But at this mont, the cave was densely packed with soldiers clad in armor.
These soldiers gathered in groups of dozens, resting while barely maintaining basic vigilance. Upon close observation, their armor was marked and worn, so even had uncleaned blood stains, indicating to even the inexperienced that these soldiers must have gone through fierce battles previously.
In the center of the underground palace, a large boiler powered by spirit stones was working, with queues lined up beside it. Bowl after bowl of simply cooked Spirit Rice was scooped out by the Cook Soldiers and handed to the soldiers.
The military flag erected beside them was sowhat tattered, but the characters "Xuan Mountain" embroidered on it were faintly visible.
These soldiers, were indeed the Xuan Mountain Iron Cavalry that had been fleeing for a long ti after their defeat.
The closed underground palace echoed with sounds; the clashing of armor as soldiers moved, the sound of chewing while eating, the humming noise of the boiler, and the soldiers’ lowered conversations all converged into a chaotic yet aningless low hum, adding so life to this dark and damp underground palace.
At the edge of the cave, Emperor Yuanming leaned against the cave wall, sitting with his eyes half-closed, resting.
Compared to before, at this mont, he looked exhausted and disheveled, even his robes were wrinkled, seemingly not washed for a long ti, resembling a frost-bitten eggplant, devoid of any vitality and the confident, calm deanor of the past.
"Your Majesty, you should at least eat a little~"
An elderly eunuch dressed in a dark purple robe approached with a bowl of Spirit Rice, squatted down, and placed the bowl in front of him.
Despite being weary, the eunuch managed to force a smile, attempting to comfort Emperor Yuanming: "Your Majesty, you needn’t worry too much. This cave is built from abandoned ruins, extrely secretive, and equipped with a special Hidden Formation thod. Emperor Qingyu and that lad surely won’t find us."
Emperor Yuanming’s face twitched slightly, suddenly opened his eyes, and glanced at him longingly: "You said this last ti too, and what happened then?"
The elderly eunuch froze, unsure how to respond.
Emperor Yuanming took a deep breath, rubbed his temples, appearing utterly drained: "It’s as if I’ve seen a ghost, if this bad luck continues, I might really end up in the hands of that scoundrel Qingyu."
Recalling the recent events, a faint shadow cast over Emperor Yuanming’s heart.
There’s no way around it, too unlucky!
Never in his life had he been as unlucky as in recent tis.
Lately, he had been constantly fleeing east and west with the Xuan Mountain Iron Cavalry, yet wherever he hid, sohow their location was mysteriously exposed, leading to Emperor Qingyu finding them.
Repeatedly, the cavalry initially left with thirty percent remaining but was brutally reduced to fewer than eight hundred n, all injured.
It felt as if even fate was aiding that scoundrel Qingyu!
Too mysterious!
Just as he spoke, the scout dispatched earlier returned.
"Report, Your Majesty. Emperor Qingyu’s army has searched nearby. I dared not get too close for fear of detection but estimate they’re within ten miles."
Upon hearing this, before Emperor Yuanming could say anything, the soldiers nearby already showed unease, each displaying expressions of anxiety and fear.
Though they were battle-hardened elites, continuous setbacks and serious disadvantages had drained their fighting spirit.
Seeing this, the old eunuch promptly tried to reassure them: "Do not worry, the Hidden Formation thod utilizes spatial techniques. Even if Emperor Qingyu’s army marches right over us, they won’t possibly discover our presence."
Unexpectedly, before he could finish speaking, the cave suddenly started shaking.
"Boom~!"
A low rumbling sound emanated from deep underground, causing the entire cave to tremble madly, with countless rubble rolling down as if the heavens might collapse at any mont.
"Not good, it’s an Earth Dragon turning!" The old eunuch’s face imdiately fell, struck as if by a massive blow, "Could it be we’re unlucky again?"
"The scale and amplitude of this Earth Dragon are far beyond normal, beyond what my current cultivation base can subdue." Emperor Yuanming’s face also turned grim.
He no longer cared whether his luck was bad or not.
Compared to the old eunuch of Divine Power Territory, his cultivation base was higher, and his God Sense naturally stronger, allowing him to clearly perceive the terrifying activity deep underground.
If they continued hiding in this cave, it was likely the remaining eight hundred soldiers would et their end here.
His gaze instantly sharpened: "Relay my order, retreat!"
As he spoke, he placed his hand on the ground.
"Boom!"
The ground shook violently.
Surging Mysterious Energy poured into the underground, rooted deeply like tree roots, and the fiercely trembling cave instantly fell silent.
Cultivators in the Void Realm had the ability to move mountains and fill seas, naturally capable of subduing Earth Dragon turning. For a typical small-scale Earth Dragon turning, it might even be directly cald like this.
However, that was clearly not the case at the mont.
The heavy rumbling sound still echoed from deep underground, and even with Emperor Yuanming’s suppression, the cave floor continued to subtly tremble.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
Under the organization of commanders from various sides, the soldiers quickly began surging out of the cave.
With the earth shaking, the pre-set Hidden Formation thod had long lost its effect, and no one had the mind to restore it, only knowing to flee desperately.
Soon, the eight hundred soldiers were nearly all gone.
Emperor Yuanming no longer attempted to suppress the pulse of the earth, casually ripping open space to escape the cave.
However.
His expression drastically changed the mont he exited the cave.
Outside the cave, for reasons unknown, they were already surrounded by densely packed heavy cavalry.
These heavy cavalry wore armor inscribed with fiery red patterns, reflecting cold light in the sun, looking particularly sinister.
They were indeed Red Fire Heavy Riders!
The eight hundred Xuan Mountain Iron Cavalry that had just fled now appeared like rabbits encircled by wolves amidst the heavy cavalry, looking weak, pitiful, and helpless.
Clearly, the Earth’s Dragon turning exposed their location, causing them to be directly surrounded by the Red Fire Heavy Riders searching for them outside as they exited the cave!
"Hahaha~ Yuanming, you were hidden here. If not for the Earth Dragon turning, we might have missed you."
At this ti, a figure ca stepping through the air, laughing aloud before even approaching.
This figure was dressed in imperial robes, striking in appearance, possessing an extraordinary bearing, clearly Emperor Qingyu.
Beside him, accompanied a graceful white-robed youth.
Suspended behind the youth was an ancient-spiritual-treasure longsword, exuding a sharp Sword Intent, majestic and imposing. Naturally, this youth was the Young Clan Leader of the Wang family, Wang Anye.
Emperor Qingyu regarded the disheveled Emperor Yuanming with glee, expressing an indescribable smugness: "My, why are you so tattered? I advise you to surrender honestly."
"Surrender?" Emperor Yuanming of Yan Kingdom appeared furious, "A regal emperor like , how can I surrender?"
"Yuanming, you still don’t know?" Emperor Qingyu said, his face beaming, tone indescribably cheerful, "My elite forces have already broken into your Shangjing City, even your Imperial Palace has fallen. What’s the point of holding on?"
"The Imperial Palace fallen? Impossible! How unlucky!" Emperor Yuanming’s eyes dulled, suddenly vomiting blood.
The blood splattered on the ground, startling him, mirroring his current state of mind.
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Shortly thereafter, far away in the Southern Yanzai Imperial Palace.
Immortal Emperor Muyun received the battle report, smiling contentedly: "Shen Tu old devil, I have good news for you. Your beloved Emperor Yuanming has been captured alive by Emperor Qingyu of Liang Country."
Red Hell Demon Emperor’s heart was shocked.
Even Yuanming was captured? How could this be?
Logically, for a Void Realr fully committed to fleeing, it’s not easy to stop him. Just what was going on with Yuanming?
This spells trouble. Negotiating now would be imnsely difficult.
Poor Red Hell Demon Emperor was completely unaware, while Wang Fugui, who opposed him, was indeed formidable, but Wang Anye, facing Yuanming, was incomparable even with conventional wisdom.
This defeat of Yan Kingdom, was truly by no ans unjust.
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