Chapter 609 - 553: A Succession of Underhanded Moves

Chapter 609: Chapter 553: A Succession of Underhanded Moves

Before Chen Che could make a move, Xiao Chan brandished his Dragon-Catching Spear.

ROAR!

A ferocious cry echoed.

The next instant, a massive explosion erupted above the Spiritual Boat!

BOOM—

Xiao Chan held the butt of the spear with one hand. With a sudden flick of his right wrist, the straight spear rippled like a wave. A torrent of True Essence poured forth, transforming into a savage dragon that shot straight ahead, instantly tearing through the three Ice Nets.

BANG!

Amidst the colossal bang, the savage dragon slammed fiercely into the city wall and shattered into pieces.

’They’ve got quite a few tricks up their sleeves.’

A slight smile touched the corner of Chen Che’s mouth.

He could clearly see the looks of lingering fear on the faces of the Mist Rain Tower Cultivators behind the wall as they watched the dragon shatter. Glancing at his father-in-law, he asked, "Shouldn’t we start our counterattack now?"

Meng Changtu nodded and tossed a flag into the air.

Behind them, the Jinyun Valley Cultivators, already in formation, had long since arranged rows of Crossbow Beds. However, what rested on these siege engines were not the usual giant Crossbow Arrows, but fan-blade-like Sword Wheels—

Each blade of the fan was a full twenty feet long. The wide surfaces were inscribed with countless Magic Patterns, and as the crossbows were drawn, runes seemed to fly up and down their lengths.

Upon seeing the Command Flag from Meng Changtu, hundreds of bladed wheels howled through the air. They spun so fast that the Sword Wheels became near-perfect circles.

They sliced through the air and slammed into the chains on the city wall. Countless sparks flew amidst a deafening KRAK KRAK. To the horrified onlookers, dozens of chains snapped at once.

Even more impressively, one of the fan-blades, after half of it had shattered, coincidentally passed through a gap in the Array and slipped past the Grand Array. Several Cultivators inside a tower were instantly sliced in half at the waist. The blade then struck a stone pillar on the tower like a Giant Axe, plunged diagonally into the ground, and carved out a deep trench.

A Cultivator who had narrowly escaped death collapsed to the ground. He stared with lingering fear at the enormous Sword Wheel before him. Just moments ago, right in front of him, three Foundation Establishment Cultivators had been sliced in two in an instant, even after raising their True Essence Shields.

"What the hell is that thing?"

Though the counterattacks from the other Major Halls were equally sharp, none were as ferocious as Jinyun Valley’s. The destructive power of the high-speed Sword Wheels far exceeded their imagination. The Cultivators in the nearby towers on the Heroic Pass all stared, dumbfounded.

"Beautiful!"

Chen Xi couldn’t help but cheer, her gaze sweeping over to Chen Che, who stood nearby with his hands clasped behind his back.

"Not bad!"

Seeing this, Chen Che gave a slight nod.

The siege engines of this world were mostly just crossbows and catapults. In Chen Che’s opinion, their power left much to be desired. That was why he had proposed the ’Kite-shaped Crossbow Bed’ design to Liang Yuan.

Although the Forging process for the Sword Wheels was more complex than for Crossbow Arrows and took more time, their power more than made up for it.

However, on a Heroic Pass that stretched for hundreds of thousands of li, this single scene was barely a footnote.

"Move, move, move..."

Shouts immediately rang out from the ruined tower as the remaining Cultivators were quickly organized for a counterattack.

’What a pity!’

Seeing this, Chen Che couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

In his mind, the allied army of the two Sects should have completely united, acting as a single spearhead. No one could have resisted such a concentrated force. This sprawling Heroic Pass wouldn’t have even lasted half a day—

But that was too idealistic.

Never mind the impossibility of complete trust between the two Sects; even within each Major Sect, factions abounded, each with its own ulterior motives. Getting them to be willing to advance in unison was already the best possible outcome.

With the Spiritual Boats absorbing the attack at the front, the allied forces established a foothold. Even under the ferocious barrage from the Heroic Pass, it only took a few short minutes for camps to spring up one after another, filling the vast plains.

However, gaining a foothold before the Celestial River Mountain Range and merely setting up camp was only the first step.