Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 1083 You're out!

Yue Jun's main camp.

Xuan Jue appeared in the center of the camp without any warning.

His grey linen robe fluttered in the wind, and the marks of dark silver shackles on his wrists were still visible.

But when those clear, autumn-pond-like eyes swept across the entire camp, all the soldiers who saw him stopped what they were doing.

“Venerable Xuanjue.” Yue Qing, the deputy general of the Hanyue Army, was the first to react. He knelt on one knee, his voice trembling, “You…you’ve come out.”

"Get up." Xuan Jue's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of everyone present. "Time is running out. I will speak, and you will listen."

He made no small talk or reminisce, and went straight to the central command tent.

"Zhang Yuan is handing over your Zhenyue Army to me."

Xuanjue sat down in the main seat, his gaze sweeping over the generals who had rushed into the tent. "Today, we will not reminisce."

He reached out and pointed in the void, and a formation map of the 3,600 continents of Xuntian Continent was suddenly unfolded.

The image shows countless points of light flashing on and off, each point representing a node of the Sky Patrol Continent Array.

At this moment, more than half of the light spots were flashing violently, marking the fact that they were surrounded by the Heavenly Palace army.

"The forces besieging us number 300,000, distributed across three routes: Qingyangzhou, Chixiazhou, and Baishuangzhou."

He pointed to the map and said, "Blocking out reinforcements and cutting off supplies are common tactics used by the demon army."

"There are at least three layers of blockade around the camp, with a mid-stage Venerable One stationed at each layer."

“Three hundred thousand demons, not many.” Xuan Jue glanced at the troop deployment, then did something that no one expected.

He stretched out his right hand and randomly drew seven lines on the array diagram.

Seven lines, seven roads.

"Yue Qing, lead 30,000 troops on the left flank of the Han Yue Army and take this route."

"Qingmeng, you take your central army of 50,000 and take this route."

"Zhengming, 40,000 on the right wing, the third line."

"Yun Cang, lead the entire scout battalion to disperse and simultaneously cut off the enemy's supply lines and communication talismans."

He assigned the tasks one by one, his tone as calm as if he were arranging a rehearsal.

"Of the remaining three routes, Xuanqing and Kuiyan will each lead one, and I will personally lead the last one."

Vice General Yunzang was taken aback: "Seven lines attacking simultaneously?"

“Yes.” Xuan Jue raised his eyes. “Doesn’t the Demon Clan use the strategy of besieging a point to attack reinforcements? Then we will attack their reinforcements from seven directions simultaneously.”

The tent remained quiet for a full three breaths.

Then Yue Qing laughed loudly, the sound shaking the dust off the tent ceiling: "Good! What a brilliant seven-pronged attack! Black Stone Forest never dreamed that a trapped beast would turn on seven of them!"

Zhengming frowned: "Seven routes are being launched, which disperses our forces. Our total strength is only 160,000. If we spread them out to seven routes, none of them will be able to break through the enemy's blockade line head-on."

Xuanjue glanced at him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

That was the first time he had smiled after being imprisoned for a hundred years.

"Therefore, I will give each of you an extra lieutenant."

He raised his hand and gently tapped the array diagram.

Seven complex rune arrays simultaneously appeared on the seven lines.

Each array was precisely positioned at a weak point in the enemy's blockade line.

"This is a map showing the distribution of the array nodes of the three thousand six hundred continents, which I deduced from the perspective of the array eye of the Xuntian Continent during my nine years in the Demon Suppression Tower."

Xuan Jue's voice remained calm, "The Blood Slaughter's 300,000-strong army appears to be a single, unified force, but in reality, it is scattered across 47 array nodes."

"Between nodes, the flow of the formation has a sequence, a speed, and gaps."

His fingers touched the seven lines in turn.

"The first line of attack will draw the forces from the three nodes to the east. Half an hour later, the second line of attack will commence, requiring the seven nodes to send troops to provide support—"

"At this point, the weakest point on the south side will be your breakthrough point. By analogy, the seven lines are all attacking at the same time difference."

"It's not a seven-pronged attack, it's a seven-pronged relay."

“I know each of the forty-seven nodes when it will start rotating, when it will stop, and when it will be unattended.” Silence returned to the tent.

This silence was not due to shock, but because every general present realized the same thing.

Xuanjue wasn't fighting a war; he was playing chess.

Meanwhile, the player on the opposite side hadn't even clearly seen what the chessboard looked like.

"Take action," Xuanjue said.

The moment those two words were uttered, the entire Hanyue Army camp seemed to be infused with a soul.

Footsteps, commands, and the clanging of armor resounded simultaneously as the 160,000-strong army completed its seven-pronged formation in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

As Xuan Jue walked out of the main tent, Xuan Qing and Kui Yan arrived at the camp gate.

The three of them exchanged a glance at each other at the camp gate.

Xuan Qing glanced at Xuan Jue's condition and said calmly, "He's better than I expected."

“You’re older than I thought,” Xuanjue replied.

Then they both laughed at the same time.

The smile was faint, and it vanished with a gust of wind.

Just then, a ray of light descended from the sky and landed in front of the camp gate.

As the sunset faded, a slender figure was revealed.

Fairy of Clouds and Mist.

She wore a light purple dress and looked somewhat tired, but her phoenix eyes were still bright.

She landed three steps in front of Xuan Qing, but did not move any closer. She simply stood still and looked at the white-haired old man in front of her.

“It’s been a hundred years.” Fairy Yunxia’s voice was calm, but everyone present could hear what was pressing beneath that calm. “You said you were going to pick a Pure Heart Lotus and would be back soon.”

Xuan Qing remained silent.

His grip on the Frosty Ancient Sword tightened slightly, his knuckles turning white.

"That Pure Heart Lotus is for Qing Shuang. Qing Shuang is the core of Tianyuan City's formation, and Tianyuan City is the barrier of Xuntian Continent."

Xuan Qing spoke slowly, his voice very soft.

"What I was thinking at the time was that after picking the Qingxin Lotus, I would give it to Qingshuang and then come back to see you."

“But you went to the Demon-Suppressing Tower,” said Fairy Yunxia.

“Yes.” Xuan Qing did not deny it. “I only learned that you were imprisoned when I arrived outside Tianyuan City.”

He raised his head and looked directly at Fairy Yunxia.

"I bet... they'll wait for me."

Fairy Yunxia remained silent.

The commotion at the camp gate had quieted down at some point.

The soldiers slowed their movements in unison, and even the messengers lowered their voices unconsciously, as if afraid of disturbing something.

“It’s been a hundred years,” Fairy Yunxia said again. “You owe me more than just an explanation.”

“I know,” Xuan Qing nodded. “So, once this major matter is resolved—”

He paused for a moment, then his tone suddenly became serious.

"When Xuntian Continent no longer needs me to wield the sword, I will give you an explanation."

Fairy Yunxia turned her head away, not letting him see the tears in her eyes, and simply said softly, "Let's take Tianyuan City first."

Then, she took a deep breath, her expression returned to normal, and turned to Xuan Jue: "Master spent nine years in the Demon Suppression Tower, using the perspective of the array eye of the Sky Patrol Continent to deduce the array nodes of the three thousand six hundred continents down to the millimeter."

“I found a spatial rift that leads directly from the main camp to the core of Tianyuan City, bypassing all the blockades by the surrounding demonic forces.”

A glint flashed in Xuan Jue's eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, he took a step forward, and invisible array ripples instantly spread out, connecting with the earth veins of the entire Han Yue Army camp.

A massive light map, covering 3,600 continents and marked with 47 enemy formation nodes, suddenly unfolded before everyone! (End of Chapter)