Outside the palace, the Dongfang Clan had long been poised for action.
Upon receiving the signal from within the palace, they set out in full battle - gear. A desperate fight was inevitable.
The commotion caused by the assembling of the large army was, of course, immense. They advanced all the way and reached the palace walls.
Dongfang Yan drew his bow and aimed at the general guarding the palace gate. The sharp arrow left the bow and shot straight towards the general. But just before it reached the general, it turned to ashes.
Under the armor was a sinister face. The armor shattered, revealing a black - robed figure beneath. It was Mo Bai, who had a particular fondness for the color black.
As soon as he appeared, his cold aura quickly enveloped everyone. Dongfang Yan was startled. The opponent's powerful spiritual cultivation made him extremely wary.
However, Mo Bai didn't launch an attack. Instead, he waved his hand and opened the city gate. The army inside streamed out one by one.
It seemed that he was going to sit back and watch the two armies fight. Dongfang Yan was puzzled. Clearly, if that man had taken action, the losses of the palace army could have been greatly reduced. Why did he choose to watch the two armies fight?
The two armies stood facing each other under the bright lights. Mo Bai sat on a wooden chair on the city wall, looking down from a high position. He watched the Dongfang Clan below in a state of panic. A sneer curled his lips as he waved his hand slightly.
"Leave no one alive."
The palace soldiers rushed out like a tide. In front of their charge, there were also many spiritual pharmacists and alchemists invited by the King of Dongzhou to assist.
The capabilities of the Dongfang Clan were no match for them.
At this time, the King of Dongzhou appeared on the city wall. He said to Mo Bai, "Please, senior, lend us a hand."
"Of course."
Mo Bai gathered his spiritual power in his hand, and his spiritual energy spread out in all directions. The palace army advanced step by step, and the soldiers of the Dongfang Clan were completely outmatched for a moment.
Fortunately, when they had nowhere else to retreat, Dongfang Yan let out a loud roar.
"Please, senior, help me!"
Suddenly, a powerful and vigorous spiritual energy emerged within the Dongfang Clan. The palace army was impacted and suddenly retreated several meters.
Mo Bai suddenly stood up. He knew that a tough opponent had also arrived.
Sure enough, above the Dongfang Clan's army, a figure of a gray - robed monk appeared. He wore a bamboo hat and held a staff in his right hand. Just by standing in mid - air, he attracted countless gazes.
Who was this person? Why wasn't it Luo Qiu? Could it be that the other side had made a two - pronged plan? That's why they dared to launch the attack so boldly?
Mo Bai soared into the air and charged towards Gu Hanxun. He had absorbed a lot of the power of fierce beasts in the Ghost Domain and had also fully absorbed and transformed Xia Wanning's spiritual energy. Mo Bai's current capabilities would probably pose a tough challenge even for Gu Hanxun.
Gu Hanxun also realized the strength of his opponent. He carefully dealt with the attacks while thinking about his next move.
"While fighting me, you still dare to be distracted."
Mo Bai did a somersault in the air, borrowing a lot of spiritual energy, and kicked Gu Hanxun hard with both legs. Gu Hanxun blocked with his staff, but his body still retreated several steps under the impact of Mo Bai's powerful spiritual energy.
This young man was extraordinary. He could even force himself into such a situation.
On the other side, the King of Dongzhou flew down from the city wall. He was quite capable himself, which was why Dongfang Ruoxi had taken a fancy to him back then. But no one had expected that the King of Dongzhou would eventually turn into a venomous snake, a snake lurking at the life - vein of the Dongfang Clan.
Naturally, Dongfang Yan fought against the King of Dongzhou. The two stared into each other's eyes, and both could see the hatred in the other's eyes.
This great battle was inevitable. The conflict between the royal family and the great clan had never diminished over the centuries, but it was particularly intense in this generation.
If it weren't for Dongfang Sheng, an ancestor of the Dongfang Clan, who was a general and had promised the great - great - grandfather of the King of Dongzhou that the Dongfang Clan would always be a vassal and would never rebel and proclaim themselves king, the king of Dongzhou might have already been a member of the Dongfang Clan.
The King of Dongzhou pressed forward step by step, and Dongfang Yan carefully parried. The two armies were locked in a fierce battle.
However, there was always a hint of confidence between the King of Dongzhou's eyebrows. Dongfang Yan also felt a great deal of doubt in his heart.
"I have the help of a great expert. Even if your Dongfang Clan has also invited a senior, so what? You are still alone. Behind me, there are tens of thousands of secret guards. Dongfang Yan, you old fool, you can't defeat me."
"I, the general, can help you ascend the throne of the King of Dongzhou, and I can also pull you down from this position."
"Dongfang Yan, look at the army behind you. They are all old, weak, sick, and disabled. Look at my army. Your Dongfang Clan is at the end of its rope."
Although Dongfang Yan was also a bit worried in his heart, they had made preparations. This time it was a coordinated attack from inside and outside. It should be fine.
"Your spies in the palace have already been eliminated by me, every single one of them."
Dongfang Yan was shocked.
"My sister, she—"
"Your sister? Humph, she may have already returned to the afterlife."
"King of Dongzhou, you've gone too far."
"It was your Dongfang Clan who first didn't take me seriously."
Dongfang Yan was extremely angry. His hands holding the long halberd were trembling.
"Dongfang Yan, old fool, you are the one who started the chaos in Dongzhou. Today, I am just beheading the rebel army by killing you. From now on, there will be no more Dongfang Clan in the Kingdom of Dongzhou. No one will ever be able to threaten me again."
Looking at the confidence in the King of Dongzhou's eyes, Dongfang Yan became even more worried.
After a heavy blow, the two separated by several dozen meters.
At this moment, thousands of secret guards began to appear on the palace wall. They were all dressed in black, and the animal patterns on their arms shone brightly even in the dark night.
Were they the troops from the Ghost Domain?
Mo Bai's eyes were still cold. He quickly retreated several meters.
"No matter who you are, you won't see tomorrow's sun."
A powerful force rushed towards them.
Gu Hanxun's face turned slightly cold. Such a powerful army was comparable to the most elite troops of a country.
Originally, the Dongfang Clan only had a glimmer of hope under the protection of him and Luo Qiu. But now that the Ghost Domain army had appeared, the situation would be completely reversed.
A dazzling blue light flashed across the sky. It was Luo Qiu.
Luo Qiu's sudden appearance clearly stunned the people in the Ghost Domain for a moment.
Mo Bai said, "Senior Luo Qiu, are you really going to betray the Ghost Domain and be our enemy?"
Luo Qiu frowned tightly.
"How could the people in the Ghost Domain break through the seal? How could they get out? Mo Bai, you and Mo Yan are willing to sacrifice our own people just to fulfill your ambitions?"
Mo Bai said, "It's the law of the jungle. The people in the Ghost Domain have never feared death. Their fight this time is for the future of Loulan, not for me and my father."
Luo Qiu felt cold in his heart. As expected, like father, like son. Mo Bai was just as cold - blooded and ruthless as his father in his bones.
Back in the early days, Luo Qiu had thought that Mo Bai was different from Mo Yan and had even wanted to teach him spiritual energy.
"Senior, you should know—"
Mo Bai lowered his voice and continued in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "No matter which side wins this great battle, in the end, the winner will be me."
The blood ritual, to purify the stone soul. The flesh and blood bodies will forge the spiritual soul.
This great battle had mobilized all the capable people and strange experts in Dongzhou. The number of casualties would surely be countless. The spiritual soul was what Mo Bai and the others truly desired.