"Ding!"
Chen Xue, who was brushing monsters on the second floor with the Human Emperor's War Spear, suddenly received a message from Lin Zhao: "Lead everyone to the third floor. There's a small, fiery red map in the south of the third floor, very conspicuous, called the Blazing Sky Forest Valley. Currently, people from Shengshi Mudan and Linyuan Xianyu are fighting at the edge of the Blazing Sky Forest Valley map. Bring everyone over quickly and tell Xingchen and everyone else that level 1 Ghost God-tier mounts refresh in batches inside the Blazing Sky Forest Valley!"
"Ah?!"
Chen Xue felt instantly refreshed. With Ghost God-tier mounts, there was nothing more to say. Currently, the mainstream mount-type players in the national server were still Earth-tier. Ghost God-tier was a legendary mount. Even ordinary Ghost God-tier mounts were sky-high prices in the auction house. If a guild could have a batch of Ghost God-tier mounts, they would pretty much be invincible on the ground.
After all, players in the Eight Realms were a minority. The real decisive power in guild warfare still lay on the ground!
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Lin Zhao, riding the flying sword Hongye, with his arms crossed and his snow-white cloak fluttering behind him, descended upon the battlefield like a sword immortal. He stood in the wind, watching the two guilds engage in a fierce battle.
For a moment, the two guilds locked in a bloody battle began to feel uneasy. If it were any other player watching so openly, Ghost King would have definitely said, "What are you looking at? Be careful I stab your dog eyes blind with my sword!"
But the observer was Lin Zhao, so they had to be more cautious with their words.
In Linyuan Xianyu's formation, Sword Emperor fought valiantly, drenched in blood. The opposing Sword Immortal Cavalry was indeed formidable, but he refused to yield. Linyuan Xianyu's mount-type fighters were also mostly sword cultivators. Were their Linyuan Xianyu not Sword Immortal Cavalry? Why were they losing to the other side, just because Ghost King's master was a sword cultivator of the Twelve Realms?
He was not convinced.
"..."
Ghost King ceased his attack, sword in hand, and stood on his flying sword, watching Lin Zhao from afar.
Feilong Zaitian arrived on his sword, frowning. "Alliance Leader Baiyi, what is this?"
"Observing."
Lin Zhao pointed to the Blazing Sky Forest Valley map behind everyone and said, "I have my eyes on this Blazing Sky Forest Valley map. I want to make it a no-go zone for the Scarlet Moon Knights guild. I wonder if Shengshi Mudan has any objections?"
"..."
Ghost King suppressed his anger and said, "Alliance Leader Baiyi, this map... Shengshi Mudan arrived first."
"So what if you came first?"
Lin Zhao smiled, "Are you going to make me watch this resource-rich map be handed over to a guild from Nishang Tianxia?"
"Alliance Leader Baiyi!"
Ghost King raised his voice and said, "After Shengshi Mudan joined Nishang Tianxia, we have always maintained peaceful relations with Ren Zuo Tianxia. Why must you be so aggressive? Will you be satisfied only when you force Shengshi Mudan into the enemy camp of Ren Zuo Tianxia?"
"Oh?"
Lin Zhao raised an eyebrow and smiled, "So, are you threatening me? As long as I move against you, you will unhesitatingly stand against the human race's camp, right? Your kind of person has long stopped sitting with the humans, you just haven't openly broken ties. Now, using this to threaten me only makes me look down on you more. Moreover, your feud with me, Lin Zhao, is not over yet."
Saying that, Lin Zhao looked at Sword Emperor, the alliance leader of Linyuan Xianyu, and smiled, "Sword Emperor, the main force of the Scarlet Moon Knights will arrive soon. We will help you defeat Shengshi Mudan's so-called Sword Immortal Cavalry. How about giving us the Blazing Sky Forest Valley map as a return gift to our Scarlet Moon Knights? Of course, if you don't want to give it, we will still help you annihilate the Sword Immortal Cavalry."
"Alright!"
Sword Emperor laughed heartily, "Whoever is capable should have the Blazing Sky Forest Valley map. Lin Zhao, I trust your character and the Scarlet Moon Knights. Moreover, our Linyuan Xianyu simply wanted to fight Shengshi Mudan. Whether you help or not, this map can be given to the Scarlet Moon Knights. After all, you, Lin Zhao, killed Ke Wuming on the first floor and Ding Chunqiu on the third floor, you have already made great contributions to our human race. Based on this, it's only right for the national server to give a Blazing Sky Forest Valley to the Scarlet Moon Knights!"
"Good!"
Lin Zhao nodded with satisfaction. At this moment, he felt that Sword Emperor was truly a person worth befriending. A true hero is open and aboveboard; this is probably what that phrase means. He differentiates things clearly and sees them with a broad perspective. No wonder, after Linyuan Xianyu suffered multiple defeats against the Sword Immortal Cavalry, so many people still followed Sword Emperor. This person's charisma was indeed considerable.
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"Hah, very good, very impressive!"
Ghost King sneered, "Our Shengshi Mudan has always abided by the rules of the human players in the national server. Although we apprenticed under Nishang Tianxia, we have shown no offense to the guilds of the human race. Unexpectedly, we are repaid with such betrayal. Lin Zhao, you've done a splendid job. Tsk tsk, I never expected Lin Baiyi of Xueyu Tianchi to be such an indiscriminate person."
"Shut up!"
Sword Emperor pointed his sword and said angrily, "Jiang Chong, what are you? You double-dealer, pretending to be a good person here? Why didn't you seek apprenticeship from the many Upper Five Realm cultivators in the human realm? You insisted on apprenticing under a demon race sword immortal. You don't want to be peaceful with the human race, you're just a coward! You think the time isn't right yet. The person I hate most in my life is trash like you. Joining the demon race and waiting to be beaten, what are you talking about!"
Lin Zhao gave a thumbs-up. The words were coarse, but the meaning was not wrong. In any era, the most disgusting beings are these double-dealers.
"Fine, alright, come on!"
Ghost King retreated on his sword, maintaining his position above Shengshi Mudan's Sword Immortal Cavalry to avoid Lin Zhao's sudden attack. Behind him, Shengshi Mudan players were continuously gathering from an entrance to the third floor onto the grassland. In a blink of an eye, there were nearly 20,000 pure heavy Sword Immortal Cavalry. At this scale, Linyuan Xianyu indeed could not contend.
But at this moment, the sound of hooves came from the northern woods. The dense elites of the Scarlet Moon Knights also arrived, led by Shen Xingchen and Chen Xue personally, totaling over 20,000 people. The time had finally come for the Scarlet Moon Knights to clash head-on with the legendary Sword Immortal Cavalry!
"Form ranks!"
Ding Chi returned to the ground, mounted on a warhorse, pointing his sword forward, and shouted in a low voice, "Mount-type fighters in front, ranged and support follow. Advance slowly. Everyone with spear-type weapons, switch to spears if possible. Today, we will clash with Shengshi Mudan's Sword Immortal Cavalry and see if they are truly as formidable as rumored!"
Chen Xue raised the Human Emperor's War Spear, "Prepare for attack!"
Lin Zhao stood in the wind and sent a message to Sword Emperor: "Your Linyuan Xianyu has fewer people on the third floor, let our Scarlet Moon Knights take the main attack. You can flank and attack from the side later, and try to eliminate Shengshi Mudan with minimal losses."
"Ok!"
Sword Emperor nodded.
The next moment, the battle was imminent. The Scarlet Moon Knights' over 20,000 elites advanced slowly, followed by the formation masters in the rear, who continuously set up various formations on the front line. They were fighting a positional battle, not charging directly to fight the Sword Immortal Cavalry. Conversely, this put pressure back on Shengshi Mudan. The Scarlet Moon Knights set up a positional battle formation. Will you fight or not? If you don't, the Scarlet Moon Knights will directly establish their position in the Blazing Sky Forest Valley, and you, Shengshi Mudan, will still have no connection with the future "Blazing Sky Iron Cavalry."
"..."
Ghost King's heart was complicated. The Blazing Sky Warhorse was a Ghost God-tier mount, and its level and attributes changed with the owner. He desperately wanted such a warhorse. If Shengshi Mudan could forge 10,000 Blazing Sky Iron Cavalry, their power would absolutely be nuclear-level. Under the impact of the Blazing Sky Iron Cavalry, there wouldn't be many guilds in the national server that could resist.
Therefore, Shengshi Mudan was now in a difficult position, with no choice but to clash head-on with the Scarlet Moon Knights. Twenty thousand against twenty thousand, let's fight!
"Clang!"
Ghost King drew his sword and pointed it forcefully at the Scarlet Moon Knights, shouting in a low voice, "Brothers, the Scarlet Moon Knights are bullying us and simply want to eliminate Shengshi Mudan. Since that is the case, we have no retreat. The legend of the Sword Immortal Cavalry continues. Let us, the so-called Scarlet Moon Knights, and the so-called Lin Baiyi, together shatter their myth and let the players of the national server know that human effort can achieve anything!"
"Kill!"
Countless Sword Immortal Cavalry began to accelerate, and instantly the entire Blazing Sky Forest Valley trembled. The momentum of 20,000 cavalry charging was too terrifying, creating an immense sense of pressure, causing many players on the Scarlet Moon Knights' front line to frown. The scene was too frightening. What if they couldn't resist?
"Steady yourselves, everyone!"
Lin Zhao descended from the sky, standing at the very front of the Scarlet Moon Knights' formation. He casually waved his long sword, and immediately, flying swords surged out from the Lingxu, forming a screen behind Lin Zhao, their tips all pointing at the opposing Sword Immortal Cavalry. At the same time, Lin Zhao produced scrolls of 'Spear Forest' from his left hand. He directly ignited five of them, and immediately five 'Spear Forest' formations with dense military fortune were laid out in front of the Scarlet Moon Knights' formation.
These various means gave the Scarlet Moon Knights' players a sense of confidence. With such a powerful alliance leader, how strong could the opponent be? Moreover, the opponent was just Shengshi Mudan.
Amidst the sound of hooves, the Sword Immortal Cavalry charged, and instantly, flying swords like a tide surged forward with the Sword Immortal Cavalry. Lin Zhao frowned. Ghost King's maneuver with the Sword Immortal Cavalry was indeed troublesome, and it was no wonder that a top ten guild like Linyuan Xianyu had fallen. However, today, the Scarlet Moon Knights were determined to break through this Sword Immortal Cavalry.
"Swish swish swish—"
With a dense sound, Lin Zhao's 20 flying swords were all unleashed, "Puff puff puff," creating patches of bloody rain among the enemy. Then, the 36 Ephemeral Flying Swords from the orange gourd were also flown out one by one, wreaking havoc in the enemy cavalry crowd. Lin Zhao himself charged forward with his sword, unleashing a sweeping strike, "Slaying the Immortal!"
After the strong wind passed, dozens of sword players in the front row were all turned into white light, directly slain.
Immediately after, countless Sword Immortal Cavalry charged into the 'Spear Forest' formation, and many mount-type fighters were impaled by spears, dying tragically. The offensive effect of the 'Spear Forest' formation itself was not particularly strong, but if cavalry charged into it, it would be quite fatal.
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With a loud bang, groups of Sword Immortal Cavalry directly collided with the heavy shield formation on the Scarlet Moon Knights' front line, and the two sides became entangled in a deadly struggle.
The eighth chapter is complete, brothers, recommendatory votes!!!