Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 1200: Dark Night Shadow
The five thousand vanguard troops of the Demon Clan were annihilated, and Ming Huijian led a dozen of the remaining soldiers back.

Once this news was passed back, the entire demon army was shocked.

The demon army has been waiting for a thousand years for the battle between the Holy Demon and the Holy Demon, preparing their horses and not daring to relax for a moment, all in order to avenge the shame of the past draw.

Unexpectedly, before even starting the battle with the Holy Fang Sect, the Zi Yao Heavenly Dynasty annihilated 5,000 vanguard troops, and also lost several generals including Fu Yu A Luo.

This is equivalent to one-fourth of the combat power of the demon army.

Even during the long and turbulent ancient wars between saints and demons, the demon army had never suffered such losses.

Five thousand vanguard troops were defeated, and Ming Huijian Xiang escaped from the battlefield. He must be dealt with seriously.

At the center of the Demon Army, surrounded by a group of demon generals, a fierce red figure appeared and questioned the demon generals in a childish voice, "Ming Hui Jian Xiang, you fled in the face of the battle, causing the general's center army to be surrounded and the five thousand vanguards to die. Do you know your crime?"

He asked sternly. The bound and kneeling Ming Hui Jian Xiang was sweating profusely. He explained, "Chief, please allow me to report. I followed the general and led 5,000 vanguard troops to fight against Zi Yao Tian Dynasty in the desert. I was in charge of the right wing. I heard the details..."

Ming Huijian revealed how the left wing of the vanguard army was broken and the general of the right wing died tragically.

The veteran beside the leader was surprised and said, "What!? Ziyao Tianchao defeated you with the same number of troops."

After the battle with Zuo Wuwei, Ming Hui Jianxiang was already discouraged and said anxiously, "That's right, Sui Hanjie, you don't know how strong the enemy is. As soon as we engaged the enemy, the left wing collapsed, and Zhan Ming Mo Xiao and You Hun Xie Shi were killed. If I hadn't withdrawn quickly, I'm afraid the whole army would have been destroyed."

"Shut up!" The leader of the demon army heard that Ming Hui Jian Xiang was trying to boost the prestige of others and destroy his own ambitions, and snorted angrily: "Humph! Even if the opponent is strong, my demon clan will fight to the end. Ming Hui Jian Xiang, you are escaping from the battlefield, your crime is unforgivable. You should be punished by the thunder."

"Please forgive me, Chief, please forgive me~"

Ignoring the pleading voice of the Dark Sword, the leader of the demon army mobilized the power of heaven and earth, and the red electric current gathered in his palm, and covered it with one palm.

"Ah~" Red electricity flowed around Ming Jian Huixiang's body, and he turned into ashes with a miserable howl.

"Clear them out, pass on my military order, all troops move forward, target the Ziyao Tianchao army camp."

"Yes, sir!" The demon generals ordered to arrange for the army to march out.

After the demon generals left, the old general Sui Hanjie reminded the leader, "Jingbao'er, although Minghui Jianxiang has tarnished the glory of the demons, what he said cannot be ignored. The Purple Glory Dynasty cannot be underestimated as they were able to defeat our 5,000 vanguard troops led by the general head-on."

The leader named 'Jingbao' replied: "Don't worry, Father Bao, I will pay attention. There will be no more shame of defeat this time."

Back then, when the Demonic Army retreated to Tianwai Xuandi due to a truce agreement, the former leader believed that the Holy Demons would surely start a war. As a strategic location with natural dangers, the Tianxuan Valley in Mount Zhui was constantly struck by winds all year round, and would surely become a key place for the Holy Side to stop the army from advancing into the Central Plains.

In order to break through this natural barrier, they did not hesitate to spend their own foundation and hundreds of years to build the Sky Valley. The things they discarded were also rare in the world.

This is how the important road that now allows the 20,000-strong demon army to quickly pass through Mount Zhui was created.

The price was that the former leader died before the battle between the Holy Demon and the Holy Demon began, and his descendant, the fourteen-year-old Jing Baoer, took over the army of the Holy Demons, assisted by the important general Sui Hanjie.

Sui Hanjie has a calm personality and the demeanor of an elder. He holds a broad-headed leopard sword and is quite brave.

He was responsible for educating Jing Baoer, and when Jing Baoer was in seclusion for training, he took over the command of the demon army on his behalf.

Now, the campaign has failed, and Jing Baoer will personally lead an army of 15,000 demons to the desert to have a decisive battle with the Zi Yao Tian Chao troops stationed there to avenge the previous defeat.
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In the dark night in the capital of the Celestial Empire, on the broad main road, there was no one except the soldiers on night patrol.

The lights of a few restaurants in the alleys in the distance were also about to close.

Suddenly, several dark shadows lurked in the darkness, waiting for an opportunity to roam between the streets, using the cover of night to conceal their whereabouts.

The target is the center of the Celestial Empire, the Purple Glory Imperial Palace.

Feng Zhili·Xiaoyao led the remaining assassins of the Li clan, just one street away from the Ziyao Imperial Palace, "After crossing this street, it is the Imperial City. Remember our mission."

After receiving the news that Liu Huo Canglong was leading the Heavenly Dynasty's army to encircle both the Holy and Demonic parties, the evil master Ke Zai believed that the opportunity that the Li clan had been waiting for had arrived.

After a long period of lurking,
If Ziyao Dynasty wants to surround Yuesheng Mingluan and Shura Guique, it must bring its most elite forces.

This means that the defense of the capital of the Celestial Empire has now reached its weakest point.

This time, Xiao Yao has two missions to sneak into the Zi Yao Imperial Palace.

1. Find the core of Tianjing's national defense formation, the Jingshen Formation, and wait for an opportunity to destroy it.

The Jingshen Formation has never shown its power since its completion in Tianjing, but it is not easy to build a national defense formation for a country.

If Tian Zhili is unsealed in the future, the Jingshen Formation is likely to pose a threat to him.

For the future of the Li clan, this formation must be destroyed.

2. Find the water string.

After the battle of Tiangong August Spring, Hao Tianqiong was defeated, the holy teachings of the last days were destroyed, and Shuixian will definitely be obtained by Ziyao Tianchao.

The water string has been tempered by the power of the saint and the devil, and is extremely powerful, so it can be used as the trump card of the Li clan.

In order to avoid accidents, the evil master Ke Zai also let Feng Zhili wait for an opportunity to act. If the situation is not right, retreat immediately.

Xiao Yao was thinking about the instructions given by the evil master who killed disasters, and glanced at the towering palace gate at the end of the street.

There is a huge statue of Vermilion Bird on the top of the palace gate in the center, and the straight and wide street under your feet got its name from it.

After staring for a while, Xiao Yao intuitively drew a picture with eyes that were majestic without anger, and the three indescribably gorgeous phoenix feathers on its head seemed like a living thing.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yao shook his head, wondering why he was so easily distracted tonight.

No matter what, tonight is the weakest time for Ziyao Tianchao's defense. If we miss it, there will be no chance again. We have a mission to accomplish and must stay focused at all times.

Xiao Yao forced himself to concentrate and led the Li clan killers to sneak into the palace.

But when Xiao Yao and others took the first step towards the palace gate, the scene before them suddenly turned into an endless road of hellfire.

Feng Zhili and a group of Li clan killers were trapped before they could react.

I could only feel the burning air on my face, and the high temperature was burning my internal organs.

"This is..." Before Xiao Yao finished her words, the statue of Suzaku, which was originally a dead object, let out a startling cry.

The Vermilion Bird spread its wings, and mysterious invisible flames gushed out.

Many Li clan killers were covered in flames, and their blood evaporated instantly, turning into ashes.

“Could this be the legendary Shocking God Formation?” It was too late when Xiao Yao realized that the Shocking God Formation of the Zi Yao Dynasty had been activated.

Then I saw the Vermilion Bird flying in the sky, surrounded by endless black fire, and it came down majestically with a solemn and destructive intention.

Seeing that there was no escape, Xiao Yao clasped her hands together, pushed the remaining Li clan killers forward, and fled away.

"Ah~" The Li clan killer turned into ashes in an instant.

While escaping, Xiao Yao was swept down by Quewei and covered in black fire.

The invisible mysterious fire continued to burn his own life force, but Xiao Yao relied on his beast instinct and will to survive to escape to the moat outside Tianjing and jumped down.

After the splash, the wide moat returned to calm.

Jian Shidi, who was on duty at the Imperial City, immediately gathered the Imperial City guards and left the palace to chase after him the moment the Jingshen Formation was activated.

They chased all the way out of the city, but there was no trace of Xiao Yao.

Jian Shidi searched for the person by the moat and said, "The person should be missing here. It seems that he jumped into the moat."

The deputy general at the side said: "The Emperor of Misfortune led the army out to stop the Saint and Demon parties. Someone really dared to sneak into the palace city during this time."

"The foundation of our Celestial Empire is not as simple as it appears on the surface."

Jian Shidi said confidently: "No matter who comes, they will die after being hit by the Suzaku Mysterious Flame."

The deputy general also agreed with this, "The general is right."

By early morning, Yan Ming, who was guarding the rear road in the wild forest, still hadn't seen Xiao Yao and the others. He wondered, "Feng Zhili and the others haven't returned yet. Could there be another change? Should I go and check it out?"

Just as Yan Ming was thinking, a voice came into his ears.

"Yan Ming..."

Yan Ming looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xiao Yao, who was supposed to come to meet him, crawling on the ground covered in black, his life as fading as a candle in the wind.

"Xiaoyao, let me heal you." Yan Ming quickly used his internal energy to heal Xiaoyao.

Unexpectedly, when the true essence was injected into Xiaoyao's body, a mysterious fire emerged and burned Yanming's palm.

Yan Ming is the Fire Lord, and his fire energy is unmatched in the Li clan. This is also the first time he has seen such a tricky flame.

Knowing that he had reached the end, Xiao Yao advised: "Don't... waste... your energy. I forced myself to come back... to tell you... about... the news of the Shocking God Formation. Puff~"

Yan Ming was unwilling to give up. "Your injuries were caused by the Shocking Spirit Formation. Should I quickly take you back to the Imperial Seven Palaces for treatment?"

Xiao Yao held on to his last breath and said, "Don't waste... the already precious... energy of the Life Palace for me. The Shocking Spirit Formation is... a huge formation... based on the entire Tianjing. After I die... the Li Clan... don't send anyone there anymore. Ah~"

After explaining the matter of the Shocking God Formation, the internal injuries that he had been suppressing with his life broke out, and the Suzaku Mysterious Flame burned Feng Zhili from the inside out.

"Feng Zhili~" Yan Ming was helpless and could only watch Feng Zhili die, powerless.

In the flames, Feng Li's essence flew to the Endless Sky Peak.

"Purple Shining Dynasty! Ah~" Another one of the Eight Evils of Yuanzhong was killed. Yanming was burning with anger. His true essence burst out, flames spread everywhere, and the wild forest was completely burned down.

On the other hand, Feng Li’s death affected the Tianfo hometown and the Huangji Seven Palaces.

The fierce wind energy returned, crossing the mountains and the sea, and went straight to the Endless Sky Peak.

The evil master who was inside the Seventh Palace said in disbelief: "The fierce wind energy, could it be Xiao Yao..."

In the Heavenly Buddha's hometown, the Weituo Cultivation Realm, the Five Aspects of the Heavenly Buddha, the Giant Clam Buddha Mother, felt the fierce wind and sighed, "It seems that the matter entrusted to the Tai Chi Sword Master last time did not attract the attention of the Purple Glory Heavenly Dynasty."

King Yuming said in a deep voice: "The Eight Evils are not good people. How can the Ziyao Heavenly Dynasty give up because of choking? This time, intervening in the battle between the saints and demons is a proof of the Heavenly Dynasty's attitude. If it weren't for the sacrifice of Shou Buddha Wuliangshi, I'm afraid the seal of Wujintian Peak would have collapsed again.

The monk Zhaoti said with emotion: "The sacrifice of Shou Buddha will never be forgotten by Tian Buddha's hometown."

Then the Feng Li Yuan entered the Endless Sky Peak. The huge sky chain was imprinted with Buddha's blood, and the holy light appeared, offsetting the erosion of the Li Yuan.

Then, Feng Li's essence entered the depths of Endless Sky Peak.

The holy seal on the sky chain also dissipated completely after resisting Li Yuan.

(End of this chapter)