Chapter 355: The Battle Rages!
After confirming that Salas was absent, Yang Wudi gathered his forces and eagerly charged toward the Spirit Temple, intending to seize this chance while it was vulnerable and destroy it in one stroke.
As for the consequences of doing so, Yang Wudi could not be bothered to care.
In any case, the Four Single-Attribute Clans had now completely relocated to Heaven Dou City. No matter how powerful Spirit Hall was, they would not dare cause trouble inside Heaven Dou City unless they wanted to directly confront the Heaven Dou Empire.
Since he could ensure his own safety while also taking this chance to repay old grudges, Yang Wudi naturally would not let the opportunity slip away.
Just as the forces of the Four Single-Attribute Clans charged toward the Spirit Temple, Emperor Xue Ye's order was also delivered to the Royal Knights.
Upon receiving the command, the Royal Knights mobilized rapidly. Fifty thousand soldiers, marching in perfect formation, set off toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan to provide support.
If the Royal Knights successfully reached the battlefield, then as long as the commander on Spirit Hall's side was not foolish and did not want a pyrrhic victory, he would naturally choose to withdraw.
Thus, it could be said that the Royal Knights' support would have a decisive impact on the success or failure of Spirit Hall's current Soul Hunting Operation against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
Inside the Crown Prince's palace, after Xue Qinghe waved his hand and dismissed all the servants, the figures of two elders suddenly appeared.
Xue Qinghe showed no surprise at their sudden arrival and simply said, "Uncle She, you are here."
An elder surnamed She who accompanied Xue Qinghe could only be Spirit Hall's Snake Lance Douluo, She Long. As for the other elder, he was naturally Porcupinefish Douluo, Ci Xue.
"Young Lord," Snake Lance Douluo stepped forward and said solemnly, "the Royal Knights have been mobilized. They are heading to support the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Once the Royal Knights arrive, the Soul Hunting Operation will essentially be declared a failure. Young Lord, should you not use your identity as Crown Prince to interfere with the Royal Knights' movement?"
"Absolutely not."
Xue Qinghe immediately rejected Snake Lance Douluo's suggestion.
"If I truly do that, regardless of whether the Soul Hunting Operation succeeds or fails, my identity will inevitably be exposed."
"Do not forget, Prince Xue Xing, that old fellow, has been watching me constantly, just waiting for me to reveal a flaw."
What Xue Qinghe said was naturally reasonable.
They had hidden themselves for so many years and had only reached their current position with great difficulty. Recently, they had even poisoned Emperor Xue Ye.
They were already on the verge of successfully ascending the throne and seizing control of the Heaven Dou Empire. If they were exposed now, all their previous efforts would truly be wasted.
Perhaps feeling that his tone had been a little too severe, Xue Qinghe calmly explained, "Our plan is the absolute priority. As long as our plan succeeds, it will not matter even if the Soul Hunting Operation fails."
In truth, Xue Qinghe had never approved of the so-called Soul Hunting Operation. In his eyes, it was merely another bout of intermittent madness from that lunatic woman, Bibi Dong.
As long as Xue Qinghe successfully became Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, would dealing with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, two clans whose ancestral lands were within the Heaven Dou Empire, not be simple?
There was no need to create such complications now.
After hearing Xue Qinghe's words, She Long and Ci Xue, the two Titled Douluo, slowly nodded. They had been convinced.
Since that was the case, they would not interfere. They would leave the headache to the subordinates participating in the Soul Hunting Operation.
With that, all sides finalized their arrangements.
While the Royal Knights rushed relentlessly toward the battlefield, the battle at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had already reached its fiercest stage.
On the low-to-mid-level battlefield, because Salas had given the order to attack regardless of the cost, Spirit Hall's black-clad forces were frantically assaulting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's fortress.
Surrounded by endless waves of black figures, the entire fortress looked as if it might collapse at any moment, yet it continued to hold on by a thread.
However, this endurance had its limits. Under Spirit Hall's frenzied assault, if there were no external intervention, it would not take long before the fortress's thick steel gates and walls were forcibly blasted open.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's situation on the low-to-mid-level battlefield was extremely unfavorable, and the battle between the Titled Douluo was equally grim.
Although Chen Xin and Gu Rong had received a significant boost from Ning Fengzhi's support, Spirit Hall had ultimately fielded four Titled Douluo, including the Sixth Enshrined Elder, Thousand Jun Douluo, who could not be underestimated.
Logically speaking, with Ning Fengzhi's amplification, Chen Xin and Gu Rong should not have feared a two-against-four battle.
However, Ning Fengzhi was both their greatest asset and their greatest burden.
While receiving his amplification and greatly increasing their strength, Chen Xin and Gu Rong also had to ensure Ning Fengzhi's safety at all times.
Ning Fengzhi was only a Support-type Spirit Master, so he naturally possessed the unavoidable weakness of a Support-type Spirit Master.
Although he had some self-preservation ability thanks to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's inherited Spirit Bone, that level of protection was clearly insufficient in a battle between Titled Douluo.
Taking advantage of this, the four Titled Douluo on Spirit Hall's side would attack Ning Fengzhi whenever an opportunity appeared, leaving Chen Xin and Gu Rong overwhelmed and unable to fight freely.
To protect Ning Fengzhi, despite being stronger, they were forced into defense again and again, constantly falling into dangerous situations.
Seeing this, the four Titled Douluo from Spirit Hall naturally intensified their attacks on Ning Fengzhi.
One Titled Douluo temporarily held back Gu Rong. Thousand Jun Douluo and another Titled Douluo blocked Chen Xin, while the last Titled Douluo charged straight toward Ning Fengzhi.
This instantly drove Chen Xin and Gu Rong into a frenzy, but rage could not increase their fighting strength. Both of them were firmly restrained.
Seeing that Ning Fengzhi was about to be killed, Chen Xin's eyes turned bloodshot. He actually raised his hand and flung out his Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul.
The Seven Kill Sword shot forward, finally intercepting the fatal blow aimed at Ning Fengzhi.
But precisely because he had used the Seven Kill Sword to save Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin lost the protection of his Martial Soul in that instant, leaving himself exposed to the attacks of the two Titled Douluo.
Seeing this opportunity, Thousand Jun Douluo and the other Titled Douluo naturally attacked without holding anything back.
It was only because Chen Xin's speed had become extremely high under Ning Fengzhi's amplification that he managed to avoid most of the attacks.
However, he could not dodge everything. A portion of the attacks still landed, and his right arm was cleanly severed.
Chen Xin ignored his severed right arm. With a thought, he recalled the Seven Kill Sword, swept aside the two Titled Douluo surrounding him, and swiftly retreated to Ning Fengzhi's side.
Seeing Chen Xin lose an arm, Gu Rong on the other side also went berserk. After repelling his opponent, he rushed toward Chen Xin's position.
Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and Ning Fengzhi had finally regrouped.
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