Half the allotted time had already passed. Since the enemy had not come, Li Zhen could not simply stand there staring in wait for them.
To be honest, this was also the first time he had personally seen cavalry form ranks. The silver torrent was utterly like an ancient steel behemoth.
The unique charm of cavalry truly lived up to its reputation.
Although cavalry was no longer useful in later generations, many countries still retained cavalry forces of a certain size.
After all, from a visual standpoint, they were simply too spectacular to watch.
Li Zhen led the charge. From the moment he arrived in this world, he had been waiting for this moment—and it had come five years late!
.....
At the same time.
Northern Cold Pass.
Black Cavalry Camp.
Xuan Yue had also received the urgent message sent by the Xunfeng Tribe.
“Hahahaha, that spineless Li Zhen actually went to Dan Prefecture to live like a savage? Hahahaha, this general is dying of laughter. Who does he think he is?
“Send this information back to the Capital City. Order the first ten-thousand cavalry to mobilize with me. Today, I will personally capture that spineless coward!”
Xuan Yue’s laughter was reckless and arrogant.
Li Zhen had truly cut off his own escape route!
He had the hand that held a writing brush trying to seize the reins?
Did he think he was a master of both civil and military officials’ arts?
What a joke. And he even wanted to establish a royal court? Ridiculous.
The surrounding Black Cavalry generals also wore looks of disdain.
At the same time.
Xunfeng Yi and the others had also assembled a ten thousand cavalry force. At present, they were the only ones who knew about this information.
What capturing Li Zhen would mean went without saying: a generous reward...
The Xunfeng Grand Army had just left the camp.
Suddenly, Xunfeng Yi and the others’ expressions changed. In the distance, a rolling dragon of dust and smoke rose into the air, while the ground trembled.
The explosive thunder of hooves resounded across the entire grassland.
Xunfeng Yi and the others, veterans of countless wars, could already deduce from this sight that a powerful cavalry force was charging toward them—one that was not weak and could even be called exceptionally elite!
The Black Cavalry? They should not have arrived so quickly!
“Master, that is... That is the grand banner I saw in the Shuoyan Tribe. It is Li Zhen...”
The soldier who had returned from the Great Zhen Royal Court gazed into the air at the grand banner standing firm amid the raging wind!
Xunfeng Yi’s expression darkened. “Impossible. How could the Shuoyan Tribe’s cavalry possess such imposing momentum?”
He had once personally led troops to defeat the Shuoyan Tribe, so he understood the Shuoyan Tribe’s soldiers far too well.
If they had been this elite, how could he possibly have won back then?
But very soon!
The cavalry in the distance revealed themselves!
Their silver wolf armor glimmered beneath the sunlight, radiating an aura of slaughter, while a golden figure at the front shone brilliantly!
Xunfeng Yi had never seen this cavalry in Dan Prefecture! Doubt arose in his heart. Could it be...
“The one carrying the grand banner is Shuoyan Hexu. Big Brother, it is the Shuoyan cavalry!” Xunfeng Zhuanyan recognized his old opponent, and his voice immediately cracked!
“Paper tigers, paper tigers! Everyone, charge! Charge—”
Xunfeng Yi could no longer worry about anything else. If they did not charge now, the enemy would soon be trampling on their faces.
He did not believe that the Shuoyan Tribe’s cavalry could become this powerful in a mere month. They had to be all show and no substance!
Amid the surging gale.
Li Zhen held the Overlord Spear in his hand and stared at the Xunfeng cavalry launching a countercharge, his face cold.
This battle was extremely important to Li Zhen. Therefore, please go die!
When they were fifty paces apart, Shuoyan Hexu let out a long shout. “Fire!”
At his command!
The Shuoyan cavalry swiftly took their powerful bows from their backs and drew arrows. Nocking and firing arrows had already been etched into their minds.
Swish, swish, swish—
Countless arrows formed a cloud of arrows in the sky and shot toward the opposing Xunfeng cavalry.
“Three volleys of rapid fire!”
Under Shuoyan Hexu’s command, all the soldiers completed the nocking and firing of their bows. Immediately afterward, they hung their bows behind them and drew the sabers at their waists!
The three volleys of rain of arrows left the Xunfeng Tribe’s soldiers utterly bewildered. The timing, accuracy, and coverage...
Xunfeng Yi watched soldiers constantly falling from their horses, his face flushed red with fury. How could this be???
Unfortunately, no one had the time to explain any of this to him now!
Li Zhen led the charge, raising the Overlord Spear high.
“Today is the day we wash away your humiliation! Men, wherever your eyes can reach!”
“We live and die together!”
The two sides instantly collided!
Li Zhen swung the Overlord Spear in a wide arc, and a field of golden radiance burst forth from it.
Splurt, splurt, splurt!
Several cavalrymen directly in front of him were severed at the waist. The Myriad Demons Dancing spear technique had been created specifically for the battlefield: broad, powerful movements with the force to swallow mountains and rivers!
Moreover, Li Zhen’s cultivation method was also of the fierce and powerful variety. Combined together, the two transformed Li Zhen directly into a killing machine. Within half a meter of his body, anyone who came would die!
Blood scattered across the earth, writing the rise of a blazing sun!
Shuoyan Hexu raised the grand banner, which was more than fifteen meters long, sweeping through the enemy ranks like an unstoppable force.
“Xunfeng Zhuanyan! Dare to fight me!”
The completely renewed Wolf Cavalry, facing the Xunfeng cavalry who were still fighting as individuals, made the latter seem utterly insignificant!
Sharp sabers swept across their armor and, meeting no resistance, hacked into their bodies.
Blood and severed limbs formed an earthly hell here.
Li Zhen charged alone, killing his way straight into the core region of the Xunfeng Tribe.
This sight greatly boosted the army morale of the many wolf cavalry soldiers behind him.
The Xunfeng Tribe had always been their enemy. Naturally, they showed no mercy to their foes.
“Hold them back! Hold them back! Don’t let yourselves be scattered! Link up!” Seeing his army broken apart, Xunfeng Yi grew frantic and kept issuing commands.
But once the cavalry had been scattered, how difficult was it to regroup?
Amid the endless slaughter, a strange power flowed from the bodies of the Wolf Cavalry before finally converging together.
This momentum seemed to share some inexplicable connection with the grand banner Shuoyan Hexu carried. In any case, under the influence of that strange power, the wolf cavalry soldiers could not feel the slightest fatigue.
Instead, they grew more and more excited!
This was the empowering force of the grand banner. At the same time, it could also be understood as tangible morale!
Li Zhen naturally felt it as well.
Strike while the iron is hot! Kill your way through!
He planted both feet on the saddle and leaped into the air. Holding the Overlord Spear behind him, he swung it into the shape of a full moon.
He activated the Tongtian Sacred Dragon Art within his body to its fullest extent. Radiance flowed across the sky, and the dragon's roar covered the entire battlefield!
Golden true qi continuously compressed within Li Zhen’s body before traveling through his arm and into his weapon!
Xunfeng Yi stared wide-eyed at Li Zhen in the sky. In his pupils, the other man had already transformed into a dragon!
“Myriad Demons Dancing: Earthsplitter!”
Li Zhen swung the Overlord Spear as he descended from the sky, smashing it heavily into the ground. In an instant, golden astral wind formed a shockwave centered on Li Zhen!
Everyone within a hundred meters was blown into the air by astral qi, and blossoms of blood exploded across the sky!
It was not over yet!
A deafening boom resounded!
The ground was smashed into a huge pit. The warhorses panicked and whinnied loudly, while the Xunfeng cavalry a hundred meters away could not control their mounts and were dragged into chaotic flight in every direction!
“Follow me and kill!”
After striking, Li Zhen flipped back onto his horse, his eyes filled with excitement.
Xunfeng Yi witnessed everything with his own eyes, despair filling his face!
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