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Chapter 736 Yun Chu'an is here! Yun Chu'an is here!
If the troops deployed were all Qin's elite forces, how could someone like him, who came specifically to sabotage Qin's plans, possibly miss such a lively scene?
Immediately, he carefully concealed his inner turmoil and also sped away.
His body transformed into a stream of light. With the blessing of the Heavenly Spiritual Root, even though the surrounding area was filled with dense and heavy earth spiritual power, his movements were as smooth as a fish in water, completely different from others.
He continued forward, following in the footsteps of Zhang Jian and the others. To avoid getting too close and being discovered, he had to slow down slightly, keeping a distance behind them.
However, even so, a Golden Core cultivator can easily traverse a distance of hundreds of miles.
A quarter of an hour later, figures gradually appeared on the horizon. In the vast expanse of yellow sand, two groups were engaged in fierce combat.
One group was undoubtedly Qin army cultivators, while the other group consisted of Zhang Jian and the resistance force to which the white rabbit demon cultivator belonged.
The two sides clashed, each casting their spells, creating a terrifying and chaotic battle. Above the heavens, the effects of numerous spells—lightning, storms, fire, ice, boulders, and many more—manifested in the sky, filling it with dazzling colors.
Although the battle in the sky was extremely exciting, Yun Chu'an could tell at a glance that at this moment, the rebel army was undoubtedly at a disadvantage.
The reason is simple: there are significantly fewer cultivators at the late Golden Core stage on their side.
There's no need to analyze the advantages in cultivation techniques, the tacit understanding in teamwork, or the restraint in the relationship between spells. The simplest suppression of cultivation level alone has already rendered this rebel army unable to move.
Moreover, even analyzing the above three factors, the Qin army currently holds the upper hand. Therefore, to some extent, the rebel army was suppressed and forced to retreat, quickly showing signs of collapse!
In fact, over the years, due to Ying Xuan's tyranny, rebellious forces would rise up every now and then within the Qin state.
Although such incidents have become more frequent in recent years, they ultimately fail to gain traction and usually end in utter defeat.
This resistance force will most likely suffer a similar fate.
If it weren't for Yun Chuan's arrival.
He stood at a distance, using the "qi-gazing method" to observe the battlefield in the distance. He could clearly see that Zhang Jian, who had just been chatting and laughing with him, and the white rabbit demon girl whose fate was still unknown, were now both caught in a fierce battle.
Zhang Jian's left arm was even broken, and he could only use his right arm to struggle against the enemy's attacks. Clearly, it was only a matter of time before they were wiped out by the Qin army.
But we can't let all of these people die here.
The forces opposing the Qin people didn't seem to be any ruthless, evil cultivators, so...
It's better to live a long life.
Ahead, on the battlefield, Zhang Jian dragged his severed left arm, his eyes wide with rage and his face contorted in a ferocious expression.
He rose up and raised his right arm, summoning his magical shield. A heavy, kite-shaped, earthen-yellow shield stood before him. This shield was also a magical artifact, automatically absorbing the surging earth elemental power around it, intending to form an indestructible defense.
As he constructed the defensive line, he roared to the rear, "Run! Go back and tell the elders that it's no longer safe here. Evacuate immediately!"
"Remember! Even if you have to kill the 'Xuanhuang Mother Beast,' you can't let it groan and scream!"
Even though he tried his best to build an absolute defense line of his own, the gap in cultivation level was simply too great.
After all, he was only at the early stage of the Golden Core realm.
Opposite him, the Qin army cultivator clad in black armor was a genuine late-stage Golden Core cultivator. He didn't perform any particularly complex movements; he simply gathered his strength, charged forward, and then suddenly unleashed an explosive punch that slammed directly into Zhang Jian's shield—
In an instant, his carefully constructed defense collapsed, and the earthen-yellow magic shield shattered in the middle. The heavy punch that shattered the shield still carried seven-tenths of its power as it rushed straight at Zhang Jian's chest!
"puff--"
Instantly, the force of the punch pierced through his armor and entered his body, breaking several of his ribs in an instant. Zhang Jian could no longer endure it, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward like a kite with a broken string, clearly no longer capable of resisting!
"elder brother--!"
From the side, the white-haired rabbit demon girl, who had intended to flee, saw her brother suddenly treated this way. Instantly, her eyes filled with tears, despair gripping her heart like a giant hand. "You Yongyong, you're busy, you Lin Zaizai, you're not here..."
At that moment, she hated her own weakness, but she was powerless to help. She couldn't save her brother; she could only watch helplessly as he was killed by their enemies.
Until a blinding flash of light appeared on the edge of the sky.
"—?!"
For a time, no one could say for sure what had happened.
Even the Qin soldier whose head had been chopped off didn't realize what had happened until blood gushed from his severed head and shot into the sky. Only then did he realize that he had been ambushed by someone he didn't know.
Zhang Jian also felt the force acting on his chest suddenly weaken. The terrifying power that could have destroyed his internal organs quickly diminished, allowing his body to continue moving even though he was seriously injured.
The white rabbit enchantress was the first to react. Her rosy lips parted slightly, her beautiful eyes widened, and she gazed into the distance, where she saw a familiar yet unfamiliar figure suddenly stop.
He was tall and upright, with a handsome and dignified appearance. He held a gleaming Guan Dao in his hand. Even though he did not use any magic such as "Law of Heaven and Earth", in her eyes at this moment, this person seemed to hold up the world.
In an instant, it captured the attention of everyone present.
That person is...
Wang Ping'an?
The white rabbit demon was confused, and for a moment, an extremely strange thought popped into her mind.
But isn't his cultivation level at the early stage of Golden Core?
But the aura he was emitting at this moment was...
Late stage of Golden Elixir?
Who is he?
She didn't know for sure, only that this person exuded terrifying power. But then, she couldn't help but feel a chill, realizing that even if he possessed the powerful cultivation of the late Golden Core stage, facing so many Qin army cultivators at the same time, his chances of survival were probably slim.
After all, the other side has double-digit numbers of late-stage Golden Core cultivators.
"Let's go!"
She shouted loudly, forming hand seals and casting a spell to control the surrounding earth elemental energy, sending it towards the Qin army in the distance. She didn't expect to achieve any great victory, but at least she could slightly slow their advance: "Retreat—!"
She gave these instructions, but the Qin army's subsequent reaction left her completely dumbfounded.
"Yun Chu'an—!"
A Qin army cultivator at the late Golden Core stage suddenly roared, his voice hoarse and his expression ferocious, as if he had seen some man-eating demon: "It's Yun Chu'an! Damn it, how did he get here?!"
"Damn it, these rioters are actually colluding with Yun Chu'an!"
"Evacuate! Evacuate! Quickly call Lord Lü!"
……
The Qin army cultivators were in a panic, shouting at the top of their lungs. They were terrified, as if the enemy had only managed to kill one of them by sneak attack.
Behind them, the white rabbit demon girl stared speechlessly at the Qin soldiers' panicked expressions. She couldn't believe her eyes and ears, and she couldn't believe that "Wang Ping'an" could frighten these Qin people so much simply by revealing his figure!
No, we can no longer call him "Wang Ping'an" at this point.
She stared blankly at the figure in the sky, recalling the name the Qin army cultivators had just called him, her expression momentarily hesitant.
Where is Yun Chu An?
Who... is this?
The naive rabbit demon girl was unaware of this, but many members of the Qin army knew it all too well.
They all knew that the man in front of them was beyond their ability to stop, and the best option now was to retreat immediately and not stay to fight him!
Chapter 737 Yun Chu'an's Prestige
Otherwise, if these traitors had provided some cover for Yun Chu'an's rear and flanks, his strength would have been enough to wipe them all out!
However, even though this was the consensus of most people, there were still a few noble young men from aristocratic families in the Qin army who had never been to the Qin-Zhao front lines and did not believe in this superstition!
"What are you afraid of!"
A tall, thin nobleman wielding a rapier wore a disdainful expression.
From childhood, he was also praised by those around him as a "genius of unparalleled talent," surrounded by praise all day long. He won more battles than he lost. Naturally, he was full of resentment towards Yun Chu'an's name: "Even if he is stronger, he is only one person! Ying Dian, Ying Xiao, let's go! Let him see the strength of our Qin elite!"
With that shout, he charged forward aggressively, showing no sign of dodging or yielding, heading straight for Yun Chu'an. He thrust his rapier forward, intending to confront him head-on and settle the score!
Behind him, two Qin Dynasty Golden Core late-stage cultivators, equally well-equipped and adorned with various unique magical treasures, attacked Yun Chu'an from the left and right!
"Beware!"
The white rabbit demon's heart leaped into her throat. Instinctively, she chanted incantations and cast spells, trying to provide some cover for Yun Chu'an. Zhang Jian coughed up blood, but he still controlled a fragment of his shield, chanting incantations to launch it. Even though the effect was minimal, he still wanted to help cover Yun Chu'an's flank.
However, something happened that they could hardly believe their eyes.
Golden lightning flashed on Yun Chu'an's blade. Facing the opponent's straight thrust, he neither dodged nor evaded, but charged straight at it.
Then, Zhang Jian felt a blur before his eyes. He couldn't see how the person moved at all; he could only see Yun Chu'an easily dodge the attack while simultaneously sweeping his lightning-crackling Guan Dao horizontally—
Shila-
The blade instantly sliced the noble prince of Qin in half from the waist, and at the same time, the terrifying golden divine lightning instantly turned his body into ashes!
In his presence, opponents of the same level couldn't even last a single move before being instantly killed!
The two Qin cultivators surnamed Ying, who had surrounded him from the left and right, paled upon seeing this. Their original intention was to attack in shifts, keeping the person before them busy, but they hadn't expected that the person attacking head-on couldn't withstand even a single blow; he shattered at the slightest touch, and even—
When his golden core tried to escape, Yun Chu'an simply flicked his finger, and a flash of lightning shattered his golden core into pieces!
It wasn't a matter of defeating them, it was a matter of killing them outright!
The best friend they grew up with was beaten to a pulp in the blink of an eye. In an instant, fear gripped their chests, and they instinctively made the right decision.
escape!
Once the thought arose, they no longer cared about saving face. The two immediately turned around and ran away separately.
Unfortunately, it's too late to run now that you've reached this point.
Yun Chu'an dodged and sped off, giving chase. With the enhancement of his Mad Storm Steps, no one could escape his pursuit.
Moreover, nowadays, as he becomes more and more proficient in swordsmanship and lightning techniques, even his every horizontal strike has the power of the first strike of "Three Thousand Springs". For enemies of the same level, the result of encountering such an attack is undoubtedly instant death!
He sped away, catching up with a fleeing Qin soldier in the blink of an eye. With a flash of light from his Guan Dao, he instantly beheaded the man.
His movements were swift and decisive, without hesitation. He then turned and chased after the other one. The other nobleman from Qin turned his head slightly, and when he caught sight of Yun Chu'an chasing after him out of the corner of his eye, he screamed in agony, like a pig seeing a butcher's knife: "Save me—!"
Fortunately, his call to action actually brought back a powerful ally: "How dare you—!"
It was Lü Shiwei's voice.
Upon hearing this angry shout, the Qin army cultivator being chased displayed boundless joy, his face streaked with snot and tears.
Along with his voice, a huge meteorite came from afar, crashing straight towards Yun Chu'an.
Yun Chu'an darted away, safely dodging the attack, but did not pursue. Soon, a middle-aged man of medium build, with an ordinary face and a goatee, appeared before him.
This man was none other than Lü Shiwei, the supreme commander of the Qin army in charge of this operation.
Lu Shiwei was in a very bad mood. He looked at Yun Chuan in front of him and his personal guards who were scattered and fleeing, and felt extremely depressed.
He originally thought that his subordinates were enough to deal with the enemies here, and that he only needed to hide in the shadows, ready to take action to eliminate any who slipped through the net, and then focus his main efforts on the more critical battles in the rear.
But he never expected that Yun Chu'an, such a terrifying and ruthless star, would suddenly appear halfway through the journey. He single-handedly drove back his guards, forcing him to take action himself right now!
trouble……
No matter how troublesome, we have to move. Lü Shiwei frowned, then suddenly raised his hand. Endless earth elemental power condensed in his left hand, and in an instant, a huge gravitational force came, seemingly trying to imprison Yun Chu'an in an earth elemental cage, making him unable to move.
A vast and boundless spiritual energy, belonging to a Nascent Soul cultivator, spread out in all directions. In an instant, Zhang Jian and his sister, who were in the distance, were both involuntarily plunged into despair.
It was too late; the secret stronghold here had been captured by a Nascent Soul cultivator.
Hopeless……
Zhang Jian's face turned pale. He had thought that he and his companions had hidden themselves well, and that this was just a probing attack by the other side.
However, seeing that even Lü Shiwei had come in person, he suddenly felt that the end of them was near.
However, compared to Zhang Jian and his sister, Yun Chu'an was in a much more relaxed mood at this moment.
Just as he was about to dodge the opponent's spell, a thought suddenly struck him.
The opponent is only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. Although the threat is not small, it is not particularly fatal. So why not try out my new spell?
Upon realizing this, he immediately exhaled a breath of fresh air, which then transformed into three identical Yun Chu'an figures standing side by side with him.
Then, he discovered something extremely awkward. "You're singing about plum blossoms in the empty sky, but your forest is still there..."
Oh no, we weren't prepared enough; we didn't have time to equip the three of them with suitable new gear...
Yes, the three Yun Chu'an who appeared around him were all dressed, but their hands were empty. They had no suitable weapons to carry them, and at most they could use the spoils that Yun Chu'an had previously seized from the enemy.
This means that while their strength is probably decent, they can only handle enemies at the late Golden Core stage. Against Nascent Soul stage opponents, they likely won't be of much help…
Ok……
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