World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 89 - 89 86 I Desire to Make a Name for Myself in the World!

89: Chapter 86: I Desire to Make a Name for Myself in the World!

89: Chapter 86: I Desire to Make a Name for Myself in the World!

Note, brothers, tomorrow we will be put on the shelf, feeling incredibly anxious, I plead for your recommendation tickets, I plead for your support.

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“Today, nobody can stop me from becoming famous across the world,” Suo Hanyi kept telling himself on top of Tianshui City.

At this moment, atop the majestic Heavenly Water Main City, the army stood dense and packed.

Although this city was not as enormous as Wangcheng Zidu, it had a circumference of twenty li and walls four to five meters high, with a population also numbering in the hundreds of thousands.

For it once was the front line against the Barbarian Tribes.

However, for the past few decades, the Southern Barbarians had been continuously suppressed by the Rage Wave Kingdom, fleeing to the south of the Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Thus, the barbarians of the southwest no longer dared to cross the Barbaric Gorge, and Tianshui City had enjoyed decades of peace.

Suo Hanyi stood on the ramparts, his eyes like those of a hawk, scanning the area several li outside the city.

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh!”

Thirty thousand rebels, like a tide, swept toward Tianshui City.

With an army over ten thousand, the sight was boundless.

And with thirty thousand rebels, spread out on the ground, the edge was completely out of sight, truly resembling a surging tide.

The moment had finally come, a rebellion that had been brewing for nearly a year, had finally arrived!

The root of this rebellion lay in the sudden grave injury of Count Suo Long eight years ago, which forced him to leave Tianshui City for treatment in Zidu.

For a full eight years, the entire Tianshui City was without its master.

Of course, there was another reason; the future master of Tianshui City, Suo Lun, was too incompetent and useless.

As such, these high-ranking lords had completely lost their reverence for their sovereign.

The rebels numbered thirty thousand, while the defenders of Heavenly Water Main City only had ten thousand.

But Suo Hanyi did not care at all, he didn’t even consider the thirty thousand rebels worth his attention.

It could be said that since he came of age, he had never lost a battle, be it personal or military.

Facing the mighty thirty thousand rebels, he felt no fear, instead, he was filled with excitement.

This was a war he had long anticipated; after today, he would let the unbeaten name of Suo Hanyi spread throughout the entire Rage Wave Kingdom.

He wanted everyone to see, especially Suo Ningbing, that he, Suo Hanyi, was the towering pillar of Tianshui City, the sole savior of the Suo Family.

“Boom boom boom boom…”

Thirty thousand rebels, marching in uniform steps, approached Tianshui City with an unstoppable momentum.

Anyone with insufficient mental strength, just by witnessing this scene, would collapse, would be unable to breathe.

Suddenly, Suo Hanyi felt a firm grip on his right hand; it was his wife, Yang Hongyi.

Indeed, both of their names contained the character “Yi.” Because they were both named by Suo Long.

Yang Hongyi was the daughter of a Suo family retainer, her father Yang Lie had died protecting his lord, Suo Long, in battle.

Therefore, Suo Long had always raised Yang Hongyi at his side, and had fostered her with utmost effort.

In many ways, Yang Hongyi was just like Suo Hanyi, an adopted daugther of Suo Long.

However, because she had her own father and came from a rather prominent family, she kept her surname as Yang.

Suo Hanyi, Suo Ningbing, Yang Hongyi, and Suo Lun grew up together.

What Suo Lun feared the most since he was a child wasn’t Suo Hanyi or Suo Ningbing.

Because Suo Hanyi was too proud, she just looked down on him and didn’t bother with him.

Suo Ningbing was too gentle, but it was Yang Hongyi who was extremely fierce and never went easy on Suo Lun.

She would scold him when it was warranted, and beat him when it was deserved.

Like Suo Hanyi, Yang Hongyi also felt a strong sense of identity with the Suo Family and a spirit of ownership, so she subconsciously treated Suo Lun as her own younger brother.

With her fierce personality and high martial arts skills, once she started beating Suo Lun, he had no way to fend her off.

As a result, over time, Suo Lun came to fear this adopted sister of his as though she were a tiger.

The reason Yang Hongyi became Suo Hanyi’s wife was firstly because at the time Suo Hanyi had asked Suo Long to allow him to marry Suo Ningbing, but Suo Ningbing was already betrothed.

Suo Long wanted to immediately quash this idea from his adopted son.

Moreover, Yang Hongyi had always harbored a deep admiration for her elder brother, Suo Hanyi.

So, Suo Long decided to marry Yang Hongyi to Suo Hanyi.

In his eyes, and even in the eyes of the entire Tianshui City, the two were a perfect match.

Yang Hongyi was tall and shapely, captivatingly beautiful, and possessed high martial arts skills.

Although she wasn’t as skilled as Suo Hanyi, she was already a high-ranking samurai.

In the entire Rage Wave Kingdom, it was very rare for a woman to become a high-ranking samurai.

“Don’t be afraid, I regard these rebels as nothing more than chickens and dogs.

Today’s battle will be the day my name, Suo Hanyi, becomes renowned across the world,” Suo Hanyi said, gripping his wife’s hand.

Though he held love for Suo Ningbing, he fully treated his wife as a family member, since after all, they really did grow up together.

Yang Hongyi was also in military attire at this time.

Hearing her husband’s reassurance, her beautiful eyes instantly revealed immense trust and even admiration.

“I wonder how Suo Lun is doing, today should be his last exam,” Yang Hongyi said.

Suo Hanyi’s eyebrows furrowed as he coldly said, “Do you still hold out hope for that profligate?

There is only one person the Suo Family can rely on, and that is me!”

Yang Hongyi slightly frowned, but did not argue with her husband.

“My lord, should I lead the cavalry out for a charge?” a majestic-looking veteran asked.

His name was Yan Nu, and he was once the number one master of Tianshui City, the second Dragon Samurai, and also the martial arts instructor for Suo Hanyi, Yang Hongyi, and others.

Now, he was the cavalry commander of the Tianshui City Guard.

“No rush, Master,” Suo Hanyi said with a cold laugh.

“Our cavalry will serve as the final blow, tearing the rebels to shreds!”

“Bang, bang, bang…”

The rebels were getting closer and closer.

Five li, three li, two li, one li.

At this point, there were some signs of disturbance among the defending soldiers on the city wall, observing the dense ranks of the rebels below, they too were filled with tension.

Upon seeing this, Suo Hanyi waved his hand fiercely.

All disturbances immediately ceased.

He had led this army for a full eight years.

His commands were as firm as mountains, his rewards and punishments clear, he led by example in battle, and loved his soldiers as if they were his children.

Under his command, this army of ten thousand had become an elite and formidable force.

And Suo Hanyi, was the sole spirit of this army.

The soldiers didn’t know who Suo Lun was, and even the name of Suo Long began to fade from their memories.

They only knew of one person, and recognized only the silhouette of one person—that of their invincible commander, Suo Hanyi!

Five hundred meters, four hundred meters, three hundred meters!

The rebels halted, began forming their ranks, and the archers prepared, ready to launch the first wave of attack.

Suo Hanyi bellowed, “Warriors, who are the pillars of Tianshui City?”

“We are!” the warriors roared in unison.

“Warriors, to whom does Tianshui City belong?” Suo Hanyi shouted loudly.

“It’s ours,” the warriors bellowed.

“Are you afraid of this rabble of thirty thousand before us?” Suo Hanyi screamed.

“No!”

“Are you afraid?”

“No!”

Suo Hanyi roared, “Kill them all, kill them all, kill them all!”

“Today, no one can stop our glory, today, our names will be known throughout the world!”

“Archers, get ready!”

Suo Hanyi suddenly drew his greatsword, slanting it towards the sky.

“Swoosh!” In an instant, three thousand archers drew their bows and notched their arrows as one.

“Fire!” Suo Hanyi’s greatsword chopped down fiercely.

“Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh…”

On the city walls, a dark rain of arrows fell like a torrent upon the rebel forces.

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The Royal City Academy, within the archery field.

The second half of the exam had already begun.

In the second half of the exam, the three tiers no longer tested simultaneously but did so in succession.

The first tier had nine candidates, the second six, and the third tier had only one: Suo Lun.

First up was the moving target shooting exam for the first tier candidates.

Nine students, bows bent and arrows notched, aimed into the sky.

“Ding!” A signalling arrow sounded.

Instantly, nine clay discs flew into the air fifty meters away, each separated by thirty meters.

“Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh…”

Nine students fired their arrows hurriedly, there was hardly any time to aim, and they had to rely purely on instinct.

“Bang, bang, bang…” Five clay discs shattered in mid-air.

Out of all the arrows fired by the nine students, five hit their targets, just barely achieving a hit rate of over fifty percent.

After their first arrow, the nine students rested for a minute.

“Ding!” The signalling arrow sounded again.

Fifty meters away, another nine clay discs soared into the sky, in the same direction and at the same speed as before.

This time, out of nine students, again five hit their targets.

“Ding!”

“Ding!”

“Ding!”

The signalling arrow continued to sound, a total of ten times.

A quarter of an hour later, the moving target shooting exam for the first tier was complete.

With ten arrows each, hitting more than five was considered passing.

Among the nine students, eight passed the graduation exam successfully.

Only one student did not pass, hitting only two out of ten arrows.

This girl, who had led Suo Lun into the archery circle and was the first to rush to him with a passionate kiss after his miraculous performance, was now overwhelmed with emotion, her entire being focused on Suo Lun, with no mind to spare for archery.

Moreover, failing the graduation exam was no big deal to her; it merely meant graduating a year later, marrying a year later.

But now, she had completely lost interest in marrying.

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A half-quarter of an hour later, the second half of the exam for the second tier began.

Six students, choosing the second tier, used bows weighing two hundred and fifty pounds to hit roe deer running a hundred meters away.

At that moment, Suo Lun also concentrated all of his spirit, waiting for the signal arrow to begin.

Although it wasn’t yet his turn to shoot, he had never tried to lock onto a living target without seeing it, and mastering this would be key to winning the entire second half of the exam.

What he needed to test now was the ability to lock onto a rapidly moving target using just his spiritual power, in situations where he couldn’t see.

The shooting targets of the second tier, the black roe deer, would serve perfectly for this test.

He took a deep breath, focusing intently, and using the Spirit Transcendence Skill, he released his spiritual power to sense everything around him.

At once, every living energy being around him could be detected by his spiritual power.

Spiritual power is usually released through the eyes.

But that is an illusion; it actually originates from the brain, especially the forehead.

It’s just that beginners of the Spirit Transcendence Skill can concentrate better when releasing through their eyes, as it combines with the visual effect, making it more intuitive.

Once the Spirit Transcendence Skill is mastered, the eyes are no longer needed, which is why Ye Jingyu could sense everything around her even while sleeping.

If an enemy approached, she would be immediately alerted.

Suo Lun’s range for the Spirit Transcendence Skill was three hundred meters, so everything within a hundred meters was within his perception.

Each person was a faint shadow with different colors.

Then, he focused all his attention, waiting for the signal arrow to sound, waiting for the appearance of the second-tier moving target, the black roe deer.

Whether he could lock on completely with his spiritual power and aim precisely was the key to winning the final victory.