I rode and slashed unparalleled in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1106 Judgment Arrives
"presumptuous!"

Chen Wang Jin Yan roared and kicked Park Yong to the ground, shouting:
"Stop boosting the morale of others and diminishing our own! What kind of god is he? If he were truly a god, why doesn't he just strike me dead with a bolt of lightning instead of pretending to hold some kind of alliance and mobilizing other tribes to oppose me?"

Park Yong was speechless.

King Chen then said, "Let me ask you, you say he is a god, so does that mean he really has some divine powers?"

"No, not at all," Park Yong said weakly.

“That’s right!” Jin Yan took a deep breath. “That so-called divine beast is probably just a flying animal that the Han people somehow got their hands on.”

“What Prince Chen says is true.”

At this moment, the high priest of Mahan also stepped forward and said, "I have heard that south of the Han Kingdom, there are also some ferocious giant beasts, as tall as city walls, that can be ridden."

"It seems that the divine bird brought by the Tang King is nothing more than a large horse that can only fly. Although it is troublesome, there is no need to panic!"

The high priest raised his hand high, signaling for silence:
"The Tang King of Han is nothing but a charlatan! Our Gongshan City has high and thick stone walls, mountains of grain, and over ten thousand warriors! As long as everyone is united and stands by the side of King Chen, even if the Han people have those flying beasts to help them, they will not be able to easily break through our royal city!"

The high priest's aged yet impassioned voice echoed within the stone hall, temporarily dispelling some of the gloom that had hung over everyone's hearts. Several tribal chiefs, who had initially shown fear, straightened their backs slightly, finding the words quite reasonable.

Seeing this, Jin Yan felt somewhat reassured and seized the opportunity to raise his arms and shout, "The High Priest is right! What God-King? He's just a buffoon relying on some feathered beast to bluff! Even if he can fly, does he think he can take our heads under such a massive army?"

He surveyed the panicked tribal chiefs and generals in the hall, forcibly suppressing the trembling in his heart, and roared in a raised voice:
"Listen up! No one is allowed to spread any more rumors that could undermine morale! Everyone, increase alert! Especially the air! Send more eyes to keep watch! Archers, prepare plenty of arrows! Roll logs and stones onto the city walls! I want to see what he can do to me when we're on high alert!"

Under Jin Yan's forceful orders, Gongshan City cowered like a frightened hedgehog. The number of sentries on the city walls increased several times over, their eyes constantly scanning the sky. The city walls, including the area around the palace, were crowded with archers waiting for orders, and logs and stones were piled up on the crenellations, creating a suffocating atmosphere.

Such a taut bowstring is clearly not sustainable.

However, Su Yao didn't intend to keep them waiting for too long.

Faced with overwhelming force, the resistance of the Mahan tribes could not stir up the slightest ripple.

In particular, King Chen Jinyan retreated to his city and almost completely abandoned the outer defenses. All the tribes that supported him suffered greatly, either being massacred by the allied forces or surrendering at the mere sight of them.

Just three days later, the Han-led coalition army besieged the city.

A massive army arrayed itself outside the city, the black-armored cavalry standing silently like mountains, while the allied forces of Baekje and Byeonhan, who had surrendered, clamored and cheered, their morale soaring. But what chilled the defenders even more was that at the head of the besieging army, Xiao Gu had ordered a tall wooden pole erected, from which hung a huge crimson dragon banner—the banner of the Han army's "Divine King," signifying that this terrifying being was present within the ranks!
This startled everyone. They had been focused on the Tang King of Han, who could fly on his own, but the battle reports from the past few days showed that the Tang King had vanished without a trace.

This gave them a glimmer of hope, as they thought that the Tang king probably didn't have much ability, which was why he dared not show himself easily and left the battle to the Baekje and other rebel vassals.

Now, they've actually raised a flag?

Could it be that the Tang King is finally going to war?
Surrounded by his guards, Jin Yan ascended the city wall. When he saw the banner, his eye twitched violently. He strained to see into the distance, searching through the allied forces, but he could not find the legendary golden beast or its figure.

"Hmph! It's just a bluff!" He forced a cold snort, trying to boost the morale of those around him. "If that demon truly possessed extraordinary abilities, why would he be hiding them? He must be afraid that our archers' volley will injure his precious flying beast!"

No sooner had Jin Yan finished speaking than a sudden change occurred!
Suddenly, a chorus of terrified screams and chaos erupted from the direction of the royal palace! The sound spread rapidly, like a tide of death, instantly engulfing the entire city of Gongshan! "Behind! Behind the palace!"

"Oh my God! What is that?!"

"A divine bird! It's that golden divine bird! It flew over from behind the mountain!"

All the soldiers guarding the city wall turned around in horror—

Behind Gongshan City, on that steep cliff considered impossible to cross, a colossal golden figure slowly descended towards the rising sun! Its enormous wings blocked out the first rays of sunlight, casting a despairing shadow over the palace complex! On the beast's back, a figure clad in a crimson robe was clearly visible!
Su Yao didn't choose to attack head-on at all. He piloted the Griffin and went directly around to the rear cliff of Gongshan City, where the defenses were weakest and everyone was most relaxed!
"Fire arrows! Fire arrows now! Shoot him down!" Jin Yan finally realized the danger and immediately roared at the top of his lungs.

However, he didn't need to say anything. The archers guarding the palace immediately and instinctively hurled their arrows at the high target. Unfortunately, their arrows were weak and powerless, falling to the ground before they even reached halfway to the target.

Su Yao didn't even look down at the futile resistance. He simply patted Griffin's neck, and the giant beast raised its head and let out a long roar that pierced the clouds and split rocks, making everyone's eardrums hurt!

Before the whistle had even faded, Su Yao had already leaped off Griffin's back, landing precisely on the roof of the tallest building in the palace like a meteor! Rocks shattered and dust rose slightly. He stood tall and straight, his red robes fluttering in the wind, his eyes like lightning staring down at the countless noble figures dressed in magnificent robes below.

Where is Jin Yan?

Su Yao's voice wasn't loud, but it had a peculiar penetrating power, clearly overwhelming the chaos and noise of the city, like a cold blade pressing against the heart of everyone who heard it.

In the palace square, the Mahan nobles, guards, and priests who had been fleeing in panic seemed to be frozen in place by an invisible ice. They stood motionless, looking up at the god-like figure on the roof, their eyes filled with primal fear.

No one dared to answer. No one even dared to breathe loudly.

Jin Yan, who was on the city wall not far away, felt his blood almost freeze when he heard the question, but at the same time, a sense of relief flashed through his heart.

Thankfully, I mustered the courage in the end and personally climbed the city wall to patrol. If I were in the palace right now, I'd probably be finished.
“Your loyalty is commendable, then you shall be buried with your king.”

Seeing that no one claimed Jin Yan's identity, Su Yao was too lazy to waste words with those nobles. He directly raised the golden pestle in his hand and launched an interrogation with thunderous force.

"Boom——!!!"

A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth. The lightning bolts unleashed by Su Yao's golden pestle danced like silver dragons, shooting straight towards the altar in the center of the palace square. The altar, carved from a single massive stone, was a sacred site for the Mahan people to worship their ancestors. But now, under the lightning, it crumbled like tofu, sending fragments flying and dust billowing into the sky.

At this moment, the nobles below finally reacted. The fear of death overwhelmed their blind loyalty, and cries, pleas for mercy, and screams filled the air.
"No! God King, spare me! God King, spare me!"

"It wasn't me! I'm not Jin Yan!"

"Jin Yan is on the city wall! He's on that city wall over there!"

"We are willing to surrender! We are willing to surrender!"

(End of this chapter)