Chapter 300
The terrifying and fearsome shadows vanished into the temple.
“Gui Shen!”
The warriors of the Helian tribe, their eyes blood-red, surged forward with reckless abandon.
And there were the other three colossal war statues...
The intense heat turned Li Mo's armor a fiery red, as black phantoms, born from the power of countless beings, coiled around him, only to be evaporated by his battle spirit and the might of the formation, emitting piercing wails.
Yet, he was ultimately held back by the swamp-like force of the beings, a tactic he had never anticipated from mere martial artists.
He couldn’t let the Qingmu Iron Cavalry, who charged alongside him, retreat now.
For cavalry charging into battle, only death or the scattering of the enemy lines could make them halt.
On the city wall.
“Prepare the Rongyuan military crossbows! Clear a path for the commander and Young Hero Li!”
Wu Lang shouted, his bloodied hand, with visible bone, yanked the crossbow string, straining to load the last heavy crossbow.
“Fire!”
At the command, the killing machines unleashed a sharp gust of wind.
The wind pierced the war spirit statue, igniting bright sparks.
This strike didn’t destroy any of the statues, but it achieved its strategic goal: to delay their descent.
And in that brief moment...
Qu Sheng arrived.
The Grand Commander of the Qingmu, clad in a simple white robe instead of armor, stood at the forefront of his cavalry, wielding his spear with grand gestures, surrounded by shattered armor and bodies.
As he charged forward, the mixed formation of cavalry and infantry beside him suffered heavy losses, with comrades falling every second.
Yet, he fixed his gaze on the war statue, fiercely digging his heels into his horse’s belly.
The Snow-White Dragon carried him like a fleeting shadow.
Buzz—
A spear shadow swept across the sky, swiftly striking the most agile of the Zhu Yan statues at its ankle, its weak point.
Roar!!
The Zhu Yan statue let out a painful, bronze-like roar, one of its legs buckling under its own terrifying weight.
Another war statue fell, shaking the entire battlefield.
In the next moment.
Clang—
The sound of a zither echoed again, and Li Mo’s Qingmu Iron Cavalry, organized in formations of hundreds, suddenly shifted, each unit transforming into massive iron scales, forming a swimming dragon.
Li Mo had only recently taught Ying Bing the Black Scale Formation.
Had she not only mastered it but also innovated upon it?
The swimming dragon collided with the human-faced serpent statue, sparks flying between the scales, the friction almost making one’s teeth ache.
“Dare to charge the formation? Then stay here!”
The Huo Dou statue, seemingly the most intelligent among them, actually spoke.
It had just halted, as if brewing something.
Its bronze mouth opened.
The Huo Dou bronze statue, resembling a large dog, opened its massive jaws, flames swirling from the inscriptions on its body, finally converging in its mouth.
Puff—
The moisture in the air was instantly vaporized, and a spiraling flame dragon rushed forth!
**Chapter 326: The Golden Lotus of Flames Amidst the Inferno**
Whoosh—
The true fire transformed into a fire dragon, first charging through its own soldiers.
Wherever the fire dragon passed, soldiers were instantly turned into blackened shadows, unable to even scream before their bones turned to nothingness, their weapons melting into iron juice.
The Huo Dou’s infernal flames could even turn mountains and stones into blue smoke.
It was said that the Huo Dou consumed no food, feeding solely on fire, and wherever it went, disaster followed.
Those who perished in its flames would be swallowed whole, eternally falling into the infernal abyss.
Even the strongest of the inner realm, without special abilities, dared not approach.
Moreover, even though Li Mo had harnessed the power of the formation, he had not condensed his inner realm; his spirit still resided in the realm of observation.
“This fire is coming for me.”
As the flame dragon locked onto him, a sudden clarity rose in Li Mo’s heart.
“Ice Block!”
Li Mo shouted.
The ethereal figure atop the city wall, cold as a celestial being, seemed to tremble slightly, understanding the young man’s intent.
She bit her lip tightly, closed her eyes, and altered the formation’s momentum.
The black-scaled swimming dragon continued to tangle with the human-faced serpent statue.
And Li Mo broke away from the formation!
How could an observer navigate through the army alone?
But now, no other presence could approach him.
“Is he trying to escape?”
One of the Huo Dou tribe leaders paused in confusion.
In that instant Li Mo broke from the formation, those who witnessed it instinctively thought he was attempting to flee alone.
Many experts prepared to intercept him.
Yet Li Mo, single-handedly, charged straight into the flame dragon!
“You little thing, you’re courting death! The National Master won’t blame me for not leaving you whole!”
The Huo Dou bronze statue rejoiced.
If it could consume this young man’s spirit, it could interrogate him with the infernal flames, ensuring no secrets remained hidden.
Even the strongest would not withstand it.
Crash—
In an instant, Li Mo collided with the flame dragon, his armor igniting in a brilliant glow.
He activated the method of the Infernal Red Lotus, and instead of being consumed by the flames, his radiance grew brighter, dazzling like the sun.
His gaze seemed to burn with the flames of the inferno.
The celestial body was impervious to fire and water!
The laughter of the Huo Dou statue abruptly ceased.
Not burning away?
Even that extraordinary physique, in the realm of observation, should not withstand the scorching of the infernal flames.
It could never have imagined.
That someone would leap into a cauldron, refining themselves alongside the Nine Aperture Dragon Tiger Golden Pill.
Not only was his flesh unharmed, but his spirit also remained unscathed by the infernal flames, shining even brighter amidst the fire!
“Binding the spirit, life is resilient, yet one can plant the golden lotus in the fire.”
This phrase surfaced in Li Mo’s mind.
It was the first line of the Fire Heart Lotus Method’s essence, which had also been preserved in the “Infernal Red Lotus Method.”
What true gold fears the fire’s refinement?
The secret of overcoming the strong with the weak, as mentioned in the “Qi Tian Dou Zhan,” relies on ‘will’!
How could his spirit now be extinguished by mere infernal flames?
The red mysterious pill in his dantian suddenly radiated brilliantly, becoming the main star among the seven stars.
A thin layer of flame spread from his dantian, burning away the surrounding infernal flames, distorting and retreating.
At this moment.
The two flames intertwined, with the infernal flames continuously being consumed by the other fire.
The Huo Dou was alarmed, attempting to retract the infernal flames, but that figure relentlessly followed the flame dragon back.
That figure, both body and spirit ablaze, flew into the mouth of the Huo Dou bronze statue.
Everyone’s hearts hung in their throats.
The next second.
Whoosh—
The Huo Dou bronze statue suddenly thrashed, trying every means to expel what was inside, but it was all in vain, as the infernal flames within it grew stronger and stronger.
Those who play with fire will surely burn themselves.
The Huo Dou, which had wreaked havoc with its infernal flames, was ultimately consumed by the firelight.
It ignited.
Clang—
Clang—
Its abdomen bulged with hammer marks, and after three consecutive blows, it finally exploded.
A figure, still engulfed in flames, burst forth.
The warriors and beasts of the Huo Dou tribe dared not obstruct him; for them, who revered flames, Li Mo’s act of burning the Huo Dou was akin to a divine feat!
“Li Shao Xia! Li Shao Xia!”
“Charge forward, welcome Li Shao Xia back to the formation!”
On the city wall, cheers erupted, shaking the heavens.
Li Shao Xia’s life and death were now intertwined with each of their fates; on the battlefield, he was invincible, and in the hearts of the soldiers, the scales of victory always tipped in their favor.
He truly never disappointed anyone.
On the city tower.
“Phew.”
Ying Bing watched the young man break through the bronze statue, finally returning to her sight, and she silently let out a breath of relief.
As she played the zither, she once again directed the formation’s changes.
The black-scaled swimming dragon welcomed their dragon head!
And each Qingmu Iron Cavalryman surged forward with unstoppable momentum, determined to pierce through!
Even though the swimming dragon was headless, and many comrades had fallen in battle against the statues and enemy forces, they all harbored an unwavering belief in victory.
“Just come back, just come back.”
Qu Sheng touched his bulging white robe, his admiration for the young man deepening.
He was certain that when Li Mo leaped into the raging flames, he had no idea he would emerge unscathed, yet he still stood in front of his soldiers.
Leading from the front was the essence of a true warrior.
Qu Sheng had been a commander for many years, and had long refrained from charging into battle, but watching the young man’s spirit, he felt as if he had rediscovered his former self.
How could he bring shame to Qingmu City or to the prince?
“Brothers, follow me! Charge and unite with Li Shao Xia!”
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