The Heavenly Eye strike killed Lei Yulian, but the space behind the power on their bodies gave Yang Cheng a feeling of dread.
Even when facing the Heavenly Emperor, Yang Cheng didn't have this feeling.
As the black power completely dissipated, the space in front of Yang Cheng also vanished.
But Yang Cheng could not forget that feeling.
At this time, the outside world was in complete chaos.
No one really cared about what happened after Lei Jiang and Julien were killed.
Some races in the Hundred Races Alliance are inherently strange and wicked, so it's normal for them to possess some kind of supernatural power.
However, Yang Cheng's Heavenly Eye Strike shocked everyone.
With that strike, Yang Cheng pierced through Lei Jiang and Yu Lian, and through the world that had been sealed off from spiritual energy.
That same attack also pierced through the entire Sishui Pass, leaving a hole more than ten feet wide, and the pass was completely destroyed!
With a wave of his hand, Yang Cheng put the two golden pills into his pocket.
Looking down, he couldn't see Fei Zhong or Jiang Kai anywhere in the entire Sishui Pass.
Yang Cheng moved swiftly and chased after the direction of the Great Shang.
After chasing for about ten miles, Yang Cheng finally saw Jiang Kai and Fei Zhong's bodies, which were already in pieces.
"Why did you all end up here?"
Jiang Kai raised his hand to show Yang Cheng the golden core in his hand and said, "This guy isn't very strong, but he's pretty good at running."
He has a secret escape technique; even when I used my maximum speed, I almost couldn't catch up.
However, after this guy died, he possessed a black power that was extremely difficult to deal with, as if he were invincible.
I had to use the secret techniques of the Big Dipper Realm several times to finally kill him.
Yang Cheng frowned slightly: "Did the other party utter the words 'Wild God'?"
Jiang Kai asked in surprise, "How did you know?"
"The Earth Spirit Clan Chief Mutu also uttered these two words before he died, and Lei Jiang and Yu Lian also uttered the words 'Desolate God' after they merged."
What does this represent? Is it that dark force?
Jiang Kai shook his head, also somewhat confused.
Yang Cheng said in a deep voice, "Forget it, let's not dwell on this if we can't figure it out for now. Let's get back to Sishui Pass as soon as possible."
The two returned to Sishui Pass separately. By this time, the Shang and Zhou forces had almost finished fighting inside the pass and were beginning to withdraw their troops.
The Shang Dynasty was already short-handed, and now that their two main generals, Fei Zhong and Yang Cheng, were gone, there was naturally no point in continuing the fight.
The Zhou Dynasty also suffered heavy losses, but most of them were losses caused by the chaos on the Hundred Clans Alliance side.
After Yang Cheng used his Heavenly Eye to completely penetrate Sishui Pass, Nangong Shi ordered a retreat, as there was no longer any need to continue fighting.
With Sishui Pass destroyed, there is no point in occupying this pass anymore, and it would be futile to defend it now.
With Yang Cheng and Fei Zhong absent, the highest-ranking official in the Shang Dynasty was Boyi.
He was at this time organizing the retreat of the remaining Shang Dynasty army.
Upon seeing Yang Cheng return, Boyi breathed a sigh of relief: "Brother Yang Cheng, are you alright?"
I searched the entire Sishui Pass but couldn't find you. I thought something had happened to you.
"By the way, where did Fei Zhong go?"
Yang Cheng shook his head and said, "I went to hunt down one of Zhou Wu's traitorous guys. That guy is quite good at running, but I didn't expect him to escape in the end."
"Shouldn't Fei Zhong be behind us? Where is he?"
A former retainer of Fei Zhong cautiously asked, "I think I saw Lord Fei Zhong being chased and fleeing towards Chaoge. Should we look for him?"
The retainer was also in an awkward position. Fei Zhong had previously schemed against Yang Cheng and the others, but now he had to rely on them for help.
Yang Cheng glanced at Boyi and said, "Go and look for him; after all, he is our army's commander."
Bo Yi nodded in agreement; he was still able to distinguish right from wrong in the face of such important matters.
The army retreated towards Chaoge. Some of Fei Zhong's retainers actually found traces of Fei Zhong's escape and naturally saw Fei Zhong, who had been blasted into a pile of minced meat by Jiang Kai.
The death of the commander-in-chief, especially the death of Fei Zhong, who was highly valued by Emperor Xin, was a major event in the entire Shang-Zhou War.
The group collected Fei Zhong's body and brought it back to Chaoge City. On the way, Yang Cheng asked Boyi, "So, was this a victory or a defeat?"
Their goal this time was to retake Sishui Pass, but they certainly failed, and Fei Zhong is dead.
However, Sishui Pass is now destroyed, and the Zhou Dynasty has also withdrawn its troops, suffering heavy losses as well, so it seems that they did not lose.
Boyi sighed, "I don't know either. I can only say that we neither won nor lost this battle."
However, I would say we actually benefited, except that the treacherous Fei Zhong died, and the rebel Zhou Wu was unable to seize Sishui Pass.
Otherwise, they can take advantage of the terrain of Sishui Pass to continuously recruit soldiers, which will put us in an even more passive position.
But I fear that Your Majesty will be enraged and impatient to engage in a decisive battle with the traitor Zhou Wu.”
The current war situation in the Shang Dynasty is not optimistic; it is almost like being besieged on all sides.
The shortage of soldiers meant that the Shang Dynasty was actually lagging behind the Zhou Dynasty in terms of strength, but Emperor Xin did not want to admit it and still did not regard the Zhou Dynasty as an opponent, but as a traitor.
The best course of action now is for the Shang Dynasty to hold firm at the major passes and wear down the Zhou Dynasty.
Ji Fa convened a meeting of various tribes and numerous vassal states. Such an alliance might work in the short term, but it would definitely cause problems in the long run.
Most people can see this, even Boyi, who doesn't have much of a strategic vision, can see it.
But only Di Xin failed to see it, or rather, he was unwilling to admit it.
And the result was exactly as Boyi had predicted.
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