But soon, they understood!
After the first wave of arrow rain all landed on the North Slope of Yangyuan Peak, columns of thick black smoke slowly rose from the ground, and the soldiers of the two armies suddenly changed their expressions.
All the iron arrows used tonight were coated with Solidified Fire Oil. Such a violent reaction can only an that there’s a strange entity hidden underground at Yangyuan Peak.
"Is the entire Yangyuan Peak the body of that White Dew Gu?"
"It should be. Didn’t Lord Peng just say that Yangyuan Peak was ford by that drop of dewdrop hitting the ground, and that dewdrop is the body of the White Dew Gu?"
"That’s too big; Yangyuan Peak spans nearly five kiloters!"
.........
The Cold Resistance Level group behind Xia Hong watched the thick smoke rising from Yangyuan Peak in shock, their eyes filled with astonishnt.
A strange entity of such size indeed exceeded their expectations.
"Keep shooting arrows until the arrow quiver is empty!"
Xia Hong’s voice inspired the soldiers of the two armies to speed up their arrow shooting. The Great Xia Army’s standard issue for arrow quivers was fifty iron arrows, and together the soldiers’ iron arrows totaled approximately one hundred thousand.
Two thousand iron arrows are nothing to Yangyuan Peak.
One hundred thousand, that’s different!
Especially since they’re coated with Solidified Fire Oil.
As the coverage of the arrow rain grew wider, the entire Yangyuan Peak was suddenly engulfed in billowing black smoke, and in so places, flas started to erge from underground.
Sizzle sizzle... Boom...
The first hit spots of the arrow rain burst into a sky-high fire, spreading like a plague around. Within monts, Yangyuan Peak turned into a sea of raging fire.
"Ahhhh..."
A shrill, sharp scream suddenly ca from within the flas.
It’s out!
Xia Hong’s gaze tightened, a glint flashing in his left eye as he looked towards the source of the sound, while ordering loudly to everyone:
"Keep shooting arrows, don’t stop, and the rest stay vigilant of the surroundings!"
Upon hearing the order, the soldiers of the two armies increased their shooting speed, while the Cold Resistance Level group quickly drew their weapons, remaining alert of the surroundings, especially towards Yangyuan Peak.
As the fire beca more violent, the entire Yangyuan Peak began shrinking, and simultaneously, the shrieks of the White Dew Gu grew increasingly agonizing.
"Ahhh... it hurts... it hurts..."
"Ahhhh... spare , Great Xia Lord, spare , I can offer you endless Cold Apple Jade Dew, spare ..."
"Please, spare , spare , I don’t want to die..."
"Great Xia Lord, spare , I am willing to submit to you in the future..."
.........
No matter what the White Dew Gu said in its hysterical crying and begging, Xia Hong remained entirely unmoved, staring at Yangyuan Peak with an expressionless face.
After waiting for over ten minutes, when Yangyuan Peak had shrunk to only a mile in radius, Xia Hong glanced at the soldiers’ back arrow quivers, noticing most were left with only their last dozen or so iron arrows, then ordered again: "That’s enough, tie all the Solidified Fire Oil on your iron arrows and shoot them all at Yangyuan Peak, leave none behind!"
With the Cold Ruins Tripod here, even without Solidified Fire Oil, the White Dew Gu couldn’t stir up trouble. The constantly shrinking Yangyuan Peak was evidently its body; intensifying the fire equated to accelerating its demise.
Boom...
An increasing number of soldiers shot entire lumps of Solidified Fire Oil at Yangyuan Peak, causing the fire to grow even more ferocious, and the shrinking speed of Yangyuan Peak accelerated. After about one hundred breaths, when all soldiers emptied their arrow quivers, Yangyuan Peak originally a mile in radius, shrank to a circular stone about a hundred ters in diater.
The outer layer of the round stone was covered with many stones and soil, but as the shrinking continued, more and more stones and soil fell off, revealing its true form to everyone.
The round stone was generally transparent like a droplet of water, with a layer of jade-white phosphorescence flowing on the surface, dazzlingly bright in the night.
The round stone was transparent, so everyone could clearly see its center, where a blue fla was burning.
"Is this... the body of the White Dew Gu?"
"This color indeed matches the previous Dewdrop Plague perfectly."
"The temperature is very high, and there’s also a blue core inside."
"The White Dew Gu’s voice is coming from the blue fla!"
.........
After the army emptied their arrow quivers, Xia Hong still did not move rashly, instead continued watching with everyone, letting the White Dew Gu continue its wailing. No matter how it begged, it was to no avail.
The gigantic stone, hundred ters in diater, continued to be consud by fire, shrinking until less than ten ters within about an hour.
The entire Yangyuan Peak had vanished, leaving a bottomless pit on the ground. The round Jade Dew Stone, the body of the White Dew Gu, was still being burned by the flas, floating in mid-air.
The dazzling crystal-like luster of the Jade Dew Stone flickered in the firelight, drawing the attention of everyone, including Xia Hong.
"Spare , Great Xia Lord, spare , I can help you!"
"The Yin Yang Mirror can connect to the Dark Realm, for trading with omnipotent powerful entities, only I know how to communicate with them, spare , Great Xia Lord, if you spare , I’ll tell you everything, I’ll tell you everything!"
.........
The White Dew Gu was still pleading, yet despite how much Xia Hong was tempted, he forced himself to resist it.
Yin Yang Mirror, Dark Realm, almighty entities, transactions...
This White Dew Gu evidently possessed a significant amount of information. If it could truly be made to submit, the benefits would no doubt be considerable.
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