he lacks experience. In addition, he harbors deep resentment and is prone to acting impulsively in a fight. Simply put, he tends to act without thinking, which makes him vulnerable to being taken advantage of.

However, with Yuan Meng added to the mix, Lei Zhaohai had no chance to exploit this advantage. Whenever it came to a crucial moment, Yuan Meng would promptly stop or interfere with Lei Zhaohai.

Yuan Meng's strength is also considerable. He is a mid-level god-level general, so he can easily provide auxiliary defense for Mu Xuanyang, allowing Mu Xuanyang to launch his main attack without restraint.

Therefore, after fifty or sixty rounds of fighting together, Lei Zhaohai had already sustained multiple injuries.

Even if he wanted to trade his life for Yuan Meng's, he would find it difficult to find an opportunity to strike.

It was still thanks to Mu Xuanyang's lack of battle experience that he managed to break through the encirclement at a great cost, barely managing to escape with his dying body.

However, although he managed to break through the encirclement, he only managed to save his life.

In this battle, his injuries were too severe, with many of his meridians damaged, and some even nearly shattered. It was precisely because of these severe injuries that his martial arts realm plummeted to below the Divine General level.

It was precisely because of this that, although he did not die in battle, he lost his position as a true god general.