Over the course of a year, Zhu Xiao had been managing the affairs of the Yuelai Inn, but her cultivation had not stopped.
During this time, she felt she was approaching her limit and was about to reach an impasse.
However, the improvement in her combat strength over the past year was something she clearly felt, so she wanted to test her combat abilities to see if a battle could help her break through her bottleneck.
“Real combat?”
“Naturally!”
The end result was the same as the previous real combats; there was no change, Wang Sheng won, and he won easily.
“As expected, you are still stronger!”
Zhu Xiao, however, was not discouraged at all, having lost many times, she was used to it.
Wang Sheng said nothing, but took out a secret book and said, “This is a Spiritual Cultivation Secret Book, tailored to your cultivation path. It should suit you well, and even if it can’t help you breakthrough, it can still enhance some of your combat abilities.”
This was something he had prepared in advance.
He always treated Zhu Xiao as a tool, which he felt quite embarrassed about, so he had created this.
This was something he had come up with while progressing through the “Lifeless Vacuum Sensing Chapter”, meant to enhance Zhu Xiao’s new path in terms of spirit.
Since she couldn’t increase her cultivation level for now, he thought of expanding in other aspects.
Zhu Xiao was obviously thrilled, nothing was more attractive than something that could enhance one’s strength.
It wasn’t long before she was immersed in it.
This secret book opened up new ways of thinking for her, incomparable to the Heavenly Thought Scripture, and was of great help to her.
Wang Sheng did not disturb her and just waited; this time out, he would only return to continue his seclusion after the matters with Huangtian were resolved.
Besides, with his current realm, he could easily practice Inner Core Skill anywhere.
…
Zhu Xiao took some time to finish reading the secret book Wang Sheng had given her.
After finishing, the excitement in her eyes grew.
“How did you do it?”
“Maybe I’m all-powerful?” Wang Sheng said, half-jokingly.
For him now, this was actually not much.
“Don’t tease!” Zhu Xiao rolled her eyes, but deep down, she was somewhat convinced.
“You should realize, though this secret book seems powerful, it is actually a bit superficial. How to cultivate it effectively still depends on you.”
He was speaking the truth, after all, given the little time he used, it was nearly impossible to produce a detailed secret book.
“I understand, but even so, it is a great help to me. However, there are some parts I still don’t understand…”
Wang Sheng and Zhu Xiao communicated for a long time.
This time, however, it was mostly Wang Sheng talking and Zhu Xiao listening.
And in the upcoming period, Wang Sheng did not leave, just awaiting Huangtian’s move.
…
Meanwhile, in Mountain Pass State at the Taiping Sect headquarters, Huangtian sensed his own physical condition and knew this was his limit now.
If he could withstand this time, the Taiping Sect would have no worries for at least three years.
In three years, a lot could be accomplished.
During this period, he also realized that his strong spiritual power was not without reason; his path was destined to be perilous, and meeting his teacher had been the luckiest event.
Next, he had to continue on his own.
In the year 543 of the Great Zhou Calendar, in April, the Four Kingdoms had surrounded Mountain Pass State and Yu State for more than three months, appearing to continue until the Taiping Sect capitulated.
The situation at Taiping Sect seemed grim.
But in mid-April, after nearly a year of lying dormant, the Taiping Army finally acted again.
This time, the Taiping Army’s target was Shi Zhou, in the east.
Yu State was originally the territory of the Cang Dynasty but had been occupied by the Taiping Army; now with the Taiping Army on the move again, the target was Shi Zhou occupied by the Eastern King.
The Taiping Sect now had an army of five hundred thousand, a force with enormous logistical needs; evidently, this was a do-or-die battle, to break the blockade and secure their footing.
The Four Kings naturally knew the Taiping Sect’s intent, mobilizing upon hearing the news, quickly amassing their armies, clearly targeting the Taiping Army.
It wasn’t long before the Taiping Army clashed with the Eastern King’s army in Shi Zhou; soon, the other three kings’ armies converged and surrounded the Taiping Army.
The predicament of the Taiping Sect seemed even worse than before.
If the Taiping Army were to suffer losses, even if Huangtian could replenish them here with enhancement symbols, the momentum from before would no longer be there. Besides, with such large-scale use of enhancement symbols, if they were lost, Huangtian would inevitably be backfired.
Therefore, no matter how you look at it, both Huangtian and the Taiping Sect seemed destined to break and sink into the sand this time.
In addition to this—
Wang Sheng looked in a direction where there were four extremely strong spiritual presences.
Clearly, in this war, four top Great Grandmasters had indeed arrived.
Dominating with force was always the best strategy, something well understood by the people of the four dynasties.
“Should we help?”
Over the past month, Zhu Xiao had cultivated the secret manual Wang Sheng had given her and had developed a certain level of spiritual power. Her perception had become much sharper, and naturally, she had detected the presence of the Four Kings.
She knew Wang Sheng was deeply concerned about Huangtian, so she asked if they should take action.
“No need. Let’s just watch for now. With such an obvious ploy, Huangtian surely won’t fall for it easily.”
The Eastern King’s army had been dragging on until the other Four Kings’ armies arrived, completely forming an encirclement.
Huangtian looked at the intelligence and muttered to himself, “Now, the real battle begins!”
In the year 543 of the Dazhou calendar, in May, Huangtian’s 500,000-strong Taiping Army clashed with the nearly two million soldiers from the Four Kings.
At the start, the Taiping Army naturally began to retreat step by step.
The difference in numbers was simply too stark.
However, there was little panic within the Taiping Army.
“Are you ready?”
“The Sect Hierarch is all prepared!”
Huangtian nodded, and then at the location of the battlefield, thunder roared in the daytime.
Wang Sheng immediately recognized it, the Divine Skill “Heavenly Thunder.”
“What are they planning?”
Wang Sheng focused intently on the center of the battlefield, feeling an extremely strong momentum rising.
Soon after, Huangtian flew up into the sky and directly attacked the Four Kings’ army.
A Great Grandmaster was an existence that could change the course of battles, let alone a top Great Grandmaster.
With Huangtian’s intervention, the Taiping Army managed to suppress the Four Kings’ army in a short time.
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The Four Kings, or rather the Three Kings and the Goddess Zheng Xueyue, also took action!
Although the Cang King was not Zheng Xueyue, everyone knew who truly dominated the Cang King’s dynasty.
Soon, the four of them met Huangtian in the sky.
“We meet again, Huangtian!”
“You still haven’t given up, trying to deal with me by joining forces several times, even though you are inherently mortal enemies!”
Huangtian couldn’t understand why these people, who were all fighting for that one position, thereby definitely in a life-or-death scenario, could always seem to unite.
“Because you don’t understand the true nature of this land, and ultimately, only we can be in charge. You are an anomaly, and anomalies must be eliminated!”
The four didn’t say much.
From the beginning, they had adhered to one principle—the land could no longer accommodate more people!
Since it was impossible to eliminate the other six powers, then definitely a new eighth power should not arise.
“Looks like there is nothing left to talk about then. Let’s fight, as long as you’re not afraid I’ll take one of you with me!”
“There’s no need to resort to these strategies anymore. Your power must be coming from the Taiping Army, right? Can you handle our attack on the Taiping Army, able to resist two million soldiers?”
The Four Kings were not to be underestimated. Three months of time had been sufficient for them to investigate some matters.
As long as the Taiping Army was gone, Huangtian would pose no more threat.
Huangtian glanced at the four. He’d long known that the Four Kings were not easy to deal with.
Luckily, he was well-prepared this time.
“Taking down the Taiping Army, huh? Let’s see if you have the strength to do so!”
“You’ve indeed investigated some matters, but do you know what the will of the people is?”
Boom!
In the sky, a huge force emerged!