Chapter 1243: Chapter 1243 - 1228: True Warriors
"Indecisive useless trash!" On the Commander’s Platform, the Marquis Xingqing, who had been eagerly watching the battle, suddenly turned cold. His gaze towards Ye Zhen was now full of disappointment, even a touch of disdain!
Upon hearing this outburst from Marquis Xingqing, the Blood Lion Army’s Commander, Blood Beard Li Lang, who was behind him, unexpectedly opened his eyes.
The scene before him cleared the look of pain from Blood Beard Li Lang’s face, and he began to tremble with excitement, his eyes brimming with gratitude.
Zhao Zhong, who was attending on the side, looked at Ye Zhen who was fighting close-quarters in the army formation, with a gaze that seemed to see a monster.
Nobody expected that Ye Zhen would do such a thing in the end.
Originally, given the current situation, within a hundred breaths, Ye Zhen could completely annihilate the Blood Lion Army. But at this critical moment, Ye Zhen gave up the chance to completely wipe out the Blood Lion Army.
Leaving the Tree Demon Army that was protecting him heavily, he rolled up and charged into the left-wing formation of the Blood Lion Army, engaging in close combat with them.
This choice instantly labeled Ye Zhen as indecisive and useless in the eyes of Marquis Xingqing, but to the leaders of the Blood Lion Army, the gratitude was indescribable.
Marquis Xingqing’s status was there, his military orders were as solid, and they could not be violated.
But watching the brothers they had led die before their eyes, nearly worthless deaths here, the pain in the hearts of the Blood Lion Army’s leaders, especially the Commander Blood Beard Li Lang, was indescribable.
However, Ye Zhen’s sudden decision relieved the Blood Lion Army from the possibility of total annihilation.
Regaining their senses, the three commanders of the Blood Lion Army immediately shouted in unison, "Close combat, capture alive!"
"Close combat, capture alive!"
Within the Blood Lion Army, the experts recklessly pounced towards Ye Zhen.
They knew very well that Ye Zhen had shown mercy and spared their lives, but the military orders were undeniable, and before the time limit, they still had to fight.
Otherwise, the consequences of defying a military order would be worse than dying in battle.
So, they all rushed forward with great effort. With all these commanders and experts attacking Ye Zhen, the outer soldiers naturally wouldn’t use crossbow arrows to cover fire.
In this situation, as long as they didn’t strike to kill, Ye Zhen’s life was not in danger!
But soldiers are also extremely proud.
Earlier, it was with the help of the Tree Demon Army that Ye Zhen had them bow their heads, but now, they wanted to engage in close combat and capture Ye Zhen alive, to wash away their shame.
So, even though both sides held back, this close combat became even more brutal than the previous cover shooting.
Especially these military experts, who excelled at cooperation.
Several junior generals at the Establishment Realm rushed down recklessly, intending to pin down Ye Zhen with a strategy of trading injury for injury, then capture him alive as a matter of course.
But in the next instant, each of them spat blood and was sent flying.
Ye Zhen was like a demon beast charging wildly, fists and feet flashing with intense black spirit light, hands and feet turning into illusions, casually striking, kicking, chopping, and slashing!
With each wave of his hand, an officer from the Establishment Realm screamed and spat blood, flying out.
Especially the first two junior generals who rushed towards Ye Zhen’s legs, each received a kick from Ye Zhen. Not only were their standard soul armors shattered, but their flesh was also torn to pieces, leaving only their innate divine souls to escape.
This scene, not to mention the spectators, even made Ye Zhen himself jump in surprise.
It was the first time using the Black Dragon Tyrant Body to charge in battle; he didn’t know the power and couldn’t hold back, not expecting that mid-stage Dual Palace Realm martial artists couldn’t withstand a single kick.
But after this, Ye Zhen held back slightly. Wherever his fists and feet passed, those brave warriors who pounced forward only spat blood and were severely injured, losing their combat ability!
Laughing heartily, Ye Zhen dashed left and right in the army formation, with no match under his hand. Everyone who stood in front of him was severely injured with a single move.
In such a chaotic battle, it was most likely to get injured, but under Ye Zhen’s deliberate control, without even activating his Yellow Sand Golden Soul Armor, the junior generals in the Establishment Realm, using their standard soul artifacts, couldn’t leave a single white mark on Ye Zhen.
The power of the Black Dragon Tyrant Body was not false; as long as there was an ample supply of Dragon Clan Blood Essence, once formed, the flesh could reach the level of a Suppressing Device.
Ye Zhen calculated that his fists and feet, as long as infused with spiritual power, could achieve the power of a mid-grade Suppressing Device.
Otherwise, those low-grade standard soul artifacts couldn’t have been shattered by a single punch from Ye Zhen!
Suddenly, a sinister wind hit Ye Zhen’s back!
A peculiarly shaped long spear, shining with ghostly white light, was rotating rapidly like a beautiful fierce tiger, shooting towards Ye Zhen’s back.
This peculiar long spear emitted the power of a high-grade soul artifact, vaguely giving Ye Zhen a strong sense of danger.
Ye Zhen knew that if he took it head-on, he would definitely get injured!
But in the next moment, Ye Zhen laughed aloud, arched his back, and instead accelerated to ram into the peculiar long spear.
The Blood Lion Army’s left army commander’s face suddenly became uncomfortable; he hadn’t expected Ye Zhen to be so conceited.
From his core belief, he was determined to capture Ye Zhen alive, but he wouldn’t strike to kill the merciful Ye Zhen who spared their entire army!
He guessed that this spear was going to seriously injure Ye Zhen!
But in this split second, his attack could only go down.
And just as the peculiar long spear struck Ye Zhen’s back, a layer of dense black scale armor, the size of a fingernail, suddenly covered Ye Zhen’s back!
Bang!
Sparks flew everywhere!
The oddly-shaped long spear bounced high, and the black scale armor on Ye Zhen’s back suddenly shattered. Apart from a shallow white mark at the critical spot on his back, there was no other injury.
The Dragon Scale Spirit Armor and the Black Dragon Tyrant Body are simply a perfect match!
After mastering the Black Dragon Tyrant Body, the defense capability of the Dragon Scale Spirit Armor has more than doubled!
His figure, like a phantom, directly rammed into the embrace of the Blood Lion Army’s left-wing commander.
The terrifying sound of bones cracking rang out.
The Blood Lion Army’s left-wing commander was hit and flew into the air, spewing blood from his mouth.
However, the left-wing commander’s heart was filled with such frustration that he almost spat blood.
Just moments ago, he was worried about seriously injuring Ye Zhen, and in the blink of an eye, this guy had severely injured him instead.
With just one collision, the bones in his chest were shattered!
A human weapon!
At this moment, this was the only thought in the mind of the Blood Lion Army’s left-wing commander!
Relying on the Black Dragon Tyrant Body, Ye Zhen charged through the military formation as if in a no-man’s land, completely ignoring attacks from behind and the sides. In just half a quarter-hour, all the Establishment Kings who managed to get close to Ye Zhen were left vomiting blood and severely injured, losing their combat power.
In the span of half a quarter-hour, more than half of the key combatants of the Blood Lion Army, those Establishment Realm officers, had already been wiped out.
However, even knowing full well that rushing up would result in broken bones and severe injury.
The soldiers still charged forward relentlessly, roaring in anger, in coordinated group assaults.
If Ye Zhen hadn’t mastered the Black Dragon Tyrant Body, if he’d dared to charge into the military formation before, he would’ve likely died dozens of times by now.
Iron Army!
The Blood Lion Army in front of Ye Zhen was truly an Iron Army!
Even knowing certain death awaited them, they charged forward without fear!
Such a military force on the True Profound Continent would absolutely be the elite of the elites, the kings among armies.
Yet on the Primordial Continent, they were used by Marquis Xingqing as a tool to test Ye Zhen’s strength.
At that moment, Ye Zhen felt his recent decision was the correct one.
A quarter-hour of time, sometimes just a snap of the fingers, but for an army battling on the field, it felt as long as a century.
Ye Zhen was too terrifying!
In a quarter-hour, the Blood Lion Army’s two thousand Establishment Kings had already been exhausted, and in the end, those who charged up desperately were all little soldiers of the Vein Forging Realm.
To Ye Zhen in his current state, those Vein Forging Realm soldiers were too fragile.
A slight increase in Ye Zhen’s strength would cause them to shatter into pieces with a punch.
At the moment the quarter-hour mark was reached, Ye Zhen’s figure suddenly shot up into the sky, heading toward the Commander’s Platform, "Marquis, a quarter-hour has passed!"
When Ye Zhen landed on the Commander’s Platform, he was dumbfounded.
Marquis Xingqing had left without a trace, leaving behind only the leaders of the Blood Lion Army and Zhao Zhong.
"Transmit the Marquis’s order, the Blood Lion Army, from top to bottom, inside and out, is to be under military confinement for a month, with no contact with the outside world!
Anyone who violates this order will be executed!" Zhao Zhong’s raucous voice rang out.
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the Blood Lion Army’s leaders did not change at all. Instead, it was Ye Zhen who looked at Zhao Zhong with some surprise, "Chief Zhao, why are they being put in confinement?"
Zhao Zhong’s Divine Soul Telecommunication echoed in Ye Zhen’s Mansion, "Captain Ye, your Yimu Spiritual Communication Technique is currently top secret. Before the real gamble starts, the Marquis does not wish for any information to leak."
"Captain Ye, by the Marquis’s order, you are confined to the Marquis Mansion for a month with no contact with the outside world. The Marquis has ordered this old servant to personally serve you!" Zhao Zhong added.
This did not surprise Ye Zhen, as the entire ten-thousand-strong army was confined under military law. Restricting Ye Zhen’s movements and even having Zhao Zhong monitor him up close seemed reasonable.
However, Ye Zhen couldn’t help but be curious about what kind of wager could warrant such attention from Marquis Xingqing?
To verify his strength, wasn’t it excessive to allow such a veteran and heroic army like the Blood Lion Army to be completely wiped out, and then to collectively confine them for over a month afterward?
But just as Ye Zhen was leaving, the Blood Lion Army’s Commander-in-Chief, Blood-Beard Li Lang, blocked Ye Zhen’s path, cupped his hands, and said, "I would like to know, Captain Ye, why you held back today? Was it because..."
Ye Zhen glanced at the Blood Lion Army behind him, "Warriors like them shouldn’t die here! They are true soldiers; their true home should be the battlefield!"
With that, Ye Zhen strode away!
A flash of light streaked by, and a blood-colored talisman token of indeterminate material flew from Blood-Beard Li Lang’s hand and landed in Ye Zhen’s bosom.
"Captain Ye, I will remember this favor!
A big favor doesn’t need thanks. If you encounter trouble within the military system, feel free to mention my name; my name still holds some weight!" Blood-Beard Li Lang’s Divine Soul Telecommunication resonated within Ye Zhen’s Mansion.