Traveling the Heavens in Thunderbolt

Chapter 463 War Letter
Shortly after the establishment of Later Zhou, Guo Rong asked Guo Wei for permission to lead troops to attack Southern Tang.

Guo Wei had never recovered from the pain of his family being exterminated, and handed over all military and national affairs to Guo Rong. The attack on Southern Tang was a natural outcome.

Logically speaking, at this time when the Later Zhou Dynasty had just been established, it should have focused on stability.

With Li Chenzhou's New Tang Dynasty at his side, he should remain constant in the face of ever-changing circumstances and first stabilize the political power.

However, Guo Rong showed unprecedented determination to attack Southern Tang, which was very inconsistent with his external character.
It turned out that although Guo Rong was the crown prince of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Guo Wei's kingdom would be his sooner or later. But these could not soothe his inner dissatisfaction and resentment.

Because the higher his status and the greater his power, the more difficult it is for him to be exploited, restrained, or dominated by others.

First it was Mo Mi Tuo, then Huangfu Ji. They were called backers, but in fact they controlled everything behind the scenes and became his "master" in disguise.

Guo Rong is determined to enhance his own strength, to make himself stronger and thus escape the control of others.

However, this is not something that can be achieved overnight.

As a result, Guo Rong developed a rebellious mentality, which turned into a strong sense of aggression. He wanted to prove himself to the world.

Chai Rong also carefully considered the selection of his opponent this time.

The Northern Han was just a clown, facing the pressure from the New Tang, and it was not even able to protect itself. Destroying it was just a matter of convenience, and it was not enough to accumulate prestige.

After annexing Hou Shu, the New Tang became very powerful, and had the potential to compete with the Later Zhou. In addition, it had Li Chenzhou, the newly-crowned number one master in the world, in charge.

Although he had a sworn brotherhood with Guo Rong, according to Zhao Kuangyin's description and the intelligence he collected.

Guo Rong knew that Li Chenzhou's temperament had changed drastically. If he became his enemy, he would definitely show no mercy.

In addition, the Later Zhou Dynasty does not have the strength to destroy the New Tang Dynasty.

Huangfu Ji had not yet mastered the last level of the Hun Tian Bao Jian, the Mysterious Universe, and was not sure he could defeat Li Chenzhou. He also strictly ordered Chai Rong not to start a war at will.

Therefore, Guo Rong finally chose the weak Southern Tang.

Huangfu Ji saw that Chai Rong was unwilling to be defeated and intended to use Xiang Wuhen to warn him, so he let him do it.

So, Guo Rong personally led a large army to the border between Later Zhou and Southern Tang. Li Yu, the crown prince of Southern Tang, who also led an army, took a stalemate.

In order to avoid conflict, Li Yu took a boat to meet Guo Rong on the river.

During the conversation, Li Yu was provoked by Chai Rong's arrogant attitude and attacked him.

This move was exactly what Guo Rong wanted. Having already mastered the first five moves of Tathagata Buddha Palm, he had the upper hand.

Just when Li Yu's life was hanging by a thread, Xiang Wuhen arrived in time with 300 elite soldiers from Shuangfei Fort.

Chai Rong and Xiang Wuhen only exchanged one move before being forced to retreat into the Later Zhou army.

Surprised that Xiang Wuhen's skills were far superior to those in Lingbo Mansion, Chai Rong did not want to put himself in danger alone, so he ordered his army to attack.

At the command, the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty rushed forward with great momentum.

But Xiang Wuhen was alone, holding a knife, and with one move, "Thunder Hell", thousands of soldiers within a hundred feet radius would turn into charcoal.
He was able to achieve this with just one move, even Xiang Wuhen himself was shocked.

It turned out that after the stimulation at the Shuangfei Fort Conference, Xiang Wuhen practiced the "Purple Thunder Sword Technique" in seclusion.

When he broke through, his soul entered the underworld and caused chaos in Yama's Palace.

Finally, he combined with the two great souls of Xiang Yu and Yang Xuangan, and his strength increased greatly.

After slashing with the knife, Xiang Wuhen looked at the purgatory on earth before him and felt that it was too cruel, with regret surging in his heart.

Because of this moment of distraction, Chai Rong seized the opportunity and launched a surprise attack on him.

But Xiang Wuhen was no longer the same person he used to be, and Chai Rong's sneak attack failed.

And before rescuing Li Yu, Xiang Wuhen had already laid out a plan.

He ordered his Liehuo to use various firearms to disrupt the Later Zhou formation, and then ordered Kuangfeng to lead his troops to attack from the flank. Li Yu, who was in tune with him, led 30,000 troops to attack from the water.

Everyone in the Later Zhou army was suddenly in danger, but fortunately Zhao Kuangyin, who was the left vanguard, remained calm and commanded calmly, thus stabilizing the situation.

But other armies were not so lucky. Their formations were disrupted by the ambush, the Later Zhou soldiers fought in a scattered manner, and some even fled.

However, they were ambushed by the Thunder Envoy and suffered heavy casualties.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Guo Rong chose to flee, with a hundred loyal soldiers following him. On the way to escape, seeing Xiang Wuhen nipping at his heels, Chai Rong showed his true nature for the first time.

He ignored the soldiers who had always followed him loyally, used them as human shields, and used his divine palm to block the pursuit of Wuheng.

Chai Rong was able to escape by sacrificing his subordinates, but the Later Zhou army should have been defeated without its commander.

But it changed because of one person, and that person was Zhao Kuangyin.

He demonstrated outstanding military talent in this battle. He first ordered his younger brother Zhao Kuangyi to gather the scattered soldiers, and then he led the charge, charging left and right to block the enemy's offensive.

This move greatly reduced the pressure on the Later Zhou army, allowing them to reorganize the front line under the leadership of Zhao Kuangyi and save more than 50,000 soldiers.

Zhao Kuangyin even displayed his innate Qiankun skills in the battle, forcing back the three envoys of fire, thunder and wind.

Xiang Wuhen went to hunt down Chai Rong. No one in the Southern Tang army was a match for Zhao Kuangyin, and they could only watch him leave calmly.

After this battle, Zhao Kuangyin's prestige in the Later Zhou army increased greatly, and he seemed to be on par with Chai Rong.

Guo Rong could escape for a while, but he could not escape forever.

He fled to a dilapidated town east of the battlefield. The residents of the town had all fled because of the war, and the town was empty.

Xiang Wuhen caught up with Chai Rong here, but did not rush to take his life. Instead, he asked him to bring a letter of war to Li Chenzhou.

This declaration of war was exactly the ninth strike of the Purple Thunder Sword Technique that Xiang Wuhen created after combining the two domineering souls and surpassed his predecessors.

As soon as the knife came out, a purple-black thunder ball with a radius of one hundred feet appeared in the sky, carrying an ominous aura, as if foreshadowing the coming of the end of the world.

Electric currents rushed in all directions, stirring up the wind and clouds, and changing the color of the sky and the earth.

Suddenly there was a loud explosion, with the epicenter being where the thunder ball was, and the huge impact continued to spread outwards.

Zhao Kuangyin, who came to search for Guo Rong, was also affected and resisted with his innate Qiankun skills.

After the shock wave passed, Zhao Kuangyin went deep inside to search, but all he saw were ruins.

The deserted town was completely destroyed by Xiang Wuhen's attack.

Finally, Zhao Kuangyin found Chai Rong, who was unconscious, and Xiang Wuhen, who was looking up at the sky with his eyes closed and a smile on his face, at the center of the explosion.

Zhao Kuangyin had no time to spare and went forward to check on Guo Rong's condition.

Unexpectedly, as soon as it touched Guo Rong's body, the armor originally covering Guo Rong turned into ashes.

On his naked chest, there was a two-foot-long purple-black mark.

Zhao Kuangyin stepped forward to treat his wounds, but the unconscious Guo Rong wailed in pain, with purple-black lightning emitting from his body.

He kept muttering the word "divine punishment".

Xiang Wuhen told Zhao Kuangyin that the sword moves used by Guo Rong were his declaration of war to Li Chenzhou, and only Li Chenzhou could save Guo Rong's life.

He also revealed the ninth strike of the Purple Thunder Sword Technique that he had fully comprehended, "The Divine Thunder Demon Shocks the Heavenly Punishment."

Guo Rong is Xiang Wuhen's living declaration of war to Li Chenzhou, and only he can save Guo Rong.

Therefore, when he used this move to attack Guo Rong, he had already retained 50% of his strength.

He also asked Zhao Kuangyin to convey to Li Chenzhou that the night of Yueyuan one month later would be the day for the decisive battle between the two.

Zhao Kuangyin looked at the exhausted Xiang Wuhen and wanted to kill him with the earth-shaking power of his innate Qiankun skill.

Xiang Wuhen saw through his thoughts and angrily scolded him that he would never be able to show up in public.

Just when Zhao Kuangyin was about to take action, a strange feeling surged in his mind, making him give up the option of killing Xiang Wuhen at this time.

Afterwards, Guo Rong returned with a seriously injured and unconscious body.

Xiang Wuhen also felt a strange feeling towards Zhao Kuangyin.

Thanks to Wu Mengsheng for the reward.

Thanks to Dutianshensha Zhoutianxingchen for the reward.

(End of this chapter)