Immortal Father
Chapter 508 - 508 179 The Western Front is in Urgent Trouble!_2

508: Chapter 179: The Western Front is in Urgent Trouble!_2 508: Chapter 179: The Western Front is in Urgent Trouble!_2 The sword is about to be endowed with spirit!

Rumbling drumbeats sounded from outside the tent.

Fu Yu raised his hand to grasp, and the top of the great tent opened on its own, revealing the light blue sky of the secret realm above.

A beam of celestial light fell on Fu Yu’s shoulder, and he said, “Rise a hundred yards.”

The celestial soldiers formed clouds beneath their feet, maintaining their formation unchanged, following Fu Yu as they rose a hundred yards into the sky, guided by the celestial light.

As soon as Li Ping’an flew out of the tent, all he saw were celestial soldiers.

Nearly a hundred thousand celestial soldiers ascended into the sky along a thousand beams of light.

At the central army tent, another twenty or thirty streaks of light shot out, revealing a group of golden-armored generals, each with a flag bearing their own surname hanging high behind them, spreading out behind the multitude of celestial soldiers.

Fu Yu inclined his ear to listen, then simultaneously turned with nine nearby Centurions to salute a Chiliarch above them.

This Chiliarch ascended upon a cloud, joining four other Chiliarchs to salute a golden-armored general.

Behind that general hung the [Feng] Character Battle Flag.

Thus, a simple chain of command had been established.

Li Ping’an heard these words:

“I am Feng Ergeng!

A third-grade major general, Golden Immortal of the sixth rank in the Dao Realm, today I shall serve as the commanding general for all of you.

I hope that you will fight bravely against the enemy, protect the Human Race, achieve great exploits, and leave your names in history, all today!”

The celestial soldiers simultaneously raised their Long Spears without shouting.

Li Ping’an followed suit and raised his Long Spear.

This must be the rule of the barracks.

The sound of the war drums stopped for a moment, and then grew even more urgent.

The Dao Charm sealing the entrance and exit of the Hidden Troops Secret Realm was removed, and the light blue sky suddenly revealed two patches of blue sky and white clouds each several hundred yards in diameter.

The celestial soldiers were poised and ready to go.

Li Ping’an suddenly sent a message asking, “Your Majesty, how long will this great battle last?”

“Generally speaking, it could be as short as a few days or as long as several decades, depending on what both sides aim to achieve,” the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan said in a calm voice.

“If this time the enemy intends to drive us out of the Western Continent, their offensive will be swift and fierce.

If our side cannot hold, the conflict could be over in a few days.

“However, if we manage to hold them off and they cannot sustain such losses, then they may retreat in just one day.

Are you nervous?”

“A little…

It’s getting lively.”

Li Ping’an looked up to the sky, where an elder in a red robe appeared in the air, calling out names loudly, summoning seven or eight names in succession.

“There are small troops of demon soldiers lurking in the Southern Sea, intending to ambush our rear.

You are to speedily exterminate them, do not engage in prolonged battle!

Then set up defenses from the Southern Sea to the Western Sea!”

“Yes!”

“Your subordinate obeys!”

More than ten golden-armored generals saluted and accepted the command, then each had a Pagoda appear in their palms, from which shone celestial light.

They gathered up several thousand celestial soldiers each and departed through the sky.

The red-robed elder stood with hands behind his back, closing his eyes as if using his powerful celestial sense to scan for something.

Half an hour later, a huge roar from a beast echoed from the western sky.

The universe of the Hidden Troops Secret Realm trembled slightly.

“Report––”

A Messenger Celestial Soldier, holding a communication Jade Talisman, shouted urgently:

“The western front is in critical condition!

An unidentified elite force has broken through our twelve cities!

A large number of demon beasts are driving demon soldiers toward the eastern side!

Four cities and millions of commoners are trapped!”

The red-robed elder nodded slowly and pointed out twelve golden-armored celestial soldiers, ordering them to lead troops to reinforce the western front.

He also pointed to four golden-armored generals, commanding them to lead their forces to the four cities to assist in evacuating the civilians.

Li Ping’an’s unit under Feng Ergeng was included in this third group.

The golden-armored general Feng Ergeng uttered a light command, and the Pagoda in his hand spun rapidly, scattering thousands of beams of celestial light.

Li Ping’an only felt a pulling force falling from above.

As the light and shadow whirled around him and he regained his senses, he was standing with several hundred celestial soldiers on a low, round clearing surrounded by trails of celestial light.

This was the inside of the Pagoda.

The Pagoda gently vibrated, as if the golden-armored general was riding the clouds and mist.

Centurion Fu Yu sent a message: “The command has been given, soon our unit will be responsible for transporting civilians.

We will temporarily leave the battle formation, each of us doing our best to escort over a hundred civilians each time.

Maintain the queue, and take them three thousand miles to the east, to a large city fortified by a protective Formation!”

“Yes!”

The celestial soldiers uniformly acknowledged the command.

Clang, clang, bursts of celestial light lit up around the Pagoda.

“We’re about to go out, these old demons seem to be dead set against us this time,” said the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan, reminding Li Ping’an with a slight cold smile on his lips.

The next instant, celestial light surrounding the Pagoda fell at the same time, sweeping up each celestial soldier and throwing them out of the Pagoda.

…

Ride the wind!

Li Ping’an instantly stabilized his posture, watching the Centurion’s every move as taught by the veterans, following the Centurion closely, maintaining his position in the battle formation.

Below was a mud city packed with people.

This included civilians and Qi Cultivators who were Loose Cultivators incapable of flight; they had been moved in advance from the coastal towns on the western side;

Now that the western front was urgent and the battle line was pushed back, this place too needed to be evacuated as soon as possible.

Fu Yu dove down first, followed by a rush of celestial soldiers who showed their power and employed their Spells.

As Li Ping’an landed, he glanced toward the west.

There were rolling dark clouds to the west, where countless beams of celestial light shuttled back and forth within the clouds, faintly revealing hundreds of large demons stretching out within the dark clouds.

Those clouds were advancing toward this area!

That was but one corner of the large battle between demons and humans.

In the brief moment Li Ping’an looked, several large demons fell from the clouds and several streams of celestial light vanished like shooting stars.

“Xiong Er!

Don’t get distracted!”

A veteran’s warning rang out nearby.

Li Ping’an casually threw out a stack of talismans, which scattered in the wind on their own, doubling and tripling, and in a short while turned into thousands of paper talismans falling into the densely packed crowd, sticking to the backs of thousands of civilians.

Li Ping’an raised his hand and pushed upwards, and thousands of civilians slowly rose into the air.