Chapter 2289 - 2278: Slaying the Eight Cavalry Generals

But when military orders are issued, they are as ironclad as mountains. The Azure Dragon Order is out, and their command is to lead the troops to rush before His Imperial Majesty and kill anyone malicious right away with the Cavalry Spear.

At this moment, the iron cavalry did not linger for a moment. When they saw their commander had fallen, they erupted in a roar, and their Cavalry Spears, bearing a fierce gust, pierced toward Lin Zifeng.

Not only Lin Zifeng, they too had no retreat left. If they did not step over Lin Zifeng’s corpse, their comrades behind would certainly show no mercy and would trample over their corpses instead!

Lianyun Empire was just like this — precisely because of weakness, the imperial army acted with such thunderous force, no matter if what lay ahead was an undefeatable existence, they would charge forward without a second thought.

"Plop..."

With a sweeping move, the Heavenly Painting Halberd, glowing with alternating red and gold, slaughtered the iron cavalry charging forward, man and horse alike, as blood arrows surged from Lin Zifeng’s robe, already stiffened with blood, once again boiled over.

Under Lin Zifeng’s feet, a small mountain had already formed from the corpses of the Forbidden Army and war horses. He stood atop these bodies, wielding the Heavenly Painting Halberd, overlooking the squads of iron cavalry charging forward beneath him, his whole body bathed in blood, resembling a War God overlooking the world, or perhaps a Shura from Nine Nether Hell.

Amid the fierce battle, Lin Zifeng’s mind was tightly strung, sensing the murderous aura of eight figures approaching from behind. Being attacked from both ends didn’t instill any fear; instead, the bloodthirsty arc on his gruesome face grew even more pronounced.

"Sun Splitting Soul Spear!"

A thunderous shout erupted from Lin Zifeng’s lips, and his Heavenly Painting Halberd seemed to respond, as pure golden light instantly concealed the blood, dazzling beyond compare, rivaling the sunlight cast from the Nine Heavens.

The Sun Splitting Soul Spear, taught to him by Mu Ruoyun, was a gun technique within the Beast Emperor Battle Technique. Though it was just a single move, it was extremely domineering. The Heavenly Painting Halberd might not be a Long Spear, but it surpassed even true Long Spears. In battle, its ferocity was unchecked, and no one could stop it.

Concentrating all the Elemental Power into the Heavenly Painting Halberd, mixed with the might of its ten thousand souls, a strike unleashed a golden wave about ten meters wide, filled with overwhelming momentum, sweeping towards the Military Generals charging from behind.

The wave was mighty, but its speed couldn’t quite match Lin Zifeng’s form. Seeing the overwhelming advance, the Military Generals, not foolish, dodged upon realizing resistance was futile.

This display, precisely what Lin Zifeng desired, a barely perceptible cold smile rose on his angular face. He gripped the Heavenly Painting Halberd and thrust it into the blood-stained stone slabs beneath him.

"Pardon!"

Before the shout fell, the golden wave swiftly condensed, and in an instant, it transformed into a golden light sphere akin to the blazing sun.

"Boom..."

Barely had the Military Generals found footing after their dodges when the light sphere erupted, a thick halo rippling out, enveloping their forms.

"Buzz..."

A deep, muffled sound emitted from the golden halo had Liu Jihong furrowing his brow, sensing such immense power even as an ordinary person, half a kilometer away, from the terror within it.

More than that, what truly worried him was that his own Military Generals, enveloped in this halo, should cry out even in death, yet why... was there not a single sound?

At this moment, Lin Zifeng noticed the iron cavalry swarming in, stopped by the mound of bodies, unable to charge further. He focused all his mind on the golden halo before him.

Once, within the Beiyao Ancient Clan, Lin Zifeng used the Divine Essence Soldiers to form a golden Long Spear. The reason it couldn’t be used, besides his then lack of elevated power, was because the golden spear formed by his Elemental Power was too low in grade!

It needs to be known, to withstand all the Elemental Power of a Saint Realm peak master, an ordinary weapon, no matter how tough, would instantly be shattered into countless pieces. Only the Heavenly Painting Halberd, formed of ten thousand souls, can harness the rampant and domineering Elemental Power.

Finally, the golden halo slowly dissipated, and in front of Lin Zifeng, calm returned once more, just like before, even the bloodstains on the ground had not dispersed one bit.

The eight Military Generals were standing straight within, their armor untouched except for moments ago inside the hall where Lin Zifeng had wounded them.

Just standing there, maintaining a defensive posture, motionless, this appearance made Lin Zifeng furrow his brows tighter.

Motionless... not even breathing...

"Ruoyun, what’s going on?"

In confusion, Lin Zifeng couldn’t help but ask in his heart. The Sun Splitting Soul Spear, he was wielding it for the first time. The Beast Emperor Battle Technique in memory should have shredded the foes wrapped in Golden Light, right?

Silent for a moment, Mu Ruoyun’s voice, carrying weight and doubt, explained in his mind: "Could it be, Master Zifeng, your Heavenly Painting Halberd pushed this technique to its limit? Once, when Master Mu En wielded it, the foes were the same."

The same? Is your master Mu En teasing me here? To execute such a move with all the Elemental Power, only to leave the opponent unfazed! If not for the Magic Bracelet’s endless Elemental Power supply, Lin Zifeng would have already slit his throat...

Despite feeling irked, Lin Zifeng’s gaze remained heavy, scrutinizing the eight motionless Military Generals, noticing that besides their breathlessness, what perplexed him most was their eyes, once red with battle fervor, now gray and dull without a trace of light.

This appearance reflects that of a lifeless corpse, but Lin Zifeng found no sign of wounds upon them.

With a close perception, Lin Zifeng suddenly widened his eyes, exclaiming in a deep voice, "How is this possible! Their souls, why are they gone!?"

With his usual keen perception, Lin Zifeng could easily discern the opponent’s strength, even detecting their Realm if not too long dead.

Despite not exerting all his might just now, he never expected a casual strike to obliterate all!

Yet now, as Lin Zifeng’s conscious sense swept through the eight Military Generals, nothing registered, as though before him lay nothing but dense air...

At this point, Mu Ruoyun’s voice sighed in his mind before slowly explaining, "Sun Splitting Soul Spear, as its name implies, reaches its pinnacle when it shatters the enemy’s soul. Perhaps the might of your Heavenly Painting Halberd wielded this move to extremes, wiping out their souls completely."

Wiping out souls...

Even Lin Zifeng gasped at these words, staring at the luminous Sun Gun, a gaze of profound solemnity and fervor filled his eyes.