Zither Emperor Chapter 488 Chapter 152 Six Paths Six Battles Part 2

488: Chapter 152: Six Paths, Six Battles (Part 2) 488: Chapter 152: Six Paths, Six Battles (Part 2) All of them came from the Bamboo Sect of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans.

The Bamboo Sect had never held a very high status among the Eight Clans, but today, their new Sect Master became the focus of everything.

For the first time, the disciples of the Bamboo Sect felt their spines straightening with such pride.

Appearing at the same time as these four thousand-strong contingents were another four thousand warriors on the right side.

Unlike the four colors on this side, the four thousand on the other side were divided into two parts: the two thousand in the front all donned heavy armor, their armor shimmering with cloud patterns under the sunlight—an emblem only found on top-tier armor!

Although these warriors appeared somewhat shorter in stature, the weapons they held were far from small; warhammers and battle axes, weapons that could most easily bring harm to the enemy on the battlefield.

Following these two thousand were another two thousand warriors without any armor at all, one thousand men and one thousand women, including one thousand archers and one thousand warriors.

The archers clutched green short bows unique to the Elf Tribe—elf bows that, despite their small and delicate appearance, had a shooting power that could pete with the longbows of humans, with even greater accuracy at that.

The Elf Soldiers held moon-shaped blades also unique to their tribe; with the handle set in the blade’s center, it was easier to guard the body and exhibit the dangerous proximity of their blade skills.

After these eight thousand fanned out in a swallow-wing formation, another two thousand surged forward.

These two thousand were not as neatly arranged as the previous eight thousand, as this group included a small number of elven mages, mages from the four clans of Music, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans, as well as various clan members from Qin City and high-level powerhouses from the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans.

Behind these two thousand were three thousand human warriors, the true original inhabitants of Qin City.

These human warriors wore standard armor specific to the Milan Empire; armor that Anya had specially procured for them within the Milan Empire.

After all, the Dwarf race had not been in Qin City long enough to forge a significant number of armor pieces for distribution.

However, the imposing and spirited demeanor of these warriors showed that their training had already begun to pay off.

These natives of Qin City were not only young and strong, but also skilled hunters from the mountains, and following a brief period of training, their bat effectiveness was no less than the elite soldiers bred by the Milan Empire for many years.

All they lacked was a bit of practical bat experience.

In total, there were fifteen thousand people, almost enpassing all the current forces in Qin City.

Despite the large number, everyone was very quiet.

After Ye Yinzhu left that day, Supreme Elder Wei Ming resolved that the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans would not leave; they were willing to put their faith in the nearly impossible victory of the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

If Ye Yinzhu lost, they would not leave either.

They would rather fight to the last soldier than surrender.

When Ye Yinzhu took on the Six Paths of Reincarnation challenge, he was only representing Qin City, and the rest could still rise to resist even if he lost.

This was also the strategy Ye Yinzhu had thought of when proposing the Six Paths of Reincarnation, allowing them to retreat if he lost.

In Wei Ming’s view, this was the greatest test given to Eastern Dragon by the heavens.

If Ye Yinzhu could not plete the Six Paths of Reincarnation, it would symbolize that the heavens had abandoned Eastern Dragon.

Except for Haiyang, who must leave, Wei Ming firmly believed that Eastern Dragon had no other choice.

After a millennium of forbearance, should they endure another millennium?

Not only was Wei Ming unwilling, but the Sect Masters of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans could not bear that pain again; Faran’s final mand before the isolation cut off all retreat for the Eastern Dragon Clans post-establishment.

Following the warriors of Qin City, eight Sect Masters, including former Sect Masters Qin Shang and Ye Li, stepped forward jointly.

Each one of them looked solemn, even Chrysanthemum Clan Master Wei Lingfeng who was well-known for his arrogance, was entirely grave at this moment.

At this critical juncture of life and death, the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans truly unified as one, directing all their spears outward collectively.

After the Eight Sect Masters, Anya, Ming, Chief of the Dwarven race Rutz, the grand elder of the goblin tribe Guru, and the three Supreme Elders of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans emerged together.

The three Supreme Elders walked one in front with two behind, guarding Haiyang shrouded in white light at their center.

These individuals represented the true core power of Qin City.

When they reached the center between Qin City and the warriors of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans, they split to either side, standing to the left and right.

At the same time, the Milan Army on the other side also reacted.

Three hundred thousand soldiers, neatly organized by corps formation, stood outside their camps; fifty thousand soldiers on each wing, mainly Light Cavalry, and the central army of two hundred thousand, including the Infantry Corps, Archer Corps, Heavy Infantry Corps, a thousand-strong Dragon Cavalry Brigade, and a total of four Heavy Cavalry Corps.

Originally, by order of Silvio, the Emperor of the Milan Empire, the Dragon Cavalry was not to take part in this operation.

No one could forget the power of Ye Yinzhu’s “Dragon Flight Movement.” However, to protect the Mage Corps, Marshal Martin still summoned a thousand Dragon Cavalry.

Before arriving here, the dragon tamers’ ears were all deafened by piercing, to minimize the effect of Ye Yinzhu’s zither music as much as possible.

Their main task at this time was to guard the most crucial part of the Central Army, posed of a thousand mages.

In the military system of the Milan Empire, the Dragon Cavalry Corps is not the foremost; the most important is the Mage Corps.

The Milan Empire became the number one empire on the Ryuzakinus Continent, wherein the vast number of mages is one of the most crucial factors.

The entire Milan Empire has a plete training system for mages.

As long as one reaches the standard of an orange-rank mage, they can serve in the army, with the best treatment among all the Milan Army.

Just think, the Milan Magic Martial Academy alone can supply the empire with hundreds of mage talents every year.

Over time, facing the impending crisis, the true power of the Milan Empire finally came to light, and the Mage Corps made their first plete appearance on the battlefield since the establishment of the Empire.

As for just how many mages the Milan Empire has, no one knows, not even the best spies of Landias could uncover this secret.

The two winged armies of Milan slowly spread out, forming an encircling swallow wing formation.

With 300,000 against 15,000, the twentyfold difference made the momentum of the two sides on the battlefield utterly different.

This 300,000-strong army of the Milan Empire consists entirely of regular forces.

Years of hardening on the battlefields of the northern border had long since trained them into a force of steel lions.

Despite their number, there was no disorderly noise except for the neighing of their steeds and the friction of armor and weapons; every corps maintained an extremely good formation.

A murderous aura surged forth.

In the very center of the Milan Empire’s Northern Group Army Central Army, three large banners fluttered in the wind.

The central banner was the national flag of the Milan Empire, the Milan Red Cross Flag.

To the left of the Milan Red Cross Flag was a white banner with a violet flower edged in gold conspicuous upon it—the clan flag of the Zi Luolan family, also known as the empire’s Shield, the battle flag of Marshal Martin.

To the right was a contrasting black flag, embroidered with a longsword typical of a Heavy Sword Warrior, and below the longsword, a Silver Dragon roared skyward; this was the battle flag of the Northern Group Army, also known as the Dragon Sword Corps.

The leaders of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans and the three Supreme Elders all had ugly expressions.

Only now did they truly realize why Ye Yinzhu had said that in a corps-level battle, the individual strength of the Eight Eastern Dragon Clans would not be effective.

They might all be strong, but who could pare to Marshal Martin, one of the two great marshals of the Milan Empire, in the art of warfare?

Faced with these well-trained, tacitly cooperating Milan lions who had been through countless bloody battles, how could their mere ten thousand fighters from the Eight Sects possibly win?

The Central Army of the Milan forces began to move.

Under the escort of a thousand Dragon Cavalry and five thousand Imperial Guards, Marshal Martin, along with the main generals of the Northern Group Army, slowly emerged from the heart of the Central Army.

Marshal Martin rode at the center on a huge Blue Dragon, which looked remarkably valiant.

His water attribute beast panion was not just an ordinary rank eight adult Giant Water Dragon; it was a true rank nine Giant Dragon, also the brother of the lord of Water Dragon City, and the Second Elder of the Water Dragon Tribe.

Its thousands of years had allowed it to fully evolve to rank nine.

Its huge size was in no way inferior to that of rank nine Black Dragons or Golden Dragons.

Martin sat astride it, his presence even more formidable.

Today, Marshal Martin was clad in a suit of purple armor.

It was the famous Purple Sky Armor, which had contributed to his fame.

The pure purple armor, with the imprint of the violet flower bulging on it, gleamed with a faint purple light, circling the armor.

On its chest hung the emblem exclusive to the Purple Star Dragon Knight.

Aside from being purple, its style was actually identical to the Milan Red Cross Shield Emblem of the royal family.

Beside his mount, on the bird-wing-shaped loop, hung his deep purple Purple Dragon Spear.

Undeniably, he was the focal point of the entire Milan Army at that moment and also the sharpest point of the Milan Army.

To the left and right of Marshal Martin lined up sixteen Dragon Knights, from their dragon mounts, it was evident that among these sixteen Dragon Knights there were four Venus Dragon Knights and twelve Silver Star Dragon Knights.

Although the Dragon Cavalry Corps had not e, Marshal Martin had summoned fully half of his Dragon Knights under his mand, a sign of the great importance he placed on this battle.

Of course, this was not because he thought his 300,000-strong army would lose, but before the continent-wide turmoil was about to begin, he wanted to destroy the Eastern Dragon Empire with an absolute advantage and return to the frontline with the least casualties to continue the more critical wars that lay ahead.

(To be continued.

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