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Chapter 1057 - 844 - s Battle of the Emperors_2

Chapter 1057: 844 Chapters Battle of the Emperors_2

After hearing this, everyone thought to themselves that it was indeed as expected. This Emperor’s main target was still the Emperors of Five Directions.

The Fumo Emperor Guan Changsheng’s phoenix eyes slightly opened, and with a solemn expression, he returned the gesture, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will give it my all to flatten the enemy lines!"

Although he had initial doubts about Li Xuan, after serving in Li Xuan’s army for several months, he gradually grew to respect the Mysterious Yellow Emperor.

Not only was this Emperor fair in his actions, but he also had a generous spirit.

Though not as tolerant or benevolent as his former lord, he still possessed the demeanor of a heroic sovereign, imposing yet gracious, courageous yet righteous, with a hint of regal strategy—a truly august figure.

He was a man of his word, and now that he had formally sworn his allegiance in front of Li Xuan, it was only fitting that he would serve this master with all his might.

Li Xuan then bowed to the Jingmo Emperor of Three Realms, Yue Wumu, "Please, Wumu, command the Central Army and the twelve million soldiers to hold the fort!"

A look of surprise appeared in Yue Wumu’s eyes, but he soon smiled, "This subordinate obeys the command! As long as I am here, the Central Army will remain unshaken!"

Li Xuan had no doubt about Yue Wumu’s words.

Guan Changsheng was good at attacking, so he was placed on the right flank to strike at the enemy’s left.

Yue Wumu, capable in both offense and defense, was assigned to the Central Army.

However, his greatest trust was in the seventy thousand armored soldiers equipped with muskets under his command, and the more than two hundred steel warships.

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About two hours later, two massive armies from outside Guangzeng Heaven of the South collided thunderously.

First, the Immortal Santan Haihui and the Immortal Master Miaodao of Qingyuan, commanded by Devaraja Hayagriva with thirty-four thousand warships and one million six hundred thousand armored soldiers, broke into the enemy’s left flank like three sharp arrows.

Nezha and Lord Erlang were already powerful war generals from the Pre-Qin Dynasty, and Devaraja Hayagriva’s combat power was no less formidable.

The popular saying "The Three-eyed Lord Horse" refers to this Devaraja Hayagriva.

Among the ten great marshals under the command of Haotian in the past, Devaraja Hayagriva’s Mana was only slightly less than Zhenwu. His Golden Body training was even superior to that of Nezha.

Just as Li Xuan anticipated, when these three charged at the forefront, the formation of the Emperors of Five Directions was instantly torn open, creating a massive breach.

Especially the one million six hundred thousand elite armored soldiers who could detach from their ships and fight independently in the Outer Taixu almost overwhelmed Emperor Huang’s central forces at the Han Shuniu joint.

The Fumo Emperor Guan Changsheng did not rashly charge with his troops but held his forces back to supervise from behind, forcibly driving his right flank of twenty-one million soldiers forward like surging waves against the enemy lines.

He knew that his right-wing forces were mostly faint-hearted—hardly better than loose sand—so he directly drove them with his supervision.

And the military orders were extremely strict; the army could only advance, retreat would mean execution!

If this had been any other time, Guan Changsheng’s actions would undoubtedly have faced severe backlash.

But by this time, the whole army, having been nurtured with good food and drink by Li Xuan for months and having received his favors with ample food provisions that boosted their cultivation, though dissatisfied, still pinched their noses and obeyed.

The key lay in their casualties, which remained within an acceptable range. Under the assault of twenty-one million soldiers, although the Emperors of Five Directions resisted stubbornly, they could only manage a feeble defense, far from causing any harm to their attackers.

In the clash between both Central Armies, the battle appeared tepid on the surface but was fiercely intense in reality.

However, that was only what it seemed. Gouchen Emperor personally took command of the front lines of the Central Army, where his troops’ offensive was as fierce as torrents and waves, relentless in their assaults.

However, Yue Wumu’s command style was entirely different from Emperor Guan’s. His superior military tactics involved adept movements of formations, which transformed the fierce torrents into mere trickles and smoothed those into invisibility.

Li Xuan assigned to him the Four Heavenly Kings, the Four Divine Sovereigns, and the troops from the Heavenly Empress Puji’s divisions were all relatively submissive soldiers, sufficient to sustain Yue Wumu’s strategic intent.

However, this commander also positioned his headquarters behind the grand army, holding 700,000 armored soldiers in reserve, watching for an opportunity to enter the fray.

At this moment, seeing this scene from behind enemy lines and led by Ziwei, the expressions of the many Emperors could not help but become as solemn as iron.

Today’s battle, the caliber and fighting spirit demonstrated by the troops under Li Xuan’s command, had exceeded their expectations.

"I had said earlier, we shouldn’t have given him time to organize his forces," said the Changsheng Emperor of the South, his hands clasped behind his back, his expression cold, "This man’s tactics are very strong; for each day more we give him, his military power grows stronger. If we had adopted guerrilla tactics earlier, why would we have reached this day?"

Upon hearing this, the Ziwei Emperor felt helpless, thinking he obviously understood this reasoning.

The problem was that the Zhenwu Emperor had been secretly assisting Li Xuan, leading the grand army to oppress the territories of Ziwei, making him wary and unable to give his full effort.

It was only until a month ago that he, at great cost, persuaded the ’Zhulong Demon Emperor’ and the ’Xuanming Emperor’ to send troops, finally freeing himself from Zhenwu Emperor’s restraint.

Both were gods of the cold north, yet thousands of years ago, they had been severely weakened by a joint attack from the Zhenwu Emperor and Black Emperor Liu Ji, with only a little over four million soldiers left, far fewer than Zhenwu.

This time, because Ziwei promised to subsidize a large amount of food and materials, did the two dared to risk sending troops to battle Zhenwu.

The Ziwei Emperor sighed and turned to salute the Emperors of Five Directions from afar, "Please support with all your might. The Seven Great Sages, a mob, and the Four Heavenly Masters have not shown firm intent in battle, obviously holding back. If the left wing can hold for two hours, we can certainly collapse their formation."

The complexions of these five Heaven Emperors were not good, and indeed, the Four Great Heavenly Masters and the Demon Tribe’s Seven Great Sages had not given their all. Yet, what Li Xuan had placed before them was, after all, a mighty force of 25 million soldiers.

Among them, the Immortal Santan Haihui, the Immortal Master Miaodao of Qingyuan, and the Hayagriva Devaraja, were all incredibly fierce. The 1.5 million armored soldiers under their command also had high morale and stable military hearts.

One might ask, what price must they pay to fend off the fierce assault from the opposition?

However, the gazes of these five quickly fell on an Emperor sitting beside them.

This person had exceptionally handsome features, a majestic visage, soaring eyebrows, and a temperament both gentle and refined. Dressed in a twelve-symbol robe representing mountains, rivers, sun and moon, he sat there, his body emitting thousands of auspicious vapors, with boundless treasure light radiating from behind him.

That was indeed the Jade Emperor, whose origins were unfathomable, and no one knew his background.

It is said that since the ancient chaos, rediscovered in Middle Ages and rising in early Han Dynasty times, he had initially been known as ’Taiwei Jade Emperor’. Later, he took over the three great celestial domains of Taiwei Huanxing Heaven, Tianshi Huanxing Heaven, and Little Wei Huanxing Heaven, titled ’Xuanqiong Jade Emperor’, and by the time of the Tang dynasty under Zhao, he was renamed ’Supreme Xuanqiong Jade Emperor’. Supported by the Saints, he nearly became the sovereign of all heavens, unifying Taixu.

Although many emperors resisted, and the Jade Emperor’s efforts ultimately fell short and he was scrutinized by the other emperors, only to reside in a corner, his power was still among the strongest in the Outer Taixu.

At this moment, the six million soldiers under the Jade Emperor’s command were undertaking oversight duties in their array.

The mood of the Five Direction Emperors was extremely bad; they did not want to bear this massive casualty, but they were also extremely wary of the Jade Emperor and the ’Saints’ behind him.

"Please fight with all your might,"

At this moment, the Jade Emperor smiled slightly, looking at these five, "The Saints are about to awaken, at which time, all deeds of the emperors over the past ten thousand years will be judged by the Saints, rewarding as per merits and punishing as per crimes. If you five can assist me in suppressing this Xuanhuang Emperor, it would be a great merit."

Among them, Black Emperor Liu Ji’s face twitched slightly as he suppressed his disparate thoughts.

He thought, if it weren’t for the Jade Emperor’s elusive promises, he would never have led his troops here.

At that moment, the Ziwei Emperor frowned slightly, a hint of dissatisfaction appearing in his eyes. Yet, soon he reigned in his emotions and turned to look to the right side of the battlefield.

Just because at this moment, a significant change had occurred on the right wing of the battle.

Directly under Li Xuan, five Kunpeng Warships and two hundred and ten Yunzhong Warships suddenly broke from the formation, beginning a flanking movement on the right wing of their grand formation.

The six hundred super electromagnetic cannons, along with seven thousand six hundred other cannons on the sides of the ships, bombarded from afar, instantly smashing and sinking three hundred ships in the Changsheng Emperor’s formation!