Chapter 121: Troop Formations and Battle Teams

  "Haha, the Zhao State is nothing but this. This young master will come again in the future." Guo Fei let out a long laugh, waved his hand, and instantly stored all the troops into the troop symbol space, then transformed into a hidden ninja, disappearing from the streets.

  The sorcerers, who had cast half of their spell, looked at each other in dismay as the target they had locked onto suddenly disappeared. The fog dissipated instantly, leaving behind only a multitude of corpses. However, once the spell was activated, it could not be stopped, or else it would backlash. So, more than ten sorcerers gritted their teeth and reduced the spell to its minimum, striking down at the area they had locked onto with a loud crash.

  "Blazing Inferno Ring! Fourth-level spell!" A gigantic ring of flames, three meters in diameter, descended from the sky with a roar, and the scorching flames instantly ignited the houses around the block, crackling and burning fiercely in all directions. The residents living on both sides of the street shrieked in terror.

  "Earth Spike Kill! Fourth-level technique." The hard bluestone road surface of the block suddenly sprouted hundreds of rotating three-meter-long sharp stone spikes, destroying the foundations of surrounding buildings. Row after row of houses collapsed to the ground, and the fallen houses crashed into surrounding buildings. In a chain reaction, this entire block was instantly reduced to ruins, with a scene too gruesome to behold.

  "Ice Storm! Fourth-level magic!" A swirling vortex of snow, ice and hail gradually spread out in the air, sweeping towards all directions. The undead soldiers who were originally unscathed were instantly engulfed by it, while the soldiers at the center of the storm were directly shredded into pulp.

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  Dozens of third and fourth-level spells came down, flattening an area of about two kilometers in diameter. Originally injured but not dead, even uninjured soldiers were killed by their own side's spells. The remaining force from the spellcasting spread out in all directions, turning the most prosperous district of the imperial capital into ruins, with heavy casualties.

  Kuang Fei had long since transformed into a hidden endurance, swiftly retreating far away. The shortcomings of his technique were too obvious, and it was very slow to deploy. A fourth-level technique could only be deployed quickly if one was a Technique Master. These technicians clearly hadn't reached the level of Technique Master, and they could only barely deploy a first-level technique with the assistance of the "Source Ball" on their technician staff.

  As a result, it takes much longer to cast, almost thirty breaths are needed to cast it out, and by that time, Guo Fei has already escaped the range of the spell.

  Something big happened in Zhao Guo, and it quickly spread throughout the entire Bei Yuan. The major powers of the Ling Zu and Empire used talismans to transmit sound, while smaller powers like kingdoms and duchies used carrier pigeons and hawks to send messages, spreading the situation here throughout the entire Bei Yuan.

  The Ling tribe was enraged, not only did they fail to capture Guo Fei, but they also discovered the emergence of the Dark Temple's demons. A dark demon made a move, causing five of the Ling tribe's Lei Bao riders to be seriously injured. This made the Ling tribe both furious and highly vigilant, issuing orders to all countries to thoroughly eliminate the dark demons, with heavy rewards for anyone who captures members of the demonic tribe!

  Moreover, the Ling tribe declared that Guo Fei's dual-attribute physique was originally capable of cultivating demonic dao and might have already colluded with the dark demons. Therefore, Guo Fei was also treated as a must-kill target, just like the demon tribe.

  The order of the Spirit Clan was transmitted to various countries through the Spiritual Temple, and the North Yuan, which had been calm for many years, suddenly boiled up. This time, it was not only an opportunity to make achievements and receive rewards, but also a chance to test the military strength of each country. The hunt in the North Yuan was a rare opportunity for a secret competition.

  In Beiyuan there were three big empires: Ming Empire, Tang Empire and Hua Empire. Such a major event, they naturally took action first.

  On the mainland, every great empire and kingdom trains their princes from a young age to fight alongside their own elite warriors, forming an elite guard known as the Imperial Guard. Each Imperial Guard is battle-hardened on the mainland, earning a resounding reputation that strikes fear across the land. It can be said that each Imperial Guard is comprised of elite warriors who are sworn to defend their prince with their lives, and also serve as a powerful support in their bid for the throne.

  Because everyone is well aware that manpower can be exhausted at times, the existence of such a heaven-defying ultimate technique as the "Soldier Formation" forces every country to train their own soldier formation troops.

  Ming Empire, the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Tianyu, is known as the king of the young generation in Beiyuan. His cultivation is only one line away from entering the ranks of the respected ones. He commands the Flame Dragon Imperial Guard Army. The army's combat formation is "Flame Dragon Departure Fire Formation". Although there are only 200 people, two years ago, during a campaign against a nearby kingdom, these 200 men under his command had killed 100,000 soldiers, and their reputation spread far and wide across the continent.

  Tang Empire, Prince Tang Hao, his cultivation is also known as a demon, not inferior to Zhu Tianyu. A powerful warrior of the Wu Zong Great Perfection, he formed his own battle team "Dilong Battle Team" and practiced the Earthly Soldier Formation. His combat power was very strong, and his reputation in Beiyuan was loud and clear.

  However, compared to his half-sister Tang Wan, Tang Hao's Earth Dragon Team is slightly inferior. His sister is known as the First Princess of Beiyuan, and has been practicing her family's water-based martial arts since childhood. She formed a team called "Azure Team" to practice the top-tier formation "Two Poles Mystic Ice Formation".

  Although Tang Wan was exceptionally beautiful, in Beiyuan, many people ignored her beauty and only knew that she was a person who couldn't be provoked. Two years ago, when Tang Wan was only sixteen years old, the eastern part of the Tang Empire was plagued by bandits and mountain thieves, harming local residents. In a fit of anger, Tang Wan led her less-than-one-hundred-man Azure Battle Team to fight across tens of thousands of kilometers, destroying hundreds of bandit strongholds and killing as many as 100,000 enemies, earning herself enormous prestige on the continent in one battle. After this war, many people privately called her the "Ice Princess".

  Guo Fei received the news half a month later, after leaving Zhao Guo's capital without stopping, he headed south to Wan Kuang Mountain. Along the way, he heard many such discussions, these famous teams on the mainland came one after another to this remote country of Zhao Guo, apparently to hunt down the demon clan and Guo Fei.

  "Xiao Yue, why hasn't anyone mentioned the Huá Empire's team? Doesn't the Huá Empire have any young masters?" Guo Fei felt puzzled. Along the way, he had heard many discussions, all of which were about the Yan Long team, Di Long team, and Zan Lan team.

  "Master, you are unaware that the Hua Empire is located in the southernmost part of Beiyuan, and its country is extremely powerful. However, due to the isolation by the Maze Forest in between, it has been cut off from other countries in Beiyuan. Only the narrowest part of the Maze Forest can be traversed, so there is little contact with other countries in Beiyuan. But I believe that the imperial guard team of its prince will not be inferior to those of the Ming Empire and the Tang Empire."

  "Yes! A dog that bites doesn't bark, and those who are unknown may not necessarily be weak." Guo Fei knew that these war teams were just the tip of the iceberg of these great empires' powers. The truly powerful ones were the strong war teams owned by their countries. After all, when their national monarchs were young, they had already formed war teams, and after so many years of development, their strength was hard to estimate. It was far beyond what a small country like Zhao could compare to. However, these war teams were the backbone of the nations and would not be easily mobilized. Letting only the princes and princesses come out was not only for training but also an opportunity for each empire to assess future candidates for the throne and secretly compete with each other.

  "Unexpectedly, for this young master, there would be such a big move, it's really too much to look up to me." Guo Fei coldly smiled and said in a low voice.

  "Don't worry, master. These teams didn't come here just for us. They probably want to show off their country's power and take the opportunity to compete with each other. We might not be without a chance. Who knows, we might even gain some benefits from this." Hu Xiaoyue said with a charming smile.

  "Xiao Yue, with your insight, can our current combat power withstand the battle team of an imperial prince?" Guo Fei listened to the monks' discussions along the way, but when comparing his own battle team to those of the great empire's princes, he had no confidence in his heart.

  "It's tough. The team of princes and princesses has at least over a hundred members, all of whom were carefully selected from the entire nation and have been training since they were young. They can be said to have grown up and cultivated together with these princes and princesses, and in their minds, they are born for the princes and princesses. The empire's cultivation resources are abundant, and these people are one in a million, eliminated at any time, and each person's cultivation qualifications are very high, so their combat power is unpredictable. However, as long as the master can recruit more soldiers and form a thousand-man team, they should be able to fight against them." Hu Xiaoyue said in a low voice.

  "That's so easy!" Guo Fei thought to himself, but didn't say it out loud. After such a long time of fighting, the Soldier Symbol space still hadn't leveled up, and currently only had 44 soldiers recruited, forming a thousand-man army was still unknown when it would happen.