He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 512 The way out
More than ten million border troops, even though many of them were new recruits who had only been in the army for a few months.

However, the Great Qian Battle Formation does not place much emphasis on individual combat strength.

Number of people, weapons, and willpower are the most important factors.

The unified will of over ten million people is a power capable of shaking heaven and earth.

Even those at the Dao Martial Realm would have to retreat in the face of such power.

While ordinary dynasties do have skilled individuals, they are not numerous.

The power of the Great Qian Dynasty is not limited to its immediate vicinity.

Looking at the entire world inside the crater, it is one of the best, the most outstanding.

In addition, the border army has suddenly expanded by nearly double, and all its weapons have been replaced with top-grade ones.

With the battle formation's power increased nearly tenfold, those dynasties were naturally like mantises trying to stop a chariot, utterly insignificant.

After being swept aside, the armies of all the dynasties tacitly chose to retreat.

They didn't know why the Daqian border army was rushing on their way.

All they knew was that forcibly stopping them was tantamount to courting death.

Rather than doing that, it would be better to make way.

If the border troops of Daqian give them a good opportunity, these dynasties will spare no effort to launch a frenzied attack and cut off all of Daqian's retreat routes.

It can be said that Emperor Shun's decree was somewhat risky.

If real danger were to be encountered, it could very well jeopardize the centuries-old foundation of the Great Qian Dynasty.

Many civil officials submitted memorials expressing their opposition, but Emperor Shun ignored them.

As for the border troops, they knew what their mission was and what it meant to complete it.

So no one objected, and more than a dozen generals personally took the lead and charged forward.

Within the Great Qian territory, only one million people remained, led by Commander Yu.

To prevent internal sabotage, even the attack on Xujiandao was temporarily halted.

Of course, part of the reason is that Jiang Lin mentioned this matter in his letter.

Jiang Lin told Emperor Shun that he hoped the emperor would stop attacking Xujiandao.

Jiang Lin didn't say what the reason was.

However, Emperor Shun did not hesitate to believe that the border troops had been attacking outside the gates of Xujiandao for a long time.

Now, only three mountain lords remain in the Void Martial Sect, but all three have advanced to the Dao Martial Realm and condensed a small portion of their Dao bones.

Although their numbers are small, their individual combat power is so strong that even hundreds of thousands of border troops are no match for them.

Unless a million border troops are truly united and launch a concentrated attack, it will be almost impossible to take it down.

The problem is, even if you can kill one of them, the other two will be stronger.

At that time, even a million border troops might not be enough.

Even if we continue to send reinforcements, what if there's only one person left?

What if all the mountain lords died, leaving only the Dao Lord of Xujiandao?

How strong would that person be?

According to Yu Shuai's estimation of the power enhancement of these mountain lords, if there is only one mountain lord left, he will at least reach the level of condensing all the Dao bones in his body.

This level of expert is equivalent to the seventh ancestor of the Western Barbarians who, four hundred years ago, drained the fortune of the entire Western Barbarian tribe in an attempt to contend with the heavens.

They were among the top masters in this world, and in this era, they would be considered invincible.

If all the mountain lords were killed, the already powerful Dao Lord of the Void Observation Dao would probably break through to the Dao Bone Realm and reach an even higher level.

Once the entire body's bones and muscles have been concentrated, what remains is skin, flesh, tendons, and blood.

In the history of the Great Qian Dynasty, there has never been such a master, and no one has even heard of him.

Even the Taoist sects a thousand years ago were said to have no such powerful figures.

Only the legendary Dao Ancestor might be able to rival him.

Therefore, Yu Shuai is under a lot of pressure. What if he really creates an opponent that the court can't afford to offend?
The border troops were naturally not afraid of death, but the problem was that the commander-in-chief couldn't simply consider whether to kill or not.

In particular, Commander Yu is a rare commander known for his strategic thinking, and he thinks even more deeply.

He had never really agreed with launching a full-scale attack on Xujiandao; whatever this Daoist sect wanted to do, he suggested leaving it for now.

Let's wait until the border troops are strong enough before we talk about it, instead of rushing to fight the enemy now.

As for the giant skeleton in the back mountain of Xujiandao, you don't necessarily have to fight to get it.

Or rather, even if you fight for it, you might not get it.

Now that Emperor Shun has issued an edict to temporarily halt the attack, Commander Yu can breathe a sigh of relief.

He immediately ordered the entire army to rest and did not launch another attack.

Inside the gate of the Void Observation Path, the three mountain lords stood motionless.

Throughout the entire process, Xu Jiandao remained in a very passive defensive posture.

Even after being killed, he didn't do anything unusual.

Such calmness made it seem as if they already knew they were going to die, or as if they simply didn't care about life or death.

Border troops don't care about life or death, but they develop extreme emotions only when they are fighting desperately.

Their fearlessness is based on madness, which is completely different from the tranquility of the Xujiandao sect.

Therefore, Xu Jiandao's behavior only made people feel more uneasy.

However, this was not the main issue. The millions of border troops swept through the enemy lines with overwhelming force and successfully reached their designated location.

When they arrived there, all they saw was a mountain-sized "coffin" being carried over.

"It's Duke Jiang!" someone shouted.

"Is that what His Majesty ordered us to receive? How did he manage that all by himself?"

"The power of Duke Jiang is simply unbelievable. Since the founding of the Great Qian Dynasty, there has never been such a powerful person. Even the blacksmith patriarch of yesteryear is probably far inferior to him."

In many people's minds, Jiang Lin has long surpassed the blacksmith patriarch.

After all, the greatest skill of the blacksmith patriarch was forging divine weapons, which is also what he is most known for.

Jiang Lin's skills are not limited to forging divine weapons.

The blacksmith patriarch lived four hundred years ago; how old is Jiang Lin?
He is younger, yet stronger, and naturally has greater potential for the future.

Many people have heard that the daughter of the Li family in Qingzhou is determined to marry Jiang Lin.

At first, some people thought that the powerful clans wanted to arrange a marriage alliance to ease their relationship with the imperial court.

But now, they think the Li family of Qingzhou has a really good eye.

They could see at a glance that Duke Jiang had great potential. The so-called marriage alliance was probably not important. What was really important was to bring this kid, who was even better than the blacksmith patriarch, into their camp.

Not to mention the powerful clans, even the generals and commanders were itching to get involved.

She thinks about her younger sister and niece every day, wondering if they might have a chance to meet Jiang Lin, in case they hit it off?
Jiang Lin, holding the giant's skeleton in his hands, emerged from the spatial rift.

Seeing the border troops, weary from their journey of tens of thousands of miles.

The endless sea of ​​people filled Jiang Lin with a sense of awe.

When we first entered the blacksmith camp, the border troops were numerous, but not as many as they are now.

Especially weapons; at that time, the border troops only had standard, ordinary weapons.

But now, everyone is equipped with first-grade weapons, making them ridiculously strong.

If the Great Qian Dynasty had possessed such treasures back then, it would probably have conquered all the dynasties within a radius of at least 100,000 li, or even 200,000 li, long ago.

But it's alright, there's still plenty of time. After talking with his future self, Jiang Lin was quite certain that no giant god would accidentally wander into this pit in the short term.

There is still plenty of time left for the Great Qian Dynasty and for ourselves.

However, the future of these border troops is not very bright.

In the foreseeable future, the number of border troops will continue to expand, reaching over 100 million.

That's an unimaginable number—hundreds of millions of border troops. Their battle formations alone are not to be underestimated.

And the divine array they formed could truly control the giant's divine body.

The only unexpected thing is that there are quite a few other pits that can be compared to it.

Although the giant divine body controlled by Da Qian was strong enough, it was not the strongest; it could only be said that it barely gained the ability to protect itself.

After all, the giant bodies in many pits had been fighting for many years, and those dynasties controlled more than one of them.

You can beat them one-on-one, but what about one-on-two? Or one-on-three?
The outside world is vast, and the enemies are powerful.

However, as I said before, these are just the most basic enemies. If measured over millions of years, they are not worth mentioning at all.

A truly powerful opponent could destroy a giant's divine body with just a single finger.

Jiang Lin did not put down the giant skeleton, after all, it was too heavy.

The individual combat strength of the border troops is not strong. If these people were to carry the giant skeletons on the road, even tens of millions of people would barely be enough.

It would be better to let them maintain their battle formation; they would actually be more effective in defending against the enemy.

The border commanders understood this as well, and without saying much, immediately turned the entire army around.

Ling Shuai, standing in the middle of the formation, watched Jiang Lin holding the giant's skeleton from afar, his face full of emotion.

When he went to the blacksmith camp to see Jiang Lin, the other party was just a "small person" with some skills, but not someone he could look up to.

In such a short time, they have grown to the point where I can hardly even look up to them.

Amidst the sea of ​​people, a young man gazed in Jiang Lin's direction, his face filled with fervor and excitement.

He was none other than Miao Yonghuai, whom Ling Shuai had taken to learn marksmanship. After some training, the boy had grown quite tall.

Despite his young age, he has already made numerous military achievements.

His cultivation level of the fourth grade of the Yuanwu Realm was even higher than that of Sheng Yingchun and Song Ziyan.

Ling Shuai cared deeply for Miao Yonghuai, regarding him as his last disciple, even better than his own son.

Anything that is useful to Miao Yonghuai, he will give.

He imparted all the essential skills of spearmanship he had acquired through a lifetime of practice.

However, he was also very strict with Miao Yonghuai. After teaching him how to shoot, he immediately threw him into the border army to participate in actual combat.

In Ling Shuai's words, wielding a gun for a lifetime is not as good as risking your life on the battlefield.

If a gun doesn't draw blood, then it's a wasted effort.

Miao Yonghuai was a fiery and energetic person with an innate love for the battlefield and a strong ability to adapt.

Initially seen as a relative of Commander Ling, he quickly made a name for himself in several battles and is now the youngest commander in the Great Qian Border Army.

His official rank wasn't very high, just a mere sixth grade.

But at his age, there were very few people in the Great Qian Dynasty who could do that.

Despite holding only a sixth-rank official position, no one said anything; on the contrary, they admired him even more.

Miao Yonghuai missed Jiang Lin terribly, having not seen him for several years.

No matter how good Ling Shuai was to him, he wasn't a true mentor.

Although Jiang Lin taught him little, he always kept it in his heart.

However, one cannot freely enter or leave the battle formation, so Miao Yonghuai did not go to meet him immediately.

If we want to meet, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

Moreover, he felt that he hadn't done well enough. He wondered when he could become a lieutenant general or even a commander-in-chief before he would have the face to see his master.

A mere centurion is not worth mentioning.

My master is a Duke, the most powerful blacksmith in the Great Qian Dynasty, no, in the whole world.

Even His Majesty the Emperor values ​​him highly, and as his disciple, how could I possibly lose face?

Jiang Lin's powerful perception made it easy for him to detect Miao Yonghuai's gaze.

Looking up, Jiang Lin saw the changes in the boy and couldn't help but smile.

Miao Yonghuai is also a very famous person in the future, known as the Blood Dance Gun God.

He exuded a strong, menacing aura.

He was later promoted to commander-in-chief of the border army and enjoyed great prestige.

Youngest, yet strongest.

Unfortunately, the appearance of the Divine Shock Formation rendered his personal combat power useless, and he gradually faded into obscurity afterward.

Although there were a few times when Jiang Lin rescued him from the future, he did not participate in the Shocking God Formation.

However, in comparison with the future, this approach is not the best choice.

Although the Divine Shock Array can assimilate an individual's will, if one can persevere within it and prevent their will from being dissolved, the benefits are still significant.

Strictly speaking, this is equivalent to raising a venomous insect.

Whoever survives to the end and retains a clear mind will become one of the strongest.

The Giant God Body is not the future of the Great Qian Dynasty. One day, these people will leave the Giant God Body and strive for a higher level.

Therefore, Jiang Lin did not intend to interfere with Miao Yonghuai's future.

Let him go into the Shocking God Formation to hone his skills, and it won't be too late to release him when the time is right.

With his own protection, Miao Yonghuai wouldn't encounter any major danger.

Or rather, while there may be near-death experiences, you will never actually die.

Among the crowd, Jiang Lin spotted some familiar faces.

Although this departure was not very long, it only applies to others.

For Jiang Lin personally, he has been gone for many years.

Every time I emerge from "A World Like a Painting," it feels like a lifetime has passed.

The future version of himself said before parting that he hoped Jiang Lin would cherish the people around him for him.

As Jiang Lin scanned the faces of these familiar people one by one, he felt a surge of emotions and knew the fate of each of them, yet he said nothing more.

He knew perfectly well what was most important and what choices were the right ones.

Subsequently, the massive border troops began their return journey.

When people from other dynasties saw the enormous coffin, as large as a mountain range, and Jiang Lin carrying it forward, they finally understood what the Great Qian Dynasty was up to.

These dynasties had also heard of the giant's remains.

However, they did not suffer from the disaster caused by the giant's skeleton, so they were not very concerned about it. On the contrary, they were glad that their own dynasty was not in that area.

But now, seeing the huge coffin in Jiang Lin's hands, these people suddenly felt uneasy.

They didn't know what was inside the coffin, but something so enormous, escorted by tens of millions of border troops from the Great Qian Dynasty, must be extraordinary.

If the border troops really manage to transport it back, will I still have any hope?

They were already outmatched, and they probably won't have another chance in the future.

These dynasties, after a brief discussion, immediately blocked the way.

(End of this chapter)