Chapter 381: Chapter 324: Whose Fine Young Man Is This?

It was like a Fierce Beast, freed from its chains and finally uncaged.

"Let’s go, it’s time to assemble." Xiao Mo picked up his Long Spear. "Remember, don’t think about what it feels like to die. Our job is to make them die! Got it?"

"Yes, Big Bro!"

The men quickly grabbed their weapons and followed their Big Bro out of the tent.

Before long, the army of three hundred thousand had assembled.

The Flame King, Qin Huo, stood atop the city wall clad in armor. His gaze swept across the densely packed army as he slowly began to speak, his voice amplified by Spiritual Power to reach every soldier’s ear:

"The Wei Kingdom has betrayed its promises! After taking aid from our Qin Kingdom, they turned and colluded with the Wei Kingdom! How is such an act different from that of a scoundrel? If this kingdom goes unpunished, how can our Qin Kingdom assert its dominance in the world?!

This war is only the beginning.

When will it end?

It ends when the Wei Kingdom is annihilated!"

"Annihilation!"

"Annihilation!"

The three hundred thousand soldiers roared as one, their voices shaking the heavens and echoing through the clouds.

"All troops, hear my command!

March out!

Take the city!"

The gates of Wang City swung open.

The Qin Kingdom’s three hundred thousand soldiers surged forth, charging toward the Wei Kingdom’s border city—Tingtao City.

The City Lord of Tingtao City was not a fool.

He had long anticipated that Qin Huo might launch a surprise attack at night, so the soldiers of Tingtao City had been sleeping with their weapons at the ready.

And just as he expected, he received a report from his scouts: the Qin Kingdom was on the move!

"Relay my order! All troops, prepare to sally forth and meet the enemy!"

The City Lord of Tingtao City exclaimed excitedly, as if he had been waiting for this very day.

"My lord, you mustn’t!" a military advisor quickly interjected. "The Qin Kingdom’s morale is at its peak. We should hold our position and not engage. Let’s wear down their initial fervor, wait for reinforcements, and then find an opportunity to crush them in a single blow!"

"Heh heh heh, the Qin Kingdom’s morale is at its peak? And ours isn’t? Besides, they’ve just force-marched for miles! The enemy is weary while we are fresh. Why should we fear them?!"

"General!"

"Enough! Today is the day this general will take Qin Huo’s head and earn a marquisate!"

...

Wielding his Long Spear, Xiao Mo charged toward Tingtao City alongside the main army.

Just as the walls of Tingtao City became faintly visible to Xiao Mo in the moonlight, the gates of Tingtao City and two adjacent fortress towns swung wide open!

With earth-shaking war cries, the Wei Kingdom Army charged toward the forces of the Qin Kingdom.

"With me, charge!"

Qin Huo roared, leading five thousand elite iron cavalry straight into the enemy’s formation.

At the same moment, the enemy’s own cavalry crashed into them head-on.

The battle had truly begun!

The two armies crashed into each other like massive torrents.

Xiao Mo brandished his Long Spear. With a single thrust, he impaled an enemy soldier and continued his forward charge.

His Long Spear skewered four or five enemies like candied fruit on a stick. Then, with a mighty heave, Xiao Mo sent the string of corpses flying, knocking away several more approaching soldiers.

"Big Bro! I’m here to help!"

Zhao Wei leaped into the air, bringing his Broadsword down in a single cleave that instantly split an enemy soldier in two.

"AAAAAHHH!"

Hei Daniu swung his Meteor Hammer, and with every strike, an enemy soldier was smashed into a pulp!

Elsewhere, Hong Bo plunged his long saber into an enemy’s chest.

The sensation of the blade parting flesh and bone sickened Hong Bo for a moment.

For most of the Iron Tiger Army’s new recruits, this was their first kill.

But the battlefield gave them no time to dwell on it.

Once they killed one man, they had to kill another, all while constantly advancing, constantly killing.

They would kill until no one was left standing before them.

They would kill until the horns of retreat sounded.

They would kill until they themselves were dead.

Only then could they stop.

Before he knew it, Xiao Mo had already claimed thirty lives.

He had entered a trance-like state, his entire being merging with the battlefield.

His eyes saw only the enemy; his heart knew only slaughter.

Gradually, Xiao Mo even felt the Godslaying Spear techniques he was using begin to peel away from his conscious mind.

The feeling was profound and mysterious; it was as if every move and stance that peeled away was being integrated into his very flesh and blood.

’I no longer need to be bound by specific Spear Techniques.’

’Even a simple thrust from my hand is the Godslaying Spear.’

Xiao Mo felt that he had found his own path.

It was to comprehend his Spear Skills on the battlefield, to baptize his Long Spear in flesh and blood!

’My spear was born for the battlefield!’

Having found his path, Xiao Mo’s mind became incredibly clear and open.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Xiao Mo’s spear moved like a dragon, striking with the force of thunder.

His Long Spear seemed wreathed in lightning.

Every thrust unleashed a peal of thunder.

Any enemy soldier who got near Xiao Mo was either killed by his blade or blasted into a bloody mist by the Spear Qi infused with Thunder Qi.

Gradually, enemy soldiers began to feel a sense of dread before they even got close to Xiao Mo.

Even so, no matter how terrified they were, and even knowing it meant certain death, the well-trained soldiers of the Wei Kingdom Army continued to charge Xiao Mo in successive waves.

On the battlefield, everything depended on momentum.

Their goal was to wear Xiao Mo down and extinguish that spirit!

"Arrogant whelp, do you really think you’re invincible? I’ll take you on myself!"

As a powerful, deep voice rang out, a ten-foot-tall, iron-clad behemoth wielding two Mountain-Cracking Giant Axes swung down at Xiao Mo.

Unable to dodge in time, Xiao Mo could only block the blow with the shaft of his spear.

BOOM!

The instant the Giant Axes struck the shaft of Xiao Mo’s spear, the explosive burst of Blood Qi from the impact sent all surrounding soldiers flying.

A trickle of blood escaped the corner of Xiao Mo’s mouth. The webbing of his hands went numb, and he felt as if the impact would shatter his entire body.

The blow had smashed a twenty-foot-wide crater into the ground with Xiao Mo at its center.

"Big Bro!"

"Stay back!"

Zhao Wei started to move forward to help, but Xiao Mo barked an order, stopping him.

"Is that all the strength you’ve got? Did you forget to eat breakfast?"

With a powerful upward flick of his spear, Xiao Mo sent his opponent flying.

Before the man could even regain his footing, the tip of Xiao Mo’s Long Spear was already at his throat.

"Hahaha! Come on! Let’s have a good fight!"

The Giant Axe behemoth hacked viciously at Xiao Mo, each swing of his axes gouging another deep fissure in the earth.

Although the Giant Axe wielder possessed heaven-sent strength, Xiao Mo was by no means weak.

Furthermore, not only did Xiao Mo meet the man’s Giant Axes blow for blow, but his movements were also phantom-like, his Spear Technique varied and impossible to predict.

After twenty exchanges, the hulking man began to sense that something was wrong.

’Even though both of us are at the Mid-stage Cave Mansion Realm... but this kid is like a Fierce Beast! He’s terrifyingly strong, and his stamina is considerably greater than mine!’

After another thirty exchanges, the Giant Axe wielder’s body and armor were riddled with bloody holes from Xiao Mo’s spear.

Just as he raised his head for one last act of defiance, Xiao Mo’s Long Spear pierced through his skull.

The Giant Axe behemoth crashed to the ground, but Xiao Mo didn’t even spare him a glance.

His eyes locked onto another target: an enemy officer on horseback, cutting down his comrades.

Xiao Mo leaped into the air, using the heads of enemy soldiers as stepping stones and crushing their skulls with each step.

Before the enemy officer could react, a streak of lightning flashed through the air as Xiao Mo descended, his Long Spear impaling the man.

Xiao Mo seized the man’s horse and began to reap a harvest of enemy heads across the battlefield.

"The one who takes his head will be promoted to commander of a Thousand Households!"

Because Xiao Mo’s rampage on the battlefield was so brazen, the enemy quickly identified this exceptional talent and placed a bounty on his head.

Immediately, three enemy officers at the Cave Mansion Realm surrounded Xiao Mo, intent on killing him.

Fighting one against three, Xiao Mo wasn’t at the slightest disadvantage. In fact, after a hundred exchanges, he took one of their heads with a single sweep of his spear.

The Flame King, Qin Huo, who was fighting nearby, saw this and felt a deep sense of satisfaction.

"Kid! Catch!"

He unhooked a wine flask from his waist and tossed it to Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo caught it deftly, took a long swig, and tossed it back before charging deep into the enemy ranks once more.

In his wake, he left only blood and lightning.

Watching this warrior wreak havoc on the battlefield, Qin Huo couldn’t help but turn to his Vice General and ask, "Who is that fine young man?"

"General, we don’t know either..." the Vice General replied helplessly.

"Well, damn it! If you don’t know, ask him!"

Qin Huo gathered Spiritual Power in his throat, and his voice boomed across the field: "You there, kid! What’s your name?! State it!"

Xiao Mo ran an enemy through with his spear and charged onward, his voice carried back by the wind as his warhorse galloped away:

"From the Xiao Country Mansion—Xiao Mo!"