Chapter 1453 - 1450: Battle, Part 2

Chapter 1453: Chapter 1450: Battle, Part 2

Before long, Chen Tianlong stopped at a spot less than ten meters from Li Li. After they exchanged glances for a few seconds, Li Li looked at the young man with the somewhat delicate and tender appearance before him and immediately sneered disdainfully, "Haha, just a kid like you wants to duel with me? Did your mom call you home for dinner?"

"Haha, good day Uncle Kuang, my mom didn’t call me, maybe it’s your mom calling you." Chen Tianlong played along, using his signature move, the art of deception.

"Hmph, are you tired of living, kid? Rushing to be reincarnated?" Li Li was instantly furious, hearing Chen Tianlong dare to retort. However, this was exactly the effect Chen Tianlong desired.

"Gah? Don’t curse me, my wonderful youth is just beginning. Truly no manners." Chen Tianlong added fuel to the fire, elevating the tension to its peak.

Sure enough, Li Li said no more, grabbing his long-handled steel knife tightly, squeezing his legs against the horse’s back, and slapped the horse’s rump with his right hand, sending the battle horse sprinting out.

At the same time, his steel knife also slashed toward Chen Tianlong’s direction.

However, Chen Tianlong was not so easy to handle. With sharp eyes and quick hands, he ducked onto the horse’s back at the moment Li Li made his move, dodging Li Li’s sweeping chop, causing Li Li to almost fall off the horse. Fortunately, his martial arts foundation was solid, and he managed to stop the horse in time.

At this point, Li Li’s face was already flushed. He had been through countless battles but had never swung his sword and missed like this, stunned to have been dodged by this young fellow. He could not help but be infuriated.

"Oh my, you brat, die!"

Fuming with rage, Li Li turned around and charged toward Chen Tianlong. At this moment, Chen Tianlong revealed a sly smile. As Li Li’s large knife was about to close in, Chen Tianlong suddenly leapt into the air, directly achieving Unity of Man and Sword.

In an instant, Chen Tianlong swiftly pierced through behind and in front of Li Li. It was only because Li Li was too careless; otherwise, with his Celestial Dao Great Perfection skill level, he could have evaded in time.

But he was enraged, having lost all sense of reason, resorting only to brute force chopping, not expecting Chen Tianlong to use Ultimate.

After Chen Tianlong finished his piercing attack, he leapt back onto the horse and led it away, leaving Li Li still on horseback, but teetering as if he would fall any second.

Seeing this, Kuang Ba sensed something was off and hurriedly shouted, "Li Li, what’s wrong? Finish off that kid and don’t let him escape."

But just after his words, Li Li on the horse suddenly toppled to the ground with a thud, lying motionless, clearly dead.

At this moment, Kuang Ba was shocked. He never thought that such a young fellow, who didn’t even look very strong, could be so formidable, prompting him to be on high alert.

Yet, he still couldn’t believe that a youngster could dispatch his Celestial Dao Great Perfection general in just two moves—surely it was just luck.

"Ahhh.... kid, where are you running off to."

Kuang Ba yelled as he ran out. Seeing Kuang Ba’s actions, nearly ten generals behind him were startled, with three of them also promptly riding out. After all, Kuang Ba was the leader among them. If something happened to him, it would throw the military’s morale into chaos.

Chen Tianlong ran back a few steps, hearing the sound of pursuing hoofbeats behind him. He was immediately overjoyed, knowing rage had clouded the leader’s judgment; anger leads to chaos.

Chen Tianlong had always used this tactic to find more opportunities, thereby gaining the upper hand more often.

Earlier, Chen Tianlong had tested the strength of those mid-level Celestial Dao seven-star experts. It seemed they weren’t too impressive; hence this battle had a much higher chance of success.

Of course, they had a much larger and stronger army than his own by the tens of thousands, with considerable reinforcements, but Chen Tianlong wasn’t foolish enough to break through their heavy encirclement.

This time, the main goal was to help those five thousand brothers cross the border unnoticed. However, even if he were acting, it had to be a convincing performance. So, since others wanted to kill him, why not take this chance to take down a few more of those Celestial Dao seven-stars?

At this time, Zhao Zhuo and Jiang Yun rode over quickly as well, but Chen Tianlong immediately waved them off, signaling them not to approach, for he was about to unleash a major move and feared injuring his own allies.

The two commanders were initially startled, but since Chen Tianlong was trusted by the Ancient Celestial Dragon, he surely had his exceptional capabilities. Now that Chen Tianlong asked them to hold back, they decided to observe the situation first, perhaps he had a clever plan.

Sure enough, Kuang Ba came galloping on his fast horse, followed by three Celestial Dao seven-star experts, while Chen Tianlong suddenly turned his horse around, quietly awaiting the arrival of the four.

He gently closed his eyes, listening to the rhythmic sound of hoofbeats, everything around him growing quiet. Chen Tianlong seemed to hear the four’s heartbeats, their rapid breathing, their angry snarls.

Meanwhile, Kuang Ba also noticed Chen Tianlong’s actions with some confusion, but eventually let his anger get the better of him once again.

"Boy, you’re dead!"

With that, Kuang Ba swung his sword to stab forward, and the three Celestial Dao seven-star generals behind him leapt up off their horses, drawing their treasured swords from their waists, stabbing from all directions towards Chen Tianlong.

But Chen Tianlong did not move, he was listening, until the very moment they closed in, and he suddenly vanished with a "swish."

At this point, the enemy’s four generals looked on in astonishment, and countless swords suddenly formed the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root Sword Array, surrounding them like a giant dome.

Startled, Kuang Ba realized things were going badly, immediately brandishing his sword and charging upwards, attempting to break free from the sword array.

But he was too naive. This is the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root Sword Array. It’s not something you can just leave at will.

Just as Kuang Ba was about to take flight, Chen Tianlong’s Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Root also began to erupt.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

After a chaotic thrust, the four hurriedly wielded their swords to block, thinking it had calmed down. But the next moment, they realized a large-scale surge of Illusion Sword erupted from the Sword Array, with densely packed and extremely fast piercing speed, causing them to click their tongues.

Unfortunately, they had no time to be surprised before being stabbed all over by the rapidly piercing Illusion Swords.

"Quick, protect General Kuang Ba!" The three generals rushed over without a moment’s comfort, surrounding Kuang Ba heavily, while Chen Tianlong’s Sword Array fiercely attacked, protecting the three soldiers around Kuang Ba.

There is no doubt that all three are dead beyond dead. Chen Tianlong’s move was already very powerful, and combined with only a one-level difference in strength, plus Chen Tianlong’s Dragon Slayer Sword had an additional sixty percent attack power.

After the move was completed, Chen Tianlong flashed out from the Dragon Slayer Sword, catching the treasured sword in his hand and landing on the ground. At this time, Kuang Ba was already injured, clutching his ground, while the three generals protecting him had already sacrificed.

"Ah....."

Kuang Ba was extremely frustrated, but he was powerless, only able to watch his brothers die.

Chen Tianlong shook his head. He respected these battlefield heroes who sacrificed their lives for their leader. At the same time, Chen Tianlong also sighed at the cruelty of war. No one wants to die; they fear death too, but when they see their leader facing death, they rush over without hesitation.

This is a soldier, an unerasable hero image from ancient times to the present, who would rather die on the battlefield. For their lord, there is no right or wrong.

Victory for the king, defeat for the bandits!

At this moment, Chen Tianlong finally comprehended the true meaning of this saying.

He was understanding Sword Dao, reaching the peak, while also realizing the cruelty of killing in the world. The beneficiaries are those rulers, while the ones struggling and exerting are these innocent heroes and struggling people.

"Phew...."

Chen Tianlong took a deep breath. He did not know whether he was right or wrong, but as Huaxia’s citizen, he had to do so. If the enemy doesn’t die, they will.

Death is not terrifying for them; what’s scarier is that their loved ones and descendants can’t have a happy and joyful life.

At this time, Jiang Yun and Zhao Zhuo came galloping over on horseback. Jiang Yun shouted excitedly, "Well done! I didn’t expect Brother Chen Tianlong to hide his capabilities so well, his Martial Arts are so extraordinary. We’ve been fighting these people for so long, always ending in a draw, but you’ve eliminated so many generals in just a few minutes, really winning everyone’s hearts."

"You bastards, I’ll kill you!"

Kuang Ba, hearing the enemy’s laughter, felt immense shame, but he struggled up, because of his excitement, his palm tightly grasping the treasure sword was already bleeding, slowly making its way over.

Zhao Zhuo was about to jovially congratulate Chen Tianlong, but suddenly heard Kuang Ba’s voice, quickly turning around, picking up his treasure sword to go over.

At this moment, the remaining six or seven Celestial Dao Seven Stars experts from the opponent began rushing over, followed by their cavalry.

"Two commanders, it’s not good, they are starting to attack. You should quickly go back to organize a counterattack," Chen Tianlong saw the smoke rolling a hundred meters ahead and knew that the enemy had started to mobilize.

"Alright!"

Zhao Zhuo initially intended to rush over and kill Kuang Ba, but feared interrupting the military, making it a loss not worth it.

Thus, the two commanders and Chen Tianlong quickly jumped onto their horses to head back.

Soon, they arrived in front of the army, and with a loud shout from the two generals, they set out! The first batch of cavalry surged forward like a hungry pack of wolves, charging at the enemy.

The war drums of both armies began to sound, clearly indicating the Huaxia army’s morale was much higher than the Sabina People’s army. It’s not hard to explain, several of the other side’s generals had been taken out. Wouldn’t the Huaxia soldiers be in high spirits?

After half an hour of battle, the Sabina People hurriedly withdrew their troops because they really couldn’t hold up. First of all, it’s because their morale was somewhat weak today, their leader was already injured, unable to command, and the generals who rushed over earlier were actually just to rescue Kuang Ba.

They took Kuang Ba, two escorting him as they retreated. The remaining four experts of Celestial Dao Seven Stars still charged towards the Huaxia army with their soldiers.

They were there to provide cover for the rescue, actually having no intention to engage.

But that’s how war works. Once the war drums are sounded, and swords clash, as soldiers they have an excitement for battle, life and death are long since disregarded.

Clearly, this battle had already reached an outcome. After half an hour, the Sabina People retreated, leaving countless dead and wounded. This time was Kuang Chenggong’s first being beaten so embarrassingly by Huaxia in history.