My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 74: Eight-front Heavenly Army
Timoko ran non-stop.

Master, the master is here!
Excitement and fear intertwined together, at least he could save his life!
Yes, his master is the benefactor of Fenglin Volcano.

He realized this one day when he was fleeing to Zhaonan Kingdom and his dog chain was pulled.

Timoko easily accepted the fact that the six noble clans were actually supporting the Demon Sect - or rather, it was just a matter of course.

After all, human hearts are like devils, and the noble six major sects sometimes also need black gloves. They have been operating for hundreds of years, growing and dying along with the country, and have already accumulated countless pawns.

Timoko is one of the more useful ones.

The devil's sect means being easy to control, having no moral bottom line, and not talking about boring things like conscience and kindness. The thief means being ruthless and cruel, but knowing the limits. After all, he knows the principle of living on the edge of a knife and the law of the jungle better than anyone else. As a chess piece, he lives a relatively free life.

He usually acts arrogantly in Zhaonan Kingdom. When he receives an order, he will get up and set off. After completing the task, he will sneak back. Fenglinhuoshan will secretly provide him with military supplies, weapons, medicines and money.

Just recently, he was activated again.

But this time, the one giving him orders was not his old master.

He was handed over to an upstart in the Fenglin Volcano as a reward.

This upstart has passed the assessment test and become one of the geniuses of Fenglin Volcano. In twenty or thirty years at most, he will be able to enter the core decision-making layer of Fenglin Volcano and become one of the most powerful people in this country and even the world, so Timoke has no objection to this arrangement.

The first task given to him by his new master was to help him frame a young man in Baihua Valley.

Not only was it simple, but he messed it up.

He didn't even know how he messed it up! Bai Xingxiang had been tamed, and the plan should have gone smoothly... Why did the Baihua Valley suddenly come to attack? How did they know about my cave?

I thought he would eventually perish under the pursuit and blockade of the three great masters of Baihua Valley.

I didn't expect the master to come here like a god from the sky!

Fortunately, Timoke still had his rational mind, and did not do anything as shocking as rushing into the Fenglin Volcano Formation. Instead, he changed direction and avoided the main force, and his heart began to beat fast.

This failure was not his fault, but he was incompetent after all, and his master would definitely punish him. Fortunately, he was a second-grade demon sect master, and he was different from ordinary dogs. After all, he was...

——The sound of the wind.

A strange whistling sound was heard in the sky.

Timoko looked up in surprise.

High in the sky, in the flying boat soaring in the sky, the wide cabin was divided into partitions. Inside the partitioned room, eight warriors sat in two rows. They heard the sound of the golden bell, which was repeated three times in a row.

This is the signal to attack.

The warrior sitting on the upper left should be the leader of these eight people, he said in a deep voice.

"Take the medicine."

The soldiers took out the wooden box, opened it, and found pills in different colors wrapped in medicine coatings.

Everyone swallowed it in order.

Stay still, be self-sustaining, five elements, chase the fire, return to the origin.

These medicines will dissolve one after another during the battle, providing the user with medicinal properties to fight against the devil.

"Zhen Yi."

The flames rose, the warriors' skin turned red, and flames seemed to be coming out of their eyes.

The four of them were wearing heavy armor, covered in steel, and their bodies were as majestic as giant gods. The other four were wearing close-fitting light armor. The brass-like metallic color deflected the glare, and as they practiced their Qi, waves of flames rolled. The strange parts on the eight people's armor made a buzzing sound, and the rotors hidden under the metal began to turn.

The leader put on his helmet, and the other three heavily-armored warriors did the same. The full-coverage helmets blocked out everything, and the specially treated red crystal pieces ensured vision. The helmet buckles were locked, and the amazing flame power they emitted when practicing was all absorbed by the armor, and the sound of the horns gradually became sharper.

The other four lightly armored warriors put on wing-shaped light helmets and goggles.

"Requesting troops."

The giant blade stood up and the fist sword popped out.

The delicate mechanism of the arm armor opened and closed, revealing dark nozzles and shining spikes.

Their weapons are completely different from the sharp blades used by martial artists. They are heavy, solid, and blood-red, and have additional designs and parts of unknown purpose.

Each weapon is a masterpiece, specially made by the top craftsmen of Fenglin Volcano according to each of their arm spans, heights, internal energy characteristics and martial arts progress, and needs to be adjusted every three months.

——Just like the "Fire Control Skills" that each of them practices, it has to be revised and optimized by the actuaries of the Skills Transmission Institute every period of time to improve efficiency.

Everything is ready.

The leader pulled down the long pole at hand, and the partition under his feet opened with a bang, and the strong wind from the sky rushed in.

"The demon sect is guilty, and we will kill them with justice!"

One after another, figures rushed out of the flying boat, split the wind in the sky, and fell with a roar.

Four heavily-armored warriors were falling like meteors. Together with their armor, they weighed hundreds of pounds. They would surely die if they fell to the ground like this. However, Fenglin Huoshan was extremely skilled in weapons. There was a long buzzing sound behind his armor, and four nozzles actually spewed out thick smoke. The recoil force offset the falling momentum, and the fierce steel bodies landed on the ground one after another.

The giant warriors stood up straight, their helmet lenses glowed red, and flags of various shapes rose from behind them. The air twisted around the flags, which was a reaction to the dissipation of the scorching heat.

The giant sword was waving, flames ignited, the leader pointed at Timoko, and the four land knights took iron steps, rumbling, the earth shaking, and rushed towards the shocked and angry Demon Gate!

——Master wants to kill me!?

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Timoko was shocked and angry. He felt aggrieved at first, and then confused.

Finally, he became hysterical and furious. But the one who wanted to kill him was not a martial arts sect called "Fenglin Huoshan".

Instead, he controls three provinces and resists the invaders in the north, trains six armies in the Ministry of War, controls the pricing power of half of the coal, steel and ore in the world, and half of the great Qi's magic weapons come from him. He has 274 sects above Class 3B under his command...

——Military-industrial complex!

In front of such a huge monster, the dog would not have the slightest thought of resisting.

He turned and fled, barking wildly.

However, the wind was roaring in the sky, and the other four warriors were flying, leaping, and changing directions in the air, like eagles breaking through the wind and attacking the bandits of the Demon Sect who were trying to escape!
Seeing this scene, Mu Qingge was extremely shocked. Even though she was born in a famous family in the capital, she had never heard of such a thing: "They... can fly? How is this possible?"

Since humans came into the world, it has been their instinct to look up at the sky. Even the strongest warriors can only float in the air for a short time. It is difficult for them to soar into the sky and ride the wind like the gods in the legend. The sky is not the domain of mortals...

But now this perception has been broken.

Those Fenglin Volcano warriors can actually leap and fly freely in the air as lightly as birds?
"Kung Fu, Qinggong, and clever weapons."

Xiong Jingyan, who was standing aside, explained in a calm tone.

The fundamental method of Fenglin Huoshan is the "Fire Control Technique" left by the founder of the sect.

The name may seem simple, but it is the origin of the secrets of many great sects. About 40% of the martial arts of battle and killing circulated in the army are derived from this technique... This technique is extremely yang and overbearing, pointing directly to the essence of the ancient art of controlling fire. Successful practitioners can gain astonishing flame power, and be protected by flames with every move they make.

But there is a fatal flaw.

The deeper the skill, the more refined the practice, the more intense the fire power of the inner breath of the primordial qi will be. The human body is just flesh and blood, how can it resist the burning of the flames? Therefore, those who are not talented enough force themselves to practice. If they use too much power when fighting with others, sometimes they will burn themselves to death, and they will have to restrain their hands and feet when fighting.

Only those with extraordinary talent, who can control their inner energy and allow it to flow freely, can control fire with confidence.

This heat dissipation problem is extremely tricky - if the disciples are traveling around the world wearing cloth clothes and soft armor, it would be fine, but in the army, they need to wear heavy armor, and the intensity of the battle is very high, so the heat dissipation problem is infinitely magnified.

After Fenglin Volcano realized this problem, it set about solving it.

Countless talented and wise people put forward ideas and plans, which eventually led to two mature routes.

First, the heavy infantry of Fenglin Volcano would weld several fin-covered flags on the back of their heavy armor, with the joints located at the four Huozhen acupoints on the back to conduct and dissipate excess heat.

Secondly, another group of craftsmen got inspiration from boiling water and installed small circulation devices on the warriors to convert water vapor and dissipate heat, which is relatively more efficient.

Later, these people discovered that the transformation of water into steam and the sudden increase in volume could produce enormous expansion force.

This natural force of heaven and earth... seems to be usable.

Therefore, the idea changed from simply "heat conduction by water vapor" to actively pursuing utilization.

With this, they developed matching martial arts and designed new equipment. Eventually, a new school was born inside Fenglin Volcano, known for its skill in using the power of steam. They called themselves...

"Steam Sect."

The warriors flying in the air like birds stretch their bodies, and the delicate device on their backs unfolds like bird wings. The valve opens, and the intensely compressed steam spurts out with a sharp sound. The huge impulse is utilized by exquisite lightness skills. With the help of the steam power and wind wings, these warriors can change directions, fold and sprint freely in the air!
Combination of martial arts and clever weapons.

this is……

Big! Light! Power!
Confucius said, hit high and hit low, hit the stupid one, four auto mechanics swooped down from the air, threw out steel ropes near the ground, nailed them to the nearby rocks and trees, the wheels turned, the jets changed direction, and they flew among the mountains and forests like nimble monkeys.

While moving at high speed, they opened their arm armors, and the sharp spikes flashed with cold light. Amid the humming sound, one after another Qi-breaking spikes, propelled by steam, shot towards Timoko who was trying to escape!
The Demon Sect was at its wit's end, and they struggled to block the Qi-breaking Nails, while the Qi Sect warriors were already attacking with powerful gusts of wind.

They were extremely fast, and every punch and sword attack, besides being filled with the surging true fire power, also contained the thrust of buzzing steam. After only a few dozen breaths, the earth shook, and four flame flow warriors stepped onto the ground.

Upon seeing this, the Steam Sect warriors first threw out a gas tank each, which exploded in the air, then removed the water tanks behind them and chopped them down with swords, and then they all withdrew at the same time.

Timoko smelled something strange in the air and knew that something was wrong. However, the four heavily-armored warriors who had rushed over had already leaped up together, holding their giant blades high with long tongues of flames... and chopped down fiercely!
With a bang, the diffuse flammable gas was instantly ignited! The blazing fire exploded and spread everywhere, followed by water vapor that obscured all vision. However, the Fenglin warriors, fully armed and wearing goggles, were not disturbed at all. They took advantage of the explosion and returned to the battlefield.

The air was filled with smoke and dust, with only the occasional flash of a knife.

The determination to kill, the might of the divine soldiers descending from the sky, and the violent explosion were both tactics to kill the demons and a warning to stay away. Lian Yueyao and Wei Henglan who were approaching had no choice but to stop.

"Four Flame Streamers, four Qi Sect members, with such cultivation and military equipment..." Xiong Jingyan sighed, "They must be from the Eight-Front Sky Army, the sect-guarding battle group of Fenglin Volcano."

Mu Qingge had heard of this legion.

The winner of several battles in Qining, the strongest heavy-armored army in the world, sweeping and attacking like a steel sky, unstoppable... She remembered the impressive momentum just now: "How many people are there in the Eight-Front Heavenly Army?"

Xiong Jingyan didn't answer, but just looked at her, which made her feel gradually terrified.

"Since you can call yourself an army, how many people do you think you have?"

The Linxian helmsman from the Lingyu Sect spoke in a low voice, as if talking to himself, or as if reminding the people around him: "At least eight Eight-Front Warriors are accompanying him. This person must be a genius from Fenglinhuoshan. With such momentum and deliberate conspiracy, it is clear that he has ill intentions and is determined to succeed. Baihua Valley is in big trouble."

As they were talking, a large ground assault team appeared.

Airships flew across the sky, warriors came to fight, the earth was rumbling closer, flags were like a forest, hundreds of armored soldiers were armed with sharp weapons, charging like tigers. In addition to the eight-bladed battle flag of our faction, there were other flags.

"It turns out it was him..."

Fenglin Mountain, eight surnames rotate in the village. Under the setting sun, flags are fluttering with the words "Wenren" written on them.

When the smoke and dust settled and the battle was over, the elite warriors of the Eight-Headed Heavenly Army slowly walked out carrying Timoko's head.

From above the sky, clear and peaceful words fell, as if immortals were speaking to the mortal world.

"Fenglin Huoshan, Wenren Zhuo, nice to meet you all in Baihua Valley."

(End of this chapter)