Chapter 855 - 797: The Brightest Star on the Battlefield

Chapter 855: Chapter 797: The Brightest Star on the Battlefield

Xie Jingshan was stunned. "This is..."

Shen Huaxi walked over and said, "Why go around a mountain when you can drill through it? Just like back at the Qingyun Conference, I never expected Senior Sister Jiang to burst out of the ground and save us. So from the very first day we entered Yellow Stone Ridge, Jiuyou’s been using Armor to help us bore through the mountain and dig tunnels."

Bai Jiuyou shot Xie Jingshan a glare. "I’ve already taken care of the Demon Clan mole, that old cultivator surnamed Xu who was breeding Spiritual Beasts."

Xie Jingshan was a bit confused. "Wait, hang on—what’s going on? Spell it out. That old cultivator surnamed Xu was a Demon Clan mole? I chatted with him several times and never saw it coming!"

Off to the side, Zhuo Qingfeng and Hua Yingshi exchanged a glance; the two of them had already figured out the crux of it, realizing Shen Huaxi’s abnormal behavior these past few days was all to catch the Demon Clan mole.

Before Shen Huaxi arrived, every move the Human Clan army made was seen through by the Demons, all because of the mole hidden among their ranks.

They had caught several before, but could never completely weed them out.

As dawn’s first pale light spread in the east, Shen Huaxi urged, "Enough, there’s no time to waste. Army, move out!"

With no Demon Clan mole, with Xingchou no longer interfering, Shen Huaxi and Xie Jingshan led the army in a rapid underground march, silent as ghosts, successfully reaching the rear of the Demon Army’s main force.

Meanwhile, the other routes of the army followed Shen Huaxi’s stratagem, blending feints and real moves, using the Demon Clan moles within their own ranks to relay false information and throw the Demon main force into confusion.

The Demons thought the Human Clan army would first launch a surprise attack on the mine, so they redeployed their troops—no sooner had they set out than another message arrived from a different source, claiming the Human army would raid the western side of their camp.

After shifting troops west, they were immediately called for aid from the east; messages from all sides contradicted one another.

The Human army’s true marching route and battle plan were known only to the commanders personally appointed by Immortal Monarch Wu Wei.

On the northern plains of Yellow Stone Ridge, smoke filled the air, war flames raged, and the roar of slaughter soared straight into the heavens.

The Human Clan army surged like a flood of savage beasts, encircling the Demon main force from eight directions at once, forming a partial encirclement and swallowing the Demon army bit by bit.

Because they were constantly redeploying, the Demon Army could not concentrate their strength; the Human army cut through them like bamboo, victory within reach.

Seeing this, the Demon commander decisively sounded the horn for retreat, withdrawing toward the rear of the Spiritual Platform Realm.

Just then, the earth behind them split apart, and Xie Jingshan led five thousand troops bursting up from underground, catching the Demon army completely off guard.

"You brat, get your ass away from the front! The battlefield’s chaos; if you charge in we won’t even be able to find you. Go stay in the rear!"

Xie Jingshan shoved the tiny Bai Jiuyou aside, his twin swords lashing out with blazing fire and raging wind as he charged to the forefront.

Bai Jiuyou stood there, cheeks puffed in anger, hands on hips—but from her eye level, she really could only see legs, legs, and more legs!

On the chaotic battlefield, fire fell like rain, meteors streaked, explosions thundered to the sky.

Unable to withstand the Human Clan’s fierce might, countless Demon troops were pushed back; then, with a series of eerie horn blasts, numerous Golden Core Stage Magic Demons suddenly converged at one point, fusing their bodies into a single massive cloud of Demon Fog.

From within the Demon Fog, a dozen Demon giants, each a hundred zhang tall, slowly rose to their feet, their aura immense. With a single step, the ground quaked and mountains shook, killing and maiming countless soldiers.

They roared and swung their enormous arms, swatting all the cultivators in midair out of the sky.

"Awooo—"

Xie Jingshan’s Huo Dou grew larger as it met the wind, leaping back and forth across the battlefield; it sprang upward and in one pounce toppled a Demon giant, tearing into its throat.

The Demon giant beside it raised a hand; Demon Fog rolled into a colossal Wolf Fang Club in its grip, which it brought crashing down toward Huo Dou’s back.

In that split second, a Black Gold Armor Divine Soldier, several times larger than the Demon giants, descended from the heavens. With one stomp it shattered that club-wielding giant into the ground and ground it to pulp.

An incomparably vast shadow blanketed the battlefield. Xie Jingshan lifted his head until his neck was about to snap; even the Demon giants had to tilt their heads back to see that towering Black Gold Giant Puppet, its head like a lofty mountain, and atop it, a tiny figure.

That little figure wore a scowl, a heavy hammer on her back; she sniffled and spat out a curse: "You old bastard!"

A blazing sun hung right behind the Black Gold Giant Puppet’s head, like a halo of sacred light, making the entire construct radiant and awe-inspiring, worthy of worship like a god.

Bai Jiuyou lifted a foot, and the Black Gold Giant Puppet did the same; its massive foot skimmed past Xie Jingshan’s body and brutally kicked a Demon giant to pieces.

Boom!

The blast of air hurled Xie Jingshan head over heels; he stared wide-eyed in shock, swallowing hard, feeling as if an entire city had just flown past his skull.

Before, he’d still been mocking Bai Jiuyou for being small—now... his face hurt!

"Jiuyou, slow down! I’m getting dizzy—slow down, damn it!"

Shen Huaxi clung for dear life to a protrusion on the Giant Puppet’s head, his insides churning as the Black Gold Giant Puppet thundered across the battlefield.

Bai Jiuyou, carrying Shen Huaxi, rampaged like a mad bull, relying on that colossal body and its overwhelming hardness and strength to crush every Demon in their path.

No matter how many Demon giants appeared—kick them to pieces, stomp them flat, squeeze them to pulp, smash them to bits. Utterly satisfying.

Bai Jiuyou, smug and triumphant, stood with hands on her tiny waist, laughing up at the sky. The Black Gold Giant Puppet drew every gaze, instantly becoming the brightest star on the entire battlefield.

The Human Clan’s army was fully prepared, and with Bai Jiuyou’s sudden rise, the great battle ended quickly, nearly annihilating the Demon Army’s main force.

After the battle, the various troops swept the battlefield in batches and rested on the spot; everyone was unusually excited, brimming with pride.

Because it had been far too long since they’d won a victory of this scale; that suffocating frustration that had been pressing on their chests was finally vented today!

After the battle, once everyone learned that all the combat strategies had been devised by Shen Huaxi, every single person in the army looked at Shen Huaxi with respect. Whenever they ran into him, they would sincerely cup their hands in salute, truly beginning to acknowledge him.

At the center of the battlefield, many people crowded around Bai Jiuyou’s Black Gold Giant Puppet, drooling with envy in their eyes. Bai Jiuyou was also very "generous": for only ten Spirit Stones, you could climb onto the Black Gold Giant Puppet, touch it up close, experience it, and even take a commemorative picture.

She couldn’t help it—she still owed external debts. If Jiang Yuebai didn’t die, she still had to pay her back!

Xie Jingshan was accompanying Shen Huaxi, whose expression was listless and who was so dizzy he wanted to vomit. Watching Bai Jiuyou, he asked Shen Huaxi a question.

"Where the hell did this brat come from, why does she look more and more like Jiang Yuebai the longer I look? Could she be her illegitimate daughter?"

Crack!

Just as Xie Jingshan finished spouting nonsense, Zhuo Qingfeng in the distance snapped the spear he was holding as loot.

Enduring his discomfort, Shen Huaxi hurriedly said, "Brother Jingshan, mind your tongue. Misfortune comes from the mouth!"

In the distance, outside the Medical Camp tent.

Also participating in this battle were Pei Shengyue, Ye Tianlang, and Jiangg Ling’er. Jiangg Ling’er was currently leading the Jiangg Family’s Medical Cultivators, busy inside the tent treating the wounded Cultivators.

Whenever she had a moment to catch her breath, Jiangg Ling’er would always glance toward where Shen Huaxi and Xie Jingshan were, secretly blushing bright red.

Xie Jingshan keenly noticed this, lowered his voice, and said to Shen Huaxi, "Did you notice? That Jiangg Ling’er seems to have a bit of a crush on me; she’s secretly peeked at me seven or eight times now."

"Cough!" Shen Huaxi choked on his own saliva. "Brother Jingshan, watch your words, watch your words!"

Xie Jingshan shook his hair. "Relax, my heart is set on the Great Dao, there’s no woman in my heart. Draw the sword and it’s naturally divine! Hahahaha~~"

Shen Huaxi couldn’t help but laugh helplessly, thinking that he still ought to explain things to Jiangg Ling’er sooner rather than later, lest this misunderstanding grow deeper and have a bigger impact.

Pei Shengyue and Ye Tianlang sat like a pair of door gods, one on the left and one on the right of the Medical Camp tent.

Pei Shengyue hugged her blade. Just as she twisted herself into a comfortable posture and was about to close her eyes to rest for a bit, her peripheral vision swept over Ye Tianlang, who had somehow pulled out a book from somewhere and was flipping through it with a rustling sound.

Pei Shengyue’s scalp tightened. "Ye Tianlang, what are you doing?!"

Ye Tianlang lifted the book in his hand. "Studying, of course. You don’t know—after I went back from the Qingyun Conference, my master, Immortal Monarch Yan Hua, tested me. After she finished, she asked if I had any questions. I’d understood everything, so I said I didn’t. Who knew..."

"Who knew my master would give me a fierce scolding, saying, ’Look at Jiang Yuebai—diligent in study, quick in thought, asking many questions to make progress. And you, you useless thing!’"

Ye Tianlang imitated Immortal Monarch Yan Hua’s explosive fury, then let out a heavy sigh at the end.

"So now I have to read more books, bring up a few more questions for my master next time, or she’ll scold me again."

Pei Shengyue’s face was filled with a huge "speechless" look, with a hint of guilty conscience as well. In fact, Immortal Monarch Bodu had scolded her in the same way...

Originally, Pei Shengyue hadn’t planned to bother, but seeing the simple-minded Ye Tianlang start seriously reading, her competitive streak flared. She tossed aside her blade, found a book as well, and sat at the entrance of the Medical Camp tent, angrily flipping through it.

Jiang Yuehei, this hatred shall not be shared under the same sky!

Pei Shengyue cursed in her heart, but the moment she thought about Jiang Yuebai being framed, a nameless fire rose within her.

The Fang Family of the Loujin Realm and the Golden Wave Sect both belonged to the White Tiger Star Alliance; the Fang Family was even a subordinate clan of the Golden Wave Sect. The Fang Family happened to have a batch of Disciples under Pei Shengyue’s command, and she knew exactly what kind of people they were.

So her intuition told her Jiang Yuebai was definitely being falsely accused!

Just then, exclamations suddenly erupted over by the Black Gold Giant Puppet. Pei Shengyue and the others around her all stood up and looked that way.

They saw Bai Jiuyou, standing on the Black Gold Giant Puppet’s head, suddenly spit blood and tumble down from the puppet.

Xie Jingshan’s whole body jolted; he turned into a gust of wind and rushed up first, catching Bai Jiuyou and landing lightly. Shen Huaxi arrived right after, and immediately discovered that Bai Jiuyou’s Divine Soul aura was irreversibly dissipating.

Bai Jiuyou used the last of her strength to clutch Xie Jingshan’s collar. "She... something’s happened to her..."

Xie Jingshan’s pupils shook. "What are you saying? Who’s in trouble? Speak clearly!"

Bai Jiuyou lost consciousness. Shen Huaxi hurriedly smashed a bead; smoke billowed out, obscuring sight and blocking all forms of probing.

After that, he mobilized the Great Dao Seal left in his Dantian by Immortal Monarch Fatian and pressed it firmly onto Bai Jiuyou’s brow.

This Great Dao Seal had only manifested in his Dantian after he recovered his memories; it was a life-preserving method given by Immortal Monarch Fatian!

It was meant to guard against Jiang Yuebai encountering some unexpected danger.

Shen Huaxi could only hope that they were in time!