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Chapter 1316 - 1309: Attack on Weakness

Chapter 1316: Chapter 1309: Attack on Weakness

This was fire magic that transformed magical power into combustible matter. In the Western Continent, this was a very common means of attack, but in the East Continent, it seemed rather rare.

In the East Continent, this type of magic was classified as Elemental Magic of the Royal Dao, and not many people mastered it. The Dongsheng army, let alone the entire Dongsheng Empire, was predominated by the Ba Path, with the Royal Dao being a minor category.

However, one should not underestimate the Royal Dao because it’s less popular; the Ba Path was prevalent mainly because it was easier to practice compared to the Royal Dao. The Royal Dao was not mainstream because this practice method required large quantities of materials and progressed very slowly.

Because practitioners could switch freely between the Royal Dao and Ba Path during cultivation, many practitioners of the Royal Dao might also delve into the Ba Path due to the frustration with slow progress.

Those who persisted in practicing the Royal Dao were mostly the promising youths of the great Nobility families. If a family had such a genius, the entire Nobility would commit all its resources to assist in their cultivation.

Therefore, in Kyushu, the Royal Dao was also considered a noble school of practice. Those who practiced the Ba Path could belong to Nobility families, but those who practiced the Royal Dao were almost always the elite of the Nobility families.

It was for this reason that within the Dongsheng army, generals of the Ba Path also formed the mainstream whereas the Royal Dao was quite rare. However, it should be noted that, as mentioned before, since one could switch freely between practicing the Royal Dao and Ba Path, there were also a number of generals who were adept at both. This was a relatively common phenomenon in the Dongsheng army.

It was exactly because the sudden appearance of the flames led people to believe there was a Royal Dao general nearby, the Demon Clan army evidently shrank back in fear, staring terrified at the flames that emerged out of nowhere in the sky.

But what followed took them by surprise—an avalanche of flames poured down like flowing water, instantly enveloping the Dongsheng army’s frontline in its entirety. Those Dongsheng soldiers had not yet grasped what was happening before flames consumed them, immediately turning the battlefield into a cacophony of ghastly screams and wails, with the smell of scorched flesh pervading the air.

Seeing the Dongsheng army’s front consumed by a sea of flames, Tangmo stopped her chanting, the directionless magic power transformation abruptly ceased, and without fuel, the flames dissipated.

"Kill them all!" Tangmo, watching Dongsheng soldiers struggle and howl in the great fire, couldn’t help but frown and shout loudly.

Although she was well aware that these people were the enemy, she still preferred to dispatch her foes in a dignified manner, not through such cruel means, which was why she had been reluctant to use magic until now.

Thanks to the help of the fire magic, the Dongsheng army’s defensive line collapsed in an instant. The soldiers lost the will to resist, throwing down their weapons to turn and flee. The Demon Clan army took advantage of this and surged forward, stabbing those engulfed in flames on the ground before starting to chase down the fleeing Dongsheng army.

On another front, as soon as Cheng Ziang broke into the battle line, he immediately encountered a general. He had just landed and wasn’t yet steady when a general came thrusting at him with a long pole weapon, so Cheng Ziang stepped to the side to dodge the strike.

However, it was at that moment he realized that the general’s weapon was somewhat akin to a halberd, as if a halberd shape had been attached to the top of a spear.

After the missed strike, the general immediately adjusted the horizontal blade and pulled back. His attack aimed directly at Cheng Ziang’s neck; if this pull had connected, Cheng Ziang’s neck would have been severed.

But Cheng Ziang had learned combat skills with swords and knives after all, so he wasn’t that easy to kill. With his blade pressed close to the spear shaft, he shoved forward to parry the attack. The general recklessly yanked back, resulting only in the sound of metal grinding as the short blade on his weapon was sheared off by Cheng Ziang’s long sword.

After all, it was Kedal metal, never fearing any clash. This was also the first time Cheng Ziang used such a weapon to chop off someone else’s, which couldn’t help but surprise him.

Pulling back his weapon, the general stared incredulously at the neatly chopped edge, and despite his surprise, he didn’t dwell on it and thrust at Cheng Ziang again, who then raised his sword to block.

After two more contacts, if Cheng Ziang’s long sword touched the general’s weapon, it would immediately chop it off—clean and decisive, without any hesitation.

After two clashes, the general’s weapon was completely destroyed, and he could only draw his sword from his waist in surprise and helplessness to continue his offensive against Cheng Ziang.

This seemed to be a Ba Path General Zhongyan, who was heavily defense-oriented, the most common type of general in the Dongsheng military. Essentially, apart from using magic for protection, he wasn’t much stronger than the average person, merely having greater strength and endurance.

This type of cultivator often needed to undergo long periods of physical training to have a chance of joining the military as a general; otherwise, they were not much different from ordinary martial artists. Hence, these generals were essentially at the bottom rung of the Dongsheng military forces. If non-cultivator soldiers were cannon fodder, then these generals were basically meat shields.

This was precisely why Cheng Ziang didn’t have a hard time dealing with this general. Although the general was stronger than him, he didn’t dare exert too much force for fear that he wouldn’t be able to retract his weapon in time to prevent it from being knocked aside and chopped off.

The general’s attacks felt like they were pulling punches to Cheng Ziang, who only needed to attempt a block and the general would immediately retract his weapon, clearly realizing that if it came into contact with Cheng Ziang’s long blade, it would be rendered useless.

After all, Cheng Ziang had learned some sword skills from his father, so he was more than capable of handling this kind of general. The sword skill of the Sword Saint Yalunte emphasized speed, accuracy, and lethality, without any flashy moves, directly targeting the opponent’s weaknesses for incisive strikes.

And that’s what Cheng Ziang did. After a few exchanges, he finally seized on the general’s mistake. His long sword flashed out like lightning, piercing through the general’s chest armor.

The Kedal metal blade easily penetrated the general’s armor, but what astonished Cheng Ziang was that his blade quickly came to a halt as if it had struck a hard slab of stone.

Without time to hesitate, he quickly withdrew his long sword and stepped back to avoid the general’s slashing attack, creating distance between them. The general didn’t continue his assault either. Instead, he also stepped back, clutching the hole in his chest and revealing a panic-stricken expression.

That strike confirmed Cheng Ziang’s suspicion; this general was indeed a Ba Path General Zhongyan. The best way to deal with such a general was to use a Yuanzi gun.

Of course, without such high-tech weapons, the crude method was to resort to blunt trauma. Protective magic defended against sharp objects but not blunt force. Even if the body could withstand it, the internal organs could suffer internal bleeding due to the blows.

"Retreat! Get up!" Just as Cheng Ziang was contemplating how to deal with the general, he suddenly heard Tangmo’s voice behind him.

Immediately after, he felt intense magical fluctuations as a burst of flame ignited beneath the general’s feet, quickly enveloping him. The general turned into a flaming human, dropping his weapon and rolling on the ground while letting out agonized screams.

"What are you waiting for, finish him off!" Tangmo put away her magic and shouted loudly as a reminder.

Hearing her reminder, Cheng Ziang snapped back to reality and pulled out his Yuanzi handgun, firing a shot at the general. The general’s screams intensified as he writhed violently.

Then, with a stride, Cheng Ziang moved next to the general and his long sword accurately pierced the general’s throat and through the spine, sinking deeply into the ground. The general clutched at the sword, struggling for a while before gradually losing all signs of life.

The situation was exactly as Tangmo had predicted. She had been wondering whether the Ba Path General Zhongyan’s Defense Shield was a physical defense shield or a magic defense shield. She was nearly about to forget about this, but her recent use of magic brought the question back to her mind.

It turned out that the Ba Path General Zhongyan’s Defense Shield was a physical defense shield, which could only resist physical attacks and not magical ones.

Although it was an attempt, Tangmo cleverly chose to use fire magic, avoiding those that caused targeted explosions solely relying on magical power for damage.

As Feng’s guardian, Tangmo knew well that the cultivators of the East Continent all had Inner Cores. Using magic that only inflicted damage with magical power was nothing more than replenishing the opponent’s magic, ineffective as a killing blow.

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