Chapter 385: Rushing to the rescue with light equipment (1w update!)

Tianying City.

"The sea of ​​stars is boundless, and every one of them is waiting for me to pick!" Lu Yuan yelled.

A Death Star Demon Scythe, as tall as a man, appeared in his hand, like the scythe of the God of Death, and seven soul rings rose under his feet.

The combination of two yellow and five black soul rings is simply eye-popping.

The moment Lu Yuan summoned the martial spirit, he also waved the Death Star Scythe and charged forward.

The violent speed turned his body into an afterimage.

"Just in time!" The tall bloody figure in front of Lu Yuan laughed and said.

This bloody figure is Raast.

Lu Yuan wielded the Death Star Demon Scythe and slashed horizontally with one strike. His strength and speed made even a Soul Saint-level powerhouse like him have to retreat temporarily.

But Laast quickly jumped up, turned somersault in mid-air, and avoided Lu Yuan's slashing attack.

Lu Yuan reacted quickly, "The sharp blade penetrated!"

Rhaast didn't have time to dodge the sharp blade that suddenly changed his attack, and was knocked back a few steps by the blue-purple shock wave.

When he couldn't control his body, Lu Yuan once again wielded the Death Star Scythe and attacked, "The giant scythe swept across!"

Laast grabbed it with his backhand, and Lu Yuan's spinning Death Star Scythe stopped in place.

After a closer look, Rhaast was not actually grabbing the Death Star Scythe blade, but... the handle of the Death Star Scythe.

"Haha, boy, you have made great progress, but compared with me, there is still a long way to go." Rayast said with a strange smile.

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes, and then directly took back the Death Star Scythe, "I know, I don't need you to remind me."

In Tianying City, although he was busy with military affairs every day, Lu Yuan did not give up his cultivation and combat training.

Combat training is like what it is now, fighting against Laast every day, and in terms of training...

He is now at level seventy-five with soul power, and he has not slacked off in his cultivation.

Although today's Rayast is driven by arcana energy, his strength can be described as a soul master system, which is roughly around the mid-level ninety-eighth level.

Lu Yuan's previous guess about Raast's power was correct. Raast's strength indeed improved as his level of strength increased.

For example, before he reached the Soul Emperor level, Raast was equivalent to a ninety-seventh level titled Douluo.

After Lu Yuan's strength reaches the Soul Emperor, Raast is equivalent to the ninety-eighth level titled Douluo.

But after Lu Yuan reached the soul saint level, Raast only reached the middle stage from the early stage of level ninety-eight.

Because level ninety-seven to level ninety-eight and level ninety-eight to level ninety-nine, although there is only one level of soul power difference between the two, the gap is completely different.

Just like the gap between Soul King to Soul Emperor and Soul Emperor to Soul Saint.

Lu Yuan guessed that after he reached the Contra level, Raast's strength would still remain at level ninety-eight.

For La Ast to reach the level of power of the three peerless Douluo in this world, Lu Yuan must at least reach the level of Titled Douluo. Only then can La Ast reach that level.

And for La Ast to break through level 100...

I am afraid that only when Lu Yuan also breaks through the 100th level limit can Raast break through together.

"Boy, how about I say, let's not stay here, just pick up the guy and help you get the old man, and let you sit on it?" Laast rolled his eyes and said with a smile.

Lu Yuan said calmly, "What? Are you more anxious than me?"

Rayast was actually right. Lu Yuan now had the power to directly raise an army to rebel, and then use absolute force to directly force Xue Ye to give up his position.

After all, standing on Lu Yuan's side is Raast, the most powerful man who is equivalent to a ninety-eighth-level titled Douluo. There is also a ninety-fifth-level Bone Douluo and a ninety-seventh-level sword in the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect. Douluo.

Poison Douluo Dugubo can be regarded as Lu Yuan's teacher, so even if he is on the side of the royal family now, if Lu Yuan really directly rebels, then he will probably remain neutral.

But Lu Yuan really doesn't want to do this, it doesn't mean that he doesn't have that ambition anymore.

But the loss is too great. It is better to wait until Qian Renxue and Wuhun Palace launch the soul hunting operation and the palace change, and then justifiably win the throne without sacrificing too much internal strength of the Tiandou Empire. That would be the best. method,

"War, destruction, violence, and desire are all things I crave." Rayast said with a grin.

"Rayast... don't worry, it's going to be fast. You'll get what you want soon." Lu Yuan said softly at this time.

Rhaast was about to say something, but at this moment, there were rapid footsteps outside the corridor.

He immediately turned into blood and returned to Lu Yuan's body.

Lu Yuan turned around and looked at the person who came. He was a Shadow Stream soldier and a member of his clan.

"What's the matter?" he asked in a deep voice.

"Master Marquis, there was an urgent report from Zhennanguan Pass last night -" the soldier said anxiously, "The Star Luo Empire army has appeared in Zhennanguan Pass, which is guarded by the Principality of Hel!"

Lu Yuan's pupils shrank, "How is the battle situation at Zhennanguan now?"

"Unknown, because the Zhennanguan garrison immediately sent people to deliver the message as soon as they discovered the Star Luo Empire's army." The soldier said in a deep voice, "The Imperial City should have received the news a few days later than us, Hou. Master, what should we do?"

Tianying City is located in the Fasno Province on the southwest border of the empire, not far from Nanguan, the town of the Principality of Hel in the south. If you travel 800 miles in a hurry, you can reach Tianying City in one day and one night.

Tiandou City is far away from Zhennanguan. After Zhennanguan is the Principality of Hel. After the Principality of Hel, there are two small principalities side by side, and after that is the Kingdom of Barak.

After the Balak Kingdom, there is the Jialing Pass. After passing the Jialing Pass, it is the direct area of ​​​​the Tiandou Empire.

It used to take more than half a month to set off from Tiandou City to Zhennanguan, but now it takes five or six days to send a letter back even if it is eight hundred miles away.

Before this, the only ones who could send troops to support Zhennan Pass were the Kingdom of Barak and Lu Yuan, the Imperial Marquis who controlled both the Sky Shadow Army and the Royal Knights.

Lu Yuan's answer is naturally...

"Send troops to help." Lu Yuan said in a deep voice, "Immediately summon all the commanders and city lords to discuss important matters, inform the provincial minister of Fasnuo Province, and clear the way to mobilize the army!"

"Yes!" The soldier immediately ran down and conveyed the order.

…

Tianying University Campus.

Central conference room.

From the beginning, Lu Yuan had people build this large campus with the goal of being able to accommodate a hundred thousand troops, including war horses.

This cost him all the remaining one million gold soul coins that Ning Fengzhi had given him because of the fairy grass.

But for Lu Yuan, keeping this money is just a bunch of numbers.

He's not a miser, and he doesn't feel bad spending money on important things.

Lu Yuan took Ning Rongrong and sat at the front of the conference room. In front of him were fifty commanders of the Royal Knights, several senior officers of the Shadow Stream Guards, and ten commanders of the Sky Shadow Army.

There are also civil servants led by Cheng Chao, the lord of Tianying City.

"Everyone, I have just received an urgent letter. The Star Luo Empire's army has appeared at Zhennan Pass, which is guarded by the Principality of Hel." Lu Yuan said bluntly.

Suddenly, the expressions of all the senior officers present changed.

Especially the senior generals of the Tianying Army and the Shadow Stream Soldiers, who had not officially faced a regular army, naturally had the most dramatic changes in their expressions.

But even the leaders of the Royal Knights, who had participated in many wars, looked pale when they heard the news.

After all, it is the Star Luo Empire army that is attacking this time!

Some veteran generals, such as the three commanders Han Qiannuo, Russell and Cheng Qixiao whose strength had reached the Soul King level early on, had fought against the proud soldiers of the Star Luo Empire more than ten years ago.

But there is no doubt that what the Star Luo Empire gave them was an unforgettable failure.

But no matter what, they all knew that this war was inevitable.

The empire cannot sit back and watch Zhennanguan fall. After Zhennanguan are the major principalities and kingdoms that have surrendered to the Tiandou Empire. If these principalities and kingdoms are all occupied, then only Jialing Pass will be left in the center of the empire. .

"It will take a few days for the Imperial Capital to receive the news. We cannot wait for His Majesty's reply before sending troops to help." Lu Yuan continued, "So this is a meeting to mobilize the army."

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

At this time, Honak, the leader of the Royal Knights, stood up, raised his hands and said, "General! It will take time to mobilize the main army. I propose that our Royal Knights go to the rescue first. We can go into battle lightly, which can take up to three days." , you can reach Zhennanguan in as little as two days!”

The Royal Knights are actually an elite regiment of light cavalry, but in fact, even the light cavalry must carry baggage when traveling for long-distance reinforcements.

Honak's proposal was to allow the Royal Knights to take the lead in reaching the main battlefield with high mobility without carrying heavy protective armor, bows and arrows, or various weapons, and only carrying food and grass for two days' journey.

Wait until the main force arrives, and then add the baggage to fight.

Lu Yuan nodded, "Then as you said, the five thousand royal knights will travel lightly and arrive at Zhennang Pass first to inquire about the situation on the battlefield!"

"Han Qiannuo, Cheng Qixiao, Russell, Honak, Barnaby, Gao Kai..." He called out ten names one after another. These ten commanders were all more reliable and loyal to Lu Yuan among the Royal Knights. of cronies.

"The six of you will form the commander-in-chief. If something happens, the six of you can vote to decide. If the exact result cannot be determined by voting, then put the proposal on hold and wait for my arrival." Lu Yuan said.

In a situation like that, if there is no obvious result from the vote, it proves that the situation is quite difficult, so it is better to act conservatively and wait for Lu Yuan to know before making a decision.

It's better to be cautious than to be too aggressive.

At least prudence will not ruin the army, only rash advancement will.

"Yes! General!" the six commanders stood up and said with their hands raised.

"Okay, without further ado, you guys get going first." Lu Yuan ordered.

All fifty commanders of the Royal Knights stood up and said, "I obey the general's orders!"

The leaders of the Royal Knights all walked out and began to attack with great speed.

The only ones left were the commander of Tianying Army and the subordinates of Tianying City. Lu Yuan took the lead and looked at Cheng Chao, "Cheng Chao."

"I'm here," Cheng Chao said, cupping his hands.

"Collect as much baggage as possible in the city, and then arrange for civilians to go with us to the front line." Lu Yuan said, "During my absence, everything in Tianying City will be decided by you."

"I obey the order of the Marquis." Cheng Chao said respectfully, and then turned around and went down with others, preparing to arrange for the civilians to transport the baggage and collect and count the baggage.

"Everyone of the Tianying Army, it takes a thousand days to raise troops but only a short time to use them. Now is the time to test the results of our military training in the past two years." Lu Yuan turned to look at the remaining commanders of the Tianying Army and said calmly.

Lu Po, who was sitting below, was a little nervous at this time. Not long ago, Lu Yuan had just finished talking about how they would be asked to lead troops to the battlefield.

Unexpectedly, in less than a month, we will actually go to the battlefield.

It would be a lie to say that I am not nervous. After all, the Tianying Army has only been established for two years.

"Reorganize the army and set off today!" Lu Yuan announced directly.

"Yes! General!" All ten commanders stood up and said.

…

After the mobilization meeting, Ning Rongrong said with some worry, "The Star Luo Empire is coming with a lot of force this time. It seems that it is just as you said, Xiao Yuan, and it is a big conspiracy."

"Obviously, they just want to take over Zhennanguan and the Principality of Hel behind Zhennanguan, as well as the other two small principalities." Lu Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Once these three places are captured, the Balak Kingdom that defends the imperial capital will be directly exposed. With no natural dangers to defend, the Balak Kingdom will become a lamb to be slaughtered!"

"So we must defend Zhennan Pass this time!" Lu Yuan took a deep breath, "But I don't know how much preparation the Star Luo Empire has made in the past two years, but this time is actually not a real crisis for us. .”

"The Star Luo Empire doesn't know that I'm here, let alone that we have this big killer, Raast."

La Ast, a soul equivalent to the ninety-eighth level peak Douluo, can continue to plunder arcane energy on the battlefield, and can be called the god of death on the battlefield.

So Raast is their insurance, but what Lu Yuan hopes more is to let the Tianying Army feel the atmosphere of the battlefield.

Unless it was a matter of life and death, he would not let Laast take action.

The bottom line for the casualties of the Sky Shadow Army that Lu Yuan can accept in this battle is one-fifth of the casualty rate, which is the Sky Shadow Army out of 50,000 people. If the casualties exceed 10,000, he will let La Ast take action.

Although it sounds cruel, it is a necessary sacrifice, and there is absolutely no way there will be no casualties on the battlefield.

Once the Tianying Army has experienced this battle, they will become a powerful army from now on, rather than just a group of new recruits.

"There are no titled Douluo experts in the Star Luo Empire, which is a good thing for us." Ning Rongrong also breathed a sigh of relief, "But Xiao Yuan, I want to fight side by side with you this time!"

"No problem." Lu Yuan smiled hoarsely.

Ning Rongrong was a little surprised, "I thought you were going to reject me..."

"No." Lu Yuan chuckled and said softly, "After all, we are an unmarried couple. Although I really want you to stay behind An Ding, I know that this is an uncomfortable situation for you. respect."

"And Rongrong, you are indispensable to me." He said seriously.

Although Ning Rongrong has not broken through to the soul emperor level for two years now, he is still at the peak of the soul king level.

The Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda Soul Master at the peak of the Soul King gives a huge increase to others, with a 60% increase effect, whether it is for Lu Yuan who activates the Shadow Assassin form or Lu Yuan who is in the Death Star incarnation state. Huge increase!

This 60% increase in all attributes can even allow Lu Yuan, who has now reached the level of Soul Saint, to use full HP when facing those soldiers who are all mortals, even if he is in the Death Star incarnation form. A sure-kill chain of splitting shadows.

This is very scary.

The Death Star's incarnation form of the Serial Split Shadow had previously been unable to achieve the effect of killing an ordinary army at full health. Its effect was to quickly restore physical strength and soul power.

The Shadow Assassin mode has the effect of full blood and high kills.

But with Ning Rongrong's boost, Lu Yuan was able to activate full-blood kills in the Death Star's incarnation form.

Therefore, Ning Rongrong was a great help to Lu Yuan on the battlefield.

The most important thing is that Lu Yuan can now activate the Death Shadow clone. Having learned the secret of the Seven Orifices Exquisite Heart of the Qibao Glazed Sect, he can even create a second clone and control it at will.

So even if Ning Rongrong went to the battlefield, Lu Yuan could use the Death Shadow clone to protect Ning Rongrong, while his real body would charge forward on the battlefield.

"That's good, Xiao Yuan, let's fight side by side." Ning Rongrong's eyes showed infinite tenderness.

This feeling of being needed by Lu Yuan was exactly what she had always wanted.

"We will win this war." Lu Yuan squeezed her little hand and said.

Ning Rongrong immediately pursed her lips and said with a chuckle, "Then after this war is over, let's start planning the wedding..."

"Ah?" Lu Yuan's eyes suddenly widened.

"What? Aren't you willing?" Ning Rongrong frowned, "In one month it will be your eighteenth birthday, and in ten months it will be my eighteenth birthday. This war is over. In addition to the time to prepare for the wedding, won’t it be the age when we are both adults and can legally get married?”

"No..." Lu Yuan was helpless. This fatal flag of "getting married when we win this battle" sounded too metaphysical.

But he really didn't want to set up such a flag.

"It's just that I've heard of a custom that you can't talk about celebrations or happy events like marriage before a war." He thought for a while and said helplessly, "This is unlucky and can easily lead to bad luck."

"Okay then." Ning Rongrong suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "Then let's not talk about this."

After the matter was revealed, she thought about it again and said, "What should Qingqing do now? She is still with us..."

"This little girl..." Lu Yuan had a headache, "If she knew about this, she would definitely want to come with us to rescue her."

"But it's impossible to hide this, right?" Ning Rongrong said.

Yes, it is impossible to hide something like mobilizing an army.

"No matter what, there's no way I'm going to let her go to the battlefield. She's only fourteen years old now. Going to the battlefield is too much nonsense." Lu Yuan said seriously.

"Brother! I'm already fifteen years old!" At this time, a dissatisfied voice came over.

I officially left the company today. Maybe the brothers who joined the group already know it. The author is setting a flag tomorrow to update 20,000 words.

But what I want to say here is that I want to update 20,000 times for three consecutive days!

It was originally planned to be a week in a row, but the 5th is Tomb Sweeping Day, so I won’t be so outrageous on the 4th. I’ll update 10,000 words, and then recharge myself. I will take a day off on the 5th and go back to visit the tomb. I hope everyone understands here. .

So that’s about it, this book will be finished as soon as possible in the next two months, and then we’ll see you in the next book!