Nalan Youruo raised her hand, and a faint purple aura swirled around her palm.
Ten years ago, I was too young...
If that war had come a few years later, perhaps everything would have been different.
......
In the 375th year of the Azure Purple Calendar, the border was in dire need of attention.
Murong Ran of the Southern Frontier launched a rebellion and joined forces with Wanyan Yi of the Yanlang tribe in the Northern Lands to attack the Canglong Dynasty.
The sky was overcast with thick haze, and the wind swept away the clouds, foreshadowing an unprecedented upheaval that the earth was about to face.
On the frontier, war raged and drums thundered, tearing apart the peace of the Azure Dragon Dynasty.
A rebel army led by "Southern Pride" Murong Ran, calling themselves the "Qionghuang Army," rose quietly across the vast land like ghosts in the dark.
Murong Ran, a former high-ranking official of the dynasty and a key minister stationed in the southern border, suddenly raised the banner of rebellion, vowing to overthrow the rule of the Canglong Dynasty and establish his own empire.
Her Qionghuang Army, clad in purple-black armor and adorned with phoenix totems embroidered on their banners, possessed formidable combat power.
Meanwhile, in the north, the Flame Wolf tribe, led by its chieftain Wanyan Yi, was also not content to remain idle.
Wanyan Yi, the incomparably brave tribal chief, used the wolf as his totem. His tribal warriors were all skilled in riding and archery, and were brave and good at fighting, like a blazing fire on the grassland, unstoppable.
Under the persuasion and lure of benefits by "Southern Pride" Murong Ran, the Flame Wolf Tribe and the Qionghuang Army formed an alliance. The two forces merged, becoming even more powerful, and headed straight for the border fortresses of the Azure Dragon Dynasty.
On the border, war clouds loomed, and the Canglong Dynasty's garrison was caught off guard by this sudden double attack.
In this time of crisis, Xiao Han, the eldest prince of the Canglong Dynasty, personally took command and led 30,000 Canglong cavalry to the aid of the border.
At the same time, Bu Yinfeng, a famous general guarding the western Canglong Ridge, led 20,000 elite soldiers to reinforce the border.
Murong Ran is exceptionally beautiful and her cultivation is unfathomable!
And she was a master strategist...
Her 100,000-strong Qionghuang Army was so well-trained that they were virtually invincible.
She was once personally selected by the Dragon Emperor Xiao Kuangsheng as the pride of the Southern Frontier, which is the origin of the title "Southern Pride" Murong Ran.
Before Murong Ran's rebellion, the Qionghuang Army was one of the two strongest legions in the Canglong Dynasty.
The other legion was the Azure Dragon Cavalry led by Xiao Han.
These 30,000 Azure Dragon Cavalrymen all followed Dragon Emperor Xiao Kuangsheng and emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood!
Every Azure Dragon Cavalryman possesses at least the combat strength of the Foundation Establishment Level 5!
Each of the thousand-cavalry commanders was a powerful figure possessing the strength of the Golden Core Realm...
Xiao Han, on the other hand, is the Crown Prince of the Canglong Dynasty, a man of both literary and martial talents!
He himself possessed the formidable strength of the ninth level of the Golden Core Realm, just one step away from the Nascent Soul Realm.
Faced with the encirclement and suppression by the Qionghuang Army and the Yanlang Iron Cavalry.
Xiao Han acted steadily and successfully defended the border for a month.
A month later, Bu Yinfeng led 20,000 iron-clad warriors to provide reinforcements...
Murong Ran and Wanyan Yi were unable to break through the enemy's defenses after a long siege, and now they faced reinforcements from the enemy.
It is no longer possible to breach the border in a short time.
As a result, the two sides remained deadlocked for another six months.
However, due to Bu Yinfeng's Ironclad Warriors withdrawing from Canglong Ridge, the western defenses of the Canglong Dynasty were weakened.
Demon Emperor Ren Junxing seized the opportunity and led ten thousand demons to invade...
Ren Junxing was soon intercepted. The Dragon Emperor Xiao Kuangsheng personally led 10,000 Imperial Guards westward to intercept the Demon Emperor.
Meanwhile, the Imperial Advisor Nangong Yanyu, stationed in the East China Sea, was attacked by Oda Nobuyoshi, the ruler of the Japanese Empire...
Nangong Yanyu and Oda Nobuyoshi fought a fierce battle in the East China Sea.
Nangong Yanyu's six thousand followers clashed with the martial arts alliance experts from the Japanese Kingdom in the East Sea...
The battle was extremely fierce, with casualties on both sides increasing daily.
Although Nangong Yanyu was not defeated, she was also unable to escape.
Suddenly, the Azure Dragon Dynasty was besieged on all sides!
Murong Ran from the southern border rebelled and allied with Wanyan Yi from the north.
When the Western Demon Emperor sets out on his campaign, Oda Nobunaga of the Eastern Sea's Sun Wheel Kingdom invades...
The once-powerful Azure Dragon Dynasty is now facing the looming danger of being besieged on all sides.
The western front was the first to break the deadlock.
Dragon Emperor Xiao Kuangsheng and Demon Emperor Ren Junxing are both Nascent Soul Realm experts, and the two have begun a hundred-day battle.
The hundred-day battle had almost completely exhausted both Nascent Soul experts.
Ren Junxing ultimately lost by half a move...
After letting out a long sigh, he led the demons in retreat.
Although Xiao Kuangsheng won this battle.
It was a Pyrrhic victory, though; he was badly injured...
He needs to return to Zimenglong City to recuperate and will be unable to provide support to the other fronts in the short term.
In the 376th year of the Azure Purple Calendar, a decisive battle took place on the border.
After a year of stalemate, Xiao Han discovered an excellent opportunity.
After discussing with Bu Yinfeng, he decided to fight the enemy at Yangguan Road, twenty miles outside the border.
Both Murong Ran and Wanyan Yi were determined to achieve their goal in one decisive battle.
And so, all the remaining troops from both sides engaged in the final battle at Yangguan Road!
Azure Dragon Cavalry versus Flame Wolf Iron Cavalry...
Iron-clad warriors face off against the Qionghuang Army...
Elite against elite, ace against ace!
This bloody battle, involving hundreds of thousands of people on both sides, was extremely fierce and exceptionally protracted...
In the end, it all comes down to the battle between the two commanders.
With a battle robe and unparalleled spear skills, Bu Yinfeng charged into the midst of ten thousand troops, invincible in his path.
Wanyan Yi was also an unparalleled wolf lord. Wherever his Howling Sky Blade went, it was devastating and unstoppable.
Murong Ran's cultivation was astonishing, and his famous sword, "Undying," was unparalleled in the world; no one could withstand a single blow from its edge.
Xiao Han was equally talented. His Purple Dragon Fist was powerful and could move mountains and rivers. In his every move, he could already vaguely see the shadow of his father, the Dragon Emperor Xiao Kuangsheng.
at last...
Bu Yinfeng's battle attire clashed with Wanyan Yi's Howling Sky Blade.
Equally powerful and domineering, incredibly fierce.
Xiao Han faced off against Murong Ran...
Both were accomplished in both literature and martial arts, possessing extraordinary talent.
After a long and fierce battle, they were reluctant to part ways!
The arrival of three people completely changed the course of the battle.
Yan Xiao, the sect leader of the Yan Yang Sect!
Gu Yuehan, Sect Master of the Cold Moon Sect!
Dongfang Sui, the sect leader of the Shattered Star Sect!
These are the three major sects of the Azure Dragon Dynasty...
The three major sects have maintained a neutral stance on this war.
Their appearance on the battlefield at this moment signifies that the three major sects are finally about to declare their stance...
Without much talk, the three sect leaders attacked simultaneously, bombarding Xiao Han.
The arrival of three Nascent Soul stage experts made the outcome of the war a foregone conclusion.
The Azure Dragon Cavalry and Ironclad Warriors suffered heavy losses under the pressure of the Nascent Soul cultivators.
Bu Yinfeng was distracted and was killed by Wanyan Yizhen!
Just as defeat seemed imminent, Xiao Han, imbued with the Azure Dragon Purple Qi, stepped into the Nascent Soul Realm amidst the desperate situation!
However, this Nascent Soul stage came too late. At this moment, Xiao Han was facing the three sect leaders plus Murong Ran and Wanyan Yi, fighting against five opponents alone. There was no way he had any chance.
The last order given by the crown prince of the Azure Dragon Dynasty to his Azure Dragon Cavalry was a full retreat.
Xiao Han, on the other hand, risked his life to cover the rear for his subordinates.
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