Chapter 875 - 878: Is This Fate?

On the coastal wall, facing Master Jian Yin’s words,

Wu Tian chose to ignore them.

Master Jian Yin snorted, unhappy with Wu Tian’s attitude!

But at this moment, the Azure Empire was about to attack, and he didn’t have the mood to argue with Wu Tian.

At this moment, Lü Baicha and others had also arrived.

"The Ancestor of Blood Refinement hasn’t come?"

Seeing no sign of the Ancestor of Blood Refinement in the crowd, Master Jian Yin breathed a sigh of relief.

He spread the news that the Art of Blood Refinement was researched together by him and the Ancestor of Blood Refinement. If the Ancestor insisted on debating with him face to face, Master Jian Yin wasn’t confident.

The absence of the Ancestor of Blood Refinement was just right.

"Look, they’re coming." Suddenly, someone in the army shouted.

Master Jian Yin and others looked towards the horizon and indeed saw warships appearing there.

The warships resembled copper walls and iron walls, shining like golden armor under the sunrise.

Master Jian Yin took a deep breath; if he won, his name would spread across the Three Realms, and naturally, he might prevail over Wu Tian and the Ancestor of Blood Refinement.

As for losing?

Master Jian Yin didn’t consider it; those drugs had a time limit.

This was a weakness.

Now, seeing the Azure Empire’s warships about to reach the shore, Master Jian Yin couldn’t take the chance.

He swung his long sword and shouted, "This is the time for everyone’s fame and glory, charge."

Thus, the battle unfolded, soldiers of Xiuyuan Realm and the Azure Empire clashed fiercely. The Azure Empire soldiers wanted to land, but the Xiuyuan Realm soldiers wouldn’t allow it. Both sides engaged in a brutal, bloody battle!

The soldiers fought on the shoreline.

Master Jian Yin’s eyes grew cold and he shouted, "Great opportunity, fire arrows."

What?

The archers from Xiuyuan Realm hesitated,

The archery camp captain shook his head, panicking, "No way, our soldiers are mixed with the Azure Empire soldiers, firing now would harm our soldiers as well..."

"In war, sacrifices are inevitable," Master Jian Yin coldly snapped.

Finally, under Master Jian Yin’s anger, the archers furrowed their brows but could only agree and began shooting arrows.

"Whizz whizz whizz."

The archers quickly formed three rows; it was evident Master Jian Yin knew the art of war.

Under his and the captain’s command, the first row of archers knelt on one knee, forming low-angle shots, the second row stood upright, holding their longbows horizontally for normal shooting, and the final row lifted arrows high, firing them in parabolic arcs from above. The rows were well-organized, each fulfilling their role without confusion.

"Whoosh..."

The sound of arrows breaking the void filled the air, covering the sky like locusts.

"No."

"We are allies."

Not only the Azure Empire, but even the soldiers of Xiuyuan Realm fell under the arrows, and immediately, chaotic screams echoed,

Of course, only the Xiuyuan Realm soldiers were screaming; the Azure Empire soldiers initially felt pain, but gradually, they felt nothing at all.

Gradually, their minds contained only the word "kill," unaware they were also injured or dying, they charged forward unthinkingly.

Master Jian Yin realized this, aware the drug was working, but his disguised medicine salesman role, the drug sold to General Seahorse of the Azure Empire,

had a time limit, after which the pain would become apparent.

"Shoot, continue shooting."

Master Jian Yin roared angrily.

Arrow rain poured incessantly.

Indiscriminately.

...On the deck of the largest warship at sea, Zhan Sha and other generals were observing the commander of Xiuyuan Realm’s troops, who wasn’t Wu Tian or the Ancestor of Blood Refinement, leaving Zhan Sha disappointed.

General Sea Snake stood beside him, a smirk at his lips, "Great General, are you feeling lonely?"

Zhan Sha nodded in acknowledgment, his face full of regret, sighed, "I thought I could compete against Wu Tian and the Ancestor of Blood Refinement on the battlefield. Especially Wu Tian, he accepted my challenge letter but didn’t command Xiuyuan Realm’s troops to match wits against me, disappointing indeed."

Sea Snake nodded.

General Seahorse looked at the coastline commander of Xiuyuan Realm’s troops,

he said, "I also have intel on this person. Great General, this person is extraordinary, once held a remarkable position in the Three Realms."

Zhan Sha coldly smiled, "I can tell he has the capabilities of a general, a great undertaking requires disregard for minor details. On the battlefield, one must not have pity; he achieved all that, impressive. His strategy is sound, the arrow rain, killing together, just a pity..."

Zhan Sha had added his numbing element to the medicine powder, enhancing its effect, soldiers struck by arrows probably didn’t even realize they were hit.

Moreover, soldiers only charged, hacked crazily; concerning the arrow rain?

They likely couldn’t see it.

Desperate cries, besides Xiuyuan Realm soldiers, were still Xiuyuan Realm soldiers, arrows fell like rain, only Xiuyuan Realm soldiers collapsed.

Gradually, even Master Jian Yin realized this,

"This shouldn’t be, how did things come to this? Shouldn’t be this way."

Master Jian Yin finally understood, the drug’s effect should have worn off, yet the Azure Empire soldiers continued fighting recklessly.

At this moment, Xiuyuan Realm’s troops crumbled in utter defeat.

"Don’t kill me."

"No."

"I don’t want to die."

"..."

Those who trusted Master Jian Yin, preferring him over Wu Tian as commander, died brutally under the frenzied swords of Azure Empire soldiers,

The defeat was decided.

"No!"

Master Jian Yin staggered, how could this be?

My plans, laid out step by step, weren’t supposed to fail.

I was supposed to succeed and gather all resources from the Three Realms for cultivation. Eventually, kill the Gold Martial Emperor.

This was how things were meant to be.

But why did it turn out like this?

"The drug... the drug went wrong." His eyes burned with rage, glaring towards the largest warship, shouting furiously, "Seahorse, Seahorse... the drug? Did you switch the drugs?"

On the warship, General Seahorse heard this, examined Master Jian Yin’s silhouette closely and was greatly shocked, instantly understanding what happened.

"What happened?" Zhan Sha asked, and General Seahorse recounted the matter to Zhan Sha.

Zhan Sha’s eyes gleamed,

"Originally the victor should have been you, but I craftily turned defeat into victory, no... it should be said it’s destiny."

"Destiny lets you lose to me, allows me to conquer the Three Realms." On the warship, Zhan Sha rejoiced, a sword in hand, pointing his long sword at Master Jian Yin, "Thus is destiny, accept it."

"Destiny..." Master Jian Yin was stunned.

Yes, things turned out this way. It’s not that I’m inferior to Zhan Sha, the one who defeated me wasn’t Zhan Sha.

The one who defeated me was destiny.

"Indeed, I didn’t lose to men, but to heaven." Master Jian Yin furiously punched the ground! His face showed acceptance.

He resigned.

He felt it was heaven that defeated him.