Chapter 1786 - True Lord Yellow Dragon Appears!
Chapter 1786: True Lord Yellow Dragon Appears!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
“How could this be? Bastards!”
The First Prince turned pale, his fists clenched, and his face scowled. Just when he had been on the verge of success, these twelve terrifying True Dragon Sentinels had come out of nowhere.
Each swing of their sabers inflicted horrendous damage on his army.
“How could Taiji Palace have such terrifying guards?! This is impossible!”
The First Prince angrily glared into the distance. The appearance of the twelve True Dragon Sentinels had completely upset his plans. He sensed that their strength was far above Great Generals, but how was that possible?!
In this empire, there were only nine Great Generals, and this included the King of Foreign Lands. How could there be twelve Great Generals hidden inside Taiji Palace?
Impossible! Impossible! I refuse to believe it! the First Prince mentally howled.
Bang!
At this moment, one of the True Dragon Sentinels took one step forward. As he did, a metallic clattering erupted from his feet.
“Ah! Not good! Look at his feet!”
Cries of alarm came from all sides, with countless people taking notice of that subtle movement. They could only watch as twelve beautiful and dazzling halos appeared beneath the feet of the twelve True Dragon Sentinels.
These twelve halos resonated with each other, becoming as bright as the sun and moon.
And if one looked carefully, one would realize that there were thin lines traced on the ground, linking together into a complex formation that was connected to the True Dragon Sentinels.
The outer ring of the formation was the True Dragon Sentinels, and the core of the formation was deep within Taiji Palace.
A formation!
Everyone finally understood that they were so powerful precisely because of this formation.
Just like the Hundred Thousand God-Devil Execution Formation, this formation derived a significant amount of its power from the Three Emperors Formation.
In addition, it was obvious that the strengthening formation had a very small range, so the twelve True Dragon Sentinels could not move too far away from Taiji Palace. This was why they rarely appeared or intervened in the battle.
But even so, just by standing there, the True Dragon Sentinels presented a formidable barrier to the Eastern Palace faction.
“Come on! Get in there! All of you! Kill them!
“I hereby decree that the first person to step into Taiji Palace will receive one million taels of gold, a writ of pardon, and be made a King with status equal to the Emperor!
“Where are those Divine Lords? Tell them to send more men, more of these men in black! This prince doesn’t believe they can’t be killed!” the First Prince barked, his eyes red with bloodlust and a frenzied energy rising from his body.
Victory was only one step away! One step! How could he possibly stop here!?
“Your Highness, we’ve sent all our men. Chongsheng Gate has been lost, and the rest of our men are doing their best to hold the rear!”
“We’ve just received word that one of the Divine Lords is dead and the other is badly injured. The injured Tianfu Divine Lord has already fled the Imperial Palace.”
“We’ve already mobilized all the men in black we prepared beforehand. Dead or injured, they’ve all been sent in!”
One piece of news after another sounded out from behind the First Prince.
“What!?”
The First Prince was stunned upon hearing the reports from his subordinates, his face alternating between green and white as his heart went cold.
Chongsheng Gate had been lost, a Divine Lord had been killed, and there were no more men left to send in.
The First Prince had never imagined that he would be pushed into such desperate straits in so little time. Where were the one hundred thousand soldiers of the Imperial Army? What about his other armies? Could Wang Chong alone kill so many people?
The First Prince suddenly remembered Zhang Zheng and his Beiting Protectorate army. Shouldn’t he have arrived already?
“Where’s Zhang Zheng? Order Zhang Zheng to immediately enter the city and advance on the Imperial Palace.”
“Your Highness, the King of Foreign Lands has seized the outer gates of the capital. General Zhang Zheng’s army is trying to break through!”
“What? Say that again!”
The First Prince turned his head, his face stricken with disbelief.
Weren’t the outer gates under his control? And Wang Chong’s primary force was being kept inside the Imperial Palace. Even if he had managed to play some trick and seize the outer gates, Zhang Zheng had forty thousand elites under his command. Was this not enough to break through a force of several hundred people guarding the gates?
“Your Highness, while the enemy force is extremely small, consisting of only eight thousand men, they previously disguised themselves as General Zhang Zheng and the Beiting Protectorate army to fool us into opening the gates. General Zhang Zheng is engaged in a full offensive, but he can’t break through just yet…” the guard said in panic and fear.
The First Prince turned ghastly pale, momentarily speechless.
“Eight thousand? Where did eight thousand soldiers come from? What’s going on here?”
The First Prince’s mind was in turmoil. Just what had been going on this entire time?
“What about the Second Prince and Third Prince? Tell them to forget the eastern and western gates, and immediately come and reinforce me!”
The First Prince took in a deep breath and composed himself.
He had always been extremely close with Second Prince Li Ju and Third Prince Li Yao, and all three of them had been provided with elite soldiers and strong generals. The two other Princes had a combined force of nearly two thousand men, which would be enough for his plan!
“Your Highness, we’ve already gotten in touch with the Second Prince and Third Prince. They both sent back word that there has been a rebellion in their soldiers. Xuanwu Army Marshal Zhao Fengchen and Grand Marshal Li Xuanyi suddenly reappeared and took back control of the Xuanwu Army that Your Highness placed under their command.
“In addition, the Hundred Thousand God-Devil Execution Formation has fallen, and Minister of War Zhangchou Jianqiong is at the West Gate, holding down the Third Prince’s men. Neither of the two Princes can extract themselves!” another messenger said, cold sweat on his brow.
Boom!
The First Prince felt like he had been struck by a bolt of lightning as he was once more rendered speechless.
How could this be?
He had devoted so much time and effort to this plan. Would it all be ruined by one Wang Chong and twelve guards?
And there were also those men in black. Their strength transcended the mortal world, and they had always called themselves immortals and gods. Was not even their strength enough?
The First Prince found it impossible to imagine how, despite his enormous advantage, he had fallen so hard and so quickly.
No matter what, I must win! the First Prince mentally bellowed.
Rumble!
As this thought flashed through his mind, the earth began to shake. Winds howled, thunder pealed, and then a dazzling ball of light many times brighter than the sun appeared above the Imperial Palace, plummeting through the darkness like a meteor toward the earth.
The Imperial Palace was lit up so brightly that it was difficult to open one’s eyes.
A cold and majestic voice came from the heavens, causing the Imperial Palace to shake and quiver. “With a single roar, the Yellow Dragon brings forth heaven and earth! I was born even before the universe was born! Li Ying, this lord has come to help you!”
Boom!
A moment later, that blinding ball of light landed behind the First Prince, several dozen feet away.
Rumble! The entire capital quivered as a great plume of smoke rose from the impact site, rising to an awesome height of one thousand feet.
The Imperial City shook and swayed like a wooden plank on the high seas. It seemed like the ground itself might shatter like glass under the pressure of this terrifying power.
That thunderous boom drowned out all other noise in the capital.
In front of Taiji Palace, the twelve True Dragon Sentinels who had been slaughtering the rebels instantly grimaced, and all of them turned in that direction.
All of them sensed that when that comet descended into the palace, an immense energy had suddenly appeared, and even they felt greatly pressured by it.
“Everyone, be careful!” one of the True Dragon Sentinels sternly said, his face solemn.
……
In front of Chongsheng Gate, Su Zhengchen had just relaxed his brow upon sensing the appearance of the True Dragon Sentinels, but when that grandiose light descended, his expression turned solemn once more.
Su Zhengchen was stronger than any other person on the battlefield. Not even the True Dragon Sentinels and their formation could compare to him.
But it was precisely this reason that Su Zhengchen was even more concerned than most.
The sense he got from the energy that had plummeted from the heavens… was one of extreme danger. Those two Divine Lords guarding the Chongsheng Gate paled in comparison, like comparing a roof tile to Mount Tai.
“Danger!”
Su Zhengchen’s heart sank, and he instantly blinked away toward the depths of the Imperial Palace.
……
“Hahaha, it’s all over!”
Hou Junji had immediately sensed that descending energy, and he had followed its descent into the depths of the Imperial Palace.
As that plume of smoke shot several thousand feet into the air, Hou Junji’s eyes gleamed.
“Wang Chong, do you know why the First Prince, despite knowing how great the risk was to oppose the Sage Emperor, still dared to rebel? It wasn’t because of his desire for the throne, but because he was completely confident!
“And now, that most powerful backer of his has finally come! A general’s success is built on the back of ten thousand bleached bones. Although I’ve never much approved of that man, given that I had to account for Su Zhengchen’s existence and the power of the man in Taiji Palace, I determined that he was the only one strong enough to finish things!
“Plans to deal with plans and strength to deal with strength! This is the art of war!”
A smile gleamed in Hou Junji’s eyes.
Wang Chong stood on the other side, the winds from that comet’s descent buffeting his body and the light from its impact shining upon his face, his mind in turmoil.
Although Hou Junji had not mentioned who that person was, Wang Chong could already see who it was from that familiar energy on the wind.
True Lord Yellow Dragon!
Wang Chong paled as this name emerged in his mind.
