Chapter 42: Explosion

Inside Tianfeng Fort, Zhu Chen had been in constant contact with Yu Zhuting, keeping himself informed of all the movements of Tianyu Camp. As a result, when the members of Tianyu Camp arrived near Tianfeng Fort, Zhu Chen was immediately aware of it.

“Everyone, three thousand men from Tianyu Camp have already entered Windless Valley. Now is the time for Tianfeng Fort to attack them!” Zhu Chen shouted loudly, his face filled with laughter.

Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia, along with their two thousand men, had already become part of Tianfeng Fort’s forces, while the people of Tianyu Camp were still unaware of this. This was part of Zhu Chen’s well-planned strategy of encircling them from both sides.

While Tianfeng Fort launched an attack from the front, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia could lead their two thousand men to attack from behind, thus surrounding the enemy forces.

“Elder brother, what are we waiting for? Let’s gather all our brothers and attack Tianyu Camp right now!” The second chief, Zhao Jing, shouted joyfully.

Qu Yi and the others nodded in agreement, also delighted.

Zhu Chen immediately declared, “Good! Now is the time for Tianfeng Fort to eliminate Tianyu Camp.”

Qu Yi stood up then and said with a smile, “Elder chief, you stay back with the others. I’ll go first. The people of Tianyu Camp will surely send out scouts to keep watch. I’ll eliminate these scouts one by one to make it easier for you to reach their camp.”

The people of Tianyu Camp were very cautious and had already stationed many scouts around their camp to report any movements from Tianfeng Fort to their chief. Qu Yi, with the help of Qi Shen, could clearly track the movements of these scouts, which led to his earlier suggestion.

“Alright, Brother Qu Yi, go ahead then,” Zhu Chen said. He now knew that Qu Yi had his secrets, but since Qu Yi was confident in completing this task, there was no problem, so he agreed right away.

Qu Yi smiled and left Tianfeng Fort immediately, riding a fierce green goose to the nearby mountains.

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Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, Qing Yiyi, Yu Deming, and Yu Chongxiu, along with their flying beasts, led two thousand members of Tianfeng Fort and rushed swiftly toward the western end of Windless Valley.

Windless Valley stretched from east to west, with its western exit close to Tianfeng Fort’s base. Meanwhile, Tianyu Camp’s camp was located in the center of the valley.

Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia, along with their two thousand men, were in a valley near the eastern end of Windless Valley. Following Zhu Chen’s orders, they had already reached the eastern exit of the valley.

Qu Yi was in the air when he saw the arrival of the people from Tianfeng Fort, so he immediately flew down.
“Great Fort Master, I’ve eliminated all of Tianyu Fort’s vanguard troops. The people from Tianyu Fort haven’t noticed anything unusual yet—this is the perfect time for us to attack,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he landed.
“Good, let’s attack now,” Zhu Chen replied decisively, his expression excited.
Immediately, 2,000 soldiers from Tianfeng Fort rushed toward the center of Windless Valley, their murderous intent growing stronger. At the same time, Yu Zhuting also received orders from Zhu Chen to lead 2,000 troops and head quickly toward the center of Windless Valley as well.
An encirclement was formed from both sides.
The people of Tianyu Fort finally noticed the attack from Tianfeng Fort, but the distance between the two forts was only one li.
“Tianfeng Fort is coming!”
This loud cry quickly spread through Tianyu Fort’s camp, causing some chaos.
Tong Wei, Sheng Tailong, Fu Yuan, Ning Bozhong, Wen Dongjie, Hai Mingquan, and Wei Yang—these seven fort masters immediately flew into the air and saw the soldiers from Tianfeng Fort rushing over.
At the same time, these seven fort masters also noticed Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia leading 2,000 troops from the east.
This situation filled the seven fort masters with doubts.
“All people of Tianyu Fort, form a wild goose formation and prepare for battle,” Tong Wei shouted loudly from the air, issuing the combat order, his expression cold.
At that moment, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia flew up and arrived in front of the seven fort masters of Tianyu Fort.
“Seven fort masters, the people from Tianchen Fort are coming. Should we attack Tianfeng Fort?” Yu Zhuting asked calmly.
Tong Wei remained calm, pointing at the 2,000 soldiers from Tianfeng Fort who were rushing over.
“What? Tianfeng Fort actually attacked first? Great! Now it’s perfect for our two forts to unite and wipe out Tianfeng Fort in one go,” Yu Zhuting exclaimed immediately, her expression excited.
Tong Wei’s eyes were filled with suspicion. He wondered if Yu Zhuting had already allied with Tianfeng Fort—otherwise, it was too coincidental for both groups to arrive at the same time.
“Good. Since Tianfeng Fort has come to us, it saves us the trouble of going to attack them,” Tong Wei said. Though suspicious, he didn’t dare question her directly or turn against her at this moment.
Yu Zhuting nodded and then flew back to the front of her own troops along with Meng Yan and Fei Changxia.
“All people of Tianchen Fort, listen up! Tianfeng Fort’s troops are right ahead. Let’s unite with Tianyu Fort and eliminate Tianfeng Fort right now,” Yu Zhuting ordered clearly and loudly.

“Yes,” the two thousand people replied loudly.
Immediately, the two thousand of them rushed toward Tianyu Fort and soon entered its interior.
At that moment, the two thousand from Tianfeng Fort arrived in front of Tianyu Fort’s camp.
Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, Qing Yiyi, Yu Deming, and Yu Chongxiu, riding on flying beasts, soared into the air and confronted the seven leaders of Tianyu Fort.
“Tong Wei, it’s really impressive that your Tianyu Fort and Tianchen Fort want to join forces to attack us, Tianfeng Fort. Now, I’ll personally lead my brothers from Tianfeng Fort to meet you,” Zhu Chen shouted coldly from atop his fierce green goose.
Tong Wei was surprised to see that each of the seven divine weapon masters from Tianfeng Fort also had a flying beast. He wondered why Yue Ze and Mu Wei from Tianchen Fort hadn’t shown up yet—could they have other plans?
However, Tong Wei didn’t dare question Yu Zhuting at that moment.
“Zhu Chen, stop talking nonsense. This time, with our two forts united, we must destroy you, Tianfeng Fort. Let’s see who’s stronger now!” Frustrated, Tong Wei shouted angrily.
In an instant, the seven leaders of Tianyu Fort flew toward those of Tianfeng Fort, ready to settle things in the air.
Meanwhile, inside Windless Valley, the two thousand from Tianfeng Fort rushed swiftly toward Tianyu Fort’s camp and launched a fierce attack. Each of them wielded a divine weapon, their killing intent fierce as they charged forward, arriving right in front of Tianyu Fort’s formations.
Tianyu Fort’s three thousand members formed a hundred goose-shaped formations. When they saw the two thousand from Tianfeng Fort approaching, they launched a coordinated attack, aiming to kill them all at once.
But then, something unexpected happened.
The two thousand from Tianchen Fort suddenly put away their magical treasures, each now holding a divine weapon. They appeared behind Tianyu Fort’s hundred formations and began attacking frantically.
“Tianjin Sword, explode!”
“Lifeng Disk, explode!”
“Lantao Bowl, explode!”
“Juyan Horn, explode!”
“Gunsala Silk, explode!”
…
Behind Tianyu Fort’s hundred goose-shaped formations, countless shouts arose as numerous divine weapons were thrown and exploded one after another.
In just a moment, over three hundred divine weapons exploded, unleashing massive energy that rushed into Tianyu Fort’s hundred formations, tearing them apart and killing most of the three thousand people.
Those who survived were also severely injured.

Of the three thousand members of Tianyu Fort, less than five hundred severely injured members remained, all lying on the ground with expressions of terror and extreme panic. The change was too drastic—three thousand members of Tianyu Fort had been rendered useless all at once. Undoubtedly, the seven chiefs of Tianyu Fort, who had been so domineering moments ago, were fighting against the seven chiefs of Tianfeng Fort when they suddenly saw the condition of Tianyu Fort’s members and realized that Tianyu Fort had fallen for the trap set by Tianfeng Fort and Tianchen Fort. “Zhu Chen, you’re so despicable! Yue Ze, how dare you try to frame us at Tianyu Fort? I must kill you! You coward, come out right now!” At this moment, Tong Wei had no intention of seeking help from Tianyu Fort’s members and shouted angrily. Tong Wei still thought he had been deceived by Yue Ze and wanted to call him out. “Haha, Tong Wei, there’s no need to shout. Yue Ze didn’t deceive you. Tianchen Fort has already been conquered by our Tianfeng Fort, and Yue Ze is dead too,” Zhu Chen, who was fighting against Tong Wei, shouted happily. Now, only seven chiefs remained in Tianyu Fort, meaning it was completely destroyed, and Tianfeng Fort had become the most powerful force in the Hundred Forts Mountain Region. Naturally, Zhu Chen had every reason to be happy. Upon hearing this, Tong Wei immediately understood that Tianfeng Fort had attacked Tianchen Fort, captured Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia, and gained two thousand members from Tianchen Fort. “Zhu Chen, don’t get too proud. Even if Tianyu Fort is destroyed, we seven chiefs are still here. You Tianfeng Fort won’t ever enjoy peace again,” Tong Wei shouted furiously. Unfortunately, how could Zhu Chen be scared by Tong Wei? “Tong Wei, the seven of you won’t be able to escape today,” Zhu Chen said with a faint smile. Just then, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia also flew into the air and joined the battle to surround the seven chiefs of Tianyu Fort. In an instant, the number of Divine Weapon Stage warriors on each side changed from seven against seven to ten against seven. “Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, Fei Changxia, you three shameless wretches! This time we were deceived by you, but we seven will definitely kill you next time,” Tong Wei screamed in rage the moment he saw the three of them fly up. “Tong Wei, you can shout again if you manage to escape,” Yu Zhuting said with a smile. At that moment, the battle in the air also took an astonishing turn.

Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, Qing Yiyi, Yu Deming, Yu Chongxiu, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia — all nine of them took out several divine artifact-level items and quickly threw them into the air.
“Boom!”
“Boom!”
……
As soon as the nine threw their artifacts, they shouted and detonated them.
Sheng Tailong, Fu Yuan, Ning Bozhong, Wen Dongjie, Hai Mingquan, and Wei Yang — the six opponents — never expected these nine to possess so many artifacts, let alone use such a vicious tactic of detonating them.
Suddenly, there were over twenty explosion points in the air, covering Sheng Tailong, Fu Yuan, Ning Bozhong, Wen Dongjie, Hai Mingquan, and Wei Yang, forcing them to create spiritual shields to protect themselves.
The explosions of divine artifact-level items weren’t enough to harm the Sheng Tailong, Fu Yuan, Ning Bozhong, Wen Dongjie, Hai Mingquan, and Wei Yang, who were at the divine weapon level, but they did cost them a lot of spiritual energy.
Just as the six removed their spiritual shields, they were shocked to see another wave of artifacts flying toward them.
“Boom…”
Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, Qing Yiyi, Yu Deming, Yu Chongxiu, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia — all nine of them cheered excitedly.