Chapter 518 This Man Indeed Has Some Skills
After hearing Lu Chen's words, the Yue Emperor immediately said, "If you want to see what I look like, that depends on whether you, Sum Emperor, have the strength."
On the battlefield, where most people would speak of righteousness, the Yue Emperor did not mention such things.
Lu Chen had already prepared his response. Once the Yue Emperor accused him of invading Great Jue and so forth, he would immediately accuse the Yue Emperor of colluding with the Barbarian Tribe, betraying the ancestors of Great Jue, and betraying the people of Great Jue.
However, the Yue Emperor didn't utter those superficial words, rendering Lu Chen's prepared rebuttals useless.
Since the opposition didn't mention these issues, Lu Chen, as the aggressor, felt it inappropriate to bring up matters of righteousness.
What would follow then was to see whose tactics were more formidable, whose fists were harder.
Lu Chen immediately said, "You will soon know whether I have that strength."
At this, Lu Chen immediately drew the Emperor's Sword from his waist and shouted, "Attack!"
As his words faded, the artillerymen immediately began to arrange themselves into formation. Soon, the artillery was set in formation, and simultaneously, the Dayue Army had also lined up.
The tactic planned by Lu Chen's side was simple: first bombard the Dayue Army with cannons. Faced with cannons, the Dayue Army could only resort to using their so-called battle formation for defense, which would inevitably wear down that formation to some extent.
Once the Dayue battle formation was depleted, the Celestials from the Daxia side would then engage.
But Lu Chen soon realized that their plan was not working.
As the horn sounded and the cannon fired, countless cannon blasts echoed in the sky above the basin.
Just as the cannonballs were about to fall into the Dayue Army, suddenly, the sound of bells emanated from within the carriage where the Yue Emperor sat.
Immediately after, the sounds of the bells rippled like visible water waves.
The next moment, when the cannonballs hit the ripples from the bells, they were directly absorbed by the visible sound waves, and then exploded above the Dayue Army.
Seeing this scene, the Daxia Soldiers were stunned—such a powerful force was able to block all the cannonballs.
At this moment, the Daxia Soldiers also realized that the upcoming battle was not one they could continue to participate in. The Celestial of the enemy had taken action, and only Celestials could contend with Celestials.
Seeing the cannonballs explode in the sky, Lu Chen was not surprised. He had long been aware that the Barbarian Tribe Goddess and the Yue Emperor might be Celestials.
Since they had to confront Celestials, now they could only deploy their own Celestials. Lu Chen then shouted, "Entire army, retreat!"
As his voice echoed, the drums within the Daxia Army sounded, and the Daxia Army swiftly retreated, while the Dayue Army remained in their position and did not advance.
The Daxia Army completed their withdrawal in an extremely short time, retreating to a distant place. Now, only Lu Chen, the Sunset Sword Sect, and the people of Tai Chu Divine Hall remained on the field.
Feeling the presence of two strong individuals beside Lu Chen, Mu Yunxi and the Yue Emperor were somewhat puzzled. Wasn't it said that Lu Chen had four Celestials by his side? Why were there only two Celestials now?
Where had the other two Celestials gone?
Or was there some error in their intelligence, and the Daxia actually had only two Celestials?
If Great Sum only had two Celestials, even without battle formations, those two alone could stand against Great Sum.
As Mu Yunxi and Yue Emperor thought this, Lu Chen, mounted on his horse, loudly said, "I have heard that Great Jue's battle formations are extremely formidable, capable of contending with Celestials. I am very keen to see if they are as rumored."
"I wonder if Yue Emperor could grant me such an experience!"
Hearing this, Yue Emperor immediately replied, "Since the Sum Emperor wishes to witness Great Jue's battle formations, I shall fulfill Sum Emperor's wish!"
Having said this, Yue Emperor coldly directed the Dayue Army, "Form up!"
As soon as these words fell, the sound of horns echoed above the Dayue Army, quickly resonating across the basin.
Several units of the Great Jue's Army rapidly adjusted their positions. Although they didn't immediately activate the battle formation, they could launch it instantaneously as soon as any of the Daxia Celestials made a move,
Seeing that the Dayue soldiers adjusted their positions and then halted, Lu Chen felt somewhat puzzled. This so-called battle formation seemed hardly remarkable.
Just as Lu Chen thought this, suddenly, a massive golden dragon appeared above one of Great Jue's regiments.
This golden dragon charged straight at Lu Chen and his men. Lu Chen hadn't expected that Great Jue would take the offensive initiative, it seemed that Great Jue was not taking them seriously.
Lu Chen immediately said to Mu Hongguang and Xia Tianyuan, "Hall Master Mu, Sect Master Xia, it's up to you now!"
The two replied in unison, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Upon their response, Xia Tianyuan immediately drew his sword, slashing out with it and sending a massive wave of Sword Qi instantly towards that golden dragon.
After Xia Tianyuan made his move, Mu Hongguang also took action, releasing a pressure from his body that overwhelmed the Dayue soldiers, rendering them unable to stand.
However, the soldiers from the other Dayue regiments quickly reacted, immediately employing the Supreme Soaring Dragon Array. In response, four golden dragons charged at them.
These four golden dragons exuded a pressure not inferior to Celestials, even Mu Hongguang and Xia Tianyuan felt their lives were threatened.
Feeling the pressure emanating from the golden dragons, Lu Chen couldn't help but feel somewhat impressed, thankful that he had come himself, as just sending two Celestials might genuinely have not been able to handle Great Jue.
He hadn't expected a battle formation to play such a significant role. If the Daxia Army learned this battle formation, could they then resist formidable enemies from the Misty World in the future?
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Thinking this, a smile appeared on Lu Chen's face.
Just then, the four golden dragons had reached Xia Tianyuan and Mu Hongguang. It seemed they were about to strike, but luckily, as Celestials, avoiding such attacks was not too problematic for them.
Mu Hongguang and Xia Tianyuan moved simultaneously, their figures flashing as the four golden dragons collided with each other, causing a massive explosion of spiritual power that almost sent Lu Chen, standing far off, flying.
Yue Emperor and Mu Yunxi were somewhat surprised to see Lu Chen still seated steadily on his horse, unmoved.
Although they only sensed the strength of a Pseudo Celestial from Lu Chen, judging from his ability to resist the aftermath of the explosion from the Supreme Soaring Dragon Array, Lu Chen's true strength may very well be closely approaching that of a Celestial.
This man indeed had some skills.
At this moment, Yue Emperor huffed coldly to herself, thinking, no wonder her dearest friend was so enchanted by this man; he had strength and potential, was remarkably handsome, like a Banished Immortal descended to earth, a woman who saw him wouldn't easily unlove him unless she was someone like herself who follows the Unfeeling Tao and holds no interest in such men.