494 Fighting Dragons (1/2)
The word chaos summarized the wilds of the 10th month. Be it Lords or aboriginals, they were preparing for the huge war before winter.
The earlier they fought, the earlier it ended. The winner would be crowned king, while the loser would become a dog.
Within the wilderness, a serious killing aura spread out.
As they put it, if the heavens wanted blood, the skies and planets would shift. If the earth wanted blood, snakes and dragons would appear, and when humans wanted blood, the world would turn on its head.
The invisible killing intent permeated from the various groups of people, like a red colored sword energy charging for the skies.
Numerous killing intents met in the sky and collided, and even the clouds changed colors. The crimson clouds hung overhead in the sky, an ominous sign.
In a random patch of land in the wilderness, the representative of the Ying and Yang school of thought, Zhou Yan, wordlessly focused on the red clouds above him. Such a phenomenon was something that was rare even during the Warring States Period where war was common.
As one of the leading figures of the Ying and Yang school of thought, Zhou Yan could see more than normal people. He focused, and it was like he could see past more than one hundred thousand miles. In the sky, the north, east, and south each had a dragon. Amongst which, the dragon positioned at the south had the most killing intent, and it was the most eye catching.
Around each colossal dragon, there were numerous small dragons.
This was the so-called dragon fighting pattern.
The clouds that formed the dragons were the appearance of luck and prosperity. It was the luck and prosperity of the Lord and also the territory, rising up and taking shape.
Apart from the dragons, there were other beasts in the skies. There were phoenixes, bear, tigers, and the like.
The shape that the luck and prosperity formed represented the will of the Lord.
At the end of the Gaia second year, even Ouyang Shuo could let his own luck take shape. It appeared beforehand because of this rarely seen killing intent.
The moment it disappeared, everything would disappear with it.
Hence, at the current moment, it was the best time for the people of the Ying Yang school of thought to take a look at the luck and fortune of their Lords. When other people looked into the sky, they would see nothing but crimson clouds.
”A time of war; a time of chaos!”
Zhou Yan muttered and disappeared into the wilderness. He did not choose Shanhai City was probably because he did not want to be embroiled in this war.
The killing intent of men. Started by men; it could also influence men.
In the wilderness, any soldier that the red clouds affected would have their eyes reveal a tinge of bloodthirst. Each one of them would feel their blood boil with a desire to fight.
The killing intent that formed charged into the clouds once more.
These two points pushed one another and caused the crimson clouds in the sky to grow more and more vibrant. The vibrant red made one unknowingly want to pray toward it, as it was the color of the emperor's power.
Within the wilderness, the Lords numbering in the thousands were not willing to keep lying in wait.
Even the plants could not stay the killing aura, so they withered early, leaves dropping onto the ground. From north to south, the entire wilderness seemed to have entered winter early, with no signs of life.
The scarlet sky and the withered ground formed a rarely seen scene.
The winter this year had come early, and it felt especially cold.
After this, who could survive and who would be buried in the wilderness, everything was unknown. Even Gaia, who was planning everything, could only act as a quiet bystander.
The land was a chess board, and the people were the chess pieces.
The game has already been set with the people as the pieces, so no one could change the situation of this game alone.
The entire China region did not have an inch of peaceful land. Anyone who tried for peace would be eliminated. Only those who threw themselves into this bloody wave would have a chance to survive.
This was the result of the killing intent, which had gathered up between the heavens and the earth. It needed to be let out.
The first to explode was the Zhongyuan Region.
Chensheng and Zhangchu's West Chu Alliance faced off against the five territory alliances of the neighboring five provinces. After half a month of preparation, this huge war had finally started.
Numerous leaders had gathered there.
The first to attack was the one hundred thousand men alliance army led by Piao Linghuan. The one hundred thousand troops had suddenly entered through the west border.
Zhangchu's capital city, Chen County, was located on the east side of Zhongyuan Province.
On the west, their defence was the weakest.
Hence, Piao Linghuan's army did not face too much resistance, as they waltzed in.
This victory naturally ignited the spirits of the others.
Once one person acted, everyone acted.
Just like they had triggered some button of a machine, the cogs of the war machine started to spin.
Closely after Piao Linghuan, Chun Shenjun led 180 thousand troops and attacked from the south. The moment he entered, they charged straight for the core area of Zhangchu.
The two armies were like a pair of scissors, stabbing right into the heart of the Zhangchu Regime.
Only the 150 thousand troops led by Feng Qiuhuang did not act and remained at the border.
The Luoyang Imperial City was the close neighbor of Fallen Phoenix City in Taiyuan Province. Hence, on the north, as the Zhangchu Regime knew of the presence of Luoyang, they did not pose much of a threat to Taiyang Province.