Chapter 1108: Subtle Changes

Unexpectedly, the battle at the main headquarters of Jinxiu Heshan entered an unusually fierce cycle from the very beginning.
Hundreds of thousands of troops from Yipin Tang launched a nearly frantic assault, along with numerous top experts, and managed to tear a gap in the eastern side of the headquarters. Both sides quickly engaged in close-quarters sword fights, with roars and the clashing of blades filling the air! More and more troops from Yipin Tang poured in, quickly establishing a foothold and gradually gaining the upper hand, expanding their advantages!
But on the western side, the scene was completely different…
Kai Xin and Yi Di created the perfect conditions!
Tens of thousands of troops from Jinxiu Heshan, who had previously gathered in Guiwei, silently attacked from behind, catching the troops of Yipin Tang off guard and causing chaos among them.
The massive encirclement around the entire western area was shattered in the blink of an eye by tens of thousands of troops!
Under the leadership of Kai Xin and Yi Di, these troops split into two groups, directing the battle toward the north and south…
With no intention of sending reinforcements to the main headquarters of Jinxiu Heshan!
Kill to kill!!
…
Swish!
Kai Xin led the charge, moving like a ghost through the densest areas, wielding his black iron sword. Everyone within a radius of over twenty meters was killed.
“Kill!!”
Most of those following Kai Xin were former members of the two major gangs and disciples who had left Xifeng Tower. Although they were inferior to the disciples of Yipin Tang in some aspects, their morale was high as they pursued the terrified disciples of Yipin Tang, seemingly holding an advantage.
Yi Di shared similarities with Kai Xin, but also differences.
The similarity was that both of their sword techniques were extremely lethal, reaching the pinnacle of destructive power!
However, the difference was that Yi Di’s sword attacks were highly focused, like a sharp edge that was impossible to defend against, with a small impact area, resulting in limited kills per attack; yet he had the advantage of speed.
While Kai Xin swung his black iron sword in one circle, Yi Di had already delivered numerous attacks, moving through the armies as people kept falling to the ground on both sides!
The black sword auras, like black lightning, flashed across the dark night sky. Each time they appeared, the troops of Yipin Tang couldn’t help but feel a deep chill, as countless more people fell among them.
Although Kai Xin’s attack speed was slow, his single sword strike was astonishing!
One strike of his sword killed more people than Yi Di’s multiple strikes, carrying greater deterrence and a more powerful psychological impact, giving the impression of being invincible.

There are also many top experts in Yipin Hall, but upon seeing how Happy and Yidi slaughtered their enemies, they couldn’t help but shudder in fear, not daring to confront their fierce strength head-on.
By the time Mengyun received news from the west, the tens of thousands of troops led by Happy and Yidi had already entered sight from both the north and south.
“…”
Mengyun’s face turned pale as she stopped the reports from those behind her and stepped forward. Gazing at the chaos spreading rapidly from both directions toward them, a profound sense of coldness surged within her.
Ten minutes earlier…
She didn’t understand Happy’s reason for leaving her behind, nor what caused her unease…
Now she understood!!
Even after defeating the Evil Emperor, Happy was still approaching this battle in a very cautious and steady manner, rather than assuming he was invincible after winning against the Evil Emperor.
In an instant, Mengyun seemed to understand everything.
Happy’s words…
were meant to calm her down, to keep the four hundred thousand troops of Yipin Hall at the Jinxiu Huashan Headquarters.
Happy had known from the start that the defenses of Jinxiu Huashan Headquarters couldn’t withstand the full force of Yipin Hall and the Wild Wolves Organization, so he never intended to use it as a battlefield for a desperate fight…
Before the battle, Happy had been focused on creating and waiting for an opportunity—waiting for her to relax, for Yipin Hall to reveal its weaknesses, and for a chance to kill and weaken as many of Yipin Hall’s combatants as possible!
In this battle, although it seemed that Jinxiu Huashan Headquarters had been captured and the situation was critical, as Happy had predicted, with seventy or eighty thousand troops stationed there, along with high walls and top experts for protection, even if Yipin Hall was fierce, it wouldn’t be possible to destroy them all in a short time.
But Happy took advantage of the site where the Evil Emperor fell to create a weakness, then deliberately left her alive to expose a second weakness.
To keep Mengyun and the experts from the Wild Wolves Organization all east of the headquarters and focus Mengyun’s attention on the eastern breakthrough point, Happy wasn’t afraid to use all the troops at Jinxiu Huashan Headquarters as bait…
Happy had merely created an opportunity!
An opportunity for mass destruction!
Tens of thousands of elite troops suddenly attacking from behind could wipe out hundreds of thousands of Yipin Hall disciples in one go…
Now Mengyun faced a difficult choice!
One was to keep pushing forward toward Jinxiu Huashan. In that case, no one could stop Happy, Yidi, and their tens of thousands of troops from posing a threat to the large forces outside the headquarters. Yipin Hall’s losses would only grow larger.

With the Grand Sanctuary of Jinxiu River and Mountains as a stronghold, the rate of losses would clearly be lower than in fierce battles in the open fields… Yipin Hall would suffer far more than it gains.
The second option is to withdraw the troops and focus all efforts on dealing with the tens of thousands of soldiers led by Kai Xin and Yi Di.
However!
At least twenty thousand elite soldiers have already rushed into the Grand Sanctuary of Jinxiu River and Mountains…
Not to mention whether orders can reach the front lines!
Even if orders are delivered to them, these troops will surely suffer heavy losses during the retreat—Jinxiu River and Mountains’ tens of thousands of soldiers are not mere decorations! They won’t allow the enemy to escape so easily.
Regardless of the outcome, Yipin Hall’s situation is extremely dire and dangerous!
What worries Meng Yun and the others even more is that just now, a group of twenty thousand soldiers was sent away to intercept the chaotic crowd coming from the capital on their way there.
Now, fewer than two hundred thousand soldiers remain in the open fields…
No matter what Meng Yun chooses, after this battle, hardly any of Yipin Hall’s four hundred thousand soldiers will be left.
“…”
Although Meng Yun tried his best to control his emotions and avoid showing excessive distress, his hands, clenched tightly in his sleeves, continued to tremble.
…
Under the pitch-black night sky, many players came upon hearing the news. Standing at a distance, they watched and discussed, not daring to approach too closely this ultimate confrontation in the Central Plains.
But faced with such a bizarre battle situation, many were utterly confused:
“How is this battle being fought?”
“There’s fire inside the Grand Sanctuary of Jinxiu River and Mountains… Why are there more troops attacking Yipin Hall’s rear? We don’t even see them breaking through.”
“Who knows? It’s confusing me.”
Amidst the chatter, no one noticed a black shadow moving at lightning speed into the battlefield.
The Evil Emperor!
After reincarnating, this once greatest master in the world reappeared on the battlefield at lightning speed, surrounded by an aura of coldness.
But upon seeing the scene before him, he was slightly stunned…
Meng Yun had previously sent him an optimistic message, saying that the Grand Sanctuary of Jinxiu River and Mountains had been attacked, and nearly three hundred thousand of the four hundred thousand soldiers remained.
But now!
The once mighty four hundred thousand soldiers seemed to be reduced by half…
Moreover, there was fire in the rear, and they were under attack;
Meanwhile, the Grand Sanctuary of Jinxiu River and Mountains was also engulfed in chaos, with cries of battle and the sounds of swords and blades filling the air.
The situation was extremely bad!
With a glance, the frowning Evil Emperor spotted the figure that darkened his expression on the battlefield…
Almost at the same moment, Kai Xin felt a shock in his heart and instinctively turned his head. Their eyes met under the dark night sky.
Snap!

It seemed nothing else in the world could block their lines of sight; intense sparks shone in their eyes.
Happy stopped…
The Evil Emperor also stopped.
“Second round?”
With a swift movement, Happy left the battlefield and stood twenty meters away from the Evil Emperor, speaking coldly.
The Evil Emperor didn’t reply. With his hands behind his back, his figure gradually blurred and merged into the world around him—answering Happy with action.
Happy frowned:
Judging from the Evil Emperor’s demeanor, he must have regained his calmness and reason, planning to wear Happy down using the state of unity with nature…
An Evil Emperor in that state was indeed invincible.
At least Happy knew he couldn’t defeat him in terms of speed; probably no one in the entire martial world could do so.
With a focused gaze, Happy put away his Black Iron Heavy Sword and took out the Golden Scaled Divine Sword under the Evil Emperor’s scorching gaze…
“Second round!”
As soon as the Evil Emperor’s voice rang out, his figure vanished suddenly from in front of Happy.
…
“The Evil Emperor has arrived.”
Seeing the chaos in the south gradually being contained, Meng Yun took a deep breath involuntarily. Her trembling hand clenched tightly around her long sword as she ordered in a firm tone:
“Counterattack!”
“Don’t protect me. Ling Yun, Hua Sheng, take people to the north and distract the First Emperor. The rest must clear out the people from Jinxiu Heshan as quickly as possible!”
The Evil Emperor’s timely arrival finally gave Meng Yun a glimmer of hope.
As long as they could eliminate the people from Jinxiu Heshan, there was still some hope—at least the situation wasn’t hopeless. Even if they lost the capital, the various sects still firmly held onto the Central Plains, relying on the top experts from the wild wolf organizations across the land.
That’s what Meng Yun thought to herself.
…
The martial temples in nearby cities were already overcrowded.
Apart from being occupied by the people of the First Rank Hall at first, nearly a hundred thousand people filled the martial temples, presenting a dire scene. By now, the death tolls on both sides were roughly equal, with troops from Jinxiu Heshan frequently emerging from the martial temples.
Xi Bing was a man in his twenty-sixth year, a fairly famous scout of the First Rank Hall. Due to his ability to read ten lines at a glance, Meng Yun assigned him to monitor data in the martial temples.
In the past, Meng Yun had used this method to assess the advantages and disadvantages of the situation and gauge the severity of the current circumstances.
Xi Bing had his own way of quickly determining the factions represented in the rotation list of the martial temples.
Ten minutes earlier, Xi Bing almost thought the First Rank Hall was committing suicide!
The death rate of a hundred thousand people was the worst he had ever seen since entering the martial world.
But!

A few minutes ago, the situation finally began to turn in our favor. Although there was another frantic wave of deaths, causing the number of casualties in Yipin Tang to soar to nearly forty thousand, it still didn’t break that threshold—two hundred thousand… The death toll hadn’t exceeded two hundred thousand yet! The death toll for Jinxiu Heshan had already surpassed seventy thousand! In other words, Yipin Tang still had a overwhelming advantage in terms of manpower. But just then, a group of people suddenly came out of the Wu Temple, and soon the entire temple became chaotic…