Chapter 1727: The Rupture Halo! (1/2)

Translated by: Hypersheep325

Edited by: Michyrr

”Marshal, they're withdrawing!” a Feather Forest Army officer whispered.

Zhao Fengchen's Xuanwu Army was truly formidable. After blocking the Cutting Formation, the Feather Forest Army had been ready to counterattack and deal the Xuanwu Army a heavy blow, but Zhao Fengchen had been incredibly sharp. When he realized that his formation couldn't break the Supreme River Formation, he had changed directions and simply passed through, not even giving them a chance.

”Hmph, let them be! Since they've finished showing off, it's our turn now!”

Duan Zhuyan's emotionless voice emerged from his thick armor. This was actually the first sentence he had said in today's battle.

But Duan Zhuyan did not immediately order his men to attack. Instead, he turned to the north, toward the motionless figure of the Ghost King. While this move was subtle, Wang Chong immediately noticed it.

Hou Junji had been rather stingy with his words and actions today, but this time, he subtly nodded at Duan Zhuyan.

'Begin!'

The Ghost King's eyes clearly conveyed this message.

”They're making their move!” Bai Siling nervously said, her intuition warning her of imminent danger.

The Ghost King had basically not intervened in this competition, but their gazes meeting at that moment had clearly been some sort of signal.

Wang Chong nodded, but there was little perturbation in his eyes. Given the importance of this battle, it would have been far stranger if the First Prince and Hou Junji had only come with the one Supreme River Formation.

Wang Chong turned to Zhao Fengchen, and the two exchanged subtle nods of their own.

'Begin!' Wang Chong conveyed through his cold eyes.

After two probes, Zhao Fengchen and Duan Zhuyan had basically gotten a measure of their opponent's strength. It was now time for the true struggle.

On the northern end of the drilling ground, Kim U-Seok announced, ”Your Highness, they're going to make their move!”

Wang Chong and Zhao Fengchen's subtle exchange had not gone unnoticed.

”I saw it!”

The First Prince clenched his fists and scowled.

Bastard!

The First Prince stared at the nearby Wang Chong, his eyes surging with killing intent. He thought that Zhao Fengchen had spent all his cards after using the Xuanwu Halo and the Cutting Formation, but it seemed as if he still had a few more tricks. This made the First Prince hate Wang Chong down to the bones.

Hmph! This prince doesn't believe that you can still win!

The First Prince mentally cursed.

Although he had left the entire matter to Hou Junji and didn't know many of the details, given the importance of the Imperial Army, he still understood a few parts of the plan.

No matter what, Wang Chong could never win!

Meanwhile, on the drilling ground, the winds bleakly howled as the two armies entered another tense standoff.

Boom!

After a seemingly endless few seconds, Zhao Fengchen and Duan Zhuyan charged again.

This time, they had both chosen to go on the offensive, and the stampede of horses threatened to shatter the earth. The energies on both sides soared, and it took only a few hundred feet for both forces to reach maximum speed.

The surrounding space began to warp and twist, the images within growing hazy.

Roooar!

Awooo!

In a flash of light, a massive Zhuyan and a savage Xuanwu appeared above the two armies.

”I can't tell which army will win!”

The eyes focused on the drilling ground were brimming with tension.

These two armies were simply too strong. By now, the spectators had been unknowingly entranced by this battle.

Clang!

When the two forces were still around one thousand feet away, Duan Zhuyan suddenly pressed himself against his horse, which reared up on its hindlegs and slammed down.

There was a metallic clang, and then a war halo even larger than the Great Zhuyan Halo rapidly began to expand, sweeping over the army like a storm.

”Two halos!”

”He actually has two halos! But how?!”

Cries of surprise came from all sides of the drilling ground, everyone staring in shock at this second halo.

Everyone knew that while one person could train in multiple war halos, unless one had the assistance of some external force like a ritual artifact, they could only use these halos in alternation. Rarely could halos be used together.