"What Confucian righteousness? It's just a bunch of hypocritical fools creating deception to fool the people, thinking they can suppress my Demon Wolf Holy Scripture, laughable!"
Tuoba Tao's figure suddenly expanded several times over. Holding the Square Sky Halberd, he resembled a god traversing the sky. The two grand Confucians on his sides didn't seem to be suppressing him but rather protecting him like attendants.
He slashed with the Square Sky Halberd in front of him, and a surge of Demonic Qi, like black flames, burst forth instantly, pushing back the Vast Righteous Qi of the two grand Confucians.
Even though Xun Qianjue and Liu Boyuan were using all their strength to resist, they kept retreating, and their Vast Righteous Qi seemed likely to be completely devoured by the Demonic Qi.
"How is this possible, Tuoba Tao is this powerful?"
"My Confucian Qi, it can't suppress his Demonic Qi?"
Xun Qianjue and Liu Boyuan exchanged glances, their minds filled with shock. The Knowledge-Reaching Grand Confucians had two minor realms, the Rational Heart Phase and the Period of Good Conscience, corresponding respectively to the Qiányáng and Xuanyin Realms in the Martial Dao Yin Yang Holy Realm.
Their Cultivation was only at the peak of the Rational Heart Phase, certainly a level below Tuoba Tao's peak of the Xuanyin Realm. However, the commonly accepted notion across the world was that Confucian Righteous Qi should suppress techniques of the Demon Path. The two had joined forces conservatively just intending to suppress Tuoba Tao, which was already very cautious. Inside the consensus of Bailu Academy, it was generally believed that Confucianism could surpass one realm to combat a Martial Path expert.
Tuoba Tao's astonishing performance truly brought their spirits to a low point, but looking down at Longguan County City, which they had already half captured, they steadied their minds and spirits a bit.
A duel between masters serves to boost morale, but truth be told, it doesn't really affect the outcome of the battle down below decisively.
In a battle involving a million-strong army, even a great power would have limited impact, let alone those of them in the Martial Dao Yin Yang Holy Realm and Knowledge-Reaching Grand Confucians!
Besides, if they couldn't handle Tuoba Tao, it didn't necessarily mean Gu Tianyun couldn't handle Zhan Taiqing!
The two turned their heads and saw Zhan Taiqing being pressured by Gu Tianyun's Sky-Melting Sword Qi into a constant retreat, mirroring the progressive downfall of the Demon Sect's army at Longguan Prefecture, which further settled their spirits.
But why hadn't those ten thousand Wolf Slaughter Guards that Tuoba Tao had mentioned appeared yet?
Just as this thought flashed through their minds, it was interrupted by Tuoba Tao's Square Sky Halberd cutting through the air, accompanied by a sweeping surge of Demonic Qi. They dared not be distracted any further, focusing on battling Tuoba Tao, knowing they were outmatched, but still hoping to buy time for the army below to breach the city and for Gu to defeat Zhan Taiqing.
The Battle of Hedong seemed almost certain—with the Demon Sect's forces retreating steadily, relinquishing half the county city, and a continual fierce onslaught from nearly two million troops from Xuzhou forming a mighty tide of vitality and spirit, the battle in the skies hardly affecting them.
The Hedong Garrison Point of the Demon Sect seemed destined to fall into the hands of Xuzhou.
This long-brewing Battle of Hedong, roping in the five Holy Lands, seemed about to conclude abruptly.
At the western gate of Guangling Prefecture City, a hundred thousand soldiers of the Brahman World Purifying Army stood ready, their curved swords shining with a chilling light. Looking at the Monastic Soldiers on the city walls with their brightly polished heads, the Demon Sect's army had a thick murderous intent in their eyes.
"Gu Tianyun is currently enjoying the battle at Long Guan County, probably still thinking this Battle of Hedong is about to conclude with our Holy Church's defeat,"
"Those who do not plan for the eternal future do not have enough planning for a moment; those who do not plan for the whole situation cannot plan a region, Gu Tianyun has managed to decipher the deceit, which makes him talented. Sadly, his vision is too shortsighted, limiting this battle to just our Holy Church and his Wanjian Holy Sect focusing on this piece of Hedong, laughable…"
Hou Yuxiao took over from Zhang Zhenwei and after a moment of contemplation, continued solemnly, "Since Great Jin has entered the fray, how could it only focus on this mere Hedong? Gu Tianyun is naive!"
"It can't be blamed on him, after all, even I didn't expect Great Jin to have such audacity, daring to wage war on three fronts!"