#1069 - Because he is the great god.
In the cruel battlefield, the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King had truly become a crimson ancient beast, just like the first character of its name suggested.
Except for its mane, the fur on other parts of its body had long been dyed red with blood, constantly dripping down.
It carried Jun Wu Xie forward, charging and killing, unstoppable as one man and one mount!
Behind them were mountains of corpses and a scene of rivers of blood.
The valley was filled with a pungent smell of blood, with corpses strewn across the ground for six or seven miles!
They fought from day to night, and then from night to day!
For several days, the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King was still alright, as it was only responsible for deflecting attacks and rarely killed enemies after becoming a mount, plus it had the blood of divine beasts to replenish its energy, so its condition was not bad.
Jun Wu Xie was not so relaxed.
Although his physical body was strong and his recovery ability was amazing, he had been fighting continuously for several days, and he was still in a state of extreme mental fatigue after using the World Domain a few days ago.
In these few days of battle, every spear strike required the condensation of special armor-piercing runes, which also consumed his energy, spirit, and mind. Although the consumption was not significant each time, it could not withstand the continuous consumption over a long period.
He was now panting heavily, but the power of the Dragon Cry Battle Spear in his hand was not weakened in the slightest, and he continued to charge forward.
Of the three million or so Wuan Rune Armor Army soldiers, less than one-fifth remained, including 300,000 archers!
"Commander, it's no use, let's retreat!"
Bahru's face was extremely gloomy. He had always opposed using numbers to overwhelm the target, because he was worried that doing so would only send millions of troops to their deaths in vain.
And that's exactly what happened!
Now that Yue Wu Xie was about to kill his way to them, almost all of the three million elite troops, except for the archers, had been lost.
In this battle, Yue Wu Xie and the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King could have retreated from the valley at any time in the past few days and joined forces with the border troops, making it almost impossible to kill them.
In his opinion, if they wanted to kill Yue Wu Xie and the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King, they could only plan carefully and, preferably, invite a powerful expert from the Seven Kill Tower.
"Yue Wu Xie!"
Ashina Zan stared at the figure riding the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King, still charging towards him, his eyes filled with an indescribable killing intent.
He could see that the young man was very tired and his blood energy was severely depleted, but the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King under him was in good condition.
Moreover, he didn't have many troops left here. Once the infantry and cavalry were all gone, leaving only the archers, they probably wouldn't even be able to block them at close range.
"Commander, it's no use, retreat quickly, otherwise, I'm afraid we won't even be able to leave!"
Bahru's tone became more serious. This eldest prince was too strong-willed and had never suffered such a loss. He must be unable to accept such an ending in his heart, he knew, but the current reality was that whether the eldest prince could accept it or not, he could only be forced to accept it!
"Ah!!!"
Ashina Zan was silent for a moment, then suddenly roared at the sky, venting the deep unwillingness in his heart.
Finally, he swept his gaze across the corpses strewn across the valley, gritted his teeth, and said loudly: "All soldiers, listen to my order, retreat with this commander, the infantry and cavalry will cover the rear, and the archers will provide cover fire!"
After saying that, Ashina Zan hurriedly turned his chariot around and headed towards the other direction of the valley, and his beast-like violent roar could still be heard from a distance.
The 300,000 archers followed closely behind, and the remaining infantry and cavalry blocked Jun Wu Xie, who was riding the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King.
They tightly gripped their spears, their throats bobbing, their faces full of fear, and their pupils lost focus, becoming scattered.
Ashina Zan's departure and their isolation here finally became the last straw that broke them.
The legs of these 200,000 or so remaining infantry and cavalry soldiers were trembling.
Their faces were ashen, and boundless fear spread in their hearts.
"Go."
Ashina Zan had left, and Jun Wu Xie did not pursue or attack anymore.
He said two words very calmly.
The 200,000 uneasy infantry and cavalry soldiers were stunned in place, seemingly unable to believe their ears.
"Leave quickly."
Jun Wu Xie spoke again.
This time, the Wuan infantry and cavalry understood, revealing unbelievable expressions, but seeing that the demon-like young man did not seem to be playing tricks on them, and there was no need to play tricks, the light of hope suddenly ignited in their gray eyes.
They were pardoned, their lips trembling, as if they wanted to say something, but in the end, they said nothing, and under the leadership of some junior generals, they turned around and quickly left.
The footsteps of the Wuan army gradually faded away until they were inaudible.
The valley became silent, filled with a dense smell of blood, and the aura of blood and slaughter lingered, making it appear very gloomy and tragic.
The entire valley floor was covered in blood.
Fresh blood soaked the soil, forming a mud-like blood mire, and stepping down would submerge one's legs to the calf.
These blood mires were covered with the corpses of the Wuan army.
Jun Wu Xie sat on the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King, silently watching the scene in the valley, and suddenly let out a sigh.
He looked at his hands.
They were stained with too much blood.
In this battle, plus the previous days, a total of six million soldiers of the Wuan army were killed!
"I can't do this again next time. This time it was a last resort. I have to think of better ways to resolve the war in the future..."
He seemed to be talking to himself, or to the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King.
In the future, he would unify Qingzhou, and the people of Wuan would also be subjects of the dynasty.
If possible, he really didn't want to bring about such deep slaughter. The families of those dead soldiers would inevitably harbor hatred towards the dynasty in the future.
To eliminate these, a lot of effort would have to be put in, which would also be detrimental to the future management of the dynasty, so he still had to try to kill as little as possible.
"Master."
The Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King suddenly spoke, its voice trembling with forced restraint, "I... I feel a little uncomfortable..."
It looked at the scene in the valley, and the discomfort it had been forcibly suppressing these days was even stronger at this moment.
Even as a Beast King, naturally more feral than humans, it still felt very uncomfortable in the face of such a scene.
Millions of corpses, dripping with blood, the scene was too cruel.
It had never experienced such a bloody scene, this was the first time in its life.
This also made it realize that it would feel uncomfortable because of killing too much.
It had never thought it would be like this before. It thought that if it was necessary, it wouldn't feel uncomfortable no matter how much it killed, but only when it truly faced it, when it was in it, did it realize that every corpse, every glance at the blood, was a little shock to the soul.
Although this shock was very small, so small that it was almost ignored, accumulation eventually led to qualitative change.
"This is normal, you'll get used to it in the future."
Jun Wu Xie didn't feel surprised. Although it was a Beast King and was relatively violent in battle, it would still feel uncomfortable in this situation. After all, it was the first time it had been in so many corpses, as if standing in a human hell.
After all, the Beast King itself did not have any deep hatred for the Wuan army, so it would have such a feeling.
If it were replaced by the border troops, they would not have any discomfort, but would feel very excited, because they regarded the Wuan army as an object of hatred.
Jun Wu Xie remembered the Great Zhou Capital Defense War in the Lower Realm, which was the first time in his life that he had killed so many people, tens of millions!
But at that time, he didn't feel the slightest discomfort, only excitement and pleasure in killing the enemy.
Because the Xilin army was too hateful, and their actions made him hate them to the bone at that time.
"Let's go, back to the mouth of the valley."
Upon hearing this, the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King leaped away.
In an instant, they returned to the mouth of the valley.
An Ning and the senior generals of the army were standing quietly at the mouth of the valley, waiting, with millions of soldiers behind them.
Seeing the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King carrying him back, An Ning immediately rode forward.
She dismounted and ran to him in two steps. Seeing that he was only weak and not injured, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Young Master Yue, you are truly a God of War!"
The senior generals of the border army came up one after another, looking at him with amazed and respectful eyes, their gazes unspeakably fiery.
As generals in the army, they naturally admired the strong who were invincible on the battlefield, not to mention the existence who killed millions of Wuan elite rune armor soldiers with one man, one mount, and one battle spear.
What is called Heaven-defying Martial Valor, what is called Unparalleled Invincibility, is like this young man in front of him!
He is only in the Holy King Realm now. With his talent, in a few years, his achievements will be unimaginable, and he will surely be incomparably brilliant, suppressing one side!
"You go and send people to clean up the battlefield. Don't waste the storage rings on some middle and small generals, there should still be some resources inside."
He said, looking at An Ning, and said: "After cleaning up the battlefield, bury the corpses of the Wuan army."
After saying that, he rode the Blood鬃 Lion-Dog Beast King towards the city.
On the city wall, all the soldiers guarding the city looked at him with worshipful and respectful eyes. On both sides of the city gate, there were already people standing full, all of whom were people in the city. Even the street corresponding to the city gate was filled with countless people, each looking at him from afar with the eyes of waiting for the hero and God of War to return, their expressions excited.
Ning Wang looked at it on the city wall, his eyes complex, and the taste in his heart was unclear.
Since ancient times, no one has ever gained such prestige because of a war, making the soldiers and people of the whole city so respectful, simply respecting him as a god.
But this young man did it.
Because his battle record on the battlefield is like a myth, subverting everyone's cognition.
Such a person is too easy to conquer the people of a country that has been invaded. If he implements benevolent governance with his identity, one can imagine the extent to which his reputation can reach.
No one can replicate his path, because no one in this Qingzhou can achieve this level on the battlefield.
One man, one steed, one spear, shattering through millions of enemy troops, and the most elite Rune-Armored Army at that.
Who could replicate such a myth?
Forget the Saint King realm, even a Half-Step Overlord Saint wouldn't be able to. Ten Half-Step Overlord Saints would have to run when facing three million elite Rune-Armored soldiers. Once trapped, certain death would await!
"Forget it. The current situation is far beyond my control. The Great Gan still needs to rely on him, and Ning'er's safety depends on him as well. The higher his prestige, the greater his weight in the hearts of the army and the people, the fewer objections there will be when pushing Ning'er to the throne in the future, and the more stable Ning'er's reign will be..."
Although King Ning was unwilling, at this moment, he had completely figured it out.
He wasn't the kind of person who would lose his mind for the sake of power.
He couldn't escape the reality; he needed to face it, and he had no choice.
For his daughter, and for the Great Gan's realm.
Thinking back to when he was determined to seize the throne, wasn't the original intention to protect the most important people around him from harm?
His son died young a thousand years ago, his consort passed away twenty years ago, and now he only has his daughter left, his only family.
Thinking of this, he led his generals down the city wall and went to the city gate to greet him.
As soon as he entered the city gate, it was as if he was the center of attention.
He was enveloped in unparalleled glory and fervent adulation.
Xu Yan'ning was pulled in front of him to ride together. The Bloodmane Lion-Dog Beast King walked on the street, flanked by a sea of people, their expressions excited, their eyes burning with passion.
King Ning, along with his generals, followed beside him, lowering his posture to highlight the young man's status and to send a signal to the people in the city.
Jun Wuxie saw him like this, and seeing that there was no longer the complicated look in his eyes, he knew that he should have figured everything out.
He was escorted all the way to the City Lord's Mansion before the people stopped.
"I'm a little tired, I need to rest. King Ning, you can try to negotiate with Wu'an."
After Jun Wuxie finished speaking, he entered his courtyard.
The Bloodmane Lion-Dog Beast King lay guarding in the courtyard, while he entered the room to adjust his breathing and recover his depleted energy.
Xu Yan'ning sat at the table in the room, quietly gazing at him, her mesmerizing eyes sparkling with brilliance.
...
Outside the city, the border army soldiers were orderly cleaning up the battlefield, collecting a lot of storage ring resources.
After that, they dug a huge pit on the edge of the battlefield and buried the Wu'an army together.
"Princess, this time we have achieved great results! We obtained many resources from the Wu'an army, nearly a million warhorses, and killed three million enemies! And we only sacrificed tens of thousands of soldiers and wounded tens of thousands. Those who were injured did not lose their limbs and will recover after some time. Without Young Master Yue, I wouldn't have dared to imagine such a record..."
The commander of the border army exclaimed in admiration. In this war, the border army soldiers only killed hundreds of thousands of Wu'an soldiers.
The remaining nearly three million were all killed by Yue Wuxie and his war beast, the Bloodmane Lion-Dog Beast King.
This is a godlike record, a legend, a myth!
"With him around, any miracle is possible, because he himself is a miracle and a myth. Following him, in the future, our Great Gan will embark on an unprecedented era of prosperity!"
"What? Princess, what do you mean by this..."
The commander of the border army and the generals heard the meaning in her words and couldn't help but reveal a look of astonishment.
"Isn't the meaning of this princess clear enough? Father will abdicate in the future, and this princess will take power, but the difficulties facing Great Gan are not something any of us can cope with, because the top forces of Hanzhou will participate, and our Great Gan will face a crisis of life and death!"
"How could this be?"
The commander and generals' faces changed drastically. This news was too terrifying.
The top forces of Hanzhou were a despairing existence, impossible to contend with!
"Don't worry, do your duty as soldiers. Everything is in Young Master Yue's hands. He will protect Great Gan and solve all the difficulties. You don't need to doubt, because he is the god of Great Gan!"
An Ning's words were sonorous, every word was particularly serious, with an unquestionable tone.
The commander of the border army and the generals looked at each other, and then nodded in unison.
If it were before this battle, they would definitely not have agreed with such a statement.
But having experienced this battle, they no longer doubted.
Since Princess Anning said so, that godlike young man would definitely be able to do it.
As for King Ning abdicating in the future, although it made them not understand, they didn't think much about it. After all, it was a matter between King Ning and the princess, father and daughter.
