Three hundred soldiers, though fearless, were annihilated by Zhou Yan’s hundred-man troop due to the vast disparity in strength.
During the event, killing other lords’ soldiers, aside from soul coins, yielded nothing else.
Unless their territory was breached, in which case, half of their opponent’s points would be seized.
Zhou Yan began to muster his army and marched towards the enemy territory. The path ahead had been swept clean by the enemy soldiers, leaving few monsters behind. They pressed on at full speed, and soon arrived outside the enemy’s territory.
The enemy’s city walls were not high, only about six meters. Yin Lihua had also informed Zhou Yan that reconnaissance aircraft could not survey the enemy territory’s defense towers from above, as they were obscured by a mass of clouds.
This was likely a formation, or some other special measure, indicating that this territory possessed considerable strength, knowing how to conceal its defenses from outside observation.
With his hundred men alone, it was impossible to breach such a territory, as their defense towers were not merely for show.
He was awaiting the arrival of his main army. As more and more troops began to assemble, the enemy also noticed the commotion. The city walls were already in a defensive posture, with numerous archers positioned atop them, ready to strike at any moment.
Among them, one person also produced a telescope and peered towards Zhou Yan’s position.
With their large numbers, it was impossible to launch an attack stealthily. This territory was clearly not weak, likely level 60 or above. Its owner must be a seasoned lord with many tricks up his sleeve.
Zhou Yan led his army to the enemy’s city gate. The military tactic of "surrounding three sides and leaving one open" was utterly ineffective here; they could simply focus their full assault on one direction.
This was because the enemy would never abandon their territory to flee. As long as their territory was breached, it could be destroyed.
There was no communication between the two sides. Would these lord battles during the event truly be deterred by a few words?
They would not waste time on pleasantries. If you want to fight, fight. If you have the strength, defeat your opponent. If you cannot break through, retreat. It was that simple.
Zhou Yan had no intention of using items to breach the enemy’s city gate. If his fifty thousand strong army couldn’t even break through a single city gate, they wouldn’t deserve to be called a top-tier army.
All soldiers were prepared for the assault. Cai Yan’s zither music, in the context of such a large army, was like a bug, providing powerful buffs to every soldier.
The enemy was indeed shocked. With such a massive army at their doorstep, it was impossible for them not to be worried. Furthermore, they could see that Zhou Yan’s troops were no ordinary soldiers; each unit’s strength was comparable to their own elite forces.
However, for the attacker, breaching a territory was not simple.
The defense towers’ attacks were undoubtedly extremely powerful.
With a single command, Zhou Yan ordered all soldiers to attack. The majestic roar of the charge echoed through the heavens.
This was Zhou Yan’s first time commanding a large-scale siege battle, and it filled him with excitement and a burning passion.
As Zhou Yan’s army entered the enemy’s defense tower range, a barrage of arrows rained down upon the soldiers outside.
At this moment, Zhou Yan appeared. The terrifying Yin Yang power was directly transformed into a mighty Tai Chi diagram, which then halted the deluge of arrows in mid-air. He then redirected them, sending them back towards the enemy territory.
The enemy was utterly stunned. Everyone was dumbfounded.
“What kind of skill is this? How can there be such a terrifying person!” Even those with vast experience had never encountered such a situation before, leaving them completely bewildered.
“Defend, defend, defend! Cease fire from the arrow towers!” the lord commanded in despair. If these attacks continued, they would only bear the brunt of their own offensive.
The lord felt like spitting blood. He had fought in countless siege battles, yet this was the first time he had encountered someone with such terrifying abilities.
The soldiers on the city walls raised their shields to defend themselves. Unfortunately, they had once again underestimated Zhou Yan’s strength. The volley of arrows, with even greater force, pierced through the soldiers, causing them to vanish in a flash of light.
“This…” The lord was shocked once more, his face turning ashen. He then spoke to the two powerful individuals within the territory, “You three must kill that person. If you cannot kill him, at least keep him occupied.”
“Yes, my lord!”
The three powerhouses unleashed their formidable might and flew towards Zhou Yan in the sky.
They were all cultivators above the seventy-seventh Heaven. With their strength, even if they couldn’t kill him, they could certainly stop him. This would allow the territory’s defense towers to be used again.
Unfortunately, as the three took flight, Zhou Yan unleashed his Yin Yang dual energies, forming countless miniature Yin Yang swords. With a thousand swords piercing their hearts, he repelled the three, and the terrifying sword energy completely annihilated the soldiers on the city walls. If their lord hadn’t escaped quickly, he too might have been swept away.
This was merely the beginning of Zhou Yan’s assault. Zhou Yan’s left hand crackled with lightning, and his right hand transformed into a sheet of ice. Terrifying spells were unleashed once more towards the three. Amidst thunderous roars, they fled in a panic through the air.
As the entire world was enveloped in a layer of icy mist, the enemy was finally frozen, their speed drastically reduced. They were then struck by the attack of the Raging Thunder Spell, followed by the piercing of their hearts by countless sword energies, leading to their demise.
Seeing his three powerful subordinates perish so easily, the enemy lord looked at Zhou Yan speechlessly.
He swore that he had encountered a top-tier lord, whose territory was at least level ninety. He estimated Zhou Yan’s strength to be a cultivator above the eighty-seventh Heaven.
Unfortunately for him, Zhou Yan would never tell him that all his judgments were completely wrong.
Zhou Yan’s soldiers charged forward, drawing their bows and unleashing endless arrows. A rain of arrows showered the enemy territory, killing many of their soldiers.
As Zhou Yan transformed into countless sword energies and continuously assaulted the city gate, he, with his own might, finally shattered the enemy’s gate.
“If all my soldiers were within the territory, they might have been able to hold him off.” Within the enemy territory, there were over a dozen powerhouses above the seventy-seventh Heaven, but they had all been dispatched, leaving only three within the territory.
Seeing Zhou Yan’s soldiers pour into the territory like a tide, he led the remaining soldiers to engage Zhou Yan’s troops.
A fierce battle commenced between the soldiers within the city.
However, the enemy discovered that Zhou Yan’s soldiers were simply too strong. Crucially, every soldier possessed skills, and their equipment was formidable. How could they possibly fight?
They had arrived with confidence, hoping to secure a good ranking, but instead encountered such a powerful army that crushed all their soldiers.
The battle lasted for nearly half an hour. He was forced to retreat to the crystal, but he couldn’t hold on for long before being annihilated by the flying man.
With the shattering of the crystal, Zhou Yan successfully destroyed a territory.
Zhou Yan obtained around fifty points, along with a substantial reward of soul coins.