Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique

Chapter 230: Chapter 33 Essence Smoke

Moonfall City had a standing garrison of eighty thousand troops, a solid backbone for defending the city. To rescue Marshal Huang, Huang Shilan had deployed thirty thousand elite soldiers, and then, together with Wuu Tiangang, they quickly set out towards Breeze Ridge.

Of course, the reason for the rescue mission, despite familial ties, went beyond personal connection. Even if Marshal Huang was not Huang Shilan’s grandfather, she would have certainly gone to perform the rescue upon receiving the news.

Because Marshal Huang was the commander of the Northwest Army; his safety was paramount.

If the Grand Marshal were to fall in battle, the Northwest Allied Army would surely crumble!

The path to Breeze Ridge was rugged, with a particularly difficult mountain stretch situated between two mountain ranges, housing a deep canyon.

To pass, they had to traverse this canyon area!

Crossing the canyon, a day’s hurried march would bring them to Breeze Ridge.

The army continued without rest and reached the long canyon, moving swiftly through it.

Looking up, the colossal mountains blocked out the sunlight, casting the depths of the canyon in eerie darkness.

“Pass down the order, tell everyone to be careful.”

Surveying the canyon’s terrain, Huang Shilan’s brow furrowed slightly. She then instructed the order to be given.

Having spent twelve years in the military, she had a good understanding of such matters.

A canyon terrain, like the one before them, was ideal for an ambush!

“Yes!”

The messenger went to convey Huang Shilan’s order, while at her side, Wuu Tiangang’s lips curled into a sinister smile.

The main troops pressed on.

Suddenly, a thunderous rumble echoed across the canyon.

“What’s that sound?” Many were puzzled.

“Look, up there!” Someone pointed upwards at the canyon top and screamed in terror.

Giant boulders started rolling down from above the canyon, hurtling towards the densely packed soldiers below.

“Ambush, dodge quickly!”

Huang Shilan’s face turned pale as she shouted loudly.

“Quick, dodge…”

Many soldiers yelled as they scrambled to avoid the tumbling rocks.

But there were too many boulders; many soldiers couldn’t evade in time, flung into the air or crushed under their swift and merciless descent, dying instantly.

Continuous screams of agony filled the air; a volley of boulders caused heavy casualties among the True Martial Country soldiers.

“Get through the canyon quickly!”

Huang Shilan shouted, her hand gripping her treasure sword shaking violently as she watched her soldiers meet their brutal end.

The army rushed toward the exit at the canyon’s end.

“Boom-boom-boom.”

Suddenly, the ground split open, and an enormous claw emerged, the mountainous appendage slamming down on the soldiers.

Bang, bang, bang…

Hundreds of soldiers were sent flying, meeting instantaneous deaths.

Then, from the crack in the earth, a powerful Earth Demon crawled out.

The Earth Demon barred their path.

Being part of the Demon Clan, these Demon Dao experts always maintained contact with the demons, and summoning an Earth Demon to strike was not a particularly difficult task.

“Roar, roar, roar…”

At the same time, a dense flood of Beastman Empire soldiers poured in, joining the fray.

“City Lord, we’ve been ambushed and trapped in the valley,”

a general said, his face pale.

“Retreat, let’s retreat,”

Huang Shilan shouted loudly.

The army retreated in disarray, but the cries of killing and roaring from behind were deafening. One could see Earth Demons with huge Stone Hammers rushing in, followed by a dense mass of Beastman Empire soldiers.

Thirty thousand soldiers from Moonfall City were completely trapped in the valley.

“Fight, carve a blood path and break through,”

Huang Shilan commanded the army to launch a fierce attack behind them to rip open a blood path.

“Cackle, cackle, cackle, cackle…”

An eerie laugh suddenly filled the air, and three bursts of demonic light flew in from outside, followed by three cultivators dressed in black robes emerging from the demonic light.

These three cultivators, a middle-aged one and two around thirty-something, were obviously experts of the Demon Dao.

They must be from the Soul Devouring Hall.

“Demon Dao cultivators!” Huang Shilan’s face changed slightly.

“Ha ha, Wuu Tiangang, you did very well, not only tricking Huang Shilan out but also drawing out the thirty thousand soldiers guarding Moonfall City. Now, we will first wipe out this army, capture Huang Shilan, take Moonfall City, and then use Huang Shilan to force that old fart Huang Tianfeng into submission,”

said the middle-aged cultivator, who was none other than the Demon Dao expert Lii Daoxie.

“Wuu Tiangang, it’s you…”

Huang Shilan’s face turned pale. She thought of the traitor Lin Feng mentioned but never expected that the traitor colluding with the Demon Dao and the Beastman Empire would be Wuu Tiangang.

“A wise man submits to circumstances,” Wuu Tiangang said indifferently.

“The Huang Family has been good to you, and you conspire with the Evil Demon and the Beastman Empire to betray your country?” Huang Shilan said, her face turning ashen with rage.

“Good to me? Huang Shilan, you despicable woman, My father died for that old fart Huang Tianfeng, and though I am young and have many military achievements, why would he rather let you take over as City Lord of Moonfall City than me? If he really saw me as one of his own, wouldn’t he grant me such a mere position? I hate—I hate you all, I hate True Martial Country. If True Martial Country hadn’t resisted the Beastman Empire’s invasion back then, how would my father have died? I want to destroy True Martial Country, destroy the Huang Family. I want to kill Huang Tianfeng myself. If it weren’t for him, how would my father be dead?” Wuu Tiangang’s face twisted.

“Go, seize Huang Shilan!” Lii Daoxie sneered and, along with the other two Demon Dao experts, launched an attack on Huang Shilan!

“Protect the City Lord.” Many soldiers from Moonfall City charged at the three Demon Dao experts.

Meanwhile, thirty li away, Lin Feng led his team away from the battlefield. After several days of intense battles, the Beastman Empire’s troops were repelled under the command of Marshal Huang. They temporarily ceased their military actions, and Lin Feng planned to lead everyone back to Moonfall City to regroup.

“Captain, listen, there are cries of killing coming from over there…” Long Shiyou pointed in the southeastern direction.

Indeed, though they were far away, the sounds of battle reached them, indicating that a large-scale conflict had erupted.

Lin Feng looked in the southeastern direction and asked, “What’s over there?”

“Captain, there is a vast canyon there, called Death Canyon. It has incredibly dangerous terrain and is the most suitable place for an ambush,” Long Shiyou replied, seemingly very familiar with the local geography.

“Troops, assemble—we’re moving out,” Lin Feng commanded.

The thousand-man troop acted swiftly, quickly assembling. These people were all experts, primarily elites from the Azure Dragon Academy, strong individuals above the Martial Master Realm, with a few at the Martial General Realm. After numerous life and death battles, each of them emitted an aura as mighty as mountains and seas. When all congregated together, their potent blood energy coalesced above them into a giant column that shot into the clouds, forming a colossal blood-red direwolf standing atop the clouds, howling to the sky.

This was the Essence Smoke.

The legend goes that when a group of powerful cultivators, united in their resolve, merge their blood energy, they would manifest Essence Smoke.

Essence Smoke, like smoke and pillar, shooting straight into the Nine Heavens!

“Move out,” Lin Feng said in a low voice, as the large troop orderly charged towards Death Canyon.