Tyrant Sky Martial Soul

Chapter 1168: Chapter 1168: Easily Breaching the City

The garrison in Modu City was not substantial, consisting only of 50,000 troops, among which 20,000 were from the Sea Race army and 30,000 were a false army.

Meanwhile, Lanton City, the closest to Modu City, was stationed with nearly 100,000 of the false army.

The so-called false army was comprised of human surrenderers, and their combat capability was really nothing to boast about.

It seems that the True Demon Empire had never thought that such a large-scale army would appear from the Phoenix God Empire. They had positioned most of their troops along the border facing the Northern Han Kingdom.

Especially in recent days, with frequent activity from the Northern Han Kingdom, they had just transferred 10,000 elites from Modu City to assist.

Now, the situation turned severe, with Modu City’s defenses significantly weakened. If an aggressive attack were to come, they genuinely might be unable to defend themselves.

The army finally appeared before the eyes of the people, being just about one li away from Modu City.

A troop of light cavalry separated from the formation and moved closer to this side, stopping about 200 meters away from the city.

”Citizens and the false army of Modu City, listen up. The Chosen Son of Heaven leads a great army to reclaim Modu City. Those willing to surrender should do so quickly; otherwise, the day the city falls will be your day of death.”

Ling Xiao indeed was a human, but if some insisted on serving the Sea Race like dogs, then he would not hesitate to execute them without mercy.

The one shouting was Meng Tong, his voice not only loud but also imbued with substantial Heavenly Origin Power, which allowed almost everyone in Modu City to hear him, reverberating like thunder.

”Are we really going into battle?”

This time, people finally realized this was not an illusion. The army outside the city did not come with good intentions.

However, it seemed their goal was to overthrow the True Demon Empire.

For many humans, this was the scenario they had dreamt of all along, but now that it was actually happening, they still inevitably felt tense.

Most people still chose to wait and see. Those who originally planned to go to the square, all hastened back home in panic and hid.

There also were a group of people eagerly expecting the Chosen Son of Heaven to attack Modu City, beginning secret activities to coordinate from within and aid him to drive away the Sea Race.

Some of these people sincerely desired to be rid of the oppression of the Sea Race.

Of course, some sought to gain political advantage early.

After all, if Modu City were destroyed, it wouldn’t be long before the True Demon Empire perished. By then, the Chosen Son of Heaven would undoubtedly establish a new dynasty, and if they could join his ranks early, they would be reused sooner.

”What do we do, Captain?”

Atop the city walls, many were in chaos.

”Tsk!”

Suddenly, a flash of light unexpectedly burst forth, and a human soldier, panicked and confused, was pierced through the body.

It was a Sea Race warrior, who impaled the human soldier with a trident, bellowing, ”Incompetents! Anybody who dares to bolster the enemy’s morale and undermines our own, I will kill him!”

The human soldiers dared to be angry but did not dare to speak up.

This was not the first time someone had been killed.

And the reason for the killing was simply ridiculous.

The soldier was merely scared and had not said anything rebellious, yet he was killed as if he were a mere chicken.

”What are you looking at? Organize the archers and prepare to shoot arrows!”

The Sea Race warrior obviously held a higher position than the Guard Captain, and combined with his Sea Race identity, there was no issue for him to give orders.

”Tsk!”

However, the Sea Race warrior could never have anticipated that Ling Xiao had arrived in Modu City two days earlier and had already made contact with the Revival Meeting, placing his own people within.

Before his order could be carried out, his head was already sliced off by a sword.

The one who struck was a soldier who appeared very delicate in facial features.

Almost like a girl.

In fact, she was indeed a girl disguised as one.

Her true identity was Leng Mei.

With her here, the defense of Modu City was practically a formality.

”Open the gate, let the army in, or I will kill all of you.”

Leng Mei always speaks directly; lacking Ling Xiao’s eloquence, she can only threaten with force.

”Open the gates, didn’t you hear?”

The guards came to their senses and shouted loudly.

The person before them could easily kill warriors of the Sea Race, killing them would be even easier, wouldn’t it?

”Very well, as long as you cooperate, the Chosen Son of Heaven will surely not mistreat you.”

As she watched the heavy city gates slowly open and the army pour in from outside, Leng Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This was the task given to her by Ling Xiao; she would feel she had let Ling Xiao down if she failed.

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Almost at the same time, someone had already arrived within the Imperial Palace.

At this moment, Sea Emperor Jiao Batian, under Ling Xiao’s control, was hosting a great banquet for his officials.

The Hero Conference was about to begin, ostensibly to reward the civil and military officials who had worked hard in this process.

This, of course, was also a strategy prearranged by Ling Xiao.

He had invited all the Sea Race officials from the nearby cities to Modi City, intending to capture them all in one go.

Although the Lord of Modi City, Jiao Mo, and the Lord of Lanton City, Jiao Lie, were not present, this caused some people’s suspicion and indignation.

But at this time, no one had yet realized that these two had been killed; they just thought these two were not giving Jiao Batian face.

After all, everyone was part of the same family and had similar cultivation levels. Jiao Batian is the Sea Emperor, but they are just city lords; perhaps they felt discontent.

”Your Majesty, Sea Emperor, something terrible has happened!”

Perhaps because the palace was too sturdily built, or maybe because the soundproofing was too good, or maybe because the noise inside was so loud, none of these people felt what was happening outside the city.

Nor did they hear Meng Tong’s voice.

It was not until an eunuch ran in with rolling, rushed motions that everyone started feeling something was quite wrong.

”What’s the matter, why are you in such a panic? Don’t you know today’s great banquet by the Sea Emperor?”

The face of Sha Tong Tian, the First Demon General of the True Demon Empire, looked displeased; he was enjoying himself when suddenly this person barged in, ruining his mood and disturbing his pleasure.

”Never mind, tell us, what exactly happened?”

”Sea Emperor Jiao Batian” asked.

”Your Majesty, an army has arrived outside the city, under the flag of the Chosen Son of Heaven from the Heavenly Dragon Continent, with immense momentum.”

The eunuch wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and then spoke with trembling fear.

Upon hearing this, the faces of many people present changed.

Sha Tong Tian abruptly stood up and prepared to go out and check the situation.

”General Sha, they are just a few petty thieves. Do you really need to take action personally? With you, the Sea Emperor, and me, Kong He, here today, can these mere thieves really turn the tide?”

It’s worth mentioning that as one of the Ten Great Phoenix Children of the Phoenix God Empire, Kong He was also fortunate enough to be invited to this banquet.

Hong Li and Bai Qianjiao were also present.

After all, these two were the pride of the True Demon Empire, role models among the younger generation.

”Does the Peacock Princess mean to say that we should ignore this matter?”

Sha Tong Tian asked.

”Why don’t you have your subordinates go and take a look, bringing back their heads as dishes to accompany our drinks? Wouldn’t that be better?”

Kong He said with a smile.

He truly didn’t believe anyone would dare attack Modu City.