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Chapter 228 In the face of absolute strength, everything becomes nothingness! (Please subscribe, please vote)
Empress Alyssa mounted the golden war elephant, and the shadow of the holy lion condensed again behind her, and this time it was as solid as the real thing.

Every strand of mane turned into a burning golden chain, entwining eight hundred giant elephant war beasts.

The tusks of those war beasts were engraved with bloody spells, and the sound of them shattering space when they charged was like the sound of thousands of drums.

The giant elephant army turned into a golden spear, with the tip of the spear pointing directly at Li Chen in front of the Tiance Army!

"Li Chen! You have violated my borders. Today is the day you will die!"

The empress's roar was accompanied by the pressure of the Holy Lion. Wherever the sound waves passed, the Tian Ce Iron Cavalry's heavy armored army was actually defeated by such powerful force.

As expected, they are the core monster army of the Sassanid Empire, their power is so terrifying.

However, Li Chen just raised his eyes slightly and waved his hand to let the Black Iron Heavy Armored Army make way.

At this moment, the six Saint Realm powerhouses behind him formed seals at the same time.

Fairy Youlan of the Tianyan Divine Sect lightly tapped her jade fingers, and seventy-two star tracks suddenly appeared above the empress's head.

It was the remaining formation pattern of the "Three-Circle National Defense Formation" that had just been shattered, but at this moment it was reversed into a cage!
"Turning the universe upside down, refining heaven and earth, locking the stars in the sky!" the six people shouted in unison.

The empress was shocked to find that the space around her was collapsing, and those star tracks were like giant pythons that came to life, dragging her and the giant elephant army into an independent space rift.

She seemed to be trapped in a special 'barrier'.

The phantom of the Holy Lion collided with the star track, making only a series of roars, but it could not be broken at all.

The giant elephant had already hit its head and was bleeding, but it couldn't move forward even a single step.

"You're using our dynasty's national defense formation to trap me? How shameless!"

The empress's eyes were red, she really didn't expect that the cultivators of the Tiance Dynasty could be so rebellious.

This is a scaled-down version of the formation. If the empress wants to break it, she will have to use some skills.

The weapon in her hand continuously burst out with dazzling divine light, bombarding the formation.

Beside the empress, countless flaming holy lions charged towards the formation.

The six saints were also constantly changing their formations to resist the empress's attack.

Biluo Tianzun of Xingyue Cave had already integrated the 'Xingyue Tianjishu' into the formation. Every time the empress launched an attack, red energy would appear and rebound into the empress's meridians.

"Li Chen! Is the only thing you can do about it is hiding behind a formation?!"

The furious empress began to criticize Li Chen.

"Then what do you want to do."

Li Chen still didn't show much expression.

"Challenge me if you dare. Let's fight to the death!"

This is the Empress's purpose.

She was just talking nonsense. She knew that if she were Li Chen, she would definitely not agree to it. Who would agree to this with such a huge advantage?

Finally Li Chen agreed.

"Okay, I'll challenge you in a one-on-one duel."

Hearing what Li Chen said, Empress Alyssa was overjoyed.

The emperor's words are golden and cannot be changed at will.

The saints around him didn't think there was anything wrong with what Li Chen did. After all, they were just delaying the empress.

They are unable to deal with the Empress's strength for the time being.

So there is a battle in the end.

As he spoke, a hole appeared in the formation and Li Chen walked in.

At this time, Empress Elisa had also jumped off the giant elephant and came to Li Chen.

She looked around and said cautiously, "Do you really want to fight me one-on-one?"

Li Chen said calmly: "If I don't do this, you will definitely not accept it, right?"

Li Chen just wanted to beat Alyssa into submission, and in the end even make her conquer him both externally and internally.

"Well, since you dare to fight me openly, I am not someone who cannot afford to lose. How about we make a deal?"

"It doesn't matter if you say so."

"If you lose, I will let you go, and you will immediately withdraw your troops and leave Ardashi City. Next time, we will set up our formations and continue the fight. If I lose, I will let you do whatever you want."

Li Chen came to attack the city openly, without any tricks, and broke through with complete strength.

Under such circumstances, he was still willing to agree to her request for a duel, which can be said to be upright, and she should indeed pay some price.

But the same thing applies: before a fight, a Saint Realm cultivator doesn’t think they will lose.

And her request was not excessive. She just wanted Li Chen to withdraw his troops temporarily.

"No problem. Then you prepare first and tell me when you are ready."

Li Chen's words made Empress Alyssa respect him a little.

Being able to be so fair and just, no one can find any fault with Li Chen.

Alyssa waved her hand and asked the giant elephant army behind her to move away so as not to hinder her battle.

Li Chen also glanced at Fairy Youlan, and Fairy Youlan understood and put away the formation.

The surrounding armies left enough space for these two saints.

Empress Alyssa took a deep breath, and tremendous power suddenly burst out from her body.

The phantom of her holy lion condensed again, this time more solid than before, as if a real ancient holy beast had descended to the world.

The golden mane is like a burning flame, and each strand contains the power to destroy the world.

Her eyes turned into brilliant gold, and countless ancient runes were reflected in her pupils. These were the secret methods passed down by successive saints of the Sassanid dynasty.

"Li Chen, you better be careful."

The empress's voice was cold and majestic. She slowly raised her hands, and two balls of blazing golden light appeared in her palms.

Countless tiny runes can be vaguely seen flowing in the light ball, as if containing the purest power between heaven and earth.

Li Chen still looked calm and just nodded slightly.

He slowly raised his right hand, and a ball of purple-gold energy condensed in his palm.

The energy seemed calm, but it caused the surrounding space to begin to distort, as if even the light was swallowed up.

A low humming sound was heard in the air, as if the heaven and earth were trembling at this power.

"Are you ready?" Li Chen asked indifferently.

The empress sneered: "Come!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Chen's figure suddenly disappeared.

The empress's pupils shrank, and her whole body's perception instantly reached the extreme.

She thought that Li Chen might attack her from any direction, and was even prepared to deal with space jumps.

As the empress of the Saint Realm, she has already seen that Li Chen's move has caused space fluctuations, and he will definitely appear somewhere in an instant and attack her.

The shadow of her holy lion surrounded her body, forming an indestructible barrier. At the same time, two golden blades of light had condensed in her hands, ready to counterattack at any time.

As long as Li Chen's attack fails, she will give Li Chen a heavy blow.

The next moment, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.

Li Chen's palm had crossed the barrier created by the Holy Lion's phantom at some point and was pressed against her abdomen. The purple-gold energy burst out instantly.

Fast, too fast!

The empress felt as if the meridians in her body were torn apart by an invisible force. The shadow of the holy lion shattered in an instant and turned into golden spots of light in the sky again.

Her body convulsed uncontrollably, golden blood spurted out of her mouth, and she flew backwards like a kite with a broken string.

boom!
With a loud bang, the empress's body fell heavily to the ground, stirring up dust all over the sky.

The golden armor on her abdomen broke apart bit by bit, revealing the pale skin underneath.

The empress's hands hung limply at her sides, and the golden light in her eyes gradually dimmed, replaced by a look of horror.

Only then did she realize that Li Chen did not cross her barrier, but directly broke through her barrier.

She has been on guard against space fluctuations and preventing space jumps.

Turns out this guy is simply fast and powerful.

If I had known this earlier, I would have taken action first. Why did I have to be so confident and take the blame?
Everything around him seemed to be still.

The originally violent energy fluctuations came to an abrupt halt, and the dark clouds in the sky were dispersed by an invisible force, revealing a clear blue sky.

The sun shone on the battlefield and everything returned to calm.

Li Chen slowly retracted his palm, and the purple-gold energy dissipated into nothingness.

He stood where he was, looking calmly at the empress lying on the ground, as if the previous blow was just a casual one.

"Are you still at the Saint level at this speed?"

The empress raised her head with difficulty, her eyes full of disbelief.

She had never thought that she would be defeated so completely that she couldn't even see Li Chen's movements clearly.

Li Chen said calmly: "This is called the escape method, escaping from the sky and into the earth."

The reason why he knew this was because he studied the "Flowing Light Disintegration Method" left by Tuoba Zhen last time.

After performing the "Flowing Light Disintegration Technique", even the space formation could not lock it.

But this kind of magic cannot be used unless one is dead, so Li Chen kept dismantling it and finally figured out the escape method.

In fact, it just means greatly increasing the speed to cause huge destructive power.

Who told the empress to be in a defensive posture with her whole body? If she had focused a little, Li Chen would not have been able to break through so easily. The empress's lips trembled, and she wanted to say something, but she found that she didn't even have the strength to speak.

The Giant Elephant Legion and Duke Azman in the distance were all stunned when they saw this scene.

They had never seen the empress in such an embarrassing state, and they had never expected that Li Chen's strength could be so terrifying.

Duke Azman, who was also at the Saint level, knew that the empress might be able to withstand Li Chen's palm, but he would have been killed.

If Li Chen knew what he was thinking, he would definitely say: It doesn't take so much strength to beat you to death, you overestimate yourself.

"His Majesty!"

Duke Azman exclaimed and wanted to rush forward, but was stunned in place by Li Chen's look.

Li Chen's eyes swept across the crowd, his voice calm but with unquestionable majesty: "The winner has been decided. According to the agreement, Alyssa will let me deal with her. If you are not satisfied, you can continue to fight, but the result will not change."

The soldiers of the Giant Elephant Legion looked at each other, and finally lowered their heads, not daring to look at Li Chen.

The Empress was their spiritual pillar, and now that the spiritual pillar has fallen, they are powerless to do anything.

Duke Azman gritted his teeth, but finally decided to take action.

Empress Alyssa looked at this scene with a hint of helplessness in her eyes. She knew that she had been completely defeated.

Li Chen has already come to this point, if he continues to act recklessly, he will not be able to lose.

"I surrender."

The empress said with difficulty, with a hint of trembling in her voice.

Li Chen nodded, his figure looked particularly tall in the sunlight, like an invincible god.

Empress Alyssa looked at Li Chen's back, and a complicated look flashed in her eyes.

She knew that from this moment on, her fate and that of the Sassanid Empire had changed completely.

Just as Li Chen was about to take away his "trophies", the messenger came running over in a hurry.

The central military tent of the Tiance Dynasty, which was also the command center.

Guo Poyun and a group of soldiers were anxiously waiting for news here. They had fallen into the trap of the Sassanid Empire and were hoping that Li Chen could withdraw from the front line as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Seeing the messenger coming back, Guo Poyun asked anxiously, "How is it, has His Majesty withdrawn?"

What Guo Poyun feared most was that he had already analyzed the tactics of the Sassanid Empire, but His Majesty could not withdraw halfway through the battle, which would be troublesome.

The messenger said, "His Majesty asked me to tell you that next time you ask him to withdraw his troops, tell him earlier. He has already captured the city of Ardashi, and you asked him to withdraw. How can he withdraw?"

Guo Poyun: “.”

A group of generals: "."

Upon hearing the news, Guo Poyun's first reaction was, did I hear it right?

What happened? Your Majesty actually conquered the city of Ardashi?

That is the city of Ardashi, known as the most important military city of the Sassanid Empire!

Damn, this world is crazy.

"Are you kidding?" Guo Poyun's voice trembled a little.

"It is absolutely true. When I arrived, I saw with my own eyes that the empress had been defeated by your Majesty, and the city of Ardashi had been breached." The messenger answered seriously.

"Then His Majesty didn't hit you?"

"No, but I think he wanted to hit you."

Guo Poyun: “.”

Are you looking for a beating?
Guo Poyun was so angry that he drew his sword. If the general next to him had not stopped him quickly and told the messenger to get out, the guy would have been seriously injured.

After calming down, Guo Poyun also felt a headache.

It’s bad. I actually asked Your Majesty to withdraw his troops when Your Majesty was conquering cities.

This really deserves a beating.

But I didn't expect that Your Majesty could actually capture the city of Ardashi.

If I had known that His Majesty was so capable, I wouldn't have bothered with any tactics and would have just let him fight.

The command posts of the two armies have been engaging in a battle of wits and courage these past few days. No one dared to sleep all night long in order to respond to the opponent's tactical arrangements.

As a result, Li Chen went up and directly broke the tactics of both sides.

It seems that in the face of absolute strength, everything becomes nothingness.

At this time, Guo Poyun had a feeling that Li Chen was showing off. This guy was showing off a big one.

Your Majesty, if you play like this, doesn't it make me look a little stupid?

In fact, he misunderstood Li Chen. At that time, Li Chen didn't know whether this move could penetrate the defense formation of Ardashi City.

If he can't penetrate it, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him to say it in advance?

So just follow the normal process, attack the city if you can break through it, retreat if you can't.

In the central army tent, the generals asked Guo Poyun what to do. Guo Poyun said, "What else can we do? Let's go to Ardashi City first."

The city of Ardashi was captured, the empress was captured, and the Sassanid Empire's war situation collapsed completely.

The last one to receive the news should be the vanguard general who was rushing in the front, Xu Zifeng.

Xu Zifeng's vanguard army was surrounded by the Earth Dragon Legion. This time Xu Zifeng did not rely solely on luck. He judged that the appearance of the Earth Dragon Legion must have set an ambush and deliberately drove himself into the trap.

He just refused to leave and went to some more dangerous places instead.

If anyone else walked into a place like this, they would most likely die.

But Xu Zifeng is lucky, and all his good fortune is bestowed upon him in a place like this.

The further you go in, the more peculiar the rainforest methane becomes, and even Ma Hei doesn't know how to solve it.

But the problem is that there is usually an antidote in the area near the poison.

Xu Zifeng actually found an antidote, and the army's resistance to the drug was also improving.

They were almost reaching the Sassanid Empire, but the messenger finally found Xu Zifeng and told him that the Sassanid Empire had surrendered.

The messenger also said: It is really not easy to find General Xu.

Xu Zifeng has always been like this. His army is unpredictable and no one knows what he is going to do next. He doesn't even report and just keeps fighting according to his own ideas.

But the same thing applies, as long as Xu Zifeng doesn't make the same big mistake again, there is nothing wrong with him doing this. After all, there will definitely be some legions in the army that can serve as special forces.

The battlefield changes rapidly, and it depends on how the commanding general makes his judgment. It is impossible for Guo Poyun to send a message to Xu Zifeng in real time.

Looking at the Sassanid capital in front of him, Ma Hei said, "Should we fight or not?"

Xu Zifeng sighed and replied, "Why fight? When His Majesty Li Chen comes, we will follow him into the city."

He was so used to calling Li Chen that he almost forgot to add the honorific.

It was only thanks to Ma Hei's look that I added it.

After all, there was a messenger nearby. If this guy informed Li Chen, he might be punished.

Ardashi City.

Not only the empress was captured, but also Duke Azman.

When the soldiers of Ardashi City saw that the Empress and the Giant Elephant Legion had surrendered, they would definitely stop fighting.

Except for some resistance at the beginning of the attack, the rest was direct occupation.

Duke Iben of the Earth Dragon Legion and Duke Hassan of the Blue Ox Legion were not in the city of Ardashi, so they received the information later.

Duke Iben of the Earth Dragon Legion was preparing to attack Xu Zifeng's vanguard near the royal capital. After receiving the notification, he could only watch Xu Zifeng's vanguard pass by him.

If it were in the past, Xu Zifeng, with his bad personality, would have also gone up and made some sarcastic remarks.

But his mind was not here at all now. He was thinking about his father in the southern part of the Tiance Dynasty, and his mother and aunt in the imperial capital.

Many soldiers thought Xu Zifeng was calm, but in fact, he was just not in the mood.

Duke Hassan of the Blue Bull Legion was the most confused.

According to tactics, the city of Ardashi could at least hold out for one day, right?

Didn't we agree that I would be the savior, leading the army at dawn to save the country from distress?

Why did you end the play halfway through? Where is my part?

Morey of the Lionheart Legion couldn't understand it even more. He was attacking the supply lines of the Tiance Dynasty at all costs, so how come the front couldn't hold on?
And his opponent is Li Ji, the King of Anxi of the Tiance Dynasty. With the help of Li Ran in the past few days, Li Ji has perfectly figured out the attack route and attack location of the Lionheart Legion.

Li Ran's guess was so accurate that Li Ji even suspected that he had the ability to see through things.

Li Ji was very puzzled. Isn't Lao Wu blind? How come he seems to see more accurately than me?

The supply line did not suffer much damage this time, and it was actually all thanks to Li Ran.

The reason why there are only seven saints around Li Chen is because there are still two here.

At this time, inside the palace of Ardashi City.

Originally this palace was Elisa's bedroom, but now it was occupied by Li Chen, so Elisa could only stand obediently in front of him.

Li Chen looked at the captured Empress Alyssa and said, "I know you're still not convinced. Let's go to another place and fight again!"

The naive Alyssa thought she was going to fight, and she prepared for the battle with great enthusiasm. She even thought about how to break Li Chen's move. If Li Chen used that move again, she would definitely be able to defeat Li Chen.

As a result, he was carried into the room by Li Chen.

The war was very fierce, with constant collisions.

No matter what Empress Alyssa said, Li Chen remained silent and just kept launching attacks.

This time Alyssa really gave in.

(End of this chapter)