Chapter 226
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Chapter 226: One Sword Pressing Down on One Hundred Thousand Troops
At first, the number of Maitreya Sect members that Wang Chen killed was not very large.
For an army of tens of thousands, these losses were practically trivial, merely superficial.
But the unstoppable flying sword, cutting down lives as if they were grass, dealt a tremendous blow to the morale of the Maitreya Sect.
These brutal evildoers watched helplessly as their companions’ heads flew off in an instant, hearing the piercing and desperate screams, and feeling the hot blood splatter onto their faces…
They could not contain their inner fear, crying out for their mothers and fleeing in all directions.
Wang Chen hovered in the air, controlling the Fire Crow Sword to reap the heads of Maitreya Sect followers, single-handedly separating thousands of ordinary people from the main force of the Maitreya army.
Among these commoners were many smart individuals.
Seeing this scene, they immediately exerted all their strength to run toward South Shao County.
With these people leading the way, other commoners followed suit, fleeing for their lives.
Some even knelt on the ground, desperately bowing to Wang Chen in the air: “Thank you, Immortal Master! Thank you, Immortal Master!”
However, Wang Chen did not need their gratitude and instead felt that they were wasting the opportunity he had given them.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Maitreya army had already reacted.
The leader of the Maitreya forces was very sinister and cruel; realizing he could do nothing against Wang Chen for the moment, he ordered the archers to shoot a rain of arrows at the fleeing commoners.
If Wang Chen wanted to protect the people, then he would have to deal with them.
Let’s see how Wang Chen would rescue them!
Thousands of arrows formed a dark cloud in the air, with sharp triangular arrowheads glimmering with a metallic sheen, creating an intense sense of pressure.
A cold gleam flashed in Wang Chen’s eyes as he instantly shot out ten talismans with a flick of his hand.
Bright spiritual light burst forth, and a powerful wind suddenly arose!
Wang Chen had just activated the "Wind Calling Talismans," where one talisman could summon a strong gust; ten stacked together would unleash a storm.
This storm howled as it clashed with the shower of arrows, instantly scattering thousands of arrows in all directions.
Many arrows flew off into unknown places.
However, a few stray arrows broke through Wang Chen’s defenses, hitting the fleeing crowd.
Several commoners were unfortunate enough to be struck and fell to the ground, screaming in pain.
In the next moment, fireballs, ignited in flames, traced long arcs in the air, crashing down into the ranks of Maitreya’s archers, creating earth-shattering explosions.
Following that, more Fire Crows with blazing wings descended from the sky, causing even greater casualties.
Most of the Maitreya army’s archers were hunters from the mountains; they were agile and skilled with their bows. After being organized and trained, they fully deserved the title of elite.
But under the continuous onslaught of fireballs and descents of Fire Crows, their once orderly formation collapsed chaotically, with the mountain hunters covering their heads and fleeing like frightened mice, wishing they could sprout two extra legs!
In fact, it already took immense courage for them to even draw their bows and shoot arrows, as for centuries, the invincible image of the Immortal Master had taken deep root in people’s hearts. Even the wild men living in caverns revered him like a deity.
Now, the sight of Wang Chen controlling the flying boat while ignoring heavy crossbow attacks and wielding his flying sword to slaughter was entirely consistent with their memories, even more terrifying and formidable.
How could they possibly have the courage to continue fighting?
Most importantly, very few mountain hunters were truly willing to die for the Maitreya Sect.
They joined the Maitreya army solely because their leader had reached a cooperation agreement with the higher-ups of the Maitreya Sect.
Now, even if their own father showed up, they wouldn’t face Wang Chen’s attacks again!
Each one fled faster than a rabbit, with many of them having their clothes and armor ablaze, running while slapping at the flames.
The scene was utterly chaotic.
At that moment, Wang Chen had already risen above the main force of the Maitreya army.
Countless Maitreya followers looked up in terror at him and involuntarily began to retreat.
For centuries, the Yunyang Sect had sent wave after wave of inner sect disciples to the Mortal Realm, overseeing the thirty-seven states and one hundred twenty-six counties of Da Qian.
Each county had only one celestial guardian.
In the Mortal Realm, cultivators with artifacts and talismans were almost invincible to ordinary people.
While innate martial artists could kill Qi Training cultivators, it required proximity and a surprise attack to succeed.
Moreover, the slain cultivator had to lack protective artifacts.
As long as a Qi Training cultivator could navigate their artifacts into the air and activate the Spirit Light Shield, no matter how many innate martial artists there were, they would be unable to harm them.
The Maitreya army now found themselves in such a predicament; their ace, the divine crossbow, had already fired all its valuable special crossbow arrows, yet it hadn’t even touched the hem of Wang Chen’s garment.
The distance between them was just too great!
“Wang Immortal Master, our Maitreya Sect has no enmity with you; why do you press us so hard?”
At that moment, an old voice suddenly spoke up: “If you are willing to stop now, our sect is willing to offer you ten spiritual materials!”
It was the leader of the Maitreya army!
Ten spiritual materials?
Now that really is a big offer!
“Heh.”
Wang Chen scoffed, summoning back the Fire Crow Sword.
“Lightning come!”
Just when the leader of the Maitreya Sect thought he was actually going to call for a ceasefire, a beam of destructive lightning struck fiercely at the center of the Maitreya army.
Wang Chen had recalled the flying sword because his dantian’s power had reached its lowest after the intense battle.
Controlling the sword consumed a lot of power.
Now, Wang Chen was entirely relying on the Heaven’s Net for Exorcising Evil to replenish his spirit power; otherwise, he wouldn’t even be able to keep control of the Willow Leaf Flying Boat beneath him, and he would be forced to crash down.
Even so, the Maitreya Sect leader revealed his presence with foolish bravado, and he readily unleashed the Five Suns Thunder.
Claiming ten spiritual materials was utterly ridiculous!
As the Guiyuan Sect cultivators had just arrived, the Maitreya Sect led a large army to surround the city.
Wang Chen did not believe it was mere coincidence.
But regardless of whether there were any connections between the Guiyuan Sect and the Maitreya Sect, or what schemes they had, Wang Chen had no interest.
He sought only to have a clear conscience; as long as his thoughts were clear, even upon leaving, he would walk proudly over the corpses of his enemies!
“Ah~”
The advanced level Five Suns Thunder was nearly as powerful as a peak Qi Training strike.
Wang Chen’s attack was both sudden and swift, and extremely precise.
Though the Maitreya Sect leader had prepared defenses, at that critical moment, he activated a vital blood protective talisman just in time.
He was still struck by the lightning and turned to charred remains!
At that moment, the entire battlefield fell eerily silent.
The thousands of “celestial soldiers” surrounding the Maitreya Sect leader were all dumbfounded, unable to believe their eyes.
In their hearts, their leader was the incarnation of Maitreya and was unstoppable.
Now, the faith of all Maitreya followers collapsed.
It was unclear who led the way, but at first, only a few followers dropped their weapons and fled.
Then, the fleeing spread like a virus, and in the blink of an eye, it swept through the entire Maitreya army; the retreat went from small-scale to total collapse in just the time it took to drink half a cup of tea.
And that scene of Wang Chen single-handedly pressing down on the hundred thousand Maitreya army became an unforgettable memory for many!
