Chapter 706: The Young Marshal’s Army

If 80 million taels of silver and eighty magic weapons could be seized merely through a slight numerical advantage, then a treasure as important as the Yang Family’s Vault would seem far too trivial and like a child’s game.
Faced with the assault of nearly 2,000 top experts from the two elite gangs, the Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Hall, the Young Marshal’s Army proved its strength and determination to defend the vault’s treasures through action!
Whoosh!
The elite heavy-armored cavalry guarding both sides of the dock immediately switched their weapons!
Amidst the heavy, rhythmic whooshing sounds, the crossbows were retracted, and rows of bronze spears appeared—transforming the mobile shooting fortresses into ferocious, razor-sharp steel monsters.
The Young Marshal’s Army’s formation and tactics changed at lightning speed!
The first group of martial arts experts to reach the front line faced rows of spears…
Raise high! Thrust diagonally! Lift high!
The dense forest of spears left the advancing martial artists in an awkward position, unable to advance or retreat. But driven on by those behind them, they had no chance to stop or avoid the attacks.
Thud! Thud! Thud!!
Braving it all, they tried to defend themselves with shouts, only to have their flesh stained red by the spear tips.
The elite heavy-armored cavalry moved with remarkable speed. Often, at least two spears would pierce the enemy at the front, lift them high like shields to push back the martial artists behind, then hurl them into the water with a series of “thuds.” Soon, the spears returned to their positions, striking down the next enemy in an instant.
The spears were only two or three meters apart…
Yet this seemingly short distance became a line between life and death—a barrier no one could cross.
The dense forest of spears rotated and complemented each other seamlessly, leaving no chance for the opponents…
Even when gaps appeared, the towering steel monsters made it impossible for the martial artists to do much, as if they were mantises trying to shake a cart—dooming themselves to destruction.
Thud! Thud! Thud!! Thud!
The elite heavy-armored cavalry functioned like relentless fighting machines, standing as an insurmountable steel fortress outside the dock, sending the experts from the two gangs flying into the river behind them.
“I’ll take it!”
Seeing his brothers in the palace kill over a hundred people in an instant, Li Qing gritted his teeth and rushed forward with Hao Tian. One wielded a sword with lightning-fast, sharp strikes; the other stood outside the attack range, firing four Six Veins Divine Swords from his fingertips in a stunning display of power.
But…

The heavy armor worn by the elite armored cavalry was highly textured, featuring fierce beast patterns, unlike the standard heavy armor used by ordinary armies. Moreover, those who wore these hundreds of pounds of armor were clearly elites from the Marshal’s army—military experts with extraordinary physical strength and talent. As various attacks were launched, Li Qing’s expression changed slightly. His long sword struck like hitting an iron pillar, causing numbness in his palm! His body froze, and as spears swarmed around him, blood streaks appeared in the air; his protective barriers collapsed instantly, forcing him to stagger back. “Protect Lord Li!” A group of experts from the Lingxiao Palace rushed to cover Li Qing as he retreated. “Haotian” fared slightly better. Since the attacks were carried out from a distance using sword energy, he didn’t suffer from recoil damage. However, the attacks from the Six Veins Divine Sword failed to cause significant harm to the heavy armor, leaving only white scratches on it without even shaking the wearer’s body. “This is insane!” Progress on the side of Yipin Hall was equally unsatisfactory. Although Xueyi fought bravely at the front and managed to affect one elite armored cavalry soldier using the “Star-Sucking Art,” he was soon overwhelmed by the fierce attacks and hostility from the entire unit, nearly losing his life on the battlefield. “They’re not easy to deal with.” “Nearly two hundred of our brothers have died already. The strength of these armored cavalry soldiers is terrifying! Their defense is even stronger than that of experts at the Wuwei realm! Their combined attacks are no less powerful than those of Wuwei realm experts either.” “Hmm, it feels like we’re facing a group of Wuwei realm experts. There’s no way to win…” As more and more people were lost and the elite armored cavalry remained intact, unable to be pushed back, orders to cease attacks came from behind the two top factions. The dense crowd retreated like a tide, leaving behind only corpses, two hundred blood-stained spears, and the even more imposing elite armored cavalry squad… At a distance from the dock, a group of people stared solemnly at the now-calm battlefield, their brows furrowed in thought. “It seems we can abandon the operation to seize Master Yang’s treasure trove.” Among the crowd, a woman with a white veil over her face gently parted her red lips, uttering a soft, melodious voice. The people behind her fell silent: Even when the Lingxiao Palace and Yipin Hall attacked together, they lost hundreds of men and couldn’t make a dent. The Xifeng Tower, being just a lower-tier gang, would surely suffer an even worse fate against the elite armored cavalry. “It’s too absurd.” Wu Kuo shook his head, smiling bitterly. As soon as he spoke, the shadow gazing at the dock said thoughtfully, “Perhaps this isn’t even a group mission…” Everyone around them showed surprise.

“No matter how powerful a gang is, it cannot stand against the army!”
Shadow explained with insight: “At any time, no matter what gang, even when at its peak of glory, it has never dared to confront the army. The combat strength and cohesion of the army are beyond comparison to those of ordinary gangs. This is also why the imperial court has always been able to suppress so many martial artists and ambitious gangs!”
“But there have been quite a few imperial courts that were threatened and overthrown by martial artists, right?” Wu Kuo remembered having seen many such TV shows.
“That’s because the imperial court itself was already corrupt. Moreover, martial artists have always played a supporting role…”
“That’s true.”
“But according to you, this mission is completely impossible?”
“Not entirely impossible. It’s just that considering the difficulty of the Heavenly Demon Cave… compared to Lord Yang’s treasure hoard, if so many people attack the Heavenly Demon Cave together, they will surely perish. The problem is that we still don’t know the weaknesses and key points of the elite armored cavalry.” Shadow’s eyes shone with depth: “In the Heavenly Demon Cave, there are numerous traps. One wrong step could lead to the destruction of the entire army… If these people rely solely on force to attack, they certainly won’t be able to obtain the treasure.”
“The key? What’s the key? This team has no weaknesses at all.”
“Not necessarily.”
Glancing at the busy dock, Shadow said calmly, “If we attack from the river, restricted by the terrain of the dock, the combat strength of the elite armored cavalry will be greatly limited, and the situation will change significantly. It’s just a pity that those boxes have already been loaded onto the ship. It’s too late to change tactics now!”
Before his words faded, a faint black figure rushed across the waves, heading straight for the transport ship of the young marshal’s army.